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keep something covered, keep it covered čkwl̓ínaʔn̓t

keep hitting something, we were beating him čɬəc̓stim̓

tl̓ aʔ čɬəc̓stis itlíʔ kiʔ čʔáčqaʔ uɬ t̓iʔ ɬupt, lut t̓a kmimipusm̓s stim̓, ixíʔ t̓uxʷt. Something popped out from what he was hitting, and it was sucked away, he didn’t make out what it was, it flew away. (PS)

know čminám̓

know the country, know land, know territory čminúlaʔxʷ

lut kn̓ t̓a čminúlaʔxʷm̓, uɬ lut in̓x̌mín̓k l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač iksxʷy̓lwís. I don’t know the country, and I don’t like to travel around late. (PS)
way̓, way̓ čmynúlaʔxʷstn̓ swit aɬíʔ intm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ I do know the country, because it’s my country (PS)
way̓, way̓ ixíʔ čmynúlaʔxʷstn̓, ixíʔ itíʔ kn̓ čxʷylwis, uɬ čmystin̓ asənqsílxʷ uɬ antm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Yes, yes, I know that country, I have travelled through there and I know your people and your country (PS)

know, to be self aware čmisčút

know each other čmy̓stwixʷ

čmy̓stwíxʷəl̓x. They know one another., They know about each other. (Cv)

kingfisher, place name- Ward Mission area about a mile east of Kettle Falls, sit of the St. Francis Regis Mission est. in 1873 c̓ris

know somebody čsuxʷst

uɬ áɬiʔ kʷaʔ stim̓ aláʔ iksaláʔm̓, lut kʷu t̓ə čsuxʷstp, uɬ lut kʷu t̓ə stmáliʔsm̓p Why would I stay here, you don’t know me, and I’m no relation to you (PS)

kestrel, sparrow hawk ɣəɣičɣəč

kangaroo kan̓karúʔ

knees, knee caps k̓aʔk̓aʔqín̓xn̓

kokanee salmon kəkn̓iʔ

kilogram kílakram̓

knock on the door k̓ɬnčaʔíp

knock on the door k̓ɬnčaʔípm̓

way̓ k̓ɬənčaʔípməlx, way̓ čk̓ɬənk̓ahk̓ʷípɬtməlx t tkɬmilxʷ They knocked on the door, a woman opened the door for them (PS)

knock on somebody’s door k̓ɬnčaʔípn̓t

kʷuʔ k̓ɬn̓čaʔípsəl̓x. They pounded on my door., They knocked hard on my door. (Cv)

knock on the door once. Unclear form / knock on the door once k̓ɬnčiʔípm̓

t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ iʔ əɬk̓ɬn̓čiʔípn̓tm̓əl̓x iʔ l̓ aʔ ɬxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs. At once somebody knocked at the door again in the daylight. (PS)
k̓ɬn̓čaʔípm̓. he knocked at the door. / s/he knocks on the door. (PS)

knock on door k̓ɬn̓pw̓aˤpm̓

know (what you know) k̓ɬpaʔpaʔx̌an̓t, k̓ɬpaʔpaʔx̌ntíxʷ

kiss k̓ɬt̓maˤsm̓

kiss. with pharyngeal intrusion k̓ɬt̓maˤsm̓, k̓ɬt̓əm̓asm̓

kiss somebody k̓ɬt̓maˤsn̓t

mat k̓ɬt̓maˤsəs qʷásqiʔ iʔ t saʔstám̓s iʔ t slim̓t. I suppose his sister in law kissed Blue Jay, she was so happy.. (PS)
kʷin̓ksn̓tm̓, k̓ɬt̓maˤsn̓tm̓. She shook hands with him, kissed him. (PS)
čm̓ n̓kl̓xusn̓ts, mɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓máˤsn̓ts. Maybe she will throw her arms around your neck, and she’ll suck your face., Maybe s/he will hug you and kiss you. (PS)

kill people kƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓ / kƛ̓xʷan̓t / kƛ̓xʷam̓

kidnapped km̓ax̌n̓

knock, wrap kpwalqʷm̓

kingbird / flycatcher k̓sm̓k̓ism̓

king bird k̓sm̓k̓ism̓, ksəm̓kism̓

kick, kick around, kicking ktar̓qksn̓čút

kick feet ktar̓qxnám̓

kick somebody in the groin ktr̓qəqniln̓t

ktr̓qəqniln̓txʷ. You kick him in the groin. (Cv)

kick someone, kick someone's body ktr̓qíc̓aʔn̓t

kick something ktr̓qiksn̓t

axáʔ n̓wisl̓x qʷáˤsqiʔ ktr̓qiksəs iʔ sc̓lc̓al̓. Now Blue Jay rose, he kicked the trees. (PS)

