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little cylindrical object. DIMINUTIVE =álaʔqʷ, =áˤlaʔqʷ, =laʔqʷ

• kəkɣálaʔqʷ thin little tree, slender little tree, thin pole, slender pole / thin tree (OkB)
• sn̓pəptáˤlaʔqʷ Little dumplings, macaroni (Cv)
• sp̓əp̓aˤc̓álaʔqʷ new shoots (Cv)
• tkʷəkʷl̓kʷíl̓laʔqʷ flat-topped spiraea, spiraea betulifolia, b’s etym: a bunch of little red sticks (term refers to non-blooming plants) (OkB)

likes to tell legends, tell legends often čaptkʷlímn̓

• kn̓ čaptkʷl̓ímn̓ I am a storyteller (Cv)

lay on something / lay on something (of solid objects) čaq

• čəčaq. It was sitting there. (Cv)

loose, hanging flesh or skin čaˤp

little fish / little fish čəčámaʔt iʔ qaqxʷl̓x

little story, little legend čəčaptíkʷɬ

little bow čəčkʷin̓k

little people čəčmaʔsqílxʷ

lay on back čəčqin̓k

lay something down, put something down čəqn̓tim̓

• aláʔ miʔ čəqn̓tixʷ miʔ kʷ ʔiɬn̓. Set it here so you can eat. (Cv)

leap čərkmn̓čut

lighthouse c̓ik̓ʷsxníɬxʷ

last c̓iw̓t, ʔiw̓t

light somethong on fire, ignite something, light something up čkc̓ík̓naʔst / c̓ík̓naʔn̓t

listen to čk̓ɬk̓níyaʔm̓st

long object laid čkɬmaˤʔ

log floating in the water / long object lays on the water, stays on top of the water čkɬmaˤʔítkʷ

• kn̓ čənməlk̓ʷqin̓ axáʔ iʔ kn̓ kɬqaqəlwəlp̓, ixíʔ məɬ kn̓ čkɬmaʕítkʷ, uɬ ixíʔ akɬənxʷúytn̓ I will be a whole piece of driftwood, and I will stay on top of the water, and that will by your means of travel (PS)

laid in a doorway čk̓ɬn̓tk̓ʷip

listen to somebody čk̓níyaʔm̓st

• lut, way̓ čk̓ək̓níyaʔmstmn̓, kmix iksčʔáˤc̓m̓ iʔ sk̓əɬq̓əy̓nčut No, I’m listening to you, I’m only looking at these pictures (Cv)

lead someone or something čkʷín̓plaʔst / kʷín̓plaʔn̓t

lose weight, become skinny, become thin čkw̓twilx

laugh at something čkʔaˤy̓n̓čútm̓st

• ixíʔ lut t̓a čn̓čəkʷísk̓itm̓, t̓iʔ čkaˤw̓yn̓čutm̓stm̓ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. Then she didn’t even groan, the woman is laughing at him. (PS)

lock something (customary/actual) člaklíʔst

• lut t̓ə swit kʷu t̓ə čkičstm̓, člaklístm̓ iʔ čitxʷ iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip Nobody has got here to us, we lock the house, the door (PS)
• áɬiʔ člaklíʔstn̓ iʔ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. Because I always lock the barn. (PS)

land upright, stick up in the ground c̓l̓̓lúlaʔxʷ

• c̓l̓lúlaʔxʷs. He landed it on the ground. (PS)

lights are out čƛ̓aw̓

• uɬ aɬíʔ čƛ̓aw̓ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓, n̓k̓im̓ The lights are out, it’s dark (PS)

lights are out, fires are out čƛ̓w̓ƛ̓aw̓

• uɬ aɬíʔ čƛ̓əw̓ƛ̓aw̓ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓, čtk̓iwl̓x kɬc̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓ And because the lights are all out, when she comes up she’ll have a lamp / Because the lights are all out, when she comes up she’ll have a lamp (PS)

lie (as trees) čmaq

long object lays čmaˤʔ

live with someone / be housemates with someone čn̓k̓ʷɬčwixm̓st / n̓k̓ʷɬčwixmn̓t

long things put in fire čn̓p̓nus

lick plates čn̓t̓aqʷm̓

• way̓ čənt̓aqʷm̓ He was licking plates (PS)

little stream, little creek čn̓tətɣap

lie in the road, be on the trail or road, be laying on the road, laying on the trail čn̓t̓k̓ʷaqs

• čn̓t̓k̓ʷaqs. He was dead on the road. (Cv)

low pass, there is a low place, a small hollow čn̓xʷəxʷrus

• ixíʔ sxʷaxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That’s where the deer always go, it’s a low place. (PS)
• t̓iʔ ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. The deer tracks go straight to the low pass. (PS)

let somebody come in, bring in something or someone čn̓ʔuɬxʷmn̓t

• way̓ čənʔuɬxʷməntməlx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ The woman came in (PS)

log, lay down a long cylindrical object čp̓an̓

low place, depression čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔ

• kswítmist iʔ k̓l̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔs l̓ stxət̓at̓s iʔ mkʷíwaʔt. He did his best to get to a low place where it joins the little mounds. (PS)

low place čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔs

land on shore čqəqčnitkʷ

• kn̓ čqəqčnitkʷ I land (Cv)

lay čqmin̓

lay somewhere. a solid object čt̓ak̓ʷ

large object lies čt̓ap

less than one minute čtk̓laʔ tl̓naqs sxəlakək

lay egg čt̓pam̓

like ̓c̓x̌iɬt

• axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it čx̌iɬ t n̓ɬiptm̓s iʔ čaw̓ts. This boy, it's like he forgot what happened to him. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ čx̌iɬ t n̓waʔwaʔsxán̓, čx̌iɬ t sn̓waʔsmíx He rose, he rose in the air / And he rose, like he rose in the air (PS)
• way̓ t̓i čx̌iɬ t tawn̓ iʔ sčwiksəlx What they saw is like a town (PS)
• axáʔ n̓p̓ʔaxʷ c̓x̌iɬ t sx̌lx̌áˤl̓̓t. Now it was bright like daylight. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ tətwit čʔx̌iɬ t sqiɬtx It was as if the boy were waking up / The boy like he woke up (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)
• way̓ nixʷ t̓i put čʔx̌iɬ t axáʔ iɬəɬqáqčaʔ, way̓ inx̌mínk iʔ sk̓ʷul̓m̓ Just like my brothers, I’d like a job (PS)
• way̓ put nixʷ t̓i čʔx̌iɬ axáʔ iʔ t iɬqáqčaʔ isčənq̓aʔíls My business is just like my oldest brother (PS)
• uɬ iʔ qpqintn̓s put čʔx̌iɬ t kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ sáˤc̓əc̓ Her hair looks just like gold (PS)

laid out, placed on a mat čxʷipl̓p

laced čʔaˤx̌

like, same as, similar čʔx̌iɬ, c̓x̌iɬ

• way̓ čʔx̌iɬ itíʔ kn̓ əɬaʔ čx̌əq̓mənčut That’s how much I get paid for it (PS)
• tk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓s iʔ čq̓iln̓ mɬ axáʔ iʔ čkʷin̓k ilíʔ c̓x̌iɬ. They fix the arrows, and this bow the same way. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ nixʷ haʔ sčk̓ʷul̓x atáʔ iʔ t əčʔx̌iɬ? And is he working like this one too? / Is he working too like this one? (Cv)
• aláʔ c̓x̌iɬ. Like here. (OkB)

laying on back, laying belly up əččəčqin̓k

listen again əɬk̓níyaʔ

leave place again, depart country again, re-emigrate əɬlkʷl̓xúlaʔxʷ

leave again, depart again, take leave again əɬnis

look back əɬn̓ʔáˤc̓x̌qn̓čút

laugh, gfaw haht

• ʔičkstm̓ iʔ t smaʔməʔím̓, čqsqsinkstməlx, čhahtəlx The women are playing with them, they’re tickling them, they’re laughing (PS)

