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arm =asx̌n̓

arrow, bullet, projectile =aʔst, =iʔst

ashamed or embarrassed of something or somebody c̓aʔxmín̓t

• kʷuʔ c̓aʔxmís S/he’s ashamed of me., S/he felt ashamed of me. (PS)

able to bathe čáˤʔl̓xíʔst, čaˤwl̓̓xiʔst

a pinch c̓ip̓

ash / spark c̓ix̌ʷt

arrive here at something or somebody čkičn̓t

• way̓ nínwiʔ ixíʔ t̓a čkičɬəmn̓. Well later then I won't come to you guys. (PS)
• čkičs iʔ sxʔitx. He came directly to the oldest. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ɬ ikɬɬaʔxʷísk̓it nínwiʔ sič kʷuʔ čkíčn̓txʷ. When I am rested, then you can come and get me. (PS)

arrive here, come čkičx

• axáʔ l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ k̓ʷul̓l̓ Yasukríʔ, čkičx axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ uɬ ixíʔ x̌lits yəyáˤt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, 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 sxy̓m̓sčutx uɬ kn̓ čkičx. So, I was done in when I got back. (PS)
• way̓ put kʷu ƛ̓lap úɬiʔ kʷ čkičx. So just when we stopped you arrived. (PS)

afraid, terrified čk̓ist, k̓in̓t

• kn̓ sčk̓intx I am afraid (Cv)
• 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

• xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x, n̓pəpl̓xiw̓səl̓x, áɬiʔ čk̓ɬqʷay̓ čn̓ɬəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷ, n̓t̓aʔ yaˤpqín̓ iʔ sxʷul̓ɬxʷ. They went and they got right in the middle, cause 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

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 kstaʔmínaʔəl̓x uɬ t̓xʷ ixiʔ c̓sap iʔ smik̓ʷt. So then they got through winter, and so 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 t̓a čx̌litstm̓əl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷs. S/he had never asked them to her/his house. (PS)

appointed date, appointment, obligated day c̓x̌ʷasq̓t

a liquid pours, spills, spilled c̓xʷaxʷ

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

a piece čxʷip

at the edge čxʔal̓

• way̓ kʷu k̓ɬx̌l̓x̌lap, way̓ čxʔal̓. It’s already full morning us and she’s coming. (PS)

arrive here čyaˤp

• axáʔ čy̓aˤp iʔ kɬkw̓waps. Then they got their horses there. (PS)
• way̓ kʷu čy̓pəpul̓x kiʔ kʷu čy̓aˤp. So we had to camp when we got here. (PS)
• uɬ aláʔ sič ʔáčqaʔ, úɬiʔ p čyaˤp. And just now s/he went out, and then you got here. (Cv)

all, every čy̓aˤʔ

• way̓ čyaˤʔ čkt̓liw̓s. Already 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

• ʔaˤpnáʔ kʷuʔ əɬčkičn̓tm̓ t anwíʔ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstixʷ. Now we got her back, you brought her back to life. (PS)
• lim̓tm̓səl̓x tl̓ əɬčkičn̓tm̓əl̓x.. 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)
• nínwiʔ x̌lap iʔ ɬəkʷəkʷaˤst miʔ 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 ɬə səčxʷl̓xʷal̓ts, miʔ kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. 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 ʔáˤpnáʔ sx̌l̓x̌áˤl̓t miʔ kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. It’ll be exactly one year today when we will come back (PS)

arrive back at somebody, arrive back əɬkičn̓t

• put n̓laˤw̓pús t̓x̌iw̓twílx, mat miʔ aláʔ əɬkičn̓tsn̓. In exactly one year, maybe I’ll get 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 pul̓x. S/he went home, got back, just went to bed. (PS)
• uɬ nínwiʔ kʷ əɬkičx ik̓líʔ uɬ way̓ wy̓skɬsl̓xitm̓s iʔ t pəptw̓ínaxʷ iʔ t aksčʔiɬn̓. 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 əɬy̓aˤp iʔ k̓l̓ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət. We get back to our parents. (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ kʷu tk̓aslmíst miʔ kʷu əɬy̓aˤp k̓ isn̓sqsílxʷ. So then 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)
• k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ piqsxn̓. It's a little silver.
• n̓c̓aʔrínaʔ ear ache (Cv)
• smətkʷl̓ínaʔ unidentified plant (OkB)
• sn̓aˤčínas x̌áˤʔx̌aˤʔ long-flowered mertensia, mertensia longiflora, b’s etym: crow’s ear-ring (OkB)
• sxʷəxʷʔínaʔ matted saxifrage (OkB)

article. the glottal stop tends to be retained before obstruents and deleted before resonants / the 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 sw̓ɬtiɬn̓ iʔ t ksn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓tət. We will ask for jobs for us. (PS)
• iʔ q̓ʷy̓aˤs. It is the black person., They are a black person.

