one's maternal uncle (mother's brother)
- hal káa
káa
to walk, go (sg)
- káagang
- káagan
- káagaan
My child is walking.
gál káa
to lead
- gál káagang
- gál káagan
- gál káagaan
She is leading her child.
tlúu káa
to paddle or row
- tlúu káagang
- tlúu káagan
- tlúu káagaan
He rowed towards me.
xál káa
to go by gas boat
- xál káagang
- xál káagan
- xál káagaan
The boat is going fast.
án káadaa
to be bashful
- án káadaang
- án káatgan
- án káadaayaan
She was bashful of her.
sáal káadaa
to be withdrawn, reserved
- sáal káadaang
- sáal káatgan
- sáal káadaayaan
Her child is reserved.
káada
- to be at a loss for words, withdrawn, shy, bashful (around X), to feel unworthy (for X)
- to have O as one's maternal uncle (mother's brother)
káa da'a
to have a maternal uncle (mother's brother)
káadlii
to go on board X, to board X (sg subj)
káadluwaan gíihl
to slow down, diminish in growth
káagaal náay
outhouse
káagahl
to come out, go out, have a bowel movement, go to the bathroom (sg)
- káagalgang
- káagalgan
- káagaalaan
Are you going to have a bowel movement?
káa git
man's sister's child (a man's nephew, niece)
- káa gid
- hal káa git
káaging
to be going, moving on the water (sg)
kaagwáa
to talk, converse, chat, discuss (pl)
- kaagwa
- gúusuu (singular)
- kaagwáang
- kaakwgán
- kaagwáayaan
They talked about me.
káagya'ang
to be walking along (sg)
kaahl
for X to win S
kíl kaahl
to lose verbal argument
- kíl ka’álgang
- kíl ka’álgan
- kíl ka’áalaan
Do you think you’ll lose the debate?
káahlaang
the inside surface or area of one's own something
káahlaangw
kindling
káahlguut
around in, around inside of, around among, around through
- káahlguud
- ’láa káahlguut
- ’wáa káahlguut
káahlguusd
from the head of the bay, from the cove
káahlgwii
to the cove, to the bay
káahlii
- guts, internal organs of something
- inside surface or area of something
káahlii hihlda
to get angry, mad, upset (at X1) (over X2)
káahlii híldang
to be mad, angry, upset (at X) (over X2)
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| Káahlii sgunáa |
common goldeneye duck, Barrow's goldeneye duck
káahliyaa
- to be careful with, try not to waste X
- to have a lining
- káahliyaagang
- káahliyaagan
- káahliyaagaan
She is careful with me.
káahliyaada
to put a lining in O, to line O
káajaaw gin.gáay
hunting clothes, hunting gear
káajaaw 'la'áay
hunter
káajaaw 'la'áaygaa
to be a hunter
káajgad
to meet O
káajuu
to hunt on land (for X, usually deer)
- káajuugang
- káajuugan
- káajaawaan
He’s going around hunting.
nang káajaaw ’la’áaygaa
hunter
án káajuuhlda
to change (become changed)
- káajuuhlda
- án káajuuhldaang
- án káajuuhltgan
- án káajuuhldaayan
The story become changed.
kaaláay
- basketball hoop
- goal line, finish line
- net (for soccer, hockey, lacrosse, etc.)
káasasdlaa
to expand, get wider (of an opening)
káatl'aa
to arrive (sg)
- káatl'aagang
- káatl'aagan
- káatl'aagaan
She arrived at my house.
káatl'aahla
to come up (to X), arrive (at X) going up, ascend (to X)
- káatl'aahlaang
- káatl'aahlgan
- káatl'aahlaayan
She came up to us upstairs.
káat'as
to go across (sg)
káatsgat
to meet
- káatsgiidang
- káatsgiidan
- káatsgadaan
This is where they met.
káawhlägaay
the sound of something
káayt
to leave, depart, go, start off (sg)
- káayd
- káaydang
- káaydan
- káaydaan
She’s leaving.
