above
- ’láa saa
- ’wáa saa
sáa
up
- asáa
sáad Gáanaa
leaves of stonecrop
sáag
up, upwards, upstairs, into the air, into the sky
saagáa
to faint
- saagáagang
- saagáagan
- saagáagaan
He worked until he fainted.
sáagaas
circus
sáa gudáang
highmindedness
sáa gudáng
to be high-minded, snobbish
sáagwaal
lady fern, spiney wood fern
sáa Gid
- to be of high status because of one's accomplishments
- to be proud
sáahlaang
cemetery
- sáahlangaay
sáahlaangaan
all together, in one place
Sáahlaang K'áahlandaas
Eureka Pass
sáahlaang náay
gravehouse, mortuary hut
sáahlang
interment
sáahlang xáad
mortuary column(s)
sáa kíidaawaa
male flower of a spruce tree
sáalaa gudgáng
to act or feel high caste, to live piously
sáaldaan
steaming pit (in which food is cooked)
sáal Gut
coffin, casket
- sáal Gud
- sáal Gudáay
sáalii
rag, diaper, scrap of cloth
- sáaliigaay
sáal káada
to be withdrawn, reserved, backward, awkward
sáal náay
- mortuary hut
- steambath house
sáamiis
a summons
sáana
to relax, sit and rest, take a break
saanáa
for a little while, for a short time
sáanaa náay
living room
sáandlaan
- dawn
- to dawn, for dawn to break
- to V all night until dawn
sáandlaan xusdláa
the end of the world
sáangg
sooty shearwater
sáan hlGats'a
to keep a lookout, keep watch, guard
án sáanjuuda
to rest, relax
- án sáanjuudaang
- án sáanjuutgan
- án sáanjuudaayaan
I’m resting.
sáasaa
saucer
saa sangáang
one's own pride
saa sangáay
one's pride
sáasd
- down, from above, from the air, out of the sky, downstairs
- from above, from upstairs
sáa sgyáalaay
sunset shell
sáasii
- area above
- ’láa sáasii
- ’wáa sáasii
sáa tlagáa gwíi
east, eastward, toward the east
sáa tlagáast
east, from the east
- sáa tlagáasd
sáa tlagáay
- east wind
- Heaven
sáats'
smelt
sáaw
ooligan, candlefish
- sáawaay
sáawang
one's own speech, one's own words
sáaw isdla
to scold, snap at X
sáaw núud
ooligan season
Sáaw Tlagáa
Nass country
Sáa Xaat'áay
the Above People
sáaya
to hunt on water
sáayaa Gudáay
sea-hunter's kit box
sáayaa tluwáay
seal-hunting schooner
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| sablíi |
bread, flour, biscuit, pie crust
- sabalíi
- sablíigaay
- sabalíigaay
sablíi Gaawhldáawaay
kneading pan used for setting bread overnight
sablíi kitl'áawaay
flour scoop
sablíi k'anáa
flour
sablíi k'áal
(empty) flour sack, (empty) flour bag
sablíi náay
bakery
sablíi skid tl'ajuwáa
pan bread, Indian bread
sablíi sku tl'ats'galáa
unleavened bread baked in ashes
- sablíi sku xílgalaa
sablíi tlaawhláawaay
bread mixer
sablíi ts'asláangwaay
dutch oven
sablíi ts'íi súgagaa
flour dumplings with a sugar center
sablíi xi skúnaawaay
flour sifter
sadáa
peaked cap
sa dáaw
the upper edge of a mat that is being woven
sag
snake, grub, caterpillar, worm
sagáang k'áawhlaa
bog laurel, swamp laurel
sagáang sk'agíidaanhliyaay
rafter poles
sagáas
cigar
sagalíid
cigarette
sahgúusd
north
sahgwáa
up north
sahgwíi
north
- sahgwáa
sahl
- after, following
- to steam O (e.g. food)
- to take a steambath
sahlgáang
back, returning
sahlgudáa
- to steam, cook O in a pit; to barbecue O
- sahlguda
- sahlgudáang
- sahlgutgán
- sahlgutdáayaan
I barbecued the salmon.
sahlgudáa náay
steambath house
saj
club, sword
sajáaw xiláay
medicine for making people think one is graceful and good-looking
sajúu
to excel, be outstanding
- sajúugang
- sajúugan
- sajáawaan
She excels when she dances.
sakíit
chief’s hat, sea lion wisker hat
- sakíi’it
- sakíidaay
sakíid
ceremonial headdress
sak'áa
memorial potlatch including the putting up of a grave totem
salab
syrup
salab gyaat'áawaay
syrup pitcher
sáldaa
to borrow O
- sálda
- sáldaang
- sáltgan
- sáldaayaan
I’m borrowing yours.
sáldda
to loan, lend O
sálg
silk
sálgaangaa
steambath
salíi
trace, imprint, track left after something has gone
- gin salíi
salíi aa
in place of, after
salíit
after, following
- salíid
- ’láa salíit
- ’wáa salíit
samáagid
chief
san
also
sán
- gambling stick
- how?
- maple (tree or wood)
sanáagad
a type of potlatch
sanáal jáad
deer fern, spiney wood fern, small plants of sword fern
sándiigaa
week
sándiigaay
the week
Sáng Jagwaa
Sunday
- Sándiigaay
sang
for the sake of
sáng
- air, weather
- day, daytime, period of daylight
- to tell sb. that one will do sth.
- sángaay
sángaa
to forecast the weather
- sángaang
- sángaanggang
- sángaanggan
- sángaangaan
Are you forecasting the weather?
án kíl sangáa
to be offended
- án kíl sangáagang
- án kíl sangáagan
- án kíl sangáagaan
His wife felt offended.
sangáadaa
to commemorate, celebrate O
- sangáada
- sangáadaang
- sangáatgan
- sangáadaayaan
My father gave a party for my grievances.
sángaangw
barometer
sáng’áay
morning
- sáng áay
sangáayaa
to be morning
- sáng áaygaa
sáng áayaan
early in the morning
sangáayeehl
to become morning, for morning to come
sángaj
one's palate
sángajang
one's own palate
sángg
the season from early November to early February, winter, year
sánggaa
to be winter
- sánggaagang
- sánggaagan
- sánggaagaan
Food tastes good in the wintertime.
sánggaat
to be winter now
- sánggaad
sánggaadaay
(the beginning of) winter
sánggaa ts'áanuwaay
winter fire
sánggeihl
to become winter, for winter to come
- sánggeehl
- sánggeilgang
- sánggeilgan
- sánggeilaan
When it becomes winter we will go and visit.
sángg sGíiwaay
winter seaweed (laver)
sáng gudáagw
just in case
Sáng HlGúnahl
Wednesday
sángiij ka'án
velum, soft palate, roof of one's mouth
sangíin
nail, spike
- sangíinaay
sangíin dánst'aawaay
nail puller, wrecking bar
sángiits'aa
to be difficult, hard, challenging
- sángiits'gaa
- sángiits'a
- sángiits'aang
- sángiits'gan
- sángiits'aayaan
My work is difficult.
kíl sángiits'aa
to make difficult verbally
- kíl sángiits'aang
- kíl sángiits'gan
- kíl sángiits'aayaan
Gin ’wáadluwaan hal kíl sángiits'aang.