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 káˤčíc̓aʔtn̓. It is 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 slax̌t, way̓ kičn̓tsn̓. Well friend, so I made it to you. (PS)
• axáʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ iʔ kičn̓tm̓. This is a man-eater that we'll go to. (PS)
• tl̓ kʷuʔ kičn̓txʷ uɬ way̓ kn̓ sčtk̓sil̓s. Since you got here to me, i have been sick to my stomach., Since you got here to me, i have felt bad. (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ yaˤpčín̓ mɬ ixíʔ x̌lits mɬ ixíʔ kičsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ sw̓siw̓səl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ čusəl̓x iʔ syaˤpčín̓s. So when he is really in need, he calls them and they go to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his need is. (PS)
• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓səl̓x ik̓líʔ kičsəl̓x sn̓k̓l̓ip. Then they started out, from there they got to Coyote. (PS)

arrive somewhere, to arrive kičx

• t̓iʔ kʷ kičx ilíʔ čm̓ n̓kl̓xusn̓ts mɬ ixíʔ kɬt̓maˤsn̓ts. As soon as you get there, she will throw her arms around your neck, and she’ll suck your face. (PS)
• xʷuy̓, kičx, k̓ɬn̓čiʔípm̓. S/he went, s/he got there, s/he knocked on the door. (PS)
• xʷuy̓ k̓l̓ siw̓ɬkʷ, ik̓líʔ kičx, n̓t̓əpqsam̓ ksíw̓staʔx. s/he went to the water, s/he got there s/he tipped his head to drink. / s/he went to the water, s/he got there, s/he tipped his head to drink. (PS)

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

• way̓ knánaqs q̓ʷyaˤs, k̓im̓ l̓ čitxʷs. So black face was all alone, the only one at his house., The Black Face was all alone, it was just him 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)
• 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 frightened. (PS)

a little ways from the shore k̓l̓ tətʔiwl̓tk

arms, hands, paws kl̓kil̓x

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

arrow to be, s/he has an arrow kɬčq̓iln̓

• t̓iʔ kstətm̓tim̓ kʷuʔ ksxʷic̓xtm̓ t iksyw̓yáˤw̓t, uɬ ikɬt̓kikstn̓ uɬ ikɬčq̓íln̓. 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)
• x̌w̓w̓al̓qʷ iʔ kɬc̓q̓iln̓səl̓x mɬ tɬəm̓stisəl̓x.. First the stick for the arrows have to be dry, 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 xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x, y̓aˤpəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬn̓ɬaʔípəl̓x k̓l̓ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ. They went, they got to the door of the chief’s house. (PS)
• way̓ k̓ɬn̓ɬaʔíp, kčaʔčaʔál̓qʷm̓ So s/he got right up on the door, s/he knocked on it. (PS)

a sign on the door k̓ɬnq̓aʔíp

• kʷ xʷuy̓, ik̓líʔ čk̓ɬn̓q̓aʔíp. 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 S/he inquired about me., S/he asked 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

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 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)

a cover, cover / cape ktəpnaʔn̓čútn̓

• ktəpnaʔn̓čútn̓s. It's what it’s covered with. (Cv)

adding, calculator, adding machine / bonus ktəxʷmin̓

• axáʔ tx̌ʷiw̓s atláʔ isqʷsqʷasíaʔ, ixíʔ in̓txʷmín̓, ixíʔ kɬn̓tkʷil̓sts axáʔ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt. Half of my children, that’s my bonus to you, my grandchildren are going to be their companions. (PS)

approach ktiɬx

add it, to add something ktxʷan̓t

addition, sum, total, result (of adding) ktxʷaxʷ

awake, can't sleep, insomniac kʷaʔáx (skʷaʔxmíx)

a quarter dollar, quarter of a dollar kʷáˤtaʔ sqlaw̓

a few days k̓ʷək̓ʷn̓xasq̓t

a little quantity k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ

• nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓xtxʷ. Give her/him a little money too. (PS)
• íwaʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔs. No matter how small., Even if it is small. (Cv)

an indeterminate number of tens. compound k̓ʷənxɬəʔupn̓kst

• lut čmistín̓ k̓ʷinxɬʔúpn̓kst km̓ k̓ʷinx xčəčíkst, nax̌m̓ɬ ixíʔ iʔ ksqlaw̓səl̓x. I don’t know how many tens or how many hundreds, and that is going to be their money. (PS)

a number of tens k̓ʷənxɬəʔúpn̓kst

act silly. (Ok) / act silly kʷəskʷəsčut

act silly kʷəskʷsəsčut

a few k̓ʷik̓ʷnx

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

• t̓iʔ k̓ʷinxčn̓ iʔ ksqʷl̓qʷil̓ts. Every few words he spoke. (PS)

above kwistm̓

a place to rest things on kʷliw̓tn̓

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

able to catch, able to get, able to take kʷn̓niʔst

a few days, how many days, an indeterminate number of days k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t

act silly kʷsəsčut

accompany someone kxan̓t

accompany, go along with kxnam̓

at first l̓ aʔ čxʔit

• nax̌m̓ɬ kʷ x̌ilm̓ l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ lut akskɬčáw̓t. But if you do like the first time you won’t have any show. (PS)

at noon l̓ sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓s

apple lipám̓

apple lipúm̓

a bell rings liw̓m̓st

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

apprehend someone, able to bind someone or something / be able to catch a prisoner lk̓ək̓ist

a bundle, tied in the middle, bound in the middle lk̓iw̓s

another people, different people lmilxʷ

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 ɬəɬaˤt̓

• 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, snowshoes ɬəqʷčin̓xn̓

able to jump ɬət̓pmist

August ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷtan̓

a loop around the neck, noose, neck loop ɬəxʷpustn̓

a line, stripe ɬip̓, ɬap̓

all over the land ƛ̓aʔknúlaʔxʷ

arms ache, arms give out, paralyzed arms ƛ̓əxʷƛ̓xʷax̌n̓

a child dies ƛ̓l̓lil̓t

• pničíʔ ɬa čƛ̓l̓lil̓t At that time their child died., At that time they lost their child to death. (Cv)

