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arm =asx̌n̓

arm, shoulder, upper appendage / arm, upper appendage / arm, upper appendage. before -s in -nt- transitive constructions =ax̌n̓

• ksəp̓əp̓sax̌n̓ Get hit on the shoulder (OkB)
• n̓čəkʷčək̓ʷax̌n̓ Crutches (Cv)
• n̓čik̓čk̓áx̌n̓ Smell of armpits / Smell under the arms (Cv)
• snwupwupax̌n̓ Hair under arms (OkB)
• tk̓msax̌n̓ shoulder (OkB)

arrow, bullet, projectile =aʔst, =iʔst

arm, upper appendage. pharyngeal movement =aˤx̌n̓ -áˤx̌n̓

ashamed or embarrassed of something or somebody c̓aʔxmín̓t

• kʷuʔ c̓aʔxmís He’s ashamed of me (PS)

able to bathe čáˤʔl̓xíʔst, čaˤwl̓̓xiʔst

a pinch c̓ip̓

ash / spark c̓ix̌ʷt

arrive here at something or somebody čkičn̓t

• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ixíʔ t̓ə čkičɬmn̓ Yes, I will come over to see you (PS)
• čkičs iʔ sxʔitx. He came directly to the oldest. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ ikɬaʔxʷísk̓it n̓ín̓w̓iʔ sič kʷuʔ čkíčəntxʷ When I am rested then you can come and get me (PS)

arrive here, come čkičx

• way̓ kʷ čkičx, way̓ kʷ n̓ƛ̓əmpčin̓ l̓ sm̓ayʔxtwixʷaʔx You arrived here at the meeting too late (PS)
• axáʔ l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ k̓ʷul̓l̓ Yasukríʔ, čkičx axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ uɬ ixíʔ x̌lits yəyáˤt iʔ skəkʕákaʔ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ čtəkʷtəkʷʔut When Jesus Christ was first born, he got here on earth, and he called for all the birds, and the ones that walk on the ground. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ sxiy̓msčútx uɬ kn̓ čkičx I was done in when I got back (PS)
• way̓ put kʷu ƛ̓lap úɬiʔ kʷ čkičx Just as we got settled you arrived (PS)

afraid, terrified čk̓ist, k̓in̓t

• lut asčk̓ín̓t čm̓ kʷ n̓səlpqin̓ km̓ kʷ nyxʷitkʷ Aren’t you afraid to get dizzy (and) fall in the water (PS)
• kn̓ sčk̓intx I am afraid (Cv)
• lut, lut kn̓ t̓ə čk̓in̓t, lut kn̓ t̓ə čənsəlsəlpus No, I don’t get scared, I don’t get dizzy (PS)
• áɬiʔ kn̓ čk̓in̓t ɬ iksn̓kʷaʔčnúxʷ km̓ ɬ iksn̓sl̓íp. Therefore I was afraid that I’d be late or that I’d get lost (PS)

a dead end gully čk̓ɬqʷay̓

• xʷu·yl̓x, n̓ppəlxiw̓səlx, aɬíʔ čk̓əɬqʷay̓ čənɬx̌ʷúlaʔxʷ, n̓t̓aʔ yaʕpqín̓ iʔ sxʷulɬxʷ They went and they got right in the middle, it’s a big ground pocket, a big hollow in the ground, my, there are lots of tipis (PS)

appaloosa. animal with spots on the rump čmamn̓

about the same čmay̓ papút

a whole piece čn̓ml̓k̓ʷqin̓

a snag / snag čn̓qʷəčqin̓

accompany, travel with čn̓tkʷil̓st

a plant, to grow, it's growing čplal̓

arrow, cartridge, bullet, pellet, projectile c̓q̓iln̓

all gone, gone, used up c̓sap

• way̓ kstaʔmínaʔl̓x, uɬ t̓əxʷ ixiʔ c̓sap iʔ smik̓ʷət Then spring came, and the snow was all gone (PS)

animal dies / lose livestock c̓spsqáx̌aʔ

animal dies c̓spsqáx̌aʔ c̓əspsqáx̌aʔ

animal dies c̓spsqáx̌aʔ, c̓əspsqáx̌aʔ

attribute block čt̓at̓íxʷlm̓ kn̓xčutn̓

a flat place čt̓ʔiw̓s

all willowherb, Epilobium paniculatum. [lit syrup like, oozy.] čur̓

alike, similar, comparison, like c̓x̌iɬ

ask somebody, call for somebody čx̌litst

• lut t̓ə čx̌litstməlx iʔ k̓əl̓ čitxʷs She had never asked them to her house (PS)

appointed date, appointment, obligated day c̓x̌ʷasq̓t

• k̓laxʷ iʔ c̓x̌ʷasq̓əts The evening of the date he decided (PS)

a liquid pours, spills, spilled c̓xʷaxʷ

• c̓xʷaxʷ iʔ sq̓it. The rain pours. (Cv)

a piece čxʷip

alive, be alive, be healthy čxʷl̓xʷal̓t

at the edge čxʔal̓

• way̓ kʷu k̓əɬx̌əlx̌lap way̓ čxʔal̓ It’s full daylight and she’s coming (PS)

arrive here čyaˤp

• axáʔ čy̓aˤp iʔ kɬkw̓waps. Then they got their horses there. (PS)
• way̓ kʷu čʔyppulx kiʔ kʷu čyaʕp We had to camp when we were on the way here (PS)
• uɬ aláʔ sič ʔáčqaʔx, úɬiʔ p čyaˤp Just now he left, and then you got here (Cv)

all, every čy̓aˤʔ

• way̓ čyaˤʔ čkt̓liw̓s They are all open (PS)
• ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓t̓k̓ʷikn̓ ilíʔ kn̓ člaprít, ilíʔ kn̓ kɬyəyay̓lxʷ. Leave the saddle on me, leave the bridle on me, and everything. (PS)

asleep, be sleeping čʔitx

awake, woke, awoken əčqiɬqɬt

arrive here at somebody/something again əɬčkičn̓t

• ʔáˤpnáʔ kʷuʔ əɬčkičn̓tm̓ t anwíʔ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstixʷ. Now we got her back, you brought her back to life. (PS)
• limtm̓səlx tla əɬčkičəntməlx They were glad that he got back to them (PS)
• isláx̌t kʷuʔ kɬəɬčkíčiʔs, ixíʔ kʷuʔ c̓əx̌ʷxits. My friend is going to come back to me, that’s what he promised me. (PS)

arrive again, come back əɬčkičx

• kɬsəlxitmn̓ mi kʷ əɬčkičx The table will be set for you when you come back (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ x̌lap iʔ əɬkʷəkʷáˤst mi kn̓ əɬčkičx Early tomorrow morning I will come back (PS)
• čm̓ ixíʔ n̓x̌səlswilx mi əɬčkičx He might get in a good humor, and come back home / He might get in a good humor and come back home (PS)

arrive back (plural) əɬčy̓áˤp

• kʷu əɬ səčxʷəlxʷalts, mi kʷu əɬčyaʕp If we’re still alive, we will come back (PS)
• ixíʔ ɬəɬčtqʷay̓səl̓x, way̓ əɬčy̓aˤpəl̓x. Then they started to come back down the hill, then they come back. (PS)
• ilíʔ k̓laxʷ mɬ əɬčy̓áˤpəl̓x. In the evening they arrive back. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ put n̓k̓ʷəspintk put áˤpnáʔ sx̌əlx̌áˤlt mi kʷu əɬčyaʕp It’ll be exactly one year today when we will come back (PS)

arrive back at somebody, arrive back əɬkičn̓t

• mət aɬíʔ sƛ̓ləlmix, lut kʷuʔ t̓ə əɬkičəntm̓ He died, he never got back to us (PS)
• put n̓ləʕ̓ʷpus t̓x̌iwtwílx, mət mi aláʔ əɬkičəntsən̓ In exactly one year I’ll be back to you (PS)
• əɬkičs iʔ kwaps uɬ ixíʔ əɬčn̓tis iʔ kwaps. He got back to his horse, and he petted his horse (PS)

arrive again somewhere əɬkičx

• way̓ əɬxʷuy̓, əɬkičx, way̓ pulx He went, got back, went to bed (PS)
• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ əɬkičx ik̓líʔ, uɬ way̓ wy̓skɬsəlxítm̓s iʔ t pəptwínaxʷ iʔ t aksčʔiɬən̓ And when you get back there, the table will already have been set by the old lady for you to eat (PS)

absorb into body again əɬn̓ʔaɬxʷíc̓aʔm̓

arrive back (plural) əɬy̓aˤp

• kʷu əɬyaʕp iʔ k̓əl̓ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət We get back to our parents (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kʷu tkʔəsəlmist mi kʷu əɬyaʕp k̓ isənsqsílxʷ We both will get back to my people (PS)

area that covers, quantity, ear, over, over the top =ínaʔ

• čkwl̓ínaʔn̓t keep something covered, keep it covered (Cv)
• kmkməxstínaʔ, tkmkməxstínaʔ Round leafed trillium (OkB)
• k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ piqsxn̓ A little silver. (PS)
• n̓c̓aʔrínaʔ Ear ache (Cv)
• smətkʷl̓ínaʔ Unidentified plant (OkB)
• snáˤčínas x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ long-flowered mertensia. Mertensia longiflora. B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring / Long flowered martensia. (OkB) / long-flowered mertensia. Mertensia longiflora. B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring. (OkB) (OkB)
• stk̓ʷək̓ʷxʷnʔínaʔ Yellow mouse ear mustard (OkB)
• sxʷəxʷʔínaʔ Matted saxifrage (OkB)
• sxʷiyínaʔ Prickly pear cactus (OkB)
• tq̓əc̓q̓əc̓pínas iʔ snínaʔ Orange honeysuckle and blue clematis. (OkB)

absolutive. IN UNREALIZED ASPECT CONSTRUCTIONS k-s…

• xʷic̓xtm̓s t aksčk̓ʷúl̓ He’ll give you a job (PS)
• axáʔ anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtaqs. That’s the meat I’m going to give you. (PS)
• lut kʷ t̓ iksɬwníkstm̓ I’m not going to let you go (PS)
• lut aksn̓qʷn̓mínm̓ Don’t pity her (PS)
• lut aksn̓tq̓aʔl̓sínaʔm̓ Don’t pay any attention to him (PS)
• lut aksksc̓áɬəɬt You won’t freeze to death (PS)
• way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx We are going to die. (PS / Pretend you are snoring, but don’t fall asleep, or we’re dead (PS)

across the border, across the line k̓aɬʔál̓qʷ

a third kaʔɬlsak̓ʷtsíliʔs

a little distance k̓aʔx̌áx̌aʔs

• itlíʔ inčá kn̓ xʷuy̓, k̓aʔx̌áʔx̌aʔs l̓kʷut itlíʔ. I am going farther, a little ways farther from here.

