Friday, July 27, 2012

Mouth


Mouth:  


da'


Pronunciation:

[da]









Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Eye


Eye:  


naa-ghe’


Pronunciation:

[naw-geh]






Image credit Sias van Schalkwyk



Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Hair


Hair:  


si'


Pronunciation:

[see]









Note from Balisada


So I got Civilization V, this weekend, and found out that I still really like the game.

So there were no posts for a few days, because, "just one more turn . . . " turned into the late night.

My bad.

Balisada





Friday, July 20, 2012

Hand


Hand:  


la'


Pronunciation:

[la]







    my: sh-la' [sh-a]    
    our: nuu-la' [noo-la]   
    your: nn-la' [n-la]   
    your (all): xwii-nuu-la' [hwe-noo-la]   
    his, her, it's:   hii-la' [hoo-la]   



And because no post about hands would be complete without the Count:





Thursday, July 19, 2012

Toe


Toe:  


xwee-sak-’e


Pronunciation:

[que-saw-kay]




    my: sh-xwee-sak-’e [sh-que-saw-kay]    
    our: nuu-xwee-sak-’e [noo-que-saw-kay]   
    your: nn-xwee-sak-’e [n-que-saw-kay]   
    your (all): xwii-nuu-xwee-sak-’e [hwe-noo-que-saw-kay]   
    his, her, it's:   hii-xwee-sak-’e [he-que-saw-kay]   
    their: xuu-xwee-sak-’e [hoo-que-saw-kay]   





Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Knee


Knee:  


k’wet


Pronunciation:

[quet]




    my: sh-k’wet [sh-quet]    
    our: nuu-k’wet [noo-quet]   
    your: nn-k’wet [n-quet]   
    your (all): xwii-nuu-k’wet [hwe-noo-quet]   
    his, her, it's:   hii-k’wet [he-quet]   
    their: xuu-k’wet [hoo-quet]   





Monday, July 16, 2012

Shoulder


Shoulder:  


k’wan’s-xee-le’


Pronunciation:

[kwonS-hay-lE]  (gargle "h")




    my: sh-k’wan’s-xee-le’ [sh-kwonS-hay-lE ]    
    our: nuu-k’wan’s-xee-le’ [nue-kwonS-hay-lE ]   
    your: nn-k’wan’s-xee-le’ [n-kwonS-hay-lE ]   
    your (all): xwii-nuu-k’wan’s-xee-le’ [hwe-kwonS-hay-lE ]   
    his, her, it's:   hii-k’wan’s-xee-le’ [he-kwonS-hay-lE ]   
    their: xuu-k’wan’s-xee-le’ [hue-kwonS-hay-lE ]   







Sunday, July 15, 2012

Head


Head:  


si's


Pronunciation:

[sEE-s]




    my: sh-si’s [sh-sEE-s ]    
    our: nuu-si’s [nue-sEE-s]   
    your: nn-si’s [n-sEE-s]   
    your (all): xwii-nuu-si’s    [hwe-nue-sEE-s]   
    his, her, it's:   hii-si’s [he-sEE-s]   
    their: xuu-si’s  [hue-sEE-s]   




A closup of Chief Joseph.
Click for the full picture.





Saturday, July 14, 2012

Oregon

Oregon:

dan’-xuu-dvn


Pronunciation:

[don-hoo-duhn]  (note: the first "h" sound is a bit gargled)






Friday, July 13, 2012

Chetco Villiage


Chetco Village:


Chit


Pronunciation:

[cheet]






Thursday, July 12, 2012

Chetco River


Chetco River:  


chit taa-ghii~-li~'


Pronunciation:

[cheet tah-gee lEE]








Brookings Harbor and the mouth of the
Chetco River in Brookings, Oregon.
Image cc by-sa Cacophony

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Chetco People


Chetco People:  


chit-dee-ni


Pronunciation:

[cheet-day-nee]





This image of the Chetco People originally appeared
in 
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
in October, 1856 in the article
"Wild Life in Oregon"
by William V. Wells.