Sunday, January 5, 2014

J: English - S. Haida

jail
k'aayts’id naay

jail (locked up in jail)
k'aayjaguusla

jail (put in jail)
  • k'aayjaguuhlda
  • k'aayjaguusdll

January – bear hunting moon, bear moon, cold month
  • taan kuu.ngaay
  • taan kung
  • taada kung

japanese glass ball
kalga skaajuu

Japanese people (eyes slant)
Xang.ii yl'apgiilang

jaw
sGaay

jealous
  • k'aayxuuhl
  • st'ii gang

jealous (crooked mind / kind of mad)
guudang.ngaay sk'apjuu

jealous of each other (i.e. when two little babies are together)
  • ts'iisdaGang
  • ts'ilsdaGang

jeans
  • jambas
  • jambasgaay

jellyfish (with tentacles, stinging - chrysaora/cyanea)
k'yang.ga

jellyfish (without tentacles, species unknown)
Gaayuu ts'aa'uldang

jerking along i.e. like a car jerking along
hlGaats'iiGung

jigging (say when jigging for xaagu.)
sk'yuu 'un gwii k'waa gaaw.

jingle shell (pododesmus macrochisma)
stl'ing GudGaa k'aal

join (tie roots together to make a rope)
indang

joined
hlk'aanGa

joined together
gudGaGaagidxan

jokes (good at telling jokes)
ihlGid Gaayaa

joking
  • kilxisGalang
  • ihlGid /
  • ihlGad /
  • ihlGiidang
  • suuda naang

jolt (when you jolt your body)
jaaxiisda

journey (many journeys)
  • xanjuu gii
  • kaadll dal kwaan

juice (5 alive)
xaaynanga tleyhll

juice (fruit juice)
Gaan xaaw

July – berry ripening month
  • Gaan Gaalangsdll kung
  • GaanGaalansdll kung
  • GaanGaalansdll kuu.ngaay

jump in the water.
Gaadgii hla.

jump in water and make a big splash and foam occurs
sk'uuluutl'uusdagii

jump off
Gaat'ahl

jumped in water
Gaadgiigan

jumping
  • Gaad kaadas
  • Gaadxyang

jumping (a person)
  • Gaad kaadis
  • Gaad kaadasGa
  • Gaad kaaxyang

jumping i.e. one fish jumping
Gaadhllgaay

jumping many times
Gaad kaadajing

jumping real quick
ts'ahlkaadasing

June – green berries month, yellow cedar month
  • k'aan k'yah kung
  • k'aan k'yah kuu.ngaay
  • sGaahlan k'al kung

junk (pieces of junk laying around)
k'uuGaay

junking out
taagindal

junky
k'aahlt'ama

just
sGun.uu

just about
  • guusGaaxgii
  • aamGasdaxan
  • aamts'uxan
  • daaldii
  • guusGaaxgiiyuu
  • sgii

just about / close call
sgii gan

just about / lost out on something
Gal hllsgii

just as well
  • kang GasGa
  • kang.GasGa
  • kang.Gasga

just as well. all the better. a good thing to.
kang Gas.Ga

just like
han xan

just one
kaay.yilga