car, truck, automobile, motor vehicle
káadii
- mesh
- clam basket, seaweed basket
- káadiigaay
káaj
- deck of playing cards
- playing card
káak'ahldaa
for the end of something to swing, spring up or down, to teeter-totter
káak'aldang
to rock, teeter on a fulcrum
káalaa
collar
kaas
Sitka alder (tree or wood)
káaydaa
to be overjoyed, elated
káaydasdla
to become overjoyed, elated
kagáanaa
one's evil spirit(s)
kagáanaang
one's own evil spirit(s)
kagan
- mouse, rat
- evil spirit
- kaganáay
kagan dajáangaa
mushroom, toadstool
kagan gáwjaawaa
bunchberry
kagan jaláay
mouse bait, rat bait
kagan skamáay
mousetrap, rat trap
káldajaang
- to chew large pieces of food
- to chew O (kál class)
- káldajaanggang
- káldajaanggan
- káldajaangaan
He ate large pieces of meat.
dáng kálst’aa
to pull out huge objects
- dáng kálst’aang
- dáng kálst’gan
- dáng kálst’aayaan
He pulled out a huge rock.
tíi kálwudaa
to lie down (large person)
- tíi kálwudaang
- tíi kálwutgan
- tíi kálwudaayaan
Instead of working he was lying down.
gíi kályaandaal
to be a large person running or walking
- gíi kályaandaalgang
- gíi kályaandaalgan
- gíi kályaandaalaan
A large person was coming towards me.
kámbas
compass
kám kam
yarrow
Kanáagaa
to be Hawaiian
Kanáagaa Xaat'áay
the Hawaiian people
nang Kanáagaa
Hawaiian
kángwaay
leftover, scrap, crumb of something
kat'úu k'uhláa
turnip
káw
- nipple of percussion cap firearm
- woman's genitals, one's vulva
kawáng
woman's own genitals, one's own vulva
káw stlán
stickleback
ki chiyáang
to hang down from a peg or stick
kid
- to harpoon, spear, lance O (sg) (in X)
- to tattoo O (on X)
kidáa
to have been tattooed (on X), to have a tattoo (on X)
kidáal'ung
to walk around with a cane
- kidáal'unggang
- kidáal'unggan
- kidáal'waangaan
- kidáal'unggwaang
An old person is walking with a cane.
kidáaw
stretching board, tanning frame
kidahl
to pierce, puncture O
kidahlgáaw
awl, punch
kid ga'áangw
pole for pushing boats
kid kúnts'aangw
a pair of upright sticks supporting a mat or net while it is being woven
ki dlajuuláangw
peavey
ki dlajuwáa
bow lookout
kid yaagáalw
gaff (for extending a sail), yard (for a sail)
ki gisúu
to unlock O (pl) with a key
ki giyuwa
to hang down from a peg or stick
kígs
cake
kígs gasdlats'áawaay
cake pan
kígs tlaawhláawaay
electric mixer
ki gusdla
to unlock O (sg) with a key
ki gusdláaw
key; winder on a clock
- ki gusdláawaay
ki gusdláaw hlkajúu
passkey
kiguslahláa
to rise up out of the waves (as a boat)
ki gatl'áa
to pry O off (as bark)
kihl
in the language of
kihla
to break X apart by giving it a single poke with a stick, to poke X apart with just one poke
kihláaw
marker, pencil, pen, chalk, crayon
kihldáang k'íisgat
to forget what one was going to say
- kihldáang k'íisgad
- kihldáang k'íisgiidang
- kihldáang k'íisgiidan
- kihldáang k'íisgadaan
When she tried to speak he forgot his speech.
kihldla’áa
to advise
- kihldla’áang
- kihldlaagán
- kihldla’áayaan
When he was working, she advised him.
kihlgadáang xúuts'
a liar
kihlgadáang 'la'áay
liar
kihlgadáang 'la'áaygaa
to be a liar
kihlgadáng
to lie, tell a lie
- kihlgadánggang
- kihlgadánggan
- kihlgadáangaan
Her child is lying.
