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Della Prince audio: LA 23.001
The following is a transcript of an audio recording archived at UC Berkeley's California Language Archive (you must agree to the terms of use to download audio). For convenience, the recording has been divided into individual audio clips on this page.
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| Wiyot | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
0. Introduction | [Della Prince:] "Wiyot spoken by Della Prince"; [Karl Teeter:] "Tape 1, Side 1, 1954, miscellaneous word list; about 10 minutes, then Nettie Rossig, about 20 minutes, miscellaneous word list 1956" | |
1. vadi' | wood, firewood, tree(s) | Also pronounced madi'. |
2. gou'daw | eel (Pacific lamprey) | |
3. bushdou'l | chipmunk | |
4. dukdaqhlhi'n | Bowie knife | Means something like "the folding thing". |
5. wouda' lhapdoununi' | guitar | Means something like "that thing that is strummed". |
6. wasidurr | coat | Literally means "wear around the shoulders". |
7. vadaqilh | lizard | Literally means "it stares". Also pronounced madaqilh. |
8. we'daw | salmonberry | |
9. hi'dayughurr | west wind | |
10. da'kayatgilh | river mouth | |
11. lhilhelhwa't | fern | It's not clear exactly what type of fern this word refers to, but Reichard (1922) notes that it has edible roots. (Possibly sword fern?) |
12. hiwa't | abalone | |
13. klhut | it is hot | Also pronounced klhet. |
14. hout | surf fish, smelt | |
15. wit | alder tree | The word for "tongue" is also pronounced wit. |
16. wagulha't | California bay laurel, a.k.a. pepperwood tree | |
17. yirru wutvut | my head | The word for "head" alone is wutvut. |
18. rrit | mudclam | The word for "my tongue" is also pronounced rrit. |
19. vutsuwitk | stove | This word also means "ashes". |
20. tshanats | spoon | Literally means "little mussel shell" (from the word tsharr "mussel"), because women's spoons were made from mussel shells (see this photo of a ceremonial mussel shell spoon). |
21. wayits | dog | This word was also used to mean "horse" after horses were brought to the area by white settlers. |
22. butsa'ywats | small creek | From the word buda'w, meaning "stream" or "spring". |
23. tsetshats | insect, bug | Appears to mean literally "very small animal". |
24. boukshughutsguqi | thimbleberry | According to Reichard (1922), this word means roughly "little thing that sits upside down". |
25. youtw | maggot | Fun fact! The Wiyot word for "rice" is youtw ya rruqi', which literally means "looks like maggots". |
26. badutw | bark of a tree | |
27. hiwa'gurughutsk | pea(s) | Literally means "small round thing". |
28. duqht | cottontail rabbit | |
29. jechach | meat | This word also refers to game animals, i.e. animals whose meat is eaten. |
30. qilu'l jagu'l | his/her uncle | Qilu'l means "he/she". The word for "uncle" alone is jak. |
31. qilu'l joulu'l | his/her aunt | Qilu'l means "he/she". The word for "aunt" alone is joul. |
32. jiwawibou'wulh | clothes iron | According to Teeter's (ca. 1956) notes, this word means something like "what you smooth things with". |
33. joumash | (land) snail, slug | Also pronounced joumashk. There is a different word for sea snails (voukt). |
34. chourach | bottle | Grammatically speaking, this word appears to literally mean "small pestle" (toul = "pestle"); perhaps because of its similar shape (see this photo of a Wiyot stone pestle; they are very large!). |
35. japlhoudighurruqhu'l | his/her eyelashes | The word for "eyelashes" alone is japlhoudighurr. According to Teeter's (ca. 1956) notes, this word literally means "protect the eyes"; Reichard (1922) says it means "fuzz on the edge of your eye". |
36. juklhuchgudi' | black willow | |
37. chvelhighujaji | raccoon | One of two words for "raccoon". This one means "has a little stripe on his face". |
38. jechach | meat | This word also refers to game animals, i.e. animals whose meat is eaten. |
39. bou'choulhrrilh | pig, hog | Curtin (1889) says this word means "sharp mouth"; Reichard (1922) translates it as "has long snout". |
40. guvoujugu'w | doe, female deer | Literally "female". |
41. bou'tsoulhrrilhwats | small pig | From the word bou'choulhrrilh "pig" (see no. 39 above). |
42. we'tsats | small dog | From the word wayits "dog" (see no. 21 above). |
43. yi jak | my uncle | The word for "uncle" alone is jak. |
44. yi joul | my aunt | The word for "aunt" alone is joul. |
45. qilu'l bijouchgurru'l | his/her grandfather | Qilu'l means "he/she". The word for "grandfather" alone is bijouchk. |
46. yi jak | my uncle | The word for "uncle" alone is jak. |
47. ta'm houjikrru'l goulhu'goulouwilh | sun dog (circle around the sun with white spots) | Ta'm is the word for "sun" (also used for "moon" and "clock"); houjikrru'l means "his/her child" (from the word tsek "child"); goulhu'goulouwilh seems to mean something like "s/he/it returns". So the whole phrase means something like "the sun's child returns". |
48. hija | baby | |
49. hou'jiplhu'l | his beard, his mustache, his facial hair, his whiskers | The word for "beard/mustache/facial hair/whiskers" alone is jiplh. |
50. hou'jukvurinuqu'r | his/her eyebrows | The word for "eyebrow(s)" alone is jukvurirr, and means roughly "across the eyes". |
51. bouchvi' | skunk | |
52. pilhwuchgoujighurruwuch | blowfly | This word means "big (ugly) fly". From pilhwutgoudighurr "fly", which Reichard (1922) translates to mean literally "his eyes stick out". |
53. gouchgurughaqhlhi'n | pistol | |
54. kighuchgarilh | pocket knife | |
55. qilu'l bijouchgurru'l | his/her grandfather | Qilu'l means "he/she". The word for "grandfather" alone is bijouchk. |
56. houchwach | bucket basket for carrying water | |
57. yirrou' dupditk | my backbone, my spine | The word for "backbone" alone is dupditk. |
58. yirrou' dupditgurruch | my old backbone, my old spine | From dupditk "backbone" (see entry 57 above). |
59. qilu'lu wutvoukrruchgurru'l | his/her old ribs | Qilu'lu is a slightly different pronunciation of qilu'l, which means "he/she". The word for "old ribs" alone is wutvoukrruch; the word for (regular) "ribs" alone is wutvouk. |
60. lhvuchwurughachilh | pants | Literally means "put legs through them". |
61. qilu'lu qaju'l | his/her mother | Qilu'lu is a slightly different pronunciation of qilu'l, which means "he/she". The word for "mother" alone is ga. |
62. rra'chuchk | boy | |
63. vachur | girl | Also pronounced machur. |
64. pichoul | kelp | |
65. rrak jach | upriver | Literally "toward upriver"; rrak = "toward/in the direction of", and jach = "upriver". Wik jach means "from upriver" (wik = "from the direction of"). |
66. bashach | small plate basket | From bas "plate basket". |
67. jechach | meat | This word also refers to game animals, i.e. animals whose meat is eaten. |
68. houchwach | bucket basket for carrying water | |
69. chourach | bottle | Grammatically speaking, this word appears to literally mean "small pestle" (toul = "pestle"); perhaps because of its similar shape (see this photo of a Wiyot stone pestle; they are very large!). |
70. qu'qurruchk | toad, big ugly frog | From quqh, meaning "frog". |
71. yi bijouchk | my grandfather | The word for "grandfather" alone is bijouchk. |
72. yirru gouchk | my grandmother | The word for "grandmother" alone is gouchk. |