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unclear meaning. with pharyngeal intrusion =aˤqs

unidentified plant that grows flat on the ground in dry sandy soil. Has light pink and white flowers and “soapy” textured leaves / čər̓čur

unlikely čm̓ čmay̓ lut

unpack čnpan̓

used to leading, used to taking the lead, something is broken in čn̓qʷaʔmús

uninate on something čtkiʔst / tkiʔn̓t

urge on, exhort, goad čxʷəsmaʔčínm̓st / xʷəsmaʔčinmn̓t

undertaker ən̓tr̓tikr

• way̓ pničíʔ uɬ way̓áʔ aɬíʔ kɬəntərtikər At that time they didn’t have any undertaker (PS)

ugly, homely k̓ək̓ásaʔt

umbrella k̓ɬc̓il̓mn̓

underwear k̓ɬixʷtl̓sčút

underwear kɬiyxʷtáqstxn̓

under cover k̓ɬkɬčaw̓

under one cover k̓ɬnqsáčaʔ

• ixíʔ ɬəq̓lil̓xəl̓x axáʔ iʔ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷ, k̓ɬnəqsác̓aʔ axáʔm̓ iʔ stʔiw̓tx. Then they went to bed, he and this woman, the young one was under another blanket. (PS)

undressed, naked / naked / She is naked kɬtmalxʷ

underwear k̓ɬyxʷlsčut

uncover kƛ̓qínaʔ

ugly (not a person) k̓sk̓sʔáˤc̓əc̓

Up the hill kskwiwstm̓s

urinate kstkiʔaʔx

underbrush k̓súlaʔxʷ

ugly / ugly face k̓sus

ugly, bad looking k̓sʔaˤc̓əc̓

unstitch something ktriw̓sn̓t

untie, unravel k̓ʷaxʷəxʷ

up the hill kwiw̓stm̓s

unknown person ɬətiɬn̓

• lut ksn̓x̌ʷl̓čnɬtíɬnaʔx axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ The king can’t disregard her request. (PS)
• kʷ čq̓y̓w̓ɬtiɬn̓. You doubted him. (Cv)
• kʷ sčkakaʔm̓ɬtíɬnx. You are/were making fun of people. (Cv)
• way̓ kʷu ksw̓ɬtíɬnaʔx We’ll inquire (PS)

uniform, matched colors my̓ilxʷ

• lut t̓a miyílxʷ. It is variegated. It is of different colors. (OkB)

unicycle naqsxn̓ tqalw̓tínaʔ

use crutches n̓čək̓ʷčk̓ʷax̌nm̓

uproot something nc̓wqipn̓t

• n̓c̓w̓qipn̓. I uproot it., I pull it out at the base. (Cv)

under water nixʷtítkʷ

underneath, inside of nixʷútm̓

ugly voice, bad voice, bad words, bad speech n̓k̓sčin̓

untie, undo from a pole, resolve a story n̓k̓ʷəxʷsal̓qʷ

• way̓ kʷu n̓k̓ʷəxʷsalqʷm̓ iʔ t čaptíkʷɬ We untie the story (we start again) (Cv)

upstream n̓kʷičt

underbrush n̓sc̓íc̓uʔ

understand each other n̓səxʷnaʔnwíxʷ

understand (e.g. a language, what is said), comprehend listen, recognize in the ear n̓súxʷnaʔ

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

understand something, understand someone, comprehend something n̓súxʷnaʔmn̓t

• n̓súxʷnaʔm̓səl̓x mipnúsəl̓x t̓xʷ axáʔ iʔ t̓ínaʔ. They understood, and they figured out about these ears. (PS)

understand one another n̓suxʷnaʔmnwíxʷ

• kʷu sqʷl̓qʷl̓stwixʷəxʷ, t̓xʷ miʔ kʷu n̓súxʷnaʔmnwíxʷ. Let’s talk, so we may understand one another. (PS)

unpopular, not-liked, bad tempered n̓xʷətxʷtil̓s

upriver n̓ʔaw̓čín̓

up/on top qil̓l̓t

unidentified plant qʷaqʷqʷnílp

unidentified plant / unidentified plant (Lerman, 1952-54) qʷilqʷilsi

uncle (mom's side) / maternal uncle(s) / uncle (mom’s side) səsiʔ

upper arm sk̓mw̓sax̌n̓

upper arm sk̓mw̓saxn̓, sk̓muʔsáxn̓

Unidentified plant smətkʷl̓ínaʔ

uncle (dad's side) / paternal uncle(s) / uncle (dad’s side) smiʔɬ

unidentified plant smtkʷl̓ínaʔ

unidentified plant smtkʷl̓ínaʔ, smətkʷl̓ínaʔ

unidentified bird smtq̓ʷul̓

urinal sn̓taʔkímn̓

unidentified plant (Lehman, 1952-54) st̓əqɬk̓lústin̓

useful things stmaʔstím̓

upper lip stql̓̓tkaw̓sqn̓

unidentified nut / unidentified nut. sust q̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ

unidentified camas species sw̓nw̓n̓t̓ún̓ɬakʷ

unidentified nut, B’s etym: high elevation little nut. Compare to wist q̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ sw̓stq̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ

unidentified shellfish / unidentified shellfish, type of shellfish gathered from two small lakes just north of gifford, dentalium pretiosum (?) sx̌ƛ̓qan̓

unidentified plant, b’s etym: cut up sx̌ʷačq

unidentified plant used as love medicine tkəxkxan̓

urine, pee, piss tkiʔ

urinate, pee, piss, pass water tkiʔm̓

upper area of Keremeos, BC Tk̓r̓miw̓s

unwrap something tk̓ʷíxʷc̓aʔn̓t

untie a bundle, release a load tk̓ʷixʷkn̓t

upper lip tql̓tkaw̓sqn̓

unravel tram̓, təram̓

unidentified plant t̓t̓qiɬmlx

unidentified plant probably Carex spp t̓t̓qiɬmlx, t̓ət̓qiɬmlx

unclear suffix in the following form =uyaʔ

• číquyaʔ digger, snake eater, western shrike?, Lanius ludovicianus? (Cv)

unidentified nut. (alpine smaller than hazelnut) wist q̓íq̓p̓xaʔ

unidentified nut / unidentified nut. (OkB) wist q̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ

unclear suffix in the following form. (diminutive?) =wʔs, =áwaʔs

• sx̌mn̓káwaʔsts. It is her lover. (PS)

unclear suffix in the following form =xqn̓, =ixqn̓, -ixqən̓

unclear form xʷtmix

ungrateful / ungrateful. cf.√xʷt 1 xʷtxʷatt

• xʷətxʷattəlx They’re ungrateful (Cv)

unfold / open (command) / open / unfold (command) / unfold / open (command) / open / unfold (command) xʷupmstíkʷ