Sunday, January 5, 2014

E: English - S. Haida

each other
tlsda guudgid

each other (for each other)
  • gudGan
  • gudGang

eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Guud

eagle (the eagle)
Gandll k’aanuuwaas

eagle nest
Guud hltalga

ear (one u for each ear)
gyuu

ear gummed up
gyuu k’aajaay

ear wax
gyuu k’aas

ear wax plugged
gyuu k’aas gid

ears (sharp ears)
gyuu k’ii

ears (change ears)
gyuu daahlGahlda

ears (deaf)
gyuudana

earings
  • gyuugiya
  • gyuugya

early
iiyaan.na

early (more than one early)
iiyaan.na Guu

early (to early)
  • iiyaan.na Gad
  • iiyaan.na Giida

early is
  • iiyaan.na di ga
  • iiyaan.na ga

early was
iiyaan.na gan

earth
  • tllga
  • tllgaay

earth (mother earth)
tllga awGa

earth (soil)
k’wii gang.ang

earth day (ie April 22)
tllga sii.ngaay

earth eaters
k’wii taas

earthquake
  • tllga hildang
  • tllgaay hilang
Ah ah xaa xaa taawaay GaadGaaskidGa sang.
Duck oil going to tip over / spill. (this is said when an earthquake happens)

easier
chawll

easier (becomes easier) past tense
chaawll gil

easily led (ie in dance or other things)
Galxuulay

east (back east)
uunsgwaa

east wind (comes from land on west coast)
didxuusda

east wind (comes from open water on east coast)
k’aadxuusda

east wind (from east side of the island)
tll’llga

easy
  • chawll
  • glaawll
  • dllaawlaa
  • dllaawll
  • dllwaallyaay

easy (become easy)
  • dlaawlaaGiihl
  • glaawlaaGiihl

easy (do it easily)
guustl’as hla isda

easy (getting easy)
  • dllaawllgihl
  • dllaawll gil

easy (take it easy)
  • daayxan
  • guustl’as
  • guustl’asxan

easy in (ie a bolt)
dllaawllts’ii

easy out (ie a bolt)
dllaawllGwa

easy so / in or out (past tense)
dllaawllyaay

easy to get or go out with
Galxuulaay

eat
  • ga taa
  • taa
  • taagan
  • taa gang
  • taa Gan
  • taa Ga
Hla ga taa ga. I am eating.

eat (go to eat)
taa in

eat (a little bit to eat)
xaat’ang hla

eat (after being sick for awhile you want to eat everything)
ts’insda

eat (can eat)
taa hllnga

eat (feel yucky after eating - can not eat any more)
s’iiluus

eat (to eat)
hltaanuu

eat (tired of eating one kind of food)
k’unsda

eat (wondering what to eat)
xang gwaa

eat a big wad
k’waahlGadts’ii

eat anytime
k’aayk’yaaw

eat fast
  • hlgapt’an (present tense)
  • hlgapda

eat it all up
k’uuhaayluu

eat sleepy
k’uu kangahl.hll

eat something raw
k’anda

eat something round
skaGats’ii

eat sparingly
k’uu k’aaydaa

eat the right way (fish bit right)
k’uuyahda

eat the wrong thing
  • k’uusguda
  • k’uusgudas

eat too much
k’uu chiits’iiGil

eat very fast
xabahlxaats’ii

eat with fingers
stl’xaaw

eating
  • kidxaaw
  • taa dii
  • taadys

eating (eating something that does not agree with you)
- literal: stomach doesn’t know
dahk’all

eating (after eating too much, an upset stomach)
  • s’iiluus
  • s’yuuluus

eating (always eating)
taa gii

eating a lot (ie a big plate of food)
tl’atGadts’ii

eating and dropping crumbs
  • k’uu k’unxaaw
  • k’uu kangxaaw

eating berries from the bush
xiihl.hladang

eating berries that are not ripe
k’anda gwang

eating daintily
k’aadagindii

eating dried fish off skin
  • k’uuskaayhlaaw
  • k’uuskaaykyaaw

eating fast
k’uu k’adnanang

eating fast with your hands
xaaguu xaaw

eating first
kiid guuxaaw

eating herring roe on kelp
- breaking the eggs the noise that it makes
k’uu k’aat’uuga

eating little bits of food
  • xaakGadts’ii - past tense
  • xaat’ang - present tense

eating lots
k’uu kl’aadsGaasdl

Kiilang xaanu hll k’uud gaaguu ga.
Eating my voice away.

