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mouth, throat, neck =aɬq̓ʷl̓t

middle of face, top of head =aw̓sqn̓

middle, center. with pharyngeal intrusion / middle, center =aˤw̓s

• qmáˤw̓səs He laid it across the flames (Cv)

middle of face, top of head =aˤw̓sqn̓

mouth, food, voice, edge =čan̓, =čan̓

mythical story, legend čaptíkʷɬ

• uɬ aɬíʔ t̓əxʷ čaptíkʷɬ ixíʔ uɬ čunəlx, “way̓ kn̓ waʔsnúxʷ, way̓ kn̓ xixaʔyapəlqs, čaʔkʷ čus iʔ n̓xaʔmxʷčín.” And because it’s a legend I tell them, “The sun is coming up high on me, I am going to end, as they say in the Columbian language (PS)
• kʷliw̓t yaʔ nk̓ʷčwixtn̓ t̓xʷ axáʔ tawn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ tawn̓, uɬ aɬíʔ nax̌m̓ɬ lut t̓a čmistin̓ iʔ skʷstúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ. One tribe of people lived there, it was a town, a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s nothing but a legend. (PS)
• way̓ itlíʔ kn̓ n̓c̓əpq̓siw̓sm̓ iʔ t inčaptíkʷɬ Now I am going to splice my legend (PS)

mallow ninebark bush čaqʷčəqʷt

motion to somebody čarsmn̓t

• čarsmn̓tst We made a motion to you. / We stretched out to you. (Cv)

man’s name Čay̓l̓x

modest, meek, bashful, shy c̓aʔc̓aʔxúɬ

mountain ash / mountain ash. diminutive ofc̓kʷkʷiɬp c̓əc̓kʷəkʷíɬaʔp

mountain ash berries c̓əc̓kʷikʷ

manage to drag together čəkʷmnun̓t

mallow ninebark, physocarpus malvaceus čəqʷčəqʷtiɬp

make light c̓ik̓ʷm̓

• lut skpax̌əmsəlx iʔ t swr̓isəlp̓ sc̓ik̓ʷəmsəlx They didn’t have to strike matches to make things light / They didn’t have to strike matches (PS)

make light on something c̓ik̓ʷn̓t

• c̓ik̓ʷn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx. She’ll put the light over the oldest one. (PS)

mouth, food, voice, edge =čin̓, =čn̓

• qʷənčin̓ It’s a pity (PS)
• lkʷčin̓ hear at a distance (Cv)
• kn̓ n̓c̓əspčin̓ I run out of meat, food / I run out of meat (Cv)
• way̓ k̓əɬʔəmčinəlx They all agreed (PS)
• sn̓kʷəskʷəsčinx She’s a joker (Cv)
• n̓myčintsən̓ I interpret him to you (PS)
• kʷ wy̓čin̓. You got done eating., You are done eating. (PS)
• p̓aƛ̓mčín̓ End a story (OkB)
• čn̓paqčín̓. The first light of day comes on., It is dawning. (Cv)
• kʷ n̓my̓činm̓ You deliver the message., You translate., You interpret. (Cv)
• ixíʔ kɬčw̓činm̓p. That's what you guys will say., That’s what I’d like to hear from you guys. (Cv)
• n̓q̓əmsčinəms He got stuck on her / He wished for them (PS)
• kʷ n̓kʷəskʷəsčin̓. You tell jokes., You are funny., You talk silly. (Cv)
• n̓xaʔčintət Our ancestors (Cv)
• lut p t̓ə sčyaʕpčínx You’re not hard up (PS)
• n̓qʷəlqʷəlčənwixʷəlx They argued / They argued. (Cv) (Cv)
• n̓sáˤyčəntsən̓ I interrupt you (Cv)
• lut aksmaʔčnmíst ! Don’t bother people with your talk! (PS)
• lut akswəl̓čənmist Don’t get talking funny again (Cv)
• nswčənmistsəlx They proposed for her
• n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ The sky paints (indicates) the weather / The weather fixed the sky (PS)
• k̓ɬʔaw̓čníʔstm̓s. She did it by mistake. (PS)
• wikʷčnəms She backbites him (PS)
• čn̓ʔay̓xʷm̓sčínm̓stsəl̓x. They trade for groceries., They trade for food or provisions. (Cv)
• ʔáˤƛ̓ʔáˤƛ̓čínmn̓tsn̓ I’m going to chew you up (Cv)

man’s name Čiyanút

manipulate something in different ways čkm̓ikxtn̓t

• t̓iʔ lut əčkm̓ikxts, kl̓q̓ísxiʔs mɬ ixíʔ sn̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷičkʷm̓. He doesn’t have a particular way, he peels them and he slices them. (PS)

massage čkmín̓c̓aʔst / kmín̓c̓aʔn̓t

make, do čk̓ʷul̓

• haʔ sc̓kinx uɬ haʔ čk̓ʷul̓ t stk̓ək̓xʷum̓səl̓x yaʔ ɬa čəčkn̓ikstm̓səl̓x ? What’s the matter that they make a baseball out of it (and) play with it? (PS)

make somebody work čk̓ʷul̓m̓st

• kmix čʔamstísəlx, lut t̓a čk̓ʷul̓əmstsəlx They only feed him, they don’t use him (PS)

make one happy, to show appreciation, be thankful for something člim̓tkstm̓st

make bundles, bale člk̓iw̓sm̓

• ixíʔ x̌ʷic̓n̓txʷ, sp̓úlaʔxn̓txʷ, mɬ t̓iʔ yaʔx̌íʔ nik̓ək̓, uɬ áɬiʔ čkc̓lal̓qʷ uɬ ilíʔ ƛ̓lap, k̓aʔx̌íʔ ɬəwnikstmn̓txʷ, mɬ put way̓ člk̓iw̓s. You cut it, hit it on the ground, and it’s cut, because it has finger-like things, and it stops there, then you let it go, and it’s just enough for a bundle. (PS)

marked / striped čɬap̓

mashed, bruised čɬaˤč

marked legs/ striped legs čɬəp̓ɬəp̓aqstxn̓

marked in the middle čɬəp̓ɬəp̓iw̓s

make something cold c̓ɬstim̓

maybe, possibly, might čm̓

• čm̓ n̓k̓stmis, čm̓ n̓q̓l̓tusəs, way̓ n̓ɬəmil̓sn̓t ! That might do him harm, he might get sick, respect his feelings! (PS)
• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ kɬk̓ʷlil̓t, way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ k̓ʷl̓il̓t, čm̓ tətwit iʔ ksqʷsqʷsiʔs axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ And when you’ll have a child, I suppose you will have a baby, and this woman’s child might be a boy (PS)

maybe, known čmay̓

• nax̌əmɬ t̓iʔ n̓yʕ̓ip tx̌ʷmut lutstxʷ, uɬ pnaʔ čmay̓ n̓q̓əltusəs, n̓ƛ̓ləlmis axáʔ iʔ tətwit But if you keep telling him straight no, he might get sick, the boy might even die (PS)
• lut t̓ə čmystim̓ l̓ stim̓ sysyus, pnaʔ čmay̓ ixíʔ akɬqʷən̓qʷən̓tán̓ We don’t know in what things he is smart, maybe you’ll suffer from it (PS)

mountain (Southern dialects of n̓səl̓̓xčin̓) čməq̓ʷmaq̓ʷ

• ixíʔ mɬ p px̌ʷmn̓čut k̓a čməq̓ʷmaq̓ʷ, lut kɬčʔulw̓sm̓p iʔ laʔɬ sqilxʷ. And then you guys will scatter to the mountains, you won’t be mixed up with people. (PS)

mouth, food, voice, edge =čn̓

• nčusčəsčn̓ Purple aster (OkB)
• nxikxəkčn̓ Purple aster (OkB)
• sqáqaw̓čn̓ Kouse (OkB)

make eyes at, make laughing eyes čn̓áˤy̓ústm̓

mat (for counting) čnkɬɬíl̓iʔs

man’s name Čnm̓tíc̓aʔ

man’s name Čn̓mtíc̓aʔ

manage to hold tight, tight, tightened c̓n̓pnaˤn̓

matches čpapút

married into the people čpuʔsqílxʷ

manage to hit c̓q̓əq̓nun̓tm̓

man’s name C̓q̓l̓nasq̓t

make cry c̓qʷəqʷstim̓

mark something čq̓x̌stim̓ / q̓x̌an̓t / q̓x̌am̓

mark land čq̓y̓úlaʔxʷm̓

move (repeated or plural) čsasíx̌l̓x

make noise, rattle around čsəsáˤs

manage to finish off something c̓spnun̓t

manage to finish off something c̓spunun̓t

• c̓spnun̓ isqláw̓. I spend all my money. (PS)

marked on post or upright surface čtq̓y̓al̓qʷ

mark on rocks čtq̓y̓isxnm̓

man’s name čun̓

man’s name Čusəsqn̓

moonlight čuʔq̓ím̓

man’s name čwál̓naʔ

make somebody waste time čxarkstm̓st

• way̓ staʔ kʷu čxarkstm̓stm̓ He’s making us lose time (PS)
• čxarkstm̓stn̓əl̓x. I’m taking a lot of their time. (Cv)
• way̓ kn̓ xʷist, way̓ čxarkstm̓stmn̓ axáʔ isčm̓aʔm̓áysaʔ Well, I am going to walk away, I’m taking my pupil’s time (PS)

make somebody go first čxaʔtm̓stím̓

• uɬ anwí əčxaʔtmstúmn̓ uɬ yaʔ čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓ iʔ sk̓ʷanɬq I told you to go first when we divide the harvest (PS)
• iʔ sy̓syus stəxʷčn̓čut, mɬ ixíʔ čxaʔtm̓stísəl̓x. Those who are good providers, then those they put ahead. (PS)

make noise rubbing / make noise rubbing, There’s a rubbing noise čxəkxəkil̓x

• way̓ čtk̓iwl̓x way̓ čxəkxkilx She was coming up, there’s a noise (PS)