She makes everything sound difficult.
sáng kéengwaay
barometer, (air temperature) thermometer
Sáng Sdáng
Tuesday
Sáng SGwáansang
Monday
sángs k'áangal
atmosphere, air
Sángs K'áangal SGáanuwaay
the name of the highest power, diety
Sángs SGáanuwaas
Spirit of the Atmosphere
- Sángs Xáanuwaay
Sáng Stánsang
Thursday
- Sáng Tla'únhl
Sáng Tléehl
Friday
sáng xidgw
in the evening
sángya
to be evening, dark out
- sáng xidguláa
sángyaa
evening, night
- sángyaay
sángyaad
to become evening, get dark out
- sáng xidguléehl
sángyaahlgaay
dinner, supper
- sángyaaygaay
sáng yahgw
in the middle of the day
sán Gids dluu
at times, sometimes, from time to time
sanhlgáang
for one's own sake
sanhlgáang gúusaaw
prayer
sánjgad
smell, scent of something
sánjgad 'láa
to smell good
sánjuu
to sniff, to smell
- sánjuugang
- sánjuugan
- sánjaawaan
The dog went around sniffing.
sánsd
since, from
sánsdaa
to be tired of smelling O
sánsdla
to try to V
sánsgad
to catch a whiff, smell of O
sánsgad 'láa
to smell good
sántajaa
- at noon
- to be noon
- sántajaagáay
sántajaa kunáasd
before noon
sántajaa salíit
in the afternoon
- sántajaa salíid
- sántajaagáay salíit
sántajeehl
to become noon, for noon to come
sán tl'aa
why?
sánt'gung
to sniff around
- sánt'gunggang
- sánt'gunggan
- sánt'gwaangaan
The dog was sniffing around.
sánul
sense of smell
sánulang
one's own sense of smell
sánuu
how, somehow
- sán uu
sasáa
- (generic) rattle
- raven rattle
- sasáay
sasáa k'iigáay
harlequin duck
satáw
ooligan grease
- satawáay
sawíit
in the midst of
- ’láa sawíit
- ’wáa sawíit
sa'áan
wild lily-of-the-valley berry
-sd
from
sdáagins
stockings
sdáaguhl
partner! special friend!
sdáaj
laundry starch
sdáajuuda
to be in a huge pile
sdáansaangaa
- eight, 8
- to be eight in number
sdáayaa
to be thin (of material)
- sdáaya
- sdáayaang
- sdáaygan
- sdáayaayaan
The lumber is thin.
sdáaygaay
the side of one's abdomen or waist
sdadgáa
to stamp one's foot
sdagad
for a rainbow to extend
sdagagáa
to kick O repeatedly
sdagál
the part of a dried salmon or halibut next to the tail, including the anal fin
sdagwaanáa
species of storm petrel
sdagwdáng
to kick O, test O by giving it a kick
sda Gasdláa
to kick O open
sda Gatad
to kick O down
sdahláa
to want X
- sdahla
- sdahláang
- sdahlgán
- sdahláayaan
They wanted her berries.
sdahliyáa
to be desirous, covetous
sdajáaw
bail handle on a basket or can, trigger guard
Sdak'án
Stikine, Wrangell
sdak'án xíiwaa
for there to be variable winds with heavy rain
sda k'íidaal
to slowly kick a heavy O along
- sda k'íidaalgang
- sda k'íidaalgan
- sda k'íidaalaan
He kicked along a block of wood.
sda k'íist'aa
to kick O with feet
- sda k'íist'a
- sda k'íist'aang
- sda k'íist'gan
- sda k'íist'aayaan
He kicked the rock out.
sdakwdáng
to kick something
- sdakwdánggang
- sdakwdánggan
- sdakwdáangaan
He kicked the rock.
sdál
slope, cliff
sdaláa
to be steep
- sdangiyáa
sdaláa k'áamt'as
for there to be a very steep cliff
án gín sdaláang
to dare
- án gín sdaláanggang
- án gín sdaláanggan
- án gín sdaláangaan
She dared him.
sdáng
- to be of two minds, undecided
- to be two in number
- to V twice, two times
- two, 2
- sdánggang
- sdánggan
- sdángaan
I have two aunts.
sdángaa
to go two by two
sdángaal
charcoal, coal
- sdángaalaay
sdáng'waan
both
sdasgad
to kick O
- sdagugáa
sdasguda
to kick at O and miss
sda skáawnaangw
soccer ball
sda skáawnang
to play soccer
sdast'aangáa
- one's uvula
- trigger of a firearm, barb on a traditional halibut hook
sdast'aangáang
one's own uvula
sda xadáal
to slowly kick O along, to push small object with feet slowly
- sda xadáalgang
- sda xadáalgan
- sda xadáalaan
He’s pushing the wood with his feet.
sda xúndaal
to slowly kick O along, to kick over a pile of O with feet
- sda xúndaalgang
- sda xúndaalgan
- sda xúndaalaan
He’s kicking over the pile of boxes.
sda'áang
to want somebody to mind their own business, not interfere, not butt in
ts’áng sda'áang
to be jealous
- ts’áng sda'áanggang
- ts’áng sda'áanggan
- ts’áng sda'áangaan
The children are jealous of each other.
sdíihl
to turn back, return, come back
- sdíilgang
- sdíilgan
- sdyáalaan
We are going to return tomorrow.
gín sdíihl
to make to return
- gín sdílgang
- gín sdílgan
- gín sdyáalaan
She made her return to me.
sdíihldaa
to return O, give O back
- sdíihlda
- sdíihldaang
- sdíihltgan
- sdíihldaayaan
Return it to him.
sdíihltl'aa
to return, arrive back
- sdíihltl'aagang
- sdíihltl'aagan
- sdíihltl'aagaan
My mother returned today.
sdíil
steel
sdíimbood
steamboat, steamer
sdiingáa
to be steep
sdláagwaal
spoon
- sdláagulaay
sdláagwaal da'áawaay
bag in which carved spoons are kept
sdláagwaal Ganéelw
large ceremonial spoon
sdláagwaal káadii
basket for storing spoons
sdláagwaal kijuuláangwaay
tool for pressing a steamed horn into a spoon mold
sdláagwaal kíihlgaay
spoon mold
sdláagwaal xasáa
small black spoon made from mountain goat horn
sdláan
one's intestines, guts, bowel
- sdláanaay
sdláanang
one's own intestines, guts, bowel
sdláan k'ándiyaa
braided seal intestines
sdlabjúu
to have a well-groomed appearance, look sharp (of a slim person)
sdlakw
land otter, river otter
- sdlagw
- sdlagwáay
sdlagw kidáawaay
land otter stretching board
sdlagw sk'yáaw
peppermint, root of cow parsnip
Sdlagws Xaat'áay
(the) Land Otter People
sdlagw tliidáangwaay
species of seaweed
Sdlagw Tlúus
The Otter (Hudson's Bay Company steamer from the 19th century)
sdlagw xiláay
Apargidium boreale
Sdlagw 'Láanaa
town of the Land Otter People
sdlúub
sloop
sdúugal
unidentified species of owl
sélaman
sailors
-sga
to almost, nearly V
sgáadii
- a fool, a person with no sense
- a salmon's collarbone
sgaaduwáay
pigeon guillemot
sgaaj
(one's) bald spot
sgaajáa
to be bald
- sgaajáagang
- sgaajáagan
- sgaajáagaan
My grandfather is bald-headed.
sgaajáng
one's own bald spot
sgaajéehl
to go bald, to lose one's hair
sgáat'agaang
steel halibut hook
sgáaw
scow
sgadáanggaa
to be rotten, spoiled (of food)
sgadáanslaa
to become spoiled, rotten, go bad
- sgadáansdla
- sgadáanslaang
- sgadáanshlgan
- sgadáanslaayaan
The fish became rotten.
sgadang
black oyster catcher, sea pigeon
sgatgáa
to whisper
- sgadga
- sgatgáang
- sgatkgán or sgatgagán
- sgatgáayaan
They whispered into each other’s ears.
sgagúud
short-finned pilot whale, fin-back whale
sgagwíid
ratfish
sgahlaláa
to be cross-eyed
- sgahlala
- sgahlaláang
- sgahlalgán
- sgahlaláayaan
Her child is cross-eyed.
sgánsgunaa
to be light brown
sgánsgwaan
dry punky rotten wood or tree
sgánsgwaan
light brown Hudson's Bay trade blanket
sgánsgwaan.gaa
to be light brown
sgánsgwaan tlúu
canoe that is actually a rotten log (used by the Land Otter People)
sgat'áal
tanned skin or hide, leather
- sgat'aláay
sgat'áal k'aayst'áa
rubber
sgat'áal stlíinaay
needle for leather
sgat'aláa
- sth. used to whip with (made of metal)
- to be made of leather
sgáy
sand flea, bedbug
- sgayáay
sgidáangw
drumstick, whip
sgidáng
to spank O, beat O with a stick
- sgidánggang
- sgidánggan
- sgidáangaan
She spanked her children.
