Below are the audio pronunciations of common Huu-ay-aht phrases. Each section corresponds with portions of the book Nuu-chah-nulth Phrase book: Barkley Sound Dialect by the Barkley Sound working group Huu-ay-aht, Ucluelet, Uchucklesaht and Toquaht First Nations. Phrases are below their corresponding audio clip. Each phrase has the English phrase, the “easy read” pronunciation as well as the Nuu-chah-nulth spelling of the phrase. To assist in pronunciation please see the phonetic alphabet and pronunciation guide: Here.
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We learned to write. – Huḥ-tuk shitl tlin kheets-kheet-sa – Huḥtakšiƛin qiicqiica We learned how to count. – Huḥ-tuk shitl tlin hook-sa – huḥtakšiƛin huksaaI learned how to sew. – Huḥ-tuk she tlit taḥ niik-nii-ka – Huḥtakšiƛitaḥ n̓iiqn̓iiqa We went on a trip. – Tleḥ-pa-nutch it in – ƛiiḥpanačitinTurn the stove on. – In-kwa-yup e tuup ii – ʔink̓ʷiy̓ap̓I tuupʔiiPut it in the oven. – Cha-mak-sto up utl ii – Č̓am̓aqstup̓aƛ̓̓iPut the pot on the stove. – Cha-maas sip e niis-yhuk – Čamaasip̓I niisy̓akI have a good teacher. – Tlooth-ook aḥ ya at khus hooḥ-tuk- sheeḥ up ut – ƛułukaḥ yaʔatqas huuḥtakšiiʔap̓atI don’t like my teacher. – Wi-makḥ at aḥ ya at khus hooḥ-tuk-sheeḥ up ut – wimakḥʔataḥ yaʕatqas huuḥtakšiiḥʔap̓atWe play lots of different games. – A-ya kin kwiis-ḥey pis-at-yak – ʔayaakin kʷiishii pisaty̓ak
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I don’t play games. – We-ya maḥ pis-a-took – Wiiy̓amaḥ pisatukI like to jump. – Oo-ookh cha maḥ authla toogh-shitl – ʔuuʔuuqč̓amaḥʔaała tuxšiƛI don’t like to jump. – We-mukḥ at aḥ toogh-shitl – Wimakḥʔataḥ tuxšiƛThat child jumps high. – Sa-yaa-chim ma toogh-shitl ta-na-is – Sayaač̓ima tuxšiƛ t̓aneʔisThat child can’t jump very high. – Wi-maktl ma sa- yaa-chim toogh-shitl ta-na-is – wim̓aaqƛma sayaač̓im tuxšiƛ t̓aneʔisI like running. – Oo-ookh cha maḥ authla ka-mitk-khook – ʔuuʔuqč̓amaḥ ʔaała kamitquk
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I don’t like to run. – Wi-makḥ aḥ ta ka-mitk-shitl – Wimakḥʕaataḥ kamitqšiƛThat child is a fast runner. – Tla yalth utl ma ka-mit-khook ta-na-is e – ƛ̓ayaxʔaƛma kamitquk t̓aneʔisʔiThat child is a slow runner. – Wiits-thook utl ma ka-mit-khook ta- na-is e – wiicxukaƛma kamitquk t̓aneʔisʔiI have lots of friends. – A-ya kook kaḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn – ʔayaakukaḥ ʔuuksčiʕinI don’t have many friends. – Ka-meh is ook waḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn – Kameeʔisukʷaḥ ʔuuksčaʕinMy friend is tall. – Yaakh oo kwaḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn – Y̓aaqukʷaḥ ʔuuksčiʕinMy friend is short. – A-neh-is oo kwaḥ ooks-chaa-eḥn – ʔaneḥisukʷaḥ ʔuukčiʕinI like/love you. – Ya-mis su-kwaḥ su-wa – Yaamisukʷaḥ suw̓aI like everybody. -ḥa-cha-tihtl aḥ ya-mis-sook – Ḥaačatiłaḥ yaamisukMy friend is good-looking. – Qwah-tsulth uk kwaḥ ooks- chaa-eḥn – Qʷac̓ałukʷaḥ ʔuuksčiʕinWe are the same age. – Mithl-ḥey min khooh-makḥ itcḥ – Miiłhiimin qum̓aaqʔičḥI am happy when I’m speaking my language. – Oo-ookh-cha-maḥ authla oo-oo-kwa ut ḥa – ʔuuʔuuqč̓amaḥʔaała ʔuuʔuukʷaʔatḥa
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I don’t like singing. – Wi-makḥ a taḥ nu-nook – Wimakḥʔataḥ nunuukWe have lots of songs. – A-ya kin nook – ʔayaakin nuukDon’t slap me. – We-kiis klooḥ shitl – wik̓iis ƛ̓uḥšiƛI can count. – Cha-moolth tlaḥ hooks-shitl – Čamułaḥ huks šiƛI can count. – Cha-moolth tlaḥ hooks-sa – Čamułaḥ huksaaPut your school supplies away. – Khe-ee-up utl ee khe-tsalth yuk-ii – Qiʔiiʔʔap̓aƛi qicały̓akʔiI like to learn in school. – Oo-ookh-cha-maḥ hooḥ-tuk-sheeḥ hilth khe-tsu waas e – ʔuuʔuuqč̓amaḥ huuḥtakšiiḥ hiłḥ qicuw̓asʔi That person is very smart. [pointing at-(yalth-ya>)] – Cha-miiḥ-ta ma ya na-ah – Čamiḥtama yaa naʔaaIt’s dirty. – Mutch-kalth utl ma- MačqałʔaƛmaSweep it. – Yugh-me-pi utl ee – Yaxmiipi ʔaƛ̓ʔiYou be quiet. – Wik-uḥtl she utl e – wikʕaaƛšiʔaƛ̓iYou all be quiet – Wik-uḥtl she utl itch – wikʕaaƛšiʔaƛ̓ičHold my hand. – Su-sin-kwiis – SusinkʷisWalk slowly. – Tlooth-tlootha e ya-tsuuk – ƛuułƛuułeʔi yaacukWalk faster. – Tlah-yagh she utl e ya-tsuuk – ƛ̓ay̓axšiʔaƛ̓I yaacukLets go home. – Walth-she utl in – Wałšiʔaƛ̓inWe are tired. – Puus she a tlin – P̓us šiʔaƛin