Category: Uncategorized

APA: ləl̓pəc

Definition: little rabbit

APA: ləkʷcəs

Definition: to break finger, hand

APA: ləkʷinəs

Definition: to break collarbone

APA: ləkʷšen̓

Definition: to have a broken foot

APA: ləkʷšən

Definition: to break foot, leg

APA: ləkʷələwəł

Definition: to break ribs

APA: ləkʷnəxʷ

Definition: to break it

APA: ləkʷwin
Parse: √lukwin

Definition: cross (religious symbol)

APA: ləkʷin

Definition: cross

APA: liyam
Parse: √liyam

Definition: the devil

Note: From French le diable.

APA: ləkli
Parse: √lukli

Definition: key

Note: From Chinook Jargon, from French le clé.

APA: lisek
Parse: √lisek

Definition: sack, bag

Note: From Chinook Jargon, from French le sac.

APA: lilaʔəłp

Definition: salmonberry bush

Scientific name: [Rubus spectabilis Pursh]
Ethnobiology: Salmonberry shrubs produce pink to reddish-purple flowers and edible fruits that range in color from yellow to red to purple.

APA: lilu:t šeł

Definition: railroad

Note: From English railroad.

APA: lilu:t
Parse: √liloot

Definition: railroad train

Note: From English railroad.

APA: ləhel̓
Parse: √luhel’

Definition: to play the bonegame

APA: ləkʷex̌ən

Definition: to break arm

APA: lək̓ʷəmən
Parse: √lukw’umun

Definition: Esquimalt (by naval shipyard, new longhouse area)

APA: łx̌ənəptən

Definition: floor

APA: lil̓əm̓
Parse: √lem’=RDP=DIM

Definition: little house

APA: łwet
Parse: lh=√wet

Definition: who

Note: This word introduces a question.

APA: łwet ʔal̓ə

Definition: whoever

Note: This phrase introduces a question.

APA: łwələp

Definition: it’s you (plural)

APA: lil̓əte:mʔ

Definition: desk, little table

APA: lilaʔ
Parse: √lila’

Definition: salmonberry

APA: li:məs
Parse: √liim=as

Definition: April
Lit.: ‘month of the sandhill crane’.

APA: liʔhel̓
Parse: √luhel’=PROG

Definition: bonegame (be playing)

APA: łət̓ᶿłət̓ᶿ

Definition: comical person

APA: łəw̓əłneʔ
Parse: √lhuw’ulhne’

Definition: day before yesterday

APA: łəw̓it̓ᶿeʔ

Definition: to be undressed, to be naked

APA: łətx̌θət
Parse: √lhutx=that

Definition: shiver, tremble (like jelly)

APA: łəθnəc
Parse: √lhuth=nets

Definition: cormorant

Scientific name: [Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson) (double-crested cormorant) and possibly other Phalacrocorax spp.]
Ethnobiology: Three common and one rare species of cormorants, or shags, are found within British Columbia. This word has been associated with cormorants that are said to nest in trees. The double-crested cormorant is the only local cormorant known to include trees as nesting sites. It is also known from archaeological sites throughout the Strait of Georgia, indicating its presence there for 5,000 years. This bird formerly was hunted and eaten, but its tough meat was not considered a favorite food.

APA: łəc̓łnent

Definition: break up the coals

APA: łəptən

Definition: eyelash, eyelid

APA: łəqnistən

Definition: button

APA: łəqəl̓c̓
Parse: √lhqelts’=PROG

Definition: moonlight

APA: łəq̓əs
Parse: √lhuq’us

Definition: seaweed, laver

Scientific name: [Porphyra abbottae Krishnamurthy and possibly other Porphyra spp.]
Ethnobiology: Edible seaweed is a very thin, membranous alga that ranges in color from olive-green to brownish-purple. It is gathered from the rocky places where it grows, dried and eaten as an important sea vegetable.

APA: łəq̓ʷcəm

Definition: to clap one’s hands, to applaud, to cheer

APA: łətxθət

Definition: to shiver, to tremble

APA: łəqət

Definition: to whisper to him or her

APA: łəqʷnəxʷ

Definition: to splash it, to get it wet

APA: łəqʷθat

Definition: got wet

APA: łəqtaləstəxʷ
Parse: √lhuq=tal=stuhw

Definition: make a tent out of a blanket

APA: łəq̓ʷcsəm

Definition: clap your hands

APA: łəp̓t

Definition: to slurp it up

APA: łən̓eʔ

Definition: to take that road, trail, to go that way