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number line aʔ čc̓ak čɬap̓

number lines aʔ čc̓ak čɬəp̓ɬap̓

number table aʔ čkɬqmin̓ iʔ sc̓ak

nickel (the coin), five silvers čil̓kst piqsxn̓

next, after something čk̓aʔɬáʔ

• yəyáˤt stim̓ ta čk̓aʔɬáʔ nixʷ kʷuʔ qʷəlqʷəltuɬts After that he told me a lot of things (OkB)

number applications c̓kin̓ iʔ sk̓ʷul̓l̓s iʔ sc̓ak

negative number / negative number člkʷil̓xst sc̓ak

next-to-nothing, possibly borrowed from Chinook jargon čm̓qʷm̓aqʷ

• iʔ t isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ ikɬkƛ̓aʔn̓čútn̓, smy̓sqilxʷ, nak̓ʷáʔ iʔ p čm̓əqʷm̓aqʷ. I want my fellow chiefs to summon me, important people, not you lumps. (PS)

need something / a lot čx̌ʷap

• uɬ taʔlíʔ uɬ xʷʔit axáʔ iʔ čʔəsʔəsəlʔupənkst iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it, taʔlíʔ uɬ čx̌ʷap Lots and lots of twenty-dollar gold pieces, quite a lot (PS)

noise, mention, murmur čʔaxʷkʷúnm̓

naming something, pronouncing something čʔum̓st

• stim̓ mat ɬa čʔum̓stsəl̓x Maybe it has a name., What might they call it? (PS)

neck =il̓ps

neck =il̓ps, =l̓ps

• kpiqəlps Palomino. (Cv) white mane and tail
• n̓kʷitíl̓ps male mallard, mallard drake / mallard (OkB)
• n̓t̓it̓ml̓ps gooseberry, Ribes irriguum, B’s etym: grabbing the neck (OkB)
• tx̌il̓ps Gray horse / dappled gray horse / dappled grey (Cv)

next to the mountain k̓aɬʔús

• uɬ lútiʔ sn̓tkɬlilx k̓əl̓ naɬáʔ k̓aɬʔús They hadn’t got to the bottom on the other side of the mountain (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ itlíʔ k̓aɬʔús, uɬ itlíʔ síl̓xʷaʔ yaʔ čn̓taq̓m̓. And then from there to the other side, and from there was a big valley. (PS)

November kc̓ac̓aɬtán̓

naked, raw, featherless body kčqʷčʕíqʷc̓aʔ

• way̓ t̓iʔ kčqʷčʕíqʷc̓aʔ lut t̓ə kspumt Their bodies didn’t have any feathers (PS)

Northport Kc̓r̓c̓rism̓

narrow kəkáyaʔt, kəkáɣaʔt

nits, louse eggs k̓ək̓stánaʔ

narrow gorge, narrow guage, a narrow, narrow canyon k̓ək̓tíwaʔs

narrow, slender kəkw̓káɣaʔt, kəkɣkáɣaʔt, kəkw̓káyaʔt

near to k̓ík̓aʔt k̓l̓

nearly, almost, pretty soon k̓ik̓m̓

• way̓ k̓ik̓m̓ mi təkʷʔutəlx axáʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓m̓am̓áy̓aʔtn̓ Pretty soon they’ll be going away to school (Cv)

next to the sky kɬaʔmásq̓t

• axáʔ nínwiʔ iʔ t skɬaʔmásq̓t miʔ kʷu xʷuy̓, miʔ uč ɬə kspn̓hiw̓sn̓tm̓. If we go close to the sky we might get there on time. (PS)
• t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kaʔ čxʷuy̓əl̓x, axáʔm̓ áɬiʔ t kɬaʔmásq̓t əčkt̓əxʷasq̓t, axáʔ iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x iʔ t kwaps They came walking on the ground, but their little brother came on his horse flying next to the sky. (PS) k

name an amount, the price k̓ɬc̓əkn̓tim̓.

