
Welcome to lhalhukw’ siiye’yu
Welcome to lhalhukw’ siiye’yu, a site about birds in the Hul’q’umi’num’ World
We are Coast Salish. Our home is along the Salish Sea on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, and the neighboring islands. The Hul’q’umi’num’ dialect is spoken by the Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Stz’uminus, Penelakut, Halalt, Quw’utsun’, and Malahat people and their relatives living among the neighbouring Coast Salish peoples.


swakwun | Loon

qw’uqw’sutsun’ | Swallow

spaal’ | Raven

tsiitmuhw | Great Horned Owl

skw’qeqe’ | robin

t’ut’um’ | wren

lhuthnuts | cormorant

ts’utum | Sapsucker

’exu | Canada goose

tl’ekw’uxun | snow goose

s-hwuw’qun | Swan
Other Hul’q’umi’num’ Language Sites
![]() Designed for people who would like to improve their Hul’q’umi’num’ language skills while learning about the language as it goes along with canoe culture. |
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ta’ulthun sqwal | Hul’q’umi’num’ Language Academy
Browse lessons, audio, and other resources for the Hul’q’umi’num’ language. This site is a portal for language fluency programs and class assignments.