sgidgáa
to beat O (as a drum)
sgiGíihlda
to finish chopping O
sgíilang
- one's own navel, bellybutton
- one's own umbilical cord
sgíisg
species of willow
sgi káng'aaw
- to chop chips off of O
- wood chip
- sgi káng'aawaay
sgi k'ut'ahl
to kill O with a stick, to club O to death
- sgi k'ut'álgang
- sgi k'ut'álgan
- sgi k'ut'áalaan
He killed the deer with a club.
sgi k'áa
to chop down O (sg)
sgi k'ándaal
to chop down O (pl) one after another
- sgi k'ándaalgang
- sgi k'ándaalgan
- sgi k'ándaalaan
I chopped down all the trees.
sgi k'íidaal
to paddle O (a canoe)
- sgi k'íidaalgang
- sgi k'íidaalgan
- sgi k'íidaalaan
He paddled the canoe towards me.
sgíl
- one's navel, bellybutton
- one's umbilical cord
- potlatch ring
- watchman on top of a carved pole
- hal sgíl
sgíl dajáng
spruce root hat with one or more potlatch rings
dáng sgílwunang
to drag around a tiny object
- dáng sgílwunanggang
- dáng sgílwunanggan
- dáng sgílwunaangaan
She dragged a tiny dog on the sidewalk.
gíi sgílyaandaal
to walk briskly or fast
- gíi sgílyaandaalgang
- gíi sgílyaandaalgan
- gíi sgílyaandaalaan
She was walking by briskly outside.
sginanáng
to chop X to pieces
sgíndaa
to steer O (a boat)
- sgínda
- sgíndaang
- sgíntgan
- sgíndaayan
nang sgíndaa
skipper
sgíndaaw
- boat wheel
- rudder
- steering paddle
sgíndaaw da k'íiyunangaa
boat wheel
sgíndaaw náay
wheelhouse, pilot house on a boat
sginguláa
to be quick, speedy, fast
- sgingula
- sginguláang
- sgingulgán
- sginguláayaan
My! you are so speedy.
sgisgál
cedar rope, cedar withes
sgi skáajaaw
- baseball
- baseball bat
sgi skáajuu
to play baseball
sgi skáawnaang sk'áangwaay
shinny stick
sgi skáawnaangw
shinny ball
sgi skáawnang
to play hockey, shinny
sgi tl'áangw
shaman's beating board
sgi tl'iist'áa
to split O into shakes
- sgi tl'iist'a
- sgi tl'iist'áang
- sgi tl'iist'gán
- sgi tl'iist'áayaan
He is splitting cedar.
sgit'at
to chop X once, give X a chop
- sgit'ad
- sgit'íidang
- sgit'íidan
- sgit'adáan
sgi 'láadaaw
small, fine adze made of jade
sgún
smell, stench
sgunáay
to be smelly, stinky
sgunáa hlgijáaw
unidentified species of fly
sgún.gwdang
to smell, take a whiff of O
sgúnula
to smell good
sgúnulaaw
perfume
sgusgusgusgúu
call of the skasguyáng
sgúul
school
sgúulgaa
to attend school, be in school
sgúul náay
schoolhouse
sgúunaa
schooner
dáng sguunáng
to pull a person around
- dáng sGaawnáng
- dáng sguunánggang
- dáng sguunánggan
- dáng sguunáangaan
She was pulling her around outside.
sgúusiid
potato
- sgáwsiit
- sgáwsadaay
sgúusiid k'áaduwaay
potato sack
sgúusiid k'áal
(empty) potato sack
sgúusiid náay
cellar
sgúusiid s'áalgaay
soup made from rotten potatoes, ooligan grease and sugar
sgúusiid táawaay
bowl
sgúusiid táwk'aanaay
potato garden
sgúusiid tli'íit'uwaay
garden fork
sgúusiid xál kats'galáa
potato chips
sgúusuu
double-crested cormorant
sguyáandaal
to scoot along
- sguyáandaalgang
- sguyáandaalgan
- sguyáandaalaan
Her grandmother is scooting along.
sgwáang
one's own back
sgwáay
one's back
sgwáay sk'agad
one's backbone, spine
sgwak'ánt'as
to be ebb tide
sgyaadáay
piece of dried fish
sgyáal
cockle
- sgyáalaay
sgyáamsuu
- a figure in the string game
- kestrel, sparrow hawk
sGaa
- relatively long and thin, smooth worm
- spirit, shamanic familiar, shamanic power
sGáa áaniigaay
shaman's paraphernalia
sGaa dli'íit'uu
payment to a shaman
sGáagaa
to be an Indian doctor, shaman
nang sGáagaa
Indian doctor, shaman
sGáagagaay
shamanic ability, shamanic power
sGaa gut'a
to be a crybaby, cry easily
sGáa Gudáay
shaman's paraphernalia box; a box containing paraphernalia for 'secret society' spirit performances
sGáahld
spark
sGáahlts'iid
flicker
sGáahlts'iid t'áa'un
flicker feather
sGáal
bee, paper-making wasp
- sGáalaay
sGáalaak'uu ts'íi
spruce cambium
sGáal cháay
certain sticks used in the stick game
sGáalgaa
to be hidden
sGáalgaada
to keep O hidden
sGáal náay
beehive
sGáaludaa
for there to be sparks flying off a fire; for there to be phosphorescence in the water
sGáaluut
shooting sparks, phosphorescence in ocean
- sGáaluud
- sGáaluudaay
sGáan
- killerwhale, orca
- sacred whistle (voice of a spirit)
- supernatural power, spirit, shamanic familiar
- sGáanaay
- sGā'na (js)
sGáanaang
one's own supernatural power, spirit, shamanic familiar
sGáan dajáng
wooden crest hat in the shape of a killerwhale
sGáan da'áang
a killerhale design, the figure of a killerwhale
sGáan k'ihláa
to die from a lack of water (of singular plant)
sGáan k'ihlgáa
to die from a lack of water (of plural plants)
sGáan k'aláay
killerwhale skin
sGáan k'aldáa
to be promiscuous, flirtatious
sGáan tlagáa
afterworld
sGáan tlagáa xaat'áay
ghosts, people of the afterworld
sGáan ts'ál tl'asdáng
double-finned killer whale
sGáanuug
medicine or power used in sorcery
sGáanuwaa
to be terrifying, awesome; to be a wild beast, supernatural being
- sGáanuwaagang
- sGáanuwaagan
- sGáanuwaagaan
This place is terrifying.
sGáanuwaay
spirit
sGáan xiláa
unknown species of plant
SGáan 'Láanaa
town of the Killerwhale People
sGáa sGalangáay
spirit song
sGáa t'ask'áay
shaman's baton
sGáaw
pay, receipts, proceeds from, price of the sale of something
sGáawahl
a large variety of spring salmon found south of Haida Gwaii
sGáaw gúu
to owe O
sGáay
- a fish's gill cover
- one's lower jaw, mandible
sGáayang
- a fish's own gill cover
- one's own lower jaw, mandible
sGáay Gawíi
to yawn
sGáay k'u'úldangaay
one's jaw joint
sGadáal sGalangáay
dancing-in song, entrance song
dáng sGadáal
to drag rope like object
- dáng sGadáalgang
- dáng sGadáalgan
- dáng sGadáalaan
He dragged the rope around outside.
sGadáalts'aa
to file in, enter one by one
- sGadáalts'a
- sGadáalts'aang
- sGadáalts'gan
- sGadáalts'aayaan
Are you going to file in?
