The Name Nak'azdli

'andit: ADV now
'et: ADV/PP then, there
'I: PRO it, them (non-human)
'i: PRO it, them (non-human)
'Ilhukh: ADV once [modern 'ilhoh]
'ink'ez: CONJ and
'Uda': ADV long ago, once upon a time
'ulats'i: N spruce bark canoe
'ulh: N dam, causeway
'unt'ukh: V it is [modern 'unt'oh]">
'uja: V it happened
'Utnaneyaz: N the Dwarves
'Utnaneyazk'a: N the arrows of the Dwarves
'utni: V he says
be: PP by means of, with
bulh: PPC with him, her, it
cha: PART also
da'khuntiz'il: V it floated downstream in pieces
doocha: ADV again
dugheyuzso: V they broke up by shooting
Dune: N person
dune: N person
Hohda': ADV at that time (in the past)
'hoont'ukh: V it (areal) is [modern hoont'oh]
'Et hughwa: COMP because, on account of [most people now say 'et huwa]
inle': V it was, used to be
k'a: N arrow [in modern usage, this usually means "cartridge, bullet"]
khudidukhne: N ones who are of a kind
khuni: word
V khuwhutni: they call (areal object) [modern huwhutni]
la: PART emphatic
lhai: Q many
lhelhdoh: Q different from one another
lhts'odutni: V they hate each other
lhukhugan: V they kill each other
lhukhul'en: V they do to one another
Nak'alghun: N Stuart Lake
Nak'azdli: N Necoslie (Fort Saint James)
Nak'azdlit'enne: N people from Nak'azdli
Nak'azdlung: N Nak'azdli (Fort Saint James)**
nanint'i: V it stretched across
ndi: DEM this (non-human)
khuyenunulhtso: N the ones by means of which they shot
ni: V it says
njan: ADV here
noo: N island
Nooyiz: N Long Island
ookw'uzts'e: ADV at its side
takhuyulhtseh: V they shoot them into the water [modern tahuyulhtseh]">
tizdli: V it begins to flow
Tl'otizdli: N Grassy Outlet
toot: ADV into the water
ts'utni: V one says
ulhih: PART customarily
whe: COMP while
whut'akhamba: V they arrived warring [modern whutQahamba]">
whut'akhubukh: V they come to the outlet warring [modern whut'ahuboh]">
whut'at: PPC (at) the lower end of
suli': V it became
tsuk: Q each, every

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