a body becomes still ƛ̓l̓l̓píɬc̓aʔ

awl ƛ̓q̓umn̓

awl ƛ̓qʷumn̓

artificial sweetener, fake sugar mál̓x̌aʔs t̓axt

a swallow (bird) mam̓qʷčn̓

America Mír̓ikaʔ

a whole carcass ml̓k̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ

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

and, and then, and thus, thus, therefore mɬ

and then mɬ, məɬ

• t̓iʔ ʔaˤc̓n̓txʷ iʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤlt, t̓xʷ l̓ sk̓laxʷ mɬ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓, uɬ c̓aʔknílxʷ c̓kin̓ iʔ sn̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ uɬ ixíʔ kʷin̓txʷ iʔ sq̓lips, mɬ xʷəpčnitkʷn̓txʷ. 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, and put it right on the shore.
• way̓ nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓xtxʷ, mɬ čun̓txʷ iʔ asəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓ iʔ t x̌ʷupt iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ iʔ t k̓iwl̓x, ilíʔ miʔ k̓am̓tíw̓s. So you give him a little money, and tell your working man, a lazy horse, an old one, and he'll ride that.. (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 t̓iʔ yaˤpčín̓ mɬ ixíʔ x̌lits mɬ ixíʔ kičsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ sw̓siw̓səl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ čusəl̓x iʔ syaˤpčín̓s. So when he is really in need, he calls them and they go to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his need is. (PS)
• huy̓ mɬ t̓iʔ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx mɬ ixíʔ ʔáˤy̓ʔáˤy̓ín̓kn̓ts. And as soon as you go to bed she’ll start tickling you. (PS)
• kʷn̓ksnwixʷəl̓x mɬ ixíʔ uɬ sič kʷuʔ n̓xƛ̓iksn̓tm̓ iʔ t sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ, km̓ axáʔ kʷuʔ siw̓stm̓stm̓. They’ll all 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)

a small one sits múmaʔt

agree my̓pčin̓

arnica, Arnica Cordifolia [literally facing each other.] n̓čəčahsmnwíxʷ

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

another place, one place, one land, one territory nəqsúlaʔxʷ

also not / also not, not more / also not. see nxʷ 1 nixʷáʔ

• n̓stil̓s, “way̓ nixʷáʔ ʔáˤpnáʔ, nínwiʔ k̓laxʷ.” S/he thought, “Not again now, later this evening.” (PS)

a riding horse / saddle horse n̓k̓am̓tíw̓stn̓

all die, all are dead n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷ

• nak̓ʷm̓ n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Apparently s/he decimated the deer. (PS)
• čm̓ aláʔ kn̓ mut mɬ n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷ. I’ll still be here, and they’ll all be dead. (Cv)

act like (a) Coyote n̓k̓lipəp

• way̓ kʷ sn̓k̓l̓ip, kʷ ksn̓k̓l̓ipəpaʔx. Yes, you are a Coyote, you will be a Coyote. (PS)
• kl̓l̓kʷakʷ uɬ ixíʔ sn̓k̓l̓ipəps sn̓k̓l̓ip. He went a little ways, and Coyote started acting like a Coyote. (PS)

a pass, a mounting pass, place name- Oliver, BC area N̓k̓mip

arse, bottom, rear end, bum, butt n̓k̓mups

audio recorder n̓kʷan̓čín̓tn̓

angry, cranky nk̓ʷaʔíls

always be cranky, a crabby person n̓k̓ʷaʔl̓símn̓

an indeterminate number of roofs or houses n̓k̓ʷnxqniɬxʷ

• 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 cinch n̓lk̓iw̓stn̓

a ways behind n̓lkʷəkʷl̓xikn̓

• sn̓l̓kʷəkʷl̓xikn̓s. S/he’s behind them./ S/he is at their backs. (PS)

acute angle, vertice (place where lines come together) / sharp point n̓ƛ̓imqs

a log in the water / fall in the water n̓maˤʔítkʷ

• čn̓maˤʔítkʷ. It fell in the water. (Cv)
• n̓maˤʔítkʷ, ilíʔ čn̓ml̓k̓ʷqin̓ čkɬmaˤʔítkʷ. It fell in the water, the whole tree is in the water (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ mat n̓tl̓kʷip uɬ n̓maˤʔítkʷ. And then it might have come up from the ground, and it fell in the water. (PS)

art room n̓miƛ̓m̓tn̓

a place shines, a place is bright, got bright in n̓p̓ʔaxʷ

• l̓ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓ n̓p̓ʔaxʷəl̓x. 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)
• n̓p̓ʔaxʷ iʔ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. The barn is lit up. (PS)

a language, language, speech n̓qʷl̓qʷil̓tn̓

• way̓ čaʔkʷ čus in̓n̓qʷl̓qʷíltn̓, n̓x̌ʷy̓iɬpxčn̓, way̓ itlíʔ kn̓ c̓əpq̓siw̓sm̓ iʔ t in̓čaptíkʷɬ. Well, as they might say in my language, in Colville, I am going to splice my legend.
• axáʔ iʔ sʔum̓s iʔ ta n̓qʷl̓qʷi̓ltn̓ "iʔ sčk̓aw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíx". They are what’s called in the language ‘the ones that go and set watch’. (PS)

argue / argue, have an argument n̓qʷl̓qʷl̓čnwixʷ

a hollow place n̓qʷy̓úlaʔxʷ

• axáʔ mt aláʔ čn̓qʷiʔúlaʔxʷ. Maybe they’re in that hollow.
• way̓ mat axáʔ čn̓qʷiʔúlaʔxʷ, sl̓xʷaʔúlaʔxʷ. So maybe there’s a hollow place, it’s a big place. (PS)

