This is the same sound as in English. "n" plus "b" combine to become "m". |
baanchow | doe, female deer |
Diinees-s'aanding | Westport ("Willow Lies There Place") |
kwanlhaan, kwanlhan | every, all |
kwshantc'ee' | his father-in-law |
naakaa' | two |
naak'it | gravel, gravel bar |
nee' | earth, ground, land |
neehing, nhing | we |
nees | long, tall |
ning | you (sg) |
nohing | you (pl) |
noonii | bear |
shaahnaa' | stream |
shiing | Summer |
shoonang | my older brother |
taanaan | he's drinking (water) |
toonai | fish (general); lamprey |
ts'isnoo' | mountain |
yiibaantaak', baantaak', bantaak' | eight |
yiiskaan | daylight; it is day |