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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)
• n̓čik̓čk̓áx̌n̓ smell of armpits, smell under the arms (Cv)
• sn̓wupwupáx̌n̓ hair under arms (OkB)
• tk̓m̓km̓sax̌n̓ shoulders (OkB)

arrow, bullet, projectile =aʔst, =iʔst

arm, upper appendage. pharyngeal movement =aˤx̌n̓ -áˤx̌n̓

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 n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ixíʔ t̓ə čkičɬmn̓ Yes, I will come over to see you (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

• 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 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 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

• 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

• 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 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 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)
• 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 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 əɬy̓aˤp iʔ k̓l̓ 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)
• k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ piqsxn̓. It's a little silver.
• n̓c̓aʔrínaʔ ear ache (Cv)
• smətkʷl̓ínaʔ Unidentified plant (OkB)
• snáˤčínaʔs x̌áˤx̌aˤʔ long-flowered mertensia, Mertensia longiflora, B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring (OkB)
• sxʷəxʷʔínaʔ Matted saxifrage (OkB)

absolutive. IN UNREALIZED ASPECT CONSTRUCTIONS k-s…

• xʷic̓xtm̓s t aksčk̓ʷúl̓ He’ll give you a job (PS)
• axáʔ anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtaqs. This is the meat I’m going to give you. (PS)
• lut kʷ t̓ iksɬəw̓níkstm̓. 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., You're not going to 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 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 sl̓ax̌t, way̓ kičəntsən̓ Well, partner, here I am (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 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 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)
• 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 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

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 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

• way̓ n̓x̌ilməntm̓ la čxʔitiʔ She was scared at first (PS)
• 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 əɬa čƛ̓l̓lil̓t That’s when somebody lost his child (dead) (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, məlk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔməlx There are lots of deer, each one gets a whole deer (PS)

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

and then mɬ, məɬ

• 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)
• 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)
• ixíʔ aksƛ̓ʔiy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ilíʔ mɬ kʷ k̓am̓tál̓qʷ. This is your canoe, Coyote, sit there on that log. (PS)
• 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 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)
• huy̓ mɬ t̓iʔ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx mɬ ixíʔ ʔáˤy̓ʔáˤy̓ín̓kn̓ts. And as soon as you go to bed she’ll start tickling you. (PS)
• əɬxʷuy̓səl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ ɬaxʷsk̓ítm̓əl̓x. They go back to their bunks (houses), then they rest. (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

• way̓ čkəm̓xitxʷ iʔ t sxʔimɬx̌ást iʔ t n̓kʔəmtiw̓stn̓ Go get them the very best saddle horses / Go get for him the very best saddle horses / Go get the very best saddle horses (PS)

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 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)

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)

all summer long, one summer n̓k̓ʷsčaʔáqʷm̓

angry, irritated n̓k̓ʷʔil̓s

a cinch n̓lk̓iw̓stn̓

a ways behind n̓lkʷəkʷl̓xikn̓

• snl̓kʷəkʷl̓xikn̓s. She’s behind them. (PS)

a mark in the road n̓ɬəxʷmaqs

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 walking trail, trail, a trail for people n̓qəql̓̓xʷáqaʔs

a language, language, speech n̓qʷl̓qʷil̓tn̓

• way̓ čaʔkʷ čus innqʷəlqʷíltn̓, n̓x̌ʷəʔiɬpčən̓, way̓ itlíʔ kn̓ c̓əpq̓siw̓sm̓ iʔ t inčaptíkʷɬ Well, as they 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 mət axáʔ čənqʷiʔúlaʔxʷ, səlxʷaʔúlaʔxʷ 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)
• ʔaʔúkʷiʔs iʔ siyúpsts uɬ ixíʔ t̓qn̓tis nixʷ k̓ n̓sək̓ʷtil̓p He took his tops and he put them on one 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 la n̓ɬaʔmáqs A fork in the road / There is a fork in the road (PS)
• sn̓səq̓siq̓m̓səl̓x They turned off the road (PS)

across the river, other side of 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)

