Vocabulary - scroll down the story and click on a word


ʔa   HESITATION


ʔaʔ   PREPOSITION


ʔánəɬ   obey   [√ʔánəɬ]


ʔánəɬs   obey   [√ʔánəɬ-s]


ʔáwə   not, no   [√ʔə́wə]


ʔáwənə   not exist   [√ʔáwə√niʔ]


ʔáwəs   not   [√ʔáwə-s]


ʔáwɬ   we aren't   [√ʔáw-ɬ]


ʔáx̣əŋ   say   [√ʔáx̣-əŋ]


ʔaycɬtáyŋxʷ   people; Indians   [√ʔ<ay>əcɬtáy=ŋxʷ]


ʔaycɬtáyŋxʷs   his people   [√ʔ<ay>cɬtáy=ŋxʷ-s]


ʔáynəkʷ   today   [√ʔáynəkʷ]


ʔəcɬtáyŋxʷ   person, esp. Indian   [√ʔəcɬtáy=ŋxʷ]


ʔəčšíti   exchange   [√ʔəčší-ty]


ʔəčšítis   exchange with each other   [√ʔəčší-ty-s]


ʔəɬ   while


ʔənʔá   come   [√ʔənʔá]


ʔənʔás   come   [√ʔənʔá-s]


ʔəŋʔíŋcs   his grandchildren   [ʔəŋ+√ʔíŋc-s]


ʔəsʔéʔnəŋ   appear   [ʔəs√ʔi<ʔ>n-əŋ]


ʔəx̣ín   where   [√ʔəx̣ín]


ʔə́y̕   good   [√ʔə́y̕]


ʔi   and, with


ʔiʔ   and, with


ʔiʔáʔiɬ   going aboard   [√ʔu<iʔáʔ>yəɬ]


ʔiʔwə́wə   along


ʔínəŋ   appear   [√ʔín-əŋ]


ʔix̣ʷásts   he unties it   [√ʔix̣ʷás-t-s]


ʔiyá   there   [√ʔiyá]


ʔiyás   there   [√ʔiyá-s]


ʔuʔútx̣s   war canoe   [ʔu+√ʔútx̣-s]


ʔuʔúyɬ   being aboard   [ʔu+√ʔúyəɬ]


ʔúyɬ   go aboard   [√ʔúyəɬ]


ʔúyɬs   go aboard   [√ʔúyɬ-s]


ʔúyɬtuŋɬ   put us aboard   [√ʔúyəɬ-t-uŋɬ]


c   UNREALIZED


caʔ   FUTURE


cánə   that


cánu   that


  DEMONSTRATIVE


cənə   DEMONSTRATIVE


cə́xʷ   disappear   [√cə́xʷ]


cícɬ   high   [cí<+c>ɬ]


cíq   poke   [√cíq]


cút   tell him   [√cú-t]


cxʷ   you


c̕ayəc̕ə́ŋiʔ   they come close   [c̕<ay>ə+√c̕ə́ŋ-y<̕>]


c̕ɬə́p̕i   submergerd   [√c̕ɬə́p̕-y]


c̕ɬp̕iyéʔqʷ   it got covered   [√c̕ɬp̕-iy=iʔqʷ]


c̕úʔkʷs   seven   [√c̕uʔkʷs]


čáʔčts   build it   [ča<ʔ>č-t-s]


čaʔčáʔts   building it   [ča<ʔ>+√čaʔ-t-s]


čáʔəč   working   [√čá<ʔə>y]


čaʔyéy̕   from far   [čaʔ√yéy̕]


čáy   work   [√čay]


ččáts   he built it   [√čay-t-s]


čə   DEMONTSTRATIVE


čəʔáɬə   from here   [čə√ʔáɬə]


čə́q   big   [√čə́q]


čə́səʔ   two   [√čə́səʔ]


či   DEMONSTRATIVE


čɬanícts   tie it up   [č√ɬan=íc-t-s]


čɬqə́nxʷ   starve   [čɬ√qə́nxʷ]


čɬqə́nxʷs   starve   [čɬ√qə́nxʷ-s]


čnáʔatəŋ   named   [č√naʔ-ət-əŋ]


čtə   probably


čx̣čŋín   smart, intelligent   [č√x̣č-ŋín]