kihlgadanga
to be a habitual liar
kihlgadangáay
lying, telling lies
ki hlgayáangw
clothes hook, coat hook
kihljuuláangw
peavey
- ki hlgínjuulaangw
kihlgula
to speak, talk (to X)
kihlgulayáay
formal speech
kihlgaawnáangw
wheelbarrow, stroller
- ki hlgaawnáangw
- kihlgaawnáangwaay
ki hlgast'áaw
- a four-pronged tool like a pitchfork
- foreshaft of a harpoon
kihlgíihlda
- to get X to agree to a plan to do O
- to plan out O
kihliyáasii
line drawn on something
kihliyáay
line, mark written or drawn on something
kihljúu
- one's voice, speech
- to do one's best
kihl k'yuu
waiting for what someone will say, waiting to hear from someone
kihl náang
to make fun of X, joke around with X
kihl náanslang
to make fun of X
- kihl náanslanggang
- kihl náanslanggan
- kihl náanslaangaan
She’s making fun of her friends.
kihl sgagáng
to lead O (song)
ki hltánaa
to soften, tan O with a stick
- ki hltána
- ki hltánaang
- ki hltán.gan
- ki hltánaayaan
I’m tanning the deerskin.
ki hltánaaw
hide scraper
kihl t'álg
in spite of, despite what someone said
kihl xánj
one's echo
kihl yahdáa
to say the right thing, to tell the truth
- kihl yahda
- kihl yahdáang
- kihl yahtgán
- kihl yahdáayaan
We always tell the truth.
kiidáa
to shake, quiver
kíihljaaw
mourning song
kíihljaaw kagáan
mourning song
kíits
pus, abcess
- kíij
- kíijaay
kíijaa
to be abcessed, have an abcess
- kíijaagang
- kíijaagan
- kíijaayaan
My hand is abscessed.
kíilaa
to be speaking, to be able to speak
kíilang
one's own language, voice, speech, words
kíilang xánj
one's own echo
kíisd kit'agúng
poltice made of spruce pitch and salmonberry thorns
kij
kelp greenling
kik'áat'aa
to throw, toss O with a pitchfork, etc.
- ki k'áat'a
- kidáangw (plural)
- kik'áat'aang
- kik'áatgan
- kik'áat'aayaan
I tossed the fish.
ki k'ajúu
to play O (phonograph, record player)
ki k'uhláalw
screwdriver
- ki k'uhláalwaay
ki k'úntl'aa
to baste O (in sewing)
ki k'waanáay
shortcut
ki k'adáal
soup made from mashed potatoes and/or turnips with ooligan grease
ki k'adáalw
masher (for vegetables, fruits, salmon eggs, etc.)
ki k'íidaal
- to push large round object with stick
- to push O (sg) along slowly with a stick
- ki k'íidaal
- ki k'íidaalgang
- ki k'íidaalgan
- ki k'íidaalaan
He pushed the large rock with a stick.
ki k'íidlaanw
mast step (the block in the bottom of a canoe or a boat to hold the heel of the mast)
kíl
language, voice, speech, words
- nal kíl
Kílaad
Tsimshian people
Kílaad Xaat'áay
Tsimshian people
Kiladáay
the Tsimshians
kílaslang
to brag
Kíldaa
to be Tsimshian
- Kíladaa
- Kíldaagang
- Kíldaagan
- Kíldaagaan
She’s a Tsimshian.
nang Kíldaa
Tsimshian
- Kíladaa
- Kil’áas
kíl dagangayáay
one's rotten words, mean speech, bitter tongue
kíl dlahláalw
slave
kíl dla'a
to advise O, give advice, direction, supervision to O (about X)
kíl dla'áa
advice
kílgang
- for X to be necessary, required, needed, important
- to need, require X
- kílganggang
- kílganggan
- kílgaangaan
One needs to rest.
kíl géehl
to repeatedly annoy O with talk
kíl gúu
to be mute, unable to speak
kíl gúusuwaa
to argue, have a dispute over O
kíl gyáa'a
to ask O (sg) to stop as they are walking by
kíl gya'áansdla
to ask O (pl) to stop as they are walking by
kíl gisga
to be unable to speak about X
kíl hlgáysd
to exhaust oneself speaking
kílislang sgalangáay
speaking-in-a-trance song
kíl kunéehl
to say something and start big trouble
kíl kwáahla
to disappoint, let O down with what one says
kílk'adaang
to repeatedly charge (amount X1) for O (to buyer X2), to repeatedly set a price (of X1) on O (for X2)
kíl kaahl
to lose O (bet, argument, debate, etc.)
