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mouth, throat, neck =aɬq̓ʷl̓t

middle of face, top of head =aw̓sqn̓

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

• qmaˤʔúsəs. S/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 skpax̌m̓səl̓x iʔ t swr̓isl̓p̓ sc̓ik̓ʷm̓səl̓x. 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

• lkʷčin̓ hear at a distance (Cv)
• kn̓ n̓c̓əspčin̓ I run out of meat, food / I run out of meat (Cv)
• ʔáˤƛ̓ʔáˤƛ̓čínmn̓tsn̓ I’m going to chew you up (Cv)
• way̓ k̓əɬʔəmčinəlx They all agreed (PS)
• sn̓kʷəskʷəsčinx. S/he’s telling jokes., She's talking silly. (Cv)
• n̓my̓čin̓tsn̓. I interpret her/him to you. (PS)
• kʷ wy̓čin̓. You got done eating., You are done eating. (PS)
• p̓aƛ̓m̓čín̓ 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)
• n̓q̓m̓sčinm̓s. S/he got stuck on him/her., S/he wished for them., S/he admired them. (PS)
• qʷn̓čin̓. It’s a pity. (PS)
• kʷ n̓kʷəskʷəsčin̓. You tell jokes., You are funny., You talk silly. (Cv)
• n̓xaʔčin̓tət. S/he is our ancestor. (Cv)
• čn̓ʔay̓xʷm̓sčínm̓stsəl̓x. They trade for groceries., They trade for food or provisions. (Cv)
• lut p t̓ sčyaˤpčínx. You’re not hard up., You're not being in need. (PS)
• n̓qʷl̓qʷl̓čnwixʷəl̓x. They argued. (Cv)
• n̓saˤy̓čn̓tsn̓. I interrupted you. (Cv)
• lut aksmaʔčnmíst ! Don’t bother people with your talk! (PS)
• lut akswl̓čnmíst ! Don’t get talking funny again! (Cv)
• n̓sw̓čnmistsəl̓x. They proposed for her.
• n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ sky fixes the weather, the sky paints the weather (PS)
• k̓ɬʔaw̓čníʔstm̓s. She did it by mistake. (PS)
• wikʷčnəms She backbites him (PS)

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

• lut t̓a čmistím̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus, pnaʔ čmay̓ ixíʔ akɬqʷn̓qʷn̓tán̓. We don’t know in what things s/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

• n̓čusčəsčn̓ purple aster, Aster conspicuus, b’s etym: rattling noise (OkB)
• n̓xikxəkčn̓ purple aster, Aster conspicuus, [lit. shuffling noise.] (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

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 kákaʔm̓s iʔ ɬəčəčʔupsts. Then 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. They put their foot in the stirrup, got on. (PS)
• n̓t̓k̓ʷíkiʔs, way̓ k̓am̓tíw̓s. S/he put the saddle on, s/he got on. (PS)
• ƛ̓m̓ axáʔ kn̓xitm̓ iʔ t lʔiws kiʔ k̓̓am̓tíw̓s. Earlier his father helped him when he first got on the horse. (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 naʔɬ 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)
• miʔ kstɬúlaʔxʷaʔx, way̓ ixíʔ miʔ k̓ɬkičx. He’s going to take a shortcut, so he can make it. (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

• miʔ k̓ɬn̓ʔaɬxʷípn̓əl̓x, ixíʔ miʔ n̓k̓áw̓̓laʔxʷstn̓əl̓x. 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)

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)

manage to fall asleep / overslept, oversleep / sleep late k̓ɬʔatətxnúm̓t

medicine bag k̓ɬʔayq̓

maybe kmats

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

• lut km̓ʔikxtm̓. S/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

• nax̌m̓ɬ yəyaˤt iʔ sqil̓tks kl̓kʷakʷ iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ uɬ way̓ pnaʔ čmay̓ kʷn̓nun̓txʷ. 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