attached, tied kaˤč

a tied bundle, a bundler káˤčíc̓aʔtn̓

• mus qáˤčíc̓aʔtn̓ Four bundles tied (PS)

a lace, stitching material, lacing material kaˤx̌íkn̓tn̓

alevin, fish larva, salmon larvae kčaˤčmáˤs

a lamp, a flame is lit kc̓ik̓s

arrive, get to kič

• ixíʔ txʷuym̓s iʔ kwaps, way̓ xʷuy̓ kič. Then he went to see his horse, he went, he got there. (PS)

arrive at a place of somebody kičɬt

• áɬiʔ aláʔ in̓čáʔ kn̓ ɬə xy̓aqs ispʔús kʷuʔ əɬkičɬts čaʔkʷ ixíʔ uɬ kʷuʔ ny̓aˤy̓pm̓sts. me, when i was sick, if it got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me. (Cv)

arrive at something kičn̓t

• way̓ sl̓ax̌t, way̓ kičəntsən̓ Well, partner, here I am (PS)
• axáʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ iʔ kičn̓tm̓. This is a man-eater that we'll go to. (PS)
• təl̓ kʷuʔ kičəntxʷ, uɬ way̓ kn̓ sčtk̓sils Since you got here to me, I have felt bad (PS)
• way̓ t̓i yaʕpčín̓ məɬ ixíʔ x̌lits məɬ ixíʔ kičsəlx, məɬ ixíʔ swsiwsəlx, məɬ ixíʔ čusəlx iʔ syaʕpčíns When he gets in trouble, he calls them and they go to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is / When he gets in trouble he calls them and they get to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is (PS)
• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓səl̓x ik̓líʔ kičsəl̓x sn̓k̓l̓ip. Then they started out, from there they got to Coyote. (PS)

arrive somewhere, to arrive kičx

• šay̓ t̓i kʷ kičx ilíʔ, čm̓ n̓kəlxusənts, məɬ ixíʔ k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsənts As soon as you get there, she will throw her arms around your neck, and she’ll suck your face (PS)
• xʷuy̓, kičx, k̓ɬənčiʔípm̓ He went he got there, he knocked on the door (PS)
• xʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ siwɬkʷ, ik̓líʔ kičx, n̓t̓əpqsam̓ ksiwstaʔx He went to the water, he got there, he tipped his head to drink (PS)

alone, except, left, remaining, left over, dark k̓im̓

• way̓ knánaqs q̓ʷəyáˤs, k̓im̓ l̓ čitxʷs The Black Face was all alone at his house (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ k̓im̓ iʔ kʷill̓xʷ iʔ sq̓lips And that’s all that’s left, the red handkerchief (PS)
• kn̓ k̓im̓ I am alone (Cv)
• sk̓amqs, sk̓am̓qs left overs. see k̓mʕ̓awsq́s (OkB)
• čusəl̓x axáʔ iʔ sqilxʷ k̓im̓ silíʔs, “way̓ əɬwiɬəmt.” They told the people left there, “We’re leaving you.” (PS)

afraid k̓in̓t

• kʷ n̓c̓ipc̓əpsm̓, km̓ kʷ k̓in̓t Shut your eyes, or you will get scared (PS)

arms, hands klkilx

• iʔ kl̓kil̓xs k̓ɬtəqn̓čutm̓s. With his hands he protects himself. (PS)

a better man / better man / a better man. uncertain form. three-root compound k̓lsqltmixʷ

• kn̓ k̓əlsqəltmixʷ I am a better man (Cv)
• kn̓k̓əlsqəltmixʷ I am a better man (Cv)

arrow to be kɬčq̓iln̓

• t̓i ksttm̓tim̓ kʷu ksxʷic̓əxtm̓ t iksyuʔyʔáˤwt, uɬ ikɬt̓kikstn̓ uɬ ikɬčq̓ilən̓ Give me something to wear with which to be strong, and a cane and an arrow (PS)
• axáʔ kʷin̓txʷ, ixíʔ akɬčq̓íln̓, uɬ ixíʔ akskʷíst, sn̓k̓l̓ip. Take it, this will be your arrow, and this will be your name, Coyote. (PS)
• x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ iʔ kɬčq̓ilənsəlx, məɬ təɬəmstisəlx First the stick for the arrows have to be dry, then they straighten them / The sticks for the arrows have to be dry, and then they straighten them (PS)

at the foot of the hill, end of the week k̓ɬəʔaʔ, kɬəʔaʔ

around the other side, past k̓ɬips

addition story kɬkətxʷam̓ t smy̓may̓

ankle k̓ɬk̓mčinxn̓

ankle(s) k̓ɬk̓m̓čin̓xn̓

ankle(s) k̓ɬk̓m̓k̓m̓čin̓xn̓

adopt a child k̓ɬkʷn̓xm̓xnil̓tn̓t

a saddle kɬnc̓əl̓x̌ʷikn̓tn̓

arrive next to the door k̓ɬnɬaʔíp

arrive next to the door k̓ɬn̓ɬaʔíp

• way̓ xʷuy̓əl̓x, y̓áˤpəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬn̓ɬaʔípəl̓x k̓l̓ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ They went, they got to the door of the chief’s house (PS)
• way̓ k̓ɬn̓ɬaʔíp, kčaʔčaʔál̓qʷm̓ He got right to the door, he knocked on it (PS)

a sign on the door k̓ɬnq̓aʔíp

• kʷ xʷuy̓, ik̓líʔ čk̓ɬənq̓aʔíp You go, there will be a sign on the door (PS)
• čk̓ɬənq̓əʔip It’s stuck in the door (Cv)

ask about somebody or something k̓ɬsiwn̓t

• kʷuʔ k̓ɬsiw̓s He inquired about me (Cv)
• ixíʔ k̓ɬsiw̓səl̓x iʔ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ, yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. They inquired about the chief’s house, the chief. (PS)

announce. at Indian ceremonies k̓ɬwahm̓, k̓əɬwaʔm̓

A whole outfit kɬyəyáˤylxʷs

Addy Kɬʔam̓tíw̓s

agree k̓ɬʔmčin̓

able to be alone knáqsmiʔst

Another bundle / one bundle / One package knəqsíc̓aʔ

• kɬʔa iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ It cam to the end of the first bundle (PS)

a stiff round band k̓n̓p̓iw̓stn̓

ask for / to ask permission ksíw̓plaʔ

ask permission ksíwplaʔn̓t

• ksíw̓plaʔxəl̓x They will ask (Cv)
• ixíʔ úɬiʔ ksíw̓plaʔsəl̓x yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, k̓aʔkín̓ iʔ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ. Then they started asking for the king, where the king’s house is. (PS)

afraid. UNREALIZED ksk̓in̓t

• lut t̓ aksk̓ín̓t, lut aksk̓ín̓t Don’t be afraid, don’t be uneasy (PS)

about to smoke ksmámn̓xʷaʔx

• kn̓ ksmamn̓xʷaʔx. I am going to smoke. (PS)

ask something / ask ksw̓plaʔmíst

• ixíʔ puƛ̓m̓stsəl̓x iʔ q̓y̓min̓ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s, ixíʔ úɬiʔ ksw̓plaʔmístəl̓x iʔ tl̓ l̓ʔiw̓səl̓x. When his brothers finished school, they asked permission of their father. (PS)

adding ktəxʷmin̓

approach ktiɬx

add it, to add something ktxʷan̓t

addition ktxʷaxʷ

awake/can't sleep (is awake) / awake/can't sleep (is awake) kʷaʔáx (skʷaʔxmíx)

a few days k̓ʷək̓ʷn̓xasq̓t

A little silver. (PS) k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ piqsxn̓

a few k̓ʷik̓ʷnx

an indeterminate number of words / a few words / how many words / a few words / how many words k̓ʷinxčn̓

• t̓i k̓ʷinxčən̓ iʔ ksqʷəlqʷilts Every few words he spoke (PS)

