Vocabulary: X̅aʼislak̕ala - Q̓ʷemsiwak̕ala
ʼagám all, every, each 7
ʼagegetlái all gone from the surface or top 10
ʼáḡalay̓u (an) answer 8
ʼáḡala, ʼiʼáḡala to answer (question) 8
ʼáʼent herring eggs 10
ʼam̓akap̓st̕axʷ seem to be racing, trying to be first 10
ʼaníqa go for firewood 10
ʼau or 10
ʼaup father 2
ʼawáiyud skim, let settle) 10
ʼáxʷa skim grease or anything off surface of liquid 10
-ax̄sem woman from, of 3
babáʼu grandfather 1
batlí fathom, measurement made by spread arms 10
begʷánem, bíbegʷanem person, human 1, 4
bek̓ʷála speak, talk, discuss 5
bíbegʷanem people, humans 4
Bostonax̄sem American (U.S.) woman 3
cíx̄sdud put hot rocks into water or liquid 10
cíx̄ʷa crabapple, sour 2
cúsa dry, to dry 10
c̓ik̓ʷ bird 2
c̓úxʷdlemaxʼid, c̓úc̓exʷdlemaxʼid great-grandchild 7
c̓úxʷdlema, c̓úc̓exʷdlema grandchild 7
da / daa take 10
dáid give 10
dáp̓iu, dámep̓iu take along 6
dáud take out 10
dáum sticks for hanging up oolichans to dry 10
dáxʷa hang up 10
deláid really, very 10
denás cedar bark or string 10
du and (connects nouns) 10
dúdeqʷela see (plural) 4
duént name1
dúqʷa look 3
dúqʷela see 1
dútilha, dúdetilhela tell, relate 7
dláka fish with a net 9
dláw̓es tree, stand up outside 2
-dli/-tli called (= -kelasu)10
dlu again (short for dluela) 10
dluela again, once more 9, 10
dlúʼel (dluel), dludlál nephew, niece, 7
ʼebúxʷ (-kʷ), ʼíbuxʷ mother 2, 4
ʼemái, ʼimái little, small, (not) at all, (not) a bit 6
ʼenax̄ʷ- if, when 10
ʼéngʷa- who 1
ʼengʷátl-be called what 1
ʼenís, ʼiʼenís aunt (father's sister) 6
ʼenna (ʼnna) yes1
ʼesa- (ʼesaʼi etc.) , ʼísa- his, her(s), its, their(s) 7
ʼewíkela speak Haisla, speak your native language 2
ga this (near me) 3
gáda this, here 1
gáden̓a this (near me = gada) = 3
gáiqela come from, originate at 1
gala ancient, early, old (time) 10
galem- ( + subject endings) as soon as, when 10
gámex̄alha come along (pl) 4
gáx̄alha come along 4
gáx̄atusina come downriver, down channel 10
gax̄ay̓axc̓in come away 10
gáx̄emitl come in, enter (pl) 4
gáx̄gusdu come up 10
gáx̄ʼitl come in(command form: gáx̄ilhc) 1
ge- (+ endings) and, when 9
gélw̓a canoe 3
gélw̓agila make a canoe 3
gem- ( endings) and that's why, for 10
genc own 3
Gicáuqʷ, Gigicáuqʷ Beaver (tribe) 8
gigáiqela come from, originate (pl) 4
gíguʼatla help (pl) 3, 4
gáisa put onto the ground 10
-[g]ila to make, to go to 3
guʼátla help 3
guʼatlap̓ help each other 10
gúʼelhexʷ (-kʷ) houses (pl) 3, 4
gúkʷela, gúgukʷela live (inhabit), reside 7
gúkʷelut fellow villager, co-resident 3
-gulh past, former(ly), some time ago 8
gusí potatoes 10
guxʷ (gukʷ) house, to be a house 3
gúxʷdema village 3
gʷasáu pig (from Chinook Jargon) 5
gʷiá, gʷigʷiá wake someone up 5
Gʷítela (Coast) Tsimshian 3
Gʷítelax̄sem (Coast) Tsimshian woman 3
ḡaax̄ (-q) raven 3, 8
ḡáḡap, ḡaʼeḡáp grandparent 7
ḡáḡap̓id, ḡaʼeḡáp̓id great-grandparent 7
ḡánutl night, evening 10
G̅áq̓inix̄ʷ, G̅iḡáq̓inix̄ʷ Raven (tribe) 8