kíl míits'angaa
to fuss (at X) over O
kíl sangáa
to feel offended
kíl sángiits'a
to make O sound difficult, hard
kíl sángiits'geehl
to make trouble for O by what one says (usually gossip)
kílsasdla
to exaggerate X1 (talking to X2), to stretch the truth about X1 (talking to X2)
kílsda
to be verbally exhausted, to get tired of talking
kílsgad
to charge (amount X1) for O (to buyer X2), to set a price (of X1) on O (for X2)
kílsgudaa
to make a verbal mistake, to misspeak
- kílsguda
- kílsgudaang
- kílsgutgan
- kílsgudaayaan
Did you go and make a mistake?
kil sgagáangw
dance leader's stick
- kil sgagáangw
- kil sgagáangwaay
kíl sgáyga
to make O (pl) cry with what one says
- kíl sgáyhla
kílsiid
to exaggerate X1 (talking to X2), to stretch the truth about X1 (talking to X2)
gíng kílslang
to question, to interrogate
- gíng kílslanggang
- gíng kílslanggan
- gíng kílslaangaan
She questioned her husband.
kíl stl'agáng
to apologize, make up, try and be nice
kíl st'i
to offend O verbally, make O angry with what one says
kíl súu dluunáang
to question O intensely, ask O a lot of questions, to interrogate O, to grill O with questions
kíl t'ímjuu
thin, high-pitched voice
kíl xángislang
to make up a cover story, tell a tall tale, try to apologize (to X)
kíl 'láa
- (a) goodbye
- to thank, give thanks (to X1) (for X2); to greet, say hello to, say goodbye (to X1)
kinanáng
to break X apart by repeatedly poking with a stick, to poke X apart
kíndaa
to give, send, bring a message, news, word (of X1) (to X2)
- kínda
- kíndaang
- kíntgan
- kíndaayaan
She brought a message to me.
kíng
news
kingáang
to make a small, high-pitched sound (as small animals), twitter, squeak, chatter, sing (of birds), crow
- kingáanggang
- kingáanggan
- kingáangaan
All the birds are singing.
kíngkwdang
to instruct O; to receive a message, get word, hear the news
- kínggwdang
- kíngkwdanggang
- kíngkwdanggan
- kíngkwdaangaan
She instructed me before I left.
kíng gyaahlánda
to speak critically (to X1) (about X2), tell about (X2's) misbehavior (to X1), tattle (on X2) (to X1)
kíngwa
to offer O (to X)
kínhlaaw
spear
kínhluu
to poke, spear, stick O repeatedly
- kínhluugang
- kínhluugan
- kínhlaawaan
He speared a lot of fish.
kínsalangaa
to be praiseworthy
kínslang
to praise, boast about, say nice things about O
- kínsalang
- kínslanggang
- kínslanggan
- kínslaangaan
When I sang they praised me.
kisáa
- to get abscessed
- to form abscess
- kisa
- kisáang
- kisgán
- kisáayaan
Her hand is abscessed.
ki sdáangw
a game in which two sides compete in trying to catch a ring on sticks
kisgayáang
snare
- kisgayáaw
ki sgat'íisk'w
flat, pointed bone tool used in weaving to push woof strands together
ki skáagasdlaaw
drawing compass
ki skáajaaw
billiard ball, pool ball
ki skáawnaang sk'áangwaay
pool cue, pool stick
ki skáawnang
to shoot pool, play billiards
- ki skáawnanggang
- ki skáawnanggan
- ki skáawnaangaan
My son likes to play pool.
ki skáygasdliyaay
(drawing of a) circle
ki sk'ast'áaw
a gouge (a type of chisel)
kisláangw
(fireplace) poker
kist'áaw
chisel
kis xáwgandaay
watery pus
ki tl'ajuuláangw
spatula
ki tl'asdlahliyáay
cuff, hem
kits'áa
to roast O on a stick, skewer
- kits'a
- kits'áang
- kits'gán
- kits'áayaan
I’m roasting fish on a stick.