menstruate, have period, menses čx̌iyáɬnxʷm̓

mink c̓x̌ličn̓

make it better, improve it čx̌stwil̓xstm̓ / x̌stwil̓xn̓t

make over a child čxʷil̓tm̓

• čxʷiltm̓əl̓x. They started petting the children. (PS)
• lim̓təl̓x axáʔ iʔ xaʔxʔíts uɬ čxʷil̓tm̓əl̓x. Her elders were happy, and they made over the baby. (PS)

make over somebody čxʷn̓tim̓

• uɬ ixíʔ limtmənts kʷ əɬ yxʷmənčut, uɬ əɬačqənts, uɬ čxʷəntsis She’ll be tickled that you came down, and she’ll pat you and make over you
• way̓ čxʷəntisəlx iʔ t xaʔxʔíts Her grandparents made over her (PS)

make somebody a chief/leader čy̓lmixʷm̓st

• in̓čáʔ kn̓ tkɬmilxʷ, lut t̓a čy̓lmixʷm̓stsəl̓x iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. I am a woman, they never make a woman boss. (PS)

move something around čym̓yum̓l̓xst

make oneself lose čʔáˤl̓pn̓čút

• uɬ anwí kʷ čxʔit, anwí kʷ əčáˤlpənčút You are the one who goes first, you are the one who makes yourself lose (PS)

move back again / move back again əɬc̓umx (ɬc̓imx)

manage to arrive again somewhere əɬk̓ɬkičx

• kn̓ əxʔknmsčut miʔ kn̓ əɬk̓ɬkičx ? What can I do to get back? (PS)

manage to return for someone, manage to bring back to someone əɬp̓l̓k̓nuɬt

manage to get going again əɬxʷy̓nun̓t

moist hm̓ham̓t

moist, wet ground hm̓hmúlaʔxʷ

my (1st singular possessive) in̓-, i-

• nak̓ʷáʔ inkc̓áx̌ʷ I didn’t do it on purpose (PS)
• in̓čaptíkʷɬ. It is my fairy tale. (PS)
• in̓tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. It is my country., It is my land. (PS)
• in̓túm̓. She is my mother (for female)., It is my mother (for female). (PS)
• in̓kʷl̓mút. He is my brother-in-law. (PS)

me, I in̓čáʔ

man’s name In̓masčúɬm̓

middle, center (diminutive) =íwaʔs

• kɬx̌əx̌síwaʔs Little field (Cv)
• skɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs Anemone

middle, center =iw̓s

make fun of something of someone kákaʔm̓ɬt

make fun of people kakaʔm̓ɬtíɬn̓

make fun of somebody/something kákaʔmn̓t

• sič kákʔəms iʔ əɬčəčʔupsč Now she’s making fun of her younger sister (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ miystsəlx sčkakʔəms iʔ əɬčəčʔupsč They knew for sure that she’s making fun of her younger sister (PS)

mount, ride a horse, travel on horseback k̓am̓tíw̓s, kʔam̓tíw̓s

• k̓amt̓iw̓s. S/he rode. (Cv)
• tqalwítm̓, kʔam̓tíw̓s. S/he put his foot in the stirrup, got on. (PS)
• n̓t̓k̓ʷíkiʔs, way̓ kʔəmtiw̓s He put the saddle on, he got on / He put the the saddle on, he got on (PS)
• ƛ̓m̓ axáʔ kn̓xitm̓ iʔ t l̓ʔiws kiʔ kʔəmtiw̓s Earlier his father helped him when he first got on the horse / First his father helped get on (PS)
• l̓ ən̓k̓m̓ɬəniw̓ts yaʔ n̓x̌liw̓s ik̓líʔ kiʔ tətwit k̓am̓tíw̓s k̓am̓tál̓qʷ. By his side in the the middle of the bridge a boy was sitting on the rail. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ taʔx̌ilm̓, ixíʔ čkʔəmtiw̓s He did like that , and he got on (PS)
• čk̓am̓tiw̓sx ! Get on the horse!, Ride the horse! (command)
• way̓ xʷsxʷusəlx, way̓ čkʔəmtiw̓sx Hurry up, get on the horse / Hurry up, get on the horse! (PS)
• xʷustxčkʔəmtiw̓sx Hurry, get on (PS)

man’s name K̓asnúʔ

man’s name Kasyáʔ

maternal grandfather, baby talk for k̓ík̓waʔ káwaʔ

make gone, deplete, exhaust, extinguish k̓aw̓st

man’s name [lit. gap nose.] K̓axʷqs

make fun of somebody kaʔkaʔm̓st

• čkákaʔm̓stsəl̓x. They make fun of him/are making fun of him. (PS)

make a fool of someone kaʔkáʔm̓st

man’s name Kaʔɬl̓x̌ʷc̓ut

man’s name. [lit. left hand.] Kc̓ac̓íkʷaʔ

manage to figure something out kčahmnúst

• uɬ way̓ wim̓ čkčahəhəmstín̓ uɬ lut t̓ə čkčahəhəmnústn̓ I’m almost getting them together but I’m not getting it right (PS)

man’s name Kčəkʷmikn̓s

mourn the dead kc̓qʷaqʷ

meet up with each other, encounter each other, come across each other kəčnwixʷ

• t̓iʔ laʔɬ anwíʔ kʷu kəčnwixʷ. It’s just us who have met up. (PS)
• kəčnwixʷəl̓x. They met up., They encountered each other.. (Cv)

man’s name K̓ək̓sáyaʔqn̓

man’s name K̓̓ək̓sáyaʔqn̓

man’s name Kəxkəxtasq̓t

maggots turning bugs k̓ik̓ɬuʔ

messy hair k̓isqn̓

man’s name Kiyuʔál̓xqn̓

man’s name K̓iʔpiyáw̓t

move away from someone kl̓kʷil̓xm̓

medicine person, shaman k̓l̓ƛ̓aʔkʷílx

• kn̓ k̓əlƛ̓aʔkʷílx I am a better Indian Doctor (Cv)

man’s name (Jerome) Klum̓

make pancakes, to pour off, to pour under k̓ɬc̓axʷám̓

make a signal, go through the motions k̓ɬčn̓miʔíkst

manage to arrive somewhere k̓ɬkičx

• kl̓kʷəkʷínaʔ iʔ t smik̓ʷt, way̓ k̓ɬkičx iʔ sƛ̓aʔčinm̓. She took the snow off the top, she got to the deer. (PS)
• mi kstɬúlaʔxʷaʔx, way̓ ixíʔ mi k̓əɬkičx He’s going to take a shortcut, so he can make it (PS)
• lut k̓ɬkičx, məɬ x̌lap məɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntísəlx (If) nobody shows up, then the next daylight they go looking for them (PS)

means to be powerful kɬksysyustn̓

• ixíʔ úɬiʔ klək̓lk̓íc̓aʔxtm̓ iʔ t kɬksy̓syustn̓s, kmúsc̓aʔ. That is when he gave him some things wrapped up for his power, four things wrapped up. (PS)
• iʔ t slax̌ts iʔ xʷic̓xtm̓ iʔ t kɬksy̓syustn̓s. It is his friend who has given him something to be powerful with. (PS)

manage to cut something off k̓ɬkt̓pnun̓t

• ixíʔ uɬ k̓ɬk̓ətpnuɬtm̓ t sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ spʔusts. And then Coyote managed to cut off its heart. (PS)

mist k̓ɬmul̓laʔxʷ

manage to find out k̓ɬmypnumt

manage to hear something k̓ɬnixl̓mn̓t

• čm̓ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ aksx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ miʔ čk̓ɬnixlmn̓txʷ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. A little while after you start snoring you’ll hear the old lady. (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)
• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čk̓ɬnixl̓m̓s t̓iʔ x̌am̓. All at once he heard something. (PS)

manage to hear something k̓ɬnixl̓n̓t

• kʷmiɬ sčk̓ɬnixl̓s tl̓ stqʷay̓səl̓x iʔ tl̓ sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓. At once she heard them run downstairs. (PS)

manage to open a door k̓ɬnk̓ahk̓ʷpnún̓t

• k̓ɬənk̓ahk̓ʷpnún̓ I managed to get it opened. (Cv)

manage to get inside k̓ɬnʔɬxʷipn̓t

• mi k̓ɬənʔəɬxʷipnəlx, ixíʔ mi n̓k̓áwlaʔxʷstnəlx I’ll be able to get in and kill them (PS)

manage to think about k̓ɬpaʔx̌əx̌nun̓t

manage to figure out k̓ɬpaʔx̌nún̓t

manage to have a dream k̓ɬqy̓smist

• k̓ɬqiʔsmíʔst He had a dream (Cv)

manage to lose tracks k̓ɬsl̓xnunxn̓t

mountain top kɬtql̓tikn̓

manage to fool somebody kɬtqqnunm̓

• way̓ uɬ lut t̓ ikɬəɬtqəqnúnm̓ I’ll never get another chance to fool her (PS)

manage to hide k̓ɬwíkʷm̓ist

• k̓ɬwíkʷmist hide away

make a fire k̓ɬwr̓min̓

make room for somebody k̓ɬx̌qn̓tim̓

• uɬ aɬíʔ k̓əɬx̌qən̓tim̓ t n̓c̓ičən̓ Wolf stepped aside and gave him the way (PS)
• sk̓əɬx̌qəntisəlx They made a place for him (Cv)

mower/swather kɬx̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓

Marcus (place name) / Marcus (place name). (Cv) kɬʔalqʷ(aʔ) sk̓əɬʔálqʷaʔ

manage to hear something k̓ɬʔanwín̓t

• y̓xixiʔ tl̓ ɬəɬsax̌ʷts n̓tikɬts, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ k̓ɬʔanwís way̓ ɬəq̓ilx axáʔ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. A little while after, she goes down below, he’ll hear that the old lady has gone to bed. (PS)
• wnixʷ qʷum̓ kiʔ way̓ k̓əɬʔanwíntsən̓, pintk čpaʔsmístmn̓ It’s sure been long since I heard about you, I always think about you (Cv)

medicine bag k̓ɬʔayq̓

maybe kmats

manipulate in different ways, leave nothing untried. in negative constructions / manipulate in different ways, leave nothing untried km̓ikxtm̓

