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be here with somebody aláʔm̓st

• ixíʔ t čun̓tsn̓ way̓ kn̓ t̓saq̓ʷ aláʔ ɬa čkaláʔm̓stmn̓. Then I told you, well I am bored of staying here with you. (PS)

body =áɬc̓aʔ

because / because, why, therefore áɬiʔ

• səčmamáyaʔx əɬa čx̌əstwil̓x, áɬiʔ kmix sčqaˤw̓x When he’s OK he goes to school, but he’s always drunk. (CV)
• uɬ axáʔ nax̌m̓ɬ iʔ sín̓čaʔsəl̓̓x uɬ ny̓aˤy̓p k̓aw̓, áɬiʔ sčn̓c̓iw̓x uɬ səčkaʔmísl̓p̓aʔx. And so their little brother is still gone, because he’s still washing dishes and packing wood. (PS)

because somone áɬiʔ swit

because not aɬiʔáʔ

• way̓ uɬ aɬiʔáʔ ixíʔ ikɬəɬlútm̓. And so I am not going to change my mind.

base, bottom =ap, =ip

bottom, tail end, end of story =apl̓qs

back of head =apqn̓

base 10 materials aʔ čʔupn̓kst stm̓tim̓

be there. cf. kɬ- 1 cf. ʔks- ʔaks- aʔ ks-

• aʔ ksəsw̓síwaʔɬkʷ geog- it has a little water
• aʔ ksp̓íp̓c̓n̓ place name- hemp gathering area on the west side of the Columbia in the vicinity of Haag cove; aboriginal campsite. [lit. having Indian hemp.] (OkB)
• aʔ ksq̓apínaʔx place name- it has sand
• aʔ kst̓qiʔstn̓ geog- area where Rogers Bar church now stands (it has slough grass)
• aʔ ksxʷaʔxʷaʔn̓kíɬaʔp place name- area north of the east end of the Kettle Falls bridge, an area where black hawthorn bushes once grew. [lit. place of a few small black hawthorn.] (OkB)
• ʔakswíx stand, be standing, be among, standing (OkB)
  • kn̓ ʔakswíx I stand up (Cv)
  • way̓ ilíʔ ʔakswíx uɬ n̓stil̓s. So there s/he stood and thought. (PS)

body cover, outer cover. with pharyngeal intrusion / body cover, outer cover =áˤc̓aʔ

• n̓qʷy̓qʷy̓áˤc̓aʔ Kamloops trout (OkB)
• skʷr̓kʷríc̓aʔ tomato, Lycopersicum esculentum (OkB)

be tangled, tied in knots áˤčáˤčáč

• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčn̓tíxʷ, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtxʷ istʔaw̓tíl̓t. You can harness that one, you saddle it up for my youngest. (PS)
• axáʔ kʷu y̓aˤp, l̓ tk̓m̓kniɬxʷ miʔ kʷuʔ ʔáˤčn̓tíxʷ l̓ k̓ɬn̓k̓mip. When we get there, tie me outside the door. (PS)

be in a head to head fight áˤčəčqnmnwíxʷ

• way̓ kn̓ ʔaˤčəčqnmnwíxʷ iʔ k̓a n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. So I am going head to head with the water spirit. (PS)

bindings áˤčmín̓

bush, vine =aˤɬəml̓x

be sitting around c̓am̓tlwís

be sister(s) / be sisters čapsíw̓s

• yəyaˤt čapsíw̓s ixíʔ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔts. They’re all sisters, the old lady’s grandchildren. (PS)

blood colored, crimson čax̌

body cover, outer cover =c̓aʔ

• ɣíy̓c̓a weave blankets, weave cloth (OkB)
• kčəqʷčíqʷc̓aʔ raw, featherless, naked body (Cv)
• k̓ɬpúl̓sc̓aʔm̓ smoke meat (OkB)
• kmusc̓aʔ Four wrapped bundles (PS)
• kp̓umc̓aʔ Brown blanket (Cv)

bloom / to flower c̓aʔák̓ʷm̓

• c̓aʔák̓ʷm̓ axáʔ iʔ patáq. These potatoes flowered. (PS)

Be ashamed, embarrased / Be ashamed / embarrased c̓aʔáx

• c̓aʔc̓aʔáx embarrased (pl) / embarrased

be better off c̓aʔknúlaʔxʷ

• anwíʔ pnaʔ kʷ c̓aʔknúlaʔxʷ. You are probably a little better off. (PS)

become summer, summer comes čaʔqʷəqʷílx

be looking at something c̓aˤc̓st

• c̓áˤc̓stsəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬk̓lxʷusm̓səl̓x. They looked at him and he got out of sight. (PS)
• axáʔ miʔ aʔ čʔáˤc̓n̓txʷ. You should look at this. (PS)

bathe, swim čaˤwl̓x

bathe (plural, repeated) / several bathe čaˤʔčáˤʔl̓x, čw̓čaˤwl̓x

bathe, swim čaˤʔl̓x , čaˤwl̓̓x

burweed, bedstraw c̓əp̓c̓əp̓q̓w̓íčyaʔ

burweed, bedstraw, Lapulla redowski, Galium aparine c̓əp̓c̓əp̓q̓w̓íčyaʔ, c̓əp̓c̓ap̓q̓w̓íčyaʔ

break through čəpčipx̌ʷt

burweed, Lappula redowski c̓əp̓q̓w̓íčyaʔ, c̓ap̓q̓w̓íčyaʔ

bright c̓ix̌ʷ

• t̓iʔ c̓ix̌ʷ iʔ skʷəkʷusn̓t. Bright are the stars., The stars are bright. (PS)

be counted, numeral c̓kak

• t̓y̓t̓iym̓ l̓ sc̓kaks. It will be easy to count., It's easy to count. (PS)

bundles, bales, tied over the back čkáˤčáˤčíkn̓

bring something to somebody čkičxst

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čkičxstxʷ iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, mi ʔukʷɬtxʷ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ When you bring back the birds, bring them to the king (PS)
• ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔn̓tís čkičxsts. Then s/he fetched/went and got it and brought it here. (PS)
• xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x uɬ čkičxstsəl̓x, way̓ uɬ ilíʔ mutstsəl̓x. They went and they got him there, and they sat him down there. (PS)

bushes čk̓ɬɬəkɬak

be sewn inside čk̓ɬnx̌p̓ip̓

• lut xʔkinm̓ mi ʔáčqaʔ, uɬ aɬíʔ čk̓ɬənx̌p̓ip̓ S/he couldn’t do anything to get out, because s/he’s sewn up in there. (PS)
• tl̓ tk̓m̓kniɬxʷ kaʔ čk̓ɬn̓x̌p̓ip̓, uɬ lut xʔkinm̓ miʔ ʔačəčqaʔíst. it’s sewed from the outside, and there isn’t anything to do to get out. / it’s sewn from the outside, and there isn’t anything to do to get out. (PS)

be laying on something, placed on something čkɬt̓ak̓ʷ

• axáʔ l̓ latáp miʔ ɬa čkɬt̓ak̓ʷ. It will lay on this table. (PS)

basket rim, brim, rim čk̓ɬyir̓k̓ʷčín̓

be alone čkmax

be alone čknaqs

• t̓iʔ kn̓ čknaqs. I’m alone. (PS)
• knánaqs knanáqs He’s alone, single (Cv)
• t̓iʔ kn̓ knánaqs miʔ kn̓ əɬxʷuy̓. I alone will go back. (PS)
• t̓iʔ anwíʔ kʷ knánaqs miʔ kʷ xʷuy̓ k̓ asn̓qsílxʷ. You by yourself go to your people. (PS)
• kʷu knánaqs We are each by himself., It is each one of us. (PS)
• 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)
• mat sn̓k̓w̓pil̓sx uɬ áɬiʔ swit t̓iʔ knánaqs. Maybe s/he got lonesome, because s/he’s all alone. (PS)
• ixíʔ nínwiʔ ɬə t̓l̓xwil̓x iʔ tl̓ sqilxʷ, lut kmix ksknánaqs iʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷiy̓ml̓t laʔkín̓ mɬ čn̓ʔasəsíl̓. When the next generation of people will come, there won’t be only single children born, there will also be twins. (PS)

bent čk̓n̓k̓an̓

bent nose čk̓r̓p̓aqs

bother someone čk̓sikstm̓st / k̓sikstmn̓t

be cut in the middle čkt̓liw̓s

• iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ way̓ čyaˤʔ čkt̓liw̓s. The deer are all cut open. (PS)

blue elderberry bush, Sambucus cerulea c̓kʷəkʷiɬp

blue elderberry berries, Sambucus cerulea. B’s etym: c̓akʷt a type of sour taste c̓kʷikʷ

bow (weapon) / western yew, bow čkʷin̓k

• way̓ ixíʔ staʔxʷɬčkʷín̓km̓s qʷáˤsqiʔ. Well then Blue Jay got a bow. (PS)
• sk̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓ks. S/he started making a bow. (PS)

be holding something / hold something čkʷiskʷst

• wikɬtp čkʷiskʷsts. You guys will see she’s holding it. (PS)
• lut t̓a čkʷiskʷsts iʔ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓. S/he was not holding the ring. (PS)

be ghosted čkw̓kwik

• lut stim̓ kn̓ t̓a čkw̓kwik x̌l̓ stim̓. I have never been ghosted by anything. (PS)

become skinny čkw̓twil̓x

borrow čkʷuɬn̓

• lut t̓a čx̌aq̓sts iʔ čxʷl̓xʷil̓ts km̓ iʔ sčkʷuɬən̓s iʔ sqlaw̓. And s/he didn’t pay his debts, or the money s/he borrowed.
• sčkʷuɬən̓ts. S/he's borrowing it from you. (Cv)

borrow something čkʷuɬn̓t

borrow something / borrow something CUSTOMARY čkʷuɬst

• áɬiʔ ɬa čxʷl̓xʷal̓t uɬ talíʔ čkʷuɬstm̓ iʔ t sqlaw̓. Because when he was alive he borrowed a lot of money. (PS)

bushy tail čkʷw̓pups

be tied, bound, be in jail člak̓

• kn̓ člak̓ I am in jail (Cv)

be locked, locked člaklíʔ

• yəyaˤt čləklaklíʔ. They’re all locked. (PS)

bundles člk̓iw̓s

bush čɬaq

beaten čɬəc̓ac̓

breathe, breathing čɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čut

• pútiʔ čɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čut. Sh/e’s still breathing. (Cv)

become visible, visible čɬəʔiq̓ʷ

• way̓ ixíʔ kčíqnaʔsəl̓x yaʔx̌íʔ čɬəʔiq̓ʷ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. So then they dug until the deer came in sight. (PS)

bring something back, go get something, fetch something čƛ̓aʔn̓tím̓, čƛ̓aʔán̓t

beat somebody, defeat somebody čƛ̓xʷupst

• miyáɬ kʷuʔ ɬa čƛ̓xʷupsts. Too much s/he gets the best of me. (PS)
• lut t̓a čƛ̓xʷupstmn̓. I never got the best of you., I never defeated you., I never beat you. (PS)

bother čmaʔmíst

be married čmr̓rim̓

• t̓iʔ naʔɬ anwíʔ miʔ kʷu čmrim̓. You and I will get married. (PS)
• ixíʔ ksx̌l̓pínaʔəl̓x ixíʔ uɬ áɬiʔ čmrim̓. Then in the morning, then they got married. (PS)
• axáʔ n̓c̓i̓čn̓ l̓ sxʔitx kiʔ əčmrim̓. This wolf married the first one. (PS)

become tight, get tight c̓naˤp

• c̓náˤp. It got tight. (Cv)

become heavy, get heavy čn̓áˤstwílx

beach, shore, shoreline čnitkʷ / k̓m̓čnitkʷ

be mid-strapped, tied over the back, bound over the back čn̓lk̓ikn̓

be sobbing čn̓ɬik̓ɬik̓tám̓

be of different ages čn̓maʔsíw̓s

bring things in čn̓pəpil̓xst

balloons, inflated things, blown up things čn̓púxʷpuxʷ

balloons, inflated things, bladders čn̓pw̓piw̓

be bright, be shining čn̓p̓ʔaxʷ

• čkc̓ik̓s, čn̓p̓ʔaxʷ. It’s lit up, it’s bright. (PS)

back eddy, in protected area, in sheltered area čn̓q̓ʷuy̓

bay čn̓qʷʔip

• N̓qʷəqʷʔipm̓ place name- a small bay north of Tk̓maqsm̓ [lit. having a little bay.] (OkB)

be saddling a horse čnt̓k̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓

• n̓t̓aʔ čm̓ aláʔ čn̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓əl̓x, miʔ n̓kəčnikn̓əl̓x. Gee, they will be saddling their horses now, I will overtake them. (PS)

bald head, bald headed čn̓t̓l̓qʷaˤw̓sqn̓

be stubborn čn̓t̓y̓t̓yínaʔ

• kʷ ɬa čn̓t̓y̓t̓y̓ínaʔ. You are being stubborn. (Cv)

be puzzled about something, be amazed at something čn̓waʔlíl̓smn̓t

• čn̓waʔlíl̓sm̓sts axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx. The oldest one kept getting puzzled at it. (PS)

believe somebody, believe something čnw̓n̓xʷínaʔm̓st

• lut swit t̓a čnw̓n̓xʷínaʔm̓sts. Nobody believes in it. (Cv)

be mixed with, joined in, enrolled čn̓xiʔ

• kʷu čn̓xiʔ. We are mixed with them., We have joined in. (Cv)

be gathered in, convened, arrived in čn̓y̓aˤʔ

• way̓ čənyaʕ̓l̓x, uɬ ik̓láʔ ilmíxʷm̓ They all came in, at the chief’s (PS)

bring something inside (actual/habitual) čn̓ʔuɬxʷst

• t aspíkst kiʔ čn̓ʔuɬxʷstm̓. You got in here by means of your glove. (PS)

be killed čpəpul̓st

be turned inside-out čp̓rq̓us

• way̓ əčp̓r̓q̓us. So it’s inside out.

be shining čp̓ʔaxʷ

• axáʔ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓s, ixíʔ t̓xʷ axáʔ čp̓ʔaxʷ. This ring of hers is gold, thus it this shines. (PS)
• uɬ nak̓ʷm̓ iʔ tl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ úɬiʔ əčp̓ʔaxʷ. And apparently the shining comes from the birds. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ qpqintn̓s put čʔx̌iɬ t sqlaw̓ čp̓əʔaxʷ Her hair shines just like money (gold) / Her hair shines just like gold (PS)

be running čqačlx

• t̓iʔ n̓tikɬ mɬ x̌iƛ̓m̓, mɬ t̓iʔ way̓ ny̓aˤy̓p čqaqčl̓x, t̓iʔ n̓y̓aˤy̓p sƛ̓ax̌ts. She gets to the bottom and then up the hill, and she’s always a-trotting, always fast. (PS)

be trotting around, be running around, be busy čqəčqičl̓x

• t̓iʔ k̓ʷul̓l̓ uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap, uɬ way̓ čxʷy̓lwis uɬ čʔičkn̓, way̓ čqəčqičl̓x. He was born, and it wasn’t long and he grew up, and was running around, playing, and running all over. (PS)

be running čqičlx

• ɬiq̓ʷt ɬa čqičl̓x. It's apparent when it's running., It's evident when it is running. (PS)

be sick, get sick, feeling sick, suffering pain or illnes čq̓il̓t

be awake čqiɬəɬt

• čqiɬəɬtəl̓x. They stayed awake., They are awake., They are staying awake. (Cv)

be awake, awake čqiɬqɬt

• way̓ iɬíʔ ƛ̓lmist, ilíʔ t̓k̓ʷn̓čut, st̓aʔ k̓ʷaʔ ilíʔ čqiɬqəɬt. So there s/he sat still, s/he lay there, s/he stayed there awake. (PS)

be laying on the back, lay on back, lay belly up čqin̓k

• kn̓ sčqin̓k. I lay on my back. (PS)

be together čq̓ɬiw̓s

be close, be in a relationship čq̓ɬw̓sčut

be drunk čqʷaˤw̓

• kn̓ sčqʷaˤw̓ I was drunk (Cv)

blue horse čqʷaˤyqn̓

become fat čq̓ʷʔuč

bring something down hill čsəx̌ʷtusn̓t

be out of breath c̓spísk̓it

• kn̓ c̓spísk̓it iʔ t sʔay̓x̌ʷt. I have no more breath from fatigue. (PS)

be out of money, be broke. compound / broke, out of money / broke, out of money. compound c̓spsqlaw̓

