Category: Uncategorized

APA: tə

Definition: the (in sight)

Note: Article used with plain nouns (that is, nouns that are not feminine singular nouns).

APA: təʔəncə
Parse: √’untsu

Definition: which

Note: This word introduces a question.

APA: təʔcsəłšeʔ

Definition: eighty

APA: təʔcsəłšiʔəqən

Definition: eighty containers

APA: təʔcsəłšaʔəs

Definition: eighty dollars

APA: təxʷ
Parse: √t-hwa

Definition: to be uncovered

APA: tᶿən̓
Parse: √tthu=√’un’

Definition: your

APA: tᶿəw̓
Parse: √tthu=√’uw’

Definition: the, a

APA: tᶿəw̓neʔəlł
Parse: √tthuw’nilh=PL

Definition: those-ones

APA: tᶿəw̓nən̓əł
Parse: √tthuw’nilh=DIM=PL

Definition: those-little-ones

APA: təʔi
Parse: √tu’i

Definition: this (near me); here (also functions as an article)

APA: təʔinəł
Parse: √tu’i=nulh

Definition: this, here

APA: təhas
Parse: √tu=as

Definition: facing

APA: təxʷnexʷ
Parse: √t-hwa=nehw

Definition: uncover it (manage to, accidentally)

APA: təkent
Parse: √teken=t

Definition: socks: put his/her socks on

APA: t̓ᶿx̌ʷinəsəm

Definition: to brush one’s teeth

APA: t̓ᶿx̌ʷənəp

Definition: wash floor

APA: t̓ᶿəyə
Parse: √tth’uyu

Definition: fur seal

Scientific name: [Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus) (northern fur seal)]
Ethnobiology: Adult male fur seals may reach 7 feed in length and 600 pounds in weight with females being slightly smaller. Fur seals spend most of the year at sea in deep waters where they feed on different tyeps of fishes.

APA: t̓ᶿx̌ʷal̓əcaʔ
Parse: √tth’xwa’lutsa’

Definition: gloves

APA: t̓ᶿəykʷikʷ
Parse: √tth’uykwikw

Definition: blue elderberries

Scientific name: [Sambucus cerulea Raf.]
Ethnobiology: Blue elderberry is found on southern Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland of British Columbia. It is similar to red elderberry, but bears blue fruits covered with a whitish coating.

APA: t̓ᶿx̌ʷal̓əcəst

Definition: to put mittens/gloves on him/her

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌ʷən̓
Parse: √tth’uxwun’

Definition: chokecherry

Scientific name: [?Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. (kinnikinnick)]

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌ʷil̓s

Definition: to wash dishes

APA: t̓ᶿəy̓k̓ʷ

Definition: to be startled, to be shocked

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌ew̓txʷ

Definition: pawnshop

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌minew̓txʷ

Definition: second-hand store

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌tən̓
Parse: √tth’uxten

Definition: poison

APA: t̓ᶿət̓ᶿx̌it
Parse: √tth’xut=RDP

Definition: beads

Note: These are little beads useds for beadwork.

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌nisəm

Definition: to bare one’s teeth

APA: t̓ᶿəx̌tenθa:m
Parse: √tth’uxten=t=samum

Definition: you were poisoned

APA: t̓ᶿətšel̓ə

Definition: kingfisher

Scientific name: [Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus)]
Ethnobiology: The belted kingfisher is a pigeon-sized bird with blue-grey feathers above, white ones below and a head crest. These birds make a loud, penetrating, rattling call, both when perched and when flying between perches. They are found around rivers, lakes and saltwater estuaries where they catch fish, frogs and aquatic reptiles.

APA: t̓ᶿət̓ᶿš
Parse: √tth’sh=RDP

Definition: dragonfly

Scientific name: [unidentified species of Odonata]

APA: t̓ᶿəq̓ʷəyeʔ
Parse: √tth’uqw’=uye’

Definition: sea snail

Scientific name: [Fusitriton oregonense (Redfield) (Oregon triton)]
Ethnobiology: This term refers to various types of small sea snails whose shells are pointed at the top. These include the Oregon triton, a common marine snail that is the largest of the intertidal snails in our region.

APA: t̓ᶿət̓ᶿeʔt

Definition: to chew on bones

APA: t̓ᶿət̓ᶿxʷim̓ət
Parse: √tth’ihwim=t=PROG

Definition: feeling sorry for

APA: t̓ᶿət̓ᶿu:mʔ
Parse: √tth’oom=PROG

Definition: picking berries

APA: t̓ᶿət̓ᶿqa:yʔəs
Parse: √tth’utth’qaay’us

Definition: nuthatch, chickadee (blackcapped, mountain)

APA: t̓ᶿəpsiʔaθən̓
Parse: √tth’ups=ayathun

Definition: squirrel

Scientific name: [Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman) (Douglas’ squirrel) and/or T. hudsonicus (Erxleben) (red squirrel)]
Ethnobiology: Squirrels are larger relatives of the chipmunks that lack stripes on their backs and climb trees. They like to eat seeds, buds, mushrooms and some fruits. Probably both the Douglas’ squirrel and the red squirrel are referred to as tth’upsi’athun’.

APA: t̓ᶿəl̓c̓
Parse: √tth’ul’ts’

Definition: needles of a tree

APA: t̓ᶿəmay̓ə
Parse: √tth’am’=uye

Definition: barnacle

Scientific name: [Balanus spp.]
Ethnobiology: Barnacles are crab relatives that live within stony shelters that they attach to rocks, pilings and other surfaces. The term tth’uma’yu refers to any of various local species.

APA: t̓ᶿəməkʷaʔ
Parse: √tth’umukwa’

Definition: tommy cod

Scientific name: [Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas)]
Ethnobiology: The fish known as “tommy cod” seems to be the rock greenling although some speakers have also associated the term tth’umukwa with other closely related species of greenlings. Rock greenlings vary in color, usually from greenish to brownish with dark mottling. Adult males usually have distinctive red blotches on their sides. Tommy cods are said to be found in patches of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). Some families ate this fish, while others used it as bait for large cods. For bait, the tommy cod would be weighted with a rock in its mouth, then scratched along its sides so that it would wriggle underwater to attract other larger fish.

APA: t̓ᶿəm̓ənə
Parse: √tth’am’=unu

Definition: hook made out of bone

APA: t̓ᶿəl̓qəs
Parse: √tth’ul’q=as

Definition: sling for hurling rocks

APA: t̓ᶿəməm

Definition: to pick berries