kits'áaw
roasting stick
- kits'áawaay
kits'gáangw
ramrod
kit'áaw
spear
- kit'áawaay
kit'uu
spear, harpoon
kit'uu dáagal
a harpoon's lanyard
kit'uu kún
- butt end of a spear
- strong and steadfast
ki xáal
oval doorway through the front of the house and the housefront pole
ki xáay stlíinaay
knitting needle
- ki xáay stlíinaay
kiyáa
to be light, lightweight
- kiya
- kiyáagang
- kiyáagan
- kiyáayaan
Her sack was light.
ki'íi
- one's meat, flesh
- one's name, namesake
- hal ki'íi
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bracket fungus
kug gun.gáa
dead wood
kug galáanggaa
rotten wood
kúgiis
cookie
kúgiis gasdlats'áawaay
cookie sheet
kug tl'ahláay
sledgehammer for splitting wood
kuhláa
to be downcast, disappointed
kuk
firewood
- kugáay
- kug
kuk galáanggaa
dry-rotten wood
kuk gun.gáa
dead wood
kún
- end, tip, point
- nose, snout, muzzle; beak (of puffin)
- point of land, headland, spit, cape
- whale (other than killer whale)
- hal kún
kunáa
to be the cause of trouble, conflict (over X), to be to blame (for X)
kúnaa
before, earlier
kunáadaa
to blame O
- kunáada
- kunáadaang
- kunáatgan
- kunáadaayaan
When her child got hurt she blamed me.
kúnaan
stinging nettle root
kunáast
before, preceding
- kunáasd
- ’láa kunáast
- ’wáa kunáast
kunáasdgaay
one's older siblings
kunáasd 'láanaa
one's older opposite-sex sibling
kúnaaw
- points of lands, headlands
- to end, come to an end, finish at some location (pl)
kunáng
one's own nose, snout, muzzle; (puffin's) own beak
kúndaal
to move along slowly in a mass (as a school of fish)
kunéehl
to be to blame (for X), be the source of trouble (for X)
kún.gat
inside or outside corner
- kún.gad
kún gisáaw
handkerchief
- kún gisáawaay
kún.gw
at the point, end of
kunhlgijúu
to go, move, rush (of a crowd, group, flock)
- kunhlgijúugang
- kunhlgijúugan
- kunhlgijáawaan
They were rushing to the house.
kun hlgijuuláang
to swim around in a big school
kún hlgits'agahl
a large amount of shellfish that has washed ashore
kún hlk'iwíi
whale's blubber
kún hlkún
the bridge of one's nose
kún hltanagáay
new growth on the end of an evergreen branchlet
kún hlt'aj
one's septum
kuníisii
- ancestor
- crest
kúnjaaw
a point of land, headland
kún jiingáay
whole nose
kúnjuu
to end, come to an end, finish at some location (sg)
kún káahlii
nostril
- kún káahlii
- hal kún káahlii
kún kaj gajáaw
sperm whale
kún sajáay
whalebone club
kún sdagáa
nose ring
- kún sdajáaw
kúnsgat
- to bump into X
- to push O, give O a push with one's nose
- kúnsgad
- kúnsgiidang
- kúnsgiidan
- kúnsgadaan
He bumped into my boat.
kún sgáay
the lower jaw of a whale
kúnsii
point, beginning of something
kúnst'a
to begin, start, originate
kúnst'ayaay
the beginning
kúnts'ang
to doze, nod off to sleep
kún ts'áng
baleen
kúnts'ul
nostril
kúnts'ulang
one's own nostril
kúnt'gwaang
sandhopper, beachhopper, sand fleas
- kúnt'gwaangaay
kún xáw
mucus that drips or runs from one's nose
kún xíilaangs
one's nostrils
kún xíilaas
a certain part of the large box type of fish trap
kún xíilayaay
hole through one's septum
kus
to stab O once with knife
- kwíijang
- kwíijan
- kujáan
When they were fighting, he was stabbed.
kusad
to fart, pass gas once
kusadáng
to fart, pass gas multiple times
kusahlgáaw
awl, punch
kusíidaa
land otter scent gland
kúudaa
to make a cursing hand gesture
- kúuda
- kúudaang
- kúutgan
- kúudaayaan
Did she hand sign curse you?
kúudaadaa
to make an obscene hand gesture
kúugaa
to cook (O)
- tláng galáng
- kúugaagang
- kúugaagan
Hal aw kúugaagang.
