Monday, April 21, 2014

DL: Masset Haida - English


DL

dlaayangwaal = licorice fern
d&l combined

Word beginnings include:
dla, dlaa, dlii, dll, dluu

dla
- whole mammal (including person), bird, fish; log; set of clothes
’La dladahldagan. He fell down.
Tsii.n diiga ’la dlasdlagan. He handed me a (whole) salmon.

dla.a
- after
Stl’akamee ’laadla.a kaatl’a.aasgyaan... Butterfly arrived after him and...
’Laadla.a ’la kaa.unggang. He is walking around following him.
’Laadla.a ’la kwahjuugang. He is thinking of going after her.
’Laadla.a tl’a kinggan. They looked after him (as he left).
Tl’aadla.a ’la k’aahluugan. He got up last (lit. after everyone else).

dlaad
- (n) halibut and red snapper eggs (roe)
Dlaadee ’laa tl’aamkidaang. Its eggs (in skein) are big.

dlaadaa
have eggs; be female

dlaag
(n) clock

dlaagaa
- be a certain-sized
Kiidee st’a k’iihlun.ahl dlaagaagang. The tree is three feet in diameter.

dla.agee
- the one(s) born after; the one(s) going along after
Dii dla.agee. My siblings born after me.

dla.a ’laanaa
the one born after X; the one that comes after X

dlaam
- tall and big person;
- very long fish

dlaan
- (v) be healthy, have nothing wrong with; be free of evil spirits
’Laagu dlaanhanggwaa? I wonder if he is free of evil spirits?
Danggu dlaan? Are you free of evil spirits? Are you a witch?

dlaanaa
- Come Here!
Dlaanaa, diinang, dlaanaa diinang. Come here, Dear. Come here Dear.

dlaan.gaa
have washed; have been rinsed

dla.asii
the area where X was; the one(s) after X

dlaawala
(v) be easy
  • dlaa’ula
Dangga hl tla.adee dii.an dlaawalaang. It is easy for me to help you.

dlaaya
- (v) be calm; be peaceful
’Iitl’ga dlaayagan. It was calm for us.

dlaayangwaal
(n) root of licorice fern; licorice fern plant

dladalaa
stink; smell terrible; be unapproachable due to smell

dlaga k’agandaal
(v) swim in a bunch

dlagang
- (v) say that has certain characteristics; attribute certain characteristics to
Sk’ilGahl ’laa ’la dlaganggan. He said that he is dirty.

dlagu
(n) digging stick; barbecue stick

dlah
Pretty! Delicious!

dlan
- (v) wash; rinse
Hawaan kiihlgee ’la dlan.gang. He is still washing the dishes.
Kiihlgee ’la dlantl’a.agan. She rinsed the dishes.
Nee stl’anhl dlan. Wash the floor.
St’aa sk’ageesda tsaan ’la dlan.gan. She wash the mud from the shoes.
Ta dlan. Wash fish (preparatory to canning, especially in a cannery).

dlan
- (v) lie on vehicle (= location); be aboard vehicle (= location)
Gandl.uu ’laagwa.a ts’asdlan’aawaan. Fresh water is aboard their canoe.

dlanaa
- (v) put aboard vehicle (= location or direction)
Tluugwee Joe jagwee ’aa sk’adlanaadliigan. Joe put his gun aboard the boat.

dlang
- several persons one at a time
Gudla.a ’agang tl’a t’a dlang.aaw’waagan. They went out one at a time.

dlanggalang
- (v) pet; caress; play with to make smile
Gidaang ’la dlanggalang k’aw.agan. He was sitting playing with his child.
Xaay ’la dlanggalanggan. She petted the dog.
Ta dlanggalang. Play with; pet.

dlansda
- (v) get hurt
- hurt, injure
  • dlanjaang
Dii k’uluu dlanjaanggang. My legs are aching.
Xyaang ’la xi dlansdagan. She temporarily injured her arm using it.

dlanjangga
- (v) ache dully (body)
Dii dlanjanggaang. I am aching dully.

dlasdlats’a
(v) put in coffin

dlat’ayaa
- be impossible to go in direction because of smell; be too smelly to go in direction
- be unbeatable in a footrace
  • dlat’iyaa
Gam ’laagwii dlat’ayaa.anggang. "You can’t go near him because he smells." or "You can’t beat him in a race."

dlii
- aboard vehicle; away from reference point on vehicle
’La kaadliigan. He left on a vehicle (other than his own). He went aboard/on a vehicle (his own or another’s).

dlii.n
(n) arm of octopus

dlíiyee
(n) fringe

dlíiyaa
have a fringe

dllng
Come! Come Here!

dluu
- up to; as far as, as much as; enough for; worth
- at the same time
- sometime about, somewhere about; approximately; kind of
  • dla
Tlaa.ahldluu ’la k’waayandagan. She counted up to ten.
Diidluu ’laa ga taagan. He ate as much as me.
Dluuhlgaang ’laa ’laa ga kil taagan. He made him eat the same amount as him.
Gudluu ’laa ga taa’wagan. They ate at the same time.
Hat’an gudluu tl’aa ’la kil t’a.aawaan. He made them sit down together.
Hlaa ga taahideedluu ’la kats’agan. He came in just when I started to eat.
Diik’uhldluu ’la k’aawgan. He sat down kind of near me.
Tl’a tlaa.ahldluus ’ists’agan. About ten people came in.
Dii k’udsdluu hlaa ga taa hlangaagang. If I were hungry, I could eat.

dlu.uhla
(v) die of starvation; starve to death
  • dlúu’uhla
  • dlu’uhla