lhalhukw’ siiye’yu | Flying Friends
Birds in the Hul’q’umi’num' World
goose – tl’ekw’uxun • The name means ‘long wing’.
[various types of domestic Anatidae] • Domestic geese are introduced to British Columbia. This word is used to refer to domestic geese, but it originally referred to native geese, such as the snow goose, Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus). Snow geese are most abundant along the southern coast from fall to spring.
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 lessons, audio, and other resources for the Hul’q’umi’num’ language. This site is a portal for language fluency programs and class assignments.