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place name- now inundated area just south of former mouth of West Stanger Creek, site of 15 to 20 pit house depressions: aka n̓k̓ək̓m̓čin̓. b’s etym: place of pit houses akɬq̓ʷc̓íʔ

place name- Mount Tolman (it has red ochre) akɬtúl̓mn̓

personal name. man’s name Aktáp

place name- Sand Creek aɬčhíwʔamn̓

person (ahead) =aɬq 2

pretend, play =áyaʔ

• kn̓ q̓iʔq̓y̓máyaʔ I pretend I write (Cv)
• kn̓ k̓ʷəl̓máyaʔ I pretend to work / I pretend I work (Cv)
• kʷ ʔatʔatxáyaʔ, kʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓. You pretend you are asleep and you snore. (PS)

place name- broken land aʔ čmáˤw̓laʔxʷ

place name- it has hazelnut bushes aʔ kɬq̓p̓xʷʔiɬp

place name- it has pithouses aʔ kɬq̓ʷc̓iʔ

place name- now inundated temporary campsite on the west side of the Sanpoil, upriver from Manila Creek. B’s etym: place of chocolate tip plants (Lomatium dissectum multifidum) aʔ kɬʔáˤyúʔ

place name- it has camas aʔ kɬʔítx̌ʷaʔ

place name- hemp gathering area on the west side of the Columbia in the vicinity of Haag cove; aboriginal campsite. [lit. having Indian hemp.] aʔ ksp̓íp̓c̓n̓

place name- it has sand aʔ ksq̓apínaʔx

place name- area north of the east end of the Kettle Falls bridge, an area where black hawthorn bushes once grew. [lit. place of a few small black hawthorn.] aʔ ksxʷaʔxʷaʔn̓kíɬaʔp

place name- partially inundated areas on either side of Rickey Rapids, it has foam berries aʔ ksx̌ʷusm̓

pull by hand čakʷm̓útyaʔn̓t

point c̓aq̓ʷ

point to a place c̓áq̓ʷlaʔxʷm̓

• c̓áq̓ʷlaʔxʷm̓ n̓c̓iʔčn̓. Wolf will point to where to go. (PS)

point c̓aq̓ʷm̓

point at something c̓aq̓ʷn̓t

promise, wager, obligation c̓ax̌ʷ

• way̓ x̌lap iʔ c̓ax̌ʷtət mi kʷu əɬyaʕp Tomorrow is when we promised (our promise) to be back (PS)

place name- Inchelium, WA čaʔlíwm̓

personal name- [lit. slim ankle.] Coyote’s youngest son’s name C̓aˤčínxn̓

parked/at ččaq

pull something, pull ččəkʷstím̓, čkʷan̓t, čkʷam̓

pheasant(s), little birds / small / small (more than one) čəčámaʔt

pheasant(s), little birds čəčám̓aʔt, ččámat

phlox, Phlox longitolia c̓əc̓míxʷyaʔ

pull ashore / pull onto the shore čəkʷčnitkʷ

pull back / pull back √ckʷ 1 / pull oneself back čəkʷmn̓čut

pull something čəkʷn̓tim̓

place name- Stranger Mountain. [lit. tamarack around the edge.] čəqʷčəqʷl̓xínaʔ

pentagon čil̓kɬəniw̓t

parasol, umbrella c̓il̓stn̓

personal name- Jeanne Činíʔ

pinch, compress c̓ip̓m̓

pour water on rocks čkc̓əxʷisxn̓st / kc̓əxʷisxn̓t / kc̓əxʷisxnm̓

peg, spoke, hand mower, cradle scythe, something pronged or with pegs čkc̓l̓al̓qʷ

• kɬixʷpəntxʷ čkc̓lalqʷ Hang it there, there are some pegs (PS)

package something, bale hay čklk̓íc̓aʔm̓

place something on something čkɬt̓k̓ʷstim̓

• kʷu' čkɬt̓ək̓ʷstisəl̓x. They had put me down in it. (Cv)

protect, surround čk̓ɬyal̓

perceive something, feel something, hear something čk̓ɬʔanwín̓t

• way̓ čk̓əɬʔanwísəlx iʔ pəptwínaxʷ čtk̓iwl̓x They’ll hear the old lady climb up (PS)

prune branches, trim branches, cut branches čknik̓kst / knik̓kst

prop the eyes open čkt̓kt̓kusm̓st

• way̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip ixíʔ l̓kʷilxs axáʔ iʔ əčkt̓əkt̓əkəusəmsts Coyote took out what was propping his eyes open (PS)

pull something, she pulled it čkʷan̓t, čkʷn̓tis

pull open a flap or door čkʷipn̓t

play stick games / play stick game c̓lal̓qʷ

pull loose from člhak̓ʷ

pull toward oneself, e.g. branches off a tree člqam̓

• člqam̓əl̓x mt t̓xʷ iʔ t pun̓ɬp, iʔ t stim̓. They pulled off some juniper, or something.

pull off feathers člqíɬc̓aʔst

play guitar (any stringed instrument) / play the guitar c̓l̓x̌w̓in̓km̓

puberty, in puberty, pubescing čɬəɬx̌ʷúmaʔx

poke čmaˤm̓

• kn̓ čmaˤm̓ I stuck it with something sharp (Cv)

place name- landslide area, broken earth, area on the west side of FDR Lake across from the present mouth of the Colville River Čmáˤw̓laʔxʷ, ʔa Čmáˤw̓laʔxʷ

pear čm̓čmaqs

pearly everlasting čm̓čm̓ɬqixʷ

poured, liquid dumped čn̓c̓axʷ

pull out eyes, snatch out eyes čn̓c̓l̓x̌ʔusn̓t

poured into, full, spilled into, splashed in čn̓c̓xʷaxʷ

pole, post standing upright in the ground čn̓ɣíplaʔxʷ

pollute water čn̓k̓sitkʷst / n̓k̓sitkʷn̓t

pole standing upright in water čn̓ƛ̓k̓ʷpitkʷ

painted tip, painted end čn̓miƛ̓qs

poured in, dumped in (of granules) čn̓pakʷ

pool, pond, puddle čn̓papɬlaʔxʷ

pond land, wetland, puddled land / puddle, pond čn̓páˤɬlaʔxʷ

pocket of ground, dip in the land čn̓q̓ʔúlaʔxʷ

pregnant, implanted in the body čn̓t̓k̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ

point up čnw̓smlxus

plow road, scrape road, scrape trail, plow street čn̓ʔax̌ʷqst / n̓ʔax̌ʷqn̓t

play with one’s own wife, play with one's spouse, play with one's husband, marital play čpuʔčkn̓sčút

• way̓ aɬíʔ qʷásqiʔ kmix čpuʔəčkiʔsčút All Blue Jay does is play with his wife (PS)
• səčpuʔačkiʔsčútaʔxəl̓x. They are playing with their wives. (PS)

poorly made arrow, improvised arrow, improvised projectile, makeshift arrow or projectile, a spear c̓q̓l̓nútyaʔ

place name- Redford Canyon, Redford Canyon stream Čq̓ɬpítaʔkʷ

put something down for somebody čqɬtim̓

• čəqɬtim̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓s. She put down their food. (PS)

placed, piled čqm̓qmin̓

place name- mountain peak west of sn̓kw̓ar̓qín̓tn̓ c̓q̓ʷmnasxn̓

point each other c̓q̓ʷnwixʷ

point from one thing to another for someone c̓q̓ʷstuɬt

• c̓q̓ʷəstuɬtm̓. She pointed to it for her/him. (PS)

popular, well-liked (pl) čsəxʷəxʷutm̓

popsicles čsl̓sul̓ t n̓t̓xitkʷ

plow the soil čt̓lúlaʔxʷst

• way̓ lut t̓ə čt̓lúlaʔxʷstsəlx, aɬíʔ n̓yʕ̓ip yaʔ čnəlqiw̓stsəlx They didn’t have to plow, because they kept weeding (PS)

put things on / in middle čtqmniw̓st / tqmniw̓sn̓t

place name- former spawning bed midway between Daisy and Gifford, an excellent are for pit-lamping salmon from canoes. B’s eym: sucking sound at foot c̓um̓xn̓

page čwalq̓

place to live (in compounds) -čwilxʷtn̓

• txƛ̓ap iʔ sqilxʷ, yayáˤt swit, iʔ aʔ sn̓k̓ʷɬylylmíxʷm̓ təl̓ yaʕɬčwílxʷtn̓ All the people came, everybody, the chiefs from all the tribes (PS)

pull something out of the arm c̓wqax̌n̓t

• c̓w̓qáx̌n̓. I pull it out of the arm. (Cv)

pull something out of the top of the head c̓wqáyaʔqn̓t

pull something out of the knee c̓w̓qəqinxn̓

• c̓w̓qəqin̓xn̓. I pull it out of the knee. (Cv)

pull something out of a flat cover, blanket c̓w̓qíc̓aʔn̓t

• c̓w̓qíc̓aʔn̓. I pull it out of the blanket. (Cv)

pull something out of the stomach c̓w̓qin̓kn̓t

put, place čw̓tstim̓, w̓tan̓t, w̓tnam̓

pay something čx̌aq̓st

• uɬ lut t̓ə čx̌aq̓əsts iʔ čxʷəlxʷilts He didn’t pay his debts (PS)

pour liquid c̓xʷam̓

predict, promise c̓x̌ʷan̓t

preach, teach, instruct somebody c̓x̌ʷan̓t / čx̌ʷam̓

pour it, spill it (liquid) c̓xʷmin̓t

promise someone something, be obligated to someone for something c̓x̌ʷxit

• áɬiʔ c̓əx̌ʷxitm̓ iʔ əl̓ʔiw̓tət. We promised our father. (PS)
• lut t̓a čn̓laˤw̓ús iʔ c̓x̌ʷxitn̓. What I promised him didn’t come true. (PS)
• ixíʔ iʔ c̓əx̌ʷxitsəl̓x iʔ sqilxʷ. That's how he instructed the people about it.. (PS)

place name- now inundated creek on the north side of the Columbia; known as George Washington Creek. B’s etym: hidden; hard to find čyal̓qn̓

play with somebody čʔačknikstm̓st

• uɬ sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ čʔəčkn̓ikstm̓stm̓ That’s why we are playing with him (PS)
• uɬ sčʔkinx axáʔ iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔ kiʔ əɬ čʔəčkn̓ikstm̓stp? Why is it that you are playing with the corpse (PS)

pulling something, we are pulling it əččəkʷstim̓

pat somebody, we pet it, pat somebody, pet someone or something əɬčn̓tim̓

• way̓ əɬkičs iʔ kwaps uɬ ixíʔ əɬčn̓tis iʔ kwaps He got to his horse and then he patted his horse (PS)

place something back on a surface əɬkɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tim̓

• way̓ kʷin̓t axáʔ iʔ laklí, mi k̓liʔ əɬkɬt̓k̓ʷəntixʷ Take this key, and put it back there (PS)
• əɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tixʷ. You’ll put it back down., You’ll quit using it., You'll relinquish it.

pink han̓

paternal grandfather (baby talk) háˤpaʔ

please, excuse me, pardon (interjection) húmaʔ

• húmaʔ, ilíʔ ƛ̓lápwi, p iksíwm̓. Hey, stop, I want to ask you guys something. (PS)

place name- Fort Hope, Hope, BC Hup

Play ičkn̓

progressive toward, development -ilx, -il̓x

plant, bush, vine =iɬəml̓x

pharynx, windpipe, breathe, respiration =ísk̓it

place (diminutive) =íwaʔt

• kʷu kʷəkʷl̓líwaʔt. We were sitting here. (Cv)
• iʔ məkʷíwaʔt It is a little mound. (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ, way̓ qəqm̓níʔwaʔt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Gee, there are deer laying all over. (PS)

place =iw̓t

• kskʷliw̓tətn̓əl̓x. A place to set them down. (PS)
• anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtáqs axáʔ an̓mkʷíw̓t. This is your lump you will pack. (PS)
• ixíʔ k̓m̓ɬəniw̓tn̓tm̓ Smiyáw̓. Then she sat by the side of Coyote., Then s/he sat by Coyote's side. (PS)

pine needles, fir needles k̓ámaʔ

• way̓ ixíʔ aʔu··l̓usm̓ iʔ t k̓ámaʔ, iʔ t stim̓ He started to gather pine needles, anything (PS)

perch on a branch, sit on a branch / sit on a log k̓am̓tál̓qʷ

• 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)
• ixíʔ aksƛ̓ʔiy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ilíʔ mɬ kʷ k̓am̓tál̓qʷ. This is your canoe, Coyote, sit there on that log. (PS)

put somebody on a horse k̓am̓tíw̓st

• way̓ kʔəmtiw̓sts, way̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ spuʔúsč axáʔ iʔ tətwit He put him on, the boy’s heart is content (PS)

place name- now inundated flat area at the north end of kɬm̓m̓aʕ̓. K̓an̓čqut

place name- a glen K̓an̓čqút

personal name- Carmelita Karmlítaʔ

place name; place on Columbia upstream from where the Okanogan River enters the Columbia káy̓ta

pack a horse, horse packing káˤčám̓

pack up, tie bundles, tie up bundles, bale something káˤčíkn̓t

• káˤčíkiʔs. S/he ties a bundle. (Cv)

pray k̓aˤwm̓

• kʷu k̓aˤwm̓ We are praying., We pray., We prayed. (Cv)
• kʷu čk̓aˤwm̓. We go/are going to church., We pray/are praying. (Cv)

pray for something for somebody k̓aˤw̓xt

• kʷuʔ k̓aˤw̓xt ! Pray for me! (Cv)

pray, pray for oneself k̓aˤʔn̓čút, k̓aˤw̓n̓čút

pray for something for someone k̓aˤʔxt

pour liquid over something kc̓əc̓xʷínaʔn̓t

pull someone out of something, pull someone out of the house kčəkʷkniɬxʷ

place name- former fishing camp, now inundated, northeast from what is now called Sand Island. [lit. lots of Douglas fir on point.] kc̓əq̓c̓əq̓ɬpaqs

place name- Nicholas Lake kčəqəqin̓

put someone in, put someone in the middle of kčəqiw̓sn̓t

put something on the fire, put something on the stove kčəqusn̓t

peek kc̓ic̓x̌ʷs

• iwáʔ kc̓ic̓x̌ʷsm̓. He tried to peek., S/he even peaked. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ kc̓ic̓əx̌ʷsm̓, way̓ čkʷənɬc̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓ ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ He peeked; the old woman was holding a lamp (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ čkc̓ic̓əx̌ʷsm̓, way̓ uɬ čməlx̌aʔsx̌ʷaq̓ʷəlqsm̓ He was peeking, and she was pretending to be snoring (PS)

place name Kčin̓

place name- Rickey Rapids, Thompson’s Rapids; Grand Rapids. Area between just north of Rickey Point to Rickey Creek; fishing area, aboriginal campsite and shell midden site. [lit. water standing up on top.] kc̓l̓qin̓

pinch the eyes kc̓p̓c̓ipsm̓

put something under a cover kčwínaʔn̓t

• kčwínaʔsəl̓x. They cover/covered it. (Cv)

place name- Haystack Rocks [lit. built on rock] kčwisxn̓

pull something out of a cylindrical object kc̓w̓qal̓qʷn̓t

• kc̓w̓qal̓qʷn̓. I pull it out of the tree., I pull it out of the stick/rail/pole. (Cv)

pull out of the hair kc̓w̓qəqisxnm̓

pull something out of the forehead kc̓w̓qisxn̓t

• kc̓w̓qəqisxn̓. I pull it out of her/his hair. (Cv)

pull something out of something kc̓w̓qn̓tim̓

• kc̓w̓qn̓tin̓. I pull it out of something. (Cv)

pull something out of the eye kc̓wqusn̓t

• kc̓w̓qusn̓. I pull it out of her/his eye. (Cv)

pour water on fire, pour water on something round kc̓xʷus

place name- Stray Dog Canyon, B’s etym: canyon kəkq̓iw̓s

pink round object khan̓s

pinch k̓ip̓

place name- Kewa, town site south of Inchelium kíwaʔ

pour/drizzle something with water/liquid kliq̓ʷnaʔn̓t

pull hair, grab by hair klkáyaʔqn̓tm̓

peel off, slice off klq̓am̓

• uɬ itlíʔ kl̓q̓am̓ tl̓ sq̓ʷisəsts. Then he peels off another slab of fat (PS)

pull hair klqilsxn̓

• klqisxn̓n̓. I pull my hair. (Cv)

peel off round objects, tubers, potatoes klq̓isxn̓t

• kl̓q̓ísxiʔs mɬ ixíʔ sn̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷičkʷm̓. He peels them and he slices them. (PS)

peel fruit kl̓q̓usn̓t

• kl̓q̓usn̓txʷ. you broke its neck. / you peel apples (or other round fruit). (Cv)

place name klq̓ʷaqs

place name, near Sayler Valley, [lit. broken off point.] klq̓ʷaqs, kl̓q̓ʷaqs

put something out of sight k̓lxʷm̓stim̓

• k̓lxʷm̓stin̓. I put it out of sight. (Cv)

pyramid kɬaʔqnmnwíxʷ n̓kaʔɬl̓máqs

placed on something, set on something kɬčaq

• čkɬčaq lying there, sitting on a surface, placed on a surface (Cv)

put long objects under, place long object under k̓ɬčaˤsn̓t

• k̓ɬčaˤsəs. S/he put several long objects under it. (Cv)

place name- ridge that extends from Cobbs Creek to Barnaby Creek, about ten miles along the western shore of Lake Roosevelt. B’s etym: little ridge land K̓ɬčəčkʷmúlaʔxʷ

place name- aboriginal campsite, pine nut gathering area. [lit. object lying on small side hill.] kɬčəčqínaʔk

put something down for somebody kɬčəqɬtim̓

• ilíʔ kɬlatápəl̓x, way̓ ixíʔ ilíʔ kɬčəqɬtim̓əl̓x. There is a table there, so then she put it there for them. (PS)

place name- low mountain on the east side of FDR Lake south of the present mouth of the Colville River k̓ɬčəqʷlaʔxʷínk

place name- now inundated fishing site near north shore landing of Keller Ferry [lit. trees standing under bluff.] k̓ɬc̓l̓čin̓

place name- area on north side of Columbia, two miles north of Marcus Island, recent Lakes living area. B’s etym: swirling snow drifts or type of bird kɬčl̓iknm̓

place name- now inundated area about 500 yards north and east from N̓ɬəɬx̌ʷáqaʔs, at the south end of the rapids. [lit. standing spouts of water] kɬc̓l̓təkʷn̓čut

put something with prongs down kɬc̓l̓x̌ʷn̓tim̓

• čkɬc̓l̓x̌ʷn̓tisəl̓̓x. They put a stool down., They set down a stool.