• c̓spsqlaw̓. He was flat broke, out of money. (PS)
• ixíʔ nixʷ x̌aq̓s, ixíʔ uɬ c̓əspsqlaw̓. That too he paid, and he ran out of money. (PS)
• lut t̓a kst̓ikl̓ uɬ axáʔ c̓əspsqlaw̓. S/he didn’t have any food, and her/his money was all gone. (PS)

be lazy čst̓ymix

• kn̓ čəst̓ymix I am lazy (Cv)

bushy, brushy čt̓akʷ

baby coming čtəčk̓ʷul̓l̓

bother skin čtk̓síc̓aʔm̓st

be laying in the middle čt̓k̓ʷiw̓s

• čun̓tsn̓, "ilíʔ kt̓k̓ʷiw̓sn̓txʷ." I told you, "You put it there." (PS)

bar graph / graph (bar graph) čtq̓áy̓alqʷ

braid čtqəčqəčpínaʔ

bushes čt̓qʷt̓aqʷ

both sides čtxəmníw̓s

bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum čuqčuqmáɬp

bark at somebody čwahn̓tím̓

• kʷuʔ čwahn̓tím̓ iʔ t kəkw̓wápaʔ. The dogs bark at us., The dogs are barking at us., We are barked at by the dogs. (PS)

burn c̓wak

• čm̓ kn̓ c̓wak. I might burn., I might get burned. (Cv)

bore a small hole as in a potato c̓waq

burn (plural) c̓w̓c̓wak

• kʷu c̓w̓c̓wak. We get/got burned., We burn/burned ourselves. (Cv)

be hidden čwikʷm̓

• ixíʔ l̓ aʔ čwikʷm̓ ixíʔ čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. Then he took out the picture he had hidden under his clothes. (PS)

be proud of something čwísiʔst / wísiʔn̓t

burn one’s hand c̓w̓kikst

burn one’s foot c̓w̓kxan̓

• kn̓ c̓əwkxan̓ I burn my foot (Cv)

burn something up čwl̓stim̓ / wlan̓t

bearded face, hairy face čw̓pus

be there / be there, it was laying there čw̓tan̓

be burning / fire čw̓xʷap

be empty, empty, space čx̌aq

be asked čx̌litm̓

• isəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓, isəxʷənt̓áqʷm̓ wim̓ čx̌litm̓ My worker, my plate licker, I coaxed him for nothing (PS)
• íwaʔ čx̌litm̓ uɬ lut, q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s. Event though he was called and no, he didn’t want to leave his work., Though he was called for, it was for nothing, he stayed dedicated to his work. (PS)

belong c̓x̌l̓sáˤc̓əc̓

buzz čx̌mn̓čaˤt

be snoring čx̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓

be clean čxʷək̓ʷxʷak̓ʷt

biscuit root, white camas, Lomatium canbyi c̓x̌ʷlúsaʔ

bubbling, foaming čx̌ʷusəs

bubbles in liquid čx̌ʷusəskʷ

bring someone or something čxʷuy̓st

• xʷúy̓wi ! čxʷuystp. Go! You guys bring him here. (PS)
• t in̓čáʔ kiʔ čkʷin̓, itlíʔ úɬiʔ čxʷuy̓stn̓. It was I who took her and who brought her. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ n̓t̓k̓ʷíkiʔs, lapríts, way̓ čxʷuysts He saddled it, put the bridle on, he brought it in (PS)

be a lot of water, the water is high, inundation čxʷʔitkʷm̓

be steaming čxʷʔul̓

• čn̓pəpil̓xtm̓əl̓x iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓səl̓x, čxʷʔul̓. She brought in their food, it was streaming. (PS)
• way̓ čxʷʔul̓ iʔ ksc̓iɬn̓səl̓x. So their food was steaming. (PS)

be together čyaˤmíl̓x

• kʷu čy̓aˤmíl̓x. We will be together. (PS)
• mat ilíʔ čy̓aˤmílx iʔ ksn̓pul̓xtn̓səl̓x. They must all be together there in one camping place. (PS)
• ilíʔ kʷu čy̓aˤmílx l̓ sn̓pul̓xtn̓tət. There we gathered at our campground. (Cv)

be in need of something čyaˤpčín̓

• way̓ kʷ y̓lmixʷm̓, uɬ pnaʔ l̓ stim̓ kʷ čyaˤpčín̓. Well my boss, and maybe there is something you need. (PS)

be in need čyaˤʔt

be standing upright, a tree / tree čyip, čɣip

become low čyxʷəxʷmil̓x

below hill čy̓xʷml̓xus

bring something out čʔáčqaʔst

• ixíʔ čʔáčqaʔsts iʔ sqlaw̓s uɬ ixíʔ c̓əkxits iʔ t ksqlaw̓s axáʔ iʔ tkaʔkaʔɬís. He took out his money and counted what would be the money for the three of them., He brought out his money and he counted what would be the money for the three of them. (PS)

be standing čʔakswíx

• čʔakswíx níkxnáʔ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. There stood a beautiful horse. (PS)

blossom, bloom c̓ʔak̓ʷm̓

be eating čʔaɬʔíɬn̓

• uɬ čtkɬaʔm̓əl̓x čʔaɬʔíɬn̓əl̓x. They eat separately., They each eat on their own. (PS)

be tired čʔaxʷ

• kʷ čʔaxʷ. You will get tired. (Cv)

be playing (more than one) čʔičəčkn̓

• way̓ uɬ t̓iʔ kmix p čʔičəčkn̓. And so all you guys do is play. (PS)

be playing čʔičkn̓

• uɬ way̓ čxʷy̓lwis uɬ čʔičkn̓, way̓ čqəčqičl̓x. And s/he was going around, playing, running all over. (PS)

be eating čʔiɬn̓

• uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ yaʔx̌íʔ l̓ siɬkʷəkʷáˤst čʔiɬn̓. And so s/he had last eaten in the morning. (PS)

be eating something čʔiɬst

• t̓iʔ kʷ sčn̓həhil̓sm̓ uɬ yəyaˤt čʔiɬstm̓. Your feelings are being respect and we are eating everything. (PS)

be last, last, to come last čʔiw̓t, c̓iw̓t

• ixíʔ uɬ yaʔ čʔiw̓t And that was the last one. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ čʔiw̓t That was the last (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ čʔiw̓t iʔ nink̓mn̓ That is the last knife (PS)
• t̓iʔ ilíʔ čʔiw̓təl̓x. They are coming right behind. (PS)

be hot (a person), become warm, get warm, feverish, have a fever čʔix

• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čiʔíx iʔ skʷal̓t, uɬ áɬiʔ ʔaˤmáp iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuyn̓t. At once it got warm from the sun, and the snow and this ice melted. (PS)

bring, deliver, carry to čʔukʷ

bring/deliver/carry something to somebody čʔukʷɬt

• way̓ kʷuʔ čʔukʷɬtxʷ. So you bring it to me. (PS)

bring something here, deliver here, carry to here čʔukʷm̓

bring something here, deliver something here, carry some to here čʔukʷn̓t

• mɬ čʔukʷɬəmn̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬnm̓p. And I’ll bring you guys what you’re going to eat. (PS)

bringing something, delivering something, carrying something čʔukʷst

• nak̓ʷm̓ čniɬts ɬa ksčq̓ay̓ uɬ čʔukʷsts. It’s s/he that writes them and brings them. (PS)

be gathered here čʔul̓lw̓s

• lut iʔ ksčʔúllusts. We won’t be mixed up. (Cv)

be naming a place, be identifying a place, be calling out a place čʔúm̓laʔxʷn̓t

• čʔúm̓laʔxʷs iʔ tl̓ taw̓n̓. He named the town from where he came. (PS)

berries hanging, attached rounds əčkáˤčáˤčús

bring something back for somebody, return something to someone əɬčkičxɬt

• ixíʔ sʔáčqaʔs uɬ sxʷuys, way̓ əɬčkičxɬtm̓ He went out and started off, and he came back with it for her/him. (PS)

be coming back əɬčxʔal̓

• way̓ qiɬtx, way̓ əɬčxʔal̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓tət. So wake up, our boss will soon be back. (PS)

bring back here əɬčʔukʷ

bother talk somebody again əɬmaʔčín̓

bother somebody again əɬmʔikst

bring something back in əɬn̓ʔuɬxʷst

• əɬn̓ʔuɬxʷstn̓. I bring it back in (Cv)

bring someone / something back to life əɬxʷl̓l̓stim̓

be hungry again əɬʔilxʷt

• way̓ kʷu əɬʔilxʷt. We are really getting hungry again. (PS)

be done, finished, finally, at the end, now then, time went by, time will go by huy̓

• uɬ way̓ kn̓ huy̓ t sʔayx̌ʷt And now I am done in from fatigue. (PS)
• huy̓ uɬ n̓k̓ʷspintk. Then one year passed., Then it was one year. (PS)
• huy̓ uɬ k̓ɬk̓laxʷ. Finally he got out of sight. (PS)
• huy̓ uɬ txƛ̓apəl̓x. Finally he got them all fixed up. (PS)
• huy̓ k̓ɬnt̓w̓stipəl̓x k̓l̓ tk̓m̓kn̓iɬxʷ, way̓ čn̓pəpilx. Then they were standing right at the door, outside, then they came in. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ huy̓ iʔ t sʔay̓x̌ʷt, k̓im̓ t̓iʔ t̓a čxʷstútyaʔ. And well s/he’s done for with fatigue, he’s just left walking. (PS)
• 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)

body cover, outer cover =íc̓aʔ

• Čn̓mtíc̓aʔ man’s name
• kpəlk̓ʷíc̓aʔ Wrap something (Cv)
• qʷəspíc̓aʔ buffalo, buffalo robe / buffalo, buffalo robe, buffalo hide (Cv)
  • čxʷəpxʷipəplaʔxʷs iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷáˤy̓ iʔ síp̓iʔs, aʔ čxʷikʷ, ixíʔ uɬ čusəl̓x qʷspíc̓aʔ. They had spread on the ground black hides, tanned hides, what they call buffalo robes. (PS)
  • sčustsəl̓x q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ st̓maˤl̓t uɬ ixíʔ qʷəspíc̓aʔ iʔ ʔum̓səl̓x. They call them black cows or Buffalo. (PS)

back, crust, top layer, ridge (affix) =ik, =ikn̓

back, crust, top layer, ridge =ikn̓

• sm̓x̌ikn̓ female grizzly, grizzly bear

back of the foot, sole of the foot =ikn̓xn̓

base, bottom, door, opening =ip

be able to find something kakíčiʔn̓t

• nínwiʔ swit kakíčiʔs uɬ ixíʔ kɬnax̌ʷnəx̌ʷs. If anybody finds her, he can have her for a wife. (PS)

be here kaláʔm̓

be here with somebody kaláʔmn̓t

• kaláʔmst continually be here with somebody
• kn̓ k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓, way̓ n̓y̓aˤy̓p c̓x̌iɬ kaláʔm̓stmn̓, čtxət̓stumn̓ uɬ lut kʷuʔ aksčwíkm̓. am God, and it’s like I am always here with you, I’ll take care of you, but you won’t see me. (PS)

babysit k̓am̓tíl̓t

babysit someone for somebody k̓am̓tíl̓tɬt

• kʷu k̓̓am̓tíl̓tɬtxʷ isqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔ. You babysit my children for me.

Babysit ! k̓am̓tm̓til̓tx !

• kn̓ sčkʔəməmtiltx I was baby sitting (Cv)

bad k̓ast

be gone / finished, gone, quiet, depleted, exhausted k̓aw̓

• n̓y̓aˤy̓p k̓aw̓. S/he is still gone. (PS)
• t̓iʔ k̓aw̓ ixíʔ laklíʔ. That key is gone. (PS)
• k̓aw̓ iʔ čitxʷs, way̓ k̓aw̓ iʔ slax̌ts Gone is his house, and gone is his friend/partner. (PS)
• way̓ kɬqil̓t, way̓ k̓aw̓ iʔ tw̓twit So s/he got upstairs, the boys were already gone (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxəsnusəl̓̓x axáʔ iʔ tətwit, k̓aw̓, nak̓ʷm̓ mat t̓ ʔáčqaʔ. And now they missed the boy, he’s gone, he must have slipped out. (PS)
• sk̓ʷut iʔ ksk̓aw̓s. Half of them will be gone. (PS)

be quiet, be silent, without speech k̓aw̓čn̓

• t̓iʔ k̓aw̓čnx ! Be quiet! (PS)

become fall k̓ay̓ílx

baler, bundler káˤčíkn̓tn̓

be on a good track, figure something out kčahxnmín̓t

• kčahxnmís. S/he was on the right track. (Cv)

bump into walls, bump into trees, bump into poles kc̓aq̓əq̓ál̓qʷ

beat somebody up, punch someone in the head kčaʔqín̓

bump into trees kc̓əq̓c̓aq̓əq̓ál̓qʷ

beard tongue, Penstemon truticosus kčəqʷčqʷikst

bundling scythe, peg, spoke, hand mower, cradle scythe kc̓lal̓qʷ

burn one’s leg kc̓w̓kaqstxn̓

• kn̓ kc̓əwkaqstxn̓ I burn myself in the upper leg (Cv)

burn one’s eye kc̓w̓kus

• kc̓w̓kusn̓ I burned my eye. (Cv)

become slow k̓ək̓aliaʔtwíl̓x

become slow k̓ək̓aliʔtwíl̓x

become soft kəkəptwilx

become soft kəkəptwil̓x

bring something for somebody, bring something of somebody’s kičxɬt

• axáʔ iʔ asčn̓q̓m̓sčín̓, way̓ axáʔ čkičxɬtsn̓. This is what you’ve been wishing for, I got it here for you (PS)

be there with someone kilíʔmn̓t

become old k̓iwl̓xwíl̓x

bark k̓iʔlílxʷ

badlands k̓íʔtlaʔxʷ

bury over the top klíq̓naʔm̓

bury something over the top klíq̓naʔn̓t

• uɬ ixíʔ klíq̓naʔsəlx They hilled the ground (PS)
• ilíʔ n̓laˤw̓úlaʔxʷn̓ uɬ klíq̓naʔn̓ iʔ t smik̓ʷt. I stuck him there, and I buried him with snow. (PS)

bury something kliq̓n̓t

be in a far place kl̓kʷut

• áɬiʔ ik̓líʔ kʷ kl̓kʷut uɬ lut čtxəƛ̓ínaʔmn̓tsn̓ nixl̓mn̓tsn̓. Because you are too far, and I don’t make out every word you say, I don’t hear you. (PS)

be in a place little ways away kl̓l̓kʷut

• xʷuy̓stm̓əl̓x ik̓líʔ iʔ k̓l̓ kl̓l̓kʷut, lut sl̓kʷuts, ilíʔ l̓ tk̓m̓kn̓iɬxʷ ilíʔ čwix, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ čitxʷ. She took them a little ways, not too far, outside there was a building, a small house. (PS)

better man, a better man k̓l̓sql̓tmixʷ

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

by hand kl̓xútyaʔ

• tkl̓xútyaʔ by hand, improvised by hand (Cv)

be overtaken by darkness k̓lxʷnuxʷ

• way̓ kʷ k̓lxʷnuxʷ, way̓ t̓iʔ x̌ast kʷ ɬə pul̓x. So evening is falling on you, so it’s good for you to camp. (PS)
• lut t̓xʷ sk̓lxʷnuxʷsəl̓̓x, way̓ k̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓apəl̓x, way̓ t̓iʔ c̓x̌iɬ t taw̓n̓ iʔ sčwiksəl̓x. They hadn’t quite traveled a whole day when they came in sight of it, it’s like a town what they saw. (PS)

be close relatives kɬaʔmíw̓s

be close to each other, get close to each other kɬaʔmnwíxʷ

build fence k̓ɬáˤlam̓

bingo, play bingo kɬaˤp̓k̓ám̓

be under a cover k̓ɬčaw̓

buckskin colored horse, the color of a deer shedding off kɬčax̌lxʷ

be in the shade k̓ɬc̓il̓

• kn̓ k̓əɬc̓il̓ I am in the shade (Cv)
• kn̓ k̓əɬc̓il̓m̓ist I go in the shade. (Ok)

be on top of the water, metaphorical expression meaning to succeed, to make it out of trouble kɬčqəqitkʷ

• ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ tw̓tw̓it uɬ áɬiʔ kɬčqəqitkʷəl̓x. And then these boys got out of trouble. (PS)
• lut t̓a čkɬčqəqitkʷəl̓x. They never came to the top of the water. (Cv)

bring something back kɬčxʷuy̓st

beat somebody on the head kɬəc̓qinm̓

• way̓ tətw̓it, kʷuʔ n̓qʷnmin̓t, way̓ lut nax̌m̓ɬ kʷuʔ akskɬəc̓qínm̓, way̓ čm̓ kʷuʔ n̓t̓kʷusn̓txʷ. Oh little boy, pity me, don’t whip me on the head, you might blind me. (PS)

blink kɬəɬpsaˤm̓

blink, blink an eye kɬəpɬəpsam̓

be disgusted with oneself kɬəp̓mn̓čut

• way̓ kn̓ kɬəp̓mn̓čut, way̓ k̓ɬʔaw̓čníʔstmn̓ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt. Certainly I did myself wrong, I killed by mistake my grand-children. (PS)

be disgusted with oneself kɬəp̓m̓sčut

• n̓t̓aʔ, way̓, way̓ kn̓ kɬəp̓m̓sčut, way̓ uɬ t̓iʔ isn̓xʷətxʷtíl̓s uɬ n̓k̓stmin̓. Gee, I am just disgusted with myself, and it’s all from my bad temper that I am in trouble. (PS)
• way̓ miyáɬm̓ anwíʔ kʷ kɬəp̓m̓sčut. You have done something too awful. (PS)

be near or close; relative kɬəʔam̓

• kn̓ kɬəʔam̓ laʔ l̓ Tarás I live close to Theresa (Cv)
• an̓kɬəʔám̓ your relative

bottom- on the bottom / on the bottom / under / under / on the bottom k̓ɬixʷút

brown horse kɬk̓aƛ̓lxʷ

brown horse kɬk̓aƛ̓lxʷ, kɬk̓aƛ̓əlxʷ

border k̓ɬk̓ams

be out of sight. C2 REDUPLICATION / be out of sight k̓ɬk̓il·xʷt

• way̓ uɬ stəkʷʔutsəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬk̓il̓xʷtəl̓x, čk̓ɬk̓lxʷmúlaʔxʷ. And then they walked away and they got out of sight, they went to a secret place. (PS)

be out of sight, disappear / go out of sight k̓ɬk̓laxʷ

be out of sight, disappear k̓ɬk̓laxʷ, k̓ɬk̓əlaxʷ, k̓əɬk̓laxʷ

• aláʔ čk̓ɬk̓laxʷ. This place is out of sight. (PS)
• mat qʷásqiʔ ixíʔ miʔ čk̓ɬk̓laxʷ miʔ čʔay̓x̌ʷt. Maybe as soon as Blue Jay gets out of sight he’ll get tired. (PS)
• put ksčxʷuy̓ úɬiʔ k̓ɬk̓laxʷ. It’s quite a ways before they get out of sight. (PS)

back of the head / back of head k̓ɬk̓mapqn̓

back of the head k̓ɬk̓mapqn̓, k̓əɬk̓mapqn̓

bracelet k̓ɬkn̓p̓čnikstn̓

bracelet k̓ɬk̓np̓čnistn̓

be cut off k̓ɬk̓tap

be jealous of k̓ɬkʷisəstmn̓t

be envious of somebody k̓ɬkʷisstmn̓t

• ixíʔ k̓ɬkʷisəstm̓səl̓x l̓ sísn̓čaʔsəl̓x. Then they got envious of their little brother. (PS)

be rolling around k̓ɬk̓ʷlk̓lwis

• kn̓ čk̓əɬk̓ʷəlk̓əlwis I was rolling around (Cv)

be tied k̓ɬlak̓

• axáʔ kʷuʔ xʷic̓xts t aʔ čk̓ɬlak̓. This one gave to me something that was tied up. (PS)

bank dirt around the house / bank dirt around the house. (Ok) k̓ɬliq̓ɬxʷm̓

break off k̓ɬlq̓ʷap

be able to warm something kɬɬnmláˤsiʔn̓t

• kɬəɬn̓mláˤsiʔs. He’s going to warm it again. (Cv)

be jealous of somebody k̓ɬƛ̓aʔstím̓

• čm̓ t̓iʔ kʷuʔ čk̓ɬƛ̓aʔstíxʷ, kʷ k̓ɬƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmúɬ uɬ áɬiʔ tl̓ asƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp. You’ll be jealous of me, you will be jealous hearted, because of your old age. (PS)

break open / break off k̓ɬmaˤʔt

breechclout kɬn̓ɬəɬqʷípaʔst

balloon kɬnpuxʷpúxʷɬc̓aʔ

be written on the door k̓ɬnq̓y̓ip

• čk̓ɬn̓q̓y̓ip written on the door (Cv)

be somebody’s companion kɬntkʷilst

• ixíʔ kɬn̓tkʷil̓̓sts axáʔ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt. They are going to be companions to these grandchildren of mine. (PS)

be disgusted kɬp̓ap̓

be wary of k̓ɬpaʔsn̓tím̓ / k̓ɬpaʔsan̓t / k̓ɬpaʔsám̓

be disgusted with oneself kɬp̓mnčut

be disgusted with oneself kɬp̓msčut

brown horse kɬp̓umlxʷ

brown horse kɬp̓umlxʷ, kɬp̓uməlxʷ

build air castles k̓ɬq̓ámaʔ

• kʷuʔ čk̓ɬq̓ámaʔ k̓l̓ Činíʔ. We are building air castles about Jeanie. (Cv)

be in the way / be in the way. (okb) see ɬətiɬn̓ k̓ɬq̓aʔɬtíɬn̓

be snagged / be snagged, hooked / hooked / be snagged / hooked k̓ɬq̓it̓ət̓

brood, sit on eggs kɬql̓x̌kn̓il̓t

brood, sit on eggs kɬq̓l̓x̌kn̓il̓t, kɬəq̓əl̓x̌kn̓il̓t

be wishing something k̓ɬq̓mam̓

• pnaʔ kʷ čk̓ɬq̓mam̓. Maybe you are wishing for something. (PS)

big chin k̓ɬsl̓xʷmípaʔst

be hit on the back of the head k̓ɬsp̓p̓ap̓qn̓

be hit on the back of the head k̓ɬsp̓p̓ap̓qn̓k̓ɬsəp̓əp̓apqn̓

be hit on the forehead kɬsp̓p̓ilsxn̓

be hit on the cheek k̓ɬsp̓p̓us

be hit on the cheek k̓ɬsp̓p̓usk̓ɬsəp̓əp̓us

be laying k̓ɬt̓aq

• ilíʔ čk̓ɬt̓aq axáʔ iʔ qʷəčqʷačqn̓s. The hats are/were stacked there. (PS)

broken in two k̓ɬtlap

• k̓ɬtl̓ap broken in two, torn in two (Cv)

be worried k̓ɬtqap

• kn̓ k̓əɬtqap I am worried something will happen to me (Cv)

be not reaching k̓ɬtw̓nil̓sm̓

• kʷ sk̓ɬtw̓nil̓sm̓s. He can’t reach you. (Cv)

be sewn kɬuʔxʷús

• way̓ čkɬuʔxʷús iʔ t syílwiʔ, iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. So it was sewn up with a sprig, a stick. (PS)

be prepared k̓ɬwiʔnaʔsčút

• kn̓ əɬwynaʔsčút I am prepared (Cv)
• ixíʔ kʷu c̓əx̌ʷxits, way̓ kn̓ k̓əɬwiʔnaʔsčút That’s what he told me, I am all prepared (PS)

build fire on k̓ɬw̓ran̓t

build fire under k̓ɬwran̓t / k̓ɬwr̓n̓tim̓ / k̓ɬwram̓

be done preparing k̓ɬwy̓naʔsčút

be all in a row kɬxƛ̓milx

• čkɬxƛ̓milx be all in a row (PS)

break off k̓ɬx̌ʷc̓ap

breechclout flaps k̓ɬxʷipl̓sts / k̓ɬxʷipl̓s

base k̓ɬy̓xutm̓

be near or close; relative / near kɬʔam̓

beg somebody / coax somebody / beg somebody. apparent compound k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷukstn̓t

• úɬiʔ čun̓ lut, uɬ itlíʔ kʷu əɬk̓əɬʔəxʷʔəxʷkʷuksts t̓i kʷu kskʷɬəntuɬts And I told him no, and still he’s coaxing me to lend it to him (PS)
• way̓ uɬ čk̓itl̓xmn̓tm̓ uɬ íwaʔ k̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷúkstm̓ ksn̓xʷstítkʷaʔx. And so she came a little closer to him, and even begged him to walk in the water. (PS)
• ixíʔ k̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷúksts sm̓x̌ikn̓. Then he started coaxing Grizzly. (PS)
• uɬ itlíʔ kʷuʔ ɬk̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷúksts t̓iʔ kʷuʔ kskʷɬn̓tuɬts. And from there s/he’s still coaxing me to lend it to him. (PS)

butter kmiƛ̓mn̓

beside k̓mɬniwts

be snowed under kmqʷqʷínaʔ

• kməqʷqʷínaʔl̓x They are snowed under (Cv)
• mat kʷu kmqʷəqʷínaʔl̓x, way̓ t̓iʔ kʷu ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xaʔx. We might get caught in the snow, we better hurry. (PS)

be alone / on one's own km̓xax

be all alone / be alone knánaqs

• lut aksknánaqs ! Don’t stay alone! (Cv)

Blind kn̓əm̓qin̓

• kn̓ knm̓qin̓. I go blind, (PS)
• čknm̓qin̓ blind (Cv)

box (something rectangular) knəxnax

bra k̓n̓k̓n̓p̓simxʷtn̓

brace k̓n̓k̓n̓xnam̓

blind knm̓pqin̓

blind knmqin̓

be helped knnxix

• čniɬts kn̓n̓xix. S/he receives help. (OkB)
• knn̓xixəlx They receive help (OkB)

back of the foot, sole =kn̓xn̓, =ikn̓xn̓

Brilliant (place name) Kpiƛ̓l̓s

branch(es of trees) kpllikst

beak k̓pmin̓s

brown branches kp̓m̓p̓um̓l̓qʷ

big ears kp̓sƛ̓ʔínaʔ

big eyes / big berries kp̓sƛ̓ʔus

Brown blanket kp̓umc̓aʔ

brown blanket kp̓úmc̓aʔ

brown fur kp̓úm̓c̓aʔ

brown tail kp̓um̓ps

brown muzzle kp̓um̓qs

blow out a light kpuxʷsn̓t

be looking ksčaˤc̓m̓

• way̓ čk̓ək̓níyaʔm̓stmn̓, kmix iksčʔáˤc̓m̓ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. So I’m listening to you, I’m only going to look at the pictures. (Cv)

bad. PLURAL / bad k̓sk̓ast

• kʷu k̓əsk̓ast. We are no good. (PS)

bad twigs, sticks k̓sk̓salqʷ

• axáʔ iʔ syiríwaxn̓ way̓ uɬ lut, sk̓əsk̓sal̓qʷs. The snowshoes no, they’re not, they're of bad sticks. (PS)

bad clothing, outfits k̓slsčut

• sk̓əsl̓sčutsəl̓x. Their outfits are ugly. (PS)
• áɬíʔ qʷásqiʔ mt sx̌ʷəptaxn̓x uɬ way̓ čk̓sl̓sčut. Because Blue Jay maybe has weak arms, and what he made is no good. (PS)

be deceived by something ksl̓úsaʔmn̓t

big fire / large round thing ksl̓xʷʔus

be rude k̓sɬčaw̓t

be naughty/bad k̓smn̓čut

be hit on the chest ksp̓ax̌ʷčk

be hit on the chest ksp̓ax̌ʷčkksəp̓əp̓ax̌ʷčk

be hit on the shoulder ksp̓əp̓sax̌n̓ksəp̓əp̓sax̌n̓

be hit on the shoulder ksp̓p̓sax̌n̓

burp ksq̓ʷaʔq̓ʷíʔm̓taʔx

be used to, have practice at ksqʷʔam̓

• axáʔm̓ iʔ splal̓ yaʔ ksqʷʔam̓. These young folks are used to it. (PS)

bad looking, ugly. compound k̓ssaˤc̓c̓, k̓əssʔáˤc̓əc̓, k̓əsəsʔáˤc̓əc̓

bad looking, ugly k̓ssʔaˤc̓c̓

bother someone, someone’s bother. uncertain form / bother someone, someone’s bother k̓stminm̓

