bank tale'áwtxw
cup lepót
to become xwa
to do (it) xtá:stexw
'ancestors past, (all one's ancestors) syesyewálelh
'nine fruit in a group or cluster (as they grow on a plant) tuxwóls
'splash s-o in the face, squirt s-o in the face lhélest
(always) choking (on a bone or something solid) á:q'elh
(be) buried, planted spapí:l
(fine airborne) seed spéxwqel
(have a) hairy face xwpopó:s
(have a) scrawny neck qwe'íqwepsem
(have a) skinny but sth'émlets
(have a) twisted mouth pó:yethel
(have a) wide bum lheq'tíwél
(have a) wide face lhq'ó:tes
(have a) wide forehead lheq'tó:ls
(have a) wrinkle lhélp'
(have an) underarm smell qw'ox̲wemáléqep
(have the) mouth round and open with rounded lips skwokwetóythel
(have) a thin nose qwe'íqweqs
(have) back towards him/her schewíts
(have) hurt hand q'óq'eytses
(have) pursed lips smóst'iyethel
(have) red eyes tskwimó:les
(have) sharp teeth or fangs silís
(have) sore muscles q'éyq'ey
(have) wide feet lhálhq'etxel
(he/she/it) was being bitten q'éyq'ekw'etem
(he/she/it) was bitten q'éykw'etem
(he/she/it) was scratched t'elhóqw'tem
(it is) washed th'exwótem
(it) is not hard éwe is tl'í
(little) coyote slilk'yáp
(manage to) go outside, to get out, to escape atl'qelómet
(many) black things ts'q'álex̲
(several) blue eyes, really blue eyes ts'meth'meth'ó:les
(someone who is) always working lexsyó:yes
(someone) always working lexwsyóys
(spring) salmon sth'olólh
(the thing) buried, planted spí:l
a bad smell simáléqep
a bag lesák
a barber-shop lhíts'eqwemáwtxw
a bark-peeling tool lhéqw'ewsá:ls
a bay sméya
a best friend sq'óleq
a bite sq'éykw'
a biter (animal, fish, etc.), a thing that is (always) biting ch'ech'émels
a boil sqw'elchém
a boil sqw'echém
a bow (weapon) téx̲wets
a braid t'emxáliya
a breath lhalhakw'em
a breath slhákw'em
a broach, a pin ts'eqw'elístel
a brooch, a pin ts'eqw'ts'eqw'elístel
a bucket, pail, kettle skw'ówes
a button lheqlístel
a button lheqeléstel
a camp q'elq'élmel
a camp q'élmel
a cane q'éwq'ewe
a cane q'éwe
a canoe race stá:y
a carp(fish) scheláka
a catch (fish, animal) sxólcha
a circle st'elákw'
a club kw'óqwestel
a cold t'o:lhem sq'oq'ey
a copier, copymachine x̲wex̲we'áls
a cough stó:qw'em
a crack sesíq'
a cross, gravestone lakwwí:l
a dance sqw'eyílex
a different room láts'ewtxw
a dip-net q'emó:stel
a distant sound stáléqep
a doing, what someone did skwó:yx̲thet
a fan xwélp'tel
a fart spú'
a feast stl'etl'áxel
a feast stl'e'áxel
a fence q'elq'éléx̲el
a fence q'eléx̲el
a file (tool) shxwíq'els
a fire héyeqw
a fish going to spawn chewélhem
a fishing platform láxel
a flood wōqw'wōqw'
a fog sqwétxem
a fork in the road st'éx̲
a freezer shxwpípewels
a funeral sqéylemá:ls
a gathering sq'eq'éyp
a glass cup ts'áwi'álá
a group separating themselves from another group' halts'elíthet
a guide, showing people í:wesá:ls
a guide, showing people i:wesá:ls
a hammer shxwtélhtses
a helper míytel
a helper méylhtel
a helper, helping one another momíyelhtel
a hiding place skwokwílálá
a hiding place shxwkokwí:l
a hole sqweqwá
a hole in a bucket sqwálats
a hole in roof sqwahíwel
a lesson s'í:wes
a liar shxwmáth'elqel
a lid qp'á:letstel
a light yeqwí:l
a little bit proud smámth'el
a little bit, small bit, a few emímel
a little bite sq'eyq'ekw'
a little crazy shxwixwóxwth'
a little white p'íp'eq'
a little, a bit like, slightly tu
a log - jam steqtéq
a logger yáyeq'els
a long time hí:th
a long time ago kw'elhí:thelh
a lot got rubbed off ó:leqw'
a mark, a measure sx̲e'áth'
a marker x̲áth'tel
a meeting, gathering sq'ép
a mirror for seeing your face skw'ótsesem
a nail th'éstel
a non-spirit dancer st'ólkwlh
a nose-ring shxweqw'élqstel
a person that is always singing lexwst'ít'elem
a pile, piled up skwthá
a place name of Vedder Mountain (meaning drinking water) qoqó:lem
a place upriver from Katz Sx̲wóx̲wiymelh
a planer (tool) sxíxep
a pointer mót'estel
a pole s'álem
a pop, a shot tl'éleqw'
a prayer (hymn) st'íwiyelh
a race (a footrace) sweltí:l
a rain-shower lhémt
a rake, harrow x̲éyx̲ep'ílep
a real rough spot on the Fraser Sq'íp'ex̲w
a relative (any kind) sts'ó:
a rug thélxetel
a sail pótel
a saw shxwlhíhets'els
a scar sq'éytl'
a school skwúláwtxw
a scramble-give swá:ls
a scream skwátsem
a screw sklú
a second-hand thing smékw'em
a set net, stationary net mílyil
a sharp sound eyotháléqep
a shelter st'ált'exw
a shortcut tl'ítl'q'ey
a shot, explosion wetl'éleqw
a show-off pú'elets
a slahal stick (little stick) syéyelh
a slope tewélá:m
a small tree a'axwíyelhp
a smell s-hóqwem
a sneeze s-hásem
a sore, sores sth'eth'íkw'
a spore, a blossom spekw'ém
a steep hill sqotemí:lep
a store shxwimá:le
a stripe sx̲éyx̲ep'
a sunset sóyéx̲el
a sweathouse teqíwtsel
a taste st'a'áleqep
a thief sqélqel
a thing that bites ch'emá:ls
a tin can q'ex̲q'x̲el
a trap x̲esxel
a want, need stl'í
a war sx̲éyléx̲
a wave syó:letsep
a whip kw'óqwtel
a whipper kw'ókw'qwōwsá:ls
a whirlpool Hémq'eles
a whole bunch having fun, having lots of fun, having a good time eyó:sthet
a whole bunch of folks having lots of fun íyósthet
a wood carving shxwqwó:lthels
a wool carder shxwtéxelqéyls
a wound sx̲élh
a yell, a holler stá:m
accident mákwlh
accidentally scare him/her sesí:silexw
accidentally scare him/her sí:silexw
accidentally smell it hó:qwlexw
accidentally smell it hó:qwléxw
accompanied sq'eq'ósthóxes
accompany (him/her) q'exí:lt
accompanying someone q'eqexí:lt
add it ts'óxwt
add it, add some ts'xwót
add water, add some more liquid ts'xwólhcha
adding water, adding some mor (liquid) ts'óxwelhcha
admire tháthelmet
admire thélmet
adopt a child txwemelám
adopted child smelám
adopted child smelmelám
afraid to try qelélwes
afterbirth s'ó:qw
again ew
Agassiz Mountain Alámex Smámelt
airplane lhólhekw' stem:ōt
airplanes lhólhekw' stítim:ōt
alcohol (plural) lelám
alcohol, liquor, rum lám
alder x̲éyth'elhp
alder x̲élx̲eyth'elhp
alder x̲éyth'elh
alert xwiyós
all mékw'
all broken up lékwlekwat
all of them (people) semíkw'
all, every mekw'
alone, one person ilólets'e
alone, single ilólts'e
already ulh
already lulh
already had a baby sémele
alright sthethí
always wiyóth
always hunting lexws-heháiwe
always hunting lexws-há:we
always lazy lexws'ú:met
always scared sesí:si
always scared lexwsí:si
ambitious shxwúxwe
American pástel
american bar Peqwchō:lthel
American Bar P'éqwchú:lthel
American Bar (placename) péqwchú:lthel
Americans pepástel
an echo swelám
an echo swélwelám
an iron shxwíxweqwels
an island near Wahleach Island Xáméles
an order, order (n.) s'ó:m
ancestor (passed away) syewá:lelh
ancestors syewá:l
anchor mesíyeltel
anchor-line, mooring line lhqéletel
ancient people sx̲wolex̲wiyám
and qas
and, or, but qe
angel lísós
angels lílísós
anglican religion kelchóch
ankle qwémqwemx̲wxel
ankle qwémx̲wxel
ankle joint th'éqwth'éqwxwel
ankle joint xweth'éqw'xel
annoy (them) th'íwelstexw
annoy (them) th'íth'ewélstexw
annoyed th'íth'ewel
annoyed th'íwél
annoyed with (him/her) th'íth'ewélmet
annoyed with (him/her) th'íwelmét
answer shxwtíyeqel
answer shxwtélqel
ant xá:ysem
ants xexelá:ysem
anybody, somebody tewátes
anyway kwá
appearing becoming visible (possibly of several) pelpélekw
apple juice qwe'op sqe'óleqw
apple tree, crabapple tree qwe'ó:pelhp
apple trees, crabapple trees qwelópelhp
apple, crabapple (the fruit) qwe'óp
apples, crabapples (the fruit) qwel'óp
approaching, getting to tetés
April Temelék'es
Are you…?‘. Li chexw
arguing back and forth q'eq'x̲ótel
arguing, quarreling q'eyq'x̲ótel
arm t'á:lew
armpit shxwelíláx̲el
armpit shxw'iláx̲el
Armpit shxw'íláx̲el
arms t'elt'á:lew
arrive, come here xwe'í
arriving here, coming here (of several) xwel'í
arrow, gun sálekweláx
arrow, gun sakweláx
arrow-pouch th'esélatel
artificial sweetener shúkwa telómet
as usual, this time, now, the first time yalh
ashamed of oneself x̲éyx̲emethet
ashes (white) sts'á:s
ashes floating up from fire títeqw'ō:lchep
ashes floating up from fire tqwō:lchep
ashes, cinders shxwiyélhtel
ask about him/her petámeles
ask for a present híx̲chem
ask for a present yéx̲chem
ask for it híx̲chemet
ask for it yéx̲chemet
ask someone a favor th'íth'exwstélémét
ask someone a favor th'exwstélémét
asking someone pétemet
at the head, up the point álqel
attached tl'átl'el
aunt the shxwemlí:kw
aunt or uncle (or parent's cousin) shxwemlí:kw
aunts or uncles (or parent's cousins) shxwemlá:lekw
autumn, fall temhilálxw
awake xwí
awl, piercer stl'elqwótel
awl, piercer stl'qéwtel
axe kw'óqwletstel
baby sqeláqele
baby sqáqele
baby basket p'óth'es
baby basket p'ep'óth'es
baby basket p'ó:th'es
baby bear (black) spathó:llh
Baby bottle sqemó'álá
baby bottles, breasts sqemqem'álá
baby frog pipehó:mó:llh
baby frogs pelipehó:mó:llh
baby horse steteliqiwó:llh
baby horse stitiqwiwó:llh
baby sockeye salmon skwíkwexel
baby-sockeye time temkwíkwexel
babysitters xóxelhmílh
back end of house stselqwáx̲el
back of head, back of neck téptepsem
back of head, back of neck, neck (at back) tépsem
back, backside eqwéqwelets
back, backside óqwelets
back-bone sth'emth'ómwíts
back-bone sth'ómwíts
backbone sth'ómwích
backpack schim
backpack schechim
Backpack schí:m
bacon kweshú sméyeth
bad qél
badger melmélkw'es sqoyép
bags lelesák
bailing it (canoe) lhí:lthet
bait melmá:le
bait má:le
baked s'ótheqw
baked, put in the oven shíyqetsel
baking fish swe'ellem
baking, roasting (in the stove, in sand) o:theqw
bald eagle sp'óq'es
bald eagles sp'óleq'es
bald-headed th'óqweleqw
ball pól
balsam fir q'et'emá:yelhp
banana pelála
banana pelále
bang a container th'esth'éset
bang a container th'esét
bank stl'épíqel
banks teltále'áwtxw
barbecue stick pí:kwel
barbecue-stick qw'éltel
barbecued sqw'élém
barbecued salmon sqw'él:ém
barbecued salmon sqw'él:qw'él:ém
barber-shops lhílhets'eqwemáwtxw
bare, bald, rock ts'qó:ls
bark at him/her tl'ewtl'ewt
bark at him/her tl'éwt
bark from Douglas fir slelá:y
bark from Douglas fir slá:y
bark of tree p'alyí:ws
Bark peeling tool lhéqw'ewsá:ks
barking tl'áwels
barks of trees p'elp'elyu:s
barrel q'eyq'eyós
barrel, tub q'eyós
barrel, tub, load (of laundry) q'eq'iyós
baseball pol sewolem
basket sí:tel
basket weaving sch'eqw'ōwelh
baskets sá:ltel
bat kw'elkw'elyáx̲el
bat skw'elyáx̲el
bat p'ip'eth'eláx̲el
bath-tub xóxekw'emá:lá
bath-tub xókw'emá:lá
bathing oneself, taking a bath xóxekw'em
bathroom emetáwtxw
bathrooom xo:kw'emawtxw
bathtub shxwxóxekw'em
be a partner with him q'axí:l
be a partner with him q'axí:lt
be aboard, be on, in a ride eló:lh
be alive, be living, be in good health, be healthy, be well áylexw
be ancient q'e'ílem
be ancient q'a'í:lem
be barefoot semáxel
be behind, be last lhilhiyó:qwt
be behind, be last lhiyó:qwt
be careful with it thethehít
be careful with it thehít
be careful with it sts'áts'elstexw
be determined sx̲áx̲as
be dirty chmítl'
be dizzy sa:lth'tem
be dizzy selsálth'tem
be dizzy sá:lts'tem
be dripping th'áq'em
be drying ts'áywx
be easy to wake up shxwíyxwiy
be envious t'áyx̲
be filthy t'íqqwlha
be flowing kw'ekw'élh
be frying something ts'ákwx̲t
be full (from eating) méq'
be gathered, be gathering, a group, a team, a gathering sq'eq'íp
be gathering, many gathering q'épq'ép
be going, be on one's way hálem
be hungry kw'ókw'iy
be in good health shxw'éyelth
be in the centre, be in the middle shxw'á:ye
be in the middle, between alxwí:tsel
be inside a pit-house sqemí:l
be inside out schelá:w
be left handed/ left hand sth'íkwetses
be lonesome t'it'ílthet
be lonesome t'ílthet
be lonsome for him/her t'ít'elmet
be lonsome for him/her t'ílmet
be lying down á:x̲eth
be lying down slhálheq'
be mad, get mad, be angry get angry t'áyeq'
be only one left txwó:ye
be open shxwemamaqel
be open shxwemáqel
be open shxwemá
be patient tl'épstexw ta' sqwélewel
be playing cards, playing a card game lilekó:ltel
be praying, having a church service ts'ahéyelh
be racing, a race óweltí:l
be rainy (off and on lhemlhém:exw
be really worried th'áth'iyekw
be saying x̲et'x̲et'e
be saying, say x̲et'e
be scared, be afraid, be nervous sí:si
be separated (in marriage) kwótel
be separated (in marriage), to break up (from each other) kwekwótel
be shaky xwóyqem
be silent sch'ách'exw
Be silent sts'áts'exw
be sister and brother to each other qeló:qtel
be slower íy'eyóm
be snowing yíyeq
be sober sp'ap'ílh
be standing lhex̲é:ylex
be steaming pó:lx̲wem
be stiff (arm, foot) slhelháx̲
be still (of water) qó:mthet
be surprised ts'éq'
be surprised by him/her ts'eq'met
be suspicious of t'ót'emethet
be suspicious of t'ómethet
be swollen up, swelled up chxwétem
be tender (emotions) chácha
be under an umbrella sq'elóts'eqw
be upriver ahíw
be visiting (with someone) lálets'éwtxwem
be wearing a hat siyó:yseqw
be wearing a loincloth sthiyáp
be yellow, got yellow (be greenish) qwáyel
beach, shore cháchu
beaches, shores chucháchu
beaking something (on purpose) yóyokw'et
bear spá:th
bear dung spáthélets
bear-trap pathúyel
beard (hair on face) sqwelqwíliyéthel
beard (hair on face) qwíliyéthel
bears spepáth
beat him/her up lepút
beat him/her up x̲álht
beat him/her up x̲lhét
beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back x̲éx̲eyet
beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back x̲eyx̲éyet
beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back x̲éyet
beating up s-o as a lesson till he learns or gives up, teaching s-o a lesson'/ leplepút
beaver sqelá:w
beaver's dam teqáp
become day wówiyel
become day wáyel
become evening, get dark xwelált
become lost, get lost íkw'
becoming lost í:kw'
bed shxwe'áx̲eth
bed shxwe'álex̲eth
bed-bug lheq'tíwel
bed-bugs lhelhq'etíwel
bedroom ítetáwtwx
bedroom shxwe'álexáwt
bedroom shxwe'álex̲etháwtxw
bedroom shxwe'áx̲etháwtxw
bedrooms etítetáwtxw
bee sisemóye
bee, honeybee semóye
bee, honeybee, hornet, wasp sísemóye
beer p'op'eqw'em
beggar lexw-semoró:mel
beggar lexwmó:mel
beige Siyi:ts:em
being barefoot semsemáxel
being together with, along with, included sq'eq'ó
being, getting mad, being, getting angry, being real angry t'át'eyeq'
belching, burping qwáqwats'et
believing him/her q'áq'elmet
bellies, stomach (plural) kw'élkw'el:á
belly, stomach kw'él:a
belly-button méx̲weya
belly-buttons méx̲wméx̲weya
bellybutton mṓx̲weya
belongs to chief, in style of chief siyómelh
belt shxwiyémtel
bent round sqóqem
bent, crooked spópiy
Berry basket sts'ímálá
berry plant sth'emth'emellhp
berry plant th'ímelhp
berry, berries, fruit in general sth'í:m
berry-basket sth'emth'ímálá
berry-basket th'íth'ímálá
berry-basket sth'ímálá
beside sp'lhíq'
beware of it híyot
beware of it yó:t
big híkw
big thíthe
big copper pot ts'qw'ōstel
big Spring Salmon time temth'oló:lh
big toe melmelkwó:mélxel
big toe mekwó:mélxel
big tree thá:lhp
big waves thitheháleq
big wooden dish qwelhlyúwelh
bighouse, longhouse stháwtxw
birch tree sékw'emíy
bird, large bird memó:qw
bird, large bird mó:qw
bird, large bird thehíws
Birds singing/making music-March Temqweloythi:lem
birthday skwól swáyel
Biter (always biting) ch'eméls / t'eméls
bitter sáx̲em
bitter sasex̲em
bitter, rancid chíchex̲em
black ts'q'éyx̲
black cottonwood tree chewōlhp
black cottonwood trees chewchewōlhp
black eye st'et'it'eqó:les
black eye st'it'eqó:les
black eyes tseq'ex̲ó:les
black hair tsq'ex̲é'leqw
black haw berry máts'el
black person qwólex̲wes
black person qw'íx̲wes
black soot xwíyeqwela
blackberry skw'ōlmexw
Blackberry skw'ṓlmexw
blackberry bush skw'ōlmexwelhp
blackbird q'eláq'a
blackcap tselqó:me
blackcap tseltselqó:me
blackcap tselqó:mé
bladder séx̲séx̲wátel
bladder séx̲wátel
blanket laléx̲wtel
blanket léx̲wtel
blanket, robe tl'exwewítstel
bleeding chólx̲wem
blind qéyx̲es
blonde hair tskwáyé'leqw
blood thelthátheyel
blood sthetháthiyel
blood thátheyel
blood stháthiyel
blow on him (Indian medicine) pópex̲wet
blow on him (Indian medicine) póx̲wet
blow spray pópex̲wels
blow spray póx̲wels
blowing it pepó:t
blows around (plant fuzz) pókw'em
blue tsméth'
blue camas ( a root) spá:lxw
Blue Elderberries th'ékwth'íkwekw
Blue Elderberry th'íkwekw
blue eyes ts'meth'ó:les
blue grouse mí:t'
blueberries, mountain huckleberries (Alaskan blueberry) kwekwx̲wó:mels
blueberry (Alaskan blueberry) kwx̲wó:mels
bluffing, pretending, being arrogant mámeth'álem
blunt end of a canoe pole témkwes
blunt, dull qelóth
board leleplós
board loplós
board (n.) leplós
board for stretching hides tépelhállh
boat pelú:pt
boat pú:t
boat shxwt'at'ekwels
body slexlexwíws
body slelexwíws
body slexwíws
bog blueberry/tall swamp blueberry mó:lsem
boil it lhótqwt
boiled sqwóls
boiler pan qowletsá:ls
boiling water lhétqwt
boiling, making boil qwó:ls
bone sth'ólem
bone sth'ó:m
bone-marrow sleslésxel
bone-marrow slésxel
bored of it ts'íwelmet
bored of it, annoyed with it, fed up with it (of many) ts'íts'ewelmet
bored, bothered ts'íts'ewel
borer, auger sxoxwí:ls
borrow it from him/her éyx̲emet
borrow it from him/her ex̲éymet
borrow it from him/her ex̲eymet
borrow, get credit í:x̲em
borrow, get credit, go on credit íx̲em
borrowing chókwelhta
borrowing something chókwelhtat
boss shxwsiyám
both legs, both feet sx̲éx̲éyle
bottle shxwlalamá:lá
bottle shxwlámá:lá
bottom of water , bottom of waterfall, basket, anything. Atchelitz Village áthelets
bough of red cedar x̲pá:ytses
bow of a boat q'elhál
bow of a boat q'lhól
bowl tl'épló:thel
box, chest kw'óxwe
box, chest kw'ólexwe
boxed lunch sásewel
boxed lunch sáwel
boy, adolescent boy swíweles
boys, lots of adolescent boys swówles
bra sqemálá
brace oneself in it pípiyet
brace oneself in it píyet
bracelet th'ómetsel
bracelet th'emth'ómetsel
bracken fern peltá:kwem
bracken fern ptá:kwem
bracken fern root sá:q
braids t'emt'emxáliya
brains smeth'qel
brains smeth'méth'qel
branch ts'á:lext
branch sts'á:xt
brave iyálewes
Brave iyalewes
bread seplí:l
bread-crumb spíxw te seplí:l
breads (plural) seleplíl
break (string) t'et'éqw'
break (string) t'éqw'
break into lots of pieces peqwpéqwet
break it lekwát
break it (string, rope) t'oqw'ót
break it (string, rope) t'qw'ót
break it accidentally lekwlá:xw
break it in half (fruit, bread, etc) peqwó:t
break it in half (fruit, bread, etc) peqwót
break it in half (fruit, bread, etc) póqwt
break it in half (stick, etc) hélqwet
break it in half (stick, etc) leqwót
break one's arm lekwlekweláx̲el
break one's arm lekwláx̲el
break your back lekwíts
break your back lekwlekwíts
break your hand lekwlekwátses
break your hand lekwátses
break your neck lekwe'psem
break your neck lekwépsem
break your neck hálkwepsem
breaking it yáyekw'elexw
breaking something (stick, stick like objects) halkwet
bridge shxwelt'álh
bridge shxwt'álh
brightly colored táwelómet
bring in fire wood kwtxwéltsep
bring it across the river t'kwíléstexw
bring it out (spirit song) p'ep'í:t
bring it out (spirit song) p'í:t
bring it to him hálemestexw
bring it to him hélemestexw
bring, take (it) méstexw
bring, take (it) emí:stexw
bringing it e:méstexw
bringing outside, getting outside atl'qíl
bringing something outside, getting something out, kick someone out á:tl'qilt
bringing sth, taking sth mí:stexw
brittle, crisp x̲épkw'em
broad-leaf maple tree q'emō:lhp
broken selí:kw
broken off into pieces peqwpéqw
broom éx̲wtel
brooms olex̲tel
brother te alex
brother in law's wife slets'éleq
brown tsqw'íx̲w
brown qw'íx̲w
brown tskwimomex
brown eyes sqw'íqw'ex̲welo:les
brown hair sqw'íqw'é'leqw
brown sugar tskwí:m shúkwa
bruise st'áleqel
bruise st'ít'eqel
bruise st'ít'eq
brush your teeth th'ex̲welísem
brush your teeth th'ex̲wélesem
brush your teeth th'th'ex̲welísem
brussel sprouts mémeles kápech
buckets, pails, kettles skw'ólewes
buckskin coat míyethélwét
buckskin, rawhide, tanned buckskin áx̲elqel
bug, worm sth'ékw'
bugs sth'eth'ékw'
building a fire heyéqwelchep
Bullfrog pehó:mō:lh
bullrush wō:l
bullrush mat wá:th'elh
bum slhelél:ets
bum slhél:ets
bumble bee mékwmekw
bump him on the head teséleqwt
bump them together testéstexw
bunch of things burst meqw'méqw'
burdock x̲eyx̲emels
burer, auger shxwqweqwá:ls
burn him in the throat kw'ésqel:exw
