- kwaasjaGundal
- kwaasjaGungdal
- kwaasts'aGundal
waddling (barely waddling along)
GaayGwalxan k'wats'iiGung gwang
waddling along (man walking large)
- damts'iiGundal
- damts'iiGungdal
waddling along (skinny person)
- hlkaats'iiGundal
- hlkaats'iiGungdal
wading
hlgaagiigwang
wading (going to)
hlgaagiixid
wading (past tense) one person
hlgaagiigwang
wading (swimming whole body is in the water)
dlgiigwang
wading around (more than oneperson)
hlgaagiilang
wagon
dik dik - chinook language
wailing
sGang.gii.ngang
wailing and speaking of a dead person (what they used to do)
kiihljuu
waist
- yahguujii
- yahguusii
wait
- k'waay
- k'yaaw Ga
wait almost
k'waay amts'uxan
waiting
Gaayd k'aahljuu
waiting (and watching)
Gid k'aahljuu
waiting (for anything)
Gid k'aahljuu
waiting (tired of waiting)
- Giinsda
- ginsda
waiting for somebody
k'yaawGaGid
waiting for someone/something
Giid k'aahljuu
waiting for something and it is not coming
k'anhllsgii
waiting in vain
Gid k'aahl.llsgii
wake up
- skinxa
- skinxa ga - wake up
- skinxa dii - waking up
- xaal skinxa - wake (awake from starting motor)
- xaa skinxa - wake (grab awake)
- sdaa skinxa - wake (kick awake)
- sguun skinxa - wake (kiss awake)
- k'aah skinxa - wake (laugh awake)
- tl'l skinxa - wake (pinch awake)
- k'ids skinxa - wake (poke awake)
- daa skinxa - wake (push awake)
- kl'aa skinxa - wake (slap awake)
- tl'aa skinxa - wake (slap awake)
- st'aa skinxa - wake (step on awake)
- kil skinxa - wake (wake by yelling)
- kil skinxa - wake (yell awake)
- jid skinxa - wake by spraying with water
wake up (did wake up)
skin xaay.ya gan.
wake of a boat
sGuuluu tluugingdal
walk
kaa
walk (come in)
kaats'ii hla
walk (did not walk far enough)
xang.Gas Ga hll kaa
walk (easy to walk on)
t'aaxuula
walk (hard to walk on – hard walking)
t'aaxagudGa
walk after
dll Gaahla kayd
walk along and turn
kaa dllhlGahldas
walk and turn around and walk back
kaadllhlGahlda
walk around
kaaGung.aay
walk away
gant'axid
walk backwards
Guuda gyang.ah kaa
walk easily
guustl'as hla kaa
walk in
kaats'ii
walk off (take off on foot)
t'aaGad
walk out
- kaaGwa
- kaah Gwa
walk out (going to walk out)
kaaxuul xidii
walk out
- kaaxuhl
walk out first
kaa dlljuu
walk out the door
kaaxuul
walk out to the beach
kaasGa
walk together
Gaadlsgid
walk up
kaahliiya
walked out
- kaatl'lxa
- sdiihlGwa
walked out to point
kunjiwaay Ga'ah
walking
- ganhlGalang
- t'aat'axungdal
- t'aat'axung
- kaagiiGang
walking – a group walking in a line into a house
sdaadalts'ii
walking – a person walking funny
st'aajuus
walking – a slim person walking ahead fast
sgyadxyangdal
walking – fancy walking
kaa'uwaadst'alang
walking (a big person walking)
tl'atGwiigyang
walking (a group leaving)
gant'a xid
walking (a group walking)
ganda xiid
walking (a large person walking)
k'waahlGwiigiiyang
walking (a row of people walking now)
kundal dii
walking (a row of people walking)
kundal
walking (a slim person walking fast)
xiid sk'yaaxyangdal
walking (barely walking along)
alts'uGungdaal
walking (bent over person walking along)
k'waatsGalang
walking (big person walking)
- kwaasjuGundal
- sgapgwii giiyang
walking (dirty person walking along)
xuundal
walking (lots of people walking)
- sk'ihlGwii giiyang
- xuundal
walking (messy person walking along)
gantllxaa
walking (more than one person walking)
jaahlgwii giiyang
walking (more than one person)
ganhlGal
walking (more than one walking/group walking)
gaant'axiid
walking (people walking in a line)
sgaadaal
walking (person walking sideways)
tl'aayxyangdal
walking (pretty tall and slim person walking along)
kaahla
walking (short and fat person walking along)
haana skyal gwii giiyang
walking (short person walking)
huugwii gyang
walking (shorta nd fat person walking along)
k'iiyadgwii giiyang
walking (skinny thin person walking along)
'wahlGwii giiyang
walking (sloppy person walking along)
hlkak Gwii giiyang
walking (smelly person walking along)
sladGwii giiyang
walking (start walking)
sGanGwii giiyang
walking (tall and skinny person walking along)
gud ad ll dll' t'aa xiid
walking (tall person walking along)
slaadGwiigyang
walking (together walking away)
hlkaagwii giiyang
walking (walk through something muddy or sticky)
kyaahts'iigang
walking (walking around)
- kaaGwang
- kaaGung
walking (watching your step as you are walking around)
t'aaguda
walking (weaving along)
st'aaxyangdal
walking (zig zag walking)
- kaa sgaalangdaal
- xaal sgaalangdaal
walking ahead
t'aadlljuudal
walking along
- kaa gyang
- kaadal
walking along and the ground is slippery
