Time & Number

Weeks, Months, & Seasons

Week

suxulhnet	Sunday, week
sil’wulhnet	Monday
sthumunts	Tuesday (second day of the week)
slhihws	Wednesday; third
sxu’athuns	Thursday
slhq’etsuss	Friday
slhq’etsusth	Friday (Snuneymuhwqun)
t’aqw’tum’	Saturday
t’qw’atum’	Saturday (Snuneymuhwqun)

Month

tth’ul’xwumutsun	January
pune’q	January; geoduck (gooeyduck) clam (gathered in January)
mim’ne’	February
wulhxus	March (when frogs start croaking)
liimus	April
punhwemun	May
qw’i’lus	June
tum’qw’i’lus	July
tum’qwe’unhw	August (mosquito month)
p’uq’ulenhw	September
hwisulenhw	October
lu’ultsuptun	November; month for gathering wood
suyum	December

Season

yuqw’iqw’ul’us	spring (springtime)
tum’qw’i’lus	spring (time of ripening)
tun’peenhw	season when camas blooms
tum’kw’e’lus	summer
qw’i’lus	summer
qw’i’qw’ul’as	summer: during the summer
yuxay’tl’thut	fall, autumn: cold (getting cold, of weather)
tun’sliim	time in the fall when wild geese move in formation
tum’xuytl’	winter
sil’anum	year
tun’tqe’yun	month you set weirs

Other

skweyul	day
tl’umqun	whole day
netulh	morning
tth’ekw’ul	dawn, daybreak
yutth’etth’ukw’ul’	dawn, getting daylight
yuhwkwekwiyul’	daybreak: beginning of daybreak, dawn
q’ilt	morning (mid-morning)
yuq’iq’ul’t	midmorning: getting toward midmorning
yuhwun’nut	evening: dusk
hwune’unt	evening, become evening
snet	night (noun)
net	night: be night
kweyel	tomorrow, daylight
tsul’equlh	yesterday
lhuw’ulhne’	day before yesterday
hith	late
hith	long time
hithulh	long time PAST
huy	when, whenever
tahw	right now, later, then, there
ts’uhwle’	sometimes
qul’et	again, next (time)
qul’et kweyul ’i’	the next day
hwun’ xut’u ’i’	suddenly, finally
shkwan	birthday
’uw’ kwun’a wulh hith	a long time ago

Counting & amounts

0 through 100 (applied)

te’	none: (not) any
lht’uqw’	half
nuts’a’	one
nuts’eylh	one child
na’nuts’eylh	one child (have one child)
nuts’uqun	one container
nin’ts’uqun’	one little container DIM
nuts’us	one dollar, round object, month
na’nuts’a’	one person
nuts’a’nuts	one root plant
nuts’alus	one stitch (when counting the width of a pattern in knittng)
snuts’ulhp	one tree, one bush
yuse’lu	two
themuhwulh	two canoes, two cars
yusuleylh	two children
yuse’luqun	two containers
yusa’lus	two dollars, two round objects, two months
hwthume’um	two helpings (have two)
thumt-hw	two houses
yuse’luw’t-hw	two houses
the’muts	two hundred
t-hwyuse’lu	two left
t-hwyusul’alusstuhw	two more stitches: do two more
yey’sul’u	two people
yusyey’sul’u	pairs of people (in sequence)
yuse’lunuts	two root plants
yusul’alus	two stitches, when counting the width of a pattern, as in knitting
yusul’alusstuhw	two stitches: do two
yusa’lumat	two teams or groups
syuse’ullhp	two trees
thumoonhw	two years
thume	twice
tskw’ush	twenty
tskw’shelu	twenty people
tskw’shelh	twenty times
tskw’ushulhp	twenty trees
lhihw	three
lhhwuwulh	three canoes
yulhuhwuw’ulh	three canoes going along, three cars going along
lhihwuqun	three containers
lhihwus	three dollars, round objects
lhihwuw’t-hw	three houses
lhhwelu	three people
lhuhwnuts	three root plants
lhhwalus	three stitches (when counting the width of a pattern in knitting)
lhhwumat	three teams or groups or material divided into three
lhhwelh	three times
slhihwulhp	three trees
lhhwuwoonhw	three years
hwulhhwumat	divided (now) into three
hwulhhwumatstuhw	do into three groups
lhhway’a’th	three-pronged
lhuhwulhshe’	thirty
xu’athun	four
yuxuxa’uthun’	four (canoes moving along)
xuxu’athun	four (for ex, lasting four days)
xuthi’na’qw	four (heads: fishheads, round things)
xuthinuwulh	four canoes
yuxuthi’nuw’ulh	four canoes going along
xuthinuqun	four containers
xuthinus	four dollars or round objects
xuthunelhum	four helpings (have four)
xuthinuw’t-hw	four houses
xuthiinu	four people
xuthunalus	four stitches (as counting a pattern width in knitting)
xuthunelh	four times
sxuthiinlhp	four trees
xuthuwoonhw	four years
xa’uthun’stuhw	bring in fours
xuthunlhshe’	forty
sxu’athuns	fourth
sxuthunelh	fourth time
lhq’etsus	five
lhq’etssuwulh	five canoes
lhq’etssuqun’	five containers
lhq’atssus	five dollars, round objects
yulhuq’utsus	five moving along (for ex, canoes)
lhq’utsse’lu	five people
lhq’utsselh	five times
lhq’etssulhp	five trees
lhq’etssuwoonhw	five years
slhq’etsuss	fifth
lhq’utssulhshe’	fifty
t’xum	six
t’xumuwulh	six canoes
t’xumuqun	six containers
t’xumus	six dollars or round objects
t’xuma’qw	six heads
t’xumulu	six people
t’xumelh	six times
st’xumulhp	six trees
t’xumuwoonhw	six years
t’xumulhshe’	sixty
tth’a’kwus	seven
tth’a’kwsuwulh	seven canoes
tth’a’kwsuqun	seven containers
tth’a’kwsus	seven dollars or round objects
tth’ukwse’lu	seven people
tth’a’kwselh	seven times
tth’a’kwsulhp	seven trees
tth’ukwsuwoonhw	seven years
tth’ukwsulhshe’	seventy
te’tsus	eight
te’tssuwulh	eight canoes
te’tssuqun	eight containers
ta’tssus	eight dollars or round objects
te’tsselu	eight people
te’tsselh	eight times
te’tsulhp	eight trees
te’tssuwoonhw	eight years
te’tssulhshe’	eighty
toohw	nine
toohwuwulh	nine canoes
toohwuqun	nine containers
toohwus	nine dollars or round objects
toohwelu	nine people
toohwelh	nine times
toohwulhp	nine trees
t-hwuwoonhw	nine years
toohwulhshe’	ninety
’apun	ten
’upenuwulh	ten canoes
’upenuqun	ten containers
’upanus	ten dollars, ten round objects
’upeenu	ten people
’apunelh	ten times
’upenulhp	ten trees
’upuwoonhw	ten years
s’apuns	tenth