káaygaa
to have been born
káaygaaw
needle and line for stringing fish
káay sangáay
birthday
káay'uu
line for stringing fish
káa'aa
to be a maternal uncle (mother's brother) (to X)
káa'ang
one's own maternal uncle (mother's brother)
káa'ung
to walk around (sg)
káa'ungaay
one's gait
káa'unggwaang
to walk around (sg)
ka chahláa
to dissipate, clear up (of fog, rain)
ka chasdláa
to clear up, clear away (of clouds)
kadáa
to cut, butcher, clean O (e.g. fish), to clean fish
- kada or táa kadáa
- kadáang or táa kadáang
- katgán or táa katgán
- kadáayaan or táa kadáayaan
Cháaw salíi aa hl táa katgán. I cleaned fish down on the beach.
táa kadáaw
fish knife
- táa kadáawaay
kadáaldaa
to slowly warm, simmer, brew X
- kadáal
- kadáalda
- kadáaldaang
- kadáaltgan
- kadáaldaayaan
She is brewing devil’s club.
katl
reef, small off-shore rock
- kadl
- katláay
kádlaa
Go ahead! Go do it! Go on! Be on your way!
- kadláa
ka dláahlahldayaay
curve
kagáan
clan-owned song
kagán
- one's trachea
- to escape, to be saved
- kagán-gang
- kagán-gan
- kagáanaan
He was saved from the water.
kaganáa
to be refreshingly cold
kagándaa
to save physically, rescue O
- kagánda
- kagándaang
- kagántgan
- kagándaayaan
They saved him from the water.
kaganéehl
to get refreshingly cold
kagangat
to choke
- kagan gad
- kagangáydang
- kagangáydan
- kagangadaan
I choked on a bone.
kagán hlgam
one's Adam's apple
- kagán skuj
kagán ináa
to desire to weep, cry
kagánjuu
one's throat, one's breath
- hal kagánjuu
kagánjuu 'wáa aa sk'at'as
trachea
kagánjuwang
one's own throat, one's own breath
kagán skíi
(one's) breath
kagán sk'ajáaw
blowhole
kagántl'aa
to arrive safely
kagan xíigang
to talk loudly all at once (of plural)
kagat
to dash or run away
- kaxúusdaa (pl.)
- ka gad
- kagáydang
- kagaydan
- kagadáan
She dashed away from me.
ka gahgahl
to tire self out walking around
kagíihlda
to complete, finish O by or while walking around
kahláa
to go up, climb up, ascend (sg); to rise (e.g. dough)
- kahla
- kahláang
- kahlgán
- kahláayaan
She went upstairs.
kahldáa
- to ice O
- to rise (of dough)
- kahlda
- kahldáang
- kahltgán
- kahldáayaan
The dough is rising.
kats
- float and fronds of bull kelp
- head of a river, stream or inlet; top part of a traditional-style wedge; nut for a screw or bolt; top of a spoon handle
- one's hair; the top of a tree; fuzz of a fireweed; flower of a cow parsnip
- one's head
- kaj
- hal kats
kajáa
to be the head, leader (of X), to take the lead (in X), be in charge (of X)
- kajáagang
- kajáagan
- kajáagaan
He is the head of our clan.
kajáng
- one's own hair
- one's own head
kaj gajáaw
jack spring salmon
kaj gángii
hair follicle
kaj gángwaay
dandruff
kaj hlk'unáanwaay
hairbrush
kaj íi gisk'áalw
hairpin
kats jánt
species of seaweed
- kaj jánd
- kats jándaay
kats káahlii
head (inside)
- kaj káahlii
- hal kats káahlii
kats k'ál
scalp
- kaj k'ál
- hal kats k'ál
kaj k'álaad
wig
kaj k'íisdang
ant
kaj k'úl
hair roots
kaj sgúnaan
without a hat
kats skuts
skull
- kaj skuj
- hal kats skuts
kaj tla sk'aawnáangwaay
hair curler
- kaj tla ts'aláawaay
kaj ts'a dáang náay
barbershop
kaj ts'a dáang 'la'áay
barber
kaj ts'a dáang 'la'áaygaa
to be a barber
kats ts'ak'íi
back of head
- kaj ts'ak'íi
- hal kats ts'ak'íi
kaj t'anuwáay
crow's nest at the back of one's head
kajúudaa
to apply heat to X
- kajúuda
- kajúudaang
- kajúutgan
- kajúudaayaan
I’m heating my back.
