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I (-nt)-n̓

• n̓c̓əwqínaʔn̓ I pull it out of the ear (Cv)
• n̓c̓əwqupsən̓ I pull it out of the rear (Cv)
• n̓c̓əwqusən̓ I pull it out of the fire (Cv)
• lqíɬc̓aʔn̓. I pluck its feathers. (Cv)
• ixíʔ t̓ik̓ln̓tsn̓. I give you that food. (PS)
• n̓x̌əltčin̓n̓ I’ll ask for it (PS)
• yílwiʔn̓ I twisted it (Cv)
• k̓ɬmuln̓ I scoop something up (OkB)
• n̓kət̓kt̓usnəlx I cut their heads off. (I behead them) (PS)
• n̓ʔučxənn̓ I followed the tracks (PS)

It's what you purchased. aksčtíw̓

It is what you will show. aksk̓ʷn̓sxíx.

interesting -amn̓

in the construction -amn̓, -amn̓

• x̌əx̌əstmamn̓ interesting (Cv)
  • kʷ sx̌əx̌stmámnaʔx. You're gonna be funny., You want to be funny. (Cv)

inchoative purposive / inchoative purposive. ALWAYS IN CONSTRUCTION WITH ks- unrealized -aʔx

• kn̓ ksɬáˤpaʔx I’m going to drink (Cv)
• uɬ anwí kʷ ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx You want to come first (PS)
• way̓ kskxənmíxaʔx kspíx̌aʔx He wants to follow them hunting
• kskʷáˤčtaʔxəl̓x. They will get up early. (PS)
• kʷu ksɬaʔxʷsk̓ítaʔx. Let’s take a little rest., We're going to rest., We're going to catch our breath. (Cv)
• ksmiʔsxʷətmíxaʔx He wants more / I want more (Cv)
• kʷu ksmipínaʔx. We're gonna want to find out. (Cv)

improvised arrow, spear c̓aq̓l̓nútyaʔ

if, should čaʔkʷ, čakʷ

• uč čakʷ aláʔ kʷu pulx Maybe we could sleep here (PS)
• čakʷ čkəxstis. He should be going along with them. (PS)
• haʔ way̓ p sxƛ̓apx iʔ p sqilxʷ aláʔ, km̓ iʔ p y̓l̓y̓lmixʷm̓, km̓ axáʔ iʔ p isnəqsílxʷ aláʔ, čakʷ iwáʔ tətw̓it km̓ íwaʔ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap, km̓ íwaʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ km̓ íwaʔ xixw̓tm̓, yəyaˤt swit ? Are all you people here, you kings, or you my people, boys and old men, old women, and little girls, everybody? (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ lut st̓paˤm̓ uɬ itíʔ čkxan̓. Even if he doesn’t shoot, just so he goes along. (PS)

it's hailing. c̓əc̓ɬənusn̓tm̓

it was hanging there / hanging (one thing) čkɬaxʷp

insufficient, not enough, fall short čk̓ɬtw̓inm̓

it's sunny čkʷəkʷl̓al̓

it’s striped / striped čɬip̓

it's snowing čm̓qʷaqʷ

imitate voice, do a voice impression, repeat after someone čn̓čaw̓číst, n̓čaw̓čín̓t, n̓čaw̓čínm̓

it has corners, it has points čn̓ƛ̓m̓ƛ̓imqs

in both sides, on both side čn̓xmniw̓s

insult somebody c̓skstmaɬq

It’s laying close to shore čt̓əqčnitkʷ

• ixíʔ wikɬtsəl̓x iʔ stətm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaˤčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ. Then they saw her clothes close to the shore laying there. (PS)
• áɬiʔ iʔ stm̓tim̓s ilíʔ əɬaʔm̓čnítkʷ, əčt̓əqčnitkʷ axáʔ l̓ siw̓ɬkʷ la čtyap, ilíʔ st̓əqčnitkʷ iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. Her clothes were there close to the shore, there was a bundle on the shore where the water runs, there was a bundle of her clothes (PS)

it’s different / belong- does not belong čt̓ixʷlm̓

I pull it out of the hair. c̓w̓qáyaʔqn̓.

instruct someone about land c̓x̌ʷúlaʔxʷxt

indefinite interrogative form čʔx̌iʔ

• čʔx̌iʔ taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs iʔ ksčaláʔm̓p ɬə x̌stmin̓tp iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓m̓p ? How long are you going to stay if you like your jobs? (PS)

it has a dropper, there is a dropper əkɬc̓əc̓xʷmin̓

interrogative particle, question marker haʔ

• uɬ haʔ sčʔkinx haʔ? And what’s the matter? (PS)
• haʔ p aláʔ p čy̓aˤʔ ? Are you all gathered here? (PS)
• uč ixíʔ axáʔ iʔ kɬmut antkɬmílxʷ? Don’t you miss your wife? (PS)
• haʔ k̓im̓ kʷ ksq̓lips? Do you have another handkerchief?, Do you have a handkerchief left? (PS)
• uɬ haʔ kstim̓? And what is it for? / What is it for? (PS)

I’m going to open it., I'm going to tear it open. iksk̓ɬn̓t̓lípm̓.

information, request =iɬn̓

• kʷ kʷl̓stiɬn̓ yaʔ sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ. You send them an invitation. (PS)

It's about time iʔ l̓ spn̓kins.

It is the least used. iʔ lut iʔ misk̓ʷúl̓mn̓t.

It's a numbers race. iʔ sc̓ak iʔ sq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnx.

It's a place-value mat. iʔ sc̓ak l̓ aʔ čn̓kɬlíl̓iʔs.

It is counting time., It is counting the clock. iʔ sc̓əkɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ

It is a sorting rule. iʔ sn̓kaʔɬíw̓sm̓ iʔ nak̓ʷúl̓mn̓s.

It is insect larva. iʔ ʔakʷʔakʷtílx iʔ m̓áˤmlaʔs.

