kma - sore
tuk' - stretch
tsi - to extend
tuk'm - sprained
sentences
100
kmayalhnua?
is your leg sore? / are your legs sore?
100
tuk'a t'ayc
he is stretching
100
tsyaakm
he/she reaches out their arm
100
tuk'maaxak ts'ayc
she has a sprained wrist
100
alhkaltcwmitsutx si7axw tuk'aaxalhmnu!
be careful you don't sprain your ankle!
200
aw, kmayalhts
yes, my leg is sore
200
tuk'akm
he/she's stretching his/her arms
200
tsyalhm
he/she reaches out their leg
200
tuk'maaxalhts!
I have a sprained ankle!
200
k'c = to see/look at
k'calhmx si7axw xupalhmnu!
watch your feet so you don't trip!
300
kmayikiixwnua?
do you have a headache?
300
tuk'alhm
he's stretching his legs
300
-iilh means something round/circle as well as female privates.
Tsiilh is the name of a sea plant / animal. can you guess what it is?
see anemone
300
surprise! another tsi- word. a command for playing basketball.
tsyaaxmx!
box out! / stick you bum out!
300
stutwin-ak-mtscw!
thank you for what you did!
400
yes, I have a headache
aw, kmayikiixwts
400
tuk'akis
he/she is stretching that other person's arm/hand
400
This is the name of a place. Tsiixw
What do you think it might mean?
head-extended up - the mountain on the east side of the inlet at Asiixw (the head of South Bentinck)
400
tuk'alhmts si7axw (so that don't) tuk'maaxalhts.
I stretch my legs so I don't sprain my ankle
500
if kmayak is a sore arm, and kmayaaxak is a sore wrist, what is kmayaaxalh?
a sore ankle
500
tuk'aaxalhm
he's stretching his ankle
500
-uts means mouth or voice. What might tsitsyutsm mean?
he makes his voice reach far - he speaks loudly and clearly
500
tuk'akmts si7axw kannimutts kamalh (when) sp'us-tsinu!
I stretch my arms so that I don't get injured when I hit you in the face!