kaj xál ts'aláadaaw
curling iron
kaj xidáasaa
the base of the back of one's skull
kaj 'wíi hlgámjuwaay
the bump at the back of one's skull
kak'ahl
to go up from shore, into the woods (sg)
ka k'íidaaltl'aa
to rise [sun, moon]
ka k'íihla
to set [sun]
ka k'íisgad
to come to shine on X (sg subj)
ka k'íit'as
to shine on X (sg subj)
ka k'íit'iisk'w
spotlight, searchlight
kak'út'iis
flashlight
kál
red alder (tree or wood)
- kálgaay
kálg
- glass (material)
- glass container, bottle, jar
- ice
Kálg Kungáas
November
kálg k'íw
- a jar lid
- bottle stopper
- cork (material)
- neck of a bottle
kálg k'íw dáng sk'ast'áawaay
corkscrew
kál gun.gáay
rotten alder wood
kálk
ice, jar, jug
- kálkgaay
kál k'ál chíihluu
alder phloem
káluj
cartilage in the nose of a salmon
kaluujáa
to be fragile, easily broken
kán
- front part of one's body, one's chest
- the part of a tree facing the water
- hal kán
kanáng
one's own chest, the front part of one's own body
kand gahláalw
breast strap for carrying a basket
káng
sleep
kángaa
to dream
- kánga
- kángaang
- kánggan
- kángaayaan
She said she dreamed about me.
kangáa
to be sleepy
- kangáagang
- kangáagan
- kangáagaan
I was sleepy last night.
kán.gang
to carry O on one's chest in a container
- kán.ganggang
- kán.ganggan
- kán.gaangaan
I carried the basket on my chest.
kángayaay
a dream (about X)
káng gwáada
to have a nightmare
kán gigáa
apron, breechcloth, dance apron
kán gigáng
to wear O (sg)
kán gigíi
to put O (sg) on
kán.gw
whole female dog salmon dried for soaking
káng xahláa
to be startled in sleep
káng xáwlda
to be a sleepyhead, enjoy sleeping
kán gyáa'aa
to confront O
kán hlgajáaw
safety pin
- kán ii gits'áaw
kaníi
paternal aunt (father's sister)!
kán ii gits'áaw
brooch
kan jagáa
shaman's bone-charm necklace
kán k'íiyunaangw
wheel
kánsgad
to sit on one's eggs (of a bird)
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| kán sgid |
robin
kán skuj
one's chest, torso, sternum
kán skujáng
one's own chest, torso, sternum
kan tíigaa
headscarf, kerchief
kán tíigaa gyáat'aad
black wool shawl with silk tassles
kán tlamad
one's clavicle
kán tl'agáa
beaded dancing bib
kán tl'agáa
- bib
- necktie
kán tl'agáng
to wear O (sg) [necktie]
kán tl'agíi
to put on O (sg) [necktie]
kán xudáangw
necklace
kán xugáng
to wear O (sg)
kán xugíi
to put on O (sg)
kasáng ts'áng
one's brain
- kasán ts'áng
- kaján ts'áng
kasáng ts'angáng
one's own brain
kasa'áa
- going to V
- to prepare to leave, to get ready to go
- kasa'a
- kasa'áang
- kasaagán
- kasa'áayaan
They are preparing to leave.
kas gut'íisk'w
headband inside a wooden helmet
kas hlk'íitl'
hair combings
ka sk'asdla
for the sky to clear up
kas táwdaaw
hair oil
kast'as
headband woven into a spruce root hat
kas'a
to go down to the beach, out to sea
ka tíidaal
to be pushed by the wind (of a wave)
ka tíit'as
to sit, hang in one spot (of mist)
kats'áa
- to go in, come in, enter (sg)
- to put on X (clothing) (sg subj)
- kats'a
- kats'áang
- kats'gán
- kats'áayaan
She came in when I was eating.
kat'a'éihl
to go down, come down, climb down, descend (sg)
- kat'a'éehl
- kat'a'éilgang or kat’éilgang
- kat'a'éilgan or kat’éilgan
- kat'a'éilaan or kat’éilaan
She came down from above.
kat'úu
to be thirsty
- kat'úugang
- kat'úugan
- kat'áawaan
When the child was sick it was thirsty.
káw
a bird's egg; one's testicle
- káwaay
kawáng
a bird's own egg; one's own testicle
káw chagud
puffball
káwd
after V-ing for a while
káwk'ahl
to save O (e.g. food) and take it home from a party (as in a doggie-bag)
- káwk'aal
- káwk'ahlda
- káwk'alaay
- káwk’algang
- káwk’algan
- káwk’aalgaan
I’m saving food.
káw k'áal
eggshell
káwsda
to be hot, to give off lots of heat
káwsd'eehl
to heat up
káw táawaay
egg cup
káw ts'íi sgidgáay
an egg yolk
ka xúusda
to dash, run away (pl) (from X)
káy
- belly of a fish
- to give birth, to adopt
- káygang
- káygan
- káayaan
My child gave birth again.
káyaa
to find
- káyaang
- káygan
- káyaayaan
She found money.
kayáang
hopelessness
kayáng
to be despondent, discouraged, lack hope
kayánslaa
to concede, give up, call it quits, lose hope
- kayánsdla
- kayánslaang
- kayánshlgan
- kayánslaayaan
She gave up after her child died.
káyn
surf smelt, capelin
káysgwaan
- daddy-long legs spider
- (one's) body odor
kayúudaa
berries mixed with whipped ooligan grease
ka'án
underside
ka'án.gw
under
kée
one's sister's husband (brother-in-law), one's wife's brother (brother-in-law), one's wife's maternal uncle (uncle-in-law)
kéeda
to have O as one's sister's husband (brother-in-law), one's wife's brother (brother-in-law), one's wife's maternal uncle (uncle-in-law)
kée da'a
to have a sister's husband (brother-in-law), a wife's brother (brother-in-law), a wife's maternal uncle (uncle-in-law)
kée k'aláa xiláay
contraceptive medicine
kéenggaa
to be visible
kéenggeehl
to appear, come into view
kéengk'aa
to be absent, lacking, not to be found (with NEG)
kéenguts'ad
marker (e.g. a float on a crab pot)
kéengwula
to be clearly visible, easily seen
keewdáal
collection of dishes (cups, plates, bowls)
keewláang
to watch X
kéeyeng
one's own sister's husband (brother-in-law), one's own wife's brother (brother-in-law), one's own wife's maternal uncle (uncle-in-law)
kée'ee
to be a sister's husband (brother-in-law), a wife's brother (brother-in-law), a wife's maternal uncle (uncle-in-law) (to X)
kée'ii
sister's husband (brother-in-law)! wife's brother (brother-in-law)! wife's maternal uncle (uncle-in-law)!
kehgíihlda
to look O over and figure out what to do with it or about it
kehgíihldiyaa
to have been finished being examined and made a plan about
kehjgad
to look at, watch, have one's eye on O
kehjgadáay
one's appearance
kehjgad 'láa
to look good
kehjúu
to expect (X), watch (for X), be on the lookout (for X)
kehsasdla
to open one's eyes
kehsda
to be tired of looking (at X)
kehsíid
to have one's eyes open
kidg
patch (of berries)
kigáa
to be fertile (of female), have many children
- kigáagang
- kigáagan
- kigáagaan
Your mother had many children.
