Category: Uncategorized

  • ’upanus ’i’ kw’xuthi’nus

    APA: ʔəpanəs ʔiʔ k̓ʷx̌əθin̓əs

    Definition: fourteen dollars

  • ’upanus ’i’ kw’lhq’atssus

    APA: ʔəpanəs ʔiʔ k̓ʷłq̓acsəs

    Definition: fifteen dollars

  • ’upanus ’i’ kw’t’xumus

    APA: ʔəpanəs ʔiʔ k̓ʷt̓x̌əməs

    Definition: sixteen dollars

  • ’upanus ’i’ kw’tth’a’kwsus

    APA: ʔəpanəs ʔiʔ k̓ʷt̓ᶿaʔkʷsəs

    Definition: seventeen dollars

  • ’upanus ’i’ kw’ta’tssus

    APA: ʔəpanəs ʔiʔ k̓ʷtaʔcsəs

    Definition: eighteen dollars

  • ’upanus ’i’ kw’toohwus

    APA: ʔəpanəs ʔiʔ k̓ʷtu:xʷəs

    Definition: nineteen dollars

  • ’upennuts

    APA: ʔəpennəc

    Definition: one thousand

  • ’unwulh

    APA: ʔənwəł
    Parse: √’unwulh

    Definition: middle: in the middle

  • ’upeenu

    APA: ʔəpe:nə
    Parse: √’apen=elu

    Definition: ten people

  • ’um’utew’t-hw

    APA: ʔəm̓ətew̓txʷ

    Definition: bathroom

  • ’un’ehw

    APA: ʔən̓exʷ

    Definition: still, stopped

  • ’un’

    APA: ʔən̓

    Definition: your

    Note: Second person singular possessive.

  • ’un’…-ulup

    APA: ʔən̓…-ələp

    Definition: your

    Note: Second person plural possessive.

  • ’um’imuth

    APA: ʔəm̓iməθ

    Definition: grandchildren, grandnieces, grand nephews, cousin’s grandchildren

  • ’un’ehw mustimuhw

    APA: ʔən̓exʷ məstiməxʷ

    Definition: adult, grown-up

  • ’um’ush

    APA: ʔəm̓əš

    Definition: to go deer hunting

  • ’um’istuhw

    APA: ʔəm̓istəxʷ

    Definition: to bring it

  • ’um’ut

    APA: ʔəm̓ət

    Definition: sitting down, getting out of bed

  • ’umshasstuhw

    APA: ʔəmšasstəxʷ

    Definition: walk her around’

  • ’un’an’xwum’

    APA: ʔən̓an̓x̌ʷəm̓
    Parse: √’anuxw=m=PROG PL

    Definition: barking, making grunting sounds (for ex a seal)

  • ’ulhtun’ew’t-hw

    APA: ʔəłtən̓ew̓txʷ

    Definition: restaurant

  • ’ulhtunustuhw

    APA: ʔəłtənəstəxʷ

    Definition: to feed him/her/it

  • ’ulmutst

    APA: ʔəlməct
    Parse: √’almutsun=t

    Definition: to wait for him/her

  • ’ulmutsun

    APA: ʔəlməcən
    Parse: √’almutsun

    Definition: to wait

  • ’ulhupshun

    APA: ʔəłəpšən
    Parse: √’ulhep=shen

    Definition: slip: foot slips (for ex while walking on board)

  • ’ulhwilmuhw

    APA: ʔəłwilməxʷ

    Definition: lineage of people

  • ’uli’hwin’

    APA: ʔəliʔxʷin̓
    Parse: √’uhwin’=DIM=PL

    Definition: little, small DIM PL

  • ’ulmutstum

    APA: ʔəlməctəm
    Parse: √’almutsun=t=m

    Definition: keep company PASS

  • ’um-’imuth

    APA: ʔəm-ʔiməθ

    Definition: grandchildren

  • ’ulhqi’alkwlh

    APA: ʔəłqiʔalkʷł

    Definition: person who sings snake song

  • ’ulhqi’

    APA: ʔəłqiʔ
    Parse: √’ulhqy’

    Definition: snake

    Scientific name: [any species of snake]

  • ’ul’elush

    APA: ʔəl̓eləš
    Parse: √’elush=PL

    Definition: brothers of a single woman, sisters of a single man

  • ’ukwiya’qw

    APA: ʔəkʷiyaʔqʷ
    Parse: √’ukwi=a’qw

    Definition: great great grandparent/child

  • ’ukw’tun

    APA: ʔək̓ʷtən

    Definition: hook

  • ’ul’qels

    APA: ʔəl̓qels

    Definition: shopping

  • ’ul’a’ulh

    APA: ʔəl̓aʔəł

    Definition: to be aboard (car, boat, etc.)

  • ’uley’

    APA: ʔəley̓

    Definition: to stay away

  • ’ulhep

    APA: ʔəłep
    Parse: √’ulhep

    Definition: to slip off, to drop off, to come off

  • ’ul-hwilmuhw

    APA: ʔəl-xʷilməxʷ
    Parse: √’eluhw=il=muhw

    Definition: lineage of people

  • ’ul’

    APA: ʔəl̓
    Parse: √’ul’

    Definition: just

  • ’ul’kw’uw’

    APA: ʔəl̓k̓ʷəw̓
    Parse: √kw’uw’

    Definition: of course

  • ’ulhpalus

    APA: ʔəłpaləs
    Parse: √’ulhep=alus

    Definition: drop a stitch

  • ’uhwin’

    APA: ʔəxʷin̓

    Definition: small

  • ’u

    APA: ʔə
    Parse: √’u

    Definition: to, of, by

    Note: Preposition introducing a place, a passive agent, or an oblique object.

  • ’uhwi’nuqun’

    APA: ʔəxʷin̓əqən̓
    Parse: √’uhwin’=uqun

    Definition: little container

  • ’ukw’ikwiya’qw

    APA: ʔək̓ʷikʷiyaʔqʷ
    Parse: √’ukwi=a’qw=PL

    Definition:  great great grandparents/children

  • ’ukw’s

    APA: ʔək̓ʷs
    Parse: √’ukw’s

    Definition: chiton, China slipper

    Scientific name: [Cryptochiton stelleri (Middendorff)]
    Ethnobiology: The giant Pacific chiton is the largest chiton in the world, up to several times larger than the black Katy chiton. It also differs from the black Katy chiton in that its shell plates are completely covered by its reddish-brown girdle. This chiton is also edible after being boiled for a short time. It is locally known as “China slipper” and also as gumboot chiton.

  • ’iyeq’t

    APA: ʔiyeq̓t

    Definition: to change it, to exchange it

  • ’iyusstuhw

    APA: ʔiyəsstəxʷ

    Definition: to make him/her happy

  • ’u’a’pun’

    APA: ʔəʔaʔpən̓
    Parse: √’apen=DIM=PROG

    Definition: ten ?