burn, burned, scorch, to burn (intr. v.) yéqw
burned in the throat kw'ésqel
burning something héyeqwt
burning song heywí:leqw
burning, getting burned háyeqw
burst open, split open tl'xáx̲el
burst out, get smashed méqw'
burying it, planting it pelpí:lt
bus hikw shxwe'elolh kyo
bush, underbrush xwílexwel
bush, underbrush xwíxwel
bushy hair chílheqw
busy yékw'es
busy yekw'yékw'es
butcher it, cut it up kw'ítset
butchering it, cutting it up kw'íkw'etset
butchering knife kw'etskw'etstel
butchering knife kw'éts'tel
butter péte
butterfly smímeyáth
Buy for me íleqelhtsthóx
buying (it) í:leqet
buying (tr.) ileqá:ls
cabbage kápech
cakes kíks
call him/her to witness xwlalámstexw
calm slílexwelh
calm (of water) p'ep'ákwem
calm down (weather) líqwem
Camas plants sk'emk'ámeth'
Camas (plant) sk'ámeth'
camp and rest qelá:wthet
camp, be camped sq'elí:m
camp, stay at a place q'élem
can q'éx̲q'ex̲él
can or bottle opener shxemxwemeqéyls
can or bottle opener shxwémeqéyls
can't, can't be, impossible skw'á:y
canada geese álex̲e
canada goose áx̲e
Canada lynx chō:wqwela
candy kálti
cannibal woman th'ōx̲iya
Cannibal Woman Th'ṓx̲iya
cannibal woman, basket ogress th'ōth'x̲iya
cannibal woman, basket ogress Th'ōx̲iya
canning qw'o:ls sq'eyle
canning (it), boiling (it) qwólst
canoe sléxwelh
canoe bailer lhéltel
canoe bailers lhélheltel
canoe paddle sq'emq'emwl
canoe pole x̲óx̲wtel
canoe pole sx̲wōqw'tel
canoe pole shx̲wṓqw'tel
canoe poles sx̲wōleqw'tel
canoe shed slexwlháwtxw
canoe-making s'há:y
canoeing slexwelhi:m
Canvas-back duck lamélwelh
canyon sx̲ex̲ákw'
car kakó
Car Kyó
car kó
carding wool, combing something (hair, wool) téxelqéylt
cards, playing cards (noun lekyó:lta
carrot xáweq
carrots xelxáweq
carry canoe on shoulders xw'ilamōwelh
carry it on shoulders xw'ilámet
carry on your shoulder ílám
carry over sholder or under arm xíxets'eláx̲el
carry over sholder or under arm xits'eláx̲el
carrying s-th/s-o on one's back, packing it on one's back chmá:t
carrying s-th/s-o on one's back, packing it on one's back' chámet
carve stone t'elex̲ót
carving xat'kw'els
carving stone t'élx̲é:yls
cascara (a plant ) q'á:yx̲elhp
casino slekólte'áwtxw
cast a spell x̲t'áls
cat pús
cat's cradle iwá:ltses
cat's cradle íwá:ltses
cat-tail sth'áth'aqel
cat-tail sth'áqel
catbird sx̲wítl'
catch a disease q'ep'lómet
catching a disease q'áq'ep'
caterpillar mex̲álh
caterpiller smímex̲alh
caterpiller smex̲álh
caterpiller smímex̲álh
cats, kittens pelúps
cause to move fast x̲wémx̲wémstexw
cause to rest qá:wstexw
cautious st'emt'émtel
Cautious st'emt'ém
cave kwelkwelqéylem
cave kwelqéylem
cedar bark skirt seqw'seqw'emí:l
cedar bark skirt séqwemí:l
cedar bark skirt lhqw'áy
cedar bark skirt séqw'emí:ws
cedar headband sqetqítes
cedar headband qítes
Cedar headband qíytes
cedar rope stélwél
cedar sapling basket tl'pát
cedar slat basket th'ōwex̲
cedar slat baskets th'ōth'ōwex̲
cedar strips for baskets shxwth'á:lhtel
cedar trough (for food) x̲epyúwelh
cedar wood x̲pá:y
cedar-bark mat slhqw'á:y
ceiling skekwós
ceiling skwetxwós or skwós
ceiling skwetxwós
celery xwelitemelh sokw'
ceremony with masked dance sx̲wóyx̲wey
chair sch'áletstel
chair, bench, seat, something to sit on ch'áletstel
chairs schelcháletstel
chairs ch'ech'áletstel
change it iyáqt
change it éyeqt
change it (by x_a:ls) x̲iyéyt
change it (by x_a:ls) x̲eyx̲éyt
change it (by x_a:ls) x̲éyt
change money iyóqest
change of voice (boy) qw'iqw'elá:m
change of voice (boy) qw'elá:m
change one's clothes iyaqélwetem
change oneself iyóqthet
change sometyhing íyá:q
change yourself é:yeqthet
change yourself iyáqthet
change, transform (intr.) iyá:q
charcoal, black coal p'ets't
charcoal, black coal p'eptsp'étst
charge five dollars for lheq'ótsestexw
charge four dollars for x̲ethílestexw
charge one dollar for lets'estexw
charge ten dollars epólestexw
charge three dolars for lhíxwestexw
charge two dollars for isólestexw
chase s-o, chase s-th, chasing s-o/s-th, continue something á:ystexw
chasing him/her away wówelhet
cheam Chí:yó:m
Cheam Xwchí:yó:m
Cheam xwchí:yóm
cheap syemsémyó
cheap semyó
cheap syemyó
cheat him/her hehóyt
cheat s-o ehó:yt
cheating s/o íhóyt
check a net or trap kw'echú:yel
check a net or trap kw'íkw'echú:yel
cheek shxwelíles
cheek shxw'íles
cheeky, rough acting lhálts'
Chehalis Sts'a'í:les
cherries chalís
chest s'í:les
chests s'elí:les
chew (it) x̲éyx̲eykw'et
chew (it) x̲éykw'et
chew it th'át
chew it th'eth'át
chewing (hard thing) x̲áp'kw'els
chewing it x̲éyx̲ekw'els
chicken chékel
chicken hawk x̲emx̲íméls
chicken hawk x̲emx̲emx̲íméls
chicken pox pelpeleqw sq'oq'ey
chicken-dung chékelélets
chicken-pox spél:exw
chicken-pox spelpél:exw
Chief, Respected elder Siyá:m
chief, respected leader, leader, respected/wealthy person siyá:m
chiefs, respected leaders sí:yá:m
chiefs, respected leaders sisiyá:m
child méle
child mámele
child of deceased brother or sister swelmélma:ylh
child of deceased brother or sister swelméylh
child, (under 12), young stl'ítl'eqelh
children stá:xwelh
chilliwack Ts'elxwíqw
Chilliwack Mountain Qwemílíts
Chilliwack River Sts'elxwíqw
Chilliwack River Sts'elxwíqw' stó:lō
Chilliwack/Chilliwack River place name (as far as one can travel upriver via canoe) Ts'elxwéyeqw
chimney smált poyp
chinese food chá:lmelelhs álhtel
chinese food chá:lmels s'álhtel
chinese people chelchálmel
chinese person chá:lmel
chinook jargon chílukwqel
chinook jargon chelúkwqel
chip at it (like at wood) t'át'epet
chip at it (like at wood) t'apet
chipmunk x̲ep'í:tsel
chipmunk x̲ex̲p'í:tsel
chocolate lilies stl'éltl'eleqw'
chocolate lily stl'éleqw'
choke (on food) t'kwíles
choke (on water) lexwslhemlhém
choke (on water) lexwslhém
choke cherry lhex̲wlhéx̲wlhex̲w
choke cherry lhex̲wlhéx̲w
choke him/her t'kwílest
choke on water lhálhil
choke on water lexwslhám
choke someone t'kwílstexw
choking on food, getting choked on food t'ékweles
choose it, pick it tl'óstexw
choose it, pick it tl'otl'ostexw
chop with eaze t'eméls
chop with eaze t'et'éméls
chop wood th'iqw'élchep
chop your foot (with axe) t'émxel
Christmas klésmes
Cigarette spótl'em
cigarette butt th'ex̲th'ex̲míl
cigarette butt th'ex̲míl
cigarette, smoke sp'óp'etl'em
cigarette, smoke (n.) sp'ótl'em
circle fire sélts'
circles st'elt'elákw'
city séti
clam s'ólex̲we
clam, fresh-water mussel s'óx̲we
clap your hands lhéqw'tsesem
clap your hands lhólheqw'tsesem
clean hands éyetses
clean your nose meqmeqselem
clean your nose meqsélem
clear it (land, table) tí:lt
clear it (land, table) tetí:lt
clear up (as in the weather) eyi:lem
clear up (as in the weather) eyilem
clear up (of weather) iyílem
clear, smooth (water) xwe'éyem
cliff qw'eléqel
climbing a hill, mountain kw'ekw'iyeqel
close up a meeting yalkw'ólhem
close up a meeting yelkw'ólhem
cloth sí:l
cloth selsí:l
cloth s'í:l
clothes, clothing, belongings á:wkw'
clothes, dress s'íth'em
clothing store awkw'áwtxw
clothing store s'ith'emáwtxw
cloud, cloudy shxw'áthetel
clouds shxwel'áthetel
clover lhemlhō:me
clover lhō:me
clover lhṓ:me
club it kw'ókw'eqwest
club it kw'óqwest
co-wife sxexó:ya
co-wife sxó:ya
coat kapú
coat kalepú
coffee kópi
coho net kw'ōxwethtel
coho salmon kwōx̲weth
Coho Salmon Kwōxweth
Coho Salmon kwṓx̲weth
coho time (Aug-Sept) temkwōxweth
coiled sq'elq'elá:w
coiled sq'elá:w
cold x̲éytl'
collected rainwater th'q'emelétsem
collecting, gathering q'epq'epem
comb lhets'ímel
comb one's hair texyeqéylem
comb one's hair texyaqéylem
comb one's hair texqéylem
come here emíkw'elo
come in (of tide) qém:el
come out (of hair) qw'émqw'ém
come out (of hair) qw'ém
come out/up (of sun) wep'eth'
come to mi
come! mítl'
computer sx̲ex̲é:ylesáls
confused melmílets'
considerate xwtítewel
Constipated x̲akw'íwel
continuous shooting or popping sounds tl'éltl'eleqw
contract a disease, catch a disease, get addi q'áp'
convulsions q'eq'q'áq'etl'
convulsions q'áq'etl'
Cook (it) kwúkw
cook (it) kwúkwt
cooked fish head sth'óqwes
cooked fish heads sth'óleqwes
cooked stuff sqwéls
cooking, meal (n.) skwúkw
cool, calm [of weather] sth'áth'elh
cooling down, getting colder (of things, weather) x̲éytl'thet
copper qwíqwíy
Coquahalla river Skw'ikw'iyá:la
Coqualeetza Kw'eqwálíth'a
Coquitlam kwíkwetl'em
Coquitlam Kwíkwetl'em
cording wool téxéqéyls
cording wool téxqeléyls
corn kwelkwól
corn kwól
corner st'eláx̲el
cost five dollars lheq'ótsestem
cost four dollars x̲ethílestem
cost one dollar lets'estem
cost ten dollars epólestem
cost two dollars isólestem
cottonwood bark qwémélép
cougar shxwúwe
count (tr.) kw'xát
count it kw'exát
count it kw'áxt
counting kw'áxem
coupon siyéx̲cha
courage sey'álwes
cover him/her with a blanket léx̲wet
cover him/her with a blanket hélx̲wet
cover your mouth qep'ó:ythel
cover yourself with a blanket léx̲wethet
cover yourself with a blanket hélx̲wethet
cow músmes
cow mulusmes
cow milk sqemós te músmes
Cowichen Qewítsel
coyote sk'ek'iyáp
crab i'á:yx̲
crab á:yx̲
crab apple mímeles qwe'óp
crab apples (several, many) mémeles qwqwa'áp
crack open tl'éx
crackers xápxepkw'els
crackers xápkw'els
crackle, pop tl'á:lx̲em
crackle, pop tl'áléx̲em
cramp sq'élp
cramp sq'elq'elptem
cramped q'á:lptem
cramped q'áq'elptem
cranberry qwemqwemchó:ls
cranberry qwemchó:ls
cranky t'it'á:yeq'
cranky x̲éth'x̲eth'
cranky, ill-natured skw'áywelh
crawl through qwahéylém
crawl under it eqéylemet
crawl underneath halqílem
crawl underneath eqéylem
crawl underneath híqelem
crawling ts'a'tem
crawling underneath haqílem
crazy shxwóxwth'
creek, small river stótelō
crocheting lhílhakwels
cross oneself píyewsem
cross oneself píyewesem
cross-beam in roof of house t'át'elh
cross-beam in roof of house st'álh
cross-eyed skw'íts'ólés
cross-pieces in a canoe lhex̲elwélhtel
crossing oneself pípíyewsem
crow (large) spó:l
crow (small) speplól
crowding together q'ópthet
crown of head sqw'eqw'óteleqw
crown of head sqw'óteleqw
crows (large) speló:l
crumbling of the bark or softening of the bark héyqwest
crumbling of the bark or softening of the bark yeqwest
Crumple it up q'emts'et
crumple it up q'emq'emst
crumple it up q'emetst
crushed ice sth'íth'ayeqw spí:w
crushed, finely chopped sth'áyeqw
cry with somebody ts'elhx̲á:m
crying a little x̲ix̲á:m
crying a lot, wailing x̲ex̲á:m
cucumber kwúkwemels
cucumbers kukemels
Cultas Lake Mountain Swílhcha Smá:lt
Cultus lake swílcha
Cultus Lake Swílhcha
cupboard shxwlathílé
cupboard, shelf shxwelalathílé
cupboard, shelf shxwelathílé
cups lelepót
cure him/her (Indian doctor) lhálhewet
cure him/her (Indian doctor) lhá:wet
curly hair sq'elq'élp'eqw
curly hair sq'elq'elp'es
cut it (string or rope) tl'qw'ót
cut it (string or rope) t'óqw't
cut it (wood, lawn) t'eqw'ót
cut off tip of nose lhts'élqsel
cut one's arm lhets'elá:x̲el
cut one's arm lhets'lhets'elá:x̲el
cut-throat trout spó:ltsep
cute (little ones) a'iy
cute (little thing) í'iy
cutthroat trout kw'síts
cutting (it) lhílhets'et
dad, daddy mámel
Dad, daddy mamel
daddy long-legs tl'áleqtxel
Daddy long-legs tl'a'leqtxel
dam steq'áp
dance hall qw'elyilexáwyxw
dance hall qw'eyilexáwtxw
dances sqw'elyílex
dancing qw'eyélex
dancing costume lewómet
dandelion qwáyúwél
dandelions qwiqwayúwel
dandruff lheqw'lheqw'
dandruff lheqw'lhéqw'
dark thát
dark complexion stl'ítl'esel kwe'lów
darn! yéyaq'
darn! yaq'
day, sky, weather swáyel
days swelwá:yel
dead tree (dead and broken -of a plant) st'álepiy
dead tree dead plant (dead and broken) st'ápiy
deadfall trap tl'iq'áwtxw
deaf tl'ékwela
deceased child ts'lhx̲á:m
deceased elders siyolexwálh
deceased person stewtéweqel
deceased person stewéqel
December meqó:s
deep shxwtl'etl'ép
deep shxwtl'ép
deep bottom stl'epláts
deer tl'elqtéle
deer meat mówech
deer-skin moccasin stl'éqxel
denim xwétkw'em
denim clothes xwétkw'emélmet
deny an accusation xwiyómethet
denying an accusation xwíxwiyómethet
design on a basket sx̲elx̲éles
design on a basket sx̲éles
design, pattern thiytíl
desk sx̲ex̲í:ls letám
determined to do it xaxaselmet
determined to do it x̲asélmet
devil líyóm
devil lílíyóm
devil's club qwó:pelhp
devil's club (several) qwelqwó:pelhp
diaper sqelqelálh
diaper sqelálh
diarreha tl'axtem
die on seeing monster xelxó:lís
die on seeing monster xó:lí:s
different rooms laláts'extxw
digging thiyeqwáls
digging stick sqá:lex̲
dime mí:t
dimes mamelít
dip oneself in the water memí:lthet
dip oneself in the water mí:lthet
dip-net q'eyq'emó:stel
direction marker shxwmót'estel
dirty water, unclear water mímexwel
dirty-minded, bad-minded lexwqélwelh
disgusted qelqálém
Disgusted qelqelém
dish pan, dish water shxwth'ox̲wewí:ls
dish pan/ dish water xwth'ox̲wí:ls
dish pan/ dish water (several) xwth'exwth'ox̲wí:ls
dish rag shxw'oqw'íls
dish towel shxwelóqw'ewí:ls
dish towel shw'áp'ewí:ls
dish towel shxwoqw'ewí:ls
dish towel shxw'áp'ewí:ls
dishwasher shxwth'oxwi:les
dislike (him/her) qélstexw
dislike (him/her) qálstexw
dismantle it híyex̲wet
dissappear thethéx̲w
dissappear thethéx̲
dissappear théx̲w
dissappear on purpose thexwó:thet
diving hálqem
do a favor for him th'íth'exwmet
do a favor for him th'exwmet
do a hula dance qwíyeltsel
do a hula dance qwayx̲élechem
do a hula dance qwíqwelex̲echem
do him/her a favour shxwémlexw
do it again qelqelátstexw
do it again qelátstexw
do it by yourself eyeyólwethet
do it by yourself iyólewéthet
do it harder tímet
do it harder títemet
do it this way (tr.) x̲t'á:stexw
do it well sthí:ystexw
do it yourself íyálewet
do it yourself iyálewet
do patching p'ewíy
dog sqwemá:y
dog sqwemqwemá:y
dog fish kw'o:lexw
dog salmon (chum) kw'ó:lexw
dog salmon (chum) kwelkwólexw
dog wool sqwemá:yalqel
doggie-bag meq'ethále
doggy bag sméq'ólhálá
doggy-bag smeq'othálá
doing well, alright we'éyó
doing writing x̲elá:ls
doll mimele'ó:ylha
doll melmele'ó:ylha
dolly varden trout thex̲ó:th
don't care about it ewéta shxwlixstexw
don't care about it. ewéta shxwelistexw
don't know how to do it sqe'íyeqel
donut sqweqwá seplí:l
donut sqweleqwá seplí:l
door teqtá:l
doorknob sqw'omxes
Doorknob sqw'omxwes
doors téqteqtá:l
dorsal fin q'áwetsel
dorsal fin q'aq'áwetsel
double yourself up kw'qweméthet
doubled up sqwemóx̲w
Douglas fir lá:yelhp
Douglas Fir tree ts'sa:yelhp
Douglas fir trees lelá:yelhp
down river lhelhós
drag yourself along xwókw'thet
drag yourself along xwekw'thet
dragging (drag the river) xwokwels
dragging (drag the river) xweqw'á:ls
dragonfly lhílhló:ya
drawer thékw'aqel
dream [the thing] s'eleliya
dream [the thing] s'élíyá
dreaming about (it) el'éliyemet
dreaming, having visions el'élíyá
dried berries sth'ixwá:m
dried fish backbone sx̲éwx̲éwe
dried fish backbone sx̲éwe
dried fish head x̲ots'oyíqw
Dried fish head x̲óth'oyíqw
dried fish or meat sq'éyle
dried fish or meat (lots of it) sq'elq'éyle
dried meat sch'á:yxwels
dried saskatoon berries sk'ek'áxwe
dried-up lake x̲och'alh
drier shxwts'á:yxwélwetem
drift backwards to fish sturgeon tewláts
drift netting xíxemal
drift netting xímel
drifting downstream hōqw'éylem
drill qwaqwá:ls
drink (n.) sqó:qe
drinking qoqó:qe
drinking something (it) qoqó:qet
dripping th'íth'aq'em
drop it into water hōqw'et
drop it into water wōqw'et
drop s-th (accidentally), let s-o go kwólxw
drown oneself, float oneself wōqw'ethet
drown, drift in water, float, (drift downriver) woqw'
drumming q'ewétem
drums q'ewq'ewét
drumstick pumí:l
drunk só:les
drying a bunch of things ch'ach'íxwt
drying dishes, wiping the dishes iqw'wí:ls
drying something ts'áyxwt
duck, mallard teléqsel
ducks, mallards telteléqsel
dumbfounded lholhekw'íwel
dumbfounded lhekw'íwel
dumbfounded, shocked lholekw'íwel
dust sqelqél:ep
dust sqél:ep
ear qw'ō:l
ear-ring ts'qw'élá
ear-splitting seq'á:lí:ya
early-bird shxwíyós
early-bird (plural) xwixwiyóls
ears qw'elqw'ō:l
earth, land tém:éxw
earthquake payex̲ém témexw
Easter x̲epósem
easy to bend met'mét
easy to bend mét'
eat fast x̲eméthel
eating (a meal) í:lhtel
eating something (short of a social meal) hálp'ex
echo shxwelám
echo (Echo Point on Echo Island, Echo Bay on w w Echo Island) xwixwe'áqel
eclipse (sun or moon) t'óltel
eddy(?) in water xwelkw'ím
edge of iliyéthels
eel kwótawi
eel kwótawis
eel kwótewi
eggs í:ks
eggs íks
eight teqá:tsa
eight (counting containers) tqátsáleqel
eight (counting dollars) tqó:tsó:s
eight (counting people) teqátsale
eight birds tqatsíws
eight canoes tqátsa'ōwelh
eight fish teqatsíqw
eight fruit tqótsóls
eight o'clock steqá:tses
eight times tqatsálh
eighty teqétselsxá
eighty (counting dollars) téqetselsxó:s
eighty (counting people) téqetselsxále
elbow th'emxweláx̲el
elder siyelyólexwa
Elder Siyólexwe
elder siyólexwe
elderberry tree th'íkwekwelhp
eldest child sesiltl'e
eldest child, oldest sibling séltl'o
eleven ópel qas te léts'e
eleven (counting dollars) epó:les qas te léts'es
eleven (counting people) epále qas te lólets'e
eleven o'clock s'ópels qas te sléts'es
elk q'oyí:ts
elk shxwiyáxkel
elope, run away with each other chó:mtel
embarrassed, ashamed x̲éyx̲e
embarresed x̲ex̲éyx̲e
embarress yourself x̲éyx̲estólemét
embroidery stl'ítl'ets
employee shxwyóys
end the story esép' te sx̲wōx̲wiyám
enemies sxemxemá:l
enemy sxemá:l
engine í:lchel
envious t'íyx̲
eraser shxwe'íqw'els
eulachon swíwe
eulachon oil tl'í:la
eulachon ~ oolachon swí:we
evening xwelxwelá:lt
everyone mekw'wat
everyone mekw'ewát
everything mékw'stám
excited lhkw'íwel
experienced spirit dancers sts'elts'eláxwem
extinguishing it (of a fire) tl'etl'ekwelt
eye qélem
eye glasses shxwetoleólestel
eye-glasses skw'echó:steló:les
eye-glasses st'ole'ólestel
eye-glasses shxwteltóle'ólestel
eye-glasses shxwtóle'ólestel
eyebrow tho:mel
eyebrow(s) thó:mel
eyebrows themthó:mél
eyebrows thó:mél
eyelash, eyelid lheplhéptel
eyelash, eyelid lhéptel
eyes qélqel:ém
eyesight skw'áts
face s'ólethes
face s'othes
face s'óthes
face cloth shxwíqw'estel
face down qep'ós
facing away sle'óles
facing towards le'ós
fall and roll hílém
fall asleep itetlómet
fall down wets'étl
fall down and scatter tl'ápex̲em
fall in water qweqwés
fall in water qwés
fall off (petals, seeds.) pípexw
fall off (petals, seeds.) pípexwem
fall off (petals, seeds.) píxwem
fall off (petals, seeds.) píxw
falling chelchélq
family tselhsq'áleq'o
family (also neighbour) ts'elhxwélmexw
far chó:kw
fast, hard [of snow, rain, etc.] stím
fast, hurry x̲wém
fat lós
fat lós ~ ló:s
fat, big around mékw
fat, lard slelós
fat, lard, oil, grease slós
father mál
father-in-law, mother-in-law, spouse's parent, parent-in-law skw'ílhew
fathers melmá:l
fawn tl'itl'alqtele
fawn tl'ítl'alqtéle
feather sxélxelts'
feather sxélts'
feel a tingle thátkwem
feel something creepy sísesem
feel something creepy sísem
feel sory for yourself tesestélemet
feel sory for yourself testélemet
feel sory for yourself x̲ehó:methet
Feeling around qétx̲als
feeling cold, be chilled (of a person) th'óth'elhem
feeling good about yourself éystólmet
feeling sorry for someone, pitying someone th'íth'ex̲wmet
female friend iyés
female friend. íyes
ferry shxwt'át'ekwel
ferry boat shxwt'át'ekwels stimót
fifty lhéq'etselsxá
fifty (counting dollars) lhéq'etselsxó:s
fifty (counting people) lhéq'etselsxále
file it héyeq'et
file it híq'et
fill up (tr.) léts'et
find a seat, have a seat, sit down (on a chair) ch'álechem
find it thex̲láxw
find something out, to know something tél:exw
finding it out téltelexw
fine cedar weaving sts'éqw'
fine feathers sq'óyes
fine sand syíts'em
fine snow qwelqwélxel
fine snow qwélxel
fine snow comes into house sqwélxem
finger sléx̲tses
Finger nail or Claw qw'x̲weltses
fingernail (also: claw) qw'x̲wéltses
fingernails(also: claws) qw'elx̲wéltses
fingers sléx̲léx̲tses
finish (it) heyhéylexw
finish (it) hilexw
finish eating hó:ythél
finished, ready hihó:y
finished, ready hó:y
fir bough qwélatses
fir tree q'et'mí:l
Fir Trees (Balsam Fir) q'et'q'et'mí:l
fire is growing strong thó:lchep
fire station tl'a'tl'ékw'elsáwtxw
fireplace, firepit syéqwlhálá
fires, several fires heqwhéyeqw
first yewá:l
first born child schí:lh
First Nations people xwexwélmexw
First Nations person xwélmexw
fish sth'óqwi
