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geog- it has a little water aʔ ksəsw̓síwaʔɬkʷ
geog- area where Rogers Bar church now stands (it has slough grass) aʔ kst̓qiʔstn̓
get scratched áˤx̌áˤx̌əx̌
- kn̓ áˤx̌áˤx̌əx̌ iʔ t skəkwiɬp I got scratched by a rose bush. (Ok)
get scratched áˤx̌áˤx̌x̌
gather together c̓asn̓tím̓
grasshopper c̓aˤn̓c̓n̓
gather food čc̓asčín̓
get fooled číxʷaʔ
go near something, get close to something čk̓aʔtmíst / k̓aʔtmin̓t
go along with somebody čkəxstim̓
get to the top, to summit čkɬqil̓t
- way̓ čkɬqil̓t, way̓ kɬc̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓, uɬ k̓əl̓ sksək̓ʷtikst kɬənsp̓ustn̓ She got to the top, she’s holding a light, and in the other hand she has a sword (PS)
get naked čk̓ɬtml̓xʷn̓čut
get rid of something čk̓ɬx̌ʷil̓st / k̓ɬx̌ʷil̓n̓t
go away čk̓ɬxʷuy̓
- ixíʔ iʔ čk̓ɬxʷuy̓ iʔ k̓l̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he goes in the tracks of the deer. (PS)
grab corners, take hold of points, take hold of corners čkm̓km̓aqsn̓t
grab someone by the arms, kidnap čkm̓km̓ax̌n̓t
- čkm̓km̓ax̌səl̓x, wim̓ sčn̓čq̓laʔxʷmists. They grabbed him by the arms, he tried to squirm around. (PS)
- čkm̓km̓ax̌n̓tp, čxʷuy̓stp. You guys grabbed him by the arms, you guys brought him here. (PS)
go back towards, turn back čkmn̓mn̓kin̓
grow close to branch čkpəkʷikst
glued on / they’re stuck on hard čkt̓əɬt̓aɬ
greasewood bush čkʷasq̓l̓stn̓
get ghosted by something čkw̓ikm̓
- čkw̓kwikm̓ be ghosted (Cv)
get married čmrim̓
gullies, gulches, valleys čn̓lw̓láˤw̓útm̓
get on, fall into, fallen into čn̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ
- itlíʔ way̓ kn̓ čhaqs ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ iʔ t xwiɬ, uɬ ta čk̓liʔ iksxʷúy̓tn̓ ixíʔ əčq̓ax̌. Whatever direction I face, there I go into the road, and that’s where I go on that path. (PS)
get along with čn̓x̌siw̓s
get hit, happen to be hit, hit (from a throw) čq̓aq̓
- kn̓ čq̓aq̓ I get hit. (Ok)
get to the top, on top of, to summit, on the summit čqil̓t
- uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stils mət kʷ sxʔkinx, kʷ sx̌ənnumt, lutiʔ kʷ čqil̓t And I thought maybe something happened to you, you got hurt, that you hadn’t yet got to the top (PS)
give birth (plural) čqmnil̓tm̓
greasewood, Pushia tridentata c̓q̓ʷasq̓l̓stn̓
gather together, stick together c̓sn̓tim̓
gather food for čtixʷčstm̓ / tixʷčn̓t / tixʷčnm̓
group- in a group čtkɬkɬam̓
graph / reads (shows) čtq̓ay̓
get hard čt̓saˤp
gossipy čwikʷčn̓
- isx̌ílwiʔ čwikʷčn̓. My husband is gossipy.
- isaʔstám̓ čwikʷčn̓. My brother/sister-in-law is gossipy.
gain spiritual power čw̓n̓čut
get dressed čx̌čmn̓čut
go uphill čx̌ƛ̓mus
- áɬiʔ miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yəyáˤt čx̌əƛ̓mus. Therefore he figured it’s all uphill. (PS)
- axáʔ čx̌əƛ̓mus iʔ xwiɬ k̓l̓ skčxiksts. The road to his right is steep uphill. (PS)
ground meat čx̌ʷaq̓ʷ t sɬiqʷ
go bare foot čxʷaxʷút̓aʔxn̓
gather things čyaˤpstím̓
- ʔayxáxaʔ čyaʕpstís In a little while he got everything (PS)
- əɬy̓aˤpstím̓ bring things back
- way̓ əɬyaʕpstís He brought them back (PS)
get cold c̓ʔaɬ
- kn̓ ksʔiɬnaʔx, uɬ way̓ mət c̓ʔaɬ iksčʔiɬən̓ I was going to eat, but I guess what I was going to eat got cold (Cv)
grasshopper c̓ʔaˤn̓, c̓aˤn̓c̓n̓
get dark, getting dark c̓ʔuy̓
- way̓ c̓uy̓, taɬt kiʔ c̓ʔuy̓ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ It’s sure a gloomy day. (Ok)
go back to study, go back to school əɬc̓aw̓smamáyaʔm̓
go back down to the bottom of a hill, come back down to the bottom of a hill əɬčn̓tikɬ
- uɬ əɬčəntikɬ uɬ sič ʔáčqaʔ, ixíʔ úɬiʔ nis Then she got to the bottom and went out, and she was gone (PS)
go back in əɬn̓ʔuɬxʷ
- ixíʔ əɬxʷuy̓ əɬn̓ʔuɬxʷ. Then she went back, she went back inside. (PS)
go back down, go back downhill, get back down, get down again əɬsax̌ʷt
- uɬ ixíʔ uɬ čm̓ əɬsax̌ʷt iʔ pəptwínaʔxʷ Then the old lady will come back down (PS)
go back to somebody, approach again, attack again, go at someone again əɬtxʷuym̓
- way̓ əɬtxʷuyəms iʔ kəwaps He went back to see his horse (PS)
go back to life əɬxʷəxʷal̓t
- t̓xʷ qʷn̓čin̓ uɬ áɬiʔ kn̓ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kn̓ əɬxʷl̓xʷal̓t. It’s a pity I can’t go back to life. (PS)
go home, go back, return əɬxʷuy̓
- ixíʔ uɬ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓ And that’s when we will go back. (PS)
- way̓ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓ kxəntsin̓ I will go back with you (PS)
- t̓i wy̓wy̓čin̓əl̓x, əɬxʷuy̓səl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. When they get done eating, they go back to their bunks. (PS)
get home, get back home, go back to the house əɬxʷuy̓ iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷ
go back by water, return via water əɬxʷuy̓kʷ
gather again (plural) əɬy̓aˤʔ
- x̌lap put ixíʔ sxlakəks iʔ x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ, ixíʔ mi kʷu əɬyaˤʔ aláʔ Tomorrow just when the sun turns, then we’ll gather back here / Tomorrow just when the sun turns, we’ll gather back here (PS)
gather again əɬʔul̓lw̓s
- kʷu ɬə ʔul̓lw̓s. We got together. (Cv)
group of people, relatives =íliʔs
go after, follow after itíʔst
gorilla karílaʔ
go to do- k̓aw̓s-, kʔaw̓s-
- iʔ sčkʔaw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíx. The ones that go and set watch. (PS)
- kʷ isčkʔawsčúnm̓ I came to tell you (Cv)
- kʷ iskʔaw̓sn̓síw̓čn̓. I came to ask you. (Cv)
- kʷ kʔaw̓sy̓ay̓áx̌aʔm̓. You will go watch. (Cv)
- k̓awswíkn̓tm̓. We went to see them. (Cv)
go cut k̓aw̓sk̓ít̓m̓
go ask k̓aw̓sn̓síw̓čn̓
- kʷ isk̓aw̓sn̓síw̓čn̓. I came to ask you. (Cv)
go see something k̓aw̓swíkn̓t
- k̓awswíkn̓tm̓. We went to see them. (Cv)
go to see k̓awsʕ̓ác̓m̓
go look at something k̓aw̓sʕ̓ác̓n̓t
get closer, approach, get close to k̓aʔítət
grandchildren-in-law (spouses of grandchildren) k̓aʔk̓ʔíl̓t
go hide, go over there k̓aʔlílx
- k̓aʔlílxəl̓x. They hid there. (Cv)
get close to someone, go close to something, go close to somebody k̓aʔtmín̓t
get something figured out kčahəhm̓stím̓
go stand by somebody. after running up / go stand by somebody kc̓lmin̓t
- kc̓lmin̓tm̓. He ran there and stood (Cv)
grab somebody by the arm kc̓l̓xikstmn̓t
- kc̓l̓xikstmn̓. I grabbed him/her by the wrist. (Cv)
go slow (apocopated form?) / slow, quiet k̓ək̓alíʔ
go slow, be slow / slow down, slack up, go hide, sneak k̓ək̓alíʔst
- ixíʔ sƛ̓ax̌ts uɬ ny̓aˤy̓p t̓iʔ ixíʔ lut t̓a čk̓ək̓alíʔst, íwaʔ ɬa čx̌iƛ̓m̓. She started fast and she kept it up, she won’t go slow, even shen she goes up the hill (PS)
grizzly cub, little grizzly kəkiʔláw̓naʔ
glance at kəkriʔm̓
- kn̓ kəkriʔm̓ I glanced (Cv)
go on a short trip / go on a short trip, take a short walk k̓ək̓tusxn̓
Get to your workplace! kičxəx k̓l̓ an̓n̓k̓ʷúl̓mn̓ !
green willow k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp
grandpa (mom's side) / maternal grandfather. k̓ík̓waʔ
- an̓k̓ík̓waʔ your grandfather (Cv)
get pinched, pinched k̓ip̓əp̓
green alder, mountain alder, Alnus crispa, Alnus tenuifolia k̓iʔk̓iʔtníɬp
grizzly bear, grizzly boar, male grizzly kiʔláw̓naʔ
go away, from, far klkʷakʷ, kl̓kʷakʷ
- kl̓kʷakʷəl̓x, sc̓x̌iɬ lut l̓ əkɬxwiɬ, mɬ sič yiríwaxnm̓əl̓x. They go far, like where there is no road, and then they put their snow shoes on. (PS)
- way̓ put kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ mi k̓əɬkičs iʔ sq̓lips She’s entirely out of the water before she can reach the handkerchief (PS)
- iklíʔ kl̓kʷakʷəl̓x iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ, way̓ ixíʔ skʷil̓l̓səl̓x. They went a little ways from the water, then they sat down. (PS)
- miystxʷ kəlkʷakʷ čmalk̓ʷ iʔ sqiltks, kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ Make sure her body is completely out, far from the water / Be sure her body is completely out of the water, far from the water / Make sure her body is completely out of the water, far from the water (PS)
- kʷu tkʷʔut, kʷu kl̓kʷakʷ. We will walk, we'll go far. (PS)
go away from kl̓kʷilx
- t̓xʷ kʷu kl̓kʷilx iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. We sure are a little ways off from the water. (PS)
get away from someone/something / keep away from something klkʷilxmn̓t
- kl̓kʷil̓xmn̓ti ! Keep away from him! (Cv)
go a little ways kl̓l̓kʷakʷ
- kl̓l̓kʷakʷ. S/he went a little ways. (PS)
- k̓ɬk̓wil̓xəl̓x t̓iʔ kl̓l̓kʷakʷəl̓x. They went on the prairie a little ways. (PS)
getting dark, becoming evening k̓lxʷmix
- way̓ ksk̓əlxʷmíxaʔx It’s getting dark. (Ok)
get out of sight k̓lxʷúlaʔxʷ
- t̓iʔ lut sl̓kʷutsəl̓x t̓xʷ k̓lxʷúlaʔxʷəl̓x uɬ kɬʔiq̓ʷəl̓x yaʔ t čɬak. They didn’t go far, apparently they got out of sight, then they came in sight of a swamp. (PS)
get close to something kɬaʔɬaʔmstím̓
get close to something kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stím̓
- kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stíxʷ ixíʔ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. You got pretty close to those cattle. (Cv)
get close to something kɬaʔmín̓t
get close kɬaʔmn̓čút
geog. [lit. standing spouts of water.] kɬc̓əl̓tkʷn̓čut
get something dug k̓ɬčiqm̓
- t swit n̓ín̓wiʔ mi liq̓əs k̓əɬčiqm̓ Whoever will bury him, dig the grave (PS)
go stand on the bank kɬc̓lus
get to / reach / arrive at / manage to get to something k̓ɬkičn̓t
- way̓ k̓əɬkičs axáʔ iʔ sq̓lips She got to the handkerchief (PS)
- uɬ way̓ put kəkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ mi k̓əɬkičs iʔ sq̓lips She’s entirely out of the water before she can reach the handkerchief (PS)
game go out of sight k̓ɬk̓il̓lxʷt
get out of sight k̓ɬk̓lxʷusmn̓t
- nis k̓əl̓ stk̓masq̓ət, čp̓ʔa·xʷ, uɬ k̓əɬk̓əlxʷusəmsəlx It was gone in the sky, it was shiny, then it got out of their sight (PS)
- k̓ɬk̓lxʷusm̓səl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ stk̓masq̓t. It got out of their sight in the sky. (PS)
go a ways kɬk̓wilx
- məɬ ksx̌əlpínaʔ, məɬ k̓əɬk̓wilxəlx t̓i kləlkʷakʷəlx In the daylight, when they go out on the prairie they go a little ways (PS)
go a ways k̓ɬk̓wilx
give an answer to someone k̓ɬkʷinčn̓tm̓
guess (command) (to someone) kɬkʷín̓maʔɬt
give an answer k̓ɬkʷinxʷčn̓
give an answer k̓ɬk̓ʷinxʷčnm̓
- lut p t̓ iksk̓əɬk̓ʷinxʷčnm̓ I’m not going to give y’all an answer (Cv)
give an answer to somebody k̓ɬk̓ʷinxʷčn̓t
- way̓ k̓əɬkʷinxʷčsəlx They answered him (PS)
- way̓ əɬk̓əɬkʷinxʷčsəlx They answered it back (PS)
get the best of k̓ɬkʷukʷm̓
goeg. Cedonia; Bissel Flats / place name. Cedonia; Bissel Flats. B’s etym: clear area kɬlq̓ʷiw̓s
go along with kɬɬxʷuym̓
- kʷ ikɬəɬxʷúym̓. I’m going to take you back. (PS)
- isqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔ iʔ akɬəɬxʷúym̓əl̓x. You will take back my children. (PS)
get in the car kɬmut l̓ p̓uy̓xn̓
get in the car / get in the car kɬmutx l̓ p̓uy̓xn̓
grab something in a choke hold k̓ɬp̓aʔn̓tím̓ / k̓ɬp̓aʔán̓t / k̓ɬp̓aʔám̓
get wise, suspicious, feel backwards, guilty k̓ɬpaʔsnčút
get on top of something kɬqil̓t
- ixíʔ stk̓iwl̓xs, ik̓líʔ kɬqil̓t. Then s/he went upstairs, s/he got to the top. (PS)
- x̌i··ƛ̓m̓, kɬqil̓t, n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sp̓əʔaxʷs iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip, uɬ kəlkʷakʷ He went up the hill, got to the top, goodness, there’s a shining door there, it’s far / He went up the hill, got to the top, gee there’s a shining door. and it’s far (PS)
geog. area east and slightly north of mouth of John Tom Creek. B’s etym: jam pile in the creek place kɬqilwlp̓, kɬqiləwələp
gully k̓ɬqʷay̓
gray horse / Blue gray horse kɬqʷaˤylxʷ
geog. Horn Lake. (Ok) kɬqʷmqin̓, kɬqʷəmqin̓
geog. Simpson Lakes area, drained by Little Jim Creek k̓ɬslúlaʔxʷ k̓ɬsəlúlaʔxʷ
geog. Simpson Lakes area, drained by Little Jim Creek k̓ɬslúlaʔxʷ, k̓ɬsəlúlaʔxʷ
geog. place name / place name. place name k̓ɬsx̌am̓
- čʔúm̓laʔxʷstsəl̓x t "k̓ɬsax̌m̓ yaʔ čy̓xʷitkʷm̓". They call that place “past the waterfall.”
