Time & Number

Weeks, Months, & Seasons

Week
suxulhnetSunday, week
sil’wulhnetMonday
sthumuntsTuesday (second day of the week)
slhihwsWednesday; third
sxu’athunsThursday
slhq’etsussFriday
slhq’etsusthFriday (Snuneymuhwqun)
t’aqw’tum’Saturday
t’qw’atum’Saturday (Snuneymuhwqun)
Month
tth’ul’xwumutsunJanuary
pune’qJanuary; geoduck (gooeyduck) clam (gathered in January)
mim’ne’February
wulhxusMarch (when frogs start croaking)
liimusApril
punhwemunMay
qw’i’lusJune
tum’qw’i’lusJuly
tum’qwe’unhwAugust (mosquito month)
p’uq’ulenhwSeptember
hwisulenhwOctober
lu’ultsuptunNovember; month for gathering wood
suyumDecember
Season
yuqw’iqw’ul’usspring (springtime)
tum’qw’i’lusspring (time of ripening)
tun’peenhwseason when camas blooms
tum’kw’e’lussummer
qw’i’lussummer
qw’i’qw’ul’assummer: during the summer
yuxay’tl’thutfall, autumn: cold (getting cold, of weather)
tun’sliimtime in the fall when wild geese move in formation
tum’xuytl’winter
sil’anumyear
tun’tqe’yunmonth you set weirs
Other
skweyulday
tl’umqunwhole day
netulhmorning
tth’ekw’uldawn, daybreak
yutth’etth’ukw’ul’dawn, getting daylight
yuhwkwekwiyul’daybreak: beginning of daybreak, dawn
q’iltmorning (mid-morning)
yuq’iq’ul’tmidmorning: getting toward midmorning
yuhwun’nutevening: dusk
hwune’untevening, become evening
snetnight (noun)
netnight: be night
kweyeltomorrow, daylight
tsul’equlhyesterday
lhuw’ulhne’day before yesterday
hithlate
hithlong time
hithulhlong time PAST
huywhen, whenever
tahwright now, later, then, there
ts’uhwle’sometimes
qul’etagain, next (time)
qul’et kweyul ’i’the next day
hwun’ xut’u ’i’suddenly, finally
shkwanbirthday
’uw’ kwun’a wulh hitha long time ago

