AA: Haida - English

aa
to, toward, in, at
  • ’láa aa
  • ’wáa aa

aa
this (followed by participial verb or noun + is)

áa
amazing! incredible!

áa
one's own

âa
to, toward, in, at

-âa
to go V

aad
net, netting, web, lace

aadáa
to seine
  • aadáang
  • aatgán
  • aadáayaan
Hal xáat aadáang.
Her father is seining.

aadáadaan
seining spot

áadaa gid
to be different, other, changed, odd

áadaa gíihl
to change, become different, other

aadáa 'la'áay
seine fisherman

aadáa ’la’áaygaa
to be a seine fisherman

áadaa tla gíihl
to change O

aadáa tluwáay
boat (seine)

áadaa xangáa
to look strange

aad dángiit'uwaay
net block, net reel

aad gíi t'agáng
gill net

aad gagyáaw ts'ahláay
net sinker

aad gahlán
grid-type fish trap

aad k'yáay kwáayaay
lead line (for attaching sinkers to a net)

aad stlíinaay
net needle

aad xánggaay
the mesh of a net

aad xángii k'wíidaawaay
net gauge (used to make net mesh a uniform size)

áahlgang
to V fairly, somewhat

áahljuu
to do in a certain way, manner, style

áahljuwaay
style, manner, appearance, looks

áajádíyáa
oh! dear me!

áajgwaa
around here

áajii
this, this one near me

áajii salíid
after this, from now on

áal
- paddle (see oar)
- price of something
- propeller
  • áalaay
  • áalaangw

áalaa
to have certain traits, peculiarities, characteristic; to have a certain price
  • áalaagang
  • áalaagan
  • áalaagaan
Díi git gahl áalaagang.
My child was born with her spoiled disposition.

áalang
to paddle
  • áalanggang
  • áalanggan
  • áalaangaan
Hl áalanggang.
I’m paddling.

áalaangw
- oar
- propeller

áalgaay
a habit

áal n'áay
paddle blade

áalsaa
ulcer

áanaa
next door, in the next room

áanaa tl’áas
to be a neighbor
  • áanaa ’láanaa

nang áanaa tl’áa
neighbor

áang
yes

áangaa
one’s own (my own, your own, etc.)

aang'aang'íi
old squaw duck

áanii
- edible scrap parts of a fish (e.g. head, tail, collarbone, etc.)
- one's body part (often private parts)

áaniigaay
the parts or pieces of sth., kit, gear or materials for sth.

áaniyaas
onion

áanjans
orange

áapalkaj
apricot

áa sánggwaays dluu
after a while, later on
  • áa sánggweehls dlaa

áasgaay
these, this kind

áasluu
this much, at this time
  • áasdluu

aat
web, net
  • aadáay
  • aad

áatl’an
here, right here

áatl’daas
these people

áatsgwaa
over there

áa uu
here

áaw
here

aawáay
shame on you!

áay
yes? what?

áayaat
today
  • áayaad

áayóo
the fish are jumping!