• lut kəmʔikxtm̓ He did everything (Cv)

matching figure kpapútmn̓ təspəpil̓s

move from one place to another without touching the ground ksaʔx̌lxíw̓s

move from one place to another without touching the ground. game at changing horses without getting on the ground ksaʔx̌lxíw̓sksaʔx̌əlxíw̓s

make trouble with k̓səsmil̓tn̓t

map ksəxʷmúlaʔxʷtn̓

marriage partner-to-be ksnk̓ʷɬmr·im̓

• ixíʔ mɬ kʷu čmrim̓, laʔɬ iksn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. That’s when we will get married, me and my fiancé.. (PS)

measure ksúxʷmaʔm̓

move past something ksx̌n̓tim̓

• ksəx̌əntisəlx iʔ əɬkíkxaʔsəlx They went past their oldest sister

mark kt̓əkmin̓

• yəyáˤt čqʷčqʷačqnəlx, uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ iʔ kt̓əkmins They all have caps on, that’s what they go by (PS)

make believe something, pretend something k̓ʷak̓ʷul̓n̓t

• k̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓n̓txʷ kʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓. You make believe you are snoring. (PS)

marble, roll, marbles k̓ʷaʔíl̓k̓

man’s name Kʷəčkʷčám̓yaʔ

model of a house, small house, mini-house, tiny home k̓ʷək̓ʷyiɬxʷ

man’s name [lit. long hair on one side] Kwəsxnpínaʔ

man’s name Kwəsxnups

mouse k̓ʷík̓ʷxʷnaʔ

mouse pad k̓ʷík̓ʷxʷnaʔ iʔ st̓ət̓k̓ʷil̓ps

man’s name Kʷim̓čxn̓

man’s name Kʷin̓čxn̓

make up a bed k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷíl̓p

• way̓ axáʔ aksmuttn̓, way̓ axáʔ ask̓l̓aʔxʷílp Here’s a place for you to sit down, here’s a place for you to lie down (PS)

make the bed k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷil̓pn̓t

make a bow k̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓k

• iʔ sk̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓ks. It's the bow he made. (PS)

make a child, give birth k̓ʷl̓il̓t

• čk̓ʷl̓il̓t give birth, have a baby (Cv)

man’s name Kʷl̓lax̌n̓

make a bed on ground k̓ʷl̓laʔxʷíl̓pmn̓t

make (prefix) k̓ʷl̓ɬ-

• kʷu ksk̓ʷl̓ɬc̓q̓ílnaʔx. We’re going to make arrows out of them. (PS)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ ɬə k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓. Now I have made my home here. (PS)

make a house k̓ʷl̓ɬčitxʷm̓

make bread k̓ʷl̓ɬlkalát

• čk̓ʷl̓ɬl̓kalátm̓ make bread, make biscuits (Cv)
• wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷəs məɬ k̓ʷəl̓ɬlkalátm̓ He gets it ground and then makes biscuits (PS)

make a birch bark basket k̓ʷl̓ɬp̓ínaʔm̓

make a home, make a homeland, make a homestead k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ

• ʔáˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ ɬə k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓. Now I have made my home here. (PS)

manage to do, manage to make k̓ʷl̓nun̓t

make soup k̓ʷl̓st̓xitkʷm̓

man’s name Kʷl̓tasq̓t

manage to take something kʷnist

• ixíʔ kn̓ kʷn̓kʷn̓twixʷ, way̓ uɬ lut t̓ iskʷn̓íst. Then I grabbed her, but I wasn’t able to hold her. (PS)

manage to get a hold, manage take hold of, manage to grab, catch kʷn̓nunm̓

manage to take something, catch something, manage to grab something kʷn̓nun̓t

• nax̌əmɬ yəyáˤt iʔ sqiltks kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ, uɬ way̓ pnaʔ čmay̓ kʷənnuntxʷ But if her whole body is away from the water you might manage to catch her (PS)
• way̓ axáʔ kʷənnun̓ iʔ laklí, kʷənnuɬtn̓ I got the key. I took it away from her (PS)
• áɬíʔ laʔkín̓ miʔ əɬkʷn̓nun̓tm̓ iʔ sqlaw̓tət, iʔ kʷuʔ əčxʷl̓xʷil̓tstm̓. How are we to get back our money, what he owed us. (PS)
• talíʔ l̓kʷut isčxʷy̓lwís kiʔ čkʷn̓nun̓. I’ve travelled very far to get what I got. (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓qʷnmin̓tsn̓ way̓ kʷn̓nun̓txʷ yaʔ sƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔstíxʷ. Because I pitied you, you got what you were hunting for. (PS)
• t anwíʔ kiʔ kʷuʔ kʷn̓nun̓txʷ. It was you who got me. (PS)

manage to catch something or somebody kʷn̓nust

• tl̓ sčk̓ʷul̓s iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, lut iʔ t sqilxʷ km̓ t stim̓ kʷuʔ t̓a čkʷn̓nusts. Since the world was made, there is no person or anything that can catch me. (PS)

man’s name Kʷn̓swíkɬc̓aʔ

make fire for somebody kwr̓íc̓aʔn̓t

• čaʔkʷ lut anwíʔ uɬ ƛ̓axʷtəl̓x iʔ t sc̓aɬt, way̓ kwr̓íc̓aʔn̓txʷəlx. If it weren’t for you, they would have died frozen, you made a fire for them. (PS)
• ixíʔ kwr̓íc̓aʔs axáʔ iʔ pəpaˤspəs, ilíʔ uɬ kʷaʔkʷʔál̓. He build a fire for these chicks, and then they warmed up. (PS)

man’s name Kʷsiw̓

mold, give shape k̓ʷul̓kst

• sčk̓ʷul̓kst Mold, give shape (OkB)

make the bed k̓ʷul̓l̓pm̓

make bed for someone k̓ʷul̓l̓pxt

make, work, use, have a job, do something k̓ʷul̓m̓

• kʷ k̓ʷul̓m̓. You get the job., You work., You are working. (PS)
• iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ kmix iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓sts. Licking plates/dishes is the only work he likes. (PS)
• sič k̓ʷul̓m̓ ̓. begin doing something / begin doing something (OkB)

make coffee k̓ʷul̓m̓ t lkapíʔ

make it, fix it, do it, work it k̓ʷul̓n̓t

• k̓ʷul̓səl̓x iʔ t̓əxʷtlwis. They made an airplane. (PS)

make a match, make a pair k̓ʷul̓n̓t n̓ʔasl̓míw̓st

Make a new problem! k̓ʷul̓x təsič sčk̓ʷul̓

make something for somebody k̓ʷul̓xt

• čniɬtsm̓ ixíʔ ɬa ksčk̓ʷul̓, lutm̓ t swit k̓ʷul̓xtm̓. S/he’s the one that fixed that, nobody fixed it for him. (Cv)

man’s name Kyastímm̓

mask laˤʔústn̓, laˤw̓ústn̓

man’s name Łixm̓qn̓

making sound lx̌ʷlx̌ʷax̌ʷ

mask lʔaˤwstn̓

mask lʔaˤwstn̓, ləʔáˤwstn̓

manage to pierce lγpnunm̓ / lɣpnun̓t

make holes in the ground, dig holes ɬaɬax̌ʷúlaʔxʷm̓

masher, smasher ɬáˤčmn̓

mash something, smash something ɬáˤčn̓t

man or woman’s younger sister / younger sister / younger sister, little sister, man or woman’s younger sister ɬəčəčʔups

• iɬčəčʔúps. She is my little sister. (Cv)
• uɬ sič kakʔəms iʔ əɬčəčʔupsč Now she’s making fun of her younger sister. (PS) (OkB)

man or woman’s mother-in-law / mother-in-law, man or woman’s mother-in-law ɬəčičk

• c̓kin̓ aɬčíčk ? What is your mother-in-law like?
• iɬčíčk paʔpáʔt. My mother-in-law is generous.
• way̓ n̓kəlxussəlx, k̓əɬt̓əmáˤssəlx axáʔ iʔ t sx̌áʔx̌aʔs iʔ t əɬčičks They hugged her around the neck, her father-in-law and her mother-in-law kissed her (PS)
• anwíʔ kswikn̓tsəl̓x aksúxʷm̓əl̓x, asx̌áʔx̌aʔ, uɬ aɬčíčk. I want them to see you, for you to get acquainted with them, your father-in-law and your mother-in-law. (PS)

man’s or woman’s older sister / older sister, man’s or woman’s older sister ɬəkíkxaʔ

• aláʔ laʔɬ iɬkíkxaʔ kʷu kʷəkʷl̓líwaʔt. I was sitting around here with my older sister. (Cv)

make a tipi with tules (Cv), to string beads ɬək̓ʷam̓

morning ɬəkʷəkʷáˤst

maternal auntie(s) ɬəɬsw̓aʔw̓ásaʔ

make a streak / make a streak, he streaked. e.g. coyote left a yellow streak of urine. (ok) / tally (mark) ɬəp̓am̓

• ɬəp̓am̓ aʔ čtq̓ay̓ tally chart
• isčɬáp̓. It is my tally mark., It is my line.

