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Sound | Example | Gloss |
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a | a | yes | b | bat | mittens |
ch | chunih | marten |
ch' | ch'oh | porcupine quill |
d | dune | man |
dl | 'usdloos | toboggan |
dz | dzoot | coat |
dz | dzulh | mountain |
g | gahumbilh | rabbit snare |
gh | tl'ughus | snake |
gw | gwuzeh | Whiskey jack |
h | hoh | while |
j | jenyo | bull moose |
k | koo | house |
k' | k'andit | now |
kh | khah | goose |
kw | skwunlai | skwunlai |
kw' | kw'usul | beads |
l | labat | glove |
lh (initial) | lhook | fish |
lh (final) | bilh | snare |
m | mai | berry |
n | nekechun | our legs |
o | maicho | black huckleberry |
oo | koo | house |
s | sa | sun |
s | se | belt |
sh | shas | grizzly bear |
t | talook | salmon |
t' | t'et | young woman |
tl | yeztli | horse |
tl' | tl'o | grass |
ts | tsa | beaver |
ts' | ts'i | canoe |
ts | tsets'ai | plate |
ts' | ts'ah | hat |
u | sus | black bear |
w | wedlew | meadow lark |
wh | whudzih | cariboo |
y | ya | louse |
z | gwuzeh | Whiskey Jack |
z | nzek | your (1) mouth |
' | 'a | quickly |