kig k'aláa
to be barren, infertile
kikw
(a type of) spruce root basket
- kigw
- kigwáay
kikwdáang
to play house
- kigwdáang
- kikwdáanggang
- kikwdáanggan
- kikwdáangaan
My small child is playing house.
kikw gáal
basket lid
- kigw gáal
- kigwáay gáal(aay)
kíi
war shirt
kíit
- sea lion
- spruce or evergreen (tree or wood)
- kíid
- kíidaay
kíidaa
to have O born
kíidaaw
- warfare, feud, raiding
- warriors, war party, raiders
- kíidawáay
kíidaawaa
one's warriors, war party, raiders
kíidaaw gin.gáay
war clothes
kíidaaw tluwáay
war canoe, raiding canoe
kíidaay káahlii
forest
kíidaay náay
tree house
kíidad
to go away mad, leave in a huff (over X)
kíitgaa
to pout, sulk, act stubborn
- kíidga
- kíitgaang
- kíitkgan
- kíitgaayaan
She pouted and pouted until dawn.
kíidgasdla
to get stubborn, pouty, sulky
kíid gílgaay
bracket fungus
kíit gun.gáa
dead tree
- kíid gun.gáa
kíid hlgwáay
spruce tree sapling
kíid hlk'áay
tree branch
kíit hlúu
tree trunk
- kíid hlúu
kíid kadláay
sea lion rookery
- kíid tíidanaay
kíid k'ats'áa
Douglas fir wood
kíidaay káahlii
forest
kíid sk'a'íi
spruce needle
kíiduu
to make war (on X)
- kíiduugang
- kíiduugan
- kíidaawaan
Long ago the people constantly used to make war with one another.
kíihlaa
- bowl
- dish, plate
- tray
- kíihlgaay
- kíihlaay
kíihlaa agán dláanwaay
dishwasher (machine)
kíihlaa da'áaw
standing cupboard, china cabinet
- kíihlaa da'áawaay
kíihlaa dláanwaay
kitchen sink
kíihlaa gisáaw
dishtowel, tea towel
- kíihlaa gisáawaay
kíihlaa kugíinaa
paper plates
kíihlaa k'ún
the edge of a plate
kíihlaa tluwáa
platter
kíisaal
to fast, go without eating
- kíisaalgang
- kíisaalgan
- kíisaalaan
Whe she fasted she got well.
kíisalaay
fasting
kíits'ad
to watch over, take care of, babysit O
kíit'aal
spruce sapling (up to one foot in diameter)
kíit'alaa
to be roomy, spacious, have a large capacity (of containers)
- kíit'ala
- kíit'alaang
- kíit'algan
- kíit'alaayaan
The basket is very roomy.
kíiwaa
to be related to X
kíiya
to find O
ki k'ala
to be sterile, barren, unable to bear children (of female)
kinaa
to be heavy
- kina
- kináang
- kin.gan
- kinaayaan
The lumber is very heavy.
kináng
for oneself
kinda
to make O heavy
kíndaa
to show O1 to O2
- kínda
- kíndaang
- kíntgan
- kíndaayaan
She showed me her mother’s picture.
kinéehl
to become heavy, gain weight
kíng
to see, look at O
- kínggang
- kínggan
- kyáangaan
I see you.
t’álk kíng
to despise
- t’álk kínggang
- t’álk kínggan
- t’álk kyáangaan
Do you despise her?
kin.gahl
to become heavy
kíng k'uhlda
to peek at O
kíng'waa
to look outwards
kínghlaa
to look upward
- kínhlaa
- kínhla
- kínhlaang
- kínhlgan
- kínhlaayaan
She looked upward to me.
kínst'a
to search out, find and gather O (pl); to choose, select, pick out O
kíntl'aa
to come and see O, to visit O
kínts'a
to look in (X)
kíngt'eihl
to look downward
- kínt'eihl
- kínt'eehl
- kíngt'eilgang
- kíngt'eilgan
- kíngt'eilaan
She looked down at me.
