k’aadsk’ihl
nails
- saayin
- saayin.naay
naked
- Guunang
- Guunang
naked (boy)
chisGuunang
naked (from waist down)
k’yahlGuunang
naked (getting naked)
- GuunanGihl
- Guunang.gihl
- Guuna Gihl
naked (girl)
chaawGuunang
naked (swimming naked)
Guunan laa Gaadang
naked (whole body)
hluu Guunang
name
k’wiis.sii
name ( ? unknown location / place name )
xaahl k’aayGang.nga
name (in a question).
- kiiGang
- kiiGa ga
- kiiGaay
name (response to a question).
(name) hanuu dii kiiGa ga.
name (to name)
k’wiida / k’wii
name (when they call your name-when they give you something)
- na.day
- haaday
name of the place to fish
jiisguunxiid
naming (naming, going along naming)
k’wiidangdal
naming your family
taagwaayk’iiGang – say the double ii ’e’ sound quickly, don’t smile when you say it!
naming/name
- k’wiidang
- k’wiigang
nap (short nap – doing it now)
- sin kudtll
- sin kudtl’l - doing it now
- sin kudtl’aay.ya - already did have a short nap
- sin kudtl’as - going to have a short nap)
nap (short nap)
- k’aaxaxusda
- k’aaxuxusda
nape of neck of a bird, human etc.
- ts’ii k’aay
- ts’ii k’ii
napkin
- k’uuda giisaaw.uu
napkin
- k’uudagiisaw
- k’uudang.giisaw
napkin ring
k’uuda giisaaw.uu xaahl sgaajuu k’iidaga
narrow
sk’ad.dal
narrow (anything narrow)
- tl’uu
- tl’uugaasii
narrow (anything that is narrow)
daa’adans
narrow (something narrow between i.e. a cloths line)
Ga gina daagiidal
narrow ang high (like a house)
tl’uujuu
narrow i.e. a strip
- t’amtl’l
- t’amtl’lyaay
narrow stretched out
daagid
narrow stretched out i.e. a piece of rope tied to a hook
daagil
narrows
- daa’ulgaay
- k’waakluujuu
narrows – the name for any type of narrows
daa’ulgaay
narrows (any narrow channel)
- k’iid
- k’iida
- k’iidaay
narrows or cannel (a narrows or one point to another that you can pass through i.e. the panama cannel)
- xyangt’iijang
- xyangt’as
- xyangt’iis
- xyang
nation
gwaayGalang
native
xaaydas
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| k’aaga |
k’aaga
nature (a person who studies nature i.e. birds & the seasons)
k’aayGuu
near
- aaxaana
- gwaadii
- gwaadiiuu
near (getting near)
- daaw.uunGada
- daawunGuda
near where it is
gwaadiigiyu
nearby
gwaadii
necessary
kilxiigang
necessary things
aanawaay
neck
- xil
- xiila (used in a sentence)
neck (back of a persons head)
ts’iik’ay
neck (dried fish neck of a salmon)
hlGaak’il
neck (neck of a salmon )
hlGaak’yuu
neck (stiff neck)
xihljuu
neck of clam
skaants’ii
neck tilted to one side
xiihl k’iiyaljuu
necklace
- gaawiid
- xihlging
- xihlgya
- xihlgyang
- xihlgyang.uu
necklace (something worn around neck i.e. scarf/necklace)
xihl t’aaging
necklace
xil t’aagya
necktie
kan taagya
need
- kilxiigang
needle (getting a needle – ex. an iv)
tl’lts’insda
needle (net making needle)
aahxad xaayuu
needle (net needle)
stlln .naay
needle (urchin and devils club neddles)
stllna
needle fish
Gaayda
needle to mend fish nets
- axad xaay.yaay
- axad stllnaay
needlefish (smelt)
Gaydii
needles
- stlln
- stllnaay
needless
gyu gaaw
neighbour next door
aanGa
nephew (man talk about)
naadGa
nephew (man talk to)
naadaay
nephew (woman talk about)
naadGa
nephew (woman talk to)
naadaay
nephews (woman & man talk about)
naadGalang
nerve
xaay
nervous (inside shaky)
kaahlii hlk’unxiida
nervous (mind flattering)
guudang.ngaay hltatxiida
nervy
xants’iiga
nervy – sure nervy
ahl xants’iigas
nest (bird nest)
- hltalga
- hltalgaay
nest (protecting / resting in the nest)
hltalga kanhlln
nesting place
hltalga daan
net
- aahxaad
- aaxada
- ahxid
net (already set a net)