across the floor / on side of floor n̓sək̓ʷtil̓p

• 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)

across the fire, on the other side of the fire n̓sək̓ʷtslip̓

• 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)

a fork in the road, fork in trail, divergence n̓siq̓m̓

• sčn̓siq̓m̓s iʔ l̓ ən̓ɬaʔmáqs There is a fork in the road. (PS)
• sn̓səq̓siq̓m̓səl̓x. They started turning off the road. (PS)

across the river, other side of n̓sk̓ʷut

a person gets lost, be lost, get lost, lost n̓sl̓ip

• haʔ kʷ sčn̓sl̓ipx ?, haʔ kʷ səčn̓sl̓ipx ? Are you lost? (PS)
• way̓ kʷ k̓lxʷnuxʷ, way̓ t̓iʔ x̌ast kʷ ɬə pul̓x, čm̓ kʷ n̓sl̓ip. So evening is falling on you, so it’s good for you to camp, or you might get lost. (PS)

ask to marry, to propose n̓sw̓čn̓mist

• kn̓ n̓sw̓čn̓mist I will propose (Cv)

ask questions, do a survey, survey people n̓sw̓siw̓čn̓

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

a plug n̓təqpustn̓

accompany someone, keep someone company, be someone's companion n̓tkʷil̓sn̓t

alpha wolf, head of wolf pack, alpha female wolf n̓t̓láˤnaʔ

a dam n̓tqiw̓s

airplane n̓t̓uxʷtmn̓

airplane, plane n̓t̓uxʷtn̓

a path with weeds growing in it, overgrown path, overgrown road, road with weeds n̓wapáqs

• 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)

astonished at something, be puzzled about something, be amazed about something, be astonished about something, surprised in a good way n̓waʔlíl̓smn̓t

• n̓waʔlíl̓smn̓. I got puzzled at it., I was astonished at it., I was amazed at it. (Cv)
• uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ n̓waʔlíl̓sm̓s axáʔ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. And then the old lady got puzzled. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ n̓waʔlíl̓smn̓tm̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ t stawn̓ iʔ t sw̓yápix. And so these white towns people got puzzled.. (PS)

attic, high, up high, height n̓wist

a little high n̓wíwaʔst

amused, enjoy, enjoyable n̓x̌aʔsíl̓s

• n̓x̌əsx̌asíl̓s amused (plural)

afraid (plural), frightened, terrified n̓x̌əlx̌iɬ

• n̓x̌əɬx̌iɬəl̓x. They got scared. (Cv)
• n̓x̌əɬx̌iɬəl̓x way̓ əɬtqʷay̓əl̓x, n̓pəpl̓xiw̓səl̓x k̓l̓ sn̓qsilxʷəl̓x. They got scared and went back down, they went back into their herd. (PS)

amused n̓x̌əsx̌asíls

amused (plural) n̓x̌əsx̌asíl̓s

ask for food, call for food n̓x̌l̓čin̓

ask for food n̓x̌l̓tčin̓t

a bug, beetle n̓xn̓xaníkn̓

a good thing, goodness n̓x̌stan̓

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

automobile, car n̓xʷət̓paqs

able to gallop nx̌ʷəx̌ʷtist

a hollow, low place n̓xʷr̓us

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

afternoon n̓yak̓ʷqín̓

always, keep on, still ny̓aˤy̓p

• way̓ uɬ n̓yaˤy̓p lut t̓ n̓t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷspʔus, huy̓ ƛ̓lal̓, n̓yaˤy̓p ƛ̓lal̓. And so s/he never did come to, finally s/he's dead, still dead. (PS)
• way̓ ny̓aˤy̓p čkƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓sts. So they keep looking for them. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ n̓yaˤy̓p čn̓qʷn̓qʷnamístmn̓tm̓. And so s/he kept a-begging. (PS)
• n̓y̓aˤy̓p čtk̓l̓stisəl̓x. Always they wait up for them. (PS)
• n̓y̓aˤy̓p lutsts. S/he keeps saying no. (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ n̓y̓ʕaˤy̓p put iʔ sƛ̓ax̌ts. Well s/he's just always quite fast enough. (PS)

across land from n̓y̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓

automobile / truck n̓ʔakʷtáqs

• pničiʔ nak̓ʷáʔ kɬn̓ʔakʷtáqs. At that time they apparently didn’t have cars. (PS)

Ashnola N̓ʔay̓snúlaʔxʷ

able to trade n̓ʔay̓snún̓

a squirt p̓aˤc̓

April pəčkɬtan̓

always pin̓tk

a drum pumín̓

about one meter, just one yard, just one meter put nəqsax̌n̓

able to run qačəčl̓xíst

arrange, sort things, place things with intention qamínm̓

a clearing, a path, a ditch 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)

a small clearing q̓əq̓ax̌

• way̓ t̓xʷ čq̓əq̓ax̌ uɬ nax̌m̓ɬ lut put t̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓. So now there’s a trail, but there aren’t many tracks on it. (PS)

awaken qiɬm̓

• lut aksqíɬm̓ ! Don’t wake her up! (Cv)

able to swallow, manage to swallow q̓mnun̓t

a nosebleed q̓ʷac̓qs

a nosebleed q̓ʷačqs

accustomed / to get used to, to train, to get used to qʷaʔám̓

argue qʷaʔl̓stwíxʷ

a little black q̓ʷəq̓ʷaˤy̓

• q̓ʷəq̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t buffalo cow (PS)