kin'ad
to be too heavy, to weigh too much
ku
sea otter
- ku’áay
ku tlúu
canoe for work
kutguwáa
to be pouty
- kudguwáa
- kutguwáagang
- kutguwáagan
- kutguwáagaan
All her children were pouty.
kugíin
- book, newspaper, magazine
- paper, letter, page, written document, license, map, chart
- kugíinaay
kugíin gwáahl
paper bag
- gwáahl kugíin
kugíin k'u chajáangwaay
home-rolled cigarette
kugíin kuyáas
currency
kugíin k'áal
- (empty) envelope
- (empty) paper bag
kugíin náay
- bookstore
- library
kuhláak'waa
walrus
kuhláak'waa ts'áng
ivory
kuhl k'áagaan
carved wooden dish with faces on each end
ku hlk'at'íis
- board fence
- handrail, bannister
kuhl tl'ajuwáay
hairline
kuhlts'áng
dentalium shell
ku kidáaw
sea otter stretching board
Ku Kidáaw
Big Dipper, Ursa Major
kúl
- one's forehead, one's bangs
- slope of a mountain; area above a door; the wooden plaque mounted on the front of a ceremonial headdress; the top edge of a housepit
- hal kúl
kuláng
one's own forehead, one's own bangs
kúlgw
on top of
kúljahl
to become piled up
kúljuu
to lie in a pile, heap, be piled up
kúljuudaa
to be a big pile, heap
- kúljuuda
- kúljuudaang
- kúljuutgan
- kúljuudaayaan
There was a big pile of wood outside.
kúlt'gwaang
jumping beetle
- kúlt'gungaay
kún
hard, forcefully, (not) at all, (not) too much
kunaa
one's spouse's father (father-in-law),
one's spouse's paternal uncle (uncle-in-law),
one's spouse's mother's father (grandfather-in-law),
one's daughter's husband (son-in-law),
one's same-sex-sibling's daughter's husband (nephew-in-law),
one's daughter's daughter's husband (grandson-in-law)
kunáa
to be a spouse's father (father-in-law),
spouse's paternal uncle (uncle-in-law),
spouse's mother's father (grandfather-in-law),
daughter's husband (son-in-law),
same-sex-sibling's daughter's husband (nephew-in-law),
daughter's daughter's husband (grandson-in-law) (to X)
kunaada
to have O as one's spouse's father (father-in-law),
one's spouse's paternal uncle (uncle-in-law),
one's spouse's mother's father (grandfather-in-law),
one's daughter's husband (son-in-law),
one's same-sex-sibling's daughter's husband (nephew-in-law),
one's daughter's daughter's husband (grandson-in-law)
kunaa da'a
to have a spouse's father (father-in-law),
a spouse's paternal uncle (uncle-in-law),
a spouse's mother's father (grandfather-in-law),
a daughter's husband (son-in-law),
a same-sex-sibling's daughter's husband (nephew-in-law),
a daughter's daughter's husband (grandson-in-law)
kunáang
one's own spouse's father (father-in-law),
one's own spouse's paternal uncle (uncle-in-law),
one's own spouse's mother's father (grandfather-in-law),
one's own daughter's husband (son-in-law),
one's own same-sex-sibling's daughter's husband (nephew-in-law),
one's own daughter's daughter's husband (grandson-in-law)
kúndlaan
- for there to be moonlight
- moonlight
- kúndlaan.gang
- kúndlaan.gan
- kúndlaanaan
When it’s moonlight, it’s the best time to troll.
kúng
- month
- moon
- kungáay
kúnggal
the area between one's chin and one's throat,
the area under one's chin;
the ventral part of a salmon below and slightly behind the gills
kúnggalang
the area between one's own chin and one's own throat,
the area under one's own chin
kúng gu dlúu sgaawéehl
half moon
kúng kíiyatl'a'aa
new moon
kúng kugíinaay
calendar
Kúng Kúns
August
kúng k'íisk'w
full moon
kusgadáa
to knife, stab O
ku sgat'as
to caulk O
ku sgat'íisk'w
caulking wedge
ku tlúu
otter-hunting canoe
kúugaa
to have a waterfall (as a river)
kúugaay
waterfall
kúunang
to be crazy
- kúunanggang
- kúunanggan
- kúunaangaan
She says that because she’s crazy.