man or woman’s older brother ɬəqáqčaʔ

make a hole in something ɬəx̌ʷn̓tim̓ / ɬəx̌ʷan̓t / ɬəx̌ʷam̓

manage to hurt somebody ɬəxʷpnun̓t

• ɬəxʷpnun̓tsn̓ I’ll hurt you (Cv)

manage to lose something, let something or somebody get away ɬəx̌ʷpnun̓t

• uɬ lut t̓ n̓stil̓s nínwiʔ ɬəx̌ʷpnus And he never thought he would get away (PS)
• way̓ ɬəx̌ʷpnun̓ isčkʷan̓xn̓ I’m going to lose the one I kidnapped (PS)
• ɬəx̌ʷpnus axáʔ iʔ kwaps, way̓ k̓wpusms iʔ kwaps He lost his horse, his horse got out of sight (PS)
• kʷuʔ ɬəx̌ʷpnun̓txʷ You’ll get away from me., You manage to escape me. (Cv)

manage to lose something, let something or somebody get away ɬəx̌ʷp̓nun̓t

• ixíʔ sʔáčqaʔs ɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓, put ʔáčqaʔ uɬ ixíʔ n̓mɬəɬúlaʔxʷ iʔ čitxʷ. he went out fast, he just got out when the house caved in. (PS)
• way̓ wy̓stkʷl̓liw̓səl̓x ixíʔ kiʔ ɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓ axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ They were already on their horses when the old lady ran out (PS)
• sɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓s He ran out (OkB)

make holes ɬix̌ʷn̓t

manage to kill somebody ƛ̓llnun̓t

manage to kill somebody ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓t

• ƛ̓ləlnuntm̓ iʔ ƛ̓sísənčaʔtət We’ll do away with our little brother (PS)
• čn̓kəčnikn̓ts, ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓ts. S/he’ll overtake you, s/he’ll kill you. (PS)
• nínwiʔ əɬ kswilqəntxʷ əɬ pulstxʷ yaʔ n̓ʔəlnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, 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 part (PS)
• pul̓stmn̓ uɬ ƛ̓l̓nun̓tsn̓ I fought you until I killed you (Cv)

manage to stop something ƛ̓llpnun̓t

• ixíʔ nínwiʔ kl̓kʷakʷstxʷ iʔ tl̓ siwɬkʷ, uɬ way̓ nínwiʔ ƛ̓ləlpnuntm̓ if you get her away from the water, then we can stop her. / then if you get her away from the water, then we can stop her (PS)

manage to kill ƛ̓l̓nunm̓

manage to kill many ƛ̓xʷxʷnun̓t

• pəlstnuntxʷ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, uɬ ixíʔ nínwiʔ yəyáˤt axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ƛ̓xʷəxʷnuntxʷ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ixíʔ mi kʷ wʔikst You’ll kill man-eaters, you will kill all the man-eaters in the world, that’s when you can quit (PS)

middle voice -m̓, -m̓

• c̓aˤc̓m̓ stare at somebody (OkB)
• čt̓ixʷlm̓ it’s different / belong- does not belong (Cv)
• k̓ɬpaʔx̌ám̓ figure something / Think (OkB)
• k̓ɬqixʷm̓ take up for somebody, Defend somebody / Defend somebody (OkB)
• kmár̓naʔm̓ put something in a hole and cover it (Cv)
• m̓ay̓ám̓ tell a story (OkB)
• m̓im̓iy̓ám̓ Tell news (OkB)
• nk̓ʷək̓ʷym̓aqsm̓ Cheap (inexpensive) (OkB)
• nsəlxʷaʔáqsm̓ Expensive (OkB)
• ntk̓ʷam̓ Put inside (OkB)
• nt̓k̓ʷil̓tm̓ be pregnant (OkB)
• q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓ Have a race (canoe) (OkB)
• sklíq̓nʔam̓ Bury (OkB)
• snk̓ʷɬpix̌əms One’s hunting partner (OkB)
• suxʷm̓iymiy̓ám̓ Messenger (OkB)
• tiɬm̓ an animal or person that lies flat on the ground / lay flat / lay flat. as an animal or person that lies flat on the ground (Cv)
  • kn̓ tiɬm̓ I was hiding (Cv)
• x̌əčx̌čam̓ Gamble (OkB)

mix márwiʔ

mix something márwiʔn̓t

• c̓iw̓s axáʔ iʔ səsp̓qin̓, way̓ ixíʔ már̓wiʔs iʔ t kʷukʷús mɬ ixíʔ n̓c̓upkʷs, n̓t̓aʔ mɬ ʔiɬn̓. He washes the wheat, mixes it with bacon, rolls some flour and throws it in the water, then he eats. (PS)

mix something / mix / to mix már̓wiʔn̓t

maybe mat

maybe it is true / maybe it is true mat uníxʷ

maybe it is true mat w̓nixʷ

maybe mat, mət

• mət aɬíʔ sƛ̓ləlmix, lut kʷu t̓ə əɬkičəntm̓ Maybe he died, he never got to us (PS)
• ʔa··, way̓ mt asn̓q̓m̓sčínm̓, way̓ t̓xʷ íwáʔ in̓x̌mín̓k, uɬ way̓ kʷin̓txʷ. Ah, I guess you’re stuck on it, even though I like it, you can take it. (PS)
• mət way̓ sk̓əɬʔətətxnumt Maybe he overslept (PS)
• way̓, way̓, mət aspuʔús Well, OK, if that’s how you feel (PS)
• way̓ lut səksčxʷuys axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, t̓əxʷ mət k̓əlk̓laxʷ, ixíʔ uɬ tiɬx axáʔ iʔ kəwaps The boy didn’t go far, maybe he got out of sight, and his horse stood still (PS)
• 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)
• way̓ mət kʷ ʔayx̌ʷt I bet you are tired (PS)
• mət k̓ʷinx, mət kaʔɬís sn̓saʕmənčútsəlx iʔ ta nyxʷut iʔ ta čənləʕ̓ʷutm̓ I don’t know how many times, maybe three times they went down deep gulches (PS)
• t̓xʷ iwá lut t̓ə čmystin̓ uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kn̓ mypnwiɬən̓, t swit kʷ m̓ayaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mypnun̓ So, I don’t know anything, but I will learn, anybody shows me, and I’ll learn. (PS)

mix máʔr̓wiʔ

man’s name Máˤw̓tət

milligram / milligram mílikram̓ (mg)

more / fall, rest on miɬ

• kn̓ miɬ I rest (Cv)

more than mis xʷʔit kiʔ tl̓

most huge misɬáqʷɬəqʷt

make colder misn̓c̓ɬstím̓

make shorter mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔtm̓st

make longer miswísxn̓m̓st

more / greater misxʷʔít

mountain peak / mound of snow on the ground mkʷiw̓t

• axáʔ anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtáqs axáʔ an̓mkʷíwt. That’s what you will pack, this is your lump (deer buried in snow). (PS)
• iʔ məkʷíwaʔt It is a little mound. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i məkʷiw̓t iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ iʔ sčliq̓ And there are snow mounds all over where the deer are buried (PS)

marry mrim̓

marry somebody mrimn̓t

• mriməntməlx axáʔ iʔ t stʔiwtx The young one married them (PS)

marry somebody mr̓imn̓t

medicine mrim̓stn̓

more able than myɬsy̓syus

• n̓t̓aʔ mət way̓ yáˤw̓pyaw̓t, way̓ my̓ɬsəsy̓syus tl̓ in̓ča ́. He must really be powerful, he’s smarter than I am (PS)

make something out mymypusm̓

• lut t̓ə kmymipúsəms He couldn’t make out what it was (PS)
• ixíʔ úɬiʔ wikm̓, lut t̓ kmimipúsm̓s stim̓ axáʔ. It was then that he saw, but he didn’t make out what this was. (PS)
• way̓ čk̓aʔítət, uɬ kmymypusəmsəlx It got closer, and they made him out (PS)
• axáʔ kmy̓my̓pusm̓səl̓x, nak̓ʷm̓ tkɬmilxʷ. When they made out what it was, apparently it was a woman. (PS)

manage to learn something mypnun̓t

• aláʔ tkʷliw̓tmn̓tst anwíʔ uɬ lut stim̓ t̓ ksmy̓pnun̓tm̓. If we stay here with you, we won’t learn anything. (PS)
• mi mypnuntxʷ stim̓ axáʔ You will know what this is (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ áˤc̓əs uɬ mypnus t inčá kʷ iskʷúlstm̓ When he looks at it he’ll know I sent you (PS)
• t swit kʷuʔ m̓áyaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mypnun̓ If anybody shows me, I’ll learn (PS)
• uɬ way̓ mypnunts iʔ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ The man-eater will know about you (PS)

make somebody more afraid mysnx̌ilmn̓t

• way̓ ixíʔ nax̌əmɬ misənx̌ilməntm̓ He was more scared (PS)

more difficult. compound mystiltlxʷt

• mystiltəlxʷt əɬ iksčkɬtxílxʷs It’ll be harder to curry him (PS)

Mixed up, not unified / fit, proper, matched, uniform myútyaʔ

• lut t̓i myútyaʔ It's not fit. (PS) semantics unclear

midway myw̓s

midway myw̓s, miw̓s

• “c̓kin̓ iʔ sƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps?” “put m̓iyw̓s iʔ sƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps.” “How old is he?” “He’s just middle aged.” (PS)

midway up a tree / Mid way up the tree, the trunk myw̓salqʷ

midway on the ground, half way myw̓súlaʔxʷ

• kn̓ myw̓súlaʔxʷ I was half way (Cv)
• way̓ put m̓yw̓súlaʔxʷ ixíʔ uɬ k̓əɬk̓ətpnuɬtm̓ t sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ spuʔúsč He was halfway there when Coyote managed to cut its heart completely off (PS)
• ixíʔ nax̌m̓ɬ iʔ smiw̓sál̓qʷs ilíʔ kɬƛ̓əƛ̓qʷumn̓. But then leave the thorns half-way up the twigs. (PS)
• myw̓súlaʔxʷ kiʔ n̓kčnikn̓n̓ inkʷəl̓mút They had gone half way when I overtook my brother-in-law (PS)
• nmyw̓sikn̓ midway. n̓m̓yw̓sikn̓ He got to the middle (PS)

monster, people eater n̓ ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓

make gallop naʔnáʔx̌ʷtst

melt something náˤmntím̓

• n̓áˤməntíxʷ iʔ sq̓ʷučt You melt grease (Cv)

make pancakes, pour dough nc̓aʔxʷíɬc̓aʔm̓

• lut sn̓c̓aʔxʷíɬc̓aʔms He didn’t make pancakes (spill the dough) (Cv)

muscle cramps nčəkʷčəkʷkʷíɬxn̓

muscle cramps (leg cramps) n̓čəkʷčkʷəkʷiɬxn̓

muscle cramps nčkʷčkʷkʷiɬxn̓

make dumplings nc̓upkʷn̓t

• már̓wis iʔ t kʷukʷús, məɬ ixíʔ n̓c̓upks, n̓t̓a məɬ ʔiɬən̓ He mixes it with bacon, makes dumplings, and eats it (PS)