fish (plural) sth'óleqwi
fish cut thin for wind-drying st'ál
fish for sturgeon tóx̲wethem
fish hook (small one for trout) kw'oyekw
fish oil smótheqw
fish strips for drying slhíqwetsel
fish tail sx̲épxel
fish tail x̲epx̲épxel
fish-drying rack shxwch'á:yxwels
fish-spreader t'á:ts'
fish-traps ch'ich'eyáq
fishing spots, fishing platforms leláxel
fit a fire tháyeltsep
fit a fire thíyéltsep
five lheq'á:tses
five (counting containers) lhq'átseqel
five (counting dollars) lhq'ó:tses
five (counting people) lhq'átsále
five birds lhq'atsí:ws
five canoes lhq'atsesōwelh
five fish lhq'atsesíqw
five fruit lhq'átsóls
five o'clock slheq'á:tses
five ropes, poles, sticks lhq'átssámets'
five times lhq'atses'álh
five trees lhq'atsesálhp
fix yourself up thíythet
fix yourself up thíthet
fixed, ready, prepared sthí:tem
flat sp'íp'elh
flat ground leq'éylep
flat, level léq'
flatten something, flatten it p'ílhet
flattening something, flattening it p'íp'elhet
flea telt'ólelhem
flea t'ót'elhem
flesh slhellhíleqw
flesh slhíqw
flexible leqw'ímōws
Flexible leqw'ímṓws
floor lhelex̲éyleptel
floor lhex̲éyleptel
floor lhex̲eyléptel
flounder, halibut p'ep'ewí
flounder, halibut p'ewí
flour spólqw seplil
flour x̲eyth' seplil
flower sp'á:q'em
flowering dogwood flower, pacific dogwood flower qwítx̲
flowers sp'áleq'em
flute, instrument you blow into pepó:tem
flute, instrument you blow into pó:tem
fly x̲wex̲wéye
flying squirrel sqépó:thél
fog Sqwetxem
folding something lemlémet
follow chó:lqem
follow him/her chó:lt
follow tracks tá:lxel
following him/her, trailing someone chokwú:lt
following tracks tátelxel
food s'álhtel
Food s'elhtel
food preparation thit kw'as ku:k
foot is asleep xwókw'elxwel
football helmetem pol
footprint, tracks (writing) sx̲éyltel
for a long time híth
for, towards, toward xwelá
forbidden kw'íyatem
forehead sqw'émqw'eméls
forehead sqw'éméls
forest theqthéqet
forest sxíxets'
forgetful person melmelqelómet
forgetful person mamelqelómet
forgetting something, someone mámelqlexw
fork sts'ets'ó:qw'els
fork sts'ó:qw'els
fork in tree or roots st'it'x̲óyaq
forty x̲èthelsxá
forty (counting dollars) x̲éthelsxó:s
four x̲e'ó:thel
Four xe'ó:thel
four (counting containers) x̲ethíleqel
four (counting dollars) x̲ethíles
four (counting people) x̲ethíle
four birds x̲ethílews
four canoes x̲e'otheōlwelh
four fish x̲ethíléqw
four fruit x̲ethóls
four o'clock sx̲e'ó:thels
four ropes, poles, sticks x̲ethílemets'
four times x̲ethelálh
four trees x̲ethí:lhp
fourty x̲ethelsxá
fourty (counting people) x̲ethelsxále
freeze (it) pípewet
freeze (it), to freeze (tr.) píwet
freezer spípew-kw'óxwe
freezer spípewels-kw'óxwe
freezer spepípewels
freezer spípewels
Friday, 5 o'clock slhq'á:tses
Fridays slhelq'á:tses
fried sts'ákwx̲
friend siyáye
Friend siyá:ye
Friend, buddy qe'óleq
friend, buddy q'elóleq
friend, buddy q'óleq
friends sí:yá:ye
frog pípehó:m
frog weléx̲es
frog wex̲és
frog-leaf slhá:wels te pípehó:m
frogs pelipehó:m
from telí
from downriver tellhó:s
from far away telchókw
from upriver teltíyt
from way upriver telchó:leqwtel
front side of a house chuchuwáx̲el
frozen spípew
fry (it), fry (tr.) ts'ékwx̲t
fry bread sch'ákwx̲ seplíl
frying-pan shxwts'ákwx̲els
full (from eating) méq'méq'
full, filled up slíts'
full-grown coho thímiya
gaff hook kw'ōyeqw
gaff-hook lhékw'tel
gaff-hooking lhákw'els
gaff-hooking lhílhekw'els
garbage sqel:ép
garbage s'íkw'els
garbage shxwí:kw'els
garbage sqelqélep
garbage can sqélqel:epálá
garbage can sqél:epálá
gas station kaslíláwt
gasoline kaselí:l
gather it q'ápt
gather s-th, pick up s-th (stuff that's scattered about), collect s-th, gather it up, pick them up q'pét
gather, collect q'ápels
gather, collect q'pá:ls
gathering, collecting q'pels
get "ghosted" poleqw'íth'etem
get a hole qwá
get a ride hálpets
get a ride lépetsel
get a ride lépets
get a wife tscháxw
get better éy'éyel
get better i'éyel
get big, rise (of floodwater) híkwthet
get bitter, rancid chx̲í:mthet
get bruised on feet t'ít'eqeláx̲el
get bruised on feet t'íqeláx̲el
get bumped on the head teséleqw
get buried, planted pél
get burned on bum kw'esélets
get calm (of wind) qametólém
get calm (weather) líleqwel
get calm (weather), to calm down (of weather) líqwel
get close to, approach, nearly ts'ímel
get constipated, bound up x̲ex̲ekw'íwel
get crowded pélh
get cured lha:w
get dark thatíl
get dressed íth'em
get drunk sóles
get drunk séles
get embarassed x̲éyx̲elómét
get faded xwíkw'el
get fired, get finished hóystem
get foggy qwetqwétxem
get foggy qwétxem
get hand stuck tl'í:q'etses
get hit by arrow, gun ts'éts'eqw'
get hit by arrow, gun ts'éqw'
get hit by tree, car tl'íq'
get hit in the eye kw'qwó:les
get hit in the face xwmélkw'es
get hit on ear kw'qwá:lí:ya
get hit on one's arm kw'eqweláx̲el
get hit on the chest kw'qwí:les
get hit on the leg kw'éqwxel
get hit on the mouth kw'qwó:ythel
get hit on the top of the head kw'qwéleqw
get hit on your back kw'qwewíts
get hungry kw'á:y
get irritated qwoqwex̲wlómét
get irritated qwox̲wlómét
get it sharp iyóthlexw
get lost, be lost s'íkw'
get mouldy póqwthet
get mouldy pópeqwthet
get on board ó:lh
get one's picture taken x̲wíythesem
get onto ts'ílem
get onto ts'íts'elem
get out of canoe/ car qw'íqw'em
get out of canoe/ car qw'í:m
get out of the way í:yeqthet
get out of the way íyeqthet
get ready hí:lekw
get ready hilékw
get scalded kw'ákw'es
get scalded kw'ás
get scalded kw'ókw'as
get scraped on face x̲eyx̲ep'es
get scraped on face x̲éyp'es
get scraped on nose x̲éyx̲ep'eqsel
get scraped on nose x̲éyp'eqsel
get scratched x̲éyx̲ep'
get scratched x̲éyp'
get scratched, get scraped íx̲
get shorter ts'íts'etl'thet
get shorter ts'ets'íts'etl'thet
get silent, become quiet ch'áxwel
get silent, become quiet sch'ats'el
get skinned síkw'
get sober p'ep'ílh
get sober, sober p'élh
get sold xwóyém
get something outside, reveal something, get something out átl'qélt
get splashed, get sprinkled, small sprinkle lhá:ltem
get spooked x̲éyx̲esel
get spooked x̲éysel
get squeezed p'íp'eth'em
get squeezed p'íth'em
get stuck (in mud) st'et'íkw
get stuck (in mud) t'ékw
get taken ámestem
get there xwelí
get tickled sá:yt'tem
get tickled síyt'tem
get to shore lhállhelomet
get to shore lhál:omet
get to top of mountain wets'á
get to top of mountain hewts'á
get top cut off t'eqw'qéyl
get torn x̲wex̲wét
get torn x̲wét
get twisted (inside) x̲áx̲elts'íwélém
get twisted (inside) x̲elts'íwélém
get up after fainting p'elhíws
get up fast xwexwíléx
get upside down xwiyó:leqw
get upside down xwíxwyó:leqw
get used to it tl'étl'elmet
get white p'eq'í:l
get youself to top of mountain wets'á:lómet
get, fetch kwól:em
get, fetch kwél:em
get, have kwelkwelát
get, have, hold kwelát
gettin hit on one's arms kw'elqweláx̲el
getting a little white tsp'íp'eq'el
getting big, rising (of floodwater) hahíkwthet
getting bitter, getting rancid chichex̲émthet
getting calm (water) leqómthet
getting close to, approaching ts'íts'emel
getting cloudy xwathetálém
getting dark lhóyel
getting destroyed, turning bad, getting dirty/spoiled qélqíyl
getting dressed í:th'em
getting dry (of tree) t'ot'epíythet
getting dry (of tree) t'ópiythet
getting faded xwíxwekw'el
getting hit kw'ókw'eqw
getting hit by a thrown object lólem
getting hit in the face xwmómelkw'es
getting hurt, feeling hurt x̲ex̲élh
getting married mámelyí
getting shallow xá:mthet
getting silent, becoming quiet ch'ách'exwel
getting swelled up cháxtwem
getting to know each other télexwítel
getting to like somebody í'é:ymet
getting yellow, turning yellow, turning green qwóqwiyel
ghost, corpse spelpóleqwíth'a
ghost, corpse spelpoleqwíth'a
ghost, corpse sploeqwíth'a
ghost, corpse spoleqwíth'a
gift syéx̲cha
gills xá:y
gills xexá:y
Ginger (food) kw'ókw'es kwémlexw s'élhtel
girl's first period thethíx̲w
give a gift to (tr.) yéx̲chet
give a potlatch/feast tl'etl'áxel
give birth, have a baby tsméla
give him/her a bath xóxekw'et
give him/her a bath xó:kw'et
give him/her a bruise t'qellexw
give him/her a gift híyx̲chat
give him/her a gift yex̲chat
give him/her light láx̲et
give him/her light hálx̲et
give me s-th (to eat) áxw
give something away mámt
giving (it) á:xwet
giving a potlatch/feast tl'ítl'áxel
giving something away hamámt
giving something, giving food á:xwem
glass ts'áwi lepót
gliding in the wind yeyáyelem
glitter, sparkle p'álq'em
glitters , sparkles p'elp'álq'em
gloves, mittens th'qwó:lecha
glue shxwt'elémels
glutton, someone who eats all the time sqel:éxw
glutton, someone who eats all the time sqelqélexw
gnat, black-fly pepx̲wíqsel
gnat, black-fly px̲wíqsel
gnaw on something x̲apkw't
gnaw, chew on something x̲ép'kw't
gnawing on something x̲áp'kw't
go around a bend q'ewílem
go around a bend in water q'ōwlets
Go around a bend or turn Q'ewílem
go around an obstacle q'al
go around it qōwletst
go away, leave á:yél
go by way of lhe'á
go down (of tide) th'áth'em
go down (of tide) th'á:m
go down the river lá tó:l
go down to the river la tó:l
go down to water chóxw
go down(of swelling) t'esí:l
go hunting há:we
go inside kwetxwí:lem
go inside kwétexwílem
go into inlet ts'élexw
go into the forest xets'ílem
go into the forest xíxets'ilem
go out of sight t'á:l
go round a bend q'ōwletsem
go round a bend in the river sq'ewílem
go round a bend in the river q'íq'ewílem
go through qwehá
go through a channel lheltáletsem
go through the woods xixets'í:lem
go through the woods xets'í:lem
go to the river t'óxw
go to the river t'ótexw
go up a hill ts'e'iqel
go upriver xwehíwel
go with (tr.) q'óxiylt
go with you q'óyxilthóme
goatsbeard plant chochkwó:les
God Chíchelh Siyá:m
going along while doing something ye
going around a bend q'uq'ewílem
going away from water chó:chem
going away, leaving (maybe of several people) ayí:l
going down to the river chóchexw
going for a walk together ts'lhimexósem
going home t'ót'ekw'
going hunting hewháwe
going outside, getting outside á:tl'qel
going to school skwúkwel
going to war x̲éyx̲elex̲
going with each other sq'eq'ómetel
goldeneye duck láqleqem
gone in the head héleméstem
good eyéy
good éy
good (eg. many things, people) alíy
good afternoon éy yilaw téxwswáyel
good day ey swayel
good evening ey xwelált
good figure, have a good figure éyameth'
good figure, have a good figure eyá:mets'
good figure, to have a good figure eyá:meth'
good grief ! átsele
good hunter, good fisherman tutewít
good hunter, good fisherman tewít
good looking (of several people) alíyó:mex
good morning ey latelh
good night ey slat
good tasting ts'áts'esem
good-hearted xw'éywelh
good-looking íyiyómex
good-looking, beautiful, pretty, handsome, looks good iyómex
good-natured, kind-hearted éywelh
goodbye hóyówélh
goodbye, so long lámówélh
Gooseberry t'á:mxw
gooseberry (coastal black) t'ámxw
gooseberry (coastal black) t'emt'ámxw
gooseberry bush t'á:mxwelhp
gooseberry time temt'á:mxw
got tíkw'etem
got broken (string, rope) t'oqw'tem
got it here, bring it here xwe'í:lxw
got murdered skwálōws
got straight, got straightened télh
gotten separated from a group, be separated (from others hálts'elíthet
grab him by his hair x̲éymleqwt
Grab him by his hair x̲éymeleqwt
grab some x̲éymem
grandchild í:meth
grandchildren em'ímeth
grandparent sí:le
grandparents selsí:le
granny, grandpa sísele
grapes kelíps
grass sólex̲wel
grass só:x̲wel
grasshopper tl'emtl'émxel
grease your body mexwíwsem
grease your body melxwíwsem
greasy-head… ?? lésleseqw
great blue heron smōqw'e
great blue herons smōqw'mōqw'e
great grandparent, great grandchild sts'ó:lemeqw
great grandparent, great grandchild sts'ó:meqw
great horned owl chítmexw
great horned owls, several owls chí:letmexw
great-great grandparent ekwékwiyeqw
great-great-great grandparent sth'eth'ép'oyeqw
great-great-great grandparent ékwiyeqw
great-great-great grandparent th'ép'oyeqw
great-great-great-greatgrandparent temtómiyeqw
great-great-great-greatgrandparent tómiyeqw
green eyes tsqwayó:les
green pepper tsqwa:y pepe
green, yellow tsqwá:y
grey tsxwíkw'
grind th'íth'óyeqw
grind th'óyeqw
grind your teeth x̲ax̲elts'elísem
grind your teeth x̲alts'elísem
grizzly bear x̲eytl'áls
grizzly bear kw'í:tsel
grizzly bears kw'í:letsel
groaning el'ólthet
groaning (stomach) kw'ó:ykw'eyx̲wem
ground meat sth'oyqw' sméyeth
ground up sth'óyqw'
ground up sts'áykw'
group of canoes going upriver istéytiyel
grow it ts'íts'esemt
grow it ts'símt
grown twisted (of a tree) sx̲á:lts'emeth'
guess at it t'át'emet
guess at it t'ámet
guesser (in slahal game) t'át'emels
guessing t'át'em
guts, intestines q'eq'éy
guts, intestines q'álq'éy
hail in sleets kw'íkw'xōs
hair memáqel
hair máqel
hair in the nose sqwélqsel
hair in the nose sqwelqwélqsel
hair salon máqel lhíts'eqwemáwtxw
half lhséq'
half a cup sqwelíwel
half brother or half sister slets'ṓweyelh
Half brother, half sister lets'ṓweyelh
half-brother or half-sister slets'lets'ōweyelh
half-brother or half-sister slets'ōweyelh
half-brother, half sister lets'ōweyelh
Halkomelem language Halq'eméylemqel
Hamersly Hopyard Hill Lhílhkw'eleqs
Hamersly Hopyard Hill lhílhkw'eleqs
hand cháléx
handkerchief tl'xwíqwtel
handle of a spoon skwélemel
hands chelcháléx
hang (it), hook (it) up ókw'est
hang it up ó:qw'et
hang it up óqw'et
hang onto (him/her) kwekwú:ls
hang onto (him/her) kwú:ls
hanging lots of fish to dry chachí:yelhtel
happy xwoyí:wel
happy to see/him/her xwoyíwelmet
hard tl'éx̲w
hard earth, hard clay síq'
hard for you, difficult tl'í:thet
hard, difficult tl'í
hard-working shxwexwá
harden, harden it th'etsét
harelip sqiqewótheló:ythel
Harrison Hot springs Qwó:ls
hat yóseqw
hat yóleseqw
hat yoseqw
have a big foot thí:thaxel
have a big head thó:qw
have a big mouth thehó:ythel
have a big nose sméqsel
have a big voice sthithíwelh
have a big voice sthíwelh
have a cataract p'eq'ó:les
have a clear voice eyeqel
have a cramp q'elptem
have a cramp q'elq'elptem
have a dirty bum ts'epí:wel
have a dirty face ts'épx̲es
have a dirty nose ts'epx̲élqsel
have a flat head sp'íp'elheqw
have a funeral qeyqelímels
have a funeral qéylemá:ls
have a hard time sá'íw
have a harelip x̲asáxw
have a headache x̲elhá:léqel
have a headache x̲elhx̲elhá:léqel
have a heavy load sewsewíp
have a heavy load sewíp
have a high voice xwiyótheqel
have a high voice chélhqel
have a menthol taste xó:lxwem
have a miscarriage q'íqiwelh
have a miscarriage q'í:wélh
have a nightmare píx̲eya
have a nightmare pepíx̲eya
have a nose bleed thxwómélqsel
have a nose-bleed thóthexwemélqsel
have a nose-bleed thóxwemélqsel
have a pack strap on head chmaméleqw
Have a part in your hair kw'éts'eles
have a pointy head yethéleqw
have a runny nose lholhexwélqsel
have a runny nose lhx̲wélqsel
have a sore throat xelhlaláqel
have a stomache-ache x̲elhá:lwes
have a stomache-ache x̲elhx̲elhá:lwes
have a sty in the eye xaxt'ó:les
have a toothache yélyelesem
have a toothache yélesem
Have a vision (spirit dancer), an experienced spirit dancer sts'eláxwem
have an upset stomach p'eléts'tem
have aringing in ear th'atsemá:lí:ya
have arthritis pain chálh
have big eyes thithehó:les
have big feet thíthexel
have big hand(s) thíthetses
have diarrhea tl'áxetem
have diarrhea tl'exátem
have dirty feet ts'épx̲el
have dirty hands, bad habits qéletses
have freckles tl'eltl'élx̲os
have good eyes eyólés
have good eyesight xw'elyó:les
have grey hair x̲ólem
have heartburn yeqwyeqwí:les
have heartburn yeqwí:les
have labour pains th'ath'elem
have long face xwtl'óqtes
have long neck tl'éqtepsem
have lots of fun oyó:sthet
have mouth open xixq'á:m
have no taste th'áth'ewem
have no taste th'áwém
have one shoe on lheq'xí:l
have pain in stomach x̲elhálwes
have powder on face st'ewíqw'es
have red hair tskwí:meqw
have short legs ts'íts'etxel
have snot hanging from nose slholhex̲wéleqsel
have stripe on back x̲eyx̲ep'ōwíts
have stripe on back xep'ōwíts
have teeth pulled ma'ílésem
have thick lips plhó:ythel
have to pee síyt'eqem
have worms th'eth'ekw'íwetem
have your hands behind your back sq'eth'ewits
have your legs spread spapx̲íwel
have/get a snowdrift q'elsiyáqem
have/get a year ?????? yelólém
haveing a high voice chíchelhqel
having arthritis pain, aching of arthritis cháchelh
having a burning hiyqwels
having a burning yeqwá:ls
having a dry throat ts'exwts'exweqel
having grey hair, many with grey hair x̲elx̲ólem
having several burnings, ceremonial fires yeqwyeqwáls
Having the same parents qeqemótel
having the same parents qeqemóthel
havving tooth/teeth missing slhémoqel
haying time temsósex̲wel
haying time temsóx̲wel
hazelnut tree th'ítsemelhp
he's forbidden kw'iyálhchetem
he, him tútl'ó:
he/she already finished lulh hóy
he/she already finished lulh hóy
head sx̲éy:es
headache xelha:leqel
heads sx̲eyx̲éyes
health, strength shxw'íyem
hearing it ts'its'lhá:met
heart th'á:lé
heart-shaped island near Chehelis th'álátel
hearts th'elth'á:le
heat it up, smoke it pápekw'et
heat it up, smoke it pákw'et
heating up food t'elkw'á:ls
heaven chíchelh téméxw
heavy xwét:es
heel th'elétsxel
heel th'eth'eth'elétsxel
hello law
help out, go help, pitch in, help one another móylhtel
helpers mó:miytel
helping (him/her) mamí:yt
helpless person skw'ékw'ith
Hemlock tree mélmélhp
hemorrhoids th'kw'íwel
here íkw'elo
Herrling Island Smémeqw'o
Herrling Island Sméqw'meqw'o
hiccuping hékw'ekw'elh
hidden away selá
hiding places skwokwílála
high chíchelh
High Bush Cranberry kwúkewels
high tide melets'léts'
high-bowed canoe xwókw'eletsem
high-class person smelá:lh
high-class person semalelá:lh
high-water time temqoqó:
hiking kwekwiqel
hill skwókwep
hip lheq'lheq'láts
hip lheq'láts
hire him/her yékw'emet
hiring him/her yáyekw'met
hit him/her on ear kw'qwá:líyat
hit him/her on ear (accidental) kw'qwáliyálexw
hit him/her on the arm kw'eqwelá:x̲ellexw
hit him/her on the leg kw'eqwxellexw
hit him/her on their behind kw'okw'qwéletst
hit him/her on their behind kw'qwéletst
hit with arrow accidentelly ts'eqw'eláxw
hit with arrow, bullet ts'eqw'
hitting (him/her/it) kw'ókw'eqwet
hitting many times kw'elqwálh
hitting on something qw'ópx̲wem
hoar frost on branch pú:ches
hobbies i:ey syoyes
hockey kí:kexathet sewolem
hog fennel q'ex̲mí:l
hold arms out tetex̲eláx̲elem
hold arms out tex̲eláx̲elem
hold it in your arms xá'at
hold it in your arms xexát
holding a grudge against each other xixemó:ltel
hole in a bucket qwálats
holes sqweleqwá
holidays eyos leq'aleqel
holy x̲áx̲e
homesick t'ekw'élmél
honey meláses te sisemóye
hoof kw'óxwemel
hoof kw'exwkw'óxwemel
hook it lhílhekw'et
hook it lhíkw'et
Hook-nose Mountain, Hopyard Mountain lhílhkw'eqsel
Hope Ts'qó:ls
Hope Indian Reserve Tl'átl'ekw'em
hopping bird (see them at the beach) x̲wé:yleqw
horn rings for dip-nets x̲alwéla
horn, antler th'ístel
horns, antlers theth'ístel
horse steliqíw
horse stiqíw
hospital q'óq'iyáwtxw
hot kw'ókw'es
hot (feeling hot oneself) kwelsám
house lá:lem
house - post sqáqeltel
houses, many houses lalálém
How are you? Li chexw we eyo?
how beautiful! qélqwlha
how beautiful! yú:wqwlha
How beautiful! (really) éyqwlha
How beautiful!(really) eyéyqwlha
how many canoes? kw'ílwelh
how many dollars? kw'í:les
how many paddles? kw'ílwes
how many people? kw'ílás
how many times? kw'elálh
how many trees? kw'ílá:lhp
how many? kw'í:l
how much? kw'íles
how someone walks, gait s'ímex
how, be how selchím
howl (as coyote) q'ó:wel
howl (dog), or crow (rooster) q'ówem
huckleberry (shiny black mountain) kwx̲wómels
hug around the neck qwómchest
hug around the neck qwémchest
humback salmon hóliya
humble selá:wa
hummid s-hómkw
hummingbird pésk'a
hummingbirds pespésk'a
humpback salmon, pink salmon hōliya
humpback salmons, pink salmons (many) húlhú:liya
hungry time temkw'ókw'I
hungry time temkw'á:y
hunt something háwt
hunting something haháwt
hurrying ewéwthet
hurrying along yi'ówthet
husband swáqeth
husband's brother, wife's sister smátexwtel
husband's sister shxw'áléx
husband's sister shxweláléx
husbands swáleqeth
I am busy Tsel yekw'es
I am fine. Tsel we' eyo.