Amounts

kw’ush	amount, number
kw’ushmat	amount, number (of, for ex, blankets or towels)
huy	most
qux	much, many, alot
qxe’luts	many people
qxelh	many times
hwqxa’wuth	many kinds, diverse
tl’am	enough, fitting
hwuqux	many: become many
qaxthut	many: becoming many
ts’uhw	more, increase
si’ts	more (money, material objects)
sts’uts’ihw	more: get more
ts’hwulhqut	more: add (liquid)
ts’hwalust	more: add more (stitches)
ts’hwat	more: add more to it
ts’ehwt	more: adding more to it
kw’inuwulh	how many canoes
kw’inuqun	how many containers
kw’inus	how many months
hwukw’inusus	how many months (become)
kw’iinu	how many people
kw’unelh	how many times
t-hwkw’unelh	how many times yet
kw’in	how much; how many; what time
skw’ins	what day
kw’shem	count
kw’shels	count
kw’ushtsans	count bullrushes into bundles
kw’shule’tst	count bundles or bales
kw’she’le’tsnuhw	count bundles or bales (manage to)
kw’shuwulh	count canoes
kw’shewulhtsut	count canoes for someone
kw’shiwst	count ducks or chickens
kw’sha’luw’tsust	count fingers
kw’shetsust	count hands
kw’shi’qwt	count heads
kw’shi’qwels	count heads
kw’shi’qwnuhw	count heads (manage to)
kw’shew’t-hwt	count houses
kw’shule’tsum	count how many you have (bales)
kw’shet	count it
kw’ushnehw	count it (manage to)
kw’sheleelhtsum	count my group for me
kw’sheenhwt	count number of corn ears on the stocks, count potato sprouts, count tomatoes on plants
kw’shelut	count people
kw’sheleem	count people who are with you, the people in your group
kw’shalst	count round objects
kw’shalusels	count stitches, etc
kw’shalust	count stitches
kw’shule’elhtstham’sh	count the bales for me
kw’shule’tsulhtstham’sh	count the bales for me
kw’shelum	count the people in your group
kw’shulhpulhtsum	count the trees for me
kw’shuwoonhwt	count the years
kw’shelulhtstham’sh	count them for me (people)
kw’shulhpt	count trees, plants
skw’sha’lustuhw	count: get them counted (stitches)
skw’ukw’ishul’usstuhw	count: get them counted (stitches)
skw’ukw’ish	counted
skw’shas	counted (months, money)
skw’shasstuhw	counted (months), get them counted
skw’she’lu	counted (people)
skw’ukw’ishul’us	counted (stitches)
skw’sha’lus	counted (stitches)
kw’ushul’s	counting
kw’eshum’	counting
kw’ushuw’st	(counting them, ducks)
kw’i’kw’shem’	counting (keep counting)
kw’ushule’tsnuhw	counting bales (managing to)
kw’ushule’tst	counting bundles or bales
kw’ushuw’ulh	counting canoes
kw’i’kw’eshum’	counting DIM
kw’uli’kw’eshum’	counting DIM PL
kw’ushuluw’tsust	counting fingers
kw’ukw’shiw’st	counting groups, sacks of ducks
kw’ushutsust	counting hands
kw’usha’qwt	counting heads
kw’usha’qwul’s	counting heads
kw’usha’qwnuhw	counting heads (managing to)
kw’ushuw’t-hwt	counting houses
kw’eshnuhw	counting it (managing to)
kw’ushuleem’	counting people who are with you, those in your group
kw’ushul’st	counting round objects
kw’ushul’ust	counting stitches
kw’ushuwoon’hwt	counting the years
kw’ushulhpt	counting trees
shhwuy	last one, final, finish
t-hwuy	last, remaining