kúunaang
craziness
gín kúunang
to fool someone
- gín kúunanggang
- gín kúunanggan
- gín kúunaangaan
She fooled me.
kuunáanggaay
place where otters roll around to dry off their fur
kúunaansdla
to become flavorless, bland due to a lack of salt
kúunaaw
to be flavorless, bland due to a lack of salt
kúunaay
rose hip
kúunang
to be crazy, foolish
kúunangalaa
to be crazy
- kúunangalaagang
- kúunangalaagan
- kúunangalaagaan
By the look in her eyes, I knew she was crazy.
kúunanggaang
one's (own) craziness
- kúunanggaay
kúunanggaay
the crazy people
kúunanggahl
to become, go crazy
kuyáa
to be precious, dear, expensive
kuyáadaa
to love O
- kuyáada
- kuyáadaang
- kuyáatgan
- kuyáadaayaan
I love you.
kuyáadiyaay
love
kuyánhl
snowy owl
kwaa
- gallstone
- rock, stone, pebble, boulder
- tombstone
- kwa’áay
kwaa gyáa'angaa
argilite pole
kwaa jadahldáaw
rock chisel
- kwaa jadahlgáaw
kwaa kíihlaa
argilite plate
kwaa kuyáas
- marble (rock)
- tombstone, headstone
kwáan
- many, lots of, a lot of
- to be plentiful, abundant; for there to be a lot
- kwáan.gang
- kwáan.gan
- kwáanaan
I have plenty of wood.
kwaanáa
tufted puffin
kwaanáa kún
puffin beak
kwaa náay
brick or stone house
kwáan.gaay
amount
kwaa s'aláa
argilite
kwaa tl'ahláa
rock hammer
kwaa tl'ahláay
stone sledgehammer
kwaa t'áahlaa
rock anchor
kwaa xidgw k'íiyaangw
base of a tombstone
kwáay
string, rope, cord, line (of rope)
- kwáayaay
kwáay gyuunáangwaay
fishing reel
kwáay kún
end of a piece of a rope or string
kwáay k'ats'áa
cable
kwáay sgagíid
heavy three-strand cord used in net-making
kwáay yaats'áa
steel cable, wire
kwah gigáangw
headscarf
- kwah sk'agáangw
- kwah gigáangwaay
- kwah sk'agáangwaay
kwah gigáng
kerchief
kwahk'ahlda
to nod one's head, bow (once)
kwahk'aláng
to nod one's head, bow repeatedly
kwahsgadáa
to be middle-aged; to be old, elderly
- kwahsgadáagang
- kwahsgadáagan
- kwahsgadáagaan
My grandfather was middle-aged.
kwah sk'agahláay
raised bed of earth for planting potatoes
kwah tíigaa
triangular kerchief (either knitted or crocheted)
kwah tl'agáa
scarf
kwah ts'áanaawaa
- golden-crowned kinglet
- orange-crowned warbler
kwíi
- cloud, sky
kwiigáay
a mass of clouds blowing along
kwiigw jáad
cumulus clouds appearing in pairs
kwíiyaaw
stationary cumulous cloud
kyaa'áa
to compare O, size O up, look O over
- kyaa'a
- kyaa'áang
- kyaagán
- kyaa'áayaan
My mother compared the material.
kyáangeihl
to appear
- kyáangeilgang
- kyáangeilgan
- kyáangeilaan
The boat is appearing.
kyahjúu
to expect someone
- kyahjúugang
- kyahjúugan
- kyahjáawaan
My mother was expecting me.
kyahsdáa
to be tired of looking at
- kyahsdáang
- kyahstgán
- kyahsdáayaan
I was tired of looking at him.
kyahtsgat
to look at
- kyahtsgíidang
- kyahtsgíidan
- kyahtsgadáan
She looked at me.
