C

cylindrical object / cylindrical object; story / story / suffix with unclear meaning =alqʷ

• way̓ kʷu n̓k̓ʷəxʷsalqʷm̓ iʔ t čaptíkʷɬ We untie the story (we start again) (Cv)
• way̓ kʷu n̓lək̓salqʷm̓ We will tie the story together (said at end of a story) / We will tie the story together. (Cv) formula used at the end of a story (Cv)

cylindrical object =al̓qʷ, =l̓qʷ, =aˤl̓qʷ

• čkc̓l̓al̓qʷ peg, spoke, hand mower, cradle scythe, something pronged or with pegs
  • kɬixʷpəntxʷ čkc̓lalqʷ Hang it there, there are some pegs (PS)
  • ƛ̓m̓ kskʷist ixíʔ iʔ x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓, kc̓lalqʷ, ixíʔ iʔ skʷists The cutter has a name, cradle scythe, that’s the name (PS)
• kɬəɬt̓mnal̓qʷtn̓ fishing rod (OkB)
• kp̓ac̓əlqʷáˤw̓stxn̓ Coyote’s oldest son’s name. [lit. streaks of excrement down the legs.] (Cv)
• ktəɬxal̓qʷ parole / Parole. [lit. standing on the rail.] (Cv)
• ƛ̓ iʔáləqʷ White pine / White pine. (OkB) (OkB)
• n̓plaˤlqʷ Nothing but dead timber (Cv)
• sc̓lalqʷm̓ play slahal game / Play slahal game, stick game (OkB)
• sməčnaləqʷ Desert parsley (OkB)
• tqʷəsqʷəspaləqʷ Moss on wood (OkB)

coat, body covering =alxʷ

crop, fruit, harvest, diminutive / crop, fruit, harvest. diminutive =áɬaʔq

• sk̓ək̓sáɬaʔq seedy variety of saskatoon, serviceberry, sarviceberry, Amelanchief alnifolia (OkB)

crop, fruit, harvest, escense, taste, odor, person ahead =aɬq

• k̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓ to plant, plant a crop, to garden (OkB)
• q̓ʷlw̓aɬqm̓ pick berries (OkB)
• sk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓taɬq wild strawberry (mountain variety), Fragaria vesca (OkB)
• sqam̓ɬq bastard toadflax, Comandra umbellata, B’s eym: breast fruit (OkB)
• stkm̓xstaɬq black twinberry fruit, lonicera involucrata. [lit. black bear’s fruit.] (OkB)
• st̓xaɬq huckleberry, Vacciniun membranaceum. [lit. sweet fruit.] (Cv)
• x̌saɬq Wild gooseberry (berries) / wild gooseberry (berries). Ribes irriguum (OkB)

crop, fruit, harvest =aɬq 1

cost, wage, worth =aqs 2

chest =ax̌ʷc̓k

circled group of ten, tens group aʔ čk̓ɬyar t ʔapʔúpn̓kst

circled things aʔ čk̓ɬyir̓yár̓

catch in a trap, one’s catch áˤčpíyn̓

• kʷu ʔaˤčaˤčpiyn̓ We caught it. (Cv)
• asʕačpíyn̓. You caught it. (e.g. a mouse)

cylindrical object =áˤlaʔqʷ

clothes, dress =aˤl̓qs

• kn̓ ksčm̓aˤlqs I have a big coat made of a blanket (Cv)

cylindrical object =aˤl̓qʷ

customary aspect. IN -st- TRANSITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS. See c-1 č-…-st

• ixíʔ čləklaklíʔsts. Then she locks them. (PS)
• kʷuʔ čn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓stxʷ. You have some business with me.

color, what color, what is outside covering like c̓aknílxʷ

cold, frozen, freeze to death (control-less resultive) c̓aɬəɬt

• aláʔ n̓ʔuɬxʷstmn̓ uɬ way̓ lut aksksc̓áɬəɬt. I will put you in here and you won’t freeze to death. (PS)

cold, it's cold, cold weather c̓aɬt

• myaɬ c̓aɬt It’s too cold (PS)
• kiy̓ic̓ásq̓t, talíʔ c̓aɬt. It is clear, it’s very cold. (OkB)

Chinese čanmn̓

chop suey čapsúyaʔ

• qʷamqʷəmt axáʔ iʔ čapsúya It’s excellent chop suey (PS)

crawdad, crawdads, crayfish c̓áy̓x̌aʔ

crab, crawfish čáy̓x̌aʔ

cry out, bawl, scream / scream čaˤčáˤy̓pm̓

• kn̓ čačáˤypm̓ I cried (Cv)

chew on something čáˤƛ̓stím̓ / čáˤƛ̓ám̓

catchfly / catchfly. Silene mensiesii. B’s etym: rattling noise caʕs čaʕsmčáʕs

crimson, blood red čaˤx̌

creek / little creek / place name. cheweka creek. on the east side of Lake Roosevelt. [lit- little creek] čəčwíxaʔ

cold c̓iɬ

charcoal bright c̓ix̌ʷc̓x̌ʷt, c̓ix̌ʷc̓əx̌ʷt

Come here a little closer! (command) čk̓aɬáɬxaʔx !

count, calculate c̓kam̓

count something, Count it! (command) c̓kan̓t

count backwards c̓kan̓t n̓wapm̓ús

count another way c̓kan̓t t aʔ čt̓ixʷlm̓

covered čkilxʷíc̓aʔ

come to top of water, come to the surface of water čkɬčqəqitkʷ

come in sight čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap

cut something off čk̓ɬlq̓stim̓

• axáʔ čk̓ɬlq̓lq̓stis iʔ t k̓míplaʔ. He’s been cutting the thorns off the stems. (PS)

cover something in a hole čkmárnaʔst / kmárnaʔn̓t / kmárnaʔm̓

calculator / counter c̓kmin̓

cave in on a surface čkmɬəɬínaʔ

• ʔáˤpnáʔ čm̓ itíʔ miʔ kn̓ čkmɬəɬínaʔ. Now it’s going to fall on me. (PS)

count something c̓kn̓tim̓

• c̓kn̓tísəlx. They counted them. (PS)

come straight for something čktɬmn̓čutmn̓t

• uɬ aɬíʔ iʔ kʷu čktəɬmənčutm̓səlx They come straight to me (PS)

can roll čk̓ʷalílk̓

crooked čk̓ʷarc̓

crooked čk̓ʷar̓r̓

chew, bite repeatedly čk̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔstím̓ / k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔán̓t / k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔám̓

cramps, cramping čk̓ʷəp̓k̓ʷup̓əp̓

crooked čk̓ʷr̓k̓ʷarc̓

come to people čk̓wsqilxʷ

come, arrive. Analysis unclear / come, arrive čkʷukʷ

• kn̓ čkʷukʷ I am coming (Cv)
• čkʷukʷəlx They’re coming (Cv)

count for someone c̓kxit

• 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)

come out to meet somebody čkʔáčqaʔmn̓t

• mi čkʔáčqaʔmənts She’ll come out to meet you (PS)

crawling with, being crawled on čkʔakʷtínaʔstm̓

claim one as relative čkʔam̓plaʔnčútm̓st

come čkʔaw̓

• kʷuʔ sčkʔaw̓s. S/he came over to us. (Cv)

come running out / run out, come running out, dashing čɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓

• ixíʔ kiʔ čɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓, txʷt̓pm̓sqilxʷ iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. That’s when she rushed out, she rushed to the barn. (PS)

cold place, cold land c̓ɬtúlaʔxʷ

cold land c̓ɬúlaʔxʷ

child čm̓il̓t

• kn̓ čm̓il̓t I was a child (Cv)
• l̓ aʔ čxʔit ixíʔ iʔ sčəčmil̓t uɬ axáʔ čpspsáˤyaʔ. The first time those were children, and these are stupid. (PS)

cylinder čml̓k̓ʷal̓qʷ

cover something, as with snow čmn̓tim̓

chimpanzee čm̓pan̓c̓íʔ

cover something, we cover something čm̓stim̓

• ixíʔ úɬiʔ t smik̓ʷt ɬa ččm̓stin̓ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. And then I covered the deer with snow. (PS)

crippled c̓n̓c̓an̓wáˤyaʔ

canyon, gully, a draw čn̓laˤw̓útm̓, čn̓laˤʔútm̓

cliff, river bank, steep shore, broken shore čn̓lq̓ʷus

cave, there is a cave čn̓ɬəx̌ʷin̓k

camel čn̓məq̓ʷikn̓

connect to ground, stake to the ground čn̓pətkʷúlaʔxʷ

come out of the bushes čn̓p̓uƛ̓m̓

cross the valley čn̓t̓aq̓m̓

chop out the inside of something, hack out the inside of something čn̓xlíɬc̓aʔst, n̓xlíɬc̓aʔn̓t

chop head, hack head čn̓xl̓qist, n̓xl̓qin̓t, n̓xl̓qinm̓

cube, box čn̓xn̓ɬəniw̓t

cubes, boxes čn̓xn̓xn̓ɬəniw̓t

come out of eye čn̓ʔačəčqʔúsn̓t

come up river, ascend river čn̓ʔaw̓čínm̓

come downstream, descend steam or river čn̓ʔax̌ʷt

come in, enter in čn̓ʔuɬxʷ

calm čqmap

cry, weep / cry c̓qʷaqʷ

• c̓qʷaqʷ uɬ t̓iʔ xʷstlwis. He cried and he walked around. (PS)
• c̓qʷaqʷ n̓ɬik̓ɬik̓tám̓ cry sobbing (OkB)

calico, spotted horse čq̓y̓ilxʷ

come down, downhill čsax̌ʷt

• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷaʔ čsax̌ʷtx, kʷu sqʷl̓qʷl̓stwixʷəxʷ, t̓əxʷ miʔ kʷu n̓suxʷnaʔmnwíxʷ All right, come down and let’s talk, so we may understand one another (PS)
• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓s iʔ k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ, iʔ k̓a čsax̌ʷt Then he went to the left, downhill. (PS)

curved, crooked, twisted (e.g. a saddle) čsitk

chickadee c̓skáˤknaʔ

call somebody čswikstm̓st

• way̓ uɬ kʷu čswikstm̓stxʷ, stim̓ uɬ an̓x̌mín̓k ? You’re calling me, what do you want? (PS)

come ashore / come out of water čt̓ixəl̓x

come down, come downhill čtqʷay̓

• uɬ haʔ sčʔkinx haʔ, n̓kət̓kt̓usnəlx, uɬ haʔ əɬčtqʷay̓l̓x iʔ t sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓? And what’s the matter, I had their heads cut off, and they come down the stairs? / What’s the matter, I had their heads cut off, and they come down the stairs? (PS)
• ixíʔ ɬəɬčtqʷay̓səl̓x, way̓ əɬčy̓aˤpəl̓x. Then they started to come back down the hill, then they come back. (PS)
• əɬčtqʷay̓, əɬčp̓l̓k̓usm̓. They came back down, they turned around. (PS)

call on the phone čtqʷl̓qʷl̓tiw̓sxt

come to somebody čtxʷuymn̓t

• čtxʷuymn̓tsn̓. I came to you. (PS)
• uɬ stim̓ iʔ sčənq̓aʔílsəmp, kiʔ kʷu čtxʷuyməntp? What is your business that you come to see me? (PS)

come to the surface, come out from under water čt̓ʔak̓ʷ

• way̓ t̓i ixíxiʔ uɬ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ In a little while the Golden Woman came to the top (PS)
• way̓ k̓əl̓ əɬʔəmčnitkʷ axáʔ iʔ sílxʷaʔ iʔ sílxʷaʔ iʔ siwɬkʷ, ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ Close to the shore of the big water, that's where the Golden Woman appears (PS)

celebrate čuláym̓

Chopaka area, Mount Chopaka C̓up̓áq̓

call something, saying something čust

• t̓xʷ way̓ iʔ skɬl̓liksts iʔ stkl̓kl̓xmikstn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sčustsəl̓x iʔ qʷilčn̓. Those which sprout from the limbs, these they call fir boughs. (PS)
• áɬiʔ sčustsəlx q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷáˤy̓ st̓maˤl̓t, uɬ ixíʔ qʷspíc̓aʔ iʔ ʔum̓səl̓x. They call them Black Cows, or they call them Buffalo (shaggy hide). (PS)

constipated c̓waˤp

Coyote's youngest son (Washes His leg) C̓w̓čin̓xn̓

conceal something, hide something čwikʷst

• uɬ t̓i kmix inčá čmystin̓, əčwikʷstn̓ Only I know about it, I’ve been hiding it (PS)

