Friday, October 24, 2025, 11:44 PM
Site: Samish E-Classroom
Course: Introduction to Samish Language (Samish99)
Glossary: Section 10 Glossary
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-áw7xw

suffix for house or building

  

-lhe

future tense marker used with 'we'

Example: Tl'í7-lhe-lh.. 'We will need..'

  

C

cheléwt

turn over

  

E

elh

while

  

É

és

I; me (emphatic)

  

H

hó7

if

  

Í

ísht

pull (on the canoe)

  

íshteng

pulling (on the canoe)

  

K

kwenánget

help

  

kwóm7kwem

strong

  

kwonínget

run

  

L

lhál

ashore

  

Ó

ó:lh

aboard; get on this vehicle

  

Q

qeqelám7

weak

  

S

sá7sew7

beach

  

sá7t

raise; lift

  

sx̲á7s

bad; no good; terrible

  

T

táy

race

  

tímest

try hard (especially in sports)

  

tól

out of the water