t'aatl'lxuu
walking along rejected
hl'anGwiigiiyang
walking along slow
t'aadldal
walking along with a cane
kidkaagyang
walking along with a cane going fast
kidguuxyang
walking along with head down (shabbling along)
sGwaahlGwii giiyang
walking arm & arm
- sk'ud gandal
- sk'ud kaagyang
walking arm in arm with a short fat person
sk'udk'wahlgingdal
walking around
kaaGunggwang
walking around – more than one person
- gandal
- ganhlGahl
walking around – one person
kaaGung
walking around getting things ready to go
kaaGuhlGa
walking around looking for something
kayjuu gwang
walking around soaking wet
t'ihluuing.ga
walking backwards
Gudaahlgang gwa da kaagyang
walking bent over
kunGwiigyang
walking bow legged
hlgaaGwiigyang
walking bull legged
hlgaaGwiigyang
walking by a (or brushing by someone)
dllhll
walking fancy
waa'alaGung.dal
walking fast with a cane
kid guuxyangdal
walking feet (walk, don't run)
st'aay kaaGung
walking funny
- t'aa k'yamt'axung
- t'aa ts'amt'axung
walking gently
t'aa guuda daal
walking gracefully
xiid gaaxyangdaal
walking humbly alone
- k'uugwiigiyang
- k'uuts'iGundal
walking in (a big person with a big fancy dress)
k'waahlGwiits'ii
walking in a line
agan dang sdaadal
walking in water
t'aats'amt'axung
walking noisely (thumping around)
t'aadamxang
walking on your toes
st'aa skaayjuu
walking slowing
dlldal
walking soft or sloppy
sladgwiigwang
walking stiff legged/straight/or with a stiff neck
chuuGwiigiiyang
walking straight
sdaalGwiiyang
walking swift
chuugwiigiiyang
walking together
gandaal
walking together in
gandaal ts'ii
walking towards
gwaadiuu ll kaa
walking towards someone
gwii st'aaga
walking unsteadily due to age
hlGaast'uuGandal
walking up
kaahlas
walking up stairs or a hill
kaahll
walking wet
t'iihl hlt'adgwiigwang
walking with a cane
kid kaagyang
walking with you head held proudly or a loaded boat
aang.k'aajuudal
walking, going (response to a question)
kaaga
wall (back wall of longhouse)
- 'waadxanaay Gaaw hll kaaga.
- hlkyagwa
wall (front wall of longhouse)
taadsxwa
wall (side wall of longhouse)
daaguul
wall partition
- laal.lagii
- laall
want
- sdaahll
- sdaahlas
... i want. (object or things, but not food.)
want (but not for food)
- sdaahl.lang
- sdaalang
want (do not want it)
iisdah
want (don't want)
gwaawa
want (in a question)
- guudang
rupert Gaauu dii guda kaaw. Rupert I want to go.
want (response to a question)
- guda
rupert Gaauu dii guda kaaw Rupert I want go.
want (when you want or wish for food)
guudang
want to
guudasdll
want too much (greedy)
sdaahllGid
want (in a question)
- sdaahlang
Gaan xaaw gyiu dii sdaahll. juice do i want.
wanting badly
sdaahll Gid
war
- gaalang
- gaalang.aay
war (going to help in war)
kaayduu
war (going to war)
kaayduu
war (raid)
- kaayduu
- kaayjuu
warm
taak'inGad
warm (getting warm i.e. the weather)
taak'inGasdll
warm (getting warm)
k'inGasdll
warm (luke warm)
st'aaw k'iina
warm (when used in a sentence)
k'iinang
warm up
k'inGasdllda
warming roots to peel roots
sguuGalang
warming self or anything you want to warm up
skiijuu
warming up something
xaal kiinda
warning (a warning of bad news)
hlnnGang
warp (weaving)
xyuu.ii
warrior
gaayhlandaay – hydaburg
warrior/soldier
gaalang ll GaayGa
warriors/soldier
gaalang ll GaayGa
warship
gaalang tluu
warship (cranky boat)
- sGaats'a tluu
- sGaats'a tluuwaay
warship (derived from man of war)
manawa
warship/mean
- sGaats'ii tluuwaay
- sGaats'ii tluu
wart
- Gudsk'aa'al
- Gudskaall
wash
dlln
wash (laundry)
- taa danjagid
- taa danjiigid
wash board
daak'uuna.nang.uu
wash clothes
daanjaagid
wash clothes by hand
daasidang
wash clothes on wash board
dahlk'unannang
wash cloths
daagan.nanuu
wash it down
xuud k'aayhll ts'ii
wash it down (food)
xud k'aayhll ts'ii
wash out – i.e south easterily storm washes out and forms a gully
gaay chaasdaya
wash tub
- giiGaatl'l
- giiGaatl'lwaay
wash whole body
dlln dllhll
wash your hands
slaan hla dlln
washing
danjiigid
washing (do washing)
- taa danjagid
- taa danjiigid
washing (water washing over something)
guuxyangs
washing clothes in the creek or tub with your feet
t'aasadang
washing machine
taa danjagidwaay
washing something in water with your feet
t'aa tl'lsidang
washing things with your feet
taasiidang
washing up on the beach
sk'aaluu
waste
chaanGa
wasted
- chaana gihl
- chaanagii gan
- chanaGii
wasting time
siing.k'aahlaad
wasting time for nothing
siing.k'aahlaad
watch
- anagung
- 'anagwang
- kaayts'id
- kyahjuu
watch (to watch)
aanagung
watch out
- gaahlagudging
- gaa hla gudging.
