to
dáa
- one's brother, one's male parallel cousin
- you (singular)
- dáayaa
dáa
your, yours (singular)
dáada
to have O as one's brother, male parallel cousin
dáa da'a
to have a brother, male parallel cousin
dáagal
- bivalve mantle (a thin membrane that surrounds the body of the bivalve), kelp stipe
- cord, string, rope attached to something
dáagda xiláay
western buttercup
dáagtaagaa
to be a doctor
Dáagwde?
Do you see? Do you understand?
dáagangad
to go bad, spoil, break down, get worse
- dáagangat
- dáagangiidang
- dáagangiidan
- dáagangadaan
All the food is spoiled.
daahlga
to drill O
daahlgáaw
brace and bit
- daahlgáawaay
daahlgáaw k'áay
drill bit
dáal
- to almost, nearly do sth.
- with the tide
dáalaa
dollar, money, silver
- dáalaay
dáalaa gwaaláay
- purse, handbag
- wallet
dáalaa in'wáay
half-dollar, fifty cent piece
dáalaa náay
bank
dáalaa stlagáa
silver bracelet
dáalaa stliihl'wáay
silver ring
dáalaa 'la'áay
banker, treasurer
dáalaa 'la'áaygaa
to be a banker, treasurer
dáal dlayáandaal
to drift along slowly
dáal gad
to drift fast
daalíigw
after, the next day
dáal káa
to run with the tide
dáalt'iis'uu
strainer, filter
dáan
while
dáang
to throw O away; leave, divorce O
- dáanggang
- dáanggan
- dáangaan
He threw away the boat.
dáangaa
yours, your (one person)
dáas
ember, burning coal, spark
- dáajaay
dáats'
winter wren
dáaw
the working edge of an item that is being woven
daawa
to buy O (in plural transactions)
dáawgaay
- a dinner, a feast
- an invitation
dáaw tl'ahl
pestle
dáayaangw
flag
- dáayaangwaay
dáayaangwaa
the flag of X
daayáats'
(brown) weasel, ermine
- daayáats'gaay
dáayang
to serve food, to have a party
- dáayanggang
- dáayanggan
- dáayaangaan
I’m serving her food.
dáayang náay
dining room
dáayuw
board or pole for skidding a canoe over in order to ease friction while transporting it over land
dáa'aa
- ledge around a housepit
- to be a brother, male parallel cousin (to X)
dáa'aay
brother! male parallel cousin! Vocative
dáa'ang
one's own brother, one's own male parallel cousin
daa 'wáajaaganda
for X to have a hard, difficult time with X
dabdala
to be big and fat, pudgy (pl)
dabgéehl
to become big and round
dábjuulaa
to turn around (of a large, fat person)
da chanáan
to rub bags of anything
- da chanáan.gang
- da chanáan.gan
- da chanáanaan
She is rubbing the sack around.
dadga
to taste bitter
dadgayáay
- a bitter or acrid taste
- blizzard
da dlajuuhlda
to turn around (sg)
da dliidáa
to shake O
da dluusda
to turn over (sg)
dak
shrimp
- dag
- dagáay
dagáang
- to oneself
- self (myself, yourself, etc)
dagdag
woodpecker
- dakdak
- dakdagáay
dagdagdiyáa
rufous hummingbird
- dakdakdiyáa
da giisláng
to wave a piece of cloth
- da giislánggang
- da giislánggan
- da giisláangaan
He was waving a flag.
da gujuuhldáa
- to turn, flip (flat) over, upside-down
- to turn object over
- to turn upside down
- da gajuuhlda
- da gujuuhldáang
- da gujuuhltgán
- da gujuuhldáayaan
She turned the bucket upside down.
da gusdla
turn object over (roundish)
daguyáa
to be physically strong
daguyéehl
to become strong
dagw
strength
dagwáang
dear
dagwdáng
to test sb.'s strength
dagwgíihlda
to work hard and finish, complete O
dagwíi
one's strength
dagwiig
skaga spirit, power or familiar
dagwiigáang
one's own strength
dagwiigáay
- one's strength
- permission, authority
dagwiyáa
to be strong, physically
- dagwiyáagang
- dagwiyáagan
- dagwiyáagaan
His father is very strong.
da gaawnáng
to roll dish-like object
- da gaawnáng
- da gaawnánggang
- da gaawnánggan
- da gaawnánggaan
She was rolling a dish in the mud.
