Alphabet Chart – John Rath





Heiltsuk Alphabet Chart – Audio by John Rath




Alphabet Chart created by the Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre, 1986. Text by John Rath, illustrations by Shirl Hall.

Part 1 - Obstruents

Plosives

Fricatives

Plain

Aspirated

Glottalized

b

básbúlí

rose hip

p

púxva

blow with mouth

p̓

p̓uái

halibut

d

daṇdáṇ

bell

t

tsá

to push

t̓

t̓álús

slices of dried fish

z

zúsa

to dig

c

cása

to pour water

c̓

c̓ṃ́

index finger

s

sṃ́s

mouth

λ

λáλap̓ika

woodpecker

ƛ

ƛizáyú

racket

ƛ́

ƛ́gís

heart

ɫ

ɫáɫa

monster with basket

g

gḷá

to go on all fours

k

kála

hold up on palms of hands

k̓

k̓ásk̓ás

claws, talons

x

xṇ́dac̓i

mirror

gv

gvúgví

leg

kv

kvíkva

whistle with fingers

k̓v

k̓vák̓vṃt̓a

hummingbird

xv

xvḷ́tḷá

fire

ǧv

ǧválás

lizard

qv

qvínáyu

key

q́v

q́vúq̓vs

mountain

x̌v

x̌vdáyú

knife

ǧ

ǧṇṃ́

woman, female

q

qqs

eye

q̓

q̓gṇá

halibut hook

x̌

x̌áx̌

bone

Part 2 - Resonants

Plain

Glottalized

Consonantal

Vocalic

Consonantal

Vocalic

with high tone

with low tone

m

muác̓i

bath tub

ṃ́

c̓ṃ́

index finger

ṃ

k̓vúdṃ

nail

m̓

m̓ṇúkv

one

ṃ̓

k̓váxdṃ̓a

chair

n

nínúya

to sing

ṇ́

ɫṇ́ta

to blow the nose

ṇ

yádṇ

rattle

n̓

n̓usí

moon month

ṇ̓

c̓ṇ̓íƛḷá

procession into house

l

luáɫ

ghost

ḷ́

mḷ́xvḷá

to smile

ḷ

tsḷsá

to push while outside

l̓

l̓ǧṃ́

putty

ḷ̓

sḷ̓ṃ́bá

bit for drilling

y

yádṇ

rattle

í

mít

porcupine

i

ƛizáyú

racket

y̓

y̓úgva

to rain, spell of rain

i̓

p̓sp̓i̓ú

ear

w

wáwádi

kelp

ú

púxva

blow with mouth

u

gvusí

potatoes

w̓

w̓áx̌ac̓i

pipe for smoke or smoking

u̓

t̓út̓u̓a

star

h

háy̓ásu

hand

á

k̓vás

small mussels

a

k̓vas

to sit outside

h̓

láh̓á

yes

a̓

λa̓ús

tree to stand outside

ħ

see accompanying booklet

ʔ

see accompanying booklet