A number of tens k̓ʷinxɬʔúpənkst

an indeterminate number of tens. compound k̓ʷinxɬʔúpnkst

• lut čmystin̓ k̓ʷinxɬʔúpənkst km̓ k̓ʷinxx̌əččíkst, nax̌əmɬ ixíʔ iʔ ksqlaw̓səlx I don’t know how many tens or how many hundreds, and that is going to be their money (PS)

above kwistm̓

a little quantity k̓ʷk̓ʷyínaʔ

• nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ Give him a little money too (PS)
• k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ čmystin̓ yaʔ nqilxʷčən̓ I know the Indian language a little (Cv)
• íwaʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔs. No matter how small., Even if it is small. (Cv)

a place to rest something on kʷliwtn̓

• áɬiʔ ksn̓ilíʔtn̓s kskʷl̓liw̓tn̓əl̓x. There for there will be a place to set them down. (PS)

able to catch / able to get kʷn̓niʔst

an indeterminate number of days k̓ʷnxasq̓t

• k̓ʷənk̓ʷənxasq̓ət A few days (PS)

a few days / how many days k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t

act silly kʷsəsčut

act silly. (Ok) / act silly kʷskʷsčut

act silly kʷskʷsəsčut

accompany someone kxan̓t

Any bark k̓y̓lilxʷ

apple lipám̓

apple lipúm̓ / lipám̓

a bell rings liwmst

• iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ liwm̓stm̓ l̓ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓. The clock struck noon. (PS)

another, different people lmilxʷ

Another tribe / They are another tribe l̓milxʷəlx

arm =lqʷikst

• skwpwpəlqʷikst Hair on arms (OkB)

accessories, clothes, belongings =lsčut -əlsčut, -l̓sčut=lsčáˤt

• akstəxʷl̓sčút. You will get some goods. (PS)
• xƛ̓pəlsčut He got a complete outfit (Cv)
• isx̌sl̓sčút. They are my good clothes., I am wearing nice clothes.
• lut aksxʷt̓əlsčút Don’t take off your clothes (PS)

accessories, clothes, belongings =l̓sčut, -l̓sčut, -l̓sčut, =l̓sčaˤt

• kɬyxʷtəlsčut Underwear (PS)
• nq̓ʷatkʷlsčút Wash clothes (OkB)
• q̓ʷəɬtəlsčut Pack one’s baggage (OkB)
• q̓ʷəylsčáˤt Dirty clothes (PS)
• sčyaʕ̓l̓sčút Goods arrive (PS)

afternoon l̓snyak̓ʷqíns

arrive next to the shore / get near the shore / the (sea) shore ɬaʔčnítkʷ

• xʷuy̓ put ik̓líʔ əɬaʔčnítkʷ, uɬ way̓ kɬxn̓usəs iʔ x̌iyáɬnxʷ, way̓ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ He went (and) just when (he got) to the shore, the sun was going down, the weather fixed the sky (PS)
• xʷpčnitkʷəntxʷ You spread it on the shore
• čmaˤʔčnítkʷ a log rests on the shore, log or driftwood that rests on the shore (Cv)

arrive at the edge ɬaʔíy̓s

• ixíʔ ik̓líʔ sxʷuy̓səl̓x ɬaʔíy̓səl̓x, way̓ n̓ɬəxʷlil̓xəl̓x. Then from there they went to the edge, they walked into the swamp. (PS)
• kn̓ əɬaʔíys I go to the edge (Cv)

a little wet ɬəɬáˤt̓

• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ iʔ stawn̓qínaʔxn̓s km̓ stim̓ kiʔ ɬəɬáˤt̓ l̓ siwɬkʷ uɬ lut t̓ kskʷn̓nun̓tm̓. If even her little toe or anything is a little wet in the water, she won't be caught. (PS)

ankle loops. or snowshoes ɬəqʷčin̓xn̓

• lut t̓a čmy̓stis ɬə ksáˤčn̓tís iʔ sc̓uʔxán̓s, ɬəqʷčin̓xn̓, čʔum̓stm̓ He doesn’t even know how to tie his shoes, loops, they call them (PS)

able to jump ɬət̓pmist

August ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷtan̓

a line, stripe ɬip̓, ɬap̓

appreciate. compound. analysis unclear -ɬnlimtn̓

• k̓sɬən̓lim̓tn̓ He appreciates in a not good way. (Cv)

all over the land ƛ̓aʔknúlaʔxʷ

arms ache ƛ̓əxʷƛ̓əxʷax̌n̓

arms give out / paralyzed arms ƛ̓əxʷƛ̓xʷax̌n̓

a body becomes still ƛ̓llpíɬc̓aʔ

a body becomes still ƛ̓l̓l̓píɬc̓aʔ

• ƛ̓ləlpíɬc̓aʔ The body will stop (quivering) (PS)

awl ƛ̓q̓umn̓

awl ƛ̓qʷumn̓

artificial sweetener / artificial sweetener málx̌aʔs t̓axt

a swallow / swallow mam̓qʷčn̓

about one minute mat k̓lnaqs sxəlakək

and then məɬ

all come through / all go along mi txƛ̓apəlx

answer- get your answer mipnún̓t (mipnúntxʷ)

America mír̓ika

a whole carcass mlk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ

• yaʕpqín̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məlk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔməlx There are lots of deer, each one gets a whole deer (PS)

and then mɬ, məɬ

• lut ksčxʷuys iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məɬ n̓kčnikn̓tməlx, məɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓xʷəntiməlx The deer don’t go far, he catches up with them, and then he slaughters them / The deer don’t go far, and he catches up with them, and then he slaughters them (PS)
• t̓i áˤc̓əntxʷ iʔ sx̌əlx̌áˤlt, t̓əxʷ l̓ sk̓laxʷ məɬ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓, uɬ c̓aʔknílxʷ čʔkin̓ iʔ sn̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ uɬ ixíʔ kʷintxʷ iʔ sq̓lips, məɬ xʷpčnitkʷəntxʷ Look at the day, in the evening when the weather is fixing the day, whatever color the weather in the sky is, take the handkerchief (of the same color), and put it right on the shore
• way̓ nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ, məɬ čuntxʷ y̓ asəxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ iʔ t x̌ʷupt iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ iʔ t k̓iwl̓x, ilíʔ mi kʔəmtiw̓s Give him a little money, and tell your working man (to get) a lazy horse, an old one, and put him on it (PS)
• ixíʔ mɬ kɬkʷil̓l̓stxʷ l̓ latáp, mɬ čun̓txʷəl̓x axáʔ iʔ asn̓k̓ʷsqílxʷ. Then you’ll sit them on the table, and you’ll tell them these people of yours. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i yaʕpčín̓ məɬ ixíʔ x̌lits məɬ ixíʔ kičsəlx, məɬ ixíʔ swsiwsəlx, məɬ ixíʔ čusəlx iʔ syaʕpčíns When he gets in trouble, he calls them and they go to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is / When he gets in trouble he calls them and they get to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is (PS)
• huy̓ mɬ t̓iʔ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx mɬ ixíʔ ʔáˤy̓ʔáˤy̓ín̓kn̓ts. And as soon as you go to bed she’ll start tickling you. (PS)
• kʷənksnwixʷəlx, məɬ ixíʔ uɬ sič kʷu n̓xƛ̓iksəntm̓ iʔ t sn̓ɬsípnaʔ, km̓ axáʔ kʷu siwstm̓stm̓ They’ll all shake hands, and then they’ll give us all cigars, or else they’ll give us liquor / They’ll shake hands, and then they’ll give us all cigars, or else they’ll give us liquor (PS)
• əɬxʷuy̓səl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ ɬaxʷsk̓ítm̓əl̓x. They go back to their bunks (houses), then they rest. (PS)
• ixíʔ aksƛ̓ʔiy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ilíʔ mɬ kʷ k̓am̓tál̓qʷ. This is your canoe, Coyote, sit there on that log. (PS)
• kʷ n̓c̓ip̓c̓əp̓sm̓ məɬ lut aksənx̌íɬ Shut your eyes and don’t get scared (PS)

a small one sits múmaʔt

agree mypčin̓

area that covers / area that covers =naʔ

• ƛ̓áqnaʔ pocket, sack / Sack (PS)
  • l̓ ƛ̓áqnaʔ n̓qmintxʷəlx Put them in the sack (PS)
• sklíq̓naʔm̓ Bury (OkB)
• tk̓ʷk̓ʷxʷnʔus fleabane. [lit. mouse’s eyes.] Erigeron pumilus / fleabane (OkB)

and / and, with. see nʔɬ / and, with. often heard as laʔɬ naʔɬ

• axáʔ hɬ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓c̓iʔčn̓, n̓kʷl̓m̓tiw̓səl̓x. The Blue Jay group with Wolf, they are brothers-in-law. (PS)
• way̓ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓kʷəlmuts n̓c̓ičən̓, ixíʔ iksčaptíkʷlm̓ I’m going to talk about Blue Jay and his brother-in-law Wolf (PS)
• lut kɬčʔúl̓usəmp iʔ laʔɬ sqilxʷ You won’t be mixed up with the people (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ čmriməlx iʔ laʔɬ st̓əmkəʔilts And so they got married, (he) and his daughter (PS)
• yəyáˤt swit, iwá swiʔnúmt km̓ iwá laʔɬ k̓sus, km̓ iwá iʔ laʔɬ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap km̓ iwá laʔɬ tətwit, yəyáˤt swit Everybody, handsome and ugly, old and young, everybody

arnica nččahsmnw̓ixʷ

arnica. Arnica Cordifolia [literally facing each other.] nčəčahsmnw̓íxʷ

A small flat place, with trees. (CV) DIMINUTIVE n̓čəčqʷut

another place nəqsúlaʔxʷ

also not nixʷá

also not. see nxʷ 1 / also not nixʷáʔ

• n̓stils, “way̓ nixʷáʔ áˤpnáʔ, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ k̓laxʷ.” She thought, “Not now, later this evening.” (PS)

a riding horse n̓k̓am̓tíw̓stn̓

all die, are dead nk̓áwlaʔxʷ

• ƛ̓xʷəntin̓ uɬ n̓k̓áwlaʔxʷstn̓ I killed them, finished them all all (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ n̓k̓awlaʔxʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ He killed all the dear (PS)
• čm̓ aláʔ kn̓ mut mɬ n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷ. I’ll still be here, and they’ll all be dead. (Cv)

a museum nk̓əwlxiɬxʷtn̓

act like (a) Coyote nk̓lipəp

• way̓ kʷ sn̓k̓l̓ip, kʷ ksənk̓l̓ipəpaʔx Yes, you are a Coyote, (and) you will be a Coyote (PS)
• kl̓l̓kʷakʷ uɬ ixíʔ sn̓k̓l̓ipəps sn̓k̓l̓ip. He went a little ways, and Coyote started acting like a Coyote. (PS)
• snk̓l̓ip iʔ sp̓ic̓ns milkweed. Asciepias speciosa. [lit. Coyote’s Indian hemp.] (OkB)
• snk̓l̓ip q̓aʔxáns mountain ladyslipper. [lit. Coyote’s footwear.] Cypripedium montanum (OkB)

arse, bottom nk̓mups

arse, bottom nk̓mups, n̓k̓mups

angry, cranky nk̓ʷaʔíls

always be cranky nk̓ʷaʔlsímn̓

• n̓k̓ʷəʔlsímn̓ He’s always cranky (Cv)