da gadáa
- to push O (sg) out
- to push out (human)
- da gadáagang
- da gadáagan
- da gadáagaan
She pushed her child out.
da ganáan
- to rub pan or dish-like object
- da ganáan
- da ganáan-gang
- da ganáan-gan
- da ganáanaan
She is rubbing the plate in the snow.
dagáang
evil, sin, bad
- dagang
- dagangáay
daganga
to be bad, evil
- dagangáa
- dagangáang
- daganggán
- dagangáayaan
All her children were bad.
dagangayáang
one's own badness
dagangayáay
the wrong side (of clothing or cloth)
da gasdla
to open (a door)
- da gasláa
- da gasláang
- da gashlgán
- da gasláayaan
She opened the door for me.
da gasdláaw
hinge
da gasgad
to close O (door-like)
- da gasgat
- da gasgíidang
- da gasgíidan
- da gasgadáan
Close the door behind me.
da gasúu
to open O (pl)
dah
- cranberry
- to buy O (in a single transaction)
- dahgáng
- dahgán
- dahgáan
I bought a chair.
dahlad
to stuff oneself with O
dahlgáng
to carry a child in one's arms, to be pregnant
- dahlgánggang
- dahlgánggan
- dahlgáangaan
She’s carrying a child.
dahlgiyáa
to be pregnant
- dahlgiyáagang
- dahlgiyáagan
- dahlgiyáagaan
She is pregnant.
da hlgajuuhlda
to turn O over (table-like)
dahl gasgad
to put O up against sth.
dahljuwáng
one's own stomach
dahl kwa'áay
upper part of one's stomach
dahl k'ál
the skin of one's abdomen
da hlk'anáan
to brush with branches
- da hlk’anáan
- da hlk’anáan.gang
- da hlk’anáan.gan
- da hlk’anáanaan
She is brushing with tree branches.
dahl sga'áay
(one's) stomach worm, intestinal worm
dajáng
hat, cap, hood
- dajangáay
dajáng kid yaagaláa
umbrella
- dajáng kit yaagaláa
dajáng ki k'íiyaawaay
weaving support stand for hats and baskets (consisting of a horizontal disk supported on a vertical stick)
dajáng k'ud kijuwáa
baseball cap
dajáng k'áajaa
rain hat, slicker hat
dajáng sgabjúu
bowler hat
dajáng sgíilaa
spruce root hat with one or more potlatch rings
dajáng stl'áng
crown of a hat (inside or outside)
dajuuláang
to turn around (pl)
da kúnhlaaw
match
- da kúnhlaawaay
da k'absgad
to slam a door shut
- da k’absgat
- da k’absgíidang
- da k’absgíidan
- da k’absgadáan
She slammed the door.
da káljuuhlda
to turn around (of someone large) (sg)
da k'íinaan
to rub O with a round (large?) object
- da k’íinaan
- da k’íinaan.gang
- da k’íinaan.gan
- da k’íinaanaan
She is rubbing a rock on the seal skin.
dal
sandhill crane
dál
- one's abdomen, belly, stomach (organ) -
rain, drizzle
- daláay
daláng
- you (plural), you guys, you folks, your (plural), yours (plural)
- dláng
- daláa
- daláng gyaa
Daláng aahl kil ’alaagang. I am happy to talk to all of you.
dál xaw
species of horsetail
dámaan
well, carefully, properly, correctly
damáay
one's ankle bone bump
dámdga
to be noisy
- dámtgaa
- dámtgaang
- dámtgan
- dámtgaayaan
dámdgayaay
noise
dámtl'
burl
dáng
- you (singular)
- your, yours (singular)
- dánghl
dángahl
together with
dangahlda
to sweat
- dangahldáa
- dangahldáang
- dangahltgán
- dangahldáayaan
dangáldgaa
thimbleberry shoot
dangáldgaang
one's own sweat
dangáldgaay
one's sweat
dáng ánsdlagaangw
reins
dáng dlast'áa
to pull out bodily (human)
- dáng dlast'áang
- dáng dlast'gán
- dáng dlast'áayaan
dáng dlat'as
to hold or hug someone
- dáng dlat'íijang
- dáng dlat'íijan
- dáng dlat'ajáan
She was hugging her child next to herself.
dáng dliid
to hang O (human)
dáng dluunáng
to pull single human O around
- dáng dluunánggang
- dáng dluunánggan
- dáng dluunáangaan
She pulled my child around.
