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bringing something outside, getting something out, kick someone out á:tl'qilt
be lying down á:x̲eth
be upriver ahíw
- xwehíwel go upriver
be in the middle, between alxwí:tsel
- alalxwí:tsel several things being in the middle, between
bottom of water , bottom of waterfall, basket, anything. Atchelitz Village áthelets
bringing outside, getting outside atl'qíl
- átl'qélt get something outside, reveal something, get something out
buckskin, rawhide, tanned buckskin áx̲elqel
be alive, be living, be in good health, be healthy, be well áylexw
be tender (emotions) chácha
beach, shore cháchu
- chucháchu beaches, shores
- théwelhem a fish going to spawn
black cottonwood trees chewchewōlhp
black cottonwood tree chewōlhp
- chewchewōlhp black cottonwood trees
bitter, rancid chíchex̲em
-
chx̲í:mthet get bitter, rancid
- chichex̲émthet getting bitter, getting rancid
bushy hair chílheqw
be dirty chmítl'
borrowing chókwelhta
- chókwelhtat borrowing something
borrowing something chókwelhtat
bleeding chólx̲wem
beaches, shores chucháchu
be swollen up, swelled up chxwétem
- cháxtwem getting swelled up
bringing it e:méstexw
be aboard, be on, in a ride eló:lh
bathroom emetáwtxw
bring, take (it) emí:stexw
back, backside eqwéqwelets
bedrooms etítetáwtxw
borrow it from him/her ex̲eymet
borrow it from him/her ex̲éymet
- éyx̲emet borrow it from him/her
broom éx̲wtel
-
olex̲tel brooms
- tóx̲wethem fish for sturgeon
borrow it from him/her éyx̲emet
be going, be on one's way hálem
bring it to him hálemestexw
break your neck hálkwepsem
breaking something (stick, stick like objects) halkwet
burning, getting burned háyeqw
bring it to him hélemestexw
break it in half (stick, etc) hélqwet
building a fire heyéqwelchep
burning something héyeqwt
burning song heywí:leqw
big híkw
bus hikw shxwe'elolh kyo
beware of it híyot
becoming lost í:kw'
buying (it) í:leqet
borrow, get credit í:x̲em
- í:kw' becoming lost
buying (tr.) ileqá:ls
Buy for me íleqelhtsthóx
bedroom ítetáwtwx
- etítetáwtxw bedrooms
borrow, get credit, go on credit íx̲em
- í:x̲em borrow, get credit
be slower íy'eyóm
Brave iyalewes
brave iyálewes
be flowing kw'ekw'élh
belly, stomach kw'él:a
- kw'élkw'el:á bellies, stomach (plural)
bellies, stomach (plural) kw'élkw'el:á
bats kw'elkw'elyáx̲el
burned in the throat kw'ésqel
- kw'ésqel:exw burn him in the throat
burn him in the throat kw'ésqel:exw
butchering knife kw'éts'tel
- kw'etskw'etstel butchering knife
butchering knife kw'etskw'etstel
butchering it, cutting it up kw'íkw'etset
butcher it, cut it up kw'ítset
- kw'íkw'etset butchering it, cutting it up
be hungry kw'ókw'iy
box, chest kw'ólexwe
box, chest kw'óxwe
- kw'ólexwe box, chest
be separated (in marriage), to break up (from each other) kwekwótel
blueberries, mountain huckleberries (Alaskan blueberry) kwekwx̲wó:mels
bacon kweshú sméyeth
be separated (in marriage) kwótel
- kwekwótel be separated (in marriage), to break up (from each other)
bring in fire wood kwtxwéltsep
blueberry (Alaskan blueberry) kwx̲wó:mels
- kwekwx̲wó:mels blueberries, mountain huckleberries (Alaskan blueberry)
be visiting (with someone) lálets'éwtxwem
blanket laléx̲wtel
break it lekwát
- halkwet breaking something (stick, stick like objects)
- lékwlekwat all broken up
break your hand lekwátses
- lekwlekwátses break your hand
break your neck lekwe'psem
break your neck lekwépsem
- hálkwepsem break your neck
break your back lekwíts
- lekwlekwíts break your back
break it accidentally lekwlá:xw