put a chair down for someone kɬc̓l̓x̌ʷxit

• kɬc̓l̓x̌ʷxitsəl̓x. They put a chair down for him/her. (PS)

place name- Mission Flat, area about one mile south from Barnaby Creek on the west side of FDR Lake, site of former St. Joachim, or Barnabee Mission established in 1902. [lit. set on the edge.] Kɬčqus

proper behavior k̓ɬčuw̓tn̓

• nak̓ʷáʔ t in̓k̓ɬčútn̓. I didn’t do it on purpose. (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ t ank̓ɬčútn̓, t̓xʷ ixíʔ kʷ sčksn̓xaʔčnm̓sčút. You haven’t had your training; you are always putting yourself higher than the other. (PS)

pull something out of the fur, outer body layer kɬc̓wqilxʷn̓t

• kɬc̓w̓qilxʷn̓. I pull it out of the fur. (Cv)

place name- area just east of Sn̓x̌ʷuc̓əc̓tn (Smoke Ranch) B’s etym: large wooded area Kɬəkíliʔs

place name- inundated area on the former east side of the Columbia where the Dobson Ferry once landed; also, site of former Lakes village. [lit. brush in middle] Kɬəkiw̓s

place name- area north of the present-day highway and north of Wilmont Cove. [lit. clumps of bushes in middle] Kɬəkɬkiw̓s

pluck it, remove its feathers kɬəpx̌ʷíc̓aʔn̓t

place name kɬkíliʔs

place name kɬkiw̓s

place name- partially inundated area on the west side of the Columbia where a creek draining the Glasgo Lake enters the river; recent Lakes year round site. [lit. small cut through the middle of flat area.] kɬk̓k̓r̓m̓íwaʔs

put the hand(s) under the head k̓ɬklxapqn̓

• iksk̓ɬkl̓xápqn̓. I’m going to put my hand under his head. (Cv)

place name kɬkɬkiw̓s

place name. Whitestone Creek / place name. Whitestone Creek. [lit. cut through the middle of small flat area.] kɬk̓rm̓íwaʔs

place name / place name. inundated area on north side of Columbia in approximate area of the former Detillion bridge. [lit. cut through the middle of flat area.] kɬk̓rm̓iw̓s

place something down kɬkʷillst

• mɬ kɬkʷil̓stxʷ l̓ latáp. And you’ll place them on the table. (PS)

pull something from under one’s clothes k̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓alqs

• ixíʔ čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. Then he takes out from under his clothes this picture. (PS)
• ixíʔ ksʔíɬnaʔx, čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓s axáʔ atáʔ qʷásqiʔ. Then he was about to eat, when this Blue Jay pulled something from his vest. (PS)
• čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓sts iʔ laputáy̓, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ laputáy̓. She pulled out of her clothes a bottle, a small bottle. (PS)

place name. Seyler Valley / place name. Seyler Valley. west of Inchelium kɬláˤwútm̓

place name. Chalk Grade / place name. Chalk Grade. on the east side of Lake Roosevelt; also called sɬaʔínaʔ. B’s etym: steep area k̓ɬlk̓min̓k

place name / place name. now inundated trail just north from the former mouth of Cobbs Creek. B’s etym: along the top edge k̓ɬlk̓mus

place name / place name. ranch site. B’s etym: open area kɬll̓ak̓ʷ

place name. shallow valley between q̓walq̓wəltkʷ and k̓ɬcəckʷmúlaʔxʷ where a trail used to pass k̓ɬll̓aʕ́ʷtíwaʔs

place name. Abraham Edward Pass kɬllq̓ʷus

place name. Abraham Edwards Pass. low mountain pass through which the trail to Hall Creek passed kɬll̓q̓ʷus, kɬləl̓q̓ʷus

place name k̓ɬll̓ʔáˤwtíwaʔs

peel, cut something off / peel, cut something off. transitive k̓ɬlq̓am̓

• lut ixíʔ aksk̓ɬl̓q̓l̓q̓ám̓. Don’t cut the thorns off. (PS)

personal name. man’s name k̓ɬlx̌imtxn̓

place name. [lit. bushes, brush on side hill.]winter village site on the west side of Columbia, downriver from the Mouth of the Spokane Kɬɬəkínaʔkkɬəɬkínaʔk

place name- now inundated bench of land directly below Kɬčqʷus. [lit. clumps of bushes.] K̓ɬɬəkɬak

pattern border kɬɬəp̓mins inkpapútmn̓

place name kɬɬkínaʔk

place name k̓ɬɬkɬak

place name / place name. now inundated winter village site on the north shore of the former mouth of Sherman Creek kɬm̓m̓ʔaˤw

pry a door open k̓ɬnk̓ahk̓ʷíp

pattern kɬnq̓ay̓ústn̓

place a hoop k̓ɬnyrk̓ʷipn̓t

• way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ way̓ ksƛ̓ləlmíxaʔx ixíʔ k̓əɬnyrk̓ʷips sn̓k̓l̓ip, axáʔ iʔ sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓s n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ Just as he was dying Coyote put that hoop there, in the man-eater’s anus (PS)

place name k̓ɬplmin̓k

place name / geog. now inundated area on north side of Columbia, east of x̌əx̌súlaʔxʷ; a former Sanpoil village site kɬp̓sp̓ustn̓

place name- inundated area, a spring north and east of the mouth of Whitestone Creek. [lit. p̓ustn in the middle of small flat area.] kɬp̓stn̓íwaʔs

place (command) kɬqamín̓t

• kɬqamín̓t l̓ʔupnkst aʔčnkɬlil̓iʔs place it/them in the 10-frame

put in clothes k̓ɬq̓aʔál̓qsmn̓t

pig tail k̓ɬqc̓apqn̓

• čk̓ɬqc̓apqn̓ pig tails

put thing in clothes k̓ɬqəmnal̓qsmn̓t

place name kɬqilwlp̓

place name- area east and slightly north of mouth of John Tom Creek. B’s etym: jam pile in the creek place kɬqilwlp̓, kɬqiləwələp

put things in fire kɬqmnusn̓t

place of hazelnut bush kɬq̓p̓xʷiɬp

place of hazelnut bush / place of hazelnut bush. (OkB) kɬq̓p̓xʷiɬp aʔkɬq̓əp̓xʷíɬp

place name- Horn Lake kɬqʷmqin̓

place name- Horn Lake. (Ok) kɬqʷmqin̓, kɬqʷəmqin̓

place for shelter / place for shelter. e.g. from the wind k̓ɬq̓ʷuystn̓

• ixíʔ skswítmistsəl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓k̓ɬq̓ʷuy̓stn̓səl̓x, c̓x̌iɬts iʔ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. They did their best to get where they could get shelter, like a barn. (PS)

printer, copier / printer k̓ɬq̓y̓min̓

put something under clothes k̓ɬq̓ʔalqs

• k̓ɬq̓aʔál̓qsm̓s. he stuck it under his clothes. / he stuck it under his clothes.. (Cv)

pass by something k̓ɬsəx̌n̓tim̓ / k̓ɬsəx̌nam̓

place name k̓ɬslúlaʔxʷ

place name- Simpson Lakes area, drained by Little Jim Creek k̓ɬslúlaʔxʷ k̓ɬsəlúlaʔxʷ

place name- Simpson Lakes area, drained by Little Jim Creek k̓ɬslúlaʔxʷ, k̓ɬsəlúlaʔxʷ

pass k̓ɬsx̌an̓

place name- the third of three little lakes at the mouth of Barnaby Creek; the creek actually emptied into the Columbia through this lake kɬt̓ik̓ʷtm̓

put down on something kɬtk̓ʷan̓t

put something on head kɬt̓k̓ʷáyaʔqn̓

place on a rock kɬt̓k̓ʷisxn̓

place something on kɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tim̓

• kɬtk̓ʷəntisəlx əl̓ p̓uyxn̓, uɬ xʷət̓pusəlx k̓əl̓ sxʷmrim̓ They put him in the car, and they started to the doctor (Cv)
• way̓ t̓əxʷ ik̓líʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓latáp mi kɬt̓k̓ʷəntixʷ Put it there on the table (PS)

put something down k̓ɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tim̓

• way̓ k̓əɬt̓k̓ʷəntis kaʔɬəlup, naqs, uɬ itlíʔ naqs, uɬ itlíʔ naqs, uɬ itlíʔ naqs He put it there in three piles, one, and then another, and then another (PS)

protect oneself by holding out the hand k̓ɬtqnčutm̓

• way̓ t̓i nəqsíʔpustxn̓ məɬ tq̓əlq̓əlxʷusxn̓ qʷásqiʔ, məɬ iʔ kəlkilxʷs k̓əɬtqənčutm̓s Blue Jay takes just one step and he hooks on something, and he has to protect himself with his hands (PS)

place name kɬttqus

place name. Mount Tolman kɬtul̓mn̓

place name. Colville town / geog. Colville town. [lit. mountains around hanging.] kɬtx̌ʷwtiw̓s

pry up k̓ɬwatk̓

part, separate kɬwsčut

place name- Mission Point. inundated flat bench of land that extended north along the west side of the Columbia from Cobbs Creek to the south end of sɬqʷiɬm̓lx[lit. open bench areas.] Kɬx̌əsx̌sus

porch k̓ɬx̌l̓pn̓čutn̓

porch k̓ɬx̌lpnčuttn̓

• t̓iʔ ʔáčqaʔ axáʔ tl̓ k̓ɬn̓k̓mip uɬ l̓ kɬn̓x̌l̓pn̓čutətn̓. This one just went out of the door and onto the porch. (PS)

place name. Mission Point kɬx̌sx̌sus

place name kɬxxn̓ítaʔkʷ

protect k̓ɬyal̓

place name. Fort Spokane k̓ɬy̓aq̓

place name- Paul Creek area Kɬyáˤńqx̌ú

place name. Republic / Republic, WA kɬyipw̓s

place name kɬyirw̓s

plan̓t sap kɬyiʕ̓álxʷ

place name, area north of the mouth of Nez Perce Creek, place of chocolate tip plants (Lomatium dissectum multifidum) kɬʔáˤy̓ʔáˤyúʔm̓

place name- Meadow Creek, meadows west and slightly south of Keller [lit. has camas]. kɬʔítx̌ʷaʔ

put something under a blanket k̓ɬʔɬxʷíc̓aʔn̓t

place name. Addy kɬʔmtiw̓s

place name- Red Mountain Kmar̓qn̓

place name- area just north of Ksunkʷ where two back eddies came together to form a good fishing spot. [lit. having back eddies.] Kmaˤʔmaˤʔqínm̓

paint a pole kmiƛ̓l̓qʷn̓t

place name kmn̓akmnqn̓

place name- now inundated tiny rock island off the former mouth of Sherman Creek deriving its name from its convenience kmn̓akmnqn̓, kmn̓akmnqən̓

place name- area of Hall Creek west of the mouth and north from Camille Lake; also area on the west side of the Kettle River where it makes a sharp turn westward B’s etym: lump in water kmq̓ʷitkʷ

personal name. man’s name k̓msqʷlxin̓, k̓əmsqʷəlxin̓

place name. La Feur Creek / place name. La Fleur Creek. name of a former winter village site on either side of the mouth of this creek; area still known generally as French Point, due to the number of mixed blood French and Indian people who occupied the area for over a hundred years. [lit. having a little bit of cottonwood.] kmuml̓xm̓

personal name. woman’s name k̓níc̓aʔ

personal name. man’s name knkanáxʷaʔ

personal name. man’s name. Isaac knkanáxʷa, the last official Salmon chief and main spokesman for the Colville knkanáxʷaʔ knkannáxʷa

personal name. man’s name. Isaac knkanáxʷa, the last official Salmon chief and main spokesman for the Colville knkanáxʷaʔ, knkannáxʷa

place name. Coyote Creek / geog. Coyote Creek. [lit. set in middle.] knq̓aʔq̓aʔíws

put in the fire knutnúsn̓t

personal name kp̓ac̓lqʷáˤw̓stxn̓

p.n. Coyote’s oldest son’s name. [lit. streaks of excrement down the legs.] kp̓ac̓lqʷáˤwstxn̓, kp̓ac̓əlqʷáˤw̓stxn̓

personal name. man’s name kpakʷíc̓aʔ

pick/pinch head k̓papqn̓t / k̓papqnm̓

patterning / pattern kpapútmn̓

Palomino. (Cv) white mane and tail kpiqəlps

palomino horse; man’s name kpiqlps

peck/pinch feet k̓pk̓pxn̓tim̓ / k̓pk̓pxan̓t

pour solids on top of / sprinkle solids kpkʷínaʔm̓

peck / pierce / pinch / peck / pierce k̓pn̓tim̓ / k̓pan̓t

put one’s feet on something kp̓nxniw̓s

• kn̓ kp̓ənxəniwsm̓ I have my feet on something (Cv)

pour in fire kpukʷúsm̓

place name kpx̌ʷpx̌ʷɬpikn̓

persons cutting, person swimming k̓r̓mix

• sk̓r̓mix. S/he cuts., S/he swims. (Cv)

person cutting k̓rmix 1

place name. bald mountain / geog. bald mountain. west from the french point settlement ksálxʷaʔqn̓

personal name. man’s name k̓sasqílxʷ

peel the hide, skin the hide ksəsr̓íc̓aʔ

probability ksəxkínaʔx

pass someone ksəx̌nam̓

place name- place name / geog. place name. are of Manila Creek, possible former winter village. B’s etym: scratched hand ksik̓kst

place name- ridge northwest of the mouth of Barnaby Creek. no matter from which direction you approach this place, the deer will still be able to smell you (AL) B’s etym: bad breeze k̓sk̓saɬqʷ

plant a crop ksk̓ʷanɬq

• ixíʔ put ɬ ikswy̓st̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ miʔ way̓ aksk̓ʷan̓ɬq. Just when I’ll be done plowing you will be ready for planting. (PS)
• t̓xʷ səsp̓qin̓, səsp̓qin̓ iʔ ksk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət. Well wheat, we’ll plant wheat. (PS)
• way̓ kʷu ksk̓ʷánɬqaʔx t kskʔəstkínaʔtət Let’s put in a garden for our winter supply (PS)

place name ksnsunkʷ

place naime- several islands, now under water, along the west shore of the Columbia. Good deer hunting and berry picking area. [lit. islands.] ksn̓sun̓kʷ

peel the hide, skin the hide ksr̓íc̓aʔ

• čksr̓íc̓aʔ. He peeled the hide.