I look at someone.. k̓aˤc̓n̓

identify correctly one’s name, straighten out one’s name kčaˤčáˤm̓ɬtím̓

• kʷuʔ kčaˤčáˤm̓ɬtís. She straightened out my name. (Cv)

it gets late, it is late, evening k̓laxʷ

• xʷustx, uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ k̓laxʷ. Hurry̓, it’s alrəady̓ latə. (PS)
• k̓laxʷ iʔ c̓x̌ʷasq̓ts evening of the date/appointment (PS)
• way̓ k̓laxʷ wy̓sənc̓iw̓m̓ əɬčkičx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it In the evening when he finished washing dishes the little boy came back (PS)
• way̓ k̓laxʷ, n̓kʷəkʷʔač It’s late (and) dark / It’s late, dark (PS)
• huy̓ k̓laxʷ n̓pƛ̓mus iʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t. When evening comes the day is ended., In the evening the day ends. (PS)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ k̓laxʷ this evening (PS)
• xʷustx, uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ k̓laxʷ Hurry, it’s already late (PS)

insert something in the eye klaˤw̓úsn̓t

• klaˤw̓úsn̓. I stick it in the eye. (Cv)

It was cut off., The head was cut off. k̓ɬk̓t̓ap

ice skates, roller skates kɬqʷáˤxníkn̓tn̓

it's marked, it’s recorded / marked, recorded k̓ɬq̓y̓ay̓

itchy skin kɬsw̓pilxʷ

It goes the way one wants it. k̓ɬxiʔúsəst

intransitive subject pronoun, 1st sg. I kn̓, kn̓

• uɬ sčʔkinx kn̓ kst̓ləlmíxaʔx úɬiʔ kʷuʔ əɬmálx̌aʔntxʷ? / (PS)? (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ waʔsnúxʷ, way̓ kn̓ xixaʔyápəlqs The sun is coming high on me, I am going to end the story (PS)
• uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stils mət kʷ sxʔkinx And I thought maybe something happened to you (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kn̓ čkʷənkʷənksənčut I just grabbed my own hands (PS)
• kn̓ sčk̓ʷúl̓aʔx. I just work here. (PS)

infect, be contagious / infect, be contagious. MIDDLE knilm̓

• kniln̓t give someone a disease, infect / give someone a disease
• kʷ iksknílm̓ t sʔáˤhaʔ. I’ll give you a cold.
• kniləntsən̓ t sáˤhaʔ I gave you a cold. (Ok)

it is evening, there is dark, the day is over ksk̓laxʷ

• way̓ k̓əl̓ ksk̓laxʷ uɬ t̓uxʷt iʔ kəwaps Towards evening his horse flew (PS)

its weight ksnaˤsts

island. geog Kettle Falls Island, or Hayes Island. former (pithouse) village site and sometime fishing site / geog. now inundated island in the middle of the Columbia between sntk̓iwlxtns wápupxn and snʔixʷínaʔ. [lit. island.] / island ksun̓kʷ

island ksunkʷ 2

It will be daylight. ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs.

• way̓ laʔɬ ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs It got broad daylight (PS)
• way̓ t̓i k̓əl̓ ksx̌lap, way̓ k̓əl̓ ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs, ixíʔ n̓čaʔlqsíkstməntm̓ At daylight, when it’s daylight all over, that’s when he elbowed him (to wake him up) / At daylight, when it’s daylight all over, he elbowed him (PS)

It's gonna be twice. ksʔasíl̓s.

interjection, yes, well kway̓

• staʔ, kway̓, čn̓kəčnikn̓tm̓ iʔ t n̓kʷl̓muts, t qʷáˤsqiʔ. Well, he was being overtaken by his brother-in-law Blue Jay. (PS)
• way̓ nstils n̓c̓ičən̓, “kway̓, swnixʷəxʷ.” Wolf thought, “Yes, he’s telling the truth.” (PS)
• kway̓ čmistíxʷ lut kʷuʔ t̓a čk̓ɬk̓lxʷusm̓stxʷ kʷu tl̓ sk̓ʷul̓s. You know that you haven’t let us out of your sight since we were born. (PS)
• n̓stils, “kway̓, myaɬ kn̓ ʔayx̌ʷt.” He thought, “Well, I am too tired.” (PS)

interjection, apparently kʷaʔ

• kʷaʔ ilíʔ kʷu čtkʷƛ̓qn̓čut. Well there we made a narrow escape. (PS)
• way̓ kʷu əɬ k̓əɬʔəysaqsm̓, áˤc̓ən̓t, kʷaʔ patáq uɬ áˤpnáʔ səsp̓qin̓ We will change grub, look, we’ve had potatoes, now let’s have wheat (PS)
• čun̓tm̓, “kʷaʔ n̓ʔuɬxʷəxʷ.” He told him, “Go on in.” (PS)
• lut t̓ə ksənpəlliw̓s, aɬíʔ kʷaʔ n̓k̓ʷəsc̓əʔak̓ʷm̓ yaʔ čnəlqiw̓sčəlx No (weeds) grow there, because all summer long they pulled weeds (PS)
• km̓aʔ ʔux̌ʔux̌tílaʔt ikɬkƛ̓aʔnčútn̓, kʷaʔ kn̓ sílxʷaʔ kn̓ ylmixʷm̓ It’s not babies who should come after me, why, I am a big chief (PS)
• way̓ kʷaʔ kxəntsin̓ I’ll follow you (PS)
• maʔ ilíʔxəx kʷaʔ axáʔ iswiʔsáˤc̓m̓ iʔ qʷəy̓min̓ Wait a minute until I’m done reading the letter (PS)

it gets warm, it's warm kʷaʔál̓

interjection, just like k̓ʷaʔm̓

It's a little silver. k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ piqsxn̓.

I released it., I freed it., I untied it. k̓ʷixʷn̓

I lent somebody something. kʷɬn̓xixmn̓.

interjection with negative meaning k̓ʷnaʔ

• t̓iʔ way̓ kʷu qiɬəɬt áɬiʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓, áɬiʔ k̓ʷnaʔ ʔiw̓t. When we woke up, we came, we didn’t want to get behind. (PS)

it was singed, we singed it k̓ʷsn̓tim̓

• k̓ʷsn̓tixʷ. You singe/singed it. (Cv)

in, on, for, with, to, at time or location l̓

in one place, on one place l̓ nəqslup

• ilíʔ l̓ nəqslup. S/he stayed at one place. (OkB)

in the morning l̓ sɬəkʷəkʷaˤsts

in the afternoon l̓ sn̓yak̓ʷqín̓s

inside (point) laʔáy̓w̓s

iterative -lwis

iterative. here and there, around -lwis -əlwis

• kn̓ čk̓əɬk̓ʷəlk̓əlwis, kn̓ čk̓ʷəlk̓əlwis I rolled around (on the floor) (Cv)
• čʔax̌lwís. He was doing something., He was fooling around. (PS)
• čaʔkʷ iksxʷstlwísm̓. I should be travelling around. (PS)
• ʔakswxəlwís He wanders around (OkB)
• kn̓ ksxʷy̓lwísaʔx. I am going to travel around. (PS)
• əčxʷy̓lwis. S/he is traveling around., S/he's going around. (Cv)
• kɬt̓əxʷtlwis They have airplanes (PS)
• sn̓xʷy̓lwistn̓s. It is her/his traveling outfit. (PS)

iterative. here and there, around -lwis, -əlwis

• kn̓ čk̓əɬk̓ʷəlk̓əlwis, kn̓ čk̓ʷəlk̓əlwis I rolled around (on the floor) (Cv)
• čʔax̌lwís. He was doing something., He was fooling around. (PS)
• čaʔkʷ iksxʷstlwísm̓. I should be travelling around. (PS)
• ʔakswxəlwís He wanders around (OkB)
• kn̓ ksxʷy̓lwísaʔx. I am going to travel around. (PS)
• əčxʷy̓lwis. S/he is traveling around., S/he's going around. (Cv)
• kɬt̓əxʷtlwis They have airplanes (PS)
• sn̓xʷy̓lwistn̓s. It is her/his traveling outfit. (PS)

information, request =ɬn̓ 2 =iɬn̓

• kʷ kʷl̓stiɬn̓ yaʔ sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ. You send them an invitation. (PS)