sGadaláay
musical key
sGagayáay
the (act of) (several people) crying
sGahláang
yellow cedar (tree or wood)
- sGahláan
- sGahlangáay
sGahláan giidáay
cambium or inner bark of a yellow cedar tree
sGahliyáay
the (act of) (one person) crying
sGajúudaal
row of weaving, knitting or crocheting
dáng sGak’aa
to pull by strips
- dáng sGak’aang
- dáng sGak’gan
- dáng sGak’aayaan
She’s pulling off strips of cloth.
sGál
to hide O
- sGálgang
- sGálgan
- sGáalaan
We hid all our food.
sGaláang
song
sGaláang Gudáay
phonograph
sGaláang xáwlaa
love song
sGalangáa
be a composer of songs
sGalang xiláay
medicine for skill as a composer
sGán
red snapper
- sGanáay
sGánggw
- a type of psychotic person
- a type patron spirit
sGán k'íi
red snapper (skin) cape
sGanuwáa
to be angry with, hold a grudge against X
- sGanuwáang
- sGanuugán
- sGanuwáayaan
She held a grudge against me until she died.
sGasgat
to hit, strike O (as with an ax, stick)
- sGasgad
- sGasgíidang
- sGasgíidan
- sGasgadáan
Don’t hit my child.
sGask'w
whole, entire (of sGa class objects)
dáng sGast’áa
to pull up stringlike object
- dáng sGast’áang
- dáng sGast’gán
- dáng sGast’áayaan
He pulled a cable out of the ground.
sGats'a
to be mean, bad-tempered, violent, irascible
sGats' dajangáay
war helmet
sGats' gin.gáay
war clothes, fighting gear
sGats' tluwáay
war canoe
sGat'ajáay
feelings
sGat'as gut'áang
to be in a bad mood
sGat'it'éehl
to die down
sGáw
- curved hand blade for scraping hemlock bark
- horse mussel
- sGawáay
gyáa sGáw
to pay (X) for O
- gyáa sGáwgang
- gyáa sGáwgan
- gyáa sGáawaan
She’s paying her.
sGáwdg
in exchange for; past, in the opposite direction from
sGáwganang
to ask for pay
sGáyga
to cry, weep (pl)
sGáyhlaa
to cry, weep (sg)
- sGáyhla
- sGáyhlaang
- sGáyhlgan
- sGáyhlaayaan
Her grandmother is crying.
sGit
to be red
- sGid
- sGíidang
- sGíidan
- sGidáan
The berries are red.
sGidaanáa
ancient murrelet
sGidahldáa
to turn red
- sGidahlda
- sGidahldáang
- sGidahldgán
- sGidahldáayaan
The berries are turning red.
sGidáng Gáangaalaa
salmonberry blossom
sGid chasdáa
for the sky to be pink, to be pink (as the sky during changing weather); for there to be a red flash, flare (as during an explosion)
sGid gándalaa
to be reddish
sGid gijáaw
red Hudson's Bay blanket
sGid k'asdáa
for lightning to flash once
sGidluu
red huckleberry
- sGidluwáay
sGid xáadaal
red osier dogwood
sGíit
- giant red chiton, red gumboot
- red ochre
- sGíid
- sGíidaay
sGi k'ajáang
- for there to be lightning
- for lightning to flash repeatedly
- lightning
- sGi k'ajangáay
sGíl
white-winged scoter
sGinúu
green algae
- sGináaw
- sGinuwáay
sGináawgaa
to be green
- sGinuwáa
sGits'gáal
half-dry salmon
sGits'galáa
to be half-dry
sGíw
black seaweed (laver)
- sGíiwaay
sGíwtgaa
to be stingy
- sGíwdga
- sGíwtgaang
- sGíwtkgan
- sGíwtgaayaan
My aunt is stingy with food.
sGíw núud
seaweed season
sGíw sgit'íit'uwaay
seaweed chopping block
sGíw tl'ángandaa
black seaweed (laver) dried in a flat cake for storage in a box
sGulgúusd
on the right side of
sGulúu
foam, bubbles, froth
- sGuluwáay
sGuluwáa
to be foamy, bubbly, frothy
sGúnaan
only
- sGún
- ’láa sGúnaan
- ahljíi sGúnaan
sGúnggaa
to be milky with herring spawn
sGwáagaan
sockeye salmon
- sGwáaganaay
sGwáagaan Gándlaay
sockeye stream
sGwáagaan kaj
a swallow
SGwáagaan Ñungáas
June
sGwáan
one, other
sGwáanaa
- one's spouse's same-sex sibling's spouse
- to be a spouse's same-sex sibling's spouse (to X)
sGwáanaada
to have O as one's spouse's same-sex sibling's spouse
sGwáanaa da'a
to have a spouse's same-sex sibling's spouse
sGwáanaang
- one's own spouse's same-sex sibling's spouse
- to do sth. constantly, keep on doing sth.
sGwáansang
- one, 1
- to be one in number
- to V once
- s’wáansang
- sGwáansanggang
- sGwáansanggan
- sGwáansaangaan
I have one child.
sGwáansanggaang
by oneself
Shúug Gyaas
March
síi
wide stretch of sea, wide inlet, ocean
síid
the border around a button robe
síidalaa
to be small (pl) (inan)
- síidala
- síidalaang
- síidalgan
- síidalaayaan
The rocks are small.
ts’áng síidalaa
to be fine-toothed, fine stiches
- ts’áng síidalaang
- ts’áng síidalgan
- ts’áng síidalaayaan
Hlk’íitl’anggaay ts’áng síidalaang.
The comb is fine-toothed.
síid sk'agíid
- beams forming the top edge of a stockade
- stick from which a mat is suspended while being woven
síiduu
second-year sea-run coho salmon
síigaay
- Hecate Strait
- ocean, salt water
- síiskw
síig k'yuwáahliyaay
stairway
síiguusd
way out to sea
síin
one's sense of smell
síisguusd
off the ocean
síisgw
on the ocean
síisgwii
way out to sea
síisgwii Gagadáay
horizon
síiyis tlagáay
a stretch of sea
sínggals k'íidaangwaay
drawknife
- sínggals yaats'áay
síyeed
through the air, through above
skáa
small and round
skáadaang
to pick, gather (X (berries))
- skáadaanggang
- skáadaanggan
- skáadaangaan
We all picked berries.
skáadaangw k'áal
berry can
skáadala
to be round (plural)
skáajuu
to be round, voluptuous (singular)
skáajuulaang
to be half-drunk
skáak'adaang
to hiccup repeatedly
- skáak'adaanggang
- skáak'adaanggan
- skáak'adaangaan
Her child kept on having hiccups.
skáak'ahlda
to hiccup once
skáangaandaa
to be completely round
- skáangaalda
- skáangaadaang
- skáangaantgan
- skáangaandaayaan
Kwa’áay skáangaandaang.
The rocks are round.
dáng skáast’aa
- to pull out round object
- xast’aa (plural)
- dáng skáast’aang
- dáng skáast’gan
- dáng skáast’aayaan
He pulled out an egg.
skaláa
to be a sharpshooter
- skala
- skaláang
- skalgán
- skaláayaan
My child is a sharpshooter.
skaláa xiláay
medicine for being a good shot, sharpshooter
skángasdlang
to hum, sing softly
skánts'aals
a lazy person
skánts'al
- siphon of a bivalve
- sucker of an octopus or squid
skánts'alaang
laziness
skánts'alang
to be lazy
skas
to peck O
skasguyáng
a species of bird
skats'kw
hermit crab
- skats'gw
- skats'gwáay
skáy
- screw, bolt
- threaded lid
- whorled univalve shell
- skayáay
skayáaw
screw, bolt
skáy dáng k'uhláalwaay
wrench
- skáy tla tláajgaalwaay
skáy ki k'uhláalwaay
screwdriver
skáynaan
lingcod
skáyts'aangw
knothole
- skáyts'aangwaay
skáy ts'íi
hermit crab
skaywnáng
to be overactive
skidáa
to heat O over a fire, to heat beside fire
- skida
- skidáang
- skitgán
- skidáayaan
I’m heating bread.