peel off ksr̓píc̓aʔ

People come alive kst̓əlsqilxʷ

• lut aláʔ t̓ kst̓l̓sqilxʷ, k̓ anwíʔ aláʔ kʷ st̓l̓̓sqilxʷ aláʔ ɬə wikn̓tst. There aren’t here any earth people, you are the only people that we have seen. (PS)

pay attention kstq̓aʔílsm̓

• uɬ lut ixíʔ akstq̓aʔílsm̓ And don’t pay any attention to them (PS)

place name. √sn 3 ksunkʷ 1

put up hay ksw̓púlaʔxʷm̓

• ksw̓púlaʔxʷm̓əl̓x. They put up hay. (Cv)

pass something, go past something ksx̌an̓t

place name- Horshoe Lake [lit. there are ants] ksxʷúxʷyaʔ

press something, key in something, type something, play something on the piano/keyboard ktaqínaʔn̓t

prop one’s eyes open kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut

• anwíʔ kʷ ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx, ixíʔ úɬiʔ kʷ kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. You wanted to come first, and that’s why you propped your eyes open with sticks.. (PS)
• ixíʔ x̌ʷiƛ̓m̓ ixíʔ skt̓əkt̓əksn̓čuts, áɬiʔ čm̓ ʔitx. So he broke something to prop his eyes open, because he might fall asleep.
• ixíʔ sx̌ʷc̓am̓s t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ, way̓ put kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut. Then he broke a stick, he just propped his eyelids open. (PS)

prop the eyes open kt̓əkt̓əkus

• ʔáˤpnáʔ l̓kʷil̓xstxʷ ixíʔ iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ iʔ əčkt̓əkt̓əkus. now take out the sticks that your eyes are propped with / now take out the sticks that your eyes are propped with. (PS)

pee on top of something, urinate on something ktəkʔínaʔn̓t

parole / Parole. [lit. standing on the rail.] ktəɬxal̓qʷ

piano ktəqtaqínaʔtn̓

place name- now inundated area immediately north of the present day Inchelium Gifford ferry landing on the west side of the Columbia. [lit. hanging over point.] Ktətx̌ʷwtaqs

pop, explode kt̓íkʷliʔs

put something on top of something kt̓k̓ʷínaʔɬt

• kt̓k̓ʷínaʔɬts. They put the price on it., They put it on top of it. (Cv)

put something on top kt̓k̓ʷínaʔn̓t

• kt̓k̓ʷínaʔs. He put it on top. (Cv)

put s/o on a horse/bike/motorcycle kt̓k̓ʷiw̓sn̓t

• way̓ kn̓xitm̓ iʔ t l̓ʔiws kt̓k̓ʷiw̓səntm̓ His father helped him get on the horse / His father helped him on the horse (PS)
• ktq̓ʷiw̓səs. She put it there. (Cv)

place name- distinctive rock landmark on a ridge northwest from the mouth of Cobbs Creek. [lit. something placed on ridge.] kt̓pikn̓

put the hand on something ktqəqnaʔnún̓t

• ktqəqnaʔnún̓. I accidentally put my hand on it.

press down, hold down ktqínaʔ

place name- inundated area along trail between Hellgate and Whitestone, B’s etym: take a long step Ktxʷarxn̓

place name- Little Jim Creek [lit. water flows over rock] Kty̓pisxn̓, kKtɣpisxn̓

place name- Coulee Dam Kulitám̓

• uɬ way̓ čmystis kulitám̓, ixíʔ čəntqiw̓s And he knows Cooley Dam, that’s a dam (PS)

pretend, make believe k̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓m̓

• nak̓ʷm̓ t̓iʔ sčk̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓m̓s qʷásqiʔ uɬ iʔ aʔ čn̓ɬəpɬaˤpák. Apparently blue Jay was just putting on falling around. (PS)

penny, red hot rock, red rock kʷil̓sxn̓

pull off something of someone’s, undo something of someone, open something of someone k̓ʷiƛ̓ɬt

• way̓ kʷuʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓əɬt isryíwaxn̓ Take off my snowshoes (PS)
• ixíʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ɬtxʷ iʔ qʷačqn̓s, mɬ anwí kʷ kɬəɬqʷáčqnaʔx. Then you take off her hat/bonnet, and you put it back on yourself. (PS)

pull something apart/off, take something apart/off, undo something k̓ʷiƛ̓n̓t

• k̓ʷiƛ̓s iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. He pulled off his clothes. (OkB)

place name- West Stranger Creek, B’s etym: Little N̓čaʔlíwm̓ K̓ʷímaɬ N̓čaʔlíwm̓

place value k̓ʷinx iʔ sʔum̓s

place name- Lynx Creek kʷiʔkʷáy̓t

place name- Qui Qui Creek Kʷíʔkʷiʔ

Put on your makeup!, Get prettied up! k̓ʷl̓kstmistx !

place name Kʷl̓k̓ʷal̓

• ksx̌l̓pínaʔ xʷuy̓ t k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷal̓. The next day he went by k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷal̓. (Cv)

penny, red (hot) rocks kʷl̓kʷil̓sxn̓

pretend to be working k̓ʷl̓máyaʔ

• kn̓ k̓ʷəl̓máyaʔ I pretend to work / I pretend I work (Cv)

place name- Quillisascut Creek, on the east side of the Columbia, the former winter village site on both sides of the creek mouth; personal name- Kolosaskət, one of the Catholic chiefs of the Colville, around 1860. B’s etym: singed sky K̓ʷlw̓sasq̓t

personal name- Kolosasket (Singed Sky), place name- Quillisascut Creek K̓ʷlw̓sásq̓t

pull something off, remove something, undo something k̓ʷƛ̓am̓

• lut aksk̓ʷƛ̓ám̓ ! Don’t take it off! (PS)

plop out, come out of butt k̓ʷƛ̓up

• ixíʔ sčuts, “p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs k̓ʷƛ̓up,” kʷm̓iɬ axáʔ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔx ixíʔ iʔ sxʔitx Then he started saying, “Fart, fart, fart, fart, plop” at once the first one fell on the ground. (PS)
• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ aláʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ, stim̓ ? way̓ ixíʔ itlíʔ x̌lits iʔ knaqs, “p̓əs, p̓əs, p̓əs, p̓əs, k̓ʷƛ̓up.” All at once something fell down here, what is it? Then he asked for another one, “Ps, ps, ps, plop”. (PS)

place name- distinctive yellowish banks encircling the small bay above Kettle Falls, B’s etym: yellowish colored a bit on the face kʷr̓kʷarús

place name- Little Gold Kʷrus

pheasant kw̓sw̓sxnups

put something over something kw̓tətnínaʔ

pork, bacon, pig kʷukʷús

• ixíʔ mar̓wiʔs iʔ t kʷukʷús, mɬ ixíʔ n̓c̓upkʷs, n̓t̓a mɬ ʔiɬn̓. He mixes it with bacon, and then thickens it, then just he eats. (PS)

put away the dishes kʷumn̓t iʔ ʔíiɬc̓aʔ

put aside for someone, set aside for someone kʷum̓xt

pig, pork kʷusúʔ

place name- Lynx Creek Kʷy̓kʷay̓t

place name- now inundated rock formation which marked the immediate northwestern end of the most central of the lower falls, B’s etym: keep thing to oneself place Ky̓aˤn̓čútn̓

people’s arrival, people's gathering ky̓aˤptán̓

• ixíʔ k̓aʔtásq̓t l̓ sx̌l̓x̌áˤl̓t ʔáˤpnáʔ t̓xʷ l̓ čky̓aˤptán̓tət, ixíʔ uɬ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓y̓. When the time comes close to the day when we got here, that’s when we will go back. (PS)

place name- Push Pack K̓y̓riptn̓

purple round object kyus

place name- Monument Butte, south of Inchelium, B’s etym: rock piles on top Kʔáˤɬʔáˤɬqín̓

put the bridle on laprítm̓

• way̓ ixíʔ stkʷupxnəmsəlx, n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔməlx, laprítməlx they ran, they threw the saddles on, put the bridles on (PS)

plate lasyát

prick something, throw a dart, dart something laʔmín̓t

• laʔmíntxʷ You throw a dart., You prick it., You pricked it. (Cv)

poke a person laˤsqílxʷ

put on (as clothes) laˤw̓án̓t, laˤw̓n̓tím̓

put something on for somebody or of somebody’s laˤw̓ɬt

• iʔ tkɬmilxʷ kiʔ liʔáˤw̓ɬtm̓ iʔ syiríwaxn̓s. The woman put his snow shoes on him.
• xiʔ k̓áˤwqənmístm̓s iʔ tkɬmilxʷs ksliʕ̓ʷɬtm̓ axáʔ iʔ syríwaxəns He coaxed his wife to put on him his snow shoes (PS)

put the lid on something laˤw̓qín̓t

place name- Colville River Valley laˤw̓tíw̓s

put on clothes láˤʔál̓qsm̓, laˤw̓ál̓qsm̓

put on coat láˤʔán̓t iʔ lkapú

put on pajamas laˤʔán̓t iʔ ɬəq̓l̓xmal̓qstn̓

put on shoes laˤʔlaˤʔxánm̓, laˤw̓laˤw̓xánm̓

put on shoes láˤʔláˤʔxnám̓, laˤw̓laˤw̓xnám̓

Put on your coat! laˤʔn̓tíkʷ an̓lkapúʔ !

Put on your pajamas! laˤʔn̓tíkʷ an̓ɬəq̓l̓xmál̓qstn̓.

pull off one’s own whiskers ləqpaʔsn̓čút

• in̓čáʔ kmix kn̓ mut, kn̓ sčqin̓kx, kn̓ čləqpaʔsn̓čút. All I do is sit around, I lay on my back, pull my whiskers with tweezers. (PS)

pry off, remove ləxʷk̓ʷam̓, čləxʷk̓ʷstim̓, ləxʷk̓ʷan̓t

poke a person / poke somebody lɣsqilxʷ

please someone, thank someone lim̓kstm̓st

pea(s) lipwáˤʔ

pack strap lk̓ikn̓

pit cook, cook in the ground l̓kip, l̓kipm̓

peel lq̓am̓

pluck feathers lqíɬc̓aʔ

pluck somethings feathers lqíɬc̓aʔn̓t

• lqíɬc̓aʔn̓. I pluck its feathers. (Cv)

pull from the ground, pluck from the ground lqúlaʔxʷ

place =lup

• l̓ nəqslup in one place, on one place (Cv)
  • ilíʔ l̓ nəqslup. S/he stayed at one place. (OkB)

pierce lyap, lɣap

pat somebody on the head, pat on head, pet somebody on the head ɬačqn̓tm̓

• ixíʔ ɬačqs uɬ təxn̓tis uɬ laʔɬ səčc̓qʷaqʷs. Then he patted and combed him and at the same time he was crying. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ lim̓tmn̓ts kʷ əɬ yxʷmənčut, uɬ əɬačqn̓ts, uɬ čxʷn̓tsis She’ll be tickled that you came down, and she’ll pat you and make over you (PS)
• ɬačqn̓txʷ. You stroke her/his hair., You pet her/his head. (Cv)

place name- a large winter village on the north side of the Spokane river at the rapids four miles above Turtle Lake Ɬaʔam̓qnísxn̓

place name- inundated area on north, rough shore of Columbia, upstream from N̓yiln̓twáxʷtn̓ Ɬaʔmínaʔ

place name- Thorne Springs [lit. near bottom end.], bottom ɬaʔmíp

place name- Sanpoil settlement site situated across the Columbia from Fort Spokane; former Lakes village site directly north and across the river from Old Marcus. [lit. brushy area at edge or mouth.] Ɬəkčin̓

place name- the northern limit of the French Point area, south from Martin Creek, west from n̓wax̌ʷt [lit. clump of trees.] Ɬəɬkálaʔqʷ

place name- general area of the town of Rice on the east side of Roosevelt Lake. Formerly a good area for deer hunt and flint collection Ɬəɬq̓iɬəml̓x

paternal aunties ɬəɬstatákʷaʔ

pen, pencil ɬəp̓min̓

pluck a bird ɬəpx̌ʷam̓

pluck feathers ɬəpx̌ʷíɬc̓aʔm̓

put to bed (more than one) ɬəq̓lil̓xst

pass by, shadows go by ɬətaq

• kc̓ic̓əx̌ʷsm̓, n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sc̓l̓c̓al̓ t̓iʔ əɬtaq t sƛ̓ax̌ts. He took a peek, dang, the trees go by she’s so fast. (PS)

pierce, stab, jab, spear / to spear ɬəw̓am̓

place name- Fall Creek, [lit. hole at base.] Ɬəx̌ʷíplaʔ

place name- area on the former east side of the Columbia at the north end of Rickey Rapids Ɬəʔam̓qnítkʷ

perceptible, visible, showing, revealed ɬiq̓ʷt

• ɬiq̓ʷt ɬa čqičl̓x. It's apparent when it's running., It's evident when it is running. (PS)

put out, extinguished, off (as in light off) ƛ̓aw̓

peek out ƛ̓əkƛ̓iksm̓

pierce ƛ̓k̓ʷpam̓

pretend to be dead ƛ̓l̓ƛ̓al̓láyaʔ

past, already ƛ̓m̓

• ƛ̓m̓ axáʔ kn̓xitm̓ iʔ t lʔiws kiʔ k̓̓am̓tíw̓s. Earlier his father helped him when he first got on the horse. (PS)

pointed nose ƛ̓maqs

play cards mam̓sčút

personal name. Marianne / personal name. Marianne. French Marianne Mariʔán̓

personal name. Monique. French Maˤw̓ník

place name- the Splitoff, a distinctive, low, slanted mountain close to the east side of Lake Roosevelt across from French Point Rocks Maˤʔtn̓mísxn̓

pus (from an infection) mc̓aˤɬt

place name- mountain on the east side of the Lake, about a mile east from the lake edge and across form nwax̌ʷt [lit. lump in middle.] Məkʷtiw̓s

paint arms, paint hands miƛ̓kst

paint a house miƛ̓ɬxʷm̓

paint miƛ̓mn̓

paint the face miƛ̓sm̓

paint head míƛ̓yaʔqn̓t

plenty miyáʕm̓

place name- Hawks Nest Hill, east of FDR Lake and east from National Park Kettle Falls Ranger Station, spirit training hill. B’s etym, little hill m̓kʷal̓

pacify a child m̓l̓m̓l̓sil̓tm̓

poplar, aspen ml̓ml̓tiɬp

pretend to snore ml̓x̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓qsm̓

personal name. man’s name mm̓ʔaˤwƛ̓s

poop, excrement, shit mnik

• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ áɬiʔ kmix mnik iʔ sqy̓axʷs. That’s why it smells like nothing but poop. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ kmix mənksqáx̌aʔ He’s nothing but shit (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ kmix mníkɬc̓aʔ axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ Indeed this deer is nothing but poop. (PS)

plenty my̓aˤm̓

pile something mym̓stim̓

• wy̓sƛ̓əqəntin̓, məɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mymystin̓ axáʔ iʔ siyúpsč axáʔ iʔ patáq When I got done digging them, then I will pile together the vines of the potatoes (PS)

past noon, afternoon mʔan̓

• way̓ m̓ʔan̓, way̓ t̓əxʷ wy̓asq̓ət It was past noon, it quit raining (PS)

place name- sandbar, now inundated, on the east side of the Columbia just north of sklxʷux̌ʷqin̓, where sturgeon were caught Naʔsíɬtn̓

place name- Deadman Creek. on the west side of the Kettle River; former Lakes village site, [lit. place for tying things up.] N̓aˤčmín̓

pond, slough, wetlands, swamp naˤx̌ʷt

place name- children’s fishing site near the former west bank of the Columbia just south of the Kettle Falls, B’s etym- water going back and forth N̓c̓aw̓qc̓áw̓q

pancake n̓c̓axʷúlaʔxʷ

place name N̓čəčmítaʔstm̓

place name- small creek emptying into the west side of the Columbia across from the Boise Cascade Mill. diminutive form of the name for Barnaby Creek, though the waters are not related N̓čəčmútaʔstm̓

place name- former sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx village site, now partially inundated, at the north end of Barnaby Flat. [lit. hit against side hill.] Nc̓əc̓q̓əq̓in̓k

place name. Northport N̓c̓əc̓r̓ism̓

place name- a rock, now underwater, on the north shore of the former mouth of N̓čəčmútaʔstm̓ creek. B’s etym: thin rock in water N̓čəčt̓ítaʔkʷ

pull from the side of n̓čəkʷɬəniw̓tn̓t

pull out guts n̓čkʷíɬc̓aʔn̓t

pull out of water n̓čkʷitkʷn̓t

pull something out of the ground n̓čkʷúlaʔxʷm̓

pull from ground n̓čkʷúlaʔxʷn̓t

pull reins n̓čkʷusn̓t

place name- old Marcus Town [lit. trees standing in water.] N̓c̓lc̓litkʷ

place name- Sherman Creek, Barnaby Creek, also the name of the former winter village site located on the south shore of the former mouth of Sherman creek, B’s etym: swift water at the base of waterfalls N̓čmútaʔstm̓

