These are some selected survival conversations in the East Barkley Sound (EB) dialect of Nuuchahnulth. The speakers are ḥawiiḥtuʔis Benson Nookemis and ƛiisƛiisaʔapt̓ Adam Werle. Click on a green button to hear how each part is pronounced. In order for this page to work properly, JavaScript must be enabled in your browser. (JavaScript does not seem to be working.)
| Nuuchahnulth | English | |
|---|---|---|
| 6A | Is that you? | |
| 6B | It’s me. | |
| 7A | Are you okay? | |
| 7B | I’m okay. Are you okay too? | |
| 8A | It’s nice weather. | |
| 8B | It sure is nice weather. | |
| 9A | I’ll see you later. | |
| 9B | Okay, later. | |
| 10A | Take care. | |
| 10B | You take care too. | |
| 11A | What’s this? | |
| 11B | I don’t know what it is. | |
| 12A | Say it! | |
| 12B | Okay, I’ll say it. | |
| 13A | May I go to the washroom? | |
| 13B | You may. Go ahead. | |
| 14A | Shall we take a break? | |
| 14B | Let’s take a break. | |
| 15A | Are we finished? | |
| 15B | We’re finished. |