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keep something covered, keep it covered čkwl̓ínaʔn̓t

keep hitting something, we were beating him čɬəc̓stim̓

• tlaʔ čɬəc̓stis itlíʔ kiʔ čʔáčqaʔ uɬ t̓iʔ əɬupt, lut t̓a kmy̓my̓pusm̓s 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, to be self aware čmisčút

know the country, know land, know territory čmy̓núlaʔxʷ

• 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 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

keep away from something klkʷilxmn̓t

• kl̓kʷilxmənti Keep away from him (Cv)

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 k̓ɬnčaʔipsəlx They pounded on my door (Cv)

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

• t̓iʔ kʷm̓iɬ iʔ əɬk̓ɬənčiʔípəntməlx iʔ l̓ aʔ əɬ xƛ̓púlaʔxʷs At once somebody knocked at the door in the daylight (PS)
• k̓ɬənčiʔípm̓ He knocks on the door once. (CV)

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)
• kʷinksəntm̓, k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsəntm̓ 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 ktar̓qksn̓čút

kick ktar̓qxnám̓

kick something ktr̓qíc̓aʔn̓t

• ktər̓qíc̓aʔntm̓ He starts kicking him (PS)

kick something ktr̓qiksn̓t

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

kick somebody in the groin ktr̓qqniln̓t

• ktər̓qqniləntxʷ You kick him in the groin (Cv)

Kootenai ktunáxa

kidnap somebody’s… kʷanx̌ɬt

• kʷanx̌əɬtsən̓ I kidnap your someone (Cv)

kidnap / one kidnapped kʷanx̌n̓

kidnap kʷanx̌nm̓

• kʷanx̌ənməlx They kidnap (Cv)

kidnap somebody / to become a slave kʷanx̌n̓t

• 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 something covered kʷllínaʔn̓t

• čkʷl̓línaʔn̓t keep it covered, keep something covered (Cv)

keep awake kʷxusm̓

• skʷkʷxusəms He kept himself awake (Cv)

key / key. French la clef laklí

• lut akɬxʷíc̓əɬtm̓ iʔ laklí Don’t give her the key (PS)
• 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)
• kʷu xʷəlxʷəltstim̓, lut kʷu ƛ̓xʷən̓tim̓ iʔ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ 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)
• t̓əxʷ ixíʔ čmystumt We knew about your (coming) (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 n̓qʷy̓qʷiyʕác̓aʔ

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

• sn̓xt̓siw̓səms 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 Piyʕáʔ

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

kneel q̓ʷyq̓ʷyxinm̓

kneel q̓ʷyq̓ʷyxinm̓, q̓ʷiq̓ʷixínm̓

keep pulling back sčkʷmnčutx

keep folded / folded- keep folded sčnpn̓iw̓sx

Kettle Falls, WA Sčʕáy̓čup

kiss səčk̓ɬt̓máˤsxəl̓x

know person/people səxʷsqilxʷ

knock on the door sk̓ɬnčaʔípms

• way̓ ixíʔ sk̓ɬənčaʔípəmsəlx, way̓ čk̓ɬənk̓ahk̓ʷípɬtməlx iʔ ta ylmixʷm̓ They knocked on the door, the king opened the door for them (PS)

kinnick kinnick berry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi skʷlis

kinnick kinnick bush / kinnikinick berry vine, kinnikinick berry leaves / kinnikinnick bush/vine skʷl̓siɬəml̓x

kills sƛ̓axʷ

k stomach ache sn̓c̓aʔrín̓

kitchen snk̓ʷl̓čnčutn̓

• kʷ xʷuy̓ ik̓líʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓k̓ʷəl̓čənčutn̓ You go there to the cook house (PS)

kitchen snk̓ʷl̓čn̓čutn̓

kitchen sn̓k̓ʷl̓čn̓čutn̓

Kouse sqáqaw̓čn̓

kouse, Lomatium cous sqaqw̓čn̓

killdeer stətʔičxn̓

Kootenai Lake st̓il̓txítkʷ

killdeer stiʔíčxn̓

know the country súxʷlaʔxʷ

• p čsúxʷlaʔxʷm̓ You know the country (PS)

know one’s somebody suxʷɬt

• suxʷɬtn̓ iʔ sl̓ax̌ts I know his friend (Cv)

know / know a person, recognize somebody / recognize someone suxʷm̓

know a person, recognize somebody suxʷm̓suxʷm̓

know (about) somebody suxʷst

• íwaʔ čun̓tm̓ iʔ t mistm̓s, “áɬiʔ lut t̓ suxʷstm̓. To no avail her father said to her, “But we don’t know him.” (PS)

kiloliter / kiloliter sxʷəpkstiwɬ (SN)

Kettle Falls Sx̌ʷnitkʷ

kick tarqst

kneaded. (Ok) t̓ɬap

knead t̓ɬn̓tim̓ / t̓ɬan̓t / t̓ɬam̓

kick tr̓qan̓t

kick tr̓qnčut

• kn̓ tər̓qənčut I kick (Cv)

kick around, give signs of life tr̓qpnčut

• kstar̓qpnčút He was kicking around (OkB)

kick a person tr̓qsqilxʷ

kick a person. compound tr̓qsqilxʷ, trəqsqilxʷ

kick something tr̓qstim̓

• stim̓ yaʔ čtər̓qstisəlx, yaʔ čkʷənxtwixʷəmstsəlx? What is it that they are kicking, that they passing to each other? / What are they kicking, (and) passing to each other? (PS)

kite, paper flyer t̓uxʷt q̓y̓min̓

kneaded tuʔwáp

kneaded tw̓wap

kneaded. analysis unclear. (Ok) tw̓wap tuʔwáp

kneaded. analysis unclear. (Ok) tw̓wap, tuʔwáp

kindling wr̓min̓

kindling wr̓min̓, wur̓mín̓

keep falling yaʔyáxʷt

• mu··t, way̓ uɬ yaʔyáʔxʷt iʔ c̓aʔsíqəns He sat there, and his head kept falling down (from sleepiness) (Cv)