creek, river, dwell, dwelling, residence, reside čwix

• xʷuy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, n̓k̓wilx, uɬ axáʔ mət təl̓ ƛ̓ʔiʔs, uɬ k̓a ʔx̌iʔ n̓qil̓t k̓əl̓ st̓iltx iʔ čwix Coyote went, he went upstream, maybe in a bark canoe, and he got over some falls at the Kootenai river (PS)
• way̓ ik̓líʔ kiʔ čwix He lives over there (PS)
• čwixəl̓x. They lived there. (Cv)
• čwixəl̓x axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, way̓ áɬíʔ in̓čaptíkʷɬ uɬ way̓ kɬy̓lmixʷm̓ km̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip. There once lived a king, my fairy tales always have a chief or Coyote (PS)
• l̓ ən̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s ilíʔ kiʔ čwix iʔ sxʷul̓ɬxʷ. In the center there was a tipi. (PS)
• way̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ čitxʷ əčwix, sílxʷaʔ iʔ čitxʷ A beautiful house was there, a big house (PS)

circling čxal̓kmn̓čút

clearing, space, emptiness čx̌əqx̌aq

come uphill čx̌iƛ̓m̓

• way̓ čxʷu·yl̓x, čx̌iƛ̓məlx, čkičsəlx sn̓k̓l̓ip They were coming, they came up the hill, they got to Coyote (PS)
• lut t̓ə čk̓ak̓aʔlíʔst, iwá əɬaʔ čx̌iƛ̓m̓ She won’t go slow, even when she goes up the hill (PS)

corrugated čx̌it

call someone with a hand motion čx̌l̓tikxt

cirle around čxl̓xal̓ákək

clean something, cleaning something čxʷk̓ʷstim̓

• čxʷk̓ʷstin̓ I clean it up., I am cleaning it. (PS)

compete/wager with each other, promise each other c̓x̌ʷnwixʷ

curved čyark̓ʷ

curved čyirák̓ʷək̓ʷ

coiled čyiríkst

coiled (as a snake, rope) čyrikst

crooked čyr̓yar̓k̓ʷ

come out čʔáčqaʔ

• way̓ uɬ nixʷ qʷásqiʔ t̓i čʔáčqaʔ Also Blue Jay came out (PS)
• kʷmiɬ uɬ čʔáčqaʔ iʔ sql̓tmixʷs. All of a sudden out came her husband. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ čʔáčqaʔl̓x axáʔ iʔ splal̓ The young folks started coming out (PS)

come (in compounds) čʔaw̓s-

• čʔaw̓sƛ̓əxʷɬúlm̓s She will come and kill you guys. (PS)
• kʷ isčʔaw̓sʔúkʷmaʔm̓ I came over to bid you good bye. (PS)
• kʷu sčʔaw̓smúskstx. We came over to take a chance. (Cv)

catch a glimpse of something čʔəpwikst

• čʔəpwikstm̓ She catches a glimpse of it. (Cv)

catch a glimpse of someone čʔəpwksqilxʷ

• ʔəpwksqilxʷ He caught sight of it for a moment / He saw it, but it got out of sight again, he caught a glimpse of it / He saw it, but it got out of sight again (Cv)

calling a place, naming a place čʔúm̓laʔxʷst

come to, be arriving to, be approaching əčt̓əčy̓áˤp

come back in, enter here again əɬčn̓ʔuɬxʷ

• uɬ wnixʷ čniɬč yaʔ əɬčənʔuɬxʷ Sure enough it was he who came back in (PS)

come back toward, return here again əɬčp̓lak̓

come back towards, return again əɬčp̓lk̓usm̓

• čm̓ uč k̓ɬk̓laxʷ čm̓ itlíʔ mɬ əɬčp̓l̓̓k̓usm̓ uɬ áɬiʔ čʔiw̓t qʷáˤsqiʔ. Maybe he’ll get out of sight and then he’ll come back, becaue Blue Jay is way behind. (PS)
• km̓ yaʔ ʔx̌iʔ əɬčtqʷay̓, əɬčp̓əlk̓usm̓, wiksəlx iʔ sk̓əɬčəhmix When they come back down, when they turn back around, that’s when the stalkers see them (PS)

come down hill again əɬčtqʷay̓l̓x

come back əɬčxʷuy̓

• úɬiʔ kʷu əɬčxʷuy̓, uɬ k̓aw̓ axáʔ iʔ sl̓ax̌ttət We came back home, and out partner was gone (PS)
• axáʔ itlíʔ uɬ əɬčn̓ʔax̌ʷts əɬčxʷuy̓. Then he came back downstream, he came back. (PS)

come back down (plural), go back downhill, get back down, get down again (plural) əɬsəx̌ʷtilx

come back to life, regain health, recuperate əɬxʷlal̓

cottonwood mushroom, Polyporus sulphureus hápu

come loose, become slack, loosen, slacken haˤw̓w̓

catch cold, have a cold həhuʔ

coyotes, coyote pack həɬsn̓k̓l̓ip

coat, body covering, outer layer =ilxʷ, =lxʷ

chin =ípaʔs

container, conveyance, boat =iwɬ, =iwl̓

Canada Kánataʔ, Kanatáʔ

cabbage, Brassica oleracea kapíč

cowboy kaw̓púy̓

come out of kaʔáčqaʔm̓

carry wood kaʔmísl̓p̓m̓

• iʔ sín̓čaʔsəl̓x uɬ n̓y̓aˤy̓p k̓aw̓, áɬiʔ sčn̓c̓iw̓x uɬ səčkaʔmísl̓p̓aʔx. Their little brother is still gone, because he’s still washing dishes and packing wood. (PS)

cloth eating moth kaˤƛ̓áˤƛ̓naʔ

coax someone k̓aˤw̓qnmíst

• uɬ ixíʔ k̓áˤwqənmístm̓s iʔ tkɬmilxʷs kslíʔáˤwɬtm̓ axáʔ iʔ syríwaxəns He coaxed his wife to put on him his snow shoes (PS)

cantaloupe kaˤx̌áˤx̌c̓aʔ

cheese kaˤy̓ sqʔim̓

cut one’s own hair kaˤy̓l̓sxn̓čút

cut somebody’s hair kaˤy̓l̓sxn̓t

• kaˤy̓l̓sxn̓tsn̓. I cut your hair (Cv)

cry for someone, mourn for someone, grieve for someone kc̓əqʷc̓qʷaqʷmn̓t

cover something with a layer kčmínaʔn̓t

chaps Kčw̓aˤkstxn̓

charge someone with something, accuse somebody of something, make law for someone, make an obligation to someone kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔɬt

• lut kʷuʔ t̓ə čus n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čkʷɬənxixəmstxʷ, aɬíʔ way̓ ixíʔ kʷuʔ kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔɬts He didn’t tell me I can lend it out, he gave it to me (PS)

covered with a layer kəčmínaʔ

covered with a layer (as with snow) kəčmnínaʔ

• sič čkčmínaʔ Then it had snow on it (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ əɬk̓ɬənx̌p̓ips iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məɬ ixíʔ əɬkčmínaʔs He stitched back the deer, and he put snow back on it (PS)

cackle, quack, chirp, squack kəkaˤm̓

• čkəkáˤm̓ cackle, She’s cackling. (Cv)

chase kil̓

chase, pursue somebody or something kiln̓t

• kiln̓tm̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. They are chased by Wolf. (PS)
• kils. S/he chased it., S/he pursued it. (OkB)

coho salmon kísuʔ

cut off k̓it̓

chilled, cold, be cold (a person) k̓iy̓t

chase one another kl̓klnwixʷ

• nixʷ inčá iskəlkəlnwíxʷ I also started chasing (PS)

chase somebody kl̓klnwixʷst

• uɬ kəlkəlnwixʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, axáʔ iʔ xʷʔit And then he started chasing the deer, many of them (PS)

cover up klk̓naʔn̓čút

• kn̓ čkəlk̓naʔnčút I try to cover it up (Cv)

close to the trail, close to the road kɬaʔmáqs

close to the ground kɬaʔmúlaʔxʷ

close to the edge of a cliff kɬaʔmús

counter, calculator kɬc̓əkmin̓

container, conveyance lies kɬčəqiwɬ

• čkɬčqiwɬ a car sits there, a vehicle sits there (Cv)

container, conveyance lies kɬčqiwɬ

counter, counting chip, model, demonstration kɬčúnmaʔtn̓

croup strap, loin cloth, menstrual napkin, menstrual pad kɬəqʷupstn̓

• n̓ɬəqʷɬq̓itm̓s He threw it over his shoulder (Cv)

close to the end kɬəʔaʔ

• uɬ kɬəʔaʔ iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ uɬ ixíʔ itlíʔ čkʷis iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ The first bundle was nearly worn out, and then he took another bundle (PS)

cut the tips, the ends off kɬic̓ksn̓t

• ixíʔ sk̓t̓ipm̓s, k̓t̓ipm̓ uɬ way̓ put, put kʷn̓nus uɬ áɬiʔ axáʔ čk̓ɬləq̓ləq̓stis iʔ t k̓míplaʔ, čkɬic̓ksəs. He started cutting, he cut until it was enough, enough that he can hold it, and he’s been peeling the thorns off the stems, he’s cut them off.

counter top kɬix

chaps kɬkčw̓čwʕaqstxn̓

center of an open space kɬkiwm̓

• ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsmən̓t ya ʔx̌iʔ k̓əl̓ kɬkiwm̓ Look around there in the open (PS)

chin k̓ɬk̓mípaʔs

chin k̓ɬk̓mípaʔst

cheek(s) k̓ɬk̓m̓k̓mus

cheek / cheek(s) k̓ɬk̓mus

cheek k̓ɬk̓mus, k̓ɬk̓əmus

counting cube / cube (for counting and patterns) kɬkn̓xčutn̓

cut off k̓ɬkt̓am̓

cut off k̓ɬk̓tk̓it̓n̓t

cut loose k̓ɬk̓t̓n̓tim̓

chestnut horse kɬkʷilxʷ

come in sight, appear / come in sight, appear. PLURAL REFERENCE k̓ɬk̓ʷiƛ̓pt

• k̓ɬk̓ʷiƛ̓ptəl̓x. They come in sight (going away from here). (Cv)
• čk̓ɬk̓ʷiƛ̓ptəl̓x. They come in sight coming this way. (Cv)
• way̓ čkwiks iʔ ɬəɬsqʷsiʔs, aɬíʔ k̓əɬk̓ʷiƛ̓əpt iʔ ɬəɬsqʷsiʔs Well, he saw his children, his children came in sight (PS)
• way̓ ksx̌əlpínaʔl̓x, ixíʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ put n̓ləʕ̓ʷpus iʔ ktəkʷʔuttn̓səlx, kiʔ əɬk̓əɬk̓ʷiƛ̓əptəlx When daylight comes, at the same time that they left, that’s when they reappeared (PS)

catch a ball k̓ɬkʷinčnm̓

catch a ball / catch a ball. (OkB) k̓ɬkʷinčnm̓ k̓ɬkʷinčnm̓

catch (a ball, etc.) k̓ɬkʷin̓čn̓t

choose /decide k̓ɬk̓ʷin̓st

come in sight (sg), appear / come in sight (sg), appear, show up some place. e.g. the sun coming out from behind the clouds / come in sight / to appear, to come into sight k̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap

• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čwikm̓əl̓x čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap iʔ sn̓čəkʷmin̓. Suddenly they saw the buggy appear. (PS)
• xʷuy̓, n̓t̓aʔ k̓əɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap, nikxnaʔ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ kɬənk̓mip He went, something came in his field of vision, gee, a beautiful gate (PS)
• xʷu··y̓ kɬʔálqʷaʔ, k̓əɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap kɬʔálqʷaʔ, čtyap He went and he got to a shore, he came in sight of a shore, it’s running water (PS)

cook for somebody k̓ɬk̓ʷul̓čn̓t

call someone k̓ɬlxʷan̓t / k̓ɬlxʷn̓tim̓

come in sight k̓ɬɬəʔiq̓ʷ

• kmix an̓kʷl̓mút qʷásqiʔ lútiʔ t̓a čk̓ɬɬəʔiq̓ʷ Just your brother-in-law Blue Jay hasn’t come in sight yet (PS)
• čn̓ʔax̌ʷt uɬ aláʔ l̓ Sx̌ʷnitkʷ čkɬʔiq̓ʷ uɬ axáʔ q̓mn̓tim̓ iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. he came downstream and he came in sight at kettle falls, and that’s when a water spirit swallowed him. / he came downstream and he came in sight of kettle falls, and that’s when a whale swallowed him (PS)

come in sight k̓ɬɬʔiq̓ʷ

cut out (command) k̓ɬn̓an̓ík̓n̓t

cut off for k̓ɬnək̓nik̓ɬt

cut off from someone / manage to cut something off something k̓ɬnik̓ɬt

• ixíʔ čk̓ɬnik̓ɬts iʔ spʔusts, way̓ t̓iʔ ixíʔ snik̓m̓s iʔ t nin̓k̓mn̓. So he's cutting it’s heart, he just started cutting with a little knife. (PS)

cut something off k̓ɬnik̓mn̓t

• way̓ əɬ čk̓əɬnik̓əms iʔ təl̓ sq̓ʷisəs, n̓xƛ̓iksəntməlx axáʔ He started cutting some of the fat, he passed it around / He started cutting some of the fat, he passed it around to them (PS)

cut something open k̓ɬnt̓lípiʔs

• ixíʔ uɬ ksk̓ɬən̓t̓lípiʔs. And then he was going to open it. (PS)

cut something open k̓ɬnt̓lipm̓

close something k̓ɬn̓xn̓ipn̓t

close something up k̓ɬn̓xn̓n̓ip

close the door k̓ɬn̓ʔaˤlíp

close the door on somebody k̓ɬnʔáˤlípn̓t

• čun̓tm̓, “lut kʷ t̓ isl̓áx̌t,” ixíʔ uɬ k̓ɬn̓ʔáˤlíps. He told him, “You’re not my friend,” and he shut the door. (PS)
• yaʔx̌íʔ əɬk̓ɬənʔáˤlíps san̓ pyar, uɬ n̓áˤc̓əx̌kn̓čút St. Peter closed the door, and he looked behind himself (PS)

cream colored horse; buckskin horse kɬpaʕlxʷ

Cream colored horse. lighter than buckskin kɬpaˤl̓xʷ

catch fish kɬqaqxʷl̓xm̓

croup strap kɬqʷupstn̓

clear a path for. TRANSITIVE k̓ɬq̓x̌n̓tim̓

• axáʔ atáʔ n̓c̓iʔčn̓ sčxaʔtmíx, k̓ɬq̓əx̌n̓tis iʔ slx̌lax̌ts. Now wolf is way ahead, he cuts trail for his friends (PS)

come out kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ

• ixíʔ nixʷ kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ Then he also fell out. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kʷm̓iɬ aláʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷ, stim̓? All at once something fell down, what is it? (PS)

can’t make it k̓ɬtwnilxtm̓

• uɬ čk̓əɬtwnilxtm̓ And we thought he couldn’t make it (PS)

Colville River Kɬtx̌ʷəw̓tiw̓s

catch on a spread k̓ɬtxʷipn̓tm̓

curtain. often set up for infirms in a tipi k̓ɬxar

• way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ wiks ilíʔ ak̓əɬxar He saw a curtain there (PS)

cover (command) / to spread kɬxʷipn̓t

cleaned off k̓ɬxʷk̓ʷap

come off / come off, e.g. a button k̓ɬyaxʷt

circle (command) k̓ɬyir̓án̓t

close to the end kɬʔa

close to the shore; across the border, across the line / close to the shore; across the border k̓ɬʔalqʷ

• aláʔ kiʔ kn̓ čk̓ɬʔal̓qʷ way̓ wikn̓tsn̓. I got close to the shore and I saw you. (PS)

coast k̓ɬʔal̓ʔál̓qʷaʔ

coax somebody k̓ɬʔaxʷaxʷkʷukʷnm̓

coax somebody. apparent compound k̓ɬʔaxʷaxʷkʷúkʷnm̓

coaxer / coaxer. apparent compound k̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷnčúttn̓

change clothes k̓ɬʔay̓sl̓sčút

change oneself k̓ɬʔaysnčút

• k̓ɬʔay̓sn̓čút change, change oneself, change ones looks (Cv)
• k̓a n̓ɬaʔmín̓k miʔ kʷ ɬəq̓il̓x mɬ axáʔ čkčahm̓stíp axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, p k̓ɬʔay̓sn̓čút. you will sleep next to the wall, and you can figure out how to change places with the woman. / you will sleep next to the wall, you’ll figure out how to change place with the woman. (PS)

change / change into k̓ɬʔis

change (command) k̓ɬʔisn̓t

change / Change something into something k̓ɬʔiys

change something k̓ɬʔiysn̓t

change something k̓ɬʔiyst

• čk̓ɬʔiy̓səstxʷ. You’re changing yourself.

coaxer k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷnčutn̓

coaxer k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷnčutn̓,k̓əɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷənčutn̓

coax somebody / beg. apparent compound k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷukstm̓

• way̓ uɬ čk̓itəlxməntm̓, uɬ iwá k̓əɬʔəxʷʔəxʷkʷukstm̓ ksənxʷstítkʷaʔx She came a little closer, a-begging him to walk in the water (PS)

coax somebody k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷukʷnm̓

coax somebody / coax k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷunm̓

• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu sčk̓əɬʔəxʷʔəxʷkʷunəms ikskʷúɬnm̓ axáʔ iʔ t inčq̓ílən̓, iʔ kʷu txʷic̓xtxʷ He’s been coaxing me to lend him my arrow, the one you gave me (PS)
• k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷukʷnm̓, k̓ɬʔaxʷaxʷkʷukʷnm̓ coax somebody (OkB)

coax somebody / coax somebody. apparent compound k̓ɬʔxʷʔxʷkʷunmn̓t

• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu sčk̓əɬʔəxʷʔəxʷkʷunəms ikskʷúɬnm̓ axáʔ iʔ t inčq̓ílən̓, iʔ kʷuʔ txʷic̓xtxʷ He’s been coaxing me to lend him my arrow, the one you gave me (PS)

change something k̓ɬʔyisn̓t

• k̓ɬʔiy̓sn̓. I changed it/her/him.
• k̓ɬʔiy̓səs. He changed it/her/him. (Cv)
• way̓ itlíʔ kʷu əɬk̓ʷanɬqm̓, nax̌əmɬ áˤpnáʔ k̓əɬʔiysəntm̓ iʔ ksčk̓ʷanɬqtət We will put in a garden again, but his time we’ll change what we’re going to plant / We will put in a garden again, but this time we’ll change what we’re going to plant (PS)

change food k̓ɬʔysaqsm̓

• way̓ kʷu əɬ k̓əɬʔəysaqsm̓, áˤc̓ən̓t, kʷaʔ patáq, uɬ áˤpnáʔ səsp̓qin̓ We will change grub, look, we’ve had potatoes, now let’s have wheat (PS)

change clothes k̓ɬʔyslsčut

• way̓ čaˤwl̓x axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, k̓əɬʔəysəlsčut The woman took a bath, she changed her clothes (PS)

change of clothes k̓ɬʔyslsčuttn̓

• t̓xʷ way̓ xʷic̓xtp iʔ t kstm̓tim̓s, t kɬk̓ɬʔay̓sl̓sčútətn̓s. Give him some clothes, a change of clothes. (PS)

cause problems for somebody kƛ̓aʔíplaʔn̓t

• kʷaʔ kƛ̓aʔíplaʔn̓tm̓ ƛ̓əxʷɬtim̓ iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔts. It’s our fault that she killed her grandchildren. (PS)
• kƛ̓aʔíplaʔs He’ll get him in trouble (PS)

car broke down kmaˤqs

covered km̓láˤc̓aʔ

cave in, fall on kmɬɬínaʔ

• kʷ kmɬəɬínaʔ. It falls on you., It is/was falling on you. (Cv)

cave in on top / cave in on top. morphology not clear kmɬqínaʔ

• čkməɬqínaʔ. The whole thing fell on her. (Cv)

cut something off knik̓m̓

• ixíʔ uɬ čknik̓m̓s itlíʔ, sʔiɬn̓s. And then he cut off from there, he started eating. (PS)
• way̓ itlíʔ sčknik̓əms He cut some off (PS)

cut something open, butcher kn̓kn̓am̓

• axáʔ iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ ixíʔ uɬ skn̓kn̓am̓səl̓x. These women are cutting it open. (PS)

counter / counter (counting chip) / snap cube / tile kn̓xčutn̓

Coyote’s oldest son’s name. [lit. streaks of excrement down the legs.] kp̓ac̓əlqʷáˤw̓stxn̓

cross-eyed kp̓lp̓lk̓us

cross-eyed kp̓l̓p̓l̓k̓us

camp by somebody kpulxmn̓t

cut k̓ram̓ 1

Cut it with a saw / Cut it k̓ran̓t

carve strips of skin, cut strips k̓r̓k̓ram̓

cut something. IMPERATIVE / cut something k̓rn̓tim̓

cool off, body cools off ksaʔxíc̓aʔ

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ʔayxáxaʔ ksaʔxíc̓aʔ miʔ ksiw̓stm̓stn̓ When in a little while he cools off I will water him (PS)

choices ksčnk̓ʷak̓ʷín̓

cough ksn̓ɬáˤm̓ptaʔx

clean berries ksn̓xʷk̓ʷiw̓sm̓

charge with the care of kstilm̓

• lut kʷu t̓ə kskaʔkíčɬtsəlx ikstílm̓ They won’t find what I’m going to ask them to keep for me (PS)

cut the arm, cut wing kt̓ax̌n̓t

cover oneself ktəpnaʔn̓čút

cascara, rhamnus purshiana / cascarra, rhamnus purshiana ktəptəpsiɬəml̓x

common pin kt̓ət̓íplaʔ

charge with the care of something ktilm̓

charge somebody with the care of something ktilmn̓t

• ktilmn̓. I left it with her/him. (OkB)

cut something off low, cut off close to the ground, cut off at the base kt̓ipm̓

• way̓ ixíʔ skt̓ipəms, kt̓i·pm̓ uɬ way̓ put, put kʷənnus He started cutting, he cut until it was enough, enough that he can hold it (PS)

cut trees, cut down a tree, fall a tree k̓t̓ipn̓t

cut something in two k̓t̓iw̓sn̓t

• k̓t̓iw̓sn̓txʷ. You cut it in two. (Cv)

cut open middle, cut open belly, cut in the middle k̓t̓liw̓s

charge somebody with the care of something ktlmn̓tuɬt

• uɬ ixíʔ čktəlməntuɬts iʔ laklí Then she lets you take care of the key (PS)
• kʷuʔ kskʷum̓ɬts kiʔ ktl̓mn̓tuɬtn̓. They're going to store for me what I gave them to take care of. (PS)
• ktlmn̓tuɬtn̓. I charge him with its care. (Cv)

cloudy, overcast kt̓map

clothes wear out ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ

• kʷ ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ Your clothes might wear out., Your clothes are worn out. (PS)
• p ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ You will wear your clothes out (PS)

cover head ktpáyaʔqnm̓

covered over, covered, covered over the top ktpəpínaʔ

cover something ktpínaʔ

cover kt̓pínaʔn̓t

chew k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷʔám̓

confident, strong hearted / strong hearted k̓ʷəčk̓ʷəčspʔus

caterpillar k̓ʷəsk̓ʷəsmuɬ

choose it, try it, attempt it, taste it k̓ʷin̓n̓t

come untied / get free, get free / get loose k̓ʷixʷəxʷ

• lut ksk̓ʷixʷəxʷs It won’t come untied. (Ok)

calf, bear cub [lit. red coated] kʷl̓alxʷ

• kʷmiɬ wiksts čkɬk̓ʷiƛ̓pt, kʷəkʷl̓kʷl̓alxʷs, ixíʔ t̓i ʔasíl̓. At once he saw them come in sight, little calves, two of them. (PS)

cook, make food for oneself k̓ʷl̓čn̓čut

cover over, to cap, capped, covered kw̓línaʔ

calves, cubs kʷl̓kʷl̓alxʷ

cover something, keep something covered, keep something capped kw̓l̓línaʔn̓t

• kw̓l̓línaʔn̓txʷ. You cover it., You cap it. (Cv)

creator, god k̓ʷl̓nčutn̓

• kʷuʔ čus iʔ t k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓ ikstxət̓ám̓ ixíʔ čq̓iln̓, lut ikskʷɬən̓xíxm̓. God told me to take care of that arrow, not to lend it out. (PS)
• čkičxstsəl̓x, way̓ uɬ ilíʔ mutstəl̓x, k̓ɬʔam̓tíl̓səs iʔ k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓. They got him there, they sat him down there, he sat him right in front of Creator. (PS)
• čun̓tm̓ iʔ t k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓, “sn̓k̓lip, way̓, way̓ kʷ qʷn̓qʷan̓t, sn̓k̓lip." Then the big boss said to him, “Coyote, yes, you sure are pitiful, Coyote.” (PS)
• ixíʔ swy̓num̓tx, iʔ t stətm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌sl̓sčut, iʔ t sk̓ʷl̓sčuts t sx̌čmn̓čuts. That one’s handsome, with his clothes and good outfit, the way he’s fixed up and dressed. (PS)

