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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)
• 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)
• n̓paˤlqʷ. Nothing but dead timber. (Cv)
• sc̓lal̓qʷm̓ play slahal game, play stick game, stick game (OkB)
• sməčnal̓qʷ desert parsley, Lomatium macrocarpum (OkB)
• tqʷəsqʷəspal̓qʷ moss on a log, moss on a tree / 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, pick fruit (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

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

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

Chinese čanmn̓

chop suey čapsúyaʔ

• qʷam̓qʷm̓t axáʔ iʔ čapsúyaʔ. 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

• miʔ čkʔáčqaʔmn̓ts. 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 t̓a čk̓ək̓aʔlíst, íwaʔ ɬa čx̌iƛ̓m̓. S/he won’t go slow, even when s/he 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

covered with a layer kəčmínaʔ

covered with a layer (as with snow) kəčmnínaʔ

• sič čkəčmínaʔ. 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 in̓čáʔ iskl̓klnwíxʷ. 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

• n̓ɬəqʷɬəq̓itm̓s. S/he threw it over her/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

• ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsmn̓t yaʔx̌iʔ k̓l̓ 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 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

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

carve strips of skin, cut strips k̓r̓k̓ram̓

cut something. IMPERATIVE / cut something k̓rn̓tim̓

cool off, body cools off ksaʔxíc̓aʔ

choices ksčnk̓ʷak̓ʷín̓

clean berries ksn̓xʷk̓ʷiw̓sm̓

charge with the care of kstilm̓

• lut kʷuʔ t̓ kskakíčɬtsəl̓x ikstílm̓. They won’t find what i’m going to ask them to keep for me., They won’t find what i’m going to bait them with. (PS)

cut the arm, cut wing kt̓ax̌n̓t

cover oneself ktəpnaʔn̓čút

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 sktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ. You guys 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.

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)

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)
  • n̓paˤlqʷ. Nothing but dead timber. (Cv)
  • sc̓lal̓qʷm̓ play slahal game, play stick game, stick game (OkB)
  • sməčnal̓qʷ desert parsley, Lomatium macrocarpum (OkB)
  • tqʷəsqʷəspal̓qʷ moss on a log, moss on a tree / moss on wood (OkB)

corn liplíʔ

coffee l̓kapíʔ / lkapíʔ

container used to cook in the ground lkipmn̓, l̓kipmn̓

close to ɬaʔ, kɬaʔ

close to the shore ɬaʔam̓čnítkʷ

coming to an end ɬaʔɬʔáp

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, goshawk ɬəɬak̓ʷ

catch a fish, ones catch 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 end, dying ɬəʔap

• ɬəʔɬəʔapəl̓x. They’re near the end. (Cv)

child eating monster, spapáˤɬaʔ ɬy̓ɬáˤyaʔ

celery ƛ̓áqʷaʔ

contest ƛ̓əxʷpnwixʷ

convulsions ƛ̓l̓ƛ̓al̓ál̓

contest ƛ̓xʷəpnwixʷ

canoe, covered frame canoe ƛ̓ʔiy̓

• 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)

computer, fake head mál̓x̌aʔs c̓ásy̓aqn̓

collar bone máˤw̓siyn̓

colder misc̓áɬt

Coyote's oldest son Miyáɬtkʷ

chat, visit ml̓mil̓t

call somebody a liar ml̓x̌aʔn̓tím̓

• mal̓x̌aʔn̓tsít. We called you a liar (Cv)

cottonwood mul̓x

coward, chicken out, back down, be intimidated muqʷəqʷ

• lut aksmúqʷəqʷ ! Don’t chicken out!

cedar mxiɬp

cradle board mx̌ʷal̓

correct, right, known, easy to see, get things right, obvious my̓may̓t

• ksmy̓may̓ts He goes through the motions. (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ ixíʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓səl̓x úɬiʔ xʷuxʷstəl̓x, úɬiʔ my̓may̓təl̓x, lut skpax̌m̓səl̓x iʔ t swr̓isl̓̓p̓ sc̓ik̓ʷm̓səl̓x. That’s why it’s bright and they could hurry, and they got things right, they didn’t have to light matches to look around. (PS)

complain, tell one’s troubles, tell about oneself my̓n̓čut, mayn̓čút

• 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)

