Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

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  • qwi’qwlhi’shun’

    APA: qʷiʔqʷłiʔšən̓
    Parse: √qwlhey’=shen=DIM

    Definition: little shoe

  • qwlhey’shun

    APA: qʷłey̓šən
    Parse: √qwlhey’=shen

    Definition: shoe, shoes

  • qwi’niye’

    APA: qʷin̓iyeʔ

    Definition: clown

  • qwlhey’

    APA: qʷłey̓
    Parse: √qwlhey’

    Definition: log

  • qwini’uthun

    APA: qʷiniʔəθən

    Definition: Pacific cod, gray cod
    Lit.: The name means ‘whisker’.

    Scientific name: [Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius]
    Ethnobiology: The Pacific cod looks like a lingcod but with whisker-like barbels on its chin.

  • qwets’ut

    APA: qʷec̓ət
    Parse: √qwets’=t

    Definition: to burp, to belch

  • qwets’utstuhw

    APA: qʷec̓əctəxʷ

    Definition: burp him, her

  • qwi’qwam’xwul’

    APA: qʷiʔqʷam̓x̌ʷəl̓
    Parse: √qwum’xw=il=DIM=PROG

    Definition: thin: getting thin DIM

  • qwlhutum

    APA: qʷłətəm
    Parse: √qwlhu=t=m

    Definition: drift ashore

  • qwe’en

    APA: qʷeʔen

    Definition: mosquito

    Scientific name: [various species of Culicidae]

  • qweqwuts’ut

    APA: qʷeqʷəc̓ət
    Parse: √qwets’=t=PROG

    Definition: burping, belching

  • qwets’tut

    APA: qʷec̓tət

    Definition: to burp it up

  • qwaqwul’tul’

    APA: qʷaqʷəl̓təl̓

    Definition: arguing

  • qwel

    APA: qʷel

    Definition: to talk, speak

  • qwelstuhw

    APA: qʷelstəxʷ

    Definition: to talk to him/her

  • qwelq’um

    APA: qʷelq̓əm

    Definition: (seal) to bark

  • qwaqwuyul’

    APA: qʷaqʷəyəl̓
    Parse: √qwayil=PROG

    Definition: turning blue

  • qwayul

    APA: qʷayəl
    Parse: √qway=il

    Definition: to turn blue, to be pale

  • qwam’xwul’

    APA: qʷam̓x̌ʷəl̓
    Parse: √qwum’xw=il=PROG

    Definition: thin: getting thin

  • qwamuxwul

    APA: qʷaməx̌ʷəl
    Parse: √qwum’xw=il

    Definition: thin: get thin

  • qwe’un

    APA: qʷeʔən
    Parse: √qwe’un

    Definition: mosquito

  • qw’xa’luw’tsus

    APA: q̓ʷx̌al̓əw̓cəs

    Definition: fingernail

  • qw’xwa’luw’shun

    APA: q̓ʷx̌ʷal̓əw̓šən
    Parse: √qw’xw=al=uw=shen

    Definition: toenail

  • qwalhtum

    APA: qʷałtəm

    Definition: driftwood

  • qw’uyulushulhp

    APA: q̓ʷəyələšəłp

    Definition: aspen

    Scientific name: [Populus tremuloides Michx. ]
    Ethnobiology: The leaves of this tree are said to dance, because of the way they move in the wind. This movement is due to the flat leaf stalks of this species, which allow the leaves to flutter in the slightest breeze.

  • qwa’ap

    APA: qʷaʔap

    Definition: crab apple

    Scientific name: [Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.]
    Ethnobiology: Crab apples are small, egg-shaped fruits that turn from yellowish to reddish when ripe. They are tart, but edible.

  • qwa’upulhp

    APA: qʷaʔəpəłp
    Parse: √qwa’up=ulhp

    Definition: crab apple tree

    Scientific name: [Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.]
    Ethnobiology: The crab apple tree (or large shrub) may be found near the edges of moist woods and bodies of water. It has spiny stems, white flowers and tart fruits.

  • qwa’pulhp

    APA: qʷaʔpəłp
    Parse: √qwa’p=ulhp

    Definition: devil’s club

    Scientific name: [Oplopanax horridus (Smith) Miq.]
    Ethnobiology: Devil’s club is the source of a medicine said to be good for “whatever ails you”. It is sometimes combined with other plants for medicine, such as red alder, black raspberry and Indian consumption plant.

  • qwa’qwi’lhi’

    APA: qʷaʔqʷiʔłiʔ

    Definition: logs

  • qwalst

    APA: qʷalst

    Definition: to boil it

  • qw’uyulush

    APA: q̓ʷəyələš

    Definition: to dance

  • qwalstuhw

    APA: qʷalstəxʷ

    Definition: to talk to him/her

  • qw’xwa’luw’tsus

    APA: q̓ʷx̌ʷal̓əw̓cəs
    Parse: √qw’xw=al=uw=tses

    Definition: fingernail

  • qwa’qwuqw’

    APA: qʷaʔqʷəq̓ʷ
    Parse: √qwaqw’=RDP

    Definition: flirty,fast

  • qwa’up

    APA: qʷaʔəp
    Parse: √qwa’up

    Definition: crabapple

  • qw’uxwi’uts

    APA: q̓ʷəx̌ʷiʔəc

    Definition: onion

  • qw’uqw’i’tul

    APA: q̓ʷəq̓ʷiʔtəl
    Parse: √qw’i’=tal=RDP

    Definition: siblings

  • qw’uyt

    APA: q̓ʷəyt

    Definition: to char it (canoe)

  • qw’uqw’sutsun’

    APA: q̓ʷəq̓ʷsəcən̓
    Parse: √qw’uqw’sutsun’

    Definition: swallow (the bird)

  • qw’uqw’tiq’

    APA: q̓ʷəq̓ʷtiq̓
    Parse: √qw’uqw’tiq’

    Definition: seagull: small type, some are blackheaded

  • qw’uyul’ush

    APA: q̓ʷəyəl̓əš
    Parse: √qw’uyilus=PROG

    Definition: dancing

  • qw’unun’

    APA: q̓ʷənən̓

    Definition: ear

    See also: qw’oon’

  • qw’un’qw’oon’

    APA: q̓ʷən̓q̓ʷu:nʔ
    Parse: √qw’oon’=PL

    Definition: ears

    See also: qw’un’qw’inun’

  • qw’un’qw’inun’

    APA: q̓ʷən̓q̓ʷinən̓

    Definition: ears

    See also: qw’un’qw’oon’

  • qw’umuws

    APA: q̓ʷəməws

    Definition: to pluck a fowl

  • qw’umi’yiqun’

    APA: q̓ʷəmiy̓iqən̓
    Parse: √qw’umi’yiqun

    Definition: Comiaken (a Cowichan reserve)

  • qw’ulituq’

    APA: q̓ʷəlitəq̓

    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: qwuni

  • qw’ulsew’t-hw

    APA: q̓ʷəlsew̓txʷ

    Definition: cannery

  • qw’tsum

    APA: q̓ʷcəm
    Parse: √qw’tsu=m

    Definition: to fester, (bruise) to swell

  • qw’qwelss

    APA: q̓ʷqʷelss

    Definition: batting