Learn the following descriptive words, or adjectives.
 |
'ayum | slow |  |
xwum | fast |
 |
'uhwin' | small |  |
thi | big |
 |
stutes | near |  |
tsakw | far |
 |
'uy' | good |  |
qul | bad |
 |
'uy'uy'mut | beautiful |  |
qux | many, lots |
 |
tl'eqt | long |  |
tl'utl'iits' | short |
 |
q'aq'i' | sick, ill |  |
kw'am'kw'um' | strong |
 |
sthuthi' | correct, right, all right |  |
s'ey'q* | wrong |
 |
s'eluhw* | old |  |
xew's | new |
 |
snuq'i | old (clothing) |
Kw'am'kw'um's tthun' shqwaluwun!
Have a strong mind!
*Note: The Cowichan Tribes write s-ey'q and s-eluhw. However, we spell these words as in the table above throughout these lessons.