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