eating raw berries or uncooked seafood
k’anda

eating some ones leftovers
sdl’indaGang

eating someone broke
k’uuxuusda

eating something but saving some
k’uu kaayda

eating something little
gina xaadajing

eating ts’iljii with taaw
giiduu

eating with
hldaanuu

eating with hands
xaa xaaw

echo
- literal: voice came back
kil sdiihll

edge
  • daagulsii
  • daagwulsii
  • jiina
  • jin
  • jingii
  • k’uuna

edge (rock edge)
k’ungii

edge of the skin
xyaagiiwaay

eel
sdaxam

eel grass
t’aanuu

eel grass (a bunch drifted ashore)
gaytaysgid

eels (small)
k’iiyanGa

egg hatching (chicken or fish)
  • skaansda
  • kaansda

eggs (fermented fish eggs)
ts’i skuuna

eggs (fish eggs)
  • chaay
  • chaay.yaay

eggs (flounder/cod or halibut)
dlaada

eggs (gather eggs)
kawdang

eggs (going to gather eggs)
kawdang in ga

eggs (lay eggs)
kawgwas

eggs (less emphasis on the "k" sound - this word is similar to the word for private parts)
kaw

eggs (midshipman or greenling)
chii k’aay ts’idga

eggs stink
chii sguuna

ejaculation (erection medicine)
sk’asda xil

elbow
xiits’igwaay

elder berry (red berries)
jiitl’l

elders (over 50 years)
k’aayas

elders (up to 50 years)
kwasgiida

elephant
kun jiing

else (something else)
aada

embarrassing incident - made a mistake
GaaGaaw

embarrass - said something and you get embarrassed
  • kil ts’ap
  • kil ts’apGwiiGa

embarrassed
  • Giidxaslaas
  • Giidaxasdll
  • Giidxasdll
Dii Giidaxaga. I’m embarrassed.

embarrassed (face twitching)
xang tl’ll ts’ii dang

embarrassed (is embarrased)
Giidxaaga

embarrassed (look at and got embarrassed)
kiiyaa xaalsgiid

embarrassed / shy
Giidaxa

Da gwa saamsGid dii?
Are you looking embarrassed?

embers
daa’s

emotional
kaaganiina

empty
  • k’aala
  • k’aay laajaa
  • k’aal laa
  • siilaay
  • t’aalas

empty handed / no gloves
stll Guunan

empty house
naasii t’aalas

empty space
  • daanGaGuudii
  • t’aala
  • t’iiwa

enamel (spotted plate or cup)
sk’in kaw.wa

encourage
ging haajang

end of story
kil Guudsdll

end to end
gud kunjiigid

endearment (term of endearment when talking to a baby)
guuga

endearment (term of endearment)
k’uujuu.uu

ending
Gudsdll

endowed (well endowed)
kaalxyang

energetic
  • gwaalaaga
  • k’alts’ii

enjoy what you see
gud daawaxan

enjoyed
gud llga

enjoying something no more
k’uudhll

enough (had enough)
gud kunskiid

enough (knowing when to stop)
gudsgid

enough (that is enough)
hawsdlluuxan

enough (this is enough)
aasdluuxan

enough
  • kwahjuuway ’la
  • kwajuuwaay ’la

enter into water
dllhllgii

entwined
  • hlk’aang.ga
  • hlk’aan.ga

epidemic (big)
st’ii kaa (’yuwan/Gusdll ga)

equal
gud gaangang

erection (penis)
t’aapsda

erection medicine (ejaculation)
sk’asda xil

ermine
tllga

esteemed ladies all (formal speeches)
k’uljaad Ganga

eulachon
saaw

eulachon grease
taaw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Wigeon
kaajang Gal Gyaadsla
European widgeon (mareca penelope)
& American widgeon (anas americana)
kaajang Gal Gyaadsla

even
xaanuud

even because
t’ist’axan

even for you
dang Ganxan

even if
  • daawGaxan
  • doaxan
  • ’wa doaxan

even in addition
’waagwiixan

even in front of your I walk (excuse me) -- used in company of Chief’s and Elder’s
dang xang gud xaan hll kaa

even more
  • Gii Gan xan
  • Giidgangxan
  • Giidgyangxan
  • giiganxan
  • Giikgyangxan

