Vocabulary

Hunting

Single barrelled gun	xʷnəc̓áy̓əq
Double barrelled gun	xʷʔəy̓səláy̓əq
Gun	skʷəléx
Arrow	t̓ᶿəmé•n
Bow	tə́x̌ʷac
Quiver/handbag	lə́qʷə
Carve	x̌ə́t̓ək̓ʷ
Carving	sx̌t̓ék̓ʷ
Distribute game (meat)	t̓áx̌ətəl̓
To hunt black bear	cpéʔəθ
Hunt deer	hé•w̓ə
Hunt ducks	pə́yətəɬ
Manage to shoot it	c̓əq̓ʷnəxʷ
Land hunter	nəxʷahé:w̓ə
Sea hunter	šxʷɬé•l̓məxʷ
Deer hunter	nəxʷsʔəhé•wə
Duck hunter	nəxʷspə́yətəɬ
Provider	nəxʷskʷəyx̌θət
Prong of a multi-pronged spear	qəθxʷáyaθ
Tracks/footprints	sx̌ən̓ətən
Hide shirt	smélək̓ʷ
Sleeping mat	sɬéwən̓
House mat	sálaʔac
Mountain goat wool blanket	swə́w̓q̓ʷaʔɬ
Warrior	stáməx

Suffix -ə́l̓qən (meaning pelt, wool, fur or hide)

Mountain goat	p̓q̓ə́l̓qən	√p̓əq̓ (white) -ə́l̓qən (wool)
Sheer wool	ɬəc̓ə́l̓qən	√ɬíc̓ (cut it) -ə́l̓qən (wool)
Beat wool	k̓ʷəqʷə́l̓qən	√k̓ʷáqʷ (beat it) -ə́l̓qən (wool)
“Sword” used for beating wool	ḱʷəqʷə́lqətən	√k̓ʷáqʷ (beat it) -tən (instrument)
Buckskin	ʔəx̌ə́l̓qən	√ʔíx̌ət (scrape it) -ə́l̓qən (wool)

Suffix -élqɬ/əlqɬ (meaning catch game)

Lose a fish, or miss a shot	ɬəw̓élqɬ	√ɬéw̓ (escape) -élqɬ (catch game)
Have a big catch	qx̌élqɬ	√qə́x̌ (many) -élqɬ (catch game)
“How many caught?”	k̓ʷínəlqɬ	√k̓ʷín (how many?) -əlqɬ (catch game)

Arrows | səkʷəléx

a dried hazel-twig, sharpened but with no attached head	xpáy̓aʔθ
Indian Hemp, often used for the string of the bow	mə́θəɬ
a shaft with a single point of deer or swan bone, dried and sharpened and barbed on both sides.	c̓ə́méʔen
a shaft with two bone points, dried, sharpened and barbed on both sides.	xʷšelʔáyəqʷ
a shaft with a detachable “flint” head, used for large game.	xíləsəptən
a shaft with a round wooden knob, used to kill a wounded animal or bird by shooting in the head.	c̓íwaq̓ʷeqʷ
a quiver for arrows, made of deer or seal hide.	šetélə

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