meter nəqsax̌n̓

meter / yard / meter / yard nəqsax̌n̓ (n)

married mans lover(s) nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷáyaʔ

more / also. see nxʷ 1 / also nixʷ

• way̓ nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ Give him a little money too / Also give him a little money (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓tx nixʷ ƛ̓x̌ap. The youngest one also had grown up. (PS)
• way̓ k̓ʷiƛ̓əɬtm̓ iʔ syríwaxəns, uɬ ixíʔ čus, “nixʷ inq̓əʔxán̓, uɬ aɬíʔ kn̓ əɬaʔɬaʔt̓xáˤn.” She took off his snow shoes, and then he said to her, “Also my moccasins, because my feet are wet (PS)
• lut nixʷ itlíʔ aksmaʔčənmíst Don’t bother any more of them (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ ʔəʔúkʷiʔs iʔ siyúpsč uɬ ixíʔ t̓əqəntis nixʷ k̓ n̓sək̓ʷtilp The devil took the tops (of his crop) and he put them also to one side (PS)
• ixíʔ nixʷ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ. Then another one popped out. (PS)

more than nixʷ tl̓

more than one minute nixʷ tl̓naqs sxəlakək

mount / jump onto, mount / jump onto n̓k̓am̓tíw̓sm̓

manage to cut nk̓ək̓nun̓t

make two even groups nkɬiw̓sn̓t təsʔasíls uɬ papút

mean, cruel / mean / cruel n̓k̓sil̓s

• n̓k̓sk̓sil̓s cruel (pl) / cruel

make somebody angry by saying things nk̓sínaʔmn̓t

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čm̓ t̓i wim̓ mi n̓k̓sínaʔmənts iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ Then you’ll get the sea monster angry (PS)

mallard duck n̓k̓ʷək̓ʷit̓l̓ps

Mallard nkʷitílps

miss someone n̓k̓w̓pil̓smn̓t

mallard nkʷytil̓ps

mallard nkʷytil̓ps, nkʷitílps

mark hillside n̓ɬəp̓əp̓in̓k

make hole in bottom n̓ɬəx̌ʷipn̓t

make holes in ground n̓ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷn̓t

medicine song n̓ƛ̓aʔkʷál̓xqnm̓

make someone die nƛ̓llmin̓t

• uɬ pnaʔ čmay̓ n̓q̓əltusəs, n̓ƛ̓ləlmis That might make him sick, make him die (PS)

mixed. semantics unclear / mixed nmiƛ̓

• kʷu čn̓miƛ̓. We are all mixed. (Cv)

midway nmyw̓sikn̓

manage to -nn-, -nu-

• c̓spnun̓ isqláw̓. I spend all my money. (PS)
• k̓ɬənk̓ahk̓ʷpnún̓ I managed to get it opened. (Cv)
• lut t̓ə čqəɬnus ksmuts He couldn’t even sit up (Cv)
• yaʕpčnúntm̓ They get hard up (PS)
• kʷuʔ astqəqnúnm̓. You’re fooling me. (Cv)
• pulstmn̓ uɬ ƛ̓əlnuntsən̓ I fought you until I killed you (Cv)
• tqqnuntsən̓ I make a fool of you (Cv)
• lut t̓ə qɬnus ksxʷists l̓ ssk̓laxʷ He won’t be able to walk until evening (PS)
• kʷu ɬəx̌ʷpnun̓txʷ. I’ll get away from you. (Cv)
• way̓ mypnus t inčá kʷulstmn̓ He’ll know I sent you (PS)
• xsnusəlx iʔ t ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps His parents will miss him (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ laʔkín̓ mi əɬkʷənnuntm̓ iʔ sqlaw̓tət? And how are we to get our money back? (PS)
• lut t̓ə čkčahhəmnústn̓ I can’t get it right (PS)
• pnaʔ čmay̓ k̓əɬpaʔx̌əx̌nún̓ Maybe I’ll get the right idea (PS)
• ixíʔ kiʔ k̓ɬpaʔx̌əx̌nús. It was then that he got the idea., Then s/he figured it out. (PS)
• sič k̓əɬʔəmnusəlx Then he could name them (Cv)
• way̓ kʷənnus He held her (PS)

millimeter / millimeter n̓nəqsəsáx̌aʔtn̓ (n̓x̌)

milliliter / milliliter n̓nəqsəsiwɬ (n̓N)

middle nq̓aʔmíw̓s

middle child(ren) n̓q̓aʔmíw̓s

middle child(ren) / sandwich n̓q̓aʔq̓aʔmíw̓s

middle / median / They put him right in the center n̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s

make somebody sick nq̓ltusn̓t

• čm̓ n̓k̓stmis, čm̓ n̓q̓l̓tusəs. It might do him harm, it might make him sick. (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ lut ksn̓k̓stmíiʔs, lut ksn̓q̓l̓túsiʔs. And then he won’t get to feeling bad about it, he won’t get sick over it. (PS)

moss nqʷsqʷspúlaʔxʷ

moss nqʷsqʷspúlaʔxʷ, nqʷəsqʷəspúlaʔxʷ

make split off n̓siq̓m̓st

means of transportation n̓təkʷtkʷutn̓

midwife n̓təqɬniw̓tm̓

motorcycle nt̓ət̓k̓ʷáʕpaʔs

Marry ntəxʷsnwixʷ

muddy water nt̓iq̓ʷ

means of travel ntkʷtkʷʔutns

• ixíʔ t̓iʔ n̓təkʷtkʷʔutn̓səl̓x, iʔ syiríwaxn̓. That’s how they travel, on snowshoes. (PS)
• ixíʔ t̓iʔ n̓təkʷtkʷʔutn̓səl̓x nak̓ʷáʔ kɬkwapəl̓x. That’s the only way they can travel, apparently they don’t have horses. (PS)

means of travel ntkʷtkʷʔuttns

music room n̓tx̓ʷaq̓ʷn̓ktn̓

manage to -nu-

manage to, with -m- / manage to. fc. -nn- -nun-

• lut iksʔəməm̓núnm̓ I can’t name it, I can’t remember its name (PS)

menstual hut n̓wl̓tiɬxʷtn̓

miss the road nxak̓qs

• n̓xak̓əqs He missed the road. (Ok)

Moses people / In the Moses languages n̓xaʔmxʷčín̓

mix with people nxiy̓n̓t

• lut ksluts, ksaláʔs, ksčkičxs ksčənxiʔs There is no no about, he has to be here, he has got to get here and mix with the rest (PS)

married mans lover(s) nx̌ʷáyaʔ

Meteor, WA N̓xʷəxʷʔítaʔkʷ

meadow/hay field n̓x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓

married couple / couple nx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s

• nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, lipúl̓ uɬ likúk. A pair of birds, a hen and a rooster (PS)
• čʔul̓lw̓səlx, n̓c̓iʔčn̓ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷs, uɬ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷs, uɬ axáʔ iʔ sn̓ɬəx̌m̓tan̓s, yaʔ nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. They were together, Wolf and his wife, and Blue Jay with his wife, and his law relations, the couple (of) the chief. (PS)

means of transport n̓xʷy̓lwistn̓

Moses-Wenatchee-Chelan language. [lit different speech or langauge.] / Moses-Wenatchee-Chelan language nxʔamxčín̓

match nʔaslmíw̓st

maternity roost n̓ʔastkíl̓tn̓

mixer n̓ʔax̌líkstn̓

marsh n̓ʔaˤx̌ʷt

mad talking n̓ʔaˤy̓c̓pm̓

music machine nʔčknčintn̓

• ta c̓x̌iɬ t iʔ t n̓ʔačkn̓čín̓tn̓. It’s just like a phonograph. (Cv)

Man-eater n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓

man-eater, cannibal. compound / man-eater. compound / man-eater, cannibal nʔɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓

• áɬiʔ yəyaˤt swit čn̓x̌ilm̓sts axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. Because everybody on this earth is scared of that man-eater. (PS)
• n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ l̓ siwɬkʷ She’s a man-eater in the water (PS)

matching parts papút iʔsək̓ʷtiw̓sts

match (command) papútmst

Moose paʔpaʔlaʕc̓aʔ

moose paʔpaʔláˤc̓aʔ

Murder pəlstwixʷəxʷ

mushroom p̓əƛ̓qin̓

manage to kill pl̓stnun̓t

mushroom pƛ̓qin̓

mushroom p̓ƛ̓qin̓

maybe pnaʔ

meet with pn̓hiw̓sn̓t

mole púl̓laʔxʷ

Mrs. puswaʔwílaʔxʷ puswaʔwílaʔxʷ

Mrs. sx̌əlx̌ʕalt pusx̌əlx̌áˤlt

mule deer buck pwal̓xkn̓

middle child q̓aʔíw̓s

• aláʔ iʔ q̓aʔíw̓s Then the middle one. (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ itlíʔ kxsx̌əx̌am̓ iʔ tk̓ík̓aʔt, way̓ itlíʔ nixʷ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓máˤsəsəl̓x, t̓xʷ kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x, uɬ itlíʔ iʔ q̓ʔiw̓s, way̓ ixíʔ nixʷ x̌il̓stsəl̓x, kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬt̓máˤsəsəl̓x. And then from there he went to the next one, so from there they also kissed him, they shook hands with him, and then the in between one, also the same thing, they shook hands with him and kissed him. (PS)

move q̓aˤp

• lut t̓ə q̓aˤp It didn’t move, it was stuck (Cv)

match something q̓ɬiw̓sn̓t

• uɬ ixíʔ yəyáˤt q̓ɬiw̓səntm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx l̓ aɬqáqčaʔ, ixíʔ úɬiʔ ksənk̓ʷɬq̓ʷluts And she puts them together, the oldest and the oldest of your brothers, and he’ll go to bed with that one (PS)