č̕aʔyáʔnəq   taking away   [√č̕a<ʔ>y-á<ʔ>nəq]


əw̕   CONNECTOR


həwíyŋ   return   [√həwíy-əŋ]


hiʔ   and, with


hiyáʔ   go   [√hiyáʔ]


hiyáʔs   go   [√hiyáʔ-s]


hiyí   live   [√hiyí]


hiyinúŋət   finally live   [√hiyi-núŋət]


húʔ   if; when   [√húʔ]


húynəxʷs   finally finish it   [√húy-nəxʷ-s]


húy   only   [√húy]


kʷaʔkʷə́čəŋ   hollering   [kʷa<ʔ>+√kʷə́čəŋ]


kʷán   lost   [√kʷán]


kʷaʔ   if/when


kʷə   INFORMATION; DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷaʔčəʔɬ   therefore


kʷaʔčəɬ   therefore


kʷə́y̕kʷi   capsized   [kʷə́y̕+√kəy̕]


kʷi   DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷiʔa   DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷinu   DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷiyə   DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷiyi   DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷɬčə́q   elder, old person   [kʷɬ√čə́q]


kʷɬə   DEMONSTRATIVE


kʷɬə́   that


kʷsə   DEMONSTRTATIVE


k̕ʷín   how many   [√k̕ʷin]


k̕ʷíns   how many days   [√k̕ʷín=s]


ɬaʔníct   tie up   [√ɬaʔní-ct]


ɬə́məxʷ   rain   [√ɬə́məx]


ɬə́məxʷs   rain   [√ɬə́məxʷ-s]


ɬənɬániʔs   their wives   [ɬən+√ɬániʔ-s]


ɬə́ŋ   detatach   [√ɬə́ŋ]


ɬníŋɬ   we   [√ɬníŋɬ]


ƛ̕áy   too; again; additionally   [√ƛ̕áy]


ƛ̕áys   again   [√ƛ̕áy-s]


ƛ̕áyuc̕i   stop   [√ƛ̕áyuc̕-y]


naʔc̕áʔuŋxʷ   foreign   [√na”c̕áʔu=ŋxʷ]


náʔc̕uʔ   one person   [√nə<áʔ>c̕uʔ]


náč̕   different; strange   [√náč̕]


néʔ   exist   [√níʔ]


néʔts   it was there   [√néʔ-t-s]


nəsx̣čít   I know it   [nə-s√x̣č-í-t]


nə́wə   Noah   [√nə́wə]


nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕   Klallam   [nəxʷ-s√ƛ̕áy̕əm]


nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən   Klallam language   [nəxʷ-s√ƛ̕ay̕əm̕=úcən]


nəxʷst̕éʔwiʔəɬ   religious   [nəxʷ-s√t̕éʔwiʔ-əɬ]


nəxʷtqə́təŋ   is closed   [nəxʷ√tqə́-təŋ]


nəxʷtqə́ts   he closes it   [nəxʷ√tqə́-t-s]


níɬ   it is; there are   [√niɬ]


nu   kind of like   


ʔən̕ʔəcɬtáyŋəxʷ   your people   [ʔən̕√ʔəcɬtáy=ŋəxʷ]


ʔən̕ʔəŋʔíŋc   your grand   [ʔən̕-ʔiŋ+√ʔíŋc]


ʔən̕ŋə́nŋənəʔ   your children   [ʔən̕-ŋə́n+√ŋənəʔ]


ʔən̕qʷúʔ   your water   [ʔən̕√qúʔ]


ʔən̕sʔíɬən   your food   [ʔən̕-s√ʔíɬən]


ʔən̕sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬ   your boat   [ʔən̕-s√čaʔkʷaʔyúɬ]


ʔən̕skʷáʔ   your own   [ʔən̕-s√kʷáʔ]


ʔən̕sxʷqəyəčáy   your jugs   [ʔən̕-sxʷ√q<əy>əč=áy]


ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔcút   wait   [√ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔ-cút]


ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔcúts   wait   [√ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔ-cút-s]


ŋə́nŋənəʔ   children   [ŋə́n+√ŋənəʔ]


ŋə́nŋənəʔs   his children   [ŋə́n+√ŋənəʔ-s]


ŋə́n̕   much, many   [√ŋə́n̕]


