- Gahl
I
- dii
Dii xwii hlGaa xiida I am cold shivering.
Dii ad xanga jiijuuwaaga. I can't help.
Gam dii gwii k'yaahl Gang. I don't win.
Dii gii ga siiGa xidii ga. I feel faint.
Ang gyu Gii dii sgaadaga. I whisper into your ear.
I am
- dii uu
I
- hlaaw
- hla
- hlaa
Gam hlaa 'isda Gang ga. I didn't do it.
I
uuhlI
I (the pronoun I – in some cases)
tl'l
I (when action is involved, always capitalize the H)
- Hll
Gina yahk'aay hll suuga. I speak the truth.
Yaan uu hll suuga. I speak the truth.
Xaayda kil Gaa'uu hll gudGaanang. I think about the haida language.
Hll gyaak'aalang xidii. I write going to. (i'm going to write.)
Dang hll taanGa xidii. You i'll pick up.
Hll chiina uu hll kuuga gan. I cooked fish.
I don't know.
Aay.ya.
I sure am. / doing good.
Gaaliigwaais.
ice
kalga
ice age - lots way over there
time period before and up to the last
'waadsGwa / 'waadsxwa GaaGwii un kwaan gang
ice age (the earth was frozen)
tllgaay 'waadluxan kaalga gan
ice cream
- kahl tl'inu /
- kalga
ice cream
(indian ice cream – grease, sugar, and snow that falls off trees and is turning to ice (kwagiits'iilawa) whip the three ingredients up)
taawdaay.yasda
ice is melting
sGaw
ice woman
kalga jaad
icy
- kalga
- kalgas
ie (man talk about)
skaanGa
if
haak'wan
if it
gaay.yaa.ad
if only
- neyng
- neying
if only
- neynt
- neynd
if only (it could be again)
- Gaaxgwa
- Gaagwa
if only it were now
- Gaaxgwa
- Gaahgwa
dii sda neyt xa.ngal
if only you turn away
ignite (fire)
Guuxaagihl
ignore
k'aaynang
ignores (hears but ignores)
gyu ts'iiaaga
i'm
anhl
Kwaay uu hla kayd dii ga.
I'm going out for a little while.
'Waadxa naay gwaadiiuu ll kaa Gas ga.
I'm going to walk close to the store.
Huu hla!
I'm going to.
Gam tl'l k'waaniixan gam haawxan gwaahlang dii sGaahlang.
I'm not settled down yet.
Agan hll sGaal dll t'axiid.
I'm sneaking out/myself i hide away.
impatient
- gam ll guudang.ngaay jing Gang
- k'uuxuugudGa
impossible (a person who makes people believe in things that are impossible to do. this person performed at potlatches.)
iihlGahl
impossible / not so good
- gam haawla
- gam hawla
impossible to face
- xang.Guuwa
- xang.Guuwang
impotent
sk'aaGaaxagihl
impressed (not impressed)
awaay.ya, kaalas dluu.
improving
'laagii 'waagii kaasgid
in
- Gaa
- Ga ah
- kaahlaagwi
in a hurry
hlGaay k'iiuusda
in addition
Gii xan.nuu
in a while
- giida kaawdii
- Gindang kaawdii
- Giida kaawdii
in between
- Gii
- gyaa k'idGa
in front
k'aad xwii
in front of
xaang.guu
in front of (alternate version of “in front of”)
- xang guu
in place of (anything)
siiliiGa
in; inside (e.g., a room, person, animal, object)
kaahlaagwii
inbetween
Giidsii
inbetween
- k'id
- k'idgii
- k'idsii
inbetween (going inbetween)
k'idGa
inbetween (i.e. bed and blankets)
Guulangsii
incredible
- k'al.la'ahGa
- k'al.la'aGa
- k'al.la'aGa ga
indian (person)
xaaydaGa
indian caviar
chii sguuna
indian caviar (cheese kind)
gaassa
indian paint fungus (echinodontium tinctorium)
chiigwan
infront
- xanhlaguusda
- gina kungii
- kaadxwii
infront of
k'yuugii
infront of something or someone
xaang.gii
inhale
- Gaagan ts'ii
- xaawda
inheritance – passing on i.e. a name from one person to another