manage to / manage to do / help something, be able to do something qɬnun̓t

• lut qəɬnun̓ ikskɬmút I never could sit there still (Cv)
• way̓ k̓iwl̓x, uɬ lut qɬnus k̓aʔkín̓ ɬə ksxʷuys, ɬə ksxʷt̓pənčuts He’s old, and he isn’t able to travel anywhere or run (PS)
• lut, lut t̓ə qɬnun̓ kʷ ikskʷúɬnm̓ No, I can never make myself lend you that (PS)
• way̓ t̓i xʷəstutm̓, way̓ lut qɬnus ɬə ksqaqčəlx axáʔ iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ He can only walk, this horse couldn’t even trot (PS)
• way̓ nax̌əmɬ lut qɬnusəlx ksʔačəčqaʔíʔstəlx And they can’t do anything to get out (PS)
• way̓ lut qəɬnun̓ ikswr̓ísəlp̓m̓ I can’t even try to get fire (PS)
• way̓ lut t̓ə qəɬnun̓ əɬ ikɬəɬx̌íƛ̓m̓ I can’t make it up the hill (PS)

manage to settle somebody down qmpnun̓t

• way̓ n̓x̌ilməntm̓ laʔ čxʔítiʔ, huy̓ kičəntm̓, way̓ qəmpnus She was scared at first, then she came around, she quieted down / She was scared at first, then she came around, she quited down (PS)

many / common qʷay̓qʷy̓t

make a bed qʷiylpm̓

• sčqʷiylpəms sn̓k̓l̓ip Coyote made a bed (Cv)

meadow hay q̓ʷsq̓ʷas

meadow hay q̓ʷsq̓ʷas q̓ʷəsq̓ʷas

meadow hay q̓ʷsq̓ʷas, q̓ʷəsq̓ʷas

make a shelter, cover a house qʷyiɬxʷm̓

• sqʷy̓iɬxʷm̓s. He fixes a shelter with boughs. (Cv)

marks on hide/skin q̓y̓ilxʷ

mark the ground q̓yúlaʔxʷn̓t

mark the ground q̓y̓úlaʔxʷn̓t

• “laʔkín̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k akɬčítxʷ ?” čut “ilíʔ,” ixíʔ uɬ q̓y̓úlaʔxʷs. “Where would you like your house?” He said, “Here,” and so he marked the ground. (PS)

mouth open wide saq̓čn̓

mountain ladyslipper. Cypripedium montanum [lit. giant’s baby’s footwear.] / Mountain ladyslipper / mountain ladyslipper. Cypripedium montanum. B’s etym: giant’s baby’s footwear / mountain ladyslipper. Cypripedium montanum [lit. giant’s baby’s footwear.] (OkB) / Mountain ladyslipper. (OkB) / mountain ladyslipper. Cypripedium montanum. B’s etym: giant’s baby’s footwear. (OkB) / Mountain ladyslipper. sc̓wanáytm̓ q̓axnílts

mountain ladyslipper sc̓wanáytm̓q̓axníl̓ts

• sc̓wanáytx personal name. man’s name / p.n. man’s name (Cv)

make a loop sčyryark̓ʷn̓t

• swit sp̓əp̓aʔc̓áˤlaʔqʷ áɬiʔ sčyr̓yark̓ʷs. They were only new shoots that he made the frame with., What he made the frame with were new shoots. (PS)

married womans lover(s) sək̓ʷsək̓ʷtɬniw̓t

married womans lover(s) sək̓ʷtɬniw̓t

Mountain ladyslipper səpsíp̓iʔxn̓

moccasins / mountain ladyslipper, cypripedium montanum səp̓síp̓iʔxn̓

• kn̓ ksəp̓síp̓iʔxn̓ I have moccasins on (Cv)

mountain blueberry, vaccinium caespitosum səsapt

mountain blueberry. səsaptsəsapt

mountain blueberry bush / mountain blueberry bush, vaccinium caespitosum səsptiɬəml̓x

move on land səx̌l̓xúlaʔxʷ

membership clerk səxʷc̓ksqilxʷm̓

mile səxʷəxʷúlaʔxʷtn̓

midwife səxʷk̓ɬtəqxnil̓tm̓

midwife səxʷk̓ɬtqxnil̓tm̓

mechanic səxʷk̓ʷl̓wul̓m̓

mail carrier səxʷkʷn̓ɬq̓y̓minm̓

measure the ground səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷm̓

• way̓ uɬ sxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷs iʔ ksnilíʔtn̓s He measured the ground where the house is going to be (PS)

mile səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷtn̓

• naqs sxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷtn̓ ̓. One mile (Cv)

messenger səxʷmy̓myam̓

messenger səxʷm̓ym̓yam̓

midwife səxʷtəqɬxnam̓

move to (command) six̌əl̓xst

move from one place to another six̌l̓x

move from one place to another six̌l̓xsix̌əlx

move something from one place to another / move something six̌l̓xst

• six̌l̓xstxʷ You move it. for example, a ditch (Cv)

mane skc̓iwl̓ps

Mourn the dead skc̓qʷaqʷ

Monday skixʷíw̓s

message sk̓ɬlxʷnwixʷ

Meyers Falls Skɬp̓up̓ƛ̓m̓

Marcus Skɬʔál̓qʷaʔ

mountains skmq̓ʷaq̓ʷ

• xʷuyʔl̓x axáʔ čləʕ̓ʷutm̓ uɬ k̓əl̓ skm̓q̓ʷaq̓ʷs ixíʔ yaʔ čənxʷr̓us They went in a valley, and at a little mountain that’s where the low place is (PS)

march / ̓ sagebrush buttercup / sagebrush buttercup. ranunculus glaberriums skn̓irmn̓

measurement (noun) sksúxʷəxʷmaʔs

Make war sk̓ʷəlsplstwixʷm̓

mountain. Okanagan only sk̓ʷlk̓ʷalt

mountain sk̓ʷlk̓ʷal̓t

mountain / hill sk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷal̓t

mussle / fresh water clam skʷrínaʔ

man’s father’s sister or cousin. (Ok) sk̓ʷúk̓iʔ, sk̓ʷuk̓y̓

man’s father’s sister. cf√k̓ʷy̓ sk̓ʷuk̓ʷy̓

man’s father’s sister. uncertain form. (OkB) sk̓ʷuk̓ʷy̓, sk̓ʷúk̓ʷiʔ

marmot skʷúy̓kʷiʔ

make a mistake slapp

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ sič miʔ kʷ səllapəp, n̓ɬiptmn̓txʷ axáʔ iʔ čun̓tsn̓, way̓ t̓iʔ p ƛ̓axʷt If you will make a mistake, if you forget what I told you, all of you will die (PS)

mosquito slaqs

mosquito larva / mosquito larva slaqs iʔ máˤmlaʔs

mosquito slaqs səlaqs

mosquito slaqs, səlaqs

mate sl̓l̓stwixʷ

make noise slux̌ʷkstm̓

make noise slux̌ʷkstm̓, səlux̌ʷkstm̓

mucus sɬax̌

man or woman’s nephew or niece sɬəɬəw̓il̓t

man or woman’s nephew or niece sɬəɬw̓il̓t

meat / meat, fish / meat, flesh sɬiqʷ

• way̓ uɬ px̌ʷm̓stixʷ iʔ sɬiqʷ You distribute the meat (PS)
• in̓čáʔ iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔmál̓qʷ, iʔ sɬiqʷs, t̓xʷ c̓x̌iɬ. I will take the stalks, the meat of it, like. (PS)
• mɬ ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x, lut t̓ə čt̓páˤməl̓x, mɬ way̓ taʔxʷsɬíqʷəl̓x Then they drag the meat home, don’t even have to shoot, and they get meat (PS)

Morning sɬkʷəkʷaʕst

mud sƛ̓uk̓aʕlaʔxʷ

Mud Sƛ̓uk̓áʕlaʔxʷ

mud sƛ̓wk̓áˤlaʔxʷ

mud sƛ̓w̓k̓áˤlaʔxʷ

mitten(s) smalk̓ʷíkst

mittens smal̓k̓ʷíkst

mares sm̓čm̓čxnsqáx̌aʔ, sm̓əčm̓əčxənsqáx̌aʔ

mare sm̓čxn̓

mare sm̓čxnsqáx̌aʔ

mare sməčxn̓sqáx̌aʔ

mare(s) sm̓m̓um̓čxn̓

mare(s) sm̓m̓um̓čxn̓, sm̓əm̓um̓əčxn̓

mass / weight snaˤsts

mean sn̓c̓kiw̓s

Mast snɣípuɬ

medicine dance / winter dance / winter dance, jump dance snixʷám̓

mountain ladyslipper. Cypripedium montanum. B’s etym: coyote’s footwear / Mountain ladyslipper / mountain ladyslipper. Cypripedium montanum. B’s etym: coyote’s footwear. (OkB) / Mountain ladyslipper. snk̓l̓ip q̓axáns

marriage partner(s) sn̓k̓ʷɬk̓ʷɬmrim̓

marriage partner. compound snk̓ʷɬmr·im̓

• anwíʔ kʷ isql̓tmíxʷ, kʷ isn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. You are my man, you are my marriage partner. (PS)
• sn̓k̓ʷəɬmr·ims His marriage partner (PS)
• lut t̓ isənstíls aksɬwínm̓ asənk̓ʷəɬmr·ím̓ I didn’t think you would leave your married woman (PS)
• uɬ sčʔkinx, asənk̓ʷəɬmr·ím̓, antkɬmílxʷ, uɬ asqʷsqʷaʔsíyaʔ, mi aláʔ kʷuʔ əɬčɬwiɬstxʷ ? “What’s the matter, the one you’re married to, your wife, and your children, will you leave them here with us? (PS)

marriage partner sn̓k̓ʷɬmrim̓

Man or woman’s in-laws / Law relation snɬəx̌mtan̓

message box / mail box sn̓q̓y̓xixtn̓

Moses people sn̓q̓ʔiw̓sx

Moses people. (OkB) [lit. set in the middle, central.] unclear morphology snq̓ʔiw̓sx, snq̓əʔiw̓sx

mark left by something laid down snt̓k̓ʷtan̓

• úɬiʔ sn̓t̓ək̓ʷtans, itlíʔ xʷt̓ilx uɬ k̓əɬsəl̓xan̓ There’s a mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks / There’s the mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks (PS)

man’s name, Chief Barnaby's Salish name Sn̓wr̓psúlaʔxʷ

Middle Band of Spokane Indians, Nine Mile Falls people, Little Spokane River people sn̓xʷmínaʔx

