Forest animals
| spe’uth | bear: black bear | |
| spe’uthallh | bear cub | |
| kw’uyutsun | grizzly bear | |
| stqeeye’ | wolf | |
| hwtl’uqtnuts | cougar | |
| sq’eetl’ | otter: river otter | |
| chuchi’q’un’ | mink | |
| qeyux | mink (as trickster in stories) | |
| tth’amuqw’us | sasquatch (giant sasquatch) | |
| smuyuth | deer, deer meat | |
| sumiyuth | deer (plural) | |
| ha’put | deer (an old word ~ see smuyuth) | |
| smim’yuthal’lh | deer: little fawn | |
| smuyuthallh | fawn | |
| st’it’le’ | fawn | |
| q’uyi’uts | moose | |
| kwewe’uts | elk | |
| p’q’ul’qun’ | goat (mountain goat); goat’s wool | |
| tth’upsi’athun’ | squirrel | |
| xwil’ch’uqs | chipmunk | |
| xuxp’itsun’ | chipmunk | |
| squl’ew’ | beaver | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| kw’et’un’ | mouse | |
| sxayukw’us | raccoon | |
| puputth’in’ | skunk | |
| pe’pu’iw’s | hairy animal, like gorilla | |
| slhul’p’ul’exun’ | bat (animal) |
Salt water animals
Mammals
| qwunus | whale | |
| q’ullhanumutsun | orca, killer whale (blackfish) | |
| kw’aant’ | dolphin, porpoise | |
| tumus | otter: sea otter | |
| tth’uyu | seal: fur seal | |
| shes | sealion |
Fish
| stseelhtun | salmon | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| the’wun | salmon: coho, silver | |
| kw’a’luhw | salmon: dog salmon | |
| xil’e’ts | salmon: dog salmon, after spawning | |
| haan’ | salmon: humpback (pinks) | |
| lhi’lhq’uw’s | salmon: jack spring salmon | |
| slhqul’exun’ | salmon: side of wind-dried salmon | |
| thuqi’ | salmon: sockeye; coho (smaller cohos which go up smaller streams) | |
| stth’aqwi’ | salmon: spring salmon | |
| sine’uts | salmon: tyee, spring salmon after going upriver | |
| t’emukw’ | roe: salmon eggs | |
| qwtaythun | sturgeon | |
| kw’suts | trout | |
| kw’uli’kw’suts | trouts: little trouts DIM | |
| ’eyt | cod, lingcod | |
| t’q’as | cod: rock cod, black sea bass | |
| xuy’xuy’tl’ | cod eggs (roe) | |
| tl’qw’ay’ | milt | |
| slhewut’ | herring | |
| ts’um’ush | roe: herring roe | |
| stsa’tx | halibut | |
| tuqwtuqw | red snapper | |
| stsa’kwum | smelt | |
| sxuw’q’um’ | steelhead | |
| skwun’ehw | bullhead (sea and fresh water) | |
| kw’eets’ | dogfish (shark) | |
| kw’uts’unulhtsu | shark | |
| skw’e’ | eel | |
| sxuy’usa’qw | fish head | |
| slhqwun’u | fish cheeks | |
| sxup’shun’ | fish tail | |
| q’utmun’ | fin (fish fin) |
Beach creatures
| s’axwa’ | clam: butter clam | |
| skw’lhey’ | clam: littleneck clam | |
| ’ey’x | crab | |
| ’eyuxal’lh | crab (little, immature crabs) | |
| musuqw | crab (Snuneymuhw) | |
| kwukwatl’shun | crab: long-legged crab (edible in winter) | |
| smul’sh | crab: soft-shelled crab | |
| ma’mul’ | crayfish (sand crayfish) | |
| kwun’eem’mun’ | scallop | |
| sweem | clam: horseclams | |
| lhew’qum’ | mussel | |
| tl’uxwtl’uxw | oyster | |
| xihwu | sea egg, sea urchin (large type, purple with long spines) | |
| skw’itth’i’ | sea egg, sea urchin (small type, green with short spines) | |
| thikwt | sea cucumber (red or black) | |
| sqi’mukw’ | octopus | |
| tumulqlh | clam: horseclams | |
| qumine’ | abalone | |
| s’eyuw’ | abalone shell | |
| tth’uma’yu | barnacle | |
| q’uye’mun | shell: sea shells |
Birds
Bird words
| sxtth’um | down (feather down) | |
| ts’usqun’ | feather (wing and tail feathers of the eagle) | |
