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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | Get up now. | |
| 1B | I’ll get up. | |
| 2A | Get dressed. | |
| 2B | I don’t know where my clothes are. | |
| 3A | Start eating. | |
| 3B | Thank you for feeding me. | |
| 4A | May I watch television? | |
| 4B | Go play outside. | |
| 5A | Go to sleep. | |
| 5B | Sleep well. | |
| 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. | |
| 21A | What’s your name? | |
| 21B | My name is ḥawiiḥtuʔis. | |
| 22A | Who are you? | |
| 22B | I’m from Huu-ay-aht. | |
| My mother was Mabel. | ||
| My father was Edward. | ||
| 23A | Can I help you? | |
| 23B | Please help me. | |
| 24A | Thank you. | |
| Thank you. | ||
| 24B | Acknowledged. | |
| 25A | I love you. | |
| 25B | I love you too. |