I am tired Tsel x̲lhém
I am very good Tsetsel ey
I love el stl'etl'í
I Thank You tsel ts'íthomé
I thank you ch'íthómetsel
I thank you (deeply), thank you yálh yew kw'a's hó:y
I thank you. tsel ts'íthome
I want/I need... el stl'í
I wonder yéxw
I, I do, me, it's me áltha
I, me (emphatic) ta'áltha
ice spí:w
icicle syayalísem
icicle syayalís
illegitimate child skáslekem
immature bald eagle skw'elqwálx̲
immature bald eagle skw'á:lx̲
impatient lhá:sel
imprisoned sqeqiq'
in [used for inside box, object, etc.], inside (a hollow object) slíw
in front (of many) alxélés
in front of, front of a house axelésmel
in jail, caught, imprisoned qíq'
in the forest chó:leqw
in-grown toenail kyépexel
in-laws after your spouse dies ts'its'á:ya
in-laws after your spouse dies ts'á:ya
inchworm q'álq'elp'í:w
inchworm q'elp'íw
Indian badminton ts'its'eqweló:l
indian badminton; grass shiny ts'í:ts'eweló:l
indian doctor working lhálhewels
indian name shxwelméxwelh skwí:x
indian plum mélhx̲wel
indian plum (plant) mélhx̲welelhp
indian potato xwōqw'ō:ls
indian tobacco plant tl'íkw'ilhp
inner bark of red cedar slewíy
inner side, inner lining skwetaxwó:lwelh
insect sth'ekw'
inside skwetáxw
insides sts'elts'elxwíwel
insides, internal organs sts'elxwíwel
insult him/her (body-part names) pósqwt
insult him/her (body-part names) pésqwt
introduce (tr.) pítet
introduce oneself, introducing oneself pítethet
invite him/her hóyeqwt
invite him/her hí:qwt
invite him/her to a feast tl'e'áxet
inviting to a feast tl'itl'e'áxel
iron pot lhémkiya
iron pot lhemlhémkiya
iron pot lhémkiya
iron, silver chíkmel
island tl'chá:s
Island off Seabird Island Qw'esi:tselálá
it broke lékw'
it broke hélkw't
it broke yékw'
it broke (of stick, bone) lékw
it broke (of stick, bone) helqw
it broke (string, etc.) t'éteqw'
it broke (string, etc.) t'eqw'
it broke down, came apart yéyex̲w
it broke down, came apart yéx̲w
it broke off (piece) péqw
it doesn't matter ewétó shxwlís
it dosen't matter ōwéte xwlí:s
it got broken yóyekw'em
it got stretched ; they stretched it ót'etem
it has been put away q'éylóm
it is, he is, she is tl'ó
it split open seq'
it split open (of several) seq'seq'
it would be better if éy t'wa
It's alright lew iyó:lem
it's easy, be easy, easy (to get) lí:leq
it's ended, ending a story esáp'
it's me, that's me, I do, I am (the I is emphatic) á'áltha
it's not alright éwe is iyó:lem
it's sure a lot chelá:lqwlha
ive little ones, five young (animal or human), five in a litter lhq'atses'ó:llh
jack rabbit sqwíqweyóthel
jack spring tl'elxalollh
jacket cháket
jackets cháleket
jade stone t'émq'ethel
jade stone t'émt'emq'ethel
jail qeqiq'awtxw
jail qíq'áwtxw
jam chám
jaundice leléts'
jaw, chin ts'emxó:ythel
jaw-chin ts'emts'emxó:ythel
jay, blue-jay kwá:y
jays, blue-jays kekwá:y
jealous wówistéleq
jealous t'áyx̲met
jealous Wowistéleq
Jealous OF Wowistéleqmet
jealous of him/her wowisteleqemét
jealous of him/her wistéleqwet
jeans xwétkw'eméyws
Jeans xwétkw'eméyews
Jesus síthikwi
Jesus S'íthikwi
join in q'oq'óthet
join in q'ó:thet
join together (sticks, poles) t'eqt'eqwst
join together (sticks, poles) t'qwíqst
juice sqe'éleqw
jump up and down (of indian doctor) lemóthet
jumping up and down (of indian doctor) lemlemóthet
jumping, hopping ts'átl'em
June Temqó:
Juniper th'eláltel
Katz Reserve chowéthel
keep fire at steady temperature txwéltsep
keep it inside skwetáxwstexw
keep it inside kwetáxwstexw
keep it rolled up xwelókw'stexw
keep on going, keep going, continue á:y
key leklí
keys léleklí
kick him out t'ót'elex̲wet
kick him out t'ólex̲wet
kick him/her in the butt lamá'íwét
kick him/her on the bum lamáíwet
kick it around lemlemá:t
kicking hálm'á:ls
kicking lema'á:ls
kidnap him/her tl'ítl'ōwstexw
kidnap him/her tl'ōwstexw
kidney smelmeltáléqel
kidney smeltáléqel
Kilguard Village Kw'ekw'e'í:qw
kill them x̲wox̲wá:yt
kill them x̲wá:yt
kill yourself q'oqéythet
kill yourself q'óythet
Killer Whale Q'ellhólemétsel
kinnikinnick tl'íkw'el
kiss one another xwemékwáthetel
kissing him/her xwémkwáthet
kitchen kwelúkwatwxw
kitchen kwukwáwtxw
kitchen kwelukwawtxw
kitchen kéchel
kitchens kelétchel
kitten púps
kitten, kitty púpsollh
knee sq'ep'óy:lthetel
knee sq'elq'elp'óy:lthetel
knife lháts'tel
knife-handle lhá:lets'telálá
knife-handle lhá:ts'tel'álá
knitting totekwlem
knives lhá:lets'tel
knocking on something kwókwexwet
knocking, rapping kwókwexwels
knothole sts'exts'extá:la
knothole sts'extá:la
knowing (it) lhq'lhq'él:exw
knowledge, knowing (it) slhq'él:exw
kwakwapilt Qweqwe'ópelhp
Kwakwapilt First Nation Qweqw'ópelhp
Kwantlen Qw'ó:ltl'el
labour (being in labour) ts'átselem
labradour tea mó:qwem
Lackaway Village Lá:x̲eyey
lacrosse kw'oqwiyo:ls
ladder skw'ekw'íytel
ladder skw'íytel
ladeling, dipping (water, but also food) qóqelem
lake x̲ó:tsa
lakes x̲ó:letsa
lame skw'íkwiylets
lame q'óq'eyxel
lame skw'ítlets
lamp yiqwí:l
landing sts'elexw
landing a canoe lhá:lhil
landing something to shore, getting something to shore lhalhí:lt
language sqwéltel
language sqwelqwéltel
large hawk, chicken hawk x̲emx̲éymels
large hawk, chicken hawk x̲éymels
last spring dance of season yekw'ólhem
last year spelwálh
late fall sockeye sqwó:yxw
later, after a while téx̲w
laughing lá:yem
laughter alíliyem
laundry sth'éx̲welwétem
laying on it's side selíx
laying on one's stomach qéyqep'yó:lha
lazy s'ú:met
lazy íts'el
lazy, being lazy í:ts'el
lead weight xá:t
lead weights xálet
leaf scho'olelha
leaf sch'ó:lha
leaking (as a canoe) p'íp'ex̲w
lean it (against something) tíyeles
learn a lesson, give up, get whipped lep
learning it, learning something totí:lt
leave (it) here ístexw
leave it with someone áyélstexw
leaves falling xwesá:lews
leaving it there, leave it there lístexw
leaving it with someone á:yelstexw
left side of body sth'íkwe í:lwelh
left(side) th'íkwe
left-over material, trimmings. lhéts'emel
leftovers smómeq'oth
leftovers smeq'óth
leftovers [food taken home] sméq'ólh
leftovers(to take home) sméq'óth
leftovers, scraps qelmí:lthel
leg, foot sx̲él:e
legend, story from Transformer period, myth, fable, kids's story sx̲wōx̲wiyám
legs (more than two, for ex. non-human) sx̲élx̲élye
lemon t'at'esem qwiqwoyels
lemonade t'at'ets'em qwiqwóyels sqe'óleqw
lend it to s-o, let s-o borrow it chélhtat
length stl'eqtí:m
lessen it (of someone's load), halve it, make s-th lighter (in weight) xwát
lessening it (of someone's load), halving it, making s-th lighter (in weight) xwexwát
let rope go slack líqwet
let rope go slack líleqwet
let something go, drop something, let something lose kwá:t
letting it go, dropping it, letting it lose kwekwát
letting someone in kwútexwt
lettuce slhelemexwtel
lettuce lheleméxwtel
lettuce lhelelméxwtel
licking each other's faces ts'íts'emostel
Licorice fern st'uslóye
Licorice Fern st'uselóye
lie on your back kw'e'íyeqel
lie on your back kw'e'íyqel
lift at one end tátetewelt
lift at one end tewá:let
lifted over to one side tewále
lifted up shxwóxwel
light skinned, fair complexion st'ówekw'e
light something up, shine a light on táwet
lightening x̲éleq't te shxexwó:s
liking something eyéystexw
Lillooet People th'kwólh
Lillouwet people, Douglas people Seksekwóllh
Lillouwet people, Douglas people Sekwóllh
Lillouwet people, Douglas people Sth'kwóllh
limb (of tree or bush) sts'éxtses
limbs (of trees or bushes) sts'éxts'éxtses
ling cod á:yt
lips lheplhepteló:ythel
lips lhepteló:ythel
liquor-store lelámawtxw
liquor-store lamáwtxw
listening xwélalám
listening to him/her xwelá:met
lit up státewel
lit up, be lit up, illuminated státew
literally / Probably mechó:s
little axe, little hatchet kw'qwém
little basket selístel
little basket sí:stel
little bug sth'íth'kw
little bum (see notes)
little bum slhílhélets
little child, baby mímele
little cow melúmesmes
little cow múmesmes
little dish mémeló:thel
little dog, puppy sqwíqwemáy
little dust-tornado kw'élxel
Little frog season-March Weleke'es
Little Grouse, Wallow Grouse skwéth'kweth'
little grouse, wollow grouse skwéth'kweth
little hat yó:yseqw
little house, cabin lílem
little houses lilílem
little humpback salmon húheliya
little island stl'ítl'ches
little jacket cháchket
little lake x̲óx̲tsa
Little lake x̲óx̲cha
little lakes x̲elx̲óx̲cha
little lamb mímetu
little man swíwíqe
little pants (underpants) siseqíws
little pig kwíkweshu
little pit-house sqíqemel
little rat hiháwt
little round thing emémeles
little round thing mémeles
little roundmouth sucker fish skwímeth
little salmon sth'óth'qwi
little skunk sth'íth'peq
little sled qeyqex̲elátsem
little suckerfish with a big mouth qw'e'áts
little thing tl'ótl'em
little things stetelámes
little wives stételes
little woman slhálhli
little women slhelhlá:li
little wren ??? t'át'emiya
live, stay, be in a place stá
live, stay, be in a place (of several people) stetá
liver stséltsél:em
liver stsél:em
living room ó:metáwtxw
Living room ó:metáwtxw/lats'ewtxwem
lizard pepítxel
lizard (salamander) pítxel
lock (n.) shxwlakelí
lock it, lock (tr.v.) lekelít
locking it laleklít
log syáyeq'
long feather stl'p'álqel
Long feather stl'p'áqel
long hair éyéle
long-handled stirring spoon shxwqwáylhecháls
longhouse xwemélxwáwtxw
Longhouse xwélmexwáwtxw
look at him in face kw'ókw'etsest
look at him in face kw'ótest
look at his/her face xwekw'ótsest
look bad, look mean qelóméx
look for food, fish óléx̲em
look for lice on him ts'élxet
look like st'át'ó:mex
look like st'e'ómex
look purple st'áwelóméx
look strange, different lélts'ó:méx
look white p'eq'óméx
looking after someone (him/her) xóxelhmet
looking at (tr.) x̲eyx̲lám
looking at it kw'ókw'etset
looking for food, fish ó:lex̲em
looks like a rose qálqomex
looks like him/her st'e'ó:mex
loon swólekwel
loon swókwel
Loon shxwókwel
loose (of a pack) xét'
loose one's voice stqá:qel
loose slack slí:leqw
lose your balance x̲welhx̲wlhép
lose your balance x̲wlhép
losing something ekw'í:kw'elexw
lots of clouds pelpólx̲wem
Lots of colours lets'lō:ts'tel
lots of different colours lets'ló:ts'tel
lots of money qx̲ó:s
lots of pus meth'eméth'elh
lots of rocks smelmált
lots of sparks, many red-hot ashes qw'eq'wa:ychep
lots of times qx̲álh
loud shxwtló:s
loud (of voice) sthí:qel
louse méxts'el
louse mexméxts'el
love, like stl'ítl'el
loving (him/her/it) tl'atl'íls
low, deep tl'ép
lower back slhéq'ōwelh
lower back slhéq'lhéq'ōwelh
lower it down tl'épelt
lower it down tl'pí:lt
lower it down tl'epí:lx
lower it down tl'épelx
lower lip stl'epó:ythel
Lummi xwlemí
lump qwémqwémx̲w
lump sqwómx̲w
lump qwémx̲w
lunch pail sawel'álá
lungs sp'élp'elxwem
lungs sp'élxwem
lying mámeth'elqéylem
lying on the ground slhálheq
lying on your back kw'e'í:qel
lying on your stomach qiqep'eyósem
machine meshíl
machine malesí:l/memeshíl
machine mesíl
mad t'át'iyeq'
maggot á:pel
maggots alepel
magpie álel
magpies ál'álel
make a bang kw'éx̲w
make a bed thiyá:lhem
make a cedar-root basket ts'ets'aqw'ōwelh
make a cedar-root basket ts'eqw'ōwelh
make a crunch (with foot) x̲ep'ékw'
make a hole in it qwát
make a hole in it xexé:lt
make a hole in it xó:lt
make a light, turn on a light yeqwí:lem
make a mess yó:lqw'
make a mistake mélmel
make a sign to come; signal to come ótsesémét
make a splat sound welhéleq'
make fun lhílháth'
make fun lhelháth'
make fun of him/her lhelháth't
make him strong eyémstexw
make him/her happy xwoyíwelstexw
make him/her sick q'óq'eystexw
make it deep shxwtl'épstexw
make it for him swástexw
make it noisy lópx̲wemstexw
make it noisy lólepx̲wemstexw
make it slow silíxwstexw
make it thick plhátstexw
make it thin th'eth'emí:lstexw
make oneself useful p'óp'ekw'ethet
make oneself useful p'ókw'ethet
make s-one ashamed x̲éyx̲estexw
make scrape, rattle sound q'átx̲em
make something low, leave it low, lower something tl'épstexw
make splashing sound xwótqwem
makeing a mess yelyó:lqw'
making a basket th'éqw'ōwelh
making a canoe háhey
Making a cedar-root basket ts'eqw'ṓwelh
making a guess, wondering st'e'áwel
making a hole in it qwoqwát
making fun of someone lhílháth't
making him/her say 'no' éwestexw
making him/her say 'no' ewéwestexw
male friend. íyeseq
Man Swiyeqe
man, male (creature or plant) swí:qe
manage to chop it down yéq'lexw
manage to get away tl'ewlómét
manage to get here xwe'ílómét
many boughs of red cedar x̲elpá:ytses
many canoes slexléxwelh
many carps (fish) schelcheláka
many elders siyelyólexwe
many fish swimming xétxetem
many footprints, tracks sx̲elx̲éyltel
many legs/feet (e.g non-human) sx̲elx̲éle
many life forces shxwelxwelí
many pieces of inner bark of red cedar slewlewíy
many scales (of fish) sts'elts'elts'
many seeds spexwpéxwqel
many sores, a rash sth'ekw'th'íkw'
many wrinkles on face lhellhélp'es
maple trees q'emq'emō:lhp
marble-eyes mopeló:les
March temwelék'es
mark it x̲e'ath'stexw
marks, measures sx̲eláth'
married (for man) schachexw
married (for woman) swóq-weqeth
married (for woman) swóweqeth
marry (v.) mályí
marry bro/sis of deceased spouse th'áyá:m
marten x̲óqel
mask [any kind, eg. Halloween] skwetóxwes
mast spotelálá
mat to hold hot pots lháx̲tsestel
mat, matress lhelháwel
mat, matress slháwel
Matsqui Máthxwi
maybe tselíl
maybe, might, perhaps yóswe
meadow spáplhx̲el
meal-time tem'álhtel
mean slhálts'
mean, cranky sx̲óytl'thet
measles kw'sí:ws sq'óq'ey
measurement, unit xweyxwelímels
meat smeméyeth
meat sméyeth
medicine st'élmexw
medicine song yiwí:leqw
Medicine song yewí:leqw
medium or small-sized butterfly opóyethel
meet each other chemóstel
meet someone xwchém:est
meeting someone chechemo:st
Melt away Yít'em
men, male (creatures or plants) sí:wí:qe
mend a net q'éyq'esetsel
menstrual period skw'exó:s sq'óq'ey
menstruating qíqew
mermaid s'ó:lmexw
mess it up yelyélqw't
mess it up yelqw't
mice kw'elókw'tel
midday, noon texwswáyel
middle finger shxwá:yetses
midget t'epsóye
midnight, late at night lhóp
milk mélk
milk sqemqemó:
milk melmélk
milk sqemó:
milt, salmon milt tl'qw'á:y
mink chachí:q'el
mink sqáqex̲iya
mink sqáyéx̲
Mink ts'qáyex̲iya
Mink (name in stories) sqoyéx̲iya
mirror skw'echósem
mirrors, windows skw'elchóstel
mischieve qíqel
miss (when shooting) qwíqwex̲w
miss (when shooting) qwíx̲w
mist, fog sqwélxel
mix (them) together q'etóléstexw
mix something up móleqwet
Mix them up q'eltóléstexw
mixed smómeleqw
mixed up (of many things) smelmómeleqw
moccasin sqélxel
mole speláwél
Monday yilá:welhát
Monday Yilawelhát
money tále
monster, supernatural creature stl'áleqem
monsters, supernatural creatures stl'eltl'áleqem
month/moon skw'exó:s
moon in November telxwíts
moose Q'oyí:ts
more than… siláw
more, again qelát
morning látelh
mosquito qwá:l
mosquito-time temqwá:l
moth lholeqwót
mother tá:l
mothers teltá:l
moths lhellhóleqwót
mould pópeqwtem
mould spópeqw
Mount Slesse; village at mouth of Slesse Creek onto Chilliwack River Selísi
mountain smámelet
mountain ash qwíqwelh
Mountain Goat p'q'elqel
mountain goat p'q'élqel
mountain goats-wool blanket swoqw'wōqw'elh
mountain goats-wool blanket swōqw'elh
mountain near Yale Mountain Tekwóthel
mountian goats-wool blanket swṓqw'elh
mouse kw'át'el
mouth thóthel
mouth open and round sqwoqwetó:ythel
mouths thelthóthel
move it over sísex̲et
move it over síx̲et
move over sisx̲éylem
move over sex̲éylem
moving (by yourself) kwó:yx̲thet
moving it kwá:yx̲t
Mt. Baker Kwelshánexw
Mt. Baker Kwelshámexw
Mt. Cheam Lhílheqey
Mt. McGuire T'amiyahó:y
Mt. Ogilvie Qwemth'í:les
much, many, a lot qéx̲
mum, mummy tátel
muscle tl'e'ímél
muscle tl'elímél
muskrat sq'élhq'elh
Musqueam Xwméthkwiyem
mussel lháwqem
must maybe, I guess, I'm uncertain, must be t'wá
my tel
nailing it th'íth'eset
naked lhewíth'a
name skwíx
Name of (a) place skwixu:mexw
name of place skwixō:mex
naming kwexáls
naming him/her kwíkwexet
napkin lháqelhcha
napkin e'qw'chestel
napkins lheqlháqelhcha
narrow qweqwís
narrow (rocky place) x̲eq'
Nauseated heyatélmel
nauseated heyatélmél
near, close to stetís
neck (from front) sqwéllhelh
neck (from front) sqwélellhelh
needle p'álth'tel
needle p'áth'tel
Needle p'eth'tel
nephew, niece stí:wel
nephews nieces statí:wel
nervous walking on something narrow x̲wix̲wíyem
net swéltel
net-shuttle t'élhqesel
never éwelh
new x̲áws
new spirit dancer x̲awx̲awsó:lkwlh
new spirit dancer x̲awsó:lkwlh
new spirit-dancers head dress sx̲wóyéleqws
New Westminster Sx̲oyímelh
New Westminster Shx̲woyemelh
New Years x̲á:ws silolem
new, just started, just, recently, just now, lately, (at one recent moment), not long ago qáys
newt seyíyex̲
next, again átse
nickname schókwelhta skwí:x
Nicomen Island Leq'á:mél
night slelát
night slát
nine tú:xw
nine (counting containers) tuxwáleqel
nine (counting dollars) tú:xwes
nine (counting people) tuxwále
nine birds tuxwíws
nine canoes tuxwōwelh
nine fish tuxwíqw
nine o'clock stú:xws
nine times tú:xwá:lh
ninety tú:xwelsxá
ninety (counting dollars) tú:xwelsxó:s
ninety (counting people) tú:xwelsxále
nits (louse eggs) x̲ésx̲ést'el
nits (louse eggs) x̲ést'el
no éwe
no e'éwe
no good qéyqel
no-one ewetewát
no-see-um (biting midge) péx̲px̲wíq
no-see-um (biting midge) px̲wíqs
nodding ones head líleqwesem
non spirit dancer st'ólkwelh
non traditional food mekw wat te selhtel
non-spirit dancers (several of them) st'elt'ólkwlh
Nooksack Lexwsá:q
noon, mid-day téxwswáyél
North wind Schéxwem
nose méqsel
Nose-ring shxwqw'élqstel
noses mélmeqsel
not really listening t'ekwá:lí:yám
notebook hákw'stexw pekw
nothing ewéta
notice it / him qw'óqw'elhlexw
notice it / him qw'ólhlexw
now tloqá:ys
numb shxwokwe'ekw'els, or something
numb xwókw'eltem
number skw'exá:m
numbers skw'elxám
oak tree p'xwélhp
obey him / her íyó:lemstexw
ocean, salt water, sea kw'ótl'kwa
October Moon tempó:kw'
octopus qéymeqw'
oh my goodness qéléméx
Ohamil Shxw'ōwhámél
Ohamil shxw'ōwhámél
oil it, grease it mélxwt
oil it, grease it mémelxwt
okay, alright iyíyólem
okay, alright iyólem
old salmon (spotted) x̲éyqeya
older síseltl'e
older-brother, older sister, older sibling sétl'atel
older-brothers, older sisters, older siblings (or cousins) sá:tl'atl
oldest sister of Lhílheqey Oló:xwelwet
on other side (of river etc.) sle'ó:thel
on other side of the world súyéx̲el
on the other side of, other side sle'ólwelh
on top shelf ts'ech'ó:lwelh
on, on top of sts'ets'á
one léts'e
one (counting containers) léts'eqel
one (counting dollars) léts'es
one (counting people), one person, alone lólets'e
one bird lets'íws
one canoe, one boat lets'ōwelh
one fruit (as it grows singly on a plant), also counting round objects létsols
one hundred lá:ts'ewets
one kind, pile lets'emó:t
one leaf lets'álews
one o'clock sléts'es
one of Lhilheqey's children oló:xwelwet
one paddle lets'á:wes
one pair of pants lets'áyiws
one rope, pole, stick lets'ámeth'
one thousand táwsel
one thousand ópel lá:ts'ewets
one time lets'lets'áxw
one time, once lets'letsaxw
one time, once lets'áxw
one tree sléts'elhp
one's own swá
one's own swa
only, just, be only lóy
oolachen moon (May-June) temwíwe
oolachen time temswíwe
open xwemá
open both eyes wide thehó:lesem
open your mouth xáq'em
open your mouth xaxq'ám
opposite of house (inside) lheq'ewílh
orange (colour and the fruit) qwiqwóyels
orange hunny suckle q'éyt'o
oranges, many orange things (colour and fruit) qwel'qwóyels
order it ó:m'et
order, restaurant store (v.) ó:m
orgot s-th, have forgotten s-th, forgot s-o/s- th in one's mind' málqeles
orphan swálém
ospray, fish hawk th'éxwth'exw
Ospray, Fishhawk th'éxwth'éxw
otter sq'á:tl'
our (emphasizing), respect, respected s'ólh
out house, bathroom, toilet átl'qeláwtxw
out in the middle of river chuchuwó:ythel
out of breath pqwíles
out of breath ewkw'ellhelh
outer cedar-bark sólekw'em
outer cedar-bark sókw'em
outside s'átl'q
outside part of a house s'átl'qmel
over-ripe, over-cooked qw'élqw'él
over-ripe, over-cooked qw'él
overflowing p'ip'íltem
overheat kw'esá:m
overloaded wíp
overloaded wep