Skidegate Xaat'áay
the Skidegate people
skidgaaláng
to take a steambath
skitgasláa
to be activated, making a rustling noise
- skidgasdla
- skitgasláang
- skitgashlgán
- skitgasláayaan
The birds were activated.
skid tl'ajúu
to pan fry O
skíi
steam, mist, fine rain, fine snow
skíidaa
to smoke O (food)
- skíida
- skíidaang
- skíitgan
- skíidaayaan
I’m smoking fish.
skíigaa
to be misty, steamy, smoky
Skíl Jáadaay
Wealth Spirit
skínaa
to wake up (singular)
- skína
- skínaang
- skín.gan
- skínaayaan
My child is waking up.
skináng
to wake up (plural)
- skinánggang
- skinánggan
- skináangaan
My children got up.
skuts
one's bone
- skuj
- hal skuts
skujáng
one's own bone
skuj gyáay
marrow
skuj hlGa tl'úu
warclub with an antler head
skuj káahlii
marrow
skuj kíihlaa
carved dish made from mountain sheep horn
skuj k'a
bone (seal) harpoon point
skuj tl'aawáay
one's pelvis
skuj tl'ajuwáay
- one-half of one's pelvis, one's pelvic bone
- one's shin
- one's shoulder blade
skuj xíihl jagáay
shaman's bone necklace
skúna
to be clean
skúnayaay
cleanliness
skúnda
to keep O clean
skún.gahl
to become clean
skúntl'aa
to kiss O
- skúntl'a
- skúntl'aang
- skúntl'gan
- skúntl'aayaan
Are you going to kiss her?
skusáangw
root (non-tuberous)
skusál
- remains of a stick of devil's club after the bark has been chewed off in a particular way
- supporting frame
skyáanaa
to be awake
- skyáana
- skyáanaang
- skyáana.gan
- skyáanaayaan
I was awake until daylight.
skyáanaa xyáal
a certain medicine for discovering a witch who is causing sickness
skyáanaa 'la'áay
watchman
skyáanaa 'la'áaygaa
to be a watchman
skyúu
- collarbone of a halibut
- one's shoulder
skyúudii
whale shoulder
skyúugad
to take up and put O on one's shoulder
skyúugang
to carry O on one's shoulder
- skyúuganggang
- skyúuganggan
- skyúugaangaan
He was carrying the board.
skyúut'algaangw
suspenders, braces (clothing)
- skyúu t'álgaaw
- skyúu t'álg Gagíit'uwaay
skyúu'at
to carry O on one's upper arm or shoulder
- skyúu'ad
- skyúu'iidang
- skyúu'iidan
- skyúu'adaan
He carried large blocks of wood.
skyuwáng
one's own shoulder
sk'a
cylindrical, cup-shaped
Classifier
sk'áam
- a cross
- starfish, sea star
- sk'áamaay
sk'áam i hlt'ahldaláa
sunflower starfish
- sk'áam stla k'ángii kwáan
sk'áang k'íij
- species of seaweed
- swim bladder of a salmon
sk'áasdangaal
collection of pots and pans (new or old)
gudangáay sk'áawulaa
to feel good, be at peace of mind
- gudangáay sk'áawulaang
- gudangáay sk'áawulgan
- gudangáay sk'áawulaayaan
She was sick but she had peace of mind.
sk'áay
black-footed albatross
sk'ad
- large dish made from a dug-out log, used at feasts for serving sea mammal meat
- young Pacific cod
sk'adgáa
to knock on O
sk'ak
dog salmon, chum salmon
- sk'ag
- sk'agáay
sk'ag cháay
cranberry, lingonberry, twinflower
sk'ag núud
dog salmon season, fall, autumn
sk'ahlgáalw
iron wire on a roll
sk'álaaw
to have diarrhea
- sk'álaawgang
- sk'álaawgan
- sk'álaawaan
When the child was sick she had diarrhea.
sk'alda
to boil
sk'aldasdla
to come to a boil
sk'aldiyáay
the (act of) boiling
sk'álganaay
wooden box used for boiling food with hot stones, cooking box
sk'álj
(one's) wrinkle
sk'áljaa
to be wrinkled
- sk'áljaagang
- sk'áljaagan
- sk'áljaagaan
She’s young but she’s wrinkled.
sk'áljaang
to chew hard food, stiff O (making a crunching noise)
- sk'áljaanggang
- sk'áljaanggan
- sk'áljaangaan
I’m chewing on dry fish.
sk'ál káat'eehl
to boil over
sk'áluj
rough outer bark of a young cedar tree
sk'áluu
diarrhea
sk'amahl
to crack open
sk'ángaandaa
loaf
sk'ángaj
jelly-like cartilage in the heads of fish
sk'ángii
sucker of an octopus or squid
sk'angíid
- leaves of lingonberry or twinflower
- wild lily-of-the-valley (plant or leaf)
sk'ánhlaaw
to plane a board
- sk'ánhlaawgang
- sk'ánhlaawgan
- sk'ánhlaawaan
Did you plane the lumber?
sk'ánhluu
plane (tool)
- sk'ánhlaaw
- sk'ánhláawaay
sk'ánts'al
one's lower back, sacral region, lumbar region
sk'ánts'alang
one's own lower back, sacral region, lumbar region
sk'asgwáay
mast
sk'a skugáa
to peck
sk'ask'w
whole, entire (of cylindrical objects)
sk'atl'áa
to dip O up with a cup
sk'atl'áangw
cup, mug, drinking glass, dipper
- sk'atl'áangwaay
sk'atl'áangw gigwáa
dipper, water ouzel
sk'atl'áangw k'udáa
pitcher
sk'atl'áangw k'áal
an empty cup
sk'atl'áangw k'ún
the rim or brim of a cup
sk'ats'a
to be stiff
sk'ats'áangw
barrel, cask
- sk'ats'áangwaay
sk'ats'áangw gigwáa
water ouzel
sk'ats'gáal
tangled hair of a shaman
sk'ats'gahl
to stiffen up; to have intense pain
- sk'ats'gálgang
- sk'ats'gálgan
- sk'ats'gáalaan
When I hit my finger I was in extreme pain.
sk'ats'gálgaang
squid
sk'at'aláa
to have one's front teeth missing
sk'at'íis
the angles inside the bow and stern of a canoe where the sides join
sk'ayáang
narrow channel, slough, inlet
sk'ayáants'aay
channel
- sk'ayáants'aa
sk'ayúu
robin
sk'a'áangw
basket-like cylindrical fish trap
sk'a'áaw
small cylindrical fish trap
sk'íihl
salal (plant or leaf)
sk'ín
sandpaper
sk'ínggaang
to frown upon, show dislike, distaste for X, to find X disgusting, revolting
- sk'ínggaanggang
- sk'ínggaanggan
- sk'ínggaangaan
She frowned on the food.
sk'isláa
to get full from eating (X) (sg)
- sk'isdla
- sk'isláang
- sk'ishlgán
- sk'isláayaan
When she ate with me, she got full.
án sk'ishldáa
to eat one's fill, make oneself full from eating (X)
- án sk'ishlda
- án sk'ishldáang
- án sk'ishltgán
- án sk'ishldáayaan
When she visited me she ate her fill.