Counting & amounts

0 through 100 (applied)
te’none: (not) any
lht’uqw’half
nuts’a’one
nuts’eylhone child
na’nuts’eylhone child (have one child)
nuts’uqunone container
nin’ts’uqun’one little container DIM
nuts’usone dollar, round object, month
na’nuts’a’one person
nuts’a’nutsone root plant
nuts’alusone stitch (when counting the width of a pattern in knittng)
snuts’ulhpone tree, one bush
yuse’lutwo
themuhwulhtwo canoes, two cars
yusuleylhtwo children
yuse’luquntwo containers
yusa’lustwo dollars, two round objects, two months
hwthume’umtwo helpings (have two)
thumt-hwtwo houses
yuse’luw’t-hwtwo houses
the’mutstwo hundred
t-hwyuse’lutwo left
t-hwyusul’alusstuhwtwo more stitches: do two more
yey’sul’utwo people
yusyey’sul’upairs of people (in sequence)
yuse’lunutstwo root plants
yusul’alustwo stitches, when counting the width of a pattern, as in knitting
yusul’alusstuhwtwo stitches: do two
yusa’lumattwo teams or groups
syuse’ullhptwo trees
thumoonhwtwo years
thumetwice
tskw’ushtwenty
tskw’shelutwenty people
tskw’shelhtwenty times
tskw’ushulhptwenty trees
lhihwthree
lhhwuwulhthree canoes
yulhuhwuw’ulhthree canoes going along, three cars going along
lhihwuqunthree containers
lhihwusthree dollars, round objects
lhihwuw’t-hwthree houses
lhhweluthree people
lhuhwnutsthree root plants
lhhwalusthree stitches (when counting the width of a pattern in knitting)
lhhwumatthree teams or groups or material divided into three
lhhwelhthree times
slhihwulhpthree trees
lhhwuwoonhwthree years
hwulhhwumatdivided (now) into three
hwulhhwumatstuhwdo into three groups
lhhway’a’ththree-pronged
lhuhwulhshe’thirty
xu’athunfour
yuxuxa’uthun’four (canoes moving along)
xuxu’athunfour (for ex, lasting four days)
xuthi’na’qwfour (heads: fishheads, round things)
xuthinuwulhfour canoes
yuxuthi’nuw’ulhfour canoes going along
xuthinuqunfour containers
xuthinusfour dollars or round objects
xuthunelhumfour helpings (have four)
xuthinuw’t-hwfour houses
xuthiinufour people
xuthunalusfour stitches (as counting a pattern width in knitting)
xuthunelhfour times
sxuthiinlhpfour trees
xuthuwoonhwfour years
xa’uthun’stuhwbring in fours
xuthunlhshe’forty
sxu’athunsfourth
sxuthunelhfourth time
lhq’etsusfive
lhq’etssuwulhfive canoes
lhq’etssuqun’five containers
lhq’atssusfive dollars, round objects
yulhuq’utsusfive moving along (for ex, canoes)
lhq’utsse’lufive people
lhq’utsselhfive times
lhq’etssulhpfive trees
lhq’etssuwoonhwfive years
slhq’etsussfifth
lhq’utssulhshe’fifty
t’xumsix
t’xumuwulhsix canoes
t’xumuqunsix containers
t’xumussix dollars or round objects
t’xuma’qwsix heads
t’xumulusix people
t’xumelhsix times
st’xumulhpsix trees
t’xumuwoonhwsix years
t’xumulhshe’sixty
tth’a’kwusseven
tth’a’kwsuwulhseven canoes
tth’a’kwsuqunseven containers
tth’a’kwsusseven dollars or round objects
tth’ukwse’luseven people
tth’a’kwselhseven times
tth’a’kwsulhpseven trees
tth’ukwsuwoonhwseven years
tth’ukwsulhshe’seventy
te’tsuseight
te’tssuwulheight canoes
te’tssuquneight containers
ta’tssuseight dollars or round objects
te’tsselueight people
te’tsselheight times
te’tsulhpeight trees
te’tssuwoonhweight years
te’tssulhshe’eighty
toohwnine
toohwuwulhnine canoes
toohwuqunnine containers
toohwusnine dollars or round objects
toohwelunine people
toohwelhnine times
toohwulhpnine trees
t-hwuwoonhwnine years
toohwulhshe’ninety
’apunten
’upenuwulhten canoes
’upenuqunten containers
’upanusten dollars, ten round objects
’upeenuten people
’apunelhten times
’upenulhpten trees
’upuwoonhwten years
s’apunstenth
Amounts
kw’ushamount, number
kw’ushmatamount, number (of, for ex, blankets or towels)
huymost
quxmuch, many, alot
qxe’lutsmany people
qxelhmany times
hwqxa’wuthmany kinds, diverse
tl’amenough, fitting
hwuquxmany: become many
qaxthutmany: becoming many
ts’uhwmore, increase
si’tsmore (money, material objects)
sts’uts’ihwmore: get more
ts’hwulhqutmore: add (liquid)
ts’hwalustmore: add more (stitches)
ts’hwatmore: add more to it
ts’ehwtmore: adding more to it
kw’inuwulhhow many canoes
kw’inuqunhow many containers
kw’inushow many months
hwukw’inusushow many months (become)
kw’iinuhow many people
kw’unelhhow many times
t-hwkw’unelhhow many times yet
kw’inhow much; how many; what time
skw’inswhat day
kw’shemcount
kw’shelscount
kw’ushtsanscount bullrushes into bundles
kw’shule’tstcount bundles or bales
kw’she’le’tsnuhwcount bundles or bales (manage to)
kw’shuwulhcount canoes
kw’shewulhtsutcount canoes for someone
kw’shiwstcount ducks or chickens
kw’sha’luw’tsustcount fingers
kw’shetsustcount hands
kw’shi’qwtcount heads
kw’shi’qwelscount heads
kw’shi’qwnuhwcount heads (manage to)
kw’shew’t-hwtcount houses
kw’shule’tsumcount how many you have (bales)
kw’shetcount it
kw’ushnehwcount it (manage to)
kw’sheleelhtsumcount my group for me
kw’sheenhwtcount number of corn ears on the stocks, count potato sprouts, count tomatoes on plants
kw’shelutcount people
kw’sheleemcount people who are with you, the people in your group
kw’shalstcount round objects
kw’shaluselscount stitches, etc
kw’shalustcount stitches
kw’shule’elhtstham’shcount the bales for me
kw’shule’tsulhtstham’shcount the bales for me
kw’shelumcount the people in your group
kw’shulhpulhtsumcount the trees for me
kw’shuwoonhwtcount the years
kw’shelulhtstham’shcount them for me (people)
kw’shulhptcount trees, plants
skw’sha’lustuhwcount: get them counted (stitches)
skw’ukw’ishul’usstuhwcount: get them counted (stitches)
skw’ukw’ishcounted
skw’shascounted (months, money)
skw’shasstuhwcounted (months), get them counted
skw’she’lucounted (people)
skw’ukw’ishul’uscounted (stitches)
skw’sha’luscounted (stitches)
kw’ushul’scounting
kw’eshum’counting
kw’ushuw’st(counting them, ducks)
kw’i’kw’shem’counting (keep counting)
kw’ushule’tsnuhwcounting bales (managing to)
kw’ushule’tstcounting bundles or bales
kw’ushuw’ulhcounting canoes
kw’i’kw’eshum’counting DIM
kw’uli’kw’eshum’counting DIM PL
kw’ushuluw’tsustcounting fingers
kw’ukw’shiw’stcounting groups, sacks of ducks
kw’ushutsustcounting hands
kw’usha’qwtcounting heads
kw’usha’qwul’scounting heads
kw’usha’qwnuhwcounting heads (managing to)
kw’ushuw’t-hwtcounting houses
kw’eshnuhwcounting it (managing to)
kw’ushuleem’counting people who are with you, those in your group
kw’ushul’stcounting round objects
kw’ushul’ustcounting stitches
kw’ushuwoon’hwtcounting the years
kw’ushulhptcounting trees
shhwuylast one, final, finish
t-hwuylast, remaining