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dress. referring primarily to women’s clothes =al̓qs
- nɬxʷal̓qstn̓ Shirt (OkB)
- skʷl̓al̓qs Coat (OkB)
- suxʷmʔál̓qsm̓ fit a coat / the coat fits (OkB)
- yixʷtpál̓qs, yxʷtpalqs Skirt (Cv)
day, sky =asq̓t
different units / different from each other aʔ čt̓at̓íxʷlm̓
do business, make noise c̓axʷkʷúnm̓
dig for something / dig something čiqn̓t
digger, snake eater, western shrike?, Lanius ludovicianus? číquyaʔ
Don’t do it!, Stop doing it! (command) čiʔskʷ !
- kʷuʔ čiʔskʷ ! Leave me alone! (PS)
- məɬ t̓əxʷ čuntsən̓ way̓ čiʔskʷ I’ll tell you when you quit (PS)
drive something čkskm̓qistn̓ / kskm̓qin̓t
do one’s best čkswítmist
- íwaʔ kiʔ kʷu ɬa čkswítmist, yaʔx̌iʔ tl̓ naqs tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kiʔ ksasq̓tm̓. Although we did our best, from a far off country the storm came. (PS)
drag something čkʷaqs
- əɬčkʷaqsəs. S/he drags it back., S/he dragged it back. (PS)
- čkʷaqsn̓txʷ. You drag something., You tow something. (OkB)
drag game, drag meat, pull game or meat čkʷíɬc̓aʔm̓
drag the game, drag the meat, putt the game or meat čkʷíɬc̓aʔn̓t
- ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x. And then they drag the meat home. (PS)
dip in land, depression in land čn̓k̓əxk̓xúlaʔxʷ
dividend čn̓kɬiw̓stn̓
dip in land čn̓l̓xʷúlaʔxʷ
drive each other’s horses čn̓qəxʷpnwixʷ
deaf, s/he is deaf čn̓təqtqánaʔ
doubles čn̓ʔasl̓míw̓s
do on time, complete on time čpn̓hiw̓sm̓
dead muscle, without muscle tone, slack muscle čq̓ap
dry meat over a fire čqíɬc̓aʔ
dry meat čqíɬc̓aʔm̓
- ixíʔ sčqʔíɬc̓aʔm̓səl̓x, t̓xʷ q̓ʷlam̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ sql̓ql̓tmixʷ. These men then started drying meat, roasting it. (PS)
dry meat čqíɬc̓aʔn̓t
- sčəqʔíɬc̓aʔsəlx They started drying it over the fire (PS)
Douglas fir / fir tree c̓q̓iɬp
Douglas fir. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca / Douglas fir čq̓iɬp
drive something or somebody, shoo s/o or s/t, drive away čqixʷst
- ɬa čqixʷstsəl̓x iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, kiln̓tm̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. when they make a drive for the deer, it’s wolf that chases them. / when they make a drive for the deer, it’s wolf that chases them.. (PS)
doubt something čq̓y̓w̓ɬtiɬn̓
different ways čt̓at̓íxʷlm̓
dangle something down. towards a speaker who is below čtax̌ʷn̓t
- čtaxʷən̓t Let it dangle. (Ok)
- čtax̌ʷən̓t anáˤx̌ʷmín̓ Let your net down. (Ok)
dark, darker than k̓im̓, darkness c̓uy̓
dark, dark land c̓uy̓laʔxʷ
- pútiʔ c̓úylaʔxʷ When it’s still dark. (Ok)
do the same thing, imitate someone or something čw̓čw̓iksn̓t
- čw̓čw̓ikiʔs They do the same thing. (PS)
dwellings, residences / village čwəxwix
doing something to somebody čʔx̌il̓st, c̓x̌il̓st
- lut pənʔkin̓ iʔ t sqilxʷ ilíʔ t̓ə čʔx̌ilstm̓, way̓ lut Never in her life had people done that to her, no (PS)
- way̓ təl̓ isčpx̌px̌twílx, lut xʷuy̓ ilíʔ kʷu čʔx̌ilsts Since I came to my senses, nobody came who did that to me (PS)
different diameters əčt̓əxʷt̓əxʷmnal̓qʷ
dirty kákaʔt
- kn̓ kákaʔt I am filthy (Cv)
deadfall, log trap k̓an̓s
down below, to below k̓ayxʷút
dirty káʔkaʔt
do on purpose, do with intention kc̓ax̌ʷ
- in̓čáʔ iskc̓ax̌ʷ. It’s my fault., It was my intention. (PS)
- nak̓ʷáʔ inkc̓áx̌ʷ I didn’t do it on purpose (PS)
- way̓ nak̓ʷáʔ iskc̓áx̌ʷ I’m not doing it on purpose (PS)
- lut čʔx̌iɬ t skc̓ax̌ʷs, kʷuʔ málx̌aʔs iʔ t inkəwáp He didn’t mean it, my horse lied to me (PS)
dig (for) something kčiqnaʔn̓t
- kčíqnaʔs axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. She was digging for the deer., She dug up this deer. (PS)
- kčíqnaʔsəl̓x yaʔx̌íʔ čɬʔiq̓ʷ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. They dug until the deer came into sight. (PS)
dog / dog, large dog, little horse / dog, pony kəkwap
dog, small dog, miniature horse / little dog kəkwápaʔ
dogs (plural) / dogs, little dogs kəkw̓wápaʔ
- ixíʔ stk̓ʷəƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s uɬ t̓n̓t̓ínaʔs axáʔ iʔ kəkw̓wápaʔ. These dogs those are her eyes and her ears. (PS)
- kʷuʔ čwahn̓tím̓ iʔ t kəkw̓wápaʔ. The dogs bark at us., The dogs are barking at us., We are barked at by the dogs. (PS)
dark on the land k̓im̓laʔxʷ
- way̓ x̌lap pútiʔ k̓imlaʔxʷ way̓ t̓aʔqʷčín̓ n̓c̓ičən̓ The next day it was still dark, Wolf started to holler
dangerous, hazardous k̓in̓k̓n̓t
dead tree, snag k̓íyaʔ
dried up k̓l̓al̓
displace something, block something k̓ɬčaqʷn̓t
do something remarkable, one’s future doing kɬčaw̓t
- kn̓ kɬčaw̓t I overdo it, do something remarkable (Cv)
- ixíʔ akɬčáw̓t. That’s what you’ve got to do. (PS)
Dark brown horse kɬk̓aƛ̓əlxʷ
down below k̓ɬky̓xʷut
dodge something k̓ɬɬəwin̓
dodge something k̓ɬɬwin̓
dip fluids k̓ɬmulm̓
- k̓ɬmulm̓ iʔ k̓l̓ naqsiwɬ S/he ladles to another container. (OkB)
- t kil̓xs k̓ɬmulm̓, ixíʔ skc̓w̓c̓íw̓sm̓s. He dipped with his hands, he washed his eyes. (PS)
dip fluids k̓ɬmuln̓t
- kɬmuln̓ I scooped it up (OkB)
door, front of house k̓ɬnk̓mip
- lut t̓ə swit kʷu t̓ə čkičstm̓, slaklístm̓ iʔ čitxʷ iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip Nobody has got here to us, we lock the house door (PS)
- lut t̓ə kɬk̓ɬənk̓mip, km̓ t̓ə kɬənxənsiɬxʷtn̓ It doesn’t have an opening, nor does it have a window (PS)
door k̓ɬn̓k̓mip
door, portal, entryway, gate k̓ɬn̓̓k̓mip
door is pulled open / open, opened k̓ɬn̓k̓ʷƛ̓ip
door flap, curtain / door flap, curtain. (Ok) k̓ɬntpiptn̓
dish kɬnʔiɬntn̓
- way̓ ʔwtxitməlx iʔ t kɬənʔiɬəntn̓səlx She got for them the dishes (PS)
drop on a surface kɬpkʷn̓tim̓ / kɬpkʷam̓
driftwood kɬqaqlwlp̓
- inčáʔ kn̓ iʔ kʷ əkɬƛ̓ʔiy̓, kn̓ čn̓ml̓k̓ʷqin̓ axáʔ iʔ kn̓ kɬqaql̓wl̓p̓, ixíʔ mɬ kn̓ čkɬmaˤy̓tkʷ uɬ ixíʔ akɬn̓xʷúy̓tn̓. I will be your canoe, I will be a whole piece of driftwood, and I will stay on top of the water, and that will be what you travel on. (PS)
draw (command) k̓ɬq̓əy̓an̓t
drive away / take up for somebody / defend k̓ɬqixʷn̓t
- l̓ aʔ čxʔit íwaʔm̓ k̓ɬqixʷs iʔ sx̌ílwiʔs. At first she tried to protect her husband. (PS)
driftwood kɬwaqlwlp̓
destroy, get rid of k̓ɬx̌ʷilm̓
- aksk̓ɬx̌ʷílm̓. You’ll eliminate them. / You’re going to destroy them. (Cv)
destroy something k̓ɬx̌ʷiln̓t
- sčʔkinx iʔ ksčʔiɬəntət, uɬ yaʔ əɬ k̓əɬx̌ʷiləntxʷ Why, that’s our eats, and you messed it up (PS)
do away with something k̓ɬx̌ʷilst
- way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ k̓əɬx̌ʷilstm̓ It’s better that we do away with him / It’s best that we do away with him (PS)
draw a circle (command) k̓ɬyirmíx
dwell on a side hill k̓ɬʔakswxínk
- kn̓ k̓əɬʔakswxínk I am standing on the side hill (Cv)
do something by mistake k̓ɬʔawčníʔstmn̓t
- ƛ̓əxʷəntis iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔts k̓əɬʔawčníʔstm̓s She killed her grandchildren by mistake (PS)
- way̓ k̓əɬʔaw··čníʔstmn̓ isənʔəmʔímaʔt I killed by mistake my grandchildren (PS)
do something by mistake k̓ɬʔqwčniʔstmn̓t
dead armed kƛ̓l̓likst
die laughing (more than 1) kƛ̓xʷiw̓s
drive home / drive home kskm̓qin̓ k̓l̓ iʔ čitxʷ
drive to work kskm̓qin̓ k̓l̓ iʔ nk̓ʷul̓mn̓
drive home / drive home kskm̓qinx k̓ an̓čítxʷ
drive to work / drive to work kskm̓qinx k̓l̓ ank̓ʷúl̓mn̓
disappear ksl̓íplaʔ
- axáʔ čksl̓íplaʔ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t. sn̓mul̓x uɬ ixíʔ čksl̓íplaʔ. My daughter disappeared. She was getting water and she disappeared. (PS)
- y̓lmixʷm̓ əɬaʔ kst̓m̓kʔil̓t ixíʔ yaʔ čksl̓íplaʔ It’s the chief’s daughter that has disappeared (PS)
- knaqs iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sn̓yal̓mn̓x ilíʔ kiʔ čksl̓íplaʔ, uɬ lut t̓ə čmy̓stisəl̓x k̓aʔkín̓ əɬxʷuy̓ A maiden from Montana had disappeared, and they didn’t know where she had gone (PS)
- way̓ čksl̓íplaʔ, lut t̓ə kaʔkíčɬtsəl̓x iʔ sqil̓tks He was lost, they never found his body (PS)
disappear ksl̓plaʔmíst
- kʷ ɬa čksl̓plaʔmíst. It's when you disappeared., You got lost. (Cv)
- kn̓ ksl̓plaʔmíst I have disappeared (hidden from others) (Cv)
defecate ksp̓c̓máˤxaʔx
do wonders ksq̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt
- way̓ t̓əxʷ aɬíʔ anwí ksq̓ʷiɬq̓ʷəɬtx You can sure do wonders (PS)
departure time, leaving time ksuxʷəxʷtn̓
departure time from school, leaving time from school ksuxʷəxʷtn̓ iʔ tl̓ sn̓mamáyaʔtn̓
do one's best, try one's best kswitm̓
do one’s best, exert oneself, make a big effort kswitmíst
- kn̓ kswitmíst iʔ k̓l̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔs. I did my best to get to where they’re going, to a low place. (PS)
- talíʔ kʷ kswítmist, pnaʔ čmay̓ nínwiʔ kʷn̓nun̓tm̓. Do your very best, we might just catch her (PS)
do one’s best with something kswitst
- ixíʔ kʷuʔ ksƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓, kʷuʔ čkswitstm̓ axáʔ l̓ k̓n̓p̓qin̓ksts uɬ axáʔ l̓ laklíʔs. She’s figured on killing us, she was trying to get the best of us with this ring of hers and with this key of hers. (PS)
daylight comes, on the morrow ksx̌l̓pínaʔ
dirty body kt̓ɬəɬíc̓aʔ
- kn̓ kt̓ɬəɬíc̓aʔ. I am too dirty. (PS)
dancer ktr̓qikst
- sič iʔktr̓qikst New dancer (OkB)
decide, attempt, try k̓ʷak̓ʷáˤn̓maʔn̓t
decide, advise k̓ʷín̓maʔ
decide, figure out, advise, discern k̓ʷín̓maʔm̓
dressed warm kʷl̓íc̓aʔ
- kʷ kʷlíc̓aʔ. You are dressed warm. (Cv)
doll up, get prettied up, put on makeup, fix oneself up, put on makeup k̓ʷl̓kstmist
- isk̓ʷl̓kstmíst. I am/was fixing myself up., I am getting prettied up. (Cv)
diligent, works a lot, work-a-holic, hard worker k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓uɬ
Decide !, Make your heart! (command) k̓ʷl̓spʔusx !
dead, take ones last breath k̓wpčin̓
do a great deal for somebody, do good to someone kʷukʷst
- way̓ ixíʔ kʷu kʷukʷstxʷ əɬ qʷəlqʷilstmn̓ I’m thankful that I got to talk to you (Cv)
double-curved bow kyw̓yaˤw̓ín̓k
do something to somebody kʔx̌ilm̓st
- way̓ t sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ kʷu əčkʔx̌iləmsts It’s Coyote who did it to me (PS)
- uɬ aɬíʔ laʔɬ sc̓qʷaqʷs úɬiʔ čkʔx̌iləmsts And at the same time, he was crying he kept doing it (PS)
do something good for somebody, give an token of appreciation lim̓kstmn̓t
- way̓ kʷu limkstm̓s He did something good for me (Cv)
distant land, far away place lkʷtúlaʔxʷ
domestic sheep l̓matáʔ
Do not tell! lut aksmay̓n̓čút !
drink ɬaˤp
- kn̓ ksɬáˤpaʔx I’m going to drink (Cv)
drink, slurp, sip ɬaˤpm̓
- way̓ ʔaɬʔiɬn̓əl̓x, əɬáˤpm̓əl̓x, way̓ ixíʔ wy̓num̓təl̓x They ate, they drank, they were all ready (PS)
dirt on the ground ɬəkʷlaʔxʷúlaʔxʷ
dress ɬəɬaxʷ
draw a line, make a tally mark, make a streak, mark with a line ɬəp̓an̓t
dash through/among ɬəx̌ʷmiw̓s
deny ɬinm̓t
- kʷu ɬən̓ɬinm̓t. We deny it. (Cv)
disappear ɬip
- yaʔx̌íʔ t̓iʔ əɬip iʔ t síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ t siw̓ɬkʷ She disappeared in the big water (PS)
ditransitive., indicates two objects of the verb, direct and indirect objects -ɬt
- uɬ ixíʔ kʷuʔ ksk̓əɬpaʔx̌ɬtíp kiʔ x̌litɬəmn̓ I want you to figure it for me, that’s why I am calling you (PS)
- lut kʷuʔ t̓ kskakíčɬtsəl̓x ikstílm̓ They won’t find that thing of mine the care of which I am charging them with (PS)
- way̓ k̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷipɬtsəl̓x, way̓ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ They opened the door for her, she came in (PS)
- uɬ nínwiʔ máyaʔɬts aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútn̓ She’ll show you your bed (PS)
- n̓c̓iw̓ɬtm̓əl̓x n̓ʔiɬn̓tn̓səl̓x She washed their dishes (PS)
- ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you’ll tie up and saddle up for him (PS)
- way̓ axáʔ iʔ asčn̓q̓m̓sčín̓, way̓ axáʔ čkičxɬtsn̓ This is what you’ve been wishing for, I got it here for you (PS)
- nínwiʔ əɬ iksčkʷíɬtm̓ l̓ kskʷúmiʔs Maybe I can get it from where she put it away (PS)
- in̓místm̓ yaʔ n̓kʷn̓čan̓tn̓s yaʔ čn̓kʷn̓čanm̓ɬtn̓. My father’s song is what I was singing. (Cv)
- səčmáy̓aʔɬtm̓səl̓x yəyáˤt iʔ stim̓ iʔ sqilxʷ They tell him all kinds of things about Indians (Cv)
- ƛ̓aʔɬtín̓ iʔ x̌ʷtpal̓qsts Tarás I went after Theresa’s skirt (Cv)
- uɬ way̓ kʷuʔ akstxət̓ɬtím̓ in̓laklíʔ I want you to take care of my key (PS)
- way̓ aksxʷíc̓ɬtm̓ t ksčk̓ʷul̓s Give him a job (PS)
- way̓ kʷuʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ɬt isyríwaʔxn̓ Take off my snowshoes (PS)
dirt, dust, soil ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ
- n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sn̓waʔsts iʔ əɬúkʷlaʔxʷ My, the dust rose (PS)
- iʔ k̓ɬy̓xʷut iʔ t ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ, iʔ saˤw̓x̌ʷíp They are the things under the dirt, the roots. (PS)
disappear, go out of site, go out of mind ɬupt
- itlíʔ kiʔ čʔáčqaʔ uɬ t̓iʔ ɬupt, lut t̓a kmy̓my̓pusm̓s stim̓, ixíʔ t̓uxʷt. It came out of there and it disappeared, he didn’t make out what it was, then it flew away. (PS)
die (plural) (they died) / die (plural) (they died) ƛ̓axʷt (sƛ̓xʷtmixəl̓x)
detective ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmúɬ
die, dead, motionless, lifeless. sg reference / one person is dead, motionless, lifeless / dead ƛ̓lal̓
- ilíʔ úɬiʔ ƛ̓lal̓. He was there until he died. (Cv)
- way̓ t̓iʔ lut, uɬ ƛ̓lal̓ axáʔ q̓ʷy̓aˤs It was no time, and the Black Face died (PS)
- way̓ nínwiʔ iwá kʷ ɬə ƛ̓lal̓ uɬ lut kʷ t̓ ikskʷním̓ Even if you die I’m not going to take you (PS)
- way̓ uɬ ixíʔ t̓i n̓stilsəl̓x way̓ ƛ̓lal̓ They thought he was dead (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ xʷuystsəlx iʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓mrimstn̓, way̓ uɬ n̓yʕ̓ip lut t̓ n̓t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷəspuʔús, huy̓ ƛ̓lal̓, n̓yʕ̓ip ƛ̓lal̓ They rushed him to the hospital, but he did not come to, he’s dead, still dead (PS)
dead person ƛ̓llmix
dig crop / dig a crop ƛ̓qaɬqm̓
- in̓čáʔ nínwiʔ kn̓ ƛ̓qaɬqm̓. Later I will dig my crop. (PS)
digger ƛ̓qmin̓
- íwaʔ k̓ʷin̓s iʔ lapál̓, km̓ axáʔ l̓ patáq iʔ ƛ̓qmin̓. He even tried the shovel, or this potato digger. (PS)
dig something ƛ̓qn̓tim̓
- nínwiʔ ƛ̓əqəntin̓ axáʔ iʔ sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷip I will dig the roots (PS)
- ƛ̓əqəntis iʔ patáq He dug the potatoes (PS)
dig up ƛ̓qn̓tim̓ / ƛ̓qam̓
do something harder / faster ƛx̌sčut
dang maˤn̓
dark brown misp̓úm̓
dark green misqʷín̓
day brightens misx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ
dishonest ml̓mál̓x̌aʔ
dab something on / dab something on. with pharyngeal intrusion in the third person transitive mlmlntaˤs
- məlmləntáˤs She dabbed it on (Cv)
dug out cottonwood canoe ml̓xiwl̓
dishonest m̓mál̓x̌aʔ
doctor oneself mrimst
- ik̓líʔ kn̓ əɬx̌stwilx, kn̓ mrim̓st. There I will get well again, I will doctor myself. (PS)
dip net mulmn̓
drag across n̓áˤw̓x̌ʷíw̓səs
do something. Unclear analysis / do something nčawtčíst
- way̓ axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it t̓iʔ ixíʔ mypnus way̓ čniɬč iʔ aʔ čənčawčístm̓ iʔ t likúk, way̓ čksl̓íplaʔ Well, as soon as the boy realized that the rooster is talking about his deeds, he disappeared (PS)
dig in the ground n̓číqlaʔxʷm̓
dig n̓čiqm̓
do the dishes n̓c̓iw̓m̓
dish pan nc̓iw̓mn̓
dead nc̓spúlaʔxʷ
- ixíʔ kʷ k̓ɬʔatətxnúm̓t, ixíʔ uɬ p n̓c̓əspúlaʔxʷ, ƛ̓əxʷɬulm̓s. If you fall asleep then you all will be killed, s/he will kill you all. (PS)
- inčáʔ kn̓ k̓im̓ kn̓ knánaqs k̓aʔx̌íʔ, yəyaˤt isnəqsílxʷ n̓c̓spúlaʔxʷ. I am all alone over there, all my relatives are dead. (Cv)
- kʷu ksn̓c̓spúlaʔxʷaʔx. We are all going to die. (Cv)
dentist's office n̓c̓w̓qistn̓
decimeter / decimeter nəqsáx̌aʔtn̓ (nt)
deep / under / underneath nixʷút
darkness nk̓im̓
- uɬ aɬíʔ čƛ̓aw̓ iʔ c̓ík̓ʷəsxn̓, n̓k̓im̓ The lights are out, it’s dark (PS)
- uɬ kywywusəlx, uɬ kʷaʔ l̓ n̓k̓im̓, uɬ aɬíʔ put sčʔx̌iɬ t c̓ik̓ʷəsxnəlx They have good eyes, in the dark just as well as in the light. (PS)>
divisor n̓kiw̓smn̓
disappear in the water nk̓lxʷitkʷ
disappear in the water nk̓lxʷitkʷ, nk̓əlxʷitkʷ
divide something n̓kɬiw̓sn̓t
do bad to somebody, harm somebody nk̓stmin̓t
- ixíʔ n̓k̓əstmin̓ úɬiʔ kn̓ n̓c̓aʔrín̓k. That’s what did me bad and then I got sick to my stomach. (PS)
- way̓ t̓i isənxʷtxʷtíls uɬ n̓k̓əstmin̓ And it’s all from my bad temper that put me in bad (PS)
dark overtakes, be overtaken by dark / be overtaken by dark nkʷaʔčínaʔ
- ksənkʷaʔčínaʔl̓x When night comes on them (Cv)
dark, late nkʷkʷʔač
- way̓ k̓laxʷ, n̓kʷəkʷʔač It’s late (and) dark / It’s late, dark (PS)
- uɬ n̓kʷəkʷʔač, kipúlaʔxʷ kiʔ n̓tikɬ It got dark, it was dusk when he got to the bottom (PS)
drink something in one gulp. compound n̓k̓ʷsiw̓sn̓t
drawer n̓kʷumn̓
draw/valley/canyon/where to hills come together n̓láˤʔútm̓
do what one instructs nlʕ̓ʷuɬt
- ixíʔ c̓əx̌ʷn̓tsin̓ uɬ ixíʔ kʷuʔ n̓lq̓ʷutxʷ. Whatever I tell you, you do. (PS)
domesticated turkey n̓ɬət̓ɬáˤw̓út̓qs
dive into water n̓ɬəx̌ʷəx̌ʷp̓mitkʷ
dive in water / dive into water n̓ɬəx̌ʷp̓mitkʷ
dig a pit n̓ɬəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷm̓
dash to end n̓ɬix̌ʷpt
domesticated turkey nɬƛ̓ɬʕʷut̓qs
dive in water nɬx̌ʷp̓mitkʷ
dig a pit nɬx̌ʷúlaʔxʷm̓
Death nƛ̓ləltan̓
die nƛ̓llils
- n̓ƛ̓ləlils iʔ t sq̓milttn̓ He’s going to die of starvation (PS)
drown nƛ̓llitkʷ
drown n̓ƛ̓l̓litkʷ
disturb nmaʔínaʔ
doctor's office n̓mrimstn̓
dip fluids nmulm̓
dawn npaʔqčín̓
dawn n̓paʔqčín̓
dead timber nplaˤlqʷ
dump a mushy mass n̓p̓t̓aˤn̓t
dump mush into water n̓p̓t̓aˤtkʷn̓t
done boiling / done cooking in water n̓p̓y̓qitkʷ
Desire something nq̓əmsčin̓
- ʔa··, way̓ mt asn̓q̓m̓sčínm̓, way̓ t̓xʷ íwáʔ in̓x̌mín̓k, uɬ way̓ kʷin̓txʷ. Ah, I guess you’re stuck on it, even though I like it, you can take it. (PS)
- n̓q̓əmsčinəms He got stuck on her / He wished for them (PS)
drive for someone n̓qixʷpɬtm̓
deep water nqʷast
deep n̓qʷast
deep water nqʷast, n̓qʷast
- k̓a n̓qʷast to the deep / to where it’s deep (Cv)
dust nqʷuɬqn̓
- níkxnaʔ t̓iʔ n̓qʷuɬqən̓ ik̓líʔ, qʷamqʷəmt iʔ xəwiɬ Goodness, it’s nothing but dust there, it’s a well traveled road (PS)
do the laundry n̓q̓ʷʔitkʷm̓
desk n̓q̓y̓min̓tn̓
dizzy (spinning head) n̓sl̓sl̓pqin̓
dizzy (spinning eyes) n̓sl̓sl̓pus
dirty water n̓taʔpítkʷ
deaf n̓təqtqánaʔ
deaf n̓təqtqínaʔ
different language / different langauge nt̓it̓xʷlčn̓
dip out, serve, ladle / dip out, serve nt̓ixln̓t
- n̓t̓ixlən̓t iʔ sʔiɬən̓ Serve dip out the food. (Ok)
different voice n̓t̓ixʷəxʷl̓čn̓
dye n̓t̓qitkʷtn̓
dam ntqiw̓s
- uɬ way̓ čmystis kulitám̓, ixíʔ čəntqiw̓s And he knows Cooley Dam, that’s a dam (PS)
deaf ntqtqánaʔ
deaf ntqtqínaʔ
deaf n̓tqtqínaʔ
dessert n̓t̓xčin̓
dish up / put something in (command) nutnáx
digging area n̓wic̓mn̓
done growing n̓wy̓qin̓
dug-out canoe. (Ok) / dug-out canoe nxlíɬc̓aʔ
dangerous nx̌l̓lutm̓
dangerous n̓x̌lutm̓
do something on both sides nxmniw̓sn̓t
- ixíʔ sƛ̓aʔám̓səl̓x n̓xmniw̓səsəl̓x ixíʔ yaʔ čy̓aˤp. They looked on both sides of the river. (PS)
do good to somebody nx̌stmin̓t
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ lut n̓x̌əstmintxʷ It won’t do you any good (Cv)
- n̓x̌stmis It did him good (Cv)
do good n̓x̌stmin̓t
disregard words/advice n̓x̌ʷil̓čn̓n̓t
dispute one’s word, not keep one’s word nx̌ʷilčnst
- uɬ aɬíʔ lut t̓ə čənx̌ʷilčsts iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s He never disputes the word of his brothers (PS)
drying rack n̓x̌w̓il̓tn̓
deny somebody, refuse what another asks nx̌ʷlčnɬtiɬn̓
- uɬ aɬíʔ lut ksənx̌ʷilčənɬtíɬnaʔx axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ How can the king refuse what she asks him? (PS)
- lut ksənx̌ʷilčənɬtíɬnaʔx He can’t refuse what she asks (Cv)
dryer n̓x̌w̓min̓
dryer n̓x̌ʷw̓min̓
drive stock n̓yəx̌n̓tim̓ / n̓yəx̌an̓t / n̓yəx̌am̓
diaper n̓yl̓xʷupstn̓
diaper rash / diaper rash n̓yl̓xʷupstn̓ spučt
drive by coming on one’s tracks. unclear form / drive by coming on one’s tracks nyx̌iʔstxnčút
- əɬčp̓l̓k̓usm̓, wiksəl̓x iʔ sk̓ɬčəhmix uɬ əɬčn̓y̓x̌iʔstxn̓čútəl̓x, ixíʔ mɬ čhn̓tim̓əl̓x, ixíʔ mɬ t̓áˤpsqílxʷəl̓x. They see the ones who are watching, and they come down on their same tracks, they run across the others, that’s when they shoot. (PS)
drop in the water nyxʷitkʷ
- lut asčk̓ín̓t, čm̓ kʷ n̓səlpqin̓ km̓ kʷ nyxʷitkʷ Don’t get afraid, you might get dizzy and fall in the water (PS)
double-up on n̓ʔaslíw̓s
doubles nʔaslmíw̓s
doing so / feel like doing things like that n̓ʔax̌líl̓s
down river / downstream, go downstream nʔax̌ʷt
downstream, go downstream nʔax̌ʷt, n̓ʔax̌ʷt
Dive n̓ʔəɬxʷitkʷ
dish nʔiɬntn̓
- way̓ wiʔwiʔčínəlx, way̓ əɬtxʷuyɬtməlx n̓ʔiɬəntn̓səlx They got done eating, she took back their dishes. (PS) (possibly an error for ɬtxʷuymɬtməlx.) / They got done eating, she took back the dishes (PS)
- way̓ əɬkm̓əntis axáʔ yaʔ n̓ʔiɬəntn̓səlx She took back their plates (PS)
- uɬ n̓c̓iw̓ɬtməlx n̓ʔiɬəntn̓səlx She washed their dishes (PS)
dish towel / tea towel n̓ʔip̓mn̓
dive, get in the water nʔɬxʷitkʷ
- n̓wisəlx, way̓ n̓ʔəɬxʷitkʷ nis She jumped, she got in the water, she was gone (PS)
defecate p̓c̓aˤm̓
disgusted with self pəčxʷm̓sčut
distributed pəx̌ʷəx̌ʷam̓
distribute / spread pəx̌ʷm̓stim̓ / pəx̌ʷam̓
distribute to someone pəx̌ʷm̓xit
digging stick píčaʔ
disgusted/ disenheartened pičxʷt
drum pumín̓
drum pumínm̓
draw back qčpmnčut
- way̓ wy̓skʷis iʔ sq̓lips, ilíʔ qčpmənčut She already had the handkerchief, she drew back (PS)
down (laying down) qəminn̓
draw a picture q̓əy̓ax təsk̓ɬq̓əy̓nčut
drive (stock) / to fire (employee) qixʷm̓
drive something or somebody / chase/drive something away qixʷn̓t
- way̓ mət aláʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, lut qixʷəntm̓ The deer must be there, we didn’t drive them away (PS)
- qixʷəntxʷ You push a horse to run hard (Cv)
- huy̓, mɬ qixʷsəl̓x, uɬ way̓ ilíʔ iʔ sʔaqsk̓ɬčəhmíx, ixíʔ mɬ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tis. They drive them, and those who go to stalk them there kill them. (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ qixʷəntm̓ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, úɬiʔ kn̓ kswítmist iʔ k̓əl̓ ksxʷuytn̓s Yes, we scared the deer, and then I did my best to where they’re going (PS)
- qixʷs He chases it away (OkB)
dream qiʔs
- isqíʔs. It is my dream., They are my dreams., I was dreaming. (Cv)
- k̓ɬqiʔsmíʔst He had a dream (Cv)
ducks on witch’s teeth. obscure mythological reference qlápyaʔ
dance q̓ʷay̓mn̓čút
discuss qʷaʔqʷʔalmínm̓
discuss qʷaʔqʷʔalmínm̓, qʷaʔqʷaʔalmínm̓
drunk qʷaˤw̓
- qʷáˤw̓qʷáˤw̓ drunk (pl)
drunk qʷaˤw̓ / qʷaˤ
do something silly qʷáˤwmíst
- kʷ čpəpsáˤyaʔ čm̓ kƛ̓aʔíplaʔntxʷəlx, pnaʔ kʷ qʷáˤwmíst. You have got no sense, you might cause them problems, you might do something silly (PS)
do something crazy qʷáˤwmsčút
- way̓ t̓i kʷ n̓qmilsm̓, lut t̓ isqʷəqʷáˤwqʷút Put your mind at ease, I’m not wild (PS)
drunk (pl) qʷáˤw̓qʷáˤw̓
drunk qʷáˤwqʷáˤw̓ / qʷáˤqʷáˤ
drunk / drunk. (Ok) silly, crazy, drunk qʷaˤʔ
do one’s best q̓ʷíɬmist
- huhúy̓, q̓ʷíɬmistx, kʷu stxʷl̓sčutx. Hurry, get at it, let’s get outfitted. (PS)
diligent, accomplished q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt
diligent, accomplished q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷəɬt
- níkxnaʔ q̓ʷásqiʔ, way̓ q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷəɬt l̓ syríwaxn̓ Blue Jay is very good on snow shoes (PS)
- axáʔ mnim̓ɬəm̓p p q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt uɬ way̓ t̓iʔ p sym̓sčut iʔ ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xm̓p. You guys here are capable, you are able to hurry. (PS)
diligent, accomplished q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt, q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷəɬt
- níkxnaʔ q̓ʷásqiʔ, way̓ q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷəɬt l̓ syríwaxn̓ Blue Jay is very good on snow shoes (PS)
- axáʔ mnim̓ɬəm̓p p q̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt uɬ way̓ t̓iʔ p sym̓sčut iʔ ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xm̓p. You guys here are capable, you are able to hurry. (PS)
drape over the neck qʷiylps
- kɬqʷiylpsm̓ He draped (a scarf) over his neck (OkB)
do something pitiful to somebody qʷn̓ikstmst
- sqʷəqʷn̓ikstm̓stsəl̓x. They’re doing something pitiful to them. (Cv)
- íwaʔ tx̌n̓čnmistmn̓tm̓ iʔ t kwaps, “way̓ kʷuʔ čqʷn̓ikstm̓stxʷ.” His horse tried to interrupt/verbally warn him, “You are doing me pitifully.” (PS)
- way̓ uyáʔ, čqʷn̓ikstm̓stxʷ ixíʔ ankəwáp Listen, you’re mistreating your horse (PS)
do something pitiful qʷn̓kstmist
- way̓ t̓i ilíʔ uɬ qʷən̓kstmis axáʔ n̓c̓ičən̓, ƛ̓m̓ xaʔtús Then Wolf did something pitiful, he that used to be boss (PS)
do something pitiful qʷn̓sčut
- way̓ uɬ ilíʔ kn̓ qʷənsčut ilíʔ la nyxʷut, nak̓ʷáʔ inkc̓ax̌ʷ That’s when I did that pitiful thing inside there, I didn’t do it on purpose (PS)
dust. onomatopoetic interjection / dust qʷuɬ
- qʷuɬ, qʷuɬ, qʷuɬ, iʔ syríwaxəns His snowshoes go dust, dust, dust (PS)
dust qʷuɬ, sqʷuɬt
dark complexion / dark skinned q̓ʷuɬs
dance, dance whiteman’s dance q̓ʷyilx
dance, dance whiteman’s dance q̓ʷyilx q̓ʷiʔílx
dance, dance whiteman’s dance q̓ʷyilx, q̓ʷiʔílx
dirty clothes / dirty clothes. with pharyngeal intrusion q̓ʷylsčaˤt
dance q̓ʷymnčut
- q̓ʷəymənču··təlx way̓ uɬ ksx̌əlpínaʔl̓x They danced until daylight (PS)
dispute somebody’s word q̓yiw̓sn̓t
- q̓əyiw̓səntsən̓ I dispute your word (Cv)
- way̓ q̓yiw̓səs axáʔ yasukrí, “way̓ mət kʷu stqəqnunəms, way̓ iksm̓im̓áyaʔm.” Then he doubted Jesus Christ, “He must be fooling me, I’m going to get to the truth of this.” (PS)
doubt something q̓yw̓ɬtiɬn̓
Douglas’ onion, Geyer’s onion / Douglas’ onion, Geyer’s onion. Allium douglasi or A geyeri saxk
drink- they drink saʔsíw̓stəlx
drink soup saʔst̓xitkʷ
drink soup. compound / drink deer soup. compound saʔst̓xítkʷ
- kʷ saʔst̓xítkʷ. You are drinking soup., You drank soup., You drink soup.
drink soup saʔst̓xítkʷm̓
dry saʔt̓
drip dry sáˤʔt̓míx / sáˤʔt̓ám̓
deliver/haul sc̓akʷstím̓
doll. Okanagan form. (Ok) sc̓c̓mil̓t
doll sc̓əc̓mil̓t
doll sc̓əc̓m̓il̓t
deer buried in the snow sčəčmíɬc̓aʔ
Dead person sčƛ̓ləlmix
dead person sčƛ̓llmix
- c̓kin̓ ɬa čk̓ɬc̓kstixʷ l̓ sčƛ̓l̓l̓mix iʔ kstm̓tim̓ ? how much do you charge for dead people’s clothes? (PS)
dug out sčnwlíɬc̓aʔ
dug out sčnwlíɬc̓aʔ, sčnwulíɬc̓aʔ
dance sčq̓ʷymnčutx
- kn̓ səčksxl̓pmix iʔ k̓l̓ sčq̓ʷymn̓̓čutx, iʔ lútiʔ isʔítx. I was out all night at the dance, I haven’t yet slept. (PS)
- čxʷuy̓ k̓l̓ sčq̓ʷay̓mn̓čútx. She goes to the dances. (PS)
dive into water səčn̓ɬəx̌ʷp̓mitkʷəl̓x
drum səčpumínxəl̓x
draw səčq̓ay̓íkstxəl̓x
dig roots səčwic̓xəl̓x / səčwc̓wic̓x
drum stick səp̓ɬpumín̓
drum stick səp̓ɬpwmin̓
daughter(s)-in-law / daughters-in-law səpsipn̓
driver səxʷkskm̓qinm̓
dish washer səxʷn̓c̓iw̓m̓
dentist səxʷn̓c̓w̓qism̓
divider səxʷn̓kɬiw̓sm̓
downhill səx̌ʷstus
- axáʔ k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ iʔ t səx̌ʷstus. This one to the left is downhill. (PS)
doorperson / doorperson səxʷtxt̓am̓ l̓ k̓ɬn̓k̓mip
daughter(s)-in-law / daughter-in-law sipn̓
- c̓kin̓ asipn̓ ? What is your daughter-in-law like?
daughter-in-law sipn̓, sipən̓
- ixíʔ lim̓tm̓səl̓x, kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x iʔ sipn̓səl̓x. Then they were pleased/happy, they shook hands with their daughter-in-law. (PS)
decay sitákʷ
drink something siw̓sn̓t
- way̓ axáʔ siwsəntxʷ, t̓i n̓k̓ʷsiwsəntxʷ, uɬ ixíʔ kʷ k̓ʷul̓ ʔapənkspíntk aksmysk̓ʷk̓ʷíyməlt Drink this, drink it in one gulp and you will be ten years younger (PS)
drink siw̓stm̓
dirty words skaʔčnmast
- lut t̓ə skaʔčənmást They’re not dirty words / They’re not bad words (Cv)
distant child skləkʷtil̓t
distant son sklkʷtil̓t
distant son. child born to a married man by another woman sklkʷtil̓t, skəlkʷtil̓t
distance around (perimeter) / perimeter (distance around) sk̓ɬləkuts
dew on the ground skɬmúlaʔxʷ
Dew on branches. (OkB) semantics unclear skɬmúllaʔxʷ
dew on the ground skɬmúl̓laʔxʷ
dug up ground skɬʔam̓čín̓
Dismantle, take apart sk̓ʷiƛ̓m̓
distance sləkʷtiw̓s
difference (from subtracting) sləkʷukʷíl̓xs
den, lair / den sɬəx̌ʷiɬxʷ
den, lair sɬx̌ʷiɬxʷ
deer, deer meat sƛ̓aʔčínm̓
- ɬa čqixʷstsəl̓x iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, kiln̓tm̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. when they make a drive for the deer, it’s wolf that chases them. / when they make a drive for the deer, it’s wolf that chases them.. (PS)
- sy̓syus n̓c̓ičn̓ l̓ stəxʷčn̓čut, axáʔ l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Wolf is smart at getting food, at these deer. (PS)
- iʔ sy̓syus stəxʷčn̓čut axáʔ l̓ qaqxʷl̓x, km̓ axáʔ l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, mɬ ixíʔ čxaʔtm̓stísəl̓x. Those who are good providers of these fish, or of these deer, then those they put above all others. (PS)
- čmy̓stis laʔkín̓ sn̓ʔistktn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. He knows where the wintering places of the deer are. (PS)
deer skin robe sƛ̓aʔčin̓míc̓aʔ
dear meat/hide / deer skin robe. (ok) / deer hide sƛ̓aʔčn̓míc̓aʔ
dead person sƛ̓llmix
- mət aɬíʔ sƛ̓ləlmix, lut kʷu t̓ə əɬkičəntm̓ Maybe he died, he never got to us (PS)
- haʔ sƛ̓l̓lmixəl̓x ? haʔ səxʔkin̓xəl̓x ? Are they dead? Is something wrong with them? (PS)
dead animal sƛ̓lsqáx̌aʔ
dead animal sƛ̓l̓sqáx̌aʔ
digging sƛ̓qam̓
drum skin. (Ok) / drum skin sƛ̓xʷíɬc̓aʔ
desert parsley smčnal̓qʷ
Desert parsley sməčnaləqʷ
desert parsley, Lomatium macrocarpum sməčnal̓qʷ
dwarf, or creeping juniper sn̓c̓íc̓qpnaʔ
division snkaɬíw̓s
dusk snk̓lxʷčin̓
dusk sn̓k̓lxʷčin̓
dinner table snkɬʔiɬntn̓
dark, early night sn̓kʷkʷʔač
dark, early night snkʷkʷʔač, snkʷukʷʔáč
dresser sn̓kʷuml̓sčútn̓
diving place sn̓ɬət̓pmn̓̓čutn̓
diving place sn̓ɬt̓pmn̓čutn̓
daybreak / dawn sn̓paʔqčín̓
dance hall snq̓ʷymnčutn̓
- ixíʔ n̓q̓ʷic̓t axáʔ l̓ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ l̓ sn̓q̓ʷy̓mn̓čutn̓. Then the boss’ house, the dance hall, was full. (PS)
dance club / dance hall sn̓q̓ʷy̓mn̓čutn̓
dance house, jump dance lodge, winter dance lodge sn̓tr̓qmin̓
dispute someone’s word sn̓t̓y̓naʔsčútxt
- lut kʷu asənt̓ynaʔsčútxtm̓ Don’t dispute my word to me (PS)
drying rack sn̓x̌w̓iltn̓
drying rack, drying shed sn̓x̌w̓min̓
doubles story sn̓ʔasl̓míw̓s smy̓may̓
doubles sn̓ʔasl̓míw̓sts
Douglas Lake spax̌mn̓
dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum, rope, Indian hemp, hemp plant, hemp bush sp̓ic̓n̓
- skəwpupáqstxn̓, čkčučəwáˤqstxn̓, c̓əlc̓lipɬxn̓, qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓, sp̓ic̓ən̓ Fur chaps, fringed chaps, spurs, whips, rope. (PS) sometimes heard as. sp̓ic̓əl (Cv)
during the year, rest of the year, other time spn̓kin̓x
dark sqaqsəs
- yʔa··ʕ̓ʔ uɬ way̓ taʔlíʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqaqsəsč ixíʔ uɬ čʔx̌iɬ ƛ̓lap iʔ sčyaʕpmíx They gathered and it’s long after dark that they quit coming in (PS)
- ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ sqaqsəsts a little after dark (PS)
domestic animal, horse / domestic animal, horse. after s =sqáx̌aʔ
- snt̓əwsčqáx̌aʔtn̓ ̓. Barn (PS)
dance sq̓ʷay̓mn̓čút
dust sqʷuɬt
doe st̓aɬ
daddy long-leg, Opiliones stáˤm̓ályaʔ
different, difference st̓ixʷlm̓
- čm̓ n̓k̓w̓w̓pil̓səl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ mnim̓ɬtət kʷu čt̓ixʷlm̓ kʷu sqilxʷ. Maybe we get lonesome because we are people of a different group. (PS)
daughter st̓m̓kʔil̓t
- c̓kin̓ ast̓m̓kʔil̓t ? What is your daughter like?
- ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t xəxát̓w̓yaʔ. My daughter is mischievous.
daughters st̓m̓t̓m̓kʔil̓t
dancer str̓qikst
dancer, dancing person str̓qmix
- str̓qmix. S/he’s dancing (jump dancing). (Cv)
door flap stxarčn̓
drift downstream suq̓ʷt
dang, darn, interjection- expression used after doing something wrong swatqín̓
dugout canoe swulíɬc̓aʔ
day, daylight, man's name sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t
downhill sx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus
- áɬiʔ miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yəyáˤt čx̌əƛ̓mus, uɬ tql̓tikn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. He figured it’s all uphill to the top, then it’s downhill to their houses. (PS)
devil sx̌ʷil̓mn̓
dried food sx̌w̓il̓tn̓
dried meat, jerkey sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔ
delouse, pick nits sx̌ʷl̓ɬqʷtíx̌ʷaʔm̓
devil faced sx̌ʷl̓mnus
devils sx̌ʷl̓x̌ʷil̓mn̓
decay syitákʷ
do one’s best, be diligent, to the utmost of one's abilit sy̓m̓sčut
- kn̓ sym̓sčut I do my best (Cv)
- kʷ sy̓m̓sčútaʔx. You’ll do your best., You're going to make your best effort. (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kn̓ symsčut, lut kʷu ksk̓ɬʔanwín̓tm̓ I will do my best, they won’t hear us (PS)
do something to somebody sʔax̌líkstm̓
- uɬ aɬíʔ mət sʔəx̌likstm̓ t qʷásqiʔ I suppose Blue Jay changed him around (PS)
December sʔistkm̓
dried up, desiccated, as dried or drained deer hide sʔut̓
doable, capable of being done -t, -ut2
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tl̓tutm̓ be worthless / runt, left out, weakling (Cv)
- axáʔ iʔ syiríwaxn̓ way̓ uɬ lut, sk̓əsk̓sal̓qʷs, uɬ sič tl̓tutm̓. The snow shoes were bad, they're bad sticks, they weren’t much. (PS)
dolphin tal̓pn̓
dangle something down tax̌ʷn̓t
diamond taýmn̓t
- stim̓ mat ɬa čʔum̓stsəl̓x, tay̓mn̓t rin̓, ixíʔ čp̓ʔaxʷ. They called it something, ‘diamond ring’, those shine. (PS)
dirty clothes taʔpál̓qs
dirty (plural) taʔtaʔáp
do like, do so taʔx̌ílm̓
- uɬ aɬíʔ mət ilíʔ ksiwɬkʷ, taʔx̌ílm̓ təl̓ siwɬkʷ, t kilxs k̓əɬmulm̓, ixíʔ skc̓uʔc̓íw̓səms And there must have been water, he did like that from the water, he dipped with his hands, he washed his eyes (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ taʔx̌ílm̓, ixíʔ čkʔəmtiw̓s Then he did like that, and he got on (PS)
- t̓iʔ taʔx̌ílm̓ uɬ k̓ɬk̓laxʷ qʷáˤsqiʔ. Just like that Blue Jay was out of sight. (PS)
- way̓ taʔx̌ílm̓, čk̓əɬk̓ʷƛ̓alqsəmsts iʔ laputáy̓ She did like that, she pulled out of her clothes a bottle (PS)
do like that to something taʔx̌i̓l̓st
- way̓ ixíʔ qmis, taʔx̌ílsts, pkʷəmstis, uɬ ixíʔ qmis He laid it down, did like that, shook it, and then he put it down (PS)
- aláʔ taʔx̌íl̓sts, tx̌əqiw̓səs axáʔ. She did like that, she opened this. (PS)
do so, do like that taʔx̌l̓x̌íl̓st
do war t̓aˤpnwíxʷ
dirty t̓əɬt̓aɬ
dirty (plural) t̓əɬt̓iɬ
difficult til̓tl̓xʷt
- uɬ inčá kn̓ iʔ tiltəlxʷt Mine is the hardest (PS)
dead wife, desceased wife t̓ináx̌ʷnx̌ʷ
- in̓t̓iʔnáx̌ʷnəx̌ʷ. She is my dead wife., She is my deceased wife. (Cv)
dead older brother, deceased older brother t̓iqíčk
- in̓t̓iʔqíčk. He is my dead older brother., He is my deceased older brother. (Cv)
doe, female white tailed and mule deer tíw̓ɬc̓aʔ
different, stranger, be different, unusual t̓ixʷlm̓
dead t̓iʔ=
do so, do like that tiʔc̓x̌ílm̓
depend on, set your hopes on t̓k̓ʷil̓sm̓
drop something tk̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓pikst
- n̓wisəlx axáʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, k̓ʷəƛ̓k̓ʷəƛ̓pikstm̓s, way̓ n̓ʔəɬxʷitkʷ nis The Golden Woman jumped, he dropped her, she got in the water, she was gone (PS)
difficult to do tl̓xʷkin̓
dirty body t̓ɬəɬíc̓aʔ
- kn̓ t̓ɬəɬíc̓aʔ. I am dirty. (PS)
drape over tpam̓
dirty body. with pharyngeal intrusion / dirty body tq̓ʷyáˤc̓aʔ
- istq̓ʷy̓áˤc̓aʔ I’m dirty., (PS)
doubt something tq̓yw̓ɬtiɬn̓
- tq̓yuɬtíɬən̓ He didn’t want to believe him (Cv)
dance (verb) tr̓qam̓
divide something / to split/go halves on s/t tx̌ʷiw̓sn̓t
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ tx̌ʷiw̓səntm̓, kʷintxʷ anwí yaʔ n̓sək̓ʷtsiw̓s, məɬ inčá yaʔ n̓sək̓ʷtsiw̓s kʷin̓ We’ll divide it, you take one half, and I take the other half (PS)
- huhúy̓, stx̌ʷiw̓sn̓tm̓ iʔ sk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət. Okay, let’s divide our crop in half. (PS)
different tribe t̓xʷlmilxʷ
- way̓ kn̓ kičx iʔ k̓əl̓ t̓xʷəlmilxʷ, way̓ k̓əl̓ q̓ʷəyq̓ʷáˤy̓ k̓əl̓ stmaˤlt I arrived to a different tribe, to the Black Buffaloes (PS)
dangle down tx̌ʷtáx̌ʷm̓ist
- kʷu kstəx̌ʷtáx̌ʷmistaʔx naʔɬ anwí. You and I are going to dangle down.
dry eyes tx̌w̓x̌w̓us
- way̓ uɬ t̓i lut t̓ə čwksqilxʷ, uɬ aɬíʔ tx̌əw̓x̌w̓us He couldn’t see, because his eyes went dry (PS)
dead (man’s) mother t̓ysk̓ʷuy̓
dead, late t̓ʔ=, t̓iʔ=
downstream utím̓tk
do something hard waˤy̓kstmn̓t
- waˤy̓kstm̓s səp̓əntis He hit him hard (Cv)
do something hard waˤym̓st
- skskʷəl̓tmix inkəwáp, kn̓ čəwʕimst úɬiʔ kskʷal̓t My horse was sweating, I came fast and he got warm (PS)
dig roots wc̓wic̓m̓
dig, pick. a sliver, a root / dig, pick / dig roots wic̓m̓
developmental / developmental. DIMINUTIVE -wílaʔx
- kn̓ px̌px̌twilaʔx I will become smart (Cv)
developmental -wilx
developmental -wlx, -wilx, -wil̓x
- čkw̓twilx lose weight, become skinny, become thin (Cv)
- nkaʔwílx go down, descend towards the water / Go down, descend towards water. (OkB) unclear form / go down, descend toward the water (OkB)
- px̌px̌twilx He came to his senses (PS)
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-wílaʔx developmental / developmental. DIMINUTIVE
- kn̓ px̌px̌twilaʔx I will become smart (Cv)
- x̌stwil̓x get better / sober up, improve, get better, feel better (OkB)
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x̌ʷptwilx It’s grown worthless / grow weak (PS)
- kn̓ səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ kn̓ x̌ʷəptwilx uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ sčxʔim̓sčútx. I am finished with old age, I can’t do anything any more, I am right to the limit. (PS)
downstream wtimtk
done being tied wy̓sk̓ɬlak̓ək̓
done rolling around wy̓sm̓am̓íl̓k̓ʷst
done loading gun wy̓sn̓t̓pin̓km̓
dress x̌ač
delay somebody xarkstmɬtíɬn̓
do good x̌astm̓
- kʷu ləx̌tiw̓s kʷaʔ kʷu suxʷnwíxʷ, kʷu x̌astm̓. We are partners, we are acquaintances, we have done good. (PS)
do something first xaʔtmstím̓
- way̓ anwí mi xaʔtm̓stúmn̓ I will take care of you first (PS)
- sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ xaʔtm̓stúmn̓ That’s why I told you to go first (PS)