watch over
- k'aayts'id
- kyahts'ii
watch over (i.e until they disappear out of sight)
kyahhlin
watch your step (said to someone as you are walking or before they leave)
Gaaxgang hla t'aats'ang
watchful (keeping watch/watching carefully)
guudangadaa
watching
aan.nagung
watching (people looking at something)
kyahxuulang
watching (someone watching you all the time)
king k'awGaya
watching for
kyahjuu
watching out of curiosity
anaGuun
watching over (got something that you don't want to let go – keep watching over somebody most of the time)
king k'aayGaaw – past tense
king k'aayGaaw – present tense
watchman (haida gwaay watchman program)
gina Ga kyahts'as
watchman (marten watchman of canoes)
k'uuxuu dii naa gins
watchmen
gina Ga ga kyahts'as
water
- Gandll
- Gandlaay
water
xaaw
water – packing water into the taawt'a
jiixiidas
water (almost low water or low tide)
chiixuudaal
water (any large inside body of water or a body of water inbetween two places )
siigaay
water (barely running)
k'waasgadaga
water (blast of water)
kwahlgiisda
water (cold water)
Gandll k'aaw
water (coming down from all directions)
- kwatl'uudaga
- kwatl'uusda
water (dirty water)
Gandlaay sk'iila gan
water (drip water)
chiixiixaaw
water (high water now)
sgwaa kaat'is
water (in the water)
Gaay.yuGa
water (little stream of running water)
kwasgad.daga
water (running water)
kwadaga
water (smoking up water on the ocean)
yaawlanga
water (steady stream of water)
- k'inhlgiidaga
- kwahlgiijuu
water (trickle of water)
kwaasgad.daga
water (warm water – luke warm)
staaw k'iina
water (water turning over coming into something)
k'aayhlGuuhl
water flow - lots i.e. like a fireman's hose
kwahsgiijuu
water goes up and down / water goes in and out
ts'iduuldang
water going over something
- guusdll
- ungud guusdll
water hole
Gandll skaasxaala
water hole (a muddy water hole)
k'uuya xiil
water lily root (nuphar luteum)
- xil gaydllgins
- xiila gaydllging
- xiila gaydllgyang
water parsley (oenanthe sarmentosa)
- hlk'inxa sgaawsidaay
- hlk'iid giidGii
water running
- kwaadaGa
- kwaagad a
- kwaagid
- kwaagyang
- kwaagyang
- kwaahgid
water running off a small hill
kwah kuujuu
water running wide
kwahgawjuu
water shifting around
daal k'aayhll
water shifting back and forth i.e. on a boat
tl'ats'iigung
water sloshing in a boat
- kl'aats'aGung
- tl'aats'aGung
waterfall
- kwahtl'luujuu
- kwakl'uujuu
- kuu.u
- kuugaay
- kuu
- kuuGa
waterfall (water running off a small cliff)
kwahkuujuu
waterfall (medium sized waterfall)
kwahkuuGa
waterfront (stretch of land along waterfront)
kaaGan
watershed
- Gandll daagul
- gud gii kwahgyang
- Gandll gud Gii kwahgids
watery
xaawa
wave
- luuwaay
- Gaayuwaay
- Gaayuwaay
- Gaayawaay
- Gaay'uwaa
- llwaa
- luu
wave – a big wave breaking
Gungtl'uujuu daal
wave – big wave breaking along
Gungtl'uujuu
wave – tidal wave
taayda.la
wave (big rolling wave)
Gaay.yuu Guungxagang
wave (big seas)
Gaay.yuuwaay tlaats'iiga gan
wave (big wave breaking a long way from reef to beach)
Gungxyangdal
wave (big waves)
luu 'yuu dala
wave (riding with the waves)
- kuuwakaa
- kuuGakaa
wave (short breaking waves)
Guungxagang
wave (surging wave breaking on something i.e rock bluff)
- kl'aats'aGung
- tl'aats'aGung
wave (the wave)
llwaay
wave (water rushs back out after a big wave)
k'aahlt'axid
wave (when the wave comes down)
- hlk'iit'aaxidii dluu
- hlk'iit'aaxid
wave blown up by a big wind
xuudGaayuuwah
wave breaking on beach
llwaaga
wave breaking right up to the beach
Guung hlgii juudal
wave breaks all of a sudden
Gaay.yuwaay Gwangtl'lxa
wave broke over the bow of a boat
kun tl'l
wave came in
tl'ljaax.giigan
wave came in (high tide)
tl'lsgiidan
wave going down
- tl'aat'aaxiid
- tl'lt'axid dii
wave just breaks on top of the rock
Gaadhla
wave moving around
- kl'aats'aGung
- tl'aats'aGung
- tl'aast'iiGung
wave over the bow of a boat
kuntl'l
wave smoking up (whirl wind)
xuudGaayuuwah
waves (big waves surging)
- tl'aat'axagang