ḡas come! 3
ḡeḡenem women 4
ḡelám̓is wait (pl) on beach 10
ḡeném, ḡeḡeném wife, woman, female 1, 4, 7
ḡiagiwalids [added on, something more??] 10
ḡiála long time, old times, long time ago 7, 10
ḡída that, this (remote) 3
ḡíden̓a that, this (remote = ḡida) 3
ḡúda that (near you) 3
ḡúden̓a that (near you) 3
ḡʷaʼl̓s ready, prepared 10
ḡʷail do, do thus, do like that 10
ḡʷáila do in a certain way, like that, be of a certain kind 8
ḡʷailás way of being, doing, process (many meanings) 1
ḡʷaláusu finish, prepare 10
ḡʷális ready, finished on the beach, Autumn 5
ḡʷalh finished, completed 5
ḡʷalhelátela put something up on a rack or structure 10
ḡʷeyém / gʷey̓ém whale, humongous 5
ḡwiatlás time 10
ḡʷiḡʷisdalás way things are or turn out, result, condition 10
hálakáp̓ race, outspeed one another 10
hec̓íkʷ wolf (Kitlope) 2
helilás week, (now:) Sunday (time of rest) 10
Hélx̄ʼinix̄ʷ, Hel-ʼex̄ʼinix̄ʷ Blackfish, Killerwhale, killerwhale, orca 8
hemgilasu cooked 10
hiʼená sing (pl) 4
hiláqʷa speak, say something 5
híl̓uatus wash down river 10
hím̓as, him̓áas chief, king 1
him̓áas chiefs 4
his, -s by, of, about (see Explanations) 7
humá, huʼemá ask (a question) 8
húmec̓ua, hihúmec̓ua person that's always asking questions 8
ʼíbúxʷ (-kʷ) mothers 4
ʼíʼaup fathers 2, 4
ʼiʼengʷi who (pl) 4
ʼíku can, may, be able to 1
ʼik̕áiqela, ʼíʼik̕aiqela happy, glad 9
ʼílhex (k) good (pl of ʼix/ʼik-) 4
ʼinaxʷ- ( + endings) when, if (See Explanations) 9
ʼisdlaḿ today, now, nowadays, present (time) 3
ʼiw̓auw̓ic of a size equal to something 10
ʼix (ʼik-) good, fine 1
ʼíxp̓a good-tasting 9
ʼÍxsduqʷia, ʼÍʼixsduqʷia Eagle (also bird) 8
kakat̕a hunt, try to shoot (with a gun) 10
kakut̕a, káʼekut̕a try to find out, guess 8
kála carry (in a bowl) 2
káxdlaludac̓i, kákexdlaludac̓i pot 10
kikúta think, guess (pl) 4
kúketa think, guess (pl) 4
-kelasu be called... 2
kúta think, guess 1
kʷen̓áx̄ (-q) mink 5
kʷíxq̓a, kʷíkʷexq̓a angry 5
k̕ácan̓u pencil, charcoal stick 2
k̕ánqas crow 8
k̕áuzilh, k̕ik̕áuzilh bentwood box 10
k̕eci don't! (command form) 1
k̕es- not, -n't 5
k̕uu / k̕uus- no, not, do not 1
k̓ʷáʼilh sit down inside 1
k̓ʷáxdema chair 2
k̓ʷec̓ hide, skin (of animal), leather 10
k̓ʷik̓ʷáʼilh sit indoors (pl) 4
k̓ʷísa to snow 5
la (l) at, in, to,... (many uses) 3
le gáda here 1
láalha, lámalha accompany, go along with 2
láasdud put into water or liquid 10
lác̓ua, lamac̓ua put into a closed space or container 9
lagís put on the ground 10
laʼaitl, lamaʼáitl go in 1
láʼexc̓i leave, go away 2
laʼúlhdua, lámulhdua get out or off (boat, bus, car) 4
láin̓axʷ (-kʷ), lámin̓axʷ go home 4
lamaʼáitl enter, go in (pl) 4
lámalha accompany, go along with (pl) 2, 4
lámaw̓is go across (pl 4)
lámin̓axʷ (-kʷ) go home (pl) 4
lámiy̓axc̓i go away, leave (pl) 4
lámulhdua get out or off (boat, bus, car) (pl) 4
lantla (to) me 6
lantlanis (to) us (incl) 6
lantlanuxʷ (to) us (excl) 6
láqia catch, get, obtain 10