• nínwiʔ x̌aqn̓, k̓ɬc̓əkn̓tixʷ, kʷuʔ máyaʔɬtp iʔ ksx̌əq̓n̓čutm̓p. Then I’ll pay for it, you guys name the price, tell me the whole price. (PS)

name an amount, the price k̓ɬc̓əkstim̓

• c̓kin̓ ɬa čk̓ɬc̓kstixʷ l̓ sčƛ̓l̓l̓mix iʔ kstm̓tim̓ ? how much do you charge for dead people’s clothes? (PS)

needle kɬəɬx̌ʷíplaʔ

number cube / dice kɬk̓ʷaʔlk̓tn̓

needle kɬɬx̌ʷíplaʔ

not reach k̓ɬtwin̓

• uč əɬ isčxʷəlxʷált km̓ k̓əɬtwin̓ mi kʷu ksqʷaʔčínaʔ, way̓ áˤpnáʔ mi kʷu əɬwnwixʷ If I live or never reach until the warm weather, now we are going to leave one another (PS)

not reach something k̓ɬtwist

• čk̓ɬtw̓istn̓ I never reached it., I fell short. (Cv)

nine teepees kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtal̓qn̓

nine rows kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtal̓qʷ

nine bundles kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtíc̓aʔ

nine houses kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtiɬxʷ

nine round things kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtus

nine people kɬx̌əx̌n̓ut

necklace, scarf / necklace k̓ɬyirčín̓

necktie k̓ɬyrčin̓

necklace k̓ɬʔaččín̓

nor / not. see km̓ 1 km̓aʔ

• km̓aʔ inčáʔ, lut t̓ iksxʷuy̓ It’s not for me, I’m not going (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ iksmaʔmínm̓, kmaʔ kʷu k̓əsk̓asəs, way̓ t̓iʔ anwíʔ aspʔús. I don’t want to get rid of you, nor have we quarreled, do as you please., I don’t want to get rid of you, nor did we quarrel, do as you please. (PS)
• km̓aʔ stim̓ There’s nothing to it (PS)

next to k̓m̓ɬəniw̓t

next to / side / beside / side / beside k̓m̓ɬniw̓t

nurse / nurse kn̓xčutn̓s iʔ səxʷmrim̓

no if or buts. analysis unclear ksluts

• lut ksluts, ksaláʔs, ksčkičxs There is no no about it, s/he has to be here, s/he's going to arrive. (PS)

not keep one’s word ksnx̌ʷilčnm̓

• aɬíʔ lut t̓ iksənʔəyxʷíw̓sm̓, lut t̓ iksənx̌ʷílčnm̓ And I’m not going to trade it off, I’m not going to throw away my word (PS)

nape of the neck k̓span̓

not, no lut

• nak̓ʷm̓ lut čmy̓stis iʔ syiríwaxn̓. Apparently s/he doesn’t know anything about snow shoes. (PS)
• lut istk̓ik̓aʔt iʔ k̓əl̓ q̓əy̓min̓ I couldn’t keep up with the books (PS)
• way̓ lut ixíʔ asčk̓əɬpax̌ What you’re thinking is not right (PS)
• iʔ t xƛ̓ut misn̓t̓əpt̓páqsəs lut iʔ t sniw̓t ksniw̓n̓tm̓. He put rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away. (PS)
• lut t̓a čmistím̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus. We don’t know in what things s/he is smart.. (PS)
• lut txíxiʔ axáʔ iʔ kɬčq̓iln̓s. This one's arrows are not good enough. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ lut iksnwnxʷínaʔ I’m not going to believe it (PS)
• uɬ way̓ čuntsən̓ lut k̓im̓ kʷu ksl̓əx̌tiw̓səms And I told you, there is no way we can be friends (PS)
• way̓ čun̓tsn̓ lut. I told you no. (PS)
• lut t̓ miyílxʷ variegated, of different colors
• lut stim̓əl̓x. None of them. (OkB)
• lut kɬkičx, mɬ x̌lap mɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔn̓tísəl̓x. If nobody shows up, then t.he next day they go looking for them. (PS)