laugh, chuckle, gaffaw haˤht

loose, slack haˤw̓

loosen something, slacken something haˤwm̓st

lynxes hɬwapwpxn̓, həɬwapwpxn̓

loose, slack, loosened, slackended (plural) hw̓haˤw̓

let loose, get loose, become loose, get slack, become slack hʔaˤw

let something of someone’s loose, slacken for someone hʔaˤwm̓ɬt

• hʔaˤw̓kstm̓ loosen, make loose, to get loose (OkB)
• hʔaˤw̓kstmn̓t let someone/something loose, slacken something
• hʔáˤwmíst rest, take a break, to slack off
• way̓ t̓i ilíʔ kʷuʔ ʔaˤw̓mɬtxʷ yaʔ áˤčsqáx̌aʔtn̓ Just let loose my reins (PS)
• kn̓ kshəhʔáˤwmístaʔx I’m going to take a break, loosen up / I am going to take a break (Cv)
• kʷuʔ haˤw̓kstmn̓t ! Let me loose!, Loosen me! (Cv)

long snowshoes íčtuʔ

lip(s) =ípnaʔ

loop, neck =ips

lace on the outside, cantaloupe (Cv) kaˤx̌áˤc̓aʔ

lace on the outside (OK) kaˤx̌íc̓aʔ

lace something kaˤx̌íc̓aʔn̓t

laugh at somebody kaˤy̓n̓čútm̓st

leg is tired, tired leg káˤy̓xán̓

light, set something on fire, ignite kc̓ik̓naʔn̓t

• kc̓ík̓naʔn̓. I set it on fire. (Cv)

light something on fire, ignite something kc̓ik̓n̓t

light the lamp kc̓ik̓sn̓t

• kc̓ik̓səs iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓, ixíʔ stk̓iwl̓xs. She lit the lamp, she went upstairs. (PS)

little sourgrass [lit. sour-tasting little leaves.] kc̓r̓c̓r̓íkaʔst

listen k̓ək̓níyaʔ

• čk̓ək̓níyaʔ be listening, eavesdropping (Cv)

Little ring (for finger) k̓ək̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓

leave something for someone k̓im̓xtm̓

leggings kl̓k̓l̓k̓aqstxn̓

lizard kl̓kl̓xiw̓s

lean on somebody or something kɬaʔqínm̓

• kʷu kɬaʔqínm̓. He leaned on me. (Cv)

ladder k̓ɬaʔxn̓tán̓

lace something, stitch something kɬaˤw̓x̌íkn̓tm̓

• lut t̓a kɬkɬáˤʔx̌íkn̓tm̓ They don’t have laces (PS)

light something, set fire to something, ignite something k̓ɬc̓ik̓m̓

lay back ears kɬəm̓ɬúmnaʔm̓

lay on top of, lay among kɬəq̓l̓xiw̓sn̓t

lay on eggs kɬəq̓l̓xnil̓tm̓

lay on top of egg kɬəq̓l̓xqnil̓t

let go, set free, release kɬəw̓nikstm̓

lower lip k̓ɬixʷtáw̓sqn̓

lay under k̓ɬɬəqʷut

lay a single object under k̓ɬmaʕntím̓

• k̓ɬmaˤʔn̓tís. She put one thing under it. (Cv)

lend something out to somebody kɬnxixm̓

lose the tracks k̓ɬslxan̓

• úɬiʔ sn̓t̓k̓ʷtan̓s, itlíʔ xʷt̓il̓x uɬ k̓ɬsl̓xan̓ And there’s the mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks (PS)
• n̓sal̓l̓qn̓, nsal̓l̓qən̓ confused, mixed-up, forgetful. (Ok)

level kɬtiɬ

level kɬtiɬ, kəɬtiɬ

let go of something, set free kɬwnikst

Little field kɬx̌əx̌síwaʔs

launch a canoe kɬyrmnitkʷ

• kɬyrmnitkʷkʷ iʔ ƛ̓iyíʔ Launch a canoe / Launch a canoe. (OkB) (OkB)

lower lip k̓ɬyxʷtaw̓sqn̓

little medicine bag k̓ɬʔaʔáy̓q̓

lose / come out behind k̓ɬʔilál̓

lose one’s footing k̓ɬʔq̓ʷxan̓

• nʔap̓nkíc̓aʔtn̓ Locoweed / locoweed. Astragalus miser. B’s etym: wipes off the inner side (OkB)
• k̓ɬʔaq̓ʷxán̓ He lost his footing.

load / put something onto another thing kɬʔután̓t

leg is tired kƛ̓ayxán̓

• kn̓ káˤyxán̓ My leg is tired. (Ok)

lie about somebody kmalx̌aʔíplaʔm̓

lay something across the fire kmaʕús

lie about somebody kmlx̌aʔíplaʔm̓

• ixíʔ kʷuʔ skml̓x̌aʔíplaʔm̓səl̓x, kʷuʔ sml̓x̌aʔčínm̓s isk̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ iʔ k̓a y̓lmixʷm̓. They were lying about me, my brothers lied about my words to the boss. (PS)

learn right, find out the truth kmypínaʔ

• p kmypínaʔ You will learn about it straight (Cv)
• kn̓ kmipínaʔ I found out the truth (Cv)

listen k̓náyaʔqn̓

• way̓ iwá k̓náyaʔqən̓, way̓ k̓aw̓, lut t̓ə čk̓əɬnixləmsts He tried to listen, they’re all gone, he can’t hear anything (PS)

lead kn̓iksn̓t

listen k̓níyaʔ

• kn̓ čk̓níyaʔ I have been listening (Cv)

lay something down kp̓niw̓sn̓t

leave somebody ksuxʷəxʷmn̓t

• ksuxʷəxʷmn̓tsəl̓x They left you. (Ok)

lay on the floor kt̓ək̓ʷt̓k̓ʷip

• nak̓ʷm̓ aláʔ čkt̓k̓ʷt̓k̓ʷip ixíʔ It was right there on the floor (Cv)

level ktəɬtiɬ

little k̓ʷək̓ʷíy̓naʔt

long hair kwəsxnáyaʔqn̓

long handle kwəsxníplaʔ

long tail, monkey, pheasant kwəsxnups

let loose, free, released k̓ʷixʷ

let loose, to free, loosen, untie something k̓ʷixʷn̓t

• q̓ʷixʷən̓ I untie it (Cv)

Lynx Creek kʷiʔkʷáy̓t

light something kw̓lusn̓t

• kw̓lusn̓ in̓píspay̓p. I lit my peace pipe. (PS)

lend something out to somebody kʷɬn̓xixm̓

• lut kʷu t̓ə čus n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čkʷɬənxixəmstxʷ, aɬíʔ way̓ ixíʔ kʷu kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔɬts He didn’t tell me you can borrow it, because that’s what he charged me with (PS)

lion kw̓pil̓ps

lend kʷuɬn̓

lend something out kʷuɬnm̓

• lut t̓ə qɬnun̓ kʷ ikskʷúɬnm̓ I can never make myself lend you that (PS)
• t̓xʷ kʷuʔ sčk̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷúnm̓s ikskʷúɬnm̓ axáʔ iʔ t in̓c̓q̓íln̓. He’s sure been coaxing me to lend him my arrow. (PS)
• kʷuʔ akskʷúɬnm̓. You’re going to lend it to me. (Cv)

lend something kʷuɬn̓t

• way̓ t̓i kʷu kʷuɬəntxʷ ixíʔ t ančq̓ílən̓, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬxʷic̓əɬtsən̓ Just lend me your arrow, I’ll give it back to you (PS)
• ilíʔ lut t̓ kskʷuɬn̓səl̓x iʔ t čq̓iln̓. They will not lend any arrows. (PS)

listen, hear well kyw̓yw̓ínaʔ

• uɬ aɬíʔ mət kywyuwínaʔ, uɬ aɬíʔ stxəxƛ̓ínaʔmsts He must have good hearing, he heard every word of it (PS)
• talíʔ kyw̓ywínaʔəl̓x. They have very good hearing. (PS)

lock something laklíʔn̓t

• yəyáˤt iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip laklís She locks all the doors (PS)
• iʔ k̓a n̓kaʔɬl̓míw̓s ixíʔ ləklaklíʔs, ixíʔ čləklaklíʔsts. Three levels she locks, she locks them all. (PS)

lid, cover laˤqín̓tn̓, laˤw̓qín̓tn̓

little bottle ləlaputáy̓

leave, go away, remove, get far from lkʷilx, lkʷil̓x

• kn̓ l̓kʷilx I leave (Cv)

lessen, remove, take away, substract lkʷil̓xst

leave a place, go far from a place, remove oneself from somewhere lkʷl̓xúlaʔxʷ

little distance, not too far l̓l̓kʷut

little pot, little container, a mug l̓l̓pat

little bells l̓l̓w̓l̓liwl̓x

less than lut t̓ə

ladder ɬaʔxán̓

little bucket, kettle, little cauldron. (Cv) ɬəkápaʔ

lap up with the tongue ɬəkʷam̓

lay down ɬəqilx

• k̓a n̓ɬaʔmín̓k miʔ kʷ ɬəq̓il̓x. You will lay down next to the wall. (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ way̓ k̓ɬʔanwís way̓ ɬəq̓ilx axáʔ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. And then he’ll hear that the old lady has gone to bed. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ ɬəq̓ilx axáʔ iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ The horse just lay down (PS)
• mt ixíʔ ɬəq̓ilx uɬ k̓ɬʔatətxnum̓t Mayber then he went to sleep and he overslept (PS)
• uɬ lut qɬnun̓ itlíʔ nixʷ t̓iʔ iksxʷíst úɬiʔ kn̓ ɬəq̓ilx I can’t walk any farther, and that’s why I lay down (PS)

lay down / get in bed ɬəq̓ilx

lay down / get in bed ɬəq̓il̓xəx !

