Mouth

Mouth:  

da'


Pronunciation:

[da]

Eye

Eye:  

naa-ghe’


Pronunciation:

[naw-geh]

Image credit Sias van Schalkwyk

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

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:

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]

  

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]

  

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 ]

  

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.

Oregon

Oregon:

dan’-xuu-dvn


Pronunciation:

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

Chetco Villiage

Chetco Village:

Chit

Pronunciation:

[cheet]

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

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.