cut hair nak̓ql̓qnm̓

cut up naník̓m̓

cold water, cold wind n̓c̓aɬt

cold wind, north wind n̓c̓aɬt iʔ sniw̓t

constipated n̓c̓aˤw̓púps

• kn̓ nc̓əʕwpups I am constipated (Cv)

constipated n̓čaˤw̓púps

crack nuts n̓c̓əc̓q̓ipm̓

calculate something for somebody n̓c̓əkmuɬt

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

calculate something n̓c̓əkmust

crutches, arm supports n̓čək̓ʷčək̓ʷax̌n̓

• n̓čək̓ʷčək̓ʷax̌nm̓ use crutches (Cv)

crutch(es), arm support n̓čək̓ʷčk̓ʷax̌n̓

crick in the neck n̓čək̓ʷpil̓ps

cracker, chip n̓čəpčúplaʔxʷ

cigarette butt n̓c̓əspípnaʔ

close eyes n̓c̓ip̓c̓əp̓sm̓

close the eyes tightly n̓c̓n̓c̓nmaˤsm̓

• n̓c̓n̓c̓nmaˤsm̓. S/he closed her/his eyes tight. (Cv)

canoe leak, boat leak, car lead, vehicle leak n̓c̓xʷəxʷiwl̓

cut something up nək̓nik̓n̓t

• nək̓nik̓s. S/he cuts it up. (Cv)

centimeter, inch nəqsəsáx̌aʔtn̓ (ns)

couples, married couples, marriage partners nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓smn̓

• 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)

center pole (as in a winter dance) / pole n̓ɣipw̓s

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

cut something (as with a knife) nik̓n̓t

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

cut bundles ník̓uʔsm̓

cut ník̓uʔsn̓t

cut a little nin̓k̓m̓

cap, helmet n̓kapqn̓

close to one’s back nk̓aʔtkn̓áɬq

catch up to, overtake someone n̓kəčknaɬq

close to back, right behind n̓k̓ək̓tikn̓

cruel (plural), mean (plural) n̓k̓əsk̓sil̓s

cut off heads n̓k̓ət̓kt̓usn̓t

• 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 t̓a čqʷəčqʷačqn̓ axáʔ iʔ aʔ čn̓kət̓kt̓usts. Those whose heads are cut off didn’t have their hats on. (PS)

crown of head n̓k̓maw̓sqn̓

ceiling, wall space n̓k̓min̓k

ceiling n̓k̓m̓kniɬxʷ

ceiling, wall n̓k̓mn̓kiɬxʷ

crouched over, bend over n̓k̓n̓k̓píwaʔ

cut something in half, cut in the middle, split something by cutting n̓k̓riw̓sn̓t

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

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

chosen, sorted, selected, decided on n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓n̓

cramps in the stomach / cramps in the stomach, stomach cramps n̓k̓ʷəp̓k̓ʷup̓əp̓n̓k

cook something on a fire n̓k̓ʷl̓usn̓t

chest (for storage) n̓kʷuml̓sčútn̓

coffee pot n̓lkapíʔtn̓

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

carve out, hollow out n̓lum̓

come out loud n̓ɬaʔq̓ʷm̓qín̓

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

cough n̓ɬaˤm̓

cough n̓ɬaˤm̓t

croup strap, loin cloth, menstrual napkin n̓ɬəqʷupstn̓

cut a hole n̓ɬəx̌ʷikn̓t

cross a road / cross a road, across the road n̓ɬəx̌ʷmaqs

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

cough (form reported as Spokane) n̓ɬəx̌ʷm̓p

Colville River, Colville River Valley N̓ƛ̓qmitkʷ

classroom n̓mamáyaʔtn̓

cave into the ground n̓mɬəɬúlaʔxʷ

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

cutting board, cutting surface n̓naník̓mn̓

centimeter n̓nəqsəsáx̌aʔtn̓

cut off head n̓nik̓sn̓t

climb to the top of n̓p̓aƛ̓m̓qn̓

cataract (in eye) n̓paqs

camp with somebody n̓pul̓xmn̓t

campground, hotel, bedroom, motel n̓pul̓xtn̓

clinic, hospital, sick house n̓q̓l̓tiɬxʷtn̓

car, stinky butt, automobile n̓qy̓qy̓xʷups

copy something, trace something n̓q̓y̓usn̓t

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

confused, mixed-up, forgetful, twisted thoughts, baffled n̓sal̓l̓qn̓

cups n̓sasíw̓stn̓

Colville Salish language, cover term for these Colville-Okanagan dialects: Northern Okanagan, Similkameen, Okanagan, Southern Okanogan, Methow, Sanpoil-Nespelem, Colville, Lakes (Sinixt) n̓səl̓xčin̓, n̓sil̓xčn̓

