TL: Haida - English

tláa
a place ashore of something

tlaadáa
to be an aide, assistant, helper to O

tlaadíi
to divide O up (into approximately equal parts)
  • tlaadíigang
  • tlaadíigan
  • tlaadíigaan
Dáalaay gut gaat hal tlaadíigan.
He divided the money in half.

tláag
clock

tláagaa
to not touch O

tláagaang
to do something first

tláaguud
after, according to; each time

tláaguusd
on the side of

tláagw
ashore of

tláahl
- ten, 10
- to be ten in number
- to V ten times

tlaahla
to make, fix, build O

tláahlahl
to do something with O

tlaahlgáaw
hand drill, gimlet, brace (tool)

tláahl sgwáansang gúu
- nine, 9
- to be nine in number
- to V nine times

tláahl 'wáag hlgúnahl
- thirteen, 13
- to be thirteen in number
- to V thirteen times

tláahl 'wáag tláahl sgwáansang gúu
- nineteen, 19
- to be nineteen in number
- to V nineteen times

tláahl 'wáag tla'únhl
- sixteen, 16
- to be sixteen in number
- to V sixteen times

tláaj
knot in wood

tláajuu
one's manual ability

tláal
one's husband
  • hal tláal

tláalaa
to be a husband (to X)

tláalaay hlgúnahl
- thirty, 30
- to be thirty in number
- to V thirty times

tláalaay jagwaa
- seventy, 70
- to be seventy in number
- to V seventy times

tláalaay sdáansaangaa
- eighty, 80
- to be eighty in number
- to V eighty times

tláalaay sdáng
- to be twenty in number
- to V twenty times
- twenty, 20

tláalaay sdáng 'wáag hlgúnahl
twenty-three, 23

tláalaay sdáng 'wáag sdáng
twenty-two, 22

tláalaay sgwáansang
ten, 10

tláalaay stánsang
forty, 40

tláalang
one's own husband

tláalda
to have O as one's husband

tláal da'a
to have a husband

tláal xáldangaay
slave husband

tláan
no more, that's all; stop, finish

tláang
one's own hands, handiwork

tláan géelgaay
the last one(s) of something, the last of something

tláas
- one's limb
- tree limb, branch

tláasal
one's handiwork

tláasalang
one's own handiwork

tláas k'úl
knot at the base of a tree limb

tláats'gaa
- to be brave, determined, courageous, strong-minded
- to be strong, firm, durable
  • tláats'gaagang
  • tláats'gaagan
  • tláats'gaagaan
K’yuwáay díinaa tláats’gaagang.
My door is strongly fastened.

tláats'gaada
to make, keep O strong, firm, durable

tláats'geehl
to become stronger, more durable, sturdier

tláawaa
club, weapon

tláawaa áaniigaay
fighting gear, kit of weapons

tlaawhláa
to make, build, fix, repair O (out of, from X)
  • tlaawhla
  • tlaahláa
  • tlaawhláang
  • tlaawhlgán
  • tlaawhláayaan
Na gáwtlaa t’aláng tlaawhláang.
We’re making a new house.

tláawhla
to dress up

tlaawhlägáay
the building, fixing, repairing

tlaawhlgáa
to be made, fixed, built (in some way)

tlaawhliyáa
to have been made, fixed, built (in some way)

tláawul
one's grip, grasp
  • hal tláawul

tláay
one's hands, handiwork

tlaayd
to help X

tlaaysláng
for one's hands to be busy working on O

tlaa'áa
to move, transport things

tladán
harbor seal pup

tladlúu
long ago

tladlúu gin.gáay
antique, artifact, relic

tladlúu gyáay
last year's deer tallow

tladlúu hlk'idgáay
old-fashioned dress

tladlúu xaat'áay
ancient people

tlag
- halibut jig
- place, area, village, region, land, territory, country, ground
- weasel, ermine

tlagáa
one's place, area, region, land, territory, country

tlagáay
to get hurt, injured, damaged
  • tlagáaygang
  • tlagáaygan
  • tlagáayaan
Hal git tlagáayaan.
Her child got hurt.

tlagáay chaagáay
the shallows

Tlagadáad Xaat'áay
Prairie people

tlagáng
to vomit, throw up
  • tlagánggang
  • tlagánggan
  • tlagáangaan
Díi git tlagánggang.
My child is vomitting.