break one's arm lekwláx̲el
- lekwlekweláx̲el break one's arm
break your hand lekwlekwátses
break one's arm lekwlekweláx̲el
break your back lekwlekwíts
board leleplós
bags lelesák
beating up s-o as a lesson till he learns or gives up, teaching s-o a lesson'/ leplepút
board (n.) leplós
beat him/her up lepút
- leplepút beating up s-o as a lesson till he learns or gives up, teaching s-o a lesson'/
break it in half (stick, etc) leqwót
- hélqwet break it in half (stick, etc)
beggar lexw-semoró:mel
beggar lexwmó:mel
- lexw-semoró:mel beggar
blanket léx̲wtel
- laléx̲wtel blanket
bed-bugs lhelhq'etíwel
be rainy (off and on lhemlhém:exw
bed-bug lheq'tíwel
- lhelhq'etíwel bed-bugs
Bark peeling tool lhéqw'ewsá:ks
boiling water lhétqwt
- lhótqwt boil it
be standing lhex̲é:ylex
- lhex̲lhex̲é:ylex several standing
bailing it (canoe) lhí:lthet
barber-shops lhílhets'eqwemáwtxw
be behind, be last lhilhiyó:qwt
be behind, be last lhiyó:qwt
- lhilhiyó:qwt be behind, be last
boil it lhótqwt
be playing cards, playing a card game lilekó:ltel
board loplós
- leleplós board
bait má:le
- melmá:le bait
bluffing, pretending, being arrogant mámeth'álem
black haw berry máts'el
bumble bee mékwmekw
big toe mekwó:mélxel
- melmelkwó:mélxel big toe
bait melmá:le
badger melmélkw'es sqoyép
big toe melmelkwó:mélxel
brussel sprouts mémeles kápech
bird, large bird memó:qw
- méq'méq' full (from eating)
burst out, get smashed méqw'
bunch of things burst meqw'méqw'
bring, take (it) méstexw
- emí:stexw bring, take (it)
- mí:stexw bringing sth, taking sth
belly-button méx̲weya
- méx̲wméx̲weya belly-buttons
belly-buttons méx̲wméx̲weya
bringing sth, taking sth mí:stexw
blue grouse mí:t'
buckskin coat míyethélwét
bog blueberry/tall swamp blueberry mó:lsem
bird, large bird mó:qw
- memó:qw bird, large bird
-
mí:meqw small bird
- melímeqw small bird (diminutive of mó:qw)
bellybutton mṓx̲weya
baking, roasting (in the stove, in sand) o:theqw
brooms olex̲tel
- tóx̲wethem fish for sturgeon
back, backside óqwelets
- eqwéqwelets back, backside
be racing, a race óweltí:l
- owóweltí:l several races
bark of tree p'alyí:ws
- p'elp'elyu:s barks of trees
barks of trees p'elp'elyu:s
bring it out (spirit song) p'ep'í:t
baby basket p'ep'óth'es
bring it out (spirit song) p'í:t
- p'ep'í:t bring it out (spirit song)
bat p'ip'eth'eláx̲el
baby basket p'ó:th'es
- p'ep'óth'es baby basket
beer p'op'eqw'em
baby basket p'óth'es
bear-trap pathúyel
Bullfrog pehó:mō:lh
banana pelále
baby frogs pelipehó:mó:llh
burying it, planting it pelpí:lt
bracken fern peltá:kwem
boat pelú:pt
blowing it pepó:t
break it in half (fruit, bread, etc) peqwó:t
break it in half (fruit, bread, etc) peqwót
- peqwó:t break it in half (fruit, bread, etc)
- póqwt break it in half (fruit, bread, etc)
broken off into pieces peqwpéqw
break into lots of pieces peqwpéqwet
butter péte
baking powder péykel powte
barbecue stick pí:kwel
baby frog pipehó:mó:llh
- pelipehó:mó:llh baby frogs
brace oneself in it pípiyet
brace oneself in it píyet
- pípiyet brace oneself in it
be steaming pó:lx̲wem
- spólx̲wem steam (noun)
blows around (plant fuzz) pókw'em
ball pól
baseball pol sewolem
blow spray pópex̲wels
blow on him (Indian medicine) pópex̲wet
break it in half (fruit, bread, etc) póqwt
blow spray póx̲wels
- pópex̲wels blow spray
blow on him (Indian medicine) póx̲wet
- pópex̲wet blow on him (Indian medicine)
bracken fern ptá:kwem
- peltá:kwem bracken fern
boat pú:t
- pelú:pt boat
be ancient q'a'í:lem
believing him/her q'áq'elmet
be a partner with him q'axí:l