I -m(-nt)-n̓

• n̓kxnilsmn̓ I want to go with them / I just realize it (Cv)

interjection. see mltm maltm̓

I tell you / tell someone something m̓ay̓ɬtimn̓ / m̓ay̓ɬtím̓

interjection see mʔ 1 maʔ

ironwood mc̓mc̓iɬp

ironwood mc̓mc̓iɬp, məc̓məc̓iʔɬp

I -mi(-nt)-n̓

• n̓k̓əstmin̓ It put me in bad (PS)
• n̓ɬək̓ʷək̓ʷmin̓ I thought of it (I strung it up) (Cv)

instrumental -min̓

instrumental -min̓, -m̓in̓, -m̓in̓

• k̓ɬaˤčmín̓ trolling line (OkB)
• k̓ɬaˤlmín̓ fence, fence post, fence pole (OkB)
• laʔmín̓ bee stinger (Cv)
• ɬuʔmín̓ spear, harpoon, poker, impaler
• nčəčqəm̓in̓ Saucer (OkB)
• q̓əy̓min̓ Letter, paper, writing implement (PS)
• sn̓čəčkʷm̓in̓ little wagon, buggy (PS)
• snwur̓mín̓ Fireplace (OkB)
• tq̓ʷlmin̓ barbeque stick / Barbequeing stick (OkB)

intransitive reflexive / intransitive reflexive. with unstressed i -mist

• kn̓ táx̌ʷmist I hung something (reached over) (Cv)
• kʷu sčxətxítmists. we have been running around. (Cv)
• kʷ yúm̓m̓ist. You made a move., You make a move. (Cv)
• t̓úlmistx Take it easy (Cv)
• q̓ʷíɬmistx Do your best (PS)
• kn̓ čqʷútmist. I am in a level wooded land. (Cv)

intransitive reflexive. with stressed í -míst

• kn̓ kshəhʔáˤwmístaʔx I’m going to take a break, loosen up / I am going to take a break (Cv)
• kn̓ čkʷənmist I was making noise singing / I was singing (Cv)
• kn̓ kmahqənmíst I give up (Cv)
• uɬ aɬíʔ miyəlsmíst aɬíʔ qaʔɬylmíxʷm̓ And he thinks he can do that because he’s the chief’s son (PS)
• haʔ sčyaʔyaʔmístx ? Did she feel sorry for herself?, Was she feeling sorry for herself? (Cv)
• qʷən̓kstmist He did something pitiful (PS)
• kʷu tk̓aslmíst. It is both of us. (PS)
• tx̌ʔənčənmistməntm̓ She tried to stop them (PS)
• kn̓ n̓x̌stl̓smist. I am satisfied. (PS)
• čk̓ɬtw̓nl̓smistəl̓x. They’re not good enough., They fell short. (Cv)
• kʷ čwl̓čnmist. You are talking foolishly. (Cv)
• lut t̓ə sčk̓əɬnəq̓ʷmist He didn’t run away (PS)
• kn̓ ksəl̓plaʔmíst I have disappeared (hide from others) (Cv)
• kn̓ kswitmíst I lose something (OkB)
• ʔəčkn̓kstmist Play with oneself (Cv)
• n̓qʷən̓qʷn̓aʔmístm̓s She started begging him (PS)
• kn̓ n̓səwčənmist I will propose (Cv)
• lut akswl̓čnmíst. Don’t start talking funny. (PS)
• məɬ asxƛ̓čənmíst You can start saying all kinds of things (PS)
• čn̓kəxn̓mist. He was walking there., He was walking along. (PS)
• čx̌stmistn̓. I enjoyed it., I am enjoying it. (Cv)
• ksw̓plaʔmístəl̓x. They asked permission. (PS)
• ksn̓tw̓mistn̓ Store keeper (PS)
• kshəhəʕ̓ʷmístaʔx It sprinkles (Cv)
• tumíst Sell (OkB)

intransitive reflexive -miʔst

intransitive reflexive -miʔst, -m̓ist

• nxʷúlmiʔst Whirlpool (OkB)
• kn̓ tiɬm̓iʔst I go straight
• ɬəlɬílm̓ist It sprinkles (Cv)
• kʷu xítmist. We run., We ran., We are/were running. (Cv)

interjection. unclear function mltm̓, maltm̓

• kʷ kstkɬmilxʷ mi kʷu ɬəɬčq̓ʷiɬtm̓stxʷ? maltm̓ t isysyús kiʔ kaʔkíčəntsən̓ You are the woman and you want to carry me? It is I who found you because I am smart (PS)

instrumental -mn̓, -mn̓, -mn̓

• ƛ̓qʷƛ̓qʷumn̓ thorns (Cv)
• nc̓iw̓mn̓ dish pan (OkB)
• nk̓áˤwmn̓ Prayers (PS)
• n̓t̓uxʷtmn̓ Airplane (Cv)
• sn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓ workplace / office / job (PS)
• Sn̓yal̓mn̓ Montana [lit. place of the last stand.] (Cv)
  • way̓ təl̓ sn̓yal̓mn̓, itlíʔ kn̓ sqilxʷ From Montana, I am an Indian from there / I am an Indian from Montana (PS)
  • nixəls sn̓k̓l̓ip knaqs iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sn̓yal̓mənx ilíʔ kiʔ čksl̓íplaʔ Coyote heard that a maiden from Montana had disappeared (PS)
• sx̌ʷilmn̓ hell / devil [lit. thrown away.] (Cv)
  • ʔáˤc̓n̓t anwíʔ pútiʔ čxʷl̓xʷal̓t uɬ l̓ax̌tmn̓txʷ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓. Look at yourself, when you were alive and were partners with the Devil. (PS)
  • uɬ axáʔ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ kmix axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷanɬqs, uɬ way̓ lut, lut ʔəɬəɬnutm̓ iʔ siyúpsč iʔ patáq What the Devil has from his garden is nothing, and the tails of the potatoes are not edible (PS)
  • uɬ axáʔ wsənčut iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ staʔxʷɬčítxʷs The Devil is bragging how beautiful the house he got is (PS)
• ʔax̌ʷmn̓ brush (OkB)

