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  1. kʷikʷiyáy (www.bit.ly/2u4XtU) 'to be expert at something, skilled, professional'. This can also be used to refer to a strong, sharp wind! about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
  2. qʷúʔqʷaʔ (www.bit.ly/29PwPp) 'drink'. From the root qʷúʔ 'water', but this can refer to drinking anything. 2:00 AM Nov 23rd from HootSuite
  3. ʔaʔáʔiɬ (www.bit.ly/1gUbKF) 'cute, pretty, handsome'. From a root for 'good' with diminutive reduplication and the durative quality suffix. 2:00 AM Nov 22nd from HootSuite
  4. x̣paʔčíɬč (www.bit.ly/2bQ8Ya) 'cedar tree'. Most important tree: clothes, baskets, canoes, houses and art are made from cedar wood and bark. 2:00 AM Nov 21st from HootSuite
  5. sk̕ʷtúʔ (www.bit.ly/1HoxHL) 'raven'. Raven was funny before the Changer made him a bird. He always stole food and hid it from his children. 2:00 AM Nov 20th from HootSuite
  6. ƛ̕aʔsx̣ɬáw̕txʷtəŋ (www.➡.ws/x̣ɬ) 'be taken to hospital'. From ƛ̕aʔ- 'go to' + s + x̣ɬ 'sick' + -aw̕txʷ 'house' + -t 'cause' + -ŋ 'passive'. 2:00 AM Nov 19th from HootSuite
  7. ʔəp̕ə́čɬ (www.bit.ly/1Ylxxy) 'hold a baby on one's lap'. A newborn is given to an elder to hold to ensure that the baby will have good life. 2:00 AM Nov 18th from HootSuite
  8. tíxʷɬc (www.bit.ly/4413ex) 'tongue'. This is another good one for exercising your tíxʷɬc (www.bit.ly/3yKUzu). 2:00 AM Nov 17th from HootSuite
  9. c̕ə́ɬp̕iyaʔqʷ (www.bit.ly/4taNpW) 'great-great-great-grandparent'. If you share this relative, you're too closely related to marry. 2:00 AM Nov 16th from HootSuite
  10. nəsxʷhiyí (www.bit.ly/2t41rz) 'my dear'. One of many terms of endearment in Klallam. From nə- 'my' + sxʷ- '(reason) for' + root hiyí 'live'. 2:00 AM Nov 15th from HootSuite
  11. nəxʷq̕íyt (www.bit.ly/1uFn3K) 'Port Gamble, Little Boston'. The 'location' prefix + root /q̕íyt/ 'noon' make it 'land of the noon-day sun'. 2:00 AM Nov 14th from HootSuite
  12. ʔə́yəs (www.bit.ly/nSeSd) 'happy'. This also can mean 'fun, pleasant, celebration'. It has a root meaning 'good' and suffix meaning 'day'. 2:00 AM Nov 13th from HootSuite
  13. maliyíti (www.bit.ly/tfgYs) 'marry'. 37 roots in Klallam are from Chinook Jargon. CJ got this from French marier. The -ti is 'each other'. 2:00 AM Nov 12th from HootSuite
  14. kʷənáŋət (www.bit.ly/2J7ZRg) 'help someone'. Replace the final /t/ with /c/ to get kʷənáŋəc (www.bit.ly/3q0P7V) 'help me'. 2:00 AM Nov 11th from HootSuite
  15. sƛ̕iƛ̕áʔƛ̕qɬ (www.bit.ly/4A5A1V) 'child'. Practice this one and impress your friends. 2:00 AM Nov 10th from HootSuite
  16. sk̕ʷə́sqq (www.bit.ly/38Ss3c) 'robin'. The robin is calling for rain when it sings. You can hear the song here: www.bit.ly/1uJSLH 3:35 AM Nov 9th from HootSuite
  17. tə́məɬ (http://bit.ly/36npl1) 'red earth'. Considered sacred, it is pulverized and mixed with grease to make face paint for spirit dancers. 2:00 AM Nov 8th from HootSuite
  18. xʷanítəm (www.➡.ws/xʷ) 'White person'. Also pástən (www.➡.ws/pás), from 'Boston', is 'White man' in the US and 'American' in Canada. 2:00 AM Nov 7th from HootSuite
  19. ʔcɬtáyŋxʷ (http://bit.ly/4t5vGi) 'person, Indian'. Used to refer to any human being, but especially one of Native American descent. 2:00 AM Nov 6th from HootSuite
  20. húy̕ (www.bit.ly/11LRT) 'goodbye'. There is no word for 'hello' in Klallam; you just start talking to greet someone. 2:00 AM Nov 5th from HootSuite
  • Name ɬəmtiyáčaʔ
  • Location USA
  • Web http://›.ws/nəxʷs...
  • Bio Klallam Language Word of the Day. Learn an endangered Native American (Salishan) language of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Click on the links to listen.
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