This is the sound of the "zz" in English "pizza". Note that in Cahto it can occur at the beginning of a word. |
aadiits | grasshopper |
baansiits | shorebird (general term); killdeer |
beelkaats | shaft of fishing spear |
daasiits | sometime, soon |
diltsow | orange-ish brown; it is orange-ish brown |
Ghilhtsai | Dry (name of the 8th month, around June/July) |
kwtsoi, kwsoi | his grandchild (man's daughter's child) |
lhtsai, lhsai | dry; it is dry |
lhtsoghing, lhtsowing | fox, silver fox |
lhtsow, lhsow | blue, green; it is blue, green |
otyaats | let it snow! |
shgatsee' | my shoulder |
taaditsit, taadisit | low tide; water recedes |
taahtsit | low tide; water recedes |
teelh'its | he ran |
tyiits | sea lion, California sea lion |
t'aadilk'its | California king snake, "milk snake" |
tsee-bilh ch'ilhbitc | boiling with stones |
tseek'ai' | white lilac, Ceanothus integerrimus |
tsinteelhdeel' | they ran away |