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 with hand, give shape with hand, sculpt with hand (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 (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 laˤw̓ústn̓

mask laˤʔústn̓, laˤw̓ústn̓

making sound lx̌ʷlx̌ʷax̌ʷ

manage to pierce lypnun̓t, lɣpnun̓t

make holes in the ground, dig holes ɬaɬax̌ʷúlaʔxʷm̓

mashed, smashed, bruised, contusion ɬaˤč

masher, smasher ɬaˤčmn̓

mash something, smash something ɬaˤčn̓t

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)

make a tipi with tules, to string beads, to string things ɬək̓ʷam̓

morning ɬəkʷəkʷaˤst

maternal aunties ɬəɬswaw̓ásaʔ

make a streak, make tally, mark a line ɬəp̓am̓

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

man’s name Ɬəq̓ʷut

make a hole in something ɬəx̌ʷan̓t

manage to hurt somebody ɬəxʷpnun̓t

• ɬəxʷpnun̓tsn̓ I’ll hurt you. (Cv)

manage to loose 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)
• kʷuʔ ɬəx̌ʷpnun̓txʷ You’ll get away from me., You manage to escape me. (Cv)

man’s name Ɬəʔulwíʔ

man’s name Ɬixm̓qn̓

make holes ɬix̌ʷn̓t

many killed ƛ̓axʷ

manage to kill somebody ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓t

• ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓tm̓ iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔtət. We’ll do away with our little brother. (PS)
• čn̓kəčnikn̓ts, ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓ts. S/he’ll overtake you, s/he’ll kill you. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ɬə kswil̓qn̓txʷ ɬə pul̓̓stxʷ iʔ ən̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ɬə ƛ̓l̓nun̓txʷ, lútiʔ ksƛ̓lal̓s, mɬ ixíʔ k̓l̓ sʔaw̓tíɬc̓aʔs ilíʔ miʔ kɬn̓yirk̓ʷipn̓txʷ. 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)

manage to stop something/someone ƛ̓l̓l̓pnun̓t

• 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 ƛ̓xʷəxʷnun̓t

• pl̓stnun̓txʷ iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ uɬ ixíʔ nínwiʔ yəyaˤt axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ƛ̓xʷəxʷnun̓txʷ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ixíʔ miʔ kʷ wy̓ikst. You’ll kill man-eaters, you will kill all the man-eaters in the world, that’s when you can quit. (PS)

mix már̓wiʔ

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)

maybe, perhaps (conditional) mat

man’s name Máˤw̓w̓tət

man's name- Victor Miktúr

milligram / milligram mílikram̓ (mg)

more able, more smart, more capable miɬsy̓syús

• n̓t̓aʔ, mat way̓ yaˤw̓pyáw̓t, way̓ miɬsy̓syús tl̓ in̓čáʔ. Gee, s/he must really be powerful, s/he’s smarter than I am. (PS)

most huge, huger misɬáqʷɬəqʷt

make colder misn̓c̓əɬstím̓

make somebody more afraid misn̓x̌ilmn̓t

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

make something shorter mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔtm̓st

more difficult mistíl̓tl̓xʷt

• mistíl̓tl̓xʷt ɬ iksčkɬtxílxʷm̓. It’ll be harder to curry him. (PS)

make longer miswísxn̓m̓st

more of, greater amount of misxʷʔít

more than misxʷʔít kiʔ tl̓

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

• mrimn̓tm̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ t stʔiw̓tx. The young one married them. (PS)

medicine mrim̓stn̓

man's name- Mopes Mups

• t̓aw̓níxʷ ilíʔ kn̓ pičxʷt t Mups. I got a bit disgusted there about Mopes. (Cv)

midway my̓iw̓s

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

make something out, figure something out my̓my̓pusm̓

• lut t̓ kmimipúsm̓s. S/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 my̓pnun̓t

• aláʔ tkʷliw̓tmn̓tst anwíʔ uɬ lut stim̓ t̓ ksmy̓pnun̓tm̓. If we stay here with you, we won’t learn anything. (PS)
• miʔ mipnún̓txʷ stim̓ axáʔ. It's so you will know what this is. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ʔaˤc̓s uɬ mipnús t in̓čáʔ kʷ iskʷúl̓stm̓. Later he looks at it he knows I sent you. (PS)
• t swit kʷuʔ máyaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət nínwiʔ mipnun̓. If anybody shows me, I’ll learn, (PS)
• uɬ way̓ mypnunts iʔ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ The man-eater will know about you (PS)

mixed up, not unified, not fit, not proper, matched, uniform my̓útyaʔ

• lut t̓iʔ my̓útyaʔ. It's not fit.

