Rou Soulatlouy - Rra'dughu'n (wind)

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Soulatluk speakers cited: ?? = unknown, JJ = Jerry James, DP = Della Prince, EB = Elsie Barto
Researchers cited: jc = Jeremiah Curtin, gr = Gladys Reichard, kt = Karl Teeter, ec = Edward Curtis
Rra’dughu’n [??-jc, JJ-ec, JJ-gr, DP-kt]wind
1. Rra’dughurr.[DP-kt]
Da layugurr. [EB-gr]
It’s windy. / The wind is blowing.
2. Ga biwu rradughu’n. [DP-kt]It’s not very windy.
3. Ga’wayughurr. [JJ-gr]The wind starts/started to blow.
4. Guduwayughurr. [EB-gr]The wind blows/blew in (through the door, into the house, etc.).
5. Vouyuvulh da layughurr. [DP-kt]It’s breezy. / A breeze is blowing.
6. Gawidayughurr.[DP-kt]
Gawu lidayughurr. [DP-kt]
There is/was a gale/storm.
7. Hi’dayughurr. [EB-gr, DP-kt, JJ-ec, ??-jc]The west wind is blowing. / Wind blows up from the west
8. hi’durr [EB-gr, DP-kt, JJ-ec]
hiderr [??-jc, EB-gr]
north wind
9. Hi youlhi’durr. [EB-gr]The north wind is coming (starting to blow).
10. Wik hutvu rrayughurr.[JJ-ec]
Wik hut rrayigurr. [EB?-gr]
The south wind is blowing. (EB says “it may rain”)
11. wulhagh [EB-gr]
velhagh [JJ-ec]
east wind / morning wind
12. Lhugayughurr.[JJ-ec, JJ-gr, DP-kt]
Lhugayegherr. [??-jc]
The southeast wind is blowing.

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