overloaded swíp
oyster tl'ólkwels
pacific dogwood, flowering dogwood tree qwítx̲elhp
pack it on your back chémet
packing something chmá:m
paddle sq'émél
paddles sq'émq'émél
paint shxwi'atl'qels
paint job syétl'q't
paint one's face lhíx̲esem
paint your body yetl'q'íwsem
paint your face yétl'q'esem
paint your face yítl'q'esem
painting yatl'q'els
painting your body yetl'yetl'q'íwsem
palm of hand shxw'elóthestses
palm of hand shxw'óthestses
pants slexiws
pants seqíws
pants (several pairs) saleqíws
pants sliding down lhosemáyiws
paper pípe
paper pípé
papers pelípe
parent shxwewá:y
parent of child's husband/wife skw'ekw'ílwes
parent of child's husband/wife skw'élwés
parents shxwewáli
parents in law, in-laws skwá:lhew
park, playground s'ewólemílep
part not used sqéls
part of plant where berry hangs th'epth'epíyeqw
part of plant where berry hangs th'épiyeqw
part your hair on right side kelchochéleqw
partially blind qelsílém
partially blind q'eyx̲esílém
partition t'omelewítsel
partner sq'óxel
partner, co-worker sq'oxel
partners sq'oq'óxel
pass him/her by, to pass by someone (tr.) yelá:wt
pass it around lhílhet'et
pass it around lhít'et
pass it round to him lhílhet'est
pass it round to him lhít'est
pass on a disease q'ép'lexw
pass on by, after hílaw
pass on by, after, be over, passed yeláw
pass, go by (tr.) hílew
passed out lexwmálqewelh
passing on a disease q'epq'ép'lexw
pasta, noodles póste
patch a canoe t'ékwōwelh
patch a canoe t'ekwōwelh
patched up sp'eqéy
Patched up sp'ewéy
pay attention to him/her xwelíwelmet
pay attention to someone xwe'íwelmet
pay back a debt lōwlets
pay him/her q'áwet
pay him/her back lōwletst
paying him/her q'áq'ewet
peace lháq'emex
peak of a house-roof sq'eyx̲éleqw
pear pás
peas pís
peek xwewí:l
peek at xwewí:lt
peek under a womans skirt xwpelákw
peel bark lhólheqw'els
peel bark lhóqwe'ls
peel bark off a tree lhoqw'esá:ls
peel cedar bark síqw'em
peel it (bark, any kind) lheqw'ó:t
peel it (bark, etc.) xíxepet
peel it (bark, etc.) xí:pet
peel it (round thing) xíxepelst
peel it (round thing) xepólst
peel it off lhqw'íwst
peel off lhéqw'
peeling it (bark, any kind) lhólheqw't
peeling off lhélheqw'
peeling off clothes lhqw'ews
pencil, pen x̲éltel
pencile, pens x̲elx̲éltel
people from Sumas Pepá:thxetel
pepper pépe
person mamestíyexw
person mestíyexw
person running around with (insulting) ts'elh'á:y
person that always sings lexwst'í:lem
person who always sings st'élt'el
person who always sings lexwst'ílem
person who does burnings híyeqwels
pet it, stroke it p'í:qwt
petticoat lhiwí:ws
pheasant sqweth'sqweth'
phone him/her th'á:tst
phone him/her th'átst
phone him/her th'étst
pick at food lhámth't
pick at food lhémth't
pick fruit lhilhí:m
pick fruit lhí:m
pick it lhelhémet
pick it up mekw'mékw'et
pick it up mékw'et
pick it up off floor xwpét
pick something (e.g. berries) lhemét
pick themselves up mōkw'éthet
picking (lots of people) lhemlhí:m
picture pékcha
picture, carved pole sx̲wíythi
pieces of wood, pieces of firewood silyó:lh
pierced ear sqwehá:liya
pig kweshú
pigeon hemhemó:
pigeon hemó:
Pigeon hemó
pigeon-toed slímiyeqwxel
piglet kwekweshú'ó:llh
pika (rock rabbit) sk'í:l
Pilalt Pelólhxw
pileated woodpeaker temélhépsem
pill-bug k'ák'elha
pillow sx̲wétl'qel
pillow-case sx̲wetl'qelálá
pillow-cases x̲wetl'x̲wetl'qelálá
pillows sx̲wet'x̲wetl'qel
pinch (him/her) th'lhákw't
pinch (him/her) th'ólhokw't
pink tskwíkwemel
pipe sp'ótl'emálá
pit made by indian doctor shxwlemóthetále
pit, nut, seed sth'emí:wel
pit-house sqemqémél
pit-house sqémél
pitch, sap, gum kw'íkw'exw
pitch, sap, gum kw'íxw
pitchwood kw'íxwelhp
pitiful teséslómet
pits, nuts, seeds sth'eth'emí:wel
place on river Lexwyó:qwem
place that we sleep shxwelís kw'es ítettset
place where sun comes out swep'áth'
place where you dip-net sthqálem
places/areas where something is at, or from shxwelxwlí
places/areas where things are at, where it's fromplaces [noun: a place, etc.] shxwelalí
plank building s'iltexwím
Plank Building s'i:ltexwím
planted, buried spepí:ls
planted, buried spí:ls
plate, platter dish ló:thel
plates leló:thel
playful lexwsewólem
playground e'wólemílep
playing iwólem
playing around, fooling around hewth'áthet
playing slow íy'eyómthet
please th'íx̲w
pluck it (bird) qw'emqw'eméwst
pluck it (bird) qw'eméwst
plug it t'ót'ekwet
plug it t'ekwót
plug one's ear t'ekwá:lí:ya
plugging holes t'ót'ekwels
pocket sleqleqwe'ala
pocket sléqwe'ala
pocket lheqwe'álá
pocket, in a pocket s'ehólets
pointing mómet'es
poison (him/her) yéltht
poke it, pin it ts'qw'et
poke it, pin it ts'óqw't
police qíqeq'éls
policeman qíqeq'els
pond slime, algae stíxem
pond slime, algae títexem
poo your pants ó'ayiwsem
poop house wá:cháwtxw
poor person stít-sós
Poor Person stítsó:s
poor thing! you poor thing! poor little one! t'ó:t'
pop/fizzy drink q'ex̲q'ex̲el sqe'óleqw
Popkum Village Popkw'em
popping (little round things) tl'ámkw'em
porcupine swewatíya
porcupine swatíya
Porcupine swetíya
post office pipe'áwtxw
pot (for boiling) shxwqwó:ls
pot-holder kwéltsestel
pot-latch tl'e'éylh
pot-latch stl'e'áleq
potato sqá:wth
potato sqáwth
potatoe sqaw:th
potatos sqelqá:wth
pouch shxwyáx̲q'els
pouring rain xwémxel
powder st'ewōkw'
Powder st'ewṓkw'
powder your face t'ewōkw'sem
powdering (him/her/it) pélpelqw't
prarie spélhx̲el
pregnant syémyem
prepared, home-made stháyem
prepared, home-made sthíyem
preparing, fixing, making something thá:yt
press down on and rub it xwíxweqwet
press down on and rub it xwíqwet
press it down qéytl't
pretending to be good, wanting to be accepted éystelómet
prickly, scratchy th'íkwem
prickly, scratchy th'íth'ekwem
priest leplít
priest leleplít
Promontory Mountain Stitó:s
prop up with y-shaped stick ts'qw'ít
prop used for a deadfall trap tpólhtel
propose to (her) scháchexwmet
propose to (her) schéxwemet
Propose to (her) schéxwmet
prostitute xwoxwth'í:lem
proud, stuck up, arrogant smath'el
pry it up wáth'et
pry it up wáweth'et
puffball pópqw'em
puffball pelópqw'em
pull ashore in a canoe, land a canoe lhá:l
pull canoe, wide or slow lhímes
pull it out (tooth) ma'ál:es
pull it out (tooth) ma'el:es
pull oneself through, raise oneself kw'eló:met
pull out (hair) qw'émet
pull out (hair) qw'emqw'émet
pull out (hair) qw'emét
pull out from shore thex̲ósem
pull something thekw'ét
pulled tight ( eg. Rope.) sthethá:kw'
pulling something thákw't
pumpkin pumkel
punch him/her in the face th'íth'eqw'est
punch him/her in the face th'í:qw'est
punched in face th'qwó:s
punched in stomach th'qw'álewest
punched in the nose th'qw'élqsel
punched on butt th'qw'íwet
punched on ear th'qw'á:lí:ye
punish him/her lelepoltóst
punish him/her lepílítost
pupil (of eye) q'eyx̲ó:les
pupils (of eye) sq'eyq'eyx̲ó:les
purple pípeqwels
purse, wallet shxwtále'álá
Purse/Wallet Shxwtále'álá
pus méth'elh
push him/it in water qwéset
push him/it in water qwsét
push it tháx̲t
push it thex̲ét
push it down, pack it down qeth'ét
push it down, pack it down qáth't
push it into water qwelhqwélhet
push it into water qwlhét
pushy, pressing ahead sxíeles
pussy willow sqwemqweméytses
pussy willow sqweméytses
pussy-willow sqweqwemeytá:ye
put (it) on it's side lexét
put (it) on it's side hálxet
put (them) together q'ótelt
put a hand on hip spíyólwelh
put a hand on hip spipiyólwelh
put a spell on him/her x̲et'x̲et'ét
put a spell on him/her yewí:lt
put a spell on him/her x̲t'ét
put a spell on someone, curse someone yúwest
put away each other's paddles xets'ōwestel
put away one's paddle xets'ōwes
put away your paddles xets'ōwesem
put beside tesétstexw
put beside tesét
put feathers in hair sx̲óyeseqw
put hands behind back q'eth'ōwítsem
put head to one side lexósem
put in (tr. v.), put into léwex
put in order, put it where you can find it sx̲'átstexw
put ing s-th between the teeth, putting it in one's mouth, biting on s-th (not into it) th'áth'emet
put it away qéyqelemt
put it away, to put away, to save (tr.) qéylemt
put it in the water memí:lt
put it in the water hámelet
put it in the water mí:lt
put it on (design) tl'átl'elx
put it on (design), attach it, fasten it tl'álx
put it on board ólhstexw
put it on your lap xat
put on a dress eth'íwsem
put on a shall s'oth'ó:mōsem
Put on a shall s'oth'ó:mṓsem
put on one's pants seqíwsem
put on your hat yóseqwem
put on your socks tókelem
put on, put down lhálheq'et
put on, put down lháq'et
put rope around his neck x̲wíqw'est
put s-th between the teeth, put it in one's mouth, bite on s-th (not into it) ch'ámet
put them down lháleq'et
put your head back q'óx̲esem
put your shoes on qwelhíxálem
put your shoes on qwélhxélem
puttig it on board ó:lhstexw
putting a rope around someone's neck x̲wíx̲weqw'est
putting a spell on someone yuyúwest
putting it in, putting something into a hollow place hélwex
putting it out (of a fire, flame) tl'ékw'tl'ekw'elt
putting on credit ex̲ímels
putting on one's pants híqewsem
putting on your hat yóyeseqwem
pygmy owl spopeleqwíth'a
quiet t'et'ás
quiet t'ás
quiet down (water) qáqem
quiet down, be calm (of water or wind) qám
quiet it (baby) tl'etl'ót
quiet it (baby) tl'ó:t
quieter water sqám
Rabbit (larg type). shxwóxw
rabbit (large) sqeqewáth
rabbit (large) sqewáth
rabbit (larger type) shxóxw
rabbit (small) sqíqewáth
raccoon mélés
racing (a canoe) tátey
racing canoe táyōwelh
radio qwoqwel qwloythel
raft th'táme
rafters sh(xw)kw'ekw'í
ragged s'ó:lhqw'
rags wound around ankles q'élq'xetel
raid in a canoe sléxwelhmet
railroad kyóxálh
railroad kwóxálh
rain slhém:exw
rain and snow mixed hemqáxel
rain and snow mixed himqáxel
rainbow stheqelxél:em
rainbow swétexel
raining, ([having a] rainshower with light wind lhémexw
rainshelter q'eléts'
raise it up kw'íystexw
raning off and on lhémlhemexw
rapids, fast water lex̲wō:m
rapids, fast water lex̲wlex̲wō:m
rapids, fast water lex̲wó:m
raspberry seló:ytheqw
raspberry s'ó:ytheqw
raspberry plant s'ó:ytheqwelhp
rat há:wt
rattlesnake th'éx̲th'éx̲tel
rattlesnake th'éx̲tel
raven sqewqéweqs
raven skwówéls
Raven Skwówéls
raven sqéweqs
ravine stl'éxs
Ravine stl'éx
raw x̲éyth'
ray of sun between clouds qeyqeyx̲elósem
rays of sunlight sx̲elx̲éles te syó:qwem
reach him/her here xw'í:lmet
ready s-hí:lekw
real crazy skoti
real fine snow qwelxóme
real stingy skw'íykw'iy
real tired welhchí:ws
really fat, big around mékwmekw'
really have to pee ts'áléqel
really listening hard xwlalá
really rainy t'emt'émqw'xel
really round ball xelókw'els
really tangled sq'á:lq'
really turned grey x̲ó:lemthet
really useful gift xwayólem
record (N.) sx̲'áts pípe
record player, cd player qwelqweló:ythetel
record player, cd player, recorder, cassette player qweló:ythetel
red tskwí:m
red elderberries sth'ewth'íweq'
red elderberry sth'íweq'
red paint( ????? ) témélh
red paint( ????? ) temtémelh
red-headed woodpecker to't'ep'íqselem
refrigerator xeytl' shxw'lethile
registration sx̲éylthet
reject a person qá:lh
reject as husband/wife for your child qá:lmílh
relative, cousin yóyetal
relieved (in body) ts'elxwí:wsem
repair it, fix it up p'ákw'et
repair it, fix it up p'áp'ekw'et
reserve near New Westminster Qiqá:yt
respect someone ólhet
rest your throat qáwlhelh
restaurant alhteláwtxw
rested qáwlómet
Restmore Caves Uqw'íles
return q'ólthet
rheumatism, aching x̲ep'x̲á:p'kw'tem
rheumatism, aching x̲áp'kw'tem
rheumatism, aching x̲á:qw'tem
rhubarb t'emt'emó:sa
rhubarb t'emó:sa
rib lōwlōwéx̲
rib lōwéx̲
rib lówéx̲
rice leló:ys
rice ló:ys
ride piggyback mé'wiyat
ride piggyback mé'iyat
ride with him/her halpetst
ride with him/her lépetest
riding (traveling on top of something) yests'ets'á
right arm siyachís
right away tx̲wém
right hand s'ewiwtses
right hand s'eyíwtses
right side of body s'eyí:ws í:lwelh
ring-necked pheasant tl'alqtélets
ringing, phoning th'étsáls
rising [of water] qeqémel
river stó:lō
river-bed stolōálá
riverbank semlóthel
rivers steltó:lō
road, trail, door xálh
roads, trails xálelh
roast in sand ó:theqw
roast/bake it ótheqwt
roasting, baking it ó:theqwt
robbing him/her, stealing something qaqí:lt
Robin skw'ékw'qáq
rock near yale Th'ex̲elís
rock, also mountain smált
rocking xwíxweth'álem
rocking-chair xwixweth'áletstel
roll around in circles x̲elx̲álqem
roll around in circles x̲álqem
roll it over xéletst
roll it over xélétst
roll it up in a ball qw'ómx̲west
roll it up in a ball qw'emx̲west
roll over in bed ts'ó:lex̲eth'
roll something, wrap something up xwélekw't
rolled up in a ball sqw'ómx̲wes
roof seqsíqetsel
roof síqetsel
roof siqetsel
roof of your mouth chelhqí:l
roof of your mouth chechelhqí:l
roof planks sts'á:ltexw
rooster lelúste
rooster lúste
root kwémlexw
root cellar spelpélemálá
root cellar spelmála
roots kwémkwémlexw
roots of tree floating in river x̲eyímelets
rope, twine, string, thread x̲wéylem
ropes, twines, strings, threads x̲wélx̲weylem
rose qelqá:lq
rose (plant), rose coloured qá:lq
rose (rose coloured) qálq
rosebush qelqá:lqelhp
rosebush qá:lqelhp
rotted th'óth'qw'émthet
rotted th'qw'ó:mthet
rotten th'óth'eqw'em
rotten th'óqw'em
rotten wood pqwá:y
rotton fish yó:qw
rouge sméts'
rough (little bumps) x̲átqem
rough (of river) qw'íwelh
rough (of water,wind) x̲átl'
rough, rough texture qwlímó:les
rough-looking qelímó:les
round xelókw'
round ball xelkw'ó:ls
round mouth kwamó:ythel
round pole xelkw'ámeth'
rub it together yí:kw'et
rub it together yékw'et
rub it, wipe it íqw'et
rub off, smear íqw'em
rub oil/water on it yémq't
rubber boot kw'íxwel
rubber boot kw'ekw'íxwxel
rubber boot kw'íxwxel
rubbing something, wiping something í:qw'et
rudder shxwtháyelets
rudder shxwtháyelets~tháyeletstel
rug lháx̲xetel
rug-beater kw'ekw'qwá:lth'átel
rugs, floor coverings thelthélxatel
rumbling, thunder kwótx̲wem
rump slhélets
run out of breath t'eqw'lhálém
run out, finished ōkw'
running around, a runner x̲wómxelém
running away with someone, eloping with someone chemchémlexw
runt th'íth'kw'oya
rush, go fast x̲wémthet
rustle, make rustling sound xwót'kw'em
rustling sound sawéts'em
s stripe sx̲éyp'
sacred, holy, taboo x̲ax̲e
sad, worried st'á:yx̲w
safe place to cross river shxwtitós
said when praising something beautiful yú:w
salal t'álaqa
salal t'elt'íqa
salal t'áqa
salal berry t'át'eqe
salal berry t'áqe
salmon backbone x̲ekw'óles
salmon backbone x̲elkw'óles
salmon eggs qelqél:éx̲
salmon eggs qél:éx̲
salmon finished spawning kwómexw
salmon with eggs loose t'iléqel
salmonberries elelíle
salmonberry elíle
salmonberry plant elílá:lhp
salmonberry plants alalílelhp
salmonberry time tem'elíle
salt tl'álelhem
salt tl'álhem
sand-bar syí:ts'emílep
sandals tem kw'okw'es qwelhixel
sandhill crane slí:m
Sap Kw'íxw
saskatoon berry ts'esláts
Sasquatch sásq'ets
Sasquatches sesásq'ets
sassy, answering back shxwetiyéqethel
Saturday, Weekend t'óqw'tem
saw-dust, wood shaving lhéts'mel
sawbill duck x̲wó:qw'
sawing, sawing wood, cutting repeatedly lhílhets'els
Say no to me ewesthóx
scald it kw'áset
scald it kw'ókw'eset
scale (of fish) sts'álts'
scalp kw'elōweqw
scared s'í:sí
scarf, neckerchief sx̲wéqw'lhelh
scaring him/her/it sistaxw
scattered all over stl'ápx̲
Schelowat Village Sx̲elá:wtxw
scissors shxwth'ámqels
scissors shxwth'ámqels~sth'ámqels
scissors (pl) sth'áth'ámqels
scoop it up qoqéylt
scoop it up qó:lt
scorch it qw'á:yt
scorch, make it rare (tr.) ts'íyex̲ést
scouring rush xweqw'él:a
scowl, frown x̲eywésem
scowling x̲eyx̲ewes
scowling sx̲éx̲ewes
Scowlitz Sq'ewlets
scrape hair/hide off it álq't
scrape it x̲éyx̲ep'et
scrape it x̲éyp'et
scrape it, erase it íx̲et
scraping hair/hide off it á:lq't
scraping something, erasing something í:x̲et
scraps sq'éylóm
scratch around(like animals) íxwels
scratch around(like animals) exwá:ls
scratch him/her on face t'lhóqw'est
scratch it (itch) x̲éyq'et
scratch it (itch) x̲éyx̲eq'et
scratching x̲eyx̲eq'et
scratching x̲éyx̲eq'els
scrawny qwe'íqwqeqw
sea-gull qw'elíteq
sea-gulls qw'elqw'elíteq
Seabird Island Sq'éwqel
seagull á:we
seagull slílōwya
seagull slíluye
seal áshxw
seal blubber sqwló
seals aláshxw
search yálx̲
search for it sōqw't
search for it yálx̲t
search for it yélx̲t
search through it xéyxeleqwt
search through it xíleqwt
search through, rummage xéyxeleqw
search through, rummage xíleqw
searching for something suwq't
Sechelt sixálh
Sechelt sxixálh
Sechelt Sixálh
second-hand store mékw'emáwtxw
see kw'éts
see you kw'etslóme
see your face (accidentally) kw'ótseslómet
seeing him/her/it kw'ókw'etslexw
selling things sxóxweyem
Semiahmoo (White Rock, BC) Semyó:me
send him/her for something tsesá:t
send it, to sent (tr.), send for lépetst
send someone on an errand tssálém
separate (in marrige) kwó:tel
separate (in marrige) kwekwó:tel
separate (them) halts'elít
separate oneself from a group, separate oneself lets'elíthet
separated (in marrige) skwekwó:tel
serious (of a person) lexwsthetíwel
serving spoon x̲álew
set a net hamílyel
set a net míliyel
set a net qwsuyel
set a trap x̲áx̲esxelem
set a trap x̲ásx̲elem
set the table lháq' te letám
set the table. lháx te letám
seven th'ó:kws
seven (counting containers) th'ekwsáleqel
seven (counting dollars) th'ókwses
seven (counting people) th'ekwsále
seven birds th'ekwsíws
seven canoes th'okwōswelh
seven fish th'okwsíqw
seven fruit th'ekwóls
seven o'clock sth'ó:kws
seven times th'ekwsálh
seven trees th'ekwsélhp
seventy th'ékwetselsxá
seventy (counting dollars) th'ékwetselsxó:s
seventy (counting people) th'ékwselsxále
several (little) rats haheláwt
several crosses, gravestones lálakwwí:l
several piles skwethkwthá
several races owóweltí:l
several rats hewháwt
several sails pótelem
several set nets, stationary nets mamílyil
several standing lhex̲lhex̲é:ylex
several things being in the middle, between alalxwí:tsel
several things being put down lháleq'em
sew it p'áth'et
sewing p'ap'eth'
sewing machine shxwp'áp'eth'
sewing something p'á'p'eth'et
sewn sp'áp'eth'
sexy xwóxwth'tem
shade eyes with your hand xwtóx̲esem
shade yourself qwá:yx̲thet
shadow x̲eyx̲eyqelá
shadow x̲éyqelá
shake his/her hand, to shake hands with someone kwéletsest
shake it xwíxweset
shake it xwíset
shake it qwiyx̲t
shake it qwá:yx̲t
shake your head kwíykwethesem
shake your head kwíythesem
shake yourself qwíyx̲thet
shaking bushes (unseen animal) xwóykwem
shaking hands kweltssá:ls
shaking hands kwéletses
shaking his/her hand, shake hands with someone kwelétsest
shallow xáxem
shallow xám
shallow water sxáxem
shaman, Indian doctor shxwelelá:m
shaman, Indian doctor shxwlá:m
shame yourself x̲éyx̲ethet
shaped like a box kw'elókw'exwóles
share a meal wó:thel
sharp xwiyóth
sharp eyóth
sharp turn of canoe q'á:lets
sharpen (it) héyqw'est
sharpen (it) yéqw'est
sharpen it iyótht
shave him íx̲est
shawl (big) s'oth'ó:mes
she, her thútl'ó:
sheep metú
sheep (several) maletú
sheep wool metúelqel
shelf schech'a'áls
shelf sch'a'áls
shell (shiny part) ts'áwi
shine light on it táwélt
shine light on it tátewet
shirt stl'pí:wel
shivaree q'etx̲áls
shoe qwelhíxel
shoe qwlhí:xel
shoe on wrong foot sts'ókw'elxel
shoe on wrong foot sts'ó:kw'elxel
shoe on wrong foot sts'ó:kw'xel
shoelace yémxtel
shoes qwellhí:xel
shoot off a gun, shot an arrow kwéléx
shooting (a gun, an arrow) ákwelex
short ts'íts'etl'
short ts'í:ts'etl'
short (of a canoe) ts'ítl'ewelh
short (of a person) ts'í:ts'tl'emeth'
short (of paddle) ts'ítl'ōwes
short of memory q'eyq'ethá:m
short of money q'thá:m
shoulder shxwelí:lá:má:lá
shoulder xw'ílámálá
shoulder shxw'í:lá:má:lá
shove it x̲thét
shovel lelopál
shovel lepál
shovel lopál~shxwoweth'ílep
shovel lolepál
shovel shxwoweth'ílep
shovel-nosed canoe tl'elá:y
show it to him/her kwókwestexw
show it to him/her kwétstexw
shrimp hómó:y
shrimps hahomó:y
shuffel your feet xwót'kw'emxel
Shushwap sixwáp
Shushwap longhouse Shushxwápqel
Shushwap people Sí:xwap
Shy, quiet p'a'p'xwem
shy, quiet p'áp'xwem
sibling álex
siblings al'álex
sick q'óq'ey
sickness (also sperm) q'óq'iy
