Tag: =utsun

  • ts’usts’ustsin’

    APA: c̓əsc̓əscin̓
    Parse: √ts’se=utsun=PL=STA

    Definition: spider, spiderweb

    Scientific name: [various species of Arachnida]

  • stslhutsun’

    APA: scłəcən̓
    Parse: s=√tsilh=utsun=STA

    Definition: on top of (the top one of many, as in a stack)

  • stsi’tslhutsun’

    APA: sciʔcłəcən̓
    Parse: s=√tsilh=utsun=STA=DIM

    Definition: on top of (the top one of many DIM)

  • skw’umutsun

    APA: sk̓ʷəməcən
    Parse: s=√kw’um=utsun

    Definition: spitbug

    Scientific name: [unidentified species of Cercopidae (spittlebugs)]

  • skwa’mutsun

    APA: skʷam̓əcən
    Parse: s=√kwam’=utsun

    Definition: hunchback

  • si’qutsun

    APA: siʔqəcən
    Parse: s=√hiq=utsun

    Definition: roof, shed without side walls or veranda

  • quw’utsun’

    APA: qəw̓əcən̓
    Parse: √quw=utsun

    Definition: Cowichan

  • kweyulutstun

    APA: kʷeyələctən
    Parse: √kweyul=uts=ten

    Definition: opening to let light in/smoke out in bighouse

  • kwakwma’tsiin’

    APA: kʷakʷmaʔci:nʔ
    Parse: √kwam’=utsun=RDP

    Definition: hunchback, a name

  • kw’uyutsun

    APA: k̓ʷəyəcən
    Parse: √kw’ey=utsun

    Definition: grizzly bear

    Scientific name: [Ursus arctos Linnaeus]
    Ethnobiology: Grizzly bears are larger than black bears, reaching 1,100 pounds in weight. In addition, they range in color from cream to brown to black, often with white-tipped hairs giving them a grizzled appearance. They are found in coastal inlets along the British Columbian coast.

  • kwa’mutsun

    APA: kʷam̓əcən
    Parse: √kwam’=utsun

    Definition: Quamichan
    Lit.:  ‘hunchback’.

  • hwu stslhutsun’

    APA: xʷə scłəcən̓
    Parse: hwu s=√tsilh=utsun=STA

    Definition: dropped on, fell on