lay down. WITH PLURAL REFERENTS / lay around (pl.) ɬəq̓lilx

• ixíʔ ɬəq̓lil̓xəl̓̓x axáʔ iʔ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷ. Then they went to bed, he and this woman. (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓čaʔl̓qsíkstmn̓tm̓ áɬiʔ ɬəq̓lil̓xəl̓x iʔ laʔɬ ɬəsísn̓čaʔs. Then he elbowed him, because they had gone to bed together he and his little brother. (PS)

little brother ɬəsísnčaʔ

left- left behind ɬəwəwin̓

leave something of somebody’s ɬəwiɬt

• uɬ sc̓kinx, asn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓, an̓tkəɬmílxʷ uɬ asqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔ, miʔ aláʔ kʷuʔ əɬčɬəwiɬtxʷ ? What’s the matter, the one you’re married to, your wife, and your children, will you leave them here with us? (PS)

leave for someone ɬəwiɬtm̓

leave ɬəwinm̓

• mət stim̓ kʷ nac̓n̓tíls úɬiʔ kʷuʔ aksɬəwinm̓ Maybe something is bothering you that you are leaving us (PS)
• lut t̓ isn̓stíl̓s aksɬəwínm̓ asn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓ I didn’t think you would leave your married woman (PS)
• way̓ p iksɬəwínm̓ Well, I’m going to leave you (PS)

leave something behind ɬəw̓inm̓

leave somebody or something ɬəwin̓t

• čusəl̓x axáʔ iʔ sqilxʷ k̓im̓ silíʔs, “way̓ əɬwiɬəmt.” They told the people left there, “We’re leaving you.” (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ kʷuʔ ɬəwis. And that’s when he left me. (PS)
• ɬəwiɬəmn̓ I’ll be leaving you guys (Cv)
• uɬ nínwiʔ x̌lap mɬ ɬəwin̓tsn̓ Tomorrow morning I’m leaving you (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ k̓w̓pil̓s kʷuʔ ɬəwintxʷ I will be lonesome when you leave me (PS)
• way̓ uɬ ʔasl̓spín̓tk way̓ tl̓ ɬəwin̓ isən̓qsílxʷ, in̓tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, way̓ kn̓ k̓w̓pl̓súlaʔxʷ And it’s been two years that I left my folks, and my country, I am lonesome for my country (PS)

leave something behind ɬəw̓in̓t

let go of something / release / to let something go / to let something go / release / to let something go / release ɬəw̓nikstmn̓t

• way̓ kʷuʔ n̓qʷnmin̓t kʷuʔ ɬəw̓nikstmn̓t Have pity on me, let me go (PS)
• ixíʔ nínwiʔ n̓xƛ̓pusəs iʔ xʷl̓xʷil̓ts, ixíʔ miʔ uɬ sič ɬəw̓nikstmn̓tm̓ when he’s all paid up with his debts, then we’ll let him go. (PS)

leave earth / leave a place ɬəw̓núlaʔxʷm̓

leave on another ɬəwnwixʷ

• uč əɬ isčxʷl̓xʷál̓t km̓ k̓ɬtwin̓ miʔ kʷu ksqʷaʔčínaʔ, way̓ ʔáˤpnáʔ miʔ kʷu ɬəwnwixʷ If I live or never reach to the warm weather, now we are going to leave one another (PS)

live with in-laws / live at in-laws ɬəx̌mam̓

loop around the neck / loop around the neck. (ok) ɬəxʷpustn̓

little spoon, a little spoonful ɬuɬəmn̓

look for ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔám̓

look for food ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔčínm̓

look for something of somebody’s ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔɬtím̓

• ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔɬtísəlx iʔ čitxʷs They searched for his house. (Ok)

look for ƛ̓aʔƛaʔn̓čút

look for something ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntím̓

• ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntísəlx iʔ stʔəwtilts They had looked for his youngest child (PS)
• lut kɬkičx, məɬ x̌lap məɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntísəlx If nobody shows up, then the next day they go looking for them / If nobody shows uɬ, then the next daylight they go looking for them / If nobody shows up, then the next daylight they go looking for them (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ ksx̌əlpínaʔ uɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntísəlx And the next morning they looked for her / The next morning they looked for her (PS)

look for, in compounds ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔs-

• way̓ kʷu kstəkʷtəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t tm̓xʷúl̓axʷ, kʷu ksƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔsčk̓ʷúl̓aʔx We are going to travel around the country, we are going to look for a job (PS)

look for land ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúlaʔxʷm̓

look around ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓

• ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsəms úɬiʔ l̓ ənk̓əmɬniwts yaʔ n̓x̌liw̓s ik̓líʔ kiʔ tətwit kʔəmtiw̓s kʔəmtalqʷ He looked around and by his side in the middle of the bridge, there was a boy sitting on the rail (PS)
• ixíʔ sƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓s. Then he started looking around. (PS)
• məɬ lut aksƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓, kʷ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓ mi kʷ n̓səlpqin̓ mi kʷ yaxʷt Don’t look around, if you look around you’ll get dizzy and fall off (PS)
• p ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓ laʔkín̓ mi x̌stmintp iʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓əmp You will look for a place where you will be satisfied to work / You will look for a place wehre you will be satisfied to work (PS)

look around at / look around for somebody ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsmn̓t

• ƛ̓aʔt̓ʔusmən̓t yaʔ ʔx̌iʔ k̓əl̓ kɬkiwm̓ Look around there in the open (PS)
• xʷuyx ik̓líʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsməntxʷ Go there and look for it (PS)

look for something, search ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔám̓

• kʷu ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔám̓ iʔ t ksk̓ʷul̓tət. We are looking for a job., We are looking for a job. (PS)

look around ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓

lie, tell falsehood málx̌aʔ

lie to somebody málx̌aʔn̓t

• lut čʔx̌iɬ t skc̓ax̌ʷs, kʷu málx̌aʔs iʔ t inkəwáp He didn’t mean it, my horse lied to me (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ kɬƛ̓lal̓, kʷu əɬ málx̌aʔs I am a goner, he lied to me (PS)

lay something down maˤm̓

• iksmáˤʔm̓. I’ll lay it down there. (Cv)

learn mipnwíɬn̓

learn information mipn̓wíɬn̓

less misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔ

less misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt

less than misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt tl̓

lightest mispəpíw̓

lighter than mispəpiw̓ kiʔ tl̓

longer miswísxn̓

longer than 1 meter miswísxn̓ kiʔ tl̓nəqsax̌n̓

lay something on / know something, be sure of something miyn̓t

• way̓ iʔ t xƛ̓ut miys sn̓t̓əpt̓paqsəs lut iʔ t sniw̓t ksniw̓əntm̓ He put rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away / He puts the rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away (PS)
• way̓ miysəlx sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ t̓ínaʔs They know that they are ears of deer / They knew it’s deer’s ears (PS)

lump on the ankle mq̓ʷčnínaʔxn̓, məq̓ʷčnínaʔxn̓

little cottonwood m̓um̓lx

little cottonwood. (Ok) m̓um̓lx, m̓um̓əlx

like more. compound myɬx̌min̓k

• anwíʔ kʷ ikɬmiɬx̌mín̓k. I’m going to love you best. (PS)