| skw’een’ | feather: black, split eagle feathers | |
| shqw’ul’eshelu | nest: bird’s nest |
Songbirds — sqw’ulesh
| skw’qequ | robin | |
| qw’uqw’sutsun’ | swallow (the bird) | |
| t’ut’um’ | wren | |
| s-hwut | thrush: Swainson’s thrush | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| tth’utth’qaay’us | nuthatch, chickadee (blackcapped, mountain) | |
| hum’a | pigeon | |
| q’uleeq’e’ | crow | |
| skwitth’uts | Steller’s Jay | |
| piiq’ | night hawk | |
| sxwut’ts’uli | hummingbird | |
| tumulhupsum | redheaded woodpecker | |
| ts’utum’ | woodpecker, sapsucker | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| tth’iqt | common woodpecker | |
| miit’ | grouse: blue grouse | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| stihwum | grouse: like the blue grouse, but smaller and ruffled |
Big birds — thuthuws
| yuxwule’ | eagle: bald eagle | |
| ts’usqun | eagle: golden eagle | |
| tsiitmuhw | owl: great-horned owl | |
| spulqwitth’e’ | owl: screech owl | |
| spaal’ | raven | |
| tth’ihwtth’uhw | fishhawk, osprey | |
| xuxumels | hawk (smaller hawk, various accipiter genus birds) | |
| peeltth’ | hawk: snake hawk, largest hawk (possibly, grey hawk) | |
| smuqw’a’ | heron: blue heron | |
| lhuthnuts | cormorant | |
| sliim | goose: wild geese (when in flying formation) | |
| sliim | crane: sandhill crane |
Water fowl — ma’uqw
| ma’uqw | duck, waterfowl | |
| ma’uqwallh | duckling | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| tunuqsun | duck: mallard | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| sxul’ulwulh | duck: canvasback | |
| xuxq’un’e’ | duck: bufflehead | |
| hwuhwtsi’qw | duck: bufflehead; hooded merganser | |
| qumut | duck: drake merganser | |
| xwaaqw’ | duck: sawbill, merganser | |
| s-hwuyum | duck: goldeneye duck (common, Barrow’s, American) | |
| ’a’a’ni’ | duck: long-tailed duck, old squaw | |
| ’exu | goose: Canada goose | |
| xul’xul’ts’ | goose: Brant goose | |
| tl’ekw’uxun | goose: emperor, snow, and white-fronted | |
| qwuni | seagull | |
| qw’uqw’tiq’ | seagull: small type, some are blackheaded | |
| qwum’qwum | American coot (bird: mudrunner, fresh and saltwater)(111) | |
| s-hwuw’qun | swan | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| swakwun | loon, fresh-water and saltwater | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| shhw’un’ets | grebe: horned grebe (similar to skwulkwulth but smaller) | |
| skwulkwulth | grebe: long-necked diver; western grebe | |
| sxeetth’ | murre | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| kw’al’hw | scoter: white-winged scoter |
Creepy-crawlies
Bugs
| ts’um’ts’uyii | ant | |
| xwuyxwuya’yu | fly (insect) | |
| sum’suma’yu | bee | |
| shum’sumuy’elu | hive: beehive | |
| qwe’un | mosquito | |
| mumuxelh | caterpillar | |
| skw’ulwexe’ | butterfly | |
| smuyuqw’a’ | ladybug | |
| tth’utth’sh | dragonfly | |
| mushts’un | louse | |
| t’at’ulhum’ | flea | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| xusht’en’ | egg: flea or louse eggs | |
| haputiil’ | cricket (insect) | |
| q’usq’ustsin’ | spider–makes webs | |
| qutqutts’ala’ | spider, black–doesn’t make webs, comes in spring | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| ts’usts’ustsin’ | spider, spiderweb | |
| siiye’tun | spider: black widow (red-backed, hairy spider) |
Reptiles, amphibians, etc.