A group of people / Others n̓k̓ʷčwilxʷtn̓

All summer long n̓k̓ʷəsc̓əʔak̓ʷm̓

an indeterminate number of roofs nk̓ʷnxqniɬxʷ

• ilíʔ čʔulw̓səl̓x, nəqsiɬxʷm̓əl̓x, mt n̓k̓ʷn̓xqniɬxʷ, mt n̓masqn̓əl̓x, t̓xʷ mt n̓kaʔɬál̓qn̓, uɬ áɬiʔ kaʔɬl̓nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷíw̓smn̓əl̓x. There they are all together, in one house, I don’t know in how many tipis put together, maybe four, maybe three, since there are three couples. (PS)

angry / irritated n̓k̓ʷʔil̓s

a ways behind nlkʷkʷlxikn̓

• nəlkʷkʷəlxikn̓, snəlkʷkʷəlxikn̓s He’s behind them (PS)

a mark in the road n̓ɬəxʷmaqs

a mark in the road nɬxʷmaqs

A mark in the road n̓ɬxʷmaqs

A log in the water n̓maʕítkʷ

art room n̓miƛ̓m̓tn̓

a place shines, a place is bright np̓ʔaxʷ

• l̓sənt̓əwsčqáx̌aʔtn̓ n̓p̓əʔaxʷəlx There will be light in the barn (PS)
• iʔ skʷəkʷr̓iʔts n̓p̓ʔaxʷəl̓x. Their gold shines. (PS)
• ixíʔ sy̓mn̓čaˤt uɬ axáʔ n̓p̓ʔaxʷ. When they fuss, then this light shines. (PS)
• n̓p̓əʔaxʷ iʔ sn̓t̓əwsčqáx̌aʔtn̓ The barn is lit up (PS)

A little trail n̓qəqəlxʷáqaʔs

argue, have an argument nqʷlqʷlčnwixʷ

argue n̓qʷl̓qʷl̓čnwixʷ

a hollow place nqʷy̓úlaʔxʷ

• axáʔ mt aláʔ čn̓qʷiʔúlaʔxʷ. Maybe they’re in that hollow.
• way̓ mət axáʔ čənqʷiʔúlaʔxʷ, səlxʷaʔúlaʔxʷ There’s a hollow place, it’s a big place (PS)

a fork in the road nsiq̓m̓

a fork in the road n̓siq̓m̓

• sčn̓siq̓m̓s iʔ la n̓ɬaʔmáqs A fork in the road / There is a fork in the road (PS)
• sn̓səq̓siq̓m̓səl̓x They turned off the road (PS)

across the floor nsk̓ʷtilp

• ixíʔ k̓a n̓sək̓ʷtil̓p iʔ sn̓ilíʔtn̓s axáʔ iʔ knaqs, uɬ axáʔ iʔ knaqs k̓a n̓sək̓ʷtil̓p. One stays on one side of the their home, and this other one on the other side. (PS)
• ʔaʔúkʷiʔs iʔ siyúpsts uɬ ixíʔ t̓qn̓tis nixʷ k̓ n̓sək̓ʷtil̓p He took his tops and he put them on one side (PS)

across the fire nsk̓ʷtslip̓

across the fire, On the other side of the fire. compound n̓sk̓ʷtslip̓

• axáʔ k̓a n̓sək̓ʷtslip̓, uɬ ixíʔ čk̓ʷl̓čn̓čut He is on the other side of the fire, and that’s where he cooks / On the other side of the fire, that’s where he cooks (PS)

across the river nsk̓ʷut

Across the river n̓sk̓ʷut

• tl̓ n̓sk̓ʷut kn̓ n̓stil̓sm̓ sčutx, n̓t̓it̓xʷl̓čn̓ sčutx yaʔ n̓xaʔčín̓s I think he said from across the ocean, he said his ancestors are Italian (Cv)

ask to marry / propose n̓sw̓čn̓mist

• kn̓ n̓sw̓čn̓mist I will propose (Cv)

ask questions nswsiwčn̓

ask questions n̓sw̓siw̓čn̓

• kn̓ n̓sw̓siw̓čn̓ ̓. I like to ask questions. (Cv) uncertain form

accompany / keep someone company n̓tkʷil̓sn̓t

a dam n̓tqiw̓s

a plug n̓tqpustn̓

airplane nt̓uxʷtmn̓

Airplane n̓t̓uxʷtmn̓

airplane nt̓uxʷtmn̓, n̓t̓uxʷtmn̓

an airplane (plane) nt̓uxʷtn̓

a path with weeds growing in it / a path with weeds growing in it (overgrown path?) nwapáqs

• ixíʔ ɬəɬxiƛ̓m̓s axáʔ l̓ n̓wapáqs, lut qʷay̓ itíʔ t̓a čxʷuy̓. Then he started back up this overgrown road, it’s not often that anyone goes there. (PS)

All kinds of n̓wilús

attic / high / up, high n̓wist

a little high n̓w̓íw̓aʔst

ahead, ancestor(s) nxaʔčín̓

• lut t̓ə sq̓aˤps t n̓xaʔčín̓ It didn’t move forward (PS)
• nt̓it̓xʷəlčən̓ sčutx yaʔ nxaʔčíns He said his ancestors are Italian (foreigners)
• n̓xaʔčíntət Our ancestors (Cv)

amused n̓x̌aʔsíl̓s

• n̓x̌sx̌aʔsíl̓s amused (pl)

ask/call for food n̓x̌l̓čin̓

An all-window room n̓x̌l̓sʕáɬc̓aʔtn̓

ask for food nx̌ltčin̓t

• n̓x̌əltčin̓ t skəmʔáˤw̓áqs I’ll ask for some left overs (PS)

any bug n̓xn̓xaníkn̓

a good thing nx̌stan̓

• axáʔ t kɬn̓x̌stan̓tət, kʷ kʷnim̓ iʔ t aksql̓̓tmíxʷ. The one who will do us good, you're gonna take him for a husband. (PS)

amused n̓x̌sx̌aʔsíls

amused (pl) n̓x̌sx̌aʔsíl̓s

able to gallop nx̌ʷəx̌ʷtiʔst

a hollow, low place nxʷr̓us

• ik̓líʔ k̓l̓ sqil̓t čn̓xʷr̓us. There on the top there’s a hollow. (PS)

automobile, car / automobile nxʷt̓paqs

afternoon n̓yak̓ʷqín̓

always, keep on, still ny̓aˤy̓p

• way̓ uɬ n̓yʕ̓ip lut t̓ n̓t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷəspuʔús, huy̓ ƛ̓lal̓, n̓yʕ̓ip ƛ̓lal̓ He did not come to, he’s dead, still dead / He never came to, he’s dead, still dead (PS)
• way̓ n̓yʕ̓ip čkƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsəmsts They keep looking for him (PS)
• way̓ uɬ n̓yʕ̓ip čənqʷən̓qʷn̓amístməntm̓ She kept a-begging (PS)
• n̓yʕ̓ip čtk̓əlstisəlx Always they wait up for them (PS)
• kʷu čus ixíʔ n̓yʕ̓ip iksxt̓ám̓ He told them to keep it forever (PS)
• way̓ myaɬ xʷʔasq̓ət, n̓yʕ̓ip kʷu sčsísčəlqʷaʔx It's been too many days, and we’re still honeymooning / It’s been too many days, and we’re still honeymooning (PS)
• n̓yʕ̓ip lutsts He keeps saying no (PS)
• way̓ t̓i n̓yʕ̓ip put iʔ sƛ̓ax̌ts She's always fast (PS)

across land from n̓y̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓

Ashnola n̓ʔay̓snúlaʔxʷ

able to trade n̓ʔaysnún̓

automobile nʔkʷtaqs

• pničiʔ nak̓ʷaʔ kɬənʔəkʷtaqs At that time they didn’t have cars (PS)

a squirt p̓aˤc̓

April pčkɬtan̓

always pin̓tk

about 1 meter long put nəqsax̌n̓

able to run qačəčxíʔst

arrange qamínm̓

a clearing, a path q̓ax̌

• itlíʔ way̓ kn̓ čhaqs ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ iʔ t xwiɬ, uɬ ta čk̓liʔ iksxʷúy̓tn̓ ixíʔ əčq̓ax̌. Whatever direction I face, there I go into the road, and that’s where I go on that path. (PS)

able to swallow q̓mnun̓t

a small clearing q̓q̓ax̌

• way̓ t̓əxʷ čq̓əq̓ax̌, uɬ nax̌əmɬ lut put t̓ə ksxʷuytn̓ There’s a clearing, but there aren’t many tracks on it (PS)

a nosebleed q̓ʷac̓qs

argue qʷaʔl̓stwíxʷ

ashes qʷlmin̓

argue, talk to one another / argue, debate, talk to one another qʷlstwixʷ

• t̓əxʷ kʷaʔ čsax̌ʷtx, kʷu sqʷəlqʷəlstwixʷx, t̓əxʷ mi kʷu n̓suxʷnaʔmənwíxʷ All right, come down (and) lets talk, so we may understand one another (PS)

alder qʷɬniɬp

a long time qʷm̓iw̓t

Arrowhead Qʷspíc̓aʔ

arrogant / vain / vain, arrogant / vain / arrogant q̓ʷxʷq̓áxʷaʔt

accustomed qʷʔam̓

allotment q̓y̓úlaʔxʷtn̓

absolutive / absolutive. IN POSSESSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS s-