side burn sx̲elpéla
side of body sleq'ó:lwelh
side of house away from river chóleqwmel
side of the body í:lwelh
sing about it t'ít'elemet
sing about it t'ílemet
sing along to spirit song t'à:m
sing it t'ílt
sing it for him/her t'ít'elemelhtset
sing it for him/her t'ílemelhtset
sing to him/her t'ít'elemstexw
sing to him/her t'ílemstexw
singe the hairs off kw'así:ws
singe the hairs off kw'sí:ws
singing t'ít'elem
singing it t'it'ílt
sink it mímeq'et
sink it míq'et
sinking hámq'
sir íyéseq
sir iyéseq
sister the alex
sister of Lhílheqey Ts'símteló:t
sit down with a plop x̲wlhépelets
sit on riverbank chichewóthel
sit on riverbank chewóthel
Sitka Spruce Tree ts'qw'élhp
sitting on eggs tl'xwiylhem
Siwash creek Aseláw Stótelō
six t'x̲ém
six (counting containers) t'x̲émeqel
six birds t'xemōs
six canoes t'xemōwelh
six dollars t'x̲émés
six fish t'x̲emíqw
six fruit t'x̲emóls
six o'clock st'x̲éms
six people t'x̲émele
six times t'x̲emálh
six trees t'x̲emelhp
sixty t'x̲émelsxá
sixty (counting dollars) t'x̲émelsxó:s
sixty (counting people) t'x̲émelsxále
skim it off pálétst
skin kw'elōw
skin kw'elkw'elōw
skin it sísekw'et
skin it síkw'et
skin of arm kw'elwáx̲el
skin of back kw'elwíts
skin of back of neck kw'elōwépsem
skin of chest kw'elōwíles
skin of mouth, jaw kw'elwó:ythel
skin pulls off sísekw'em
skin pulls off síkw'em
skinny stíth
skirt tl'itleptel
skirt to the ankle slewi:ws
Skowkale Sq'ewqí:l
skull sth'ó:lemeqw
skull sth'ó:meqw
skunk (striped) sth'épeq
skunk cabbage ts'ó:kw'e
skunk cabbages (many) ts'ets'ó:kw'e
skunk currant sp'a:th'
Skwah Village Sqwehá
Skwali Skwáli
Skway Shxwa:y
slahal bone th'elth'ómtsestel
slahal bone th'ómtsestel
slahal game slehá:l
slap him/her lhólheqw'et
slap him/her lhóqw'et
slave skw'kw'iyéth
slave skw'iyéth
sleeping, be sleeping í:tet
sleepy ítetem
sleet x̲wíqw'el
slide qeyqex̲óthet
slide qex̲óthet
slide on your bottom qíqex̲elátsem
slide on your bottom qíx̲elátsem
slingshot (stretched kind) et'ó:t'
slingshot (stretched kind) ó:t'
slippery qíqex̲em
Slollicum Lake Stl'áleqem Qótsa
sloping ground tewále'ílep
sloping ground Tewáléhilep
slough x̲wōqwwōqw
slough x̲wōqw
slough sts'élexw
slough on Seabird Island Titáwlechem
slow óyém
slow down (tr.) óyémstexw
slow, late oyem
slow, slow down silíxw
small bird mí:meqw
small bird (diminutive of mó:qw) melímeqw
small bones sth'eth'eló:m
small coho sthethímiya
small coho sthímiya
small creek goes into river sqwá
small float for nets (made from singed cedar qweqwá:l
small float for nets (made from singed cedar) qwelqwá:l
small gravel th'ex̲ét
small owl qépkwoya
small salmon (any kind) sth'óth'eqwi
small tree thelíthqet
small tree thíthqet
small waterfall skwíkwel
small willow tree x̲wóx̲welá:lhp
small, little, a little bit axwí:l
small-pox sxiyí:ws
small-pox, chicken-pox, measles pelkwí:ws
smart schewót
smart ( of several), very smart schechewó:t
smart-alec smámth'eqel
smart-alec swék'
smash it méqw'et
smash it hémqw'et
smash it up th'ōwt
smash it up th'ōth'ōwt
smearing it yetl'yetl'qest
smell like a pig kweshu'ósem
smell like a rose qelqásem
smell rotten th'óth'eqw'emáléqep
smell rotten th'qw'ómáléqep
smelling damp, rank qwóqwelem
smoke house smílha'áwtxw
smoked salmon, smoked meat sq'éylo
smoking p'óp'etl'em
smoking salmon (hanging fish up to smoke) chá:lhtel
smooth yélx̲w
smudge (against mosquitos) p'tl'ómt
snack (n.) s'álhtelóthel
snack on ilhtelóthel
snail, slug q'oyátl'iye
snake álhqey
snakes aléx̲ey
snap at s-o (verbally or in arguing), growl at s-o (with words)' x̲ítet
snap your finger tl'eméqwtses
snap your fingers tl'emtl'eméqw
snap your fingers tl'eméqw
snapping at s-o (verbally or in arguing) x̲íx̲etet
snare it weltá:lt
snatch it from him/her x̲épchest
sneak around, move quietly t'et'ásthet
sneak up on him/her tl'í:ts'et
sneak up on him/her tl'í:tl'ets'et
sneaking around tl'ítl'esels
sneezing heshásem
sniffing, smelling sth, smelling it hó:qwet
sniffling (with cold) lholhetqsélem
snot smetméteqsel
snot sméteqsel
snow (noun), a snowfall syíq
snow (on ground) máqa
snow (on ground) máleqa
snow time temmeqó:s
snow-drift sqelyíqem
snowstorm qwélxem
soak dried food lhélqi
soaked slhálqi
soaked, wet lhélq
soaking dried food lhálqi
soaking it (dried food) lhálqit
soap súp
soapberries sx̲wōsx̲wōsem
soapberry sx̲wōsem
Soapberry sx̲wṓsem
soapberry beater th'amawéstel
soapberry spoon th'émtel
sobbing (after crying) qésqesí:lem
sober him/her up p'elhát
sober someone up p'ílhat
sober yourself up, sober up, smarten up p'elhéthet
soccer helme'als pol
sock, stocking stelókel
sock, stocking stókel
sockeye net theqthéqeytel
sockeye net théqeytel
sockeye salmon stheqthéqí
sockeye salmon sthéqi
sockeye time (July to Aug) temthéqi
sofa shxwelómet
sofa shxw'ó:met
soft líqw'em
soft qíqe
soft, fluffy material pá:píth'a
soggy tl'ítl'eqel
sold this to him/her xwóymétem te'í
sole of foot shxwe'ó:thesxel
sole of foot shxweló:thesxel
sole of foot shxwe'ó:thesxel~shxwe'óthesxe
solid greese x̲wástel
somebody always talking, talkative qwelqweló:ythel
somebody, anybody kw'ewátes
someone who teases í:wtheláq
something cooked sqw'éls
something hidden away skwálepel
something scary, monster chí'
something that gets sent, something sent slépets
something that you do skwíyx̲thet
something that you’re doing skwó:yex̲thet
something you hook onto s'óqw'
something you write with sx̲ex̲é:yls
son-in-law or daughter-in-law schewchewtá:lh
son-in-law or daughter-in-law schiwtá:lh
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, child's spouse, (man's) sister's husband' schiwtálh
sonny-boy wíyka
Soowahlie Ts'ewá:lí
Soowahlie Th'ewá:lí
sopaberry drink sx̲wōsem sqe'óleqw
sore, aching táteqlexw
sore, hurt (intr.) téqlexw
soul melístiyexw
soul smestíyexw
sound like (voice) staqí:l
sound of water slushing qw'át'ts'em
sound starts again far away eháléqep
soup slhóp'
sour t'át'ets'em
South Wind tellhelhó:s
South wind [from down river] telhelhó:s
South wind, North wind, East wind, cold wind Só:tets
South wind, warm wind, West wind schéxwem
sow it (seeds), scatter it tl'ápx̲t
sow it (seeds), scatter it tl'épx̲t
sparks, red-hot ashes qw'á:ychep
speaker, announcer at gathering lheqsqólqwel
speaker, announcer at gathering lheqsqwóqwel
speaking qwóqwel
spear tá:lh
spear it thq'ét
spearing it tháq't
speckled tl'élx̲
speckled trout sp'íp'ehá:th'
speech, word sqwá:l
speeches, words sqwoqwel
speechless slholhekw'íwel
spider q'ésq'estetsel
Spider q'ésq'esetsel
spilling something kw'álht
spindle, hand spinner sélseltel
spining, whirling siselts'iyósem
spinning stick sélsel
spinning wool qáqelets'
spirit power syiwí:l
spirit power of an indian doctor slá:m
spirit power, spirit song syúwél
spirit powers spirit songs syuyuwí:l
spirit sickness syúwél sq'óq'ey
spirit, life spirit , soul, spirit of a living person shxwelí
spit it out lhóx̲wt
spit it out lhex̲wó:t
spit it out lhx̲wót
splash his/her face lholhégest
splash his/her face lhóqést
splash s-o with water, spray s-o with water lhéltest
splashing s-o with water, spraying s-o with water lhellhéltest
split firewood th'iyeqw'á:ls
split firewood th'óyeqw'elchep
split firewood th'íyeqw'elchep
split it (firewood) th'íyeqw't
split it (wood) sáq't
split it (wood) seq'ét
split it open tl'ítl'xex̲et
split it open tl'exáx̲et
split it open (fish, animal) tl'xáx̲et
split it with fingernail thíts'et
split it, rip it tl'xát
split roots from wrong end séx̲w
split roots wrong (uneven) t'ats'ex̲elí:m
splitting it (firewood) th'óyeqw't
spoil it qelí:lt
spoil it qeléxw
spoil it qelqélexw
spoil it qelqelí:lt
spoil it qelelexw
spoon spúl
spoons spelpúl
sports, games, plays sewolem
spot t'élt'elq
spot t'élq
spotted tl'eltl'élx̲
spotted (shapes) stl'eqtl'éq
spotted (shapes) st'elt'elq
spotted (shapes) st'á:lq
spouse's parent skw'álhew
spouse's parent skw'alelhew
sprain an ankle p'lhéqwxel
sprained wrist xweth'éqw'tses
spray gun spópex̲welsá:ls
spraying lhá:ltelechá:ls
spread his/her legs px̲íwét
spread it páthet
spread it pápethet
spread it on tl'ítl'eq'et
spread it on tl'íq't
spread it out (blanket, net) tálht
spread it out (blanket, net) telhát
spread it, widen it wíweqet
spread it, widen it wí:qet
spread your (own) legs x̲epíwelem
spreading dogbane méthelh
Spring temkw'éyles
spring salmon ~ Chinook salmon tl'eltl'élx̲xel
spring salmon ~ Chinook salmon tl'élx̲xel
spring snare trap íweltá:lt
sprinkle it with water lhálqt/lhélhelgest
sprinkle it with water lhélq'et
sprinkling lhálatem
sprout up qweqwáqel
sprout up qwáqel
sprout up kw'íqel
sprouting up qw'íles
Spuzzum Spíyem
Squamish sqwx̲wó:mex
Squamish Sqwx̲wó:mex
Squatits Skw'átets
squatting sxóxep
squeek, creek qíqeytl'em
squeek, creek qá:ytl'em
Squiala Sxwoyé:há:lá
squirrel sqwéth'elh
squish it mítl'et
staggering around x̲wex̲weló:ystem
staggering around yitá:lstem
stairs skw'iytel
stand (it) up lhéx̲lhex̲eyléxstexw
stand (it) up lhex̲eyléxstexw
stand up by oneself lhx̲eylexlómet
stand up for him/her xwiléxmet
stand up, rise from a seat xwílex
star kwósel
stare at his/her face kw'ótsest
stare at his/her face kw'íkw'etsest
staring at him/her xwkw'ókw'etsest
stars kwólesel
start it with a stick (fire) sí:lchept
start to sprinkle lhálétem
start with (lit. = cause to be first) yewálstexw
starting to smell good iyáléqepthet
stay here! íchxwó
stay on the right way/track leq'álhstexw
staying home á:lwem
steal his/her spouse ts'eláltxw
steal his/her spouse ts'its'eláltxw
stealing qáqel
steam (noun) spólx̲wem
steam-cook in a pit qetás
steam-cooked food sqetás
steam-cooking in a pit qétes
Steamboat stimút
Steamboats stilimut
steamed spoléx̲wem
steaming something pó:lx̲wt
stear a canoe tháyelets
steelhead trout qí:wx̲
steep riverbank x̲éylés
steer it tháyeletst
step child téxwméle
step child téxwmámele
step on (it) ómeléxw
step on it ímet
step over it kw'élwelht
step parent tslhililá:m
step parent tslhilá:m
stepping on it em'ímet
stern of a boat ilá:q
stern of a boat iláq
stick it into it lháleqel
stick it into it lhálqel
stick it into it lhellhálqel
stick it on t'et'élemt
stick it on t'élemt
stick it up his/her bum t'ekwíwet
stick out your tongue lháléqet
stick out, protrude st'áqsel
stick to start fires sí:lcheptel
stick to the hand t'elt'élemtses
stick to the hand t'elémtses
sticking out qwōhóls
sticky tl'ítl'eq'el
sticky tl'íq'el
stiff (of body) lhx̲étem
stiff, hard th'éts
still xwel
still, really wel
sting him/her kweléxt
stinging nettle th'éx̲th'ex̲th'ex̲
stinging nettle th'éx̲th'ex̲
stingy skw'íkw'iy
stingy kw'íyá:m
stingy, bad-natured, cranky, bad-tempered qélwelh
stink-bag (skunk) spú'amal
stink-bag (skunk) skwukwtisláts
stink-egg basket kw'ú:la'álá
stink-eggs kw'ú:la
stinky xíts'em
stinky xíxets'em
stirring qwíx̲letsest
stirring qwáylx̲letsetst
stolen sqá:l
stop (him/her/it) tl'élexwstexw
stop (him/her/it) tl'eléxwstexw
stop (of wind) chó:ythet
stop blowing (of wind) chémq~tsémq
stop blowing (of wind) chémq
stop raining xwóxweth'xel
stop raining xwéth'xel
stopping, staying tl'élexw
storage basket skwalám
storage basket skwá:m
storage on a pole póqw'elh
store shxwimála
stores shxwelimá:le
stormy with snow qwálxtem
story, news sqwélqwel
story, news (plural) sqwélqwelqwel
stove stetú:p
stove stú:p
stow it away xíts'et
stow it away xíxets'et
straddle it x̲eqét
straight (of something standing) íyámeth
straight, pulled, influenced thekw'
straighten it thkw'ét
straighten yourself out thkw'éthet
straighten yourself out tlhéthet
strange, different láts'
stranger lets'ó:lmexw
stranger lats'ú:mexw
straps for berry basket q'esí:ltel
straw, reed-grass th'áx̲th'ax̲ey
straw, reed-grass th'áx̲ey
strawberries schechí:ya
strawberry schí:ya
strawberry bush schechí:yá:lhp
strawberry bush schí:yá:lhp
streach its arms, wings tx̲ét
streach yourself ótethet
stretch it ó:t'et
stretch it ót'et
strike s-th pointed (esp. a match)'], to light a match éx̲qst
stripe on nose sx̲élqs
stripe on nose sx̲élx̲elqs
strong eyém
strong eyém~iyém
strong (of material) tl'x̲wíth'a
strong (of people and things) kw'ómkw'em
struggle to get free kwótl'thet
struggle to get free kwetl'éthet
stubborn sepsáp
stubborn, contrary sxíxeles
stuck in the bum st'ekwíwel
stuck up, arrogant meth'álem
stuff for burning syeqwá:ls
stumble, get staggered tá:lstem
stumble, get staggered télstem
stump sq'elx̲áp
stump sq'x̲áp
stumped (don't know) mótl'
sturgeon skwó:wech
sturgeon anchor kw'éstel
sturgeon anchor kw'ekw'éstel
sty in eye xéle'ó:les
suckerfish q'óx̲el
suffering pain s'ō:leqw'
sugar shúkwe
sugar it shúshekwet
sugar it shúkwet
sugar-bowl shúkw'álá
suitcase s'áwkw'emálá
Sumas Semá:th
Sumas Mountain T'ex̲qé:yl
summer Temkw'okw'es
summit of mountain swets'a'á
sun syóyeqwem
sun syó:qwem
Sunday sx̲áx̲elhát
sunk smímeq
sunny swiwel
Sunny side of mountain that catches first rays Te sqewós te smá:lt
sunny side of tree sqewá:meth'
sure, exactly xwéwes
surprise him/her accidentally lewálhlexw
surprised q'éq'ewes
surprised by him lewálhmet
surprised, astonished helwelh
surprised, astonished lewálh
suspenders q'ewí:lestel
swamp gooseberry th'kw'íwíyelhp
swamp, bog móqwem
swamp, bog meqw'móqw'em
sweat syó:qw'em
sweater swéte
sweater swéta
sweating yóyeqw'em
sweeping (it) í:x̲wet
Sweet qáq'et'em
sweet q'áq'et'em
sweetheart stl'atl'ítel
Sweetheart stl'atl'itel
swim (of a person), swim (with crawl strokes, etc. t'ítsem
swimming t'ít'etsem
swimming (bathing, playing in the water) xixkw'ó:m
swimming (of dog, deer, animal), (dog-paddling) x̲ólhchem
swimming (of fish) xétem
sword fern sthelx̲á:lem
sword fern sthx̲á:lem
sword fern lhewlháwél
sword fern slháwél
table letám
tables leletám
taditional food sxwelmexw selhtel
tail stl'ep'élets
tails stl'elp'élets
take (it), to get (tr.) kwút
take a picture pepékchá:m
take a picture pekchá:m
take a shortcut tl'itl'q'oyám
take a step té:yqxálém
take a step tiqxálém
take a sweatbath teqí:wsem
take a sweatbath tatiqí:wsem
take an arm, hand s'ókw'ches
take care of oneself hilhiyóthlemethet
take care of oneself hiyóthlemethet
take care of someone else’s kids, babysit xolhmílh
take care of your kids, to baby-sit one's own children álmelh
take care of yourself thehíthet
take him/her for granted tl'exwló:st
take him/her home t'ót'ekw'stexw
take him/her home t'ekw'stexw
take it all, pick it all up mekw'et
take it all, pick it all up hómkw'et/mekw'mekw'et
take it down xwéteqt
take it down xwetáqt
take it out (of box) xíqt
take it to hélémestexw
take it to le'ámestexw
take it to le ámestexw
take it, do it lámstexw
take left-overs meq'óthem
take short steps ts'tl'étl'xel
take the loose eggs out of it pethíwet
take too big a step t'íw
taking (it) kwú:t
taking care of your children, baby sitter ólmelh
taking something off hémax
tall tl'eqtámeth'
tall (of tree) tl'eqtíwél
tall gray mountain blueberry léth'ilets
tall, long tl'áqt
tame qw'óqw'el
tangle it q'elq'élq't
tangle it q'élq'lexw
tangle it q'élq't
tangle it q'álq't
tangled on a net sx̲wíx̲weqw'
tangled on itself q'elq'élp'
tangled up sq'elq'éq'
tap th'q'émqel
tapeworm sqwó:qwetl'í:wél
tattle-tale smótx̲w
tea tí
teacher íwestéleq
teacher íwesteltéleq
teacher skwúkwelstéleq
teaching s'íwes
teachings for children s'iwesá:ylhem
teapot shxwtiti'álá
teapot shxwtí'álá
tear (crying) sqó:s
tear drop qe'ó:les
tears qeló:les
teasing hewth'eláq
teenage girl q'á:mi
teirling (while hanging) ts'á:lq'em
telephone shxwtatí:m
telephones shxwtetatí:m
television sxelham pecha
Television kwáyx̲em pékche'á:ls
tell a legend x̲wíyá:m
tell a lie for him/her xwmámath'elqéylemt
tell a lie for him/her xwmath'elqéylemt
tell him/her/it thethétstexw
tell him/her/it thétstexw
tell it to him/her/it yéthestexw
tell it to him/her/it híythestexw
telling (him/her) héythest
telling a legend x̲wíx̲wiyá:m
ten ópel
ten (counting containers) opeláleqel
ten (counting dollars) epó:les
ten (counting people) epále
ten birds opelíws
ten canoes opelōwelh
ten fruit in a group (as they grow on a plant), (ten attached fruit)' opelóls
ten leaves epálōws
ten o'clock s'ópels
ten o'clock s'ó:pels
ten times opelálh
tent selsílawtxw
tent sílawtxw
testicle mámetsel
testicle mátsel
thank him/her xwth'í:t
thank you very much yiláwel kw'a's hó:y
thanking him/her ch'ich'ít
Thanksgiving Day ts'i:tem swayel
that te thá
that one, that there, that thing tethá
thawing yóyex̲w
thawing it yóyx̲wet
the te
the first snow yeqelsxá:y
the hail skw'ekw'xwós
the heat skw'ókw'es
the left sth'íkwe
The left side of the body sth'íkwe' í:lwelh
the rain, rain (n.) slhémexw
the shade (of a tree, etc.) st'á:t'el
the tide sqém:el
the, a, some [use for remote objects and non-specific items] kw'e
them (little) tl'étl'eló:m
them, they yutl'ó:lem
them, they (male) tutl'ó:lem
there's not many; it's not many éwe is qéx̲
these ye'íle
they á:lthel
they say, it is said x̲'ét'estem
they, referring to females thutl'ólem
thick planks for side of house s'í:ltexw
thigh spatálép
thimbleberry t'qwém
thimbleberry t'éqt'eqwém
thin (material) th'eth'emí:l
think about (him/her/it) stuta'áwelmet
think about (him/her/it) sta'áwelmet
think about him/her/it sta'awelmet
thinking about it qwelqwelíwel
thirsty lhqó:la
thirty lhéxwelsxá
thirty (counting containers) lhexwelsxáleqel
thirty (counting dollars) lhexwelsxó:s
thirty (counting people) lhéxwelsxále
this teló
this telteló
this te'í
this te í:le
this , this one, this thing here (speaker holding it) te'íle
thistle, thorn ts'e'ts'éqw'
thistle, thorn ts'eqw'ts'éqw'
Thompson people S'omél:a
Thompson people S'em'oméla
three lhí:xw
three (counting containers) lhí:xweqel
three (counting people) lhxwále
three birds lhxwíws
three canoes lhxwó:lh
three dollars lhí:xwes
three fish lhíxweqw
three fruit lexwóls
three hundred lhí:xw lá:ts'ewets
three hundred lhí:xw lá:ts'ewets
three leaves lhxwálews
three paddles lhxwá:wes
three pants lhexwáyiws
three ropes, poles sticks lhxwámeth'
three times lhxwáxw
three times lhxwá:lh
three trees lhxwá:lhp
throat sqelxwá:lá
throat sqelqelxwá:lá
throw him/her down on their bum th'eséletst
throwing off sparks pá:yts'em
throwing something away, throwing it away í:kw'et
thumb qwelx̲wometses
thumb qwexwomeltses
Thumb mekwó:meltses
thumb mekwó:méltses
thunderbird shxwelexwxwó:s
thunderbird, thunder shxwexwó:s
Thursday sx̲e'óthels
tickle him/her sá:yx̲wet
tickle him/her sá:yt't
tickle him/her síyt't
tickle him/her síyx̲wet
tickle his/her foot sét'xt
tickled sá:yx̲wem
tickling sá:yt'els
tie it up q'éyq'eset
tie it up q'éyset
tiger lily sx̲ameléxwthhelh
tiger lily x̲amx̲amelexwthet
tiger lily x̲amelexwthet
tight (of clothes) spex̲elís
tight squeeze x̲ex̲ákw'
tight squeeze x̲ekw'
tighten it up, wind it up tl'óth'et
tilted tewá:le
time ice forms, things stick temtl'í:q'es
time things stick to hand temt'elémtses
time to dry fish temchálhtel
tinder syeqwlhá:ltel
tinkling, clinking ts'átx̲em
tiny midget t'ít'epsó:ye
tip of one's nose s'álqsel
tip over, spill (of liquid or solid), spilled, spill accidentally' kw'élh
tippy(of canoe) kw'éthx̲em
tired x̲lhém
tired lhchí:ws
tired of it x̲lhém:et
tired of it lhchí:wsmet
tired on the bum x̲lhélets
tired out qsí:l
tired out from crying qesqesí:lqel
to 'ghost' (him/her) poleqw'íth'et
to ache, sore sáyém
to aim it mómeyt
to aim it mó:yt
to answer (it) q'elq'elq'et
to answer (it) q'élq'et
to answer, reply xwetayéqel
to answer, reply, answer xwetiyéqel
to appear, become visible pél:ékw
to approach, get near teséthet
to approach, get to tés
to argue, have a quarrel q'x̲ótel
to ask petám
to ask (him/her) petámet
to ask for someone petá:mes
to ask him/her/it petá:met
to bail it (canoe) lhí:lt
to bake (bread) thíyém
to bake (bread) tháuem
to bake, to roast (in the stove, in sand) ótheqw
To ball him/her out x̲éywét
to bang (tr.) tíkw'et
to barbecue qw'éqw'élém
to barbecue qw'élém
to bark (dog) tl'etl'ewels
to bark (dog) tl'ewéls