I’ll pile them together mymstin̓

important person, people. compound / important person. compound mysqilxʷ

• axáʔ smy̓sqilxʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. This an important person this woman. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ kɬylmixʷməlx ixíʔ l̓ tawn̓, sílxʷaʔ ilmíxʷəms, smysqilxʷ They have a chief in that town, a big chief, he’s an important person (PS)
• way̓ mət smysqilxʷ iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓əx̌aps Their parents must be important people (PS)
• smysqilxʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ She was an important woman. (This woman was an important person.)
• axáʔ kɬylmixʷm̓əl̓x ixíʔ l̓ tawn̓, sílxʷaʔ y̓lmíxʷm̓s, smy̓sqilxʷ. They have a chief in that town, a big chief, he’s important. (PS)
• sčʔkinx axáʔ kn̓ smysqilxʷ, uɬ way̓ axáʔ sxʔimɬt̓ət̓áʔq̓ət čq̓ilən̓, kʷu əɬxʷic̓əɬts What’s the matter, I am way up in class, and he gave me the shortest arrow? (PS)

interjection mʔ, maʔ

• maʔ ilíʔxəx, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ k̓ʷaʔ iswy̓sáˤc̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ Just a minute, until I get done looking at this letter (PS)
• maʔ ilíʔxəx k̓ʷaʔ axáʔ iswy̓sáˤc̓m̓ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ Wait a minute until I’m done reading the letter (PS)

impatient mʔaˤʔ

interjection mʕ̓n̓, mʔaˤn̓

• mʔaˤn̓ əɬ sx̌aʔx̌áʔs iʔ skəkáˤkaʔs uɬ t̓i kmix kʷəkʷr̓it Look how powerful her birds are, they’re nothing but gold (PS)
• maˤn̓ áˤc̓ən̓t axáʔ t asaʔstám̓ Just look at your sister-in-law (PS)
• uɬ q̓sápiʔ uɬ lut t̓ə čwikstm̓səlx, uɬ áˤc̓ən̓t, ilíʔ maˤn̓ kʷu ʔx̌ilm̓ And it’s been a long time since they have seen you, and look, we felt the same way (PS)

indeed not. see nk̓ʷ 1 / indeed not nak̓ʷáʔ

• nak̓ʷáʔ čm̓ atláʔ kʷ k̓əɬk̓laxʷ məɬ kʷ taʔxʷsčk̓ʷúl̓ It won’t be that as soon as you get out of sight you’ll get a job / It won’t be that as soon as you get out of sight you’ll get a job (PS)
• áɬiʔ nak̓ʷáʔ kɬlatáp. Because they don’t even have a table. (PS)
• pničíʔ nak̓ʷáʔ kɬənʔəkʷtaqs, km̓ kɬt̓əxʷtlwis At that time they didn’t have cars or airplanes (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ smaʔmínm̓, anwí aspuʔús We didn’t send you away, it was your wish (PS)
• way̓ aɬíʔ nak̓ʷáʔ t ank̓əɬčúttn̓, t̓əxʷ ixíʔ kʷ sčksənxaʔčənmsčút You haven’t had your training, you are always putting yourself higher than the others (PS)

Indeed nak̓ʷm̓, nak̓ʷm̓

• ixíʔ nak̓ʷm̓ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ixíʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ That’s indeed a people-eater, that sea monster. (PS)
• way̓ nák̓ʷm̓ nk̓áwlaʔxʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ He killed all the deer (PS)
• xʷʔi··t nák̓ʷm̓ iʔ sqilxʷ iʔ sčkm̓ax̌əns Very many people he has kidnapped (PS)

Inchelium n̓čaʔlíwm̓

Inchelium N̓čaʔlíwm̓

install something that stands in the ground. as pole / install something that stands in the ground nc̓lúlaʔxʷm̓

immitate n̓čw̓čw̓ikst

interjection. see nkxnʔ / interjection. goodness!, my! northern form níknaʔ

interjection. see nkxnʔ / interjection. goodness!, my! níkxnaʔ

• níkxnaʔ, čxíʔtmist iʔ sqilxʷ, aɬíʔ k̓ʷəɬxčinməntm̓ My, the people ran over there, because that’s surprising news (PS)
• nikxnaʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ splal̓ aɬíʔ sčq̓əxʷxʷmixəlx iʔ k̓əl̓ st̓aʔk̓míx, uɬ aɬíʔ swiʔnúmtx Goodness, the young fellows were wishing for the girl, because she’s good looking (PS)
• nikxnaʔ n̓čq̓aqsəntm̓ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ Goodness, the stench hit the woman’s nose (PS)

If and when, in a while n̓ín̓w̓iʔ

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ kswilqəntxʷ əɬ pulstxʷ yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, əɬ ƛ̓əlnuntxʷ, lutíʔ ksƛ̓lals, məɬ ixíʔ k̓əl̓ sʔawtíɬc̓aʔs ilíʔ mi kɬnyrk̓ʷipəntxʷ If you get a chance to kill the man-eater, if you kill him dead, before he dies, put the hoop in his hind end (PS)
• iʔ mypnuntm̓ iʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓tət, uɬ ixíʔ nínwiʔ kʷu qʷaʔqʷaʔmn̓čút, uɬ ixíʔ xʷuy̓ nax̌m̓ɬ tx̌iw̓twílx put ʔaˤpnáʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t iʔ kʷu tkʷʔut, uɬ ixíʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t miʔ kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. We’ll find out what our work will be, and then we’ll practice, and then come next year just the same day we walked away, that same day we’ll come back. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ t isəxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ nínwiʔ čk̓ʷul̓ɬəm̓s. This worker of mine will take care of them. (PS)
• lut kʷu t̓ə čus· n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čkʷɬənxixəmstxʷ He didn’t tell me, “you can lend it out.” (PS)
• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ iwá kʷ əɬ ƛ̓lal̓ uɬ lut kʷ t̓ ikskʷním̓ Even if you die I’m not going to take you (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ ikskn̓xítm̓ I am going to give you help (PS)
• maʔ ilíʔxəx, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷaʔ iswysáˤc̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ Just a minute, until I get done looking at this letter (PS)
• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kn̓ mypnwiɬən̓, t swit kʷ m̓áyaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mypnun̓ I will learn, anybody shows me, and I’ll learn (PS)
• put way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čaʔkʷ iwá əɬ kt̓aq̓əxnm̓, uɬ lut t̓ə ksk̓əɬkičxs Even if she stretched, she can’t reach it (PS)

inside (a dwelling/house) nixʷútm̓

inner side =nk=c̓ʔ, =nk=íc̓aʔ

irritable n̓k̓aʔsíl̓s

• n̓k̓sk̓aʔsíl̓s irritable (pl)