• sčəɬčuɬm̓ Bulls
• səmsəmspin̓tk Four year-olds (PS)
• sn̓k̓lip Coyote
• st̓aʔk̓míx Virgin, maiden / maiden, virgin / teenage girl / A virgin (PS)
  • čakʷ čus iʔ n̓qilxʷčn̓ way̓ uɬ st̓aʔk̓míx. One should say in Indian she was a young maiden. (PS)
  • uɬ aɬíʔ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ixíʔ x̌minks iwá lut čwiksts ixíʔ iʔ st̓ʔk̓mix Because he’s Coyote, he liked her even if he never had seen the girl (PS)
  • way̓ swiʔnúmtx iʔ st̓aʔk̓mix, stim̓ t̓əxʷ st̓aʔk̓mix km̓ tkɬmilxʷ She was a beautiful maiden, maybe a virgin, or a woman (PS)
  • way̓ n̓t̓aʔ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx ilíʔ namút My, a beautiful maiden was sitting there (PS)
• sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ Sticks / stick, sprig / stick / Any wood (OkB)
  • sílxʷaʔ iʔ sčyark̓ʷəs iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ A big round stick (PS)
  • ixíʔ skʷnim̓s iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ, ksp̓íc̓aʔs iʔ kwaps. Then he took a stick, he hits his horse on the body. (PS)
  • way̓ ixíʔ sx̌ʷc̓ams t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ He broke a stick (PS)
  • kn̓ yílwiʔm̓ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. I twisted a stick. (PS)

absolutive s- 1

• k-s… absolutive. IN UNREALIZED ASPECT CONSTRUCTIONS
  • xʷic̓xtm̓s t aksčk̓ʷúl̓ He’ll give you a job (PS)
  • axáʔ anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtaqs. That’s the meat I’m going to give you. (PS)
  • lut kʷ t̓ iksɬwníkstm̓ I’m not going to let you go (PS)
  • lut aksn̓qʷn̓mínm̓ Don’t pity her (PS)
  • lut aksn̓tq̓aʔl̓sínaʔm̓ Don’t pay any attention to him (PS)
  • lut aksksc̓áɬəɬt You won’t freeze to death (PS)
  • way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx We are going to die. (PS / Pretend you are snoring, but don’t fall asleep, or we’re dead (PS)
• s- absolutive / absolutive. IN POSSESSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS
  • sčəɬčuɬm̓ Bulls
  • səmsəmspin̓tk Four year-olds (PS)
  • sn̓k̓lip Coyote
  • st̓aʔk̓míx Virgin, maiden / maiden, virgin / teenage girl / A virgin (PS)
  • sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ Sticks / stick, sprig / stick / Any wood (OkB)

actual aspect actual, customary, progressive aspect. with possessives see c-1 s-č-

• uɬ kʷu asčənpətʔílsm̓ You respect my feelings (PS)
• stim̓ asčníxəl̓? What did you hear? (PS)

asking & asking saw̓sw̓čn̓

a drop of water sáˤwáp

angry. uncertain form sáˤʕáy̓maʔt

• ƛ̓m̓ axáʔ sʔáˤʕáy̓maʔt iʔ t saʔstám̓s tl̓ sx̌ʷupts His sister-in-law used to hate him because he was good for nothing (PS)

A fork in the road / A fork in the road. (PS) sčənsiq̓əms iʔ la n̓ɬaʔmáqs

addition (my addition) sčktaxʷ (isčktáxʷ)

a cache sčɬaqʷ

a skeleton / bones sc̓m̓c̓im̓

arrow(s) -sčq̓iln̓

• ta k̓ʷənxasq̓ət wʔyusxn̓ km̓ iʔ sčk̓ʷəl̓sčq̓ilən̓ It takes them several days to finish shoe work or arrow work (PS)

A dying person sčxlíʔsk̓itx

act silly səčkʷskʷsčutxəl̓x

argue səčqʷaʔl̓stwíxʷxʷəl̓x

area səlxʷʔúlaʔxʷs

answer səwnixʷ

accountant səxʷc̓ksqlaw̓m̓

a guide səxʷc̓x̌ʷúlaʔxʷm̓

a tractor səxʷk̓ʷanɬqm̓ ʔakʷʔakʷtílxs

ambulance / ambulance səxʷmrim̓ p̓uy̓xn̓

an astronaut səxʷt̓əxʷtilx

ask siw̓

ask siwm̓

• isčsíwməl̓x I was always asking questions. (Cv)
• kʷu asəčsíwm̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ in̓x̌mín̓k yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ̓. You are asking me if I like the man-eater (PS)

ask something siwn̓t

• itlíʔ knaqs siw̓n̓tm̓, itlíʔ tk̓ík̓aʔt. From there he asked another one, and from there the close by one. (PS)
• áɬiʔ kʷ sputaʔm̓ uɬ lútiʔ siwn̓tst. Because you are respectable, we haven’t asked you. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ siwn̓ts axáʔ l̓ k̓np̓qin̓kstn̓s She’ll ask you for her ring (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ tl̓ sk̓maqs miʔ siwn̓ k̓ʷinx yaʔ čxʷl̓xʷil̓stm̓, nínwiʔ t in̓čáʔ tx̌aq̓plaʔn̓. ̓. Starting at one end I’ll ask how much his debt to him is, and I will pay it (PS)
• y̓áˤmín̓tm̓, sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ siwn̓tst We’re backwards, that’s why we’re asking you (PS)

ask somebody / drink siwst

ask somebody / Drink siw̓st

• lut t̓a čmy̓stis kn̓ ksq̓y̓n̓čut, úɬiʔ kʷu əɬ čsiw̓sts He didn’t even know I have a picture, and yet he’s aksing me (PS)
• kʷu sn̓ɬípnaʔm̓ uɬ kʷu man̓xʷ, km̓ kʷu siw̓st t n̓qʷaˤw̓tn̓ We will have cigars and we will smoke, or we will drink liquor (PS)

Americans / Americans sk̓aɬʔál̓qʷx suyápix

Any bird skəkáʕkaʔ

• symənčáˤt iʔ skəkʕákaʔ The birds cackled (PS)
• nq̓əmsčinəms yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ iʔ skəkʕákaʔs, iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ skəkʕákaʔ He wished for that man-eater’s birds, the golden birds (PS)

Around the other side sk̓əɬʔips

• k̓ɬʔips N̓čaʔlíwm̓ past Inchelium (Cv)

addition story skətxʷam̓ t smy̓may̓

Anemone skɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs

anemone skɬkɬkíwaʔs

announcer at a ceremony sk̓ɬpitm̓

arm sk̓max̌n̓

above sknwistm̓

• ak̓láʔ iʔ k̓l̓ askn̓wístm̓. It is around here above you. (PS)
• t̓i kʷm̓iɬ axáʔ iʔ təl̓ skn̓wistm̓s qʷəlqʷilstm̓ All at once something from above spoke to him (PS)

A diving place sksn̓ɬət̓pmn̓čutətn̓

addition sentence sktatáxʷ t sc̓ak

adopted child skʷinlt

adopted child skʷin̓l̓t

act like, look as if sk̓ʷínmaʔs

a name / name / name, title (e.g. of a book) skʷist

• skʷist yaʔ čq̓ay̓ Your name is written down (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ q̓y̓aməlx uɬ inčá kʷu q̓əy̓ɬtisəlx iskʷíst They wrote and they signed my name (PS)
• q̓əy̓ɬtisəlx axáʔ iʔ əɬsísənčaʔs iʔ skʷists They signed their little brother’s name (PS)
• kʷ swit, swit askʷíst? Who are you, what is your name?

a ghost skw̓kwik

a ghost. southern form skwkwik, skəwkwik

applications sk̓ʷul̓l̓s

autumn, fall sk̓y̓ilx

autumn, fall sk̓y̓il̓x

answer- answer from subtracting / difference- answer from subtracting sləkʷil̓xstm̓

a place away slkʷut

• lut t̓ə səlkʷut isčxʷuy̓ məɬ kn̓ əɬ čʔayx̌ʷt It isn’t far that I have come for me to be tired (PS)
• way̓ t̓i lut slkʷuts He didn’t go far (PS)
• itíʔ uɬ tkʷʔutəl̓x, t̓iʔ lut sl̓kʷutsəl̓x t̓xʷ k̓lxʷúlaʔxʷəl̓x. They walked, they didn’t go far and they got out of sight. (PS)
• xʷuystməlx ik̓líʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ kləlkʷut, lut səlkʷuts They took him a little ways, not too far (PS)

ache, hurt, wound slxʷap

a wound sl̓xʷap

ache, hurt, wound slxʷap, səlxʷap

area sl̓xʷʔúlaʔxʷ

appaloosa smamn̓

appaloosa. specks on rump smamn̓, smamn̓

a swallow, a gulp smčq̓ʷulm̓

• swit aɬíʔ mət naqs əɬuʔɬmn̓, naqs sməčq̓ʷuləms uɬ n̓c̓sap Maybe one tiny spoonful, one swallow and it’s gone. (PS) / Maybe one little spoonfull, one swallow and it’s gone / Maybe on little spoonfull, one swallow and it’s gone (PS)