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salalberry
- sk'it'anáay
sk'úuhlgahl
for there to come to be a big crowd
sk'úulaa
- to be gathered in a crowd
- to be crowded
- sk'úula
- sk'úulaang
- sk'úulgan
- sk'úulaayaan
They are crowded at the house.
sk'úulayaay
a crowd
-sk'w
whole, entire
sk'wáagaa
for the tide to be high
sk'waas ján
the high water's edge
sk'wáay
the high tide, high tide line, the incoming tide at shoreline, the beach covered by the incoming tide
sk'wáay kugíinaay
tide table
sk'wáay tláay
tide line, high water mark
sk'wahkánsgad
to be high, all the way up (of tide)
sk'yáaj
one's eyebrow
sk'yáajang
one's own eyebrow
sk'yáaj dáng gadáawaay
tweasers
sk'yáaj Gud
one's temple
sk'yáaw
- one's coccyx, tailbone
- one's tail
- root of sword fern or spiny wood fern, sweet potato
- sk'yáawaay
sk'yáawang
- one's own coccyx, tailbone
- one's own tail
skáan
one's paternal aunt (father's sister)
- hal skáan
- skanáay
- skaníi
skáan git
female’s brother’s child, woman’s nephew or niece
- hal skáan git
skáanaa
to be a paternal aunt (father's sister) (to X)
skáanang
one's own paternal aunt (father's sister)
skáanda
to have O as one's paternal aunt (father's sister)
skáan da'a
to have a paternal aunt (father's sister)
skahl dajáng
helmet (armour)
skahl Gagáa
sailor collar
skál
- front quarter of an animal
- one's shoulder
- hal skál
skaláng
- an animal's own front quarter
- one's own shoulder
skál Gat'agangáay
shoulder blade, scapula
skál ún
the top surface of one's shoulder
skam
trap (of any type, excluding snares)
- skamáay
skamdáa
to trap, set traps
- skamda
- skamdáang
- skamtgán
- skamdáayaan
nang skamdáa
trapper
- skamdáa 'la'áay
skamdáa 'la'áaygaa
to be a trapper
skam jaláa
baited trap (for mink, weasel, marten or bear)
skáw
- figure in the string game
- grouse, ptarmigan, chicken
- horse clam, gaper
- skawáay
skáw íihlangaa
rooster
skáw ki'íi
chicken meat
skáw náay
chicken coop
skihldg
young sablefish, young black cod
skíl
black cod
- skíilaay
skíl gyuwáay
black cod fishing ground
skíl táw
- black cod oil
- flower of a ladyslipper orchid
skíl t'áawal
black cod hook
skud
to strike O with one's fist
skudáa
to punch O
- skuda
- skudáang
- skutgán
- skudáayaan
He punched my child.
skudgáa
to beat O with one's fist
skuGíihlda
to finish kneading O
sku hlGadáal
to push O (sg) along slowly
sku kálwunang
to roll O (kál class), to roll huge objects by pushing
- sku kálwunanggang
- sku kálwunanggan
- sku kálwunaangaan
He was rolling a huge block of wood toward me.
skuk'adáang
- to push O repeatedly
- to row by pushing
sku k'íidaal
to push O (sg) along slowly, to push along large round object
- sku k'íidaalgang
- sku k'íidaalgan
- sku k'íidaalaan
He rolled a large block of wood.
skúl
harbor porpoise
skúl k'ál
rubber
skúl k'ál st'a sk'agáa
rubber boot
skus
to knead O
skusgad
to give O a single push
sku skáadaal
to push, roll O (sg) along slowly
- sku skáadaalgang
- sku skáadaalgan
- sku skáadaalaan
He’s pushing the small block of wood toward me.
sku skáajaaw
ball
- sku skáajuwaa
sku skína
to wake O by pushing, shaking, punching, etc.
- sku skínaang
- sku skín.gan
- sku skínaayaan
She woke me up.
sku sk'aawnáangw
rolling pin
sku sk'aawnáng
to roll O (sk'a class)
- sku sk'aawnánggang
- sku sk'aawnánggan
- sku sk'aawnáangaan
She is rolling the barrel.
sku xadáal
to push O (sg) along slowly
- sku tíidaal
- sku xadáalgang
- sku xadáalgan
- sku xadáalaan
He was pushing a small block of wood.
sku xúndaal
to push over pile of things
- sku xúndaalgang
- sku xúndaalgan
- sku xúndaalaan
She pushed over the pile of boxes.
sk'aa
evergreen needle
sk'áadaa
to be reluctant to share, stingy
- sk'áada
- sk'áadaang
- sk'áatgan
- sk'áadaayaan
My child was reluctant to share.
sk'áangw
stick, wooden rod, pole, staff, peg, splinter
- sk'áangwaay
sk'áangw k'áay
the pointed end of a stick
sk'at
to recognize O
- sk'ad
- sk'áydang
- sk'áydan
- sk'adáan
She recognized me.
sk'adáal
for the time, hour to approach X1, for the time to be nearly X1, for the time to be just after X2
sk'adgáa
to be marked
sk'adgáada
to mark O
sk'adgáaw
- buoy
- sign, mark, marker, badge, uniform or other identifying piece of clothing
sk'ahlang
fish (including cetaceans), sea creatures that swim
sk'ánhlahl
to mix, stir X with a spoon
- sk'ánhlalgang
- sk'ánhlalgan
- sk'ánhlaalaan
I’m mixing the food.
sk'ánjuuhldaa
to stir X once with a spoon, give X a stir
- sk'ánjuuhlda
- sk'ánjuuhldaang
- sk'ánjuuhltgan
- sk'ánjuuhldaayaan
Stir the food.
sk'ánjuulaang
to stir, mix X repeatedly with a spoon
- sk'ánjuulaanggang
- sk'ánjuulaanggan
- sk'ánjuulaangaan
I’m stirring the fish.
sk'asgat
to lock O
- sk'asgad
- sk'asgíidang
- sk'asgíidan
- sk'asgadáan
I locked the door.
sk'asgíit'uu
barrel lock on a door
sk'ast'aa
crevasse, chasm
sk'at'áa
to learn O, to learn
- sk'at'a
- sk'at'áang
- sk'at'gán
- sk'at'áayaan
You folks learn the word.
ún sk'at'áa
to learn a lesson
- ún sk'at'áang
- ún sk'at'gán
- ún sk'at'áayaan
Certainly, I’ve learned a lesson.
sk'at'áa náay
school
sk'at'ada
to teach (about) O1 to O2
sk'at'ajáa
to be locked
sk'at'as
to stir, mix O up; to lock O
sk'at'gáa xiláay
medicine for being quick at learning
sk'áw
salmonberry bush
sk'áwaan
salmonberry
- sk'áwanaay
sk'áwaan gíit'ii
domestic raspberry
sk'áwaan xáng k'áadaawaa
dark or red salmonberry
sk'áw k'úl dláamalaay
unknown species of plant
sk'áw stlíin
salmonberry thorn
sk'íilaa
to be dirty
sk'íilang
one's own grime, dirt, dust, filth
sk'íinaa Gak'áldaangaa
Bonaparte's gull
sk'íiweehl
to grow whiskers, beard
sk'íl
grime, dirt, dust, filth
- hal sk'íl
sk'íl hlk'unáanwaay
feather duster
sk'ín
gull, seagull
- sk'íinaay
sk'inggwáa
at the bow
sk'ín kawáa
granite
Sk'ín 'Láanaa
town of the Gull People
sk'íw
bow of a boat
- sk'íiwaay
sk'íwang
- a sea lion's own whisker
- one's own beard, mustache
- one's own whisker, facial hair
sk'íwang Gahláaw
razor
sk'íwang Gahláaw yaats'áay
razor blade
sk'íwdaangaa
small chiton species with varicolored valves
sk'íwganang
to wail, bemoan in mourning, curse
sk'íwii
- a sea lion's whisker
- one's beard, mustache
- one's whisker, facial hair
- hal sk'íwii
sk'íwii k'ayáang
one's goatee, one's beard that hangs below the chin
sk'íw ínggw k'íihlaanwaay
scarfed-on bow of a canoe
sk'íwjgawaay
the tying up of the mouth (of a bag, etc.)
sk'iw sgat'as
bowstem
sk'iw tl'ajáaw
jibsail
sk'íwt'aang
to quarrel, argue (with X)
- sk'íwt'aanggang
- sk'íwt'aanggan
- sk'íwt'aangaan
She quarreled with me.
sk'ut
one's armpit
- sk'ud
- hal sk'ut
sk'udáng
one's own armpit
án sk'u dlasgat
to embrace, hug X
- án sk'u dlasgad
- án sk'u dlasgíidang
- án sk'u dlasgíidan
- án sk'u dlasgadáan
’Láa hl kinggan dluu díik án hal sk'u dlasgíidan.