geog. partially inundated area on the east side of the Columbia, now known as Bossburg. [lit. just touching the edge.] kɬttqus kɬtətqus
geog. partially inundated area on the east side of the Columbia, now known as Bossburg. [lit. just touching the edge.] kɬttqus, kɬtətqus
give somebody the way k̓ɬwis
go ahead of somebody k̓ɬxaʔtntím̓
- ʔáˤpnáʔ axáʔ t in̓kʷl̓mut kiʔ kʷuʔ əɬk̓ɬxaʔtn̓tís. Now this brother-in-law of mine steps in front of me. (PS)
- ixíʔ k̓ɬxaʔtn̓tín̓. Then I went ahead of her/him. (PS)
- way̓ k̓əɬxaʔtn̓tíməlx t qʷásqiʔ They got a leader, Blue Jay (PS)
go first k̓ɬxaʔtxnám̓
- uɬ čm̓ inčá mi kn̓ k̓əɬxaʔtxnám̓ I will go ahead. (PS) construction unclear
go along with somebody k̓ɬxiʔúsn̓t
- áɬiʔ k̓ɬxiʔúsəst sn̓k̓lip iʔ t sčún̓maʔs. Because it went just the way they had told Coyote. (PS)
get out of way k̓ɬx̌qn̓tim̓ / k̓ɬx̌qan̓t / k̓ɬx̌qam̓
good water / calm water kɬx̌sitkʷ
get good fur kɬx̌slxʷilx
geog. fishing site on east side of Sanpoil River. B’s etym: little flat rock in water. cf. nxəxt̓ítaʔkʷ kɬxxn̓ítaʔkʷ, kɬxəxn̓ítaʔkʷ
go under a shelter k̓ɬxʔyust
- k̓ɬxiʔúst go under a shelter, go on a grade
geog. Fort Spokane k̓ɬy̓aq̓ k̓ɬiy̓aq̓
geog. Fort Spokane k̓ɬy̓aq̓, k̓ɬiy̓aq̓
geog. Republic. [lit. lone pine in a flat.] kɬyipw̓s, kɬyipw̓s
geog. area on west side of the Kettle River just below Boyd’s. [lit. having round open area.] kɬyirw̓s, kɬyírus
get close to the river k̓ɬʔálqʷaʔ
- xʷu··y̓ k̓ɬʔálqʷaʔ, k̓əɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap k̓ɬʔálqʷaʔ, čtyap He went and he got to a shore, he came in sight of a shore, it’s running water (PS)
- čk̓ɬʔál̓qʷaʔ other side of the river or water, He gets to the edge of the river., on the other side (Cv)
- kɬaʔál̓qʷaʔ S/he got close to the river. (PS)
get under blanket k̓ɬʔaɬxʷíc̓aʔn̓t
guess each other k̓ɬʔamnwíxʷ
geog. Addy kɬʔmtiw̓s, kɬʔəmtiw̓s
go under k̓ɬʔuɬxʷ
guess, make a guess k̓ɬʔumm̓
guess / say k̓ɬʔum̓m̓
go after somebody kƛ̓aʔntím̓
- nínwiʔ əɬ ikɬaʔxʷísk̓it nínwiʔ sič kʷu čkičəntxʷ, kʷu čkƛ̓aʔntísəlx When I am rested then you can come and get me, they can come after me (PS)
give up kmahqnmíst
- kn̓ kmahqənmíst I give up (Cv)
- kʷ kmahqnmíst. You give up. (Cv)
- čm̓ ik̓líʔ miʔ kmahqnmíst, miʔ əɬčp̓l̓k̓usm̓. There he will give up, he’ll come back. (PS)
geog Covada / place name. Covada. B’s etym: okay; alright; I already knew it. (Cv) kmatm̓
go the wrong way / go the other way kmaʔmn̓čút
get something straight km̓ínaʔ
- kn̓ kəm̓ínaʔ I understood (Cv)
- lut kʷu t̓ə km̓ínaʔ We never got it straight (Cv)
- lut iskm̓ínaʔ I don’t understand the news (Cv)
grab by feet km̓km̓xan̓t
get something for somebody km̓xit
- way̓ čkəm̓xitxʷ iʔ t sxʔimɬx̌ast iʔ t n̓kəʔmtiw̓stn̓ Go get for them the very best saddle horse (PS)
go visit somebody km̓yltmin̓t
- kskm̓íyltmiʔsəlx They’ll go visit them (Cv)
grey tail kpaˤps
get even with kputmn̓t
graduate kračuitm̓
graduate. English kračuítm̓
- kračuítməl̓x. They graduated. (PS)
gram / gram kram̓ (g)
grapes krips
glance at somebody / glace at somebody kriʔn̓t
- kʷuʔ kriʔn̓txʷ. You glanced at me. (Cv)
get a hooked nose k̓r̓r̓p̓aqsm̓
go after somebody’s something ksax̌ʷtmɬt
- ksax̌ʷtm̓ɬtsəl̓x ənhíthitwəlx, ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔn̓tísəl̓x iʔ čitxʷs They went after Bird, they looked for his house. (Ok)
Get hit on the chest ksəp̓əp̓ax̌ʷčk
Get hit on the shoulder ksəp̓əp̓sax̌n̓
geog. springs located north of Rogers Bar church, north of the highway. [lit. little springs of water area.] ksəsw̓síwaʔɬkʷ, aʔksəsw̓síwaʔɬkʷ
get somebody acquainted ksəxʷnwixʷst
- kʷuʔ aksqʷaʔmnwíxʷstm̓, kʷuʔ aksəxʷnwíxʷstm̓ Give us an introduction, get us acquainted (PS)
give somebody something to drink ksiw̓stm̓st
- skskʷl̓tmix in̓kwap uɬ lut t̓ inx̓̌mín̓k əɬ iksíw̓stm̓stm̓ My horse is sweating and I don’t want to water him (PS)
- uɬ áɬiʔ lut t̓ iksíw̓stm̓stm̓ I wouldn’t water him (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ʔayxáxaʔ ksaʔxíc̓aʔ miʔ ksiw̓stm̓stn̓ When in a little while he cools off I will water him (PS)
get the chills / get the chills. analysis not clear ksixpíc̓aʔ
- čʔx̌iɬ t ksixpíc̓aʔ. He got the chills. (PS)
get wood / gather fire wood kslip̓
- kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ wr̓isl̓p̓m̓,km̓ kʷ kslip̓ ? What can you do to make fire, or to get wood? (PS)
get wood / get wood. see vslp̓ 1 kslip̓m̓
- kʷ kslip̓m̓. You get wood., You get firewood. (PS)
gather fire wood ksl̓slip̓
Gloves / have gloves kspikst
- mət t̓əxʷ iʔ t smik̓ʷt uɬ áɬiʔ k̓ik̓iy̓íkst, uɬ áɬiʔ min̓á kspikst, mɬ ixíʔ c̓əm̓c̓m̓əntáˤs iʔ kl̓kilxs tl̓ k̓iy̓íkst It must have been from the snow that his hands got cold, because I don’t suppose he has gloves, he started sucking his fingers because they were cold (PS)
geog ksq̓apínaʔx, aʔksq̓apínaʔx
goeg kssw̓síwaʔɬkʷ
Go around curves kstxəlxəlkáqs
get acquainted with ksuxʷm̓
- axáʔ anwíʔ kswikn̓tsəl̓x aksúxʷm̓əl̓x. I want them to see you, for you to get acquainted with them. (PS)
go past, beyond, besides ksx̌an̓
- čksx̌an̓ go past, passed (Cv)
- kn̓ ksx̌an̓ t sqitkʷ I went past the Lakes (Cv)
- yəyáˤt iʔ sp̓iʔqáɬq ksx̌an̓ tl̓ in̓čá, yəyáˤt ixíʔ iksčt̓ák̓ʷ axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ All the fruits beside me, all these I endow the earth with. (Cv) Berry, chief of the fruits speaking
get cut, cut k̓t̓ap
get cut k̓t̓at
go straight for ktəɬmn̓čutm̓
- ktəɬmn̓čutm̓s. He went straight for it. (PS)
get something ktim̓
- lut iksktím̓ I won’t get anything out of him (PS)
gun sight, gun scope ktk̓ustn̓
- in̓ktk̓ustn̓. It is my gun sight. (Cv)
green eyes ktqʷn̓qʷin̓s
good bye kutpáy̓
grow a crop k̓ʷan̓ɬq
- sčk̓ʷanɬqxəlx They farm (Cv)
get red, get red hot (plural) kʷaʔkʷaʔáɬ
gold, yellow kʷəkʷriʔ
gold kʷəkʷriʔt
golden, gold kʷəkʷr̓iʔt
- put čʔx̌iɬ t kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ sáˤc̓əc̓ It looks just like gold (PS)
- nak̓ʷaʔ t̓u··l̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ iʔ t sysyusč The Golden Woman is not beatable because she’s smart (PS)
- uɬ xʷʔit axáʔ iʔ čʔəlʔəsəlʔupənkst iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it, taʔlíʔ uɬ čx̌ʷap There were lots of twenty dollar gold pieces, quite a lot (PS)
- uɬ t̓i kmix kʷəkʷr̓it They’re nothing but gold (PS)
- axáʔ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓s, ixíʔ t̓xʷ axáʔ čp̓ʔaxʷ. This ring of hers is gold, thus it this shines. (PS)
- iʔ skʷəkʷr̓iʔts n̓p̓ʔaxʷəl̓x. Their gold shines. (PS)
golden coins, pennies, golden rocks, gold ore kʷəkʷr̓kʷr̓iʔsxn̓
- ixíʔ w̓txitm̓ t ksqlaw̓s, t̓iʔ mat kʷəkʷr̓kʷr̓iʔsxn̓, nikxnáʔ lim̓t axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it. Then he set down some money for him, maybe pennies, gee this boy was happy. (PS)
give advice to somebody, decide for someone k̓ʷín̓maʔxt
give birth, have a baby k̓ʷl̓l̓il̓t
get a wife k̓ʷl̓ɬtkɬmilxʷ
give a potlatch, make a gathering k̓ʷl̓sy̓aˤʔ
grab, hold in the hand, take kʷnim̓
- way̓ lut iskʷním̓ iʔ tqiltk I haven’t taken the tops (PS)
- ixíʔ skʷnim̓s iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ, ksp̓íc̓aʔs iʔ kwaps, laʔɬ ksəp̓qis. He took a stick, he hit his horse on the body, even on the head. (PS)
- kʷ kʷnim̓ iʔ t aksql̓tmíxʷ. You take him for your husband. (PS)
grab hold of something kʷniútyaʔst
- n̓wisəlx, kʷniútyaʔsts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, way̓ kʷənnus He jumped up, he grabbed the woman, he held her (PS)
grab hold of something kʷniʔútyaʔn̓t
grab one’s own hands kʷn̓kʷn̓ksn̓čut
- way̓ t̓i kn̓ čkʷənkʷənksənčut I just grabbed my own hands (PS)
- ilíʔ qəčpmn̓čut íwaʔ kʷ kʷn̓sqilxʷ uɬ t̓iʔ kʷ n̓kʷn̓ksn̓čut, yaʔx̌íʔ uɬ nis. Then she drew back even though you tried to grab her, but you grabbed your own hands, and she’s gone. (PS)
grab around somebody, grab each other kʷn̓kʷn̓twixʷ
- kn̓ n̓wisl̓x uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ kʷn̓kʷn̓twixʷ. I jumped up and I grabbed her. (PS)
- miystxʷ way̓ kəlkʷakʷ təl̓ siwɬkʷ mi kʷ kʷənkʷəntwixʷ Just make sure that she’s away from the water before you grab her (PS)
grab hold of something kʷn̓mútyaʔst
- kʷn̓mútyaʔsts axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ axáʔ iʔ t stʔiw̓tx. This youngest one grabbed hold of the people-eater. (PS)
grab person kʷn̓sqilxʷ
get out of sight k̓w̓pusm̓
- ɬəx̌ʷpnus axáʔ iʔ kəwaps, way̓ k̓əwpusəms iʔ kəwaps His horse got away, his horse got out of sight / The horse got away, his horse got out of sight (PS)
golden surface, yellow coat, yellow cloth kʷriʔlxʷ
- axáʔ iʔ naqs qʷaˤy̓, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷr̓ilxʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷill̓xʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs t̓əxʷ q̓ʷaˤy̓. One blue, and one yellow, and one red, and one black. (PS)
goose k̓ʷsixʷ
go a great deal for somebody, do a great deal for somebody kʷukʷm̓
- kʷuʔ akskʷúkʷm̓. You’ll do a great deal for me. (PS)
grow, develop k̓ʷul̓l̓x
- anwíʔ sič kʷ sčk̓ʷul̓l̓x / kʷ səčk̓ʷul̓l̓x. You are beginning to develop. (PS)
give a task to someone, send someone on an errand kʷul̓st
ghost k̓ʷúsəsk̓aʔ
ghost somebody k̓ʷúsk̓aʔn̓t
- k̓ʷusk̓aʔn̓tíxʷ. You ghosted somebody.