to bawl him/her out x̲eywét
to bawl him/her out x̲eyx̲ewét
to be babysitting, a babysitter xólhemílh
to be born kwó:l
to be calling (him/her/it) ó:t
to be careful tus'éy
to be curious kw'ókw'eleqw
to be dry in throat ts'íyxweqel
to be frying stuff ts'ákwx̲els
to be healthy shxw'éyelh
to be hollow sqwa'i:wel
to be hollow shxwótkwewel
to be in front axelés
to be in the way leleq'álh
to be in the way leq'álh
to be like sta'á
to be married, married smámalyí
to be poor stesó:s
to be scared of (him/her/it) sí:simet
to be teaching, showing, guiding í:west
to be thick plhplhá:t
to be thick plhá:t
to beat s-one at game tl'éx̲tl'ex̲wet
to beat s-one at game tl'éx̲wet
to become a widow yatílém
to become night, get dark lá:t
to beg shxwmó:mel
to beg shxwmó:l
to belch, to burp qwáts'et
to believe q'á:l
to believe him/her q'élmet
to bend it popíyt
to bend it pó:yt
to bend over qep'ósem
To bend over qép'esem
to bite (him/her/it) q'éykw'et
to bite (him/her/it) q'éyq'ekw'et
to bleed chólex̲wem
to bless him/her/it plíst
to blink one's eyes lhéplheplexw
to blink one's eyes lhéplexw
to bloom p'áq'em
to bloom p'áp'eq'em
to bloom, to flower me p'áq'em
to blow (of the wind) pepehá:ls
to blow (of the wind) pehá:ls
to blow it pó:t
to bluff, to pretend you know, be arrogant, be stuck up math'álem
to blush kwimeléstem
to blush kwelkwímelésem
to blush kwímelésem
to boil water lhótqwem
to boil, boil (intr.) qwéls
to borrow chélhta
to bother him/her th'íwélem
to box th'ith'qw'iyós
to box th'eqw'iyós
to braid (it--of hair) t'émt'emext
to braid something (hair) t'ámex
to break [in pieces], it broke yókw'em
to break into (tr.) kwétxwílemet
to break it yékw'elexw
to break it lekw'ót
to break it (stick or bone) lewkót
to break it (stick or bone) lewkwót
to break it, break something yókw'et
to break something into many pieces lewklwket
to breathe pexwelhá:lém
to breathe pexwlhálém
to bring it xwe'í:lstexw
to bring it eméstexw
to bring s-o, s-th outside, to bring s-o, s-th outside, to kick s-o, s-th outside, to reveal s-th atl'qílt
to bring up a child kw'emét
to bring up a child kw'em:et
to brush him off xwelxwáp't
to brush him off xwélp't
to brush one's teeth th'ex̲wlísem
to build a fire yéqwelchep
to build a house tháyeltxwem
to build a house thiyéltxwem
to burn (it) [accidentally] yéqwlexw
to burn it (tr.) yéqwt
to burst (of seed) pekw'em
to bury it pí:lt
to button it lheqlheqist
to button it lheqlíst
to buy (it), buy (tr.) íleqet
to buy, to shop (intr.) alqáls
to call (him/her) tátemet
to call (him/her/it) ót
to call him/her tá:met
to call, to holler tá:m
to can (it), boil (it), boil (tr.) qwélst
to card something, brush something (hair, wool) téxqéylt
to care about it shxwlístexw
to carry in one's arms xax'át
to carry in one's arms xe'át
to carry on one's arm, in purse s'ókw'stexw
to carry on your shoulders í:lá:mt
to carry on your shoulders ílá:mt
to carve it t'ót'epet
to carve it t'ópet
to carve wood x̲et'x̲atkw'á:ls
to carve wood x̲et'kw'á:ls
to catch (him/her) as prisoner qeyqeq'et
to catch (him/her) as prisoner qíq'et
to catch an animal kwelóst
to catch an animal kwélest
to catch it (fish, animal) chxélcha
to catch up with someone chél:exw
to change it éyaqt
to change it eyáqt
to change it for him/her éyaqelhtset
to change it for him/her iyáqelhtset
to chase him/her eyát
to chase him/her away wálhet
to chew th'eth'ám
to chew th'ám
to chew it ts'ets'át
to chew it ts'át
to choke on a bone or something solid áq'elh
to choose (it) mímeset
to choose (it), choose (tr.) míset
to choose, pick out mísem
to choose, pick out, choose mímesem
to chop down a tree yáyeq'et
to chop down a tree yáq'et
to clean the house thíyest te lálem
to clear it (of land, road) tílt
to climb (it) kw'íyt
to climb a hill, mountain, rock climbing kw'íyeqel
to climb up kw'íy
to climb up kw'ekw'iy
to close (it) qp'á:qet
to close (it) tá:qt
to close (it) qáqep'et
To close it qp'á:thet
to close one's eyes th'eplexw
to close one's eyes th'epth'etplex
to close something tqát
to coax somone onto a trip hóqwt
to coax somone onto a trip híqwt
to cock a gun xwe'ít'et
to collect, gather q'pém
to come off (e.g. button) hemá
to come off (e.g. button) memá
to cook it for (him/her/it) kwelúkwelhtset
to cook it for (him/her/it) kwúkwelhtset
to cool down (of person) th'álh
to cool it down temí:lt
to cool it down títemí:lt
to cool off (food) temtemí:lthet
to cool off (food) titemí:lthet
to cool off (food) temí:lthet
to copy him/her, imitate him/her x̲wix̲we'át
to copy him/her, imitate him/her x̲we'át
To coss your arms q'eyáweth'eláx̲el
to cost three dollars lhíxwestem
to cough tóteqw'em
to cough tóqw'em
to count kw'xám
to cover oneself up lex̲wethet
to crawl ts'tá:m
to cross t'át'ekw'el
to cross t'ákw'el
to cross it t'ekwelwex
to cross your legs q'eyq'ewethtelmel
to cross your legs q'eyáweth'xelem
to crowd together q'péthet
to crush berries tótesem
to crush berries tósem
to cry x̲á:m
to cry for it x̲ex̲ámet
to cry for it x̲ámet
to cup water in your hands qóqem
to cup water in your hands qó:m
to cut lhts'á:ls
to cut (it) lhíts'et
to cut his/her hair lhilhéts'eqwt
to cut his/her hair lhíts'eqwt
to cut your foot lhéts'xel
to dance qw'eyíylex
to dance qw'eyílex
to dance qw'eyí:ylex
to dance (spirit dance) memílha
to dance (spirit dance) mílha
to delay him/her oyoyemstexw
to delay him/her oyémstexw
to deny it ōwestexw
to desire him/her témtemex
to desire him/her, wish for, desire (v.) témex
to destroy (it) qélqe:lt
To destroy (it) qelqé:li:lt
to destroy (it) qelqé:ylt
to die q'oq'ilmel
to die q'ó:y
to die (of group) x̲wá:y
to dig (it) up thóyeqwt
to dig (it) up thíyeqwt
to dip net q'emq'emós
to dip net q'emós
to dip-net thqá:lem
to disappoint him/her x̲elhwílhlexw
to disappoint him/her x̲alhwílhlexw
to dismantle, loosen, untie, unravel, unwind, unwrap, unlace yéx̲wet
to dissappear théxw
to dissappear théthexw
to dive léqem
to do copying, imitating x̲wex̲we'á
to do copying, imitating x̲we'á
to do it x̲étastexw
to do it x̲tá:stexw
to do the dishes th'ex̲wíl
to do the laundry th'ex̲welwetem
to do to someone skwíyx̲t
to do, do this x̲tá
to doubt him/her mámeth'éléxw
to doubt him/her meth'éléxw
to drag it xwekw'est
to drag it xwekw'óst
to drag yourself xwó:kw'thet
to drag yourself xwékw'thet
to dream élíyá
to dream about something, someone elíyemet
to drift hōqw'
to drift wéqw'
to drift downstream wōqw'éylem
to drift net lhólhes
to drift net lhós
to drill qwá:ls
to drink qó:qe
to drink something (it) qó:qet
to drip (one drip) th'éq'em
to drive, to steer kwelósel
to drop accidently tseltselexw
to drop accidently tsélqlexw
to drop accidently tséltselqlexw
to drop accidently tsálqlexw
to drop it (on purpose) tsélqt
to drop it (on purpose) tsálqt
to drown, to drift downriver (also flood) wōqw'
to drum, a drum q'owét
to dry a bunch of things ch'ich'íxwt
to dry clothes ts'áyxwelwétem
to dry it, dry (tr.v.) ts'íyxwt
to dry oneself (v.) ts'íyxwthet
to dry up ( a pond) t'ót'eqwel
to dry up ( a pond) t'óqwel
to eat (it) lép'ex
to eat fast x̲weméthel
to eat, eat álhtel
to entertain him t'ít'íyelt
to entertain him t'íyelt
to explode tl'eléqw
to extinguish it (fire, flame) tl'ékw'elt
to faint or pass out melqiwsem
to faint, pass out memelqéwsem
to faint, pass out melqíwsem
to fall tsélq
to fall a tree yáyeq'
to fall a tree yáq'
to fall apart yeyíx̲w
to fall apart yíx̲w
to fall off xwís
to fall off xwíxwes
to fan him xwálp't
to fart pú'
to fast xwexwóthet
to fast xwóthet
to feel (it) (with hands) qétx̲t
to feel (it) (with hands) qátx̲t
to feel (with hands) qátx̲els
to feel (with hands) qetx̲á:ls
to feel cold, get cooled down, chilled, get cold (of a person) th'ólhem
to feel sorry for him/her, pity someone th'éx̲wmet
to fence him in q'eléx̲t
to fill (it) hálts'et
to fill (it) lets'ét
to fill yourself up meq'lómet
to finish (it) hó:yt
to finish (it) hihó:yt
to finish eating hó:ythel
to finish eating hóyethel
to fire (a gun) akwéléxt
to fire, to finish (tr.) hóystexw
to fish chth'óqwi
to fish with line qw'emó:thel
to fish with line qw'iqw'emóthel
to fix (it) up, thá:yest
to fix (it) up, thíyest
to float, come up p'ep'ékw
to float, come up p'ékw
to fly lhólhekw'
to fly lhókw'
to foam p'óp'eqw'em
to foam p'óqw'em
to fold it, fold (tr.v.) lémet
to follow behind someone, trail someone, track someone chokwí:lt
to fool him/her q'eq'elstá:xw
to fool him/her q'elstá:xw
to forget (it) mélqelexw
to forget (it) mámelqeles
to forget it mámelqelexw
to forget it, forget (tr.) málqelexw
to freeze pupuá:ls
to freeze (intr.) pewá:ls
to frighten him th'ith'íkw'elexw
to frighten him th'íkw'elexw
to fry stuff ts'ekwx̲á:ls
to gather (them) q'pet
to gather firewood chiyólh
to gather firewood chiyóyelh
to gather together q'ép
to get a cut in your mouth lhts'ó:ythel
to get a rash qw'élqw'el
to get a rash qw'eqw'él
to get a rash qw'el
to get away kwalómet
to get back to mes
to get bruised t'ít'eqel
to get bruised t'íqel
to get castrated mama'elétstem
to get castrated ma'elétstem
to get destroyed, to turn bad, to get dirty/spoiled qelqéyl
to get fat lólesthet
to get fat lósthet
to get for someone (tr.) kwúlhehet
to get frightened th'íthíkw'thet
to get frightened th'íkw'thet
to get hard tl'exwéthet
to get here xwe'ílomet
to get hit kw'óqw
to get hit by a thrown object ló:m
to get hurt hámekwelh
to get hurt x̲élh
to get hurt má:kwlh
to get left behind lístem
to get married malyí
to get near him/her/it emílst
to get nervous, excited th'ó:yx̲wem
to get there xwelí:ls
to get undressed lhuth'á:m
to get your hair cut lhíts'eqwem
to get your hair cut lhílhéts'eqwem
to get, to have, to catch, to find kwélexw
to give á:m
to give (it) back, return (it) q'áq'elstexw
to give (it) back, return (it), give back (tr.) q'élstexw
to give (it), share food with s-o, give s-o food, bring s-o food, pass food to s-o, give (tr.) áxwet
to give (potlatch) lhílhet'els
to give (potlatch) lhít'els
to give birth tsméle
to give birth tsmélméle
to give something to someone óxwest
to glide in the wind yáylem
to gnaw on something x̲épkw't
to go lam
to go lá
to go and get something, picking something out ólex̲em
to go away from water chó:m
to go down off of it tl'pílém
to go down off of it tl'épelem
to go down, descend tl'épel
to go down, descend tl'epí:l
to go downstream hōqw'elem
to go downstream xwōqw'éylem
to go for a canoe ride íywí:lem
to go for a walk ímexyósem
to go for a walk (no cont)
to go for a walk imexyósem
to go home t'ó:kw'
to go out (of a fire, flame) tl'ékw'el
to go out completely (of fire) th'eth'éx̲
to go out completely (of fire) th'éx̲
to go outside, get outside átl'qel
to go outside, get outside lám átl'qel
to go shopping, buying íleqels
to go to war x̲éyléx̲
to go upstream xwehí:wel
to gossip qwíqwelats
to gossip qwíqwelátst
to gossip qweláts
to grab (it) x̲éx̲eymet
to grab (it) x̲é:ymet
to grind it, squish it tóteset
to grind it, squish it tóset
to groan ó:lthet
to groan (stomach) kw'ó:yx̲wem
to grow ts'ísem
to grow ts'íts'esem
to grow up kw'ém
to grow up kw'ekw'ém
to growl x̲éyx̲etem
to growl x̲éytem
to grunt ó:sqthet
to grunt ésqthet
to guess t'ám
to hail tl'emx̲wxwéylem
to hail (weather) kw'ekw'ós
to hail (weather) kw'xwós
to hang it on a hook ó:kw'et
to hang it on a hook ókw'et
to hang it on a nail or line q'éq'ewet
to hang it on a nail or line q'é:ywet
to hang it up xéq'ethet
to hang it up xeq'ó:thet
to hate sqelqelwílh
to hate him/her qélqelwílhmet
to hate him/her sqelwílhmet
to hate him/her qelwílhmet
to hate, hold a grudge sqelwílh
to have a dry throat ts'exweqel
to have a habit, to be addicted tl'éltl'el
to have a limp skw'íylets
to have fun éyes
to have fun eyésthet
to have toothache x̲élhálés
to heal up (of a wound) q'éyq'eytl'thet
to heal up (of a wound) q'éytl'thet
to hear (it) ts'íts'lhá:met
to hear (it) ts'lhám
to hear about (tr.), to hear it átslexw
to hear it ts'lhá:met
to help (him/her) máyt
to help each other móytel
to help him/her má:yt
to hiccup hékw'elh
to hide it kwá:lx
to hide it kwókwelx
to hide yourself kwókwel
to hide yourself kwá:l
to hit (him/her/it), beat (tr.) [with stick] kw'óqwet
to hit him/her (with a thrown object) lólemet
to hit him/her (with a thrown object) ló:met
to hoist it up, lift it up xwóxwelx
to hoist it up, lift it up xwá:lx
to hope taméxw
to howl q'eq'íw
to howl q'áq'iw
to howl q'á:w
To hug him qelwí:st
to hug him qelqelwíst
to hug him qelwílst
to hug him/her (around waist) qwemqwemchíwet
to hug him/her (around waist) qwemchíwét
to hurry, hurry up, move fast ówthet
to hurt him/her (accidentally) x̲álhlexw
to hurt him/her (accidentally) x̲elhláxw
to insult him/her x̲éyx̲eyx̲lexw
to insult him/her x̲éyx̲elexw
to insult him/her pespéskwt
to insult him/her poskwet
to itch x̲éyx̲eth'em
to itch x̲éyth'em
to jingle th'á:th'tsem
to jingle th'á:tsem
to joke xwe'í:yá:qepem
to jump (of a fish) hámq'em
to jump (of a fish) máq'em
to jump, to hop (once) ts'tl'ám
to kick him/her hálmat
to kick him/her lemá:t
to kill (him/her/it) q'óq'eyt
to kill (him/her/it) q'óq'eylexw
to kill for (him/her/it) q'oq'éylhtset
to kill for (him/her/it) q'ó:yélhtset
to kill someone( accidentally) q'éylexw
to kill someone/something on purpose q'ó:yt
to kiss xwemkwáthel
to kiss him xwmékwethet
to kiss him/her, kiss (tr.) xwemékwáthet
to kiss on lips xwmékwáthel
to kneel th'q'th'q'x̲á:m
to kneel th'q'elhx̲á:m
to knock (once), rap (once) kwxwá:ls
to knock on something kwóxwet
to know (it) lhq'él:exw
to know yourself lheq'elómet
to land a canoe lhá:l
to land s-th (from water) lhá:lt
to laugh líyém
to laugh (group of people) líyliyem
to lay on one's stomach qep'yó:lha
to leak (as a canoe) p'íx̲w
to lean against it titiyólest
to lean against it tiyélést
to lean on it tiyólesem
to lean over it q'íq'ewethet
to lean over it q'í:wethet
to lean to one side tiyó:les
to learn (it) tó:lt
to leave somebody all alone; abandon someone áyeles
to lend him/her money ex̲ímstexw
to lend him/her money íx̲emstexw
to lend him/her money ex̲imstexw
to let someone inside kwtáxwt
to let someone pass yeláwxém
to let something pass yilówxém
to let/bring him/her in kwetáxwt
to let/bring him/her in kwétexwt
to lick it ts'íts'emet
to lick it ts'í:met
to lie máth'elqéylém
to lie down lhóq'ethet
to lie down áx̲eth
to lie on your back kw'eí:qel
to lie on your back le kw'eíyeqel
to light up, illuminate tátewel
to light up, illuminate, flash táwel
to like (it) éystexw
to listen xwlalá:m
to listen to him/her xwlalá:met
to look after (him/her) xólhmet
to look at it kw'átset
to look like him/her st'a'ó:mex
to look sad sló:ltes
to look yellow / green tsqwáyóméx
to lose ekw'ólem
to lose heart me qelqéyl te sqwálewel
to lose it ókw'elexw
to lose it íkw'elexw
to lose it ekw'elexw
to love one another tl'atl'ítel
to love, to like him/her/it tl'íls
To make a net q'éysetsel
to make a net q'éyq'estsel
to make a net q'éyestel
to make camp q'elq'élém
to make camp q'élém
to make fun of someone lháth't
to make noise lópex̲wem
to make noise ló:px̲wem
to make noise lópx̲emstexw
to make the bed thiyálhem
to make/adze a canoe há:y
to mark it, measure it x̲eyx̲á:th't
to mark it, measure it, weigh it x̲á:th't
to marry him/her mamalyít
to marry him/her malyít
to meet each other q'eq'ótel
to meet each other q'ótel
to meet someone, run into someone xwchémeslexw
to melt (it) yít'et
to melt (it) yíyt'et
to melt away yíytem
to melt away yít'em
to menstruate qí:w
to miss it (a shot) qwíqwex̲wet
to miss it (a shot) qwíx̲wet
to mix them mómeleqwet
to mix them móleqwt
to mop e'qw'ilep
to move (to new house) seló:lh
to move around kwíyx̲emel
to move it kwíyx̲t
to move oneself kwíyx̲thet
to murder kwáléws
to murder kwelkwáléws
to murder him/her kwelkwáléwst
to murder him/her kwáléwst
to nail it th'íset
to name him/her, to read (tr.) kwíxet
to nod your head líqwesem
to obey him/her eyó:lemstexw
to obey him/her iyó:lemstexw
to open (it) xwémeqet
to open (it) xwémex
to open (it) xwemá:qet
to open (it) xwemáx
to open your eyes x̲élx̲eleq't
to open your eyes, open one's eyes x̲éleq't
to overflow p'íltem
to owe him kwelálhtset
to paddle éyxel
to paddle íxel
to paddle éxel
to paint it yátl'q't
to paint something, to rub something yétl'q't
to pass (it) [as at a meal] sásetet
to pass (it) [as at a meal], to hand [as in passing food at the table] sátet
to pass by it hílex
to pass by it, to pass by someone, something yelá:wx
to pass it to (him/her/it) p'álhetset
To pass it to (him/her/it) sátelhtset
to pass out t'eqw'élhelh
to pass to [a person] sátelhtst
to patch it p'áp'ewet
to patch it p'ōwíyt
to pee (usually man) sex̲séx̲we
to pee (usually man) séx̲we
to peel bark lhoqw'ews
to pile it up kwthát
to play ewólem
to play around, fool around íwth'óthet
to play cards ewólem kw'e lekyó:lta
to play slahal lelehá:l
to play slahal lehá:l
to play the guitar qweloythílemstexw te ketó
to point mót'es
to point at him/her mómet'est
to point at him/her mót'est
to pole a canoe x̲wóweqwels
to pole it x̲wox̲weqw'et
to pole it x̲wóqw'et
to powder (him/her/it) pélqw't
to pray ts'í:yelh
to prepare for (it), make for (it) thíyelhtset
to prepare for (it), make for (it) thatháyelhtset
to prepare, to fix, to make it, prepare thíyt
to punch him/her th'íth'eqw'et
to punch him/her th'í:qw'et
to put on (tr.) ts'áx
to race (of any kind, by foot, canoe, horseback, etc) éweltí:l
to race a canoe tá:y
to rain lhéméxw
to rake x̲ep'ílep
to recognize him/her pípetlexw
to recognize him/her pétlexw
to refuse someone something, deny someone something kw'íyat
to remember (it) hákw'eles
to reminisce lale'úlem
to repair a net q'éyq'esel
to resemble, to look like st'at'ó:mex
to rest qá:w
to rest qaqíw
To rest yourself q'á:wthet
to rest yourself qaqíwthet
to rest yourself qá:wthet
to revive, come back to life me á:ylexw
to revive, come back to life meá:ylexw
to ring (ring a bell) teltí:ltel
to ring (ring a bell), alarm tí:ltel
to ring once th'tes
to rob him/her, to steal something qá:lt
to rock xwáth'
to run x̲wemxálem
to run away tl'itl'ew
to run away lhálhew
to run away tl'íw
to run away lhá:w
to run away with someone , to elope with someone chémlexw
to run out of (it) úkw'elets
to run out of food, be out of food úkw'elexw
to run out, get finished úkw'
to rust ts'epx̲el
to salt (it) tl'lhámt
to salt (it) tl'átl'elhemt
to saw wood xíxets'els
to saw wood xets'á:ls
to say x̲'ét'e
to say it qwélstexw
to say it théthet
to say it qwóqwelstexw
to say it, say (tr.) thét
to say something x̲'ét'est
to scare him/her/it sí:sistexw
to scare yourself sesí:silómet
to scare yourself sí:silómet
to scare yourself s'í:silómet
to scoop, to dip, dip water qó:lem
to scoop, to dip, to dip water qólem
to scowl x̲éyxewes
to scowl x̲éywes
to scramble-give t'ílá:ls
to scramble-give wówels
to scramble-give wá:ls
to scratch (him/her/it) [ t'élheqw't
to scratch (him/her/it) [ t'elhóqw't
to scream kwátsem
to scream kwekwtsem
to see (it) Kw'étslexw
to see him/her/it kw'étslexw
to sell (tr.) xwóyomet
to sell it xwowiyómet
to sell it xwó:ymét
to send someone (tr.) tesát
to separate [another couple] (tr.) kwekwótelstexw
to separate things or objects alts'elít
to serve yourself food lhálhex̲em
to serve yourself food lháx̲em
to set (tr.) leq'ét
to set a trap x̲áx̲eselem
to set a trap x̲ésel
To set a trap x̲ésxel
to set bait má:la
to set bait má:lat
to set bait mámela
to set the table thiyost te letám
to sew, do sewing p'áth'
to shake hands kwelétses
to shave oneself ex̲ó:ythílem
to shave yourself íx̲iythílem
to shoot something kwéléxt
to shrink q'élp'thet
to shrink q'alp'tem
to shrink it q'álpt
to shrink it q'élpt
to shrink up q'élp
to shrink up q'álp
to sigh hóxwethílém
to sigh nóxwethílém
to sigh (of spirit dancer) xeqlhálém
to sigh (of spirit dancer) xáqlhelem
to sing t'ílem
to sink míq'
to sit down ó:met