ŋəsɬšáʔ   forty   [√ŋus=ɬšá]


p̕ákʷəŋ   float   [√p̕ákʷ-əŋ]


qaʔyáx̣ct   lying   [√qa<ʔ>yáx̣-ct]


qʷáqʷis   they talk   [√qʷá<qʷ>y-s]


qáyəx̣   lie   [√qáyəx̣]


q̕áyaʔŋis   their girls   [√q̕<áy>aʔŋi-s]


q̕pə́t   gather it   [√q̕pə́-t]


q̕pə́ts   he gathers it   [√q̕pə́-t-s]


q̕tawyéʔ   wrap around   [√q̕t=awyéʔ]


qʷaʔnítəŋ   talking to   [√qʷa<ʔ>ní-t-əŋ]


qʷáyŋs   said   [√qʷáy-ŋ-s]


qʷin̕ə́kʷitəŋ   was talked to   [√qʷi-n̕ə́kʷi-t-əŋ]


qʷiŋíts   he talks to him   [√qʷəy-ŋí-t-s]


qʷiŋ̕íts   he told him   [√qʷay-ŋ<̕>í-t-s]


qʷúʔ   water   [√qʷúʔ]


qʷúʔs   his water   [√qʷúʔ-s]


q̕ʷáq̕ʷi   believe   [q̕ʷá+√q̕əy]


q̕ʷúy   die   [√q̕ʷúy]


sʔáwə   those that did not   [s√ʔáwə]


sʔéʔɬəns   being their food   [s√ʔi<ʔ>ɬən-s]


sʔéʔɬən   what they're eating   [s√ʔi<ʔ>ɬən]


sʔíɬən   food   [s√ʔíɬən]


sʔíɬəns   his food   [s√ʔíɬən-s]


saʔátəŋs   his orders   [√saʔá-t-əŋ-s]


sc̕áyəc̕əŋi   they come near   [s-c̕<áy>ə+√c̕əŋ-y]


sčaʔitə́ŋxʷən   lands   [s√č<aʔi>t=ə́ŋxʷ-ən]


sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬ   vessel   [s√čaʔkʷaʔy=úɬ]


sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬs   his vessel   [s√čaʔkʷaʔy=úɬ-s]


sčáys   their work   [s√čáy-s]


sčaytə́ŋxʷən   lands   [s√č<ay>tə́ŋxən]


sčaʔitə́ŋxʷən   lands   [s√č<aʔi>t=ə́ŋxʷ-ən]


sčə́səʔs   two   [s√čə́səʔ-s]


sčtə́ŋxʷən   earth, land   [s√čt=ə́ŋxʷ-ən]


sč̕áʔi   taking   [s√č̕á<ʔ>y]


sə́ɬəŋ   continue   [√sə́ɬ-əŋ]


shiyáʔ   go   [s√hiyáʔ]


siʔám̕   person of high class   [√siʔám̕]


skʷáʔs   his own   [s√kʷáʔ-s]


skʷáči   day, sky, weather   [s√kʷáči]


skʷɬ   already   [s-kʷɬ]


sk̕ʷə́snəqs   his preaching   [s√k̕ʷə́s-nəq-s]


sɬániʔ   woman   [s√ɬániʔ]


sɬéʔɬəŋs   tied up   [s√ɬéʔɬ-əŋ-s]


sɬə́m̕xʷs   raining   [s√ɬə́m<̕>-s]


snaʔniʔtiʔúʔəŋ   laughing at him   [s-na<ʔ>+√nəy<̕>-tʔúʔ-əŋ(?)]


snə́wəs   Noah   [s√nə́wə-s]


snə́xʷɬs   their canoe   [s√nə́xʷəɬ-s]


sŋaʔk̕ʷaʔcúts   wait   [s√ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔ-cút-s]


sŋiyánt   craggy mountains   [s√ŋ<iy>ánt]


sqaʔx̣qíŋ̕   ones mocking   [s√qa<ʔ>x̣qíŋ<̕>]


sqaʔx̣qíŋ̕s   mocking   [s√qa<ʔ>x̣qíŋ<̕>-s]


sqiyáyŋxʷ   tree   [s√qiyáy=ŋxʷ]


sq̕tayéʔqʷs   peak   [s√q̕t-ay=éʔqʷ-s]


sqʷáqʷis   his word   [s√qʷá<qʷ>y-s]