sihlGadlsgid
inlet
- GawaGaay
- Gaw
- Gaw gaay
- Gawaagaay
- GáwGa
inlet – branches of an inlet
xyangts'ii
inlet – up the inlet people, village of qc
kahlGa ga isis
inlet (going up an inlet)
- kaahl la Gwii
- kaahlaa Gwii
- kaahlGwii
inlet (head of inlet)
stl'inGa
inlet (mouth of inlet)
jiiaxwii
inlet (up the inlet)
kaahlii gwii
in place of me
siilaayGa
ts'ii k'alt'axung
insect in the ground
k'wii Gii gina chiias
insect leg
st'aawul
inside (put something away inside your clothes)
Guulang.Gii
inside
- naahgwii
- kaahlii
- kaasing
inside (turn inside out)
st'llsk'aadas
inside ear
gyu ts'ii
inside of island
gwaay klaagii
inside voices (say it gently)
daamxaan hla suu
instead
- doaxan
- oaxan
- haayang.a
- haayang.uu
- haay.ying
instrument (playing a string instrument or piano)
stl'lkiing.ang
instrument (wind instrument)
xuud kiing.ang
interior,
interior (continent)
unsgwaa
interior people
unsgwa xaaydaGa
intertwined
hlk'aanGa
interval / inbetween
tl'guul
intestines
- dllna
- slaana
into
- Gii
- Giiyu
- waGii
into (anything going into something)
'waaGii
intuition
Gayluu
invertebrate – unidentified
k'uuskay tl'll
invite
- daaw
- daawgii – always invite
invite
ts'aanhlang
invite (the people of skidegate invite you.)
hlGaagilda xaaydaGaay dang gyaadiidaaw.
invite (the people of skidegate invite you all.)
hlGaagilda xaaydaGaay dang gii daaw.
invite by walking/time to come to a feast
gyaadiidaaw kaa
invite yourself
ging.gang t'ang daaw
invited
daawagan
inviting people
gyaadiidaaw
inviting someone on a car or boat/canoe, or to ride on a canoe or a car
ts'aanhlang
iron
hiiGayaats'ii
iron (clothes iron)
- daa k'aaynanguu
- k'iina k'aaynanguu
- daa k'aaynanangway
iron (wire rope)
hiiGayats'ii kwaay
iron people (white / european people)
- h (hiiGa) yaats'
- 'ii xaaydaGa
- yaatsxaaydaGa
- yaatsxaayGaay
- yaatsxaaydGa
irritating (on going behavior)
dii.gwang
is
- iijang
- iijii
- iijing
- way
Uu gwa jii.nga? Is it long?
is it; was (past tense)
- iijang
- iijing
'Waadxa naay Gaaw hll iijang. Store there i was.
it is
- iijii
is
- iijii
this is
- uu iijii
Is that right?
- Yan gwa?
- Yang gwa?
Dang gwa iis?
Is that you?
Aahjaadiiyaa gam gwa tl'll kwaan taang sdyaal hlnaang!
Is there no way we turn back now.
Is this?
Aagwa?
is, am
- gil
island
- gwaay
- gwaayis – Gangxid dialect
island
- gwaayaay
- gwaay.yaay
island (any small island that is grown over with new grass can be called this)
k'unhla gwaay.yaay
island (lying there)
k'aayGuudii
island (on the island)
gwaay guu
islands (a big islands)
- gwaayts'ads
- gwaay.yaay ts'adGudii
islands (a bunch of islands)
- gwaay ts'idaay
- gwaayts'ids
islands (a group of islands)
gwaay ts'ihlda
islands (two islands joined together)
gwaay GudGiiGaagid
islands spirit raising
gwaay sGaanagwaay sahxwii iijii
isthmus on beach
Gaa'adGii
it
gii
it
- ll
it i
- 'lahl
- lahl
- 'lahll
- lahll
it is (it's)
lay Gid
itchy
k'uuts'iiga
itchy (got the itch)
k'uuts'iiGil
itchy (had the itch)
k'uuts'iigas
itchy hands (any body part can be used)
st'laay k'uuts'iiga
it's about time
- tl' ltl'aa
- tl' ltl'aaw
it's very good.
- 'laa Guudsdll
- ’laa