- tl'aat'axaagang
waves (big waves)
llwaay 'yuut'aaxaagang
waves (bucking into a big sea)
sgidGaadxyang
waves (calm in between waves)
- GaaysiiGaas
- GaaysiiGad
waves (person who sizes up the waves so the boat can get out)
Gaaysiigang
waves (sloppy waves breaking)
tl'aasdaGung
waves (surging waves back and forth)
k'laats'aaGung
waves (surging waves goes down after the wave broke)
- k'aahldaxid
- k'aahlt'axid
waves (waves breaking all over)
- Gungkl'aajuu
- Gungtl'aajuu
waves (white caps – larger waves)
taajuuwaay Gaada Guungxagnag
waves (white caps – moving along – smaller waves)
taajuuwaay GaadaGaadal ga
waves (white caps)
Gaada Guungxagang
waves break
llwaay Gwang
waves breaking
- tlaajang
- luu Gungxagan
waves breaking (a big wave)
Gwangxagang
waves breaking on a point
tlaajang kuna
waves going down
- kl'aat'axiid
- tl'aat'axid
waves hit boat and knock it about
sgiidGaadxaagang
waves surging up and down
xwaahlt'axiid
wavey
luuwa
waving (pointing the way)
stllsGalang
waving (using your hand for person to come here)
- nangxaasGalang
- nangxiisGalang
waving at someone
xiisGalang
way (on the way on at trail or road)
k'iiwaats'ii
way back
diidgii
way it will be/that's how
- haak'wanuu
- haak'wan
way over
- waads gwii
- waadsgwii
- waadsxwa
we
- t'aang
- t'alang
- t'ang
we all love you.
dang Ga iid 'waadluuxan k'uuga ga.
we all miss you.
dang t'alang gaaw da ga.
we all share
gud gii t'aalang giida
we are not happy together.
gam gud ad guudang.ngaay 'laa Gang gan.
we/us
iid
weak
- jiigaya
- jiigiiya
weak tea or coffee
k'aadlga
weak i.e a person or animal
st'angxaayaa
weak, tired
- Gaa xa
- Gaa xa ga
- Gaa xa gang ga
- Gaa xa gil
i'm tired.
wealth
- skil
- skilgaas
wealthy
iitl'lgas
wealthy person
iixaaydaGa
wear
gii inda
wear (anything you put on yourself)
xaajuu
wearing
- jiit'as
- gyaaging
- gyaging
wearing appearal
giigyaas
wearing out or off
naan haayluu dii ga
wearing raggy cloths
ts'aaxaay.ya
wearing underwear around your ankles
kyaahl t'ahlxyang
weasel
tllga
weather
siing.aay
weather
sin
weather
- sing.aay
weather (bad weather is not going to change) – shiny sky
- ahaay.yad xaaya ga.
- xaahl k'aamxiiyaaw
- xaahl sk'aamxiiyaaw
weather (bad weather)
sin daaGanga
weather (calm weather – look at the calm weather)
huu Gaaysas king.
weather (calm weather)
dlaay.yii
weather (checking the weather)
sing.Gang
weather (cold spell)
taada GadGaaw
weather (cold weather)
sing.aay taaydang
weather (quite often bad weather)
sin daang.nga aaws
weather (sign of good weather - octopus legs intertwined right across the sky)
naw gud t'aajaagiida
weather (stuck by bad weather)
xiit'iijan
weather (warm weather)
sing.aay k'iinang
weather is bad all the time and it keeps you from getting seafood because there are large waves breaking on the beach.
gaay k'waaging.aw
weave
- kiiGuuxaay
- wiiguuxaay
weave something
yang
weaver expert
- wiiguuxaay llGaayGa
- llGaayGalang – plural
weaving
wiiguuxaay
weaving (fern design pattern woven into haida baskets)
ts'aagul daGaang
webbed feet
st'aa kun gudGaGaagidxan
wedding anniversary
tllsda jad iina Gihl
wedge (stone wedge)
- tl'uu
- tl'uuwaay
wedge shape
tl'Ganah
wedlock (born out of wedlock)
hlGaytl'in sda kiiGawa
wednesday
sing hlGunuhl
weed
ink'ii
weeding a garden (action of weeding)
taa ink'ii
week (last)
'waadaahlGa
week (many weeks)
sundayga gaaydawaal
week (one week)
sunday ga sGwaansing
week (one week)
- sunday gii sGaasguu
- sunday sGaask'uu
week (one week)
sunday gaay sGwaansing
weeks or days ago / long time ago
- 'waadahlGa
- 'waadahlGaaw
- "waaddahlGuu
- 'waadahlxa
weepy (emotional)
kaaganiina
weft (the weaver)
gyaaxaay
weighing in
k'aadguudang'in
weight (heavy weight)
kiina
weight (light weight)
kiixii
weight (something light)
kiixii
weight scale
k'aadgudang'u
weight scale/weight counter
kaaynaa k'waayangda'u
weir
- giilii
- giilaay – talk about
- giiliiGaaw
weir (fish weir stake – lit. – trap stake driven in)
giilii sk'aang.uu k'aadskiila
