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slheni' | woman |
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swuy'qe' | man |
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q'e'mi' | teenage girl |
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swiw'lus | teenage boy |
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stl'i'tl'qulh | child |
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qeq | baby |
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mustimuhw | person, people |
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s'eluhw* | elder |
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si'em'** | honoured person, respected one |
Note: Some speakers use stl'i'tl'qulh only when speaking of children who are not their own. For their own, they use mun'u, "son" or "daughter."
*Note: The Cowichan Tribes write s-eluhw. However, we will spell this word s'eluhw throughout these lessons.
**Note: Some speakers write siem. However, we will spell this word si'em' throughout these lessons.