#nuuchahnulth

[linguisticdiscovery]

Why I hate conlangs

A conlang (constructed language) is one that was consciously created for some purpose—usually either fiction or global communication—rather than one that developed naturally (Crystal 2008; Wikipedia). Some well-known examples include: Dothraki, Valyrian (Game of Thrones) Esperanto Na’vi (Avatar) Quenya, Sindarin (Lord of the Rings) Klingon (Star Trek) Atlantean (Atlantis: The Lost…

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I keep forgetting I need to post here when I get stuff done

Nuu-Chah-Nulth styled hands, Acrylic on Canvas

[kobiilucas16]

#nuuchahnulth #native #gay #beauty #nativegays

[ubcic]

@UBCIC Public Statement: Dr. Simon Lucas' Legacy. #Hesquiaht #nuuchahnulth (at Hesquiaht First Nation)

[jakeblacksmith]

He's coming for your souls. Collaboration with @moysutherland getting closer every day. #heron #demon #nuuchahnulth #figurativesculpture #tales #storyteller #ironandcedar #iron

[innerstillnesspa]

Beautiful view this morning as I worked onsite treating the NTC social workers to shiatsu sessions #selfcare #appreciate #shiatsutherapy #nuuchahnulth #respect https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSNOlNjECm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1y2an41hgucz

[formlines]

Double Sided Raven and Sea Serpent Paddle 

Joshua Prescott

from the website:  Joshua writes "The inspiration for this paddle came from nature, all the beautiful creatures, colors, patterns, and the images. My children's great, great grandparents have had an enormous impact on me, thus my artwork. I remember Stanley and Sidney teaching me their language and talking about art. They would tell me things, our art tells stories. This I believe was when I started using more creatures, multiple creatures. It is fun designing, making all the animals fit together in a way that flows and fills the space. I do double-sided paddles so that I am using the space on both sides to practice and grow. I have seen old paddles with both sides adorned. Design is a language. I believe we are physical beings. We are always receiving and giving off energy. Energy is a language, energy never lies. Art is spiritual.

Looking back on these pieces I can recognize my own growth as an artist. For the past ten years, I have been learning to speak my children's language nuuchahnulth; I consider it my language now. The elders I have worked with over the years always accepted me. They say ours instead of mine. I have been learning to tell what we call himwica stories. These are stories that teach and grow the mind. For the past four years, I have desired to connect my artwork with storytelling. I am now able to tell stories in nuchahnulth. This is the direction of my life now to become as fluent in nuchahnulth as I can and to pass on what I know before I die. People see art work, but there is much more. To share a piece of nuuchahnulth wisdom hishukish cawaak 'everything is one, everything is interconnected'." 

[newguineatribalart]

Nuuchahnulth mask native American

[linguisticdiscovery]

Today's word of the day is from the Nuuchahnulth language, a member of the Wakashan language family, spoken along the coast of British Columbia, Canada. To ring in the new year, I chose the word kʷiisqšiʔaƛ 'it became another year'.

This is a great example of what words in Nuuchahnulth are like because it's a verb meaning 'to be a different year'. The root is kʷis- 'to be different', and it has a suffix -q 'year'. After that it also has a momentaneous suffix, which you add to verbs to conceptualize the event as happening at a single point in time, as well as a telic suffix, meaning that you conceptualize the event as having been completed. This type of word is extremely common in Nuuchahnulth. Almost anything in Nuuchahnulth can be a verb, and it has a whole slew of lexical suffixes that in other languages would be separate words, such as 'year', or 'house' or 'beach'. So this is a beautiful example of how the Nuuchahnulth language works.

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Tunnel of "trees" filled with life and decay, Acrylic on Canvas, Transitions Exhibit

[deepwaterdiva]

Our family is in tonight’s episode Quest Out West @aptn_ca 7:30 pm BC & 8:30 Alberta. 🙂🐟❤️ . . . #questoutwest #questoutwestwildfood #aptn #indigenousfood #wildsalmon #westcoastlife #seafood #clayoquotsound #nuuchahnulth #kaaxnaadventures #tofino #hotspringscove (at Tofino, British Columbia)

[nativeyoutubesubscribe]

Liked on YouTube: Indigenous Language Challenge, accepted (nuuchahnulth) https://youtu.be/fSrCBmLAjp8

[jakeblacksmith]

Raising a pole today with @moysutherland! #nuuchahnulth#westcoast#carving#totem

[gr-rns]

#cedar #redcedar #Native #NativeArt #firstnation #aboriginal #aboriginalart #TomPatterson #GRRN #GerrenPeters #NuuChahNulth #NuuChahNulthmask Started a mask this after noon..

[squidz83-blog]

Getting crafty on my mini break from school!! My 1st cedar rose, second headband tho my 1st with a five strand weave, completed my 1st pair of Mocs, and began the journey of beading my shawl :) full heart gratitude to those teaching and guiding me, and to my blood memory.

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Humming Bird & Finch Head, inked on paper

Older work, year not written unfortunately