sq̕ʷayáʔšəns   his companions   [s√q̕ʷ<ay>áʔ=šən-s]


stáŋ   what? something   [s√táŋ]


stáŋənə   thing   [s√táŋ-ənə]


st̕áʔqʷis   receding   [s√t̕á<ʔ>qʷ-y-s]


st̕áyəŋt̕əŋ   floods   [s-t̕<áy>əŋ+√t̕əŋ]


st̕áyəŋt̕əŋs   floods   [s-t̕<áy>əŋ+√t̕əŋ-s]


st̕ə́ŋ   drop   [√st̕-ə́ŋ]


suʔ   S-CONN   [s-w̕]


súɬ   door   [√súɬ]


swə́y̕qəʔ   man   [s√wə́y̕qə]


sxʷʔíyə   there   [sxʷ√ʔíyə]


sxʷiyə́s   there   [sxʷ√ʔiyə́-s]


sxʷnéʔ   why exist   [sxʷ√níʔ]


sxʷnéʔs   why exist   [sxʷ√níʔ-s]


sx̣aʔeʔkʷuyéʔč   mountains   [s√x̣aʔeʔkʷuyéʔč (?)]


sx̣ən̕átəŋs   are told   [s√x̣ən̕á-t-əŋ-s]


sx̣əyáʔəs   bad ones   [s√x̣<əy>áʔəs]


sx̣ʷə́y̕q̕ʷs   drift   [s√x̣ʷə́y̕q̕ʷ-s]


šáʔš   thirst   [√šaʔš]


šə́wi   grow   [√šə́w-y]


šə́wis   grow   [√šə́w-y-s]


taʔtáʔciŋəxʷ   animals   [taʔ+√táʔc-i=ŋəxʷ]


  DEMONSTRATIVE; SUPPOSED


tə́s   arrive there   [√tə́s]


tə́ss   arrive   [√tə́s-s]


ti   merely; DEMONSTRATIVE


tiʔə   this


txʷnáč̕   become different   [txʷ√náč̕]


t̕áʔqʷi   receding   [√t̕á<ʔ>qʷ-y]


t̕áqʷis   recede   [√t̕áqʷ-y-s]


t̕áqʷi   water recedes   [√t̕áqʷ-y]


t̕áyəŋ̕t̕əŋ̕   be flooded   [t̕<áy>əŋ̕+√t̕əŋ̕]


t̕ə́ŋ̕   flood   [√t̕ə́ŋ̕]


wáʔ   go along with   [√wáʔ]


  CONNECTOR


xʷaʔxʷáʔiɬ   thin   [xʷaʔ+√xʷáʔ-iɬ]


xʷanítəm   white person   [√xʷanítəm]


xʷiyanítəm   white people   [√xʷ<iy>anítəm]


x̣ə́n̕əs   everything   [√x̣ə<ʔ>n̕ə-s]


x̣án   all   [√x̣án]


x̣ənátəŋ   is told   [√x̣əná-ət-əŋ]


x̣ə́n̕   all   [√x̣ə́n̕]


x̣ən̕áts   he told him   [√x̣ən̕á-t-s]


x̣ən̕íŋkʷ   all the animals   [√x̣ən̕ə=íŋkʷ]


x̣ə́n̕yə   all people   [√x̣ə́n̕-əyə]


x̣ʷáy   perish   [√x̣ʷáy]


x̣ʷéʔləm   string, rope   [√x̣ʷéʔləm]


x̣ʷéʔləms   his rope   [√x̣ʷéʔləm-s]


x̣ʷə́yəq̕ʷ   drift   [√x̣ʷə́yəq̕ʷ]


x̣ʷə́y̕q̕ʷs   drift   [√x̣ʷə́y̕q̕ʷ-s]


x̣ʷnáŋ̕   like   [√x̣ʷəná-ŋ̕]


yaʔ   PAST


yéʔkʷsəŋ   get ready   [√yéʔkʷs-əŋ]


yéʔkʷsəŋs   get ready   [√yéʔkʷs-əŋ-s]


yéy̕   far   [√yéy̕]


yəʔ   PAST


yəc̕ə́t   fill it   [√yəc̕ə́-t]


yəx̣ʷás   untie it   [√yəx̣ʷ-ás]


yíy̕   far   [√yíy]