dánggad
to smile
- án dánggat
- án dánggiidang
- án dánggiidan
- án dánggadaan
She or he is smiling.
dáng gujuuhlda
to tip over a hat-like O
dáng gust'áaw
drawer
dáng gwaaytl'a'áaw
bureau, chest of drawers
dáng gyaa
your, yours (singular)
dáng gaad
to tear O in half
dáng gahla
to pull O up
dáng gahldáa
to pull O up (bag-like)
dáng gast'a
to pull out O (flat, sg)
dáng gáydang
to run dragging O along, jerk O around
dáng hlgijuuláangw
peavey (a tool used in logging operations to move timber)
dáng hlgaawnáangw
hand-drawn wagon
dáng hlgadáal
to pull O along (chair/table-like)
dáng hlk'adáal
to pull O along (branch-like)
dáng kálst'a
to pull out O (large)
dáng kingáang
to play violin
dáng kingáangw
accordion, concertina
dángk'aa
to pick O
dáng k'áat'a
to jerk O away
dáng k'aayst'áa
to stretch O by pulling
dáng k'ugáa
handbag
dáng k'ugáng
to take O along in a small container
dáng k'únhlaa
to make ruffles
dáng k'úntl'aa
to put ruffles in O
dáng k'úntl'iid
to put a ruffle on O
dáng k'úntl'iyaa
to be ruffled
dáng k'usdáa
to pull out a small container full of O
dáng k'íidaal
to drag large, round O (sg)
dáng k'íihlaalw
block, pulley
dáng k'íist'aa
to pull out round O
dáng sgílwunang
to drag tiny O
dáng sguunáng
to pull O around
dáng sgadáal
to drag rope-like O along
dáng sgak'áa
to pull strips of O off
dáng sgast'áa
to pull rope-like O out
dáng skáajuulaangw
handmade wooden trolling reel used on a rowboat
dáng skáast'a
to pull out round O
dáng sk'ahláalw
corset
dáng sk'asgahl
to wring O
dáng súus iláa
by the way
dáng tl'anáanw
leather thumb protector for handtrolling
dáng tl'asdáa
to pull flat O out
dáng tl'ast'a
to pull out flat O
dáng ts'asdlatl'a'áaw
drawer
dángwii
to pull O down
dángwuldang
to have throbbing pain
- dángwuldanggang
- dángwuldanggan
- dángwuldaangaan
My hand is throbbing.
dáng xaawnáng
to drag small O
dáng xast'a
to pull up O (small)
dángyaang
to be ashamed, embarrassed
- dángyaanggang
- dángyaanggan
- dángyaangaan
She was ashamed of her mother.
dáng'ad
to tear O once
- dáng'at
- dáng’iidang
- dáng’iidan
- dáng’adaan
She’s tearing some cloth.
dáng'iid
to (start to) pull O
dánhla
to swell up
- dánhlaa
- dánhlgan
- dánhlaayaan
My hand is trying to swell.
dánhlaalw
scriber used in making canoes
dánhlaaw
stick used in skinning spruce roots
dánhlaa xiláay
unknown species of plant
dánhliyaa
to be swollen up
- dánhliyaagang
- dánhliyaagan
- dánhliyaagaan
His hand is really swollen up.
dánjaaw
gaff hook
dánjaaw sk'áangwaay
long-handled gaff hook
dánjuu
to pull on O (e.g. rope)
dánsda
to pull O out
dánst'aaw
ball puller (used to remove a ball from the barrel of a muzzle-loading firearm)
dántl'a
to tear O off
- dáng tl’aa
- dáng tl’aang
- dáng tl’gan
- dáng tl’aayaan
She tore off the cloth.
dánts'ahl
to tear O off (?); to scratch O with one's nails (?)
- a mound, heap, round
- to be big and fat, pudgy (sg)
- to be big and fat, pudgy (sg)
- dabjúu
dasd
from (there), away from (there)
dasðaa
red squirrel
da skáanaan
to rub O (round) over and over with one's hands
da skáywunang
to roll round object
- da skáywunanggang
- da skáywunanggan
- da skáywunaangaan
He rolled the barrel around.
da sk'aawnáng
to roll stick-like O over repeatedly
da sk'ajuuhlda
to turn cup-like O around
da sk'anáan
to rub sticklike object
- da sk'anáan
- da sk'anáan.gang
- da sk'anáan.gan
- da sk'anáanaan
She is rubbing a stick in the fire.