Coyote’s son’s name N̓sul̓ín̓k

cake, dessert, sweet stuff, sweet food n̓t̓áxlaʔxʷ

cloudy liquid n̓taˤm̓kʷ

companions, pets, buddies, partners n̓təkʷtəkʷtil̓s

carrying someone in arms n̓t̓ək̓ʷw̓síkstm̓st

cover eyes n̓təptpus

cross a bridge n̓t̓əq̓mw̓sčin̓

cookies, sweets, cakes n̓t̓ət̓əxt̓xúlaʔxʷ

crayons n̓t̓əxʷt̓əxʷlaqs

chest, box nt̓il̓ltn̓

cross piece n̓t̓kiw̓s

come to, regain conciousness n̓t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷspʔus

companion, pet, homey, partner n̓tkʷil̓s

coffin n̓t̓k̓ʷmin̓

cloudy liquid n̓tm̓pitkʷ

cake, cookie, sweet, dessert n̓t̓xúlaʔxʷ

• n̓t̓ət̓əxt̓xúlaʔxʷ cookies, sweets, cakes

capsized, turned over, flipped over (as a boat) nw̓lal̓

container, something things go in, storage container, bag, case nw̓tn̓min̓

capacity, volume nw̓tn̓min̓s

curtain n̓xarčn̓

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

curtain n̓xarw̓s

clear water n̓x̌aˤl̓

clear water n̓x̌aˤl̓kʷ

cooled (in) n̓x̌aˤp

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

coyote mint, Mondarella odoratissima, B’s etym: menthol smell on sides n̓x̌aˤx̌aˤɬəníw̓t

cool one’s back n̓x̌aˤʔíkn̓

cut close to the ground n̓x̌čipm̓

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

curve, go around in n̓xlak

cut somebody’s head in half, chop someone on the head n̓xlaw̓sqn̓t

• n̓xlaw̓sqn̓ hit on the head, chop 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 down tree, cut wood n̓xlip

challenge, challenge to a race n̓x̌l̓kɬtiɬn̓

call out a challenge to each other n̓x̌l̓tčnwixʷ

chp somebody’s head off, hack something's head off n̓xlusn̓t

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

cowardly, coward n̓x̌l̓x̌l̓uɬ

cut somebody’s head off, chop somebody's head off n̓xl̓xl̓usn̓t

• 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)

canvas tipis / hut n̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷáyaʔqn̓

clear ground, clear land n̓x̌ʷil̓p

clean out body n̓xʷk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔm̓

Columbia River N̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ

Colville Band language, Kettle Falls people's language n̓x̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpxčn̓

• 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)

cross over water / go across ny̓ak̓ʷ

• čakʷm̓ axáʔ iʔ čɬəq̓wiɬ kiʔ p čn̓y̓ak̓ʷ. You should cross with this ferry. (Cv)

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)

control one’s temper n̓yaˤw̓l̓sčút

clench the teeth, clinch the teeth n̓yəc̓yác̓iy̓sm̓

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

cross water ny̓wilx

• kʷ n̓ywilx You cross water/creek/lake.

control one’s thought n̓yw̓yaˤw̓íl̓s

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

copy, imitate n̓yxʷaxʷ

copy cat ny̓xʷəxʷuɬ

crawling tube n̓ʔakʷtlwístn̓

covered n̓ʔal̓qnmnwíxʷ

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

car, automobile n̓ʔaw̓áqs

change, exchange, trade / exchange, trade n̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓s

• n̓ʔəyxʷiw̓s t piqsxn̓ Change in coins (PS)
• way̓ axáʔ kʷu sn̓ʔəyxʷíw̓saʔx iʔ t čq̓ilən̓ Let’s trade arrows (PS)

courageous, daring, brave n̓ʔaˤy̓ʔáˤy̓l̓s

cost, value, price n̓ʔiy̓s

camas patty, camas cake p̓áp̓x̌iʔ

cattail rushes, cattail leaves p̓axɬp

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

Coyote’s call for his helpers p̓əs, p̓əs, 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 (plural) pəspsáˤyaʔ

carry on the back, gather onto the back, pack firewood psixm̓

cat pus

car, wrinkled feet p̓uy̓xn̓

chief’s wife puʔy̓lmíxʷm̓

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

cooked, baked, ripe, done (as in cooked), ready to eat p̓y̓aq

cook to eat p̓y̓qčin̓

chief’s children qaʔɬy̓lmíxʷm̓

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

cards, tickets, paper q̓əq̓y̓q̓y̓min̓

colt, foal / colts q̓əq̓ʔik

claw, fingernail / claws / fingernail(s) q̓əx̌ʷqin̓kst

Coyote's poop power, Coyote's sumix q̓ʷastín̓k

cattail q̓ʷastqín̓

common, often, abundant, rich, typical 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 kʷuʔ t̓a čkičs iʔ sqilxʷ. It isn’t often that people get to me. (PS)
• lut qʷay̓ not often
• lut sqʷay̓s. It isn’t often. (Cv)
• lut kn̓ qʷay̓ I’m not rich. (Cv)

common, many, riches, wealth qʷay̓qʷy̓t

crazy, drunk, silly (plural) qʷaˤʔqʷáˤʔ, qʷaˤw̓qʷáˤw̓

chipmunk q̓ʷəq̓ʷc̓wíyaʔ

chipmunk q̓ʷəq̓ʷc̓wíy̓aʔ

cattail bushes q̓ʷəsq̓ʷastqín̓

caterpillars qʷəsqʷəsmuɬ

cheat, sing medicine song, sing spiritual song / cheat, spiritual song qʷilm̓

• in̓čáʔ kn̓ kʷuʔ čus isqʷsíʔ uɬ n̓kʷanístn̓ iʔ t ən̓qilxʷčn̓ qʷilm̓, n̓qlm̓xʷqin̓tn̓. My son told me and I sang, Indian medicine songs and love songs. (Cv)
• iʔ qʷil̓m̓ x̌minks iʔ ksníxl̓miʔs uɬ yəyaˤt n̓kʷakʷíɬtn̓ iʔ əčmistín̓. He wanted to hear medicine songs and all the other songs I know. (Cv)

cheat somebody qʷiln̓t

• qʷiln̓tsn̓. I cheated you. (Cv)

cheat (plural or repeated) qʷl̓qʷilm̓

carry a baby, pack a baby on back q̓ʷɬtil̓t

carry each other, pack each other q̓ʷɬtmnwixʷ

complain with/to somebody qʷn̓činmn̓t

• kʷuʔ qʷən̓činməntxʷ You complain with me (PS)

cover a house, make a shelter qʷy̓iɬxʷm̓st

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

cover a surface qʷy̓ínaʔ

• tqʷyínaʔn̓txʷ. You covered it with something. (Cv)

cross oneself qy̓mw̓sčut

call somebody down q̓y̓q̓ay̓íɬc̓aʔ

copy, copy of something q̓y̓us

• aksn̓q̓y̓úsm̓. You will copy it down., You will make a copy of it. (Cv)

cricket sar̓sr̓

compare, compare measurements, measure sasúxʷmaʔm̓

cape sáˤčílkst

counting pattern, number pattern sc̓ak tn̓q̓ay̓ústn̓

children sčəčmálaʔ

Coeur d'Alene people sčəčwix

counting coins / coins- counting coins sc̓əkspiqsxnm̓

counting pattern sc̓kam̓ t kpapútmn̓

cent, cents, counting stone sc̓kəkisxn̓

come seeking sčƛ̓aʔám̓

• 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

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

choice, decision, selection sčn̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓

clue sčún̓n̓maʔs

camp crier səxʷk̓ɬlxʷam̓

councilor səxʷk̓ʷín̓maʔm̓

carpenter səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷ

carpenter, house builder səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓

cutter (one who cuts bundles) səxʷnik̓w̓sm̓

camp crier səxʷt̓qʷčin̓

caretaker, guard, guardian səxʷtxət̓am̓

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

cousin (baby talk) / little brother / younger brother sín̓čaʔ

• way̓ t̓iʔ ixíʔ uɬ n̓kxnil̓smn̓tməl̓x axáʔ iʔ t sín̓čaʔsəl̓x Their youngest brother wanted to go with them (PS)

cat’s cradle, string game skalw̓ákstm̓

chicken, bird / chicken, bird, animals skəkáˤkaʔ

child follower, companion skəxnil̓t

• 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)