• lut iksk̓stmínm̓. S/he wouldn’t bother me. (PS)

blame somebody k̓stmin̓t

• mat sn̓xʷətxʷtil̓sx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓̓it, ixíʔ uɬ k̓stmis iʔ kwaps. The little boy must have had a quick temper, he blamed his horse. (PS)

become bad / get worse k̓stwil̓x

be able to get acquainted with ksúxʷiʔn̓t

be at the limit ksxiy̓

• way̓ uɬ kn̓ ksxiy̓ iʔ t sʔay̓x̌ʷt. And so I am plum to the end with exhaustion. (PS)

be able, capable person, smart person ksy̓syus

bad to eat, bad food, indigestible food k̓sʔiɬn̓

bonus, addtion ktaxʷ

• ixíʔ nixʷ in̓ktáxʷ. That’s also what I added in. (Cv)

burst kt̓íliʔs

be suspicious ktim̓m̓

buy clothes ktíw̓c̓aʔn̓t

• kɬx̌aq̓mn̓ ksqlaw̓ mi ktíwc̓aʔsəlx I need to pay money for his clothes / We’ll need to pay money for his clothes (PS)

break off a piece ktm̓kam̓

blanket ktpínaʔtn̓

• ktpínaʔtn̓s. It's her/his blanket. (Cv)

brown eyes ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s

• haʔ kʷ ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s ? Do you have brown eyes?
• kn̓ ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s Yes, I have brown eyes

blue eyes ktqʷy̓qʷaˤy̓s

black eyes (of a person) ktq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓s

be kicking something ktr̓qíc̓aʔst

• axáʔ iʔ čkʷn̓xtwixʷm̓stsəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ čktr̓qícaʔstsəl̓x, iʔ t knaqs čkčahəhám̓. This they grab from one another and that’s what they are kicking, each of them taking turns. (PS)
• lut t̓ sčʔačkn̓íkstm̓p, ɬa čktr̓qíc̓aʔstp. You’re not playing with it, you’re kicking it. (PS)

buy clothes for oneself ktw̓c̓aʔn̓čút

• p ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ uɬ ixíʔ p ktw̓c̓aʔnčút. You guys will wear your clothes out, and then you can buy more clothes. (PS)

bid good bye to someone kutpáy̓n̓t

• way̓ t̓iʔ kutpáy̓səl̓x, taqsəl̓x, suxʷəxʷəl̓x. So they just said good-bye, they waved, they left. (PS)

bite / bite, chomp k̓ʷaʔám̓

bite it k̓ʷaʔán̓t

bed bug k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔíɬc̓aʔ

bite something k̓ʷaʔn̓tím̓

become strong k̓ʷəčk̓ʷəčtwil̓x

bright, sunshiny kʷəkʷlal̓

• k̓aʔkín̓ ʔaˤc̓m̓ uɬ way̓ t̓i ik̓líʔ kʷəkʷlal̓ t̓iʔ c̓x̌iɬ. Where he looks and well right from there it’s just like sunny. (PS)

become fewer k̓ʷək̓ʷnaʔtwílaʔx

become small k̓ʷək̓ʷyumaʔtwíl̓x

be easily ghosted by something unusual, always have a sense of foreboding k̓ʷəsk̓ʷəsk̓aʔmúɬ

become long kwəsxnwil̓x

be gone, all gone, all quiet (plural) k̓wk̓aw̓

• k̓w̓k̓aw̓. They were gone. (Cv)
• nínwiʔ put n̓k̓ʷspin̓tk kʷu ksk̓w̓k̓aw̓s. Then it will be exactly one year that we will be gone. (PS)

be fixed up, fix oneself up, train oneself, develop oneself k̓ʷl̓sčut

be surpised, surprised k̓ʷɬax

be holding hands kʷn̓kʷin̓kst

• ixíʔ kʷn̓kʷin̓ksəs iʔ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps, way̓ ixíʔ sxʷists. Then he shook hands with his parents, and then he started walking. (PS)
• nax̌m̓ɬ áɬiʔ wy̓paym̓ uɬ čkʷn̓kʷin̓ksts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. But then he played white man, and he was holding hands with the woman. (PS)

build a fire on something kwr̓ínaʔn̓t

be lucky, do good, have good kʷukʷsčút

• kʷu kʷukʷsčút kʷu čn̓qʷnan̓. We are sure lucky to be pitied. (PS)

be born, turn into, become k̓ʷul̓l̓

build a house k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷ

• ixíʔ miʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓. Then s/he will build a house. (PS)

build a canoe, make a canoe, make a vehicle., work on a vehicle, do mechanical work, work on a car k̓ʷul̓wlm̓

boot / boots k̓ʷul̓xn̓ / k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓xn̓

be able to store something kʷumín̓t

bite k̓ʷʔinm̓

be all smiles kʷʔus

breed k̓x̌ilm̓

barrel, bushel, round garbage can, tub ky̓lwíc̓aʔ

big thighs, thick files kyl̓yul̓qstxn̓

babysit kʔam̓tíl̓t, k̓am̓tíl̓t

• k̓am̓tíl̓tx ! Babysit !
• k̓am̓tíl̓tn̓t ! Babysit her/him!

be saddle weary kʔay̓x̌ʷtíw̓s

• kn̓ kʔay̓x̌ʷtíw̓s. I am saddle weary. (PS)

be tired kʔay̓x̌ʷtn̓

• uɬ anwíʔ kʷ ɬa ksčƛ̓axʷ, anwíʔ kʷ ɬa kɬkʔay̓xʷtn̓. And it's you that killed them, you’re the one that worked hard.

bridle laprít

• xʷuy̓x ƛ̓aʔn̓tíkʷ iʔ sxʔim̓ɬx̌ast iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ uɬ axáʔ yaʔ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓, uɬ iʔ laprít, uɬ ixíʔ iʔ sxʔim̓ɬx̌ast. Go fetch the very best horse, and a saddle, and a bridle, all the very best! (PS)

bottle, jar laputáy̓

• čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓sts iʔ laputáy̓, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ laputáy̓. She pulled out of her clothes a bottle, a small bottle. (PS)

be friends with someone, be partners with someone l̓ax̌tmn̓t

• anwíʔ pútiʔ čxʷl̓xʷal̓t uɬ lax̌tmn̓txʷ iʔ sx̌ʷil̓mn̓. When you were still alive you were partners with the Devil (PS)

button laˤw̓mín̓, laˤʔmín̓

break off, break in the center ləq̓ʷlq̓ʷiw̓s

• q̓ʷl̓q̓ʷiw̓s. Their knife breaks in two. (Cv)
• way̓ t̓iʔ čxʷuy̓ iʔ sčnik̓s uɬ ixíʔ nixʷ ləq̓ʷlq̓ʷiw̓s. Well, s/he just kept cutting and that one broke too. (PS)

be glad for something, be thankful for something lim̓tmn̓t

• ixíʔ lim̓tmn̓ts kʷ ɬə yəxʷmn̓čut. Then she’ll be pleased/happy that you came down. (PS)
• ixíʔ lim̓tmn̓tm̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ t ml̓qnups. Then these golden eagles are made happy. (PS)
• nikxnáʔ ! ɬə lim̓tm̓səl̓x axáʔ iʔ t st̓maˤlt, way̓ lim̓tm̓səl̓x. Goodness! These cows were happy, they were happy. (PS)
• itlíʔ nixʷ taʔxʷsqʷəsqʷsíʔ, way̓ nixʷ ixíʔ ək̓ʷlim̓tm̓səl̓x. She had another baby, and again they were tickled to death. (PS)
• nikxnaʔ ! ɬə lim̓tm̓səl̓x iʔ sqʷsiʔsəl̓x uɬ way̓ sql̓tmixʷ. Goodness! They were grateful for their son and already he’s a man. (PS)

bury liq̓m̓

• put wy̓səntəltəlkʷíɬc̓aʔn̓, ikslíq̓məlx kiʔ kʷu n̓kčníkiʔs axáʔ inkʷəl̓mút I just had got done gutting them, I was going to bury them when my brother-in-law overtook me (PS)

bury somethin liq̓n̓t

• nínwiʔ kʷu ʔal̓lw̓síkstm̓ miʔ liq̓n̓tm̓, kʷnixtm̓ iʔ t kɬn̓t̓ək̓ʷmin̓s. Then we will get up a collection and we’ll bury him, we’ll get him a coffin. (PS)
• wy̓sx̌čəmstísəlx way̓ liq̓əsəlx When they got him ready they buried him (PS)
• way̓ t swit nínwiʔ miʔ liq̓s, k̓ɬčiqm̓. Well, whoever will bury him will dig the grave. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kliq̓n̓tsn̓, mɬ lut aksksc̓áɬəɬt. Then I’ll bury you, and you won’t have to freeze to death. (PS)

bread, biscuits lkalát, l̓kalát

box, case, trunk, money box, cash box lkasát, lkasát

• ixíʔ l̓ l̓kasát kiʔ l̓ ən̓y̓xʷut laklíʔ. The key is there inside the trunk., Inside the trunk there is the key. (PS)

baler, bundler lk̓iw̓stn̓

be kept away lkʷəkʷilx

break off, pry off lq̓ʷam̓

• kn̓ l̓q̓ʷam̓. / kn̓ lq̓ʷam̓. I broke it off., I pried it off., I chunked it off. (Cv)

bell lw̓liwl̓x

be friends l̓x̌tiw̓s

• kʷu ləx̌tiw̓s kʷaʔ kʷu suxʷnwíxʷ, kʷu x̌astm̓. We are partners, we are acquaintances, we have done good. (PS)

be friends l̓x̌tiw̓sm̓

• ksl̓x̌tiw̓sms will be friends
  • way̓ čun̓tsn̓ lut k̓im̓ kʷu ksləx̌tiw̓sm̓s. I already told you, there is no way that we can be friends. (PS)

be close relatives, be closely related ɬaʔmíw̓s

• kʷu kɬaʔmíw̓s. We’re close relatives., We've got close together. (Cv)

be rested, have your full breath / rested, to rest, catch ones breath ɬaʔxʷísk̓it

• way̓ mat kʷ ɬaʔxʷísk̓it. I suppose you are rested now. (PS)
• way̓ ilíʔ mut ʔay̓xáxaʔ, ɬaʔxʷísk̓it. S/he sat there for a while, s/he got rested. (PS)
• xiʔmíx kʷ ɬaʔxʷísk̓it. It is whenever you get rested. (PS)

beat w/ object ɬəc̓an̓t

be hit on the back of the head, be beaten on the back of the head ɬəc̓əc̓apqn̓

• kn̓ ɬəc̓əc̓apqn̓ I get hit on the head (Cv)

bucket, cauldron, kettle, washtub ɬəkap

border, boundary line, mark on ground ɬəp̓úlaʔxʷtn̓

• nak̓ʷáʔ kɬɬəp̓úlaʔxʷtn̓. Apparently there was no border. (Cv)

be laying down ɬəq̓ʷut

bounce, jump ɬət̓ap

• n̓xlaw̓sqs axáʔ, ɬət̓ap ak̓láʔ She cut it off and it fell there (PS)
• ɬət̓ap iʔ c̓ásy̓aqn̓s his head came off, his head bounced (PS)

bounce repeatedly ɬət̓ɬat̓áp

be left behind ɬəw̓w̓in̓

• čm̓ kn̓ kɬʔatətxnúm̓t, way̓ t̓iʔ uɬ kn̓ ɬəw̓w̓in̓. I might fall asleep, and I'̓ll just be left behind. (Cv)

breathe ɬəxʷn̓čut

become perceptible, it appears, it shows ɬəʔiq̓ʷ

• kn̓ ɬəʔiq̓ʷ I come in sight (Cv)

bead, rosary ɬik̓ʷ

blackbird ƛ̓əkƛ̓aˤk̓ək̓

bring up a child ƛ̓əx̌pm̓stwiɬn̓

become fast ƛ̓əx̌twil̓x

butcher animals ƛ̓əxʷsqáx̌aʔm̓

be still ƛ̓ílmist

be still ƛ̓lmist

• way̓ ilíʔ ƛ̓lmist, ilíʔ t̓k̓ʷn̓čut, staʔ k̓ʷaʔ ilíʔ čqiɬqəɬt. So s/he there, still, s/he lay there, s/he was there awake. (PS)

be late ƛ̓mipm̓

be late for something, miss something ƛ̓mipn̓t

• ƛ̓mipn̓txʷ. You are late., You missed it. (Cv)

be late for something ƛ̓mipst

• way̓ xʷəsxʷusl̓x, way̓ čk̓am̓tíw̓sx, way̓ čm̓ ƛ̓mipstxʷ iʔ aɬəɬqáqčaʔ. Well hurry, well get on this horse, or you’ll be too late for your brothers. (PS)
• čm̓ t̓iʔ kʷ ml̓mil̓lx miʔ ƛ̓mipstm̓. If you fool around, it’ll be too late., If you fool around it will be missed (too late). (PS)
• nax̌m̓ɬ axáʔ iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kʷu ɬə xʷuy̓ uɬ way̓ t̓iʔ ƛ̓mipstm̓. But if we go by ground we’ll be late. (PS)
• kʷ čkičx, way̓ kʷ n̓ƛ̓m̓pčin̓ l̓ smay̓xtwíxʷaʔx iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ. You got here too late for the meetings with the birds. (PS)

bring up a child ƛ̓x̌əpm̓stwiɬn̓

be frightened to death ƛ̓xʷaxʷ

• kʷu ƛ̓xʷaxʷ We are frightened to death., We died accidentally.

beat somebody in a contest ƛ̓xʷupm̓

beat somebody, defeat somebody, win something ƛ̓xʷupn̓t

• ƛ̓xʷupn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ t sx̌ʷil̓mn̓. This devil won her over. (PS)
• nínwiʔ lut ƛ̓xʷupn̓tm̓ way̓ t̓iʔ kʷuʔ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tim̓. Then if we don’t beat her, she’ll kill us. (PS)
• kʷu ƛ̓xʷupn̓txʷ l̓ ʔaslúsm̓ l̓ sk̓ʷan̓ɬq. You got the best of me twice in the garden. (PS)
• ʔax̌l̓spín̓tk kʷuʔ ƛ̓xʷupn̓txʷ. Every year you got the best of me., Every year you beat me. (PS)
• way̓ way̓ nixʷ ixíʔ kʷuʔ ƛ̓xʷups isláx̌t. Well so again that partner of mine beat me. (PS)
• way̓ talíʔ kn̓ tkəčxil̓s, way̓ kʷuʔ ƛ̓xʷupn̓txʷ. So I am hurting very much, so you defeated me. (PS)

bother a person with words maʔčnm̓ɬtíɬn̓

bother someone (with hand) maʔíkstmn̓t

bother a person by doing something to them, pester someone maʔkstm̓ɬtíɬn̓

be bothered with/at somebody maʔmaʔmín̓t

• nixʷ ilíʔ tixʷkʷukstməlx sn̓k̓l̓ip, smaʔmaʔmíntməlx Coyote told them the same, he was bothered by them (PS)

bothersome, nuisance maʔmáʔt

be in the way, be unwanted maʔmínm̓

• wnixʷ kʷ ƛ̓x̌ap, uɬ lut kʷ smaʔmínm̓ It’s true you are grown up, and you’re not in the way (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ smaʔmínm̓. You mustn’t think we didn’t want you. (Cv)

break something of somebody’s maˤw̓ɬt

• way̓ əɬmáˤw̓ɬts axáʔ iʔ kɬuʔxʷúɬts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, áɬʔ ixíʔ iʔ kɬuʔxʷúsəs iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. S/he re-broke up these stitches on the deer, because s/he had stitched up the deer. (PS)

break something maˤw̓n̓t

• maˤw̓s iʔ sčqʷl̓qʷil̓ts. She broke her word. (Cv)
• maˤw̓n̓. I broke it. (Cv)

broken maˤw̓t

• čm̓ ixíʔ tl̓lutət uɬ maˤw̓t iʔ nin̓k̓mn̓, uɬ itlíʔ inčáʔ kn̓ kčahəhám̓. Should that not work and the knife break, then I will go next. (PS)
• úɬiʔ ʔiw̓t kəkc̓ilxqən̓, uɬ maˤwt axáʔ iʔ k̓əɬnyrk̓ʷiptn̓, way̓ kiʔ k̓ip̓əp̓, way̓ kɬčaw̓t kiʔ ʔačəčqaʔíʔst kəkc̓ilxqən̓ Then Wood Tick got behind, and the hoop broke, that’s when it got pinched, Wood Tick had quite a time before it got out (PS)

broken maˤw̓t, maˤʔt

break something of somebody’s máˤw̓xixmn̓t

• maˤwxíxmn̓ I broke someone else’s object. (Cv)

break maˤʔm̓, maˤw̓m̓

blackcap berries mčakʷ

blackcap berry bush məčkʷl̓iɬəml̓x

blunt edged, dull edge, dull mətmatkʷt

be snowed in mik̓ʷt

• mik̓ʷək̓ʷtəl̓x. They’re snowed in. (Cv)

bait mílaʔ

bait somebody mílaʔn̓t

ball, sphere, whole round mil̓l̓q̓ʷ

be slow mil̓ml̓t

• čaʔkʷ nínwiʔ kʷ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓ mɬ kʷ mil̓ml̓t. If you had to put the saddle on you would be slow. (PS)

better, more (prefix in compounds) mis-

• way̓ miskʷúm̓s áɬiʔ n̓məsmiw̓s áɬiʔ mat iʔ čitxʷ. S/he really hid it in four thicknesses of the house. (PS)
• ksmysxʷətmíxaʔx He wants more (Cv)
• uɬ ixíʔ kʷ k̓ʷul̓ ʔapənkspíntk aksmysk̓ʷk̓ʷíyməlt You will be ten years younger (PS)

become shorter mist̓ət̓q̓twíl̓x

best house misx̌síɬxʷ

be sure miy̓st

• lut t̓a mists iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s ɬa ksčq̓ay̓səl̓x. He wasn’t sure his brothers had written that. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx uɬ miy̓sts sy̓syus iʔ sql̓tmixʷs. The oldest one is sure that the smartest one is her husband. (PS)
• way̓ miy̓sts kl̓kʷakʷ iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. S/he was sure s/he was out of the water. (PS)

bleeding, bleed mlal̓

BB’s, bullets, pellets ml̓mil̓k̓ʷ

blood mɬk̓íyaʔ

blood pudding. uncertain form. (Cv) mm̓tk̓íyaʔ m̓m̓ətk̓íyaʔ

balsam fir, balsam tree mriɬp

boughs mxʷiɬp

• axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxʷiɬp Cedar boughs (PS)

become aware, seer, forecaster of future my̓pnum̓t

• ixíʔ yaʔ t sn̓p̓ʔaxʷ uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ t sy̓mn̓čaˤt yaʔ čmipnúm̓t way̓ sqilxʷ. When they light up and when they make noise, she finds out that there are people. (PS)

be preoccupied, worried, bothered nac̓n̓tíl̓s

be robbed, stolen, robbed naq̓ʷəq̓ʷ

• kn̓ čnaq̓ʷəq̓ʷ. I was robbed. (PS)

but, however nax̌m̓ɬ

be filled up naˤnaˤn̓qčín̓

• way̓ talíʔ kʷu nanaˤn̓qčín̓. So we really get filled up. (PS)
• haʔ way̓ p nanáˤnqčín̓ l̓ sčʔiɬn̓m̓p̣ ? Are you satisfied with your food? (PS)

be satisfied náˤn̓qíl̓s

• kn̓ náˤnqíls I am satisfied (Cv)
• lut isn̓ʔáˤn̓qíl̓s. I’m not satisfied. (Cv)

be facing a direction n̓čahəhús

• axáʔ k̓liʔ n̓čahəhúsəs əɬ ʔáčqaʔ iʔ təl̓ čitxʷ, ixíʔ uɬ t̓i tanm̓súlaʔxʷ uɬ xʷist Wherever he was facing when he went out of the house, there wasn’t even a trail, he went (PS)

