gyiika [*gyii/ka]
Dialectal Variant of: gyeeka  down/on the beach
1. Adverb. down (Kitkatla dialect)
file://snds/gy/gyiika-sl-mk-01.mp3 Wag̱ayt hał gyiika wil t'ała bilhaa. Abalone are way down on the beach.
2. common noun. beach
Heelda dag̱a̱'aw da hał gyiika. There are lots of sea anemones down the beach.
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Related entries: Spelling Variant gyiika̱  down/beach | 'nagyiika  below | ts'mgyiika  downstairs | wag̱ayt gyiika  way down on the beach

Bibliographic sources: Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 569.
Source: Draft Dictionary entry.