Category: Uncategorized

APA: ʔaqʷət

Definition: to soak it

APA: cyəwən

Definition: to chant, to dance in the bighouse

APA: miłə

Definition: to dance in the bighouse

APA: ʔəl̓xʷil̓əm̓~ʔən̓xʷil̓əm̓

Definition: to go canoeing

APA: x̌ʷəq̓ʷtən~x̌ʷəq̓ʷten

Definition: pole for canoe

APA: ʔileʔeq~sʔileʔeq

Definition: stern

APA: tiʔewəł~tiʔəwəł

Definition: racing canoe

APA: šp̓əkʷtən~šp̓əkʷten

Definition: lifesaver

APA: št̓ᶿəx̌ʷəlwətəm~št̓ᶿəx̌ʷəlwətəm

Definition: washing machine

APA: puʔəlt~pul̓ət

Definition: boats

APA: məq̓ənəθən̓~məq̓ənətən

Definition: pole

Note: Pole for hanging lamp on while pitlamping.

APA: šxʷeʔt̓ᶿəl̓s~šxʷew̓ət̓ᶿəl̓s

Definition: prybar

APA: k̓ʷiyək̓ʷ~k̓ʷuyək̓ʷ

Definition: fishhook

APA: šəlcəp~šalcəp

Definition: drill for starting fire

Note: A wood drill operated by a single person or a cord drill operated by two.

APA: səx̌əłnet~sx̌əx̌əłnet

Definition: week, Sunday

Note: From ‘holy’.

APA: t̓q̓ʷatəm~t̓aq̓ʷtəm̓

Definition: Saturday

Note: From ‘cut it off’.

APA: təməlqł~taməlqł

Definition: starfish

Ethnobiology Info: This term refers to all starfish, or sea stars.

APA: k̓ʷsic~k̓ʷsəc

Definition: trout

Scientific Name: [Salmo clarki Richardson (cutthroat trout) and S. gairdneri Richardson (rainbow trout)]
Ethnobiology Info: This term refers to any kind of trout, such as cutthroat trout or rainbow trout.

APA: sineʔəc~sine:c

Definition: tyee

Scientific Name: [Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)]
Ethnobiology Info: Tyee is the name used for a large spring salmon (more than 30 pounds) when in the river.

APA: q̓əlłanəməcən~q̓ənłanəməcən

Definition: orca, killer whale

Scientific Name: [Orcinus orca (Linnaeus)]
Ethnobiology Info: Killer whales are distinctive and easily recognized black and white sea mammals that are common in many parts of the coast of British Columbia. They are known to chase after and eat salmon and herring, but some killer whales are also known to attack seals, other whales, and many other animals now known to include certain types of sharks.

APA: smətxʷ~šmətxʷ

Definition: bullhead

Scientific Name: [Cottus spp. (sculpins, e.g. C. aleuticus Gilbert (coastrange sculpin)]
Ethnobiology Info: This term is said to be the name for small “freshwater bullheads” or “river bullheads”, but may also be considered by some speakers to refer to small saltwater bullheads. Children would fish for these tiny bullheads for fun.

APA: kʷəmləxʷ~kʷəmələxʷ

Definition: root

APA: təšnec~štəšnec

Definition: saskatoon berry

Scientific Name: [Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt.]
Ethnobiology Info: Saskatoon berries are purple to nearly black fruits that are edible and sweet.

APA: q̓əmən̓əłp~q̓əməl̓əłp

Definition: maple tree

Scientific Name: [Acer macrophyllum Pursh (bigleaf or Oregon maple)]
Ethnobiology Info: Bigleaf maple wood has been used for paddles, bowls, spoons, utensils, for carving and to smoke fish. The “sap” (cambium), removed from the layer between the bark and the wood, has been eaten. The winged fruits, which fly through the air like a whirlybird, have been used as a lure for fishing lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and “red snapper” (or yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes ruberrimus). The large leaves have been used as an undermat for drying some edible fruits and roots.

APA: t̓xʷəłp~p̓xʷəłp

Definition: oak

Scientific Name: [Quercus garryana Dougl.]
Ethnobiology Info: The only native oak in British Columbia is the Garry oak, sometimes also known as the Oregon white oak. Like all oaks, the Garry oak produces an acorn—a nut with an associated cup-like structure at the base.

APA: səqe:n~θəqe:n

Definition: bracken fern

Scientific Name: [Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ]
Ethnobiology Info: This common fern dies back in the fall, leaving its brown, wilted leaves on the ground throughout the winter. The fresh leaves have been used for wiping the slime from salmon and as an undermat when cleaning fish. The thick, underground, root-like stems have been used for food.

APA: x̌pey̓cəs

Definition: cedar boughs

Scientific Name: [Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don in Lamb.]
Ethnobiology Info: Red cedar wood has been used for various items including houses, canoes, and spreaders used when barbecuing salmon.

APA: xʷšsenəc~xʷšsinəc

Definition: Saanich

APA: sƛ̓ilnəp~sƛ̓illəp

Definition: Departure Bay, main village site

Note: ‘deep’.

APA: snəwəlnəc~snəwəlləc

Definition: campsite at Dodds Narrows

Note: ‘sheltered bay’.

APA: xʷməskʷiʔəm~xʷməθkʷiʔəm

Definition: Musqueam

APA: q̓el̓əm̓iʔ~q̓əl̓em̓iʔ

Definition: teen-age girls

APA: šqʷiʔqʷal̓~šqʷəʔqʷel̓

Definition: speaker

APA: xʷiʔəy̓əy̓əqəp~xʷiʔəy̓əqəp

Definition: joker

APA: šəmən~šəmen

Definition: enemy

APA: satəc~θatəc

Definition: north wind

Note: North or northeast wind that brings snow.

APA: št̓enəqən~št̓et̓ənəqən

Definition: shade

APA: sq̓ʷaʔəycəp~sq̓ʷa:ycəp

Definition: soot

APA: šqaqəl̓~šqəqəl̓

Definition: puddle, pool

APA: pqʷicən~pqʷəcən

Definition: sand

APA: skʷθeʔs~skʷθeʔ

Definition: island

APA: skʷəʔkʷeʔθeʔs~skʷəʔkʷeʔθeʔ

Definition: islands

APA: skʷiʔkʷθeʔs~skʷiʔkʷθeʔ

Definition: little island

APA: skʷəl̓iʔkʷθeʔs~skʷəl̓iʔkʷθeʔ

Definition: little islands

APA: kul~kʷul

Definition: gold

Note: From English.

APA: sqʷəlqʷalx̌ʷ~sqʷəlqʷəlx̌ʷ

Definition: hail

APA: sx̌ət̓k̓ʷal̓s~x̌ət̓k̓ʷal̓s

Definition: crystal

APA: ʔənw̓əł~ʔənw̓eł

Definition: center, middle

APA: q̓ʷaqʷmən~q̓ʷəqʷmən

Definition: chip, wood chip

APA: sc̓ac̓məqʷ~sc̓ac̓əməqʷ

Definition: little great grandparent