tlagánhlaa
campsite

tlagánhlaang tlagáay
a place in the bush

tla gánt'iisgw
pot holder

tlagdáng
to make X look nice

tlag dáng skúnaawaay
rake

tlagg níijangaay
map, chart

tlag galáay
blue mussels attached to gravel

tlag gálts'aalwaay
harrow

tlag híldangs
earthquake

tlag hlk'íitl'anggaay
rake

tlag íi gálnanaangwaay
harrow, plow

tlagiyáa
to be hurt, damaged
  • tlagiyáagang
  • tlagiyáagan
  • tlagiyáagaan
Kíihlgaay tlagiyáa gujúugang.
All the dishes are damaged.

tlag kúnsdlaawaay
bulldozer, road grader

tlag k'wíidaa 'la'áay
surveyor

tlag k'wíidaa 'la'áaygaa
to be surveyor

tlag kéengwaay
binoculars, telescope

tlag kéengwaay
boat compass

tlag k'wáandaawaay
blasting powder, dynamite

tlag t'isdgáansii
the mainland

tla guhljáaw
thumb protector for an archer

tlakw
no matter what, in any way, whatever, how ever, simply, just
  • tlagw
  • tlagún
  • tlakw hán

tlagwáad
along the beach, coast, shore

tlakwdáng
to feel, test O out with one's hands
  • tlagwdáng
  • tlakwdánggang
  • tlakwdánggan
  • tlakwdáangaan
Díi dawúl st’is hal tlakwdánggan.
She felt the pain on my side with her hand.

tlagwdángs gw
it's a wonder

tlagwhan
in some way, in any way, in different ways

tlagwíi
away (from here)

tlagwíisd
away from

tlagwsíi
one's distant clan relative

tlagwsiyáng
one's own distant clanmate (sg)

tlagw tlagáay
anywhere, anyplace, wherever

tla gyáa'a
to make O (sg) stand up, raise O (sg) (e.g. totem pole)

tla gya'áansdla
to make O (pl) stand up, raise O (pl) (e.g. totem poles)

tlag'áang
one's own place, area, region, land, territory, country

tla gasdláaw
tool box, storage box

tla gat'as
to make O peaceful

tla gawk'aláa
to start O (fire)

tla gid
to cause O to be (thus), make O (thus)

tla gíihl
- to cause O to be all gone, deplete O
- to cause O to become so, change O to be so

tla gíihlda
to finish, complete O. get O done

tlagíihlda
to get ready, prepare oneself

tla gíihldiyaa
to have been finished, completed, gotten done

tla gíihlgii
to get O ready, complete, finish O up

tla guhlahldáaw
bluing

tla híiluu
to use up, deplete, waste O
  • tla híiluugang
  • tla híiluugan
  • tla híilaawaan
Áajii sablíigaay hal tlahíilaawaan.
She used up the flour.

tlahla
to put on X (gloves) (sg subj), to put one's hands in X (sg subj)

tla hlgat'as
to keep the peace, to keep peaceful
  • tla hlgat'íijang
  • tla hlgat'íijan
  • tla hlgat'ajáan
Gin tl’ kíl gúusuwaagan dluu ’wáa aa hal tla hlgat'íijan.
When there was a dispute, she kept the peace.

tla hlk'án
to tangle O up, get O tangled up
  • tla hlk'án.gang
  • tla hlk'án.gan
  • tla hlk'áanaan
Hl taxáygan dluu wuláay hl tlahlk’án.gan.
When I was knitting I tangled up the yarn.

tla hltana
to make O soft, to soften O, to fluff O

tla í'waan
to expand, add on to O, make O bigger

tla í'waanihl
to expand, add on to O, make O bigger

Tlajáng
Bella Bella, the mainland coast south of Tsimshian territory

tlajúu
to V in a certain way

tlajuuhlda
- to change direction (said of wind)
- to change, exchange O

tlak
land, place; weasel, ermine
  • tlagáay

tlak'áal
shelter, sheltered spot

tlak híldangs
earthquake

tlak k’atl’eihl
landslide

tlak'áalda
to shelter O

tla k'ajáaw
stereo, record player, gramophone

tla k'ajáaw gángandaay
record, LP

tla k'ajúu
to play O [phonograph, record player]