get warm kʷʔal̓
- axáʔ n̓c̓iʔčn̓ ixíʔ wy̓skčmínaʔs uɬ kʷaʔal̓. After he covered Wolf with snow, he got warmed up. (PS)
go on foot, go along kxam̓
go along with, follow, accompany kxan̓
- čak čkəxstis. He should be going along. (PS)
go along, accompany kxn̓čut
gather together with somone(s) ky̓aˤmín̓t
- yəyáˤt iʔ sqʷsqʷaʔsíyaʔs axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, ixíʔ kyaʕmísəlx All the king’s children are gathered (PS)
- ky̓aˤmín̓tm̓ We gather together with someone. (PS)
gather around kyáˤʔáˤʔmín̓t
go out with somebody kʔáčqaʔmn̓t
- way̓ ixíʔ sʔáčqaʔs, way̓ kʔáčəčqaʔmsəlx Then he went out, they went out with him (PS)
grandchild-in-law (spouse of grandchild) k̓ʔil̓t
glad, happy, joyous lim̓t
get far, go far lkʷakʷ
get away from something, go far from something lkʷil̓xmn̓t
greet people lm̓lm̓tsqilxʷ
greet a person lmtsqilxʷ
- lm̓lm̓tsqilxʷm̓ to greet people (OkB)
group of people relative =lʔs =áliʔs, =íliʔs
- up lut kʷu t̓ə stmáliʔsəmp I’m no relation to you (PS)
- xʷuywy̓, čm̓ n̓sp̓íliʔɬmn̓ Go away, or I’ll club you boys (PS)
- kʷu ʔamaʔsn̓sp̓íliʔsn̓tm̓. He threatened to club us. (PS)
- kʷ istmáliʔs. I’m your relative. (Cv)
- kʷuʔ astmáliʔs. You’re my relative., Your relative is me. (Cv)
group of people relative =lʔs, =áliʔs, =íliʔs
- c̓əc̓míliʔs red twinberry, lonicera utahensis (OkB)
- sn̓čaʔčʔíliʔs several younger brothers / little brother(s) (Cv)
- t̓píliʔs goldenrod (older stage) / goldenrod, solidago canadensis (in older stage) (OkB)
get wet ɬaʔáˤt̓
get hit with something, beaten with something / get hit, as by a branch snapping back ɬəc̓ac̓
go back down again ɬəɬsax̌ʷt
- way̓ ixíʔ ɬəɬsax̌ʷts n̓tikɬ Then she went back downstairs / Then she went back down and got to the bottom (PS)
get pricked, poked ɬəw̓aw̓
- ɬəw̓ɬəw̓aw̓ iʔ t sxʷínaʔ I got poked by cactus. (Ok)
go after something of somebody’s, go after something for somebody ƛ̓aʔɬtím̓
- kʷuʔ ƛ̓aʔɬtís. S/he got it for me., S/he fetched it for me. (PS)
- way̓ čk̓əɬnixl̓əmstm̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, way̓ kʷu ƛ̓aʔɬtíxʷ Yes, I’ve heard about this Golden Woman, go get her for me / Yes, I’ve heard about his Golden Woman, go get it for me (PS)
- nínwiʔ ixíʔ əɬ x̌minkn̓txʷ uɬ way̓ ƛ̓aʔɬtsín̓ If you want her, I’ll go after her for you (PS)
- ƛ̓aʔɬtín̓ iʔ x̌ʷtpalqsč tarás I went after the skirt of Theresa (Cv)
go after something, seek something ƛ̓aʔntím̓
- way̓ nínwiʔ ƛ̓aʔntím̓ We’ll go after them (PS)
- nínwiʔ əɬ anx̌mínk uɬ kʷintxʷ, t anwí ƛ̓aʔntíxʷ If you like it you go get it, you get it (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔntís čkičxsts He went to get it and brought it there (PS)
- nínwiʔ laʔkín̓ kʷ čənxʷəʔils, məɬ ƛ̓aʔntsín̓ Whenever you want, I’ll come get you (Cv)
- t̓xʷ nax̌m̓ɬ t anwíʔ ƛ̓aʔntíxʷ, lut kʷ t̓ iksxʷíc̓ɬtm̓. You go after it, I’m not going to hand it to you. (PS)
- xʷuyx ƛ̓əʔan̓t iʔ sxʔimɬx̌ást iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ Go fetch the very best horse (PS)
get a horse / look for horse ƛ̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ
grown up (plural) ƛ̓ix̌əx̌pt
go ahead of ƛ̓musn̓t
grown / grow older / grow up / grow older / grow up ƛ̓x̌ap
- čuntm̓ axáʔ iʔ t ƛ̓x̌ap axáʔ t̓xʷ iʔ t tətwit. She was told this by the oldest boy. (PS)
- kn̓ ƛ̓x̌ap I grew up (Cv)
- axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓tx nixʷ ƛ̓x̌ap. The youngest one also had grown up. (PS)
go fast ƛ̓x̌sčut
go fast ƛ̓x̌tlwis
- sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ ƛ̓əx̌tlwis That’s why he gets around fast (PS)
get something. PLURAL IMPERATIVE ƛ̓ʔánt̓i
- way̓ xʷuywi, kʷaʔ ƛ̓əʔánti Go and get him (PS)
get something ƛ̓ʔan̓tím̓
go visiting (e.g. friends, neighbours) / visit a friend mil̓t
give something to somebody mil̓xt
- ixíʔ mil̓xtm̓əl̓x iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he shares with them the deer. (PS)
get to know each other mipnwíxʷ
greatest number of faces / faces (greatest number of faces) misxʷaʔtús
golden eagle(s) mlqnups
golden eagle ml̓qnups
go away with ml̓xʷuy̓st
get things right / obvious / easy to see / obvious / easy to see my̓may̓t
- ksmy̓may̓ts He goes through the motions. (PS)
- sčx̌ilx uɬ ixíʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxənsəlx úɬiʔ xʷuxʷstəlx, úɬiʔ m̓im̓áyʔtəlx, lut skpax̌əmsəlx iʔ t swr̓isəlp̓ sc̓ik̓ʷəmsəlx That’s why it’s bright and they could hurry, and they got things right, they didn’t have to light matches to look around (PS)
get acquainted with the area mypúlaʔxʷ
- k̓liʔ mipúlaʔxʷəl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ ksn̓ʔiɬn̓tn̓s. They got acquainted with where they’re supposed to eat. (PS)
gull naspəpáˤsəs
game gets away náʔx̌ʷaʔst
get heavy náˤʔás
go straight nčahmnčút
go straight n̓čahmnčút
- n̓čahmənčútəl̓x They go straight (Cv)
groan, moan, grunt n̓čəkʷísk̓itm̓
garage / oven n̓čəqmin̓
get someone embarrassed n̓c̓əxc̓ixl̓n̓t
go in the same direction nčhaqsm̓
Go in the same direction n̓čhaqsm̓
- mət nax̌əmɬ taʔxʷɬxwíɬ, uɬ t̓əxʷ čənčahčháqsm̓, ik̓líʔ sčxʷuys Maybe they have roads there, and he went on in the same direction he had been going (PS)
- čxʷist yaʔ n̓čhaqsm̓s He started walking the way he was facing. (PS)
groan nčkʷísk̓itm̓
Groan nčkʷísk̓iʔtm̓
- n̓čkʷísk̓itm̓ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ The woman groaned (PS)
- uɬ way̓ miystxʷ ʔitx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, iwáʔ yčíkstməntxʷ uɬ kmix n̓čkʷčkʷísk̓itm̓ You’ll know that the woman is asleep, when even if you shake her up all she does is groan (PS)
gone from water n̓c̓spitkʷ
group / each kind / team nəqsusm̓
go on foot n̓kaʔxmútyaʔ
get back in the midst of nkčxiw̓s
- way̓ k̓əl̓ sl̓əx̌l̓ax̌ts n̓kčxiw̓s He got back with his partners (PS)
group (make groups) nkɬiw̓sm̓
grab ears n̓km̓km̓ínaʔn̓t
garden, farm n̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqtn̓
go upriver nk̓wilx
- ixíʔ sn̓k̓wil̓xs xʷuy̓ uɬ n̓qil̓t Sx̌ʷnitkʷ, k̓l̓ n̓ʔiƛ̓l̓tk. Then he started up the river, he went, and he went above Kettle Falls, up north. (PS)
- xʷuy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, n̓k̓wilx, uɬ axáʔ mət təl̓ ƛ̓əʔiʔs, uɬ k̓aʔx̌íʔ n̓qil̓t k̓əl̓ st̓iltx iʔ čwix Coyote went, he went upstream, maybe in a bark canoe, and he got over some falls at the Kootenai river (PS)
grab somebody, something nkʷinkst
- kʷín̓laʔxʷm̓ pick up from the ground (OkB)
- čm̓ itíʔ kʷuʔ čn̓kʷin̓kstsəl̓x iʔ t n̓saʔpmátkʷ. Those little water creatures might grab me by the hand. (PS)
grow old nk̓wlxils
- mət way̓ iʔ k̓əl̓ sƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps, way̓ mət n̓k̓əwl̓xíls He has reached old age, he’s old (PS)
grave n̓liq̓tn̓
geog nlux̌ʷuʔsčín̓
geog nlx̌ʷw̓sčin̓
get stuck n̓lʔaˤp
geog nɬaʔmínaʔ
go in the middle of / In the herd n̓ɬəxʷiw̓s
- ixíʔ x̌lap, put x̌lap, uɬ n̓ɬəxʷiw̓s axáʔ iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx, yaʔx̌íʔ k̓l̓ tuw̓. Then in the morning, just at daylight, the maiden got in the herd, in the middle of it. (PS)
go running in / run into a place n̓ɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓
- sn̓ɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓ He ran in (Cv)
go in bushes (more than 1) n̓ɬəxʷtlilx
geog nɬkʷlaʔxʷčín̓
geog nɬɬaʔmčín̓
geog nɬɬw̓ikn̓
geog nɬɬx̌ʷáqaʔs
geog nɬq̓al̓qʷ
go into bushes n̓ɬuxʷt
go in the middle of nɬxʷiw̓s
go running in nɬx̌ʷp̓am̓
geog nɬʔam̓čín̓
get stuck in the mud n̓ƛ̓əpqitkʷ
get stuck in the mud nƛ̓pqitkʷ
geog. Colville River nƛ̓qmitkʷ
geog nmaʕtw̓sčín̓
geog nmáˤyítkʷ
geog. Silver Creek nmhúyaʔm̓
geog nmkʷtalqʷ
geog nmkʷtiw̓s
geog. former seasonal camping area on the west side of the Columbia, across from saʕlín nml̓x̌áqaʔs
get water / dip for water n̓mulm̓
goeg nmxinm̓
geog. Butler Flat npaq
gun powder npáwlaʔxʷtn̓
geog. Roper Creek npaʔalčínm̓
go inside (more than 1) n̓pəpilx
go to a party / have fun n̓piyíl̓s
geog. Seyler Valley npluʔčín̓
get hurt n̓pnuʔsčút
geog nppqínaʔk
geog. Marcus Flats nppqʷl̓ičkʷm̓
geog nppʕʷítaʔkʷ
geog. Deadman Creek nppʕʷitkʷ
geog. Ranahan Lake npqúlaʔxʷ
gun powder n̓pq̓ʷmin̓
geog nptwnxʷaqs
go out of the brush n̓p̓uƛ̓m̓
geog npúx̌ʷst̓yaʔm̓
geog. Hawk, Peach npyaʕm̓
geog npʕʷilx
geog. Keller River npʕʷlxitkʷ
Give worries to somebody n̓q̓əʔilsən̓t
get over falls, make it upstream nqil̓t
- n̓k̓wilx, uɬ axáʔ mət təl̓ ƛ̓əʔiʔs, uɬ k̓a ʔx̌iʔ n̓qil̓t k̓əl̓ st̓iltx iʔ čwix He went upstream, maybe in a bark canoe, and he got over some falls at the Kootenai river (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ sn̓k̓əwilxs, xʷuy̓, uɬ n̓qil̓t sx̌ʷnitkʷ, k̓əl̓ n̓ʔiƛ̓əlk Then he started up the river, he went, and he went above Kettle Falls, up North (PS)
geog nq̓iq̓iʔínk
geog nq̓iʔqníɬxʷ
geog. Nine Mile Creek. northeast of Oroville, Dora DeSautel’s birthplace nqltkn̓ítaʔkʷ, sn̓qəltkn̓ítaʔkʷ
geog nq̓q̓aˤy̓kn̓
geog. now inundated fishing rock near the south end of the nq̓q̓aˤy̓kn̓, nq̓əq̓aʕy̓kn̓
geog nqʷaqlčnm̓
geog. a narrow draw on the east side of Lake Roosevelt, south of Quilliascut Creek. B’s etym: having a small hazy area nqʷaqlčnm̓, nqʷaqəlčnm̓
get fat nq̓ʷaʔčmín̓t
- axáʔ iʔ q̓ʷy̓áˤs nax̌m̓ɬ n̓q̓ʷaʔčmís ixíʔ iʔ saˤw̓x̌ʷíp. The Black Face got fat on the roots (PS)
geog nqʷlčnin̓km̓
goeg. area west of nqʷaʔsíʔm. [lit. having fir boughs on side hill.] nqʷlčnin̓km̓, nqʷəlčnin̓km̓
gift of food nq̓ʷɬtaqs
- axáʔ anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtáqs axáʔ an̓mkʷíwt. That’s what you will pack, this is your lump (deer buried in snow). (PS)
- way̓ n̓c̓əspinks iʔ ksənq̓ʷəɬtaqsč He cleaned off the inside of his deer gift (PS)
- ixíʔ t̓k̓ʷɬtis ksn̓q̓ʷɬtaqsts. Then he laid down for her what he had packed. (PS)
get somebody hard up nqʷn̓qʷn̓tmin̓t
geog. Nancy Creek nqʷqʷúɬqʷɬlaʔxʷ
geog. Nancy Creek. the area north and west of the former creek mouth; may at one tiem have been Lakes village site. [lit. dusty ground.] nqʷqʷuɬqʷɬlaʔxʷ, nqʷəqʷúɬqʷəɬlaʔxʷ
