slheni' | woman | |
swuy'qe' | man | |
q'e'mi' | teenage girl | |
swiw'lus | teenage boy | |
stl'i'tl'qulh | child | |
qeq | baby | |
mustimuhw | person, people | |
s'eluhw* | elder | |
si'em'** | honoured person, respected one |
Note: Some speakers use stl'i'tl'qulh only when speaking of children who are not their own. For their own, they use mun'u, "son" or "daughter."
*Note: The Cowichan Tribes write s-eluhw. However, we will spell this word s'eluhw throughout these lessons.
**Note: Some speakers write siem. However, we will spell this word si'em' throughout these lessons.