da sk'asgad
yard, fathom (of measurement), 3 feet
- da sk'asgat
da stlúunaan
to rub O with a long stick
- da stlúunaan.gang
- da stlúunaan.gan
- da stlúunaanaan
She is rubbing with a long stick.
da tleed
help, aid, assistance
da tleed stlagáay
medic alert bracelet
da tl'ak'adáang
to stack O (thin, two-dimesional)
da tl'anáan
to rub flat O
- da tl'anáan.gang
- da tl'anáan.gan
- da tl'anáanaan
He’s rubbing a flat rock on the boards.
da’únggahl
to have easy access to
- da’únggalgang
- da’únggalgan
- da’únggaalaan
There was easy access to the berries.
dawáa
to go out to fight
dawaakúu
snuff
dalwul
side
- gin dalwul
dawúlsii
side of something
- gin dawúlsii
dawúnggahl
to be easy to get, to be nearby, to be close at hand
da xaaysláng
to wave small O
da xajuuhlda
to turn small O over, around
da xajuuláang
to turn small O over (pl)
da xanáan
- to rub small O (on X)
- to rub or brush with small object
- da xanáan.gang
- da xanáan.gan
- da xanáanaan
She rubbed the rock on the board.
da xasdla
- to turn small O over
- to run over a small object
- da xasláa
- da xasláang
- da xashlgán
- da xasláayaan
She turned over the lid.
da xáwsd'waa
to push O (pl) out
da xúlnaan
- to rub baggy O
- to rub baggy objects
- da xúlnaan
- da xúlnaan.gang
- da xúlnaan.gan
- da xúlnaanaan
She is rubbing a pair of baggy pants.
da'a
to have, own O
- da'áa
- da'áang
- daagán
- da'áayaan
My grandmother had a big store.
da'áang
design, figure, representation of something
da'áaw
a keeper, holder (for something)
da'áaw náay
storehouse
da'éehl
to acquire, come to own O
- da'éihl
- da'éihlgang
- da'éihlgan
- da'éihlaan
She acquired the place.
didgw
up in the woods from, farther up the beach from, towards shore from
Didgwáa Gwáayaay
Haida Gwaii
didgwéed
around up in the woods
didgwíi
up towards the woods
didgwsíi
area back towards the woods
díi
- I, me
- my
Díi gíihlgii. I am prepared.
Dii ’laagang. I am fine. or my spirit has goodness.
díid
up into the wood
díidaan
bluefly, bluebottle fly, blowfly
- díidanaay
díideed k'yuwáay
trail in the woods (parallel to the beach)
díi gwaa t'amíi
dragonfly
- díi gwaa t'amáay
díin
cave, rock tunnel
- díinaay
- díin xíilaa
díinaa
my, mine
díinang
closer to shore
díit
up in the woods
- adíit
- adíitsii - area up in the woods
dinaþ
kinnikinnick berry
ditkw
back towards the woods from
- ’laa ditkw
- ’waa ditkw
ditkwsii
area back towards the woods
- ’láa ditkwsii
- ’waa ditkwsii
diyáng
to search, look (for X)
dlá
expression of belittlement of someone who is showing off; also of admiration, depending on how it is said
dlaa
behind, after, following (esp. in a row)
dláad
halibut eggs, red snapper eggs
dlaa gut'áa
to be active
- dlaa gut'áang
- dlaa gut'gán
- dlaa gut'áayaan
All my children are active.
dlaajáa
to be slow-moving, awkward, clumsy, unsteady on one's feet
- dlaajáagang
- dlaajáagan
- dlaajáagaan
The mother is slow-moving.
dláajaa
to be pale
dlaajéehl
to get clumsy, awkward
dlaajúu
to sway, be unsteady
dláamaal
licorice fern
- dláamlaay
dláangaa
yours, your (more than one person)
dláay
body
dláaya
to be peaceful, calm
dláayeehl
to die down, become calm (of wind, weather)
dláay 'láa
to be young, adolescent
dláay 'lagáay
the young people
dláa'adaa
to be of a certain size
dladáal
to walk slowly, stroll (sg)
- dladáalgang
- dladáalgan
- dladáalaan
He finally arrived after walking slowly.
dladahldáa
to fall down from a standing position (sg)
- dladahldáang
- dladahltgán
- dladahldáayaan
She was just walking when she fell.
