From Now You're Speaking Hupa, 1994, Hoopa Valley Tribe
Research Compiled by Hupa Indian Language Classes and Victor Golla, linguist at Humboldt State University.
A few minor additions to chart by Danny Ammon.
|
Symbol |
Sound in English |
Example in Hupa |
Meaning of Hupa Word |
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a |
father |
whila' |
my hand |
|
a: |
palm |
whina:' |
my eye |
|
b |
bear |
bo:se |
cat |
|
ch |
church |
mindich |
bobcat |
|
ch' |
|
which'ich' |
my elbow |
|
chw |
inchworm |
chwich |
firewood |
|
d |
deer |
dinday |
bullet |
|
dz |
adze |
didzit |
short |
|
e |
met |
whixe' |
my foot |
|
e: |
men |
ne:s |
long |
|
g |
geese |
niwhgit |
I'm afraid |
|
gy |
figure |
digyun |
here |
|
h |
hen |
xontah |
house |
|
i |
hit |
mis |
riverbank, bluff |
|
j |
jar |
je:nis |
day |
|
k |
keep |
king |
stick |
|
ky |
thank you |
kya' |
dress |
|
k' |
|
k'ina' |
Yurok |
|
ky' |
|
ky'oh |
porcupine |
|
l |
let |
lah |
seaweed |
|
L (barred l) |
|
La' |
one |
|
m |
mill |
milimil |
flute |
|
n |
now |
nundil |
snow |
|
ng |
ring |
whing |
song |
|
o |
tote |
dingq'och |
sour |
|
o: |
cone |
to:nehwa:n |
black obsidian, glass |
|
q |
|
qo |
worm |
|
q' |
|
whiq'os |
my throat |
|
s |
sit |
sa:ts' |
bear |
|
sh |
rush |
nosht'ah |
I don't believe it |
|
t |
tea |
to |
water |
|
t' |
|
t'e' |
blanket |
|
tL' |
|
tLoh |
grass |
|
ts |
cats |
tse |
stone |
|
ts' |
|
ts'iLting' |
bow, rifle |
|
u |
run |
Lixun |
sweet |
|
w |
word |
wiLdung' |
yesterday |
|
wh |
whirred |
wha |
sun |
|
x |
|
xong' |
fire |
|
xw |
|
xwe:y |
his property |
|
y |
yes |
ya' |
louse |
|
' |
|
'ah |
cloud |