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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 t̓ə čmynúlaʔxʷm̓, uɬ lut inx̌mínk l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač iksxʷylwís 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)

kangaroo kan̓karúʔ

knees, knee caps k̓aʔk̓aʔqín̓xn̓

knee, knee cap k̓aʔqín̓xn̓

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

mət k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsəs qʷásqiʔ iʔ t saʔstáms iʔ t slimt I suppose his sister in law kissed Blue Jay, she was so tickled / I suppose his sister-in-law kissed Blue Jay, she was so tickled (PS)
n̓t̓aʔ n̓kəlxusəntm̓, uɬ k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsəntm̓ She rushed to him and kissed him on the face (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 around, give signs of life kstar̓qqnčut

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

skʷkʷxusəms He kept himself awake (Cv)

key laklíʔ

ʔkin̓ inlaklí? where’s my key? (PS)

kill many ƛ̓axʷ

kill more than one of someone ƛ̓əxʷɬtim̓

kill many / kill (more than one) ƛ̓xʷam̓

kill many of somebody’s / kill more than one for 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)

kill many ƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓

lut ksčxʷuys iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məɬ n̓kčnikn̓tməlx, məɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓xʷəntiməlx The deer don’t go far, he catches up with them, and then he slaughters them / The deer don’t go far, and he catches up with them, and then he slaughters them (PS)
kʷuʔ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstim̓, lut kʷuʔ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tim̓ iʔ t n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. He saved us, the man-eater didn’t kill us. (PS)
ƛ̓xʷəntin̓ uɬ n̓k̓awlaʔxʷstn̓ I killed them, finished them all (PS)
way̓ ixíʔ xʷylwis iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ixíʔ uɬ ƛ̓xʷəntis iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ Then Coyote started traveling the world, and he started killing the man-eaters (PS)
ƛ̓əxʷɬuləms He’ll kill all of you (Cv)
nínwiʔ lut ƛ̓xʷupəntm̓ way̓ t̓i kʷu ƛ̓xʷən̓tim̓ If we don’t beat her she’ll kill us (PS)

knife maʔqʷalnqn̓

knife maʔqʷálnqn̓, maʔqʷálənqən̓

know mist

kick stick miw̓sál̓qʷ

know how to handle miy̓íkstmn̓t

know something, be sure of something miyn̓t 1

know the difference, tell apart miʔnúɬt

know the difference, tell apart m̓iʔnúɬt

lut t̓ə ksm̓iʔnúɬtsəlx She won’t know the difference, she won’t be able to tell them apart (PS)

kidney m̓t̓aˤs

kidney mt̓aˤs, mt̓aʕs

keep home mutstm̓

know something about something / know something about somebody myɬtim̓

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)

know something mystim̓

sílxʷaʔ tawn̓, uɬ aɬíʔ nax̌əmɬ lut t̓ə čmystin̓ iʔ skʷistúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ It’s a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s nothing but a fairy tale (PS)
lut t̓ə čmystim̓ l̓ stim̓ sysyus We don’t know in what things he is smart (PS)
lut t̓ə čmystis əɬ ksáˤčəntís iʔ sc̓wxans He doesn’t even know how to tie his shoes (PS)
nák̓ʷaʔ čmystim̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu čʔul̓ús We don’t know if we will be together (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 t̓ə sčyaʕpčínx, čmystip kn̓ ylmixʷm̓, yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌minkn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ You’re not hard up, you know I am the boss, and anything you want I give to you (PS)
nák̓ʷaʔ čmystisəlx pničíʔ iʔ sqlaw̓ At that time they didn’t know what money was (PS)
t̓xʷ ixíʔ čmistúm̓t. So then we knew about you. (PS)

killed n̓c̓spúlaʔxʷ

knife / any knife nik̓mn̓

knee(s) n̓k̓m̓k̓m̓siw̓stxn̓

knee nk̓msiw̓stxn̓

knee(s) n̓k̓m̓siw̓stxn̓

kettle npusmn̓

Kamloops trout nqʷiqʷiyaʕc̓aʔ

kind n̓qʷnil̓s

n̓qʷn̓qʷnil̓s kind (pl) / kind

kind (pl) / kind n̓qʷn̓qʷnil̓s

kamloops trout n̓qʷy̓qʷiyáˤc̓aʔ

Kamloops trout nqʷyqʷyáʕc̓aʔ

Kamloops trout. with pharyngeal intrusion nqʷyqʷyáʕc̓aʔ, nqʷiqʷiyáʕc̓aʔ

kick somebody in the rear ntr̓qupsn̓t

n̓tər̓qupsəntxʷ You hit him in the rear (Cv)

kick dirt n̓tr̓tr̓qúlaʔxʷm̓

keep on doing nxt̓siw̓sm̓

sn̓xət̓siw̓sm̓s. He went on doing it. (PS)

Kettle River n̓x̌ʷiyaɬpítkʷ

Kettle River; Kettle River people nx̌ʷyaʔɬpítkʷ

Kettle River people nx̌ʷyaʔɬpítkʷ n̓xʷyaʔɬpítkʷ, nx̌ʷiyaʔɬpítkʷ

Kettle River people nx̌ʷyaʔɬpítkʷ, n̓xʷyaʔɬpítkʷ, nx̌ʷiyaʔɬpítkʷ

kill somebody, do somebody in nyʕipmst

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)

Kelly hill Piyáˤʔ

kill a person. compound plsqilxʷ, pəlsqilxʷ

kill something of someone pul̓ɬt

kill pulst

kill pul̓st

kitten púpaʔs

knee =qinxn̓ 2

Kalispel ql̓spilx

Kusik Indians, Kalispel Indians qlspilx, qəlspilx

knotted q̓p̓axʷ

kickwillie house. underground house qʷc̓iʔ

kneel q̓ʷiʔxínm̓