Hunting

Hunting Wordlist

Hunting
hən̓qəmin̓əm̓English
xʷnəc̓áy̓əq Single barrelled gun
xʷʔəy̓səláy̓əq Double barrelled gun
skʷəléx Gun
t̓ᶿəmé•n Arrow Arrow
tə́x̌ʷac Bow Bow
lə́qʷə Quiver/handbag
x̌ə́t̓ək̓ʷ Carve
sx̌t̓ék̓ʷ Carving
cpéʔəθ To hunt black bear
hé•w̓ə Hunt deer
pə́yətəɬ Hunt ducks
c̓əq̓ʷnəxʷ Manage to shoot it
nəxʷahé:w̓ə Land hunter
nəxʷsʔəhé•wə Deer hunter
nəxʷspə́yətəɬ Duck hunter
nəxʷskʷəyx̌θət Provider
qəθxʷáyaθ Prong of a multi-pronged spear
sx̌ən̓ətən Tracks/footprints
smélək̓ʷ Hide shirt
sɬéwən̓ Sleeping mat
sálaʔac House mat
swə́w̓q̓ʷaʔɬ Mountain goat wool blanket
ʔəx̌ə́l̓qən Buckskin
ɬəw̓élqɬ Lose a fish, or miss a shot
qx̌élqɬ Have a big catch
k̓ʷínəlqɬ “How many caught?”
xpáy̓aʔθ a dried hazel-twig, sharpened but with no attached head
mə́θəɬ Indian Hemp, often used for the string of the bow
c̓ə́méʔen a shaft with a single point of deer or swan bone, dried and sharpened and barbed on both sides.
xʷšelʔáyəqʷ a shaft with two bone points, dried, sharpened and barbed on both sides.
xíləsəptən a shaft with a detachable “flint” head, used for large game.
c̓íwaq̓ʷeqʷ a shaft with a round wooden knob, used to kill a wounded animal or bird by shooting in the head.
šetélə a quiver for arrows, made of deer or seal hide.
šxʷɬé•l̓məxʷ Sea hunter
t̓áx̌ətəl̓ Distribute game (meat)

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