learn how to do something mypikst

learn how to do something mypikst, mipíkst

learn right mypínaʔ

• kʷu ksmipínaʔx. We're gonna want to find out. (Cv)

learn information mypnwiɬn̓

• ixíʔ may̓n̓čútəl̓x t̓xʷ l̓ sčmipn̓wiɬn̓səl̓x. Then they tell about what they learned. (PS)

locative n-, n̓-, ən-

• čn̓čəqʷčaqʷqn̓. Flints are stuck at the end of the arrow., things are placed on the head/end (Cv)
• čn̓ʔáˤlíw̓s partitioned
• k̓ɬn̓̓k̓mip door, portal, entryway, gate
• k̓ɬn̓x̌l̓pn̓čutn̓ porch, deck
• k̓ɬn̓yrk̓ʷiptn̓ hoop (PS)
• k̓ɬn̓ʔaˤlíp close the door
• n̓áˤc̓əx̌kn̓čút He looked behind himself / Look behind oneself (PS)
• n̓c̓aɬt cold water, cold wind / Cold water (PS)
  • n̓ƛ̓áˤmčən̓ uɬ mət t n̓c̓aɬt ksiwstʔax He got thirsty, he wanted to drink cold water (PS)
• n̓c̓ax̌ Fry (Cv)
• n̓čaʔlíwm̓ Inchelium (PS)
• n̓čaʔlqsíkstm̓ Elbow someone (PS)
• n̓čəkʷísk̓itm̓ groan, moan, grunt (PS)
• n̓c̓əwqaɬq̓ʷəlt Pull it out of the mouth (Cv)
• n̓c̓əwqínaʔ Pull it out of the ear (Cv)
• n̓c̓əwqip Uproot (Cv)
• n̓c̓əwqups Pull it out of the rear (Cv)
• n̓c̓əwqus Pull it out of the fire (Cv)
• n̓čik̓čək̓ax̌n̓ Smell of armpits (Cv)
• n̓c̓ipc̓əps Shut one’s eyes tight (PS)
• n̓čix̌əxt Warm something up for somebody (PS)
• n̓c̓xʷən̓tim̓ Pry it open (Cv)
• n̓k̓am̓tiw̓stn̓ saddle, riding horse (Cv)
• n̓kəčnikn̓tm̓ overtake, catch up to (PS)
• n̓kəlxusən̓t Throw arms around somebody (PS)
• n̓kʷnim̓ sing (Cv)
• n̓kxnilsm̓ Want to go along (PS)
• n̓ləʕ̓ʷúlaʔxʷ Stuck in the ground (PS)
• n̓q̓əʔilsən̓t Give worries to somebody (PS)
• n̓q̓əʔq̓ʔiw̓s Place between (PS)
• n̓səlpqin̓ Get dizzy (PS)
• n̓x̌iɬ scared / scared, afraid (PS)
  • n̓x̌ɬx̌iɬ scared (pl) / scared
• n̓xƛ̓iksəntm̓ he passed them around / pass something around (Cv)
• nyxʷtitkʷ be in the water / Fall in the water (PS)
  • ʔa, stim̓ iʔ ksčwiks k̓l̓̓ ən̓y̓xʷtitkʷ. Ah, what would he see down in the water? (PS)
  • yəyáˤt əl̓ siwɬkʷ, iʔ k̓aʔ nyxʷtitkʷ yaʔ čtyix… All those in the water, those that run in the water…
• nyxʷut inside (PS)
  • 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)
• snilíʔtn̓ a place to stay / place (PS)
  • kn̓ ksənilíʔtnaʔx I have got to have a place to stay. (PS
  • suxʷmúlaʔxʷs iʔ ksn̓ilíʔtn̓s. He measured the ground where his home is going to be.. (PS)
  • ixíʔ xʷic̓xɬəmn̓ iʔ t ksn̓ilíʔtn̓m̓p. Then I give you guys a place for you to stay. (PS)
  • ʔúmlaʔxʷs iʔ sn̓ilíʔtn̓s He named the country where they came from (PS)
  • l̓kʷut kʷaʔ iʔ smam̓ʔím̓tət, iʔ sn̓ilíʔtn̓tət. Well, our women are far away, our home is far. (PS)
• sn̓ɬq̓ʷutn̓ bed (PS)
• sn̓pulxtn̓ Place to camp (PS)

locative. distribution unclear / locative. see n- 1 na-

• ksn̓ʔamútaʔx. stay inside / you are going to stay in your glove forever until the last day (PS)

look behind oneself náˤc̓x̌kn̓čút

• yaʔx̌íʔ əɬk̓ɬənʔáˤlíps uɬ n̓áˤc̓əx̌kn̓čút He closed the door and he looked behind himself (PS)
• n̓áˤc̓əx̌kn̓čút, staʔ, kway̓, čənkčnikn̓tm̓ iʔ t n̓kʷəl̓muts, t qʷásqiʔ He looked behind him, well, he was being overtaken by his brother-in-law Blue Jay (PS)

leak náˤwáp

lie flat nčaq

lie on the road nčqaqs

• čn̓čqaqs. It lies on the road., lying in the road. (Cv)

lie close to a door nčqqip

• čk̓ɬn̓čqəqipəl̓x, saˤmn̓čutəl̓x. They got to the door, they got down (from their horses). (PS)

look up n̓čqus

lemonade / pop / pop, lemonade, sour drink / sour drink / pop / lemonade / sour drink n̓c̓rc̓rítakʷ

leak nc̓xʷaxʷ

• n̓c̓xʷaxʷ It leaks (Cv)

liter / liter nəqsiwɬ (N)

little breeze ninw̓t

leave (one person) / be gone, get away, leave, depart nis

• way̓ n̓ʔəɬxʷitkʷ nis She got in the water, she was gone (PS)
• wiks iʔ siwɬkʷ, sílxʷaʔ iʔ siwɬkʷ, siwɬkʷ uɬ nis, siwɬkʷ uɬ nis He saw the water, big water, water as far as you can see, water as far as you can see (PS)
• kʷu n̓xʷaʔxʷʔƛ̓íɬc̓aʔ úɬiʔ kʷ nis. We were picking up when you left. (PS)

lower area of Keremeos Niʔxʷínaʔ

lonesome nk̓wpils

• way̓ taʔlíʔ q̓ix̌əx̌məntsən̓, čm̓ way̓ kn̓ k̓əwpils kʷuʔ əɬwintxʷ Very much I’m going to miss you, I will be lonesome when you leave me (PS)
• in̓čáʔ kn̓ n̓k̓w̓pil̓s iʔ k̓ isn̓qsílxʷ. I get lonesome for my people. (PS)
• pnaʔ čmay̓ n̓q̓əltusəs, n̓k̓əwpils paʔpaʔsínk He might get sick, get lonesome (and) feel bad (PS)
• way̓ q̓il̓t uɬ aɬíʔ mət sn̓k̓əwpilsx, uɬ aɬíʔ swit t̓i knánaqs He got sick because maybe he got lonesome, because he’s all alone / He got sick because maybe he got lonesome, because he's all alone (PS)

lay on somebody’s back / lay on somebody’s back. See ɬəq̓lilx n̓ɬəq̓l̓xikn̓

• ixíʔ n̓k̓am̓tíw̓sm̓s uɬ n̓ɬəq̓l̓xíkiʔs uɬ n̓kl̓xusəs. Then he started to ride it and he lay flat on its back, and he put his arms around its neck. (PS)
• huhúy̓ kʷuʔ čn̓k̓am̓tíw̓smn̓txʷ, kʷuʔ čnɬəq̓l̓xikn̓t. Now climb on me and lay flat on my back. (PS)

lay by a fire n̓ɬ̓əq̓l̓xus

loin cloth n̓ɬəqʷáʔpustn̓

loin cloth n̓ɬəqʷíʔpustn̓

lay in the bath tub / s/he was in the bathtub. n̓ɬəq̓ʷtitkʷ

lay in something / lay / lay in something, he was lying there n̓ɬəq̓ʷut

loop something over the shoulder n̓ɬəxʷpax̌n̓t

• kʷuʔ n̓ɬəxʷpax̌s He looped it over my shoulder. (Cv)
• n̓ɬəxʷpax̌n̓tsn̓ I looped it over your shoulder (Cv)