geog. Blue Creek nqʷyqʷyaˤtkʷ
geog nqʷy̓qʷy̓aˤtkʷ
geog. inundated slough once surrounding a Lakes village nqʷy̓qʷy̓aˤtkʷ, nqʷiʔqʷiy̓áʕtkʷ
geog. Borgeau Lake nqʷyqʷy̓itkʷ
geog. Covada Lake nqʷy̓qʷy̓itkʷ
geog. Covada Lake nqʷy̓qʷy̓itkʷ, n̓qʷiʔqʷiʔítkʷ
geog nq̓y̓qniɬxʷ
geog. now inundated quartz striped rock formerly used as a fishing station. [lit. marks on dwelling.] nq̓y̓qniɬxʷ, nq̓iʔqníɬxʷ
geog nq̓y̓q̓y̓in̓k
geog. now inundated site of a pictograph panel on the west side of Rickey Rapids; aboriginal campsite. [lit. markings on side.] nq̓y̓q̓y̓in̓k, nq̓iq̓iʔínk
go down / get down n̓sax̌ʷt
go down (more than one) n̓sáˤmn̓čútəl̓x
Get dizzy n̓səlpqin̓
Get hit on top of the head nsəp̓əp̓aw̓sqn̓
Get hit on the side n̓səp̓əp̓ɬəniw̓t
Get hit on the eye n̓səp̓əp̓us
get lost nsl̓ip
get dizzy, have a spinning head nslpqin̓
get dizzy, have a spinning head / dizzy (spinning head) n̓sl̓pqin̓
- čm̓ kʷ n̓sl̓pqin̓ km̓ kʷ ny̓xʷitkʷ. You might get dizzy, fall in the water. (PS)
- lut aksƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓, kʷ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓ miʔ kʷ n̓sl̓pqin̓ miʔ kʷ yaxʷt. Don’t look around, if you look around you’ll get dizzy and fall off. (PS)
- itíʔ čn̓tr̓qpn̓čutəl̓x ixíʔ mt sn̓sl̓pqin̓xəl̓x. Then they were running very fast, so I guess they were drunk/dizzy. (Cv)
get dizzy, have spinning eyes nslpus
get dizzy, have spinny eyes / dizzy (spinning eyes) n̓sl̓pus
- lut, lut kn̓ t̓ə čk̓in̓t, lut kn̓ t̓ə čn̓sl̓sl̓pus No, I don’t get scared, I don’t get dizzy (PS)
- way̓ t̓iʔ kʷ tkʷn̓kʷnim̓, uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ əɬaʔ n̓sl̓sl̓pus, t̓əxʷ kʷ əɬaʔ n̓sl̓pqin̓, uɬ kʷ n̓c̓ipc̓psm̓ Just hang on, and if you get dizzy in the eyes, or in the head, then shut your eyes (PS)
- way̓ uɬ t̓iʔ ksn̓sl̓sl̓púsaʔx And his eyes started to turn (PS)
geog. Nespelem nspilm̓
geog. area nothwest of Clark Point. B’s etym: across / geog nsq̓ʷut
geog nssk̓ilm̓
geog. a place above Northport where Indians used to live. uncertain form. B’s etym: having a deep gulch. (OkB) n̓ssk̓ilm̓,n̓səsk̓ilm̓
geog. Horseshoe Basin. area west of Moore Draw / geog. Horseshoe Basin nswupčín̓
geog. now inundated flat north from the mouth of Barnaby Creek. [lit. having ponderosa pine.] / geog nsʔatqʷɬp
gee-whiz n̓t̓aʔ
gun n̓t̓áˤpmútyaʔ
geog. Old Inchelium. now inundated area south of the mouth of Hall Creek. B’s etym: having a good beach n̓tətm̓áˤy̓kʷm̓
gooseberry bush, Ribes irriguum nt̓ət̓ml̓psiɬəml̓x
get to the bottom ntikɬ
- way̓ ixíʔ ɬəɬsax̌ʷts n̓tikɬ Then she went back downstairs / Then she went back down and got to the bottom (PS)
- way̓ t̓i n̓tikɬ məɬ x̌iƛ̓m̓, məɬ t̓i way̓ n̓yʕ̓ip čqačəlx She gets to the bottom and then goes up the hill, she’s always a-trotting (PS)
get to the bottom ntkɬilx
- ixíʔ laˤw̓útm̓, n̓čahmn̓čútəl̓x, way̓ sn̓tkɬil̓xəl̓x. There’s a valley, they go straight for it, they get to the bottom. (PS)
get into something of someone n̓t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷmiɬt
give birth n̓t̓k̓ʷil̓tm̓
gut something ntlkʷíc̓aʔ
geog / geog. now inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, recent year round living area nt̓q̓ikn̓m̓
geog nt̓t̓k̓ʷtíwaʔs
geog. the farthest of three small lakes at the former mouth of Barnaby Creek. a small creature about the size of a muskrat, having extremely long fur is believed to have lived in this lake nt̓t̓k̓ʷtíwaʔs, nt̓ət̓k̓ʷtíwaʔs
geog nt̓t̓k̓ʷtúlaʔxʷ
geog. a small lake formerly at snʔiʔxʷínaʔ which existed only at high water nt̓t̓k̓ʷtúlaʔxʷ, nt̓ət̓k̓ʷtúlaʔxʷ
geog. Apex Lake nt̓t̓k̓ʷtus
geog. Apex Lake. [lit. little lake on top.] nt̓t̓k̓ʷtus, nt̓ət̓k̓ʷtus
geog. Old Inchelium nttm̓aʕykʷm̓
geog nttʔíc̓aʔ
geog. named for a creature believed to have lived in a small lake at the former mouth of Barnaby Creek, about the size of a muskrat, with long fur nttʔíc̓aʔ, ntətʔíc̓aʔ
go up in the air / go up nuʔás
geog. China Bluff nwakásmn̓
go opposite direction / backwards n̓wapmús
go up high (more than one) n̓wawaʔás
geog. now inundated slough into which Martin Creek emptied. B’s etym: slough, still water / geog nwax̌ʷt
go up n̓wáʔas
giraffe n̓wəsxnil̓ps
Go up, ascend / rise, jump up nwislx
- n̓wisəlx axáʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ The Golden Woman jumped (PS)
- n̓wisəlx iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ, čʔx̌iɬ t n̓waʔwaʔsxán̓ The horse rose, like the feet left the ground (PS)
- way̓ kn̓ n̓wisəlx uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ kʷənkʷəntwixʷ I jumped up and I grabbed her (PS)
- uɬ n̓wisəlx yasukrí k̓əl̓ stk̓masq̓ət Jesus Christ rose from the ground to the sky (PS)
go up n̓wisl̓x
geog nwrtiw̓s
geog. now inundated rock island in the middle of the Columbia, just north of k̓ɬɬəkɬak B’s etym: emerging from the center nwrtiw̓s, nwər̓tiw̓s, nwr̓tiw̓s
good horse nx̌aʔsíw̓s
- n̓x̌aʔsíw̓s Some good horses (Cv)
geog nx̌aʔx̌aʔítkʷ
get to the edge nxilsm̓
- n̓xilsm̓ iʔ ta čənləʕ̓ʷutm̓ They got over the valley (PS)
- xʷu··y̓, məɬ itlíʔ n̓xilsm̓, n̓ʔučkl̓ípm̓ She goes, and she’ll get to the top of a canyon, she’ll run down the hill / She goes, and she’ll get to the top of a canyon, she’ll run down in it (PS)
go around in n̓xlak
go around an area nxlkínaʔ
- n̓xəlkínaʔ Go around. e.g. a bay, a prairie (Cv)
geog. Whitestone Rock nx̌lsitkw̓
geog. Whitestone Rock. directly across from Lundstrom Bay. Myth: two Skunk myths are associated with this rock nx̌lsitkw̓ nx̌əlsitkw̓
geog. Whitestone Rock. directly across from Lundstrom Bay. Myth: two Skunk myths are associated with this rock. (OkB) \ nx̌lsitkw̓, nx̌əlsitkw̓
geog nx̌ƛ̓mínaʔ
geog. trail originating at Sherman Creek and following along the west bank of the Columbia. [lit. climb up alongside.] nx̌ƛ̓mínaʔ, nx̌əƛ̓mínaʔ
go up on land n̓x̌ƛ̓múlaʔxʷ
gravel road nxƛ̓taqs
glasses / sunglasses n̓xn̓xnustn̓
geog. Daisy Flats nx̌salqʷ
geog. Daisy Flats. now inundated area on the east side of the Columbia from Gifford to Daisy nx̌salqʷ, nəx̌saləqʷ
good road nx̌saqs
- way̓ k̓a n̓x̌saqs mi kn̓ xʷuy̓ I am going on the good road (PS)
good hip nx̌saqstxn̓
- kn̓ n̓x̌saqstxn̓ I have a good hip (Cv)
good sound nx̌sčin̓
- way̓ t̓i n̓x̌sčin̓ iʔ n̓ɬiq̓ʷčən̓ iʔ syríwaxn̓ It’s a good, clear sound of snowshoes (PS)
good at talking / good at singing, nice voice / good at singing n̓x̌sčin̓
good ones / well made n̓x̌siw̓s
get in a good humor nx̌slswilx
- čm̓ ixíʔ n̓x̌səlswilx mi əɬčkičx He might get in a good humor, and come back home / He might get in a good humor and come back home (PS)
good land n̓x̌súlaʔxʷ
- way̓ ixíʔ čplal̓, aɬíʔ swit n̓x̌súlaʔxʷ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ It grew, because that land is good land (PS)
geog. inundated rock at the former mouth of ncəcm̓útastm / geog nxt̓itkʷ
grinder/blender n̓x̌ʷaq̓ʷmn̓
get fatter nxʷaʔxʷƛ̓íɬc̓aʔ
- uɬ aɬíʔ kʷu n̓xʷaʔxʷʔƛ̓íɬc̓aʔ úɬiʔ kʷ nis We were picking up again when you left (PS)
give something to somebody nxʷc̓xuɬt
- n̓xʷəc̓xuɬts He gives it to him (PS)
geog. Columbia River / goeg. Columbia River nx̌ʷntkʷitkʷ
- ixíʔ sčusəl̓x ʔáˤpnáʔ ta nw̓yápixčn̓ Rusəpl̓tlík, uɬ áɬiʔ t sqilxʷ N̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ. They call it now in the white man’s language Roosevelt Lake, and in Indian, Columbia River. (PS)
get ahead. idiom / get ahead nxʷrpmin̓t
- n̓xʷərpmintxʷ You want to get ahead. (Ok)
geog. Hellgate Rapids. B’s etym: clear eyes or deep set eyes / geog. Hellgate Rapids nx̌ʷx̌ʷʕʷus
geog. Kettle River. the entire area nx̌ʷyaʔɬpítkʷ, nx̌ʷiyaʔɬpítkʷ
geog nxxt̓ítaʔkʷ
geog. the second of the three small lakes at the mouth of Barnaby Creek. cf. nxəxn̓ítaʔkʷ nxxt̓ítaʔkʷ, nxəxt̓ítaʔkʷ
get clear n̓x̌ʔaˤl̓
geog. Elbow Lake nx̌ʔx̌aˤm̓
geog. Elbow Lake nx̌ʔx̌aˤm̓, n̓x̌əʔx̌ʔáˤm̓
go across ny̓ak̓ʷ
- čakʷm̓ axáʔ iʔ čɬəq̓wiɬ kiʔ p čn̓y̓ak̓ʷ. You should cross with this ferry. (Cv)
gather up horses/stock n̓y̓áˤʔsqáx̌aʔm̓
geog nylntwaxʷtn̓
geog. inundated area on north shore of the Columbia, former winter fishing site. B’s etym: rebounding back and forth nylntwaxʷtnnyilntwáxʷtn̓
geog nyxʷmsúlaʔxʷ
get across water n̓y̓ʔak̓ʷ
grind one’s teeth / grind one's teeth nyʕt̓yát̓ism̓
- way̓ kn̓ nyʕt̓yát̓ysm̓ əɬaʔ kn̓ čʔitx I grind my teeth when I sleep. (Ok)
geog. Sanpoil Village furthest downriver on the Columbia / geog nʔakw̓
go under water n̓ʔaɬxʷítkʷ
go westward. (Ok) / go westward nʔawčínm̓
geog. large rock in the lower falls, formerly a harpooning site. [lit. hanging upside down.] / geog nʔawʔáwyaqn̓
go upstream nʔax̌ʷtčínm̓
get tired nʔayx̌ʷtíls
- Way̓ kn̓ ʔayx̌ʷtíls I am getting tired (PS)
- axáʔm̓ iʔ səčxʷstlwisx uɬ way̓ n̓ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s. The one who was travelling around began to get tired. (PS)
- way̓ n̓ʔəyx̌ʷtils sn̓k̓l̓ip Coyote is getting tired (PS)
geog nʔaʔm̓ítaʔkw̓
geog / geog. former winter village near Rickey Rapids. (OkB) B’s etym: zigzag flow of water nʔil̓ʔil̓mín̓
gullet / lunch room, cafeteria / eating utensil n̓ʔiɬn̓tn̓
get in the middle of nʔɬxʷiw̓s
- t̓xʷ n̓ʔaɬxʷíw̓s axáʔ l̓ y̓aˤpqín̓ l̓ sqilxʷ. Well he went right in the middle of the crowd of people. (PS)
go into / enter n̓ʔuɬxʷ
go in the house / go in the house n̓ʔuɬxʷ k̓l̓ čitxʷ
go in the house / go in the house n̓ʔuɬxʷəxʷ k̓l̓ an̓čítxʷ
geog nʔy̓sitkʷ
geog. area around the mouth of Flat Creek; fishing site just south of the Creek draining Glasgo Lakes. B’s etym: disappears from site water nʔy̓sitkʷ nʔiʔsítkʷ
geog. area around the mouth of Flat Creek; fishing site just south of the Creek draining Glasgo Lakes. B’s etym: disappears from site water nʔy̓sitkʷ, nʔiʔsítkʷ
geog. Harvey Creek nʕ̓ʷum̓čn̓
grater pax̌mn̓
get wrinkled face p̓ay̓ús
generous paʔpáʔt
- in̓náx̌ʷnx̌ʷ paʔpáʔt. My wife is generous.