alder, birch / birch / place name- area north of yaˤčín̓, [lit. birch.] / ̓ alder, birch. betula occidentalis qʷəqʷɬin̓

arrogant / vain / vain, arrogant / vain / arrogant q̓ʷəxʷq̓áxʷaʔt

ashes qʷlmin̓

able to speak, able to talk qʷl̓qʷl̓tist

argue, talk to one another, debate qʷl̓stwixʷ

• t̓xʷ kʷaʔ čsax̌ʷtx, kʷu sqʷl̓qʷl̓stwixʷx, t̓xʷ miʔ kʷu n̓suxʷnaʔmnwíxʷ. All right, come down, lets talk, so we may understand one another. (PS)

alder qʷɬniɬp

a long time qʷm̓iw̓t

abundant on the land, prosperous, person of high class, wealthy person, rich, wealthy qʷy̓úlaʔxʷ

• áɬiʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqilxʷ ixíʔ iʔ xʔitsəl̓x, iʔ qʷy̓úlaʔxʷəl̓x. Long ago that’s who comes first for the people, the rich ones. (PS)
• kn̓ qʷəyúlaʔxʷ I am rich (Cv)

allot land, be alloted on the reservation, enroll as a tribal member q̓y̓úlaʔxʷm̓

allotment q̓y̓úlaʔxʷtn̓

asking & asking, asking repeatedly, making inquiries saw̓sw̓čn̓

a drop of water saˤwáp

angry saˤʔáˤy̓maʔt

• ƛ̓m̓ axáʔ sʔáˤʔáˤy̓maʔt iʔ t saʔstám̓s tl̓ sx̌ʷupts. His sister-in-law used to hate him because of his weakness. (PS)

a second, second (measure of time) sc̓əc̓kam̓

a cache, a store of food, pantry sčɬaqʷ

a skeleton, bones sc̓m̓c̓im̓

accountant səxʷc̓əksqlaw̓m̓

a farmer's tractor səxʷk̓ʷanɬqm̓ ʔakʷʔakʷtíl̓xs

ambulance, doctor's car səxʷmrim̓ p̓uy̓xn̓

an astronaut səxʷt̓əxʷtil̓x

ask siw̓

ask siwm̓

• isčsíwməl̓x I was always asking questions. (Cv)
• kʷuʔ asəčsíwm̓ nínwiʔ ɬ in̓x̌mín̓k iʔ ən̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. 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)
• nínwiʔ siw̓n̓ts axáʔ l̓ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓s. 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)
• yaˤʔmín̓tm̓, sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ siwn̓tst. We’re backwards about it, that’s why we’re asking you. (PS)

ask somebody, drink siw̓st

• lut t̓a čmisti̓s kn̓ ksq̓y̓n̓čut, úɬiʔ kʷu ɬa čsiw̓sts. He didn’t even know I had a picture, and yet he’s asking 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 sk̓aɬʔál̓qʷx sw̓yápix

a second (measure of time) sk̓čəčaˤč

anemone skəɬkəɬkíwaʔs

anemone skɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs

announcer at a ceremony sk̓ɬpitm̓

around the other side sk̓ɬʔips

• k̓ɬʔips N̓čaʔlíwm̓ past Inchelium (Cv)

arm sk̓max̌n̓

above sknwistm̓

• ak̓láʔ iʔ k̓l̓ askn̓wístm̓. It is around here above you. (PS)
• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ axáʔ iʔ tl̓ skn̓wistm̓s qʷl̓qʷil̓stm̓. All at once something from above spoke to him. (PS)

a diving place sksn̓ɬət̓pmn̓čutətn̓

addition number sentence sktatáxʷ t sc̓ak

adopted child skʷin̓l̓t

act like, look as if sk̓ʷínmaʔs

a ghost skw̓kwik

applications sk̓ʷul̓l̓s

autumn, fall, it’s turning fall sk̓y̓il̓x

answer from subtracting, difference sləkʷil̓xstm̓

a place away sl̓kʷut

• lut t̓ə səlkʷut isčxʷuy̓ məɬ kn̓ əɬ čʔayx̌ʷt It isn’t far that I have come for me to be tired (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ lut sl̓kʷuts. Well s/he just 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)
• xʷuy̓stm̓əl̓x ik̓líʔ iʔ k̓l̓ kl̓l̓kʷut, lut sl̓kʷuts. They took him a little ways, not too far. (PS)

a wound, ache, hurt sl̓xʷap

appaloosa, specks on rump smamn̓

a swallow, a gulp sməčq̓ʷulm̓

arrowleaf balsamroot plant smkʷaʔxníɬp

Adam’s apple smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t

arrow leaf balsamroot plant, balsamorhiza sagittata smúkʷaʔxníɬp

a cut, a wound snik̓ək̓

• n̓tquɬts iʔ snik̓ək̓s. She put her hand on his wound. (Cv)

age-mates, fellow boys sn̓k̓ʷɬtw̓tw̓it

asparagus, pigweed sn̓pl̓liw̓s

anus, butthole, fart hole, bung hole sn̓p̓uw̓tn̓

airport sn̓t̓uxʷtn̓

admiration, amusment sn̓x̌aʔsíl̓s

a lot in sn̓xʷʔit

a place to stand, a place to stand things in sn̓ʔakswíxtn̓

• uɬ ilíʔ way̓ ksn̓ʔakswíxtn̓aʔx an̓kwáp. And so there your horse will have a place to stand. (PS)
• kʷuʔ n̓tiɬxstxʷ ilíʔ iksn̓ʔakswíxtn̓, lut kʷuʔ aksn̓k̓ʷíxʷkn̓m̓. You stand me there where I’m supposed to stand, don’t take the saddle off me. (PS)