Montana [lit. place of the last stand.] Sn̓yal̓mn̓

• 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)

Montanan, Montana person, Montana people sn̓yal̓mn̓x

movie theater sn̓y̓ay̓áx̌aʔtn̓

mast of a boat sn̓yipw̓ɬ, sn̓ɣipw̓ɬ

menstrual period sn̓y̓lmiɬxʷtn̓

manger, feed bunk, trough sn̓ʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔtn̓

May sp̓iƛ̓m̓tn̓

mouth splim̓čn̓

mouth of river sp̓ƛ̓m̓qin̓

middle finger sq̓aʔw̓sqín̓kst

middle toe sq̓aʔw̓sqín̓xn̓

men sql̓ql̓tmixʷ

• way̓ ixíʔ sčəqʔíɬc̓aʔmsəlx, t̓əxʷ q̓ʷlaməlx axáʔ iʔ sqəlqəltmixʷ The men folks started drying meat, roasting it (PS)

male horses, geldings, male animals, boars sql̓ql̓tm̓xʷsqáx̌aʔ

man, husband sql̓tmixʷ

male animal, gelding, boar sql̓tm̓xʷsqáx̌aʔ

mode, frequency, regularity sqʷay̓s

mad, rabid, crazy sqʷaˤʔqʷaˤʔx

• sqʷaˤʔqʷaˤʔx iʔ kəkwap The dog is rabid.

mad, rabid sqʷaˤʔqʷáˤʔx

man’s name Sqʷin̓kn̓

moss, black tree lichen, Bryoria fremontii, Indian bread sqʷl̓ip

• ixíʔ kʷaʔ iʔ sʔiɬn̓s yaʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqʷl̓ip. A long time ago moss/tree lichen, that was surely their food. (PS)

muscle, arm muscle, bicep sq̓ʷmikst

muscle, arm muscle, bicep sq̓ʷml̓ikst

marks, line, writing, marking, glyphs / pattern sq̓y̓ay̓s

milk sqʔim̓

man’s name Stak̓ʷúy̓xn̓

maiden, virgin, teenage girl, young woman st̓aʔk̓míx

• čakʷ čus iʔ n̓qilxʷčn̓ way̓ uɬ st̓aʔk̓míx. One should say in Indian she was a young maiden. (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ixíʔ x̌minks iwá lut čwiksts ixíʔ iʔ st̓ʔk̓mix Because he’s Coyote, he liked her even if he never had seen the girl (PS)
• way̓ swiʔnúmtx iʔ st̓aʔk̓mix, stim̓ t̓əxʷ st̓aʔk̓mix km̓ tkɬmilxʷ She was a beautiful maiden, maybe a virgin, or a woman (PS)
• way̓ n̓t̓aʔ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx ilíʔ namút My, a beautiful maiden was sitting there (PS)

man’s name St̓aˤw̓áy̓naʔ

mattress, mat st̓k̓ʷil̓p

mules, mule deer st̓l̓t̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ

• lut t̓ə čmystin̓ stim̓, st̓əlt̓úlc̓aʔ, km̓ axáʔ iʔ aksəs yaʔ n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓ I don’t know what it is, mules or oxen that they use for plowing (PS)

marrow, marrow-fat st̓piʔ

mat, bedding foundation st̓qil̓p

make clothes, patch clothes st̓qʷal̓qs

mule, mule deer st̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ

marrow st̓usčn̓

man’s name St̓uʔúlaʔxʷ

mountain huckleberry / mountain huckleberry bush st̓xəɬqiɬəml̓x

music stx̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓km̓

music, musical stx̌ʷaq̓ʷnkx

medicine, power, spiritual power sumíx

man’s name Suxʷkʷiʔítaʔ

measure / measure, weigh súxʷmaʔ

measure, weigh súxʷmaʔm̓

measure / measure (command) / measure something súxʷmaʔn̓t

• súxʷmaʔs He measured it (Cv)

Messenger suxʷm̓iymiy̓ám̓

moonlight, moonshine suʔq̓ím̓

man’s name Swaʔwílaʔxʷ

man’s name, historical Okanagan chief Sw̓r̓im̓t

man’s name Sxapqínm̓

moose, bull elk, large stag sx̌asl̓qs

man or woman’s father-in-law / man or woman’s father-in-law. stress uncertain sx̌áx̌aʔ

• sx̌aʔx̌áʔ sacredness, value, importance (OkB)
• isx̌áx̌aʔ. He is my father-in-law. (Cv)
• anwíʔ kswikn̓tsəl̓x aksúxʷm̓əl̓x, asx̌áʔx̌aʔ, uɬ aɬčíčk. I want them to see you, for you to get acquainted with them, your father-in-law and your mother-in-law. (PS)
• way̓ anwí kʷ ilmíxʷm̓, iʔ kʷ isx̌áʔx̌aʔ You are the boss, father-in-law (PS)
• k̓ɬt̓maˤsəsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ t sx̌áʔx̌aʔs, iʔ t ɬəčičks. Her father-in-law and her mother-in-law kissed her. (PS)

move to the next sx̌əx̌am̓

• ixíʔ uɬ itlíʔ ksx̌əx̌am̓ iʔ tk̓ík̓aʔt, way̓ itlíʔ nixʷ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓máˤsəsəl̓x, t̓xʷ kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x. And then from there he went to the next one, so from there they also kissed him, they shook hands with him. (PS)

minute sxəxlakək

minute sxlakək

morrow, the morning sx̌l̓ap

man’s name, possibly ellyptic for Sx̌l̓púlaʔxʷ Sx̌l̓puʔ

man’s name Sxl̓smúlaʔxʷ

million sxʷaʔxʷípkst

matted saxifrage. Saxigraga bronchialis. B’s etym: little cactus sxʷəxʷíy̓naʔ

Matted saxifrage sxʷəxʷʔínaʔ

male mountain goat, goat sx̌ʷƛ̓iʔ

man’s name Sy̓ak̓ʷqn̓

man’s name Sy̓k̓íc̓aʔ

man’s name, chief of the salmon Sy̓pas

make noise (plural) sy̓sy̓aˤl̓x

man’s name Sy̓xʷil̓xqn̓

muskrat sʔáˤníxʷ

man’s name T̓aláw̓aʔ

maternal grandmother (baby talk) támaʔ

man’s name Tam̓skʷl̓xán̓

man’s name T̓apmnúlaʔxʷ

mortar taʔmín̓

make friends, get a friend taʔxʷsláx̌tmn̓t

man’s name T̓əpslip̓

means of bargaining, currency, capital tiw̓mn̓

• axáʔ ikɬtíwmn̓ kn̓ k̓ʷə kičx k̓l̓ aksn̓tw̓místn̓. This is what I will bargain with when I get to your store.

mountain valerian, Valeriana sitchensis tkaʔkaʔɬlíkst

menstrual hut, women's birthing and menstruation house tkəɬmilxʷ sn̓q̓l̓tiɬxʷtn̓s

meet somebody, arrive to someone, get to somebody, come upon someone/something tkičn̓t

• n̓taʔ way̓ tkičsəlx, uɬ ixíʔ k̓əɬt̓əmáˤssəlx iʔ sqʷsiʔsəlx iʔ sxʔitx Well, they went to meet them, and they kissed their oldest son (PS)

make a narrow escape tk̓ʷƛ̓qn̓čut

• kʷaʔ ilíʔ kʷu čtk̓ʷƛ̓qn̓čut ilíʔ l̓ sn̓pul̓xtn̓tət. So that’s where we made a narrow escape where we camped. (PS)

man’s name Tɬəɬxúlaʔxʷ

move to, make camp t̓ql̓im̓x

manage to touch something / fool somebody tqqnun̓t

• tqəqnun̓ I accidentally touched it., I treated him underhandedly., I managed to touch it. (Cv)
• kʷuʔ tqəqnun̓txʷ. You fooled me., You promised me it and didn’t deliver. (Cv)
• tqəqnun̓tsn̓. I make a fool of you. (Cv)

manage to touch something tqqnun̓t 1

Moss on wood tqʷəsqʷəspaləqʷ

mend, patch clothes t̓qʷlsčut

mend, patch clothes t̓qʷlsčut, t̓əq̓ʷəlsčut

moss on wood tqʷsqʷspalqʷ

moss on wood tqʷsqʷspalqʷ, tqʷəsqʷəspaləqʷ

mark the ear tq̓y̓ínaʔ

mud hen t̓t̓qínaʔ

mud hen t̓t̓qínaʔ, t̓ət̓qínaʔ

mother / mother (for female) / suck / woman’s mother tum̓

• way̓ ixíʔ x̌litxts axáʔ iʔ tum̓s t n̓ʔiyxəntn̓s t sípiʔ She asked her mother for some lacing skin (PS)
• ixíʔ axáʔ in̓túm̓, ixíʔ puʔy̓lmíxʷm̓. This then is my mother, she’s the boss’ wife. (PS)

many people; herd, crowd tuw̓

• n̓ɬxʷiw̓s yaʔx̌íʔ k̓əl̓ tuw̓ She got in the herd (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ tuw̓ iʔ st̓maˤlt My, there is a herd of cows (PS)

many people; herd, crowd tuw̓áw̓

• Tuw̓áw̓ iʔ sqilxʷ There are lots of people. (Ok)

many people; herd, crowd / herd tuʔ

many people; herd, crowd tuʔáw̓

manage to sell tw̓m̓stnun̓t

manage to care for txət̓t̓nun̓t

make a bridge tx̌liw̓sm̓

• tx̌liw̓sməlx They make a platform (Cv)

manage to complete something txƛ̓pnun̓t

• way̓ txƛ̓əpnus iʔ kmúsc̓aʔ He got his four bundles (PS)

