APA: p̓t̓ᶿəneʔəłp
Definition: juniper
Scientific name: [Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.]
Ethnobiology: The Rocky Mountain juniper occurs primarily in the southern interior of the province, but also may be found in dry, rocky places in the Strait of Georgia. This shrubby tree is notable for its prickly needles and berry-like fleshy cones. Locally, this species is referred to simply as juniper, or sometimes as “pencil cedar”.
APA: p̓əkʷten
Definition: buoy, float
APA: p̓əłq̓ʷcəs
Definition: to sprain wrist
APA: p̓əłq̓ʷθət
Definition: to sprain something
APA: p̓əliʔt
Parse: √p’uluy’=t
Definition: to glue it together, to stick it together
APA: p̓əkʷstəxʷ
Definition: to bring it up to the surface
APA: p̓əlq̓nəxʷ
Definition: to glance at him/her/it, to get a glimpse at him/her/it
APA: p̓q̓əl̓qən̓
Parse: √p’uq’=ul’=qun
Definition: mountain goat, goat’s wool
Lit.: ‘white hair’.
APA: p̓q̓iʔqʷ
Definition: white-headed
APA: p̓q̓əlwət
Parse: √p’uq’=ulwut
Definition: goat’s wool blanket
APA: p̓θənəptən
Definition: carpet, floorspread, picnic blanket
APA: p̓q̓ʷax̌ʷ
Parse: √p’qw’axw
Definition: hazelnut
Scientific name: [Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. cornuta]
Ethnobiology: Hazelnuts are spherical edible nuts that are borne in tubular husks. They are produced on shrubs that occur in a variety of habitats within southernmost Vancouver Island.
APA: p̓t̓ᶿəlməxʷ
Parse: √p’tth’=ulmuhw
Definition: to milk (a cow)
APA: p̓q̓aləs ckʷim
Definition: light red
APA: p̓q̓aləs cqʷay
Definition: light green-blue
APA: p̓q̓ʷamθət
Parse: √p’aqw’am=that
Definition: foam: to bubble or foam up
APA: p̓t̓ᶿəneʔłp
Parse: √p’tth’une’=ulhp
Definition: juniper
APA: p̓ic̓t
Definition: coal, charcoal
APA: p̓isəc̓
Parse: √p’isuts’
Definition: cone of tree, for example, pine
APA: p̓iʔp̓q̓iʔas
Parse: √p’uq’=uy=as
Definition: waxberry, snowberry
Scientific name: [Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake]
Ethnobiology: Waxberry, or snowberry, is a shrub that produces small pink to white flowers followed by white berry-like fruits. These fruits stay on the shrub well into the winter. An infusion of the bark was used as an eyewash.
APA: p̓ixʷəm
Definition: fall, autumn
APA: p̓xʷəłp
Parse: √p’uhw=ulhp
Definition: oak
APA: p̓q̓aləs
Definition: light-coloured
APA: p̓ep̓q̓
Parse: √p’uq’=PL
Definition: white
Note: This is a plural form used to refer to a group of white things.
APA: p̓ap̓əqʷəm
Definition: beer
APA: p̓alet
Definition: to stick it together, to glue it together
APA: p̓aqʷəl
Parse: √p’aqw=il
Definition: swampy (water recedes from flood until the ground is visible)
APA: nəwə
Parse: √nuwu
Definition: it’s you
APA: p̓a:mšən
Definition: swollen foot
APA: nəw̓əy̓əł
Definition: to give advice
APA: nəw̓əl̓cəp
Definition: bring in firewood’
APA: nəwəs
Parse: √nuwu=s
Definition: you (do it), your turn
APA: p̓aʔqəs
Parse: √p’a’qus
Definition: eagle: male bald eagle
APA: nəcim̓
Parse: √nutsim’
Definition: why
Note: This word introduces a question.
APA: nəc̓əw̓txʷ
Definition: one building, one room
APA: nəc̓aʔaləs
Definition: one circular object
APA: nəc̓aqən
Definition: one container
APA: nəc̓əs
Parse: √nuts’a’=as
Definition: one dollar
APA: nəc̓am̓at
Definition: one piece of stuff
APA: nəc̓exʷ
Parse: √nuts’a’=elh
Definition: once
APA: nəc̓aʔ šewəq
Definition: one carrot
APA: nəc̓aʔ, yəsel̓ə, łixʷ, x̌əʔaθən
Definition: 1, 2, 3, 4
APA: nəc̓an̓əc
Parse: √nuts’a’=nets
Definition: one root plant
APA: nəc̓exʷəm
Parse: √nuts’a’=elh=m
Definition: have one helping
APA: nəc̓eył
Parse: √nuts’a’=uylh
Definition: one child
APA: nəc̓əqən
Parse: √nuts’a’=uqun
Definition: one container
APA: nəc̓əqən ƛ̓ełəm
Definition: one box of salt
APA: nəc̓əqən, yəsel̓əqən, łixʷəqən, x̌əθinəqən
Definition: 1-4 containers
APA: nəc̓əs ʔapəls
Definition: one apple
APA: nəc̓əs, yəsal̓əs, łixʷəs, x̌əθinəs
Definition: 1-4 round objects