- iɬčíčk paʔpáʔt. My mother-in-law is generous.
grey / gray paˤ
get tired of p̓áˤmín̓t
gray branches páˤpáˤl̓qʷ
get grey páˤʕ̓á
give birth (plural) pkʷil̓tm̓
gravel pkʷisxn̓
grow crops pl̓laɬq
Gopher pl̓yaʔálqs
gray hair pqmáyaʔqn̓
gopher púl̓aʔxʷ
go to bed pul̓x
go to bed pul̓xəx
get soft p̓ʔukʷ
golf qal̓p
golf ball / golf ball qal̓p p̓úkʷlaʔ
grandmother / grandmother. baby talk. (Ok) qánaʔ
gizzard qaqčxn̓
gizzard qaqčxn̓, qaqčxn̓
get to a low top qaqlt
- itlíʔ sxʷuy̓s, xʷuy̓ t̓iʔ qm̓sčut, xʷuy̓ qaql̓t. Again he started going, he went calmly, he went and got to the top. (PS)
grandma (dad's side) / grandmother / grandmother. father’s mother / grandma (dad’s side) qáqnaʔ
go over the top, over a hill qil̓t
- əɬtxru··tm̓, qil̓t, ixíʔ əɬw̓čkl̓ipm̓. He ran back uphill, got to the top, then ran back down the hill. (PS)
- itíʔ kiʔ qil̓təl̓x. They went right to the top. (PS)
- way̓ sn̓tkɬilxəlx, way̓ uɬ əɬtxirərptəlx uɬ qil̓t They get to the bottom and back up to the top / They get to the bottom and run back to the top (PS)
give up, quiet down, settle down qmap
- qmapəlx They gave up, settled down (Cv)
- ixíʔ uɬ p̓aˤwl̓x uɬ qmapəl̓x. And then they got tired and gave up. (PS)
- ixíʔ uɬ əɬqmap n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. And then the water monster quieted down again. (PS)
greedy q̓mílaʔ
go slowly, take one’s time qmsčut
- itlíʔ sxʷuy̓s, xʷuy̓ t̓iʔ qm̓sčut, xʷuy̓ qaql̓t. Again he started going, he went calmly, he went and got to the top. (PS)
- kn̓ q̓əmsčut I take my time (Cv)
groin =qnil̓
- kčaʔqníln̓txʷ. You punch him in the groin. (Cv)
- ktr̓qəqniln̓txʷ. You kick him in the groin. (Cv)
groin / groin. MORPHOPHONEMICS UNCLEAR =qniɬ
- ksp̓qniɬ be hit in the groin / Hit in the groin / Hit in the groin. (CV) (Cv)
- tk̓m̓qniɬ pubic area (Cv)
geog qqamqm̓
geog. small fishing camp in area NE from the Sanpoil River mouth, part of the npʕʷil̓x village qqamqm̓, qəqam̓qm̓
geog. Barnaby Creek, Peach Crest qqlápyaʔ
geog. Barnaby Creek qql̓ápyaʔ
geog. Barnaby Creek. also the former winter village site on both sides of the former creek mouth. legendary name of woman who helped Suckerfish qql̓ápyaʔ, qəqəl̓ápiyaʔ
geog. Barnaby Creek, Peach Crest qqlápyaʔ, qəqlápyaʔ
geog. Brush Mountain q̓ʷalq̓ʷltkʷ
geog. Brush Mountain. a well known hunting area north of the present town of Inchelium. B’s etym: dried up q̓ʷalq̓ʷltkʷ q̓ʷalq̓ʷəltkʷ
geog. Brush Mountain. a well known hunting area north of the present town of Inchelium. B’s etym: dried up q̓ʷalq̓ʷltkʷ, q̓ʷalq̓ʷəltkʷ
get practice at something / train by hand qʷaʔmíkstmn̓t
- ksqʷaʔmíkstməntm̓ iʔ sčm̓im̓yaʔnčútət, iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓tət We’re going to get used to what we’re learning, to our work (PS)
get used to / get used to something qʷaʔmín̓t
get fat q̓ʷaʔq̓ʷʔúč
get drunk qʷaˤ
get drunk qʷaˤ / qʷaˤw̓
gill(s) qʷáʕlx̌i
gills qʷáˤlx̌iʔ
gills qʷáˤlx̌iʔ, qʷaʕlx̌i
greenback(s) / greenback(s). analysis unclear qʷáˤysʔílxʷ
- lut t̓ə kɬqʷaysʔílxʷ He doesn’t have any greenbacks (paper money) (PS)
green, blue (a-cool-non-purple-color?) / green / green, blue qʷin̓
gall bladder qʷl̓aˤl̓, qʷəl̓aʕl̓
geog. Gold Hill q̓ʷm̓qn̓íc̓aʔ
geog. Gold Hill. north and slightly west of Kettle Falls. [lit. hide made from horn.] name given to a large wooly animal from the north, a mythical people-eater who would occasionally venture as far south as Kettle Falls q̓ʷmq̓n̓íc̓aʔ q̓ʷəmqən̓íc̓aʔ
geog. Gold Hill. north and slightly west of Kettle Falls. [lit. hide made from horn.] name given to a large wooly animal from the north, a mythical people-eater who would occasionally venture as far south as Kettle Falls q̓ʷmq̓n̓íc̓aʔ, q̓ʷəmqən̓íc̓aʔ
geog / alder, birch qʷqʷɬin̓
goof qʷumt
- kn̓ qʷumt I goofed (Cv)
go to a dance, do partner dancing / to dance / go to a dance q̓ʷʔilx
get stuck q̓ʔaʔ
- q̓əʔaʔ It got stuck. (Ok)
- kn̓ q̓əʔaʔ I got stuck. (Ok)
geog. Roosevelt Lake. English rusəpəltlék
- ixíʔ sčusəl̓x ʔáˤpnáʔ ta nw̓yápixčn̓ Rusəpl̓tlay̓k, uɬ aɬíʔ t sqilxʷ N̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ, itlíʔ k̓̓mqin̓s. They call it now in English, Roosevelt Lake, and in Indian Columbia River, that’s the head of the river. (PS)
glass, transparent =s=ɬc̓ʔ, =s=áˤɬc̓aʔ
- way̓ in̓x̌mín̓k ikɬčítxʷ kmix n̓x̌l̓sáˤɬc̓aʔtn̓, mɬ xl·akək I want my house to be all glass, and round (PS)
get out of the car / get out of the car sax̌ʷt tl̓ p̓uy̓xn̓
get out of the car / get out of the car sax̌ʷtx tl̓ an̓p̓úy̓xn̓
geog sáˤɬín̓
Golden currant sc̓írus
golden currant sc̓irw̓s
golden currant. Ribes aureum sc̓irws, sc̓írus
gladness, one’s being glad sčlimt
- ixíʔ isčlím̓t tl̓ sxʷl̓xʷal̓ts axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t. I am so very glad that my daughter is alive. (PS)
- nikxnaʔ iʔ sčlimts axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ Goodness, the king was glad (PS)
gladness, one’s being glad sčlim̓t
gather together / Those who gather, meet sčyaʕpmíx
- ƛ̓lap iʔ sčyaʕpmíx They quit coming in (PS)
gathering / gathering. (Ok) sčyaʕ̓ʕ̓míx
- ksy̓aˤʔmíxaʔx. They will be gathering together.
- way̓ áˤpnáʔ p ikčyaʕmíxaʔx, kʷu ksʔíčknaʔx Now I want you all to gather, we are going to play (PS)
- kn̓ ksxʷúyaʔx iʔ k̓l̓ ksyaʕmíxaʔx. I am going to the gathering. (PS)
geog. Kettle Falls sčʕíčup
gather fire wood səčkslip̓xəl̓x / səčksl̓slip̓x
get drunk səčqʷáˤw̓qáˤw̓xəl̓x
gossip səčwikʷčn̓xəl̓x / səčwkʷwikʷčn̓x
gamble səčx̌čx̌čmix
Grizzly bear səmx̌ikn̓
geog səsix̌ʷ
- way̓ kʷu əɬ k̓ɬʔay̓sáqsm̓ʔáˤc̓n̓t, kʷaʔ patáq, uɬ ʔáˤpnáʔ səsp̓qin̓ We will change grub, look, we’ve had potatoes, now let’s have wheat (PS)
- way̓ t̓əxʷ səsp̓qin̓, səsp̓qin̓ iʔ ksk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət Wheat, we’ll plant wheat (PS)
geog səsx̌ʷlʔisxn̓
geog. headwater area of Roper Creek, also know as səsix̌ʷ səsx̌ʷlʔisxn̓səsx̌ʷəlʔisxn̓
go downhill səx̌ʷtlil̓x
- kʷu səx̌ʷtlil̓x. We went down hill. (Cv)
- p əɬsəxʷtlil̓x You went back down the hill (Cv)
geog sik̓xnm̓
good at doing things / smart / able / powerful / smart / able / powerful sisyús
give somebody something to drink siw̓stm̓st
- axáʔ kʷuʔ siw̓stm̓stm̓. Now they’ll give us liquor. (PS)
- siwstm̓stn̓ I water it (PS)
geog sk̓k̓m̓aqs
geog. old Marcus Town sk̓ɬálqʷaʔ
Getting wood, packing wood in skslip̓m̓, kaʔmísl̓p̓m̓
geog skt̓q̓ʷt̓q̓ʷtaɬpqn̓
geog. Rice, Daisy skʷəkʷy̓iʔst
geog. Meyers Falls skʷskʷan̓t
geog. Seattle sk̓ʷtikn̓x
- uɬ axáʔ aláʔ ta sn̓ín̓w̓iʔ iʔ ʔáčqaʔ, ixíʔ tl̓ siʔátl̓ sək̓ʷtikn̓x And the one that just now left, he’s from Seattle (Cv)
go across sk̓ʷtlilx
- sk̓ʷətlil̓x They floated across (Cv)
go across sk̓ʷtlil̓x
geog sk̓ʷʔiksn̓
geog. unidentified place sk̓ʷʔiksnsk̓ʷəʔiksən̓
geog. Chewelah sk̓ʔwílaʔ
grainery slawán̓tn̓
gladness slimt
- k̓ɬt̓maˤsəs qʷáˤsqiʔ iʔ t saʔstám̓s iʔ t slim̓t. His sister-in-law kissed Blue Jay from her happiness. (PS)
- n̓t̓aʔ uɬ lut sləmlimtsəlx təl̓ xʷəlxʷəltstiməlx t əɬsísənčaʔsəlx, uɬ k̓əɬkʷisəstm̓səlx They didn’t even get pleased that their little brother saved their lives, they envied him (PS)
gladness slim̓t
great leader sl̓xʷaʔɬy̓lmíxʷm̓
geog. Chalk Grade; Manahan Creek sɬaʔínaʔ
geog sɬqʷiɬm̓lx
grown child sƛ̓əx̌pil̓ts
geog. Colville River sƛ̓qm̓čin̓
geog. Spokane / place name. Spokane. city sƛ̓x̌atkʷ
grown person sƛ̓x̌pmix
gossip sm̓áyaʔm̓
geog smáˤw̓laʔxʷ
geog smčnúlaʔxʷ
grizzly bear smx̌ikn̓
grizzly bear / female grizzly / ̓ grizzly bear sm̓x̌ikn̓
grizzly bear. specifically female smx̌ikn̓, səmx̌ikn̓
- axáʔ iʔ p kmusxn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓l̓ip, hɬ sm̓x̌ikn̓, hɬ skm̓xist, uɬ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. It is you guys that stand on fours, those coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer. (PS)
- iʔ sxʔim̓ɬwísxn̓ xʷic̓ɬtm̓ sm̓x̌ikn̓. The longest one was given to Grizzly Bear. (PS)
geog sn̓čawl̓xtn̓
geog snc̓ic̓w̓ksn̓
geog sn̓c̓m̓tustn̓
gas station sn̓c̓xʷiwl̓tn̓
geog sn̓kɬw̓čin̓tn̓
geog sn̓k̓plaʔnwíxʷtn̓
garden, farm snk̓ʷanɬqtn̓
- ksənk̓ʷanɬqtn̓ He has a farm (Cv)
- k̓stwilx axáʔ iʔ sn̓k̓ʷanɬqtn̓ iʔ čənpəlliw̓s These weeds spoil the garden. (PS)
garden, farm snk̓ʷan̓ɬqtn̓
garden / farm sn̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqtn̓
geog sn̓kw̓ar̓qín̓tn̓
geog. B’s etym: build fire on top place. mountian peak northeast of Carrington Cove. young people were sent here as part of vision quest sn̓kw̓ar̓qín̓tn̓, sn̓kəw̓ar̓qín̓tn̓
geog. Northport. B’s etym: portage place snk̓wiltn̓
geog. Northport sn̓k̓wil̓tn̓
geog. Gifford sn̓k̓xk̓ixmn̓
Gifford Sn̓k̓xk̓ixmn̓
geog sn̓kylakstn̓
grave snliq̓tn̓
grave sn̓liq̓tn̓
geog sn̓l̓kiptn̓
geog sn̓ɬɬw̓ikn̓tn̓
geog sn̓ɬqamnítkʷtn̓
geog sn̓ɬux̌ʷp̓tán̓
geog sn̓ɬuʔmín̓
geog sn̓máˤtkʷíʔst
geog sn̓mil̓mn̓
geog sn̓muskstn̓
gravy / oatmeal / porridge / mush sn̓pq̓ʷitkʷ
geog. area at the head end of Penix Canyon, south of the Columbia. B’s etym: fart water snp̓uʔnɬpátkʷ
go between on purpose. unclear form snq̓aʔmíw̓sčút
- sn̓q̓aʔmw̓sčút He went between them on purpopse (Cv)
geog. Sanpoil. subgroup on Columbia River above and below the mouth of the Spokane snqiltx
geog. area where present-day highway crosses Wilmont Creek; formerly a good trout fishing area. [lit. upper water area.] snqltkn̓ítaʔkʷ
geog. now inundated rock bluff just south of ncəcn̓útaʔstm where footprints of nnilús and two young grizzly bears could be seen. [lit. stepping stone of nnilús.] (OkB) snqlwtisxntn̓ nnylus
geog snqlwtisxn̓tn̓n̓ny̓lus
geog. year round Lakes site on the west side of Kettle River between Deadman Creek and Boyd’s. [lit. water on small area on top.] snqql̓tkn̓itkʷ, snqəqəl̓tkn̓itkʷ
geog. Kelley Hill snqqltus, sn̓qqəltus
- snqql̓tus, snqəqəl̓tus geog. area where present Swawilla Basin road reaches summit of low hill west of Sanpoil highway. [lit. little summit.] (OkB)
geog / court house, meeting (place), speaking place sn̓qʷaʔqʷʔal̓tán̓
geog. Daisy Flats sn̓q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓tn̓
geog. Daisy Flats. [lit. race track place.] aka nəx̌saləqʷ legend told of a race between Frog and Turtle that is supposed to have taken place on these flats snq̓ʷq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnmtn̓ snq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnmtn̓
geog. Daisy Flats. [lit. race track place.] aka nəx̌saləqʷ legend told of a race between Frog and Turtle that is supposed to have taken place on these flats snq̓ʷq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnmtn̓, snq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnmtn̓
geog sn̓taʔkín̓tn̓
geog sntk̓iwl̓xtn̓s wápupxn̓
geog sn̓tkɬɬxwil̓tn̓
geog. compound. partially inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, across from Bossburg; recent year round Lakes site. [lit. place where trail separates.] sntkɬɬxwiltn̓, sntkɬəɬxəwiltn̓
graveyard sntmtmniʔtn̓
- ixíʔ xʷuy̓sts iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓tm̓tm̓niʔtn̓, mt t̓xʷ ksn̓tm̓tm̓niʔtn̓, mɬ wy̓sx̌čm̓stisəl̓x way̓ liq̓səl̓x. Then they took him to the graveyard, I guess there’s a graveyard, and when they got him ready they buried him. (PS)
gun sn̓t̓pin̓k
geog. Marcus Flats sn̓xlak
graveyard sn̓x̌y̓in̓tn̓
gathering place sn̓y̓aˤtán̓
grandchildren, grandkids sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt
grandchild sn̓ʔímaʔt
- c̓kin̓ asn̓ʔímaʔt ? What is your grandchild like?