lay on somebody’s back nɬq̓lxikn̓

loin cloth nɬqʷáʔpustn̓

Loin cloth n̓ɬqʷáʔpustn̓

Loin cloth. (Cv) uncertain form n̓ɬqʷaʔpústxn̓

loin cloth nɬqʷíʔpustn̓

lay in the bath tub nɬq̓ʷtitkʷ

lay in something nɬq̓ʷut

loop something over the shoulder nɬxʷpax̌n̓t

look for eggs n̓ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔíl̓tm̓

look back n̓ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔskn̓čút

look for somebody / look for clues / clues (look for clues) nƛ̓aʔsíw̓sn̓t

• n̓ƛ̓aʔsíw̓səntsən̓ I was looking for you (Cv)

loud nƛ̓x̌čin̓

• uɬ čm̓ taʔlíʔ p n̓ƛ̓əx̌čin̓ You’ll be too noisy (PS)
• čk̓ɬnixlm̓s, áɬiʔ n̓ƛ̓x̌čin̓ iʔ syiríwaxn̓, áɬiʔ mt susl̓t. heard him, because the snowshoes are loud, because it’s a little frozen / they heard him, because the snow shoes are loud, because it’s frozen. (PS)

loud n̓ƛ̓x̌čin̓

luke warm water / lukewarm n̓maˤl̓

Lump-in-the-woods (hill north west of the mouth of Fall Creek by the mouth of Kewa Creek) N̓m̓kʷutálaʔqʷ

lie about somebody’s words / lie about someone’s words nmlx̌aʔčínm̓

• wnixʷ kn̓ sčpaʔpaʔsínk way̓ kʷu sn̓məlx̌aʔčínəms isk̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ I’m sure feeling bad because my brothers misrepresent me (PS)
• way̓ kʷu sn̓məlx̌aʔčínəmsəlx iɬəɬqáqčaʔ My brothers told a lie about me (PS)

lie about one’s words nmlx̌aʔčín̓t

• yaʔ n̓mlx̌aʔčíntm̓ l̓ q̓əy̓min̓ We lied about him in the letter (PS)
• kʷuʔ n̓ml̓x̌aʔčísəl̓x axáʔ isk̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓. These brothers of mine lied about what I said. (PS)
• ixíʔ ksn̓ml̓x̌aʔčín̓tm̓. Then we’ll misrepresent him., Then we'll speak falsely about her/him. (PS)

lariat. [lit. braided.] (Ok) / lariat nqc̓iw̓s

lay on something / lay in there / stack / lay on something / lay in there n̓qmin̓t

liquor n̓qʷaˤtn̓

liquor / liqour nqʷaˤwtn̓

language / speech n̓qʷl̓qʷil̓tn̓

launder for n̓q̓ʷʔitkʷxt

little water animals, swamp bugs nsaʔpmátkʷ

Little water animals n̓saʔpmátkʷ

little water animals, swamp bugs n̓saʔpmátkʷ, n̓sapmáˤtkʷ

Little pine trees on level ground n̓saʔsáʔtkʷɬp

liquor store n̓siwɬkʷtn̓

liquor store n̓siw̓ɬkʷtn̓

lost n̓sl̓sl̓ip

Learn, understand. e.g. a language n̓súxʷnaʔ

• kʷu n̓súxʷnaʔ. We understand. (Cv)
• way̓ ixíʔ uɬ sič nwnxʷínaʔ, n̓súxʷnaʔ Finally she believed, she understood (PS)

lick plates nt̓aqʷ

lick out / lick out dishes n̓t̓aqʷm̓

liquid is getting warm. (Ok) ntaʔkʷtkʷílx

lowered in ntx̌ʷax̌ʷ

large river ntx̌ʷitkʷ

• ixíʔ tl̓ t̓ik̓ʷt kiʔ spƛ̓m̓qin̓ axáʔ yaʔ n̓tx̌ʷitkʷ. That's from the lake that this river starts. (PS)

look inside nwíkɬc̓aʔm̓

• húmaʔ t̓xʷ k̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷípn̓txʷ, kmix n̓wíkɬc̓aʔm̓ k̓a ny̓xʷut. Come on and open the door, I only want to look inside (PS)

lift n̓wisl̓xst

Lif up at one end. tilt / Lift up at one end, tilt / life at one end, tilt / lift at one end, tilt nwslxakstm̓

• nwisləxsts He lifted it up (OkB)

lift the leg n̓wsl̓xaqkstm̓

long neck n̓wsxnil̓ps

let the arrow go to the shoulder nxt̓ɬq̓itn̓t

• kʷuʔ n̓xət̓ɬq̓itn̓txʷ. You let the arrow go at my shoulder., You let the arrow go to me. (Cv)
• n̓xəƛ̓ɬq̓itn̓ I hit him on the shoulder (Cv)

laid out on the ground n̓xʷipəplaʔxʷ

land goes dry n̓x̌w̓úlaʔxʷ

• axáʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ čn̓wiw̓pm̓ uɬ əɬxʷuy̓ iʔ t sxʷuy̓tn̓s, uɬ axáʔ əɬn̓x̌w̓úlaʔxʷ. The water backed up, and went back where it had been running, and that went dry again. (PS)

lullaby nʔamnʔílt

look at each other n̓ʔáˤc̓x̌sn̓wíxʷ

lace shoes nʔiyxn̓

• way̓ yrik̓ʷəxnm̓ uɬ lut nax̌əmɬ kɬənʔiyxn̓ He’s made frames, but he doesn’t have anything to lace them with / He’s made frames, but he doesn’t have anything to lace them in (PS)

lace shoes nʔiyxnm̓

• qʷásqiʔ ixíʔ sn̓ʔiyxnəms Blue Jay started stringing the shoes (PS)

leak nʕ̓ʷap

leak, as roof nʕ̓ʷap, náˤwáp, náˤwáp

leaves / leaf / leaf (also lettuce) / lettuce (leaves) pačkɬ

little white things pəpəqpiq

little white pəpiq

limber. as foil, a stick p̓əp̓ir̓

light weight pəpiwpw̓t

little brown p̓əp̓m̓p̓um̓

liver pn̓im̓k

legs bent pn̓pn̓qin̓xn̓

little dark, dusk qaqss

• way̓ qaqsəs kiʔ čyáˤpəlx Dusk got here. (Ok)

Letter, paper, writing implement q̓əy̓min̓

little finger / little finger. DIMINUTIVE =qínaʔkst

• stawn̓qínaʔkst little finger (Cv)

lay something across the fire. with pharyngeal intrusion / lay something across the fire qmaˤw̓s

lay objects down qminm̓

lay objects down. e.g. several sacks qminm̓, qəminm̓

lay something down (on something) / put things down qmin̓t

• ixíʔ qmis, taʔx̌íl̓sts, pəkʷm̓stis uɬ ixíʔ qmis, uɬ íwaʔ kčahčahm̓stis. Then he put them down, did like that, shook it, and then he put it down, he can’t figure out what it is. (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓pəkʷpkʷn̓tis, way̓ qmis, yaˤpqín̓ staʔxʷsəsp̓qín̓s. Then he filled the sacks, he laid them down, he had lots of wheat. (PS)
• 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)

laying around (dead) qmníwaʔt

last a long time / last a long time. cf.√q̓s q̓sspwilx

• nax̌əmɬ mət way̓ q̓səspwilx uɬ way̓ n̓ƛ̓əxʷtilsəlx ixíʔ iʔ t sq̓milttn̓ Maybe it lasted a long time and so they’re dying of starvation (PS)

little pitiful one qʷánaʔt

little pouch qʷqʷípaʔ

little pouch qʷqʷípaʔ, qʷəqʷípaʔ

louse qʷt̓íx̌ʷaʔ

lust for someone qʷx̌ʷəx̌ʷminmn̓t

lost / lost, a thing gets lost / lost, he’s lost (Ok) sal̓t

• ixíʔ nixl̓mn̓ axáʔ iʔ l̓ ast̓m̓kʔíl̓t l̓ sal̓ts, uɬ ixíʔ nixl̓mn̓ tx̌aq̓plaʔn̓txʷ swit kaʔkíčəs I heard about your daughter who got lost, and I heard that you’d pay a reward to whoever finds her (PS)

little brothers sčaʔčʔíliʔs

little stars. Glottalization uncertain. in narrative, a form attributed to Coyote, typical of his speech sc̓c̓ʕʷusn̓t, sc̓əc̓ʕusən̓t