a strike, a hit, an hour sp̓am̓

a long time spəqmusts

angle sp̓nan̓

a sore, scab, abcess spučt

a sore, abcess spʔaˤɬ

a letter, a mark sq̓ay̓

a dream sqiʔs

a drunk, drunk sqʷaˤʔ, sqʷaˤw̓

aunt (dad's side), paternal auntie, paternal aunt, dad's sister or cousin statákʷaʔ

acquire a husband, get a husband, get a man staʔxʷsql̓tmíxʷ

• xʷuy̓x uɬ k̓l̓ k̓am̓ɬəniw̓tn̓txʷ, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ astaʔxʷsql̓tmíxʷ. Go! You set by his side, and then he is your man. (PS)

a little something, a little thing stitm̓

aunt (mom's side), maternal auntie, mom's sister swaw̓ásaʔ

ask somebody sw̓ikst

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

ask a question, ask information / survey sw̓ɬtiɬn̓

answer, solutio, truth sw̓nixʷ

a wood fire swr̓isl̓p

ask somebody (repeatedly) sw̓siwn̓t

• ʔáˤpnáʔ way̓ kʷ ɬaʔxʷísk̓it, uɬ way̓ ixíʔ sw̓siwn̓tst laʔkín̓ úɬiʔ čkakíčn̓t̓xʷ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t. Now you are rested, and we’re going to ask you where you found this daughter of mine. (PS)

afternoon swy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓

• l̓ swy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ in the afternoon (Cv)

air something out sxan̓t

• sxn̓tis ixíʔ. She aired that out. (PS)

air, ventilation, draft, gas, aired out sx̌aˤp

a turning, a minute, an hour, a rotation, a circuit sxl̓akək

• 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 x̌iyaɬnxʷ, ixíʔ miʔ kʷu əɬy̓aˤʔ aláʔ. Tomorrow just when the sun turns, then we’ll gather back here. (PS)

a drop, a drip sx̌ʷaˤp

a mat, a blanket spread on the floor used as mattress, mattress, sleeping pad, sleeping mat sxʷipl̓p

ant sxʷúxʷyaʔ

ant hill, ant's house sxʷúxʷyaʔ iʔ čitxʷs

alot, many, lots, sxʷʔit

• pnaʔ lut sxʷʔit ɬa čk̓ʷul̓čɬəmn̓, ɬa čʔam̓ɬulmn̓. Maybe what I cook for you guys and what I feed you isn’t alot. (PS)

a tv show, a movie, a show / exhibit, movie, show, spectacle, event, spectator event sy̓ay̓áx̌aʔ

a fair, gathering, conference, party sy̓aˤʔ

a broom sʔax̌ʷl̓ptn̓

appearance, how something looks, one's looks sʔaˤc̓əc̓s

a cold, catch cold, have a cold, flu, influenza, respiratory virus sʔáˤhaˤʔ

at lower bottom sʔixʷəxʷl̓xíp

anywhere, wilderness, wasteland tanm̓súlaʔxʷ

a little ways from the water tətʔiwl̓tk

airplane(s) t̓əxʷtlwis

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

as soon as t̓iʔ sič

• uɬ čm̓ t̓iʔ sič axáʔ mipnún̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, way̓ čmisti̓s čniɬts ɬa 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)

above, at the top of tkw̓istm̓s

able to climb tk̓wl̓xist

an indeterminate number of manipulations tk̓ʷn̓xikxtm̓

• 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 twig breaks, something breaks in two tl̓tl̓iw̓s.

a plow, a tiller, tool for breaking ground t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓

• kɬt̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓ They have a plow (Cv)

able to stand tɬəɬxist

a shortcut tɬúlaʔxʷ

• kstɬúlaʔxʷaʔx He’ll take a shortcut (Cv)
• way̓ lut ksk̓ɬkičxs iʔ k̓l̓ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ, way̓ atáʔ miʔ kstɬúlaʔxʷaʔx, way̓ ixíʔ miʔ k̓ɬkičx. Well s/he can never reach the big water, s/he’s going to take a shortcut, so s/he can make it. (PS)

anywhere, wasteland, wilderness tnm̓súlaʔxʷ

• t tanm̓súlaʔxʷ. It's anywhere. (PS)
• ʔáčqa iʔ tl̓ čitxʷ, ixíʔ uɬ t̓iʔ tanm̓súlaʔxʷ uɬ xʷist. S/he went out of the house, and there was wilderness, and s/he walked. (PS)

above the rail, above the line, place name- Canada, Hope, BC Tql̓tkal̓qʷ

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

• q̓y̓am̓, way̓ k̓ɬn̓t̓lips, way̓ tq̓y̓íc̓aʔs iʔ k̓a y̓lmixʷm̓. S/he wrote, s/he sealed it, s/he addressed it to the king. (PS)

all over the body tsƛ̓əpíc̓aʔ

always, all the time, continuously t̓sxʷuys

animal’s mother, mother (of an animal) 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), go around a bend, turn around a bend txl̓kus

a lot of children, have many children txʷaʔxʷʔíl̓t

• kn̓ txʷaʔxʷʔílt I have lots of children (Cv)

aim at something txʷəp̓an̓t

able to fly t̓xʷəxʷtist

a lot of food txʷʔaqs

and 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)
• yəyaˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬtmn̓ uɬ kʷuʔ asčn̓pətʔíl̓sm̓. Whatever you wanted I gave you, and you respect me. (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 kákaʔm̓s axáʔ iʔ ɬəčəčʔupsts. That’s why she was making fun of her younger sister. (PS)
• mat stim̓ kʷ naʔc̓n̓tíl̓s úɬiʔ kʷuʔ aksxʷístaʔx úɬiʔ kʷuʔ 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 ɬ aksčn̓ʔúɬxʷ úɬiʔ kʷ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ. We didn’t tell you to come in here, and yet you came in here. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ úɬiʔ wikm̓, lut t̓ kmy̓my̓pusm̓s stim̓ axáʔ. So it was then that he saw something, he didn’t make out what this 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, improvised, half-assed =útyaʔ

