Creature Words

tsiitmuhw
“great horned owl”

yuxwule’
“bald eagle”

q’ullhanumutsun
“orca”

sqwumey’
“dog”

’ey’x
“crab”

musuqw
“crab” (Snuneymuhwqun)

spe’uth
“bear”

sqi’mukw’
“octopus”

st’ul’hwutth’
“octopus” (Snuneymuhwqun)

ma’uqw
“water fowl”

stseelhtun
“salmon”

’es-hw
“seal”

smuyuth
“deer”

ha’put
“deer” (older word)

sxwut’ts’uli’
“hummingbird”

mustimuhw
“person”

musteyuhw
“person” (Snuneymuhwqun)

squl’ew’
“beaver”

spaal’
“raven”

stqeeye’
“wolf”

smuqw’a’
“heron”

lhqel’ts’
“moon”