It’s very close to the road n̓k̓ək̓táqaʔs

irritable n̓k̓sk̓aʔsíls

irritable (pl) n̓k̓sk̓aʔsíl̓s

Inexpensive / Inexpensive. (Cv) [lit. small nose.] n̓k̓ʷək̓ʷəymaqsm̓

Inexpensive, cheap nk̓ʷək̓ʷim̓áqsm̓

In one house n̓k̓ʷənxqniɬxʷ

inexpensive, cheap nk̓ʷk̓ʷymaqs

inexpensive, cheap nk̓ʷk̓ʷymaqs, nk̓ʷək̓ʷim̓aqsm̓

insert something in the ground nlʕ̓ʷúlaʔxʷn̓t

• ilíʔ n̓laˤw̓úlaʔxʷn̓ uɬ klíq̓naʔn̓ iʔ t smik̓ʷt. I stuck him there, and I buried him with snow. (PS)

in-laws n̓ɬəx̌m̓tan̓

interpreter nmyčin̓

interpreter nmyčin̓, nmiyčín̓

interpret, translate, relay a message nmyčinm̓

• kʷ n̓my̓činm̓ You deliver the message., You translate., You interpret. (Cv)

interpret someone, translate something nmyčin̓t

• sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ kʷu čus, uɬ n̓myčintsən̓, pnaʔ kʷ ksíp̓iʔ That’s why he told me, and I interpret him to you, maybe you have some hide (PS)

irrigate n̓písuʔsm̓

insert in the center nq̓aʔq̓ʔiw̓s

Indian name nqəlxʷskʷist

• aksn̓qəl̓xʷskʷíst. It will be your Indian name/Indigenous name. (Cv)

Indian language / In Indian nqilxʷčn̓

• čakʷ čus iʔ n̓qilxʷčn̓ way̓ uɬ st̓aʔk̓míx. One should say in Indian she was a young maiden. (PS)
• uɬ n̓kʷa·níxtn̓ iʔ t ənqilxʷčən̓ qʷilm̓ nqləmxʷqin̓tn̓ I sang for him, Indian medicine songs (and) love songs (Cv)
• k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ čmistín̓ iʔ ən̓qilxʷčn̓. I know the Indian/Indigenous language a little. (Cv)

Indian name nqlxʷskʷist

Indian name. compound nqlxʷskʷist, nqəlxʷskʷist

• aksn̓qəl̓xʷskʷíst. It will be your Indian name/Indigenous name. (Cv)

in a language / a language nqʷlqʷiltn̓

• way̓ čaʔkʷ čus innqʷəlqʷíltn̓, n̓x̌ʷəʔiɬpčən̓, way̓ itlíʔ kn̓ c̓əpq̓siw̓sm̓ iʔ t inčaptíkʷɬ Well, as they say in my language, in Colville, I am going to splice my legend
• axáʔ iʔ sʔum̓s iʔ ta n̓qʷl̓qʷi̓ltn̓ "iʔ sčk̓aw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíx". They are what’s called in the language ‘the ones that go and set watch’. (PS)

interrupt somebody nsaˤyčn̓t

interrupt somebody n̓saˤy̓čn̓t

• n̓saˤy̓čn̓stn̓ I interrupt you (Cv)
• t̓iʔ kmix ixíʔ kn̓ čm̓ay̓xtwíxʷaʔx, úɬiʔ kʷuʔ n̓saˤy̓čn̓txʷ. We are only telling stories to one another, and now you interrupt us. (PS)

interjection nt̓ʔ nt̓aʔ

interjection nt̓aʔ, n̓t̓aʔ

• n̓t̓aʔ xʷay̓sts iʔ sqəltmixʷs She got after her husband (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ n̓p̓aʔp̓aʔxʷús axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ It shone in the king’s eyes (PS)
• way̓ c̓iw̓s axáʔ iʔ səsp̓qin̓, way̓ ixíʔ mar̓wís iʔ t kʷukʷús, məɬ ixíʔ n̓c̓upkʷs, n̓t̓a məɬ ʔiɬən̓ He washed the wheat, he mixed it with bacon, rolled some flour and threw it in the water, and he ate (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ uɬ sn̓yʕ̓əpənčutx Then he just passed out (Cv)
• n̓t̓aʔ n̓kəlxusəntm̓, uɬ k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsəntm̓ She rushed to him and kissed him on the face (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ n̓stils n̓c̓ičən̓, “təl̓ isčk̓ʷúl̓, təl̓ istaʔxʷspx̌páx̌t, lut swit kʷu t̓ə čk̓əɬxaʔtxtís.” Wolf thought, “From the time I was born, from the time I got my senses, nobody could step in front of me.” (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ t̓i paˤs axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ My, the woman was surprised (PS)

I -ntin̓

• čaʔntín̓ I hit him (Cv)
• əɬkxn̓tsin̓ I will go back with you. (PS)

It’s being lowered in. (Ok) n̓tx̌ʷax̌ʷ

I -nu(-nt)-n̓

• tqəqnun̓ I accidentally touched it., I treated him underhandedly., I managed to touch it. (Cv)
• mipnúnn̓ Discover / I discover it (OkB)
• kʷuʔ astqəqnúnm̓. You’re fooling me. (Cv)
• c̓spnun̓. I spent it all. (PS)
• k̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷpnun̓. I finally got it opened. (Cv)

information, knowledge -nwiɬn̓

information, knowledge =n̓wiɬn̓

• kʷu čpx̌ʷam̓ iʔ ksmipn̓wíɬn̓tət. We diversify what we learn., We learn different things., We distribute what we will learn. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓txtət iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔtət čm̓ ixíʔ əɬa ksmispx̌páx̌t, iʔ ksčmipn̓wíɬn̓s. It’s the youngest of us, our little brother, who is the smartest, who has learned more (PS)

iterative. here and there, around. occasionally heard variant of -lwis / iterative -nwis

• isq̓l̓tnwís. I am sickly. (Cv)

in a while nw̓s

In the English language n̓wyápixčən̓

in English language nwyapyxčn̓

in English language nwyapyxčn̓, nuyápixčən̓

• k̓l̓ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ k̓l̓ siw̓ɬkʷ, čaʔkʷ čus iʔ t nw̓yápixčn̓, "ʔusn̓" It's to the big water, as they call it in English. ‘ocean’. (PS)
• 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)

in the middle of a bridge nx̌liw̓s

In the Colville language n̓x̌ʷʔiɬpxčən̓

inside nyxʷut

• áɬiʔ kʷaʔ atláʔ tl̓ ənixʷút kiʔ yiríwaxnm̓ qʷásqiʔ. Therefore blue yay put his snow shoes on from inside. (PS)
• ixíʔ wiks axáʔ iʔ la ny̓xʷut ilíʔ. Then he saw these insides there. (PS)
• mət kaʔɬís sn̓saʕmənčútsəlx iʔ ta nyxʷut iʔ ta čənləʕ̓ʷutm̓ Maybe three times they went down in the valley / Maybe three times they went down deep gulches (PS)
• ixíʔ l̓ l̓kasát kiʔ l̓ ən̓y̓xʷut laklíʔ. The key is there inside the trunk., Inside the trunk there is the key. (PS)

imitate somebody nyxʷxʷmin̓t

• nyxʷxʷmin̓ I copy cat him. (Ok)
• nyxʷəxʷmis iʔ sl̓ax̌ts He tried to do what his partner did (PS)

