afraid, fear fasCiPalI am afraid fasCifPal ved

I'm afraid of you fasCifpalcebi vedI'm afraid of that dog fasCifpal ved ti sQebaY

I'm frightened fesOuwaQ vedI made him afraid tuyu ved dsOuwaQI’m scaring him biCfiCPalst ved

ago tideblong ago fic tideb

recently, not long ago CubaOa long time fahidebeb

all, every Piseverything Pis tab

all of us PisOall of you PiSvp

all of them, both PiseOfrom everywhere Pisfuvaf

all over Pis fe dvadevery day Pis OQit

everyone/ everybody PisuWaeverywhere Pis dvadevery time Pis petabevery way Pis faHavidebevery night Pis zaOevery week Pis sXaXaOifis

a

every month Pis OuIeOevery year Pis syileb

alone dadeqedeqs, CucuRI am alone Cucur ved

I am lonesome fesxifideWut vedI am lonely for you fespiduWutbeci ved

always tzus

and weO

angry, mad XeOI’m angry at you fasXOideWev ved

I'm mad fasXeO vedhe's mad fasXeO

he's mad at me fasXeO OacebiSare you mad? fasXeO v fuWi

you're not mad at me xafqerus fasXeO OacebiSyou're mad at me fasXeO OacebiS v

he's not mad at me xafqerus fasXeO OacebiSif he doesn't come I'll be mad fabiL qaR cediS OesXeO vedif you don't come I'll be mad fabiL xaqarus cifa OesXeO ved

I'll be mad OesXeO vedif you come I'll be mad fabiL OesediS OesXeO ved

if you come I'll be mad at you fabiL OesediS OesXeO OacebivtI'm getting mad fasXeOdux ved

I'm not mad xafqerus fasXeO ved

a

animal sQAQelimythical animal stuhianimal family sQelifubeS, sQelixalbex

ankle sHifavSed

apple (in general - transliteral) fapelescrab apple scufb

crab apple tree scufbay

argue qeldaWqthey were arguing beqeldaWq fe twal

I am arguing with you beqeldaWqeci ved

arm sOQaXadmy arms tesQOaQXed

arms fesxifxifXedlots of arms hehef tesQOaQXedcut off arm fesxifaXad

one arm sOQaXad, daqas sOQaXadcut off arms (all) sxifxaYXed

right arm fiyayaXadleft arm CiRaXadlong arm fesOaxaXad

put arm around QeCed

armpit OuWedXed

a

arrive tdiShe arrived, he came tdiS

he came for him tdiSac

arrow, bullet TiSad

ashes sEelapashes flying Eifwac

at (see location) fav

aunt vapaunties pvap

awake fasxevI am wide awake fasxev ved

axe qebedaxes terOqebed

a

baby bedefe, szifalaOdoll bifbedef

1 year old baby sedawS ziLeOcarry baby on back fasifaSidiO

I'm carrying it (baby) on my back fasifaSdiO vedbaby cradle qaqte

baby in cradle-board faspetcry baby yilfalaLvi

I'm washing my baby bifiOst ved ceszifalaOshe's washing her baby bifiOstceSzifalaOsshe's feeding her baby bibuTufbast ceSzifalaOsI'm feeding my baby bibuTufbast ved

she's not feeding her baby xafqarsesebuTufbasts

back sextaLvedhow's your back? fesXvadux ti sextaLved

I have a back ache/my back hurts biwaQ te sextaLveddoes your back ache? biwaQ fuwi ti sextaLved

stripe back festuHivedother's backs scelived

backside Scemfap (or Svemfap)behind fuxtaLbec

backbonebackbone of salmon KuKuU, UuUuUbackbone little fish sXafXets'

backbone for big fish or animal ribs sXets'backbone SyaWivad

b

bad qelebbad day sqelebqeb

rainy day (bad day) qelebqebshe gets into trouble feOqelebeb

I sometimes get into trouble dafazuSed feOqelebeb vedwe always get into trouble TzuSO biqelebebI always get into trouble TzuS ved beqelebeb

I was always getting into trouble as a girl TzuS ved te qelebeb fe te Szefiyatsno good xisay

getting worse xisayabI'm getting worse (in health) xisayabvid

you're worse fesxisayabvyou're getting worse xisayabv

very bad sisid/xisay qelebbad indian qeleb OawaLbeSbad indians qeLqalab OeWAaWalbeS

bailer (canoe bailer) Oqefed

bait befbeli

bakeI’ll bake it Oeslefwa vedI baked it telewfe vedit’s baked faslau, feslewade

I am baking bilefwe ved

b

bald (fes)OuEirad, fesreLayadI'm bald fasrelira ved

banana sasxaqedbananas sxsasxaqed

bandana pterred,

bark, of tree Pelfad, Pelad, PeLadburning bark beHuleEad te PeLadcedar bark Eeyle