put inside, put in n̓čqan̓t

purple aster, Aster conspicuus, b’s etym: rattling noise n̓čusčəsčn̓

personal name nčuʔlínk

personal name. Coyote’s son’s name. form unclear possible mishearing for n̓swl̓ink Etymologies offered: cat face on a tree, fire burns on one side of a tree. (Cv n̓čuʔlínk

pull from the ground n̓c̓w̓c̓w̓qúlaʔxʷn̓t

pull something out of the nose n̓c̓w̓qaqs

• n̓c̓w̓qaqsn̓. I pull it out of the nose. (Cv)

pull something out of the ear nc̓w̓qínaʔn̓t

• n̓c̓w̓qínaʔn̓. I pull it out of the ear. (Cv)

pull something out of the water, extract something from the water nc̓wqitkʷn̓t

• n̓c̓w̓qitkʷn̓. I extracted it from the water. / I pulled it out of the water. (Cv)

pull a tooth out nc̓wqiysn̓t

• n̓c̓w̓qiy̓sn̓. I pulled the tooth out. (Cv)

pull something out of the ground n̓c̓w̓qúlaʔxʷm̓

• kn̓ n̓c̓əwqúlaʔxʷm̓ I pull it out of the ground / I pull it out of the ground, uproot it (Cv)

pull something out of the rear end, pull out of butt nc̓wqupsn̓t

• n̓c̓w̓qupsn̓. I pull it out of the rear end., I pulled it out of the butt. (Cv)

pull something out of the fire, extract from fire n̓c̓w̓qusn̓t

• n̓c̓w̓qusn̓ I pulled it out of the fire., I pulled it out of the eye. (Cv)

pour liquid in, fill with something, pour liquid into something n̓c̓xʷam̓

pour something (a liquid) n̓c̓xʷitn̓t

pour in the middle, pour liquid among n̓c̓xʷiw̓sn̓t

pasture wormwood / pasture wormwood, artemisia frigida, b’s etym: rotten little bush nəq̓nəq̓tíɬaʔp

pasture wormwood, western sage / western sage, artemiaia ludoviciana, b’s etym: rotten bush nəq̓nəq̓tiɬp

personal name, mythical bird’s name, phoenix N̓híthitwl̓x

• uɬ ixíʔ t ənhíthitwəlx iʔ kʷintm̓ It was nhíthitwəlx that kidnapped her. (Ok)

place name Nínaqn̓

place name- Cobbs Creek, north from Hall Creek, the former mouth of which was a seasonal camping sit, B’s etym: a small amount of water hemlock in water n̓in̓xʷítkʷ

pattern block triangle n̓kaʔɬl̓máqs knxčutn̓

prayers n̓k̓aˤw̓mn̓

pollute water n̓k̓əstkʷwil̓xst

palm of the hand =nkikst

place name- Round Lake N̓kl̓kl̓xiw̓smn̓

put the arms around somebody, hug somebody n̓kl̓xusn̓t

• n̓kl̓xusn̓ts. S/he threw her arms around your neck., S/he will hugged you. (PS)
• n̓t́aʔ n̓kl̓xusn̓tm̓ uɬ k̓ɬt̓maˤsn̓tm̓. She put her arms around him and kissed him on the face. (PS)
• kʷuʔ čnkl̓xusn̓txʷ mɬ lut aksƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓. You put your arms around me and you don’t look around. (PS)

place name- Beaton in Sinixt territory, Head of Okanagan Lake N̓k̓maplqs

pick out, take out n̓km̓il̓tm̓

poison n̓kn̓čin̓tn̓

poison n̓kn̓n̓čin̓tn̓

pool (swimming place) n̓k̓ram̓tn̓

pick out, choose, decide / sorting, choosing, selecting, deciding, sort, choose, select, decide n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷínm̓

• sn̓k̓ʷak̓ʷínm̓s. S/he started picking some of it., S/he started making selections., S/he started choosing. (Cv)
• tkɬm̓stim̓ (tkɬm̓stixʷ.) sort something, separate something (You sort/separate it.)

pick something out n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓n̓t

• anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓txʷ stim̓ iʔ akɬx̌mín̓k. You are the oldest, so you pick out what you want. (PS)
• n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷíniʔs iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ q̓ʷučt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. He picked out the biggest fattest deer (PS)
• n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓iʔsəl̓x. They picked it out. They selected it., They chose it. (Cv)

pick something out n̓k̓ʷin̓t

• anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, anwíʔ miʔ n̓k̓ʷin̓txʷ xʔkin̓ iʔ akɬx̌mín̓k, ixíʔ uɬ tx̌ʷiw̓sn̓tm̓. You are the oldest one, you will choose the one you want, then we'll split it. (PS)

pick something for somebody n̓k̓ʷin̓xt

• lut p iksənk̓ʷínxtm̓, uɬ lut p t̓ ikskaláʔm̓ I’m not going to pick for you, and I’m not going to stay with you (PS)

place name- Waneta, area at the mouth of Pend d’Oreille River, former Lakes village site, rolling water after the waterfall where the Pend Oreille River flows into the Columbia, B’s etym: burned area nk̓ʷlílaʔ

parents, birth parents n̓k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓l̓tn̓

place to live, place to sit, residence, apartments n̓kʷl̓liw̓tn̓

playmate n̓k̓ʷɬʔičknm̓

place name- southern slope of Kelly Hill, a Sinixt campsite and historic industrial site, B’s etym: something removed from trail or point N̓k̓ʷƛ̓aqs

pig pen n̓kʷukʷústn̓

parent n̓k̓ʷul̓tn̓

• n̓stil̓səl̓x, “way̓ mat smy̓sqilxʷ axáʔ iʔ ən̓k̓ʷul̓l̓tn̓s axáʔ iʔ tw̓tw̓it.” They thought, “The parents of these boys must be important.”

place name- McGees Creek at Daisy, B’s etym: a type of shellfish N̓lak̓ʷtáʔtkʷ

pocket knife n̓l̓al̓áˤp

place name- Cuba Canyon, B’s etym: basin area n̓laʔxʷ

put something into, put it inside n̓laˤw̓n̓tím̓

place name- now inundated area that was evident as a north-south cut through the middle of the rock promontory called tk̓maqsm / geog n̓laˤw̓tmúlaʔxʷ

pass back and forth n̓láˤʔám̓

put on glasses n̓laˤʔlaˤʔús

Put on glasses! n̓láˤʔláˤʔúsx !

pull things away from each other n̓ləqsnwixʷmn̓t

• n̓ləqsnwixʷm̓səl̓x. They pull it away from each other. (PS)

place name- Manahan Grade, extending from north of Manahan Creek al the way upriver to Fall Creek, B’s etym: trail along side hill N̓lk̓min̓k

place name- Gifford, east Stranger Creek, [lit. go-around area.] n̓lk̓utm̓

pocket knife n̓l̓laˤp

place name- French Point Rocks, partially inundated area, B’s etym: little basins in rocks / geog. French Point Rocks n̓l̓l̓xʷisxn̓

pull weeds n̓lqiw̓s

• way̓ way̓ kn̓ sčənlqiw̓s, way̓ čaʔkʷ kn̓ əɬxʷuy̓ I should be weeding my garden, I should go back home (PS)
• n̓y̓aˤy̓p iʔ aʔ čn̓lqiw̓stsəl̓x. They keep pulling the weeds. (PS)

pull weeds n̓lqiw̓sm̓

place name- a hollow in a mountain near Marcus, B’s etym: hollow in the chest N̓lxʷil̓s

place name- area on the east side of Sanpoil River, across and downriver from Manila Creek; now inundated; temporary campsite. B’s etym: basin land / geog N̓lxʷúlaʔxʷ

place name- area on south side of the Spokane River about a mile downstream from Little Falls in the vicinity of the mouth of Spring Creek [lit. noisy crossing] N̓lx̌ʷw̓sčin̓

poke in the belly n̓lγin̓kn̓t, n̓lɣin̓kn̓t

place name- fishing camp on the west side of the Columbia south of the present Kettle Falls bridge downriver from Sməčnúlaʔxʷ, [lit. close to the side] N̓ɬaʔmínaʔ

place name / place name- former village site at the now inundated mouth of nez perce creek, [lit. dirt around mouth; delta.] N̓ɬəkʷlaʔxʷčín̓

place name n̓ɬəɬaʔm̓čín̓

place name- the lower falls, see Sn̓c̓liʔtn̓ N̓ɬəɬəw̓ikn̓

place name / place name- place just upriver from sn̓pəqʷl̓ičtn̓ where a hole, 40 x 60 feet, would fill at high water N̓ɬəɬəx̌ʷáqaʔs

place name N̓ɬəɬw̓ikn̓

pajamas n̓ɬəq̓l̓xmal̓qstn̓

place name- area at the mouth of Sheep Creek, on the west side of the Columbia, about one and one half miles north of Northport; former Lakes village site N̓̓ɬəʔam̓čín̓

put into something hollow n̓ƛ̓aq

place name- Colville River, also village site (aka Sƛ̓əqiym̓, B’s etym: stuck in water n̓ƛ̓əqmitkʷ

peak in n̓ƛ̓iksm̓

place name- inundated area immediately below the northwest end of the point of land on which St. Paul’s Mission is located N̓maˤtw̓sčín̓

place name- good fishing area at the north end of a salmon spawning bed N̓maˤʔítkʷ

place name- Silver Creek, mporary campsite just north of Keller, [lit. having a few raccoons.] N̓mhúyaʔm̓

paint the tip, paint the end n̓miƛ̓qsn̓t

place name- lump-in-the-woods (hill north west of the mouth of Fall Creek by the mouth of Kewa Creek) N̓mkʷtálaʔqʷ

place name- a hill, northwest from the mouth of Fall Creek, a well-known landmark, [lit. hill in the woods.] N̓mkʷtal̓qʷ

place name- area around Threemile Creek, on west side of Columbia three miles north from the mouth of the Spokane [lit. cottonwood in water.] / geog N̓ml̓xitkʷ

pointed up n̓ml̓xus

place where cottonwoods grow n̓mul̓x

place name- an eddy which extended along the former east side of the Columbia from the Kettle Falls bridge downriver to Y̓l̓páqs. same as nmxinm, B’s etym: calmed down N̓mxinm̓

place name- Butler Flat n̓paq

place name- Roper Creek N̓paʔal̓čínm̓

pond npaˤɬ

puddle in the ground, puddle, pond n̓páˤɬlaʔxʷ

put in pocket n̓pəkʷɬƛ̓áqnaʔm̓

• way̓ n̓pkʷɬƛ̓áqnaʔm̓ iʔ t sqlaw̓s He put his money in his pocket (PS)

pour solids, pour granuals n̓pəkʷpkʷam̓

place name N̓pəpaˤw̓ítaʔkʷ

place name- Deadman Creek N̓pəpaˤw̓ítkʷ

place name N̓pəpqínaʔk

place name- Marcus Flats N̓pəpqʷl̓ičkʷm̓

pour dust on foot n̓p̓əq̓ʷp̓əq̓ʷxan̓t

place name N̓pətw̓n̓xʷaqs

place name- Hawk, Peach N̓píyaˤm̓

pour solids n̓pkʷan̓t

pour solids in the water, dump solids into water n̓pkʷitkʷ

pour solids from your hand n̓pkʷn̓kikstm̓

place name- Seyler Valley N̓pluʔčín̓

put in in a pile n̓pniw̓sn̓t

place name- Ranahan Lake N̓pqúlaʔxʷ

pour solids in water n̓pq̓ʷitkʷn̓t

pour solids into hand n̓p̓t̓n̓kʕakst

place name N̓púx̌ʷst̓yaʔm̓

pattern n̓q̓ay̓ústn̓

put something under arm n̓q̓aʔáx̌nmn̓t

put in somebody’s hand n̓q̓aʔíkst

• kʷuʔ n̓q̓aʔíksəs. S/he put it in my hand. (Cv)

put something in somebody’s hand n̓q̓aʔkstúɬt

• ixíʔ n̓q̓aʔkstúɬtm̓ axáʔ ml̓qnups. That one he put into this eagle's hand. (PS)

put in, stick in (more than one) n̓q̓aʔq̓aʔán̓t / n̓q̓aʔq̓aʔám̓

place name- low rocky ridge between Rattlesnake Canyone and Eden Harbor. (OkB) [lit. set in the middle.] Myth; Coyote and daughters of Crawfish N̓q̓aʔq̓aʔáw̓s

place name n̓q̓əq̓aˤy̓kn̓

place name- now inundated fishing rock near the south end of the N̓q̓əq̓aˤy̓kn̓

piggy bank, cash box, cash register n̓qlaw̓tn̓

put in (more than one) n̓qmist

put things in ground n̓qmnúlaʔxʷn̓t

put things in fire n̓qmnusn̓t

place name- a narrow draw on the east side of Lake Roosevelt, south of Quilliascut Creek. B’s etym: having a small hazy area Nqʷaql̓čnm̓

put something in the mouth n̓q̓ʷaʔáɬq̓ʷl̓mn̓t

• n̓q̓ʷaʔáɬq̓ʷl̓mn̓. I put it in my mouth. (Cv)

place name- now inundated bay on the west side of the Columbia just north of nwər̓tiw̓s, good for salmon harpooning and duck hunting. B’s etym: bay N̓qʷaʔsíʔm̓

place name- nancy creek / place name- nancy creek. the area north and west of the former creek mouth; may at one tiem have been lakes village site. [lit. dusty ground.] N̓qʷəqʷúɬqʷɬlaʔxʷ

place name- area west of nqʷaʔsíʔm. [lit. having fir boughs on side hill.] N̓qʷl̓čnin̓km̓

picking basket, container n̓q̓ʷliw̓mn̓

place name- a bay and back eddy on the west side of the Columbia, northeast of Barney’s Junction but below the falls; where the water is too rough to fish with a canoe. B’s etym: back eddy N̓qʷuʔt

place name- blue creek / place name- inundated slough once surrounding a lakes village N̓qʷy̓qʷy̓aˤtkʷ

place name- borgeau lake, covada lake, [lit. depression in land with water in it.] N̓qʷy̓qʷy̓itkʷ

place name- now inundated quartz striped rock formerly used as a fishing station, [lit. marks on dwelling.] N̓q̓y̓qniɬxʷ

place name- now inundated site of a pictograph panel on the west side of Rickey Rapids; aboriginal campsite. [lit. markings on side.] N̓q̓y̓q̓y̓in̓k

pattern rule n̓q̓y̓ustn̓ iʔ sc̓ax̌ʷs

put in hand n̓q̓ʔiksn̓t

place name- a place above Northport where Indians used to live,. B’s etym: having a deep gulch N̓səsk̓ilm̓

place name- Omak area [it has dogbane/Indian hemp] N̓sp̓íc̓aʔtn̓

place name- Nespelem N̓spilm̓

place name- area northwest of Clark Point, B’s etym: across the water N̓sq̓ʷut

propose to someone, ask someone to marry n̓sw̌čnmistmn̓t

• way̓ n̓sw̓čn̓mistmn̓tm̓ axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ Well, he proposed to the chief (PS)
• uɬ sčʔx̌il̓x úɬiʔ n̓sw̓čn̓mistmn̓tm̓ t n̓c̓ičn̓ axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ l̓ st̓m̓kʔil̓ts, úɬiʔ xʔínaʔ And this is being so that’s when Wolf proposed to the chief for his daughter, and he consented (PS)
• nínwiʔ kakíčn̓ mɬ ixíʔ n̓sw̓čn̓mistmn̓, ixíʔ ikɬtkɬmílxʷl Later when I find her, and then I'll propose, she’s going to be my woman. (PS)

place name- Horseshoe Basin, area west of Moore Draw nswupčín̓

pass through a crowd n̓sy̓stiw̓s

• n̓xiʔstíw̓s pass through a crowd / pass through a crowd, join in among (Cv)

place name- now inundated flat north from the mouth of Barnaby Creek, [lit. having ponderosa pine.] N̓sʔatqʷɬp

prop one's eyes n̓t̓əkt̓əksn̓čut

put the saddle on for somebody n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬt

• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčn̓tíxʷ, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtxʷ istʔaw̓tíl̓t. You can harness that one, you saddle it up for my youngest. (PS)
• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you guys will tie up for her/him, saddle up for her/him. (PS)

put the saddle on a horse n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓

• áɬiʔ iʔ xƛ̓aƛ̓ xʷusxʷəst ɬa n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓əl̓x. Big boys can go fast when they put saddles on. (PS)
• áɬiʔ čaʔkʷ nínwiʔ kʷ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓ mɬ kʷ mil̓ml̓t. If you had to put the saddle on you would be slow. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ stkʷupxnəmsəlx, n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔməlx, lapritməlx They ran, they threw the saddles on, put the bridles on (PS)

park a horse, stall a horse n̓təɬxsqáx̌aʔ

• kʷ n̓təɬxsqáx̌aʔm̓. You put your horse there. (PS)

put a berry in one’s mouth n̓t̓əpčinm̓

• lut isn̓t̓əpčínm̓. I didn’t get one berry in my mouth. (Cv)

plug holes in something n̓təqtqusn̓t

place name- named for a creature believed to have lived in a small lake at the former mouth of Barnaby Creek, about the size of a muskrat, with long fur N̓tətíc̓aʔ

place name- the farthest of three small lakes at the former mouth of Barnaby Creek. a small creature about the size of a muskrat, having extremely long fur is believed to have lived in this lake N̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷtíwaʔs

place name- a small lake formerly at Sn̓iy̓xʷínaʔ which existed only at high water N̓̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷtúlaʔxʷ

place name- Apex Lake. [lit. little lake on top.] N̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷtus

place name- old inchelium / place name- old inchelium, now inundated area south of the mouth of hall creek. b’s etym: having a good beach N̓tətm̓aˤy̓kʷm̓

placenta, afterbirth n̓təxʷsil̓tn̓

put something upright, stand something up, straight something up ntiɬxst

• ilíʔ n̓tiɬxstxʷ. Set your things there. (PS)
• kʷuʔ n̓tiɬxstxʷ ilíʔ iksn̓ʔakswíxtn̓. You put me in the barn where I’m supposed to stand. (PS)

put something in mouth, put something in throat n̓t̓k̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓tn̓t

place inside, put inside n̓t̓k̓ʷam̓

put something in n̓t̓k̓ʷan̓t

put the saddle on n̓t̓k̓ʷíkiʔn̓t

• n̓t̓k̓ʷíkiʔs, way̓ k̓am̓tíw̓s. S/he put the saddle on, s/he got on. (PS)

put saddle on n̓t̓k̓ʷiknm̓

put into the body, to impregnate n̓t̓k̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ

put into liquid n̓t̓k̓ʷitkʷ

put in the ground n̓t̓k̓ʷúlaʔxʷ

put in something round (fire, face), put something in fire n̓t̓k̓ʷusn̓t

pull from the ground n̓t̓l̓kʷip

• ilíʔ n̓tl̓kʷip. It was pulled from the ground, roots and all. (Cv)
• čmalk̓ʷ laʔɬ saˤw̓x̌ʷíps, ixíʔ uɬ mt n̓tl̓kʷip, uɬ n̓maˤʔítkʷ. One whole piece with its roots, it came up from the ground, uprooted floating in the water.

plow, plow horse n̓t̓l̓lúlaʔxtn̓

plow n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓

• lut t̓a čmistín̓ stim̓ iʔ ən̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. I don’t know what it is that they use as a plow. (PS)

place name- now inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, recent year round living area n̓t̓q̓iknm̓

put something in water, lay something in water n̓t̓qitkʷn̓t

put the hand on something n̓tquɬt

• n̓tquɬts iʔ snik̓ək̓s. She put her hand on his wound. (Cv)

pop, juice, sweet drink, soda n̓t̓xitkʷ

place name- China Bluff N̓wakásmn̓

place name- now inundated slough into which Martin Creek emptied, B’s etym: slough, still water N̓wax̌ʷt

place name- now inundated rock island in the middle of the Columbia, just north of K̓ɬɬəkɬak, B’s etym: emerging from the center N̓wr̓tiw̓s

put something into something nw̓tnam̓

put into liquid nw̓tn̓itkʷn̓t

place name- inundated area on north side of Columbia River across from Halverson Canyon, B’s etym: having muskrat. presumably a Columbian form; no Sanpoil name for this are is known / geog N̓xan̓xanáxʷm̓

put oneself ahead of everything n̓xaʔtčnm̓sčút

• kʷ čksn̓xaʔtčnm̓sčútx. You are putting yourself ahead of everything. (Cv)

place name n̓x̌aʔx̌aʔítkʷ

place name- an underwater passage believed to have been located directly below the sheer rock bluff at the northern end of Kʷr̓kʷarw̓s, [lit. water monter’s house.] N̓x̌aʔx̌aʔítkʷ čitxʷs

place name- Elbow Lake n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔáˤm̓

place name- trail originating at Sherman Creek and following along the west bank of the Columbia. [lit. climb up alongside.] N̓x̌əƛ̓mínaʔ

place name- the second of the three small lakes at the mouth of Barnaby Creek, cf. N̓xəxn̓ítaʔkʷ N̓xəxt̓ítaʔkʷ

purple aster, Aster conspicuus, [lit. shuffling noise.] n̓xikxəkčn̓

place name- Whitestone Rock, directly across from Lundstrom Bay, Myth: two Skunk myths are associated with this rock N̓x̌l̓sitkw̓

pass something around nxƛ̓iksn̓t

• way̓ ixíʔ n̓xƛ̓iksəntməlx, uɬ ixíʔ sʔiɬənsəlx He gave each of them some, and they ate (PS)
• mɬ ixíʔ uɬ sič kʷuʔ n̓xƛ̓iksn̓tm̓ iʔ t sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ. And then they’ll give us all cigars. (PS)

pit, seed, fruit stone n̓xƛ̓tisxn̓

pistol n̓xm̓mútyaʔ

place name- Daisy Flats, now inundated area on the east side of the Columbia from Gifford to Daisy N̓x̌sal̓qʷ

place name- inundated rock at the former mouth of N̓čəčm̓útaʔstm̓ N̓xt̓itkʷ

pay somebody n̓xʷəc̓xusn̓t

• n̓xʷəc̓xusəs. S/he pays him. (PS)

place name- Hellgate Rapids, B’s etym: clear eyes or deep set eyes n̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷaˤw̓us

place name- inundated area south from the mouth of Monahan Creek, immediately north of the original village Tkʷəkʷar̓kʷr̓xnm̓, this area is also known by the names Kɬxʷr̓xʷr̓us .area west and north of the mouth of Sixmile Creek; former summertime deer hunting site. [lit. having a narrow gully.] N̓xʷr̓us

pencil sharpener n̓x̌ʷy̓x̌ʷy̓aqstn̓

place name-Kettle River N̓x̌ʷy̓ʔaɬpítkʷ

place name- a narrow ravine on the northeast on the northeast side of St. Paul’s Mission, B’s etym: narrow ravine Ny̓ánin̓kn̓

push n̓yirám̓

• kn̓ n̓yram̓ I push. (Cv) as rocks in a sweathouse / I push them. (Cv) as rocks in the sweathouse

push inside of, push through a hole n̓yirmístm̓

push something into water n̓yirmnítkʷn̓t

push something into a fire n̓yirmnúsn̓t

place name- inundated area on north shore of the Columbia, former winter fishing site, B’s etym: rebounding back and forth n̓yln̓twaxʷtn̓

personal name- character in a legend N̓y̓lus

place name- area north of Rogers Bar church, west of the highway, so-called for its exposure to the wind. [lit. north wind land.] Ny̓xʷm̓súlaʔxʷ

place name- Sanpoil Village furthest downriver on the Columbia / geog N̓ʔakw̓

pregnant n̓ʔastkíl̓t

place name- large rock in the lower Kettle Falls, formerly a harpooning site. [lit. hanging upside down.] n̓ʔaw̓ʔáwyaʔqn̓

plow roads, clear trail n̓ʔax̌ʷqsəst

• čn̓ʔax̌ʷqstsəl̓x. They plow the roads., They are plowing the road or street. (Cv)

place name- Columbia River crossing marked by a distinctive rock formation upriver from X̌l̓al̓st [lit. small object sitting in a little bit of water.] N̓ʔaʔm̓ítaʔkʷ

pile something n̓ʔaˤɬán̓t

pile somethinig in water n̓ʔáˤɬítkʷn̓t

place name- small gully on east side of the Sanpoil; now inundated; good or only spot for digging bitterroot in lower Sanpoil area, B’s etym: having magpies N̓ʔaˤn̓n̓

place name- Nez Perce Creek, a battle between the Nez Perce and sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx took place here in the early 1800’s [lit. Nez Perce water.] n̓ʔaˤptn̓xítkʷ

place name- Harvey Creek N̓ʔaˤw̓úm̓čn̓

playground, place place n̓ʔičkn̓tn̓

place name- village near Rickey Rapids, aka N̓ʔil̓ʔil̓mín̓, B’s etym: place where the river enters a basin, causing an eddy N̓ʔilmín̓

place name- former winter village near Rickey Rapids, B’s etym: zigzag flow of water N̓ʔil̓ʔilmín̓

place name- there are waves, area in the Columbia just upriver from N̓ɬəɬqʷáqaʔs where the water ran a little rough [lit. having waves.] N̓ʔiw̓lm̓

purchase from/for someone n̓ʔiy̓ɬt

place name- area around the mouth of Flat Creek, fishing site just south of the Creek draining Glasgo Lakes, B’s etym: disappears from site water N̓ʔiy̓sitkʷ

put something inside a house or dwelling, put inside n̓ʔuɬxʷst

• xʷuystsəlx n̓ʔuɬxʷstsəlx ilíʔ They took him, they brought him in there (PS)
• n̓ʔuɬxʷstm̓s. S/he took you in. (Cv)

phone someone, telegraph someone p̓al̓qʷxt

potato patáq

potato fork, potato digger patáq ƛ̓qmin̓

pie crust pay̓ lkalát

poop on something, squirt something, squirt something out p̓c̓aˤn̓t

• ixíʔ p̓c̓maˤn̓tm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, k̓l̓ tʔiwl̓tk kiʔ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷčnitkʷ, ixíʔ t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ. Then it squirted Coyote out, he landed on the shore, and there he lay. (PS)
• p̓c̓maˤn̓tm̓. It was squirted out., It was squirted. (Cv)

pocket money, put money in the pocket, dump money pəkʷsqlaw̓

• way̓ ixíʔ sn̓pkʷsqlaw̓msəlx axáʔ iʔ tuʔtw̓it The boys put the money in their pockets (PS)

polar bear pəqlíw̓yaʔ

place name- Hunters, WA Pəx̌ʷpx̌ʷəx̌ʷil̓x

pinch for someone p̓ic̓ɬt

peel roots p̓iƛ̓

pine marten, marten p̓ip̓q̓s

Peter Piyarís

put down several long objects p̓nam̓

piled up long things like logs p̓n̓n̓tim̓

parfleche pn̓pn̓aqs

place name- Kettle River gorge upstream from the former mouth of the Kettle River, B’s etym: pinched land., from a Coyote story) P̓núlaʔxʷ

powder face p̓q̓ʷusm̓

pour mush, dump mushy mass, dump out mushy mass p̓t̓maˤn̓t

poof, poofed puɬt

place name- Keller, the former site of Keller town, now inundated; temporary Sanpoil campsite. [lit. small p̓ustn̓] P̓up̓stn̓

pencil, marker, pen q̓ay̓íkstn̓

put on shoe(s), stick on feet q̓aʔxám̓

put on shoe(s), stick something on feet q̓aʔxan̓t

paternal grandmother (baby talk) qáˤnaʔ

place name- small fishing camp in area NE from the Sanpoil River mouth, part of the n̓paˤw̓íl̓x village Qəqam̓qm̓

place name- area on the north side of the Colville River, east of Kettle Falls, once an important camping ground and the site of the first cemetery for the mission [lit. middle ridge.] Q̓əq̓aw̓síkn̓

place name- barnaby creek, peach crest Qəqlápyaʔ

place name- Barnaby Creek. also the former winter village site on both sides of the former creek mouth. legendary name of woman who helped Suckerfish Qəql̓ápyaʔ

power to kill q̓iwn̓tm̓

put, place (more than one) qman̓t

point of the plow q̓maqs

patient, calm, be laying about, be calm, be relaxed, be at rest (plural) qm̓qam̓t

pan qpíɬc̓aʔ

put a hat on qʷačqnm̓

• uɬ čniɬč iʔ qʷačqnm̓, uɬ k̓a n̓ɬaʔmínk əɬq̓ilx, ixíʔ uɬ məlx̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷəlqsm̓ He put her cap on, and he lay down next to the wall, and pretended to snore (PS)

put a hat on somebody qʷačqnmn̓t

• ixíʔ čniɬts əɬqʷačqnm̓s. Then he put the hat back on himself. (PS)

put a hat on somebody qʷačqn̓t

• mɬ itlíʔ txʷuy̓mn̓txʷ iʔ knaqs, ixíʔ nixʷ k̓ʷəƛ̓qin̓txʷ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, mɬ aɬqáqčaʔ ixíʔ əɬqʷačqn̓txʷ. And then you go to the next, take also that cap off the woman, and put it on your oldest brother. (PS)

place name- Brush Mountain, well known hunting area north of the present town of Inchelium, B’s etym: dried up Q̓̓ʷal̓q̓ʷl̓tkʷ

place name- now inundated seasonal campsite on the west side of the Columbia between La Fleur Creek and what are now known as French Point Rocks Qʷaƛ̓qín̓

practice, be in practice, have practice qʷaʔmíkst

• axáʔm̓ sčx̌sikstm̓səl̓x yaʔ ksqʷaʔmíkst. Those who know how to fix them took pains. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ yaʔ ksqʷaʔmíkst, ta k̓ʷənxasq̓ət wʔyusxn̓ km̓ iʔ sčk̓ʷəl̓sčq̓ilən̓ Those who are used to it, it takes them several days to finish shoe work or arrow work (PS)

purple qʷaˤy̓ iʔ skʷil̓s

priest, black robe q̓ʷaˤyl̓qs

pit house, kickwillie house, pithouse q̓ʷc̓iʔ

pike minnow, squaw fish q̓ʷəq̓ʷaʔk

place name- Arrowhead in Sinixt territory Qʷəspíc̓aʔ

porcupine qʷil̓qn̓

pack, carry something on back, carry, pack on the back q̓ʷiɬt

pack, carry something on back, carry, pack on the back q̓ʷiɬtm̓

• haʔ kʷuʔ ɬə q̓ʷɬtlwistxʷ, t inčáʔ iʔ kʷ iksčq̓ʷíɬtm̓. You want to pack me around, it should be me packing you (PS)

pack something, carry something q̓ʷiɬtmn̓t

• ixíʔ čq̓ʷiɬtm̓səlx, xʷuy̓əl̓x uɬ čkičxstsəl̓x, way̓ uɬ ilíʔ mutstsəl̓x. Then they packed him, they went and they got him there, they sat him down. (PS)
• way̓ pnaʔ čm̓ kʷ ʔayx̌ʷt, way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ q̓ʷiɬtməntsən̓ Maybe you are tired, it’s better if I pack you on my back (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ čiqn̓txʷ, xʔkistxʷ, kʷ əɬčkʷíɬc̓aʔm̓, km̓ c̓iqn̓txʷ, əɬq̓ʷiɬtmn̓txʷ, xʔkistxʷ. And then you dig that out, you deal with it, drag it home, or skin it, pack it back, do what you want. (PS)

pack something, carry something q̓ʷiɬtm̓st

• kʷ kstkəɬmilxʷ miʔ kʷuʔ ɬa ɬčq̓ʷiɬtm̓stxʷ ? You are the woman and then you want to carry me? (PS)

pick berries q̓ʷl̓iw̓m̓

• ksčq̓ʷəq̓ʷl̓iwm̓. He had a few berries picked. (Cv)

pick huckleberries q̓ʷliw̓m̓ t st̓xaɬq

pick berries, pick fruit q̓ʷl̓iw̓mn̓t

• q̓ʷl̓iwm̓s. S/he picked it. (Cv)

pick berries, pick fruit q̓ʷlw̓aɬq

pick berries, pick fruit q̓ʷlw̓aɬqm̓

pack one’s things, baggage q̓ʷɬtl̓sčut

pack something around q̓ʷɬtlwis

• haʔ kʷuʔ ɬə q̓ʷɬtlwistxʷ ? You want to pack me around? (PS)

place name- Gold Hill, north and slightly west of Kettle Falls, [lit. hide made from horn.] name given to a large wooly animal from the north, a mythical people-eater who would occasionally venture as far south as Kettle Falls Q̓ʷm̓qníc̓aʔ

prance qʷm̓qʷim̓

• iʔ kw̓w̓apsəl̓x qʷm̓qʷim̓, kɬʔəx̌lx̌lw̓silxʷ. Their horses prance, they are well matched. (PS)

pity, pitiful qʷn̓čin̓

• way̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, axáʔ qʷən̓čin̓ kʷ sʔiwtx, way̓ t̓i ixíʔ k̓m̓ sxiʔmíx axáʔ iʔ čq̓ilən̓, way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ kʷintxʷ, ixíʔ akɬčq̓ilən̓, uɬ ixíʔ akskʷíst, sn̓k̓l̓ip Well, Coyote, it’s a pity you got behind, this is the only arrow left, take it, this will be your arrow, and this will be your name, Coyote (PS)
• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu qʷən̓činməntxʷ uɬ aɬíʔ kn̓ stʔiwtx, uɬ putiʔ kn̓ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ, kn̓ spsáˤyaʔ It’s a pity that I am the youngest one, and I am too small, I got no sense / Pity me that I am the youngest one, and still too small, I got no sense (PS)
• áɬiʔ qʷn̓čin̓, talíʔ x̌min̓kn̓ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt, uɬ áɬiʔ asqʷəsqʷasíaʔ uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ əɬxʷuy̓stxʷəl̓x. It’s a pity thing to say, I like my grandchildren very much, but they are your children and now you will take them. (PS)
• huhuy̓, qʷn̓čin̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓txʷ stim̓ iʔ akɬx̌mín̓k. Okay, it’s a pity that you are the oldest, you pick out what you want (PS)
• áɬiʔ qʷn̓čin̓ kn̓ səčk̓ʷul̓x, uɬ way̓ kʷ iksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k. Therefore it’s a pity I am working, or I’d go after anything you want. (PS)
• áɬiʔ way̓ qʷn̓čin̓ kn̓ səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x, uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ kn̓ x̌ʷəptwil̓x uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ səčxʔim̓sčútx. Therefore it’s a pity I am so finished with old age, I can’t do anything any more, I am right to the limit. (PS)

pity somebody, speak with pity on someone qʷn̓činm̓st

• way̓ ƛ̓lal̓, čqʷənčinəmstxʷ He’s dead, pity him (PS)
• staʔ kʷuʔ čqʷn̓činm̓stxʷ. I am pitiful., You just call me pitiful., You have pity on me. (PS)

pitiful, talk pitifully qʷn̓čnmist

• čus iʔ tkɬmilxʷs, “way̓ kʷ sqʷn̓čnmistx." He told his wife, “You talk pitifully.” (PS)

pitiful, be pitiful, poor, person of low class qʷn̓qʷan̓t

• qʷn̓n̓qʷan̓t be pitiful, pitiful, poor, person of low class (plural)

pucker lips q̓ʷusčnm̓

pucker something, cinch something, gather something q̓ʷusmn̓t

pucker ones lips q̓ʷúsm̓st

protected place, shelter, haven q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷúylaʔxʷ

• uɬ q̓ʷuyq̓ʷúylaʔxʷ lut ilíʔ t̓ə čkičx iʔ smik̓ʷət It’s a sheltered place, where the snow doesn’t reach (PS)
• t̓xʷ iʔ sniw̓t q̓ʷuyq̓ʷúylaʔxʷ. The wind is still. (PS)

print something, make a record of something, write something, mark something q̓y̓an̓t

paper, book, writing implement, notebook q̓y̓min̓

• xəƛ̓pnusəlx iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ They finished the books, school (PS)
• lut istk̓ík̓aʔt iʔ k̓l̓ q̓y̓min̓. I couldn’t keep up with the books. (PS)
• way̓ puƛ̓stm̓ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓, uɬ axáʔ pnaʔ kʷu təkʷtəkʷʔut iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, kʷu ƛ̓aʔƛ̓əʔám̓ iʔ t ksk̓ʷul̓tət We’ve finished school, and maybe we will travel around the country, we’ll look for a job (PS)
• ixíʔ kʷis iʔ q̓y̓min̓, way̓ q̓y̓ɬtim̓əl̓x. Then he took some paper, well he wrote something for them. (PS)
• axáʔ q̓y̓min̓ kʷ isčʔúkʷɬtm̓ /isəčʔúkʷɬtm̓. I’m bringing you this letter. (PS)

paper clip q̓y̓min̓ k̓ip̓mn̓

paint one’s body, mark oneself, paint oneself q̓y̓n̓čut

pretend to write q̓y̓q̓y̓máyaʔ

place name- shallow area on the east shore of the Columbia where white rocks were placed along the river bottom in order to make the passing fish more visible for harpooning, B’s etym: rocks piled up Saˤɬín̓

pacifier sc̓ac̓úm̓

pile (of wood) sčaˤx̌ʷ

place name- now inundated site of old kettle falls town on the east side of the columbia just north of the former mouth of the colville river, b’s etym: small springs of water along the bank / place name- town of kettle falls Sčaˤy̓čúp

pine cone, fir cone, tree cone sc̓əc̓ák̓aʔ

place name- inundated area on west side of the Columbia just east of the present-day Rogers Bar church, B’s etym: granite rock sc̓əkc̓iksxn̓

place name- Little Dalles, narrow area on the Columbia known as fishing site and former Sinixt village area, b’s etym: swift water Sčix̌ʷɬkʷ

put oneself ahead of somebody sčksn̓xaʔčnm̓sčút

• áɬiʔ nák̓ʷaʔ t an̓k̓ɬčútn̓, t̓xʷ ixíʔ kʷ sčksn̓xaʔčnm̓sčútx. You haven’t had your training, you are always putting yourself higher than the others. (PS)

play slahal game, play stick game, stick game sc̓lal̓qʷm̓

person seeking sčƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx

• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu səčƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx iʔ t ksčk̓ʷul̓tət We are looking for a job. (PS) sƛ̓ʔam one’s seeking something
• way̓ ixíʔ stkʷupxənsəlx, ixíʔ sƛ̓ʔamsəlx n̓xmniw̓ssəlx ixíʔ yaʔ čtyap They all rushed, and looked on both sides of the running water (PS)
• áɬiʔ x̌min̓ks kst̓aʔk̓m̓xáqsaʔx uɬ way̓ ixíʔ sƛ̓aʔám̓s. Because s/he wanted to have the maiden as food, so then s/he went to get her., Because s/he wanted a taste of the maiden, and so s/he went to get her. (PS)
• itlíʔ kʷuʔ čkʷul̓sts yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ isƛ̓aʔám̓ iʔ kʷəkʷriʔt iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. The chief sent me to get/fetch the Golden Woman. (PS)

point on a grid sčn̓kəčnaqs

plate licking sčn̓t̓aqʷ

• staʔ, lut, x̌aʔsáqsmn̓ iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ. Oh, no, I’d rather lick plates. (PS)
• áɬiʔ iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ kmix iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓sts. Because licking plates is the only work he likes. (PS)

pills sčq̓əq̓am̓

place name- Twin Lakes, two connected lakes about 8 miles south of Inchelium Sčqitkʷ

person in training, youth in coming of age training sčw̓n̓čut

place name- Seattle, WA Sək̓ʷtikn̓

• uɬ axáʔ aláʔ ta sn̓ín̓w̓iʔ iʔ ʔáčqaʔ, ixíʔ tl̓ siʔátl̓ sək̓ʷtikn̓x And the one that just now left, he’s from Seattle (Cv)

part, matching parts sək̓ʷtiw̓sts

pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea səsániʔstn̓

place name- forbidden rock crevassed area near the headwaters of roper creek Səsix̌ʷ

pall bearer səstkʷnix

place name- headwater area of Roper Creek, also know as Səsix̌ʷ Səsx̌ʷl̓isxnaʔ

pointer səxʷc̓aq̓ʷm̓

packer səxʷkaˤčqáx̌aʔm̓

prayer leader, prayer, minister, priest səxʷk̓aˤwm̓

prayer leader səxʷk̓áˤwm̓

prayer leader səxʷk̓áˤʔm̓, səxʷk̓aˤwm̓

pilot səxʷkəskm̓qinm̓ l̓ t̓uxʷt

plate licker / potlicker səxʷn̓t̓aqʷm̓

• way̓ x̌lits iʔ səxʷənc̓iw̓əms, səxʷənt̓aqʷəms He asked the dish washer, the one who licks plates (PS)

problem solver səxʷtəɬm̓xtiɬn̓

place name Sik̓xnm̓

Pete Noyes Simupyár

phlox, phlox longifolia, b’s etym: early sockeye salmon’s eye skc̓wnus

place name Sk̓ək̓m̓aqs

pharynx, windpipe, breath =sk̓it, =ísk̓it

• n̓čkʷísk̓itm̓ S/he groaned. (PS)
• n̓yq̓ísk̓itm̓ iʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. The sea monster groaned. (PS)

place name- Camille Lake, west of Inchelium; well known deer hunting area, B’s etym: deer fence sk̓ix

place name- small gravel island in the middle of the Columbia directly east of N̓c̓aw̓qc̓aw̓q, b’s etym: dip on top sklxʷux̌ʷqín̓

place name- old Marcus Town Sk̓ɬál̓qʷaʔ

person(s) watching, stalking sk̓ɬčhmix

• wiksəl̓x iʔ sk̓əɬčəhmix, uɬ əɬčənyx̌iʔsʔtxənčutəlx, ixíʔ məɬ čəhəntíməl̓x, ixíʔ məɬ t̓áˤpsqílxʷəl̓x, ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓áˤppíʔstəl̓x iʔ sčyx̌istx The stalkers see it, and they come back on their same tracks, they run toward the others, who then shoot them, that’s when the drivers kill their own game (PS)
• huy̓, mɬ qixʷsəl̓x, mɬ t̓iʔ ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us, uɬ way̓ ilíʔ iʔ sʔaw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíx, ixíʔ mɬ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tis. The deer tracks went straight to the low pass, and the stalkers who went to watch killed them. (PS)

pole for a spear skɬəw̓min̓tn̓

place name- southern area of the town now called Kettle Falls, formerly Meyers Falls, where trails from the east, south and west met, B’s etym: arrive at an open area skɬp̓up̓ƛ̓m̓

person wishing sk̓ɬqm̓mix, sk̓əɬq̓əmmix

photograph, picture, shape sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut

• wiks t sk̓əɬq̓y̓ənčut, way̓ swiʔnúmtx iʔ st̓aʔk̓mix He saw a picture, it was a beautiful virgin (PS)
• xʔkistxʷ yaʔ sk̓əɬq̓y̓ənčut? What did you do with that picture? (PS)
• iksʔáˤc̓m̓ yaʔx̌iʔ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. I’m going to look at that picture over there. (Cv)
• xʷm̓ t̓i sk̓əɬq̓əy̓nčut As pretty as a picture (PS)

place name- now inundated rock formation which defined the immediate southeastern end of the most central of the lower Kettle Falls [lit. crossing] Skt̓aq̓

positive number sktaxʷ sc̓ak

place name- low mountain west from north shore Keller Ferry Landing; formerly good deer-hunting area. B’s etym: perhaps pertaining to little piles on top Skt̓əq̓ʷt̓əq̓ʷtaɬpqn̓

practice sk̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓sts

porcupine quill sk̓ʷal̓t

place name- area on the east side of Kettle River, northeast of Barstow, former salmon fishing area [lit. little warm water.] Skʷəkʷl̓itkʷ

place name- Falls Creek skʷəkʷm̓kʷmiw̓čxn̓

place name- Rice, Daisy, at one time this term referred specifically to a rock which is now inundated at the former mouth of McGees Creek; former seasonal campsite, B’s etym: a type of greenish rock Skʷəkʷy̓ist

place name- Meyers Falls skʷəskʷan̓t

place name- Chewelah, WA Sk̓wílaʔ

place name- old Baulne ranch site, formerly a well known area for digging black camas, b’s etym: sting or shock Skʷixmn̓

place name- now inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, across from Harvey Creek, former winter village site, [lit. bite-hand place.] Sk̓ʷiʔíkstn̓

place name- Falls Creek on the west side of the Columbia, probable northern pronunciation of the term for Falls Creek. [lit. many rainbows.] skʷm̓kʷm̓aw̓čxn̓

place name- Meteor Valley Skʷr̓aʔɬpíw̓s

personal name Sk̓ʷtal̓xkn̓

part, one side, across, half sk̓ʷut

• uɬ axáʔ ʔaˤc̓s iʔ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut, uɬ sqilxʷ, ʔaˤc̓m̓ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut, uɬ nixʷ sqilxʷ He looked to one side, and there were people; he looked to the other side, and there were also people (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ kstk̓max̌n̓, sk̓ʷut iʔ ksk̓aw̓s k̓ɬčəhmíxaʔx ksk̓ɬxʷúyaʔx And those on the outside, half of them will go watch (for deer) to walk under (PS)
• way̓ l̓ latáp kɬmutsts, ak̓láʔ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut iʔ lipúl̓, uɬ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut iʔ likúk He set them down on the table, on one side the hen, on the other the rooster (PS)

place name Sk̓ʷʔiksn̓

pinedrops and pinesap, Pterospora andromedea and Hypopitys monotropa, B’s etym: lost arrow. sl̓iʔst

portion of game, portion of food slq̓ʷtaqs

place name- Chalk Grade; Manahan Creek. [lit. beginning of steep area.] on the east side of Lake Roosevelt Sɬaʔínaʔ

pajamas sɬəq̓l̓xal̓qs

• axáʔ aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútn̓ uɬ ixíʔ aksɬəq̓l̓xál̓qs. This is your bed and these are your pajamas. (PS)
• ɬəxʷpn̓tixʷ iʔ aksɬəq̓l̓xál̓qs. You slip on your night shirt. (PS)

place name- area now inundated, west of the Columbia, across the river from the northern end of Tx̌əx̌aw̓ Sɬəqʷiɬəml̓x

place name Sɬəqʷiɬəm̓l̓x

place name- now inundated site at north entrance to the Grand Coulee, b’s etym: go past the edge or mouth Sƛ̓əm̓čin̓

place name- Colville River, also the former winter village site at the mouth of the river, b’s etym: stuck into Sƛ̓əqiym̓

place name- Spokane, WA Sƛ̓x̌atkʷ

place name- now inundated point of land on the former east side of the Columbia across from Martin Creek- an excellent salmon fishing area, and the site of a mound at the south end of the point, b’s etym: mound place Smaq̓ʷɬtn̓

place name- area upriver from Mitchell Point, site of 1906 landslide that stopped the river for several hours Smaˤw̓laʔxʷ

place name- major camping area, now inundated, on the west side of the Columbia, extending from N̓xt̓itkʷ to N̓ɬaʔmínaʔ. [lit. desert parsley ground.] sməčnúlaʔxʷ

place to sit smutn̓

• axáʔ aksmútn̓, way̓ axáʔ ask̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílp. Here’s a place for you to sit down, here’s a place for you to lie down. (PS)

pounds sn̓aˤst

place name- now inundated bear hunting area on the west side of the Columbia: also good berry picking area [lit. bathing place.] Sn̓čaˤwl̓xtn̓

place name- name of distinctive rock about one half mile below Sn̓qlw̓tísaʔxn used as wash basin by Wolf and his brothers, [lit. little basin for washing hands.] Sn̓c̓ic̓w̓ksn̓

place name. rocks marking the extreme southeast end of the lower Kettle Falls. [lit. J-shaped basketry trap place.] snc̓liʔtn̓

place name Sn̓c̓liʔtn̓

place name- large eddy, now inundated, once a well-known sturgeon fishing site just south from where Barnaby Creek entered the Columbia, [lit. sturgeon place.] Sn̓c̓m̓tustn̓

place name Sn̓čʕawl̓xtn̓

place name- gifford, b’s eytm: go around area Sn̓k̓əxk̓ixmn̓

place name- alternate term for the N̓mxiynm̓ eddy, or a specific fishing station at the north end of this eddy; now inundated small point of rock extending westward from the south face of the rock ridge. B’s etym: harpoon in mid-air place Sn̓kɬəw̓čin̓tn̓

place name Sn̓kɬw̓čin̓tn̓

place name- former fishing site on a narrow rock ledge just above water level, below a steep cliff which forms the north entrance to the bay on the west side of the Columbia, B’s etym: cut-line-deliberately place, story of a man who wanted his younger brother’s wife so he cut the lines being used by his brother to access the fishing site; the younger brother drowned, and as is custom, the older brother married the spouse of his deceased sibling Sn̓k̓plaʔnwíxʷtn̓

people from the village of Ksik̓kst in the area of Manila Creek Sn̓ksik̓kstx

place name- now inundated area just below snk̓ɬuʔcíntnwhere a rock ledge covered with light colored rocks allowed easy harpooning. [lit. swim over rock place.] Sn̓kty̓xisxn̓tn̓

place name- mountian peak northeast of Carrington Cove, literally: place where a fire is built on top, young people were sent here as part of vision quest Sn̓kw̓ar̓qín̓tn̓

place name- Northport, WA in Sinixt territory, B’s etym: portage place Sn̓k̓wil̓l̓tn̓