Her mother is cooking
kwáadaa
- quarter (25 cents)
- to be a quarter, be worth a quarter
- kwáadaay
kwáagat
to be confident in, proud of, look up to, count on, admire X
- kwáagad
- kwáagiidang
- kwáagiidan
- kwáagadaan
She looks up to me.
kwáagadaa
for X to be reliable, dependable, be able to be counted on
kwáag chagáa
skirt
kwáag chagáa náaguusii
petticoat, slip
Kwaawáay
Honorable Ones
kwáay
- buttocks, behind, rear end, hips
- fish tail
- hal kwáay
kwaayáang
to bleed, shed blood
hl’áan kwaayáang
to run, flow of (liquid) saliva
- hl’áan kwaayáanggang
- hl’áan kwaayáanggan
- hl’áan kwaayáangaan
My saliva is running.
kwáayang
one's buttocks, behind, rear end, hips
kwáayang skuj
one's own pelvic bone
kwáay gudg hlgat'as
pelvis
kwáay skuj
one's pelvic bone
kwáay 'wíi chiingáay
buttock
kwah chagáng
to wear O (sg) [skirt]
kwah chagíi
to put on O (sg) [skirt]
kwah gad
to start to flow
kwah jíijuu
for a creek to flow heavily
kwah jíit'as
for a massive pile, heap of O (logs, etc.) to wash ashore
kwah k'íiyihlgayaay
whirlpools
kwah k'íiyilaay
a whirlpool
kwah k'íi'idii
tide rip
kwah síisda
cetacean blowhole
kwah sk'ajáaw
funnel mouth for a large box-type fish trap
kwah xihlahlgayáay
whirlpools
kwah xihlaláay
a whirlpool
kwah xíilaangaay
whirlpools
kwah xíilayaay
whirlpool
kwahyangáay
the current
kyáa
outside
- akyáa
- kyáasii
- ’láa kyáasii
- ’wáa kyáasii
kyaa
- meat, flesh
- name, term
- wooden door hanging inside the doorway theough the housefront pole of a traditional house
- kya’áay
kyaada
to name O, call O (by some name)
kyáagaang
- to call, call out (to X)
- wolverine
- kyáagaanggang
- kyáagaanggan
- kyáagaangaan
She called me while I was still sleeping.
Kyáagang
Calling Spirit
kyáaguud
around outside
kyáaguusii
the area outside; the outside surface
kyaa íi xinanáangwaay
meat grinder
kyaa kíihlgaay
platter
kyáan
- Pacific cod
- tin can
- kyáanaay
kyáanang
to ask (X)
- kyáananggang
- kyáananggan
- kyáanaangaan
She’s asking you.
kyáandaaw
canning kettle
kyáan kidahlgáawaay
punch for tin cans
kyáan k'áal
empty can
kyáan k'i gasdláaw
can opener
kyáanlii
cannery
kyáan tláng galáangwaay
canning kettle
kyaa táawaay
platter
kyáawgaay
knot; the tying (of O)
kyaa xigwáay
meat saw
kyaa xi'wáay
meat grinder
kyah k'wíi
to give O (sg) a name, to name O (sg)
kyah k'wíiwa
to give O (pl) a name, to name O (pl)
kya'áa
to be named
- kya'a
- kya'áang
- kya'gán
- kya'áayaan
She’s named after me.
kya'áang
one's own name
kya'áanguhldaa
to be raring to go
kya'áanguhldiyaa
to have gotten real fired up
kyúu
to tie O (to X)
- kyúugang
- kyúugan
- kyáawaan
I tied the rope.
kyúu dlii'áaw
to hang O by tying up
kyúu k'íisgadaay
a knot
- kyúu k'íit'ajaay
kyúutl'jaaw
(steel) ax
- kyúutl'jaawaay
kyúutl'jaaw gud íi tl'a'áaw
double-bitted ax
kyúutl'jaaw kámjuu
hatchet
- kyúutl'jaaw xajúu
kyúu xáagad
- poles laid front to back across rafter poles to support the roof in a traditional ceader bark shack
- to tie O (pl) together in series