• kʷn̓mútyaʔsts axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. He grabbed hold of this people-eater. (PS)
• kʷniútyaʔsts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, way̓ kʷn̓nus. He grabbed this woman, he managed to hold her. (PS)

a little high w̓aʔst

a little high wíwaʔst

a little long wiw̓sxn̓

able to make fire wr̓r̓ist

• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ kʷ ɬə wr̓riʔst uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ kslip̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač ? Even if you did make fire, what can you do to get wood in this dark night? (PS)

act like a white person wy̓paym̓

• way̓ nax̌m̓ɬ áɬiʔ wy̓paym̓, uɬ čkʷn̓kʷin̓ksts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. So now since he played white man, and he was holding this woman’s hands. (PS)
• ilíʔ čtkʷn̓ksnwaxʷəl̓x, wy̓paym̓əl̓x. There they’re holding hands, they're acting like white people. (PS)

already set, done being set up wy̓skɬsal̓

• ixíʔ čwiʔskɬsál̓, way̓ kʷu ʔiɬn̓. Then the table is set, so let’s eat. (PS)
• put wy̓skɬslam̓, ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ liw̓m̓stm̓ l̓ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓. S/he just got done setting the table, and then this clock struck twelve noon. (PS)

already have the table set for somebody wy̓skɬsl̓xit

already be on a horse, already mounted up (more than one) wy̓stkʷl̓liw̓s

• way̓ wy̓stkʷl̓liw̓səl̓x ixíʔ kiʔ ɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓ axáʔ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. So they were already on their horses when the old lady ran out., When they were done mounting their horses then this old lady ran out. (PS)

a bit, a little x̌aɬ

about to go xaʔl̓sxʷúy̓

• kʷu xl̓sxʷuy̓. We will soon go. (Cv)

about to eat xaʔl̓sʔíɬn̓

air, gas, atmosphere x̌aˤp

• way̓ t̓iʔ ʔay̓xáxaʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ uɬ ʔanwís iʔ sčʔixs, axáʔ mat iʔ tl̓ sɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čuts uɬ áɬiʔ tlaʔkín̓ miʔ x̌aˤp. Well n just a little while Wolf felt the warmth, I guess from his breath, from where else could the air come? (PS)

a little field x̌əx̌síwaʔs

• kɬx̌əx̌síw̓aʔs There is a little field (Cv)

able to run (more than 1) xiʔtíst

allow, permit, go along with somebody xiʔxiʔstím̓

• xiʔxiʔstíxʷ. You let him go. (PS)

around / be spinning, spun xlakək

• xlakək. It’s spinning.
• iʔ qičəč ixíʔ sxlakək. The wheel is spinning.
• uɬ ny̓aˤy̓p yəyaˤt n̓xn̓siɬxʷtn̓ uɬ xlakək. And there are always windows all around. (PS)
• iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ, kʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ uɬ xlakək axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. The big water, the water that goes all around this earth. (PS)

ask for, call for x̌lit

ask for something for somebody x̌litɬt

• uɬ nínwiʔ íwáʔ x̌litɬts, miʔ čun̓txʷ lut. And then even if she asks for it, you tell her no. (PS)

ask, summon, request, order (as food in a restaurant) x̌litm̓

• kn̓ x̌litm̓ t ikɬkn̓xčúttn̓ I ask for help (Cv)

ask for something x̌litmn̓t

• way̓ nínwiʔ x̌lap iʔ ɬəkʷəkʷaˤst miʔ kn̓ əɬčkičx, miʔ əɬx̌litmn̓ iʔ laklíʔ. Then later tomorrow morning I will come back, and I’ll ask for the key. (PS)

ask something for somebody x̌litxt

ax, hatchet adze xlmin̓

all in all, everyone did xƛ̓ap

• way̓ ta n̓wist iʔ spuʔústs, uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ xƛ̓ap, xƛ̓pl̓sčut. So his thoughts went high, he had everything, everything he wanted. (PS)
• qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ uɬ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ uɬ iʔ laprít, t̓xʷ xƛ̓ap. A beautiful 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)

ask somebody to pay something x̌q̓n̓čutmn̓t

• way̓ kʷuʔ x̌aq̓n̓txʷ ixíʔ x̌q̓n̓čutmn̓tsn̓. Well you pay me what I asked you to pay me. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ iʔ sqʷaʔqʷʔál̓tət, anwíʔ k̓ɬm̓čin̓tsn̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷuʔ x̌q̓n̓čutmn̓txʷ.. So that's what we discussed, I agreed with you on the pay you asked me. (PS)

a lot of (in compounds) xʷaʔɬ-

• Xʷaɬc̓ám̓ place name- Sixmile Creek [lit. many bones.] (OkB)
• xʷaʔɬpáčkɬ many leaves
• xʷaʔɬpús many cats