Bonnington Falls N̓c̓akʷw̓ɬaʔwíɬxʷ

break something fragile (as an egg) n̓čaˤm̓pn̓t

• n̓čaˤm̓pn̓. I broke it. (Cv)

bathtub, bath, pool n̓čaˤwl̓xtn̓, n̓čaˤl̓xtn̓

become cold water n̓c̓əɬtkʷwil̓x

buttercup, Ranunculus spp n̓čəqčqus

be out of food n̓c̓əspčin̓

• kn̓ n̓c̓əspčin̓ I run out of meat, food / I run out of meat (Cv)

be in a glen, be in a flat wooded area n̓čqútmist

brush teeth n̓c̓w̓c̓íwiy̓s

baptize n̓c̓xʷil̓sxn̓

• sčn̓c̓xʷil̓sxn̓ They pour water on her., They baptize her., baptism (Cv)

be cut nik̓ək̓

• ixíʔ x̌ʷic̓n̓txʷ, sp̓úlaʔxʷn̓txʷ, mɬ t̓iʔ yaʔ ʔx̌iʔ nik̓ək̓. Then you cut it, hit it on the ground, and it’s just cut. (PS)

blow something away (with wind, air) niw̓n̓t

• way̓ iʔ t xƛ̓ut miys sn̓t̓əpt̓paqsəs lut iʔ t sniw̓t ksniw̓n̓tm̓. So s/he put rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away. (PS)

be able to hear something nixl̓mín̓t

• ixíʔ iʔ qʷil̓m̓ x̌min̓ks iʔ ksníxl̓miʔs uɬ yəyaˤt n̓kʷakʷíɬtn̓ iʔ əčmistin̓. He wanted to hear those medicine songs, and all the other songs I know. (Cv)

below nixʷtín̓k

• ta nixʷtín̓k iʔ t stk̓masq̓t miʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓. We will go below the sky. (PS)

basement, underground nixʷtúlaʔxʷ

baby bottle n̓káˤmaʔtn̓

be able to overtake somebody n̓kəčníkiʔn̓t

• way̓ n̓kil̓kiʔs c̓x̌iɬ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s, uɬ n̓ʔaw̓sn̓t̓áq̓m̓s iʔ t čn̓laˤw̓útm̓, ixíʔ n̓kəčníkiʔs. He chased him on his tracks, and once he crossed a big valley, there he overtook him. (PS)
• put n̓kčníkiʔs iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, ƛ̓xʷn̓tis. Just when s/he catches up to the deer, and s/he kills them. (PS)

bowl n̓kəkaˤp

be able to chase someone n̓kíl̓kiʔn̓t

• uɬ lut nixʷ t̓ ksn̓kíl̓kiʔs iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s km̓ ksn̓kəčníkiʔs. And he couldn’t follow his brothers or catch up with them. (PS)
• way̓ n̓kíl̓kiʔs c̓x̌iɬ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s. So s/he chased them like on their tracks. (PS)

be cranky, be biting mad, be irritable, be angry n̓k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷʔíl̓s

be brother-in-law with someone n̓kʷl̓m̓tiw̓s

• axáʔ hɬ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓c̓iʔčn̓, n̓kʷl̓m̓tiw̓səl̓x. The Blue Jay group with Wolf, they are brothers-in-law. (PS)

brother-in-law by marriage, sister-in-law by marriage, wife’s brother’s wife or wife’s sister’s husband n̓kʷl̓mut

• axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓kʷl̓muts n̓c̓iʔčn̓, ixíʔ iksčaptíkʷlm̓. Blue Jay and his brother-in-law Wolf, that’s the story I’m going to tell. (PS)

be a fighting opponent of someone n̓k̓ʷɬtiyáqʷtmn̓t

be lonesome, be lonely n̓k̓w̓pil̓sm̓

• kʷuʔ asnk̓w̓píl̓sm̓. You are gettinng lonesome for me. (PS)

be lonesome for someone, miss someone n̓k̓w̓pil̓smn̓t

• mat way̓ nixʷ kʷuʔ n̓k̓w̓pil̓sm̓səl̓x, way̓ mat kʷuʔ čtk̓l̓k̓l̓stisəl̓x. I think also they are lonesome for me, I guess they are waiting for me. (PS)
• n̓k̓w̓pil̓smn̓ axáʔ in̓ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp. I am lonesome for these folks of mine. (PS)

be lonesome for a child / be lonesome for a country nk̓w̓pl̓sil̓tm̓

• uɬ axáʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ iʔ naʔɬ tkɬmilxʷs way̓ ny̓aˤy̓p čkƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓sts, áɬiʔ n̓k̓w̓pl̓sil̓tm̓əl̓x. And so the king with his wife have been looking for them, they have been lonesome for their children. (PS)

be lonesome for a country, homesick, be lonesome for a country nk̓w̓pl̓súlaʔxʷ

• ʔasl̓spín̓tk way̓ tl̓ ɬəwin̓ isn̓qsílxʷ, in̓tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, way̓ kn̓ k̓w̓pl̓súlaʔxʷ. It's two years since I left my folks and my country, I am lonesome for my country. (PS)

be working for something n̓k̓ʷul̓st

• čn̓k̓ʷul̓stp aláʔ iʔ sčaláʔm̓p. You guys are working for your board and room., You guys are working so you can be here.. (PS)

be lonesome n̓k̓w̓w̓pil̓s

break off, come apart n̓laq̓ʷsíw̓s

be fit, come true n̓laˤw̓ús

• lut t̓a čn̓laˤw̓ús iʔ c̓əx̌ʷxitn̓. What I promised him didn’t come true.
• 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)

bottom of water nɬaʔmíp

bowl n̓ɬəkčin̓

be stuck in snow / stuck, stuck in snow n̓ɬəpaˤk

boil / boil something n̓ɬəxʷpusm̓

• kn̓ n̓ɬəxʷpusm̓ I boiled it (Cv)

boil something n̓ɬəxʷpusn̓t

• n̓ɬəxʷpusəs S/he boils it in a vessel. (Cv)

be perceptible, show one’s genitals n̓ɬəʔiq̓ʷ

• kn̓ n̓ɬəʔiq̓ʷ I show my genitals (Cv)

be dying n̓ƛ̓əxʷtil̓s

• uɬ k̓im̓ yaʔ čxʷl̓xʷal̓t way̓ uɬ nixʷ n̓ƛ̓əxʷtil̓səl̓x. And those still alive also are dying. (PS)
• way̓ n̓ƛ̓əxʷtil̓səl̓x ixíʔ iʔ t sq̓mil̓tətn̓. Well they’re dying from being starved. (PS)

be late n̓ƛ̓m̓pčin̓

bend over n̓mahqínm̓

birds chirping, lots of talking, talkative n̓maʔmaʔčín̓

blunted point n̓mətmətkʷaqs

basket, container for water, a scoop n̓mulmn̓

bucking horse, bronk riding, redeo n̓panw̓sčút

baking powder n̓páw̓laʔxʷ

bleached n̓paˤʔíw̓s

beetles np̓əw̓p̓aw̓ík̓n̓

blow up (a balloon) n̓piw̓

break one’s neck, head broken off, neck broken n̓pl̓kʷus

bent over n̓pn̓pniw̓s

boil n̓pusm̓

be boiled n̓pust

be satisfied, satisfied n̓putl̓s

blow, snort (as a bull) n̓púxʷɬc̓aʔm̓

black beetle n̓p̓w̓p̓ʕaw̓íkn̓

be curious, pay attention n̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓

bother somebody, worry somebody n̓q̓aʔíl̓sn̓t

• čm̓ n̓q̓aʔíl̓sn̓txʷ ask̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓, way̓ miyáɬ kʷ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ. Maybe you would give worries to your siblings, since you are too small. (PS)

be in the center n̓q̓aʔíw̓s

• aɬíʔ t̓i nəqsiɬxʷəlx, uɬ t̓i naqs yaʔ nyxʷut lut t̓ə čənʔáˤlíw̓s, kmix iʔ swr̓isəlp̓ la n̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s kiʔ čwar̓ They live in one room, it’s just one room, it’s not partitioned, there’s only the fireplace in between them (PS)
• čktiqʷl̓qʷstsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ l̓ n̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s mɬ ixíʔ kl̓k̓al̓qʷsəl̓x iʔ t tinx. They make it shine in the center, and then they wrap it with sinew. (PS)

be in the middle n̓q̓aʔmíw̓sm̓

be curious n̓q̓aʔq̓aʔíl̓s

board a canoe, get on a boat n̓ql̓tíɬc̓aʔ

bag, container for holding things, a case for things n̓qminmn̓

be crazy, be deranged. n̓qʷaˤw̓qʷáˤw̓qn̓

black back n̓q̓ʷaˤy̓kn̓

blue bird n̓qʷaˤy̓míl̓s

become deep n̓qʷəstwil̓x

belly full n̓q̓ʷic̓n̓k

be full n̓q̓ʷic̓t

• n̓t̓aʔ uɬ n̓q̓ʷic̓təl̓x iʔ splal̓. Gee, and it was a full house with young folks. (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓q̓ʷic̓t axáʔ l̓ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ l̓ sn̓q̓ʷy̓mn̓čutn̓. Then the boss’ house, the dance hall, was full. (PS)

beg n̓qʷn̓qʷnaʔmíst

• n̓qʷn̓qʷnaʔmístmn̓t beg somebody
• ixíʔ n̓qʷn̓qʷnaʔmístm̓s axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, “way̓ kʷuʔ n̓qʷnmin̓t, kʷuʔ ɬəw̓nikstmn̓t.” Then she started begging this boy, “Have pity on me, let me go.” (PS)
• way̓ uɬ n̓yaˤy̓p čn̓qʷn̓qʷnamístmn̓tm̓, “way̓ kʷuʔ čʔukʷɬtxʷ.” And so s/he kept a-begging, “Bring it to me.” (PS)

beg n̓qʷn̓qʷnmist

be spanked, hit on the bottom n̓səp̓apl̓qs

be hit on the hip n̓səp̓əp̓aqstxn̓

big wages, high wages, high salary n̓sl̓xʷʔaqsm̓

bug, beetle n̓sn̓xan̓íkn̓

be spanked with something, hit on the butt with something n̓sp̓apl̓qs

be spanked, hit on the bottom n̓sp̓əp̓apl̓qs, nsəp̓əp̓apl̓qs

be hit on the hip with something, hit on the leg with something n̓sp̓əp̓aqstxn̓, n̓səp̓əp̓aqstxn̓

be hit on the top of the head with something / get hit on top of the head with something n̓sp̓əp̓aw̓sqn̓

be hit on the back n̓sp̓əp̓ikn̓

be hit on the ear with something n̓sp̓əp̓ínaʔ

be hit on the ear with something n̓sp̓əp̓ínaʔ, n̓səp̓əp̓ínaʔ

be hit on the teeth with something, hit in the teeth with something n̓sp̓əp̓iy̓s, n̓səp̓əp̓iys

be hit on the elbow with something n̓sp̓əp̓l̓qsikst, n̓səp̓əp̓l̓qsikst

be hit on the side with something n̓sp̓əp̓ɬəniw̓t, n̓səp̓əp̓ɬəniw̓t

be hit on the eye with something n̓sp̓əp̓us, n̓səp̓əp̓us

be hit on the nose n̓sp̓w̓skn̓aqs

bail a canoe, bail out a boat n̓sw̓iwlm̓

bring down hill n̓təkɬxlilx

bumps on back n̓t̓əpt̓əpikn̓

block something of/for someone, stop up something of/for someone. n̓təqpusɬt

beard-tongue, shrubby penstemon / beard-tongue, shrubby penstemon, penstemon fruticosus, b’s etym: a bunch of little scattered grass piled under foot n̓t̓ət̓qt̓qikn̓xn̓

be stubborn n̓t̓ət̓y̓ix

be brothers and sisters, be siblings, be cousins n̓̓təxʷsíliʔs

bring something to bottom, get something to bottom with n̓tikɬxst

bladder n̓tkiʔmn̓

blind somebody n̓t̓kʷusn̓t

• way̓ čm̓ kʷuʔ n̓t̓kʷusn̓txʷ. So then you might blind me. (PS)

break off n̓t̓lnčut

• n̓t̓ln̓čut. It broke off. (Cv)

break one’s own neck, break one’s neck n̓t̓l̓pus

• n̓təlpus He broke his neck (Cv)

bald head, bald, bald headed n̓t̓l̓qʷaˤw̓sqn̓

break one’s neck off n̓t̓lus

break neck off n̓t̓lusn̓t

• iksn̓t̓lúsm̓. I’m going to break his neck off. (Cv)

break an egg n̓t̓qʷipn̓t

back up, go backwards, retreat, withdraw n̓wiw̓pm̓

• kn̓ n̓wiwpm̓ I backed up / I backed (Cv)
• kʷ čn̓wiw̓pm̓. You backed up towards here. (Cv)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ čn̓wiw̓pm̓. And now the water backed up. (PS)

burn one’s tongue n̓wl̓pɬtixʷčk

believe, have faith nw̓n̓xʷínaʔ

believe somebody, believe something nw̓n̓xʷínaʔmn̓t

• way̓ čm̓ nw̓n̓xʷínaʔmn̓ts, lut kslk̓m̓stum̓s iʔ x̌l̓ laklíʔs. So she’ll probably believe you, she won’t force you about her key. (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ nw̓n̓xʷínaʔm̓səl̓x axáʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x. And so they started believing their little brother. (PS)

beliefs, faith nw̓n̓xʷínaʔtn̓

binder n̓x̌ap̓mín̓

be with, be in the midst n̓xaʔyáwaʔ

• way̓ uɬ ixíʔ t̓iʔ ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓xaʔyáwaʔ. And so then I was right there with them. (PS)
• kn̓ čənxaʔyáwaʔ I was right there (Cv)

baseball cap n̓xəxt̓w̓sús

be afraid of something n̓x̌ilm̓st

• čn̓x̌ilm̓stsəl̓̓x. They are scared of him. (Cv)
• uɬ ixíʔm̓ anwí antm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, uɬ lut čənx̌iləmstxʷ That’s your country, and you’re not afraid / That's your country, and you’re not afraid (PS)
• yəyaˤt swit čn̓x̌ilm̓sts axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. Everybody on this earth is scared of this man-eater (PS)

be afraid n̓x̌iɬ

• kn̓ n̓x̌iɬ. I got scared. (PS)
• uɬ nínwiʔ kʷ n̓x̌iɬ, t̓xʷ kʷ tkʷn̓kʷnim̓. And then when you get scared, just hold on. (PS)

be in a crowd n̓xíʔmist

• kn̓ n̓xiʔmíst I joined the crowd (Cv)

become scared n̓x̌law̓l̓x

• t̓iʔ wim̓ uɬ n̓x̌l̓awl̓x iʔ sx̌ʷil̓mn̓. The devil just got scared.