Coyote's second oldest son (Dirty Leg) K̓ʷɬt̓ət̓áɬal̓qʷ

can opener k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓tn̓

cook for someone k̓ʷul̓čn̓t

crawl on the ground, slither k̓ʷxʷap

• iʔ x̌aʔx̌ʔúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ əčk̓ʷxʷap. That rattle snake slithers., It slithers, that rattler snake/rattler.

clean something kxʷik̓ʷn̓t

• uɬ axáʔ kʷ xʷk̓ʷiɬxʷm̓, kxʷk̓ʷəntixʷ iʔ čitxʷ (I want) you to clean the house, really clean the house (PS)

clear sky kyic̓ásq̓t

cold hands k̓y̓ikst

• áɬiʔ mt t̓xʷ iʔ t smik̓ʷt uɬ áɬiʔ k̓y̓ky̓ikst, uɬ áɬiʔ mináʔ kspikst. It must have been from the snow that his hands got cold, because I don’t suppose he had gloves. (PS)

cold, chilled k̓y̓iy̓t

• way̓ kʷu sysuy̓t, kʷu k̓əy̓iy̓t We are chilled, we are cold (PS)

claim one as relative kʔam̓plaʔn̓čútmn̓t

• čm̓ kʔam̓plaʔn̓čútmn̓ts kʷ sn̓ʔímaʔt She’ll call you a relative, grandchild. (PS)

coax somebody, nag somebody kʔaxʷkʷúnmn̓t

• kʔaxʷkʷunm̓səl̓x. They coaxed her/him/it. (Cv)
• kʔaxʷkʷúnmn̓tm̓. She talked him into it. (PS)
• way̓ kʔəxʷkʷu··nəms iʔ əɬčəčʔupsč Well, she kept nagging her younger sister / She kept nagging her younger sister (PS)
• wi··m̓ kʔəxʷkʷunməntxʷ iʔ ta ylmixʷəms iʔ t səxʷk̓ʷəl̓čənčut The chief’s cook coaxed him for nothing

crawl at something kʔukʷtm̓st

cylindrical object, column, tree (diminutive) =laʔqʷ

• =al̓qʷ, =l̓qʷ, =aˤl̓qʷ cylindrical object
  • čkc̓l̓al̓qʷ peg, spoke, hand mower, cradle scythe, something pronged or with pegs
  • kɬəɬt̓mnal̓qʷtn̓ fishing rod (OkB)
  • kp̓ac̓əlqʷáˤw̓stxn̓ Coyote’s oldest son’s name. [lit. streaks of excrement down the legs.] (Cv)
  • ktəɬxal̓qʷ parole / Parole. [lit. standing on the rail.] (Cv)
  • ƛ̓ iʔáləqʷ White pine / White pine. (OkB) (OkB)
  • n̓plaˤlqʷ Nothing but dead timber (Cv)
  • sc̓lalqʷm̓ play slahal game / Play slahal game, stick game (OkB)
  • sməčnaləqʷ Desert parsley (OkB)
  • tqʷəsqʷəspaləqʷ Moss on wood (OkB)

corn liplíʔ

coffee l̓kapíʔ / lkapíʔ

container used to cook in the ground lkipmn̓, l̓kipmn̓

coat, body covering =lxʷ, =alxʷ, =ilxʷ, -əlxʷ, -l̓xʷ

• kɬk̓aƛ̓əlxʷ Dark brown horse (Cv)
• kɬkʷillxʷ sorrel horse, red horse, bay horse / Dark sorrel horse (Cv)
• kɬpaˤl̓xʷ Cream colored horse. lighter than buckskin (Cv)
• kɬp̓uməlxʷ Buckskin horse (Cv)
• kʷil̓lxʷ red cloth, red surface, red cover, red fur (PS)
  • iʔ naqs qʷaˤy̓, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷr̓iʔlxʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷill̓xʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs t̓xʷ q̓ʷaˤy̓. One was blue, this one was yellow, and this one was red, and this other one was just black. (PS)
  • uɬ ixíʔ k̓im̓ iʔ kʷill̓xʷ iʔ sq̓lip. And that’s what’s left, the red handkerchief. (PS)
• kʷriʔlxʷ golden surface, yellow coat, yellow cloth (PS)
  • axáʔ iʔ naqs qʷaˤy̓, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷr̓ilxʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷill̓xʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs t̓əxʷ q̓ʷaˤy̓. One blue, and one yellow, and one red, and one black. (PS)
• sɬiʔyálxʷ Roan and white speckled horse
• x̌alləxʷ Bright colored (OkB)

compound connective -ɬ- 3

• n̓pkʷɬƛ̓áqnaʔm̓ put in pockets / He put it in his pocket (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. The one I’m married to., S/he is my marriage partner., S/he is my spouse.
• asn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlút your bed partner (PS)
• n̓k̓ʷɬʔiɬnmn̓tsn̓ I ate with you (PS)
• sn̓taʔɬwlwlímtn̓ The blacksmith’s (Cv)
• taʔxʷɬt̓əxʷtlwís. They got airplanes. (PS)

close to ɬaʔ

coming to an end ɬaʔɬəʔáp

close to the shore, next to the shore ɬaʔm̓čnitkʷ

• iʔ stm̓tim̓s ilíʔ ɬaʔm̓čnitkʷ. Her clothes were there close to the shore. (PS)
• ksasq̓tm̓ uɬ niw̓t axáʔ iʔ ɬaʔm̓čnítkʷ uɬ n̓ʔiw̓lm̓. It rained and the wind blew close to shore and there were waves. (PS)
• way̓ k̓l̓ əɬaʔm̓čnítkʷ axáʔ iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ Close to the shore of the big water (ocean) (PS)

chicken hawk, Cooper's hawk / chicken hawk (OkB), Cooper's hawk / chicken hawk (coopers hawk/goshawk) ɬəɬak̓ʷ

catch a fish ɬəɬt̓pin̓

come side-by-side ɬəm̓mniw̓s

commit adultry ɬəwl̓twixʷ

chokecherry, cherry, cherries, Prunus virginiana ɬəx̌ʷɬax̌ʷ

• ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷiɬp chokecherry bush, Prunus virginiana (OkB)

chokecherry bush, Prunus virginiana ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷiɬp

cross with difficulty ɬəx̌ʷmús

• ksɬəx̌ʷmúsaʔx She’ll have a tough time getting through (Cv)

close to the shore ɬəʔam̓čnítkʷ

close to the end, dying ɬəʔap

• ɬəʔɬəʔapəl̓x They’re near the end (Cv)

crop, fruit, harvest, essense, taste, odor =ɬq 2, =aɬq

• lut t̓a čpl̓aɬqəl̓x It doesn’t grow (Cv)
• sc̓aʔk̓ʷaɬqsəl̓x Their blooms (PS)
• sƛ̓əqaɬqm̓s He started to dig his crop (PS)
• sčtaxʷɬqs His crop (PS)
• sk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət Our crop (PS)
• aksčtáxʷɬq. It's what you are going to harvest. (PS)
• stim̓ iʔ kɬəɬk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət ? What are we going to plant this time? (PS)

child eating monster ɬy̓ɬáˤyaʔ

celery ƛ̓áqʷa

contest ƛ̓əxʷpnwixʷ

child dies ƛ̓l̓lil̓t

• pničíʔ əɬa čƛ̓l̓lil̓t That’s when somebody lost his child (dead) (Cv)

convulsions ƛ̓l̓ƛ̓al̓ál̓

convulsions ƛ̓lƛ̓aʔlál̓

contest ƛ̓xʷpnwixʷ

canoe ƛ̓ʔiʔ

• ixíʔ aksƛ̓ʔíy̓, sn̓k̓l̓ip. That will be your canoe, Coyote. (PS)
• way̓, way̓ kn̓xitmn̓, inčá kn̓ iʔ kʷ akɬƛ̓əʔíʔ, kn̓ čənməlk̓ʷqin̓ axáʔ iʔ kn̓ kɬqaqəlwəlp̓ Yes, yes, I’ll help you, I will be your canoe, I will be a whole piece of driftwood (PS)
• xʷuy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, n̓k̓wilx, uɬ axáʔ mət təl̓ ƛ̓əʔiʔs Coyote went upstream, maybe in a bark canoe (PS)
• kɬyrmnitkʷkʷ iʔ ƛ̓iyíʔ Launch a canoe / Launch a canoe. (OkB) (OkB)

collar bone maáˤwsiyən̓

computer / computer málx̌aʔs c̓ásy̓aqn̓

computer málx̌aʔs c̓asyqn̓

collar bone maˤwsyn̓

collar bone maˤw̓syn̓

collar bone maˤwsyn̓, maáˤwsiyən̓

colder misc̓aɬt

Coyote's oldest son Miyáɬtkʷ

chat / visit / visit, chat / visit / chat ml̓mil̓t

call somebody a liar mlx̌aʔntím̓

• məl̓x̌aʔntsít We called you a liar (Cv)

cottonwood mulx

cottonwood mul̓x

coward, chicken out, back down muqʷqʷ

• muqʷəqʷ He chickened out. (Ok)
• lut aksmúqʷəqʷ ! Don’t chicken out!

cedar mxiɬp

cradle board mx̌ʷal̓

correct, right mymayt

correct, right mymayt, mimáyt

complain, tell one’s troubles / tell about oneself / complain, tell one’s troubles, tell about oneself mynčut

• kn̓ miynčút I complain, I report what I didn’t like (Cv)
• čm̓ kʷu ɬə my̓n̓čut. We tell about our trouble. (PS)
• čm̓ kʷu əɬyaʕp iʔ k̓əl̓ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət čm̓ kʷu əɬm̓inčút When we get back to our parents, we’ll tell them about our troubles (PS)

climb to the top of / climb to the top of n̓ p̓aƛ̓m̓qn̓

cut hair nak̓ql̓qnm̓

cut up naník̓m̓

courageous n̓áˤy̓áˤy̓l̓s

cold water / cold water; cold wind nc̓aɬt

cold water, cold wind / Cold water n̓c̓aɬt

• n̓ƛ̓áˤmčən̓ uɬ mət t n̓c̓aɬt ksiwstʔax He got thirsty, he wanted to drink cold water (PS)

Cold, north wind / Cold, north wind. (OkB) n̓c̓aɬt iʔ sniw̓t

constipated n̓čáˤw̓púps

crack nuts nččq̓ipm̓

crack nuts n̓čəčq̓ipm̓

• n̓čəčq̓ipm̓ iʔ t q̓ípxʷaʔ He cracked hazelnuts (Cv)

Crutches n̓čəkʷčək̓ʷax̌n̓

crutch(es), arm support n̓čək̓ʷčək̓ʷax̌n̓

• n̓čək̓ʷčək̓ʷax̌nm̓ use crutches (Cv)

cracker/chip n̓čəpčúplaʔxʷ

canoe leak nc̓əxʷəxʷiwl̓

close eyes n̓c̓ip̓c̓əp̓sm̓

calculate something for somebody nc̓kmuɬt

• ksn̓c̓əkmuɬtm̓. We’re going to figure it for him (PS)

calculate something nc̓kmust

crutch(es), arm support nčk̓ʷčk̓ʷax̌n̓

crick in the neck nčk̓ʷpil̓ps

crick in the neck n̓čk̓ʷpil̓ps

close the eyes tightly nc̓nc̓nmaˤsm̓

• n̓c̓ənc̓ən̓máˤsm̓ He closed his eyes tight (Cv)

cut down n̓c̓q̓ipn̓t

cigarette butt nc̓spípnaʔ

cigarette butt n̓c̓spípnaʔ

copy / pretend n̓čw̓čwiks

copy / to pretend n̓čw̓čwikst

canoe leak nc̓xʷxʷiwl̓

constipated nc̓ʕwpups

• kn̓ nc̓əʕwpups I am constipated (Cv)

centimeter / inch / centimeter / inch nəqsəsáx̌aʔtn̓ (ns)

