Category: Uncategorized

APA: šəšəyəł~šəšeyəł

Definition: older brothers, sisters, cousins

APA: šcepθ~štšepθ

Definition: aunt, uncle, parent’s cousin through marriage

APA: šcel̓əpθ~štšel̓əpθ

Definition: aunts, uncles, parent’s cousins through marriage

APA: šceʔcpθ~štšeʔtšpθ

Definition: little aunt, uncle, parent’s cousin through marriage

APA: saʔsəqʷt~səʔasəqʷt

Definition: younger brother, sister, or cousin

APA: piʔt-šən~pəpiʔt-šən

Definition: lizard

Scientific Name: [unidentified species (of lizard or possibly salamander)]

APA: šayaʔ~šayeʔ

Definition: maggot

Scientific Name: [various species of larval flies (Diptera)]

APA: xʷk̓ʷetxəm̓nəc~k̓ʷetxəm̓nəc

Definition: rattlesnake

Scientific Name: [Crotalus viridis Rafinesque (western rattlesnake)]

APA: səm̓səm̓ay̓ə~səm̓ay̓ə

Definition: bee

Scientific Name: [various species of Hymenoptera]

APA: ƛ̓aməx̌ən~ƛ̓əl̓aməx̌ən

Definition: butterfly
Dialect: Snuneymuxw

Scientific Name: [various species of Lepidoptera]

APA: hapətəl̓~hapəti:lʔ

Definition: cricket

Scientific Name: [unidentified species of Orthoptera]

APA: smələc̓~mələc̓

Definition: horsefly

Scientific Name: [unidentified species of Tabanidae]

APA: sməyəq̓ʷaʔ~məyəq̓ʷaʔ

Definition: ladybug

Scientific Name: [unidentified species of Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles)]

APA: t̓əmul̓ətš~t̓əmol̓ətš

Definition: washtub, barrel

Note: From Chinook Jargon.

APA: stu:f~stu:p

Definition: stove

Note: From English.

APA: štihelə~štəhelə

Definition: teapot

APA: ləq̓ʷəy̓~sləq̓ʷəy̓

Definition: reed mat

APA: q̓əl̓štən~q̓əl̓šətən

Definition: mat, shawl, canoe cover

APA: kʷənšətən~škʷənšətən~škʷənšən

Definition: lantern, torch

APA: c̓ew̓iʔten~c̓ew̓iʔtən

Definition: big dish, platter

APA: x̌ʷət~x̌ʷat

Definition: blanket from strips

APA: xʷiʔxʷət̓ᶿe:nəm̓~xʷəxʷət̓ᶿenəm

Definition: seesaw, teeter-totter

APA: xʷəwxʷk̓ʷatəl̓~xʷiʔxʷk̓ʷatəl̓

Definition: tug-of-war

APA: ƛ̓əl̓im~ƛ̓əli:mʔ~ƛ̓im̓

Definition: very much so, really

APA: -əlmən~-əl̓mən̓

Definition: want

Note: Desiderative suffix.

APA: k̓ʷ~k̓ʷə

Definition: the (remote)

Note: Article used with plain nouns (that is, nouns that are not feminine singular nouns) that are distant in time (including deceased persons) or hypothetical. This is also used to introduce clauses.

APA: -θat~-θət

Definition: to do something to one’s self

Note: Reflexive suffix.

APA: q̓ə~q̓a

Definition: indeed, alright

Note: Emphatic particle.

APA: -tal~-təl

Definition: to do something to each other

Note: Reciprocal suffix.

APA: qa:lməxʷ~sqa:lməxʷ

Definition: milk

APA: šqʷaʔəl̓əqʷ

Definition: juice of any fruit

APA: šq̓ʷəwəltən~šq̓ʷəwəltən

Definition: laxative

APA: ša:θən~θa:θən

Definition: leftovers

APA: xʷnetəłqən~šnetəłqən

Definition: breakfast

APA: sƛ̓əlim̓~sƛ̓im̓

Definition: correct, proper, right

APA: skʷati~skati

Definition: crazy

APA: qəli:maʔ~qəla:maʔ

Definition: dirty, ugly

APA: smiłeʔ

Definition: winter dance

APA: siw̓in̓

Definition: wordpower

APA: xʷsməl̓məl̓q~xʷsməl̓mil̓q

Definition: absent-minded

APA: šneʔəm~šne:m

Definition: shaman

APA: syəwən

Definition: power song, dancer’s song

APA: sʔəylə

Definition: spirit power

APA: kʷəcmin

Definition: deer hoof rattle

APA: kʷəcminšən

Definition: deer hoof rattle worn on dancers’ legs

APA: kʷənem̓məm

Definition: shell rattle used by masked dancers

Note: The giant Pacific scallop is one of the largest scallops in the world, with shells reaching 11″ in diameter. The large circular shells are strung onto wooden rings through holes drilled near the shell hinges, and used as rattles during dances.

APA: šəlməxʷcəs

Definition: hand rattles

APA: x̌eʔx̌eʔ

Definition: sacred, holy

APA: sx̌ʷayx̌ʷəy

Definition: mask dance

APA: šqəl̓aw̓əs

Definition: beaver mask