little stars sčəčáˤsən̓t

little stars sčəčáˤsn̓t

lightning strikes a tree sčq̓islp̓

leg / foot sc̓uʔxán̓

• lut t̓a čmystis əɬ ksáˤčəntís iʔ sc̓wxans, ɬəqʷčinxn̓, čʔumstm̓ He doesn’t even know how to tie his shoes, the loops around the ankle, that’s what we call them (PS)

like sčʔx̌iɬ

like sčʔx̌iɬt

• uɬ kywywusəlx, uɬ kʷaʔ l̓ ənk̓im̓, uɬ aɬíʔ put sčʔx̌iɬ t c̓ik̓ʷəsxnəlx They have good eyes, in the dark just as well as in the light (PS)

laugh səčáˤy̓n̓čútxəl̓x / səčáˤy̓áˤy̓n̓čútx

lap sək̓ʷtaqstxn̓

logger səxʷn̓k̓t̓ipm̓

land/estates clerk səxʷtxt̓úlaʔxʷm̓

limb =si=iltn̓

little brother / cousin (baby talk) / younger brother sín̓čaʔ

• way̓ t̓iʔ ixíʔ uɬ n̓kxnil̓smn̓tməl̓x axáʔ iʔ t sín̓čaʔsəl̓x Their youngest brother wanted to go with them (PS)

left overs / remains / what is left / remains / what is left sk̓am̓qs

leggings1 skáˤčáˤčqínxn̓

leggings skáˤčáˤčqínxn̓ , skʔáˤčʔáˤčqín̓xn̓

leggings skáˤčáˤčqínxn̓, skʔáˤčʔáˤčqín̓xn̓

left hand side / left skc̓íkʷaʔ

• sxʷuy̓s iʔ k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ. S/he started going to the left. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ wikɬts iʔ n̓sp̓ustn̓ iʔ aʔ čkʷiskʷəsts, way̓ t̓əxʷ k̓əl̓ skčəhiksts, k̓əl̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓ He’ll see that she is holding the sword with the right hand, the lamp with the left hand (PS)

left hand side skc̓kʷʔikstm̓

left hand side skc̓kʷʔikstm̓ skc̓əkʷʔikstm̓

left hand side skc̓kʷʔikstm̓, skc̓əkʷʔikstm̓

little bear skəkm̓xíʔsaʔt

left over / remainder / remainder / left over sk̓im̓kst

last evening sk̓k̓laxʷ

last evening. DIMINUTIVE sk̓k̓laxʷ, sk̓ək̓laxʷ

little bear. DIMINUTIVE skkm̓xíʔsaʔt

lower lip. (ok) / lower lip skɬipčn̓

lip / lip. (ok) sk̓maw̓sqn̓

lower arm sk̓mw̓sikst

lower arm sk̓mw̓sikst, sk̓muʔsikst

left overs skmʔáˤw̓áqs

• kčqusəs axáʔ iʔ skmaˤw̓áqs, axáʔ iʔ st̓xitkʷ. She put left overs on the stove, this soup. (PS)
• n̓x̌əltčin̓ t skəmʔáˤw̓áqs I’ll ask for some left overs (PS)

log jam skp̓ɬəɬqip

late fawn sk̓ʷək̓ʷƛ̓il̓t

Leggings skʔáˤčʔáˤčqín̓xn̓

leave, go away slkʷilx

• lut səlkʷilxs He didn’t leave (Cv)

lose something sl̓min̓t

• sl̓min̓txʷ You lose something (OkB)
• sl̓min̓ I lost it. (Ok)
• čm̓ sl̓min̓ axáʔ in̓k̓n̓p̓qín̓kstn̓, uɬ aláʔ ktlmn̓tuɬtsn̓. I might lose my ring, so I’ll have you keep it here. (PS)
• čm̓ axáʔ sl̓min̓ in̓laklíʔ, uɬ way̓ kʷuʔ akstxət̓ɬtím̓ in̓laklíʔ. I might lose my key, I want you to take care of my key. (PS)

lose something sl̓mist

• sl̓mistm̓ We were losing him (Cv)

lose heart. compound sl̓spuʔússəl̓spuʔús

lose something sl̓tmin̓t

• sl̓tmisəl̓x They lost him. (Ok)

lose something sl̓usmn̓t

• íwaʔ kʷu n̓ʔučxn̓tm̓ kʷuʔ sl̓usmn̓tm̓ iʔ t sktm̓tam̓t Even if she follows us she’s going to lose us in the clouds (PS)

lay a long object down smaˤm̓

leggings sn̓áˤčáˤčqín̓xn̓

long-flowered mertensia sn̓áˤčínas x̌áˤx̌áˤ

long-flowered mertensia. Mertensia longiflora. B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring / Long flowered martensia. (OkB) / long-flowered mertensia. Mertensia longiflora. B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring. (OkB) snáˤčínas x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ

Lakes people snaˤyčkstx

• xʷuy̓, kičx k̓əl̓ sn̓áˤyčkstx He went, and he got to the Lakes tribe (PS)
• axáʔ putm̓ iʔ sn̓áˤy̓čkstx. This is especially so for the Sinixt.

Lakes / Arrow Lakes people sn̓aˤy̓čkstx

little brothers. PLURAL sn̓čaʔčʔíliʔssənčaʔčʔíliʔs

little wagon, buggy sn̓čəčkʷm̓in̓

Little wagon sn̓čəčkʷm̓ín̓

• mət axáʔ čkəwl̓ínaʔ axáʔ iʔ sn̓čəčkʷm̓ín̓, uɬ ʔasíl̓ iʔ sn̓kɬkʷiltn̓ I suppose the buggy had a top, and two seats (PS)
• myaɬ x̌ast iʔ sn̓xʷylwistn̓s, iʔ kəwʔaps, uɬ iʔ sn̓čkʷmins His traveling outfit is too good, his horses, and his buggy (PS)
• ksənčəkʷminəlx They have wagons (Cv)

lookout place sn̓k̓ɬčahmín̓

living room sn̓kʷil̓l̓tn̓

Law-relations sn̓ɬəx̌mtan̓

little water plants sn̓pəpl̓ʔitkʷ

Little dumplings, macaroni sn̓pəptáˤlaʔqʷ

Little Summit (at Kelly Hill) Sn̓qəql̓tus

leg muscle, calf of leg / calf/calves sn̓q̓ʷm̓xan̓

leg muscle, calf of leg snq̓ʷmxan̓, snq̓ʷummxán̓, snq̓ʷumxán̓

lard bucket sn̓q̓ʷučtn̓

ladder, stairs sntk̓iwlxtn̓

• čtqʷay̓l̓x iʔ t sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓ They came down the stairs (PS)
• kʷmiɬ sčk̓ɬnixl̓s tl̓ stqʷay̓səl̓x iʔ tl̓ sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓. At once she heard them run downstairs. (PS)

ladder, stairs. cf√k̓w 2 / stairs, ladder sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓

luggage, stuff, baggage sn̓tm̓ʔaʔstímaʔtn̓

life sn̓xʷl̓xʷl̓tan̓

latrine, bathroom, outhouse sn̓ʔáʔčqaʔtn̓

lakes people, Sinixt people, Arrow Lakes people sn̓ʕay̓čkstx

large size (plural) sp̓íp̓sƛ̓aʔt

lungs spiw̓pw̓

ling fish, burbot spqʷlič

little Indian sqaqlxʷ

Little Falls band of Spokane Indians sqasíɬni

log house, log cabin sqc̓iɬxʷ

low class Indian sqəlxʷsqáx̌aʔ

little handkerchief, little bandana, little necklace sq̓lípaʔs

• t̓iʔ ččax̌ iʔ sq̓lípaʔs. It’s a little red bandana.