Center pole n̓ɣipw̓s

Cut it with a knife nik̓ən̓t

cut with a knife. e.g. meat / cut with a knife / to cut, saw nik̓m̓

cut something / keep cutting nik̓n̓t

• t̓iʔ čxʷuy̓ iʔ sčnik̓s uɬ ixíʔ nixʷ lq̓ʷlq̓ʷiw̓s. He kept cutting and that too broke. (PS)

cut wood nik̓slp̓m̓

Cut (wood) nik̓sl̓p̓m̓

cut wood nik̓slp̓m̓, nik̓səlp̓m̓

cut bundles ník̓uʔsm̓

cut ník̓uʔsn̓t

cut n̓in̓k̓m̓

cap / helmet / cap/helmet n̓kapqn̓

close to one’s back nk̓aʔtkn̓áɬq

catch up with someone / something n̓kčn̓ikn̓t

catch up to / he’s about to catch up n̓kəčknaɬq

close to back n̓k̓ək̓tikn̓

Ceiling n̓k̓əmkn̓iɬxʷ

crown of head nk̓maw̓sqn̓

Ceiling, wall nk̓mənkiɬxʷ

ceiling n̓k̓min̓k

Ceiling n̓k̓m̓k̓niɬxʷ

ceiling, walls nk̓mnkiɬxʷ

ceiling n̓k̓mn̓kiɬxʷ

ceiling, walls nk̓mnkiɬxʷ, n̓k̓əmənkiɬxʷ

cut something nk̓nik̓n̓t

• nək̓nik̓əs He cuts it (Cv)

crouched over n̓k̓n̓k̓píwaʔ

cut something in half, in the middle nk̓riw̓sn̓t

• ixíʔ kʷis iʔ nin̓k̓mn̓s ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓riw̓səs axáʔ yaʔ n̓xarw̓s. Then he took his little knife and he cut this curtain wide open. (PS)

cruel (pl) / cruel n̓k̓sk̓sil̓s

cut off somebody’s head nkt̓kt̓usn̓t

• uɬ haʔ sčʔkinx haʔ, n̓kət̓kt̓usnəlx, uɬ haʔ əɬčtqʷay̓l̓x iʔ t sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓? And what’s the matter, I had their heads cut off, and they come down the stairs? / What’s the matter, I had their heads cut off, and they come down the stairs? (PS)
• lut t̓ə čqʷəčqʷačqən̓ axáʔ yaʔ čənkət̓kt̓usč Those whose heads are cut off didn’t have their hats on (PS)

cut the head off of s/o or s/t n̓k̓t̓usn̓t

choose n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓m̓

chosen n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓n̓

choose / pick out, choose nk̓ʷaʔk̓ʷínm̓

• n̓k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷínm̓ She started picking some of it (Cv)

Cheap (inexpensive) nk̓ʷək̓ʷym̓aqsm̓

Cramps in the stomach n̓k̓ʷəpk̓ʷup̓əp̓ənk

cook on a fire n̓kʷl̓usn̓t

cramps in the stomach nk̓ʷp̓k̓ʷup̓p̓nk

cramps in the stomach n̓k̓ʷp̓k̓ʷup̓p̓n̓k

cramps in the stomach nk̓ʷp̓k̓ʷup̓p̓nk, n̓k̓ʷəpk̓ʷup̓əp̓ənk

chest (for storage) nkʷumlsčútn̓

coffee pot n̓lkapítn̓

cinch. (Ok) / cinch nlk̓iw̓stn̓

carve out n̓lum̓

cough nɬam̓

cough nɬam̓t

cough n̓ɬam̓t

come out loud nɬaʔq̓ʷmqín̓

come out loud n̓ɬaʔq̓ʷm̓qin̓

• kn̓ n̓ɬaʔq̓ʷm̓qín̓ I came out with it loud (Cv)

cough n̓ɬaˤm̓pt

cut a hole n̓ɬəx̌ʷikn̓t

cross a road / across the road n̓ɬəx̌ʷmaqs

• kʷ n̓ɬəx̌ʷmaqs. You cross the road. (Cv)

cough (Cv) form reported as Spokane n̓ɬəx̌ʷm̓p

clear sound nɬiq̓ʷčn̓

clear sound, clear speach n̓ɬiq̓ʷčn̓

• way̓ t̓iʔ n̓x̌sčin̓ iʔ n̓ɬiq̓ʷčn̓ iʔ syríwaʔxn̓ It’s a good sound, a crisp sound of snowshoes (PS)

croup strap, loin cloth, menstrual napkin nɬqʷupstn̓

cross a road nɬx̌ʷmaqs

cough nɬx̌ʷump

Colville River N̓ƛ̓qmitkʷ

classroom n̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓

cave into the ground nmɬɬúlaʔxʷ

• ixíʔ sʔáčqaʔs ɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓, put ʔáčqaʔ uɬ ixíʔ n̓mɬəɬúlaʔxʷ iʔ čitxʷ. he went out fast, he just got out when the house caved in. (PS)

confess n̓my̓my̓pmist

confession nmypmist

• mət əl̓ sn̓mypmist iʔ x̌əčmənčut Maybe he was dressed for confession. (OkB) kən
• ksənməypmístaʔx I went to confession (Cv)

cutting board n̓naník̓mn̓

centimeter n̓nəqsəsáx̌aʔtn̓

cut off head n̓nik̓sn̓t

cataract npaqs

camp npulxm̓

camp with somebody npulxmn̓t

campground / hotel / bedroom / motel n̓pul̓xtn̓

copy (command) / trace (command) nq̓əy̓usn̓t

• miƛ̓n̓t color (command) / rub something
• t an̓t̓əxʷt̓əxʷlaqs miƛ̓n̓t. Color it with your crayons.
• čúnmaʔn̓t show something, demonstrate something, explain something
• q̓ay̓íkstmn̓t draw (command)
• čn̓pukʷn̓kíkstx Take a handful for yourself. (command)
• lut t̓əčmay̓ k̓ʷinx estimate (command)

clinic, hospital / clinic / hospital n̓q̓l̓tiɬxʷtn̓

car nqy̓qy̓xʷups

car. [lit. stinking end.] nqy̓qy̓xʷups n̓qiʔqy̓xʷups

car. [lit. stinking end.] nqy̓qy̓xʷups, n̓qiʔqy̓xʷups

confused, mixed-up, forgetful nsal̓l̓qn̓

confused n̓sal̓l̓qn̓

• n̓sl̓sal̓l̓qn̓ confused (pl) / confused

cups n̓saʔsíw̓stn̓

confused (pl) / confused n̓sl̓sal̓l̓qn̓

cake nt̓áxlaʔxʷ

cloudy liquid n̓taˤm̓kʷ

cover eyes n̓təptpus

cookies, sweets / cookies (or cakes) n̓t̓ət̓xt̓xúlaʔxʷ

crayons n̓t̓əxʷt̓əxʷlaqs

chest, box nt̓il̓ltn̓

cross piece / cross piece. nt̓knkiɬxʷtn house post nt̓kiw̓s

companion ntkʷil̓

companion / pet n̓tkʷils

companion, pet / companion n̓tkʷil̓s

come to. compound nt̓kʷk̓ʷspuʔús

• way̓ ixíʔ xʷuystsəlx iʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓mrimstn̓, way̓ uɬ n̓yʕ̓ip lut t̓ n̓t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷəspuʔús They rushed him to the hospital, but he did not come to (PS)

come to nt̓k̓ʷk̓ʷspuʔús

coffin nt̓k̓ʷmin̓

coffin n̓t̓k̓ʷmin̓

companion n̓tkʷtkʷtil̓s

carrying someone in arms n̓t̓k̓ʷuʔsíkstm̓st

cut open nt̓lip

cloudy liquid n̓tm̓pitkʷ

cross a bridge nt̓q̓mw̓sčin̓

cross a bridge. (Ok) nt̓q̓mw̓sčin̓, nt̓q̓muʔsčín̓

Coffin nt̓uk̓ʷmín̓

• mi liq̓əntm̓, kʷnixtm̓ iʔ t kɬənt̓ək̓ʷmins We’ll bury him, we’ll get him a coffin (PS)

cake, cookie, sweet / cake (or cookie) n̓t̓xúlaʔxʷ

• n̓t̓ət̓xt̓xúlaʔxʷ cookies, sweets / cookies (or cakes)

crayons n̓t̓xʷt̓xʷlaqs

container / something things go in / storage container / container / something things go in nutn̓mín̓

capacity nutnmíns

carry into the air n̓wisl̓xskʷ

capsized, turned over nwlal̓

container, something things go in nw̓tn̓min̓

curtain nxarčn̓

• way̓ ta ʔx̌ilsts n̓xarčən̓ He raised the curtain (PS)

curtain nxarw̓s

• ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓riw̓səs axáʔ yaʔ n̓xarw̓s. And then he cut that curtain open. (PS)

Curtain n̓xarw̓s

Coyote mint. Mondarella odoratissima. B’s etym: menthol smell on sides nx̌ax̌aʕɬniw̓t

Coyote mint nx̌ax̌aʕɬníwt

Columbian language, Moses Indians nxaʔmxʷčín̓

clear water nx̌aˤl̓

clear water nx̌aˤl̓, nx̌aʕl̓

clear water n̓x̌aˤl̓kʷ

cooled nx̌aˤp

• n̓x̌aˤp iʔ čitxʷ iʔ t sniw̓t The house got cool from the wind / The house got cool from the breeze (Cv)

Coyote mint n̓x̌áˤx̌áˤɬəníw̓t

cut close to the ground nx̌čipm̓

• ixíʔ uɬ asn̓x̌čípm̓ axáʔ iʔ sp̓əp̓aʔc̓áˤlaʔqʷm̓ iʔ sxʷaʔxʷaʔnkíɬp. And then you start cutting close to the ground these shoots of hawthorne. (PS)

challenge nx̌əlkɬtiɬn̓

curve nxlak

curve nxlak, n̓xlak

cut somebody’s head in half nxlaw̓sqn̓t

• n̓xlawsqən̓ hit on the head / I hit him on the head (Cv)
• way̓ kʷis axáʔ yaʔ n̓sp̓ustn̓, n̓xlaw̓sqs axáʔ He took the sword, he hit him on top of the head (PS)
• way̓ x̌ast haʔ y̓ aspuʔús əɬ n̓xlaw̓sqən̓, uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ tx̌ʷiw̓səntm̓? Would you like it if I cut him on the head, and we divide him? (PS)

chop / chop down tree / cut wood / chop / cut wood n̓xlip

challenge to a race nx̌lkɬtiɬn̓

challenge each other n̓x̌l̓tčnwixʷ

cut somebody’s head off nxlusn̓t

• n̓xlusəs She’ll chop his head off (PS)
• yaʔx̌iʔ təl̓ sxʔitx ixíʔ n̓xlusəs (She started) from the oldest one (and) cut his head off (PS)

coward nx̌lx̌luɬ

cowardly n̓x̌l̓x̌l̓uɬ

coward nx̌lx̌luɬ, n̓x̌əlx̌l·uɬ, nx̌əl̓x̌əl̓uɬ

cut somebody’s head off nxlxlusn̓t

• c̓áˤc̓stsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ sn̓k̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlutsəl̓x yaʔ n̓xl̓xl̓usn̓tm̓əl̓x. They saw their bed partners get their head chopped off. (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ kʷəkʷim̓mt yaʔ əɬ ənxəlxlusəs iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔts She went too far (and) she cut off the heads of her own grandchildren (PS)

Columbia River n̓x̌ʷəntkʷitkʷ

clear ground, clear land n̓x̌ʷil̓p

clean out body n̓xʷk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔm̓

clean grain nxʷk̓ʷiw̓sn̓t

couples. Compound -nx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓smn̓

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

canvas tipis nx̌ʷx̌ʷáyaqn̓

Colville language nx̌ʷyʔiɬpxčn̓

• ikskswítm̓ miʔ mipnunm̓ yaʔ n̓x̌ʷʔiɬpxčn̓. I’m going to try to learn the Colville language. (Cv)
• way̓ čaʔkʷ čus innqʷəlqʷíltn̓, n̓x̌ʷəiɬpxčən̓, way̓ itlíʔ kn̓ c̓əpq̓siw̓sm̓ iʔ t inčaptíkʷɬ Well, as they say in my language, in Colville, I am going to splice my fairy tale (PS)

cool one’s back nx̌ʕikn̓

cross over water nyak̓ʷ

cross over water nyak̓ʷ niʔák̓ʷ

cross over water nyak̓ʷ, niʔák̓ʷ

control one’s temper n̓yaˤwl̓sčút

• wi·m̓ sn̓yəʕ̓ʷlsčuts n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ, way̓ uɬ n̓k̓sínaʔməntm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip The sea monster tried to control his temper, he didn’t like what Coyote was saying to him / The sea monster tried to control his temper, he didn’t like what Coyote was saying (PS)

cross water nywilx

• kʷ n̓ywilx You cross water/creek/lake.