| wuxus | frog: tree frog | |
| sxu’enhw | frog: the larger frog | |
| ’ulhqi’ | snake | |
| ’e’ullhqi’ | snakes | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| stth’ukw’ | worm | |
| pi’t-shun | lizard | |
| hwukw’netsum | salamander | |
| hwuhwuyim | leech | |
| q’uyatl’un’ | slug (snail with no shell) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| wuq’uq’ | snail (with shell) |
Domesticated animals
Pets
| sqwumey’ | dog | |
| sqwiqwmi’ | little dog DIM | |
| sqwumqwumey’ | dogs | |
| sqwumey’allh | puppy | |
| sqwiqwmi’al’lh | little puppy | |
| pous | cat | |
| pish | cat (Snuneymuxw) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| pou’ps | little cat DIM | |
| pulou’ps | cats DIM | |
| pou’ps’al’lh | kitten | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
Farm animals
| chukuns | chicken | |
| lumutou | sheep | |
| neni | goat | |
| kwushou | pig | |
| mousmus | cow, cattle, beef | |
| mousmusallh | calf | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| stiqiw | horse | |
| hewt | rat | |
| hehuw’t | rat: little rat | |
| sququweth | rabbit | |
| lul’puts | little rabbit | |
| chukunew’t-hw | chicken coop |
Animal sounds
| wuwa’us | bark (verb) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| tl’ewuls | bark (verb) Snuneymuxw | |
| huw’uw’us | barking | |
| xi’num | growl | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| xixunum’ | growling |
Plants
General plant words
| hwthuthiqut | forest, woods | |
| saxwul | grass | |
| shishuts’ | underbrush | |
| kwumluhw | root | |
| the’thqi’ | sprouts, shoots (from thimbleberries, salal berries, blueberries, or fern) | |
| tth’e’lumutth’ | needles (of a tree) | |
| tth’ul’ts’ | needles (of a tree) | |
| sts’alha’ | leaf | |
| sts’ushtutsus | branch | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| p’isuts’ | cone (pine cone, fir cone) | |
| p’uli’ | bark: outer cedar bark | |
| sluwi’ | bark: inner cedar bark | |
| slhuqw’ | barked or pulled off material | |
| tse’lumun | pole, sapling (wood) | |
| sxe’muth | sap: running sap | |
| s’ulnuts | stump | |
| s’uyumutth’ | straight-grained (tree) | |
| s’uy’emutth’ | straight-grained (tree) | |
| qw’umut | uproot, pull it out (for ex, hair) | |
| qw’um | uprooted (for ex, by the wind) |
Trees
| thqet | tree | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| thuthiqut | trees | |
| xpey’ | cedar: red cedar | |
| pashuluqw | cedar: yellow cedar | |
| xpey’tsus | cedar bough(s) | |
| qwul’utsus | cedar boughs | |
| ts’sey’ | Douglas fir | |
| kwulala’ulhp | alder | |
| qaanlhp | arbutus | |
| qw’uyi’lushulhp | aspen: trembling aspen | |
| t’a’hw | balsam | |
| smuqw’iws | pitch: balsam pitch | |
| t’ulum’ulhp | cherry tree (wild cherry) | |
| qwa’upulhp | crabapple tree | |
| qw’si’unlhp | cypress | |
| tsuw’nulhp | cottonwood | |
| kwi’txulhp | dogwood | |
| p’tth’une’lhp | juniper | |
| ts’alhulhp | maple tree | |
| q’umul’ulhp | maple tree: rangy ones at higher altitudes, used for paddles | |
