Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

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  • q’uw’u

    APA: q̓əw̓ə
    Parse: √q’uw’u

    Definition: cane, crutch

  • q’uts’i’

    APA: q̓əc̓iʔ
    Parse: √q’uts’i’

    Definition: moss

  • q’utshuqs

    APA: q̓ətšəqs

    Definition: coho salmon

    Scientific name: [Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum)]
    Ethnobiology: Young coho salmon in the early part of their third year of life are called “bluebacks” and may be about 18 inches long. After they reach a length of 2-3 feet long they are called q’utshuqs.

  • q’ushintul

    APA: q̓əšintəl

    Definition: to walk together

  • q’utth’xa’la’

    APA: q̓ət̓ᶿx̌al̓aʔ
    Parse: √q’utth’xal’a’

    Definition: egg: fly egg, larvae

  • q’ututhun’

    APA: q̓ətəθən̓
    Parse: √q’te=athun=PROG

    Definition: walking along the shore

  • q’uq’i’

    APA: q̓əq̓iʔ
    Parse: √q’i’=RDP

    Definition: intestines

  • q’up’ts’unum

    APA: q̓əp̓c̓ənəm

    Definition: to tie shoelace

  • q’up’sheent

    APA: q̓əp̓še:nt

    Definition: to tie his/her shoe

  • q’up’shenum

    APA: q̓əp̓šenəm

    Definition: to tie one’s shoe

  • q’up’equn’

    APA: q̓əp̓eqən̓

    Definition: to cover something

  • q’uq’a’tul’

    APA: q̓əq̓aʔtəl̓

    Definition: meeting each other

  • q’ulq’ulp’tum

    APA: q̓əlq̓əlp̓təm

    Definition: shrunk

  • q’ulq’ul’q’

    APA: q̓əlq̓əl̓q̓

    Definition: snag

  • q’ulux

    APA: q̓ələx̌

    Definition: fish roe, salmon eggs

    Ethnobiology: This term refers to the entire mass of salmon eggs when removed in a single piece from the salmon.

  • q’unwulhtun

    APA: q̓ənwəłtən

    Definition: crosspiece

  • q’ulum

    APA: q̓ələm

    Definition: to camp, to stay overnight

  • q’umusthut

    APA: q̓əməsθət

    Definition: to tidy up

  • q’ulq’ulp’nutstum

    APA: q̓əlq̓əlp̓nəctəm

    Definition: to have a cramp

  • q’ulq’ulp’shun

    APA: q̓əlq̓əlp̓šən

    Definition: to have a cramp in the leg

  • q’uluts’t

    APA: q̓ələc̓t

    Definition: to shelter him/her

  • q’ulum’

    APA: q̓ələm̓
    Parse: √q’ul’=m

    Definition: camp: to camp

  • q’uluts

    APA: q̓ələc

    Definition: to shelter

  • q’um’asum’

    APA: q̓əm̓asəm̓
    Parse: √q’um’asum’

    Definition: Victoria Gorge

  • q’umul’ulhp

    APA: q̓əməl̓əłp
    Parse: √q’umul’=ulhp

    Definition: maple tree: rangy ones at higher altitudes, used for paddles

  • q’umxwus

    APA: q̓əmx̌ʷəs
    Parse: √q’umxwus

    Definition: winding fishing line

  • q’ulexuts’tun

    APA: q̓əlex̌əc̓tən

    Definition: fence, enclosure

  • q’ulp’thut

    APA: q̓əlp̓θət

    Definition: to shrink

  • q’ul’shtun

    APA: q̓əl̓štən
    Parse: √q’ul’sh=ten

    Definition: mat, shawl

  • q’uleeq’e’

    APA: q̓əle:q̓eʔ
    Parse: √q’e’=RDP=PL

    Definition: crows

  • q’ulexutstun

    APA: q̓əlex̌əctən
    Parse: √q’ulexuts=ten

    Definition: fence

  • q’ullhanumutsun

    APA: q̓əlłanəməcən
    Parse: √q’ullhanumutsun

    Definition: orca, killer whale (blackfish)

  • q’ul’eq’m’i’

    APA: q̓əl̓eq̓m̓iʔ

    Definition: little girls

  • q’ul’its’

    APA: q̓əl̓ic̓

    Definition: False Narrows, main village site, site of Kulleet Bay
    Lit.: ‘sheltered’.

  • q’ul’kwust

    APA: q̓əl̓kʷəst

    Definition: to coil it, to wind it

  • q’tathun

    APA: q̓taθən
    Parse: √q’te=athun

    Definition: walk along the shore; walk by the river

  • q’tequn

    APA: q̓teqən
    Parse: √q’te=qen

    Definition: walk along the base of a mountain

  • q’u

    APA: q̓ə
    Parse: √q’u

    Definition: indeed

  • q’p’el’e’tstun

    APA: q̓p̓el̓eʔctən

    Definition: bottlecap, lid on a pot

  • q’p’une’tun

    APA: q̓p̓əneʔtən

    Definition: ribbon

  • q’it’a’

    APA: q̓it̓aʔ
    Parse: √q’it’a’

    Definition: swing, hammock

  • q’ixuye’

    APA: q̓ix̌əyeʔ

    Definition: Black person

  • q’it’a’ulhp

    APA: q̓it̓aʔəłp
    Parse: √q’it’a’=ulhp

    Definition: honeysuckle

    Scientific name: [Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) DC.]
    Ethnobiology: The western trumpet honeysuckle is only found in the southern part of the province. It is a climbing vine that bears orange-yellow tubular trumpet-shaped flowers that develop into orange-red berries.

  • q’it’u

    APA: q̓it̓ə
    Parse: √q’it’u

    Definition: to rock, to swing

  • q’lhan

    APA: q̓łan

    Definition: to be forward in a boat, to be in the bow, to be in the front seat

  • q’lhanum

    APA: q̓łanəm

    Definition: to go forward, to go to the bow, to get in the front seat

  • q’lhanumstuhw

    APA: q̓łanəmstəxʷ

    Definition: to have him/her go forward, to have them go to the bow, to have him/her get in the front seat

  • q’iw’

    APA: q̓iw̓

    Definition: to get wrapped around something

  • q’it’q’ut’u

    APA: q̓it̓q̓ət̓ə
    Parse: √q’it’u=PL

    Definition: rock it, pl

  • q’ixul

    APA: q̓ix̌əl
    Parse: √q’ix=il

    Definition: black (become black)