bridge, bridge across the middle n̓x̌liw̓s

• skɬxʷists iʔ t ən̓x̌liw̓s. S/he started walking on the bridge. (PS)

be afraid (plural) n̓x̌l̓x̌ilm̓

be scared of the elements, be scared of the weather, be scared of the atmosphere, be scared of the situation n̓x̌l̓̓x̌l̓snuxʷ

• way̓ čun̓tsn̓ isn̓x̌l̓xl̓snúxʷ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ. I told you I’m dead scared of the water. (PS)
• lut t̓ in̓x̌mín̓k iʔ siwɬkʷ, isn̓x̌l̓x̌l̓snúxʷ. I don’t like the water, I’m dead scared of it (PS)

back of the house n̓xrip

be satisfied, be in a good mood n̓x̌stl̓smist

• ixíʔ mɬ kmix kn̓ n̓x̌stl̓smist. And only then I will be satisfied. (PS)

broken rib n̓x̌ʷc̓ap

bad temper n̓xʷətxʷətil̓s

• uɬ áɬiʔ mat sn̓xʷətxʷtil̓sx axáʔ iʔ tətwit. And so this boy must have had a quick temper. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ kɬp̓m̓sčut, way̓ uɬ t̓iʔ isn̓xʷətxʷtíl̓s uɬ n̓k̓stmin̓. So I am disgusted with myself, and so it’s all from my bad temper that I am in trouble. (PS)

be lonesome for something, wish for something n̓xʷm̓aɬqʷl̓̓tm̓

• isčn̓xʷm̓áɬq̓ʷɬtm̓. I get lonesome for it., I wish I had it. (Cv)

be clean, there are no weeds, picked clean, cleaned n̓xʷuk̓ʷw̓s

• níkxnaʔ, t̓iʔ n̓xʷuk̓ʷw̓s, lut t̓a ksn̓pl̓liw̓s.. Goodness, there are no weeds, nothing grows there. (PS)

beer n̓x̌ʷuskʷ

• uč k̓im̓ iʔ kʷ kɬn̓x̌ʷuskʷ ? Do you have any beer left? (Cv)

be at the limit n̓xy̓aplqs

• kn̓ xəʔyapəlqs I am about to go to the bathroom. (Cv) uncertain form

be at the limit with somebody, resent somebody n̓xy̓il̓smn̓t

• kʷuʔ n̓xiʔíl̓̓smn̓tm̓. They’re getting mad at us., They are getting tired of us. (Cv)
• n̓xiʔíl̓smn̓txʷ. You made them feel bad.
• way̓ mat kʷuʔ n̓xy̓il̓smn̓tm̓. So maybe they are getting tired of us. (PS)

be crowded n̓yat̓

• yaʔ n̓yat̓ iʔ sqilxʷ. There was a crowd of people. (PS)

be gathered together in n̓y̓aˤʔ

• nínwiʔ n̓y̓aˤl̓x l̓ čitxʷ. Later they’ll gather in a house. (PS)

body becomes thick n̓yul̓qnwíl̓x

bottom of water n̓yxʷmitkʷ

bake in the ground / bannock baked in dirt n̓ʔačqʷúlaʔxʷ

bake in the ground, bake bread nʔačqʷúlaʔxʷm̓

bake in the ground (plural) n̓ʔačʔačqʷúlaʔxʷ

be amongst, stand amongst n̓ʔaksw̓xíw̓s

bring food to / take food to somebody n̓ʔakʷčín̓t

• k̓ʷul̓čn̓tm̓əl̓x, n̓ʔakʷčín̓tm̓əl̓x. She cooked for them, brought the food over to them. (PS)

bus, wheelbarrow, truck, van n̓ʔaʔúkʷmn̓

be partitioned nʔáˤlíw̓s

• aɬíʔ t̓i nəqsiɬxʷəlx, uɬ t̓i naqs yaʔ nyxʷut lut t̓ə čənʔáˤlíw̓s They lived in one house, and it’s just one inside, it’s not partitioned (PS)

between convex surfaces n̓ʔaˤw̓lʔaˤwlqnmnwíxʷ

back is tired n̓ʔaˤy̓íkn̓

• kn̓ n̓áˤyíkn̓ My back is tired (Cv)

be in trouble n̓ʔaˤy̓pn̓čút

• n̓yaˤpn̓čút lutstxʷ. You refuse her/him for good., Permanently you refuse her/him. (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ uɬ sn̓yaˤpn̓čutx. Gee, then apparently s/he just started passing out. (Cv)

buy something, purchase something nʔiysn̓t

• n̓ʔiy̓sn̓. I buy it., I bought it., I purchased it. (Cv)

buy something for somebody nʔiy̓sxt

• n̓ʔiy̓sxtn̓ I bought it for them. (Cv)

Baptiste Tonasket Pačís Tw̓nasq̓t

butterfly pal̓wíčyaʔ, pl̓pal̓wíčyaʔ

bright white payq

become bright, become shiney, get shiney, get bright p̓aʔáxʷ

bitter cherry bush, Prunus emarginata pəkɬən̓iɬp

baby birds, chicks, chick pəpaˤspəs

birch-bark basket p̓ínaʔ

beans pin̓s

big, large (plural) p̓ísƛ̓aʔt

• iʔ p̓ísƛ̓aʔt yaʔ n̓p̓up̓aʔwíkn̓ They are big shots., The are big stink bugs. (Cv)

big feet p̓ísƛ̓aʔxn̓

blister piw̓kst

burn one’s skin, get burnt p̓ix̌əx̌

bright land, bright place p̓íxʷlaʔxʷ

bright (plural) p̓ixʷp̓əxʷt

bobcat pk̓am̓

become thick pɬəɬtwilx

banana pnánaʔ

bald eagle pql̓qin̓

big breasts, big boobs, big teets p̓sƛ̓aʔsímxʷ

become big (plural) p̓sƛ̓aʔtwíl̓x

big hands p̓sƛ̓ʔikst

big buildings p̓sƛ̓ʔiɬxʷ

ball p̓úkʷlaʔ

brown, buckskin colored, smoked p̓um̓

• ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s brown eyes
  • haʔ kʷ ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s ? Do you have brown eyes?
  • kn̓ ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s Yes, I have brown eyes

brown sugar p̓um̓ t̓axt

be enough put

breast feed a child qaʔmíl̓tm̓

braid qc̓am̓

braid hair qc̓an̓t iʔ qəpqin̓tn̓

be in the same predicament as somebody qəpn̓tim̓

• kʷuʔ qəpn̓tixʷ. You’re in the same predicament as me. (Cv)

be laying about qəqmníwaʔt

• qəqmnʔíwaʔt They were all lying down. (Cv)
• n̓t̓aʔ, way̓ qəqm̓níʔwaʔt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Gee, there are deer laying all over. (PS)

be awake qiɬəɬt

• t̓iʔ way̓ kʷu qiɬəɬt áɬiʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓, áɬiʔ k̓ʷnaʔ kʷu ʔiw̓t. Right when we woke up we came, because otherwise we would get behind. (PS)
• way̓ čxʷuy̓ sx̌lap, uɬ qiɬəɬtəl̓x uɬ t̓qʷčin̓əl̓x. Then morning morning, and they woke up and started hollering. (PS)

be stingy of something or somebody q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓t

• way̓ íwaʔ q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓tsn̓, pnaʔ itíʔ kʷ kstaʔtím̓aʔ kʷ ƛ̓lal̓ uɬ lut sx̌asts, talíʔ kʷu paʔpaʔsín̓k aɬíʔ kʷ sksnəqsl̓tílaʔtət. Even so I hate to see you go, if you go to strange places (and) you die, that won’t be good, we would feel too sorry, because you are our only son. (PS)
• lut haʔ q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓txʷ iʔ an̓tkɬmílxʷ ? Don’t you get stingy of your wife?, Don't you miss your wife? (PS)
• íwaʔ čx̌litm̓ uɬ lut, q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s. Event though he was called and no, he didn’t want to leave his work., Though he was called for, it was for nothing, he stayed dedicated to his work. (PS)

become a man ql̓tm̓xʷil̓x

be in a predicament qpam̓

• kʷ isqpám̓ I’m in the same predicament you are. (Cv)

beautiful, excellent qʷam̓qʷm̓t

blue-tailed skink qʷaqʷay̓áˤps

broken in qʷaʔmús

• lut t̓a čn̓qʷaʔmús. It's not broken in., It hasn't become accustomed. (Cv)

burp q̓ʷaʔq̓ʷíʔm̓t

backbite somebody. (IMPERATIVE?) qʷaʔqʷʔalmíx

• kʷu ksqʷaʔqʷʔalmíxaʔx. We’ll have a meeting., Let’s backbite him. (Cv)

belch, burp, burp up q̓ʷaʔq̓ʷʔím̓t

become blue jay qʷáˤsəsqiʔ

blue qʷaˤy̓

• axáʔ iʔ naqs qʷaˤy̓, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷr̓ilxʷ. This one is blue, and this one is yellow. (PS)

black q̓ʷaˤy̓

black coat, black fur, black surface, black covering q̓ʷaˤy̓lxʷ

• ixíʔ čkʷis iʔ q̓ʷaˤy̓lxʷ iʔ sq̓lips. Then s/he took the black handkerchief. (PS)

black pine, jack pine, lodgepole pine qʷəqʷliʔt

bag, twine bag, purse qʷəqʷʔípaʔ

buffalo, buffalo robe / buffalo, buffalo robe, buffalo hide qʷəspíc̓aʔ

• čxʷəpxʷipəplaʔxʷs iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷáˤy̓ iʔ síp̓iʔs, aʔ čxʷikʷ, ixíʔ uɬ čusəl̓x qʷspíc̓aʔ. They had spread on the ground black hides, tanned hides, what they call buffalo robes. (PS)
• sčustsəl̓x q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ st̓maˤl̓t uɬ ixíʔ qʷəspíc̓aʔ iʔ ʔum̓səl̓x. They call them black cows or Buffalo. (PS)

buffalo qʷisp

bed matting, bedding, bed cover qʷiyl̓p

barbecue meat, roast meat q̓ʷlam̓

• ixíʔ sčqʔíɬc̓aʔm̓səl̓x, t̓xʷ q̓ʷlam̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ sql̓ql̓tmixʷ. These men then started drying meat, roasting it. (PS)

barbecue fish, roast fish q̓ʷlislm̓

barbecue meat (plural or repeated) q̓ʷl̓q̓ʷlam̓

barbecue fish (plural or repeated) q̓ʷl̓q̓ʷlislm̓

be pitied, pitied qʷn̓an̓

• kʷu kʷukʷsčut kʷu sn̓qʷnan̓. We are sure lucky to be pitied. (PS)

become green qʷn̓ɬtwil̓x

be pitiful, pitiful, poor, person of low class (plural) qʷn̓n̓qʷan̓t

become fat q̓ʷučtwílx

black person, black face q̓ʷy̓aˤs

black (plural) q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓

• čxʷəpxʷipəplaʔxʷs iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷáˤy̓ iʔ síp̓iʔs, aʔ čxʷikʷ, ixíʔ uɬ čusəl̓x qʷspíc̓aʔ. They had spread on the ground black hides, tanned hides, what they call buffalo robes. (PS)

blackened fingers, black hands q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓kst

become rich, become wealthy, become abundant, become prosperous qʷy̓ulaʔxʷwíl̓x

be wishful q̓xʷaxʷ

• way̓ q̓xʷaxʷ So, s/he flirted. (PS)
• kn̓ q̓xʷaxʷ I start flirting. am very desirous (Cv)

be wishing for something q̓xʷəxʷmix

• nikxnaʔ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ splal̓ aɬíʔ sčq̓xʷəxʷmixəl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ st̓aʔk̓míx uɬ aɬíʔ swy̓núm̓tx. Goodness, the young fellows were lusting for the girl, because she’s good looking. (PS)

bat (mammal) (skin wing) sap̓iʔáx̌n̓

bat, ball bat, baseball bat sap̓mín̓

become dry, dry, dry out, evaporate off saʔt̓il̓x

be noisy saˤy̓

bumper cars sc̓aq̓mnw̓íxʷ iʔp̓uyxn̓

book with text, document with text sc̓aʔúm̓

bulls sčəɬčuɬm̓

• stxir̓r̓pts axáʔ iʔ sčɬčuɬm̓ iʔ sm̓sm̓spin̓tk. These bulls ran up the hill, the four-year-olds. (PS)

brother(s)-in-law (for male) sc̓əxc̓ixt

bargain, agreement, arrange with each other sc̓əx̌ʷxtwixʷ

bone sc̓im̓

brother in law for male, man’s sister’s husband sc̓ixt

be daydreaming sčk̓ɬqm̓míxaʔx

• kʷ sčk̓ɬq̓míxaʔx. You are gonna build air castles. (Cv)

bow, archery bow sčkʷin̓k

borrowed gun sčkʷɬənin̓k

be hard to get sčkʷm̓sčut

birth, a birth, beginning, becoming, inception, coming into existence sčk̓ʷul̓l̓

• tl̓ sčk̓ʷul̓l̓s iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, lut iʔ t sqilxʷ km̓ t stim̓ kʷuʔ t̓a čkʷn̓nusts. Since the world was made, there is no person or thing could catch me. (PS)

bushes, go off by themselves sčɬəkmix, səčɬəkmix

be in the midst of sčn̓xiʔs

• way̓ k̓m̓ sn̓k̓lip lut aláʔ sčn̓xiʔs. So only Coyote is not here joined in with them. (PS)

bastard sčsl̓ikst

be playing tricks on somebody sčtxəxƛ̓minm̓

• sčtxəxƛ̓minm̓əl̓x. S/he was playing tricks on them. (Cv)

bull sčuɬm̓

bull buffalo sčuɬm̓ qʷisp

Bigfoot, Sasquatch sc̓wanáy̓tm̓

Bigfoot, Sasquatch sc̓wanáy̓tmx

be on the edge of death, be near death sčxaʔlísk̓itx

be the first to talk sčxaʔtɬqʷl̓qʷíl̓t

• iʔ sx̌ʷil̓mn̓ iʔ sčxaʔtɬqʷl̓qʷíl̓tx. The devil is the one that is/was talking first. (PS)

be cornered sčy̓m̓m̓sčutx

• way̓ uɬ áɬíʔ kn̓ sčym̓m̓sčutx, way̓ axáʔ iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ kʷuʔ kspul̓sts. Well the because I am cornered, now this water spirit is going to kill me. (PS)
• kn̓ sčym̓əmsčutx I am cornered (Cv)

be going to school, schooling, student, studying, teaching səčmamáyaʔx

• kn̓ səčmamáyaʔx úɬiʔ x̌min̓ks iksčaptíkʷl̓xtm̓. I was teaching him, and then he wanted me to tell him stories. (PS)
• aláʔ iʔ sxʔitx aláʔ səčmamáyaʔx úɬaʔ čx̌əstwilx. The oldest one is going to school here when he feels better.. (Cv)

be hit on the hand səp̓ikst

buckskin clothes səp̓iʔál̓qs

buckskin-covered tipi, hide covered lodge səp̓iʔíɬxʷ

• lutm̓ t səp̓iʔíɬxʷəl̓x They don’t have have buckskin tipis. (PS)

baseball, softball, tennis ball, wiffleball səp̓ɬp̓úkʷlaʔ

be hit on the rump səp̓ups

be hit on the belly səp̓w̓sin̓k

babysitter səxʷk̓am̓tíl̓tm̓

band manager, administrator səxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ k̓l̓ yáˤyáˤt

banker, bank worker səxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ l̓ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓

butcher, animal killer səxʷpl̓sqáx̌aʔm̓

blacksmith, metalsmith səxʷtaʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓

• ik̓líʔ kiʔ səxʷtaʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓ iʔ čitxʷs. The blacksmith’s house is over there., Over there is the blacksmith’s house. (PS)

blanket sic̓m̓

be puzzled, be confused sil̓

• way̓ t̓iʔ kɬkʷliw̓təl̓x way̓ t̓iʔ sil̓l̓x axáʔ likúk laʔɬ lipúl̓ They put them down there, and the rooster and the hen were puzzled (PS)

big síl̓xʷaʔ

• ixíʔ t̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷíniʔs iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ q̓ʷučt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he just picked out the biggest, fattest deer. (PS)
• kn̓ síl̓xʷaʔ kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓. I am a big chief. (PS)
• iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ, swit áɬiʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ spʔus. It’s the big, that who because it’s a people-eater/monster, it’s a big heart. (PS)

bale, package, packet skaˤčíkn̓

brush, branch skəkwiɬp

being cold, chilled sk̓iy̓t

• lutiʔ t sk̓iy̓ts S/he still wasn’t getting cold/chilled.

be late, evening is upon them sk̓lxʷínaʔ

bridge of nose sk̓mw̓saqs

bear meat skm̓xíɬc̓aʔ

bear, black bear, man’s name skm̓xist

• uɬ axáʔ p kmusxn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓l̓ip, həɬsm̓x̌ikn̓, həɬskm̓xist uɬ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, yəyaˤt t̓xʷ ixíʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. And so you that stand on fours, coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer, all these on the earth. (PS)

butcher a fish skn̓knam̓

build a fire, make a home sk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓

bottom sky̓xʷutm̓

below sky̓xʷutm̓s

be puzzled, be confused, be twisted up sl̓al̓

• way̓ kʷu sl̓al̓. So we are puzzled. (PS)

bear grass / bear grass, xerophyllum tenax, b’s etym: tie-up (weave) grass slk̓íst̓yaʔ

be in a place alittle ways away sl̓l̓kʷut

be puzzled sl̓lwis

• sl̓lwis. S/he’s puzzled. (PS)

be friends slx̌tiw̓sm̓

• ʔasíl̓ sʔistk kʷu tl̓ slx̌tiw̓sm̓s. It’s been two winters since we became partners. (PS)

big person, fat person, stout person, giant person sl̓xʷaʔál̓qʷ

big mouth sl̓xʷaʔáw̓sqn̓

be proud, think yourself something big sl̓xʷaʔsčút

brave, big hearted sl̓xʷaʔspʔús

be brave, be big hearted sl̓xʷaʔspʔusm̓sčút

billion sl̓xʷaʔsxʷípkst

become big sl̓xʷaʔtwíl̓x

big place, big land, big territory sl̓xʷaʔúlaʔxʷ

big mouth sl̓xʷʔápw̓sqn̓

big nose sl̓xʷʔaqs

big head sl̓xʷʔáyaʔqn̓

big belly sl̓xʷʔin̓k

big butt sl̓xʷʔip

big rock sl̓xʷʔisxn̓

big land, area, big place sl̓xʷʔúlaʔxʷ

blue harebell sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷlts sxʷəxʷl̓am̓

blue harebell, Campanula rotundifolia [lit. fool-hen’s necklace.] sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓ts sxʷəxʷl̓am̓

blue harebell, Campanula rotundifolia [lit. fool hen’s necklace.] sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓ts sxʷxʷl̓am̓

bedroom sɬəq̓ilx

bedroom sɬəq̓il̓x

be in mourning, widowed / be in mourning, widowed. cv) / widow sɬəwilm̓t

breathe, exhale / one’s breath sɬəxʷn̓čut

• sɬəx̌ʷn̓čuts It is her/his breath., S/he started breathing. (Cv)

beak sƛ̓ək̓ʷpaqs

• x̌áˤx̌aˤʔ sƛ̓ək̓ʷpaqsts larkspur, Delphinium nuttallianum, [lit. crow’s beak.] (OkB)

be sure of something smiy̓s

• t̓xʷ kʷ čm̓um̓sl̓x, lutm̓ ksmiy̓s. Just have a little hope, it’s not for sure. (PS)
• lut t̓ smiy̓s. It isn’t for sure. (PS)

be snowing, snow falling, falling snow smqʷaqʷ

balance scale, weight scale snaˤsts ksúxʷmaʔtn̓

be brothers sn̓čaʔíw̓s

bathroom, bathtub, bathhouse, washroom sn̓čaˤwl̓xtn̓

bathroom, washroom sn̓čaˤʔl̓xtn̓

bicycle rack sn̓čəqníwaʔtn̓

brothers, be brothers sn̓čʔiw̓s

built road, ones trail cuttinig, ones road building sn̓k̓ʷal̓qsm̓

bannock sn̓k̓ʷal̓ús

• ixíʔ wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷs mɬ k̓ʷl̓ɬlkalátm̓, km̓ k̓ʷul̓m̓ t sn̓kʷl̓us Then he finishes grinding it, and he makes biscuits, or he’ll make bannocks. (PS)

benches sn̓kʷl̓kʷl̓liw̓txn̓

bannock sn̓k̓ʷl̓us

bed partner sn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷlut

bed partners sn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlut

• way̓ ksn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlutəl̓x, t smam̓ʔím̓ So they each have a bed partner, women (PS)

birth place sn̓kʷul̓l̓tn̓

ball of rendered fat sn̓laq̓ʷ

bakery, vessel for cooking sn̓p̓y̓qčn̓čutn̓

bank, money box sn̓qlaw̓tn̓

• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓s iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. Then the chief went to the bank. (PS)
• sn̓qlaw̓tn̓s It is their bank., It is their piggy bank., It is their money purse. (PS)
• ixíʔ čkʷis iʔ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓, iʔ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓s axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, way̓ ixíʔ c̓əkxitm̓, uɬ áɬiʔ nax̌m̓ɬ lut t̓a čmistín̓ k̓ʷinx iʔ sqlaw̓, ixíʔ xʷic̓ɬtm̓. So he got the money box, this chief’s money box, and he counted it for them, but I don’t know how much money, and he gave it to them. (PS)

be replacement husband snq̓ʷic̓tnm̓

• ƛ̓lal̓ iʔ aʔ čn̓x̌ilm̓stxʷ, an̓y̓lmíxʷm̓, way̓ uɬ ixíʔ asn̓q̓ʷíc̓tnm̓. The one you’re afraid of, your boss, is dead, and you’ll take his place as a husband. (PS)

bail a canoe sn̓sw̓iwlm̓

blacksmith’s shop, forge, metal shop sn̓taʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓tn̓

Bossburg, WA Sn̓təqɬxwil̓tn̓

barn sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓

bathroom, outhouse, washroom, toilet, anus (euphemism) sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓

• ixíʔ k̓ɬn̓yrk̓ʷips sn̓k̓l̓ip axáʔ iʔ sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓s n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. Then Coyote put that loop there, in the man-eater's anus. (PS)

bird’s nest, nest, egg place sn̓ʔaʔúsaʔtn̓

book store, library, book repository / book store, library, school library sn̓ʔaˤʔáˤc̓mn̓

be hit on the head with something sp̓ap̓qnm̓

be hit on the nose sp̓aqs

be hit on the arm sp̓əp̓ax̌n̓

be hit on the elbow sp̓əp̓l̓qsikst

be hit on the knee sp̓əp̓qin̓xn̓

be hit on the face sp̓əp̓w̓sus

be hit on the leg with something sp̓əp̓xan̓

barn owl, white owl spəqɬsnínaʔ

been hit on the forehead with something sp̓il̓sxn̓

bitterroot sp̓iƛ̓m̓

• ksp̓ip̓ƛ̓m̓ place name. Lynx Creek lookout / geog. Lynx Creek lookout. [lit. place with bitterroot.] (Cv)

burbot, freshwater ling fish spqʷlič

baseball game, ball game sp̓úkʷlaʔm̓

be hit on the belly sp̓w̓sin̓k

berry, berries, fruit sp̓y̓qaɬq

• iʔ skm̓xist c̓iɬsts iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬq. A bear eats berries.
• áɬiʔ kɬwl̓wl̓qin̓ iʔ t sp̓y̓qaɬq. She had canned fruit. (PS)
• yəyaˤt iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬq ksx̌an̓ tl̓ in̓čáʔ, yəyaˤt ixíʔ iksčt̓ák̓ʷ axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. All the fruits past me, all those then I place on the earth.

bastard toadflax, Comandra umbellata, B’s eym: breast fruit sqam̓ɬq

bog orchid, Habenaria dilatata. [lit. a bunch of little Indians.] sqəql̓qílaʔxʷ

being sickly, going around sq̓l̓tlwis

• isq̓l̓tnwís. I am sickly. (Cv)

bait a line for fish sq̓t̓ɬílaʔm̓

be able to sq̓ʷəɬčin̓

• asq̓ʷəq̓ʷɬčínm̓. It's what you pull out in ceremony.

be wild, be crazy (plural) sqʷəqʷáˤw̓qʷw̓t

• way̓ t̓iʔ kʷ n̓qmil̓sm̓, lut t̓ isqʷəqʷáˤw̓qʷw̓t, lut t̓ iksqʷaˤw̓m̓sčút. So just put your mind at ease, I’m not wild, I won’t do anything crazy. (PS)

boy children, sons, little child sqʷəsqʷsiʔ

• mat nínwiʔ kʷ k̓ʷl̓il̓t, čm̓ tətw̓it iʔ ksqʷəsqʷsiʔs axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. I suppose later you will have a baby, the son of this woman will be a boy. (PS)

barbequed, roasted meat sq̓ʷlam̓

black tree lichen, Bryoria fremontii, Indian bread, Spanish moss, tree moss sqʷlip

• ixíʔ kʷaʔ iʔ sʔiɬn̓s yaʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqʷl̓ip. A long time ago moss/tree lichen, that was surely their food. (PS)

barbecued fish, roasted fish sq̓ʷlisl̓

bee, wasp, yellowjacket sqʷuʔɬ

black (plural) sq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓

• ixíʔ itlíʔ sqičl̓xs axáʔ iʔ sq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. Then the Buffalo Cow continued to run., Then the Buffalo Cow was running from there. (PS)

boat, dugout canoe staɬm̓

blacksmithing, metal working staʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓

be doing like, s/he went like that, doing so staʔx̌ílx

be something to someone, be something that matters stim̓tn̓

ball stk̓ək̓xʷum̓

• lut t̓ stk̓ək̓xʷum̓. It’s not a baseball. (PS)
• čk̓ʷul̓ t stk̓ək̓xʷum̓səl̓x yaʔ ɬa čʔačkn̓íkstm̓səl̓x. They made a baseball out of it, play with it. (PS)

black twinberry branch stkm̓km̓xstikst

black twinberry fruit, lonicera involucrata. [lit. black bear’s fruit.] stkm̓xstaɬq

backpack, knap sack st̓k̓ʷikn̓

begin walking (plural) stkʷʔuts

• way̓ stkʷʔutsəl̓x, t̓iʔ itíʔ uɬ tkʷʔutəl̓x. So they started walking, so they just walked along. (PS)
• ixíʔ stkʷʔutsəl̓x, uɬ axáʔ atáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ sčxaʔtmíx. They walked away, and Wolf is way ahead. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ stəkʷʔutsəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬk̓il̓xʷtəl̓x. And then they walked away and they got out of sight. (PS)

beef, cow meat st̓ml̓táˤɬc̓aʔ

bat, little brown bat, myotis lucifugus, big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus st̓n̓t̓an̓wáyaʔ

braid stqəc̓pínaʔ

Blackfeet people stq̓ʷaˤy̓xnx

beaver stun̓x

both sides stxəmniw̓s

belly fin stxʷəxʷp̓il̓stn̓

be acquainted with one another, know each other, recognize each other suxʷnwixʷ

• kʷu ləx̌tiw̓s kʷaʔ kʷu suxʷnwíxʷ. We are partners, we are acquaintances. (PS)

because, in fact, no wonder swit áɬiʔ, áɬiʔ swit

burning, scorching swlam̓

beard, whiskers, hairy lips, hairy mouth, moustache sw̓pčin̓

baby pheasants sw̓sw̓aˤs

be handsome (plural) swy̓wy̓num̓tx

• kmusəms iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔt, iʔ st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx, swiʔwiʔnúmtx Four granddaughters, young maidens, handsome (PS)

be well sx̌ast

• lut isx̌ást. I wasn’t well. (Cv)

big male black bear, male black bear sx̌əpx̌ípaʔ

be the oldest sxəxʔítaʔx

• way̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx uɬ anwíʔ miʔ kʷ čxʔit. Well you are the oldest, and you will be the first one. (PS)
• way̓ t̓xʷ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, anwíʔ kʷ pəx̌pax̌t, əkin̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k ? So now you are the oldest, you are smart, which do you like? (PS)
• qʷn̓čin̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓n̓txʷ stim̓ iʔ akɬx̌mín̓k. It’s a pity that you are the oldest, you pick out what you want. (PS)
• way̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ k̓ɬpaʔx̌n̓tíxʷ. You are the oldest, so you do the thinking/planning. (PS)

berry drying, dry food, dry berries sx̌w̓il̓tnm̓

bucks shedding their horns, whitetail buck, male white tailed deer sx̌ʷl̓ixkn̓

be pleased with sxʷm̓minm̓

bubble up, foam sx̌ʷust

bull snake sx̌ʷyups

biggest, very biggest sxʔim̓ɬsíl̓xʷaʔ

• uɬ axáʔ aláʔ miʔ kʷumn̓tsn̓, l̓ sxʔim̓ɬsílxʷaʔ l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. And then I will put you here, inside the biggest of the deer. (PS)
• way̓ iʔ sxʔimɬsíl̓xʷaʔ iʔ xaʔtús iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, ixíʔ pul̓sts. So the biggest was the leader of the deer, that’s what he killed. (PS)

be noisy, make a fuss, make noise sy̓mn̓čaˤt

• ixíʔ yaʔ t sy̓mn̓čaˤt yaʔ čmipnúm̓t way̓ sqilxʷ. From the noise she finds out that there are people (PS)
• k̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷípn̓txʷ uɬ čm̓ sy̓mn̓čaˤt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ. When you open the door the birds will make noise. (PS)

be sitting down, one’s sitting down hard, falling on one's butt sʔamútəts

• ixíʔ uɬ sʔamutəts sn̓k̓l̓ip. And then Coyote sat down hard. (PS)

book with pictures, book, document with pictures/graphics, picture, art, something to regard, something to look at sʔaˤʔáˤc̓

bookworm sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ m̓áˤmlaʔ

book list sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ q̓y̓min̓

book cover sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ txnínaʔtn̓

bush, brush t̓akʷ

barely, a little t̓aw̓níxʷ

be married, have spouses, get spouses taʔxʷsčmr̓mrím̓

bottom feed, dredge t̓áˤm̓laʔxʷm̓

bumble bee təptəpqin̓

build dams təqtqipn̓t

boring t̓əsq̓ʷmin̓

become short t̓ət̓əq̓twil̓x

boy tətw̓it

bitter (plural) təx̌tax̌t

burst, explode, bang (sound), pop t̓iqʷt

buy a house tiw̓ɬxʷ

• tiw̓ɬxʷ. S/he bought a house. (Cv)

buy, deal for something tiw̓m̓

become different t̓ixʷəxʷlm̓

• way̓ t̓iʔ lut čxəƛ̓púlaʔxʷs ixíʔ t̓xʷ t̓ixʷəxʷlm̓, miʔ ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs mat čn̓paqčín̓. Just before daylight things commence to get different, then it gets daylight, the first light comes. (PS)
• t̓ixʷəxʷlm̓, k̓ʷul̓ t Yasukrí. He turned different, he turned into Jesus Christ. (PS)

be lazy t̓iyám̓

before long, it was not long t̓iʔ lútiʔ

both people tk̓asílm̓

being two people, be both people tk̓asl̓míst

be hurting, suffer tkəčxil̓s

• talíʔ kn̓ tkəčxil̓s, way̓ kʷuʔ ƛ̓xʷupn̓txʷ. Very much I am hurting, you beat me. (PS)

become a woman tkəɬmlxʷwil̓x

branch tkl̓xmikstn̓

be late (in the day) tk̓lxʷínaʔ

• kʷu tk̓lxʷínaʔ. Evening overtook us., We are late., We are running late. (Cv)

be led tkn̓kn̓íplaʔ

big berries tkp̓əsƛ̓ʔus

be falling around, go falling around t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷlwis

• t̓iʔ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷlwis úɬiʔ k̓ɬk̓laxʷ. S/he was falling around and then s/he got out of sight. (PS)

bussle (regalia) t̓k̓ʷiptn̓

bite the neck tk̓ʷiʔíl̓psn̓t

be on a horse, ride horse (plural) tkʷl̓liw̓s

be sitting with somebody tkʷl̓liw̓tmn̓t

• aláʔ tkʷliw̓tmn̓tst anwíʔ uɬ lut stim̓ t̓ ksmy̓pnun̓tm̓. If we stay here with you, we won’t learn anything. (PS)
• tkʷl̓liw̓tmntsn̓. I’m sitting by you / I sit next to you (Cv)

be holding hands, take one another’s hands, hold hands tkʷn̓ksnwaxʷ

• ilíʔ čtkʷn̓ksnwaxʷəl̓̓x, way̓paym̓əl̓x. They’re holding hands, they’re acting as white people. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ stʔaw̓tíl̓ts ixíʔ yaʔ t̓a čtkʷn̓ksnwaxʷ axáʔ iʔ k̓l̓ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. Their youngest son is the one who is holding hands with the Golden Woman. (PS)
• axáʔ in̓čáʔ kmix kn̓ mut, kn̓ sčqin̓k, kn̓ sl̓qpaʔsn̓čút miʔ ɬa čtkʷín̓plaʔstn̓ ɬa čpəx̌ʷm̓stin̓. All I do is sit around, lay on my back, pull my whiskers with tweezers, and for me to take the lead and pass them around. (PS)

blonde hair tkʷriʔqn̓

bite face, bite cheek tk̓ʷuʔúsn̓t

break something in two tliw̓sn̓t

• tliw̓sn̓. I broke it in two. (Cv)

be relatives, be related tmiw̓s

• kʷu tmiw̓s. We are relatives., We are related. (Cv)
• tmiw̓səl̓x. They’re relatives to each other., They are related. (Cv)

break in pieces tm̓kam̓

brown hair, brunette tp̓um̓qn̓

black fur tq̓ʷáˤy̓c̓aʔ

black hair tq̓ʷaˤy̓qn̓

blue round object tqʷaˤy̓s

bang! t̓qʷəqʷiqʷ !

black garden currants, Ribes spp, b’s etym: many little black berries tq̓ʷəq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaʕy̓s

be poorly dressed tqʷn̓qʷn̓íc̓aʔ

• tqʷn̓qʷníc̓aʔəl̓x. They’re poorly dressed (PS)

black berries, queenscup tq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓s

bored, be tired of doing nothing, bored with doing nothing t̓saq̓ʷ

• way̓ kn̓ t̓saqʷ aláʔ kn̓ ɬa čmut. I am bored just sitting here. (PS)
• mat ʔaˤy̓x̌ʷt t t̓saq̓ʷ. S/he must be tired, bored. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ t̓saq̓ʷ aláʔ ɬa čkaláʔm̓stmn̓. I am just bored from being here with you. (PS)

barely, hardly t̓stim̓s

beatable t̓ul̓

bowling t̓wist c̓aq̓ám̓

break a rope or string t̓w̓qam̓

boys tw̓twit

• kɬəɬsqʷsiʔ, kmusəms, yəyáˤt tuʔtwít He has sons, four of them, all boys (PS)

be taken with something tx̌aw̓čnmn̓t

• tx̌aw̓čnmn̓tməl̓x. They got stuck on them., Their lips go dry. (PS)

bright sky, clear sky, bright day, clear day tx̌l̓aˤsq̓t

brush, branches txl̓xl̓kmikstn̓

be all of txƛ̓ap

• txƛ̓apəl̓x. It is every one of them. (Cv)
• “haʔ way̓ p txƛ̓ap ?” “way̓, kʷu txƛ̓ap.” “Is it all of you?” “Yes, is is all of us.”
• way̓ uɬ itlíʔ k̓l̓ knaqs, huy̓ uɬ txəƛ̓ap iʔ kmusm̓s. And then from there to the next, until s/he got all four. (PS)
• nínwiʔ n̓y̓aˤl̓x l̓ čitxʷ, txƛ̓ap. When they are gathered in the house, it will be everybody. (PS)

be lucky tx̌səsmikst

• kʷu tx̌səsmikst uɬ t̓iʔ l̓ nəqslup kʷu ilíʔ. If we are lucky we will be there in one place. (PS)

be living txʷl̓xʷl̓tminm̓

be taken with something tx̌w̓pman̓t

• tx̌w̓pman̓. I’m stuck on it. (Cv)
• tx̌w̓pman̓txʷ. You’re stuck on it.

backbite somebody, gossip about someone wikʷčnmn̓t

• čkim̓sts iʔ saʔstám̓s, wikʷčnm̓s. She hates her brother-in-law, she backbites him. (PS)

be leaning, be tipped wil̓l̓

become -wilx

brag wisnm̓

• kn̓ wisn̓m̓ I brag. (Cv) unclear construction

brag about somebody wisn̓t

• čm̓ wisn̓tm̓əl̓x. They’ll brag on them. (Cv)

be ready wiʔnúmt

• kn̓ wiʔnúmt I am ready (Cv)
• way̓ kʷu wy̓num̓t. So we are all ready. (PS)

be saddled up. compound wiʔsnt̓k̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓

• ʔay̓xáxaʔ čy̓aˤpstís, way̓ čwy̓sn̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓. In a little while s/he got everything, they’re all saddled up. (PS)

be able to see wkəkiʔst

burn, scorch wlam̓

burn, scorch wlam̓, wulám̓

burn up w̓lap

berry. analysis uncertain =wm̓ 2 =iw̓m̓

berry. analysis uncertain =wm̓ 2, =iw̓m̓

beard W̓pčin̓

build a fire / make a fire wr̓am̓

build a fire wr̓am̓, wur̓ám̓

be proud of wsnčut

be there, it lay there w̓tan̓

• w̓tan̓ l̓ xƛ̓ut. S/he got on a rock. (Cv)

bark (dog) / bark (of a dog) / bark. of dogs wuhám̓

burn wxʷap

burn up w̓xʷap

bright colored body x̌allxʷ

bright colored body x̌allxʷx̌alləxʷ

bear root, ligusticum canbyi, Canby’s lovage, ginseng x̌asx̌s

be fooled xat̓l̓smíst

bow of boat xaʔtúsw̓ɬ

become difficult xc̓twil̓x

beautiful, good looking x̌əsʔaˤc̓əc̓

bugleweed, Lycopus uniflorus x̌in̓x̌n̓

board something up, install planks on something x̌l̓stim̓

• ixíʔ čx̌l̓stisəl̓x, mɬ kɬx̌l̓stisəl̓x. Then they board these up, and they board them on top. (PS)

be of age, come of age xƛ̓pspin̓tk

• way̓ kʷ xƛ̓əpspintk, kʷ k̓əɬpx̌čut You are of age, you can figure out what to do (PS)

be spurred, pricked xmam̓

• kn̓ xmam̓ Pointed objects stick me (Cv)

bugleweed xnastátkʷaʔ

blocks (play blocks) xn̓xanákaʔ

become good, get well, improve (plural) x̌sx̌stwilx

• kʷu x̌əsx̌stwil̓x. We got well. (Cv)

beautiful, good looking x̌sʔaˤc̓əc̓

big antlers, many antlered buck xʷaxʷík̓ʷɬxn̓

be reprimanded xʷay̓t

• kʷ xʷay̓t. You’ll get it., You got it. (Cv)

boney, lots of bones, many bones xʷaʔɬsc̓ím̓

become many xʷaʔtwílx

• xʷaʔtwílx iʔ sqilxʷ. The people multiplied., The people became many.

blue grouse xʷaʔxʷaʔyúɬ

break (as a stick or bone) x̌ʷc̓am̓

broken (as a stick or bone) x̌ʷc̓ap

break a front leg, break an arm x̌ʷc̓iksn̓t

break arm, break hand x̌ʷc̓pikst

• kn̓ x̌ʷc̓pikst I broke my arm (Cv)

break legs x̌ʷəc̓x̌ʷic̓xn̓

bubble, foam, froth x̌ʷəsmist

be able to walk xʷəstist

• lut ksxʷəstists. It couldn’t even walk. (Cv)

brittle, brittle objects x̌ʷəx̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷƛ̓t

break things of somebody x̌ʷiƛ̓ɬt

• x̌ʷiƛ̓ɬts. S/he broke things of theirs. (Cv)

break something (more than one thing) x̌ʷiƛ̓n̓t

• x̌ʷiƛ̓n̓. I break them., I broke them. (Cv)

brittle, weak, breakable x̌ʷiƛ̓t

brittle, breakable, weak (plural) x̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷƛ̓t

become alive, come to life xʷl̓xʷl̓twil̓x

be pleased with xʷm̓minm̓

• áɬiʔ isxʷm̓minm̓əl̓x mt sw̓switəl̓x. I’m tickled to look at them, whoever they are (Cv)

be satisfied xʷm̓qn̓čut

• way̓ čkʷis iʔ laklíʔs uɬ aɬíʔ kʷum̓s uɬ xʷm̓qn̓čut. So s/he took the key, and because s/he put it away, and s/he forgot about it. (PS)
• xʷm̓qn̓čut. S/he forgets. (Cv)

be ungrateful to somebody xʷtətmin̓t

• xʷətətmin̓txʷ. You’re ungrateful to him. (Cv)

become weak x̌ʷuptwíl̓x

be very sick xy̓aqs

• 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)
• xy̓aqs. S/he was very sick, (Cv)

be at the limit, be overwhelmed xy̓m̓sčut

basket, cedar bark basket, cedar basket , cedar bark basket, cedar or spruce root woven basket yám̓x̌ʷaʔ

basketball yám̓x̌ʷaʔ p̓úkʷlaʔ

be selfish yaʔkʷmínm̓

beach ball yaˤčin̓ɬp̓úkʷlaʔ

be in need of something, be in trouble yaˤpčín̓

• t̓xʷ way̓ talíʔ kn̓ yaˤpčín̓. I’m really in need. (PS)
• lut kn̓ t̓a ksyaˤpčín̓. I don’t have any troubles. (PS)

be in need of something yaˤpčínmn̓t

• uč kʷaʔ yaˤpčínmn̓txʷ ixíʔ iʔ ən̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ sumíxs ? Do you ever get hard up for the man-eater’s spirit? (PS)
• yaˤpčínmn̓tsn̓. I need you., I have need of you. (Cv)

become in need of something yaˤpčn̓nún̓t

• yaˤpčnúntm̓. They became needful., They hit hard times. (PS)

be strong / strong, strong character, spiritual strenght yaˤw̓pyáˤw̓t

• áɬíʔ lut t̓ aksyw̓pyáˤw̓t t̓iʔ kmix ɬə nánaqs an̓nín̓k̓mn̓. You won’t be strong enough with only one little knife (PS)

be backward about something / be reluctant with something, be hesitant with yaˤʔmín̓t

bottom, base (of cliff, tree, boulder) yəxʷtips

badger yəx̌ʷyəx̌ʷutxn̓

belt yiq̓íp

bend something yir̓k̓ʷám̓

be hit by something that moves fast y̓lap

• kn̓ ylap iʔ t čq̓ilən̓ I got hit with an arrow / I got hit by an arrow (Cv)

become chief y̓lm̓xʷil̓x

• uɬ y̓lmxʷílx qʷáˤsqiʔ. And blue jay became boss. (PS)

be cornered, be in fear ym̓m̓sčut

• way̓ kn̓ yməmsčut, way̓ kn̓ áˤčəčqənmənwíxʷ iʔ k̓a n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ I am cornered, I am fighting head to head with the sea monster (PS)
• t̓iʔ p sy̓m̓sčut iʔ ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xm̓p. You guys do your best, hurry., You are helpless to hurry. (PS)
• ʔim̓m̓sčút be concerned (Cv)
• kn̓ ʔiməm̓sčút I fear it (Cv)

below, down below y̓xʷut

• way̓ čk̓ɬnixl̓ tla yixʷút. Then s/he heard something from below. (PS)

bugs and spiders ʔakʷʔakʷtíl̓x naʔɬ tupl̓

both sides, twice, two blocks ʔaslúsm̓

• kʷuʔ ƛ̓xʷupn̓txʷ ʔaslúsm̓. You got the best of me twice. Two times you defeated me., You beat me twice. (PS)

be watchful of something ʔaw̓aw̓čín̓t

• ʔaw̓aw̓čín̓ I sat watching and ready. (Cv)

be placed in opposition to, be matched in gambling, to oppose someone ʔaw̓túsmn̓t

brush ʔax̌ʷmn̓

be busy, go around and around (plural) ʔax̌ʔax̌lílx

• way̓ axáʔ ʔax̌l̓ʔax̌lílx. So this one was busy doing something. (PS)

be the loser, to lose ʔaˤl̓pn̓čút

• uɬ t̓a w̓nixʷ kiʔ kn̓ kstaʔmínaʔ, way̓ kn̓ ʔaˤl̓pn̓čút. Sure enough I had a hard time to pull through winter, I was the loser all the way. (PS)

binder ʔaˤx̌ʷmín̓

• ʔaˤx̌ʷmín̓ l̓ sq̓ʷiɬt A binder for packing.

bull trout, Salvelinus malma ʔaˤy̓čkst

be hungry, hungry ʔilxʷt

• way̓ nax̌m̓ɬ ʔilxʷt. Well but s/he’s hungry. (PS)
• axáʔ iskxnílt mət way̓ nixʷ ʔilxʷt, ʔayx̌ʷt My child follower must really also be tired, exhausted (PS)

behind ʔiw̓t

• úɬiʔ ʔiw̓t kəkc̓ilxqən̓ Woodtick got behind (PS)

be gathered, be collected together, gather together ʔul̓lw̓s

• uɬ áɬiʔ nak̓ʷáʔ čmistím̓ nínwiʔ kʷu čʔul̓lw̓s. And therefore we don’t know if we will gather together. (PS)
• uɬ t̓iʔ ilíʔ čʔúl̓lw̓səl̓x, nəqsiɬxʷəl̓x. And they are all there just together, they're in one house. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t̓iʔ ilíʔ čʔullúsəlx l̓ ʔistkm̓ And they just stick together in winter. (PS)

baby blanket ʔux̌ʷtílaʔt sic̓m̓