Cultural Sign

Lhatsik Houmoulu'l (Cultural Department) Sign & Vocabulary

This sign was created in 2008 by Wiyot tribal members Richie Green, Corinne Alton, Danielle Smalling, Michelle Hernandez, and Elizabeth Hernandez, in collaboration with local artist Lyn Risling. Please see the closeup images below for culturally important Wiyot vocabulary.

hebalo_sign

giy_basket_cap_hebalogi'y (basket cap)

Spoken by Della Prince:
duragaw_woodpecker_scalp_headdress_hebalo

duraga'w (woodpecker scalp headdress)

Spoken by Della Prince:

hija_burratunuwel_baby_basket_hebalohija (baby)

Spoken by Weaver Denman & Della Prince:

burratunuwe'l (baby basket)

Spoken by Nettie Rossig & Della Prince:

rruni_boutousouy_dentalia_string_hebalo

rruni' boutousouy (dentalium string)

rruni' spoken by Della Prince

(no audio available for boutousouy = "strung"):

kaghuqawi_necklace_hebalo

kaghuqawi' (necklace)

(no audio available)

vivetgulu_elkhorn_spoon_hebaloviyuvetgu'lu (elkhorn spoon)

Spoken by Della Prince:

houchwachach_small_food_cooking_basket_hebalo

houchwachach (small food basket)

(no audio available)

houchwach_halawilulh_cooking_basket_soup_paddle_hebalo

houchwach (cooking/food basket)

Spoken by Della Prince:

halawilulh (acorn soup paddle)

(no audio available)

daquplhayuwilh_mout_gathering_basket_acorns_hebalo

daquplhayuwilh (decorative conical gathering basket)

(no audio available)

vout / mout (acorns with shell)

Spoken by Della Prince:

bitw_vutseshurawulh_mortar_basket_stone_hebalo

bitw (basket mortar)

Spoken by Della Prince:

vutseshira'wulh (acorn pounding/mortar stone)

Spoken by Nettie Rossig & Della Prince:

toul_pestle_hebalo

toul (stone pestle)

Spoken by Nettie Rossig:

hiwat_abalone_hebalo

hiwa't (abalone)

Spoken by Della Prince & Nettie Rossig:

saghawilha_red_obsidian_hebalo

saghawi'lu' (red obsidian)

Spoken by Della Prince:

jechach_zoomorph_hebalo

??? (stone zoomorph)

(no Soulatluk word has been found for these artifacts)
butgi_maul_hebalo

butgi (stone maul)

Spoken by Della Prince:

datutgatoul_adze_hebalo

datutgatoul (adze)

(no audio available)

valhuk_salmon_hebalo

valhuk (salmon)

Spoken by Weaver Denman, Nettie Rossig, & Della Prince:

halouwi_canoe_hebalo

halou'wi' (redwood canoe)

(literally, "what comes along")

Spoken by Nettie Rossig:

dutwaghulh_harpoon_hebalo

dutwaghulh (harpoon)

Spoken by Della Prince:

shaghaduw_gatbugh_gillnet_net_weight_hebalo

shagha'duw (gill net)

Spoken by Nettie Rossig:

vabu'lilh / mabu'lilh (gill net)

Spoken by Della Prince:

gatbugh / gutvu'l (stone net weights)

(no audio available)

goudaw_yaw_dadulh_eel_eel_basket_eelgrass_hebalo

gou'daw (Pacific lamprey, aka "eel")


yaw (eel basket)


dadulh (eelgrass)