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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.

seagull – qwuní [Larus spp., especially L. canus Linnaeus (mew gull) and […]
Read More qwuni | Seagull

qwuni | Seagull

bald eagle – yuxwule’ [Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus)] • Bald eagles are similar […]
Read More yuxwule’ | Bald Eagle

yuxwule’ | Bald Eagle

hummingbird – sxwut’ts’uli [Selasphorus rufus (Gmelin)] • Several hummingbirds are known to […]
Read More sxwut’ts’uli | Hummingbird

sxwut’ts’uli | Hummingbird

Steller’s jay – skwitth’uts [Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin) (Steller’s jay)] • Steller’s jay, […]
Read More skwitth’uts | Steller’s Jay

skwitth’uts | Steller’s Jay

kingfisher – tth’uchulu [Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus)] • The belted kingfisher is a pigeon-sized […]
Read More tth’uchulu | Kingfisher

tth’uchulu | Kingfisher

merganser (common) – xwaaqw’ [Mergus merganser Linnaeus] • Many speakers regard this […]
Read More xwaaqw’ | merganser

xwaaqw’ | merganser

Northern flicker [Colaptes auratus] • The northern flicker is a type of […]
Read More tth’iqt | Flicker

tth’iqt | Flicker

great blue heron – smuqw’a’ [Ardea herodias Linnaeus] • The great blue […]
Read More smuqw’a’ | Heron

smuqw’a’ | Heron

osprey – tth’ihwtth’uhw [Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus)] • The osprey is a member […]
Read More tth’ihwtth’uhw | Osprey

tth’ihwtth’uhw | Osprey

yusul’iws tunuqsun yu lhalhukw’. There are two mallards flying.
Read More tunuqsun | mallard

tunuqsun | mallard

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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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Browse through the collection of videos, transcriptions, translations, lessons, and more.

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.

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Questions or comments? Contact SFU Professor Donna Gerdts at gerdts[at]sfu.ca

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