This sound is like nothing in English. Try saying "tree" with an "l" instead of an "r" to get the "tl" part. Then add a glottal catch. |
ch'itl'oon | twined basket ("what is twined/woven") |
daahtl'ool' | grape, grape vine ("strap up above") |
ghilhtl'oon | he wove it |
ghintl'its', ghinlh'its' | ice ("what has become hard") |
naa'tghitl'oon | he set snares |
sintl'oolh | sling, slingshot |
shaa-tl'ee'-naaghai | moon ("sun - the one that goes around at night") |
shtl'ool' | my pack-strap |
tl'ee' | night |
Tl'ee'-kaanaash | Morning Star |
tl'ee'dang' | night, early morning |
tl'iilh | incense cedar |
tl'oh | grass |
Tl'oh-kiiyaahaang | Grass Band (Cahto band in Long Valley) |
tl'ohchow | bunchgrass |
Tl'ohchow | Big Grass (name of the 10th month, around August) |
Tl'ohdilk'is | Dry Grass (name of the 7th month, around May/June) |
Tl'ohdiltik | Grass Bursts (name of a month, around March) |
tl'ohlhtsow | surfgrass (on coast); green grass ("blue/green grass") |
tl'ohteelh | beargrass |