long time sq̓sápiʔs

• way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ čaptíkʷɬ, uɬ t̓i k̓ʷul̓l̓, uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap And because it’s fairy tales, he was born, and it wasn’t long and he grew up (PS)

little child sqʷəsqʷsíʔ

length, long length sqʷm̓pus

legal document, signed document sq̓y̓aqs

letters sq̓y̓q̓ay̓

letter, written message sq̓y̓xix

little finger stawn̓qínaʔkst

little toe stawn̓qínaʔxn̓

• nak̓ʷm̓ axáʔ iʔ stawnqínaʔxəns iʔ q̓ʷəx̌qinxəns, nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ pútiʔ l̓ siwɬkʷ čwtan̓ But her little toe, her toenail, that’s still in the water (PS)

little pillow, little cushion st̓ət̓k̓ʷílaʔp

little youngest one / youngest in the family / youngest one stətʔíw̓taʔx

• 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)
• way̓ axáʔ iʔ stətʔíwtaʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt The youngest one is still unable to do anything (PS)

lunch, snack, grub, provision for trip, box lunch st̓ik̓l̓

• way̓ wiʔskɬəwtɬtsís iʔ st̓ikəls aksčʔíɬən̓ She’s already put down grub for you to eat (PS)

lame, sore muscles stiw̓kt

leg stk̓maqstxn̓

lead a horse stkn̓plaʔsqáx̌aʔ

livestock, farm animals, wealth st̓ml̓sčut

little snowberries, little waxberry berries, Symphoricarpos albus stm̓tm̓niʔáɬaʔq

list, listing strars

linear swisxn̓

length sw̓iw̓sxn̓

lightning, thunderbolt, electricity, electrical current sww̓íkiʔst

leader, manager, mentor sxaʔtús

• uɬ ixíʔ sxaʔtúsčəlx This one was their leader (PS)

Lakes name (for man or woman?) Sx̌əstqin̓

level land sxíƛ̓laʔxʷ

• sxíƛ̓laʔxʷ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷsəl̓x. Their country is level. (PS)

leggings, pants, trousers sx̌iƛ̓xn̓

• asx̌íƛ̓xn̓ your trousers / your pants (PS)

little lover, little sweetheart, little boyfriend, little girlfriend sx̌mn̓káwaʔs

lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend sx̌mn̓kaw̓s

little devils. (Ok) sx̌ʷəx̌ʷl̓x̌ʷil̓mn̓

life sxʷl̓xʷal̓t

lots of rain sxʷtiʔs

• mət lut put t̓ə sxʷtiʔsč Maybe it’s not too much rain (Cv)

lazy horse syaʔyáʔlwiʔ

lower, it’s lower sy̓xʷútaʔx

last night t sk̓ək̓laxʷ

last weekend t sk̓ɬəʔaʔ

lick fingers t̓aqʷkstm̓

lick, lick with tongue t̓aqʷm̓

lick oneself t̓aqʷn̓čút

lick something t̓aqʷn̓t

• t̓aqʷn̓. I licked it. (Cv)

lakes t̓ək̓ʷt̓ik̓ʷt

laying on the shore, stacked on the shore t̓əqčnitkʷ

lay down, put oneself down / lay oneself down t̓ət̓k̓ʷn̓čut

• way̓ ixíʔ st̓ət̓k̓ʷənčuts ixíʔ sʔitxs Then he lay himself down and fell asleep / Then he lay down and he fell asleep (PS)

lake t̓ik̓ʷt

little lake t̓ít̓ak̓ʷt

lazy t̓iy̓mx

large carpenter ant tk̓ak̓íp̓aʔ

little prince’s pine, Chimaphila menziesii, [lit. a bunch of little three leafed ones.] tkəkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkaʔst

leg, hip tk̓maqstxn̓

lay wager, lay down money, put down something of value t̓k̓ʷaqsm̓

land on shore t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷčnitkʷ

land on the ground t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ

• txl̓kmin̓tm̓, way̓ kičn̓tm̓, t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ. He went around, finally he got there, he landed / He went around, finally he got there, landed (PS)
• mət k̓laxʷ kiʔ t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷúlaʔxʷ It was evening when they struck ground (PS)
• way̓ ilíʔ t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷúlaʔxʷ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ He hit the ground (PS)
• “p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs k̓ʷƛ̓up,” k̓ʷmiɬ axáʔ t̓ək̓ʷk̓ʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ iʔ sxʔitx. “ Come out, come out, come out,” at once the first one fell on the ground (PS)

live/sit on water (plural) tkʷl̓lw̓titkʷ

lay down, lay oneself down, assume a lying position, take a nap t̓k̓ʷn̓čut

• way̓ ilíʔ ƛ̓əlmist, ilíʔ t̓k̓ʷənčut, staʔ k̓ʷaʔ ilíʔ čqiɬqəɬt He sat there still, he lay there, he was there awake / There he sat still, he lay there, he was there awake (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ k̓əɬk̓laxʷ, úɬiʔ t̓k̓ʷənčut axáʔ iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ When he got out of sight the horse lay down (PS)

little eyebrow, man’s name tk̓ʷuk̓ʷm̓s

land, country, earth, world tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ

lay things onto tqəmniw̓sn̓t

Little papers tq̓əqy̓min̓

little papers tq̓q̓y̓min̓

larkspur, blue penstemon / larkspur, and blue penstemon. Delphineum nuttallianum and Penstemon confertus, P pruinosus. B’s etym: causing blue/green coloring tqʷiyaʔsáʕʷstn̓

Larkspur, and blue penstemon tqʷiyaʔsʕ̓ástn̓

lichen, moss on rocks tqʷsqʷspisxn̓

lichen, moss on rocks tqʷsqʷspisxn̓, tqʷəsqʷəspisxn̓

label, write labels tq̓y̓íc̓aʔn̓t

line up things tran̓t

look like tr̓íw̓yaʔ

line up / line up, be in line, follow one after another tr̓mn̓čut

little biscuit root, Lomatium farinosum túxʷaʔ

live / stand / up (standing up) / stand in line. PLURAL SUBJECT / stand in line / live / stand t̓wist

• xəƛ̓mənčutwy̓ t̓wistwy̓ All of you stand in line (PS)
• sxəƛ̓mn̓čutsəl̓x t̓wistəl̓x. They all stood in line. (PS)
• t̓wistwy̓ stand in line. IMPERATIVE

lucky tx̌səsmikst

lazy t̓yt̓ymuɬ

lazy t̓y̓t̓y̓muɬ

lazy t̓yt̓ymuɬ, t̓it̓imúɬ, t̓iʔt̓im̓úɬ

lazy t̓y̓t̓y̓pus

lead, first; bank (of river); figure =us 2

listen. cf. wyʔ uyáʔ

Lynx wápupxn̓

lynx wapw̓pxn̓

lynx / p.n man’s name wapwpxn̓, wápupxn̓

lynx wapwpxn1

listen up / listen up way̓ uyáʔ

little high w̓aʔst/wíwaʔst

Lupines (long flowered type) wəswasxnqn̓

long beak/nose / elephant wəsxnaqs

long house wəsxniɬxʷ

long, longest / long wisxn̓

• in̓čáʔ iksƛ̓xʷúpm̓ iʔ čxʔit, iʔ čq̓iln̓ iʔ wisxn̓. I am going to win first prize, the longest arrow. (PS)
• čkm̓km̓stis iʔ wisxn̓ iʔ čq̓iln̓. He took the long arrows.

lupines wswasxnqn̓

lupines. Lupinus spp. long-flowered typle. B’s etym: long head wswasxnqn̓,wəsqasxnqn̓

long wswisxn̓

long legs wswisxnxn̓

long fingers wswsxnikst

long dress wsxnal̓qs

long penis wsxnal̓qʷ

long arms wsxnax̌n̓

long body wsxníɬc̓aʔ

light skinned x̌aˤls

light skinned x̌aˤl̓s

Larkspur x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ sƛ̓ək̓ʷpaqsč

larkspur. Delphinium nuttallianum. [lit. crow’s beak.] x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ sƛ̓k̓ʷpaqsč