Inside it (e.g. a clam shell) / Inside it. (Cv) e.g. a clam shell / Inside it. (Cv) e.g. a clam shell. unclear construction n̓ʕʷəlʕʷəlqənmənwixʷ

Indian paint fungus p̓aqʷstn̓

• x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ əɬaʔ ksp̓aqʷstn̓ puffball. Lycoperdon spp. Calvatia gigantea (OkB)

It squirted p̓c̓maˤntm̓

in those days pn̓ičíʔ

It's foggy p̓uƛ̓n̓tm̓

introduce somebody to somebody qʷaʔmnwíxʷ

introduce somebody to somebody qʷaʔmnwíxʷst

• áɬiʔ qʷaʔmnwíxʷstm̓əl̓x iʔ t st̓m̓kʔil̓ts, čun̓tm̓, “axáʔ ixíʔ in̓místm̓, ixíʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓.” His daughter introduced them, she said, “This one there is my father, he’s the boss.” (PS)
• kʷuʔ qʷaʔmnwíxʷstxʷ. You introduce me., You introduce us. (Cv)

in compounds -sáˤc̓c̓

in a pile sčaˤs

is saying what? sc̓intx

• haʔ kʷ sc̓intx ? What are you saying?, Are you saying something? (Cv)

information sčmiyáps

is taking something to somebody sčʔukʷɬt

• axáʔ q̓y̓min̓ kʷ isčʔúkʷɬtm̓ /isəčʔúkʷɬtm̓. I’m bringing you this letter. (PS)

It’s downhill səx̌ʷəx̌ʷstús

interpreter səxʷn̓mičín̓

Idaho Skičw̓

indian hellebore. beratrum viride / indian hellebore skliq̓mn̓

idea sk̓ɬpaʔx̌

Indian potatoes skʷəl̓kʷil̓m̓

important person smisqílxʷ

important chief / important chief. compound smyɬylmixʷm̓

• kn̓ smy̓ɬy̓lmixʷm̓ uɬ sc̓x̌ilx isx̌sl̓sčút, iʔ sxʔim̓ɬx̌ást iʔ kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓səl̓x. I am an important king, and that’s the reason for my very best clothes, the very best things they’re going to use. (PS)

Inchelium Indian sn̓čaʔlíʔx

Inchelium Indian snčaʔlíʔx, snčaʔlíx, sn̓čaʔlíʔx

in-laws sn̓ɬəx̌m̓tan̓

• kn̓ lim̓t ikswíkm̓ isn̓ɬəx̌m̓tán̓. I am glad I’m going to see my law relations/in-laws. (PS)
• huy̓ taʔxʷsn̓ɬəx̌m̓tán̓ sn̓k̓lip. Coyote got law relations., Coyote got in-laws. (PS)

in-laws sn̓ɬx̌m̓tan̓

Insane sn̓qʷw̓qʷáˤwqnaʔx

ice cream shop sn̓sul̓sqʔím̓tn̓

indian summer sn̓suʔúx

Indian summer. (Ok) sn̓suʔúxsənsuʔúx

inside sn̓yxʷtíɬc̓aʔ

It is shining. sp̓ʔaxʷs

• ixíʔ iʔ sp̓ʔaxʷs uɬ kɬp̓aʔxʷítkʷ. Then she started shining and shone all over the water. (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)
• put čʔx̌iɬ iʔ t x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ, iʔ təl̓ x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ iʔ sp̓əʔaxʷs It’s just like the sun, (like) the sun shining / Just like the sun, the sun shining (PS)

It is its pattern core. sqamíns.

• l̓ skpapútmn̓s k̓ɬyirn̓tíkʷ iʔ l̓ sqamín̓s circle the pattern core

Indian boat, Indigenous watercraft or vehicle sqəlxʷiwɬ

Indian Reservation sqəlxʷúlaʔxʷ

indigestion stk̓sil̓s

Indian dance, jump dance, winter dance str̓qam̓

ice cream sul̓t sqʔim̓

itch swap

it's lightening / lightning sww̓íkiʔstm̓

invitation, call for company sx̌ltsqilxʷ

• kʷ kʷl̓stiɬn̓ yaʔ sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ. You send them an invitation. (PS)

invite people, call for people sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ

It started to rain alot. sxʷtiʔsts.

• kn̓ nyʕc̓yác̓ism̓ I clinched my teeth. (Ok)
• kʷuʔ n̓c̓w̓qiy̓sn̓txʷ. You pull my teeth out. (Cv)

ice, glacier sxʷuy̓n̓t

• qmi··s iʔ sxʷuyən̓t uɬ k̓a n̓k̓əmqniɬxʷ He stacked the ice blocks up to the ceiling / He laid the ice up to the ceiling (PS)
• čiʔíx iʔ skʷal̓t uɬ áɬiʔ ʔaˤmáp iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuyn̓t, It got warm from the sun, and the snow and the ice here melted. (PS)

in trouble, in need, needful syaˤpčín̓

it’s not true ta way̓

instrumental -tan̓

• c̓aʔtán̓ rattle / rattle of a snake
• nƛ̓ləltan̓ Death (PS)
• n̓tq̓tan̓ Young virgin. (Cv) uncertain form
• sčwtans What he put there (Cv)
• snɬəx̌mtan̓ Man or woman’s in-laws / Law relation (OkB)
• sn̓ɬəx̌mtan̓ Law-relations (PS)
• sn̓qʷaʔqʷaʔltán̓ Court house (Cv)
• sn̓qʷəqʷəʔltan̓ West (Cv)