midway up a tree, the trunk of a tree, kick stick in stickgame my̓w̓salqʷ

midway on the ground, half way my̓w̓súlaʔxʷ

• 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)
• my̓w̓súlaʔxʷ kiʔ n̓kčnikn̓ in̓kʷl̓mút. They had gone half way when I overtook my brother-in-law. (PS)
• n̓miw̓síkn̓. S/he got to the middle. (PS)

make gallop nanáx̌ʷtst

man’s name Naʔrúc̓m̓qn̓

make pancakes, pour dough n̓c̓axʷíɬc̓aʔm̓

• lut sn̓c̓axʷíɬc̓aʔm̓s. S/he didn’t start make pancakes. (Cv)

muscle cramps / muscle cramps, leg cramps n̓čəkʷčkʷəkʷiɬxn̓

make dumplings n̓c̓upkʷn̓t

• már̓wis iʔ t kʷukʷús mɬ ixíʔ n̓c̓upks, n̓t̓aʔ mɬ ʔiɬn̓. S/he mixes it with bacon, makes dumplings, and eats it. (PS)

meter, yard (of measure) nəqsax̌n̓ (n)

married mans lover, false wife, pretend wife nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷáyaʔ

married couple, couple, marriage partner nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s

• nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷiw̓s iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, lipúl̓ uɬ likúk. A mated 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)

My goodness!, Oh my!, Gee whiz!, interjection niknáʔ

more, 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 aksmaʔčnmíst. 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

man’s name N̓kaláʔ

mount, jump onto n̓k̓am̓tíw̓sm̓

manage to cut something nk̓ək̓nun̓t

museum, place of antiquities n̓k̓əwl̓xiɬxʷtn̓

mean, cruel n̓k̓sil̓s

• n̓k̓əsk̓sil̓s cruel (plural), mean (plural)

man’s name N̓k̓sw̓sús

man’s name N̓kwaláʔ

mallard duck n̓k̓ʷək̓ʷit̓l̓ps

male mallard, mallard drake / mallard n̓kʷitíl̓ps

mark hillside n̓ɬəp̓əp̓in̓k

make hole in bottom n̓ɬəx̌ʷipn̓t

make holes in ground n̓ɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷn̓t

man’s name N̓ɬəx̌ʷw̓sikn̓

man’s name N̓ɬəx̌ʷw̓síkn̓

make someone die n̓ƛ̓l̓lmin̓t

• 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, half way n̓miw̓síkn̓

man’s name N̓̓muyán̓k

millimeter n̓nəqsəsáx̌aʔtn̓ (n̓x̌)

milliliter n̓nəqsəsiwɬ (n̓N)

man’s name N̓pax̌w̓sxn̓

middle / middle child(ren) n̓q̓aʔmíw̓s

middle children, sandwich n̓q̓aʔq̓aʔmíw̓s

make somebody sick n̓q̓l̓tusn̓t

• 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 on the ground, mossy ground n̓qʷəsqʷəspúlaʔxʷ

man’s name N̓sək̓ʷtan̓k

make split off, make turn off, make diverge n̓siq̓m̓st

man’s name N̓t̓əkmnitkʷ

means of travel, transport, transport system, transit system n̓təkʷtəkʷʔutətn̓s

means of travel, transport, transport system, transit system n̓təkʷtəkʷʔutn̓s

• 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 transportation, transport, transport infrastructure n̓təkʷtkʷʔutn̓

midwife n̓təqɬəniw̓tm̓

motorcycle, motor bike n̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷáˤpaʔs

muddy water n̓t̓iq̓ʷ

music room, music studio, rehearsal room, band room n̓tx̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓ktn̓

manage to (infix) -nun-

• lut iksʔamm̓núnm̓. I can’t manage to name it., I'm not going to be able to name it. (PS)

man’s name N̓wl̓puʔčús

menstual hut n̓wl̓tiɬxʷtn̓

moses-wenatchee-chelan language / moses-wenatchee-chelan language. [lit different speech or langauge.] / wenatchee-columbian language, moses indians' language n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓

mix in with people, join in on something, take part in something n̓xiʔn̓t

• 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)

man’s name N̓xn̓qin̓

married mans lover nx̌ʷáyaʔ

man’s name N̓xʷəstw̓sčín̓

Meteor, WA N̓xʷəxʷʔítaʔkʷ

meadow, hay field n̓x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓

means of transport, one’s way of traveling n̓xʷy̓lwistn̓

man’s name, Lakes name N̓yaˤtín̓k

man’s name N̓yirk̓ʷw̓sčín̓

man-eater / man-eater, cannibal / monster, people eater, dinosaur n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓

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

man’s name N̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓

match two things, make a pair, double something n̓ʔasl̓̓míw̓st

maternity roost, maternity ward, maternity pen n̓ʔastkíl̓tn̓

mixer, stirrer n̓ʔax̌líkstn̓

marsh, swamp, slough, wetland n̓ʔaˤx̌ʷt

mad talking n̓ʔaˤy̓c̓pm̓

music machine, juke box, record player, music player n̓ʔičkn̓čín̓tn̓

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

matching parts papút iʔ sək̓ʷtiw̓sts

match things papútm̓st

moose paʔpaʔláˤc̓aʔ

manage to kill something pl̓stnun̓t

murder pl̓stwixʷəxʷ

mushroom p̓ƛ̓qin̓

maybe pnaʔ

meet with someone pn̓hiw̓sn̓t

man’s name, [lit. big testicles] p̓sƛ̓ʔípaʔst

mole púl̓laʔxʷ

Mrs. puswaʔwílaʔxʷ puʔswaʔwílaʔxʷ

Mrs. sx̌əlx̌ʕalt puʔsx̌l̓x̌áˤl̓t

mule deer buck pw̓al̓xkn̓

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 t̓a q̓aˤp. It didn’t move. (Cv)

multicolored, variegated, marked q̓aˤy̓

man’s name Qəqál̓c̓aʔ

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, be able to do something, succeed, achieve qɬnun̓t

• 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 t̓ qɬnun̓ kʷ ikskʷúɬənm̓. 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 or something down, to calm someone down qm̓pnun̓t

• 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)

man’s name Qm̓qm̓ɬp̓usmn̓

man’s name Qʷáyaʔ

man’s name Qʷəqʷʔípaʔ

meadow hay q̓ʷəsq̓ʷas

make a bed qʷiyl̓pm̓

• sčqʷiy̓l̓pm̓s sn̓k̓l̓ip. Coyote made a bed. (Cv)

man’s name Qʷiʔɬəm̓láql̓k

man’s name Qʷn̓túlaʔxʷ

man’s name Q̓w̓xin̓

make a shelter, cover a house qʷy̓iɬxʷm̓

• sqʷy̓iɬxʷm̓s. S/he makes a shelter with boughs. (Cv)

man’s name Qʷy̓pil̓xqn̓

man’s name Qʷy̓qʷy̓íc̓aʔ

man’s name Q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷyus

man’s name Qʷy̓tasq̓t

man’s name Q̓ʷy̓tasq̓t

marks on hide, marked skin, tatoo q̓y̓ilxʷ

mark the ground q̓y̓úlaʔxʷn̓t

man’s name Q̓y̓w̓sal̓xkn̓

mouth open wide saq̓čn̓

man’s name, Sanpoil name Saʔáˤn̓yaʔ

man or woman's name- mad blanket, angry blanket Sáˤm̓tíc̓aʔ

math, counting sc̓kam̓

mountain ladyslipper, Cypripedium montanum [lit. Bigfoot’s baby’s footwear.] sc̓wanáytm̓ q̓aʔxnílts

married woman's lovers, woman's side men sək̓ʷsək̓ʷtɬəniw̓t

married woman's lover, married woman's side man sək̓ʷtɬəniw̓t

moccasins / mountain ladyslipper, Cypripedium montanum səp̓síp̓iʔxn̓

• kn̓ ksəp̓síp̓iʔxn̓ I have moccasins on (Cv)

mountain blueberry, Vaccinium caespitosum səsapt

mountain blueberry bush, Caccinium caespitosum səsptiɬəml̓x

move on land səx̌l̓xúlaʔxʷ

membership clerk, enrollment clerk, census worker, census taker səxʷc̓ksqilxʷm̓

mile, kilometer, a measure of distance on land səxʷəxʷúlaʔxʷtn̓

midwife səxʷk̓ɬtəqxnil̓tm̓

man’s name Səxʷkʷiʔítaʔ

mechanic, one who works on vehicles səxʷk̓ʷl̓wul̓m̓

mail carrier səxʷkʷn̓ɬq̓y̓minm̓

measure the ground, measure distance or area on land səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷm̓

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

mile, kilometer, unit of measure of land area or distance səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷtn̓

