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
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
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
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& 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
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