tlak'aláa
- sheltered place
- to be shelter

tlak'aláang
the shelter of a tree

tla k'idlán
to crack, split open O (pl) with one's hands

tla k'ihl
to extinguish, put out a fire

tla k'íinasdla
to warm, heat O up

tla k'íinasdliyaa
to have been heated, warmed up

tla k'inánga
to warm O up

tla k'inangáa
to have been warmed, heated up

tla k'it'a
to crack, split open O (sg) with one's hands

tlak'wáanaan
any old way

tla káasasdla
to make O wider, expand O (an opening in something)

tla kagán
to lose, drop O after catching it
  • tla kagán.gang
  • tla kagán.gan
  • tla kagáanaan
Chíinaay hal tla kagáanaan.
He lost his fish after catching it.

tla kahláaw
baking powder

tla kíyaa
to start, discover, learn how to do O
  • tla kíiya
  • tla kíyaang
  • tla kíigan
  • tla kíyaayaan
Tatl’íigaay hal tlakíyaang.
She is starting to sew.

tlak’íyaa
to amuse
  • tlak’íyaang
  • tlak’íigan
  • tlak’íyaayaan
Git’aláng hl tlak’íyaang.
I’m amusing my children.

tla kúljahl
to pile O up

tla kwáan
to get a lot of O

tla k'áat'aa
to let go of O (from one's hands)

tla k'áaw
to sit O down, seat O

tla k'at'úugaa
to explode O, fire O, set O off (explosives)

tla k'íiya
to amuse, entertain, take care of O (as children)

tla k'udwahldáaw
pliers

tlaláang
to put on X (gloves) (pl subj), to put one's hands in X (pl subj)

tlamat
crossbrace or thwart in a canoe, seat in a rowboat or canoe
  • tlamad
  • tlamadáay

tla náang
to play with, fool with, waste O

tla nats'áa
to make O healthy, improve O's health

tlangáats'aa
to weld, solder O

tláng ánts'a
to do away with O

tláng galáang náay
kitchen

tláng galáng
to cook, bake O

tláng galánsdla
to cook, become cooked; to bake, become baked

tlánjuulaang
to rub X

tlánsguhl
to put O away, store O away
  • tlánsgulgang
  • tlánsgulgan
  • tlánsgwaalaan
Gya’andaawaay gut íik hal tlánsgulgang.
She is putting the cloths away in a box.

tlasadáangw
container of water used to keep hands wet while weaving

tla sángiits'a
to make O hard, difficult

tlasdáa
to quit

tlasgad
to touch, feel X

tlasgudáa
to make a mistake with O
  • tlasguda
  • tlasgudáang
  • tlasgutgán
  • tlasgudáayaan
Xyáalaay hal tlasgutgán.
She made a mistake in the dance.

gám ’láa tlasgwáan.gaa’ang
be messed up, mixed up, out of order
  • tlasgwáan.gaa
  • gám ’láa tlasgwáan.gaa’anggang
  • gám ’láa tlasgwáan.gaa’anggan
  • gám ’láa tlasgwáan.gaa’aangaan
Gám hal náas ’láa tlasgwáan.gaa’anggang.
Her home is all messed up.

tla skína
to wake O up (physically)

tla skúnaa
to clean O, to make clean
  • tla skúna
  • tla skúnaang
  • tla skún.gan
  • tla skúnaayaan
Náay gadúusii áangaa hal tlaskúnaang.
She’s cleaning around her house.

tla skúnayaay
a/the job of cleaning

tla skún.gahl
to clean O

tlask'udáaw
mat cover for a canoe

tla sk'úuhlgaalw
putty

tlask'wíit'uu
plug

tlasnúud
just now

tlatl'áa
to touch O

tlats'áa
to plant O (seeds)
  • tlats'áang
  • tlats’gán
  • tlats'áayaan
Ts’ats’ hal tlats’áang.
She’s planting carrots.

tla ts'ángwuhldaa
to squirt O
  • tla ts'ángwuhldang

tlat'áa
to put off, postpone, delay O; to slacken, loosen O
  • tlat'a
  • tlat'áang
  • tlat'gán
  • tlat'áayaan
Háw háns xánjuwaay hal tlat’áang.
She’s putting off leaving again.

tlat'ad
to take O apart, disassemble O

tlat'as
to be ominous
  • tlat'íijang
  • tlat'íijan
  • tlat'ajáan
Tlakw hal ’wáagan, ’láak tlat’íijan.
What she did was ominous.