never happens lut huy̓

• lut huy̓ swit lut kʷuʔ t̓a čtxət̓ət̓nuɬts in̓laklíʔ. it never failed that somebody didn’t take care of my key. / nobody has ever been able to take care of my key. (PS)

never, not ever lut pn̓kin̓

nothing, not a thing lut stim̓

• lut stim̓əl̓x. None of them. (OkB)
• lut stim̓ t̓ ksmipnún̓tm̓. We won’t find out anything. (PS)
• way̓ way̓ čt̓ixəlx, lut stim̓s l̓ siwɬkʷ t̓ə čtkanxʷ She’s all out of the water, nothing is touching the water (PS)

nobody, not anybody lut swit

not more than lut t̓ misxʷʔít kiʔ tl̓

not in a hurry lut xʷus

• pnaʔ čmay̓ p kičx laʔkín̓ l̓ tawn̓ uɬ lut xʷus p taʔxʷsčk̓ʷul̓ You might get to town and not get a job in a hurry (PS)
• lut xʷus t̓ ksúxʷiʔsəl̓x iʔ t xaʔxʔítsəl̓x. They won’t get acquainted with their Elders/ancestors in a hurry., Their grandparents won’t get to know them in a hurry. (PS)

not yet, before lútiʔ

next to the shore, near the shore ɬaʔčnítkʷ

• xʷuy̓ put ik̓líʔ əɬaʔčnítkʷ, uɬ way̓ kɬxn̓usəs iʔ x̌iyáɬnxʷ, way̓ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ He went (and) just when (he got) to the shore, the sun was going down, the weather fixed the sky (PS)
• xʷpčnitkʷəntxʷ You spread it on the shore
• čmaˤʔčnítkʷ a log rests on the shore, log or driftwood that rests on the shore (Cv)

next to a fence, near a ridge ɬaʔíkn̓

• čɬaʔíkn̓ come to the fence, approach the fence, approach the ridge (Cv)

next to, near ɬəʔam̓

nervous maʔáʔ

nearest, closer, nearer misk̓ík̓aʔt

notice something nanak̓nún̓t

neighborhood, place where people live, village, apartment building n̓čwixtn̓

neck n̓k̓mil̓ps

night overtakes, be overtaken by night n̓kʷaʔčínaʔ

• ksənkʷaʔčínaʔl̓x When night comes on them (Cv)

neighbor, roommate n̓k̓ʷčwiɬxʷ

night n̓kʷəkʷʔač

name someone after somebody n̓kʷistxt

• čn̓kʷistxtm̓. We’re named after them., We are naming her/him after her/him. (Cv)

next to a wall, next to a side hill nɬaʔmínk

Nothing but dead timber. n̓paˤlqʷ.

nostril n̓p̓saqstn̓

nail something to the ground nptkʷúlaʔxʷn̓t

Nakusp N̓qʷusp

new ground, virgin soil n̓síčlaʔxʷ

not make out what is said, mishear, misunderstand n̓sl̓l̓ínaʔ

• uɬ t̓əxʷ mət kʷu sn̓sl̓l̓ínaʔm̓s Maybe he didn’t make out what I told him (Cv)

noon / noon meal / noon, sun is straight up n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓

nine layers n̓x̌əx̌n̓ɬəmiw̓s

nice name, good name n̓x̌skʷist

• kʷ n̓x̌əskʷist. You have a nice name. (Cv)

neck broken n̓x̌ʷəc̓pus

need a place to stay n̓yaˤpčn̓lúp

• kn̓ sn̓yaˤpčn̓lúpx, úɬiʔ kn̓ čxʷuy̓ aláʔ, way̓ kn̓ ksn̓ʔúɬxʷaʔx. I am hard up for a place to stay, that’s why I came here, I'm going in.. (PS)