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 əɬ pul̓x, čm̓ kʷ n̓sl̓ip You are late, it’s best you 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, 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 aɬíʔ way̓ n̓waʔlílsəms axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ The old lady got puzzled (PS)
• uɬ way̓ n̓waʔlílsməntməlx axáʔ iʔ t stawn̓ iʔ t swyápix The towns people got puzzled (PS)

all kinds of n̓wilús

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 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)
• n̓y̓aˤy̓p čtk̓l̓stisəl̓x. Always they wait up for them. (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)
• n̓y̓aˤy̓p lutsts. S/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 n̓ʔay̓snún̓

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

a little black q̓ʷəq̓ʷaˤy̓

• q̓ʷəq̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ stmaˤl̓t A black buffalo cow (PS)

ashes qʷlmin̓

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

• t̓xʷ kʷaʔ čsax̌ʷtx, kʷu sqʷəlqʷəlstwixʷx, t̓əxʷ mi kʷu n̓suxʷnaʔmənwíxʷ All right, come down, 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 maiden, virgin, teenage girl, young woman (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 stick, sprig, 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. This is the meat I’m going to give you. (PS)
  • lut kʷ t̓ iksɬəw̓níkstm̓. 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., You're not going to 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 maiden, virgin, teenage girl, young woman (PS)
  • sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ stick, sprig, 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 asčníxl̓ ? What did you hear? (PS)

asking & asking saw̓sw̓čn̓

angry. uncertain form sáˤáˤy̓maʔt

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

a drop of water sáˤwáp

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 k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t wy̓usxn̓ km̓ iʔ sčk̓ʷl̓sčq̓iln̓. 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)
• 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)
• 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 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 / Americans sk̓aɬʔál̓qʷx suyápix

Any bird skəkáʕkaʔ

• sy̓mnčaˤt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ. The birds cackled noisily. (PS)
• n̓q̓m̓sčinm̓s iʔ ən̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ iʔ skəkáˤkaʔs, iʔ kʷəkʷriʔt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ. S/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)
• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ axáʔ iʔ tl̓ skn̓wistm̓s qʷl̓qʷil̓stm̓. 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 q̓y̓am̓əl̓x uɬ in̓čáʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓ɬtisəl̓x iskʷíst. Apparently 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

Adam’s apple smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t

Adam’s apple smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t, smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷlt

a cut / a wound / 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

admire sn̓x̌aʔsíl̓s

a lot in sn̓xʷʔit

anús (euphemism), outhouse sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓

• 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, a place to stand sn̓ʔakswíxtn̓

• uɬ ilíʔ way̓ ksənʔakswíxtn̓aʔx ankəwáp There’s a place for your horse (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 long time spəqmusts

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

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

a little something, a little thing stitm̓

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

a wood fire swr̓isl̓p

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)

afternoon swy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓

• l̓ swy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ in the afternoon (Cv)

aired out sxaˤp

• sxn̓tis ixíʔ, úɬiʔ sxaˤp uɬ síč iʔ q̓ʷl̓n̓tis. She aired it out and when it had no more smell then she roasted it (PS)

air, ventilation, draft, gas sx̌aˤp

a turning, a minute, an hour 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 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 that out. (PS)

a drop sx̌ʷaˤp

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

• skɬxʷiplp Floor mat (OkB)

ant sxʷúxʷyaʔ

ant hill, ant's house sxʷúxʷyaʔ iʔ čitxʷs

alot, many, lots, sxʷʔit

• pnaʔ lut sxʷʔit əɬaʔ čk̓ʷul̓čɬmn̓, əɬaʔ čʔəmɬulmn̓ Maybe what I cook for you isn’t enough / Maybe what I cook for you and what I feed you isn’t enough (PS)

appearance, how something looks, one's looks sʔaˤc̓əc̓s

a cold, catch cold, have a cold sʔáˤhaˤʔ

at lower bottom sʔixʷəxʷl̓xíp

Add with doubles ! t aʔ čn̓ʔasl̓míw̓s ktxʷan̓t !