a lot of food xʷaʔsʔíɬn̓

a lot of livestock, many head of animals xʷaʔxʷaʔsqáx̌aʔ

again xʷəxʷ

abandon, leave somebody behind, discard, throw away x̌ʷilm̓

aim at somebody xʷp̓sqilxʷ

apparently, seems like, as though xʷúm̓t̓iʔ

anxious, be anxious xʷúsəskaʔ

• way̓ t̓iʔ ɬa čk̓aˤc̓sts, nikxnáʔ way̓ xʷúsəskaʔ. Well, s/he just kept looking, well gee s/he was anxious. (PS)

able to go xʷy̓ist

a lot, lots, many, much xʷʔit

• kl̓klnwixʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, axáʔ iʔ xʷʔit. He was chasing the deer, here are many of them. (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ uɬ xʷʔit iʔ sčkm̓ax̌n̓s. He is a man-eater, he has kidnapped very many. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ xʷʔit iʔ sqilxʷ ilíʔ. And so there were many people there. (PS)
• uɬ talíʔ xʷʔit iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. There were very many deer. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ čmay̓n̓čút axáʔ iʔ k̓l̓ xʷʔit iʔ k̓l̓ sqilxʷ. S/he's telling a story to a lot of people. (PS)

about to be happen xʔal̓-

• way̓ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓y̓, way̓ pnaʔ xʔal̓ sqiɬtx yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓tət. Let’s go back, maybe our boss will soon wake up. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ k̓ay̓il̓x, way̓ xʔal̓ ksmqʷaqʷs, ksʔistkm̓s. And so it’s fall, so soon it will snow, it's becoming winter. (PS)

agree, be in agreement, be agreeable xʔil̓s

• kn̓ xʔils I agree (Cv)

agree, consent xʔínaʔ

• kn̓ xʔínaʔ I consent (Cv)
• way̓ kʷ xʔínaʔ. You better consent. (PS)
• ixíʔ mat miʔ xʔínaʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. Then maybe the boss will consent. (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 y̓lmixʷm̓. Its the chief. (PS)
• ya n̓tx̌ʷitkʷ. Its the big river., It's the river. (PS)
• yaʔ n̓xarw̓s It's the curtain.
• síl̓xʷaʔ yaʔ čn̓t̓aq̓m̓. That's a big valley. (PS)
• iʔ aʔ čn̓xʷr̓us. It is the hollow place. (PS)
• iʔ aksəs yaʔ n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. They are the oxen for plowing. (PS)
• iʔ aʔ čtyap, iʔ n̓sil̓xʷʔítkʷ. 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

• tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓. It's from all over the world. (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓. They are my fellow kings from all the tribes. (PS)

arrived (more than one) y̓aˤp

• xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x, y̓ʕapəl̓x k̓l̓ sk̓laxʷ, y̓aˤpəl̓x k̓l̓ síl̓xʷaʔ taw̓n̓. They went, they got somewhere towards evening, they got to a big town. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kʷu xʷuy̓y̓, kʷu y̓aˤp uɬ lut nax̌m̓ɬ aksyəxʷmn̓čút. Later we'll go, we'll get there, but don’t you get down. (PS)

all yaˤt

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

all yaˤyáʕt

• kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓, yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uk̓ʷ xʷic̓ɬəmn̓. I am the boss, anything you want I give to you. (PS)
• kɬəɬsqʷsiʔ, kmusm̓s, yaˤyáˤt tw̓tw̓it. He has kids, four of them, all boys. (PS)
• way̓, way̓ čmistín̓ yəyaˤt, axáʔ čmalk̓ʷ, axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. Yes, yes, I know everything, this whole thing, this world. (PS)
• yaˤyáˤt čqʷəčqʷačqn̓əl̓x. They all have hats on. (PS)
• miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yaˤyáˤt čx̌ƛ̓mus. S/he figured it’s all uphill. (PS)
• way̓ yaˤyáˤt ixíʔ čn̓ɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷtmistxʷ. Well you should remember all of that. (PS)
• yayáˤt iʔ sqiltks kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ Her whole body is away from the water (PS)
• way̓ kʷu yayáˤt, kʷu aláʔ. So all of us, we are here. (PS)

agree, come to agreement, come to a concensus y̓aˤʔspʔúsm̓

• way̓ y̓aˤspʔúsm̓əl̓x. Well their hearts got together., Well they agreed. (PS)

a little low yixʷútaʔ

a file (tool) yɪq̓mín̓

able to get out ʔačəčqíʔst

algebra ʔál̓x̌ipraʔ

algebra tile ʔál̓x̌ipraʔ ktpínaʔmn̓

able to eat, manage to eat ʔaɬəɬnún̓t

able to eat ʔaɬʔíɬnist

apples, apple ʔapl̓s

a quarter dollar coin ʔasl̓ʔúpn̓kst uɬ čil̓kst piqsxn̓

able to sleep ʔatətxíst

acre ʔay̓kr

a short time, a while, after a while 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. It was a little after dark. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ʔay̓xáxaʔ ksaʔxíc̓aʔ miʔ ksiw̓stm̓stn̓, mɬ ʔam̓tín̓ t lawán̓. In a little while when he cools off I will water him, and I’ll feed him some oats. (PS)

a man’s name ʔÁˤc̓x̌úlaʔxʷ

angry (plural) ʔaˤm̓ʔáˤy̓m̓t

angry ʔaˤy̓m̓t

a toothpick ʔaˤy̓tmn̓ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ

a little while ʔiy̓xíxiʔ