neck is tired n̓ʔaˤy̓íl̓ps

• kn̓ náˤyílps My neck is tired. (Ok)

neck is tired n̓ʔáˤy̓ús

• kn̓ n̓áˤyús my neck is tied / my neck is tired (Cv)

north n̓ʔiƛ̓l̓tk

north nʔiƛ̓tk

• n̓qil̓t Sx̌ʷnitkʷ, k̓l̓ n̓ʔiƛ̓l̓tk. S/he went above Kettle Falls, up north. (PS)

nails pətkʷmin̓

nurse a baby qaʔm̓stím̓ / qaʔmám̓

nail / knee =qin̓ =xn̓

nail / knee =qinxn̓

• k̓aʔqín̓xn̓ knee, knee cap (Cv)
• q̓əx̌qinxəns Her toenail

nail =qinxn̓ 1

nosebleed q̓ʷačqs

nod at each other q̓ʷt̓snwixʷ

nail, fingernail q̓ʷx̌qinkstn̓

nail, fingernail q̓ʷx̌qinkstn̓, q̓ʷəx̌ʷqin̓kstn̓

nail something qx̌n̓tim̓ / qx̌am̓

Nez Perce saˤptnx

Nez Perces from Idaho saˤptn̓x

number sc̓ak

number code sc̓ak ksuxʷtn̓

number s sc̓ak nk̓ʷul̓mns

number words sc̓ak sʔaʔúm̓

number train sc̓ak tqəčlxalqʷ

numeral / sum / answer (from counting) sc̓kaks

news sčmaʔmáy̓

news sčm̓aʔm̓ay̓

• čaptíkʷl̓səlx, ƛ̓ax̌t iʔ smamáy̓, uɬ way̓ čtm̓sc̓w̓c̓w̓xán̓. That’s fairy tales for you, news travels fast, and it has no feet. (PS)

new səčsič

narrow səsák̓aʔt

nodding onion. Allium cernuum shaʕyk̓ʷ

nodding onion shaˤy̓k̓ʷ

new, newly, just, just started / then / new, newly, just, then / new sič

• sič l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač It’s still early in the night (PS)
• nínwiʔ ɬ ikɬɬaʔxʷísk̓it nínwiʔ sič kʷuʔ čkičn̓txʷ. Later when i am rested then you can come and get me / when i am rested then you can come and get me. (PS)
• áɬiʔ sič ixíʔ ɬə kspix̌m̓s. Therefore he’s new at hunting. (PS)
• sič k̓ʷul̓m̓ ̓. begin doing something / begin doing something (OkB)
• uɬ aláʔ sič ʔáčqaʔx He left just now (Cv)
• way̓ xʷic̓xtp iʔ t kstm̓tim̓s, t sič Give him some clothes, new ones (PS)
• ixíʔ kiʔ sič mipčín̓əl̓x. That’s when they all agreed. (PS)
• mɬ ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x. And then they drag the meat home. (PS)
• way̓ sič ixíʔ stkxnmn̓čuts, way̓ xʷsxʷusəl̓x way̓ ixíʔ ʔáčəčqaʔl̓x Then she followed him, they hurried and they went out (PS)
• ixíʔ sič iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ sqilxʷ ʔaw̓tpáɬq. And then the rest of the folks follow along. (PS)
• ixíʔ tx̌p̓iw̓sn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ t syílwiʔ, sič kčmínaʔn̓tm̓ He sewed him up there with a twisted twig, then he covered it with snow (PS)
• uɬ sič kakm̓s iʔ əɬčəčʔupsts Now she’s making fun of her younger sister (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ sič nw̓n̓xʷínaʔ, n̓súxʷnaʔ. And then finally she believed, she understood. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ sič k̓am̓tíw̓s axáʔ Then she got on the horse (PS)

