SI¸ÁTEN

Saanich

Alternative forms

  • SI¸ÁTN

Noun

SI¸ÁTEN (Americanist spelling siʔétən)

  1. (anatomy) hair (on head)
    Hyponyms: SȻÍSEP, SKEL¸KEL¸BES, SNESHI¸Ḱ, STEŦÁ¸EḰ, STEXI¸Ḱ, ṮEḴTLÁJ
    ÁN¸ ͸ ṮAḴT TI¸Á NEKIX EN¸ SI¸ÁTEN — I¸Í¸MET.
    Your hair is very long and black — it’s beautiful.

Derived terms

  • SNESHI¸Ḱ (“oiled hair”)
  • SXȾM¸I¸Ḱ (“gray hair”)
  • SḰEN¸EWEĆ (“anal hair”)
  • SḰENÁĆSEṈ¸ (“neck hair”)
  • SḰINEŦEN (“facial hair”)
  • XEM¸W̱I¸ḰT (“to cut someone's hair”)
  • ŚḰENÁLEḴSEN (“nose hair”)
  • ȽEȾI¸ḰEṈ (“to get a haircut”)
  • ȾE¸ȻI¸ḰEṈ (“clean hair”)
  • ḰINEȻES (“chest hair”)
  • ḰIN¸A¸Ḵ (“pubic hair”)

See also

  • KEBENETEN (“hair tie”)
  • ḰIḰMES (“headdress”)
  • ȽȾIṈEN (“comb”)
  • XQÁL¸JEN (“hairpin”)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 489
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