to sit down emét
to sit on eggs tl'xwá:ylhem
to sit on eggs(chicken) stl'xwá:ytlh
to sleep ítet
to slip, lose balance x̲welhx̲wélhepxel
to slip, lose balance x̲wlhépxel
to slip, to slide qéyqex̲em
to slip, to slide qéyx̲em
to smear it yétl'qest
to smell bad qeléqep
to smell bad, to stink hóqwem
to smell good éyaleqep
to smell good siyaléqep
to smell good iyaléqep
to smell like urine xwókwesem
to smile xwlíyémés
to smile xwlóyémes
to smoke (intr.) p'ótl'em
to smoke cigerette/pipe lhp'ótl'em
to smoke fish pópekw'
to smoke fish pókw'
to smoke it p'óp'etl'emet
to smoke it p'ótl'emet
to sneeze hásem
to sniff (it), smell (it) hóqwet
to sniff (with cold) lhótqsélem
to sniff around hóqwels
to snore x̲wí:qw'em
to snore x̲wéyx̲weqw'em
to snow yíq
to soak it (fish, beans, dried fruit, laundry) lhélqit
to sob x̲éyx̲á:m
to spank him/her kw'eqwíwét
to spank him/her kw'óqwiwet
to spawn tháwelhem
to spawn thewélhem
to speak qwa:l
to spear fish thq'á:ls
to spill (it) kw'lhát
to spin wool qálets'
to spit lhex̲wlhex̲wélhcha
to spit lhóx̲welhcha
to spit lhex̲wélhcha
to splash t'ó:mqw'em
to splash t'émeqw'
to splash (once) wet'émeqw'
to sprain t'ot'á
to sprain t'ó
to squat xóxepethet
to squat xópethet
to squeal on him/her qwéyqwelatst
to squeal on him/her qwelátst
to squeek (of mouse) th'eth'á:ykwem
to squeek (of mouse) th'á:ykwem
to squeeze it p'íp'eth'et
to squeeze it, squeeze (tr.) p'íth'et
to squirt wet'életh'
to squirt wételeth'
to stagger x̲weló:ystem
to stake it lóqwet
to stake it lóleqwet
to stand, be upright lhex̲éyléx
to start iyóthet
to start to steam, get steamed pólex̲wem
to starve xwexwá
to starve xwá
to starve him/her xwexwálexw
to starve him/her xwálexw
to stay home álwem
to stay live in one place tl'eláxwelets
to steal qá:l
to steam it pó:lxwt
to steam something póléx̲wet
to stick t'et'élem
to stick t'elém
to stink papeth'émthet
to stink, have animal smell (of bear, skunk, dog, etc.), (have) body odor' pápeth'em
to stir qwálhecháls
to stop bothering him/her kwikw'eát
to stop bothering him/her kwe'át
to stop, stay tl'eláxw
to stretch (oneself) out ót'ethet
to stumble, to trip lhálhekw'sxel
to stumble, to trip lhékw'sxel
to stutter sáts'-ets'
to stutter 'éts' 'ets'
to suck on it th'óth'eqwet
to suck on it th'óqwet
to suckle qéqemó:
to suckle qemó:
to suckle on it qeqemót
to suckle on it qemót
to suffer, have a hard time téses
to suffer, have a hard time, poor, unfortunate tesós
to swallow it méq'et
to swallow it hámq'et/méq'méq'et
to sweat yóqw'em
to sweep (it) íx̲wet
to swim, (tread water), (wading in deep water), mostly of animals, dogs, deer (doggie paddle) x̲élhchem
to swing q'éyt'e
to take (it) off máx
to take a bath, bathe oneself xó:kw'em
to take if off for him/her máxlhts'et
to take it apart yíx̲yex̲wet
to take it apart yíx̲wet
to take it off him/her máxelhtset
to take out the garbage átl'qilt te se'íkw'el
to take something, bring something á:mstexw
to take your clothes off lhuwth'am
to taste it t'et'á:t
to taste it t'á:t
to teach í:wes
to teach íwes
to teach, guide someone íwest
to tear it x̲wátet
to tear it x̲wetát
to tease (him/her/it) hewth'át
to tease (him/her/it) hewhíwth'át
to tell (him/her) yéthest
to tell someone something thétest
to thank him/her ts'ít
to thaw yóx̲w
to thaw it yóx̲wet
to thaw it yóyx̲wt
to thaw something yóx̲wt
to think stelta'á:wel
to think sta'á:wel
to think a lot of it hikwhí:kwstexw
to think a lot of it híkwstexw
to think to yourself thetíwél
to think, to understand tó:lthet
to think, to understand totí:lthet
to throw it wówelx
to throw it wálx
to throw out a net qwsá:yel
to throw something away, to throw it away íkw'et
to thud kwómkwem
to thud kwém
to tickle him/her xáyts't
to tickle him/her xíyts't
to tie it up q'áp'et
to tie it up q'áq'ep'et
to tighten it q'íq'exwet
to tighten it q'íxwet
to torch-light hálx̲ewe
to torch-light lex̲éywa
to travel on horseback yets'ets'á
to travel(v.), go on a journey (v.), trip (n.), journey (n.) leq'á:lqel
to tremble lhátx̲tem
to tremble lhétx̲tem
to try something, taste something, attempt something t'át
to turn bad qelí:lthet
to turn bad qelqelí:lthet
to turn black q'íq'ex̲el
to turn black, become black q'íx̲el
to turn yourself around x̲élts'thet
to twist it, to turn it x̲élts't
to twitch lhawét'em
to understand it toteló:met
to understand it tel:ó:mét
to urinate (usually woman) xíwe
to use, to wear hókwex
to vacuum hokwex te shxwsósetl'als
to visit, visit (v.) lá:ts'éwtxwem
to vomit yá:t
to wade sísex̲wem
to wade síx̲wem
to wait around, to wait ólmetsel
to wake someone up xwíyt
to walk ímex
to walk (it) ímexstexw
to walk slow i'oyóm
to wash clothes, wash clothes, do laundry th'x̲welwétem
to wash dishes th'ox̲wí:ls
to wash dishes th'ex̲wíls
to wash dishes th'oth'óx̲wí:ls
to wash one's hair and head xwóyeqwem
to wash one's hands th'éx̲wetsesem
to wash one's hands th'óx̲wá:tsesem
to wash one's hands th'ex̲wá:tsesem
to wash your face th'éx̲wesem
to wash your face th'éx̲wó:sem
to watch x̲lhám
to wave at him/her x̲ó:lqest
to wave at him/her x̲élqest
to wave your hand x̲élqes
to wave your hand x̲ólqes
to weave thélxatí:m
to weed qw'emílep
to weigh it, measure it x̲wéylemt
to wet something, make somthing wet lhóqwet
to wet the bed sesex̲we'áléx̲eth'
to wet the bed sex̲we'áléx̲eth'
to wheeze xwóyeqw'em
to whip him lepét
to whisper lhálheqem
to whisper lháqem
to whistle xixpó:m
to whistle xó:pem
to whistle through teeth sisq'elísem
to whittle, carve wood x̲át'kw'a:ls
to whittle, carve wood x̲ét'kw'els
to win tl'xwéleq
to win tl'xwtl'xwéleq
to wink th'ith'kw'ólésem
to wink th'ikw'ólésem
to work yó:ys
to wrap xwélekw'
to wrestle kwíkweltó:l
to wrestle kweltó:l
to write it x̲é:ylt
to yawn wíqes
to yawn wíweqes
to yell q'eq'ex̲elám
to yell q'eyx̲elám
toast ts'éts'em seplíl
toasted ts'asem
toaster tsith'exels
today tlowáyél
today tlówáyél
toe sléx̲xel
toenail qw'x̲wélxel
toenail qw'elx̲wélxel
toes sléx̲léx̲xel
together with, along with sq'eq'ómet
together with, along with, companion sq'ó
together with, along with, to go with someone sq'ómet
toilet paper shxwep'életstel
toilet paper (several) shxwelp'életstel
tomatoes tomitos
tomorrow welwáyeles
tomorrow wáyeles
tongue texwtéxwthelh
tongue téxwthelh
too heavy to lift éw
too much, overly, too ólu
too tight (clothes, etc.) stl'etl'íq'
too, too much ól
tool shxweyó:yes
tool for making canoe sqw'omx sxíxep
tool for wood shxwt'ót'epels
tool-case á:wkw'mal
tooth yél:és
tooth brushes sth'ex̲wélesem
tooth-paste sú:ps te yél:es
top of ear schelhá:liya
top of foot tslhítselxel
top of house chélhmel
top of the head t'émleqw
torch peló:qel
torch swáts'et
torch season peló:qes
torch, flashlight slálex̲et
torch, flashlight sláx̲et
torch,bump it téslexw
Torchlight Lex̲éywa
torn up sx̲wetx̲wí:t
tortoise slálem alhqéy
touch bottom (canoe) tesláts
tough skin tl'x̲wíws
towel shxw'opestel
towing a canoe upriver tóx̲wesem
town tówel
toy s'ewolem
track, footprint sx̲éytel
tracking an animal chokwú:ltem
tracks going down to river tó:lxel
trail, little path xáxlh
train ts'atem stimmot
train oneself (as spirit dancer) kw'íthet
train oneself (as spirit dancer) kw'íkw'íthet
traking an animal chokwélelqem
transformer x̲á:ls
transformer x̲ex̲á:ls
transparent, see-thru th'álx̲em
travel along yeló:lh
tray for meat sméyethálá
tree thetheqét
tree theqá:t
tribe, several tribes ó:wqw'elmexw
trickle (of water) kw'átem
trilling raven call xwot'q'esílem
trillium (western trillium) xext'ó:les
trip him/her lhékw'xet
trip him/her lhékw'lexw
trip, journey leq'álqel
tripe, animal stomach spéxw
trout sth'qwá:y
trouts (many) th'eleth'qw'á:y
true the'ít
true thethít
trunk of tree s'aléts
try to do it iyó:lwethet
try to do it iyólwethet
try to do it t'et'óthet
try to do it t'óthet
try to do it no matter what iyálewethet
trying, doing something hard tíméthet
Tseatch siyét'e
tuberculosis toteqw'ó:mestem
Tuesday sthemélts
turkey vulture eq'éq'esem
turn grey.(eg,hair) x̲ólemthet
turn it around ts'elts'elqeylt
turn it around ts'elqéylt
turn it on yéqweqst
turn it right way up kw'eth'í:lt
turn it upside down qep'óst
turn it upside down xwelxwiyó:leqwt
turn it upside down xwiyó:leqwt
turn it upside down qép'est
turn one's face away qelésemet
turn one's face away ts'ólesem
turn one's face away from ts'ólesemet
turn one's head x̲élts'esem
turn purple sp'íqw'el
turn red tskwímel
turn red kwíkwemel
turn s-th/s-o over, flip it over, turn it inside out chaléwt
turn the tables on him/her leq'éltsest
turn yellow or green qwóyel
turned around, turned wrong way sx̲álts'
turning purple sp'íp'eqw'el
turning something inside out, flipping it over, turning it inside out chálewt
turning yourself around x̲ólts'thet
turnip shxw'ólewú
turnips shxwelólewú
turtle slálem álhqey
TV sxelham pékcha
twelve ópel qas te isá:le
twelve o'clock s'ópels qas te isá:les
twenty ts'kw'éx
twenty (counting containers) ts'kw'exáleqel
twenty (counting dollars) ts'kw'xó:s
twenty (counting people) ts'ekw'xále
twenty-one ts'kw'éx qas te léts'e
twenty-two ts'kw'éx qas te isá:le
twice themá
twined, twisted up sí:ltem
twins sts'iyóye
twist by the head x̲élts'es
twist him/her by the head x̲élts'est
twisted sx̲álts'ewel
twisted in head x̲élts'tem
twisting it, turning it x̲álts't
two isá:le
two (counting containers) isá:leqel
two (counting people) yéysele
two birds iselíws
two canoes islōwelh
two diferent things selélets
two dollars isó:les
two fish isalíqw
two fruit in a group (as they grow on a plant) isóls
two houses islá:wtxw
two hundred isá:le lá:ts'ewets
two items of clothing isélwet
two kinds of piles isálemó:t
two leaves isálews
two o'clock isá:les
two paddles isá:wes
two pairs of pants isályiws
two people yáysele
two ropes, poles, sticks isalámeth'
two ropes, poles, sticks i:salámeth'
two times, twice isláxw
two times, twice islá:xw
two trees isá:lhp
Tzeachten ch'íyáqtel
ugly qelqélelhómex
ugly qelelhóméx
ulgy grin sx̲eyx̲eth'ó:ythel
ulgy little ones qéqelelhó:mex
umbrella q'elq'élets'éqwtel
umbrella q'eléts'éqwtel
uncle qethiyálh
uncle te shxwemlí:kw
uncle or aunt (respectful term) kwikwiyó:s
uncle or aunt (respectful term) kwiyó:s
uncle's wife, aunt's husband xchápth
uncover it qw'eqw'í:lt
uncover it qw'í:lt
uncovered sqw'íqw'el
under síq
under, underneath stl'epólwelh
under-cooked lákw'em
under-cooked lálekw'em
underskirt stl'elpá:leq
underskirt stl'epá:leq
undertaker tsmákw'a
undress him/her lhuwth'á:mestexw
undressing (oneself) lhulhuwth'á:m
undressing (oneself) lhuwth'á:m
unload it (canoe,etc) qw'ímét
unloading a canoe qw'íméls
unloading it (canoe,etc) qw'íqw'emet
unlock (it) xweáth'et
unravelled, broken down syéx̲w
untieing s-th, unravelling s-th, unwinding it, unwrapping it, loosen sth, unlacing it yex̲wyex̲wet
until, unless a'áchewlh
unwrap it yex̲wéletst
upper leg spetá:lép
upper lip schelhó:ythel
Upriver Halq'eméylem, the Halq'eméylem language Halq'eméylem
upset stomach qelqílthet
urinal, bed pan shxwítel
urinal, bed pan shxwetxwítel
use a fish-trap ch'iyáq
use second-hand mékw'em
use spirit power on him/her yewí:lmet
used to lhéq'elh
using, wearing hó:kwex
uvula melmélqw
uvula mélqweqel
uvula mélqw
Valentines Day tl'atl'itel swayel
valley kwesúyex̲el
Vancouver Lhq'á:lets
vanilla lhawalews
vanilla extract ts'q'éyx̲em
Vedder River Lhewámel
vegetables spil s'alhtel
veil shxwehóthes
vein tétath
velvet témés
velvet-leaf blueberry lhewqí:m
very ts'áts'el
very deep, deeper shxwtl'etl'ep
very top of house chíchelhmel
Victoria BC, Victoria Sth'ó:mes
Village Skw'iykw'íylets
village at junction of Semiault Creek and Chilliwack River' sékw'sekw'emíy
Village at mouth of American Creek Qétex̲em
village at Stulkawhits Creek Lexwtl'íkw'elem
Village near Vedder Crossing Th'óth'emels
village on Strawberry Island Alhqá:yem
villain, bad guy, bad person qéyleqels
visa schókwelhta ts'éts spipe
vomit (the thing) heyat
vomit (the thing) syá:t
vomiting há:yet
wag its tail tl'ap'élatsem
Wahleach Bluff ?? Kw'okw'echíwel
Wahleech Island Wolích
waistband for skirt qéttle
wait kát
wait for him/her ólmetst
waiting around elólmetsel
waiting for him/her ó:lmetst
wake up, awaken xwíy
wake yourself up xwexwíthet
wake yourself up xwíthet
waking someone up xwáyt
walk around, go for a walk imexósem
walk backwards heyóthet
walk backwards yóthet
walk quietly t'et'ásxelem
walk quietly t'ásxelem
walk quietly t'át'esxelem
walk silently t'et'ásxel
walk silently t'ásxel
walk single file chelóqtel
walking í:mex
walking i:mex̲
walking single file chichelóqtel
walking someone, something í:mexstexw
walking with each other ts'elhímexóstel
wall t'elt'ó:mel
wall t'ómel
wall t'ó:mél
walls t'emt'ó:mél
want (it) stl'atl'íts'et
want (it) stl'íts'et
want a wife chxwélmel
want to cry, feel like crying x̲a:mélmel
warm him up qewét
warm it up t'álkw't
warm it up t'élkw't
warm yourself up qewéthet
warm, lukewarm t'álqw'em
warm-up, leftover p'ekw'thílem
warming up hóleqwem
warn somebody wá:yt
warn somebody wíyt
warrior stó:méx
wart sts'epts'epxwel
wart sts'épxwel
was he ever? ewá:lh
wash dishes th'óx̲wíls
wash it, wash (tr. v.) th'ex̲wót
wash lots of dishes th'ex̲wth'óx̲wíls
wash one's body thex̲wíwsem
wash one's feet th'éx̲wxél:ém
wash one's hair th'ex̲wíqwem
wash one's mouth out th'éx̲wqéylem
wash your back th'ex̲wítsem
wash your back ts'ex̲wítsem
wash your neck th'ex̲wépsem
washboard shxwótqwelwetem
washing clothes th'éx̲welwétem
washing machine shxwth'éx̲welwetem
watching x̲íx̲lhám
water qó:
water qeqó:
water hemlock welékwsa
water running down face kw'tómés
water with stuff in it qó:lhcha
water-basket shxwemqó:m
water-basket shxwqó:m
water-source (spring) thíx̲
waterfall skwél
watermelon qó:'im
Watery Eaves Longhouse Qoqoláx̲el
wave him/her away lámtselh
wave him/her over óthesmet
wave one's arms x̲élqesá:ls
waves smá:yeleq
waving him/her over ó:thesmet
waving one's arms x̲ólqesá:ls
we need/want it stl'ítset
We, us (predicative) lhlímelh
we, us (referential) talhlímelh
weak, be weak (of a person) tl'i:m
weapon hí:tel
wear it (small person) híhókwex
wear it out th'ewt
weasel lhets'á:m
weasels lhelhts'á:m
weaving thelthélxatí:m
Wednesday slhí:xws
weed ts'esémelép
weighing it, measuring it x̲wéyx̲welemt
well, doing well éyo'
well, doing well éyó
west (south-west) wind sqeló:líth'a
west, downriver end of Seabird Island Sth'eméxwelets
western red cedar tree x̲pá:yelhp
western red cedars, many cedars x̲elpá:yelhp
wet lhéqw
wet lheqwlhéqw
wet it lhélqt
wet one's head lhélqwelhem
wet the face lhólqesem/lhélhelgesem
wet the face lhélqesem
wet them (many times) lhóleqwet
wet your pants sex̲we'ayíwsem
wet your pants sexwe'ay̱íwsem
whale qwél:és
whales qwelqwél:es
what stám
what a lot ! It's sure a lot chelá:l
what day is it? skw'íles
what does it look like? What colour is it? selchímomex
what does it sound like? selchí:meleqel
What does it sound like? selchí:mleqel
what he/she owes skwelálhchiyelh
what is happening? What is someone doing? xwe'ít
what it's good for shxw'éy
What time is it? tés kwe skw'í:ls
what's it for stámel
whatever stemtámés
whatever, something, what it is, whatever it is stámés
whatis happening ...? what is ...doing? (continuative) xwe'í:t
what’s it like, what’s it doing? shxwt'ás
wheezing in the chest xwóyeqw'emíles
when temtám
where (is it)? alétse
where did __ put it? chokwelstexw
where did __ put it? xwchélstexw
where from? (e.g. where is he from?) tel:écha
where is …. From tel'áletse
where it's at, where it's from, a place shxwlí
where one is going shxwlám
where one walks shxw'ímex
where someone goes shxwélem
where to? (e.g. where is he going?) xwchókwel
where you come from shxwtelí
where you go to check a net hámláloyel
whet-stone, file th'óméls
whip it qw'óqwet
whip it many times qw'ó:leqwet
whirlpool q'éyex̲em
whirlpool q'oyéx̲em
whirlpool q'eyq'éyex̲em
whirlpool q'eyéx̲
whirlwind q'eyq'elts'iyósem
whisper to him/her lhálheqet
whisper to him/her lháqet
Whistling White Swan shxwō:qel
white p'éq'
white butterfly p'ip'eq'eyós
white Fraser River spring salmon speqá:s
white person xwelítem
white person xwelxwelítem
White Rock, BC P'eq'ó:ls
white spots on skin sp'eq'p'íq'
white spots on skin sp'íq'
white trout slókwech
who tewát
Whonnock Village Wō:leqw
why? xwe'ít kwa
why? tl'ekwselchí:ms
why? xwe'í:t kwa
wide lhq'á:t
wide lheq'át
wide lheq'lhéq'at
wide awake xwíywxiyós
wide cedar roots strips yemáwéstel
wide cedar slats x̲pó:ys
widen it léx̲et
widow, widower syeyá:tel
widow, widower syá:tel
wife stó:les
wife (slang) chálexw
wife (slang, not respectful, 'the old lady') chá:xw
wild kwíkwex
wild cherry tree t'elémelhp
wild currant bush sp'á:th'elhp
wild currants sp'á:th'
wild ginger x̲eyeslótel
Wild ginger x̲eyslótel
wild rhubarb yóla
wild rhubarb (several) yelyóle
wild turkey slholhex̲wélqsel
willing to do one's work lexws'ó:les
willow tree x̲wálá:lhp
willow tree xwoxwel:lhp
wind spehá:ls
wind-dried salmon slhílets'es
wind-dried salmon slhíts'es
window skw'echóstel
window skw'echostel
window - shade shxwt'ólestel
windy x̲otl'thet
wine wóyel
wing stl'elq'á:l
wing stl'eq'á:l
Winter Temxeytl'
winter sx̲éytl'
winter robin sx̲wík'
winter spirit dance smímelha
winter spirit dance smílha
wipe it, wipe something, someone á:pet
wipe one's face íqw'esem
wipe the dishes eqw'í:ls
wipe yourself off íqw'ethet
wiping your face í:qw'esem
wisdom, mind teltélmel
wisdom, mind télmel
wish for someone's food xítem
wish for someone's food xíxetem
wish for, desire (tr.v.) témexyexw
witch, fortune teller syuyúwe
witch, fortune teller syú:we
wives steltó:les
wolf steqó:ye
wolverine shxwémaltsel
wolves stelqóya
Wolích is a place name Wólich
woman slhá:lí
womb, uterus smélátel
women (several) slhellhá:lí
wood carving knife xepá:ltel
wood shed yelyólháwtxw
wood shed yolháwtxw
wood tick méth'elhqíwél
wood tick t'pí
wood, firewood siyólh
wood-chip t'émel
wooden floor, platform lelálwes
wooden floor, platform lálwes
wool carder shxwtéxelqeyls
wool, animal hair selsá:y
wool, animal hair sá:y
wool-spinning machine shxwqáqelets'
wooly, fluffy pá:pa
work (the thing) syó:ys
working, be working yóyes
worn-out th'ewí:l
worn-out th'ew
worried about (iy) th'áth'ikwémet
wound around, tight, knotted q'ey
wounds, sores sx̲éx̲elh
wrap it again xwelxwélekw't
wrap someone up, wrap something up ehó:t
wrapped up shxwelókw'
wrapped up s'i'hó
wrapped up s'ehó
wrapped up ehó
wrapping it up éhet
wren t'emt'ámiya
wren t'ámiya
wrinkled face lhélp'es
wrist bone qwemqwémx̲wtses
wrist bone qwémx̲wtses
writing x̲ex̲é:yls
writing it, writing something x̲ex̲éylt
writings sx̲elá:ls
written sx̲exéyltstexw
Yakweakwiwse yeqwyeqwí:ws
Yale Puchí:l
Yale Mountain Popelehó:ys
yarrow (plant) xaweqá:l
yawning wiweqes
year siló:lém
yell at somone qwélmet
yelling at somone qwélqwelmet
Yellow Cedar pó:xweleqw
yellow glow qwéth'
yellow, (also: tanned, yellowish) sqwóqwiyel
yes á'a
yesterday cheláqelh
yesterday cheláqelhelh
yesterday evening, last night xweláltelh
Yew tree téx̲wetselhp
yonder, over there, in, at, on, (other meanings also include: yes, answer to yes/no question, question word at beginning of sentence lí
you chexw
you (pl.) (predicative) lhwélep
you (pl.) (referential) talhwélep
you (sg.) (referential) taléwe
you are welcome á'á'áwelh
you did me a favour shxwemlóxchexw
you folks talhlewélep
you leave it here! ístexwchxwó
You leave it here! lístexwchxwó
you sg. (predicative), it's you léwe
young boy swewiyeqe'ó:llh
young boy swiyeqe'ó:llh
young girl silyó:llh
young girl slheliyó:lh
young, young person stl'ítl'eqélh
younger brother or sister, yonger sibling sqá:q
younger brothers or sisters, younger siblings sqalaq
youngest sister of Lhílheqey emó:th'iya
your ta'
your (female) te'
‘transform (it)’ or ‘change (it)’ Iyáqt
‘…is said (to be)‘. X̲ét'estem means '…is said (to be)'.
‘…is said (to be)‘. X̲ét'estem