it's nothing, nothing, not a joking matter, be quite something tan̓mús

• way̓ məɬ ixíʔ tanm̓ús asx̌ʷaq̓ʷəlqsm̓, way̓ čm̓ məɬ ixíʔ čiʔstm̓s Pretend you’re snoring, and she’ll leave you alone (PS)
• min̓á tanm̓ús axáʔ iʔ tətwit This boy is quite something (PS)
• uɬ min̓á tanm̓ús, uɬ way̓ t̓i laʔɬ anwí mi kʷu čmr·im̓ And maybe it’s not for nothing, I will get married with you (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ təl̓ tanm̓ús kiʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ It’s not a joke that she is a man-eater (PS)
• way̓ t̓i tanm̓ús itíʔ kʷu kstəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t spilm̓ For nothing we will go in the open country (PS)
• lut x̌əl̓ tanm̓ús kʷ isənqʷən̓mínm̓, ixíʔ kʷ isk̓áˤwmístm̓ It isn’t for nothing that I pitied you, I am going to hire you (PS)
• uɬ min̓á haʔ tanm̓ús, way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ k̓əɬx̌ʷilstm̓. And maybe it’s not for nothing, it’s better that we do away with him. min̓á tanm̓us kiʔ qʷásqiʔ. It isn’t for nothing that he’s Blue Jay (PS)
• way̓ t̓əxʷ mət tanm̓ús ilíʔ sn̓ʔučxn̓ Maybe he’s going to follow for nothing (PS)

instrumental -tayn̓

• ksʔay̓x̌ʷtáyn̓. He gave out., He is exhausted. (PS)
  • kn̓ ksʔay̓x̌ʷtáyn̓ I am tired., I've given out., I'm exhausted. (PS)

iron clothes, press clothes t̓ic̓m̓

I hardly try. t̓iʔ kn̓ taʔx̌ílm̓.

in no time t̓iʔ lut

• way̓ t̓i lut, uɬ ƛ̓lal̓ axáʔ q̓ʷəyáˤs It was no time, and the Black Face died (PS)
• t̓iʔ lut əčkm̓iksxts. He doesn’t have a particular way of doing it for them. (PS)
• uɬ t̓i lu··t uɬ ʔayx̌ʷt And it was no time and he got tired (PS)
• t̓iʔ lut sksčxʷuy̓s axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓, way̓ k̓ɬnixl̓. Wolf didn’t go very far, and he heard something., Wolf hadn’t gone very far, and he heard something. (PS)
• čm̓ t̓iʔ lut mɬ kʷ x̌ʷlíɬc̓aʔ nínwiʔ iʔ t sx̌ʷupts. It might not be long and you will throw him away if later he’s weak. (PS)

indigestion, reflux, heartburn tk̓sil̓s

• tl̓ kʷuʔ kičn̓txʷ uɬ way̓ kn̓ sčtk̓sil̓s. since you got here to me, i have been sick to my stomach. / since you got here to me, i have felt bad. (PS)
• uɬ lut kn̓ t̓ə čtk̓sils kn̓ t̓ə čʔx̌ilm̓ put anwí ik̓líʔ kʷ kičx I never got sick like that until you arrived here (PS)

insult somebody tqʷlqʷltínaʔ

• ixíʔ sklm̓xqinm̓s, n̓kʷnim̓s, ixíʔ tqʷl̓qʷl̓tínaʔs n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. He started to sing a love song, he sang, he started to insult the sea monster. (PS)
• uɬ n̓k̓sínaʔməntm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, aɬíʔ čtqʷəlqʷəltínaʔs Coyote didn’t like what he was saying, he was insulting him (PS)

it's clear tx̌áˤʔl̓ásq̓t

idiomatic expression, with lut / idiomatic expression, with lut. (no) good txíxiʔ

• lutm̓ iʔ txíxiʔ It wasn’t any good (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ lut txíxiʔ They can’t be good enough (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ nixʷ iwá wtn̓tis iʔ kstqpiʔstn̓ axáʔ l̓ čq̓ilən̓, kc̓əpq̓əntis, way̓ uɬ lut txíxiʔ axáʔ iʔ kɬčq̓iləns And even when he put the feathers on the arrows, he stuck them on, his arrows aren’t any good (PS)

incandescent tx̌laˤsxn̓

• tx̌l̓áˤsxn̓ It became red hot (Cv)

insert something txmn̓tim̓

• txməntixʷ You tuck them in something (Cv)

indeed t̓xʷ, t̓əxʷ

• kʷl̓liw̓t yaʔ nk̓ʷčwixtn̓ t̓xʷ axáʔ tawn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ tawn̓. One tribe of people lived there, it’s a town, a big town. (PS)

indeed t̓xʷm̓

indeed t̓xʷm̓, t̓əxʷm̓

• anwíʔm̓ t̓xʷm̓ kʷ stətʔíwtaʔx, lut kʷ t̓ ʔay̓x̌ʷt kʷ ɬa čn̓c̓iw̓m̓. It is you who is the youngest, you don’t get tired when you wash dishes. (PS)

intransitive imperative pl -wi

ignited, It started to burn / ignited wlap

iron wlwlim̓

iron wlwlim̓, wululím̓

in the construction yr=íwa=xn snow shoe =wxn̓, =íwaxn̓

• iʔ syiríwaxn̓s. They are her/his snow shoes. (PS)
• t̓iʔ ilíʔ čyiríwaxn̓. He still had snow shoes on. (PS)

intransitive imperative plural -wy̓,-wy̓, -wi

• way̓ kʷintp iʔ čq̓ilnəmp xʷic̓əɬmn̓, uɬ xʷuywy̓ Take the arrows I gave you, and go (PS)
• xʷuywi, ƛ̓əʔánti Go, get him (PS)
• ilíʔ ƛ̓lápwi, p iksíwm̓. You guys, stop, I want to ask you something.
• xəƛ̓mənčútwi t̓wístwi All of you stand in line (PS)

interjection. cf. wyʔ wyaʔ

interjection. listen wyʔ, wyaʔ, uyáʔ

• taw̓yáʔ it’s not true (Cv)
• way̓ uyáʔ, k̓əɬpx̌ax iʔ la kstəxʷčənčut Listen, think about getting something to eat (PS)
• way̓ uyáʔ, n̓qʷən̓min̓t iʔ sqʷsitət Listen, have pity on our son (PS)
• way̓ uyáʔ k̓əwpmin̓t asaʔstám̓ Listen, leave alone your brother-in-law (PS)
• t̓áw̓yaʔ . It’s not true.

in construction with ʔkin as follows x-

• ksxʔkistm̓ ? How are we going to do it?
• kʷu ksxʔkínaʔx ? What are we going to do? (PS)
• uɬ xʔkinəm? And what became of it? (PS)
• lut xʔkinm̓ There isn’t any way for it (PS)
• kʷ xʔkinm̓ ? What can you do?, What is up with you?
• lut kʷ əxʔkinm̓ You can’t do anything about it (PS)
• kn̓ əxʔkinm̓ ? What can I do? (PS)
• kn̓ əxʔknm̓sčut ? What can I do to myself? (PS)

important / important. Supreme being x̌aʔx̌áʔ

• n̓t̓aʔ way̓, way̓ x̌aʔx̌áʔ My, he’s really important (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ x̌aʔx̌áʔ, sysyus l̓ spix̌m̓ He’s great, smart at hunting (PS)

it's cool x̌áˤx̌áˤt

invite x̌əltsqilxʷ

Invite to a feast, to a potlatch x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ, sx̌əltsqilxʷ

• x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ t ksnk̓ʷɬpix̌əms Invite on a hunting trip / Invite on a hunting trip. (OkB) [lit. invite somebody to be one’s hunting partner.] (OkB)

interesting x̌əx̌əstmamn̓

• kʷ sx̌əx̌stmámnaʔx. You're gonna be funny., You want to be funny. (Cv)

it’s very interesting / funny x̌əx̌stmamn̓

• iʔ x̌əx̌stmamn̓ pus. It is the funny cat.