tlat'a'áaw
mountain
  • tlat'awáay

tlat'uhl
to put O away, store O away

tlat'uu
compound point of a salmon harpoon

tlawuhldáa
to grasp O

tlawuláa
for one's hand to be closed, in a fist; to grasp, grip O in one's hand or fist
  • tlawula
  • tlawuláang
  • tlawulgán
  • tlawuláayaan
Dáalaay t’áahl hal tlawulgán.
She grasped the money in her fist.

tla xahlda
to shine, polish O up
  • tla xahldáang
  • tla xahltgán
  • tla xahldáayaan
Gatáawaay t’aláng tlaxahldáang.
We are shining the silverware.

tla xahldáaw
file (tool)
  • tla xahldáawaay

tla xahldáaw
metal polish

tla xílgahl
to dry O

tla xahláa
to startle O
  • tla xahla
  • tla xahláang
  • tla xahlgán
  • tla xahláayaan
Hl k’áwgan daan, díi hal tla xahlgán.
While I was sitting she startled me.

tla xáng ángk'a
to put makeup on, primp up, gussy up

tla xíinaasdlaa
to revive O

tla xusdáa
to break O

tla yahdáa
to do O right

tla'áa
- a long time
- to take O as baggage

tla'áanda
to care for, take care of, look after, tend to X

tla'áaw
baggage, cargo, freight, possessions
  • tla'áawaay

tla'áaw káagaay
truck

tla'áaw tluwáay
freighter (boat)

tla'án tl'aad
no wonder

tla 'láa
to make O good, improve O
  • tla 'láagang
  • tla 'láagan
  • tla 'láagaan
Náay káahlii hl tla’láagang.
I’m making the inside of the house look good.

tla'uhldáa
to make a fist, to clench and open one's hand

tla'úldang
to make a fist repeatedly, to clench and open one's hand repeatedly

tla'úng
to mash, crush O with one's hands (as berries)
  • tla'únggang
  • tla'únggan
  • tla'waangaan
Úu! ’láagwaa gáanaay tla’wáangaan.
My! She mashed up the berries!

tla'únhl
six

tléihl
five

tlíi
surely, certainly, definitely, so very, how, quite, quite a bit

tliid
to harvest O

tliigáandanaay
trapline

tlíijiidaan
anywhere, everywhere, all over the place

tlíijiisd
from somewhere

tlíisluwaan
someday, one of these days, sometime in the future, finally, in the end
  • tlíisdluwaan

tlíitl'aa
to bring O (by boat) i.e. goods
  • tlíitl'aagang
  • tlíitl'aagan
  • tlíitl'aagaan
Táaw kwáan hal tlíitl'aagan.
He brought a lot of food.

tlíits'aan
somewhere, anywhere, wherever

tlíits'guusd
quickly, fast, so soon

tlíiyaan
finally, after a long time

tlúu
boat, ship, canoe
  • tluwáay

tlúu gwaa gin hlga'áaws
kicker, outboard motor

tlúu gya'áangw
sails
  • tlúu gya'áangwaay

tlúu in
dugout canoe

tlúu isdáal
to paddle, row, go by canoe (pl)

tlúu k'únk'unaa
canoe with a high, scarfed-on bow and stern

tlúu k'únts'aagaa
reinforcement on a canoe made by lashing a pole on with cedar bark

tlúu káa
to paddle, row, go by canoe (sg)

tlúu káayd
to leave by canoe, to row, paddle away

tlúu káa'ung
to row, canoe around

tlúu kagáan
canoe song, paddling song

tlúu k'áal
an empty canoe

tlúu k'iihlán.giyaa
canoe with a high, scarfed-on bow and stern

tlúu sangíinaay
boat nail

tlúusgalaay
bun (of hair)

tlúu sk'at'íis kist'áawaay
a long-handled knife used in canoe making

tlúu ts'ée'ii
the crew of a boat or canoe

tlúu t'áang
stern of a boat

tlúu ún
deck of a boat
  • tluwáay únsii

tluu'úng
to crawl around
  • tluu'únggang
  • tluu'únggan
  • tluu'wáangaan
Hal tluu’úng gíiganggang.
He is always crawling.

tluwáa
to crawl

tluwáay hlúu
hull (of boat, canoe)

ku tlúu
canoe (for work)