add by ten on the calculator t sʔapʔúpn̓ksts aksktaqínaʔm̓

anywhere, wilderness, wasteland tanm̓súlaʔxʷ

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)

above, at the top of tkw̓istm̓s

able to climb tk̓wl̓xist

an indeterminate number of manipulations / an undetermined 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 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 ksk̓əɬkičxs iʔ k̓əl̓ sílxʷaʔ iʔ siwɬkʷ, way̓ atáʔ mi kstɬúlaʔxʷaʔx, way̓ ixíʔ mi k̓əɬkičx He can never reach the big water, he’s going to take a shortcut, so he can make it (PS)

anywhere, wasteland, wilderness 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

always t̓sxʷuy̓s

a little ways from the water ttʔiwltk

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 Indeed they made an aircraft. (referring to a flying horse and its rider.) (PS)

attack txʷt̓mistm̓

a lot of food txʷʔaqs

approximation, hand-made, makeshift =tyʔ =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)

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

• c̓q̓l̓nútyaʔ poorly made arrow, improvised arrow, improvised projectile, makeshift arrow or projectile, a spear (Cv)
• my̓útyaʔ mixed up, not unified, not fit, not proper, matched, uniform (Cv)
  • lut t̓iʔ my̓útyaʔ. It's not fit.
• n̓kaxmútyaʔ travel on foot (OkB)
• n̓kəxmútyaʔ be afoot, hand plow / he was travelling on foot / plow. the type one walks behind (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 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 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

• kʷuʔ čkʷan̓xs. S/he kidnapped me., S/he made me a captive. (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)
• sq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓ race, foot race, 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 / throw away, discard, abandon x̌ʷilm̓

• uɬ sčʔkinx, taʔlíʔ kʷu l̓əx̌tiw̓s, úɬiʔ kʷu aksx̌ʷílm̓ What’s the matter, we are real partners, and you’re going to throw me away? (PS)

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)
• ixíʔ mat miʔ xʔínaʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. Then maybe the boss will consent. (PS)

about to go. compound xʔlsxʷuy̓

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

about to eat xʔlsʔɬiɬn̓

article. cf. yʔ1 / article BEFORE VOWELS y̓

• t̓xʷ kʷ iksmáyaʔɬtm̓ iʔ aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútətn̓. I’m just going to show you where you’re going to sleep. (PS)
• nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s iʔ akskəkáˤkaʔ. Your birds will be a mated pair. (PS)
• čun̓txʷ iʔ asəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓. Tell your working man. (PS)
• uɬ lut t̓ə čpaʔsmístxʷ y̓ ank̓áˤwmn̓ 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 sw̓ɬtiɬn̓ iʔ t ksn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓tət. We will ask for jobs for us. (PS)
• iʔ q̓ʷy̓aˤs. It is the black person., They are a black person.

all yayáʕt

• 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 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)
• yayáˤt čqʷčqʷačqnəlx They all have caps on (PS)
• miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yaˤyáˤt čx̌ƛ̓mus. S/he figured it’s all uphill. (PS)
• way̓ yayáˤt ixíʔ čənɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷtmistxʷ I want you to 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 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

• tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓. It's 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)
• nínwiʔ kʷu xʷuy̓y̓, kʷu y̓aˤp uɬ lut nax̌m̓ɬ aksyəxʷmn̓čút. Later we'll go, we'll get there, but don’t you get down. (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 (plural) / dogs, little dogs (PS)
  • ixíʔ stk̓ʷəƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s uɬ t̓n̓t̓ínaʔs axáʔ iʔ kəkw̓wápaʔ. These dogs those are her eyes and her ears. (PS)
  • kʷuʔ čwahn̓tím̓ iʔ t kəkw̓wápaʔ. The dogs bark at us., The dogs are barking at us., We are barked at by the dogs. (PS)
• N̓c̓líxʷkʷaʔ 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

• k̓aˤy̓w̓n̓čútmn̓tm̓ čun̓tm̓ “uɬ haʔ kʷ sc̓in̓tx ? aʔ, kn̓ sql̓tmixʷ uɬ kʷ tkɬmilxʷ.” He laughed at her and said “What are you saying? I am the man, and you the woman.” (PS)
• "aʔ, way̓ aspʔús,” čun̓tm̓ iʔ t q̓ʷy̓aˤs 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)
• 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)
• 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

arrow, bullet =ʔst, =aʔst

• n̓ml̓k̓ʷápaʔst, n̓ml̓ml̓k̓ʷápaʔst stallion (Cv)
• sx̌ʷəƛ̓x̌ʷíƛ̓aʔst saskatoon, serviceberry. amelanchier alnifolia (OkB)
• xík̓aʔst miss a shot (OkB)