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

chest sk̓ɬk̓miw̓s

• ask̓ɬk̓míw̓s. It is your chest. (Cv)

Coast Indians skɬkw̓kw̓matkʷx

catch a disease skskʷəkʷin̓n̓st

clouds sktm̓tam̓t

captive, slave, one kidnapped skʷan̓x̌n̓

clam, clam shell, fresh water clam, mussel sk̓ʷək̓ʷrínaʔ

cave sk̓ʷiʔst

coat, warm clothes skʷlal̓qs

copper skʷraʔqán̓

consumption, tuberculosis sk̓xəxʷum̓

consumption sk̓xəx̌ʷum̓

Colville Valley people, subgroup of Sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬp in the Colville Valley along Colville River slaˤw̓tíw̓sx

colville river / place name- colville river, now inundated slough on the flats immediately below the northwest end of the point on which st. paul’s mission is located; village site; aka sƛ̓qiym̓ b’s etym: stuck out at mouth Sƛ̓əqm̓čin̓

Coyote, used in traditional stories and in ceremony (from Wenatchee-Columbian) smiyáw̓

• 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)

clay smláˤlaʔxʷ

cutout snaník̓

corral, horse pen, animal pen, paddock, stockade sn̓aˤčqáx̌aʔtn̓

Coyote’s second son’s name [lit fall hunting lodge] sn̓k̓ak̓ay̓áɬxʷtn̓

church, temple, place of prayer sn̓k̓aˤw̓mn̓, sn̓k̓aˤʔmn̓

chicken coop, bird house sn̓kəkáˤkaʔtn̓

couch, bench, seat (for more than one) sn̓kɬkʷil̓l̓tn̓

counter top, work surface sn̓kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓

chair sn̓kɬmutətn̓

• 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)

chair sn̓kɬmutn̓

coffee shop sn̓lkapíʔtn̓

cigar sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ

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

Coyote’s third son’s name, [lit. spring house.] Sn̓qəpqəpčiɬxʷtn̓

cupboard sn̓qpíɬc̓aʔtn̓

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

calves (of leg) sn̓q̓ʷm̓q̓ʷm̓xan̓

crossing of a valley sn̓t̓aq̓m̓s

• n̓kil̓kiʔs c̓x̌iɬ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s uɬ naqs sn̓t̓aq̓m̓s iʔ t čn̓laˤw̓útm̓, ixíʔ n̓kəčníkiʔs. He chased him on his tracks, and he crossed a big valley, he overtook him there. (PS)

cot sn̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷn̓čutn̓

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)

cousins sn̓təxʷtxʷus

chest, box sn̓t̓il̓l̓tn̓

cemetery, graveyard 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, sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx

cradle, baby basket, bassinette sn̓ʔatxíl̓tətn̓

cradle basket, cradle, baby basket, bassinette sn̓ʔatxíl̓tn̓

cupboard sn̓ʔíiɬc̓aʔtn̓

child eating monster spapáˤɬaʔ

calendar sq̓ay̓ásq̓t

colts sq̓əq̓ʔiksqáx̌aʔ

Coyote’s poop power sq̓ʷaʔstín̓k

• q̓ʷaʔstín̓km̓. He used 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 st̓k̓ʷw̓sikstm̓

cow, cattle st̓maˤl̓t

• kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stíxʷ ixíʔ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. You got pretty close to those cattle. (Cv)
• sw̓čkl̓ípm̓s iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. The bison cow ran down the hill. (PS)

counter, counting chip, materials, things, stuff stm̓tim̓

column stqatmnwíxʷ

crossing legs, one knee on the other stqəqtw̓saqstxn̓

caribou styíɬc̓aʔ

coals stʔikʷ

chilled, cold suy̓t

• lut t̓ suy̓t. S/he hadn’t got chilled. (Cv)