control one’s thought / control one’s thoughts nyw̓yʔáˤwíls

• kʷ n̓yw̓yaˤwl̓s. You control your thoughts. (Cv)

copy, imitate nyxʷaxʷ

copy cat. (Ok) / copy cat nyxʷxʷuɬ

control one’s temper nyʔáˤwlsčút

clench the teeth / clinch the teeth nyʕc̓yác̓ism̓

• kn̓ nyʕc̓yác̓ism̓ əɬaʔ kn̓ čənx̌iɬ I clench my teeth when I’m scared. (Ok)

car n̓ʔaw̓áqs

costs nʔis

change, exchange, trade nʔyxʷiw̓s

covered nʕʷlqnmnwixʷ

• čn̓ʔaˤl̓qnmnwixʷ. It has a lid on. (Cv)

cattail rushes / cattail rushes. originally used to make sleeping bags p̓axɬp

Coyote's third oldest son (Poop on a rock) Pc̓al̓qʷísxn̓

cubs pəpəspus

Coyote’s call for his helpers. cf. p̓s 1 / Coyote’s call for his powers p̓əs

• way̓ ixíʔ x̌lits iʔ sl̓əx̌l̓ax̌ts, ixíʔ sčuts, “p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs k̓ʷƛ̓up,” kʷm̓iɬ axáʔ t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ iʔ sxʔitx He called his partners, he said, “ come out,” at once the first one fell to the ground (PS)

crazy (pl) / crazy pəspsáˤyaʔ

cooked / baked p̓iʔáq

carry on the back / gather psixm̓

cat pus

chief’s wife puylmíxʷ

• ixíʔ axáʔ in̓túm̓, ixíʔ puʔy̓lmíxʷm̓. This then is my mother, she’s the boss’ wife. (PS)

car / car. [lit. wrinkled feet.] p̓uyxn̓

• kɬtk̓ʷəntisəlx əl̓ p̓uyxn̓, uɬ xʷət̓pusəlx k̓əl̓ səxʷmrim̓ They put him in the car, and they started to the doctor (Cv)
• ƛ̓lap inp̓uyxn̓ My car stopped (Cv)
• kn̓ twmist iʔ t p̓uyxn̓ I bought a car (Cv)

car p̓uy̓xn̓

cook to eat p̓y̓qčin̓

children of. cf. qʔɬ= / children of qaʔɬ=

• axáʔ iʔ n̓k̓ʷčwilxʷtn̓, t̓xʷ qaʔɬy̓lmí́xʷm̓, y̓lmixʷm̓ sn̓ɬəx̌m̓tan̓s. There were also others, such as the chief’s children, and the chief’s in-laws. (PS)
• x̌minks axáʔ iʔ st̓əmkəʔilts axáʔ iʔ qaʔɬilmíxʷm̓, qʷásqiʔ Blue Jay like his daughter, the chief’s daughter / Blue Jay likes his daughter, the chief’s daughter (PS)

chief’s children qaʔɬylmíxʷm̓

• yaʔ l̓ʔiwtət, aɬíʔ ylmixʷm̓, kʷu qaʔɬylmíxʷm̓ Our father, he’s a boss, we are the boss’s sons (PS)

card / ticket q̓əq̓y̓q̓əy̓min̓

colt / foal q̓əq̓ʔik

claws q̓əx̌ʷqin̓kst

call somebody down q̓iq̓ayíɬc̓aʔ

colts q̓q̓ʔik

colts q̓q̓ʔik, q̓əq̓ʔik, q̓əq̓iʔík, q̓əy̓qy̓ik

crazy qʷaqʷáʕ, qʷaqʷáʕ̓

Coyote's poop sumix q̓ʷastín̓k

cattail q̓ʷastqín̓

common / often / rich qʷay̓

• ixíʔ ɬəɬx̌iƛ̓əms axáʔ l̓ n̓wapáqs, lut qʷay̓ itíʔ t̓ə čxʷuy̓ He went back up the hill in the road where all kinds of things grow, it’s not often that people travel here (PS)
• lut qʷay̓ kʷu t̓ə čkičs iʔ sqilxʷ It isn’t often that people get to us (PS)
• lut qʷay̓ not often
• lut sqʷays It isn’t often (Cv)
• lut kn̓ qʷay̓ I’m not rich (Cv)

Cattail rushes q̓ʷəlq̓ʷastqín̓

chipmunk q̓ʷəq̓ʷc̓wíyaʔ

cheat / song qʷilm̓

cheat qʷilm̓, qʷilm̓

cheat somebody qʷiln̓t

• qʷiləntsən̓ I cheat you (Cv)

cheat qʷl̓qʷilm̓

carry a baby, pack a baby on back q̓ʷɬtil̓t

carry a baby, pack a baby on back q̓ʷɬtil̓t, q̓ʷəɬtil̓t

carry each other q̓ʷɬtmnwixʷ

complain with (to?) somebody qʷn̓činmn̓t

• kʷuʔ qʷən̓činməntxʷ You complain with me (PS)

chipmunk q̓ʷq̓ʷc̓w̓íy̓aʔ

chipmunk q̓ʷq̓ʷc̓w̓íy̓aʔ q̓ʷəq̓ʷəc̓w̓íy̓aʔ q̓ʷəq̓ʷčw̓íyaʔ

chipmunk q̓ʷq̓ʷc̓w̓íy̓aʔ, q̓ʷəq̓ʷəc̓w̓íy̓aʔ, q̓ʷəq̓ʷčw̓íyaʔ

cattail bushes q̓ʷsq̓ʷastqín̓, q̓ʷəsq̓ʷastqín̓

caterpillars qʷsqʷsmuɬ

caterpillar q̓ʷsq̓ʷsmuɬ

cover a house, make a shelter qʷyiɬxʷmst

• ixíʔ mɬ ɬa čqʷy̓iɬxʷm̓stsəl̓x. And that’s how they cover their houses. (PS)

cover a surface qʷyínaʔ

• tqʷyínaʔntxʷ You cover it with something (Cv)

cross oneself qymw̓sčut, qymuʔsčút

call somebody down q̓yq̓yíɬc̓aʔ

call somebody down q̓yq̓yíɬc̓aʔ, q̓iq̓ayíɬc̓a

compound connective -s-

• n̓k̓ʷəsc̓əʔak̓ʷm̓ All summer long (PS)
• n̓k̓ʷəspin̓tk One year (PS)
• sn̓k̓ʷəstʔiw̓tx The youngest one (like it)

cents san̓s

cricket sarsr

cricket sar̓sr̓

cricket sar̓sr̓ sarsər

cricket sar̓sr̓, sarsər

compare sasúxʷmaʔm̓

cape. (Ok) sáˤčilkst

cape sáˤčílkst

cape sáˤčíl̓kst

counting pattern sc̓ak tn̓q̓ay̓ústn̓

counted (I counted) sčc̓ak (isčc̓ák)

children. Okanagan form. (Ok) sččm̓álaʔ

children sčəčmálaʔ

Coeur d'Alene people sčəčwix

coat made of blankets. with pharyngeal intrusion sčəmáˤlqs

• ksčəmáˤlqs He has a coat made of a blanket (Cv)

counting pattern sc̓kam̓ təkpapútmn̓

cent sc̓kəkisxn̓

counting coins / coins- counting coins sc̓kspiqsxn̓m̓

cut lengthwise sčk̓t̓liw̓s

catch, prisoner sčlak̓

• isčlák̓. He’s my prisoner., I tied him., What I bound. (Cv)

come seeking sčƛ̓ʔam̓

• lut aɬíʔ kʷ t̓ iksɬwníkstm̓, way̓ kʷ isčƛ̓əʔám̓ No, I’m not going to let you go, I came to get you (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ isəčƛ̓aʔám̓ iksx̌áq̓əq̓. And then I was going to fetch my pay. (PS)
• way̓ iʔ laklí iɬəɬčƛ̓ʔám̓, way̓ kn̓ əɬkičx I want the key back, that’s why I am back (PS)
• kʷuʔ sčkʷul̓stm̓ iʔ t ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət uɬ kʷ sčƛ̓ʔam̓. Our elders sent us to get you. (PS)

coat made of blanket sčmaˤl̓qs

choice sčnk̓ʷak̓ʷín̓

celebration (in compounds) -sčuláy̓

clue sčúnnmaʔs

cheat səčqʷilxəl̓x

cut hay səčx̌ʷíčlaʔxʷəxʷəl̓x / səčx̌ʷčx̌ʷičlaʔxʷəxʷ / səčx̌ʷičlaʔxʷməl̓x

camp crier səxʷk̓ɬlxʷam̓

councilor səxʷk̓ʷín̓maʔam̓

carpenter səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷ

carpenter / carpenter (house builder) / carpenter, house builder səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓

cutter (one who cuts bundles) səxʷník̓uʔsm̓

camp crier səxʷt̓qʷčin̓

caretaker / guard səxʷtxət̓am̓

• uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ nixʷ iʔ səxʷtxt̓ams They are also her caretakers (PS)

cat’s cradle skalw̓ákstm̓

Cat’s cradle (string game) skalw̓ákstm̓, skəlw̓akstm̓

cat’s cradle. string game skalw̓ákstm̓, sklw̓akstm̓, skalw̓ákstm̓

chicken, bird / animals / chicken / bird skəkáˤkaʔ

chicken pox / chicken pox skəkáˤkaʔ kpəkʷəkʷíc̓aʔ

chicken, bird skkáˤkaʔ

chokecherry, prunus virginiana, b’s etym: old spring salmon fruit sk̓lw̓saɬq

cream skɬčk̓ap

cutleaf anemone. Anemone multifida. B’s etym: clustered around the (little) middle skɬəkɬkíwaʔs(s)kɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs

Coast Indians skɬkəwkəwmatkʷ

chest sk̓ɬk̓miw̓s

• ask̓ɬk̓míw̓s your chest (Cv)

coast Indians skɬkw̓kw̓matkʷ

coast Indians skɬkwkwmatkʷ, skɬkəwkəwmatkʷ

catch a disease. analysis unclear; form probably based on the root √kʷn 1 / catch a disease skskʷkʷinnst

• skskʷukʷinnst Catch a disease (OkB)

clouds sktm̓tam̓t

crop, garden / plants sk̓ʷanɬq

• čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓ iʔ sk̓ʷan̓ɬq. We divide the crop. (PS)
• sk̓ʷanɬqsəlx Their garden (Cv)

Chewelah Sk̓wílaʔ

cave / cave. perhaps analyzable sk̓ʷ=iʔst sk̓ʷiʔst

clam, clam shell; fresh water clam; mussel sk̓ʷk̓ʷr̓ínaʔ

clam, clam shell; fresh water clam; mussel. Unionidae Anodonta sk̓ʷk̓ʷr̓ínaʔ, sk̓ʷək̓ʷr̓ínaʔ, sk̓ʷuk̓ʷr̓ínaʔ

Coat skʷl̓al̓qs

copper skʷraʔkán̓

copper skʷraʔqán̓

consumption / TB sk̓xəxʷum̓

consumption sk̓xəx̌ʷum̓

child follower, companion skxnil̓t

• kn̓ ksq̓miltn̓ axáʔ inčáʔ uɬ axáʔ iskəxníl̓t mat way̓ nixʷ ʔilxʷt, ʔay̓x̌ʷt. I am hungry, and my child companion must also be really tired, exhausted. (PS)

consumption, tuberculosis, TB sk̓xxʷum̓, sk̓xəxʷum̓

Colvilles. marginal subgroup of sx̌ʷəíʔɬp, in the Colville Valley, along Colville River sláˤwtíw̓sx

Colvilles sláˤw̓tíw̓sx

clay smláˤlaʔxʷ

Clay sml̓áʕlaʔxʷ

clay smláˤlaʔxʷ, sml̓aʕlaʔxʷ

Coyote. borrowed from Columbian smyaw̓

• ixíʔ k̓m̓ɬəniw̓tn̓tm̓ Smiyáw̓. Then she sat by the side of Coyote., Then s/he sat by Coyote's side. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílpsəlx aɬíʔ axáʔ ylmixʷm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, smiyáw̓ They have already fixed his bed, because Coyote is a boss, he’s Smiyaw (PS)
• kn̓ smyaw̓ I am a great man (Cv)