xiida Giihlgii
net (can do set a net)
xiida hllnga
net (checking ones fishing net)
dang Gadal
net (fishing with net)
aahxada
net (going to set a net)
- xiida Gas ga
- xiida xidii
- xiidas ga
net (net full of fish)
- dang chaamtl’l
- dang Giyatl’l
net (set a halibut ground line)
xiida sGaaGaw
net (set a net now)
xiida dii
net (set the net good or well)
xiida ’laa gan
net (setting net, setting the net)
xiida
net (taking a fish out of a net)
st’llsda
net (to pick up a fish net)
dangxid
net (to pull and dump a fish net)
dang gyasdll
net (trying to set a net)
xiida t’aajing
net fish
- aaxada
- aaxadas
net in river or ocean (it is always there)
t’aaging.gii
net or 5 meshes
Gaalaagii sGwaansing
net roller
dang.Gawaay
net work
gud GiiGaagidxan
nets
xiingxyaa
never
gam
never / don’t
- gyadGa
never here
gaawgwans
never home
gyaa’adGa
never home (always gone/away)
gaawgwangs
never showed up (one person)
gaw sGwaanang
never showed up (one person)
ll gaw sGwaanang
never showed up (people)
gaw sGwaanang
new (objects)
- Gaawdl
- Gaawdla
new haida words
news
kiing.aay
news – news arrived
kiing.adtl’lxa
newspaper
giiahlGalang kuugin
next to each other (lying next to each other)
guuGuuxan
nibble (fish nibbling on bait but does not bite the hook)
k’uunangxiisGalang
nice to be with you.
- dang ad dii guuda ga.
- dang ad dii guuda’ah.
nice.
’uwah
niece & nephew (man talk about)
naadGalang
niece & nephew (woman talk about)
naadGalang
niece & nephew (woman talk to)
naadaay
niece (man talk about)
huusGung.Ga
niece (man talk to)
guujangaay
niece (woman talk about)
guujang.Ga
niece (woman talk to)
guujang.Ga
nieces (woman & man talk about)
guujang.Galang
night
- Gaal
- Gaalxuu
night – it is mid night
- Gaal yahguuda
- Gaal yahguu
night (all night)
- Gaal sGaasguu
- Gaal sGaask’uu
night (before dark)
GaalgaGiilaay kun.nasda
night (dark)
Gaalga
night (going to spend the night with someone)
Gaaldasga
night (last night it happened)
G aalaxwah G iida
night (many nights)
Gaal gaayduwal
night (one night)
- Gaal sGwaansing
- Gaalaagii sGwaansing
night (spend the night, or, spent the night with someone)
Gaalda
night (when it is dark)
GaalGas gyin
night before
- daaGahl g’aalaay Ga
- daalaay k’iidga sgaat’iija
night bird/cassins auklet
haaja
nightmare
gwaadii
nipples
- kl’iinwaay kun
- tl’inwaay
no
- gaa.am
- gam
- gamanuu
- gawanuu
no (strictly no)
uu hla, uu hla, uu hla.
no answer
gam ’la xaangiid suuGang
no ears (doesn’t listen)
gyu gaaw
no good.
iist’aay ahlging.
no grain rock
gam maats’iiang
no not anyway
- gam tl’l k’waaniixan
- gam tl’l sgwaaniixan
no place
gam tll t’aaxan
no reason
- haay.yingxan
- haay.yangxan
no smoking
gam k’uujang gang
no thanks
gamanuu
no tools – all you have are your hands
slaay sGuunuu xaaxyang
no way
gam asing
no where (as in, going nowhere – location, movement)
gam tllgwaay tl’a
nob sticking out of the ground
k’aayjiiuu
noble
guudang.ngaay ’yuwans
noble birth
yahGid
nobody around
k’aahlyaga
nod your head at someone (a sign of respect)
kwaagihlda
nodding
kwahk’ildang
noise (deep loud noise)
damdaga
noise (going along making noise)
kii.nangdal
noise (makes a big noise)
xaygang.a
noise (not a sound)
sk’aadahl
noise (racket outside)
kiixa ga takaay.yuhlGaslang
noise (sharp piercing noise)
- sk’aldaga
- st’awxada
noise (some kind of noise)
sGaanguulxang
noise (stirring noise like a bell)
sk’aa sk’aaldaga
noise (whistle type noise)
kii.ngang
noise (lots)
- ts’indaga
- ts’indaGalang
noisey (getting noisey)
t’aakaay.yudgasdll
noisily
jaadaga