láqiamas get, catch, obtain 9
lásdu (time) be there, come up 10
látem where or when (something is or happens) 10
lautla ( to) you 6
láw̓is, lámaw̓is go across (bay, to town) 2
lax, lilax (to) him, her, it, them (here, near me) 6
lax̄gi, lilax̄gi (to) him, her, it, them (just gone) 6
lax̄i etc. (to) him, her, it, them (remote) 6
lax̄u, lilax̄u (to) him, her, it, them (near you) 6
leḡʷabúd make fire underneath something 10
leqʷá fire, campfire 10
leqʷelá fire 10
leqʷelá camp, logging camp 10
lexʷsud do something different for a change 10
li- ( + subject endings: ligenc etc.) when, as (I, you, we, etc.) 9
logs-ilaʼina handlog 10
lhańsdlac tomorrow 5
lháq̓esg edible seaweed 10
lháw̓elem, lhiláw̓elem husband 7
lháw̓enem, lhiláw̓enem husband 7
lhek̓ʷáni, lhílek̓ʷani older woman, female elder 6
maʼelauxʷ (-kʷ) two (people 7)
mamáʼu grandmother 1
mámiafish for salmon 8
mia fish, salmon 8
Miáinix̄ʷ, Mímiainix̄ʷ Salmon (tribe) 8
múzilh, músmezilh matriarch, woman of high rank, lady 1 4
m̓aas what? 1
m̓ai what (did you say) 2
m̓áisgas what did you say? Pardon? 2
m̓as- whose? 3
m̓áyalha friend 3
m̓áy̓inix̄ʷ what clan, tribe? 8
m̓enáisut, m̓ím̓enaisut brother (of man), sister (of woman), sibling of same sex 7
OR: m̓enáisʼut, m̓ím̓enaisʼut
m̓enc̓ex̄ (-q) one 10
m̓enex̄sids one 10
m̓útlela boil, ferment 9
m̓útleludcu (be) boiled 10
m̓utlelúd boil something 10
nis my, mine 7
nísanis our, ours (incl) 7
nísanuxʷ our, ours (excl) 7
nuáqela, ninuáqela older man, male elder 6
nuáqi idea, thoughts, mind 6
núgʷa I, to be me 1
n̓aká, n̓an̓eká look for, search for 6
n̓auxʷ (-kʷ) one (person) 7
n̓áwilhem, n̓áxn̓awilhem live alone 7
n̓exʷaláls, n̓in̓exʷaláls close, near (outside) 7
n̓exʷála, n̓in̓exʷála close, near 7
n̓iá string something up 10
p̓áksan̓u tool, implement, gear 9
p̓ála, p̓íp̓ala work 1
p̓aláḡuala work together 10
p̓íp̓ala work (pl) 4
qálhela walk 1
qaqawat̕áa listen attentively 6
qaus, qí, qus your, yours 7
qáutela, qíqautela hear, understand (language) 6
qen for, to (do something) (and other uses) 8
qi that, the 3
qiki that (was here, just gone) 3
qix (qik) this (near me) 3
qu that (near you) 3
qulún beaver 8
qut̕áusu (qut̕a) filled 10
q̓ágec̓uals day, daytime 10
q̓aká, q̓aq̓ekáa find (what you are looking for))? 6
q̓ála, q̓iq̓ála know 1
q̓apá right, correct, hit the mark 2
q̓aq̓apá right, correct, hit the mark (pl) 2, 4
Q̓át̕idix̄ʷ Hartley Bay (place and people) 10
q̓epénc̓ua dump or pour into container or enclosed space 10
q̓ínem a lot, much 10
q̓ínemq̓am a real lot, very much 10
q̓iq̓ála know (pl) 1, 4
q̓iútl get or catch a lot 10
q̓ʷáx̄asaʼin growing (plants) 10
q̓ʷelá, q̓ʷíq̓ʷela live, alive 7
Q̓ʷémksiwak̕ala talk English, English language, white person's language 1
Q̓ʷémksiwax̄sem white woman 3
sáik̓ʷa hunt, go after, gather 10
sákela use (object with -s / his) 10
saksiwá come to be aware of something 10
sásem children, offspring (pl) 6
sásemnuxʷ (-kʷ) have children 7