Coyote smy̓aw̓

cutout sn̓an̓ík̓

corral sn̓áˤčqáx̌aʔtn̓

cutting snik̓ms

• huy̓ ixíʔ snik̓m̓s iʔ sxʷuyn̓t. Then he started cutting the ice. (PS)

coordinates sn̓k’ʷɬc̓kc̓aks

Coyote’s second son’s name. [lit fall hunting house.] sn̓k̓ak̓aʔyáɬxʷtn̓

church sn̓k̓aˤmn̓

church snk̓aˤwmn̓

• l̓ sn̓k̓aˤw̓mn̓ in the church, at the church (Cv)

church sn̓k̓aˤw̓mn̓

chicken coop sn̓kəkáˤkaʔtn̓

Coyote, coyote snk̓l̓ip

Coyote sn̓k̓lip

Coyote, coyote snk̓l̓ip, sn̓k̓l̓ip

• way̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, axáʔ qʷən̓čin̓ kʷ sʔiwtx, way̓ t̓i ixíʔ k̓m̓ sxiʔmíx axáʔ iʔ čq̓ilən̓, way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ kʷintxʷ, ixíʔ akɬčq̓ilən̓, uɬ ixíʔ akskʷíst, sn̓k̓l̓ip Well, Coyote, it’s a pity you got behind, this is the only arrow left, take it, this will be your arrow, and this will be your name, Coyote (PS)

couch sn̓kɬkʷil̓l̓tn̓

counter top / work space sn̓kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓

chair sn̓kɬmutn̓

Chair snkɬmuttn̓

• čkɬc̓alx̌ʷ iʔ ksn̓kɬmutn̓s A chair has been set down for him to sit on. (PS)
• way̓ wtxitməlx iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓səlx They got some chairs for them (PS)
• kɬsəlxits iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓ She gave them chairs (PS)

coffee pot snlkapítn̓

• kčəqusn̓txʷ iʔ sn̓l̓kapítn̓. Put the coffee pot on the fire. (PS)

coffee shop sn̓lkapítn̓

coffee pot sn̓l̓kapítn̓

cigar(s) sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ

• čn̓xƛ̓iksn̓tm̓əl̓x iʔ t sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ, way̓ txƛ̓apəl̓x. They passed around cigars, everybody got one. (PS)

cigar(s) sn̓ɬsípnaʔ

cupboard snqpíɬc̓aʔtn̓

• way̓ t̓əxʷ ilíʔ kt̓k̓ʷiw̓səs l̓ sn̓qpíɬc̓aʔtn̓ She had put it there in the cupboard (PS)

cupboard sn̓qpíɬc̓aʔtn̓

Court house sn̓qʷaʔqʷaʔltán̓

convention center / court house sn̓qʷaʔqʷaʔl̓tán̓

court house, meeting (place), speaking place snqʷaʔqʷʔaltán̓, sn̓qʷaʔqʷʔaltán̓

calf/calves sn̓q̓ʷm̓q̓ʷm̓xan̓

cot / cot. (ok) sn̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷn̓čutn̓

clothing store / clothing store, place to store clothes sn̓tətm̓tim̓tn̓

• ixíʔ ksn̓tətm̓tim̓tn̓, axáʔ iʔ tran̓k. Then she has a place to store her clothes, this trunk. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ xʷuysts iʔ sqʷsqʷaʔsíyaʔs k̓əl̓ sn̓tətm̓tim̓tn̓ And then he took his children to the clothing store / Then he took his children to get clothes (PS)

cousin(s) sn̓təxʷtxʷus

chest, box sn̓t̓il̓l̓tn̓

cemetery sn̓tm̓tm̓niʔtn̓

crown of head sn̓tx̌ʷaw̓sqn̓

cousin, sibling sn̓txʷus

cowboy hat sn̓wasxn̓qn̓

casino, gambling place sn̓x̌əčx̌əčmin̓tn̓

Columbia River Sn̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ

Colville people, Colville band, Kettle Falls people, rosebush peopl sn̓x̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx

cradle basket sn̓ʔatxíl̓tətn̓

cradle basket sn̓ʔatxíl̓tn̓

cupboard sn̓ʔíiɬc̓aʔtn̓

child eating monster spapáˤɬaʔ

calendar sq̓ay̓ásq̓t

colts sq̓əq̓ʔiksqáx̌aʔ

Coyote’s poop power sq̓ʷaʔstín̓k

• q̓ʷaʔstín̓km̓ Coyote uses his poop power (Cv)
• ixíʔ way̓ sq̓ʷaʔstín̓km̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, uɬ way̓ čkičəl̓x iʔ t siw̓čnmn̓tsəl̓x. Coyote initiated his powers, and the ones he called got to him. (Cv)

children, offspring sqʷəsqʷasíaʔ

conversation, argument, debate sqʷl̓qʷl̓stwixʷ

calendar sq̓y̓asq̓t

contribution, what one puts down, wager st̓ak̓ʷs

• iʔ st̓ak̓ʷs. It is her/his contribution., It is her/his wager., S/he is putting it down. (Cv)

chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, dark variety. B’s etym: covered away from the sun stəpɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ

chart stəq̓k̓ʷal̓qʷ

castle stəqmniɬxʷ

clothes, articles of clothing, clothing stətm̓tim̓

• iʔ sqlaw̓ iʔ xʷic̓əxtm̓s akɬčʔíɬəntn̓, uɬ aksttm̓tím̓ kʷ tm̓xʷəlsčut. The money he gave you is to eat on, and for your clothes when yours wear out. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ l̓ akstm̓tím̓, l̓ aksčʔíɬən̓ And this is for your clothes, for your food / This is for your clothes, for your food (PS)
• kɬəxʷpínaʔntxʷ iʔ astətm̓tím̓. You wear that on top of your clothes. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ swiʔnúmtx, iʔ t sttm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌səlsčut And he’s handsome, wearing his good clothes (PS)
• ixíʔ wikɬtsəl̓x iʔ stətm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaˤčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ. Then they saw her clothes close to the shore laying there. (PS)

comb stəxmin̓

chest stk̓max̌ʷc̓k̓

camas flour st̓k̓ʷɬiy̓y̓

curly hair stkʷúsyaʔqn̓

carry in one’s arms st̓kʷw̓sikstm̓

cow, cattle st̓maˤl̓t

• kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stíxʷ ixíʔ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. You got pretty close to those cattle. (Cv)
• sw̓čkl̓ípm̓s iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. The black cow/bison cow ran down the hill. (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ tuʔ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t My, there is a herd of cows (PS)

counter, counting chip, materials, things, stuff stm̓tim̓

cascara, see stəptpiɬəml̓x stptpsálu, stəptəpsálu

column stqatmnwíxʷ

crossing legs, one knee on the other stqəqtw̓saqstxn̓

call on the telephone stqʷl̓qʷl̓tiw̓st

• way̓ ixíʔ stqʷəlqʷəltiw̓sts axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ The chief is going to call on the telephone (PS)

caribou styíɬc̓aʔ

coals stʔikʷ

chilled suy̓t

• lut t̓ə suy̓t He hadn’t got too chilled (Cv)

catnip, Nepeta cataria, B’s etym: skunk’s scent-bag swar̓íps snkstíyaʔ

cougar swaˤʔ

chocolate tip buds, fernleaf biscuitroot, Lomatium dissectum multifidum swíyaʔ

concealing for oneself swkʷmist

• kʷ swkʷmists. You want it for yourself. (Cv)

cool oneself sx̌aˤw̓sčút

• kʷ tx̌aˤw̓sčút uɬ kʷ n̓x̌aˤʔíkn̓. You cool your front and you cool your back. (Cv)

carving, whittling, carve, whittle sxʷƛ̓am̓

cone sxʷul̓

Colville Indians, Colville dialect sx̌ʷyʔiɬp

Colville Indian Reservation sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬp sqəlxʷúlaʔxʷ

Colville Indians, Colville Band of Colville Confederated Tribes sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx

cricket, praying mantis, n̓səl̓xčin̓ name of Idaho Fry sy̓al̓wán̓k

chief’s house, castle, boss' house, sy̓lmxʷiɬxʷ

crooked, bent syr̓yar̓k̓ʷs

chilled (plural) sy̓suy̓t

• way̓ t̓iʔ kʷu xʷuskstmn̓t, way̓ kʷu sy̓suy̓t, kʷu k̓y̓iy̓t Hurry up with us, we are chilled, we are cold (PS)

close relative, buddy, man's close friend, haunting spirit syum̓čn̓

composite number sʔalw̓sc̓ák

Color it with your crayons. t an̓t̓əxʷt̓əxʷlaqs kmiƛ̓n̓t.

cross a stream t̓aq̓m̓

• kn̓ t̓aq̓m̓ I crossed a stream (Cv)

city, town taw̓n̓

come ashore, come out of water, wash ashore t̓aʔák̓ʷ

crush taʔám̓

clear ground, no more snow taʔmúlaʔxʷ

• way̓ t̓əxʷ sqipč, way̓ taʔmúlaʔxʷ It’s early spring, the snow is all gone / It’s early spring, the snow is gone (PS)

crush, pound taʔstím̓

Coyote's youngest son Taˤpqn̓

coral t̓áˤsn̓pl̓lítkʷ

coot, mudhen t̓ət̓qínaʔ

clothes iron t̓ic̓mn̓

carve fish as for drying, butcher fish, clean fish t̓íl̓ɬc̓aʔm̓

charge with the care of tilm̓

changing, becoming different, becoming unusual t̓ixʷəxʷl̓

cane, walking stick t̓kikstn̓

canoe pole t̓kiwl̓tn̓

climbed tk̓iwl̓x

climb tk̓iwl̓xm̓

chest tk̓max̌ʷčk

choked up tkʷap

come loose of a rod (e.g. an arrow point), come loose off of a cylindrical object tk̓ʷaxʷəxʷl̓qʷ

• iʔ t t̓ic̓ t̓iɬsəl̓x, mɬ lut ksk̓ʷaxʷəxʷl̓qʷs. They glue it with pitch, so it won’t come loose (from the stick). (PS)

carry in one’s arms t̓k̓ʷw̓sikstm̓

change country tkxl̓kúlaʔxʷ

corpse tm̓niʔ

corpse, puffball, Lycoperdon spp., Calvatia gigantea tm̓tm̓niʔ

• k̓aʔtmís uɬ kmimipúsm̓s, way̓ nak̓ʷm̓ sqilxʷ, way̓ ƛ̓lal̓, tm̓tm̓niʔ. He got close and he saw what it was, well apparently it’s a person, dead, it’s a corpse. (PS)

clothes wear out, wear out clothes tm̓xʷl̓sčut

• uɬ aksttm̓tím̓ kʷ tm̓xʷəlsčut You will get clothes when yours wear out (PS)

choke tq̓aʔq̓aʔíw̓s

caught, hooked tq̓l̓axʷ

cross the legs tqqtw̓saqstxn̓

call out / holler, honk, call out, shout / shout t̓qʷčin̓

call out to each other t̓qʷčnwixʷ

Catnip tqʷiqʷaʕy̓kst

curly hair tqʷúsyaʔqn̓

catnip tqʷyqʷaˤy̓kst

catnip. Nepeta cataria. B’s etym: blue/green leaves tqʷyqʷaˤy̓kst, tqʷiqʷáʕy̓kst

cantaloupe, watermelon / canteloupe and watermelon tq̓y̓q̓áˤy̓c̓aʔ

canteloupe and watermelon. Cucumis melo and Citrullus vulgaris. [lit. variously marked outer covering.] tq̓y̓q̓áˤy̓c̓aʔ, tq̓iq̓áʕy̓c̓aʔ

Coyote’s son’s name ttiɬəlqʷpqən̓

crack t̓w̓ak

comb one’s hair / comb hair txam̓

comb hair / comb hair txan̓t an̓qəpqín̓tn̓

comb hair / comb hair txan̓t iʔ qəpqin̓tn̓

chew tree txəpalqʷ

curry, comb an animal txilxʷn̓t

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷixʷkn̓n̓, ʔamtin̓ t lawán̓, məɬ kɬtxilxʷən̓ I’ll take off his saddle, I’ll feed him oats, and I’ll curry him (PS)
• mi čtiltəlxʷt əɬ iksčkɬtxílxʷs It’ll be hard to curry him (PS)

change country txlkúlaʔxʷ

• kn̓ txəlkúlaʔxʷ I change country (Cv)

cover txnínaʔ

cover. with something stiff txnínaʔ, txn̓ínaʔ

comb somebody’s hair txn̓tim̓

• ixíʔ əɬa··čqs uɬ txəntis uɬ laʔɬ səčc̓qʷaqʷs He patted and combed him and at the same time he was crying. (PS)

chew tree bark txpalqʷn̓t

• txəpalqʷsəlx They chewed the bark (Cv)

cut something open tx̌qiw̓sn̓t

• tx̌qiw̓səs axáʔ iʔ čkt̓liw̓s She opened it where it was cut open / It was cut open where it was sewn (PS)

cinquefoil (no. 3) / Cinquefoil / cinquefoil (no. 3). Potentilla recta. B’s etym: blue grouse’s foot/leg. (OkB) txʷaxʷay̓úl̓xn̓

cf. t̓y 1 easy. discrepancy in recorded stress t̓yt̓iymt̓it̓im̓

Canada mint. Mentha arvensis. Ray’s etym: rattler plant tʕʷaʔtíʕ̓ʷaʔ təʕʷaʔtíʕʷaʔ