• naqs səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷtn̓. It is one mile. (Cv)

messenger səxʷmy̓my̓am̓

midwife səxʷtəqɬxnam̓

man's name, Jerome Sirúm̓

move from one place to another six̌l̓x

move something from one place to another six̌l̓xst

• six̌l̓xstxʷ. You moved it. (Cv)

man’s name Sk̓ámačn̓

man’s name Skáwaʔ

mane skc̓iwl̓ps

Mourn the dead skc̓qʷaqʷ

man’s name Sk̓isəslaʔxʷ

message sk̓ɬləxʷnwixʷ

Meyers Falls Skɬp̓up̓ƛ̓m̓

Marcus, town in Stevens County, Washington 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)

month of march, sagebrush buttercup, Ranunculus glaberriums sknirmn̓

measurement, its measure sksúxʷəxʷmaʔs

man’s name Sk̓ʷal̓

mountain sk̓ʷlk̓ʷal̓t

make war on each other sk̓ʷl̓spl̓stwixʷm̓

mussle, fresh water clam skʷrínaʔ

man’s mother, mom (for male) sk̓ʷuy̓

• wim̓ uɬ n̓qʷən̓mintm̓ iʔ t sk̓ʷuy̓s Then his mother pitied him (PS)

marmot, whistling marmot skʷuy̓kʷy̓

man’s name Sky̓kaym̓qn̓

Monday sky̓xʷíw̓s

make a mistake sl̓apəp

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

mosquito slaqs

mosquito larva slaqs iʔ m̓áˤmlaʔs

man’s name Sl̓n̓čut

man’s name Sl̓salíc̓aʔ

man’s name Sl̓tis

make noise slux̌ʷkstm̓

mucus, slime sɬax̌

morning sɬəkʷəkʷaʕst

meat, flesh of animal or fish [literally: draped or hung stuff] 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)

man’s name Sƛ̓m̓im̓tqn̓

mud, paste, clay sƛ̓w̓k̓áˤlaʔxʷ

man’s name Smakʷsxn̓

mitten(s) smal̓k̓ʷíkst

mares, female animals sm̓čm̓čxn̓sqáx̌aʔ

mare sm̓čxnsqáx̌aʔ

mare sməčxn̓sqáx̌aʔ

mare(s) sm̓m̓um̓čxn̓

mare, female animal smum̓čxn̓

mass of something, weight of something snaˤsts

mean, average sn̓c̓kiw̓s

mast (of a boat) sn̓ɣípw̓ɬ

medicine dance, winter dance, jump dance snixʷám̓

milkweed, Asciepias speciosa, [lit. Coyote’s hemp] snk̓l̓ip iʔ sp̓ic̓ns

mountain ladyslipper, Cypripedium montanum, B’s etym: coyote’s footwear snk̓l̓ip q̓axáns

marriage partners sn̓k̓ʷɬk̓ʷɬmrim̓

marriage partner sn̓k̓ʷɬmrim̓

message box, mail box sn̓q̓y̓xixtn̓

Moses-Columbia people sn̓q̓ʔiw̓sx

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, Sinixt Chief Barnaby's Salish name Sn̓wr̓psúlaʔxʷ

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

Montana [literally: 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)
• nixl̓s sn̓k̓l̓ip knaqs iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sn̓yal̓mnx 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 (month) sp̓iƛ̓m̓tn̓

mouth splim̓čn̓

mouth of river sp̓ƛ̓m̓qin̓

middle finger sq̓aʔw̓sqín̓kst

middle toe sq̓aʔw̓sqín̓xn̓

money, currency, coin, beaver sqlaw̓

• ixíʔ xʷic̓xtsn̓ yəyáˤt isqláw̓. This I give you all my money. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ nixəlmn̓ tx̌aq̓əplaʔntxʷ swit kaʔkíčəs, uɬ ixíʔ ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx iʔ t sqlaw̓ I heard that you’d pay a reward to whoever finds her, that he’d get money (PS)
• ixíʔ c̓əkxits iʔ t ksqlaw̓s axáʔ iʔ tkaʔkaʔɬís. Then was counting what would be the money for the three of them. (PS)
• way̓ n̓pkʷɬƛ̓áqnaʔm̓ iʔ t sqlaw̓s He put his money in his pocket (PS)
• ixíʔ čw̓tn̓tis iʔ sqlaw̓s, way̓ ixíʔ kʷəkʷr̓it. Then he put down his money, well it was gold. (PS)
• way̓ nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ Give him a little money too / Also give him a little money (PS)
• əčk̓ʷul̓stxʷ iʔ sqlaw̓. You earn the money. (PS)
• lut ksxʷaʔtíl̓sm̓p l̓ sqlaw̓. You guys won’t have too much money. (PS)
• miʔ p taʔxʷsčk̓ʷúl̓, mɬ way̓ p ƛ̓xʷup iʔ t sqlaw̓. You will get jobs, and then you will get some money. (PS)