welcome
- huu 'laagan
- tadsxwa
welcome (your welcome is worn out)
guud siin Giid ts'ii
welcome (your welcome)
'laagan
well (human feeling)
- dayxanGid
- 'laa
well (water well)
xuuaduu
went (everybody went or is gone)
chiihll
went away / left us / passed away
kaaydan
were
iijang
west coast (when you talk about the west coast)
- daa 'u xwii
- daawuxwii
west coast - all of haida gwaii coastline
- dawxus tllgaay
- dawxwah tllgaay
west coast
dawxus
west coast – in reference to the west coast said when on the east coast
diidaxwah gwaay.yaay
west coast – the entire west coast
- daawuuxusda
- daawxusda
west narrows
- daawxuusda
- daawuxuusda
- daa'ulgaay
west wind – comes from land on east coast
- diidxuusda
- didxuusda
west wind – comes from open water on west coast
k'aadxuusda
western buttercup (ranunculus occidentalis)
saahldaljiigaay
western buttercup (ranunculus occidentalis)
xil k'ud tl'an
western buttercup (seeds) (rumex occidentalis)
dakda xilGa
western dock (rumex occidentalis)
tl'aang.k'uus
western grebe (hell diver)
hiixuudaada
western red cedar (thuja plicata)
ts'uu
western red cedar inner bark
- giixiida
- ts'iihluu
western red cedar long thin branches
sgiisgil
western red cedar outer bark of an old tree
gahlda
western red cedar thick inner bark
Gaay
western red osier dogwood (cornus sericea)
sgiisgii
western thimble berry – berry (rubus parviflorus)
guugadiis
western thimble berry – sprouts (rubus parviflorus)
kaaysgwaan
western thimble bush – berry (rubus parviflorus)
- xwadaluu
- hlGabaluu
- guugadiis xil
wet
- t'iihl
- t'il
- t'yal
wet (a person soaking wet walking along)
t'iihl Gwii gyang
wet (being wet)t'iihldii
wet (get something wet)
t'iihlGad.dasGa
wet (really wet)
t'iihl jaahlii
wet
t'iis
wet (sloppy wet)
giislatsdll
wet (sticking out wet)
- t'iihljuu
- t'ihljuu
wet (try to get it wet)
t'iihlGad taajing
wet getting
t'iihlGa
wet suit
t'iihl gii.insk'uu
wetness
- t'yalgaay
- t'yal
wetting something
t'iihlGada
whale (whale came ashore nose first)
kunGaawagan
whale (baird beaked whale)
- kun sgaagud
- t'ang.ahlGaa.nga
- sGap
whale (grey whale)
kun
whale (hump back/lots at north island)
sGap
whale (killer whale – killer whales with the white strip on their fin are call gindinaay / eagles. killer whales that are all black are ravens.)
sGaana
whale (short finned pilot whale)
kun sgaagud
whale (sperm whale – literal – whale head opening and closing)
kun kaajii Gaajaawuu
whale (unidentified small whale)
tl'aats'agaal
whale (unidentified)
Gaadagaal
whale breaking water – the blowing air sound
- kwaaxagang
- k'uuxagang
whale shoulder
kun skyuu
whale tail
kun k'iida
whales (a pod of whales)
tl'ldaal
wharf
- hlGaajuus.sGas
- ts'aan tluu daanaay
- tluu daanaay
what
- gasing.uu
- guuk'uusuu
- guus
guus gyiu da kiing gang? what are you looking for?
guus gyiu dang sdaahlang?
guus gyiu dang sdaahla ga? what do you want?
gasing.uu da suugang? what do you say?
gasing.uu ga ahljuugang? what is happening?
gasing Ga Giid daawGaaw what ever happened?
what
- guusu
- guusuu
hll kuuga gan. i cooked.
guusu Guud taa gang? what eagle eat?
guusuu ahaay.yad da isdasang? what are you doing today?
guusu t'alang taa Gas ga what's for dinner?
what
- gwa
what for
- giinasGan
- guusGaaxgiiyuu
- guusGan
- guusGan.nuu
- guusGanuu
wheel barrel
kithlGaadaal.uu
wheels (anything with wheels i.e. car wheel barrel)
ts'ik ts'ik gaay
when
- dluu
- giinuu
- gyin
when (do)
- giisanud
- giisin.nud
k'inGad gyinu taaxid k'aasda Guu sgyuuGa gang ga. springtime go sockeye copper river wiggle-swimming.
when they
ad tl'ad
whenever
tllxan
where
- giin
- gyin
'waadxanaay Gaaw hll isdyaang. store am i going.
where
- giinuu
giinuu k'aaw uu naay iijang? where sitting room is?
where
- gingyu
- gyen giyuu
rupert Gaauu dii guda kaa Rupert, there i want go.
gyen giyuu da iijang? where you were?
tllaal Gaaw hll iijang. tllaal there i was.
gyen giyuu da kaaGang? where are you walking (going)?