even now
  • haaw xanuu
  • huuxanuu

even on top of
’waagwiixan

even then
  • ’waagyinxaanu
  • ’waagangxaanuu
  • ’wassk’inxan

even then (despite)
’waask’aaxaan

even then / even though
  • sk’yaanuu
  • ’waask’yaanuu

even though
  • iilaaw
  • sk’yaanxan
  • sk’yaanxanuu

even while
gandii xanuu

even you / me
tl’a’adxan

evening
  • singxya
  • singxyas

evening (becoming)
singxiiyas

evening (getting to be dust)
singxiiGad dii ga

evening (now)
singxii

evening (when it gets dark)
sing xyahlgaay

eventually
Giid kaawdii

everybody, everyone
jaa’adang

everybody (used in a sentence)
tl’ga

everybody is leaving on the canoe
tl’ta’xiid

everyday
  • sing ’waadluxan
  • sinwaadluxa

everyone
  • tl’l ’waadluxan
  • jaa’adang

everyone look
king Guu

everyone moved away (ie in a canoe)
’waadluxan tll t’axid

everyone went
chiihll

everyone / all
  • ’waadluxan
Gina ’waadluxan kuuya. Everything is so expensive.

everything (bird food)
Gina xaan

everywhere
  • tlay.yad
  • tlayidxan
  • tllGaaydxan
  • tllGidxan
  • tllGiidxan
  • tllgwiixan
  • tllsiisdaxan - coming from everywhere

examine
  • kiixa
  • kun.na kiixa

exchange
sGaawdagii

excited (mind in turmoil)
’wasGada

exclamation when something is about to happen
gup

excrement
naaGa

excuse (make an excuse to leave)
kihlgid

excuse (make an excuse)
kihlxiid

excuse me
  • haala guudang
  • guudang

excuse me (move over)
  • aa.nang
  • ’waanang

excuse me (halibut shoulder grease)
xaagu skyuu taaw

exhale through lips
sguujang

exhaust (motor making noise)
kuudaga

exhaust pipe
kuudxaanwaay

exhaust pipe (sound of a motor boat going by)
kuudxangdal

exhausted
  • sGuuGa
  • sGuuGa ga

expensive
kuya

explosion
k’aadahl

express it
suudaya

expression (a pause in speech or a filler expression)
huu

expression of displeasure; tone expresses degree of displeasure.
  • ’uuh
  • uuhyaa

extinct
  • agan dang hlk’uusda
  • kaaGaas
  • kaaGa

extinct (to become extinct)
dang hlk’uusda

extraordinary (an expression said when you see something extraordinary)
baay gya

eye
  • xang.ii
  • xang.ngii
  • xang.ii hlGaahl - black eye
  • xang.ii sk’aahlga’ll - crossed eyed
  • xang.ii hlGaahl Ga Gil - getting a black eye
  • xang.ii GuuhlGahl - blue eyes
  • xang.ii huuna - eye sight is bad
  • xang.ii k’ii - sharp eyes
  • xang.ii k’anhlGahl xaahl - green shiny eyes
  • xang.ii xaahl - shiny eyes

eye (cross eyed)
skaahlGala

eye (goo in eyes)
sk’aala

eye it up wrong
kyasGuda

eye lashes
xanga hlt’agujii

eye lid
xang k’una

eyeball (pupil)
xanga ts’ii

eyebrow
sk’yajii

eyebrow (raising your eyebrow)
sk’yasda

eyes (big eyes)
sgaamsgid

eyes (close eyes)
jiiuul

eyes (eyes are closed)
jii’ul

eyes (eyes do not look normal)
xuugiilang

eyes (gooey eyes)
  • sk’al
  • xang sk’aala

eyes (open eyes)
  • k’aasGasdll
  • kiiyaasGasdll

eyes (slanted eyes)
xaanii kl’apGiilanG

eyes (snap your eyes when your are mad at someone)
k’aa’uhlda

eyes barely open
skisGid

eyes blinking
sk’apk’iidang

eyes closed
jii’ul

eyes closed but not sleeping
jii’uhl

eyes frozen
kahlt’uuga

eyes half closed
Gwiiull

gudsGid

eyes opening and closing
kiiyaa’uldang

eyes shiny
xang.ii xaahl

eyes wide open
skaasGid.dal

eyes wide open (widened open) when waking up
skaasGasdll