When I saw her she hugged me.
sk'u kánsad
to be an ebb tide
sk'ust'áa
vest, waistcoat, bra
- sk'ust'áay
sk'ut'íisdaa
vest
snáalang
one's own scab
snál
(one's) scab
- snaláay
snaláa
to be scabby
snál Gánguj
(one's) small scab
stahda
to fill O
stánsang
four, 4
stánsang
- to be four in number
- to V four times
stáw
small sea urchin
- stawáay
stáwjaaw tluwáay
passenger ship, passenger boat
stáwjuu
to visit, stroll
- stáwjuugang
- stáwjuugan
- stáwjaawaan
He is visiting (or strolling).
stáw k'íina
to be lukewarm
stáw k'íinasdla
to become lukewarm
stáw stlíin
sea urchin spine
stáw tlagáa
a place with lots of sea urchins
stáw xáadaay
sea urchin net
stáw xasáa
giant red/purple sea urchin
stíid
elderberry bush or wood
stíidgaa
labret
stíidgaa k'ámaal
bogeieman
- stíidgaa k'ámaalaay
stíid gun.gáay
rotten elderberry wood
stla
fingerspan
stlaaláng
to have cold hands
- stlaalánggang
- stlaalánggan
- stlaaláangaan
My hands are very cold.
stláandlaanw
- a wash basin
- soap
- stláandlaanwaay
stláang
- a handful
- one's own hand, front paw
stláang damáay
one's own wrist bone bump
stláan gisáaw
hand towel, bath towel
- stláang gisáaw
stláang kaanáng
one's own palm
stláang k'ángaang
one's own finger; a starfish's own arm; a crab's own leg
stláang k'ahtgáa
to clap hands
- stláang k'ahtgáang
- stláang k'ahtgán
- stláang k'ahtgáayaan
They all clapped their hands.
stláang k'íits'aad
one's own wrist joint
stláasal
one's handprint, fingerprint
stláasalang
one's own handprint, fingerprint
stláawal
grip
- hal stláawal
stláawul
one's hand plus wrist, one's clawed forepaw
stláay
one's hand, one's front paw
- hal stláay
stláay damíi
wrist bone
- stláay dam’áay
- hal stláay damíi
Stláay K'ámaalaa
a bogeyman
stláay k'u'úldangaay
one's wrist
stláay k'íits'aad
one's wrist joint
stláay sgwáay
the back of one's hand
Stláay Xálawaay
bogeyman with coal for hands
stladáalsgyaan
dock (plant)
stla damáay
one's wrist bone bump
stlagáa
bracelet
- stlagáay
stla Gut
one's little finger, pinky
- stla Gud
- hal stla Gut
stla Gudáng
one's own little finger, pinky
stla hlk'únk'
glove, mitten
- stla hlk'únk'aay
stlajúu
to point at X (sg subj)
stla kingáang
to play piano
stla kingáangw
piano, organ
stla kún
one's fingertip; a crab's claw
stla kunáng
one's own fingertip; a crab's own claw
stla kún skáajaaw
thimble
stla k'ún
a mammal's claw
stla k'unáng
a mammal's own claw
stla k'wáay
one's thumb
- stla k'wáayaa
- hal stla k'wáay
stla k'wáayang
one's own thumb
stla ka'án
one's palm
- hal stla ka'án
stla k'áalaangw
typewriter
stla k'ángii
one's finger; a starfish's arm; a crab's leg
- hal stla k'ángii
stla k'ángii k'u'úldangaay
one's knuckles
stla k'ángii sk'a kúunaa
one's middle finger
stla k'íist'aa
bulb of rice root, Indian rice
- stla k'íist'gaay
stlán
needle for cloth
- stlíinaay
stlánhlahl
to mix, stir O together with one's fingers
stlán k'usíi
- eye end of a needle
- eye of a needle
stlán k'yúuwaa
three-cornered needle used to sew leather
- sgat’áal stlíinaay
stlán k'áay
the point of a needle
stlánlaa xyáal
medicine for making one good at working with one's hands
stla sk'áamaa
fingerspan
stlask'aaysláng
to rock, roll in a swell (as a boat)
stlasláng
to point at O
stlat'áang
to eat O with one's fingers
stla ún
back of one's hand
stla úunang
the back of one's own hand
stla'áaw
to point at X (pl subj)
stliihluu
(finger) ring
- stliihluwáay
stlíin
one's thorn, spine, quill
stlúuts'aadaangaa
woodpecker
stl'áamaalaa
evergreen needle
stl'áan
one's left hand
stl'áanaa
to be left-handed
- stl'áanaagang
- stl'áanaagan
- stl'áanaagaan
Díi git stl’aanaagang.
My child is left-handed.
stl'áan.guusd
on the left side, left-handed
stl'áanjaaw
toilet paper
- stl'áanjaawaay
stl'áanjuu
to wipe O's bottom
stl'áas k'ámaal
cone from an evergreen or alder
stl'áas k'ámaal xaat'áay
"little people"
stl'adsgad
to lose one's grip
án kíl stl'agáng
to make up verbally, to apologize
- án kíl stl'agánggang
- án kíl stl'agánggan
- án kíl stl'agáangaan
She tried to make up to me.
stl'a gudíis
thimbleberry
- stl'a gudajáay
stl'a Gugáalw
flashlight
- stl'a Gugáalwaay
stl'ajáaw
a small wooden float used with a halibut hook
stl'a kingáang
to make music using one's fingertips (as when plucking or strumming a guitar)
stl'a kingáangw
guitar, banjo, any string instrument played by plucking
stl'ak'áak'aanaa
stickleback
stl'a k’ún
- one's fingernail
- the hand(s) of a clock or watch
- stlakún
- hal stl'a k’ún
stlakún skáajaaw
thimble
stl'a k'unáng
one's own fingernail
Stl'a K'ún Xáalaay
Arousal Spirit
stl'ak'uyáay
one's part (in hair)
stl'akam
butterfly, moth
stl'a k'íit'ajaay
the buttoning
stl'a k'íit'as
to button up O (clothing)
stl'áng
the back or bottom of something
stl'áng dáaw
the bottom edge of a basket that is being woven
stl'ang Gat'íis
saucer; wooden disk supporting a hat or basket that's being woven
stl'áng sk'aawáay
keel
stl'ánhlaal
mixture of boiled salalberries and fresh Maianthemum berries
stl'a skáawnaangw
marble (toy)
stl'a skáawnang
to play marbles
stl'a tl'agáa
woolen cuff
stl'awúl
- hal stl’awúl
stl'iit
to pinch O
- stl'iid
- stl'iyíidang
- stl'iyíidan
- stl'iidáan
Díi hal st’iyíidan.
She pinched me.
stl'i'ílt'gwaang
mosquito, no-see-um, deer fly
- stl'i'ílt'gungaay
stl'i'ílt'gwaang hlgáamdalaa
mosquitoes
- stl'i'ílt'gwaang hlkáamdalaa
stl'i'ílt'gwaang hlkáamdalaas
daddy-longlegs spider
stl'i'ílt'gwaang síidalaa
no-see-ums
stl'i'ílt'gwaang stl'a kún Gad hlgadaláa
species of mosquito the ends of whose legs are white
stl'uuj
shaft of an arrow; stem plus core of certain berries (thimbleberries, salmonberries, strawberries)
stl'uuláng
one's own anus
stl'uuláng chaadiyáay
one's own buttocks
stl'uuláng chiingáay
one of one's own buttocks
stl'uwúl
- one's anus
- the remains of a potato after the eyes are cut out
stl'uwúl chaadiyáay
one's buttocks
stl'uwúl chiingáay
one of one's buttocks
st'a
- a fish's tail
- a foot (measurement)
st'áat xildáaw
sock, stocking
- st'áad xildáaw
- st'áat xildáawaay
st'aagáa
to be full
st'aaláng
to have cold feet
- st'aalánggang
- st'aalánggan
- st'aaláangaan
When I was playing I had cold feet.