Adam’s apple smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t

Adam’s apple smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t, smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷlt

a red hot weather / hot weather sn̓čaʔx̌úlaʔxʷ

a wound snik̓k̓

• n̓tquɬtsəs iʔ snik̓ək̓s He put his hand on the wound (Cv)

a place to stay / place snilíʔtn̓

• kn̓ ksənilíʔtnaʔx I have got to have a place to stay. (PS
• sxʷmʔúlaʔxʷs iʔ ksnilíʔtn̓s He measured the ground where his house is going to be (PS)
• ixíʔ xʷic̓xɬəmn̓ iʔ t ksn̓ilíʔtn̓m̓p. Then I give you guys a place for you to stay. (PS)
• ʔúmlaʔxʷs iʔ sn̓ilíʔtn̓s He named the country where they came from (PS)
• l̓kʷut kʷaʔ iʔ smaʔməʔímtət, iʔ snilíʔtn̓tət Our women are far away, our houses are far (PS)

a place to stay / home, dwelling, abode / home sn̓ilíʔtn̓

A room below, the insides / inards snixʷtíɬc̓aʔ

A chair sn̓kɬmuttn̓

age-mates / fellow boys sn̓k̓ʷɬtw̓tw̓it

a want to go along with someone snkxnils

• iʔ stətʔíw̓taʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt, ixíʔ sn̓kəxnil̓sts. The youngest one was still weak, though he wanted to go along. (PS)

Asparagus, pigwee snpəlliw̓s

asparagus sn̓pl̓liw̓s

anus sn̓p̓uw̓tn̓

A stroke snwulpqín̓

Admire sn̓x̌aʔsíls

a lot in sn̓xʷʔit

anús. euphemism / outhouse snʔáčqaʔtn̓

• ixíʔ k̓ɬn̓yrk̓ʷips sn̓k̓l̓ip axáʔ iʔ sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓s n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. Then Coyote put that loop there, in the man-eater's anus. (PS)
• way̓ kɬxƛ̓apəlx, ilíʔ ksənʔáčqaʔtn̓, ksənčáˤwl̓xtn̓ They have everything, they have an outhouse, they have a bathtub (PS)

a place to stand things in snʔakswíxtn̓

• uɬ ilíʔ way̓ ksənʔakswíxtn̓aʔx ankəwáp There’s a place for your horse (PS)
• kʷu n̓tiɬxstxʷ ilíʔ iksənʔakswíxtn̓, lut kʷu aksənk̓ʷíxʷkn̓m̓ Put me in the barn where I’m supposed to stand, don’t take the saddle off me (PS)

a long time spəqmusts

a sore spučt

a sore spʔaˤɬ

a dream sqiy̓s

• isqíʔs. It is my dream., They are my dreams., I was dreaming. (Cv)

a dream sqiʔs

arthritis / rheumatism sq̓l̓q̓l̓sc̓im̓

agreement sqʷaʔqʷʔál̓

• ixíʔ iʔ sqʷaʔqʷʔál̓tət, anwíʔ k̓ɬəm̓čin̓tsn̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷuʔ x̌q̓n̓čutmn̓txʷ, uɬ way̓ t̓xʷ anwíʔ aspʔús. That’s the bargain we made, I agreed with you on the pay you asked me, do what you think best. (PS)

a drunk / drunk sqʷaˤʔ

arm muscle sq̓ʷmikst

aunt (dad's side) / paternal auntie(s) / aunt (dad’s side) statákʷaʔ

acquire a husband. three-root compound staʔxʷsqltmíxʷ

• xʷuyx uɬ k̓əl̓ k̓əmɬniwtn̓txʷ, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ astaʔxʷsqəltmíxʷ Go by his side, he becomes your man (PS)

Animal comes to life / Animal come to life st̓əlsqilxʷ

a little something stitm̓stitm̓

along with / accompany stkxan̓

animal (domestic) st̓m̓lsčut

aunt (mom's side) / woman’s mother’s sister / aunt (mom’s side) swaw̓ásaʔ

ask somebody swikst

• way̓ čkičəl̓x iʔ t siw̓čn̓mn̓tsəl̓x uɬ čusəl̓x, “way̓ uɬ stim̓ uɬ kʷu čsy̓suy̓kstm̓stxʷ ?” Those he had called go there, and they said, “Why are you getting us chilled?” (PS)

ask a question / ask information swɬtiɬn̓

• kʷu swɬtiɬn̓ iʔ t ksn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓tət We will ask for jobs for us (PS)
• t̓i k̓ʷinxčn̓ iʔ ksqʷl̓qʷil̓ts axáʔ iʔ likúk, mɬ əɬsiw̓s axáʔ iʔ lipúl̓, “uč ixíʔ in̓čáw̓t? ” Every few words the rooster spoke, he asked the hen, “Is this what I’ve been doing?” (PS)
• way̓ sáˤmn̓čútəl̓x, uɬ ixíʔ sw̓ɬtiɬnəl̓x They got off their horses, and they started asking (PS)

ask information / ask for / to ask sw̓ɬtiɬn̓

ask somebody sw̓siwn̓t

• ʔáˤpnáʔ way̓ kʷ əɬaʔxʷísk̓it, uɬ way̓ ixíʔ sw̓siwn̓tst laʔkín̓ úɬiʔ čkaʔkíčnt̓xʷ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t Now you are rested, and we’re going to ask you where you found my daughter (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ yáˤpčín̓ mɬ ixíʔ x̌lits mɬ ixíʔ kičsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ sw̓siwsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ čusəl̓x iʔ syáˤpčín̓s When he gets in trouble he calls them, and they get to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is (PS)

Any grass or goatsbeard swupúlaʔxʷ

afternoon. compound swy̓sntx̌ʷx̌ʷqin̓

• l̓ swiʔsəntx̌ʷəx̌ʷqín̓ In the afternoon (Cv)

aired out sxap

• sxn̓tis ixíʔ, úɬiʔ sxap uɬ síčiʔ q̓ʷl̓n̓tis She aired it out and when it had no more smell then she roasted it (PS)

air sx̌aˤp

a turning sxlakk

• ixíʔ p ksx̌l̓pínaʔ, ixíʔ nínwiʔ əɬčn̓laˤw̓ús l̓ sxlakək, miʔ ixíʔ aláʔ p əɬčy̓aˤʔ. When daylight comes on you, when the turning fits again, you will gather here again. (PS)
• x̌lap put ixíʔ sxlakəks iʔ x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ, ixíʔ mi kʷu əɬyaˤʔ aláʔ Tomorrow just when the sun turns, then we’ll gather back here / Tomorrow just when the sun turns, we’ll gather back here (PS)

air something out sxn̓tim̓

• sxn̓tis ixíʔ She aired it out (PS)

a drop sx̌ʷap

ant sxʷúxʷyaʔ

an̓t hill / an̓t hill sxʷúxʷyaʔ iʔ čitxʷs

Animal tracks / way / path / tracks. Animal tracks / way / path sxʷuytn̓

• ixíʔ čk̓ɬsl̓xan̓ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s. Then the track disappeared. (PS)
• way̓ wikn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuytn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ We saw deer tracks (PS)
• sxʷuyʔitn̓ Several sets of tracks (Cv)
• way̓ lut, lut t̓ə ksxʷuytn̓ No, there were no tracks (PS)
• uɬ əɬxʷuy̓ iʔ t sxʷuytn̓s He went back on his tracks (PS)
• way̓ n̓ki··lkiʔs iʔ sxʷuytn̓s He chased him on his tracks (PS)
• sčkswítmisxəlx k̓əl̓ sxʷuytn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ They’re doing their best on the deer tracks (PS)

an exhibit / movie sy̓ay̓áx̌aʔ

appearance, how something looks sʔáˤc̓əc̓s

at lower bottom sʔixʷəxʷl̓xíp

a cold sʕ̓áháˤʔ

anywhere tanm̓súlaʔxʷ

a little t̓aw̓nínaʔxʷ

add with doubles (command) taʔčnʔaslmíw̓s ktxʷan̓t

always t̓əsxʷuys

add by ten on the calculator təsʔapʔúpnksts aksktaqínaʔm̓

as soon as / as soon as t̓iʔ sič

• uɬ čm̓ t̓i sič axáʔ my̓pnun̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ tətwit, way̓ čmystis čniɬts əɬaʔ ksy̓syus kiʔ kʷu xʷl̓xʷal̓t And just as soon as she finds out about this boy, she’ll know it’s because of his prowess that we got saved (PS)

an indeterminate number of people tk̓ʷinxk̓ʷnx

• tk̓ʷink̓ʷənxəlx A few of them (Cv)

able to climb tk̓wl̓xiʔst

an indeterminate number of manipulations tk̓ʷnxikxtm̓

• iʔ t kmúsc̓aʔ iʔ t ɬəc̓il̓tətn̓s, put mat tk̓ʷn̓xikxtm̓ iʔ t kmúsc̓aʔ. He hit her with the fourth bundle, it was just maybe several times he did her with the fourth bundle. (PS)

a plow / plow / plow. instrument t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓

