Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

Category: Uncategorized

  • s’ay’xw

    APA: sʔay̓x̌ʷ
    Parse: s=√’uyxw

    Definition: drowsy: have a tired or drowsy feeling (as from taking sedatives)

  • s’eeltth’um

    APA: sʔe:lt̓ᶿəm
    Parse: s=√’itth’um=PL

    Definition: clothing PL, dresses

  • s-hwuyum

    APA: sxʷəyəm
    Parse: s=√hwuyum

    Definition: goldeneye duck

    Scientific name: [Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus) (common goldeneye) and B. islandica (Gmelin) (Barrow’s goldeneye)]
    Ethnobiology: Both the common goldeneye and the more abundant Barrow’s goldeneye are common along the coast during winter, breeding inland during the spring and summer months. These species are very similar in appearance and this word seems to refer to both.

  • s-hwuw’qun

    APA: sxʷəw̓qən
    Parse: s=√hwuw’=qin

    Definition: swan

    Scientific name: [Cygnus buccinator Richardson (trumpeter swan) and possibly also the less common C. columbianus (Ord) (tundra swan)]
    Ethnobiology: Swans are large members of the bird family that includes ducks and geese. Both the tundra swan and the larger and more abundant trumpeter swan are all white and relatively common during the winter. This word likely refers to both these species.

  • s-hwut

    APA: sxʷət
    Parse: s=√hwut

    Definition: Swainson’s thrush

    Scientific name: [Catharus ustulatus (Nuttall)]
    Ethnobiology: This identification is tentative. This bird is said to sing: “Please Mr. Salmon, let the salmonberries ripen.”

  • s-hwutl’qun’

    APA: sxʷəƛ̓qən̓
    Parse: s=√hwutl’=qin

    Definition: pillow

  • s’a’luqw’a’

    APA: sʔal̓əq̓ʷaʔ
    Parse: s=√’aqw’a’=PL

    Definition: younger siblings (brothers, sisters, cousins)

  • s-hwunituma’lh

    APA: sxʷənitəmaʔł
    Parse: s=√hwunitum=a’lh

    Definition: pertaining to White man, White man’s

  • s’akw’us

    APA: sʔak̓ʷəs

    Definition: hanging on

  • s-hwuy’iw’s

    APA: sxʷəy̓iw̓s

    Definition: to be energetic, to be full of energy, to be alert, to be on guard

  • s-hwulmuhwa’lh

    APA: sxʷəlməxʷaʔł
    Parse: s=√hwulmuhw=a’lh

    Definition: First Nations Person: pertaining to

  • s-ts’ets’uhw

    APA: s-c̓ec̓əxʷ

    Definition: be quiet

  • s’a’kw’us

    APA: sʔaʔk̓ʷəs
    Parse: s=√’akw’=as

    Definition: hanging

  • s’a’kw’ustum

    APA: sʔaʔk̓ʷəstəm
    Parse: s=√’akw’=as=t=m

    Definition: hung (left hanging) PASS

  • s’aa’lh

    APA: sʔa:ʔł
    Parse: √s’aa’lh

    Definition: our

  • s-hw’uthqun

    APA: sxʷʔəθqən

    Definition: back of mouth

  • s-huli

    APA: šəli

    Definition: soul

  • s-hwa’hwukw’

    APA: sxʷaʔxʷək̓ʷ

    Definition: drunk, out of it

  • s-hwayum

    APA: sxʷayəm

    Definition: Millstone River
    Lit.: ‘goldeneye duck’.

  • s-haqw

    APA: šaqʷ
    Parse: s=√haq

    Definition: odour (pleasant or unpleasant)

  • s-hey’tun’

    APA: šey̓tən̓
    Parse: s=√huy’=ten=STA

    Definition: carrying a weapon

  • s-hwahwiyum’

    APA: sxʷaxʷiyəm̓
    Parse: s=√hwayum=PROG

    Definition: selling: what one is selling

  • s-hwahwukw’

    APA: sxʷaxʷək̓ʷ
    Parse: s=√hwakw’=STA

    Definition: drunk (intoxicated)

  • s-hwimelhulh

    APA: sxʷimełəł
    Parse: s=√hwimelhulh

    Definition: Esquimalt

  • qwuni

    APA: qʷəni
    Parse: √qwuni

    Definition: seagull

    Scientific name: [Larus spp., especially L. canus Linnaeus (mew gull) and L. glaucescens Naumann (glaucous-winged gull)]
    Ethnobiology: Twenty species of gulls are known to British Columbia. Two species—mew gull and glaucous-winged gull—are very common and breed within the Hul’q’umi’num’ territory. The last of these species—the glaucous-winged gull—is widely known as the “seagull” of British Columbia. Gull eggs, likely mainly of mew gull and glaucous-winged gull, were formerly gathered for food during June and July.

