Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

Category: Uncategorized

  • plhutnuts

    APA: płətnəc

    Definition: thick area

  • pout

    APA: put
    Parse: √pout

    Definition: boat

    Note: From English boat.

  • poupt

    APA: pupt

    Definition: little boat

  • pou’ps

    APA: puʔps
    Parse: √pous=DIM

    Definition: cat DIM

  • pou’ps’al’lh

    APA: puʔpsʔal̓ł

    Definition: kitten

  • pish

    APA: piš

    Definition: cat

    Note: From Chinook Jargon pishpish.
    See also: pous

  • pishul’qun

    APA: pišəl̓qən

    Definition: cat fur

  • plhet

    APA: płet
    Parse: √plhet

    Definition: thick

  • pipu

    APA: pipə

    Definition: paper, form

    Note: From Chinook Jargon, from English.

  • pipuxwuthut

    APA: pipəx̌ʷəθət

    Definition: to brush oneself

  • pixwut

    APA: pix̌ʷət

    Definition: to brush it down, to dust it off

  • pi’pute’num’

    APA: piʔpəten̓əm̓
    Parse: √patun=m=RDP

    Definition: sailing

  • pi’t-shun

    APA: piʔt-šən
    Parse: √pi’t=shen

    Definition: lizard

  • pi’wutum’

    APA: piw̓ətəm̓
    Parse: √piw’=t=m

    Definition: spoiling (milk), clabbering, thickening (oil becoming solid)

  • piiq’

    APA: pi:q̓
    Parse: √piiq’

    Definition: nighthawk

  • pipi’atulh

    APA: pipiʔatəł
    Parse: √puy’atulh=PROG

    Definition: hunting ducks

  • pipiyatulh

    APA: pipiyatəł
    Parse: √puy’atulh=PL

    Definition: duck-hunting from water or land

  • phwuy’qsun

    APA: pxʷəy̓qsən
    Parse: √phwuy’=qsun

    Definition: sand fly

    Scientific name: [unidentified species]

  • pestun

    APA: pestən
    Parse: √pestun

    Definition: United States, American

    Note: From Chinook Jargon, from English Boston.

  • pi’kwun

    APA: piʔkʷən
    Parse: √pi’kwun

    Definition: roasting stick, sticks for barbecuing

  • peyts’tun

    APA: peyc̓tən
    Parse: √peyts’=ten

    Definition: fishing rod, casting rod

  • pi’atulh

    APA: piʔatəł
    Parse: √puy’atulh

    Definition: to hunt fowl

  • pi’pi’e’xun’um

    APA: piʔpiʔeʔx̌ən̓əm

    Definition: having arms akimbo (elbows out and hands on hips)

  • phwul’s

    APA: pxʷəl̓s

    Definition: (whale) to spout

  • pi’paam

    APA: piʔpa:m
    Parse: √paam=RDP

    Definition: peak of Mt Tzouhalem

  • peeltth’

    APA: pe:lt̓ᶿ
    Parse: √peeltth’

    Definition: turkey vulture

    Scientific name: [Cathartes aura (Linnaeus)]
    Ethnobiology: Eagle-sized and blackish, the turkey vulture is usually seen soaring in the air where it can ride thermal currents relatively effortlessly for hours. Turkey vultures feed on virtually any kind of carrion they can locate. Like other vultures, the turkey vulture has a bare head, which in this species is red.

  • payu

    APA: payə

    Definition: beer

    Note: From English.

  • pees

    APA: pe:s

    Definition: pear

    Note: From English.

  • pashuluqw

    APA: pašələqʷ
    Parse: √pashuluqw

    Definition: yellow cedar

    Scientific name: [Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don in Lamb.) Spach]
    Ethnobiology: Canoes and paddles have been made from yellow cedar wood. In the case of paddles, the wood must first be seasoned for one year.

  • pene’ulhp

    APA: peneʔəłp
    Parse: √pene’=ulhp

    Definition: vine maple

    Scientific name: [?Acer glabrum Torr. (Douglas or Rocky Mountain maple) ]
    Ethnobiology: The tree usually referred to as “vine maple” is probably actually the Douglas or Rocky Mountain maple. Its wood has been used for dancing masks and knitting needles, among other things. The true vine maple (Acer circinatum Pursh) is far less common than Douglas maple on Vancouver Island.

  • patun

    APA: patən
    Parse: √patun

    Definition: sail, rag

  • pe’hwemtum

    APA: peʔxʷemtəm
    Parse: √pe’hw=m=t=m

    Definition: foggy: fogged up

  • pe’ptitul’

    APA: peʔptitəl̓
    Parse: √pte=tal=DUR

    Definition: competing

  • pe’pu’iw’s

    APA: peʔpəʔiw̓s
    Parse: √pe’=iws=RDP

    Definition: hairy animal, like gorilla

  • paqw

    APA: paqʷ
    Parse: √paqw

    Definition: mold

  • papuqw

    APA: papəqʷ
    Parse: √paqw=RDP

    Definition: moldy

  • pa’lutun

    APA: pal̓ətən

    Definition: sails, rags

  • paayt

    APA: pa:yt

    Definition: to bend it

  • paal’exutun’

    APA: pa:lʔex̌ətən̓
    Parse: √paal’=exun=ten

    Definition: wind that brings the birds (gale force wind)

  • papuqwthut

    APA: papəqʷθət
    Parse: √paqw=that=PROG

    Definition: moldy (getting moldy)

  • paqwthut

    APA: paqʷθət
    Parse: √paqw=that

    Definition: moldy, stale (get moldy)

  • p’uq’

    APA: p̓əq̓
    Parse: √p’uq’

    Definition: white

  • p’up’aam’ suplil

    APA: p̓əp̓a:mʔ səplil

    Definition: bread, loaf of bread, yeast bread
    Lit.: ‘rising or swelling bread’.

  • p’uts’t

    APA: p̓əc̓t
    Parse: √p’uts’t

    Definition: coal, charcoal

  • p’uwi’

    APA: p̓əwiʔ
    Parse: √p’uwuy’

    Definition: flounder

    Scientific name: [Platichthys stellatus Pallas ]
    Ethnobiology: There are numerous types of flounders in British Columbian waters, including the starry flounder, known as p’uwi’. Starry flounders may be identified by the alternating dark and light bands of color on their fins. The starry flounder is a flavorful food fish.

  • p’uq’ulenuhw

    APA: p̓əq̓əlenəxʷ

    Definition: September

    Note: This refers to the changing colors.

  • p’uwit

    APA: p̓əwit

    Definition: to patch it

  • p’uq’ulenhw

    APA: p̓əq̓əlenxʷ
    Parse: √p’uq’=ul=enhw

    Definition: September

  • p’up’aam

    APA: p̓əp̓a:m

    Definition: bread, yeast bread

  • p’uli’

    APA: p̓əliʔ
    Parse: √p’uluy

    Definition: tree bark