where
- gaguu
- giitsxii
- gisda
- tl'dGan
- giidsgwii
where ever
tllxiid
where from
- giiniisdaaw
- giinsdaaw
- giisis.sdaaw
- gisis.sdaaw
where i stood
giiyaaxa
where there was something
guu giina
which one
giiniis'uu
whiff
- sintl'
- sintl'l
whiff of good smell
sguun Gamxuulang
while ago (just a little while ago)
- xidGan gwii
- hiit'aGan gwii
whine
- gaa'ahlxang
- Gaa'ahlxang
whip (with a little stick)
t'amsgid
whip up with your arm i.e. soapberry
xiisGid
whirl wind – wind comes up the inlet
xudtluuhlGihl
whirlpool
- juuGwiihlGihl
- juugwiihlGalii
- juuGwiihlGahl
whirlpool – back shore, back eddy
- Gaxgang kwahgid
- Gaxgang kwahgiida
whirlpool (caused by strong tide)
juulGwiihlGihl
whirlpool (narrow whirlpool)
t'amGwiiGahl
whiskers
- sk'yuuwan
- sk'yuugang
whiskey (bitter/strong)
dadga
whisky
xud ts'intl'l
whisper
sgaad.daga
whisper in secret
suuda k'uuhlda
whistling (by mouth not the object itself)
xuud sk'aajuu
whistling walking along
xuud sk'aajuudal
whistle – made from alder wood
kal xud kii.ngang.uu
whistle (a small round whistle)
sGaana
whistle (an ordinary whistle with your mouth)
xuud sk'aasdiiyaay
whistle punk (logging)
dang kii.ngang
whistle that the ref carries
xuud kindaawuu
whistling
kiinangs
whistling (one whistle)
xuud sk'aasda
whistling walking along
xuud sk'aajuudal
white
- Gaada
- Gaadas
white caps (a little chop on top of waves)
Gaay.yuwaay gungxaguu gan
white whiskers
sk'yuu Gi Gaadajaadal
who
- gisdu
- giisdu
- giisda
giisda gwey? who wants this?
who (plural)
- giisdalang
who (singular)
giisdu
whoever / anybody
tl'aagii
whole body
hluu
whole grains
hl'our
whole land is tipping over
tl'aay t'aaxiid da
whole round thing
k'aaysguuxan
whole thing
- guusk'uu
- guusk'uuxan
- sGaasgu
whole thing give away
guujihl
whole wheat toast
hl'our toast
whom
gisda
why
- gaasin tl'aaw
- gaayin tl'aaw
why not
sintl'aaw
wide
- Gaahla
- gaawjuu
wide and flat
kl'uujuu
wide (a big wide space)
k'aajuu
wide (anything wide)
gawjuu
wide (reference to face)
k'aamjuu
wide (something wide)
kl'aamjuu
wide (wide big and round i.e. a person with a big round face)
k'aamjuu
wide open
Gaamdal
wide spread out
Gaawjuu
wide thing on top of something
gawhlin
widow
sk'aa.nga
wife (intended wife)
jaaGa hlngaay
wife (man talk about)
jaaGa
wife (man talk to)
jaaGaay
wifes father-in-law
hllnaas
wiggle-swim (fish) – used in a question
- sguu Ga
k'inGad gyinu taaxid k'aasda Guu sguuGa gang ga. springtime when sockeye copper river all wiggle-swimming.
wiggling your bum
GuujuuGalang
wild
hlk'yan xaaga
wild blackberry (rubus ursinus)
tllga sk'aawGaanGa
wild blue violet (viola adunca)
daal sgii
wild carrot (conioselinum pacificum)
gyaagyaa k'al sguuna
nawsgaawsidaay xil
hlk'inxa sgaawsidaay
wild cellery
hlk'iid
wild cress (cardamine angulata)
Gaagan xil
wild geranium (geranium richardsonii)
hlun xid
wild lily of the valley – berry (maianthemum dilatatum)
siiGan
wild lily of the valley – bush (maianthemum dilatatum)
siiGan hlk'aay.yii
wild lily of the valley – plant (maianthemum dilatatum) (first shoots when they come out)
sk'aaxaay
wild man
- gaagiixid
- gaagiixiid – used in a sentence
wild man (becoming)
gaagiixiidan
wild snowdrops
xil GuGa
wilderness (out in the wilderness)
tllganghlaang
will (against your will)
guuda llgwang
will (bad will spread to us)
staangxuuhldas
will not
da Gaansa
willing
- guula
- guull
- xaats'ii
willing (willing to do something)
gwaalaga
willing to help
- st'aaga
bea uu st'aaga ga bea is willing to help
willow tree
sGiis sgii
win
jiitll
win
- kaayahl
- kaay.yihl
- kaay.yihls
- kaayhl
- kaay.yahl
- kaay.yahls
- kaayll
- kaay.yal
win (to win)
gwii kaay.yil
win lots
k'antl'l
wind
- taajaaw
- taajuu
- taajuus
- taajuuwaay
wind – wind turns west
daala sGil t'apdalang
wind (a gust wind)
jamxuhlda
wind (a strong north east wind)
tllga GaadGuuga
wind (a warm north east wind)
tll'llga
wind (big and strong wind)
- aawGiiya (taajuuwaay)
- aawGaaya
wind (big gust of wind)
taajuu k'aayGwii
wind (blowing out of inlet)
taajuu sGa
wind (blowing se switching to sw)
Gud k'aat'a
wind (calm no wind)
Guulas
wind (cold wind)
taajuuwaay k'awgang
wind (east wind)
k'aadxuusda taajuu
wind (exceptionally strong south east wind – black like sky)
xyuu guu hlGaahlGuuga
wind (fierce south east wind)