    See also: qw’ulituq’

  • qwunus

    APA: qʷənəs
    Parse: √qwunus

    Definition: whale

    Scientific name: [?Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg) (gray whale) and ?Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede (minke whale)]
    Ethnobiology: The whales referred to by this term include gray whales and a smaller type of whale that comes to the inside waters, most likely the small minke whale. This term cannot be used to refer to killer whales.

  • qwuy’a’tsus

    APA: qʷəy̓aʔcəs

    Definition: sprained hand

  • qwuy’a’shun

    APA: qʷəy̓aʔšən

    Definition: sprained foot

  • qwun’a’luqw

    APA: qʷən̓al̓əqʷ
    Parse: √qwun’a’luqw

    Definition: placename in Clemclem

  • qwunulhp

    APA: qʷənəłp
    Parse: √qwun=ulhp

    Definition: pine: Princess pine?

  • qwuqw’ten

    APA: qʷəq̓ʷten
    Parse: √qwuqw’=ten

    Definition: shoulder

  • qwuqwilhi’

    APA: qʷəqʷiłiʔ
    Parse: √qwlhey’=PL

    Definition: logs

  • qwutsqwutsiyus

    APA: qʷəcqʷəciyəs
    Parse: √qwuts=iyus

    Definition: sparkling (for ex phosphorescence)

  • qwum’xwshun

    APA: qʷəm̓x̌ʷšən
    Parse: √qwum’xw=shen

    Definition: ankle

  • qwum’xwnuts

    APA: qʷəm̓x̌ʷnəc

    Definition: hipbones

  • qwum’xwtsus

    APA: qʷəm̓x̌ʷcəs
    Parse: √qwum’xw=tses

    Definition: wrist

    See also: kwum’tth’tsus

  • qwumey’ew’t-hw

    APA: qʷəmey̓ew̓txʷ

    Definition: dog house

  • qwullhuy’shun

    APA: qʷəlłəy̓šən
    Parse: √qwlhey’=shen=PL

    Definition: shoes

  • qwul’utsus

    APA: qʷəl̓əcəs
    Parse: √qwul’u=tses

    Definition: cedar boughs

  • qwum’tsal’s

    APA: qʷəm̓cal̓s
    Parse: √qwum’ts=als

    Definition: cranberry

    Scientific name: [?Oxycoccus oxycoccus (L.) MacM.]
    Ethnobiology: This berry is described as red and cherry-sized.

  • qwulhul’uq

    APA: qʷəłəl̓əq
    Parse: √qwlhu=eluq

  • qwuli’qwam’xwul’

    APA: qʷəliʔqʷam̓x̌ʷəl̓
    Parse: √qwum’xw=il=PROG=DIM=PL

    Definition: thin: getting thin DIM PL

  • qwum’qwum

    APA: qʷəm̓qʷəm
    Parse: √qwum=RDP

    Definition: American coot (bird: mudrunner, fresh and saltwater)(111)

  • qwum’xwnuts’

    APA: qʷəm̓x̌ʷnəc̓
    Parse: √qwum’xw=nets

    Definition: hipbones (ishia)

  • qwul’i’qwlhi’shun’

    APA: qʷəl̓iʔqʷłiʔšən̓
    Parse: √qwlhey’=shun=DIM=PL

    Definition: little shoes

  • qwthalus

    APA: qʷθaləs
    Parse: √qwthu=alus

    Definition: bowl, platter, wooden tray

  • qwtaaythun

    APA: qʷta:yθən

    Definition: sturgeon

    Scientific name: [Acipenser medirostris Ayres (green sturgeon) and/or A. transmontanus Richardson (white sturgeon)]
    Ethnobiology: Sturgeons are large, primitive slow-swimming fishes that live primarily in murky waters. They use their barbels, or “whiskers”, to locate food on the bottom. Both green sturgeons and white sturgeons are found in this area, but the green sturgeon is seldom seen. Some sturgeons have been known to reach 1,800 pounds in weight and be 20 feet long.

  • qwu’qwul’qeenum’

    APA: qʷəʔqʷəl̓qe:nəm̓

    Definition: to hum

  • qwtaythun

    APA: qʷtayθən
    Parse: √qwt=aythun

    Definition: sturgeon

  • qwu’iqws

    APA: qʷəʔiqʷs
    Parse: √qwu’iqws

    Definition: narrow (in diameter, such as thread or a fishing rod)