new, as prefix sič=

new clothes sičl̓qs

new shoes / new shoes, tracks / new shoes, tracks. see sič= sičxn̓

• wikn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, sičxn̓ We saw tracks of deer, fresh tracks (PS)

noisy simn̓čáˤt

Newly-wed, honeymoon sisčəlqʷm̓

• uɬ pintk p čsisčəlqʷm̓ You two are still honeymooning (PS)

newly wed. See sič= / newly wed sisčl̓qʷ

• axáʔ qʷáˤsqiʔ sisčl̓qʷ. Now Blue Jay was newly wed. (PS)

noisy sisy̓áˤl̓x

newcomer skičəč

name. in compounds -skʷist

• n̓kʷistxt name someone after somebody
  • čn̓kʷistxtm̓. We’re named after them., We are naming her/him after her/him. (Cv)
• n̓qəlxʷskʷist indian name, indigenous name (OkB)
  • aksn̓qəl̓xʷskʷíst. It will be your Indian name/Indigenous name. (Cv)
• skʷstúlaʔxʷ name of place
  • sílxʷaʔ tawn̓, uɬ aɬíʔ nax̌əmɬ lut t̓ə čmystin̓ iʔ skʷistúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ It’s a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s nothing but a fairy tale (PS)

name of place skʷstúlaʔxʷ

• sílxʷaʔ tawn̓, uɬ aɬíʔ nax̌əmɬ lut t̓ə čmystin̓ iʔ skʷistúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ It’s a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s nothing but a fairy tale (PS)

numb / frozen sl̓sul̓t

necklace sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t

nieces and nephew(s) sɬəɬəwil̓l̓t

niece, nephew / niece sɬəɬwil̓t

night caps sɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓

• yəyáˤt čqʷčqʷačqn̓əl̓x, sčn̓qapqn̓, čsɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓ They all have caps on, caps, night caps (PS)

nieces and nephew(s) sɬəwil̓t

nest sɬəxʷiɬxʷ

necklace sɬk̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t

Night caps sɬq̓əlxáyaʔqən̓

night caps sɬq̓lxáyaʔqn̓

news smay̓áy̓

news / story smy̓may̓

neighbor snəqsiɬxʷm̓

Northport, B’s etym: portage place Sn̓k̓wil̓l̓tn̓

Nespelem people sn̓spil̓x

noon / noon time sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓

• ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ liw̓m̓stm̓ l̓ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓. And then this clock rang twelve noon. (PS)
• ksʔitx mɬ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ miʔ qiɬt. He sleeps until noon, then he wakes. (PS)

Northern lights, aurora borealis sp̓aʔxʷáwlm̓

new shoots sp̓əp̓aˤc̓álaʔqʷ

nose sp̓saqs

North Wind’s son, mythological character Sq̓ʷəq̓ʷxʷmínaʔ

nineth sx̌əx̌nuts

new clothes, good clothes sx̌sal̓qs

narrow-leafed phacelia, phacelia linearis sxʷy̓xʷay̓t

narrow-leafed phacelia. Phacelia linearis sxʷyxʷayt sxʷixʷayt

need syaˤt

new moon tiɬx iʔ x̌iyáɬnxʷ

navel, belly button timw̓s

not succeed, stymied tl̓lutət

next generation t̓lxwilx

• ixíʔ nínwiʔ ɬə t̓l̓xwil̓x iʔ tl̓ sqilxʷ, lut kmix ksknánaqs iʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷiy̓ml̓t laʔkín̓ mɬ čn̓ʔasəsíl̓. When the next generation of people will come, there won’t be only single children born, there will also be twins. (PS)

