Welcome to the Dee-ni' Nuu-wee-ya', the Tolowa Language online dictionary!

The digital Tolowa Language dictionary began in 2009 and today holds more than 21,000 individual entries.

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xa~shlh-t'vmVTI am untying itxaa~-ghvshlh-t'vm
xaa~-ghii~-lhts'ayVIskinny, was / was slender1sxaa~-ghii-lhts'ay2sxaa~-ghin-lhts'ay3sxaa~-ghin-lhts'ay1dxaa~-ghit-lhts'ay2dxaa~-ghu'-lhts'ay1pxaa~-ghaa-ghit-lhts'ay2pxaa~-ghaa-ghu'-lhts'ay3pxwii-xaa~-ghin-lhts'ayPassivexan'sr-ghin-lhts'ayxaa~-lhts'ay
xaa~-ghii~-t'i~VImarried, newly1sxaa~-ghii-t'i~2sxaa~-ghii~-t'i~3sxaa~-ghii~-t'i~1dxaa~-ghit-t'i~2dxaa~-ghu'-t'i~1pxaa~-ghaa-ghit-t'i~2pxaa~-ghaa-ghu'-t'i~3pxaa~-yaa-ghii~-t'i~ / xaa~-yas-t'i~Passivexan'sr-ghii~-t'i~
xaa~-ghvshlh-t'vmVTI untied itxa~shlh-t'vm
xaa~-ghvt-'a~ndiscovery
xaa~-ghvt-dalhVIstarted again / started to go again
xaa~-lhts'ayVIslender / skinny / lean / spindly / trim / bony1sxaa-nvsh-lhts'ay2sxaa-nin-lhts'ay3sxaa~-lhts'ay1dxaa-nit-lhts'ay2dxaa-nu'-lhts'ay1pxaa-naa-ghit-lhts'ay2pxaa-naa-xu'-lhts'ay3pxwii-xaa~-lhts'ayPassivexan'sr-lhts'ayxaa~-ghii~-lhts'ay
xaa~-nanlh-t'vmVTunwrapping something1sxaa~-nashlh-t'vm2sxaa~-nanlh-t'vm
xaa~-t'i~ lhetlh-xat-tenwedding planned
xaa~-yashnsea brant
xaa~-yuknmudhen
xaa-'aa-ch'vnVIbegan to say
xaa-dee-yvnVIsing, begin to
xaa-dv-ghvt-bi'lhVIhair cut, was fresh / new1sxaa-dv-ghvsht-bi'lh2sxaa-dv-ghint-bi'lh3sxaa-dv-ghvt-bi'lh1dxaa-dv-ghit-bi'lh2dxaa-dv-ghu't-bi'lh1pxaa-dv-ghaa-ghit-bi'lh2pxaa-dv-ghaa-ghu't-bi'lh3pxwii-xaa-dv-ghvt-bi'lhPassivexa'sr-dv-ghvt-bi'lhxaa-dvt-bilh
xaa-dv-ghvtlh-sri~VItrained, had started to / had started to build the self1sxaa-dv-ghvshtlh-sri~2sxaa-dv-ghintlh-sri~3sxaa-dv-ghvtlh-sri~1dxaa-dv-ghitlh-sri~2dxaa-dv-ghu'tlh-sri~1pxaa-dv-ghaa-ghitlh-sri~2pxaa-dv-ghaa-ghu'tlh-sri~3pxwii-xaa-dv-ghvtlh-sri~Passivexa'sr-dv-ghvtlh-sri~xaa-dvtlh-sri
xaa-dvtprosomebody / he did it / (he blames in somebody)
xaa-dvtadvalone / by the self / only one to / solely
Xaa-dvt shaa~ ghvtlh-dvlh.PhraseHe is running alone.
Xaa-dvt shee-ghvt-né.PhraseSomebody bit me.
Xaa-dvt yuu-'alh.PhraseLet him chew it. / He can chew it.
xaa-dvt-bilhVIhair cut, fresh / new1sxaa-dvsht-bilh2sxaa-dint-bilh3sxaa-dvt-bilh1dxaa-dit-bilh2dxaa-du't-bilh1pxaa-daa-ghit-bilh2pxaa-daa-xu't-bilh3pxwii-xaa-dvt-bilhPassivexa'sr-dvt-bilhxaa-dv-ghvt-bi'lh