xyuu guu hlGaahlGuuga
wind (gale force)
hlGaahlGu
wind (gone with the wind)
taajuuwaay ad uu gaaw
wind (gust of wind)
jamxuusda
wind (gusty wind in sequence)
jamxulang
wind (light south east wind)
- xyuu guu xamjuuga
- xyuusda xamjuuga
- xyuu guu xamjuuga
wind (light wind)
- xamjuu
- xamjuu
wind (no wind in a spot)
Guull
wind (northwest)
- k'aaxuusda
- k'aaxuusdaga
wind (out of the wind)
Guull
wind (small gusts of wind)
xamxuusda
wind (small peice or top of tree blows off)
kayd kaajii xaatl'l
wind (smoking wind)
xud Gaay.uuwa
wind (south east wind will come)
xiiwaaGil gang
wind (south east wind)
xiiwah
wind (south east)
xyuu
wind (south west – when on east coast)
daa'uxuusda
wind (southeast – starting to blow se)
xyuu giida
wind (start to blow up hard)
sk 'aaGad
wind (strong north east wind)
tll'la GaadGuuga
wind (strong south east wind)
- xyuu guu GaadGuuga
- xyuu guu GaadGuuga
wind (strong wind)
- klaats'iiga aawGaaya
- tlaats'iiga aawGaaya
- taajuuwaay tl'aats'iiga dii
wind (top of tree blew away)
kayd kaajii xuudxid
wind (turning north wind)
k'aaxuusda ga Gil ga
wind (very strong south east wind that blows off the top of trees. a wind used to test newly built canoes)
kayd kaajii ga xaatl'l
wind (west wind comes from open water on west coast)
k'aadasdaGa
wind (west wind when you are on the east coast)
daauusda taajusGa
wind (westerly)
didxuusda
wind (which ever way the octopus head is pointing that is where the wind will come from)
naw kaajii
wind (whirl wind along the beach)
xud tluusGalang
wind (whirl wind)
xud gamsulang
wind (wind against you)
kunahlgang taajuu dii
wind (wind blowing directly at one spot or area)
kid Gaat'iijing
wind (wind blowing off the land)
taajusGa
wind (wind blowing out of an inlet)
- GawGagaay Giisda taajusGa
- GawGagaay Giisda taajuu Gwah
wind (wind blowing out)
taajuu Gwah
wind (wind came up – present tense)
sk'aaGiida
wind (wind blowing into an inlet)
taajuuts'ii
wind (wind twirls blowing on top of water)
xuud GwiihlGihl
wind beginning to blow any direction
taajil
wind blowing
xuuda xidii
wind blowing a boat or kite
xud anjuuGalang
wind blowing along
xud chinhll
wind blowing away something
xuut'axid
wind blows hard all of a sudden
sGaa Giida
wind came up
sk'aaGiidan
wind changed
xuudhlGahl
wind drop on you
taajuuwaay iid gwii k'aayGwii
wind from the mountains
sdal Giisda taajuuwaay kamjuGalang tl'lxa
wind knocked out of you/inside
kaahl.hlaay Gaaysda Gaasda
wind shifts quickly (switching winds i.e. se to sw)
Gud k'aat'a
wind spinning
xud kamjuuGuulang
wind up
xinjuGalang
wind up something
xiichindaga
winding
xyants'ii
window
- Gaad giits'aaw'u
- GaadGa ts'aaw.waay – used in a sentence
- GaadGa ts'aaw. wii
window (a place where there is light)
- GaadGa ts'aaw.uu
- Gaadaga ts'aaw.waay
window pane (glass)
kalga
windy
taajuu
windy (when it is windy)
taajuu gen
wine
- Gaan xaaw xaawlas
- Gaan xaaw dadga
wined up
giihlGahl
wing of bird
xyaay
wink
- Gwiits'ihlda
- Gwiiuuhlda
wink (one wink)
Gwiits'ahlda
winking
- Gwiits'aalang
- Gwiits'il.lang
- Gwiits'ildang
winking (something is so pretty it makes you Gwii'uldang)
Gwii'uldang
winking (tick)
Gwiits'aldang
winter
- sinGaa
- sing.Gad
- sing.Gaydan
winter seaweed (porphyra lanceolata / porphyra torta)
sing.Ga sGiiwaay
winter time (when it is cold)
taada naawdii
winter wren (troglodytes troglodytes)
- daasGa
- daats'ii
wipe
giisuu
wipe their butts
sluuxuul Giisda xaana Guusda
wiping with a cloth
- daa gaa.nanang
- daagan.nanang
wire (iron rope)
hiiGayaats'ii kwaay
wise
k'aadang.ah
wish
- nayn
- naynd
- neying
wish for
- xansguuxan
- xansguu
wish for food and can't have it
daaGwii Gaad
wish for something (see it) and can't have it
daagwii Gaa'ad
wish for/if only (if a pretty girl walks by a man says this)
- nang.snay
- nang nay
wish in vain
k'angxuusda
wished for
xan sguu guudang
wishful hoping (say what)
suu guudang
wishful thinking
suu guudang
wishful thinking for when young and strong and good worker
aahlgwa
wishing
- nay
- xang sguu guudang
wishing for
- k'ang guudang
- nay.ng
wishing for a man
- iihllngas xansk'uuguudang
- iihllngas xansGuuguudang
wishing for a woman
- jaad xansk'uuguudang
- jaad xansGuuguudang
wishing for and did not get it
k'anhllsgii
wishing for food that some one else is eating.