Kootenai ktunáxaʔ

kidnap somebody’s something kʷan̓xɬt

kʷan̓xɬtsn̓. I kidnap you someone. (Cv)

kidnap, one kidnapped kʷan̓xn̓

kidnap kʷanxnm̓

kʷan̓xnm̓əl̓x. They kidnap. (Cv)

kidnap somebody, make someone a slave kʷan̓xn̓t

way̓ təl̓ sn̓yal̓mn̓, itlíʔ kn̓ sqilxʷ, itlíʔ kiʔ kʷuʔ čkʷanx̌s axáʔ iʔ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ I am an Indian from Montana, that’s where this man-eater kidnapped me (PS)

keep awake kʷxusm̓

skʷəkʷxusm̓s. They kept themselves awake. (Cv)

key laklíʔ

ʔkin̓ inlaklí? where’s my key? (PS)

kill more than one for/of someone ƛ̓əxʷɬtim̓

kill many / kill more than one ƛ̓xʷam̓

kill many of somebody’s, kill more than one for someone ƛ̓xʷɬtim̓

uɬ kʷaʔ mət taʔlíʔ ʕimt ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ, kʷaʔ kƛ̓aʔíplaʔntm̓ ƛ̓əxʷɬtim̓ iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔts I bet the old lady’s very angry, because it’s our fault that she killed her grandchildren (PS)

knife maʔqʷaln̓qn̓

know the difference, tell apart minúɬt

kick stick (in stick game) miw̓sál̓qʷ

know how to handle something miy̓íkstmn̓t

know something about something, know something about somebody miy̓ɬtím̓

kmatm̓ kʷ isčmyɬtím̓ ixíʔ way̓ ixíʔ ančáwt Certainly, I know this is what you’ve done / Certainly I know this is what you’ve done (PS)

kidney m̓t̓aˤs

keep someone home, kept home mutstm̓

know something. mystim̓

lut t̓a čmistím̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus. We don’t know in what things s/he is smart.. (PS)
nák̓ʷaʔ čmy̓stim̓ nínwiʔ kʷu čʔul̓lw̓s. We don’t know if later we will gather together. (PS)
síl̓xʷaʔ taw̓n uɬ áɬiʔ nax̌m̓ɬ lut t̓a čmistín̓ iʔ skʷəstúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ. It’s a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s someone'̓s legend. (PS)
way̓ čmystip iʔ miyúlaʔxʷɬmn̓, ik̓líʔ mi kʷu yaʕ̓mílx You know the place where I told you to go, we will meet there (PS)
lut p t̓ sčyaˤpčínx, čmistíp kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓, yəyaˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ You’re not hard up, you know I am the boss, and anything you want I give to you. (PS)
lut t̓a čmistís ɬə ksaˤčn̓tís iʔ sc̓uʔxán̓s. S/he doesn’t even know how to tie her/his shoes. (PS)
nák̓ʷaʔ čmy̓stisəl̓x pničíʔ iʔ sqlaw̓. At that time they didn’t know what money was. (PS)
t̓xʷ ixíʔ čmistúm̓t. So then we knew about you. (PS)

knock down a tree, cut down a tree n̓c̓q̓ipn̓t

knife nik̓mn̓

knees, knee joints n̓k̓m̓k̓m̓siw̓stxn̓

knee, knee joint n̓k̓m̓siw̓stxn̓

kettle, boiling pot, pan n̓pusmn̓

kind (plural) n̓qʷn̓qʷnil̓s

Kamloops trout n̓qʷy̓qʷy̓áˤc̓aʔ

kick somebody in the rear n̓tr̓qupsn̓t

n̓tr̓qupsn̓txʷ. You kicked her/him in the rear end. (Cv)

kick dirt, kick the ground n̓tr̓tr̓qúlaʔxʷm̓

keep on doing n̓xət̓siw̓sm̓

sn̓xət̓siw̓sm̓s. S/he went on doing it. (PS)

Kettle River people n̓x̌ʷy̓ʔaɬpátkʷx

kill somebody, do somebody in ny̓aˤy̓pm̓st

áɬiʔ aláʔ in̓čáʔ kn̓ ɬə xy̓aqs ispʔús kʷuʔ əɬkičɬts čaʔkʷ ixíʔ uɬ kʷuʔ ny̓aˤy̓pm̓sts. me, when i was sick, if it got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me. (Cv)

kittens, cubs pəpəspus

Kelly hill Piyáˤʔ

kill a person pl̓sqilxʷ

kill something of someone pul̓ɬt

kill, beat pul̓st

kitten púpaʔs

Kalispel people ql̓spilx

knotted q̓p̓axʷ

kneel q̓ʷiʔxínm̓

Kolaskin, Joe Skolaskin, Sanpoil spiritual leader and prophet of the 1870’s Q̓ʷlasqn̓

kneel (plural or repeated) q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷy̓xinm̓

know a person, know people səxʷsqilxʷ