Tag: food

  • word of interest: ḡaḡabelái

    I recently came across the x̄á’isla word ḡaḡabelái. According to the Lincoln & Rath dictionary, this word has two meanings: 1) to tickle somebody 2) the star-shaped structure which often remains behind when a berry is picked Here’s a recording of the word: And here’s a picture that shows the second sense of the word:…

  • Is that good-tasting?

    When someone is eating, you can ask them about how it tastes in x̄á’islak̓ala. It would go like this: begʷánem 1: sílu ’íxp̓a (Is that good-tasting? Yes or no) begʷánem 2: ’nna, ’íxp̓u (Yes, it is good-tasting now) The x̄á’isla word for person is begʷánem, below is an audio recording you can listen to and…