peeling cedar bark bisuEabvidone bark you pull off bisuQuvid

bark (as a dog)barking biwuhup

barnacle sts'ufbifis

basket spevubaskets spavufubuS

burden basket, baby basket Tkayes, Tqayes, TKayasburden baskets qTeqifyis

berry, cooking, cedar root basket spevuberry baskets IOspevufubuS

b

huckleberry, gooseberry basket (spruce root woven) Qxulivid

clam basket sHeLaquvi, sxeLarviclam baskets sHeLHalaquvi

cedar bark basket EiluLevclothes basket duxedehafded

food storage basket duxsiAlded

bath fAfOhave a bath (1 sg) fAOedux

having a bath fAfOI am having a bath bifAfO ved

battle bifupitewelbattlefield duxfupitewelbed

army sbifupitewelI'll go to battle OesuO sifupitewel ved

bearblack bear CAfeweO

grizzly bear svatqOeb2 grizzlies teIO svatqOeb

lots of grizzlies hehef svatqOeb

beard ridetsad

b

beaver sTexa, sTpaxabmountain beaver SeWaO

because zebbecause I'm going zebi hebidab ved

bed faXcedbeds XafaXced

little bed fafaXcedGoes to bed early tef tufuxud faXic

I am going to bed early tef tufuxuO faXic vedI am going to bed early [var.] Oes’aXic ved futsteftufux

go to bed faXicgo to bed now faXicedux

I’m going to bed befaXic vedI'm in bed now fasaXacdux ved

lying down fasfaXaclying asleep fasaXac

lie down fafaXacedux

bee bibaCapwasp, bee baCap

bega beggar duxswaduwev

I'm begging biwev vedis he a beggar? duxswaduwev fuwihe's bumming bifeo

Is he bumming? bifeo fuwi

b

bumming for eats (food) fubatebuSI came to bum (food) sebifeo ved

belch EaEadI'm belching biEaEad ved

I'm belching all the time biEaEad ved tzus

bell tintin

bend, buckleall bent up, buckled fesEuLEeL

berries/fruit yabideating berries/fruit bifiOyabid

I am eating berries/fruit bifiOyabid vedblackberry wedebax

blackberry bush wedebuwi, wedepbuyblackcap becerblueberry PuEay

elderberry, blue CiIiIelderberry, blue bush CiIiIay

elderberry, red soaflXed, soalXedelderberry, red bush soaflaXdi

gooseberry Tebfex, TebeH, Tebaxgooseberry bush TebeHay

huckleberry, black/blue yeyXeb, YaYXebhuckleberry, black/blue bush yefyaXebi

b

huckleberry, red Svwilas, SvWilas, svxWilashuckleberry, red bush Svwilfsi

oregon grape zufyuxifisoregon grape bush zufyuxayfsif

salal Taqafsalal plant Taqay

salmonberry yitewed, yitawada lot of salmonberries hehef yitewed, hehef yitawad

salmonberry bush yitafwudilots of salmonberry bushes hehef yitawudi

soapberry sxasebstrawberry Tiler, Til'ri, Tilir

thimbleberry sOaOqi, sOeOaqtrailing currant PuEi

trailing currant bush, gray berry in the swamp Puray, Pufuray

between IacaLwes

big sisidbigger OeWeO sisid

he's the biggest OeWeO sisidgetting bigger besisidab

he's getting bigger feIsisidabreally big hufuLsisid

you are bigger than me OuWeOsisivfaxuLecbig animal sQelaf sisid

b

bite Xeobiting Xeoedasbite it Xeoedas

I'm biting Xeoeb vedI'm biting it fesXeoav ved

you are biting it biXeoedaS vhe is biting it biXeoedas

we are biting it biXeoac Oyou all are biting it biXeoad vp

they are biting it biXeoacfeOmy dog bit me Xeoedseb ved feted srebaY

bitten fasXeoadsebbitten hand fasXeoadseb valaSI'm bitten fasXeoedseb ved

I'm bitten all over fasXeodapcedteb ved

black fasouOblack faced fesouOusblack eyes ouOaYes

it's not black xafqars fasouOs

blackbird, redwing KafakKa

black-fish qecaqved

blanket Iacapcedblankets IceIacapced

b

blindI'm getting blind bivadebdux ved

I’m blind fasvadeb ved, fasvadebdux vedcan't see xiyaYas

I can't see xifyaYaS vedhe can't see xiyaYaSI went blind tvadeb ved

he's blind fasvadebhalf blind fasQitiXiYis

block fasouO

blood seduxquLbleeding beCteb

blow puhufblowing bipehuf

I am blowing bifpuhuf vedI blew it tipuhuf vedblow it puhuf

blow it for me puSitebeSI'm blowing it for you bipuSitebiv vedI will blow it for you OespuSitebiv ved

blowing away tpuhufeb

blue fasEiXblue faced fasEiXus

blue jay SiyaW

b

bluff sduxeEus

body -ebec, dawCibody hair Tabidebecbig body sisi ti daWcis

long body YaSedebecshort body fasQcalufebechairy body fasTabidebec

a boil spus

boilI’m boiling it biciHi ved

boiling peLrebit's boiling bippeLrebI boiled it biciHid vedit’s boiled fusciHedux