noisily (rattle type noise)
jahldaga
noisy
jaada gasdll
noisy always
xayganga
noisy group
siinutxagang
noisy i.e. a bird making a lot of noise
skadguuGa
non haida people
- yaatsxaaydaGa
- yaatsxaaydaGaay
noon
- sintaajiiGa
- sintaajaagaay
- sintaajaGa
nootka lupine (lupinus nootkatensis)
ganduu
nootka rose bush (rosa nutkana)
k’ung hlk’aay.yii
nootka rose flower (rosa nutkana)
sGidGangxal
nootka rose fruit (rosa nutkana)
k’ung
north
k’aaxwii
north (by the north – north west wind)
- k’aaxuusda
- k’aaxuusdaga
north (from the north)
jiiyaaxuusda
north (out from the north or the northeast)
jiiaxuusda
north (to the north)
jiiaxwii
north east wind
k’aaxuusda
northern flicker (red shafted)
sGalts’id
northern flicker feather (red shafted)
sGalts’id t’aaGun
northern fur seal
k’uuan
northern lights
kwii k’al Guu
northern lights – burning sky
kuuya kaaGan Guuxagan
northern phalarope or sea snipe (phararopus lobatus)
Gaayuu k’al kud kaak’a
northern pintail (anas acuta)
jiiginaGii
northwind strong
k’aaxuusda GaadGuu
nose
kun
nose – big nose
kuntl’uujuu
nose (bleeding nose)
kunGisda Gaay
nose (bloody nose)
kun Gay.ya
nose (blow your nose)
- hlkunhldasda
- hlkunt’as hla
nose (hole in nose)
- kunxalas
- kunxulas
nose (inside your nose)
kunts’ii
nose (nose running or dripping)
kunxaawkwahsGaadaga
nose (runny nose/nose dripping)
kun xaawaay
nose (when talking about your own nose)
kun.nang
nose around
kunt’axung
nose hole – to put the hole in the nose for a ring
kunxal
nose hole for a ring
kun xiila
nosed up
kunhll gang
nosed up on the beach i.e. a boat
kunts’agil
nosed up i.e. boat on beach
kunts’iigil
no-see-um
- ts’ii k ’alt’axung k’amdala
- ts’ii k’alt’xung k’amdala
nosing up
kunhll gil
nosing up – going to
kunhllaasga
nosing up i.e. a boat on the beach
kunhll
nosing up now
kunhll dii
nosing up to something
kunjigid
nostrils
- kunts’ixul
- kunts’uxul
not /no
gam
not a sound.
gam ga sk’aadahl Gang ga.
not enough i.e. not enough to give to everybody
gawGad
not getting anything.
gam aahlgwan
not good at something
k’aala
not likely (no way)
- gam jiihlii
- gam jahlii
not looking good
snanjuu
not much there
gina giid hanuu iijii
not satisfied
hlt’iigang
not so good/not so much (not much value)
- gam haawla
- hawla
not to far away
wahgwa
notches on a pole so cross piece can fit
sgiisgiila
nothing (all for nothing)
- kaalaasdluu
- k’aalaasdluu
nothing (for nothing)
- haay.yingxan
- haay.yangxan
- haayingxan
- singk’aahl
nothing (good for nothing)
gina giids
nothing (got nothing)
sguulang.nga
nothing (have nothing)
k’aayxaa
nothing (just for nothing)
k’aahladtaaja’a
nothing
- gam giina tla’.
nothing like it.
- ginas gaa.ngang.
- ginas gwaa.ngang
nothing much.
- gam haawla Gang.
- gam hawla Gang.
nothing there. (all gone)
gam gudkaahl ga gang ga.
nothing was unfinished
t’iiwa
notice
- k’aahll
- k’aahllyaay
- k’aahllyaa
noticed
k’aahll kiixaa
november – bear hibernate month
chaaGan kung
november – bear hibernate month
- taan chaaGan
- k’aadii
- kuu.ngaay
november – canada goose month
hlgidGun kung
november (bear sleep month)
taan kaadii kung
now
- aaw.waayuu
- ahaay.yad
- away.yadah
- dii
- dyang
- ga
- huuyad
- huuy.yad
- ahuuyad
- huuyaduu
- waay
- waay.yad
- waayad
now (only if it were now)
huuyadnay.ng
now (right now in the present tense)
dii ga
now (right now)
way.yad
now (today)
- haayad
- haay.yad
nuisance
k’aayxada
nuisance (becoming a nuisance)
king k’aayGaaw
numb
kuunang gihl
nurse
tll ng.aaysdll llGaayGa
nurse (female)
tll ng.aaysdla jaad
nurse (male)
tll ng.aaysdla iihllnga