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

cougar, mountain lion, puma swaˤʔ

concealing for oneself swəkʷmist

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

chocolate tip buds, fernleaf biscuitroot, Lomatium dissectum multifidum swíyaʔ

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 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

cross a stream, cross over, cross to other side, cross t̓aq̓m̓

• kn̓ t̓aq̓m̓ I crossed a stream (Cv)

city, town taw̓n̓

come ashore, come out of water, wash ashore t̓aʔák̓ʷ

crush, pound, hammer 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)

Coyote's youngest son Taˤpqn̓

coral t̓aˤsn̓pl̓lítkʷ

Coyote’s son’s name Tətiɬl̓qʷpqn̓

coot, mudhen / mud hen, coot t̓ət̓qínaʔ

clothes iron, a press t̓ic̓mn̓

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

charge with the care of tilm̓

changing, becoming different, becoming unusual t̓ixʷəxʷl̓

change country tkəxl̓kúlaʔxʷ

cane, walking stick t̓kikstn̓

canoe pole t̓kiwl̓tn̓

climbed tk̓iwl̓x

climb tk̓iwl̓xm̓

chest tk̓max̌ʷc̓k

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

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, shout, yell t̓qʷčin̓

call out to each other t̓qʷčnwixʷ

call someone on the telephone tqʷl̓qʷl̓tiw̓st

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

curly hair (on the head) tqʷúsyaʔqn̓

catnip, Nepeta cataria, B’s etym: blue/green leaves tqʷy̓qʷaˤy̓kst

cantaloupe, watermelon / canteloupe, watermelon, cucumis melo and citrullus vulgaris. [lit. marked outer covering] tq̓y̓q̓áˤy̓c̓aʔ, tq̓iq̓áʕy̓c̓aʔ

crack t̓w̓ak

comb one’s hair, comb hair txam̓

comb hair txan̓t iʔ qəpqin̓tn̓

clear sky tx̌aˤʔl̓ásq̓t

chew tree txəpal̓qʷ

curry an animal, comb an animal txilxʷn̓t

• nínwiʔ n̓k̓ʷixʷkn̓, ʔam̓tín̓ t lawán̓, mɬ kɬtxil̓xʷn̓. Later I’ll take off his saddle, I’ll feed him oats, and I’ll curry him. (PS)
• miʔ čtil̓tl̓xʷt ɬ iksčkɬtxíl̓xʷs. 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

• txəpal̓qʷsəl̓x. They chewed the bark., They chewed the tree. (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

• ƛ̓əx̌pm̓stwiɬn̓ 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. S/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

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

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)
• ny̓aˤy̓p ixíʔ čxniknm̓sts. They're still carrying it on their back. (Cv)

close a box xnqin̓

close a box xnqin̓, xənqín̓

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)
• skwupáx̌ʷc̓k hair on chest (OkB)
• tk̓max̌ʷc̓k chest (OkB)

cut hay x̌ʷíčlaʔxʷ(m)

cut grain x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷm̓

• sx̌ʷíčlaʔxʷm̓əl̓x. 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 t̓ ksxʔínaʔmn̓tm̓əl̓x ɬə ksn̓sw̓čnmistsəl̓x axáʔ k̓l̓ y̓lmixʷm̓. 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

• n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ man-eater / man-eater, cannibal / monster, people eater, dinosaur (PS)
  • áɬiʔ yəyaˤt swit čn̓x̌ilm̓sts axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. Because everybody on this earth is scared of that man-eater. (PS)
  • n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ l̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. She’s a man-eater in the water (PS)

corpse. compound ʔakʷɬtmniʔ

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)

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

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

• sčustsəl̓x q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ st̓maˤl̓t uɬ ixíʔ qʷəspíc̓aʔ iʔ ʔum̓səl̓x. They call them black cows or Buffalo. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t anwí mi ʔuməntxʷ iʔ ksk̓ʷanɬqtət You name what we’re going to plant (PS)
• miʔ ʔumn̓txʷ iʔ aksčtáxʷɬq. So you name what you're going to harvest. (PS)
• ʔums k̓ʷinx, way̓ ixíʔ x̌aq̓əs He said how much and he paid (PS)