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Date submitted

June 23, 2026

English word(s)

I will meet you by the river

x̄á’isla word(s)

  1. dúqʷelaƛnugʷuƛa la wáix̄i: I will see you at the river (away)

Date submitted

March 29, 2026

English word(s)

socks

x̄á’isla word(s)

  1. stágens
  2. t̓at̓ekc̓ua (-k/-x)

Date submitted

April 3, 2026

English word(s)

welcome to our home

x̄á’isla word(s)

  1. ’ugʷelíc x̄á’islidex̄ʷ: this is x̄á’isla land
  2. gugʷásanuxʷ: this is our home/village (excl)

* Note: there is no word for “welcome” in x̄á’isla, one alternative is to make reference to this land being x̄á’isla territory. (excl) means that /-nuxʷ/ excludes the listener.

English word(s)

go home

x̄á’isla word(s)

  1. lá’ekc̓is (láy̓akc̓is): you leave
  2. láin̓akʷs: you go home

* Note: lá’ekc̓i means “to leave” in the x̄á’isla dialect, láy̓akc̓i is in the x̄enáksiala dialect, either one can be used

English word(s)

come inside, friend

x̄á’isla word(s)

  1. gáxiɫc, máyaɫaenc: come in, my friend

* Note: the literal translation for gáxiɫc would be “you enter”

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