| ʔəxəl cən ceʔ.
| ‘I will paddle.’ |
| ʔiʔxil cən.
| ‘I’m paddling.’ |
| snə́xʷəɬ | Canoe |
| səníxʷəɬ | Canoes |
| ƛ̓léy̓ | Shovel nose canoe |
| sq̓ə́məl | Paddle |
| sq̓ɬán | Bow of canoe |
| ʔiʔxil cən. | ‘I’m paddling.’ |
| ʔəxəl cən ceʔ. | ‘I will paddle.’ |
| ʔi cən m̓ə ʔíʔxəl. | ‘I am paddling.’ |
| yəɬéq̓əcəs c̓ə snə́xʷəɬ | “They say there were five canoes.” |
| néc̓əxʷəɬ | One canoe |
| θéməxʷəɬ | Two canoes |
| héʔit | Make a canoe |
| hé•y̓ `~ héy̓ | Make a canoe, be making a canoe |
| wə mə́k̓ʷ c̓ə wəʔə́xəl.
| ‘They will all paddle.’ |
| ni m̓əw yeʔəxʔíʔxəl.
| ‘They are paddling.’ |
| niw yəʔiʔe•y̓ kʷθə sənníxʷəł.
| ‘The canoes went on their way.’ |
| wəł yə ʔáwk̓ʷ.
| ‘It’s getting down.’ (as water when bailing a canoe) |
| nə niʔ tənə ʔéθəqən kʷsıs i ʔáʔmət. nə niʔ tənə ʔéθəqən kʷsıs i ʔám̓ət.
| He’s sitting in front of me. (in canoe) |
| sx̌ə́ləc̓t
| A place where strong currents meet |
| ni niʔ ʔə k̓ʷə cécəw̓
| “He is down on the beach.” |
| ʔi wəɬm̓i t̓át̓əxʷ
| “He is coming down to the shore” |
| ni m̓ə yəcəkʷcákʷəm̓
| “They are going up from the shore.” |
| scəw̓ét kʷs cnə́xʷəɬs
| “He is a good canoe maker.” |
| təwyək̓ʷík̓ʷən
| Several canoes |
| wəq̓ʷá•ɬ
| Lose a canoe/have it drift away |
| sq̓aʔá•ɬ
| Companion boat |
| snə́xəʷɬá•ɬ
| Go by canoe |
| ʔí•ɬ cən wəcnə́xʷəɬ
| “I had a canoe.” |
| ʔi cən wəcnə́xʷəɬ
| “I own a canoe.” |
| ʔi cən cnə́xʷəɬ
| “I have a canoe.” |
| ʔə́wə sʔa•ɬəs snə́xʷəɬ.
| “It is not our canoe.” |
| yək̓ʷík̓ʷənəs c̓tʷaʔ snə́xʷəɬ
| “There were, I don’t know how many canoes” |
| ʔə́wə nəswéʔəs nəsnə́xʷəɬ.
| “It is not my canoe.” |
| ʔə́wə nán̓əs θí snə́xʷəɬ.
| “It is not a very big canoe.” |
| c̓áləsəm təwƛ̓a. wəɬk̓ʷə́cnəxʷəs tə snə́xʷəɬ θéməxʷəɬ.
| “He turned around. He saw two canoes.” |
| həqéwəł
| Shove a canoe out |
| qʷsə́t
| Put it into the water |
| qʷsə́s
| Enter the water |
| yəqsín
| Go against the wind |
| ʔəxí•ls
| Tow |
| yəpəne̓c
| Go with the wind |
| x̌əx̌ƛ̓ənéʔe
| Go with wind from the side |
| x̌ƛ̓əlwəɬtən
| Canoe thwart |
| x̌aƛ̓əθət
| Turn around/swing around |
| yáʔt
| Back it up |
| xʷəwqínt
| Go ahead with it |
| wəq̓ʷíləm
| Go/come downstream |
| wəq̓ʷ
| To drift with the current |
| sʔiléʔeq
| Stern of canoe |
| ʔə́nwəł
| Centre of canoe |
| sʔiʔál̓w̓əł
| Right side (of boat or canoe) |
| ʔéθqən
| Front of canoe |
| lə́l̓ət
| Be bailing it |
| ɬə́lət
| Bail it |
| pút
| Boat (not a canoe) |
| pútél̓weʔs
| Paddle (ore) |
| ʔə́xəl
| To paddle (row) |
| ʔi cən m̓ə ʔíʔxəl.
| ‘I am paddling.’ |
| ʔi cən m̓əw ʔám̓ət ʔal̓ i new ʔíʔxəl̓ ʔé•łtən.
| ‘I am just sitting and they are paddling.’ |
| snə́xʷəɬ kʷθə ʔiʔí ʔə k̓ʷə cécəw̓
| “There is a canoe on the beach here.” |
| tə́yewəɬ
| Racing canoe |