in line with, in a straight line towards
yáada
to have O as one's parent
yáa da'a
to have a parent
yáahl
raven
- xuuya
- xuuyei
- yáalaay
yáahl dajáangaa
species of limpet, periwinkle
- yáahl dajáangaay
yáahl guláay
seabeach sandwort
yáahl gáanaa
fruit of black twinberry
yáahlðaalaa
chatterbox
yáahl tluwáay káahlii
dried peas; beach peas
- yáahl tluwáa káahlii
yáahl tluwáay
pea pod, sea pea pod, giant vetch pod
yáahl t'áa
species of chiton
yaa k'ijúu
to be straight (of hair)
yáalaa
to be Raven
yáalaang
yellow cedar bark cape
yáalang
parents
- hal yáalang
yáan
- cloud, cloud mass, cloud cover
- sky
- yarn
- yáanaay
yáanaa
for the sky to be cloudy
yáanaang
fog, clouds
yáanaay chíihluu
the cloud cover
yáan ka'án
the sky
- yáanaay ka'án
yáanangaa
for it to be foggy, cloudy
yáanggwhlaan
- get up!
- upright, straight up
yáangk'yaan
really, truthfully
yáangw
a rope tied around a box, basket or barrel to keep the lid on
yáanii k'agwáa
- a bogeywoman
- a figure in the string game
yáan tlats'áa
for clouds to gather
yáanuu
sea cucumber
- yáanuwaay
Yáats' Xaat'áa
to be White
Yáats' Xaat'áay
(the) White people
Yáats' Xaat'áay kíl
English language
yáat'aa
to be split
yaawáa
to stretch out, spread one's legs
yáa'aa
to be a parent (to X)
yáa'ang
one's own parent
yáa'ii
one's parent
yahdáa
to believe, trust O
- yahda
- yahdáang
- yahtgán
- yahdáayaan
yahd'iid
to start to believe O
yahgw
at the middle of, in the middle of
yahkwdáng
to respect, think highly of X
- yahgwdáng
- yahkwdánggang
- yahkwdánggan
- yahkwdáangaan
He or she respects him.
yahgwdangáa
for X to be respected, thought highly of
yakwsíi
- one's waist
- the center, middle of something
- yahgwsíi
hal yakwsíi
waist
’wáa yakwsíi
center
Yahgw Xaat'áay
the people of the Yahgw 'Láanaas clan
Yahgw 'Láanaas
Yahgw 'Láanaas clan
Yahgw 'Lan.gáa
to be a male member of the Yahgw 'Láanaas clan
yahgit
to be high class, to be high caste
- yah gid
- yahgíidang
- yahgíidan
- yahgidáan
We are all high class.
yah gíid
person of high rank
yahk’íi
the truth, a real or true instance of something
- yahk’iigaay
yahk'iyáa
to be true, right, correct, real
yah káa
to govern
Yaht'áahl Káahlii
Kumdis Slough (part of Masset Inlet)
yámgal
anal fin of a salmon
ya'áa
- to be honest, trustworthy, upstanding
- to be straight, level, flat
- ya'a
- ya'áang
- yaagan
- ya'áayaan
Was the stick straight?
ya'áang
still, motionless
ya'áats'
- iron, steel
- knife
- ya'aats'áay
ya'áats' kyúu gajuwáa
knife with a homemade wooden handle
ya'áats' k'u'úldangaa
switchblade
ya'áats' k'utgungáa
pocket knife
- ya'áats' k'udgungáa
ya'áats' k'ún
the cutting edge of a knife
ya'áats' táaw
traditional-style halibut hook made of iron instead of wood
ya'áats' tl'agáay
iron wire
ya'áats' t'áahlaa
iron anchor
yi
(for words beginning in yi- see hi-)
yíldang
- see híldang
yiigáan
no!
yíiluu
- see híiluu
'yáa
how strange! weird!
'yáangala
to be easy
- 'yáangalaang
- 'yáangalgan
- 'yáangalaayaan
It was easy to make the canoe.