partner, peer, colleague, co- snk̓ʷɬ-

• asn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlút They are your bed partners. (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp. He is my old man., He is my fellow Elder. (Cv)
• x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ t ksnk̓ʷɬpix̌əms Invite on a hunting trip / Invite on a hunting trip. (OkB) [lit. invite somebody to be one’s hunting partner.] (OkB)
• kʷ isn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. I am married to you. (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓. They are my fellow chiefs. (PS)
• sn̓k̓ʷɬq̓ilts It is their sick partner., It is their hospital roommate. (Cv)

place to store something sn̓kʷumn̓

place name- inundated area, former seasonal camp site on both sides of the Wilmont Creek mouth. [lit. tributary enters main stream.] Sn̓ky̓lakstn̓

pillow sn̓k̓ʔínaʔ

place name- area immediately east from N̓paq where eggs were pit-cooked. [lit. pit-cooking place.] Sn̓l̓̓kiptn̓

police station, jail, detention center sn̓lk̓min̓

place name / place name- now inundated fishing site on the lower face of rocky point that forms n̓qʷaʔt; the rocky ledge had to be reached by lowering rope Sn̓ɬəɬəw̓ikn̓tn̓

place name Sn̓ɬəqmnitkʷtn̓

place name- now inundated area upriver from the north end of Sand Island, a good place to gather driftwood. B’s etym: place where things land on top of the water Sn̓ɬəqmnítkʷtn̓

place name- a small bay and back addy on the west side of the Columbia immediately below the falls. [lit. harpoon place.] Sn̓ɬəw̓mín̓

place name- now inundated area south of John Tom Creek; temporary campsite Sn̓ɬəx̌ʷp̓tán̓

place name Sn̓ɬw̓min̓

place name- Deadman Creek. [lit. drowning place.] Sn̓ƛ̓litkʷtn̓

place name- a distinctive rock, now inundated, on the west side of the Columbia north and east of sk̓ʷiʔíkstn. [lit. implement left lying in water.] Sn̓maˤtkʷíst

place name- a natural depression about the size of a room where the salmon were thrown prior to being distributed Sn̓mil̓mn̓

place name- alternate term for the N̓mxiynm̓ eddy; also name of a specific fishing station at the north end of this eddy; fishing station on the shore of a small cove just below the east side of the Kettle Falls bridge. B’s etym: feeling-for-fish place Sn̓muskstn̓

place name- Penticton, British Columbia Sn̓pin̓tktn̓

place name- north end of Trout Lake (in sn̓ʔaˤy̓čkstx country in BC) Sn̓p̓ƛ̓mip

pasta, dumplings, macaroni sn̓p̓t̓áˤlaʔxʷ

place name- site just up from mouth of the Sanpoil; another smaller camp making up the village of npʕʷil̓x. B’s etym: emerge from brush Sn̓p̓uƛ̓m̓

place name- area at the head end of Penix Canyon, south of the Columbia. B’s etym: fart water Sn̓p̓w̓n̓ɬpatkʷ

pot for cooking sn̓p̓y̓qčn̓čutətn̓

place name- West Bank, BC area Sn̓qatqɬəníw̓t

problem, investigation sn̓q̓aʔíl̓sts

pillow, head or ear rest sn̓q̓aʔínaʔ

place name- Northport, also inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, just north of the mouth of the Spokane; former winter village site Sn̓qil̓t

place name- now inundated rock bluff just south of ncəcn̓útaʔstm where footprints of nnilús and two young grizzly bears could be seen. [lit. stepping stone of nnilús.] (OkB) sn̓qlw̓tisxn̓tn̓ n̓ny̓lus

point of the plow sn̓q̓maqs

pick, choose sn̓qʷay̓ʔálust

place name- area marked by two large distinctively striated rocks on the top of the rock ridge; area used for speakers during ceremonies. [lit. speaking place.] Sn̓qʷaʔqʷʔal̓tán̓

place name- Daisy Flats, [lit. race track place.] aka N̓x̌salqʷ, legend told of a race between Frog and Turtle that is supposed to have taken place on these flats sn̓q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓tn̓

pity sn̓qʷnmin̓

• lut x̌l̓ tan̓m̓ús kʷ isn̓qʷnmínm̓, ixíʔ kʷ isk̓áˤwmístm̓. It isn’t for nothing that I pitied you, I am going to hire you. (PS)
• kʷ isn̓qʷnmínm̓. I am/was pitying you. (PS)
• lut aksn̓qʷnmínm̓, n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, nínwiʔ lut ƛ̓xʷupn̓tm̓ way̓ t̓i kʷuʔ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tim̓. Don’t pity her, she’s a man-eater, if we don’t beat her she’ll kill us. (PS)

post office, school sn̓q̓y̓min̓tn̓

pearly everlasting sn̓sániʔstn̓

place name- now inundated area north from the mouth of east Stanger Creek; area where a type of shellfish was gathered, the shells used for decoration. B’s etymology: from taʔám, pound something. compound Sn̓taʔkín̓tn̓

purse, luggage, suitcase sn̓tətmaʔstímaʔtn̓

place name- inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, directly across from c̓um̓xn [lit. lynx’s climbing place.] name of apparent mythological origin. Lynx climbed a tree here to look across the river for spawning salmon / place name. inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, directly across from c̓um̓xn [lit. lynx’s climbing place.] name of apparent mythological origin. Lynx climbed a tree here to look across the river for spawning salmon. (OkB) sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓s wapw̓pxn̓

place where one urinates, urinal sn̓tkiʔmn̓

place name- partially inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, across from Bossburg; recent year-round Lakes site. [lit. place where trail bifurcates.] Sn̓tkɬəɬxwil̓tn̓

plow sn̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓

place name- between Kelly Hill and Kettle River Sn̓tql̓ɬxwil̓tn̓

place name- now inundated rocky area just south of the former mouth of Nancy Creek on the west side of the Columbia. [lit. footprint in rock place.] Sn̓tqlw̓tisxn̓tn̓

point where to turn around in a race, pivot point sn̓txl̓ktan̓

place name- inundated area at the south end of the Chalk Grade on the east side of the Columbia, Myth- a small lake once here believed to be the finish line for the race between Coyote and Crawfish. B’s etym: race finish line place Sn̓xəƛ̓pstwixʷtn̓

place name- area near the rock ridge’s south face where there are several distinctive rock kettles in which the first salmon were cooked, B’s etym: special feast place Sn̓x̌əx̌ʔiwl̓tn̓

place name- Marcus Flats Sn̓xlak

place name- area at the south end of a spawning bed on the west side of the Columbia; good place for catching whitefish Sn̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷy̓učn̓tn̓

place name- area several miles up Fall Creek known locally as the Smoke Ranch, former hunting area for mule deer Sn̓x̌ʷuc̓əc̓tn̓

place name- crossing place Sn̓y̓ak̓ʷtán̓

place name- several mountain ridges extending south from Mica Mountain to Swawilla Basin Sn̓yirp

place name- deer hunting area east of FDR Lake in the valley through which Hallam Creek flows, B’s etym: deer herding place Sny̓x̌min̓, Sniʔx̌mín̓

place name- inundated area on the west side of the Columbia south from Mission Point, used as a fishing camp, b’s etym: drop down from higher to lower bench, place name- lower Keremeos Sny̓xʷínaʔ

people eater, monster sn̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓

• way̓ təl̓ isčpx̌px̌twílx, təl̓ isənʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, lut xʷuy̓ ilíʔ kʷu čʔx̌ilsts Since I came to my senses, since I became a man-eater, nobody could do that to me (PS)

perch, sitting spot sn̓ʔamútətn̓

place name- Sherman Creek snʔilmínaʔ, sn̓ʔilmínaʔ

people from Sherman Creek sn̓ʔilmínaʔx

people living on the east side of the Columbia between Hunters and the mouth of the Colville River snʔil̓ʔil̓mínaʔx

price sn̓ʔiy̓st

penis, dick, male organ spal̓q

pan spəqkan̓

party game spiyíl̓sx sʔičkns

plants spl̓laɬq

place name- Little Falls, site of principal village of the Lower Spokane sqasčíʔ

place name- two distinctively shaped small hills southeast of rogers bar church, these hills are believed to be the breasts of one of coyote’s daughters. Sqəqʔim̓

people, Indian, person, Indian language, Indigenous people sqilxʷ

• áɬiʔ iʔ sqilxʷ pničíʔ nak̓ʷáʔ t̓iʔ čkmax, ixíʔ n̓k̓ʷčwilxʷtn̓. At that time the people didn’t stay alone, but in a group. (PS)
• haʔ way̓ p sxƛ̓apx iʔ p sqilxʷ aláʔ ? Are all you people here? (PS)
• way̓ təl̓ l̓kʷut p sqilxʷ, lut t̓ə čwikɬmn̓, sič p əɬ ikswíkm̓ You people come from far away, I haven’t seen you before, this is the first time that I see you (PS)
• iʔ sqilxʷ səčʔilxʷtx kaʔ čʔay̓x̌ʷt. People get hungry when they get tired. (PS)
• kn̓ xʷuy̓, úɬiʔ kičən̓, uɬ aɬíʔ sčutx kʷu x̌minks pintk kʷu wiks məɬ t sqilxʷ qəlqʷilstn̓ I went, and I got there, and he told me he likes that every time he sees me I talk in Indian (Cv)
• ixíʔ sčusəl̓x ʔáˤpnáʔ ta nw̓yápixčn̓ Rusəpl̓tlík, uɬ áɬiʔ t sqilxʷ N̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ, itlíʔ k̓m̓qin̓s. They call it now in the white man’s language Roosevelt Lake, and in Indian Kettle Falls, that’s the head of the river (PS)
• way̓ təl̓ sn̓yal̓mn̓, itlíʔ kn̓ sqilxʷ From Montana, I am an Indian from there / I am an Indian from Montana (PS)

place name- Conconulli, Indian State Prison Sqlaʔúlmxʷ

pollen, pollenate sqʷaɬqnm̓

prarie chicken sq̓ʷaq̓ʷl̓l̓q̓ʷ

place name- gerome landing Sqʷəƛ̓kʷtan̓

pack, what is packed sq̓ʷiɬt

peel the skin off something sríc̓aʔn̓t

place name- area just south of the west end of the present Kettle Falls Bridge. [lit. ford, crossing place.] St̓at̓áq̓m̓tn̓

prong horn (antelope) staʔín̓

pup, puppy, cub (of wolf, etc.) st̓aʔk̓ám̓

paralysis st̓ək̓ʷt̓k̓ʷulm̓

place name- former rapids in the middle of the Columbia, extending from kɬc̓l̓tkʷn̓cut to n̓maˤʔtkʷ, B’s etym: crossing the water or rain on water St̓əq̓titkʷ

puppies st̓ət̓aʔk̓ám̓

pistol, revolver st̓ət̓q̓ánaʔk

pole up in a canoe st̓kiwlm̓

place name- a small waterfall in the cliffs on the south shore of the Columbia, not far upriver from N̓x̌l̓sitkʷ [lit. cause urination.] name originates from Coyote legend Stkiʔst

place name Stk̓m̓maqs

place name- near Brewster Stkʷaʔtn̓

pall bearer stkʷnix

place name- inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, west and slightly north from ksn̓sun̓kʷ, B’s etym: trail goes over rock Stk̓ʷtxl̓xisxn̓

people’s walking stkʷʔuts

• way̓ stəkʷʔutsəlx, t̓i itíʔ uɬ təkʷʔutəlx They started to walk, they walked (PS)
• ixíʔ stkʷʔutsəl̓x, uɬ axáʔ atáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ sčxaʔtmíx. They walked away, and Wolf is way ahead. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ stəkʷʔutsəlx uɬ k̓əɬk̓ilxʷtəlx And then they walked away and they got out of sight, they went to a secret place (PS)

pot belly st̓pin̓k

parade, on parade, following after one another str̓mn̓čut

packed full st̓saqn̓

• n̓t̓aʔ uɬ st̓saqn̓ iʔ čitxʷ. Gee, the house is packed. (PS)

paralysis st̓uk̓ʷt̓k̓ʷúl̓m̓

pay, wages, payroll liability, salary stx̌áq̓əq̓plaʔ

play music, make music, music stx̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓km̓

poison ivy, Rhus radicans, B’s etym: beginning to get a sore or rash sul̓áqaʔ

page swal̓qʷ

place name- Osoyoos area Swiw̓s

place name- the most southwesterly end of Kelly Hill; aboriginal and historic site. [lit. up along the end.] Sx̌aƛ̓láqs

place name- hunting area just north of K̓saɬqʷ, B’s etym: peek over place Sxaxíl̓sm̓tn̓

paternal grandfather, grandpa on dad's side sx̌áx̌paʔ

place name- Rattlesnake Mountain, traditional utilization is not known, but after mine shafts had been abandoned, ice was collected and toted home by the Indians from Inchelium [lit. rattlesnake dwelling.] sx̌aʔx̌aʔlaʔxʷíɬxʷ

place name- recent Lakes living site, about a half mile southeast of Ranahan Lake, B’s etym: peer over edge Sxixl̓sm̓

people from the vicinity of Xl̓al̓st, Sanpoil subgroup in Hellgate-Whitestone Creek area sxl̓ál̓staʔx

plank floor, floor boards, plank flooring sx̌l̓xnil̓p

prickly pear cactus, Opuntia fragilis and Opuntia polyacantha sxʷíy̓naʔ

place name- partially inundated area about a mile above the mouth of Ninemile Creek on the west side of the Columbia. [lit. area torn out of riverbank.] Sxʷr̓čin̓

prime number sxʔim̓ɬsc̓ák

past mid winter sy̓ak̓ʷáqs

• talíʔ uɬ ʔaˤw̓c̓áp, ixíʔ uɬ k̓l̓ sy̓ak̓ʷáqs. He’s going to nothing, and it was past mid-winter. (PS)

place name- area at the base of the mountain ridge north and west from N̓ml̓x̌áʔqaʔs, where there are snow slides every year, B’s etym: snowslide area Syal̓q̓tán̓

placename- Seattle Sy̓atl̓

• uɬ axáʔ aláʔ ta sn̓ín̓w̓iʔ iʔ ʔáčqaʔ, ixíʔ təl̓ syatl̓ sək̓ʷtikn̓x And the one here that just now left, he’s from Seattle (Cv)

place name- area alongside Cobbs Creek near St. Michael’s church Syir̓qín̓

placename- inundated area south of the mouth of Hall Creek [lit. north wind land.] Sy̓xʷm̓súlaʔxʷ

picnic sʔačqaʔsʔíɬn̓

potlatch giving, to feast people, naming of a child sʔamníl̓tm̓

parade sʔaw̓tpíw̓s

place name- Sanpoil village site on the south side of the columbia. b’s etym: a type of berry; possibly blackcap. presumably an n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓ word Sʔaˤm̓ɬq

place name- area a mile east of and uphill from n̓pəpaˤw̓ítaʔkʷ Sʔixʷl̓xip

pinegrass, timber grass, Calamagrostis rubescens t̓aqʷɬp

pepper, bitter tax̌t

pound on metal, blacksmithing, forging taʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓

place name- long narrow bench between Sanpoil Highway and Sanpoil River. B’s etym: bench of land T̓aʔtíw̓s

place name- now inundated island downriver from Whitestone village; winter campsite on high ground on east bank of the former Sanpoil River mouth [lit. lump on top of ground] T̓əpqnúlaʔxʷ

place name- a tiny lake through which Hodgson Creek flows; also, the general area. [lit. little lake at the end.] T̓ət̓k̓ʷtip

place name- area just south of the Rogers Bar church t̓ət̓qiɬəml̓x

pitch t̓ic̓

• kl̓k̓al̓qʷsəl̓x iʔ t tinx, mɬ ixíʔ iʔ t t̓ic̓ t̓iɬsəl̓x, mɬ lut kstk̓ʷaxʷəxʷl̓qʷs, uɬ t̓iʔ yaˤc̓. They tie it with sinew, and they glue it with pitch, and it doesn’t come loose, it’s solid, it’s good and strong. (PS)

provide somebody with food, provision someone t̓ik̓ln̓t

• uɬ ixíʔ iʔ tik̓lənts anl̓ʔiw̓ iʔ sqlaw̓ iʔ xʷic̓əxtm̓s akɬčʔíɬəntn̓ Your father gave you money for food (PS)
• way̓ axáʔ t̓ik̓ləntsən̓ This I give you for your lunch (PS)

put food out, lay food out, serve food, take something out of cooking water t̓ixn̓t

pucker lips t̓íx̌pw̓sqnm̓

perch on mountainside, sit on hillside tk̓am̓tús

Prince’s pine and mountain valerian, Chimaphila umbellata, Valeriana sitchensis tkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkaʔst

place name- a well known fishing site and possible former Lakes village site on the west side of the Columbia between the upper and lower falls. [lit. going over rock.] Tkəkxisxn̓