Level country / level ground xiƛ̓laʔxʷ

level land xíƛ̓laʔxʷ

look everywhere xƛ̓usm̓

look everywhere xƛ̓usm̓, xƛ̓usm̓

love, like, desire / like, want x̌min̓k

• ixíʔ x̌minks íwaʔ lut čwiksts ixíʔ iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx Then he liked her even if he never had seen that girl. (PS)
• lut x̌minks kskpúlxmiʔs iʔ n̓kʷəl̓muts He didn’t like to camp by his brother-in-law (PS)
• way̓ kʷ iksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓ y̓ anx̌mínk I’ll go after anything you want / I’d go after anything you want (PS)
• uč ixíʔ axáʔ iʔ anx̌mínk? Is this what you wanted? (PS)
• ʔkin̓ y̓ anx̌mínk? Which do you like? (PS)
• stim̓ anx̌mínk aksčk̓ʷúl̓? What do you want for a job? (PS)
• laʔkín̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k akɬčítxʷ ? Where would you like your house? (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ anx̌mínk uɬ kʷintxʷ If you like it you come and get it / If you like it take it (PS)
• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ anx̌mínk, uɬ way̓ ƛ̓aʔɬtsín̓ If you want it, I’ll go after it for you (PS)
• lut t̓ inx̌mínk iʔ siwɬkʷ, isənx̌əl̓x̌əl̓snúxʷ I don’t like the water, I’m dead scared of it (PS)
• lut t̓ inx̌mínk əɬ iksíwstm̓stm̓ I don’t want to water him (PS)
• mət asənq̓əmsčínm̓, way̓ t̓əxʷ iwá inx̌mínk, uɬ way̓ kʷintxʷ I guess you’re stuck on it, even though I like it, you can have it (PS)
• lut inx̌mínk l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač iksxʷylwís I don’t like to travel around late (PS)

like something, somebody x̌minkn̓t

• talíʔ x̌min̓kn̓ isn̓ʔamʔímaʔt. I love my grandchildren very much. (PS)
• yayáˤt stim̓ x̌minkn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ Anything you want I give to you (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ixíʔ əɬ x̌minkn̓txʷ uɬ way̓ ƛ̓aʔɬtsín̓ If you want it I’ll get it for you / If you want her, I’ll go after her for you (PS)
• uɬ taʔlíʔ x̌minkn̓ I want them badly (PS)
• x̌əl̓ ixíʔ kiʔ kʷu x̌minks That’s why he likes me (Cv)

like one another x̌mnkiw̓s

• kʷu x̌mn̓kiw̓s. We like one another. (Cv)

like somebody x̌mnkɬtiɬn̓

Like somebody. (OkB) see ɬətiɬn̓ / Like somebody x̌mn̓kɬtiɬn̓

like somebody X̌mnkɬtiɬn̓, x̌əmnkɬtiɬn̓

like oneself x̌mnknčut

• x̌mənkn̓čutəlx They like themselves (Cv)

lame, limping x̌nnunčút

lame, limping x̌nnunčút, x̌n̓unčút, x̌ən̓wənčut

lid, cover xnqin̓tn̓, xn̓qin̓tn̓

lame / crippled x̌nun̓čút

lame x̌n̓unčút

looks good x̌sʔáˤc̓əc̓

lift somebody xʷaʔntím̓

• Maxáʔ iʔ tuʔtwít kʷinkssəlx, xʷaʔntísəlx, axáʔ iʔ t tkɬmilxʷ iʔ knaqs xʷaʔntís iʔ tətwit, uɬ axáʔ iʔ t sqəltmixʷ kʷis iʔ knaqs They shook hands with the boys, they took them on their laps, the woman took one of the boys, and the man took the other (PS)

Lots of bones xʷaʔsc̓ím̓

lots of snow. compound xʷaʔsmík̓ʷtm̓

lots of food xʷaʔst̓ík̓l̓

lots xʷaʔtils

• lut ksxʷaʔtílsəmp l̓ sqlaw̓ You don’t have too much money / I don’t give you too much money. (PS) unclear form (PS)

leave somebody behind, alone; abandon, discard x̌ʷilm̓ x̌ʷilm̓

leave somebody behind, alone; abandon, discard x̌ʷilm̓, x̌ʷilm̓

leave something, abandon, discard x̌ʷiln̓t

leave somebody / Throw away a person x̌ʷlíɬc̓aʔ

• 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)

leave one another x̌ʷlstwíxʷaʔx

• way̓ sl̓ax̌t, way̓ kʷu ksx̌ʷəlstwíxʷaʔx Well, partner, we are going to quit one another (PS)

leave a place x̌ʷlúlaʔxʷm̓

• uɬ ilíʔ kn̓ čx̌ʷlúlaʔxʷm̓ məɬ áˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ əɬ k̓ʷəl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓ Then I left that country and now I have made my home here (PS)

live, alive, safe xʷlxʷalt

• way̓ čmystis čniɬč əɬaʔ ksisyús kiʔ kʷu xʷəlxʷalt She knows it’s for him who is smart that we got saved (PS)
• way̓ nax̌əmɬ kʷu kʔəmtiw̓s l̓ kəwaptət, kʷu čʔáčəčqaʔ, ixíʔ uɬ pnaʔ čmay̓ kʷu xʷəlxʷalt But if we can get our horses and get out, the maybe we will be safe (PS)

lose something xʷtmsčut

• kn̓ xʷtm̓sčut I lost something that can’t be replaced (Cv)

leave the house xʷuy̓ tl̓ čitxʷ

leave the house / leave the house xʷuyx tl̓ čitxʷ

Lots, a crowd / lots yaʕpqín̓

• n̓t̓aʔ yaʕpqín̓ iʔ sxʷulɬxʷ There are lots of tipis (PS)
• way̓ uɬ yáˤpqín̓ patáq Lots of potatoes (PS)
• yaʕpqín̓ sqilxʷ iʔ sčwiks He saw lots of people (PS)
• t̓xʷ n̓ʔaɬxʷíw̓s axáʔ l̓ y̓aˤpqín̓ l̓ sqilxʷ. Well he went right in the middle of the crowd of people. (PS)

low / down, low yixʷút

little round yiyr̓yír

low y̓iʔxʷútaʔ

log yul̓t

lowlands yxʷtúlaʔxʷ

low yxʷyxʷut

let out / put out / take something out / let out / put out ʔáčəčqaʔst

• ʔačəčqaʔsts He drove them out (Cv)
• ʔáčəčqaʔstsəlx iʔ kəwʔapsəlx They took out their horses (PS)

loon ʔaʔsíw̓ɬ

loon ʔaʔsíw̓ɬ, aʔsíw̓ɬ

laugh (PLURAL) ʔáʔˤáˤʔn̓čút

look ʔaˤc̓m̓

look at something ʔáˤc̓m̓

• uɬ sqilxʷ, áˤc̓m̓ k̓əl̓ sk̓ʷut, uɬ nixʷ sqilxʷ There are people, he looked to the other side, and there are also people (PS)
• k̓aʔkín̓ kn̓ ʔáˤc̓m̓ mɬ way̓ ik̓líʔ wikn̓ k̓l̓ tk̓m̓kniɬxʷ. Wherever I look and around there I see outside. (PS)

look at something / Look at it ʔáˤc̓n̓t

• maˤn̓ áˤc̓ən̓t axáʔ t asaʔstám̓ Just look at your sister-in-law (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ, áˤc̓ən̓t kʷaʔ itíʔ kiyíc̓ásq̓ət, taʔlíʔ c̓aɬt Well, look how clear it is, it's very cold / Well, look how clear it is, it’s very cold (PS)
• way̓ áˤc̓əntməlx sn̓k̓l̓ip Coyote looked them over (PS)
• uɬ t̓i áˤc̓əntxʷ iʔ sx̌əlx̌áˤlt, t̓əxʷ l̓ sk̓laxʷ məɬ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ Look at the day, when in the evening the weather is fixing the day / Look at the day, in the evening when the weather is fixing the day (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ áˤc̓əntxʷ kʷ n̓putəls, uɬ way̓ sič kʷu x̌aq̓əntxʷ Go look at it and if you are satisfied, then you can pay me (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ áˤc̓əs iʔ k̓əl̓ sk̓ʷut He looked to one side (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ áˤc̓əs, uɬ way̓ mypnus t inčá kʷ iskʷulstm̓ He’ll look at it, and he’ll know I sent you (PS)

look ʔáˤc̓x̌m̓

• húmaʔ ʔaˤc̓x̌x ak̓láʔ iʔ k̓l̓ askn̓wístm̓. Look above you here. (PS)

lose a race / lose a contest ʔáˤláp

• kn̓ áˤláp I lost (what I gambled) (Cv)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ lut iksʔáˤláp. I’m not going to lose now.

laugh ʔáˤy̓ʔáˤy̓n̓čút

long snowshoes ʔičtw̓

long snowshoes ʔičtw̓, íčtuʔ

lay fish eggs ʔik̓ʷnm̓

like to eat ʔɬnimn̓

• kn̓ ʔəɬnimn̓ I always eat (Cv)

leave somebody / bid good bye ʔúkʷmaʔm̓

look ʕc̓x̌

laugh. southern pronunciation. (Cv) cf. ʕaʔncút / laugh ʕ̓ʷynčut

laugh ʕ̓ʷyʕ̓ʷynčut

• ʕ̓ʷəyʕ̓ʷəynčutəlx They laughed (Cv)