nibble branches txəpxəpikst

next year. analysis unclear t̓x̌iwtwílx, əɬt̓x̌iwtwílx

• ʔáˤpnáʔ t̓x̌iw̓twílx a year from today, next year at this time (PS)
• ixíʔ xʷuy̓ nax̌m̓ɬ t̓x̌iw̓twílx put ʔáˤpnáʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t iʔ kʷu tkʷʔut, miʔ kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. Then come next year, the same day we walked away, we’ll go back. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ put n̓ləʕ̓ʷpus t̓x̌iwtwílx, mət mi aláʔ əɬkičəntsən̓ And when it will be exactly one year, I’ll be back here to you (PS)
• huy̓, uɬ itlíʔ əɬt̓x̌iw̓twílx itlíʔ nixʷ taxʷsqʷsqʷsíʔ. When another year passes she had another child. (PS)

noise x̌am̓

• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čk̓ɬnixl̓m̓s t̓i x̌am̓m̓. All at once he heard something buzzing/humming..

nibble each other xəpsnwixʷ

nine eggs x̌əx̌n̓ɬtip

ninety / 90 x̌əx̌n̓ɬʔupn̓kst

nine days x̌əx̌n̓stasq̓t

nine / 9 x̌əx̌n̓ut

nodding onion, Indian onions x̌líwaʔ

nodding onion, Indian onions. Allium cernuum x̌líwaʔ, x̌əlíwaʔ, x̌əlíwa

nice fur x̌silxʷ

nice / nice, polite / polite / polite / nice x̌sɬčaw̓t

noisy or roaring sound xʷn̓

noisy or roaring sound. vowel unattested xʷn̓, xʷən̓

ninety x̌x̌n̓tɬʔupnkst

ninety X̌x̌n̓tɬʔupnkst, x̌əx̌n̓tɬʔupnkst

nine x̌x̌n̓ut

nine X̌x̌n̓ut, x̌əx̌n̓ut

need something yáˤtmín̓t

north wind yəxʷmus

name a child / feed children ʔamníl̓tm̓

napkin ʔáp̓qʷuʔstn̓

number pair / pair- number pair ʔaslsc̓áks

now / now. cf. ʕpnʔ ʔáˤpnáʔ

• n̓laˤw̓pús ʔaˤpnáʔ. Exactly now. (PS)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ kʷu ksy̓aˤmíxaʔx. Now we are all going to gather up. (PS)
• uɬ ilíʔ kn̓ čx̌ʷlúlaʔxʷm̓ məɬ áˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ əɬ k̓ʷəl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓ Then I left that country and now I have made my home here (PS)
• way̓ itlíʔ kʷu əɬk̓ʷanɬqm̓, nax̌əmɬ áˤpnáʔ k̓əɬʔiysəntm̓ iʔ ksčk̓ʷanɬqtət We will put in a garden again, but his time we’ll change what we’re going to plant / We will put in a garden again, but this time we’ll change what we’re going to plant (PS)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ k̓laxʷ this evening (PS)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ way̓ uɬ k̓laxʷ.. Right now it's already evening. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ put n̓k̓ʷəspintk put ʔáˤpnáʔ sx̌l̓x̌áˤl̓t miʔ kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. It’ll be exactly one year today when we will come back (PS)
• ʔáˤpnáʔ t̓x̌iw̓twílx a year from today, next year at this time (PS)
• sič áˤpnáʔ ɬə ksxʷuys k̓əl̓ sn̓m̓am̓áy̓aʔtn̓ Just now he went to school (Cv)

name a place ʔúmlaʔxʷn̓t

• huhúy̓, t̓xʷ ʔúm̓laʔxʷn̓t an̓tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, nínwiʔ my̓pnun̓ iʔ skʷists. Okay now name your country, I’ll know its name. (PS)
• ixíʔ ʔúm̓laʔxʷs iʔ sn̓ilíʔtn̓s. Then he named the country where they came from. (PS)
• ʔúmlaʔxʷsəlx tlaʔkín̓ They named from where (they came) (PS)

name a place ʔúm̓laʔxʷn̓t