- isn̓ʔímaʔt stw̓tw̓il̓t. My grandchild is spoiled.
grandchildren snʔmʔímaʔt
- yəyáˤt čaʔpsíw̓s ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔts They’re all sisters, the old lady’s grandchildren (PS)
- áɬiʔ kmusm̓s iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt, iʔ st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx. Because it was granddaughters, young maidens. (PS)
get hit on the mouth sp̓aw̓sqn̓
get hit on the mouth sp̓aw̓sqn̓səp̓aw̓sqn̓
gloves spəkpikst
glove spikst
- spəkpikst gloves
giant hyssop, agastache urticifolia, b’s etym: dream plant sqiʔsíɬp
gray moth sqʷay̓xlwíc̓aʔ
grass, greens, lawn, a green sqʷáˤy̓álaʔxʷ
guts sqʷəqʷɬəmus
grease, lard, oil, shortening, fat, tallow sq̓ʷučt
- n̓áˤməntíxʷ iʔ sq̓ʷučt You melt grease (Cv)
grow into a maiden, become a young woman, female completes puberty st̓aʔk̓mxwílx
get wheat, obtain wheat, get grain staʔxʷsəsp̓qin̓
- ixíʔ n̓pəkʷpkʷn̓tis, way̓ qmis, y̓áˤpqin̓ staʔxʷsəsp̓qins He filled the sacks, he laid them down, he had lots of wheat (PS)
Grand fir st̓əkʷliʔɬp
ghost stəq̓ʷtəq̓ʷniʔúlaʔxʷ
groceries, purchased provisions stiw̓čn̓
group of 10s, set of 10s stkɬam̓ t ʔapʔúpn̓kst
- tkɬm̓stikʷ l̓ sʔapʔúpn̓kst ! ake groups of ten!, Group by 10s!
- iʔ sʔúlw̓sts t ʔupn̓kst. The are grouping by 10s.,They are 10-groups.
grand fir st̓kʷl̓iɬp
go along with, accompany stkxan̓
grandma (mom's side), maternal grandmother, mom's mom stm̓tímaʔ
grave, grave yard stm̓tm̓niʔtn̓
graph stq̓ay̓
ghost stq̓ʷtq̓ʷniʔúlaʔxʷ
grass =st̓yaʔ, =íst̓yaʔ
- sk̓ək̓əwl̓xíst̓iyaʔ Rush. botanical term (OkB)
- sl̓k̓íst̓iyaʔ Bear grass (OkB)
grass, bunchgrass, Agropyron spicatum st̓ʔiy̓
get somebody chilled suy̓kstm̓st
- way̓ uɬ stim̓ uɬ kʷuʔ čsy̓suy̓kstm̓stxʷ? Why are you getting us chilled? (PS)
get chilled, S/he got chilled. suy̓y̓
gossip swikʷčn̓
grave marker sx̌c̓iʔl̓qʷ
get ready, get dressed sx̌čmn̓čut
- uɬ ixíʔ asx̌čmənčút Get ready (PS)
gather sxipm̓
- sxipm̓ sqʷlip gather black moss, gather tree lichen (Cv)
- sxəpxipm̓s iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ iʔ t sqʷl̓ip. The woman gathered some black moss.
ground hog sxƛ̓utɬx
garbage, food waste, [lit. discarded food.] sx̌ʷal̓qs
goat kid sx̌ʷəx̌ʷƛiʔ
gift sxʷic̓c̓x
glacier lily, yellow dogtooth violet, easter lily, Erythronium grandiflorum sxʷixʷ
gather for oneself, to meet ones needs syaˤyaˤn̓čút
- syaˤyaˤn̓čút iʔ t kɬk̓ɬxʷipmn̓s. He started getting something to put under himself. (PS)
great grandparents, great grandchildren t̓aat̓úpaʔ
go out of sight taq
go to a straight place, go to a strange place tatím̓aʔ
- pnaʔ itíʔ kʷ kstaʔtím̓aʔ kʷ ƛ̓lal̓, uɬ lut sx̌asts If you go to strange places and die, that won’t be good (PS)
- pnaʔ kʷ kstaʔtím̓a If you go to a strange place (Cv)
grouseberry, Vaccinium scoparium t̓át̓qaʔ
great grandparent, great grandchild t̓at̓úpaʔ
get, obtain (prefix) taxʷɬ-
- kʷuʔ taʔxʷɬmrím̓xt She got me some medicine. (Cv)
- taʔxʷɬt̓əxʷtlwís get airplane, get air transport, get a flight (PS)
- itlíʔ sxʷuy̓s, ixíʔ mat nax̌m̓ɬ taʔxʷɬxwíɬ. Then he continued going, then maybe they got roads there. (PS)
- áɬiʔ ƛ̓lal̓ isx̌ílwiʔ uɬ axáʔ way̓ kn̓ taʔxʷɬn̓q̓ʷičtn̓, uɬ way̓ ixíʔ kəxn̓tin̓ in̓n̓q̓ʷíčtn̓. My husband is dead and now I got a replacement husband and so then I accompany my replacement husband. (PS)
- ixíʔ staʔxʷsípn̓m̓p, ixíʔ iʔ sn̓k̓ʷɬmrim̓. That's you guys' new daughter-in-law, my marriage partner.. (PS)
- kʷ taʔxʷsčk̓ʷul̓. You get a job., You got a job. (PS)
- way̓ q̓ʷəyáˤs taʔxʷsqláw̓, uɬ taʔxʷɬčítxʷ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ The Black Man got the money, and the Devil got the house / The Black Man got the money, and the Devil go the house (PS)
- uɬ axáʔ nixʷ kʷ taʔxʷsqʷílpm̓ You get things to put under you (PS)
- way̓ uɬ taʔxʷsqʷsqʷsíʔ Then she got a baby (PS)
- taʔxʷsɬíqʷəl̓x. They get meat. (PS)
- taʔxʷspuʔús S/he got her/his thinking., S/he decided. (PS)
- kn̓ əɬtaʔxʷsqlíɬc̓aʔ I got some fresh meat (Cv)
get horse whips taxʷɬqəxʷsqáx̌aʔtnm̓
get power taxʷsumíx
get animal feed taxʷsʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓
grimy, dirty taʔtáʔpt
get thoughts, become thoughtful, get an idea, get a plan taʔxʷk̓ɬpaʔx̌mín̓
get, obtain taʔxʷɬ
get a replacement husband taʔxʷɬnq̓ʷíc̓tn̓
- way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ ƛ̓lal̓ iksx̌ílwiʔ, uɬ axáʔ way̓ kn̓ taʔxʷɬənq̓ʷíčtn̓, uɬ way̓ ixíʔ kxəntin̓ inq̓ʷíčtn̓ And because my husband-to-be is dead, now I have a replacement husband, I’ll follow my replacement husband (PS)
get guns, obtain guns, get a weapon taʔxʷɬn̓t̓aˤpmútyaʔ
get a crop, harvest taʔxʷɬqm̓
get thrashing machine, obtain a thresher/thrasher taʔxʷɬsəp̓qin̓tn̓
- taxʷɬsəp̓qin̓tn̓əl̓x. They got thrashing machines. (Cv)
get a woman taʔxʷɬtkɬmílxʷ
- way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ sipnəmp, ixíʔ axáʔ iʔ staʔxʷɬtkɬmílxʷ, ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntín̓ That’s your daughter-in-law, the one I got for a woman, the one I was looking for (PS)
get a home taʔxʷsn̓ilíʔtn̓
get a storage place, get a pantry taʔxʷsn̓kʷúm̓čntn̓
get smarts, become aware, gain wisdom, gain enlightenment taʔxʷspəx̌páx̌t
get meat, obtain meat taʔxʷsqlíɬc̓aʔ
- kn̓ əɬtaxʷsqlíɬc̓aʔ I will get fresh meat (Cv)
get handkerchiefs taʔxʷsq̓líps
- way̓ ksx̌əlpínaʔ way̓ staʔxʷsq̓lípsəms The next daylight he got handkerchiefs (PS)
get a husband, get a man, obtain a husband taʔxʷsqltmíxʷ
- xʷuyx uɬ k̓əl̓ k̓əmɬniwtn̓txʷ, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ astaʔxʷsqəltmíxʷ Go by his side, he becomes your man (PS)
get bed matting. compound taʔxʷsqʷílpm̓
- laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ kslip̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač uɬ axáʔ nixʷ kʷ taʔxʷsqʷílpm̓ ? What can you do to get wood in this dark night and also to get things put under you? (PS)
get food, get provisions taʔxʷst̓ík̓l̓
get spiritual power taʔxʷsumíx
get a shot at a person or animal, shoot, shoot at t̓áˤpsqílxʷ
- way̓ mət lut t̓ə ksənt̓áˤpsqílxʷtn̓ ixíʔ, uɬ kəlkəlnwixʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, axáʔ iʔ xʷʔit I guess he didn’t even get a shot at it, and then he started chasing the deer, many of them (PS)
- ixíʔ mɬ t̓aˤpsqílxʷəl̓x, ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓aˤpəpístəl̓x iʔ sčy̓x̌istx. That’s when the ones that are driving get to shoot at them. (PS)
gnaw təxpam̓
get food, get groceries, gather food for oneself təxʷčn̓čut
go straight, flat tíɬm̓ist
- kʷ tíɬmist. You go/went straight. (Cv)
- kn̓ tíɬm̓ist I lay on my face flat on the ground (Cv)
glue tiɬmn̓
glue t̓iɬmn̓
glue something, caulk something t̓iɬn̓t
- ixíʔ iʔ t t̓ic̓ t̓iɬsəl̓x mɬ lut kstk̓ʷaxʷəxʷl̓qʷs. They glue it with pitch and it doesn’t come loose. (PS)
- skt̓ɬam̓ Stick on (OkB)
gather, obtain tixʷ
gather something for someone tixʷxt
get sick of something tkilmn̓t
get sick of something tkil̓mn̓t
- tkilm̓s. She got sick of it. (Cv)
get close to tk̓itl̓xm̓
get close to tk̓itl̓xmn̓čút
go off by oneself tkɬmn̓čut
get a rash, have skin problem tk̓səsíc̓aʔ
grab pole tkʷan̓l̓qʷm̓
grand fir t̓kʷliʔɬp
grab ahold, hold up, hold onto tkʷn̓kʷnim̓
gather around, surround tkʷupxnm̓s
get dirty t̓ɬaɬ
get something straight for someone tɬəɬnuɬt
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔs t swit mi tɬəɬnuɬtm̓ iʔ n̓ʔəxʷkʷuntn̓s, myɬt̓əlsqilxʷ If anybody will get his song straight, he will get well (Cv)
go straight, straighten up, sort oneself out tɬmnčut
- təɬmn̓čut. He went straight to it. (PS)
- huy̓, mɬ qixʷsəl̓x, mɬ t̓iʔ ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. They drive them, the deer tracks go straight to the low pass. (PS)
go straight, straighten up tɬmn̓čut
go straight for, go straight on land, take a shortcut tɬúlaʔxʷm̓
- ktɬaɬəl̓x. They went straight for it. (PS)
- way̓ itíʔ tɬúlaʔxʷm̓, uɬ itíʔ siwɬkʷ tyap He went straight, and the water ran there too. (PS) ktɬaɬ go straight for / He went straight, and the water ran there too (PS)
goldenrod (older stage) / goldenrod, solidago canadensis (in older stage) t̓píliʔs
got run over tqáčəčnaʔ
go downhill tqʷay̓
- n̓x̌ɬx̌iɬəlx way̓ əɬtqʷay̓l̓x, n̓ppəlxiw̓səlx k̓əl̓ sn̓qsilxʷəlx They got scared and went back down the hill, they went back into their herd (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ əɬtqʷaysəlx Then they went back down the hill (PS)
- čtqʷay̓səlx iʔ t sn̓tk̓iwəlxtn̓, ixíʔ uɬ k̓əl̓ sn̓t̓əwsčqáx̌aʔtn̓ They came down the stairs, and (went) straight to the barn (PS)
- sčk̓əɬnixəl̓s təl̓ stqʷay̓səlx iʔ təl̓ sn̓tk̓iwəlxtn̓ She heard them run downstairs (PS)
get used to tqʷaʔmíw̓s
green round object tqʷin̓s
graph something, you graph it tq̓y̓an̓t, tq̓y̓n̓tixʷ
geog. Little Jim Creek, Simpson Creek trqaʔmílaʔ
geog. Little Jim Creek, Simpson Creek. aka ktipsísxn trqaʔmílaʔ, trəqaʔmílaʔ
get hard / solid, tough / solid, tough. as of grass t̓saˤp
geog t̓t̓k̓ʷtip