many people txʷaʔxʷʔít

• mət ixíʔ txʷəʔxʷʔit yəyáˤt suʔsuʔwít There are a lot of them (Cv)

midnight / midnight tx̌ʷiws iʔ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač

many bundles txʷʔikn̓

many bundles txʷʔikn̓ txʷʔikn̓

many bundles txʷʔikn̓, txʷʔikn̓

metal ululím̓

man’s name wapwpxn̓, wápupxn̓ p.n̓

mock orange wəx̌wáx̌iɬp

Mock orange wəx̌wáx̌iʔɬp

Mountain valerian / Mountain valerian. (OkB) wist tkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkst

mountain valerian. [lit. high elevation prince’s pine.] / mountain valerian. [lit. high elevation prince’s pine.] (OkB) wist tkkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkst

make a fire wr̓íc̓aʔ

make a fire wrisl̓p̓

make fire, start a fire / start a fire wr̓islp̓m̓

• way̓ lut qəɬnun̓ ikswr̓ísəlp̓m̓ I can’t even try to get fire (PS)
• wr̓isəlp̓m̓ He started a fire (Cv)
• way̓ kʷ ʔayx̌ʷt, laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ wr̓isəlpəm? You are tired, what can you do to make fire? (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ kn̓ ɬə wr̓isl̓p̓m̓ uɬ way̓ kn̓ kskslíp̓aʔx. Even if I make fire, I still have to get wood. (PS)

make a fire with wood wr̓isl̓p̓m̓

make a fire wrisl̓p̓x

make a fire wr̓n̓tim̓

• ixíʔ wr̓n̓tisəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ pul̓səlx iʔ slax̌tsəl̓x.. Then they made a fire and they smudged their friend.

make fire wr̓r̓iʔst

• uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ wr̓r̓iʔst? What can you do to make fire? (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ kʷ ɬə wr̓riʔst uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ kslip̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač ? Even if you did make fire, what can you do to get wood in this dark night? (PS)

middle, center =w̓s, =iw̓s

• člk̓iw̓s bundles (Cv)
• čt̓ʔiw̓s a flat place (Cv)
• n̓ɣipw̓s Center pole (OkB)
• n̓kaʔɬl̓míw̓s three layers (PS)
• nkiʔíw̓s Rattlesnake plantain
• n̓panw̓sčút Bucking horse (Cv)
• n̓xarw̓s Curtain (PS)
• n̓xʷuk̓ʷw̓s There are no weeds (PS)
• sk̓lw̓saɬq chokecherry, prunus virginiana, b’s etym: old spring salmon fruit (OkB)
• snpəlliw̓s Asparagus, pigwee
• sntəkʷəl̓kʷall̓iw̓stn̓ Thistles (OkB)

middle of face, top of head, lip =w̓sqn̓, =awsqn̓, =aˤw̓sqn̓

• čn̓t̓l̓qʷaˤw̓sqn̓ bald head, bald headed (OkB)
• k̓ɬyxʷtaw̓sqn̓ lower lip (OkB)
• nk̓maw̓sqn̓ crown of head (OkB)
• nsəp̓əp̓aw̓sqn̓ Get hit on top of the head (OkB)

mountains wswist

make somebody leader xaʔtúsmn̓t

• way̓ uɬ ixíʔ əɬaʔ čpix̌m̓ xaʔtúsəmsəlx n̓c̓ičən̓ When they go hunting they put Wolf at the head / And when they go hunting they put Wolf at the head (PS)

mentally retarded xaʔxásaʔ

make bets against each other x̌čnwixʷn̓t

make a bet, gamble, wager x̌čx̌čam̓, x̌əčx̌čam̓

mischievous xəxát̓w̓yaʔ

• ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t xəxát̓w̓yaʔ. My daughter is mischievous.

month x̌əyaɬnxʷ

miss a shot xík̓aʔst

miss something xik̓n̓t

miss guessing at stick game xik̓t

• xik̓ət He missed guessing at stick game. (Ok)

miscarry x̌in̓t

many run xiʔtíʔst

make a board house x̌liɬxʷm̓

• x̌liɬxʷməlx axáʔ iʔ t k̓ilílxʷ, km̓ iʔ t qʷilčən̓, axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxʷiɬp They use as cover tree bark, or boughs, cedar boughs (PS)

manage to raise xƛ̓əƛ̓nun̓t

manage to defeat / manage to complete something / able to get all / manage to get all / overcome xƛ̓pnun̓t

• uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ xəƛ̓pnuntm̓ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ We’ve finished school (PS)

manage to do good x̌səstnun̓t

miss somebody / miss someone xsnun̓t

• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ xsnusəlx iʔ t ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps His parents will miss him (PS)
• xsnuntsən̓ I’ll miss you (Cv)
• way̓ uɬ axáʔ iʔ xsnusəlx axáʔ iʔ tətwit, k̓aw̓, nak̓ʷm̓ mət t̓ə ʔáčqaʔ Then they missed the boy, he’s gone, he must have slipped out (PS)

many tribes xʷaʔɬčwílxʷtn̓

many black beetles. compound. (Ok) xʷaʔɬnp̓wp̓aʔwíkn̓

Many leaves. (Ok) xʷaʔɬpáčkɬ

Many cats. (Ok) xʷaʔɬpús

many months xʷaʔɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ

many shots xʷaʔqníʔ

many weeks xʷaʔskáˤčíw̓s

many years xʷaʔspín̓tk

Many sores xʷaʔspúčt

multiplication xʷaʔstím̓

many months xʷaʔsx̌iyáɬnxʷ

multiply (command) xʷaʔtstíkʷ

many animals / lots of animals xʷaʔúsm̓

• xʷaʔúsm̓ t̓əxʷ nixʷ itíʔ skəkáˤkaʔ There are many more game birds (Cv)

more than one go xʷaʔxʷúy̓y̓

Many, lots xʷətmíxaʔx

manage to clean (manage to clean you) / manage to clean (manage to clean you) xʷk̓ʷnun̓t (čxʷk̓ʷstum̓s)

many xʷtmíxaʔx

make roaring noise xʷw̓n̓čaˤt

make travel xʷy̓lwismn̓t

Many days xʷʔasəsq̓ət

• way̓ uɬ xʷʔasəsq̓ət It’s been many days (PS)

many days / a few days xʷʔasq̓t

• čxʷʔasq̓t. It takes many days (Cv)
• way̓ myaɬ xʷʔasq̓ət It’s been too many days (PS)
• way̓ xʷʔasq̓ət lut t̓ə čʔəɬʔiɬənsəlx It’s been many days since they had eaten (PS)

many xʷʔusm̓

make a loop yark̓ʷn̓t

• sčyark̓ʷəs They made a loop (Cv)
• iʔ sl̓ax̌ts xʷic̓əxts iʔ t kɬnyrk̓ʷiptn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ sčyark̓ʷs iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. His friend gave him something to make a hoop with, a big rim stick., His friend gave him hoop making material, a big rim stick. (PS)

many head of / many people yáˤpqín̓

make creaking/groaning noise yət̓ət̓áˤt̓

make creaking noise yət̓yət̓áˤl̓x

male mountain sheep yilíkʷl̓xkn̓

make a rim yirk̓ʷčín̓t

make shoe frames / he made snow shoe frames / he made (shoe) frames yirk̓ʷxnm̓

• 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)

male mountain sheep ylikʷlxkn̓

male mountain sheep ylikʷlxkn̓, yilíkʷlxkn̓

manager, boss / chief / manager/boss y̓lmixʷm̓

manage to hit with a gun ylpnun̓t

• ylpnun̓ I hit it with a gun (Cv)

manage to hit (with fast moving object) y̓l̓pnun̓t

move around ym̓yuml̓x

move something around ym̓yuml̓xst

move yúmm̓ist

manage to get out (plural) ʔačəčqaʔíst

• way̓ nax̌əmɬ lut qɬnusəlx ksʔačəčqaʔíʔstsəlx They can’t do anything to get out (PS)

manage to get out ʔačqaʔíʔst

• lut xʔkinm̓ miʔ ʔačəčqaʔíʔst There isn’t anything to do to get out (PS)
• way̓ kɬčaw̓t kiʔ ʔačəčqaʔíʔst kəkc̓ilxqən̓ Wood Tick had quite a time before it got out (PS)

manage to say ʔamnúnm̓ / ʔamnún̓t

manage to say / come out with in speech ʔamnús

move around ʔam̓xlwís

make love to each other ʔax̌l̓mnwíxʷ

magazine ʔáˤc̓ɬq̓əy̓min̓

mirror ʔáˤc̓x̌nčútn̓

mirror ʔáˤc̓x̌n̓čútn̓

meadowlark ʔaʕ̓íčkʷalaʔ

meadowlark ʔaʕ̓íčkʷalaʔ, ʔaʕ̓íčkʷalaʔ, ʔáˤʕ̓áyčkʷala

melted / melted. as ice. C2 REDUPLICATION ʔáˤmám̓

melt / melt. inchoative ʔáˤmáp

• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čiʔíx iʔ skʷal̓t uɬ áɬiʔ ʔaˤmáp iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuyn̓t. At once the sun got warm, and the snow and the ice melted., At once it got warm from the sun, and the snow and the ice melted. (PS)

mad face ʔáˤm̓tús

magpie ʔáˤn̓n̓

meadowlark ʔáˤʔíčkʷalaʔ

melt ʔáˤʔím̓

music machine juke box, record player ʔčknčintn̓

• kɬʔəčkn̓čintn̓ There is a music machine (Cv)

Music machine, juke box, record player ʔəčkn̓čintn̓

move residence ʔimx

• mət t̓i t sn̓kʷəkʷʔač úɬiʔ ʔimx He must have moved in the night (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ sič ʔim̓x k̓l̓ sn̓ilíʔtn̓s. And then he moved to where he belongs. (PS)

move / change houses ʔim̓x

manage to eat ʔɬʔɬniʔst

• laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷu xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷu ʔaɬʔaɬníst. What can we do to get things to eat? (PS)