| pene’ulhp | maple: vine maple, used for paddles on paddle shirts | |
| p’hwulhp | oak | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| sxwelu’elhp | willow (for willow baskets) | |
| tuxwa’tsulhp | yew | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
grasses and shrubs
| saxwul | grass | |
| q’uts’i’ | moss | |
| tth’uxtth’ux | stinging nettles | |
| xuw’xuw’iinlhp | thistle | |
| sp’eq’um | flower, blossom | |
| q’it’a’ulhp | honeysuckle | |
| qel’qulhp | rose bush: wild rose | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| qel’q | rose: wild rose | |
| stth’ulhp | orange blossom (a bush) | |
| tl’ikw’un’ | pea (and wild pea); Indian tobacco | |
| suqeen | fern: bracken fern | |
| se’uq | fern root: root of bracken fern | |
| tl’usip | fern: licorice fern (used as a sweetener) | |
| sthxelum | fern: sword fern | |
| xum’xum’ | fern: horsetail fern | |
| sxu’enhween | plantain: broad leaved plantain | |
| kw’ul’xeen | plantain: rattlesnake plantain | |
| stth’e’qun | bullrush | |
| qwa’pulhp | devil’s club | |
| luluts’ulhp | Oregon grape | |
| speenhw | camas |
Berries and their bushes
| stth’oom | berry | |
| sqw’iil’muhw | blackberry | |
| stsi’yu | strawberry | |
| st’ilukw’ | strawberry (Snuneymuxw) | |
| st’ilukw’ulhp | strawberry plant (Snuneymuxw) | |
| tsulqama’ | raspberry | |
| t’uqwum’ | thimbleberry | |
| lila’ | salmonberry | |
| t’eqe’ | salaal berries | |
| mal’sum’ | cranberry | |
| t’ulum’ | cherry | |
| tth’uxwun’ | chokecherry | |
| sxwesum | soapberry | |
| xwesumulhp | soapberry bush | |
| t’em’hw | gooseberry | |
| t’um’hwtsus | gooseberry bush | |
| tth’uykwikw | elderberry: blue elderberries | |
| tth’iwuq’ | elderberry: red elderberries | |
| tushnets | saskatoon berry | |
| tushnetsulhp | saskatoon berry bush | |
| p’i’p’q’i’as | waxberry (snowberry) | |
| sqw’uqwtsus | huckleberries (red huckleberries) |
Sea plants
Nature
Elements
| qa’ | water | |
| qa’qa’ | drink | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| kw’atl’kwa | salt water | |
| xuytl’ulhqa’ | cold water | |
| st’iqul’ | mud | |
| tumuhw | earth, ground | |
| suyq’ | clay | |
| mumun’us | small rocks, round objects PL | |
| kw’unt’als | stone: smooth black stone | |
| pqwutsun | sand | |
| pqwutsun’ | sand | |
| saxwul | grass | |
| tth’xut | gravel | |
| sts’esht | stick | |
| qwlhey’ | log | |
| qwuqwilhi’ | logs | |
| st’epi’ | log: rotten log | |
| qwa’tsup | ashes | |
| sqw’a’uytsup | soot | |
| stl’eyuq’um | smoke (noun) | |
| chikmun | metal; knitting needles; wire | |
| sqw’ullus | copper |
Celestial
| sum’shathut | sun | |
| syaqwum | sun: heat of the sun | |
| syaqwum | sun (Snuneymuxw) | |
| thuqul’shetun’ | sunbeam | |
| lhqelts’ | moon; month | |
| lhuqul’ts’ | moonlight shining | |
| kwasun | star | |
| kwa’kwsun’ | star DIM | |
| sthu’et | pitchblack night (no moon) | |
| qi’xune’tun | shadow |
Geography of the land
| smeent | rock, mountain | |
| smem’nut | pebble, little mountain | |
| smunmeent | rocks | |