be a partner with him q'axí:lt
be ancient q'e'ílem
- q'a'í:lem be ancient
blackbird q'eláq'a
bow of a boat q'elhál
broad-leaf maple tree q'emō:lhp
- q'emq'emō:lhp maple trees
be gathering, many gathering q'épq'ép
barrel, tub, load (of laundry) q'eq'iyós
balsam fir q'et'emá:yelhp
barrel, tub q'eyós
- q'eq'iyós barrel, tub, load (of laundry)
- q'eyq'eyós barrel
barrel q'eyq'eyós
bow of a boat q'lhól
- q'elhál bow of a boat
bad qél
- qeléqep to smell bad
- qelqéyl to get destroyed, to turn bad, to get dirty/spoiled
- qélqíyl getting destroyed, turning bad, getting dirty/spoiled
- qéyleqels villain, bad guy, bad person
be sister and brother to each other qeló:qtel
blunt, dull qelóth
blind qéyx̲es
be still (of water) qó:mthet
boiler pan qowletsá:ls
barbecue-stick qw'éltel
brown qw'íx̲w
- tsqw'íx̲w brown
black person qw'íx̲wes
- qwólex̲wes black person
belching, burping qwáqwats'et
be yellow, got yellow (be greenish) qwáyel
-
qwiqwóyels orange (colour and the fruit)
- qwel'qwóyels oranges, many orange things (colour and fruit)
-
qwóyel turn yellow or green
- qwóqwiyel getting yellow, turning yellow, turning green
- sqwóqwiyel yellow, (also: tanned, yellowish)
big wooden dish qwelhlyúwelh
beard (hair on face) qwíliyéthel
- sqwelqwíliyéthel beard (hair on face)
boiling, making boil qwó:ls
black person qwólex̲wes
baked s'ótheqw
baskets sá:ltel
be dizzy sa:lth'tem
be dizzy sá:lts'tem
- selsálth'tem be dizzy
bracken fern root sá:q
boxed lunch sásewel
bitter sasex̲em
boxed lunch sáwel
- sásewel boxed lunch
bitter sáx̲em
- sasex̲em bitter
be silent sch'ách'exw
basket weaving sch'eqw'ōwelh
backpack schechim
be inside out schelá:w
Backpack schí:m
backpack schim
- schechim backpack
birch tree sékw'emíy
- sékw'sekw'emíy village at junction of Semiault Creek and Chilliwack River'
breads (plural) seleplíl
broken selí:kw
be dizzy selsálth'tem
be barefoot semáxel
- semsemáxel being barefoot
bee, honeybee semóye
- sísemóye bee, honeybee, hornet, wasp
being barefoot semsemáxel
bread seplí:l
- seleplíl breads (plural)
- spólqw seplil flour
bladder séx̲séx̲wátel
bladder séx̲wátel
- séx̲séx̲wátel bladder
baked, put in the oven shíyqetsel
be in the centre, be in the middle shxw'á:ye
brother/siter in law of the opposite sex (brother in law, sister in law) shxw'áléx
- shxw'el'álex siblings-in-law
be in good health shxw'éyelth
bedroom shxwe'álexáwt
bed shxwe'álex̲eth
bedroom shxwe'álex̲etháwtxw
bed shxwe'áx̲eth
- shxwe'álex̲eth bed
bedroom shxwe'áx̲etháwtxw
- shxwe'álexáwt bedroom
- shxwe'álex̲etháwtxw bedroom
bridge shxwelt'álh
be open shxwemá
be open shxwemamaqel
be open shxwemáqel
- shxwemamaqel be open
belt shxwiyémtel
be easy to wake up shxwíyxwiy
bottles shxwlálamá:la
bottle shxwlámá:la
- shxwlálamá:la bottles
burer, auger shxwqweqwá:ls
boss shxwsiyám
bridge shxwt'álh
- shxwelt'álh bridge
boat shxwt'at'ekwels
bathtub shxwxóxekw'em
be scared, be afraid, be nervous sí:si
- sí:simet to be scared of (him/her/it)
-
sí:sistexw to scare him/her/it
- sistaxw scaring him/her/it
basket sí:tel
- sá:ltel baskets
bee sisemóye
bee, honeybee, hornet, wasp sísemóye
beige Siyi:ts:em
be wearing a hat siyó:yseqw
belongs to chief, in style of chief siyómelh
bat skw'elyáx̲el
- kw'elkw'elyáx̲el bats
buckets, pails, kettles skw'ólewes
blackberry skw'ōlmexw
- skw'ōlmexwelhp blackberry bush
Blackberry skw'ṓlmexw
blackberry bush skw'ōlmexwelhp
baby sockeye salmon skwíkwexel
birthday skwól swáyel
bark from Douglas fir slá:y
- slelá:y bark from Douglas fir