• kɬt̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓ They have a plow (Cv)

able to stand tɬəɬxiʔst

anywhere tnm̓súlaʔxʷ

• t tanm̓súlaʔxʷ Anywhere (PS)
• ʔáčqa iʔ təl̓ čitxʷ, ixíʔ uɬ t̓i tanm̓súlaʔxʷ uɬ xʷist He went out of the house, and there wasn’t even a trail, and he went (PS)

above the rails (Canada, Hope, BC) Tql̓tkal̓qʷ

address a letter, mark someone’s name on the cover / address a letter, mark the cover tq̓y̓íc̓aʔ

• q̓y̓a··m̓, way̓ k̓ɬənt̓lips, way̓ tq̓y̓íc̓aʔs iʔ k̓a ylmixʷm̓ He wrote, he sealed it, he addressed it to the king (PS)

all over the body tsƛ̓píc̓aʔ

always / all the time t̓sxʷuys

a little ways from the water ttʔiwltk

• k̓l̓ tətʔiwl̓tk It's a little ways from the shore.

animal’s mother / mother (of an animal) / animal mother / animal's mother tum̓tm̓

• aláʔ čkičn̓tm̓, way̓ ixíʔ nak̓ʷm̓ iʔ tum̓tm̓, iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. She got to them, that one was apparently a mother, a woman. (PS)

around / go around txlak

a bend (as in a lake) txl̓kus

a lot of children txʷaʔxʷʔíl̓t

aim txʷəp̓n̓tim̓ / txʷəp̓an̓t / txʷəp̓am̓

able to fly t̓xʷəxʷtiʔst

airplane(s) t̓xʷtlwis

• nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ iʔ k̓ʷul̓səlx iʔ t̓əxʷtlwis They made an airplane. (referring to a flying horse and its rider.) (PS)

attack txʷt̓mistm̓

a lot of food txʷʔaqs

approximation, hand-made, makeshift =tyʔ =útyaʔ

• kʷənmútyaʔsts axáʔ yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ He grabbed hold of the man-eater (PS)
• kʷniútyaʔsts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, way̓ kʷənnus He grabbed the woman, he held her (PS)

approximation, hand-made, makeshift =tyʔ, =útyaʔ

• c̓q̓l̓nútyaʔ poorly made arrow, improvised arrow, improvised projectile, makeshift arrow or projectile, a spear (Cv)
• myútyaʔ Mixed up, not unified / fit, proper, matched, uniform (Cv)
  • lut t̓i myútyaʔ It's not fit. (PS) semantics unclear
• nkaxm̓útiyaʔ Travels on foot / Travel on foot (OkB)
• n̓kəxmútyaʔ Plow. the type one walks behind / He was travelling on foot (PS)

and cf. ɬ 4 / and / and. cf. ɬ 4 uɬ

• čun̓tm̓əl̓x, "uɬ sc̓kinx ? haʔ l̓ stim̓ haʔ p sn̓k̓aʔsíl̓sx úɬiʔ kʷuʔ ksɬəwin̓tp ? He told them, “And what’s the matter, is there something you are angry about that you’re leaving me?” (PS)
• huy̓ n̓pəpil̓xəl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ kɬk̓ɬn̓k̓mip uɬ ny̓aˤy̓p yəyaˤt n̓xn̓siɬxʷtn̓ uɬ xlakək. Then they went in, it has a door, and windows all around. (PS)
• yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓, uɬ kʷu asčənpətʔílsm̓ Whatever you wanted I gave you, and you respect me (PS)
• way̓ uɬ itlíʔ k̓l̓ knaqs, huy̓ uɬ txəƛ̓ap iʔ kmusm̓s Then the next, until all four are done (PS)
• xʷuy̓y̓l̓x uɬ way̓ mat k̓laxʷ kiʔ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ They went, and it was evening when they struck ground (PS)

and the, and that’s when, that’s why. See uɬ / and then, and that’s when, that’s why úɬiʔ

• sc̓x̌ilx úɬiʔ kakʔm̓s axáʔ iʔ ɬəčəčʔupsts That’s why she was making fun of her younger sister (PS)
• mat stim̓ kʷ naʔc̓n̓tíl̓s úɬiʔ kʷuʔ aksxʷístaʔx úɬiʔ kʷu aksɬəwínm̓ Maybe something is bothering you that you are going away from us and you are leaving us (PS)
• aláʔ kn̓ tiɬx úɬiʔ kn̓ t̓ək̓ʷn̓čut Here I stood, and then I lay down. (PS)
• lut t̓ čun̓tst əɬ aksčn̓ʔúɬxʷ úɬiʔ kʷ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ We didn’t tell you to come here, and yet you came here (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ úɬiʔ wikm̓, lut t̓ kmy̓my̓pusm̓s stim̓ axáʔ It was then that he saw something, he didn’t make out what it was (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx úɬiʔ xaʔtústsəl̓x That’s why he was their leader (PS)
• ʔáčəčqaʔəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ úɬiʔ ʔiw̓t kəkc̓il̓xkn̓ They were all going out, and that’s when Wood Tick got behind (PS)

approximation, hand-made, makeshift =útyaʔ

a little long wiw̓sxn̓

act like a white man wypaym̓

• way̓ nax̌əmɬ aɬíʔ wəypaym̓, uɬ čkʷənkʷinksts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ Then he played white man, and he was holding the woman’s hands (PS)
• ilíʔ čtkʷn̓ksnwaxʷəl̓x, wy̓paym̓əl̓x. They’re holding hands like white people. (PS)

already set. compound wy̓skɬsal̓

• ixíʔ čwiʔskɬsál̓, way̓ kʷu ʔiɬn̓. Then the table is set, so let’s eat. (PS)
• way̓ čwy̓skɬsal̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓s His meal is already on the table. compound
• put wy̓skɬslam̓, ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ x̌əx̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ liwm̓stm̓ l̓ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ She just got done setting the table, and the clock struck twelve noon (PS)

already be on a horse. compound wy̓stkʷlliw̓s

• put wiks way̓ wy̓stkʷl·iw̓səlx uɬ čʔačəčqaʔl̓x iʔ təl̓ sn̓t̓əwsčqáx̌aʔtn̓ She saw that they were already on horses coming out of the barn (PS)
• way̓ wy̓stkʷəl·iw̓səlx ixíʔ kiʔ əɬx̌ʷp̓am̓ axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ After they were on their horses that’s when the old lady ran out (PS)

arm, upper appendage / arm, upper appendage. BEFORE -s in -nt- transitive constructions =x̌

• kʷu čkʷanx̌s He kidnapped me (PS)

a bit / a little x̌aɬ

air x̌aˤp

• way̓ t̓i ʔayxáxaʔ n̓c̓ičən̓ uɬ ʔanwís iʔ sčʔixs, axáʔ mət iʔ təl̓ sɬəxʷɬəxʷənčuts uɬ aɬíʔ tlaʔkín̓ mi x̌aˤp In a little while Wolf felt warm, I guess from his breath, from where else could the air come? (PS)

around xəlakək

act out (command) x̌ilx

allow / permit / go along with somebody / allow / permit xiʔxiʔstím̓

• xiʔxiʔstíxʷ Let him go (PS)

adze, chop wood xlam̓

adze, chop wood xlam̓, xəlam̓

ask for / call for / call for, ask for / call for / ask for x̌lit

ask something for somebody x̌litɬt

• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ iwá x̌litɬts, mi čuntxʷ lut Even if she asks for it, you tell her no (PS)

ask x̌litm̓

• x̌əlitm̓ Ask for something (OkB)
• kn̓ x̌litm̓ t ikɬkn̓xčúttn̓ I ask for help (Cv)

ask for something x̌litmn̓t

• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ x̌lap iʔ əɬkʷəkʷáˤst mi kn̓ əɬčkičx, mi əɬx̌litmn̓ iʔ laklí Early tomorrow morning I will come back, and I’ll ask for the key (PS)

ask something for somebody x̌litxt

• way̓ ixíʔ x̌litxts axáʔ iʔ tum̓s t n̓ʔiyxəntn̓s t síp̓iʔ She asked for her mother for some lacing hide / She asked her mother for some lacing skin. (PS (PS)

ax xlmin̓

all (in all) / everyone / whole group / defeated one / complete / be beaten / everyone / whole group xƛ̓ap

• way̓ ta n̓wist iʔ spuʔúsč, uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ xƛ̓ap xƛ̓pəlsčut His thoughts went high, he had everything he wanted (PS)
• qʷamqʷəmt iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ, uɬ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓, uɬ iʔ laprít, t̓əxʷ xƛ̓ap A beatiful horse, and a saddle, and the bridle, complete (PS)
• ixíʔ x̌aq̓s, way̓ ixíʔ x̌aq̓s uɬ xƛ̓ap. Then he paid them, then he paid everybody. (PS)
• kn̓ xƛ̓ap I got beat (Cv)

arm, upper appendage, shoulder =x̌n̓ =x̌n̓, =x̌n̓

arm, upper appendage, shoulder =x̌n̓, =x̌n̓, =x̌n̓

• skʷanx̌n̓ slave, one kidnapped / Slave (OkB)
• sq̓ʷuq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔx̌nm̓ Horse race (OkB)

ask somebody to pay something x̌q̓nčutmn̓t

• way̓ kʷuʔ x̌aq̓əntxʷ ixíʔ x̌q̓ənčutməntsən̓ You pay me what I asked you to pay me (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ iʔ sqʷaʔqʷʔáltət, anwí k̓ɬəm̓čintsən̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷuʔ x̌q̓ənčutməntxʷ That's the bargain we made, I agreed with you on the pay you asked me (PS)