geog. a tiny lake through which Hodgson Creek flows; also, the general area. [lit. little lake at the end.] t̓t̓k̓ʷtip, t̓ət̓k̓ʷtip
geog t̓t̓qiɬm̓lx
geog. area just south of the Rogers Bar church t̓t̓qiɬm̓lx, t̓ət̓qiɬm̓lx
geog. Tonasket town / p.n twnasq̓t
geog. Good Head Mountain tx̌asmqn̓
geog. Good Head Mountain tx̌asmqn̓, tx̌asmqən̓
Gray horse / dappled gray horse / dappled grey tx̌il̓ps
go without hesitation txiʔxán̓
- kn̓ txiʔxán̓ I go through without stopping (Cv)
- kʷ txiʔxán̓ kʷ n̓ʔuɬxʷ You jump right in., You put your feet in and go inside. (Cv)
go around a curve txlkaqs
- əčtxl̓kaqs S/he/it went around a bend., S/he/it is going around a bend in the road. (Cv)
- kstɬtaɬts iʔ ksčxʷuytət, lut kʷu kstxəlkaqs Let’s go straight the right way, let’s not go around circles (PS)
go around people txlkɬniw̓t
- txəlkɬniwtməntməlx They’re all around the house (Cv)
go around something txlkmin̓t
- txl̓kmin̓tm̓, way̓ kičn̓tm̓, t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ. He went around, finally he got there, he landed / He went around, finally he got there, landed (PS)
go around something txl̓kmin̓t
go, turn around a bend txlkus
go, turn around a bend txlkus, txəlkʷus
go on both sides of somebody txmnw̓sɬniwtn̓t
- ixíʔ uɬ txmnw̓sɬəniw̓tsəl̓x. And then they went on both sides of him. (PS)
good thing to eat / good things to eat tx̌saqsm̓
- uɬ aɬíʔ tx̌saqsm̓ iʔ t patáq, iʔ t sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷips He had good things to eat, potatoes, roots (PS)
good day tx̌sasq̓t
- tx̌sasq̓ət It’s a good day (Cv)
good clothes / good clothes, well dressed tx̌síc̓aʔ
- tx̌síc̓aʔl̓x yaʔ x̌səlsčutəlx Their clothes are good (PS)
- way̓ tx̌síc̓aʔ, way̓ swiʔnúmtx He has a nice outfit on, he’s handsome (PS)
good berries tx̌sx̌sus
guardian spirit txt̓nčutn̓
guardian spirit txt̓nčutn̓, txət̓nčuttn̓
get food txʷčnčut
- uɬ čaʔkʷ way̓ təxʷčənčut, ixíʔ asqəltmíxʷ Your husband should get things to eat (PS)
go by, pass by txwilm̓
go by/past txʷilm̓
get ready, dressed, outfitted txʷlsčut
- way̓ t̓əxʷ ixíʔ istəxʷəlsčút I’m going to prepare myself (PS)
- huhúy̓, q̓ʷíɬmistx, kʷu stxʷl̓sčutx. Hurry, get at it, let’s get outfitted. (PS)
go straight tx̌ʷmnčut
- kn̓ təx̌ʷmənčut I went straight to something (Cv)
go to somebody txʷuym̓
- staʔ way̓ ixíʔ ikstxʷúym̓, kn̓ kswəksqílxʷaʔx. Well now, I’m going to go there and see people. (PS)
go to somebody / approach / come up on txʷuymn̓t
- way̓ k̓laʔ kstxʷuyməntxʷ axáʔ iʔ čwix You are going over there to that building / You go over to that building (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ txʷuyəms iʔ kəwaps He went to see his horse (PS)
- uɬ ixíʔ txʷuymsəlx axáʔ iʔ sxaʔxʔítx iʔ tkaʔkaʔɬís yaʔ l̓ʔiwsəlx The oldest three went to see their father (PS)
- kʷuʔ txʷuymn̓txʷ. You go toward me. (Cv)
go see somebody txʷuymst
- laʔkín̓ uɬ t̓a čtxʷuy̓m̓stxʷ, t̓a čtxʷuy̓m̓stxʷ asqʷəsqʷasíaʔ. Come over and see her, come over and see your children. (PS)
geog txʷxʷr̓ílaʔps
geog. inundated rock cliff at lower end of Hellgate Rapids. B’s etym: little notch in neck txʷxʷr̓ílaʔps txʷəxʷər̓ílaps
geog. inundated rock cliff at lower end of Hellgate Rapids. B’s etym: little notch in neck txʷxʷr̓ílaʔps, txʷəxʷər̓ílaps
get a blister / get a blister. (Ok) txʷyčin̓
geog / geog. B’s etym: fork in the river tx̌ʷyip
geog. Mica Mountain tx̌ʷyx̌ʷyqin̓
geog. Mica Mountain. well-known deer hunting area tx̌ʷyx̌ʷyqin̓, tx̌ʷix̌ʷiqín̓
geog tx̌x̌aw̓
grimy / dirty tʔap
grimy tʔap taʔáp
grimy tʔap, taʔáp
geog. Omak umák
great-grandparent. baby talk. (Ok) úpaʔ
geog. China Bluff. north Moonbeam Bay. B’s etym: get a glimpse of something wakmtúsm̓
get done way̓st
ground thaws waʕ̓múlaʔxʷ
gossip wikʷčn̓
gossip wkʷwikʷčn̓
give oneself an opportunity wlmsčut
- t̓xʷ wlm̓sčut sn̓k̓l̓ip. Apparetnly Coyote did something magic to himself. (Cv)
geog. Omak wmak
giant hyssop wpwpqin̓
giant hyssop. Agastache urticifolia. B’s etym: furry head wpwpqin̓, wupwupqín̓
get something for somebody wtxit
- way̓ wtxitməlx iʔ tkɬənʔiɬəntn̓səlx She went to get the dishes for them (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ wtxitm̓ t ksqlaq̓s He gave him some money (PS)
- way̓ wtxitməlx iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓səlx They got some chairs for them (PS)
Giant hyssop wupwupqín̓
geog. Dick Creek. the now inundated area at the mouth of this creek Wx̌wáx̌iʔɬp
geog wyiʔstn̓
geog. a small bay and back eddy on the west side of the Columbia immediately belwo the falls; possible former fishing and camp site. B’s etym: fallen vegetable place wyiʔstn̓,wəyiʔstn̓
grind x̌aq̓ʷm̓
good x̌ast
- lut swit t̓ə čənppilx aláʔ, kmix iʔ x̌ast It’s not anybody can get in here, only the good / It’s not anybody that can get in here, only the good (PS)
- t̓xʷ t̓iʔ kn̓ x̌ast. Well I am fine. (PS)
- uɬ way̓ x̌ast asčk̓əɬpáʔx̌ And your thinking is good (PS)
- way̓ t̓i x̌ast aspuʔús You are well satisfied (PS)
- way̓ x̌ast asq̓líps, way̓ kʷuʔ n̓qʷən̓min̓t kʷu xʷic̓əɬt Your handkerchief is pretty, pity me and give it to me (PS)
- way̓ t̓i x̌ast kʷu əɬ k̓ʷanɬqm̓ We might just as well put in a garden (PS)
- uɬ way̓ t̓i x̌ast kʷu əɬ l̓əx̌tiw̓sm̓ It’s just as well we go partners (PS)
- way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ q̓ʷiɬtməntsən̓ It’s better if I pack you on my back (PS)
- way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ k̓əɬx̌ʷilstm̓ It’s better that we do away with him / It’s best that we do away with him (PS)
Good morning x̌ast ɬəkʷəkʷáˤst
get cool x̌aʕ̓áp
gamble x̌čəčx̌čam̓
gamble for x̌čmin̓t
get ready, dressed x̌čmnčut
- x̌əčmnčut Get dressed (OkB)
- ixíʔ way̓ x̌čmn̓čutx ixíʔ mɬ kʷ xʷuy̓, kʷ xƛ̓pl̓sčut. Okay then, get dressed and then go, you are all set/fully dressed. (PS)
get ready. IMPERATIVE PLURAL x̌čmnčutwy̓
- way̓ xʷt̓lilxwy̓, x̌čmənčutwy̓ Get up, get dressed (PS)
- x̌čnumtn̓, x̌čnumtn̓ ̓ clothes (PS)
get dressed x̌čmn̓čutx
get things ready x̌čmstim̓
get someone/thing ready x̌čm̓stim̓ / x̌čam̓
go partners x̌čtwiw̓s
- way̓ t̓i kʷu x̌čtwiw̓s Let us go partners. (PS) unclear construction
gamble / make a bet, gamble, wager x̌čx̌čam̓
get dressed x̌əčmn̓čut
Gamble x̌əčx̌čam̓
Gambler. (Ok) x̌əc̓x̌əc̓muɬ
Get hurt x̌ən̓numt
glass x̌əx̌áˤl̓
go up hill / climb a hill / go uphill x̌iƛ̓m̓
- x̌i··ƛ̓m̓, kɬqil̓t He went up the hill, got to the top (PS)
- way̓ t̓i n̓tikɬ məɬ x̌iƛ̓m̓ She gets to the bottom and then goes up the hill (PS)
go along with somebody. compound xispuʔúsn̓t
- kʷuʔ xiʔspʔúsn̓txʷ. You went along with me., You agreed with me., You saw things my way. (Cv)
girls. PLURAL xixíwxwtm̓
girl xixwtm̓
girl xixw̓tm̓
girl xixwtm̓, xíxutm̓
- way̓ kn̓ čut yəyáˤt swit čaʔkʷ iwá tətwit, km̓ pəptwínaxʷ, km̓ xixwtm̓, yəyáˤt swit I said everybody; boys, old ladies, little girls, everybody (PS)
- way̓ nax̌əmɬ kʷu čənmaʔsíw̓s, way̓ kʷ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap uɬ inčá kn̓ xíxutm̓ Our ages are very different, you are old and I am just a girl (PS)
go up to xiʔxán̓
- t̓it̓xiʔxán̓ She went up to it. (Cv)
geog xl̓al̓st
geog. inundated area, former winter village site just east of the mouth of Whitestone Creek. B’s etym: steep rocky area xl̓al̓st, xəl̓al̓st
go around xlkmnčut
- xəlkmənčutəlx They go around. e.g. horses thrashing grain (Cv)
grown (men) xƛ̓aƛ̓
- kʷu xƛ̓aƛ̓. We grew up. (Cv)
- uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ px̌əx̌pax̌təlx, xƛ̓aƛ̓əlx They have sense enough, they’re ground up (PS)
- uɬ axáʔm̓ aɬíʔ iʔ xƛ̓aƛ̓ xʷusxʷəst əɬaʔ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔməlx Big boys can go fast when they put saddles on (PS)
go from house to house xƛ̓iɬxʷm̓
- čxƛ̓iɬxʷm̓ He goes from house to house. (Cv)
geog x̌ƛ̓misxn̓
geog. name of now inundated trail between yaʕcín and sk̓xʷiɬxʷ. [lit. climb over rock.] x̌ƛ̓misxn̓, x̌əƛ̓misxn̓
get in line xƛ̓mn̓čut
- sxəƛ̓mn̓čutsəl̓x t̓wistəl̓x. They all stood in line. (PS)
geog x̌ƛ̓msxwiɬ
geog. compound. area where the trail from sk̓xʷiɬxʷ to snqilt proceeds into the mountains. [lit. climb up trail.] x̌ƛ̓msxwiɬ, x̌əƛ̓msxəwiɬ
geog. compound. area where the trail from sk̓xʷiɬxʷto snqilt proceeds into the mountains. [lit. climb up trail.] (Mountain pass? pʕaɬxʷ) x̌ƛ̓msxwiɬ,x̌əƛ̓msxəwiɬ
go up hill x̌ƛ̓mus
gravel / rocky ground / gravel on the ground xƛ̓túlaʔxʷ
get hurt x̌nnumt
get hurt x̌nnumt, x̌ən̓numt
good food x̌saqs
- staʔ, lut, x̌aʔsáqsmn̓ iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ. Oh, no, I’d rather lick plates. (PS)
good beach x̌sčnitkʷ
good beach x̌sčnitkʷ, x̌əsčnitkʷ
good rock x̌siɬsxn̓
good along top x̌sin̓k
good clothes x̌slsčut
- ixíʔ swy̓num̓tx, iʔ t stətm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌sl̓sčut. He’s handsome, with his good clothes to wear. (PS)
- way̓ x̌səlsčutəlx Their clothes are beautiful (PS)
get around well x̌ssmilx
- kʷ x̌səsmil̓x. You will get around better., You have a good time.
