| “They say there were five canoes.” | yəɬéq̓əcəs c̓ə snə́xʷəɬ |
| “He turned around. He saw two canoes.” | c̓áləsəm təwƛ̓a. wəɬk̓ʷə́cnəxʷəs tə snə́xʷəɬ θéməxʷəɬ. |
| “There is a canoe on the beach here.” | snə́xʷəɬ kʷθə ʔiʔí ʔə k̓ʷə cécəw̓ |
| “It is not a very big canoe.” | ʔə́wə nán̓əs θí snə́xʷəɬ. |
| “It is not my canoe.” | ʔə́wə nəswéʔəs nəsnə́xʷəɬ. |
| “It is not our canoe.” | ʔə́wə sʔa•ɬəs snə́xʷəɬ. |
| “I have a canoe.” | ʔi cən cnə́xʷəɬ |
| “I own a canoe.” | ʔi cən wəcnə́xʷəɬ |
| “I had a canoe.” | ʔí•ɬ cən wəcnə́xʷəɬ |
| Go by canoe | snə́xəʷɬá•ɬ |
| Companion boat | sq̓aʔá•ɬ |
| Lose a canoe/have it drift away | wəq̓ʷá•ɬ |
| One canoe | néc̓əxʷəɬ |
| Two canoes | θéməxʷəɬ |
| Several canoes | təwyək̓ʷík̓ʷən |
| “There where, I don’t know how many canoes” | yək̓ʷík̓ʷənəs c̓tʷaʔ snə́xʷəɬ |
| “He is a good canoe maker.” | scəw̓ét kʷs cnə́xʷəɬs |
| “They are going up from the shore.” | ni m̓ə yəcəkʷcákʷəm̓ |
| “He is coming down to the shore” | ʔi wəɬm̓i t̓át̓əxʷ |
| “He is down on the beach.” | ni niʔ ʔə k̓ʷə cécəw̓ |
| A place where strong currents meet | sx̌ə́ləc̓t |
| He’s sitting in front of me. (in canoe) | nə niʔ tənə ʔéθəqən kʷsıs i ʔáʔmət. nə niʔ tənə ʔéθəqən kʷsıs i ʔám̓ət. |
| ‘It’s getting down.’ (as water when bailing a canoe) | wəł yə ʔáwk̓ʷ. |
| ‘The canoes went on their way.’ | niw yəʔiʔe•y̓ kʷθə sənníxʷəł. |
| ‘I am just sitting and they are paddling.’ | ʔi cən m̓əw ʔám̓ət ʔal̓ i new ʔíʔxəl̓ ʔé•łtən. |
| ‘They are paddling.’ | ni m̓əw yeʔəxʔíʔxəl. |
| ‘They will all paddle.’ | wə mə́k̓ʷ c̓ə wəʔə́xəl. |
| ‘I’m paddling.’ | ʔiʔxil cən. |
| ‘I will paddle.’ | ʔəxəl cən ceʔ. |
| ‘I am paddling.’ | ʔi cən m̓ə ʔíʔxəl. |
| Make a canoe | héʔit |
| Make a canoe, be making a canoe | hé•y̓ `~ héy̓ |
| ‘I’m going to ask several to come and pull with me in the canoe.’ | |