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

man’s name Sqʷin̓kn̓

muscle, arm muscle, bicep sq̓ʷmikst

muscle, arm muscle, bicep sq̓ʷml̓ikst

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

milk sqʔim̓

man’s name Stak̓ʷúy̓xn̓

man’s name St̓aˤw̓áy̓naʔ

mattress, mat st̓k̓ʷil̓p

mules, mule deer st̓l̓t̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ

• lut t̓a čmistín̓ stim̓, st̓l̓t̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ km̓ axáʔ iʔ aksəs iʔ ən̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. 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

man’s name Suxʷkʷiʔítaʔ

measure, weigh súxʷmaʔ

measure, weigh súxʷmaʔm̓

measure something, weigh something súxʷmaʔn̓t

• súxʷmaʔs S/he measured it. (Cv)

moonlight, moonshine suʔq̓ím̓

man’s name Swaʔwílaʔxʷ

man’s name, historical Okanagan chief Sw̓r̓im̓t

man’s name Sxapqínm̓

moose, bull elk, large stag sx̌asl̓qs

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

morrow, the morning sx̌l̓ap

man’s name, possibly ellyptic for Sx̌l̓púlaʔxʷ Sx̌l̓puʔ

man’s name Sxl̓smúlaʔxʷ

million sxʷaʔxʷípkst, sl̓xʷaʔsxʷípkst

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), noisy sy̓sy̓aˤl̓x

man’s name Sy̓xʷil̓xqn̓

muskrat sʔaˤníxʷ

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 tkičsəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓maˤsəsəl̓x iʔ sqʷsiʔsəl̓x iʔ sxʔitx. Oh well, they went to meet them, and they kissed their oldest son. (PS)

make a narrow escape tk̓ʷəƛ̓qn̓čut

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

man’s name Tɬəɬxúlaʔxʷ

manage to touch something / manage to touch something, fool somebody tqəqnun̓t

• 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)

move to, make camp t̓ql̓im̓x

moss on a log, moss on a tree / moss on wood tqʷəsqʷəspal̓qʷ

mend clothes, patch clothes / mend, patch clothes t̓qʷl̓sčut

mark the ear tq̓y̓ínaʔ

mother (for female), suck 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 / many people; herd, crowd tuw̓

• n̓ɬəxʷiw̓s yaʔx̌íʔ k̓l̓ tuw̓ She got in the herd (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ, yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ tuw̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. Gee, there is a herd of cows over there.. (PS)

many people; herd, crowd tuw̓áw̓

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

many people, herd, crowd tw̓aw̓

manage to sell tw̓m̓stnun̓t

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)

manage to care for txt̓ət̓nun̓t

many people txʷaʔxʷʔít

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 (as in a winter dance) / pole (OkB)
• n̓kaʔɬl̓míw̓s three layers, three stories (PS)
• n̓kiʔíw̓s rattlesnake plantain / rattlesnake plantain. goodyera obiongifolia. b’s eym: split in the middle (OkB)
• n̓panw̓sčút bucking horse, bronk riding, redeo (Cv)
• n̓xarw̓s curtain (PS)
• n̓xʷuk̓ʷw̓s be clean, there are no weeds, picked clean, cleaned (PS)
  • níkxnaʔ, t̓iʔ n̓xʷuk̓ʷw̓s, lut t̓a ksn̓pl̓liw̓s.. Goodness, there are no weeds, nothing grows there. (PS)
• sk̓lw̓saɬq chokecherry, prunus virginiana, b’s etym: old spring salmon fruit (OkB)
• sn̓pl̓liw̓s asparagus, pigweed

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

• čn̓t̓l̓qʷaˤw̓sqn̓ bald head, bald headed (OkB)
• k̓ɬyxʷtaw̓sqn̓ lower lip (OkB)
• n̓k̓maw̓sqn̓ crown of head (OkB)
• n̓sp̓əp̓aw̓sqn̓ be hit on the top of the head with something / get hit on top of the head with something (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, naughty 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 xʷaʔɬn̓p̓w̓p̓aw̓íkn̓

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

• sčyark̓ʷs. S/he 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

make a loop yr̓yark̓ʷn̓t

• 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)

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 ʔačəčqaʔíst. 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

• mat t̓iʔ t sn̓kʷəkʷʔač úɬiʔ ʔim̓x. S/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)