a lot of food xʷaʔsʔíɬn̓

a lot of livestock / several head of animals xʷaʔxʷaʔsqáx̌aʔ

again xʷəxʷ

abandon / leave somebody behind, alone; abandon, discard x̌ʷilm̓

aim at somebody xʷp̓sqilxʷ

aim at somebody. compound xʷp̓sqilxʷ, xʷəpsqilxʷ

aim at a person. compound xʷp̓sqilxʷ, xʷəp̓sqilxʷ

apparently xʷúm̓t̓iʔ

anxious xʷúsəskaʔ

a lot xʷuʔúsm̓

able to go xʷy̓iʔst

a lot / lots, many, much / lots / Much, many xʷʔit

• kl̓klnwixʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, axáʔ iʔ xʷʔit. He was chasing the deer, here are many of them. (PS)
• uɬ taʔlíʔ uɬ xʷʔit axáʔ iʔ čʔəlʔəsəlʔupənkst iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it Lots and lots of twenty dollar gold pieces (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ uɬ xʷʔit iʔ sčkm̓ax̌n̓s. He is a man-eater, he has kidnapped very many. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ xʷʔit iʔ sqilxʷ ilíʔ There were many people there (PS)
• uɬ taʔlíʔ xʷʔit iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ There were very many deer (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ čm̓ayʔnčút axáʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ xʷʔit iʔ k̓əl̓ sqilxʷ He is telling a story to a lot of people (PS)

a little field x̌x̌síw̓aʔs

• kɬx̌əx̌síw̓aʔs There is a little field (Cv)

about to be happen / about to be happen, it’s coming xʔal̓

• way̓ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓, way̓ pnaʔ xʔal̓ sqiɬt yaʔ ylmixʷəmtət Let’s go back, maybe our boss will soon wake up (PS)
• way̓ uɬ k̓əy̓ilx, way̓ xʔal̓ ksmqʷaqʷs, ksʔistkəms It’s fall, soon it will snow, winter starts (PS)

agree xʔils

• kn̓ xʔils I agree (Cv)

agree / consent, agree xʔínaʔ

• kn̓ xʔínaʔ I consent (Cv)
• way̓ kʷ xəʔínaʔ You had better consent (PS)
• n̓swčənmistməntm̓ t n̓c̓ičən̓ axáʔ yaʔ ilmíxʷm̓ l̓ st̓əmkəʔilts, úɬiʔ xəʔínaʔ Wolf proposed to the chief for his daughter, and he consented (PS)
• ixíʔ mat miʔ xʔínaʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. Then maybe the boss will consent. (PS)

about to go. compound xʔlsxʷuy̓

• kʷu xʔəlsxʷuy̓ We will soon go (Cv)

about to eat xʔlsʔɬiɬn̓

• kʷu xʔəlsʔəɬʔiɬən̓ We will soon eat (Cv)

article. cf. yʔ1 / article BEFORE VOWELS y̓

• t̓əxʷ kʷ iksm̓áyaʔɬtm̓ y̓ aksənɬq̓ʷúttn̓ I’m going to show you where you’re going to sleep (PS)
• nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s y̓ akskəkʕákaʔ A pair of birds (of yours) (PS)
• čun̓txʷ iʔ asəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓. Tell your working man. (PS)
• uɬ lut t̓ə čpaʔsmístxʷ y̓ ank̓ʕáwmn̓ You never thought about your prayers (PS)

article. THE GLOTTAL STOP TENDS TO BE RETAINED BEFORE OBSTRUENTS AND DELETED BEFORE RESONANTS y̓, iʔ

• iʔ l̓ snixʷtíɬc̓aʔs iʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. It was the inside of the sea monster. (PS)
• itíʔ iʔ čk̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷípɬtm̓. That one's the one who opened the door. (PS)
• iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ, swit áɬiʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn. It’s the big, that who because it’s a people-eater/monster. (PS)
• kʷu swɬtiɬən̓ iʔ t ksənk̓ʷul̓məntət We will ask for jobs for us (PS)
• iʔ q̓ʷy̓aˤs. The black man., He is a black man.

all yayáʕt

• kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓, yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uk̓ʷ xʷic̓ɬəmn̓. I am the boss, anything you want I give to you. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ txƛ̓ap iʔ sqilxʷ, yayʕát swit The people all come, every body (PS)
• kɬəɬsqʷsiʔ, kmusəms, yayʕát tuʔtwít He has kids, four of them, all boys (PS)
• way̓, way̓ čmystin̓ yəyáˤt, axáʔ čmalk̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Yes, yes, I know everything, the whole world (PS)
• way̓ n̓xƛ̓ikstn̓tm̓ yəyáˤt, uɬ tx̌ƛ̓apəlx He gave one to each of them, every one of them (PS)
• yayʕát čqʷčqʷačqnəlx They all have caps on (PS)
• miyílsəms uɬ yayʕát čx̌əƛ̓mus He figured it’s all uphill (PS)
• way̓ yayʕát ixíʔ čənɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷtmistxʷ I want you to remember all of that (PS)
• yayʕát iʔ sqiltks kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ Her whole body is away from the water (PS)
• way̓ kʷu yayʕát kʷu aláʔ We all are here (PS)

article cf. yʔ 1 / article. BEFORE SYLLABIC RESONANTS, VARYING WITH i(ʔ); SIMILARLY BEFORE OBSTRUENTS, AND TYPICALLY BEFORE THE ASPECT MARKERS əc-, kɬ- yaʔ

• yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ The man-eater (PS)
• yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ The chief (PS)
• ya n̓tx̌ʷitkʷ The big river (PS)
• yaʔ n̓xarw̓s The curtain
• sílxʷaʔ yaʔ čəntaq̓m̓ A big valley (PS)
• yaʔ čənxʷr̓us The hollow place (PS)
• iʔ aksəs yaʔ n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. They are the oxen for plowing. (PS)
• yaʔ čtyap, iʔ n̓silxʷaʔítkʷ The running water, the big river (PS)
• kmix iʔ stk̓masq̓ət yaʔ čwiksts It’s only the sky he can see (PS)
• axáʔ yaʔ ksqʷaʔmíkst Those who are used to it (PS)

all the tribes yaʕɬčwílxʷn̓

all the tribes yaʕɬčwílxʷtn̓

• təlyaʕɬčwílxʷtn̓ ̓. From all over the world (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓. They are my fellow kings from all the tribes. (PS)

arrive yaʕp

• xʷuyʔl̓x, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sk̓laxʷ, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sílxʷaʔ tawn̓ They went, they got somewhere towards evening, they got to a big town (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu xʷuy̓, kʷu yaʕp, uɬ lut nax̌əmɬ aksyxʷmənčút When we go, we get there, don’t get off / When we go, we get there, don’t get off the horse (PS)

agree / agree. compound yaʕspuʔúsm̓

• way̓ yaʕ̓spuʔúsməlx Their hearts got together, they agreed (PS)

all yaˤt

answers (all the answers from adding) / sums (all the sums) yaʕt iʔsktxʷaxʷs

All of them yəyaʕtəlx

affix of uncertain meaning and function -ʔ 2, -aʔ

• kəkw̓wápaʔ dogs, little dogs (PS)
• n̓c̓əlíxʷkʷaʔ Woman’s name (Cv)
• skɬʔaʔ Saturday / Saturday (end of the week) (Cv)
• sƛ̓əƛ̓úk̓ʷaʔ wood turning to pitch, pitch wood / pitchwood / Wood turning to pitch (Cv)

an interjection / yes indeed, emphatic yes, affirmative ʔa

• kʕ̓ʷəynčútməntm̓ čuntm̓ “uɬ haʔ kʷ sc̓intx? a kn̓ sqəltmíxʷ, uɬ kʷ tkɬmilxʷ.” He laughed at her and said “What are you saying? I am the man, and you the woman.” (PS)
• "ʔa way̓ aspʔús,” čun̓tm̓ iʔ t q̓ʷy̓ʕas iʔ sx̌ʷil̓mn̓. “Ah, if that’s how you feel,” the Black Face told the Devil. (PS)

able to get out ʔačəčqíʔst

able to eat ʔaɬəɬnún̓t

able to eat ʔaɬʔíɬniʔst

apples / apple ʔapl̓s

able to sleep ʔátətxiʔst

acre ʔay̓kr

a short time / a while / after a while / after a while, a short while / after a while, a while, short time ʔay̓xáxaʔ

• čm̓ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ aksx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ miʔ čk̓ɬnixlmn̓txʷ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. A little while after you start snoring you’ll hear the old lady. (PS)
• ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ sqaqsəsts a little after dark (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ʔayxáxaʔ ksaʔxíc̓aʔ mi ksiwstm̓stn̓, məɬ ʔamtín̓ t lawán̓ In a little while when he cools off I will water him, and I’ll feed him some oats (PS)
• ʔayxáxaʔčənwis Time went by, the sun was high (PS)

a man’s name ʔÁˤc̓x̌úlaʔxʷ

angry ʔaˤm̓ʔáˤy̓m̓t

angry (pl) ʔáˤm̓ʕ̓áy̓m̓t

angry ʔaˤy̓m̓t

• ʔáˤm̓ʕ̓áy̓m̓t angry (pl)

angry ʔáˤy̓m̓t

• uɬ kʷa mət taʔlíʔ ʕimt ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ I bet the old lady is very angry (PS)

a toothpick ʔáˤy̓tmn̓ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ

a while ʔiy̓xíxiʔ

arrow, bullet =ʔst =aʔst

• n̓məlk̓ʷápaʔst n̓məlməlk̓ʷápaʔst. Stallion (Cv)

arrow, bullet =ʔst, =aʔst

• n̓məlk̓ʷápaʔst, n̓məlməlk̓ʷápaʔst Stallion (Cv)
• sx̌ʷəƛ̓x̌ʷíƛ̓aʔst saskatoon, or serviceberry / saskatoon, serviceberry / saskatoon, serviceberry. amelanchier alnifolia (OkB)
• xík̓aʔst miss a shot (OkB)