pole up in a canoe t̓kiwlm̓

part something, separate, divide something tkɬam̓

• ixíʔ uɬ ɬa čp̓y̓qíl̓tn̓əl̓x, uɬ čtkɬam̓əl̓x čʔaɬʔíɬn̓əl̓x. And then when they cook, they go off on their own to eat. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ čtkɬam̓ iʔ smiƛ̓əɬxʷm̓ And that’s another job, house-painting (PS)

put down one thing, set down one thing, place one thing t̓k̓ʷam̓

place name- Rogers Bar, from Wilmont to Manahan Creek on the west side of the Columbia. [lit. lots of yellowish plant growth.] Tkʷəkʷar̓kʷr̓xnm̓

place name- Halverson Canyon, Creston town, B’s etym: small place where deer dry their antlers tkʷəkʷlil̓xkn̓

play tricks tkʷəskʷsčutm̓

• stkʷəskʷəsčutm̓səl̓x. S/he was playing tricks on them. (Cv)

play tricks on somebody tkʷəskʷsčutmn̓t

place something of somebody’s down, set something of somebody’s down t̓k̓ʷɬtim̓

• way̓ ixíʔ t̓k̓ʷəɬtis ksənq̓ʷəɬtaqsč He lay down the deer gift (PS)

place name- Kettle Falls promontory. long ridge of rock, much of which is now inundated, which forms a promontory extending northwest from just south of the eastern end of the present-day Kettle Falls highway bridge. B’s etym: comes to a point, conical point, long point Tkʷmaqs

pumpkin, pumkins, squash tkʷríʔc̓aʔ, tkʷr̓kʷríʔc̓aʔ

place name- Kettle Falls promontory Tkʷumáqs

puffball tm̓tm̓niʔ ɬa ksp̓aqʷstn̓

place name- deer hunting area one half to three quarters of a mile east of Nicholas Lake [lit. little marks on top] Tq̓aq̓y̓w̓sqn̓

paid attention tq̓aʔíl̓s

pay attention tq̓aʔíl̓sm̓

pay attention to someone or something tq̓aʔíl̓sm̓st

pay attention to by listening tq̓aʔl̓sínaʔ

• xʷuyx, lut aksəntq̓aʔlsínaʔm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip Go on, don’t pay any attention to Coyote (PS)

put things on top tqəmnínaʔn̓t

put in a dam tqipm̓

• stqipm̓səl̓x. They place a dam., They started damming it. (Cv)

put one’s hand over somebody, medicine man’s gesture tq̓ʷaʔqín̓

• n̓kʷnim̓ iʔ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap uɬ tq̓ʷaʔqís iʔ st̓m̓kʔil̓ts. The old man sang, and he put his hand over his daughter.

put somebody under a curse tr̓íw̓yaʔmn̓t

• lut tr̓íw̓yaʔm̓s. S/he won’t fall under the curse. (Cv)

place name- Little Jim Creek, Simpson Creek Tr̓qaʔmílaʔ

pop out t̓ukʷ

painting powder, red earth, ochre tul̓mn̓

• kɬtul̓mn̓ aʔkɬtúl̓mn̓ geog. Mount Tolman. [lit. place of ochre paint.] (OkB)
• x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ ɬa kstul̓mn̓ puffball, Lycoperson spp., Calvatia gigantea, B’s etym: crow’s red ochre (OkB)

place name- Tonasket, WA, man's name [lit. short day.] Tw̓nasq̓t

pay somebody, pay for anything tx̌áq̓plaʔm̓

pay for something tx̌áq̓plaʔn̓t

• n̓qʷnmin̓txʷ iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔ, iʔ tx̌áq̓plaʔn̓txʷ. You pitied the dead man, you paid his debts. (PS)
• ixíʔ nixl̓mn̓ tx̌áq̓plaʔn̓txʷ swit kaʔkíčs. I heard that you’d pay a reward to whoever finds her. (PS)

place name- Good Head Mountain Tx̌asmqn̓

playfully shove someone around txəxat̓mín̓t

p.n. man’s name tx̌sil̓ps

prairie tx̌siw̓s

p.n. man’s name tx̌sqin̓

p.n. man’s name tx̌sqin̓, tx̌əsqin̓

pass txʷar̓n̓t

piled tx̌ʷayqn̓

pile something / to pile tx̌ʷayqn̓t

pile- in a pile / He piles it tx̌ʷayqs

pass by / walk by txʷil̓

pile something tx̌ʷyx̌ʷayqn̓t

• ilíʔ tx̌ʷy̓x̌ʷayqn̓. I’ll pile them there. (PS)

pile tx̌ʷy̓x̌ʷay̓qs

play tricks txxƛ̓minm̓

• stxəxƛ̓minm̓səl̓x. S/he started playing tricks on them. (Cv)

Paddle učlm̓

• kn̓ ʔučlm̓ I paddle (Cv)

point of a boat =uswɬ

point, place; doable, capable of being done -ut

put után̓t

put things for someone ututɬtím̓

p.n. man’s name wapwpxn̓ 2

Proud w̓əsn̓čut

• axáʔ wsənčut iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ staʔxʷɬčítxʷs The Devil is bragging how beautiful the house he got is (PS)

People from Okanogan wknaqínx

put on a lid wl̓qin̓t

p.n. man’s name wɬxníc̓aʔ

p.n. man’s name wɬxníc̓aʔ, wəɬxníc̓aʔ

p.n. man’s name wpčin̓

p.n. man’s name. Sanpoil chief, circa 1870 / p.n. man’s name wrpax̌n̓

p.n. man’s name wslxak̓ʷúsm̓, wəsəlxak̓ʷúsm̓

place =wt, -əwt, -ut

• k̓ɬkʷlw̓tusxn̓əl̓x. they sit around. (PS)
• sn̓kʷl̓lw̓tɬčitxʷəxʷəl̓x. They are/were house sitting. (Cv)
• sqlw̓túlaʔxʷ. S/he stepped on dry land., S/he stepped on land. (PS)
• kn̓ čqʷutmíst I am in a level wooded land (Cv)

pry up wt̓kn̓tim̓ / wt̓kam̓

put something wtn̓tim̓

• wtn̓tis iʔ kstqpiʔsn̓ axáʔ l̓ čq̓ilən̓ He put the feathers on the arrows (PS)
• wtn̓tin̓ I put it there (Cv)
• utn̓tixʷ iʔ t ankílx Scoop it up with your hand (Cv)

p.n. man’s name wx̌lsiqn̓, wəx̌əlsiqn̓

p.n. man’s name wxlsiqn̓, wuxəlsíqn̓

place name- Dick Creek. the now inundated area at the mouth of this creek Wx̌wáx̌iʔɬp

Philadelphus lewisii. mock orange wx̌wáx̌iʔɬp, wəx̌wáx̌iʔɬp

p.n. man’s name wyapqn̓

p.n. man’s name wyapqn̓, wuyápqn̓

p.n. woman’s name wywyalqs

p.n. woman’s name wywyalqs, wiwiyálqs

pay somebody for something x̌aq̓ɬt

• x̌aq̓əɬtm̓ He paid him for it (PS)

pay x̌aq̓m̓

• ixíʔ iʔ kʷuʔ aksx̌áq̓m̓ l̓ kn̓xitmn̓ Then you will pay me for helping you. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ iʔ p iksx̌áq̓m̓ This is the pay I am offering (PS)

payment x̌aq̓mn̓

• uɬ ixíʔ axáʔ inx̌áq̓mn̓ This is what I offer to pay (PS)
• qʷn̓čin̓ uɬ ixíʔ way̓ x̌aq̓mn̓s. It’s a pity that this is their bargain. (PS)
• kɬx̌aq̓mn̓ ksqlaw̓ mi ktíwc̓aʔsəlx I need to pay money for his clothes / We’ll need to pay money for his clothes (PS)

pay somebody / pay someone / pay something x̌aq̓n̓t

• way̓ ixíʔ x̌a··q̓əs uɬ xƛ̓ap He paid everybody
• x̌aq̓əntsən̓ I’ll pay you (Cv)
• uɬ lut kʷu t̓ə ksx̌aq̓əntp, uɬ way̓ ixíʔ kʷu x̌aq̓əntp You don’t have to pay me, you have paid me already (PS)

p.n. woman’s name x̌asxnmál̓qs

puffball x̌áʕx̌aʕɬaʔ kstul̓mn̓

pretty x̌əx̌ásaʔt

park x̌əx̌súlaʔxʷ

p.n. man’s name xiw̓íl̓x

point that way / go that way xiʔúst

place name- inundated area, former winter village site just east of the mouth of Whitestone Creek. B’s etym: steep rocky area xl̓al̓st, xəl̓al̓st

p.n. man’s name. compound xlkɬx̌ʷʕʷistn̓ xlkɬx̌ʷəʕʷistn̓

p.n. man’s name. compound xlkɬx̌ʷʕʷistn̓, xlkɬx̌ʷəʕʷistn̓

p.n. man’s name. compound xlkɬx̌ʷʕʷistnxlkɬx̌ʷəʕ̓ʷistn̓

pass around / turn something around xl̓km̓stim̓

p.n. man’s name xl̓km̓tasq̓t

p.n. man’s name xl̓km̓tasq̓t, xəl̓kəm̓tasq̓ət

p.n. man’s name xlk̓mtíčaʔ

pile limber objects flat. as blankets x̌píc̓aʔm̓, x̌píc̓aʔam̓

pay for a cure x̌qɬmrimstnm̓

pay for a cure. compound x̌q̓ɬmrimstnm̓

• x̌əq̓ɬməərimstnm̓ Pay for a cure (OkB)

pay for a cure. compound x̌qɬmrimstnm̓, x̌əq̓ɬmərimstnm̓

price x̌q̓nčut

peace. compound x̌spuʔús

park, field / level ground, prairie x̌súlaʔxʷ

• uɬ aɬíʔ mat x̌súlaʔxʷ, mat spilm̓. Maybe it’s level ground, open land (PS)

place name- Sixmile Creek. compound. [lit. many bones.] xʷaɬc̓ám̓

pick up and hold something xʷaʔám̓ / xʷaʔan̓t

place name. Hellgate Canyon compound. salmon fishing site perhaps named for the many drying racks Xʷiʔsn̓ɬəp̓áɬc̓aʔtn̓

p.n. man’s name xʷlstax̌n̓, xʷəlstax̌n̓

purr. (Ok) x̌ʷn̓nčut

p.n. man’s name. cf.√xʷst 2 xʷstɬp̓usmn̓

p.n man’s name. compound xʷstɬp̓usmn̓ xʷəstɬp̓usmn̓

p.n man’s name. compound xʷstɬp̓usmn̓, xʷəstɬp̓usmn̓

p.n. man’s name. cf.√xʷst 2 xʷstúlaʔxʷ

p.n. man’s name xʷstúlaʔxʷ xʷəstúlaʔxʷ

p.n. man’s name xʷstúlaʔxʷ, xʷəstúlaʔxʷ

p.n. man’s name / p.n. man’s name. cf.√xʷn 1 xʷúnmiʔst

put in order of length (command) / order- put in order of length xʷupmstíkʷ iʔtl̓swəswisxns

p.n. woman’s name x̌x̌ʔikn̓

p.n. man’s name. name of famous Sanpoil Indian doctor xyw̓il̓x xiw̓íl̓x

p.n. man’s name. name of famous Sanpoil Indian doctor xyw̓il̓x, xiw̓íl̓x

put somebody first xʔitn̓t

• t̓iʔ axáʔ iʔ stəxʷčn̓čut, ixíʔ iʔ xʔitsəl̓x. They put providers above all others. (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqilxʷ ixíʔ iʔ xʔitsəlx, iʔ qʷyúlaʔxʷsəlx Long ago that’s what comes first for the Indians, their riches (PS)

past mid winter y̓ak̓ʷáqsm̓

• way̓ t̓əxʷ y̓ak̓ʷáqsm̓ uɬ aɬíʔ pútiʔ ksxʷuyən̓t It’s past mid winter and there’s still lots of ice (PS)

p.n. man’s name / p.n. man’s name. analysis unclear yak̓ʷmtíkn̓

p.n. man’s name yamáwt

push each other y̓ar̓mn̓wíxʷ

p.n. Jesus Christ / p.n. Jesus Christ. French Jesus-Christ yasukrí

• čun̓tm̓ san̓ pyar t yasukríʔ, “xʷuy̓x anwíʔ k̓ asčk̓ʷúl̓.” Jesus Christ said to Saint Peter: “Go to your work.” (PS)

p.n. woman’s name yatpíc̓aʔ

people (have) gather(ed) yaʕ̓

• l̓ sx̌lap miʔ aláʔ kʷu y̓aˤʔ. In the morning we will gather here. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ axáʔ yaʕ̓l̓x iʔ k̓əl̓ ksənyaʕ̓tánsəlx They gathered where they were supposed to gather / The rest gathered where they were supposed to gather (PS)

place name- hunting trail between Barnaby Creek and nlaxʷ. B’s etym: trail along the top of the rock yaʕqnísxn̓

p.n. man’s name yaʕsálqʷ

p.n. man’s name yaʕsálqʷ yaʕsáləqʷ

p.n. man’s name yaʕsálqʷ, yaʕsáləqʷ

p.n. man’s name yčakʷm̓

p.n. man’s name yčakʷm̓, ičákʷm̓

p.n. woman’s name yər̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ

put something down / drop something yəxʷm̓stim̓

push someone / something yirmín̓tm̓

p.n. man’s name ylix̌

personal name. man’s name Y̓lix̌, Y̓lix

place name- inundated area on the north bank of the Spokane River about three-quarters mile east of the mouth of Ferguson (Orazada) Creek ylyalqn̓, ilyálqn̓

p.n. man’s name ypaníc̓aʔ,yəpaníc̓aʔ

p.n. man’s name yq̓nstúlaʔxʷ, yiq̓nstúlaʔxʷ

put snow shoes on yríwaxnm̓

• lut t̓a kɬxwiɬ mɬ sič yiríwaxnməl̓x.. There is no road, and so they put their snow shoes on. (PS)

push away from shore yrmnuss

• way̓ ixíʔ yrəmnusəs sn̓k̓l̓ip, way̓ skʔəmtalqʷs Coyote pushed away from shore, he was sitting on a driftwood (PS)

push something yrn̓tim̓

• yrəntis axáʔ n̓c̓ičən̓ iʔ tkɬmilxʷs Wolf’s wife pushed her (PS)

p.n. woman’s name. compound yr̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ, yər̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ

p.n. woman’s name. compound yr̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔyər̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ

p.n. man’s name yuɬlst

p.n. man’s name yuɬlst, yuɬəlst

purple, dark red, maroon yus

place name- a tiny creek that flows through Cuba Canyon and empties into FDR Lake south from the mouth of La Fleur Creek. B’s etym: series of dropoffs in water Y̓xʷtkʷm̓

play with something ʔačkníkstm̓

personal name- Agate ʔAkát

people gather together compound ʔalussqílxʷ, aluʔsqílxʷ

place name. Sand Creek. supposedly a Spokane word referring to a type of small fish ʔAɬčhíw̓ʔamn̓

pitiful / poor thing / unfortunate, poor ʔam̓sm̓

• ʔa··msm̓ sn̓ʔímaʔt Poor grandchild / Poor grandchildren (PS)
• ʔam̓sm̓ isqʷsíʔ My poor boy (Cv)

place name- McCoy Lake [lit. place of turtles.] ʔarsíkʷm̓

personal name- Harriet ʔAryát

• uɬ k̓əl̓ aryát haʔ p yʔaˤp? And did you get to Harriet’s? (Cv)

put to sleep (more than 1) ʔatxíl̓xst

parading ʔaw̓tpíliʔs

push something to one side, aside ʔax̌láqsn̓t

• ixíʔ ak̓láʔ ʔax̌láqsm̓s.. Then s/he pushed it to one side here. (PS)

pass around ʔax̌lm̓túɬt

pine squirrel ʔaʔísčk̓

pile ʔáˤɬán̓t

p.n. man’s name ʔAˤtm̓

play with ʔčknikst

• lut t̓ sčʔačkn̓íkstm̓p, ɬa čktr̓qíc̓aʔstp. You’re not playing with it, you’re kicking it. (PS)

play with something ʔčknikstmn̓t

play with oneself ʔčknkstmist

play with oneself ʔčknkstmistʔəčkn̓kstmist

play with somebody ʔičkst

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

plate ʔíiɬc̓aʔ

pretend to be sleeping ʔtʔtxáyaʔ

• nax̌m̓ɬ kʷ ʔatətxáyaʔ, kʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓. But you pretend sleep, you snore. (PS)

paddle ʔučlm̓

paddle ʔučlxtn̓

p.n. woman’s name ʕʷatpíc̓aʔ