| pi’paam | peak of Mt Tzouhalem | |
| shkwulhkwulh | face of mountain, (rocky)-bluff | |
| tsa’luqw | upward slope (of the mountains) | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| tsul’tsa’luqw | up in the mountains PL | |
| ts’eemtuxun | bare rocky mountain (for ex, Beacon Hill in Victoria) | |
| spulhxun | field, clearing | |
| tl’xwunup | hard ground | |
| spkw’um | dust | |
| xatsa’ | lake; swamp | |
| xa’lutsa’ | lakes | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| p’aqwul | swampy (water recedes from flood until the ground is visible) | |
| sheshum’ | shallows | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| shqaqul’ | puddle, pool | |
| sta’luw’ | river | |
| stulta’luw’ | rivers | |
| statluw’ | creek (river DIM) | |
| sts’e’shun | rapids | |
| shxwoom | rapids | |
| q’uy’uxum | whirlpool | |
| tsilhus | steep bank, mound, steep place | |
| ’i’la’th | mouth of river |
Geography of the ocean
| shqwun’u | ocean, big water | |
| hwtuy’tiim’ | tide reverses against the waterflow (for ex, at the mouth of a river) | |
| hwts’alum | tide turns | |
| squm’il’ | tide: high tide | |
| stth’em | tide: the outgoing tide | |
| tsukwtsukw | low tide | |
| shum’shum’ | low tide | |
| tskwalus | low tide (very low, when the water goes way out) | |
| sul’lits’ | high tide | |
| tsetsuw’ | beach: down by a beach or river bank | |
| lheel | shore: come to shore, go from centre to the side of the longhouse | |
| lhulheel’ | shore: going ashore | |
| tth’itth’uxwum’ | sandbar | |
| s’ulqsun | point of land; spit (land) | |
| s’uthnuts | bay (on fresh or saltwater) | |
| qequm’ | calm spot in water, or calm when the tide is changing | |
| sqequm’ | eddy, calm water | |
| meyuqum | ripple (of water) | |
| ti’telhnulh | wind goes against the water | |
| sqtheq | narrows | |
| skwthe’ | island | |
| skwi’kwthe’ | island DIM (for ex, little island) |
Weather
| sum’shathut | sun | |
| shhw’ethutun | cloud | |
| shhwun’was | cloudy | |
| spu’ehw | foggy | |
| pe’hwemtum | foggy, fogged up | |
| sa’sxw | dew | |
| slhumuhw | rain (noun) | |
| sthuqul’shunum | rainbow | |
| thuqul’shunum’ | rainbow | |
| xuxun’ | frost | |
| sthima’ | ice | |
| spiw’ | ice Snuneymuxw | |
| sthithuma’ | frozen, icy | Requested file could not be found (error code 404). Verify the file URL specified in the shortcode. |
| sthimu’els | freezing weather | |
| tth’al’xwum’ | shining, glistening (off of snow, ice, frost), shiny | |
| sqwulqwalxw | hail | |
| meqe’ | snow (noun) | |
| yiq | snow (to snow) | |
| yi’yuq | snowing | |
| sme’muqe’ | snow (covered with snow) | |
| pupeel’s | breezing | |
| spuhels | wind (noun) | |
| stsuhwum | wind (noun) | |
| xetl’ | windy (stormy breeze) | |
| xatl’thut | stormy, blowing hard | |
| paal’exutun’ | wind that brings the birds (gale force wind) | |
| satuts | north wind (brings ice) | |
| s-hwuhwa’us | thunder | |
| tth’ukw’tth’ukw’ul’ | lightening | |
| tl’ehwum’ | warm (weather, blanket, room) | |
| xuytl’ | cold |