I -xt-n̓

• n̓kʷaʔníxtn̓ I sang it for him (Cv)

interjection xʷm̓

• xʷm̓ t̓i sk̓əɬq̓əy̓nčut As pretty as a picture (PS)
• xʷm̓ lut itlíʔ t̓ə syum̓míst t n̓c̓ičən̓ Like wolf didn’t make a move (PS)

It’s grown worthless / grow weak x̌ʷptwilx

• kn̓ səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ kn̓ x̌ʷəptwilx uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ sčxʔim̓sčútx. I am finished with old age, I can’t do anything any more, I am right to the limit. (PS)

It’s clean soil / clean soil / Deserted / clean soil. cf.√xʷk̓ʷ xʷúk̓ʷlaʔxʷ

• xʷúk̓ʷlaʔxʷ, nax̌əmɬ t̓i áˤx̌laʔxʷsəlx, uɬ way̓ pkʷúlaʔxʷməlx it’s clean soil, so they just harrowed it, and they sowed the wheat / it’s clean soil, they just harrowed it, and they sowed the wheat (PS)

It foams x̌ʷusəs

in a hurry xʷust

Indian rhubarb, Indian celery x̌ʷx̌ʷtiɬp

Indian rhubarb, Indian celery x̌ʷx̌ʷtiɬp, x̌ʷux̌ʷtíɬp

intransitive imperative sg. only in the following form -xx, -xəx

• ilíʔxəx. Just a minute., Stay there., Wait a minute., Hold on a moment. (PS)

interrupt x̌ʔnčin̓

• x̌əʔnčsit We interrupt you. (Cv) uncertain form

ilmíxʷəm chief ylmixʷm̓

• n̓swčənmistməntm̓ t n̓c̓ičən̓ axáʔ yaʔ ilmíxʷm̓ l̓ st̓əmkəʔilts Wolf proposed to the chief for his daughter (PS)

in a while, a short while. cf. yxxʔ yxíxiʔ

in a while, a short while yxíxiʔ,ixíxiʔ

• way̓ t̓i ixíxiʔ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ In a little while the woman came out (PS)
• ʔixíxiʔ təl̓ ɬəɬsax̌ʷts n̓tikɬč, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ k̓əɬʔanwís way̓ əɬq̓ilx axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ A while after she goes below, he’ll hear the old lady has gone to bed (PS)

IN EXPRESSIONS OF TIME, PERHAPS PAST MEANING -ʔ 3, -iʔ

• q̓sápiʔ long time; long time ago / He was there a long time (PS)
• l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ at first, the first time (PS)
• taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs ? How long ago was it? (PS)
• t̓iʔ lútiʔ sk̓laʔxʷs. Before it got late., It was just before evening set in. (PS)
• pútiʔ ksxʷuyən̓t There’s still ice (PS)
• pútiʔ k̓ímlaʔxʷ It’s still dark (PS)
• uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs It wasn’t long (PS)

insect, to crawl ʔakʷtíl̓x

insects / bugs / bug / insect / bug / insect ʔakʷʔakʷtílx

in a sitting position ʔam̓tútyaʔ

ice saw / ice saw. English ʔáysaʔ

• ixíʔ sʔalk̓ʷsíʔstm̓s axáʔ iʔ ʔáy̓saʔ, čm̓ t sqilxʷ čus n̓nik̓mn̓ l̓ sxʷuyn̓t. Then he started sharpening the ice saw, one could call it in Indian saw for ice. (PS)

identify oneself ʔmnčut

• ʔəmənčutəlx They identified themselves (PS)

infant ʔuʔx̌ʷtílaʔt

inchoative -ʔx -aʔx

• čn̓pəpíl̓xaʔx They’re fixing to go in on the rolls, to be enrolled as tribal members
• ksmysxʷtmmíxaʔx He wants more and more (Cv)
• kʷuʔ aksxʷístaʔx. You are leaving us. (PS)
• kʷu ksn̓c̓spúlaʔxʷaʔx. We are all going to die. (Cv)
• way̓ kn̓ ksənilíʔtnaʔx I’m going to find a place to stay (PS)
• kn̓ kshəháʕ̓ʷmístaʔx I am going to take a break (Cv)
• uɬ way̓ kn̓ ksksqʷílpaʔx And I have got to have something under me (PS)
• ksmay̓n̓čútaʔxəl̓x. They are going to tell about themselves. (PS)
• way̓ ksyaʕ̓míxaʔx They’re gathering (PS)
• p ksk̓ək̓níyaʔx You are going to listen (PS)
• kn̓ ksq̓ʷəymənčútaʔx I am going to the dance (Cv)
• kn̓ ksxʷúyaʔx iʔ k̓l̓ ksyaʕmíxaʔx. I am going to the gathering. (PS)
• p iksčyaʕmíxaʔx I want you all to gather

inchoative -ʔx, -aʔx

• kswáy̓aʔx. He’s going to end it. (Cv)
• čn̓pəpíl̓xaʔx They’re fixing to go in on the rolls, to be enrolled as tribal members
• ksmysxʷtmmíxaʔx He wants more and more (Cv)
• kʷuʔ aksxʷístaʔx. You are leaving us. (PS)
• kʷu ksn̓c̓spúlaʔxʷaʔx. We are all going to die. (Cv)
• way̓ kn̓ ksənilíʔtnaʔx I’m going to find a place to stay (PS)
• kn̓ kshəháʕ̓ʷmístaʔx I am going to take a break (Cv)
• uɬ way̓ kn̓ ksksqʷílpaʔx And I have got to have something under me (PS)
• ksmay̓n̓čútaʔxəl̓x. They are going to tell about themselves. (PS)
• way̓ ksyaʕ̓míxaʔx They’re gathering (PS)
• p ksk̓ək̓níyaʔx You are going to listen (PS)
• kn̓ ksq̓ʷəymənčútaʔx I am going to the dance (Cv)
• kn̓ ksxʷúyaʔx iʔ k̓l̓ ksyaʕmíxaʔx. I am going to the gathering. (PS)
• p iksčyaʕmíxaʔx I want you all to gather