bark from Douglas fir slelá:y
body slelexwíws
bone-marrow sleslésxel
bone-marrow slésxel
- sleslésxel bone-marrow
brother in law's wife slets'éleq
body slexlexwíws
body slexwíws
- slelexwíws body
- slexlexwíws body
be lying down slhálheq'
bum slhél:ets
- slhelél:ets bum
bum slhelél:ets
be stiff (arm, foot) slhelháx̲
brains smeth'méth'qel
brains smeth'qel
- smeth'méth'qel brains
butterfly smímeyáth
be sober sp'ap'ílh
beside sp'lhíq'
bald eagles sp'óleq'es
bald eagle sp'óq'es
- sp'óleq'es bald eagles
blue camas ( a root) spá:lxw
bear spá:th
- spepáth bears
bear dung spáthélets
baby bear (black) spathó:llh
bears spepáth
bread-crumb spíxw te seplí:l
bent, crooked spópiy
be under an umbrella sq'elóts'eqw
be gathered, be gathering, a group, a team, a gathering sq'eq'íp
being together with, along with, included sq'eq'ó
baby sqáqele
- sqeláqele baby
beaver sqelá:w
baby sqeláqele
bra sqemálá
- sqemqem'álá baby bottles, breasts
be inside a pit-house sqemí:l
Baby bottle sqemó'álá
baby bottles, breasts sqemqem'álá
bent round sqóqem
barbecued salmon sqw'él:ém
- sqw'él:qw'él:ém barbecued salmon
barbecued salmon sqw'él:qw'él:ém
barbecued sqw'élém
brown hair sqw'íqw'é'leqw
brown eyes sqw'íqw'ex̲welo:les
beard (hair on face) sqwelqwíliyéthel
boiled sqwóls
bruise st'áleqel
black eye st'et'it'eqó:les
bruise st'ít'eq
bruise st'ít'eqel
- st'áleqel bruise
black eye st'it'eqó:les
- st'et'it'eqó:les black eye
baby horse steteliqiwó:llh
bug, worm sth'ékw'
- sth'eth'ékw' bugs
- sth'íth'kw little bug
berry plant sth'emth'emellhp
berry-basket sth'emth'ímálá
back-bone sth'emth'ómwíts
bugs sth'eth'ékw'
berry, berries, fruit in general sth'í:m
be left handed/ left hand sth'íkwetses
berry-basket sth'ímálá
- sth'emth'ímálá berry-basket
- th'íth'ímálá berry-basket
bone sth'ó:m
- sth'ólem bone
bone sth'ólem
backbone sth'ómwích
back-bone sth'ómwíts
- sth'emth'ómwíts back-bone
blood stháthiyel
- sthetháthiyel blood
bighouse, longhouse stháwtxw
blood sthetháthiyel
be wearing a loincloth sthiyáp
baby horse stitiqwiwó:llh
- steteliqiwó:llh baby horse
bank stl'épíqel
branch sts'á:xt
- ts'á:lext branch
be careful with it sts'áts'elstexw
Be silent sts'áts'exw
Berry basket sts'ímálá
back end of house stselqwáx̲el
baking fish swe'ellem
boy, adolescent boy swíweles
- swówles boys, lots of adolescent boys
boys, lots of adolescent boys swówles
be determined sx̲áx̲as
both legs, both feet sx̲éx̲éyle
borer, auger sxoxwí:ls
being, getting mad, being, getting angry, being real angry t'át'eyeq'
be mad, get mad, be angry get angry t'áyeq'
- t'át'eyeq' being, getting mad, being, getting angry, being real angry
- t'it'á:yeq' cranky
be envious t'áyx̲
- t'áyx̲met jealous
- t'íyx̲ envious
braids t'emt'emxáliya
break (string) t'éqw'
- t'et'éqw' break (string)
break (string) t'et'éqw'
be lonsome for him/her t'ílmet
- t'ít'elmet be lonsome for him/her
be lonesome t'ílthet
- t'it'ílthet be lonesome
be filthy t'íqqwlha
be lonsome for him/her t'ít'elmet
be lonesome t'it'ílthet
bring it across the river t'kwíléstexw
be suspicious of t'ómethet
- t'ót'emethet be suspicious of
break it (string, rope) t'oqw'ót
be suspicious of t'ót'emethet
break it (string, rope) t'qw'ót
- t'oqw'ót break it (string, rope)
brightly colored táwelómet
brother te alex
banks teltále'áwtxw
blunt end of a canoe pole témkwes
baby-sockeye time temkwíkwexel
Birds singing/making music-March Temqweloythi:lem
big Spring Salmon time temth'oló:lh
board for stretching hides tépelhállh
back of head, back of neck, neck (at back) tépsem