get well, be sober, cure, recover x̌stwilx
- x̌əstwil̓x Cure. as indian doctor / Cure (as Indian doctor) / Get well, recover (OkB)
- uɬ aláʔ iʔ sxʔitx aláʔ səčm̓am̓áy̓aʔx əɬaʔ čx̌əstwilx, aɬíʔ kmix sčqaˤwx The oldest one goes to school when he’s good, because he’s always drunk (Cv)
get better / sober up, improve, get better, feel better x̌stwil̓x
good x̌sx̌ast
good skins / hides x̌sx̌silxʷ
get well. PLURAL REFERENCE x̌sx̌stwilx
- kʷu x̌əsx̌stwil̓x. We got well. (Cv)
grind x̌ʷaq̓ʷm̓
grinder xʷaq̓ʷmn̓
grind / grind something, decrease something x̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓t
- way̓ x̌ʷəq̓ʷəntin̓ iʔ smaʔmʔím̓, x̌ʷilstn̓ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ət I decreased the women, I sent away some. (Ok)
ground x̌ʷaq̓ʷq̓ʷ
get after somebody xʷay̓st
- n̓t̓aʔ xʷay̓sts iʔ sqəltmixʷs She got after her husband (PS)
geog. sixmile creek. cf.√xʷʔ 1, √c̓m 1 / place name. sixmile creek. compound. [lit. many bones.] xʷaʔɬc̓ám̓
give oneself xʷc̓xmn̓čut
grain cutter, mower x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓
- ixíʔ kʷis iʔ x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓s. Then he took the cutter/swather/scythe. (PS)
give something to somebody / to give to xʷic̓ɬt
- way̓ x̌ast asq̓líps, way̓ kʷu n̓qʷən̓min̓t kʷu xʷic̓əɬt Your handkerchief is pretty, pity me and give it to me (PS)
- t in̓čáʔ miʔ xʷic̓ɬtn̓əl̓x. I will give it to them myself. (PS)
- xʷic̓əɬtm̓ l̓ sɬq̓ilx iʔ q̓əʔxans She gave him bedroom slippers (PS)
- way̓ xʷic̓əɬtm̓ iʔ t sxʔitx The oldest one gave it to him (PS)
- ixíʔ xʷic̓ɬtm̓ yəyaˤt iʔ sqlaw̓s. Then he was given all his money. (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)
- way̓ kičxsts iʔ q̓əy̓min̓, way̓ ixíʔ xʷic̓əɬts yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ He delivered the letter, he gave it to the king (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ xʷic̓əɬtsən̓ aksyuʔyʔáˤwt, way̓ kʷ n̓qmilsm̓, way̓ kʷu pulx I will give you your strength, ease your mind, go to bed (PS)
- lut t̓ə əɬxʷic̓əɬts iʔ pəptwínaxʷ He didn’t give it back to the old lady (PS)
- way̓ aksxʷic̓əɬtm̓ t ksk̓ʷul̓s, aksm̓aʔm̓áyaʔm̓ Give him a job, teach him (PS)
- lut akɬxʷíc̓ɬtm̓ iʔ laklíʔ. Don’t give her the key. (PS)
- t̓xʷ nax̌m̓ɬ t anwíʔ ƛ̓aʔn̓tíxʷ, lut kʷ t̓ iksxʷíc̓ɬtm̓. You go after it, I’m not going to hand it to you. (PS)
give something to somebody xʷic̓n̓t
- xʷic̓x Give / give away (OkB)
- xʷic̓xt give something to somebody / will give something to somebody
- yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌minkn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ Anything you want I give to you (PS)
- way̓ kʷintp iʔ čq̓ilən̓ p xʷic̓əɬmn̓, uɬ xʷuywy̓ Take the arrows I gave you, and go (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)
give away something xʷic̓xmn̓t
- lut swit t̓ə ksxʷic̓xəms iʔ sqʷsqʷsiʔs t ksənsq̓iw̓ɬtm̓ Nobody would give away his son to have it split in two (PS)
give a little something to somebody xʷixʷc̓xt
- xʷixʷc̓əxt Give him a little (Cv)
geog. Hellgate Canyon. salmon fishing site, perhaps named for the many drying racks. compound xʷiʔsnɬp̓áɬc̓atn̓
geog. Hellgate Canyon xʷiʔsnɬp̓áɬc̓aʔtn̓
guide / guie. cf.√xʷst xʷstčuttn̓
- xʷəsčuttn̓tət Our guide (Cv)
get out of bed / jump up / jump up, get up / to get up xʷt̓ilx
- kn̓ xʷt̓ilx I get up from lying down (Cv)
- kn̓ əɬpulx q̓sápiʔ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač uɬ siʔɬkʷkʷáˤst uɬ kn̓ xʷt̓ilx I went to bed long after dark and I got up early this morning (Cv)
- t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷ xʷt̓il̓x, qiɬn̓txʷ. as soon as you get up, wake him up. (PS)
- uɬ way̓ miystxʷ ʔitx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, uɬ kʷ xʷt̓ilx, k̓ʷəƛ̓qintxʷ iʔ t qʷačqəns, uɬ anwíʔ mi kʷ əɬqʷačqən̓ When you’re sure the woman is asleep, take off her cap, and put it on your head (PS)
- úɬiʔ sn̓t̓ək̓ʷtans, itlíʔ xʷt̓ilx uɬ k̓əɬsəl̓xan̓ There’s a mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks / There’s the mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks (PS)
- way̓ aɬíʔ kn̓ sway̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x, uɬ kn̓ təlxʷmist əɬ iksxʷt̓ílx I am done from old age, I can’t lift myself up (PS)
get up xʷt̓il̓x
get up (plural) / jump up, get up. PLURAL / jump up, get up xʷt̓lilx
- xʷt̓lilx iʔ splal̓ The young people got up (PS)
- xʷt̓lilxəlx axáʔ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷs He and his wife get up (PS)
go fast xʷusxʷst
- uɬ axáʔm̓ aɬíʔ iʔ xƛ̓aƛ̓ xʷusxʷəst əɬaʔ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔməlx Big boys can go fast when they put saddles on (PS)
- ixíʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓səl̓x úɬiʔ xʷusxʷstəl̓x lut skpax̌m̓səl̓x iʔ t swr̓islp̓ sc̓ik̓ʷm̓səl̓x. It’s bright and they could hurry, they didn’t have to light matches to look around. (PS)
go xʷuy̓
- itlíʔ iwáʔ xʷuy̓ From there started to go anyways. (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ xʷuy̓ iʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓t̓əwstsqáx̌aʔtn̓ You go to the barn (PS)
- pnaʔ uɬ k̓aʔkín̓ əɬ xʷuy̓ (I) wonder where he went / I wonder where he went (PS)
- way̓ k̓a n̓x̌saqs mi kn̓ xʷuy̓ I am going on the good road (PS)
go away / go away xʷuy̓ k̓aɬáʔ
go on something xʷuymn̓t
go. IMPERATIVE PLURAL xʷuywy̓
- xʷuywy̓, mi čəlk̓əntip, čkəm̓km̓ax̌ənntp čxʷuystp Go, tie him up, grab him by both arms and bring him here (PS)
- way̓ xʷuywy̓, kʷaʔ ƛ̓əʔanty̓ Go and get him (PS)
go. IMPERATIVE SINGULAR xʷuyx
- xʷuyx iʔ k̓ asl̓áx̌t, iʔ k̓əl̓ sx̌ʷilmn̓ Go to your partner, to the Devil (PS)
- xʷuyx ƛ̓əʔan̓t iʔ sxʔimɬx̌ást iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ Go fetch the very best horse (PS)
go. PLURAL xʷuyʔ
- xʷuyʔl̓x axáʔ čləʕ̓ʷutm̓ They went in a valley (PS)
- xʷuyʔl̓x, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sílxʷaʔ tawn̓ They went, they got to a big town (PS)
- way̓ əɬxʷuyʔl̓x əɬyaʕpəlx They went back, they got back (PS)
good meat x̌x̌saɬc̓aʔ
good meat x̌x̌sáɬc̓aʔ
- x̌əx̌sáɬc̓aʔ The meat tastes good (Cv)
geog x̌x̌súlaʔxʷ
geog. now inundated Sanpoil village site on north side of Columbia, east of Wynhoff Cove x̌x̌súlaʔxʷ x̌əx̌súlaʔxʷ
go in the same place xʔyust
- kn̓ xʔyust I go in the same place (Cv)
geog. Yakima, Ellensburgh / geog. Yakima, Ellensburgh. borrowing? yáqmaʔ
gather things for oneself yayaʕ̓nčút
- way̓ ixíʔ n̓ínw̓iʔ kn̓ yaʔyaʕ̓nčút I’ll get them (PS)
geog / geog. a trail from xəl̓al̓stupriver to Lundstrom Bay and the canyon at its head yaʕčníwaʔɬ
gather meat yaʕíɬc̓aʔ
- yaʕ̓íɬc̓aʔl̓x They got the meat home (PS)
goods arrive yaʕlsčút
- sčyaʕ̓l̓sčút iʔ sčk̓áˤwmístx Good that he’s bought arrive / Things that he’s bought arrive (PS)
gather together yaʕmílx
- huy̓, axáʔ y̓aˤl̓x, y̓aˤmíl̓xəl̓x n̓kəčkn̓wixʷəl̓x. Finally, now they gathered, they got together, they overtook one another. (PS)
- ik̓líʔ miʔ kʷu y̓aˤmílx. We will gather around there. (PS)
- əɬy̓aˤʔmíl̓xəl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. They got back together at their house. (PS)
go to a pow wow yáˤʔmíxa
go to a powwow y̓áˤʔmíxa
gather to celebrate yiʕ̓áʔ
geog yl̓paqs
geog. fishing area on the former east side of the Columbia, immediately north of naʔsíɬtn B’s etym: poked out point yl̓paqs,il̓páqs
geog ylyalqn̓
geog. inundated area on the north bank of the Spokane River about three-quarters mile east of the mouth of Ferguson (Orazada) Creek ylyalqn̓, ilyálqn̓
great-great-great-grandchild or grandmother yryáruyaʔ
- yəryáruyaʔ Fifth generation grandmother (Cv)
get off, dismount yxʷmnčut
- nax̌əmɬ kʷ əɬaʔ yxʷmənčut way̓ čənkčnikn̓ts, ƛ̓ləlnunts If you get off she’ll overtake you, she’ll kill you (PS)
get off. IMPERATIVE yxʷmnčutx
- huy̓ yəxʷmn̓čutx ! Now get down! (PS)
geog. low bald hill at the northeast end of Seylor Valley yxʷmsúlaʔxʷ
go out ʔáččqaʔ
go out. PLURAL ʔáčəčqaʔ
- ʔá··čəčqaʔl̓x They were all going out (PS)
- way̓ xʷsxʷusəlx way̓ ixíʔ ʔáčəčqaʔl̓x They hurried and they went out (PS)
- kʷaʔ čxʷuy̓x, ixíʔ uɬ kʷu ʔáčəčqaʔ. Well come on, then let’s get out. (PS)
- ʔáˤpnáʔ way̓ uɬ kʷu ʔáčəčqaʔ iʔ tl̓ sn̓mamáyaʔtn̓. Now we are out of school. (PS)
go out, exit / go out, exit, go outside / go outside / out ʔáčqaʔ
- k̓aw̓, nak̓ʷm̓ mat t̓ ʔáčqaʔ. He’s gone, he must have slipped out. (PS)
- way̓ lut xʔkinm̓ mi ʔáčqaʔ He couldn’t do anything to get out (PS)
- lut swit ksʔáčqaʔs Don’t anybody go out (PS)
Gopher, gopher / Gopher, gopher. in Ok and Cv mythology, Coyote’s wife ʔalapúl̓
- kɬtkɬmilxʷ, ixíʔ čusəlx pul̓, pul̓laʔxʷ, uɬ aɬíʔ čniɬč sčusts alapúl̓ He had a wife, they call her Goph, Gopher, and he calls her Gophie (PS)
gather together ʔalusčút
gather wood, firewood ʔalusílp̓m̓
gather wood, firewood ʔalusíslp̓m̓, aʔluʔsísəl̓p̓m̓
gather together ʔaluʔsčút
gather people together / gather people together. northern pronunciation ʔalw̓sqílxʷ
geog.-Yakima ʔAtánaʔ
go in compounds ʔaws-
- sʔaw̓sčuláyx. S/he was going to the celebration. (Cv)
- iʔ sʔaw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíx. They are who went to watch., S/he is going to be on watch. (PS)
- sʔaw̓sk̓áˤw̓xəl̓x. They're going to pray., They go praying. (Cv)
- ʔawsyáʕ̓l̓x They went to the gathering (Cv)
- p ʔawspúlx You go to bed (PS)
- mi sič ʔawsk̓ʷúl̓ən̓ I’ll go tend to it (PS)
- ʔawsčáˤwlx You go bathing (Cv)
- kn̓ ʔawspíx̌m̓ I go hunting (Cv)
- ʔawsyəyáx̌aʔm̓, ʔawsk̓ək̓níyaʔ He went to watch and listen (PS)
- ʔawsənt̓áqʷm̓ He went to lick plates (PS)
- ʔawsk̓ʷúl̓čɬmn̓ I’ll go cook for you (PS)
- ik̓líʔ ʔaw̓stkíčsəl̓x. They went and got there abouts. (PS)
- p ʔawsxminaʔnčút You go get straightened out (Cv)
- xʷuyx čʔawsáˤčán̓t Go tie it up (PS)
go tie something / go tie something. compound ʔawsáˤčntím̓
- xʷuyx čʔawsáˤčán̓t ixíʔ iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ Go tie up the horse (PS)
go pray. compound ʔawsk̓áˤw̓
go to listen. compound / go to listen ʔawsk̓k̓níyaʔ
- ʔawsyəyáx̌aʔm̓, ʔawsk̓ək̓níyaʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ iʔ ksm̓ayʔnčútaʔx He went to watch (and) listen to the bird’s story (PS)
go watch out ʔaw̓sk̓ɬčhám̓
go fix something. compound ʔawsk̓ʷul̓n̓t
- mi sič ʔawsk̓ʷul̓ən̓ And then I’ll go tend to him (PS)
- ixíʔ ʔaw̓sk̓ʷúl̓čɬəmn̓. Then I’ll go cook for you all. (PS)
go kill many. compound ʔawsƛ̓xʷntím̓
- ixíʔ nínwiʔ kʷ k̓ɬʔatətxnúm̓t ixíʔ mɬ čʔaw̓sƛ̓əxʷɬúlm̓s iʔ t pəptw̓ínaxʷ. When you fall asleep, the old woman will come and kill you guys. (PS)
go take a chance. compound ʔawsmúskst
- kʷu sčʔaw̓smúskstx. We came over to take a chance. (Cv)
go lick plates ʔaw̓sn̓t̓áqʷm̓
- ʔawsənt̓áqʷm̓ He went to lick plates (PS)
go water something. compound ʔaw̓ssíwstm̓st
- ʔawssíwstm̓stn̓, mɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷixʷkn̓n̓ I’ll go water him, and then I’ll take off the saddle (PS)
go meet somebody ʔawstkíčn̓t
- ik̓líʔ ʔaw̓stkíčsəl̓x, ixíʔ iʔ sqʷsiʔsəl̓x. They went to meet him around there, that’s their son. (PS)
go watch. compound ʔawsyaʔyáʔx̌m̓
- way̓ ixíʔ xʷuy̓ səxʷk̓ʷul̓čənčut, ʔawsyəyáx̌aʔm̓, ʔawsk̓ək̓níyaʔ The cook went, he went to watch and listen (PS)
go to the gathering. compound ʔawsyáʕ
- uʔawsyáʕ̓l̓x They went to the gathering (Cv)
go feed stock ʔaw̓sʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔ
Go to bid good bye ʔawsʔúkʷmaʔm̓
guide ʔax̌líkstm̓
- t̓xʷ kʷ tkʷn̓kʷnim̓, uɬ lut kʷuʔ t̓ aksʔax̌líkstm̓, t in̓čáʔ way̓ čmistín̓ k̓aʔkín̓ kʷu ɬə ksxʷuy̓s. Just hold on, you don’t have to guide me, I know where we are going. (PS)
get tired of something ʔay̓x̌ʷtmn̓t
gather ʔaʔúlus
- way̓ ixíʔ aʔú··lusm̓ iʔ t k̓ámaʔ, iʔ t stim̓ He started to gather pine needles, anything (PS)
graze ʔáˤƛ̓úlaʔxʷm̓
growl / growl, scold, to roar, meow ʔáˤyám̓
get angry at somebody ʔáˤy̓m̓tmn̓t
- mət taʔlíʔ kʷu ʕimtməntm̓ She must be very angry at us (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ ʕimtmənts mi čənɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷətmistxʷ l̓ q̓sápiʔ If I get mad at you you’ll remember it for a long time (Cv)
geog. Viet Nam / geog. Viet Nam. English? ʔiknám̓
go to sleep / sleep / to sleep ʔitx
- ʔi··tx, uɬ mət k̓əɬʔətətxnumt, mət čənwʔis kiʔ qiɬt He slept, and he must have overslept, maybe (the sun) was high when he woke up / He slept, and he must have overslept, the sun was high when he woke up (PS)
go to sleep ʔitxəx
get revenge ʔiy̓kst / ʔiy̓ksn̓t
go to sleep ʔtxilx
- čxʷaxʷíst úɬiʔ kʷu ʔatxíl̓x. When we went to sleep he was walking up and down (PS)
- way̓ pulxəlx, uɬ aɬíʔ sʔəyʔayx̌ʷtxəlx, ʔətxilxəlx They went to bed because they were tired, they went to sleep (PS)
gather up ʔúl̓lusn̓t
gather up ʔul̓lw̓sn̓t
gather things for somebody ʔúluɬt
- ʔúluɬtm̓ He gathered them up (Cv)
gather things ʔúlusn̓t
- ʔúlusəs He gathered it (Cv)
grandfather. baby talk, hypocoristic ʕ̣ápaʔ
- in̓háˤpaʔ. He is my grandfather.
go to nothing, waste ʕʷc̓ap
- talíʔ uɬ ʔaˤw̓c̓áp, ixíʔ uɬ k̓l̓ sy̓ak̓ʷáqs. He’s going to nothing, and it was past mid-winter. (PS)