dlagadáal
to swim along, move along the surface of the water (sg)
- dlagándaal
dlagáng
- to float
- to hold, carry O (sg) (person) (sg subj)
dlagánggwaang
to swim around, move around on the surface of the water (sg)
dlagw
digging stick, spade
- dlakw
- dlagwáay
dlajgáaw
belt
dlajgusdla
to put a belt on O
dlajguwáa
to have a belt on, be wearing a belt
dlajúu
to act, behave in a certain way (sg)
- dlajúugang
- dlajúugan
- dlajáawaan
She doesn’t know how to act.
dla kida
to be grown up, adult (pl)
dla kid'íihl
to grow up, become grown ups, adults (pl)
dla kúunaa
to be grown up, adult (sg)
dla kúuneehl
to grow up, become a grown up, adult (sg)
dlán
arm or tentacle of an octopus to wash O
dlánggalang
to pet, play with, show affection for O (e.g. baby, animal)
dlánjang
to ache all over
- dlánjanggang
- dlánjanggan
- dlánjaangaan
I’m aching all over.
dláng
you (more than one person)
- daláng
I am happy to talk to all of you.
dlánsdaa
to get hurt, injured (sg)
- dlánsdaang
- dlánstgan
- dlánsdaayaan
When he was working he got hurt.
dlánsdayaa
to have gotten hurt, injured
dlasdla
to turn and face in some direction
dlasdláa
to give O away
dlashlgáng
to move about (sg)
- dlashlgánggang
- dlashlgánggan
- dlashlgáangaan
She is moving around her.
dlask'w
whole, entire (of bodies)
- dlásk’u’aan
- dlásk’waan
- ahljíi dlásk’u’aan
- ahljíij dlásk’waan
dlats'aláng
to show off, strut (sg)
- dlats'alánggang
- dlats'alánggan
- dlats'aláangaan
Does your child show off?
dlawíi
to fall (sg person)
- dlawíigang
- dlawíigan
- dlawáayaan
I fell off the walk.
dlawíiga
to fall overboard
dlayáandaal
to run (sg)
dla'áaw
to lie down (sg)
dliidáa
- to shake, tremble, shiver (sg)
- to shake bodily
- dlaaydáa
- dliidáang
- dliitgán
- dliidáayaan
Her whole body was shaking.
dliidasdla
to begin to shake, tremble, shiver (sg)
dliisláng
- to stagger (sg)
- to work a long time, toil (sg)
dlíi'aa
flint
dliyáa
fringe
- dliyáay
dliyáang
to be single, unmarried
- dliyáanggang
- dliyáanggan
- dliyáangaan
My brother is single.
dluu
so then, when, if
dlúu
the same as, equal to, even with
- ’wáa dlúu
dluuda
to be lying down
- dluudáang
- dluutgán
- dluudáayaan
My mother came in when I was lying down.
dluuhláa
to starve
- dluuhláang
- dluuhlgán
- dluuhláayaan
When she lived alone she starved to death.
dluunáng
to fall around, go around stumbling
- dluunánggang
- dluunánggan
- dluunáangaan
He was falling around outside.
dúu
- to go and get O; to shake O's hand
- to invite or get
- dúugang
- dúugan
- dáawaan
She’s inviting me.
stláay dúu
to shake hands
- stláay dúugang
- stláay dúugan
- stláay dáawaan
Shake my hand.
dúuda
to let O1 have O2
dúuduu'aayaangaa
dragonfly
duuhlgáang
to be sideways
dúun
- one's younger same-sex sibling, one's younger same-sex parallel cousin
- younger bother of male, younger sister of femaile.
- dúu’an
- hal dúun
- dúunaay
dúunaa
- to be a younger same-sex sibling, younger same-sex parallel cousin (to X)
- to be the youngest one of a group of siblings or parallel cousins
dúunaay
younger same-sex sibling! younger same-sex parallel cousin!
dúunang
one's own younger same-sex sibling, one's own younger same-sex parallel cousin
dúunda
to have O as one's younger same-sex sibling, younger same-sex parallel cousin
dúun da'a
to have a younger same-sex sibling, younger same-sex parallel cousin
duungáa
to be near vt, close by, handy, easily accessible
duungéehl
to become close, draw near, approach, become accessible
dúus
cat
dúus gíit'ii
kitten
dúu skáahid
to run and get O
dúutl'aa
to come to get O
dúuts'a
to go in and get O
dúuwidaa
to go and fight
dúu'ugang
to claim O at a mortuary potlatch
duu'ugwáa
west coast
duwaakúu
snuff
duwúng
to be easy to get, nearby, close at hand