Friday, October 24, 2025, 11:47 PM
Site: Samish E-Classroom
Course: Introduction to Samish Language (Samish99)
Glossary: Glossary Sections 1-10 for Advanced Games
S

s-

nominalizer (prefix) makes a word into a noun (nom.)

  

s7áles

hand

  

s7ílhen

food

  


sá7sew7

beach

  

sá7t

raise; lift

  

schá:nexw

fish

  


schá7che7

friend, relative (singular)

  


schál7eche7

friends, relatives

  

se

feminine the, a

  

se7ít

truly

  

seplíl

bread

  

séqi7

sockeye salmon

  

shénchs

harvest, game, catch

  

shípen

knife

  


shpólest

peel

  

Si7ám

sir, ma'am, respected one

  



si7ít

really

  

sil

cloth

  


siyá

this (feminine)

  

skwul

school

  


slháni7

woman

  


slhóp'

soup; chowder; stew

  

sméyes

deer; meat

  

sná7

name

  


snesálngexw

butter; light oil

  

 


snéxwlh

canoe

  

sngá:nt

rock

  

snós

grease; oil

  

 

só7x̲we7

butter clam

  

sósen

mouth

  


sq'íle7

smoked-salmon

   

sqáw7s

potato

  

sqín

very

  

sqwál7

word(s)

  


sqwél7qwel7

news

  

sqwó7qwo7

drink, juice

  

sqwóngi7

head

  

sqwqwél7

sun

  


st'íshem

slime

  

stáng

what (question word)

  


steqíw7

horse

  


sts'emólhen

backbone
  

su7-

then

  

swám

horse clam

  

swéy7qe7

man

  


sx̲á7s

bad; no good; terrible

  

sx̲épshen

fishtail

  

sx̲séy7ey7

grass; hay

  

sxw-kw'en-ós-eng

window (nom. object look face activ.)

  

sxwí7lhen

table 

  

sxwó:lh

car, vehicle