not yet boiling xafqerus peLreb

bone SaWbones SeWSaW

bone point SaWqsbig bone sisid SaW

bottle yiHadeLev

b

bottom duxulasqabed

bottom (lexical suffix) -apthe bottom vemapmy bottom ti svemap

my bottom is tired fesHedap ved

box weQebboxes QeweQab

bracelet sxep

bread, flour sapelallittle loaf sesapelal

make bread (in hot gravel) Pelerudux

branch vafeleSbranches vavafeleS

cedar limb EilieOvafleS

break pseIit was broken tpseI

it's gonna be broken OespseIit’s broken (stick, knife) fespseI

breaking it bipseIedI’m breaking it bipseIa ved

I broke it tpseIa ved

b

he/she broke it tpseIaduxhe broke it (stick or object) pserad

broken (dish) fesTifepI broke it (dish, cup, etc..) Tifepedux ved

break leg fespserSedbreak shoulder fespserXed

break finger fespservibreak head fespserredbreak tooth fespseredisbreak nose fespserqs

broken heart feswaQaO yidWas

breast (see suck) duxbuTebedit’s nursing bibuTeb

breath sxaIII am breathing bixaII ved

breathing bixaII(male) ted sxaII

(female) tsed sxaII

bright faslaW

bringbring it here hiexaO

bring me my wife hifaxudux StebeSile dvufwaSbring me my daughter hifaxudux StebeSiOe dbede

bring me my son hifaxudux StebeSite dbedebring me my stick hifaxudux StebeSite dQewfavi

b

bring me my lamp hifaxudux StebeSite dleXSidbring me my cow hifaxudux StebeSite drist

bring me my grown up grandson hifaxudux StebeSite dibacbring me my grown up granddaughter hifaxudux StebeSiOe dibac

bring me my grandmother hifaxudux StebeSiOe dkayefbring me my grandfather hifaxudux StebeSite dsilefbring me my pants (m) hifaxudux StebeSite dyiLabcedbring me my pants (f) hifaxudux StebeSeOe dyiLabced

bring me my mother in law hifaxudux StebeSiOe dcevbring me my father in law hifaxudux StebeSite sXaXefbring me my son in law hifaxudux StebeSite devaltx

bring me my daughter in law hifaxudux StebeSiOe cehpa

brush, brushy area Xaoa lot of brush XaoufubeS

bucket, pail (wooden) srufedbucket handle Iedebisdesrufed

bumpI bumped my face Kxus

burn, heat HeleEI am burning it beHeleEe ved

burned HeleEhot water fesHeleEiyer

it's hot fesHeleEhe's burning it beHeleEed

I'm burning the meat beHeleEdux ved ti bayats

b

I've just burned the meat CubaO ved beHeleEdux ti bayatsevery time I burn the meat, I get into

trouble fabiLveHeleEdux ti bayats

I keep on burning it Tzus ved beHeleEuduxI sometimes burn it dafazuSedeHele Eudux ved

I cook it till it's cooked biEele ved fexusEelasis it burning? biEeTeT fuWiit's burning biEeTeT

house/slash burning bipaS/paS ti dsifemy house is burning/on fire bipaSuLweltx, bipaS ti dsife

your house is burning bipaS tifi sifehis/their house is on fire bipaS ti sifefas

our house is on fire bipaS ti sifeOyour (pl.) house is on fire bipaS ti sifelep

bury liQI buried him tliQi ved

I am burying him biliQi vedburied it tliQidburying besafalUt

busy, botherget busy fiOXaodux

I am busy bifiOXao vedI was busy, I didn't come home bibala ved, xafqarus sife

I'm bothering you bibalaftebi vedyou're bothering me bibalaftebeS v

b

but tuUI'm white but you're Indian xalteb ved tuU OawalbeS v

I'm white but you're Indian var. pasted ved tuU OawalbeS v

buybought it teduleq

sqaladuX bought his wife sqaladux TuxSebhe bought a cow tleqed te risthe bought a horse tleqed te stiqiyuhe bought a house tleqed ti sifef

he's coming to buy a wife Oesciyu sebuxSebhe's coming to buy a cow Oesciyu sebux qeC rist

buying a wife befuxSebhe came to buy a wife diSsebuxSeb

I'll buy your horse leqe ved ti stiqiwI'm buying it beleqe vedI will buy it Oesleqed ved

I bought it for you tesleqSiciI bought it for them tesleqSiTeO

b

Alphabet plot 6x9 with audioSlide Number 1

Drachman E-Dictionary a sectiona

Drachman E-Dictionary b sectionb

a: double dotted a: b: c: glottal c: c with a hat: glottal c with a hat: d: schwa: g: h: i: k: glottal k: k raised w: glottal k raised w: l: glottal l: barred l: m: n: glottal barred lambda: p: glottal p: q: glottal q: q raised w: glottal q raised w: s: s with a hat: t: glottal t: u: w: glottal w: x raised w: x with a hat: x with a hat raised w: y: glottal y: glottal stop: ay blend: