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from here, from now, around here atláʔ

• axáʔ tx̌ʷiw̓s atláʔ isqʷsqʷasíaʔ, ixíʔ in̓txʷmín̓. What I offer is half of my children.. (PS)
• nak̓ʷaʔ čm̓ atláʔ kʷ k̓ɬk̓laxʷ mɬ kʷ taʔxʷsčk̓ʷúl̓. You won’t get a job as soon as you get out of sight of here (PS)
• atláʔ čxʷuy̓ uɬ ƛ̓lal̓, lut t̓ k̓ɬkičxstsəl̓x. From here he was gone and he died, they never got him. (Cv)

frame (ten-frame) aʔ čn̓kɬlílʔs (ʔupn̓kst aʔ čn̓kɬlíl̓iʔs)

fishhawk, seahawk, osprey c̓ixʷc̓əxʷ

fool someone čixʷn̓t

• čixʷn̓tsn̓. I fooled you (made you believe I was something I am not). (Cv)

four petals čkmuskst

four footed runner čk̓n̓nus

• yəyaˤt əčk̓nusəs ixíʔ kst̓ik̓l̓s iʔ sqilxʷ. All the creatures, these will be food for the humans. (Cv)

fix something čk̓ʷul̓n̓t

• čʔam̓ɬúləm̓s, čk̓ʷul̓ɬəm̓s, lut ksn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓p. He’ll feed them for you, he’ll take care of them for you, don’t bother your head about it. (PS)

follow, go along čkxan̓

• sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ ƛ̓əx̌tlwis uɬ ixíʔ nixʷ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ uɬ t̓iʔ čkxan̓. That’s why he gets around fast, and then he too falls to the ground, and he follows them. (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ lut st̓paˤm̓ uɬ itíʔ čkxan̓. Even if he doesn’t shoot, just so he goes along. (PS)

forest, timber, trees, broccoli c̓l̓c̓al̓, čc̓lc̓al̓

fierce c̓l̓c̓al̓pt

five teepees čl̓kɬtal̓qn̓

five rows čl̓kstal̓qʷ

five legs čl̓kstaqstxn̓

five days čl̓kstasq̓t

five petals čl̓kstax̌n̓

five houses člkstiɬxʷ

five houses čl̓kstiɬxʷ

five canoes, five vessels, five containers člkstiwl̓

five canoes, five vessels, five containers čl̓kstiwl̓, čl̓kstiwɬ

five years. compound / five years člkstspintk

five round things čl̓kstus

fried čn̓c̓ix̌

frame čnkɬlíl̓iʔs

fish nest čn̓pum̓tn̓

folded čpapín̓

finish cooking, to cook, to bake, to ripen s/t čp̓y̓qstim̓, p̓y̓qan̓t

fall backwards, fall onto back čqəqin̓k

full (more than one) čq̓ʷəc̓q̓ʷic̓m̓

fisher c̓r̓tups

fly around čt̓axʷtl̓wís

fly around / he’s been flying around čt̓əxʷtlwis.

flat area čt̓iw̓sx

follow somebody čtkxstim̓

• ixíʔ əčtkəxstin̓ uɬ axáʔ aláʔ kiʔ kn̓ čkɬʔal̓qʷ way̓ wikn̓tsn̓. That’s what I am going along with, and then here I got close to the shore and saw you. (PS)

fire, be burning čwar̓

• kmix iʔ swr̓isəlp̓ la nq̓aʔq̓əʔíw̓s kiʔ čwar̓ There’s only the fire between them that burns (PS)

finished, ready čway̓

fall behind something c̓w̓qm̓stim̓

• way̓ n̓ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s, way̓ c̓w̓qm̓stím̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip. Well he’s getting tired, Coyote is getting behind. (PS)

first čxʔit

• anwíʔ miʔ kʷ čxʔit. You will be the first one. (PS)
• way̓ inčáʔ iksƛ̓xʷúpm̓ iʔ čxʔit. So I'm going to win first prize. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ l̓ aʔ čxʔit iʔ čaw̓tət. And so it was the first thing we did. (PS)
• l̓ aʔ čxʔit íwaʔm̓ k̓ɬqixʷs iʔ sx̌ílwiʔs. At first she tried to protect her husband. (PS)

fall čyaxʷt

• čiyáxʷt fall from a height (OkB)
• aláʔ čtəɬxsqáx̌aʔ uɬ čyaxʷt. Here the horse stood there and she fell off it.

fall from cliff or mountainside čyəxʷtus

feed animals (actual/habitual) čʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓st

• čʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓stsəl̓x. They fed the stock (Cv)

feed somebody (actual/habitual) čʔam̓stím̓

• ixíʔ ɬa čʔam̓stím̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. That’s what wolf gives them to eat. (PS)
• uɬ kmix čʔam̓stísəl̓x, lut t̓a čk̓ʷul̓m̓stsəl̓x. And they only feed it, they don’t use it. (PS)

feel something (actual/habitual) čʔanwíst

follow somebody/something čʔaw̓típst

feel ashamed, feel bashful c̓ʔax

follow somebody back əɬčkəxn̓tim̓

• əɬčkəxn̓tin̓. I followed her/him back here., I came back with her/him. (Cv)

flock of golden eagles həɬml̓qnups

• ixíʔ ml̓qnups yaʔ sqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔs sič mat skt̓ít̓qʷsaʔx, ʔasíl̓. Then there were golden eagle babies just hatched, two of them. (PS)
• iʔ qaʔɬml̓qnúps. They are golden eagle chicks. (PS)

Finish with it!, Be done with it! huy̓skʷ !

finally, then there ilíʔ sič

foundation, floor =il̓p, =l̓p

• sʔax̌ʷl̓ptn̓ a broom (OkB)

forehead =il̓sxn̓

fire wood, wood, fuel =islp̓

from there, then itlíʔ

• ixíʔ čxʷuy̓, mɬ qil̓təl̓x uɬ itlíʔ xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x, mɬ itlíʔ n̓saˤmn̓čútəl̓x. Then they go, and from there they get to the top, and they keep on going, and then they go down hill. (PS)
• itlíʔ n̓wisl̓x qʷáˤsqiʔ. Then Blue Jay jumped/went up. (PS)
• yaʔx̌íʔ itlíʔ iʔ čxʷuy̓ čʔúm̓laʔxʷs. There s/he named the place from where he came. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ kʷul̓stm̓əl̓x itlíʔ iʔ sʔasʔasl̓spín̓tk. So then they sent the two-year-olds. (PS)
• p ɬaʔɬaʔxʷísk̓it miʔ itlíʔ p xʷuy̓ mat k̓aʔkín̓ p səčxʷuy̓x. You guys rest, then go wherever you are going. (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ čknik̓m̓s, itlíʔ uɬ ixíʔ sʔiɬn̓s. And then he cut off from there, and from there he started eating that. (PS)

for sprinting iʔ l̓ k̓ík̓aʔt

find food kačxčín̓

find kakíč

find something of somebody’s kakíčɬt

• way̓ čksl̓íplaʔ, lut t̓ kakíčɬtsəl̓̓x iʔ sqil̓̓tks. So they were lost, they never found their body. (PS)

find kakíčm̓

find something kakíčn̓t

• lut t̓a čkakíčsəl̓x, km̓ lut t̓a čnixlm̓səlx k̓aʔkín̓. They didn’t find her, nor did they hear where (she went). (PS)
• ixíʔ sw̓siw̓n̓tst laʔkín̓ úɬiʔ čkakíčn̓txʷ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t. Then we ask you where you found my daughter. (PS)
• nínwiʔ swit kakíčn̓tm̓ uɬ ixíʔ kɬtkɬmilxʷs. If anyone finds her, he’ll have her as his woman. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kakíčn̓ mɬ ixíʔ n̓sw̓čnmistmn̓, ixíʔ ikɬtkɬmílxʷ. If I find her, I’m going to propose, she’s going to be my woman. (PS)
• mal̓tm̓ t isy̓syús kiʔ kakíčn̓̓tsn̓. It’s because I’m smart that I found you.. (PS)
• nixl̓mn̓ tx̌áq̓plaʔn̓txʷ swit kakíčs uɬ ixíʔ ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx iʔ t sqlaw̓. I heard that you’d pay a reward to whoever finds her, and that he’d get money. (PS)

from then on kaɬáʔ

• uɬ itlíʔ kaɬáʔ. And from there to over here. (Cv)

feel awful, be feeling bad k̓aʔás

fall, autumn, fall time k̓aʔáym̓

Fix it up!, Figure it up! kčahm̓stíkʷ !

figure something out kčahm̓stím̓

• kčahm̓stísəl̓x. They figured it out. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ sx̌ʷiĺmn̓ way̓ íwaʔ kčəhčəhm̓stis axáʔ iʔ saˤw̓x̌ʷíp. The Devil tried to work the roots, to figure out what to do with them (PS)
• 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)

fir boughs kc̓əq̓ɬpikst

• uɬ ixíʔ sčustsəlx kčq̓əɬpikst They call these fir boughs (PS)

fool eyes, have eyes fooled by something kčəxʷʔúsaʔmn̓t

face a person, face a direction kčham̓

• čkəčham̓ She faces him., to be facing someone (PS)
• iʔ čkəčham̓. The one he was facing. (PS)

five people, five persons kčil̓čl̓kst

five bundles kčl̓kstíc̓aʔ

five round objects kčl̓kstsus

five berries kčl̓kstus

fire is gone / out / burnt low kc̓spus

fringed chaps kčw̓čw̓aˤqstxn̓

• čkčw̓čw̓áˤqstxn̓ fringed chaps / he has fringed chaps on (PS)

fringe on a sleeve/arm/wing, fringed sleeves kčw̓čw̓aˤx̌n̓

feed someone kčwilm̓

• kn̓ kčwilm̓ I give them lots to eat (Cv)

feed someone kčwiln̓t

• kčwiln̓txʷ. You gave him something to eat. (Cv)
• way̓ uɬ kčwilsəlx, way̓ sʔiɬənsəlx, ʔi·ɬnəlx, uɬ wy̓wy̓činəlx They gave them something to eat, they ate, and got done eating (PS)

four points extend kɬc̓alx̌ʷ

• čkɬc̓alx̌ʷ on all fours, set on legs or prongs (Cv)
• čkɬc̓alx̌ʷ iʔ ksn̓kɬmutn̓s A chair has been set down for him to sit on. (PS)

fall on one's back, fall belly up kɬčqəqin̓k

• taʔx̌ílm̓, sitkm̓stím̓ axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, ɬəwnikstm̓s, k̓aʔx̌íʔ kɬčqəqin̓k, t̓iʔ xʷrap. He did like that, the king had spasms, he let go, fell on his back, he just quivered. (PS)

finish off something, destroy something or somebody, decimate something or someone k̓ɬc̓spstim̓

fishing rod kɬəɬt̓mnal̓qʷtn̓

fertilize, mate with, lay over the top of someone/something kɬəq̓l̓xínaʔɬtm̓

fat lower lip kɬipčn̓

• níknaʔ ! čkɬipčn̓ ixíʔ. Gee, s/he has a big lower lip.

front of the neck / front of neck k̓ɬk̓mčin̓

front of the neck k̓ɬk̓m̓čin̓

forehead k̓ɬk̓milsxn̓

forehead k̓ɬk̓mil̓sxn̓

forehead k̓ɬk̓milsxn̓, kɬk̓mil̓sxn̓

fishing rod kɬɬət̓mnal̓qʷtn̓

fishing rod kɬɬt̓mnalqʷtn̓

four vertices kɬnməsɬníwt

four stories. morphology unclear kɬnmusp

• mat n̓kaʔɬl̓míw̓s iʔ čitxʷ, iʔ kskɬn̓musp. Maybe there are three stories to the house, four stories. (PS)

figure around k̓ɬpaʔx̌mlwís

figure out what to do, think of doing k̓ɬpx̌čut

Fish kɬqaqxʷəl̓x

foot slips k̓ɬqʷáˤpxán̓

float / lay in the water (one thing) kɬtk̓ʷitkʷ

floater line kɬt̓t̓k̓ʷitkʷtn̓

floater line kɬt̓t̓k̓ʷitkʷtn̓, kɬt̓ətk̓ʷítkʷtn̓

fall short of something k̓ɬtwinm̓

few, it's lacking k̓ɬtwin̓m̓

fall short of something k̓ɬtwinn̓t

fall short of something k̓ɬtwin̓t

• uɬ way̓ čk̓ɬtwin̓tm̓. And so we didn’t get here in time. (PS)

feel hopeless k̓ɬtw̓nil̓s

field / valley kɬx̌siw̓s

• l̓ kɬx̌siw̓s. It is in the field. (Cv)
• k̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap way̓ iʔ sqilxʷ l̓ kɬx̌siw̓s. He came in sight there were people on the level land. (PS)

fax / fax machine k̓ɬxʷic̓xmn̓tn̓

foamy water kɬx̌ʷuskʷ

from shore to shore k̓ɬʔál̓l̓qʷaʔ

fence k̓ɬʔáˤlmín̓

• way̓ t̓iʔ lut iʔ sk̓ɬn̓̓ɬaʔípsəl̓x l̓ k̓ɬʔaˤlmín̓. So they hadn’t quite got to the gate on the fence. (PS)

four round things kməslus

Four wrapped bundles kmusc̓aʔ

four bundles, packages / four bundles kmúsc̓aʔ

• kl̓k̓l̓k̓íc̓aʔxtm̓ iʔ t kɬksy̓syustn̓s, kmúsc̓aʔ. We wrapped (bound) for him things to be his power, four bundles. (PS)
• ixíʔ q̓m̓q̓mn̓tixʷ axáʔ iʔ kmúsc̓aʔ. Then you swallow these four packages. (PS)
• ixíʔ iʔ t kmúsc̓aʔs iʔ t ɬəc̓il̓tn̓s, put mat tk̓ʷn̓xikxtm̓ iʔ t kmúsc̓aʔ. Then with the fourth whipping bundle, I don’t know how many times he did it with the fourth bundle. (PS)

four people kmusməs

four persons kmusms

• kmusəms iʔ sčx̌lits, way̓ yəyáˤt k̓ʷul̓l̓x t sqilxʷ Four of them he called; all of them turned into humans / Four of them he called, all of them turned out to be human (PS)
• txƛ̓ap iʔ kmusm̓s. It is all four. (PS)
• čn̓pəpil̓xəl̓x kmusm̓səl̓x. The four of them came in. (PS)

flat body kpíl̓c̓aʔ

fresh (fruit, etc) ksəčsičs

Fresh be fresh e.g. fruit, milk ksičs

Four stories kskɬənmusp

feel a certain way ksnʔax̌líls

• lut ilíʔ aksn̓ʔax̌líl̓s ! Don’t think that way!, Don't go around that way! (PS)

fart ksp̓uʔmíxaʔx

first people come alive kst̓l̓sqilxʷ

• lut aláʔ t̓ kst̓l̓sqilxʷ, k̓ anwíʔ aláʔ kʷ st̓l̓̓sqilxʷ aláʔ ɬə wikn̓tst. There aren’t here any earth people, you are the only people that we have seen. (PS)

feather(s) kstqpiʔstn̓

fine hair kt̓ət̓ux̌ʷqn̓

fly over someone kt̓əxʷtínaʔn̓t

fly in the sky kt̓xʷasq̓t

• t̓xʷ ixíʔ čtkʷʔutn̓səl̓x axáʔ iʔ sxaʔxʔítx, axáʔm̓ áɬiʔ tkɬaʔmásq̓t əčkt̓xʷasq̓t, axáʔ iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x iʔ t kwaps. The oldest ones came on foot, while this one came flying next to the sky, their little brother with his horse. (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ iʔ kt̓əxʷtasq̓t. And that’s when s/he flew under the sky. (PS)

flea k̓ʷət̓k̓ʷit̓ps

frost on the ground k̓ʷílaʔxʷ

fix somebody up, pretty somebody up k̓ʷl̓kstmn̓t

flicker kʷl̓kʷlaˤqn̓

flicker, red indian paintbrush, castilleja hispida benth. and castilleja miniata dougl, b’s etym: red headed kʷl̓kʷl̓aˤqn̓

fix the ground for a bed k̓ʷl̓laʔxʷílp

• in̓čáʔ axáʔ ist̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ uɬ isk̓ʷl̓laʔxʷílpm̓ l̓ ksn̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqtn̓tət. I will do the plowing, and fix the surface in our garden. (PS)

finish talking to somebody, stop bothering, leave alone, leave be k̓w̓pmin̓t

• ixíʔ k̓w̓pmin̓tm̓. Then they quit preaching to him., Then they were done with him., Then they left him alone. (PS)
• way̓ uyáʔ, k̓əwpmin̓t asaʔstám̓ Listen up, leave alone your brother-in-law (PS)

fix arrows, fix arrows, fletch, fletch an arrow k̓ʷúl̓aʔst

• kʷ k̓ʷúl̓aʔstm̓. You fix arrows. (Cv)
• miʔ sič tk̓ʷúl̓aʔstm̓əl̓x. Then they fix the feathers on the arrow. (PS)
• ksk̓lxʷm̓stis axáʔ iʔ sčk̓ʷúl̓aʔsts. It took him one day to fix his bow and arrow. (PS)

fix somebody up k̓ʷul̓kstmn̓t

• swy̓num̓tx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it uɬ aɬíʔ mináʔ lut k̓ʷul̓kstm̓səl̓x t hɬ ml̓qnups. The boy’s handsome, the golden eagles probably dolled him up. (PS)

fix something for somebody, fix something of somebody’s k̓ʷul̓ɬt

• k̓ʷul̓ɬtp axáʔ iʔ kwaps, k̓l̓ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓ n̓pəpil̓xstp. You guys fix these horses of theirs, you put them in the barn. (PS)
• k̓ʷul̓ɬtsn̓ ask̓ɬq̓ám̓ I’ll fulfill your wish. (PS)

frisky kʷusəskʷst

frisky kʷuskʷst

follow somebody kxn̓tim̓

• lutiʔ kxn̓tin̓. I didn’t go with them yet. (PS)
• kʷu əɬxʷuy̓y, kxn̓tsin̓. We will go back, I’ll follow you. (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ x̌ast ɬə kxn̓tsin̓. Well it’s best that I accompany you. (PS)
• way̓ kxn̓tin̓ iʔ l̓ asčk̓ɬpáʔx̌. Well I will go along with your thoughts. (PS)

fall comes k̓y̓ilx

• way̓ uɬ əɬk̓ay̓il̓x. And so it’s fall again. (PS)

feel something, become aware of something, to perceive something kʔanwnúsmn̓t

• lut kn̓ t̓a kʔanwnúsmn̓. I never even felt it. (Cv)

far apart lakʷtíw̓s

fit, in place laˤp, laˤw̓p

fastener laˤw̓mín̓

fasten two things together laˤwmnwíxʷ

• laˤwmnwíxʷstsəl̓x. They fastened them together. (Cv)

fit on the finger laˤw̓qín̓kst

• əɬčlaˤw̓qin̓kst. It went back on her finger. (PS)

force oneself, tie oneself up, bind oneself lk̓mn̓čut

• uɬ t asčl̓k̓mn̓čút, lut t̓ čun̓tst ɬ aksčn̓ʔúɬxʷ, úɬiʔ kʷ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ. And it's from you forcing yourself in here, we didn’t tell you to come here, and still you came in. (PS)
• səčlk̓mn̓čutx. S/he’s going strong. (Cv)

far from l̓kʷut tl̓

flour l̓parín̓, lparín̓

forehead =lsxn̓ , =ilsxn̓

• c̓xʷil̓sxn̓ts. They pour water on your forehead/baptize you. (Cv)

fuss lx̌ʷlx̌ʷilx

• čləx̌ʷləx̌ʷilx. Something is fussing. (Cv)

fall off. e.g. the tip off an arrow. unclear form / fall off lʔaˤp

father for male, man’s father lʔiw̓

• way̓ lʔiw̓, kʷ y̓lmixʷm̓. So father, you are the chief. (PS)
• kʷ in̓lʔíw̓. You are my father.
• kʷuʔ an̓lʔíw̓. I am your father., Your father is me.

five animals ɬəčl̓kstilxʷ

fireweed ɬəɬqiɬəml̓x

fireweed ɬəɬqm̓iɬp

father’s sisters or cousins ɬəɬsk̓ʷuk̓y̓

fish with a line ɬəɬt̓am̓

fall down flat, flop forward ɬəq̓əq̓ilx

• kn̓ ɬəq̓əq̓ilx I fell down face first (Cv)

foot gets poked ɬəw̓xan̓

• kn̓ ɬəw̓xan̓ iʔ t sxʷínaʔ My foot was pricked by cactus

fast ƛ̓ax̌t

• uɬ ƛ̓ax̌t ɬa čxʷuy̓. And s/he can go fast., And s/he's fast when s/he goes. (PS)

fork ƛ̓ək̓ʷpčin̓tn̓

fast with the hand, fast with the paw ƛ̓x̌ikstm̓

fake, pretend málx̌aʔs

four-point masxn̓

fed up with someone/something maʔaʔmín̓tm̓

feel better, heart gets better maʔɬspʔús

• kn̓ maʔɬspuʔús My heart is feeling better. (Ok)

fall down maˤʔ

face paint mc̓ustn̓

four houses məsiɬxʷ

forty məsɬəʔupn̓kst

feel about məsmlwis

• t̓iʔ məsməslwis. S/he felt around. (PS)

feel with the hand məssikst

• tl̓ stim̓ msəsikst, iʔ t sq̓ʷisəs. S/he felt something, it was fat. (PS)

feel something with the hand məssikstmn̓t

fetch killed game míc̓aʔm̓

form a ball, form a sphere míl̓q̓ʷmist

future negative, will not, there must be a reason, it can’t be for no reason, there must be something to it / future. see m 1 mináʔ

• miná tanm̓ús min̓á tanm̓ús axáʔ iʔ tətwit This boy is for real (PS)
• uɬ mináʔ haʔ tan̓mús, way̓ t̓iʔ x̌ast ɬə k̓ɬx̌ʷil̓stm̓. And maybe it’s not for nothing, it’s better that we do away with him. (PS)

feel, perceive minúm̓t

feel, perceive with hand mipíkst

farthest, go farthest mislkʷákʷ

father (for female), woman’s father mistm̓

favorite misx̌ást

find out, realize, discover miyáp

future marker miʔ

• nínwiʔ pnaʔ čmay̓ kʷu ɬə kʔastkínaʔ, kʷu čxʷl̓xʷal̓t miʔ əɬʔistkm̓. Maybe we’ll reach winter again, we'll stay alive until winter. (PS)
• uɬ nínwiʔ axáʔ iʔ tl̓ sk̓maqs miʔ siwn̓ k̓ʷinx iʔ aʔ čxʷl̓xʷil̓tstm̓, nínwiʔ t in̓čáʔ tx̌aq̓plaʔn̓. And then from one end I’ll ask how much his debt to him is, and I will pay it. (PS)
• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you guys will tie up for her/him, saddle up for her/him. (PS)
• way̓ mat qʷáˤsqiʔ ixíʔ miʔ čk̓ɬk̓laxʷ miʔ čʔay̓x̌ʷt, miʔ k̓y̓iks, čm̓ itlíʔ miʔ əɬp̓l̓k̓usm̓. Maybe as soon as he gets out of sight Blue Jay will get tired, his hands’ll get cold, he might turn back. (PS)
• čm̓ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ aksx̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ miʔ čk̓ɬnixl̓mn̓txʷ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. After you’ll have snored a while, you’ll hear the old woman. (PS)
• ixíʔ p ksx̌l̓pínaʔ, miʔ ixíʔ aláʔ p əɬčy̓aˤʔ, ixíʔ mɬ xʷic̓ɬəmn̓ iʔ čq̓iln̓. When daylight comes you will gather here again, then I’ll give you the arrows. (PS)
• pnaʔ čmay̓ k̓ɬpaʔx̌əx̌nún̓, miʔ ixíʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬtsn̓ ask̓ɬq̓ám̓. Maybe I’ll get the right idea, I’ll fulfill your wish. (PS)
• ta n̓wist miʔ kn̓ ksxy̓ústaʔx. I am going to travel up high., Up high I am going to travel. (PS)
• uɬ čakʷ íwaʔ kʷ ɬə wr̓r̓ist uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ kslip̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač ? And if even you did make fire, what can you do to get wood in this dark night? (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ yəyáˤt axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ƛ̓xʷəxʷnuntxʷ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ixíʔ mi kʷ wʔikst When you will have killed all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done / You will kill all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done (PS)
• čuɬtxʷəl̓x iʔ asyaˤpčín̓, mɬ čun̓tsəl̓x laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷ xʔkinm̓. Tell them your troubles, and they’ll tell you what you’ll have to do. (PS)

full stomach, full from eating mq̓in̓k

falling snow, snow falls, it snowed m̓qʷaqʷ

• ixíʔ uɬ súl̓laʔxʷ uɬ m̓qʷaqʷ. And then the ground froze, and the snow fell (PS)

forty days msɬəʔapn̓kstásq̓t

forty msɬəʔupn̓kst

feel with hands msmusm̓

four years mspin̓tk

fish with dip net, dip water, scoop water mulm̓

four mus

• nínwiʔ x̌lap kʷ km̓am̓ t mus sq̓lips. Later tomorrow you will take four handkerchiefs. (PS)

four rows musl̓qʷ

four feet musxn̓

figure something out, deduce something my̓il̓smn̓t

find out my̓máyaʔ

• mat kʷu stqəqnunm̓s, way̓ iksmy̓máyám̓. S/he must be fooling me, I’m going to get to the truth of this. (PS)

find something out, learn something my̓pnun̓

• ikskswítm̓ miʔ mipnunm̓ yaʔ n̓x̌ʷy̓iɬpxčn̓. I’m going to try to learn the Colville language. (Cv)
• ixíʔ in̓x̌mín̓k iksmipnúnm̓. That’s what I want to learn. (PS)
• iksmipnúnm̓. I'm going to find out about it., I'm going to learn about it., I'm going to figure it out. (Cv)

forget naɬčəčáˤm̓

feel irate, feel mad naʔc̓n̓tíl̓sm̓

face a direction n̓čahčhús

• ik̓líʔ yaʔ čn̓čahčhús ta čk̓liʔ uɬ xʷuy̓. From there he went wherever he was facing. (PS)

face a direction n̓čahəhqín̓

• kʷu y̓aˤp k̓aʔkín̓ kʷu n̓čahəhqín̓, ik̓líʔ kʷu ɬə kstəx̌ʷmn̓čútaʔx. We will get wherever we are facing, that’s where we are headed. (PS)

fry n̓c̓ax̌, n̓c̓ix̌

fragile object breaks as an egg n̓čaˤm̓p

fine toothed comb n̓čəčmíyaʔs

flint glued to a(n arrow) point n̓čəqʷčaqʷqn̓

finish off the inside n̓c̓əspin̓k

finish off the inside n̓c̓əspin̓kn̓t

• way̓ n̓c̓spin̓ks iʔ ksn̓q̓ʷɬtaqsts. S/he cleaned off the inside of his deer gift. (PS)

finish off somebody, kill someone off, decimate people n̓c̓əspúlaʔxʷn̓t

• n̓c̓əspúlaʔxʷn̓txʷ iʔ sƛ̓ačínm̓. You wiped out all the deer. (PS)

face into something, face toward something n̓čhusmn̓t

fry n̓c̓ix̌

frying pan n̓c̓ix̌mn̓

fry something n̓c̓ix̌n̓t

five layers n̓čl̓kɬmiw̓s

five eggs n̓čl̓kɬtip

five eggs n̓čl̓kstip

fill a car with gasoline, fill a vehicle with fuel n̓c̓xʷiwl̓

fuel n̓c̓xʷiwl̓tn̓

find nests, find eggs n̓kačxíl̓t

finish people off, kill people off n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷst

• miʔ k̓ɬn̓ʔaɬxʷipn̓əl̓x, ixíʔ miʔ n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷstn̓əl̓x. I’ll get them in there, that’s when I’ll clean them out.

fellow Indian, compatriot, nk̓ʷsqilxʷ

• mɬ čun̓txʷəl̓x axáʔ iʔ asn̓k̓ʷsqílxʷ, asn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓.. You’ll tell it to your fellow Indians, your fellow chiefs. (PS)

fit something in n̓láˤʔán̓t

force someone nlk̓mniksm̓

• lut kʷ isn̓lk̓mníksm̓. I am not forcing you. (PS)

force somebody n̓lk̓mniksn̓t

• íwaʔ n̓lk̓mniksn̓. I even tried to force him. (PS)
• n̓lk̓mniksn̓tsn̓. I forced you. (Cv)

force somebody n̓lk̓mnikst

far behind, fall behind n̓lkʷəkʷtikn̓

fall on the ground, hit the ground n̓ɬc̓əc̓úlaʔxʷ

fall in the snow n̓ɬəpɬaˤpák

• t̓iʔ sčk̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓m̓s qʷasqíʔ, uɬ iʔ aʔ čn̓ɬəpɬaˤpák, lut čmistís yiríwaʔxn̓. Blue Jay was just putting on, and that’s why he fell deep in the snow, as if he didn’t know snow shoeing. (PS)
• áɬiʔ t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷu čtkʷʔut, ixíʔ uɬ čn̓ɬəpɬáˤpáq, uɬ áɬiʔ lut t̓a čmy̓stis iʔ syiríwaʔxn̓. Just as we left, he was falling around, because he doesn’t know anything about snowshoes. (PS)

forget nɬipt

• sn̓ɬiptm̓s S/he forgets it. (Cv)

forget something n̓ɬiptmn̓t

• uɬ nínwiʔ sič miʔ n̓ɬiptmn̓txʷ axáʔ iʔ čun̓tsn̓, way̓ t̓iʔ p ƛ̓axʷt. If you forget what I told you, all of you will die. (PS)
• čx̌iɬ t n̓ɬiptm̓s iʔ čaw̓ts. It’s like he forgot what happened to him. (PS)
• kn̓ n̓ɬəpɬipt. I forget. (PS)

fire goes out, burns low n̓ƛ̓ʔus

feel someone up with the hand n̓mamúsm̓

four teepees n̓masqn̓

feel better n̓maʔɬíl̓s

four eggs n̓məsɬlip

four shots n̓məsqniʔ

fill something with clay-like or dough-like substance n̓mlaˤsn̓t

• n̓mlaˤsn̓ I fill it up with doughy/clayey substance. (Cv)

four layers inside, four layers under n̓musmíw̓s

• way̓ miskʷúm̓s áɬiʔ n̓məsmiw̓s áɬiʔ mat iʔ čitxʷ. S/he really hid it in four thicknesses of the house. (PS)

finish n̓pəƛ̓mus

fill with solids, dump solids in n̓pkʷam̓

fold, fold in the middle n̓pn̓iw̓sn̓t

fart in water n̓p̓w̓itkʷm̓

fishery, fish tank, fish holding pen n̓qaqxʷl̓xtn̓

forked / split in half n̓q̓iyíw̓s

feel calm n̓qm̓pil̓s

fall in love with someone n̓q̓m̓sčinmn̓t

feel compassionate toward somebody n̓qʷn̓nmin̓t

• n̓qʷn̓nmin̓. I felt compassion toward her/him.

feel pity for, to pity n̓qʷn̓nmin̓tm̓

fall in the water (more than one) n̓saˤʔítkʷ

French story, European story n̓səmaʔáplqs

fork(ed), split in half n̓sq̓iw̓s

• čn̓sq̓iw̓s uɬ lut t̓ ksxʷl̓xʷal̓ts. If he’s split in half, he won’t survive. (PS)

freezer n̓sulmn̓

flow into water n̓tɣpitkʷ, n̓typitkʷ

fall in n̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ

• way̓ n̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ sn̓k̓l̓ip, way̓ k̓l̓ slx̌lax̌ts n̓kəčxiw̓s. Coyote fell in, so he joined in with his partners. (PS)

field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, [lit. climbing up along rock.] n̓tk̓w̓l̓xisxn̓

feet up off the ground n̓wawasxán̓

feet leave the ground n̓waʔwaʔsxán̓

• čʔx̌iɬ t n̓waʔwaʔsxán̓. It's like the feet left the ground. (PS)
• uɬ n̓waʔwaʔsxán̓s axáʔ iʔ tətwit uɬ t̓ixʷəxʷlm̓, k̓ʷul̓l̓ t Yasukríʔ. And the boy’s feet left the ground, he turned different, he turned into Jesus Christ. (PS)

few-flowered rock cress, Arabis sparsiflora, B’s etym: high up from the base nw̓sw̓stíplaʔ

file cabinet n̓xaʔmín̓tn̓

file n̓xaʔmíw̓s

finish with something, break even n̓xƛ̓pusn̓t

• uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ n̓xƛ̓pusəs iʔ xʷəlxʷilts, ixíʔ miʔ uɬ sič əɬwnikstməntm̓ When he’s all paid up with his debts, then we’ll let him go (PS)

feel like going, want to go n̓xʷy̓il̓s

• kn̓ n̓xʷyils I want to go (Cv)

fall into n̓yaxʷt

follow own tracks n̓ʔačxn̓čút

field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, [lit. crawling among the rocks.] n̓ʔakʷʔakʷtísxn̓

fight over something n̓ʔal̓qsnwixʷmn̓t

• n̓ʔal̓qsnwíxʷm̓səl̓x. They fight over it. (Cv)

feel a certain way, feeling mating, doing so, feel like doing things like that n̓ʔax̌líl̓̓s

feel tired / get tired, feel tired n̓ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s

• way̓ kn̓ ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s. So I am feeling tired. (PS)
• axáʔm̓ iʔ səčxʷstlwisx uɬ way̓ n̓ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s. The one who was travelling around began to get tired. (PS)
• way̓ n̓ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s sn̓k̓l̓ip. So coyote is getting tired. (PS)

follow / follow, track n̓ʔučxn̓

• kʷ n̓ʔučxn̓. You follow at a distance., You track. (Cv)
• way̓ t̓xʷ mat tan̓mús ilíʔ sn̓ʔučxn̓. Well it looks like maybe s/he’s going to follow there for nothing. (PS)

fall apart p̓ahk̓ʷmn̓čút

fair shares to drink papút t sčsiw̓st

fair shares to snack papút t sʔiɬn̓

fertilize something paqɬtm̓

fart, farting noise p̓aˤp̓áˤq̓ʷ

flash on and off p̓ək̓p̓ik̓

• p̓ək̓p̓ik̓əl̓x. They flash on and off. (Cv)

flexible p̓əp̓ir̓p̓r̓t

flat pil̓

flat lands, flat place píl̓laʔxʷ

fall off pkʷakʷ

flat (plural) pl̓pil̓

fold legs pn̓pn̓xan̓

fear, fright, frightened psaˤp

fish heart p̓úp̓saʔ

fart, farting, flatulence, cutting farts p̓w̓p̓w̓ilx

fish / Any fish qaqxʷl̓x

fish hook, hook q̓it̓mn̓

foot gets hooked on q̓l̓q̓lxʷusxn̓

• way̓ t̓iʔ nəqsíʔpustxn̓ mɬ tq̓l̓q̓l̓xʷusxn̓ qʷáˤsqiʔ, mɬ iʔ kl̓kil̓xs k̓ɬtqn̓čutm̓s. So then Blue Jay takes just one step and he hooks his foot on something, and he has to protect himself with his hands. (PS)

feel/think about s/t for a long time / wait for a long time for somebody q̓səspil̓smn̓t

• way̓ uɬ q̓səspil̓smn̓tsn̓ uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stil̓s mat kʷ sxʔkinx, kʷ sx̌n̓num̓tx. And so I was waiting for you a long time and so I thought maybe something was happening to you, you were getting hurt. (PS)

fingernails q̓ʷəx̌ʷq̓ʷəx̌ʷqin̓kstn̓

fill something q̓ʷic̓st

fir needles, fir boughs qʷil̓čn̓

faint, pass out qʷn̓ʔiw̓t

fat q̓ʷučt

• ixíʔ t̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷíniʔs iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ q̓ʷučt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he just picked out the biggest, fattest deer. (PS)

fingernail, claw q̓ʷx̌qin̓kstn̓

fraction, parts of a whole sak̓ʷtsíliʔs

float (more than one) sak̓ʷʔúk̓ʷt

fall (more than one) saˤsáˤt

flower / flowers sc̓aʔák̓ʷ

• w̓nixʷ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷ. The blooms are truly beautiful. (PS)

flowers, cultivated flowers, harvested flowers, cut flowers sc̓aʔk̓ʷa̓ɬq

• qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sc̓aʔk̓ʷaɬqsəl̓x. The blooms are beautiful. (PS)

feeling ashamed, feel ashamed, feel embarrassed sc̓aʔxmínm̓

fingers sčaˤw̓aˤwíkst

fingers sčaˤw̓aˤw̓íkst, sčáˤʔaˤʔíkst

finger sčaˤwíkst

finger sčaˤʔíkst

forest fire, burned land, ignited land sc̓ik̓ək̓laʔxʷ

fifth sčil̓ksts

Friday sčl̓kstasq̓t

• l̓ sčl̓kstasq̓t on Friday (Cv)

five animals sčl̓kstilxʷ

firefighter sčƛ̓w̓mix

female mountain sheep sčmíɬc̓aʔ

feet sc̓uʔc̓uʔxán̓

foot sc̓uʔxán̓

• lut t̓a čmistís ɬə ksʔaˤčn̓tís iʔ sc̓uʔxán̓s, ɬəqʷčin̓xn̓, čʔum̓stm̓. S/he doesn’t even know how to tie her/his shoes, the loops around the ankle, that’s what we call them. (PS)

football sc̓uʔxán̓ p̓úkʷlaʔ

firefighter, S/he’s firefighting., S/he's putting out the fire., S/he's turning off the lights., S/he's putting out the candles. səčƛ̓w̓mix

float (more than 1) sək̓ʷtlilx

flap arms or wings səp̓sp̓ax̌n̓

fisherman səxʷkɬqaqxʷl̓xm̓

faller, logger, tree cutter, feller səxʷk̓t̓ipm̓

farmer, gardener səxʷk̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓

• səxʷk̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓. S/he’s a farmer. (Cv)

fisherman səxʷɬəɬt̓am̓

firefighter səxʷƛ̓w̓am̓

fire truck, firefighter's truck səxʷƛ̓w̓am̓ n̓ʔaʔúkʷmn̓

fighter səxʷtiyáqʷt

fresh meat síčɬc̓aʔ

• way̓ ay̓xáxaʔ swit áɬiʔ síčɬc̓aʔ, way̓ n̓c̓aʔrín̓k In a little while since it’s fresh meat, s/he got diarrhea. (PS)

fall hunting sk̓ay̓ám̓

fall sk̓aʔáy̓

fall hunting sk̓aʔyám̓

feather headdress skc̓l̓qin̓

fat on rump of deer skɬikn̓

floor mat skɬxʷipl̓p

fourth skmusm̓s

false box, Paxistima myrsinites. [lit. little kinnikinick bush.] skʷəkʷl̓kʷl̓siɬəml̓x

fawn, late fawn after change of color / late fawn sk̓ʷək̓ʷƛ̓il̓t

faces sk̓ʷəƛ̓kʷƛ̓ust

face skʷƛ̓us

• uɬ t̓iʔ sniw̓t kmix kiʔ čʔanwísts iʔ t sk̓ʷƛ̓usts. It just only the wind he can feel in his face. (PS)

fur chaps, hairy legs skw̓pw̓paqstxn̓

father’s sister or female cousin, paternal aunt sk̓ʷuk̓ʷy̓

father’s sister or female cousin, paternal aunt sk̓ʷuk̓y̓

friend, partner, term of intimate address used between persons of either sex slax̌t

false Labrador tea, Ledum glandulosum slax̌ts iʔ x̌ʷəx̌ʷƛ̓m̓íɬp

finger rings sláˤláˤsqín̓kst

finger rings slaˤw̓laˤw̓sqín̓kst

fishing sɬəɬt̓am̓

freckled, splashy colored horse sɬiʔɬiʔáˤɬq̓ʷl̓t

freckled, splashy colored horse sɬy̓ɬy̓aɬq̓ʷl̓t

four years sməsməspin̓tk

female animal smum̓xčn̓

fourth smusts

female grizzly, grizzly bear sm̓x̌ikn̓

fry bread, fried bread, donut, doughnut sn̓c̓ac̓íx̌laʔxʷ

fellow chief, co-executive director, co-manager sn̓k̓ʷɬy̓lmixʷm̓

fellow chiefs, co-executive directors, co-managers snk̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmixʷm̓

• staʔ iʔ t isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ ikɬkƛ̓aʔn̓čútətn̓, lut axáʔ iʔ p sčəčmil̓t. I just want my own kind, chiefs, to come get me, not you children. (PS)

food storage place, pantry, food cache sn̓kʷum̓čn̓tn̓

fish slime, fish mucos sn̓l̓l̓xím̓c̓aʔ

fire station sn̓ƛ̓w̓min̓

fold line, fold (noun) sn̓pn̓iw̓st

feeder, swallower sn̓q̓ʷmam̓

fireplace, fire pit, fire grate sn̓wr̓min̓

foolish talk sn̓xəxƛ̓way̓čn̓

flour mill, grist mill, grinding mill sn̓x̌ʷaq̓ʷmn̓

frame for tanning hides, hide tanning rack sn̓xʷikʷmn̓

Flathead people spapílyaʔqnx

February spaqt

fart sp̓aw̓

finished hide sp̓aʔk̓ʷíc̓aʔ

flat-topped spiraea spəpƛ̓m̓iɬp

female mountain goat spəqpáqɬc̓aʔ

fog, foggy sp̓uƛ̓n̓t

fur, feathers, down spum̓t

first spouse, first love spuʔsxʔítx

fresh meat, raw meat sql̓íɬc̓aʔ

fat sq̓ʷisəs

flint st̓áˤy̓naʔ

fur hat staˤʔán̓qn̓

factual, straight, true stəɬtaɬt

• čmay̓ iʔ stɬtaɬts know a fact, known truth (OkB)
• isčqʷəlqʷílt ixíʔ stəɬtaɬt What I said, that is the truth. (Cv)

feather stəqpiʔstn̓

foxtail barley and speargrass, Hordeum jubatum and Stipa comata. B’s etym: little bunchgrass on top st̓ət̓iy̓ayqn̓

fish trap stm̓us

fall down st̓raq̓ʷ

float something suk̓ʷn̓t

float suk̓ʷt

float around suk̓ʷtlwís

frozen ground, permafrost súl̓laʔxʷ

• axáʔ iʔ súl̓laʔxʷ ixíʔ way̓ wáˤmúlaʔxʷ. The frost thawed out. (PS)

frozen, numb sul̓t

frozen susl̓t

• n̓ƛ̓əx̌čin̓ iʔ syiríwaxn̓, áɬiʔ mat susl̓t. The snow shoes are loud, because it’s frozen (PS)

fish jump suxʷl̓x

fit a coat, fit clothes suxʷmaʔál̓qs

fit a coat / the coat fits suxʷmʔál̓qsm̓

fire swar

frog swarák̓xn̓

fire wood swl̓isl̓p

fallen tree swl̓x̌mix

fresh water sw̓stitkʷ

facing upstream sw̓tm̓tkus

fire, flame sw̓xʷap

father-in-law / man or woman’s father-in-law sx̌áx̌aʔ

• sx̌aʔx̌áʔ sacredness, value, importance (OkB)
• c̓kin̓ asx̌áʔx̌aʔ ? What is your father-in-law like?
• isx̌áx̌aʔ. He is my father-in-law. (Cv)
• anwíʔ kswikn̓tsəl̓x aksúxʷm̓əl̓x, asx̌áʔx̌aʔ, uɬ aɬčíčk. I want them to see you, for you to get acquainted with them, your father-in-law and your mother-in-law. (PS)
• k̓ɬt̓maˤsəsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ t sx̌áʔx̌aʔs, iʔ t ɬəčičks. Her father-in-law and her mother-in-law kissed her. (PS)

first child sxaʔtmíxl̓t

fool’s onion, Brodiaea douglasii sxəxily̓m̓

floor, floor boards, plank floor, floor plank sx̌l̓il̓p

frame house, board house, plank house sx̌l̓iɬxʷ

• x̌liɬxʷm̓əl̓x. They built a board house.
• t̓iʔ nəqsiɬxʷəl̓x. They live in one house. (PS)

fine clothes, good clothes, regalia sx̌sl̓sčut

factor (math) sxʷaʔtmín̓s

foam berry bush, soapberry bush, shepherdia canadensis / foamberry bush, soapberry bush, shepherdia canadensis / soapberry bush, foam berry bush, shepherdia canadensis sx̌ʷəsmiɬp

foam berry drink sx̌ʷəsmitkʷ

fool hen sxʷəxʷl̓am̓

fins on back, back fin sx̌ʷəx̌ʷl̓ikn̓

fish tail sx̌ʷnups

foam sx̌ʷus

favorite, most favored sx̌w̓x̌w̓us

favorite child, chief's child, prince, princess sy̓lm̓xʷil̓t

flat area t̓aʔt̓ʔúlaʔxʷ

• lut t̓a čk̓ək̓aʔlíst, íwaʔ ɬa čx̌iƛ̓m̓ km̓ íwaʔ iʔ t̓aʔt̓ʔúlaʔxʷ. She won’t go slow, even when she goes up the hill or on the level.. (PS)

fire a gun t̓aˤpíkstm̓

foolish təqtaqt

fraction in simplest form, simplified fraction təx̌ʷtəx̌ʷsk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓ sak̓ʷtsíliʔs

fly around (more than one) t̓əxʷt̓əxʷtlilx

• anwíʔ kʷ kɬy̓lmixʷm̓ l̓ skəkáˤkaʔ l̓ aʔ čt̓əxʷt̓əxʷtlilx. You will be the boss of the birds that fly in the sky. (PS)

fly t̓əxʷtil̓x

fly over land t̓əxʷtúlaʔxʷ

fly with something t̓əxʷtusn̓t

flood over, overflow onto to t̓ík̓naʔ

flood t̓ik̓t

fail at something, be unable to do something / to fail, to have difficulty with something, fail at something, have a hard time doing something til̓xʷn̓t

• til̓xʷn̓txʷ. You can’t make it., You had trouble doing it.

fight tiyáqʷt

from here, right from here, right around here t̓iʔ atáʔ

follow somebody, go along with somebody, obey someone tkəxnmn̓čut

• sič ixíʔ stkəxnmn̓čuts, way̓ xʷəsxʷusəl̓x way̓ ixíʔ ʔáčəčqaʔəl̓x. Then she followed him, they hurried and they went out. (PS)
• ixíʔ stkəxnmn̓čuts axáʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. Then the Golden Woman went along. (PS)

female bear tkɬmlxʷskm̓xist

female animal tkɬmlxʷsqáx̌aʔ

four round objects tkmus

fall down, fall while walking, fall t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ

• ixíʔ t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ Then he landed on the shore., Then he fell down. (PS)
• sič kn̓ t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ. Then I fell., I just fell. (Cv)
• aláʔ ilíʔ sk̓ɬk̓mil̓s kiʔ tk̓ʷak̓ʷ He dropped right there in front of me. (Cv)

fall on the ice t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷikn̓

flat-topped spiraea, spiraea betulifolia, b’s etym: a bunch of little red sticks (term refers to non-blooming plants) Tkʷəkʷl̓kʷíl̓laʔqʷ

feel better, heart drops into place t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷspʔus

fix something tk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓n̓t

• miʔ sič tk̓ʷúl̓aʔstm̓əl̓x, tk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓s iʔ c̓q̓iln̓. Then they fix the feathers on, they fix the arrows. (PS)

fix something, decorate something tk̓ʷul̓n̓t

• iʔ tk̓ʷul̓ɬəmn̓ úɬiʔ kn̓ čkʷnmist. I recorded you guys and I was singing. (Cv)

from, since, because of, than tl̓

from that time tl̓ pničíʔ

from where tlaʔkín̓

• stlaʔkínx. It's where s/he is from. (Cv)
• uɬ tlaʔkín̓ miʔ kʷu kɬpatáq iʔ t ksk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət ? And from where will we get potatoes for our garden? (PS)
• tlaʔkín̓ miʔ x̌aˤp ? Where could the air come from? (PS)
• ʔúm̓laʔxʷsəl̓x tlaʔkín̓. They named from where (they came).a (PS)

feed on, suck up, slurp up t̓mn̓taˤm̓, t̓mn̓taˤn̓t

fall on one’s face t̓pəpusn̓t

fool somebody, one’s fooling somebody tqəqnunm̓

• tqəqnun̓ I accidentally touched it., I treated him underhandedly., I managed to touch it. (Cv)
• way̓ mat kʷuʔ stqəqnúnm̓s, way̓ iksmy̓máyaʔm̓. So s/he must be fooling me, I’m going to get to the truth of this. (PS)
• lut kʷuʔ akstqəqnúnm̓. Don’t cheat me.

fool somebody tqqnun̓t 2

fall down, tumble down (as hair) t̓raq̓ʷ

flattering attention, flattery tw̓tíwaʔ

false Solomon’s seal, star-flowered Solomon’s seal t̓xay̓ápaʔ

fern tx̌ətx̌itkst

from last year t̓x̌iw̓tm̓

flat area t̓ʔiw̓s

fishing spear wičk

fall on the ground, tipped over (a tree, post, etc.) w̓lax̌

fish with torch, pit lamping wr̓usm̓

finished, completed, ready / it’s finished. wy̓ay̓

finish eating / finish eating. singular subject wy̓čin̓

• t̓iʔ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ swy̓čin̓s way̓ n̓kəčnin̓kn̓tm̓ iʔ t sn̓c̓aʔrín̓k. in a while after s/he was done eating s/he started to ache with diarrhea. (PS)
• way̓ wy̓čin̓. So s/he is finished eating., Well s/he's done eating. (PS)
• ixíʔ kʷ wy̓čin̓ uɬ nínwiʔ ɬ aspʔús ɬ aksčáˤwl̓x, kʷ čaˤwl̓x. When you get done eating, if you want to bathe, you can bathe. (PS)

finish feeding somebody wy̓číst

• kʷuʔ wy̓čistsəl̓x. They finished feeding me. (Cv)

finish working, finish doing, to complete, to finish wy̓ikst

finish something for somebody wy̓ɬtim̓

• way̓ wy̓ɬtsin̓ akɬčítxʷ. Well, I finished your house (to be). (PS)

finish, complete, have done (prefix) wy̓s-

• wy̓sn̓tl̓kʷíɬc̓aʔs. S/he got done taking the guts out. (PS)
• kʷu wy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqinm̓. We finish our noon meal., We finish our lunch. (Cv)
• wy̓skəčmínaʔs. S/he has put snow on top of it. (PS)
• wy̓sklíq̓naʔsəl̓x. They got done hilling it., They finished burying it. (PS)
• kn̓ wiʔskswəlqənčút I have recovered (Cv)
• áɬiʔ way̓ wy̓sk̓ɬpáʔx̌s. Thereforehe had already figured out what to do. (PS)
• put wy̓skɬslam̓. S/he just got done setting the table. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ʷul̓čn̓tsn̓. I have cooked for you. (PS)
• way̓ wy̓skʷis. S/he had already taken it. (PS)
• nínwiʔ wy̓smay̓n̓čút. Then they were done telling their story. (PS)
• wy̓sq̓y̓n̓tis. S/he got done writing it., S/he has written it., S/he finished writing it. (PS)
• wy̓sqʷəčqʷačqnm̓əl̓x. They have put on their hats. (PS)
• p wy̓skʷl̓liw̓s. You guys are already on the horses., You guys already mounted up. (PS)
• way̓ in̓čáʔ kn̓ wy̓staxʷɬqm̓. So I am done harvesting. (PS)
• wy̓st̓qn̓tisəl̓x. They get done stacking. (Cv)
• wy̓stqmis. S/he has thrown it down. (Cv)
• way̓ uɬ wy̓sƛ̓qaɬqm̓s. And so s/he finished digging up the crop. (PS)
• wy̓sx̌əčm̓stim̓əl̓x. S/he’s got them all fixed up. (PS)
• way̓ wy̓sx̌əčmn̓čuts. So s/he got done getting ready. (PS)
• wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷs. S/he gets it ground. (PS)
• wy̓sʔam̓tíxʷ. You are done feeding it., You finished feeding them. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ɬləxʷn̓tixʷəl̓x. You’ve finished telling them what to do. (PS)
• way̓ wy̓sk̓ɬʔíy̓səs. Well s/he got done changing clothes. (PS)
• wy̓skɬw̓tɬtsis. She has put it down for you. (PS)
• wy̓skɬsl̓xitm̓s. The table has been set. (PS)
• wy̓sc̓əx̌ʷn̓tisəl̓x. They have told him what to do., They got done telling him what to do. (PS)
• kʷ wy̓sčaˤwl̓x. You’re done bathing. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓txʷ an̓kwáp, wy̓sʔam̓tíxʷ. You’re have fixed your horse, and you have fed it. (PS)
• wy̓skc̓əw̓íw̓sm̓əl̓x, wy̓stəxtxam̓əl̓x. They were washed, they were combed., The have washed and combed their hair. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ɬx̌əqn̓tisəl̓x, wy̓sk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷíl̓psəl̓x. They have made a place for him, they have fixed his bed. (PS)
• wy̓sʔalk̓ʷúsəs. he got done sharpening it / s/he got done sharpening it. (PS)
• wy̓sx̌ʷíčlaʔxʷm̓ finish cutting grain, finish swathing (Cv)
• wy̓smáyaʔɬtsn̓. i’m done showing it to you., i'm done explaining it to you. / i’m done showing it to you., i'm done explaining it to you., i'm done telling you about it. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓. i got done working (on) it. / i have done it., i have made it., i finished it. (PS)

finish standing things up wy̓sc̓al̓ám̓

finish telling, instructing wy̓sc̓x̌ʷan̓t

• wy̓sc̓x̌ʷn̓tísəl̓x, way̓ k̓ɬəm̓čin̓. They got done telling him what to do, and s/he agreed. (PS)

finish covering with a layer (as snow) wy̓skčmínaʔn̓t

• ixíʔ wy̓skəčmínaʔs uɬ kʷʔal̓. Then after he got snow on top, and he got warmed up. (PS)

finish sentencing (law), finish settling at matter (as in court, negotiations, arbitration) wy̓skc̓x̌ʷíplaʔm̓

• isčwy̓skc̓x̌ʷíplaʔ. I’ve already settled all that., I have completed my obligation., I have fulfilled my promise. (PS)

finish baling wy̓skl̓k̓íc̓aʔm̓

finish telling somebody what to do, finish warning somebody about something, finishing giving someone instructions wy̓sk̓ɬlxʷan̓t

• uɬ ixíʔm̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ wy̓sk̓əɬləxʷəntixʷ ask̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ But that’s after you’ve told your brothers what to do (PS)

finish stacking things wy̓skɬqmin̓t

finish putting something down for somebody. compound wy̓skɬw̓tɬtim̓

finish changing something wy̓sk̓ɬʔay̓sn̓t

• way̓ wy̓sk̓ɬʔiysəs axáʔ iʔ ɬəqáqčaʔs, itlíʔ xʷuy̓ k̓l̓ knaqs. After he got done changing with his oldest brother, then he went to another.

finish taking something, done taking something wy̓skʷin̓t

• way̓ wy̓skʷis iʔ sq̓lips. S/he had already taken the handkerchief (PS)

finish making a bed wy̓sk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷíl̓p

• way̓ áɬiʔ wy̓sk̓ɬx̌qn̓tisəl̓x, wy̓sk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷíl̓psəl̓x. So therefore they already paid for a place for him, they already fixed his bed. (PS)

finish cooking for somebody, have something cooked for somebody / finish cooking something for somebody, have something cooked for somebody wy̓sk̓ʷul̓čn̓t

• aláʔ nínwiʔ wy̓sk̓ʷul̓čn̓tsn̓. Here I’ll have cooked for you (PS)

finish making something, finish doing something, finish working on something wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓t

• wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓. i got done working (on) it. / i have done it., i have made it., i finished it. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓txʷ an̓kwáp. You’re done fixing your horse. (PS)
• ixíʔ kʷuʔ wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓txʷ. Then you get done taking care of me., Then you get done working on me. (PS)

finish hilling the ground, have the ground hilled, finish burying over the top wy̓slíq̓naʔn̓t

• wy̓sklíq̓naʔsəl̓x, huy̓ plal̓. They got done hilling, then it started to grow., They finished planting them, so then they grew. (PS)

finish bundling, finish baling, finish tying in the middle / s/he got done tying. wy̓slk̓iw̓sm̓

finish rolling something around, done rolling something around wy̓smamíl̓k̓ʷst

finish smoking wy̓sman̓xʷm̓

• kn̓ swy̓smán̓xʷaʔx I get done smoking. (PS)

finish telling one’s own story wy̓smay̓n̓čút

• ixíʔ nínwiʔ wy̓smay̓n̓čút, ixíʔ mɬ čmrim̓əl̓x. Then when they’re done telling their story, that’s when they’ll get married. (PS)

finish marrying somebody wy̓smrimn̓t

• way̓ wy̓smrimn̓tm̓əl̓x. So s/he got done marrying them. (PS)

finish washing dishes / finished washing dishes wy̓sn̓c̓iw̓m̓

• k̓laxʷ wy̓sn̓c̓iw̓m̓ əɬčkičx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it. In the evening when he finished washing dishes the little boy came back. (PS)

finish gutting something, done gutting something, having gutted something wy̓sn̓tl̓kʷíc̓aʔ

• uɬ put wy̓sn̓tl̓tl̓kʷíɬc̓aʔn̓ kiʔ kʷuʔ n̓kčníkiʔs axáʔ in̓k̓ʷl̓mút. And I just had got done gutting them when my brother-in-law overtook me. (PS)
• uɬ wy̓sn̓t̓l̓kʷíɬc̓aʔs qʷáˤsqiʔ. And Blue Jay got done taking the guts out. (PS)

finish a noon meal, done eating lunch wy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqinm̓

• kʷu wy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqinm̓. We finish our noon meal., We finish our lunch. (Cv)

finish harvesting wy̓staxʷɬqm̓

• in̓čáʔ kn̓ wy̓staxʷɬqm̓, huy̓ əɬ t anwíʔ. i am done harvesting, now it’s your turn. (PS)

finish combing wy̓stəxtxam̓

• wy̓skc̓əw̓íw̓sm̓əl̓x, wy̓stəxtxam̓əl̓x. They were washed, they were combed., The have washed and combed their hair. (PS)

finish something, complete something wy̓stim̓

• wy̓stin̓. I finished it., I completed it. (Cv)
• wy̓stip. You guys finished it., You guys complete it. (PS)
• t̓iʔ l̓ ksk̓laxʷ uɬ way̓ wy̓stís iʔ kɬčq̓iln̓s, iʔ ksyiríwaxn̓s. In one day he had already finished his arrows, his snow shoes. (PS)

finish gathering something wy̓stixʷn̓t

finish plowing wy̓st̓lúlaʔxʷm̓

• uɬ ixíʔ put əɬ ikswiʔst̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ mi way̓ aksk̓ʷánɬq When I’ll be done plowing you will be ready for planting (PS)

finish stacking something wy̓st̓qan̓t

• wy̓st̓qn̓tisəl̓x. They get done stacking. (Cv)

finish getting things ready wy̓sx̌čm̓stim̓

• uɬ ixíʔ way̓ wiʔsx̌čəmstíməlx He’s got them all fixed up (PS)
• mat t̓xʷ ksn̓tm̓tm̓niʔtn̓, mɬ wy̓sx̌čm̓stisəl̓x way̓ liq̓səl̓x. There’s a graveyard, and when they got him ready they buried him. (PS)

finish getting ready, finish getting dressed wy̓sx̌əčmn̓čút

• wy̓sx̌əčmn̓čitəl̓x. They have gotten ready., They have got dressed., They finished dressing., They finished getting ready. (PS)

finish sharpening something wy̓sʔalk̓ʷúsn̓t

• wy̓sʔalk̓ʷúsəs. he got done sharpening it / s/he got done sharpening it. (PS)

finish looking at wy̓sʔaˤc̓m̓

• aʔ ilíʔxəx, nínwiʔ k̓ʷaʔ iswy̓sáˤc̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓y̓min̓. Just a minute, just until I get done looking at this letter. (PS)

finish shoe work wy̓usxn̓

• ta k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t wy̓usxn̓. In several days they finish shoe work. (PS)

finish eating, done eating (plural) wy̓wy̓čin̓

• way̓ ʔiɬn̓əl̓x, wy̓wy̓čín̓əl̓x. Well they ate, they got done eating. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ kčwil̓səl̓x, way̓ sʔiɬn̓səlx, ʔiɬn̓əl̓x, uɬ wy̓wy̓čin̓əl̓x. And so they gave them something to eat, they started eating, they ate, and they finished eating. (PS)

first people xaʔtmaʔsqílxʷ

fan somebody, cool somebody off x̌aˤx̌aˤúsn̓t

• kʷuʔ x̌aˤx̌aˤúsn̓txʷ. You fan me., You cool me off. (Cv)

funny, interesting x̌əx̌stmamn̓

• iʔ x̌əx̌stmamn̓ pus. It is the funny cat.
• kʷ x̌əx̌stmamn̓. You are funny. (Cv)
• kʷ sx̌əx̌stmámnaʔx. You're gonna be funny., You want to be funny. (Cv)

face that way, go that way xiʔúst

for x̌l̓

• x̌l̓ stim̓ kiʔ kʷuʔ ɬ kswitn̓txʷ? Why did you try so hard with me? (PS)
• way̓ staʔ putm̓ km̓aʔ x̌l̓ in̓čáʔ kiʔ x̌l̓tsqilxʷ. Well it's dang well not on my account that s/he asked people to come. (PS)

full xƛ̓w̓sus

favorite farm animal, favorite horse x̌mn̓sqáxaʔ

fox x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ

fire drill, matches, ignitor xʷul̓kʷp

fox x̌ʷʕʷay̓l̓xʷ

first, best xʔit

• axáʔ iʔ kn̓ xʔit l̓ spix̌m̓. Now I am the best at hunting. (PS)

flee, run away, seek refuge yal̓t

• kn̓ yalt I run away from trouble (Cv)
• kʷ yal̓t. You run away., You flee. (Cv)

force somebody yim̓kstmn̓t

• kʷuʔ yikstmn̓txʷ. You force me., You crowd me. (Cv)

ferris wheel yir sn̓kɬk̓ʷakʷíl̓l̓tn̓

full moon yir̓n̓čút

fear yiʔáˤʔ

file yq̓min̓

feed livestock, feed animals ʔaɬnm̓sqáx̌aʔmn̓t

• way̓ nak̓ʷm̓ kʷu ʔaɬnm̓sqáx̌aʔm̓səl̓x axáʔ iʔ t iɬəɬqáqčaʔ. These brothers of mine are feeding me to it.

feed oneself ʔam̓čút

fall down, sit down hard ʔam̓mútət

feed children ʔamníl̓tm̓ / ʔamníl̓tn̓t

feed children ʔamníl̓tm̓, ʔamníl̓tn̓t

feed for stock ʔamnsqáx̌aʔ

• uɬ ilíʔ kn̓ ksʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔ t lawán̓, t sw̓púlaʔxʷ. And there I have feed for horses, oats, hay. (PS)

feed an animal ʔamnsqáx̌aʔm̓

• čʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓əl̓x. They fed the stock (Cv)

feed animals ʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓

feed an animal ʔamnsqáx̌aʔmn̓t

• way̓ kʷuʔ sn̓ml̓x̌aʔčinm̓səl̓x iɬəɬqáqčaʔ, kʷuʔ ʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓səl̓x iʔ k̓a y̓lmixʷm̓. My brothers told a lie about me, they are feeding me to the king. (PS)

feed the cat / feed the cat ʔam̓tíkʷ an̓pús

feed somebody / feed somebody. the n is deleted from this root regularly before s, ɬ, but also before the transitive -nt which irregularly appears as t ʔam̓tím̓

• miʔ ksiw̓stm̓stn̓, mɬ ʔam̓tín̓ t lawán̓. I will water him, and I’ll feed him some oats. (PS)
• pnaʔ lut sxʷʔit ɬa čk̓ʷul̓čɬəmn̓, ɬa čʔam̓ɬulmn̓. Maybe what I cook for you guys and what I feed you isn’t alot. (PS)

feed the cat / feed the cat ʔam̓tím̓ iʔ pus

fall down, fall on one's butt, sit down hard ʔamútət

feel something, sense something, feel something ʔanwín̓t

• ʔay̓xáxaʔ kn̓ ɬaʔxʷísk̓it, ixíʔ kiʔ ʔanwín̓ iksq̓míltn̓. In a while I got rested, that’s when I felt hungry. (PS)
• ʔanwís n̓čkʷísk̓itm̓. She feels it and she groans. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ ʔanwís iʔ sčiʔíxs. And then s/he started feeling the heat. (PS)

follow the shore upstream ʔaw̓čín̓

• ixíʔ ɬəɬn̓ʔaw̓čínm̓səl̓x t n̓x̌ʷy̓aʔɬpítkʷ. Then they started going back up river on the Kettle River. (Cv)

follow one another ʔaw̓qnwíxʷ

• ixíʔ sn̓ʔaw̓qnwíxʷs yəyaˤt iʔ sqilxʷ, kaʔ n̓kʷín̓plaʔsəlx̓. All the people followed one another singing. (Cv)

follow, learn by following ʔaw̓təptíɬn̓

follow somebody or something / something ʔaw̓típn̓t

• kʷu ʔawtíps S/he’s behind me., S/he follows me. (Cv)
• way̓ ixíʔ sʔáčqaʔs, way̓ kʔáčəčqaʔm̓səl̓x, t̓xʷ ʔaw̓típiʔsəl̓x. Then he went out, they went out with him, they followed him. (PS)

follow ʔaw̓tpáɬq

• ʔaw̓tpáɬqəl̓x. They followed behind. (Cv)
• ixíʔ sič iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ət iʔ sqilxʷ ʔawtpáɬq Then the rest of the folks string along (PS)

fishing net ʔax̌ʷyn̓

fed up with something or someone ʔáˤw̓ítmn̓tm̓

fall out ʔaˤy̓áp

fernleaf biscuitroot, chocolate tips, Lomatium dissectum multifidum ʔaˤyúʔ

fish eggs, salmon eggs ʔik̓ʷn̓

fight back, get revenge ʔiy̓kst

• kn̓ ʔiykst I fight back. (Cv) uncertain form

fifteen ʔupn̓kst uɬ čil̓kst

fourteen ʔupn̓kst uɬ mus

fifteen ʔupnkstɬčílkst

fifteen ʔupn̓kstɬčíl̓kst

fourteen days ʔupn̓kstɬsmásq̓t

frost bitten, frozen (of humans) ʔuxʷt