sasemzád have children 7
saw̓ati use (object with his / -s) 10
sáx̄gesu wanted, be wanted 10
sax̄g, say̓ex̄g want, want to do something (...qen) 9
semgác̓i container, bin, box for rendering oolichan 9, 10
sémka render oolichan, extract oil 9
t̕epá to troll, to fish with a line and hook 2
t̕epánuma to go trolling, fishing with a line and hook 2
t̕et̕eqilá, t̕iʼet̕eqilá teach, give advice 8
t̕exáw̓ia bridge 7
t̕ex̄i (also with endings) "uh," hesitation form 10
t̕ípud press out oil 10
t̕ípuyac̓i basket for pressing oolichans 10
t̕ísem stone, rock 10
t̕ít̕epa fish with hook and line, troll (pl) 4
t̕ixʷa black bear 8
tláka paddle (verb) 2
tlitláka paddle, travel by water (pl) 4
t̕lásiagʷemix (-k) wolf (Kitamaat) 2
t̕láti grease, oolichan oil 9, 10
t̕lelísda forget 1
t̕lexʼátlela first part (quarter) of month 10
t̕liasu sold, be sold 10
t̕liá, t̕lit̕liá buy 4
t̕liʼelás store 4 t̕lúbexʷ (-kʷ) root (of tree, etc.) 10
ʼubáls end (of village) 7
ʼuísda surroundings, family 7
-ulh late, past 8
ʼum̓ác̓esgasu big thing, huge thing 10
ʼúm̓as big; really, very 5
ʼúq̓ʷa, ʼúʼeq̓ʷa believe 8
ʼux̄ wa also, too, either (with negative) 5
ʼúx̄ʷdla mouth (of river or bay) 9
wa OK, well (word of many uses) 1
waa river 9
wálhdem things said, what...said, words 10
walhp̓ás flavour 10
wel- ( subject endings: welan, wels,etc.) connective: and, but, etc. 10
wiágiwa spring season 10
Wiagiwam̓iás Spring Village, Oolichan Camp 10
wísem, wíʼesem man, male 5
wísenis ... let's ... 1
w̓ac̓ dog 1
w̓áila what is it?, what is the matter with? 1
w̓anúd trade, exchange 10
w̓anúd, w̓aw̓anúd trade 9
w̓aq̓ʷá, w̓íw̓aq̓ʷa brother (woman's), sister (man's), sibling of opposite sex 7
w̓asala amount, extent, size 10
w̓ásḡemilh that's all there is about...traditional end of story, ``The End'' 10
w̓auxʷ (-kʷ) other, some 3, 10
w̓aw̓ex̄ʷk̓ʷawá relatives, parents7
w̓ax̄ all (that) , that which 10
w̓icekʷitl "don't know how (much)" 10
w̓igáiqela where come from? 1
w̓ílaa where 2
w̓iláqʷ- when? 5
w̓íw̓ialha parents 7
w̓ixʼíd go where? 2
xʷílha, xʷíxʷelha return, come back
xʷíqa, xʷíxʷeqa pull roots from ground 10
-[x]sukʷela a little (bit), slightly 9
x̄aʼis downriver, downchannel, south 9, 10
X̅aʼislak̕ala talk Haisla, the Haisla language 1
x̄eʼábexʷ (-kʷ), x̄íx̄abexʷ young person, youth 6
X̅enáksiala Kemano, Kitlope people and places 1
-x̄enta ... I think..., must be ... 10
X̅esduáxʷ (-kʷ) the Kitlope Valley 1
x̄esilá make a canoe 5
x̄esiláinix̄ʷ canoe-builder 3
x̄ʷelháp, x̄ʷix̄ʷelháp uncle (mother's brother) 5
x̄ʷenúxʷ, (-kʷ) child, offspring (sg) 6
yaʼuc̓ (yawc̓) Hi! 1
yálekʷa be hurt, come to harm, have an accident 1
yexsúkʷela go fast, speed 10
yex̄sú, yiy̓ex̄sú you, to be you 6
y̓ák̕iqela, y̓áʼik̕iqela sad, unhappy 9
y̓úgʷa rain 10
y̓éxʷp̓a taste bad 9
záxʷen oolichan 2
zázaw̓a harvest oolichan 9
zázaw̓aʼini oolichan harvest, the harvesting of oolichans 10
zíqa, zízeqa stop talking, be silent 5