- xaʔtm̓stís She goes to the first one (PS)
dressed / get dressed x̌čmn̓čut
Dragonfly x̌ətx̌ʷtaʕqs
ditransitive / ditransitive BEFORE -ɬəm̓- -xi
do to x̌il̓st
ditransitive -xit
- way̓ t̓i kʷu akskn̓xítm̓ You are going to help me (PS)
- čkn̓xits. She helps him. (Cv)
- kʷuʔ kskn̓xitp, kspul̓stm̓ iʔ ən̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. With you guys' help, we’ll kill the sea monster. (PS)
- qəɬnus kskn̓xits He couldn’t help her (Cv)
- kʷuʔ k̓ɬpaʔx̌xíts in̓kʷl̓mút. My brother-in-law did my thinking., My brother-in-law thought of/planned it for me. (PS)
- kʷ iksk̓ɬpaʔx̌xítm̓. I’m going to give you something to think about. (PS)
- uɬ sič kɬsəlxitm̓ She puts dishes for him (PS)
- c̓kxitm̓. He counted it for him. (PS)
- kɬsəlxits iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓ She gave them chairs (PS)
- way̓ čkəm̓xitxʷ iʔ t sxʔimɬx̌ást iʔ t n̓kʔəmtiw̓stn̓ Go get them the very best saddle horses / Go get for him the very best saddle horses / Go get the very best saddle horses (PS)
ditransitive -xix
- kʷɬn̓xixmn̓. I lent somebody something. (OkB)
- k̓ʷn̓sxixm̓ show things (OkB)
divorced. possible misshearing for xʷk̓ʷ xk̓ʷnčut
- ksxək̓ʷn̓čútaʔx. S/he's going to get a divorce. (PS)
do like that again and again (command) x̌lx̌il̓st
do/complete all xƛ̓an̓t / xƛ̓am̓
daybreak xƛ̓ƛ̓úlaʔxʷ
daybreak / complete daylight / complete daylight. cf.√xƛ̓ 1 xƛ̓púlaʔxʷ
- way̓ t̓i put xƛ̓púlaʔxʷs ixíʔ t̓əxʷt̓ixʷxʷlm̓, mi ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs, mət čənpaʔqčín̓ Just before daylight things commence to get different, before it gets daylight, the first light comes (PS)
- ixíʔ uɬ way̓ xƛ̓púlaʔxʷ. And then it was broad daylight. (PS)
- kʷmiɬ iʔ əɬk̓ɬn̓čiʔípn̓tm̓əl̓x iʔ laʔɬ xƛ̓púlaʔxʷs. At once somebody knocked after daylight. (PS)
do well x̌səstiʔst
ditransitive -xt, -əxt
- mi xʷic̓əxtmn̓ t aksənɬq̓ʷútn̓ I will give you a bed (PS)
- t̓xʷ way̓ xʷic̓xtp iʔ t kstm̓tim̓s Give him some clothes. (PS)
- uɬ axáʔ kʷu xʷic̓əxts ta čk̓əɬlak̓ He gave us that was tied up
- lut inčá kn̓ kʷu asənt̓inaʔsčútxtm̓ Don’t dispute my word (PS)
- lutm̓ t swit k̓ʷul̓xtm̓ Nobody fixed it for him (Cv)
- kʷ iksq̓əy̓xítm̓ I owe you a written excuse., I'm going to write you a message., I'm going to write it for you. (Cv)
digest x̌ʷaq̓ʷəq̓ʷnún̓t
dried x̌w̓aw̓
duck x̌ʷaˤtx̌ʷt
duck x̌ʷaˤtx̌ʷt, x̌ʷáˤtx̌ʷət
discard something x̌ʷilst
- məɬ sič t n̓yʕ̓ip x̌ʷilstmn̓, lut kʷ ikɬk̓əɬʔím̓ I’ll leave you for good, I won’t wait for you (PS)
- way̓ kʷu x̌ʷilsts inkəwáp təl̓ pulstn̓, way̓ ixíʔ uɬ sič kn̓ kɬpmənčut My horse left me because I beat him, and now I am disgusted with myself (PS)
dry fish/berries x̌w̓il̓tnm̓
dew claws xʷl̓xʷaláˤpaʔxkn̓
debt(s) xʷlxʷil̓t
- ixíʔ nínwiʔ n̓xƛ̓pusəs iʔ xʷl̓xʷil̓ts, ixíʔ miʔ uɬ sič ɬəw̓nikstmn̓tm̓ when he’s all paid up with his debts, then we’ll let him go. (PS)
debt xʷl̓xʷil̓t
dry something x̌w̓n̓tim̓
- x̌w̓əntisəlx x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ They dry the sticks dry (PS)
- x̌w̓an̓t Dry it (Cv)
decreased, diminished / they decreased in number. (Ok) x̌ʷq̓ʷaq̓ʷ
- wiʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷn̓t finish grinding something. compound
dragonfly xʷtxʷtaqs
dragonfly x̌ʷtx̌ʷtaˤqs
dragonfly. with pharyngeal intrustion x̌ʷtx̌ʷtaˤqs, x̌ʷətx̌ʷtaʕqs
drill something / drill something. cf.√xʷl 6 xʷuln̓t
- xʷuləntxʷ You drill it. (Ok)
do something in a hurry xʷuskst
- xʷuskstx Do it in a hurry (Cv)
departure xʷuytn̓
- ixíʔ sx̌l̓x̌áˤl̓t iʔ t xʷuy̓tn̓tət, mɬ ixíʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. That day that we go, so that is the day we’ll arrive back. (PS)
dry sticks x̌w̓w̓alqʷ
- x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ iʔ kɬčq̓ilənsəlx The sticks have to be dry for the arrows (PS)
- x̌w̓əntisəlx x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ, xʷƛ̓əntisəlx məɬ ʔip̓əs They dry the sticks dry, they whittle them, and they wipe them / They dry the sticks dry, they whittle them, and they dry them (PS)
dry x̌w̓x̌aw̓t
dry x̌w̓x̌aw̓t, x̌əw̓x̌aw̓t
dry something for somebody x̌w̓x̌w̓ɬtim̓
- ixíʔ uɬ x̌w̓x̌w̓ɬtim̓. And then he dried them. (PS)
dry lands x̌w̓x̌w̓úlaʔxʷ
dropped / dropped, fall overboard yaxʷt
- kʷ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓ miʔ kʷ n̓sl̓pqin̓ miʔ kʷ yaxʷt. If you look around you’ll get dizzy and fall off. (PS)
drop yəxʷmin̓t
dismount, get down, get out of a vehicle / drop down / swoop down yəxʷmn̓čut
- syəxʷmn̓čuts sn̓k̓l̓ip. Then Coyote got down. (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu xʷuy̓, kʷu yaʕp, uɬ lut nax̌əmɬ aksyxʷmənčút When we go, we get there, don’t get off / When we go, we get there, don’t get off the horse (PS)
drive to s/o yix̌íxt
Drop something yixʷmínm̓
drive animal / drive stock yx̌am̓
drop something yxʷmin̓t
- yxʷmin̓ I dropped it. (Ok)
- yxʷmintm̓ We dropped it. (Ok)
downhill y̓xʷmlxus
doubles ʔasəsíl̓
do something with the hand to somebody ʔax̌líkstmn̓t
- t̓iʔ axáʔ ʔax̌líkstm̓s uɬ n̓wisəl̓x iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. He did like this and the horse rose. (PS)
do something, be doing something ʔax̌llwís
do something, be doing something ʔax̌lwís
- čʔax̌l̓lwís. He’s fooling around (Cv)
- way̓ wi··m̓ sʔax̌əllwísč It won’t work whatever he does (PS)
- uɬ axáʔ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ət puxəlx, kmix k̓m̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ čʔəx̌əllwis The others went to bed, only Coyote is fooling around (PS)
do something, be busy ʔax̌ʔax̌lílx
- way̓ axáʔ ʔəx̌lʔəx̌lilx He was busy doing something (PS)
dime ʔupnkst piqsxn̓
dime / dime ʔupn̓kst piqsxn̓
do like, do as ʔx̌ilm̓
- way̓ uɬ xiʔmíx anwí akskčəwtíkxtm̓ akɬtx̌ʷíw̓s, uɬ inčá nixʷ ilíʔ kn̓ ʔx̌ilm̓ And whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same / Do whatever you want with your share, and I will do the same / Whatever you want to do with your share, I too will do the same / Whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷəspintk put ʔx̌ilm̓ atáʔ miʔ kn̓ əɬčkičx Next year about this time I’ll be back (PS)
- nax̌əmɬ kʷ ʔx̌ilm̓ laʔ čxʔítiʔ, lut aksəkɬčáwt If you do like the first time, you won’t have any show (PS)
do the same to somebody ʔx̌ilst
- way̓ ixíʔ nixʷ ʔx̌ilstsəlx, kʷinkssəlx uɬ k̓əɬt̓əmáˤssəlx They did the same thing to him, they shook hands with him and kissed him (PS)
- qiɬts ixíʔ nixʷ ʔx̌ilsts He woke him up too in the same way (PS)
- sčʔkinx ilíʔ iʔ kʷu əɬʔx̌ilstxʷ Why did you do that to me? (Cv)