#nuuchahnulth

[linguisticdiscovery]

Why I hate conlangs

A conlang (constructed language) is one that was consciously created for some purpose—usually either fiction or global communication—rather than one that developed naturally (Crystal 2008; Wikipedia). Some well-known examples include: Dothraki, Valyrian (Game of Thrones) Esperanto Na’vi (Avatar) Quenya, Sindarin (Lord of the Rings) Klingon (Star Trek) Atlantean (Atlantis: The Lost…

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[ubcic]

@UBCIC Public Statement: Dr. Simon Lucas' Legacy. #Hesquiaht #nuuchahnulth (at Hesquiaht First Nation)

[linguisticdiscovery]

Today's word of the day is from the Nuuchahnulth language, a member of the Wakashan language family, spoken along the coast of British Columbia, Canada. To ring in the new year, I chose the word kʷiisqšiʔaƛ 'it became another year'.

This is a great example of what words in Nuuchahnulth are like because it's a verb meaning 'to be a different year'. The root is kʷis- 'to be different', and it has a suffix -q 'year'. After that it also has a momentaneous suffix, which you add to verbs to conceptualize the event as happening at a single point in time, as well as a telic suffix, meaning that you conceptualize the event as having been completed. This type of word is extremely common in Nuuchahnulth. Almost anything in Nuuchahnulth can be a verb, and it has a whole slew of lexical suffixes that in other languages would be separate words, such as 'year', or 'house' or 'beach'. So this is a beautiful example of how the Nuuchahnulth language works.

[kobiilucas16]

#nuuchahnulth #native #gay #beauty #nativegays

[gr-rns]

#cedar #redcedar #Native #NativeArt #firstnation #aboriginal #aboriginalart #TomPatterson #GRRN #GerrenPeters #NuuChahNulth #NuuChahNulthmask Started a mask this after noon..

[gr-rns]

#PacificNorthwest, #NuuChahNulth #fishtraprattle ca. 1910 #NuuChanNulthRattlle #Native #NativeArt #nativedesign #GRRNLogo #GRRN so I am remaking a salmon rattle but if you read about it they are not salmon they are whales #whalehunters #🐋

[squidz83-blog]

Getting crafty on my mini break from school!! My 1st cedar rose, second headband tho my 1st with a five strand weave, completed my 1st pair of Mocs, and began the journey of beading my shawl :) full heart gratitude to those teaching and guiding me, and to my blood memory.

[urbannativegirl]

"When children are lured completely into another environment, or way of life, they are influenced by that environment to the extent that they can see no other. Reality can be determined by what is set before there eyes."

Richard Atleo (Umeek) in Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview