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ear =ánaʔ
earth, land (with pharyngeal) =áˤlaʔxʷ
- Sƛ̓uk̓áʕlaʔxʷ Mud (OkB)
- sml̓áʕlaʔxʷ Clay (OkB)
- sx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ early in the morning / early morning, dawn, daybreak (Cv)
eye, face, neck =aˤs
- tqʷiyaʔsʕ̓ástn̓ Larkspur, and blue penstemon (OkB)
embarrased (pl) / embarrased c̓aʔc̓aʔáx
Englemann spruce, white spruce plant čc̓iqc̓qɬəml̓x
Engelmann spruce and white spruce c̓əc̓iqc̓əqɬəml̓x
Engelmann spruce and white spruce, Picea englemannii and Picea glauca c̓iqc̓qt
earn something, make something for čk̓ʷul̓st
- əčk̓ʷul̓stxʷ iʔ sqlaw̓. You earn the money. (PS)
ear of corn, a whole piece of corn čml̓mal̓k̓ʷ t liplíʔ
enter, come in (more than one) čn̓pəpilx
eyelash, lash čpɬan̓
enjoy something, enjoying something čx̌stmist
- čx̌əstmistn̓. I enjoyed it., I was enjoying it. (Cv)
eaten, it is eaten, edible əc̓iɬəɬn̓
encounter, come across, meet someone or something kəčniw̓sn̓t
eggshells k̓lm̓xʷmips
edge / perimeter / side (side of a figure) k̓ɬk̓am̓
edge k̓ɬk̓am̓s
envious, jealous k̓ɬkʷisst, k̓əɬkʷisəst
envious, jealous k̓ɬkʷisst, k̓ɬkʷisəst
end of the week;foot of the hill / end of the week; foot of the hill. analysis unclear k̓ɬɬʔaʔ
eraser kɬxʷək̓ʷmin̓
envy somebody k̓ɬyixʷlsm̓
- way̓ itlíʔ mi sk̓ɬyixʷəlsəmsəlx From that they envied him worse (PS)
except. FUNCTIONS AS PARTICLE k̓m̓
- way̓ ixíʔ čáˤčn̓tíxʷ iʔ səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x, lut k̓im̓ n̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓ l̓ stim̓, uɬ áɬiʔ sk̓iwl̓x. Go harness the finished old one, the one that’s not good for anything from being old. (PS)
- k̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ way̓ iwá kčəhəčəhəmstís axáʔ iʔ sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷip But the Devil tries to work the roots (PS)
- way̓ lut, lut k̓m̓ kʷu t̓ə sl̓ax̌t No, we’re not partners (PS)
- way̓ n̓xƛ̓ikstn̓tm̓ yəyáˤt, uɬ txƛ̓apəlx, k̓m̓ naqs iʔ čq̓ilən̓, sxʔimɬt̓ət̓áʔq̓ət He gave one to each of them all, every one of them, except there is one arrow left, the shortest one (PS)
- way̓ k̓m̓ nəqsiʔst, uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ xʷic̓əɬtn̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip There’s one arrow left, and I’ll give it to Coyote / There’s only one arrow left, and I’ll give it to Coyote (PS)
each one knanáqsm̓
each one knanáqsmíʔst
estimate (my estimate) kn̓nstils
eight people ktim̓tm̓ɬ
eight teepees ktm̓ɬtal̓qn̓
eight rows ktm̓ɬtal̓qʷ
eight bundles ktm̓ɬtíc̓aʔ
eight houses, eight dwellings, eight buildings ktm̓ɬtiɬxʷ
eight round things ktm̓ɬtus
eel, lamprey kutwn̓
even, especially k̓ʷam̓
enslave someone kʷan̓qsn̓t
early morning, get up in the morning kʷaˤčt
early in the morning, get up in the morning kʷaˤčtm̓
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ axáʔ iʔ p ksnəqsilxʷ kskʷáˤčtaʔxəlx, laʔɬ smaʔməʔím̓ All of you that are related will get up early, including the women folks (PS)
early riser k̓ʷəčtaˤmn̓
eyebrows k̓ʷm̓k̓ʷum̓s
eyebrow k̓ʷum̓
eyebrow(s) k̓ʷum̓s
earth, land =laʔxʷ
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=áˤlaʔxʷ earth, land (with pharyngeal)
- Sƛ̓uk̓áʕlaʔxʷ Mud (OkB)
- sml̓áʕlaʔxʷ Clay (OkB)
- sx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ early in the morning / early morning, dawn, daybreak (Cv)
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ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ dirt, dust, soil (PS)
- 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)
- xiƛ̓laʔxʷ Level country / level ground (Cv)
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xʷúk̓ʷlaʔxʷ It’s clean soil / clean soil / Deserted / clean soil. cf.√xʷk̓ʷ (Cv)
- xʷúk̓ʷlaʔxʷ, nax̌əmɬ t̓i áˤx̌laʔxʷsəlx, uɬ way̓ pkʷúlaʔxʷməlx it’s clean soil, so they just harrowed it, and they sowed the wheat / it’s clean soil, they just harrowed it, and they sowed the wheat (PS)
elbow =lqsikst
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nk̓məlqsikst Elbow (OkB)
- nsəp̓əp̓əlqsikst Get hit on the elbow (OkB)
- n̓čaʔlqsikstməntm̓ He elbowed him (PS)
escape, flee / escape ɬəx̌ʷap
extinguish / off (as in light off) ƛ̓aw̓
extinguished, fire is out / extinguised, fire is out / fire out ƛ̓aw̓t
early fawn ƛ̓əkʷƛ̓akʷ
early fawn ƛ̓əkʷƛ̓akʷt
extinguish a fire, firefight ƛ̓w̓am̓
- kn̓ ƛ̓wam̓ I firefight (Cv)
extinguish a fire or light ƛ̓wn̓tim̓
- way̓ ƛ̓w̓əntis iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓ She put out the lights (PS)
elders ƛ̓x̌x̌ƛ̓x̌ap
- way̓ myaɬ kʷ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ, way̓ k̓im̓ kʷ smutx, kʷu askʔəmútm̓ iʔ kʷu anƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp You are too small, you stay home, stay with us elders (PS)
- mət kʷ nixəl̓ iʔ təl̓ anƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap Maybe you heard from your folks? (PS)
- in̓čáʔ iʔ kʷuʔ čkʷul̓sts iʔ t an̓ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap. Your parents sent me here. (PS)
- txt̓an̓t iʔ kʷu anƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap, kʷuʔ kʔəmutməntxʷ Take care of us old people, stay with us (PS)
- nínwiʔ xsnusəlx iʔ t ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps His parents will miss him (PS)
- axáʔ iʔ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap lut t̓a čc̓in̓təl̓x. The elders didn’t say anything. (PS)
Eagles məlqnups
evidently / apparently (an exclamation) / indeed / evidently / apparently (an exclamation) nak̓ʷm̓
each color / color- each color naqs c̓aknílxʷ
end of story n̓c̓ay̓lxʷápl̓qs
Elbow someone n̓čaʔlqsíkstm̓
elbow somebody nčaʔlqsíkstmn̓t
- way̓ k̓əl̓ ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs, ixíʔ n̓čaʔlqsíkstməntm̓, aɬíʔ əɬq̓lilxəlx iʔ laʔɬ əɬsísənčaʔs, n̓čaʔlqsíkstməntm̓ iʔ t əɬsísənčaʔs When it’s daylight all over, he elbowed him, because he and his little brother had gone to bed together, his little brother elbowed him (PS)
ear ache nc̓aʔrínaʔ
Ear ache n̓c̓aʔrínaʔ
end the mourning for the spouse’s death nc̓lixkʷʔm̓
end the mourning for the spouse’s death n̓c̓lixkʷʔm̓
empty, out of nc̓sap
empty, out of n̓c̓sap
extract tooth / extract a tooth nc̓wqiysm̓
- nčw̓qiysm̓ Pull out tooth (OkB)
enema nc̓xʷintn̓
end a story n̓c̓yxʷaˤplqsm̓
- kaxáʔ iʔ kn̓ n̓c̓ay̓xʷáˤpl̓qsm̓. And it’s now that I end my story. (PS)
Elbow nk̓məlqsikst
- nsəp̓əp̓əlqsikst Get hit on the elbow (OkB)
- n̓čaʔlqsikstməntm̓ He elbowed him (PS)
elbow(s) n̓k̓m̓k̓ml̓ksikst
elbow(s) n̓k̓ml̓ksikst
elbow nk̓mlqsikst
eyes dry nkr̓us
- kn̓ čənkr̓us My eyes are drying up (Cv)
eat with somebody.compound nk̓ʷɬʔiɬnmn̓t
- way̓ lut kʷ t̓ iksənpúlxm̓, way̓ ixíʔ n̓k̓ʷəɬʔíɬənməntsən̓ I’m not going to camp with you, I’ll just eat with you (PS)
eyes n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓
eye n̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓
- n̓k̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓ eyes
eat in one meal nk̓ʷʔiɬn̓tm̓
enter into (an opening), go in nlipx̌ʷm̓
enter into (an opening), go in n̓lipx̌ʷm̓
eyesight nƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔústn̓
- ixíʔ əɬkʷin̓txʷ iʔ an̓ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔústn̓. Then you got back your eyesight. (PS)
endowed with, have without choice -nmt, -numt
- k̓ɬqɬəɬtnum̓t S/he’s been awakened. (PS)
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mypnumt become aware / Seer, forecaster of future (OkB)
- ixíʔ yaʔ t sn̓p̓ʔaxʷ uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ t sy̓mn̓čaˤt yaʔ čmipnúm̓t way̓ sqilxʷ. When they light up and when they make noise, she finds out that there are people. (PS)
- x̌ən̓numt Get hurt (OkB)
enter (more than 1) n̓pəpil̓x
end of time n̓p̓ƛ̓mus
envelope n̓pn̓pn̓aqs
enter, go in nppilx
empty n̓puʔ
Expensive nsəlxʷaʔáqsm̓
expensive n̓sl̓sl̓xʷʔaqsm̓
expensive nslxʷaʔáqs
expensive. See síl̓xʷaʔ= n̓sl̓xʷaʔáqs
- yəyáˤtn̓sl̓xʷaʔáqsm̓, iʔ kɬq̓aʔxán̓səl̓x, kɬqʷačqn̓ n̓sl̓xʷaʔáqsm̓ They’re all expensive, their shoes, their hats, all expensive (PS)
estimate (command) nstilsmn̓t
eight layers n̓tm̓ɬmiw̓s
eight solids ntm̓ɬniw̓t
eight eggs n̓tm̓ɬtip
eat a noon meal ntx̌ʷx̌ʷqinm̓
endowed with, have without choice -numt
elder / ancestor n̓xaʔaʔčín̓
elder / in front / front / ancestor n̓xaʔčín̓
enjoy nx̌aʔsíls
- n̓x̌aʔsíls He got a kick out of it (Cv)
end of the story. possibly borrowed from Columbia / end of the story nxixayáplqs
- uɬ aɬíʔ t̓əxʷ čaptíkʷɬ ixíʔ uɬ čunəlx, “way̓ kn̓ waʔsnúxʷ, way̓ kn̓ xixayápəlqs, čaʔkʷ čus iʔ n̓xaʔmxʷčín.” And because it’s fairy tales I tell them, “The sun is coming high on me, I am going to end, as they say in the Moses language (Columbian).” (PS)
enter (enter cake in contest) n̓xiʔ
each has nxƛ̓us
- čn̓xƛ̓usəl̓x. Each of them has it. (Cv)
enjoy something nx̌sínaʔmn̓t
- n̓x̌aʔsínaʔm̓s He enjoyed it (Cv)
enjoy listening to something, enjoy hearing something n̓x̌sínaʔn̓t
- t̓iʔ k̓l̓ skəkáˤkaʔ iʔ sčn̓x̌aʔsínaʔsəl̓x. They were listening to the birds.
eating utensils n̓ʔaɬʔíɬn̓tn̓
Exchange, trade nʔay̓xʷíw̓s
- n̓ʔəyxʷiw̓s t piqsxn̓ Change in coins (PS)
- way̓ axáʔ kʷu sn̓ʔəyxʷíw̓saʔx iʔ t čq̓ilən̓ Let’s trade arrows (PS)
eat off people nʔɬnčin̓
- kʷu čn̓ʔaɬn̓čín̓. We eat with them. (Cv)
- way̓ myaɬ kʷu əɬaʔ čənʔəɬnčin̓ We have sponged too much (PS)
enter, go in / Enter a house nʔuɬxʷ
- huy̓ k̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷípɬtm̓, way̓ n̓ʔuɬxʷ. The door was opened for him, so he went in. (PS)
- kʷ txiʔxán̓ kʷ n̓ʔuɬxʷ You jump right in., You put your feet in and go inside. (Cv)
- nʔuɬxʷxʷ enter! IMPERATIVE
- kʷaʔ n̓ʔuɬxʷəxʷ Well, get in! (PS)
equal shares / fair shares papút iʔksxʷic̓əc̓xs
even number papút sc̓ak
ever, how long, when? compound pnʔkin̓
- uɬ čm̓ pənʔkin̓ mi kʷu əɬm̓aʔm̓áyaʔm̓ It will be some time before we go back to school (PS)
end / downright / to end p̓uƛ̓m̓
- p̓uƛ̓m̓ psáˤyaʔ He’s downright no good (Cv)
excited q̓iyám̓
excellent food qʷamqʷmqs
- tqʷamqʷəmqs That was delicious food / That was delicious (PS)
- ksqʷamqʷəmqsəmp You’re having good things to eat (Cv)
excellent qʷamqʷmt
- axáʔ wsənčut iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ staʔxʷɬčítxʷs The Devil is bragging how beautiful the house he got is (PS)
- way̓ čkm̓əntis qʷamqʷəmt iʔ kəwʔaps, iʔ sn̓čəčkʷm̓in̓ He took the best horse of his, and the buggy (PS)
- wni··xʷ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ sc̓əʔak̓ʷ The blooms are truly beautiful (PS)
- níkxnaʔ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip Gee, there is a beautiful gate (PS)
- qʷamqʷəmt iʔ xəwiɬ It’s a beautiful road (PS)
- čʔakswíx nikxnáʔ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. Goodness there stood a beautiful horse (PS)
- way̓ kʔəmtiw̓ssts, way̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ spuʔúsč axáʔ iʔ tətwit He put him on the horse, the boy’s heart is happy (PS)
early sockeye salmon sc̓win̓, sc̓uwín̓
education coordinator səxʷknxɬtiɬn̓ k̓l̓ aʔ čn̓q̓y̓mil̓s
especially sičm̓
early morning / this morning siɬkʷəkʷáˤst
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ x̌lap iʔ əɬkʷəkʷáˤst mi kn̓ əɬčkičx Early tomorrow morning I will come back (PS)
early morning. analysis uncertain / early morning siɬkʷkʷáˤst
- kn̓ əɬpulx q̓sápiʔ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač uɬ siɬkʷkʷáˤst uɬ kn̓ xʷt̓ilx I went ot bed long after dark and I got up early this morning / I went to bed long after dark and I got up early this morning (Cv)
- in̓čáʔ way̓ kn̓ ʔay̓x̌ʷt uɬ way̓ kn̓ ksq̓mil̓tn̓, uɬ áɬiʔ l̓kʷut isčxʷúy̓ uɬ t siɬkʷəkʷáˤst kiʔ kn̓ čʔiɬn̓. I am tired, and I am hungry because I have come far, and it was early morning when I ate. (PS)
evening, being evening / dark evening sk̓laxʷ
- pútiʔ kɬx̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ lútiʔ sk̓laxʷs Before the sun sets, before evening (PS)
- yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sk̓laxʷ, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sílxʷaʔ tawn̓ They got somewhere towards evening, they got to a big town (PS)
- t̓iʔ lútiʔ sk̓laʔxʷs, lútiʔ sky̓púlaʔxʷs uɬ y̓aˤʔ iʔ sqilxʷ. before it got late, before it got dark, the people started to gather / it wasn't evening yet, it was not yet twilight, and the people started to gather. (PS)
- lut t̓ə qɬnus ksxʷists l̓ sk̓laxʷ He wouldn’t be able to walk in the evening / He wouldn’t be able to walk the whole day (PS)
evening sk̓l̓xʷínaʔ
enter under / into sk̓ɬʔuɬxʷ
end, side, wing sk̓maqs
- t̓wistəlx, uɬ xʷuy̓ axáʔ iʔ təl̓ sk̓maqs ik̓líʔ They stood up, and he went from one end to the other (PS)
eye matter skmc̓maˤc̓s
eye matter skmc̓maˤc̓s, skmc̓máˤc̓əs
east sk̓ʷƛ̓ptan̓
eyebrow sk̓ʷm̓k̓ʷum̓s
eyebrow sk̓ʷm̓k̓ʷum̓s, sk̓ʷum̓k̓ʷúm̓s
each snaqsx
- t̓xʷ t̓iʔ snaqsx ixíʔ ɬa kɬt̓ínaʔ.. Each one has one ear. (PS)
earrings snáˤčáˤčínaʔ
earring / earrings sn̓áˤčáˤčínaʔ
elk sníkɬc̓aʔ
elk sník̓ɬc̓aʔ
egg shell snk̓lmxʷmip
- sn̓k̓əlmxʷmips iʔ ʔaʔúsaʔ The egg’s egg shells. (Ok)
egg shell sn̓k̓lmxʷmip
elk ears snk̓ɬt̓n̓t̓ínaʔ
exact copy sn̓q̓y̓us
echo sp̓iw̓čn̓
eighth stim̓ɬs
eyes stk̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓
- uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ stkʷəƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn̓s uɬ t̓ənt̓ínaʔs axáʔ iʔ kəkəwʔápaʔ These dogs are her eyes and her ears / These (watch) dogs are here eyes and her ears (PS)
eye stk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓
- ixíʔ sksʔitxs, way̓ íwaʔ miʔ ktqínaʔs iʔ stkʷƛ̓ustn̓s. Then he got sleepy, well, he even tried to keep one eye closed. (PS)
excellent food stqʷam̓qʷm̓qs
Euro-horse, European breed of horse swy̓psqáx̌aʔ
early in the morning / early morning, dawn, daybreak sx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ
east sx̌l̓ptan̓
exhibit, movie, show, spectacle, event, spectator event sy̓ay̓áx̌aʔ
eddy, churning water t̓əpwitkʷm̓
Engelmann spruce, white spruce t̓əst̓siɬp
eight tim̓ɬ
ear t̓ínaʔ
- t̓n̓t̓ínaʔ ears
easy t̓iy̓t̓y̓m̓
- t̓y̓t̓iym̓ l̓ sc̓kaks. It will be easy to count (PS)
- uɬ t̓it̓ím̓ anwí əɬ akkskʷúmčən̓ It’ll be easy for you to put away your share (PS)
- t̓y̓t̓íym̓ ɬ akstáxʷɬqm̓. It’s easy for you to take your crop., Your harvest will be easy. (PS)
- way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ t̓it̓ím̓ əɬ ksk̓əɬpaʔx̌əntím̓ It’ll be easy to figure it out (PS)
emphatic particle t̓iʔ
- way̓ t̓i iksənk̓əstmínm̓, way̓ t̓i kn̓ ksƛ̓ləlmíxaʔx I am getting bad, I am going to die (PS)
- way̓ xʷic̓əxts iʔ sqʷsiʔs t ksqlaw̓s, ixíʔ mət k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ piqsxn̓ t̓i ksənx̌stəlsmístaʔx He gave his son some money, maybe a little silver just to satisfy him / He gave his son some money, a little silver just to satisfy him (PS)
- way̓ t̓i kmix k̓im̓ t̓i čxʷists All he does is walk / All he can do is walk (PS)
- way̓ k̓əɬwikxsəlx, məɬ t̓i n̓ʔučxsəlx When they see tracks they follow them (PS)
- čniɬts t̓iʔ l̓ ksk̓laxʷ uɬ way̓ wy̓stis iʔ kɬčq̓iln̓s iʔ ksyiríwaxn̓s. In one day already s/he had finished his/her arrows, her/his snow shoes. (PS)
- km̓ kʷu tx̌səsmikst uɬ t̓i l̓ nəqslup kʷu ilíʔ If we are lucky we will be (all) in one place (PS)
- way̓ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ t̓i la nyxʷut, uɬ ixíʔ k̓áˤwqənmístm̓s iʔ tkɬmilxʷs ksliʕ̓ʷɬtm̓ axáʔ iʔ syríwaxəns Blue Jay from inside coaxed his wife to put on him his snow shoes (PS)
- way̓ t̓i ixíxiʔ uɬ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ In a little while the Golden Woman came to the top (PS)
- way̓ t̓i ixíʔ k̓m̓ sxiʔmíx axáʔ iʔ čq̓ilən̓ This is the only arrow left (PS)
eyebrow tk̓ʷum̓stn̓
earth people, people come to life t̓l̓sqilxʷ
- kn̓ t̓əlsqilxʷ I resurrect (Cv)
- lut aláʔ t̓ə kst̓əlsqilxʷ, k̓ anwí aláʔ kʷ st̓əlsqilxʷ aláʔ əɬ wikn̓tst There aren’t here any earth people here, you are the only people that we have see (PS)
ears t̓nt̓ínaʔ
- uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ stkʷəƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn̓s uɬ t̓ənt̓ínaʔs axáʔ iʔ kəkəwʔápaʔ These dogs are her eyes and her ears / These (watch) dogs are here eyes and her ears (PS)
ears t̓n̓t̓ínaʔ
eyes get used to tqʷaʔmúsn̓t
- tqʷaʔmúsəntxʷ Your eyes will get used to it (PS)
Engelmann spruce and white spruce. Picea engelmannii and P. glauca. B’s etym: t̓əst̓aʕst hard. cf. t̓ʕs t̓st̓siɬpt̓əst̓əsiɬp
emphatic particle. t̓ə before c t̓t̓ə
- way̓ mət ixíʔ asqəltmíxʷ yaʔ t̓ə čt̓əqʷt̓aʔqʷčín̓ That might be your husband that is hollering (PS)
- n̓t̓aʔ wiksəlx iʔ tətwit t̓ə čxʷuy̓ They saw the boy coming (PS)
- kʷu t̓wistl̓x. We stand., We are standing. (Cv)
eat a lot of something txʷʔaqsm̓st
easy t̓y̓t̓iym̓t
earth, land =úlaʔxʷ
- čaw̓pús fuzzy face (Cv)
- čn̓lq̓ʷus cliff, river bank, steep shore, broken shore
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čn̓xʷəxʷrus low pass, there is a low place, a small hollow (PS)
- ixíʔ sxʷaxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That’s where the deer always go, it’s a low place. (PS)
- t̓iʔ ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. The deer tracks go straight to the low pass. (PS)
- čn̓xʷrus hollow place (PS)
- čp̓l̓k̓usm̓. S/he turns/is turning back. (PS)
- kc̓am̓liʔsús red twinberry berries (OkB)
- kc̓r̓c̓r̓us sour berries, lemons (OkB)
- k̓ʷƛ̓pus boil water, come to a boil (OkB)
- lxʷus, ləxʷus saskatoon, or serviceberry / saskatoon, sarviceberry, serviceberry, amelanchier alnifolia (OkB)
- n̓čəqʷčqʷus Ranunculus spp (OkB)
- n̓ql̓tus Top of the mountain / on top of a hill (PS)
- n̓səp̓əp̓us Get hit on the eye (OkB)
- n̓wilús All kinds of (Cv)
- p̓aʔƛ̓ús oily face / Get hit on the face (OkB)
- p̓y̓us Wrinkled face (Cv)
- sc̓írus Golden currant (OkB)
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səx̌ʷstus downhill (PS)
- axáʔ k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ iʔ t səx̌ʷstus. This one to the left is downhill. (PS)
- skc̓unús Phlox (OkB)
- sn̓ləqʷus Yellow agoseris (OkB)
- stkm̓km̓xstus black twinberries [lit. black bear’s berries] (OkB)
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sy̓syus smart, powerful, able, powerful, clever, capable (PS)
- uɬ áɬiʔ sy̓syus l̓ spix̌m̓ Because he’s smart at hunting (PS)
- sy̓syus l̓ syiríwaxn̓ S/he’s smart with snow shoes. (PS)
- talíʔ sy̓syus iʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ, sc̓x̌il̓x kiʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. The sea monster is very smart, that’s why he’s a man-eater. (PS)
- mal̓tm̓ t isysyús kiʔ kaʔkíčn̓tsn̓ It’s because I’m smart that I found you (PS)
- lut kʷuʔ t̓ə ksn̓kčnikn̓tm̓ t̓əxʷ iwá sy̓syus She will never overtake us with all her smartness (PS)
- nak̓ʷáʔ t̓u··l̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷəkʷt̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ iʔ t sy̓syusts The Golden Woman is not beatable because of her power (PS)
- lut t̓ə čmy̓stim̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus We don’t know in what things he is smart (PS)
- uɬ axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ iʔ xaʔtústs áɬiʔ w̓nixʷ sy̓syus l̓ stəxʷčnčuts And Wolf is their leader because he sure is smart in getting things to eat (PS)
- uɬ áɬiʔ tl̓ sy̓syusts k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt Because he’s smart (and) strong (PS)
- wr̓usm̓ fish with torch / fish with torch, pit lamping (OkB)
eye, face, neck; fire; back, around =us 1
end, finish wy̓way̓
- way̓ kʷu wiʔwáy̓ x̌əl̓ áˤpnáʔ We are done for now (Cv)
- wiʔwáy̓l̓x syaˤʔ The celebration is finished. (Ok)
elder / ancestor xaaʔxʔít
elder / ancestor / ancestors; man’s grandmother / ancestors / man’s grandmother / elder / ancestor xaʔxʔít
- way̓ čxʷəntisəlx iʔ t xaʔxʔíts Her grandparents made over her (PS)
- way̓ taʔxʷsqʷsqʷsíʔ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, níkxnaʔ axáʔ əɬ limtəlx axáʔ iʔ xaʔxʔíts The woman got a child, goodness, her elders were happy (PS)
- kʷ in̓xaʔxʔít. You are my Elder., You are my ancestor.
- lut xʷus t̓ə ksúxʷiʔsəlx iʔ t xaʔxʔítsəlx They won’t get acquainted with their ancestors in a hurry / Their grandparents won’t get to know them in a hurry (PS)
evel, even xiƛ̓ l̓
early morning x̌lpáˤlaʔxʷ
- x̌əlpáˤlaʔxʷ It’s daylight (Cv)
enemy xmin̓
enemy xmin̓, xmin̓
empty area x̌qúlaʔxʷ
- čx̌qúlaʔxʷ. There’s lots of room., There is space. (PS)
enjoy / enjoy something x̌stmin̓t
- way̓ ixíʔ x̌əstmis iʔ skʷʔal̓s He really liked how he was getting warm (PS)
- p ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓ laʔkín̓ mi x̌stmintp iʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓əmp You will look for a place where you will be satisfied to work / You will look for a place wehre you will be satisfied to work (PS)
eraser xʷk̓ʷmin̓
everywhere / everywhere yaˤt k̓aʔkín̓
everywhere / everywhere yaˤt taʔkín̓
every day / every day yáˤyáˤt sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t
everybody yəyáˤt
everybody yəyáˤtswit
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ txƛ̓ap iʔ sqilxʷ, yəyáˤt swit The people will come, everybody (PS)
- way̓ kn̓ čut yəyáˤt swit čaʔkʷ íwaʔ tətwit, km̓ pəptwínaxʷ, km̓ siswtm̓, yəyáˤt swit I said everybody, boys, old ladies, little girls, everybody (PS)
- áɬiʔ yəyáˤt swit čnx̌ilm̓sts axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ Everybody on this earth is scared of this man-eater (PS)
earthquake ymyumlx
- yim̓yúm̓lx iʔ tmxʷúlaʔxʷ Earthquake (OkB)
every day ʔax̌lásq̓t
every year / every year. compound ʔax̌lspíntk
- ʔax̌əlspíntk kʷu ƛ̓xʷupəntxʷ Every year you get the best of me (PS)
every year ʔax̌l̓spín̓tk
eggs / egg / egg. possibly further segmentable ʔaʔúsaʔ
- iʔ sn̓c̓aʔxʷíɬc̓aʔ, iʔ ʔutmíl̓, km̓ iʔ ʔaʔúsaʔ. It is hot cakes, oat meal, or eggs. (PS)
explore, look at repeatedly, review ʔáˤʔaˤc̓n̓t
eat ʔiɬn̓
- ʔi··ɬən̓ qʷásqiʔ Blue Jay ate (PS)
- way̓ kɬčsəlxitm̓s, uɬ kʷ ʔiɬən̓ She’ll have set the table for you, and you will eat (PS)
- aláʔ miʔ čəqn̓tixʷ miʔ kʷ ʔiɬn̓. Set it here so you can eat. (Cv)
- way̓ uɬ kčwilsəlx, way̓ sʔiɬənsəlx, ʔi·ɬnəlx, uɬ wiʔwiʔčínəlx They gave them something to eat, they ate, they ate and got done eating (PS)
eat breakfast ʔiɬn̓ iʔ ɬkʷəkʷáˤst sʔiɬn̓
- ʔiɬn̓t an̓ɬkʷəkʷáˤst sʔiɬn̓ Eat your breakfast!
- l̓ k̓ʷinx kiʔ kʷ c̓iɬn̓ l̓ ɬəkʷəkʷaˤst ? What time do you eat breakfast?
- l̓ tim̓ɬ kiʔ kn̓ c̓iɬn̓ l̓ ɬəkʷəkʷaˤst. I eat breakfast at eight.
eat supper, eat dinner ʔiɬn̓ iʔ sk̓laxʷ sʔiɬn̓
- ʔiɬn̓t ask̓láxʷ sʔiɬn̓ eat your dinner, eat your supper
eat. PLURAL ʔɬʔiɬn̓
- way̓ ʔəɬʔi·ɬnəlx, wiʔwiʔčínəlx They ate, they got done eating (PS)
- way̓ ʔəɬʔiɬnəlx, əɬáˤpməlx, way̓ ixíʔ wiʔnúmtəlx They ate, they drank, they were all ready (PS)
- xʷuywy̓ ʔəɬʔiɬənwy̓ Go eat (Cv)
edible ʔɬʔɬnutm̓
edible ʔɬʔpnutm̓
- lut ʔəɬəɬnutm̓ iʔ siyúpsč iʔ patáq The tails (the leaves) of the potatoes are not edible (PS)
Eleven ʔupnkstɬnáqs
Every day ʔx̌lasq̓ət