Canada mint. Mentha arvensis. Ray’s etym: rattler plant tʕʷaʔtíʕ̓ʷaʔ, təʕʷaʔtíʕʷaʔ

Collect, gather úllw̓s

• uɬ aɬíʔ nák̓ʷaʔ čmystim̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu čʔúllus We don’t know if we will be together (PS)
• uɬ t̓i ilíʔ čʔúllusəlx, nəqsiɬxʷəlx They are all together, in one house (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t̓i ilíʔ čʔullúsəlx l̓ ʔistkm̓ They stick together in winter (PS)

circular, spherical =úsaʔ

child, person =w=iɬn̓

child, person =w=ɬn̓, =w=iɬn̓

• ƛ̓əx̌pmstwiɬn̓ Bring up a child (OkB)

conveyance, boat =wl̓

• k̓ʷul̓wlm̓ build a canoe, make a canoe, make a vehicle., work on a vehicle, do mechanical work, work on a car (OkB)

can goods / can goods. cf wlwlqin̓

clear, glittering x̌al̓

• t̓iʔ x̌al̓ It glitters. (PS)

cool off x̌aƛ̓nčút

Canby’s lovage, ginseng. Ligusticum canbyi x̌asx̌s, x̌asx̌əs, x̌ásx̌as

climb a little (hill) x̌ax̌ƛ̓m̓

• sx̌ax̌ƛ̓m̓s t sutn̓. He climbed up a little thingy. (Cv)

crystal, glittering, light, bright in color. conditioning of the variants unclear xaˤl̓

crystal, glittering, light, bright in color x̌aˤl̓

cool off x̌aʕnčút

crow x̌áˤx̌áˤ

catnip tea x̌aʕx̌aʕíɬp

catnip tea. phonetic unclear x̌aʕx̌aʕíɬp, x̌aʕx̌aáˤy̓ɬp

crow x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ

Catnip tea x̌áˤʔx̌áˤʔáy̓ɬp

centipede x̌čəčikstxn̓

cut something x̌čn̓tim̓

• x̌čəntixʷ You cut it (Cv)

clothes x̌čnumtn̓

Cut grass xətxatpəw̓íčiyaʔ

comic books x̌əx̌stm̓amn̓ sʔáˤʕ̓ác̓

climb, go uphill x̌iƛm̓

cut something / Cut it with in axe (chop?) / cut something. Cut it with an axe xlan̓t

cache/warehouse / warehouse, shed x̌línaʔ

call somebody x̌litn̓t

• itlíʔ úɬiʔ x̌litn̓tsn̓, kʷuʔ kskn̓xitp kspul̓stm̓ yaʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. That’s why I’m calling you, with your help we’ll kill the sea monster. (PS)
• x̌litɬmn̓ I called you (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ kʷu ksk̓əɬpaʔx̌ɬtíp kiʔ x̌litɬmn̓ I want you to figure it for me, that’s why I am calling you (PS)
• stim̓ mɬ iʔ kʷuʔ əɬx̌litn̓txʷ ? Why did you ask for me again? (PS)
• way̓ x̌litsəlx yaʔ q̓ʷaˤyl̓qs, way̓ ixíʔ mriməntməlx They called the priest, he married them / They called the preacher, he married them (PS)
• x̌litn̓tməlx ksʔíɬnaʔxəlx They asked them to come and eat (PS)

circle around xl̓kmn̓čut

chop xl̓n̓tim̓ / xlan̓t / xlam̓

call, invite a person, people. compound / call people. compound x̌ltsqilxʷ

• uɬ axáʔ way̓ x̌əltsqilxʷ axáʔ mət l̓ tqʷəlqʷəltiw̓s, l̓ rítyu, uɬ way̓ čməlk̓ʷmúlaʔxʷ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ And they started calling the people, maybe on the telephone, on the radio, all over the land (PS)
• way̓ staʔ putm̓ km̓aʔ x̌əl̓ inčá kiʔ x̌əltsqilxʷ It’s not on my account that he asked people to come / It’s not for me that he asked people to come (PS)
• way̓ x̌əltsqilxʷ axáʔ mət l̓ tqʷəlqʷəltiw̓s They started calling the people maybe on the telephone (PS)
• km̓aʔ x̌əl̓ inčá kiʔ x̌əltsqilxʷ It’s not for me that he asked people to come (PS)
• kn̓ x̌l̓tsqilxʷ. I called the people., I invite people. (PS)
• x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ Invite to a feast (OkB)
• x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ t ksnk̓ʷɬpix̌əms Invite on a hunting trip / Invite on a hunting trip. (OkB) [lit. invite somebody to be one’s hunting partner.] (OkB)

cooking basket / basket to cook in xƛ̓čin̓

children grow xƛ̓ƛ̓il̓t

children grow xƛ̓ƛ̓il̓t, xəƛ̓ƛ̓il̓t

come of age xƛ̓pspin̓tk

carry on one’s back xnikn̓m̓

• čk̓ləxʷk̓ʷalqʷs iʔ k̓ilylxʷ, ixíʔ xniknm̓s. He took off some bark, he packed it on his back. (Cv)
• nyʕip ixíʔ čxnikn̓əmsts He’s still carrying it on his back (Cv)

close a box xnqin̓

close a box xnqin̓, xənqín̓

Cover, lid xn̓qin̓tn̓

chew on something xpn̓tim̓ / xpan̓t

chew on something xpn̓tim̓, xpan̓t

chew one’s face xpusn̓t

• xpusənts She’ll chew your face (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓kl̓xusn̓tm̓ uɬ ixíʔ xpusn̓tm̓. She threw her arms around his neck, and then she started chewing his face. (PS)

calm water x̌sitkʷ

cut grass. Scirpus microcarpus / cut grass xtpwíčyaʔ

• xatpəw̓íčiyaʔ, xətxatpəw̓íčiyaʔ Cut grass. (OkB) B’s etym: xtap clean or accidental cut

cut hay x̌ʷax̌ʷíčlaʔxʷ(m)

Canby’s lovage / Canby’s lovage. Ligusticum canbyi x̌ʷayt

chest =x̌ʷčk, =ax̌ʷčk

• ksəp̓əp̓ax̌ʷčk Get hit on the chest (OkB)
• skwupáx̌ʷčk Hair on chest (OkB)
• tk̓max̌ʷčk chest (OkB)

cut hay x̌ʷíčlaʔxʷ(m)

cut grain x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷm̓

• sx̌ʷíčlaʔxʷməlx They cut grain (Cv)
• wiʔsx̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷm̓ He finishes cutting the grain / finish cutting grain. compound (Cv)
• wiʔsx̌ʷíčlaʔxʷm̓ He finishes cutting the grain (Cv)
• way̓ x̌ʷí··člaʔxʷm̓, uɬ wiʔsx̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷm̓, uɬ ixíʔ əɬ l̓k̓iw̓səms He cut it, got done cutting, then he tied bundles (PS)

chop x̌ʷic̓n̓t

clean xʷk̓ʷam̓

clean the house / clean house / she cleaned the house xʷk̓ʷiɬxʷm̓

• way̓ xʷk̓ʷi·ɬxʷm̓, way̓ k̓ʷəl̓čənču·t She cleaned the house, she cooked (PS)

clean oneself xʷk̓ʷn̓čut

clean xʷk̓ʷn̓tim̓ / xʷk̓ʷan̓t

clean a place xʷk̓ʷúlaʔxʷn̓t

clean xʷk̓ʷxʷak̓ʷt

clean xʷk̓ʷxʷak̓ʷt, xʷək̓ʷxʷak̓ʷt

cucumber x̌ʷsx̌ʷúsaʔqs

clock x̌x̌yaɬnx̌ʷ

• axáʔ iʔ x̌əx̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ liwmstm̓ l̓ əntx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ The clock struck twelve noon (PS)
• kʷu qʷaʔqʷʔál̓ uɬ t̓xʷ miʔ ʔasíl̓ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ. We talked until two o’clock. (Cv)

consent to somebody xʔínaʔmn̓t

• lut t̓ə ksxəʔínaməntməlx əɬ ksənswčənmistsəlx axáʔ k̓la ylmixʷm̓ She wouldn’t consent if they proposed for her to the chief (PS)

can do what with something? xʔkist

• xʔkistxʷ Do what you please (PS)
• íwaʔ xʔkistsəl̓x. They did everything they could. (PS)

cedar bark basket / cedar bark basket. cedar or spruce root woven basket yámx̌ʷaʔ

cedar bark basket / basket yám̓x̌ʷaʔ

cube yáˤtɬníw̓t

Catch sight of something / catch a glimpse of something yipwíkm̓

circle / round yir

cup yirk̓ʷqín̓

cup yir̓k̓ʷqín̓

coat, body covering. form and analysis uncertain =ylxʷ

• kɬyəyáˤylxʷs A whole outfit (PS)

coat, body covering =ylxʷ 2

cover, wrap something ylxʷn̓tim̓

• ylxʷəntixʷ You wrap it up. (Ok)

cover one’s face ylxʷusm̓

• kn̓ ylxʷusm̓ I cover my face (Cv)

cover somebody’s face ylxʷusn̓t

• yl̓xʷusəntm̓ Somebody covered her face (PS)

chiefs ylylixʷm̓

• haʔ way̓ p sxƛ̓ap iʔ p sqilxʷ aláʔ, km̓ iʔ p ilylmíxʷm̓, km̓ axáʔ iʔ p isnəqsílxʷ aláʔ? Are all you people here, you kings, you my people? (PS)

coil up yrksnčut

coil up yrksnčut, yirksnčút

compound connector in the following form -ʔ 1, -aʔ

• n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ Man-eater (PS)

corpse. compound ʔakʷɬtmniʔ

Crowd together ʔalw̓sčút

• sʔalw̓sčúts yəyaˤt iʔ k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt iʔ sql̓ql̓tmixʷ. All the strong men started gathering.

call someone out ʔam̓túɬt

cedar ʔastkʷ

• axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxiɬp Cedar boughs (PS)

contemporary people ʔaw̓tmaʔsqílxʷ

cross ʔay̓míw̓s

cross out (put an x on) / bless somebody ʔaymíw̓sn̓t

• ʔaymíw̓sənts He blessed you (Cv)

cross oneself ʔaymuʔssčút

crotch ʔáʔpust

check your prediction ʔáˤc̓aˤc̓n̓txʷ asčn̓stíl̓s

cover something ʔáˤlqín̓t

• ʔáˤlqísəlx They put the cover on it (PS)

chew something, gnaw ʔáˤƛ̓ám̓

chew somebody up with words ʔáˤƛ̓ʔáˤƛ̓čínmn̓t

• ʔáˤƛ̓ʔáˤƛ̓čínmn̓tsn̓ I’m going to chew you up (Cv)

children slide ʔáˤʔíl̓tm̓

check (command) ʔáˤʕ̓ác̓ɬt

Crawl around ʔəkʷtlwís

camas, camassia quamash, cooked camas ʔítx̌ʷaʔ

camas (Okanagan), cooked camas ʔíʔtx̌ʷaʔ

crawl around ʔkʷtlilx

• čʔakʷʔakʷtlilx. They are crawling around (Cv)

crawl around ʔkʷtlwis

carry meat ʔkʷʔkʷíčɬaʔmn̓t

• way̓ ixíʔ sʔəkʷʔəkʷíɬc̓aʔmsəlx They started packing the deer (PS)

crotch =ʔpst, =áʔpust

• n̓ɬqʷáʔpustn̓ Loin cloth (Cv)

catch a glimpse of something ʔpwikm̓, yipwíkm̓

catch a glimpse of something ʔpwikn̓t

• ʔəpwikn̓ I accidentally saw it (Cv)

catch a glimpse of a person / catch a glimpse ʔpwksqilxʷ

• laʔkín̓ t̓xʷ ɬa čʔapwəksqilxʷ axáʔ iʔ sčyəx̌istx mɬ t̓aˤpám̓. When he who drives the deer happens to catch a glimpse of it, he shoots it. (PS)
• əpwksqilxʷ. He saw it, but it got out of sight again. (Cv)

crawl ʔukʷt

call something / say / name something / pronounce / name (command) ʔumn̓t

• sčustsəlx q̓ʷəyq̓ʷáˤy̓ st̓maˤlt, uɬ ixíʔ qʷəspíc̓aʔ iʔ ʔumsəlx They call them Black Cows, or Buffalo / They call them Black Cows, or they call them Buffalo (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t anwí mi ʔuməntxʷ iʔ ksk̓ʷanɬqtət You name what we’re going to plant (PS)
• mi ʔuməntxʷ y̓ akssčtáxʷɬq Name what you want to harvest (PS)
• ʔums k̓ʷinx, way̓ ixíʔ x̌aq̓əs He said how much and he paid (PS)