k'uud Gang
wishing for/hoping
k'anguudang
witchcraft (dark bad witchcraft, hurtful)
st'aas st'aawa
witchcraft
- taaindagang
witchcraft / good witch
- staaaw
- staawa
witchcraft working on you
- indagang
- tl'l indagang
with
- ad
- adxan
- dang'ad
- iijang
- uuwaaduu
- 'waagii
with (be with)
sding
with me
- dii ad
with those
gaay ad uu
with us
- dll t'iijan
- tlljiiGii
without
- Gaadxan
- Gaadxanuu
- gawGaaw
without a word
k'yuwang
without delay
huuyadxan
wolf
- Guujii
- Guuajii
wolf eel (any blenny)
sdaaxam
woman
jiidaga
woman (more than one woman) past tense
jaats'idaay
woman (more than one woman) present tense
ja'ada
woman (one woman)
jaada
woman (pretty woman)
haana jiihljuu
woman (two men after the same woman)
- sGwaana Gaay
- sGwaana Ga
- sGwaana Gwaay
woman becoming years
jaad Gihl taadayaay
woman looking
chaawsGid
woman years
jaada taadayaay
womb
gid dllt'iisGa
women (group of women)
jaats'ads
women (lots of women)
jaats'idaay
women (mainland women)
kilGad jiidaga
women (single women)
- sk'aa.nga
- sk'aana
wonder (no wonder)
tllaanii
wonder (used in a sentence)
aanii
wondering
- xang gwa
- gudaxung
- guus nayn
- sa'ad ganii
wood
- hlk'yaanaa
- ts'aanu
- ts'aanuud
wood (big pile of wood)
- kl'uugid
- tl'uugid
wood (little chips of wood on the beach)
t'aawsGwal
wood (rotten wood)
sgansgwan
wood box to store wood
ts'aanu Gudaay
wood bug
sgan sgwan
wood chips from a saw
xinxaaw
wood chips from an adze
k'inxaaw
wood into i chop.
ts'aanu gaay uu hll sgiidnanang.
wood plane
- sk'anhlaaw
- sk'anhlaaw'uu
wood shed
ts'aanuunaay
wood tick / wood louse
guguldagwaang
wooden shoe that holds the propeller on a boat
sk'aang'uu
woodpecker (unidentified woodpecker)
kayd k'adang
word (one new word)
kil Gaawdla
words (find words)
kihl kiixa
words (new words)
- kihl Gaawdla
- kihl gula Gaawdla
words (stuck for words, forget)
ts'ahl k'aaysgid
work
- hlGang.gulxa
- hlGang.gulxas
- hlGang.guhlGa
- hlGang.guhlGas
working on something
- klaagajuu
- tlaagajuu
world – the world
'laana gwaay
world (place- whole round thing)
tllgaay k'aaysguuxan
worm (vermiform animals - e.g., nereis vexillosa)
siiga
worried
- aan.nagung
- aay.yang
- guudang.ngaay hlkuuxiida ga.
worried - i am worried.
- dii guudang.ngaay hlkuuxiida ga.
- dii guudang.ngaay hlkuuxiida ga.
worried (slightly worried)
guudang.ngaay aaying gwang
worries (no more worries)
guuda Gasdll Guu
worry
- aayuuwang
- guudang.ngaay uu waadsxagang
worry is over
guudand.aay Gaasdll
worrying about a person / feeling for that person
guudang.ngaay kaa hla.
woven mat
guus laguus
wrap around
giihlGahl
wrap around something
giihlGaahlda
wrap baby up tight
slapjaguhlda
wrapping cedar on a halibut hook that is made of a hemlock knot.
k'intaauu
wren
daats'ii
wren (small wrenlike brown bird with round chest)
ts'ik ts'ik
wrestling
giiguudang
wrestling (two people wrestling each other )
gudgiiguudang
wrinkle
- GwiinuGa
- GwiinuGasdll
wrinkle up
k'uunxuunang
wrinkled
- sk'alja
- sk'aljuu
- sk'aljii
wrinkled (get wrinkled – body parts)
GwiinuGasdll
wrinkled (hands wrinkled from being in water)
Gwiinuwaa Gil
wrinkled clothes
- jaahljuu
- jahljuu
- k'unxuunang
wrinkled forehead
kul sk'alja
wrinkled from age
- sk'aaljaa
- sk'aalgii
wrinkled hands from being in water
GwiinaawGasdll
wrinkled skin from water
GwiinuGasliiya
wrist
slaayk'uu 'uldangwaay
write a notice
k'aalanga tl'lt'iis
writing (action of writing)
- gyaa k'aalang
- gyaa k'aalang.aay
writing (fine writing)
gyaa k'aalang k'amts'aalang
writing (fine writing/print)
k'aalang k'amts'iilang
writing messy
kiid sgaalang
wrong
- tllsguuda
- tllsgwaada
wrong (did something wrong)
isdagudGang
wrong (do something wrong with your hands)
tlngudGang
wrong (doing wrong – any old way)
tllsgwaana
wrong (it is not good if something is not going right)
gina Gii xiinuudga
wrong (know you are doing something wrong, but you keep doing it)
tll xiinuudGa
wrong (person did something wrong – get hurt or something)
aahljuugudGang
wrong (try to do something but it is wrong)
xaak'aajuu
wrong (when things go wrong)
guudang kunhll
wrong (writing something wrong)
kidsguuda
wrong –doing something wrong
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