Friday, October 24, 2025, 11:29 PM
Site: Samish E-Classroom
Course: Introduction to Samish Language (Samish99)
Glossary: Glossary Sections 1-10 for Advanced Games
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-áw7xw suffix for house or building
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-e (suffix) question (like '?')
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-eng involvement, activity, etc.
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-í7qw' head (affix) c.f. sqw'ongi
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-lh we
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-lhe future tense marker used with 'we' Example: Tl'í7-lhe-lh.. 'We will need..'
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-nexw accidentally; glimpse; not on purpose (affix)
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-ós face (affix) c.f. sos
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-s he, she, it (3rd person)
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-se7 future tense marker
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-sen I (suffix)
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-shen, -sen foot, feet, (affix) c.f. sxene
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-sís hand (affix) c.f. sales
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-sxw Suffix meaning "you"
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Á:7a Yes |
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á7chx̲ crab
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á7leng house
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á7let put away
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ách'et wipe, polish
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álhe present
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áples apple
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C
ch'á7wi dish(es)
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ch'kw'éx̲en frying pan
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ch'kw'éx̲t fry
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chá7se7 two people
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cháy7 to work
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che from
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chelá7 from there
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cheléwt turn over
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chénes teeth
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chése7 two
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chqwólechen gloves
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E
e universal preposition
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ech' wipe,
polish (with affix)
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elh while
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elhtálngexw people
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É
émet sit (down/up)
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en- your
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ená7 come
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enéxw bring
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enón too
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és I; me (emphatic)
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E
eschápllh cheap
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est'áts'e7 on top of
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esx̲wen7íng how (why)?
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éw7 negative, don't, no
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éwene nothing, zero
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éy7 good, great
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H
heheyí7 very big
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heyí7 big
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hílekw happy
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hó7 if
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hóy7 done, finished
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hóy7sxwq'e thank you
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í7 and (sometimes 'or')
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í7lhen eating
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ílhen eat
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ísht pull (on the canoe)
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íshteng pulling (on the canoe)
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I
istá7 let's
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isuwá7 along
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íx̲t scrape
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íyes glad
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K
kepú coat
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kúpi coffee
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kw (invisible) the, a
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kw'á7kw'i7 hungry
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kw'enále7 How many people?
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kw'ín how much; how many (question word)
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kwel (it's) now
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kwenánget help
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kwénet get; take; get it; take it; grab it
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kwóm7kwem strong
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kwonínget run
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kwúkw cook
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L
lá7 there
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lánget look, see
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leschénenges please pass
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lhál ashore
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lhengás take off
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lhíxw three
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lhq'áchs five (wide hand)
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lhq'echsále7 five people
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lhxwále7 three people
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ló7sen plate
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ló7st get(ting) ready
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M
man father
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memí7men7 tiny
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méq' full
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mésh mush (English word for hot cereal)
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mítqw cup
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músmus cow
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N
ne- my
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nékw (emphatic) you!
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néts'e7 one
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new7ás put in
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ngáqe7 snow (on the ground)
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ngéne7 child
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ngéqsen nose
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ngesále7 four people
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ngós four
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ni7 some, exist
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nílh that, that's
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nóts'e7 one person
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nów7 hello
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ó:lh aboard; get on this vehicle
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ól7 just
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óngest give
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ópen ten
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openále7 ten people
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P
pít bed
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Q
q'á7ngi7 girl
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q'átngen7 fins
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Q'elech'ílhch Anacortes (village on south side of Guemes Channel 'ironwood')
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q'eq'ánelh late, slow
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qeqelám7 weak
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qw'él cooked; ripe
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qw'éleng BBQ (to cook)
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qw'íts'et butcher
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qwéles boil
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qwlhéy7shen shoes
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qwó7 water
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S
s- nominalizer (prefix) makes a word into a noun (nom.) |
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s7áles hand
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s7ílhen food
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sá7sew7 beach
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sá7t raise; lift
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schá:nexw fish
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schá7che7 friend, relative (singular)
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schál7eche7 friends, relatives
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se feminine the, a
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se7ít truly
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seplíl bread
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séqi7 sockeye salmon
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shénchs harvest, game, catch
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shípen knife
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shpólest peel
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Si7ám sir, ma'am, respected one |
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si7ít really
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sil cloth
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siyá this (feminine)
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skwul school
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slháni7 woman
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slhóp' soup; chowder; stew
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sméyes deer; meat
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sná7 name
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snesálngexw butter; light oil
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snéxwlh canoe
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sngá:nt rock
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snós grease; oil
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só7x̲we7 butter clam
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sósen mouth
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sq'íle7 smoked-salmon
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sqáw7s potato
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sqín very
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sqwál7 word(s)
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sqwél7qwel7 news
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sqwó7qwo7 drink, juice
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sqwóngi7 head
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sqwqwél7 sun
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st'íshem slime
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stáng what (question word)
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steqíw7 horse
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sts'emólhen backbone
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su7- then
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swám horse clam
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swéy7qe7 man
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sx̲á7s bad; no good; terrible
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sx̲épshen fishtail
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sx̲séy7ey7 grass; hay
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sxw-kw'en-ós-eng window (nom. object look face activ.)
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sxwí7lhen table
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sxwó:lh car, vehicle
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T
t'á7t try on; taste; test
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t'éyemt put on
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t'ókw' home
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t'x̲éng six
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t'x̲engále7 six people
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tá7ss eight
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táchel here
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tále7 money
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tan mother
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táy race
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te7ssále7 eight people
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tékwxw nine
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tekwxwále7 nine people
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teyéwkwlh race-canoe
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tí7e this (when in the middle of a sentence, 'e' universal preposition is usually before 'tí7e')
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tímest try hard (especially in sports)
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tíxwlhs tongue
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tiyá this
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tl'ál also
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tl'álheng salt
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tl'áp'et touch, feel
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tl'éx̲wtl'ex̲w oyster
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tl'í7 like, want, need, love (high in value)
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tl’e to(ward)
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tl’etl’útl’e7 small
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tól out of the water
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ts'á7t put on (top of something)
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ts'ákw't clean, wash
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ts'e7kwsále7 seven people
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ts'ó7kws seven
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tse the, a
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U
u7 (accompaniment) or contemporaneous; am, are, do
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W
wát who
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wéy7qe7 boy
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wó7ch (I) guess
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X
x̲chít
know
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xém heavy
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x̲in where
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x̲wéng fast, soon, quick, can
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xwetín dislike, hate, against, don't like
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xwexwéwexwe light
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xwimále7 store
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xwkwkwácheng phone (hollering device)
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Xwlémi Lummi
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X̲wótqwem 'bubbling water' cr. in Bellingham
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Xws7ámesh Samish
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xwtele7óles glasses
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xwtl'epí7wen shirt
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Y
yá7 go(ing)
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yómech King salmon; Spring salmon; Chinook salmon
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yós always
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yóseqwen hat
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