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Section A.1 Glossary of Wit¡¯suw¾±³Ù¡¯±ð²Ô Terms for Halht¡¯?¡¯m B? c¡¯oldiw (Small Number) Stories

Created by: Gary George of the °Â±ð³Ù¡¯²õ³Ü·É±ð³Ù¡¯±ð²Ô Nation

Note: This glossary was compiled from several sources that include fluent speakers, draft dictionaries (1999), and First Voices online. One aspect with the Wit¡¯suw¾±³Ù¡¯±ð²Ô language is that one term can translate into a whole event or situation. The Small Number videos and this glossary serve as a guide of Wit¡¯suw¾±³Ù¡¯±ð²Ô language and are a ¡°work in progress¡± and subject to modification.

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garden

´¡³¦¡¯¾±²Ô»å¾±²Ô?²Ô±ô±ð wighinl?

he looks after the garden

Adzit

outside

bile

hand

Bilegg?

front claw; talon

bilegh ¡®enekh

help him/her

²ú¾±¡¯²Ô

morning

bincin

arm

c¡¯it¡¯an co

cabbage

³¦¡¯¾±°ì·É²¹³ó

river/stream

cyo

big

dilgg?

it¡¯s gray

D¡¯ikuntikh lhic

wild dog

Dz?n

day

dz?tnits k¡¯?ts / dz?tn?ts¡¯in

afternoon

¡¯?±ô³ó¾±»å³ú?²Ô

one day

Ggikh

rabbit

Halht¡¯?¡¯m B? c¡¯oldiw

Small Number

Honiyekh

vegetables

±ô±ð°ì¡¯³ó?³Ù

palm of hand

Lemidec

potato

±ô³ó°ì¡¯¾±²â

one

lhic

dog

lhok

fish

lid?

tea

¾±³Ù¡¯±ð²Ô

work

lhtis

be strong

K?kwin

chest/box

k?yikh

village

²Ñ²¹¡¯

yes

Nyen

accross

yis

wolf

sas co

carrot

Sgg?git

eagle

Si Soz?¡¯

My name

³§±ô±ð²µ¡¯¾±°ì²Ô±ð°ì³ó

help

Tab?

very

tsa

beaver

³Ù²õ¡¯²¹²Ô

totem pole

tseghe c¡¯inilhdus

curly hair

Tobegh

beach

³Ù¡¯²¹±ô³ó

food

Tsiz ded?n?nl?h

pack in firewood

Tsiz lhts? d?lhgg?wh

chop the firewood

Zil

yell / scream / holler