Cowichan language
| hych'ka | Thank you |
| siem | indicates resppect for someone |
| eech u ieh ul | how are you? |
| eetsun | fine |
| atatung | sleepy |
| anana | deeply hurt |
| ha | yes |
| awa | no |
| xwulmough | native person/people |
| xwuneetum | white person |
| puck | white |
| xwuteus | heavy |
| shee sha lus | stubborn |
| eye kwachil | good morning |
| muck | full |
| theh lelum | "Big House" |
| Metoolia | Victoria |
| thlumough | rain |
| m'eh | grandfather |
| lāmet | see (I told you) |
| tse tsa watle | interdependence (working with each other) |