st'áang
- one's own foot
- one's own foot (of a cockle)
- one's own hoof
- one's own paw, one's own back paw (of a bear), one's own hind flipper (of a seal or sea lion)
- one's own tail (of a fish)
st'áang damáay
one's own ankle bone bump
st'áang kaanáng
the sole of one's own foot
st'áang k'ángaang
one's own toe
st'áang sk'a kúunagaay
one's own big toe
st'áang t'a gisáawaay
doormat
st'áasal
one's footprint, track
- hal st'áasal
st'áasalang
one's own footprint, tracks
st'áawul
the endurance or agility of one's feet
st'áawulang
the endurance or agility of one's own feet
st'áay
- foot (of a cockle)
- one's foot
- one's hoof
- one's paw; one's back paw (of a bear), one's hind flipper (of seal or sea lion)
- tail of a fish
- hal st'áay
st'áay damíi
ankle bone
- st'áay dam’áay
st'áay Gadg
halibut tail
st'áay k'u'úldangaay
one's ankle joint
st'áay sk'a kúunagaay
one's big toe
st'áay t'amál
one's ankle
st'a damáay
one's ankle bone bump
st'agáa
anklet
st'agat
to warn, caution, reprimand (X), tell (X) not to do something
- st'agad
- st'agíidang
- st'agíidan
- st'agadáan
Reprimand your children once in a while.
st'a Gud
one's little toe
st'a Gudáng
one's own little toe
st'a Gunáan
barefoot
st'ah
to be full, filled
- st'ahgáng
- st’ahgán
- st’ahgáan
My bucket is filled with berries.
st'ahdáa
to fill O up
- st'ahda
- st'ahdáang
- st'ahdgán
- st'ahdáayaan
You fill the bucket.
st'a hlk'únk'
moccasin
- st'a hlk'únk'aay
st'a hlk'únk' úngkwsii
mocassin top
- st'a hlk'únk' íngkwsii
st'akánhlahl
to kick O
st'a kunáng
one's own toetip
st'a kún
- one's toetip
- a bird's claw or talon, a deer's hoof
- one's toenail
st'a k'unáng
- bird's own claw or talon, deer's own hoof
- one's own toenail
st'a k'usáang
heel of one's own foot or shoe
st'a k'usíi
heel of one's foot or shoe
- hal st'a k'usíi
st'a k'wáay
ankle
st'a k'wáayaa
big toe
st'a k'wáayang
- one's own ankle
- one's own big toe
st'a ka'án
sole of one's foot
- hal st'a ka'án
st'a ka'án sgast'áay
instep
st'a k'ángii
one's toe
- hal st'a k'ángii
st'a k'ángii sk'a kúunaa
one's big toe
st'a k'ats'
black brant
st'a k'íigad
foot (of measurement)
st'aláa
- figure in the string game
- slug, snail
- st'aláaw
- st'alaawáay
st'álaa táa
unidentified species of hawk
st'án
soft wet mass
st'áng k'aad
(whole) ankle
st'asdángguslaa
to go numb from lack of circulation (as a hand or foot); to have pins and needles, tingling sensation due to renewed circulation
- st'asdánggusdla
- st'asdángguslaang
- st'asdánggushlgan
- st'asdángguslaayaan
While I was sitting I got a tingling in my feet.
st'a skas
to trip, stumble
- st'a skáyjang
- st'a skáyjan
- st'a skajáan
She tripped outside.
st'a sk'agáa
shoe, boot
- st'a sk'agáay
st'a sk'agáa dánts'iit'uwaay
shoelace
st'a sk'agáa duwúl stl'a k'íit'ajaa
button shoe
st'a sk'agáa guuláangwaay dánts'iit'uwaay
buttonhook
st'a sk'agáa jándaa
boots
st'a sk'agáa jáng
boot (sg)
st'a sk'agáa k'udláanwaay
shoe polish
st'a sk'agáa ka'án
sole of a shoe
st'a sk'agáa ka'án sangíinaay
tack
st'a sk'agáa k'áajaa
rubber boot
st'a sk'agáa tíilaa
hipboots, hip waders
st'a sk'agáa tla xahldáawaay
shoe polish
st'ask'ún
osprey
st'ast'aangáa
palate
- hal st'ast'aangáa
st'a ún
the top of one's foot, one's instep
- hal st'a ún
st'a úunang
the top of one's own foot, one's own instep
st'áw
- saw-whet owl
- witch
st'awáa
to be a witch
nang st'awáa
witch
st'áwdaa
to bewitch, put a spell on O
- st'áwda
- st'áwdaang
- st'áwtgan
- st'áwdaayaan
He was witched.
st'áw dajáangaa
mushroom, toadstool
st'áwdalaang
long red worms found on the beach
st'áw Gáanaa
watermelon berries
st'áws xaat'áay
(the) witches
st'áw t'ál tl'uugwáang
starry flounder
st'i
- to be sad
- to be sick, ill
kats áa st'i
to have a headache
- kats st'i
- kats áa st'igáng
- kats áa st'igán
- kats áa st'igáan
Do you have a headache?
kíl st'i
to offend
- kíl st'igáng
- kíl st'igán
- kíl st'igáan
When I saw her, she surely offended me.
st'idáa
- to let O be sick
- to reprimand, forbid, tell O not to do sth.
- st'ida
- st'idáang
- st'itgán
- st'idáayaan
She is reprimanding her children.
st'igagáa
to be sickly
st'igahl
to get sick, fall ill
st'íi
sickness, illness, disease
- st'íigaay
st'íi aa tla'áandaa 'la'áay
nurse
st'íi aa tla'áandaa 'la'áaygaa
to be a nurse
st'íi daGangáa
venereal disease
st'íigang
to be jealous
- st'íiganggang
- st'íiganggan
- st'íigaangaan
We’re all jealous of her.
st'íi kéengwaay
(medical) thermometer
st'íi kéeng 'la'áay
doctor
st'íi kéeng 'la'áaygaa
to be a doctor
st'íi náay
hospital
st'uwúl k'áas
boiled wild currants thickened with salmon eggs
súgaa
sugar
súgaa sGid
brown sugar
súgaa táawaay
sugar bowl
súgaa ts'a skáayt'uwaay
sugar tongs
súljuus gyaa náay
barracks
súljuus xaat'áay
soldiers
súu
- lake, pond, pool, puddle, body of water
- to speak, to say O
- suwáay
- súugang
- súugan
- sáawa
When he said that he made a mistake.
gúust súu
to speak for someone
- gúust súugang
- gúust súugan
- gúust sáawaan
When he lost the case I spoke up for him.
xánhlaa súu
to speak against
- xánhlaa súugang
- xánhlaa súugan
- xánhlaa sáawaan
I spoke against her.
kíl súu dluunáng
to question intensively
- kíl súu dluunánggang
- kíl súu dluunánggan
- kíl súu dluunáangaan
She questioned me intensively.
súub
soup
súub dagáalwaay
soup ladle
súub kíihlaa
soup bowl
súub sk'atl'áangwaay
soup ladle
súub táawaay
soup bowl
suut
among
- suud
- ’láa suut
- ’wáa suut
súut
scar
- súud
- súudaay
súudaa
- to say, tell, mention O
- súuda
- súudaang
- súutgan
- súudaayaan
That is what she said to her.
súudang
one's own scar
súud gut'áang
to say the wrong thing
súud hlgitl'a
to speak harshly, make insulting remarks to O
súud'aa
to have a scar
súujaadaa
to talk
súu káahlii
lake basin
suwáang
sling
suwíid
around among, in the midst of, with
swédaa
sweater
s'áahlaang
sleet
s'áay
red-breasted merganser
s'ál
filth
s'álaa
to be mushy (of berries)
s'ám
floating snow
s'ánjuwaa
to not care to eat
s'íibaa
tissue protruding from a wound
s'íibaa
to have a finger abcess
s'íinaang
sandlance, needlefish
s'úuluud
red crossbill
