č̓ɛʔč̓ɛʔ means ‘being far out to sea’.
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gašɛt means ‘paddle back’.
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- gašɛt ga taθ nuxʷəɬ ‘Paddle your canoe back.’
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- gašɛtštəm ‘We are going reverse it.’
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- gašɛtštəm ta nuxʷəɬ ‘We are going to reverse the canoe.’
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gat̓ᶿəp means ‘steering’.
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gat̓ᶿəptən refers to ‘a paddle used for steering’.
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gaʔawt̓ma means ‘pulling with oars’.
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hɛhɛwčɩs means ‘moving forward’.
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- hɛwčɩs t̓ᶿɛk̓ʷtɛgən means ‘paddle to the left’.
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- ƛ̓asəmatčxʷ kʷəθ hɛwčɩs ‘Paddle harder.’
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- ʔuk̓ʷčɛp hɛwčɩs ‘Everybody start paddling.’
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hɛwtəm means ‘in front of’.
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- hočxʷ hɛwtəmšɩn ‘You paddle forward.’
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ǰuyθɛʔɛm means ‘rowing with oars’.
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kʷupnačɛwʊsč means ‘there is a glare in my eyes’.
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ɬaɬayɩt̓ means ‘travelling close to shore’.
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- čɩgɩtəms ti ɬayt̓ ‘We are getting close to shore.’
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ɬaq̓əm means ‘to wait’.
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- ɬaq̓əmčxʷ ga ‘Wait.’ (a request)
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- ɬaq̓əmštəm kʷs ƛ̓eqʷsəm ‘We will wait until the tide comes in.’.
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- ɬaqəmštəm kʷs ƛ̓aq̓ʷoqʷs ‘We will wait until the tide comes in.’
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ɬawnuwəm means ‘We got left behind’.
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ɬukʷʊθot means ‘to bail water out of the boat’.
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ɬukʷʔamɛn means ‘bailer’.
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ƛ̓əpmot means ‘really deep’.
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p̓əƛ̓ɩš means ‘to float’.
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- p̓əƛ̓ɩš ta nuxʷɛɬ means ‘the boat is afloat’.
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- p̓əƛ̓šɩgɩɬčxʷ ga means ‘Launch your boat’.
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qʷaq̓ʷəm means ‘to bump into something (accidentally)’.
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- qʷaqʷq̓ʷɛsəm təms t̓əmt̓omt ‘The paddles are hitting each other.’
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- q̓aʔyɩm means ‘to camp’.
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- hoštəm q̓ayq̓ayɩm ‘We are going to camp along the way.’
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susuk̓ʷom means ‘going with the wind’.
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šɩšgaʔəq means ‘going against the wind’.
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t̓oʔomt means ‘paddle’.
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- ʔuk̓ʷčəp mɛqət ta t̓oʔomtəp ‘Everybody put your paddles in the water.’
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- ʔuk̓ʷčɛp q̓at tə t̓oʔomtəp ‘Everyone lift your paddles up.’
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- q̓at ga təθ t̓oʔomt ‘Lift your paddle up.’
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- hoštəm q̓ayq̓ayɩm ‘We are going to camp along the way.’