- téptepsem back of head, back of neck
back of head, back of neck téptepsem
beaver's dam teqáp
bump him on the head teséleqwt
bump them together testéstexw
be dripping th'áq'em
be really worried th'áth'iyekw
Blue Elderberries th'ékwth'íkwekw
bracelet th'emth'ómetsel
bang a container th'esét
- th'esth'éset bang a container
bang a container th'esth'éset
brush your teeth th'ex̲wélesem
-
th'ex̲welísem brush your teeth
- th'th'ex̲welísem brush your teeth
brush your teeth th'ex̲welísem
- th'th'ex̲welísem brush your teeth
Blue Elderberry th'íkwekw
- th'ékwth'íkwekw Blue Elderberries
berry plant th'ímelhp
- sth'emth'emellhp berry plant
berry-basket th'íth'ímálá
bracelet th'ómetsel
- th'emth'ómetsel bracelet
bald-headed th'óqweleqw
brush your teeth th'th'ex̲welísem
big tree thá:lhp
blood thátheyel
- thelthátheyel blood
be careful with it thehít
- thethehít be careful with it
bird, large bird thehíws
blood thelthátheyel
be careful with it thethehít
big thíthe
big waves thitheháleq
barking tl'áwels
bowl tl'épló:thel
be patient tl'épstexw ta' sqwélewel
bark at him/her tl'éwt
- tl'ewtl'ewt bark at him/her
bark at him/her tl'ewtl'ewt
blanket, robe tl'exwewítstel
burst open, split open tl'xáx̲el
branch ts'á:lext
be praying, having a church service ts'ahéyelh
be frying something ts'ákwx̲t
be drying ts'áywx
be surprised ts'éq'
be surprised by him/her ts'eq'met
bored, bothered ts'íts'ewel
bored of it, annoyed with it, fed up with it (of many) ts'íts'ewelmet
bored of it ts'íwelmet
- ts'íts'ewelmet bored of it, annoyed with it, fed up with it (of many)
blue eyes ts'meth'ó:les
- ts'meth'meth'ó:les (several) blue eyes, really blue eyes
black ts'q'éyx̲
- ts'q'álex̲ (many) black things
bare, bald, rock ts'qó:ls
big copper pot ts'qw'ōstel
blackcap tselqó:me
- tseltselqó:me blackcap
blackcap tselqó:mé
blackcap tseltselqó:me
black eyes tseq'ex̲ó:les
blonde hair tskwáyé'leqw
brown sugar tskwí:m shúkwa
brown tskwimomex
blue tsméth'
black hair tsq'ex̲é'leqw
brown tsqw'íx̲w
be only one left txwó:ye
bullrush mat wá:th'elh
become day wáyel
- wówiyel become day
bullrush wō:l
become day wówiyel
beat him/her up x̲álht
brittle, crisp x̲épkw'em
be saying, say x̲et'e
- x̲et'x̲et'e be saying
be saying x̲et'x̲et'e
beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back x̲éx̲eyet
beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back x̲éyet
- x̲éx̲eyet beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back
- x̲eyx̲éyet beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back
burdock x̲eyx̲emels
beat s-o up, spank s-o, fight s-o back x̲eyx̲éyet
beat him/her up x̲lhét
- x̲álht beat him/her up
bathrooom xo:kw'emawtxw
bath-tub xókw'emá:lá
- xóxekw'emá:lá bath-tub
bathing oneself, taking a bath xóxekw'em
bath-tub xóxekw'emá:lá
babysitters xóxelhmílh
bough of red cedar x̲pá:ytses
- x̲elpá:ytses many boughs of red cedar
become evening, get dark, evening xwelált
- xweláltelh yesterday evening, last night
- xwelxwelá:lt evening
bush, underbrush xwílexwel
bush, underbrush xwíxwel
- xwílexwel bush, underbrush
black soot xwíyeqwela
be shaky xwóyqem
breaking it yáyekw'elexw
busy yékw'es
- yekw'yékw'es busy
busy yekw'yékw'es
burn, burned, scorch, to burn (intr. v.) yéqw
- háyeqw burning, getting burned
-
héyeqw a fire
- heqwhéyeqw fires, several fires
- héyeqwt burning something
-
yeqwá:ls having a burning
- hiyqwels having a burning
- yeqwyeqwáls having several burnings, ceremonial fires
be snowing yíyeq
beware of it yó:t
- híyot beware of it
beaking something (on purpose) yóyokw'et