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will stay here aláʔm̓

• uɬ aɬíʔ kʷaʔ stim̓ aláʔ iksaláʔm? And why would I stay here? (PS)

wing =apɬx̌n̓

what's missing aʔ čk̓ɬxas

what is poured in / what is bagged aʔ čn̓pakʷ

what they said c̓an̓ʔín̓t

western red cedar, Thuja plicata, Presumably a Columbian word for cedar root c̓áp̓aʔx̌

wire brush c̓aq̓ʷc̓əq̓ʷɬp

way, way of doing, way of being, one’s doing čaw̓t

• t an̓čáw̓t ? How are you?, What have you been up to? (OkB)
• ixíʔ máyaʔɬts iʔ čaw̓ts. Then s/he told about her/his deeds/what s/he did. (PS)
• čawts iʔ sqilxʷ iʔ čmuskstm̓, way̓ nínwiʔ kʷu muskstm̓. It's the way of people to take chances, so later we will take a chance. (PS)
• čw̓čaw̓tsəl̓x. It’s their way. (Cv)
• l̓ aʔ čxʔit iʔ čaw̓tət. It was the first thing we did. (PS)
• kmatm̓ kʷ isčmyɬtím̓ ixíʔ way̓ ixíʔ ančáwt Certainly, I know this is what you’ve done / Certainly I know this is what you’ve done (PS)

wander around c̓ax̌lwís

weak boned čaʔxʷsc̓ím̓

• kn̓ c̓spísk̓it, isn̓čaʔčaʔxʷsc̓ím̓. I’m out of breath, I am weak boned. (PS)

warm something ččixst / čixn̓t

wagon road čəkʷmnaqs

What did she say to you? c̓in̓stm̓s ?

wash c̓iw̓

wash for somebody c̓iw̓ɬt

• way̓ əɬʔamtíməlx, wy̓wy̓činəlx, uɬ n̓c̓iw̓ɬtməlx n̓ʔiɬəntn̓səlx She fed them again, they got done eating, and she washed their dishes (PS)

wash something c̓iw̓n̓t

• c̓iw̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. She washed the deer. (PS)

warm something for someone čixɬt

• čixɬtsn̓. I’ll warm some for you. (PS)

wormwood. Artemisia dracunculus. B’s etym: repellent odor c̓ic̓áyx̌t c̓iʔc̓iʔx̌iɬp, c̓y̓c̓y̓x̌iɬp

wearing chaps čkčw̓čwaˤkstxnm̓

wait for somebody, something čk̓ɬʔiy̓m̓st

• ilíʔ čk̓ɬʔim̓stm̓s l̓ aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútn̓. She is waiting for you in your bed. (PS)

wrong čkmaʔm̓

warmed čkʷal̓st

work čk̓ʷul̓m̓

• kʷu čk̓ʷul̓m̓. We work., We are working., We worked. (OkB)
• kʷu čk̓ʷul̓m̓ naʔɬ in̓čáʔ. We work, you and I. (OkB)

were sent čkʷul̓st

wear headband člk̓qinm̓

wet čɬaˤt̓

• uɬ lut t̓a čɬáˤt̓əl̓x uɬ kʷa··l̓t They don’t get wet, and it’s warm (PS)

wearing a dress čɬəɬaxʷ

whole, entire čmal̓k̓ʷ

• miy̓stxʷ kl̓kʷakʷ čmal̓k̓ʷ iʔ sqil̓tks, kl̓kʷakʷ iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. Make sure her body is completely out, far from the water. (PS)
• way̓ čmystin̓ yəyáˤt, axáʔ čmalk̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Yes, I know everything, the whole world (PS)
• axáʔ wiks yaʔ čmaˤʔčnítkʷ, ilíʔ čmal̓k̓ʷ laʔɬ saˤw̓x̌ʷíps. Then he saw the driftwood, one whole piece with the roots. (PS)
• ilíʔ čmal̓k̓ʷ. That’s the whole catch., That's the whole thing. (PS)

We know about you. čmistúm̓t.

wood blocks, wooden blocks čn̓xn̓xn̓ɬəniw̓t t slip̓

wear improvised or borrowed shoes, wear slippers, wear over booties čq̓aʔxnútyaʔm̓

what has been put somewhere čsčwtan̓

• isčw̓tán̓. What I put down., What I set down., It is what I placed. (Cv)

well-liked / popular, well-liked / popular čsuxʷstm̓

• čsəxʷəxʷutm̓ popular, well-liked (pl)

wrapped up čtəq̓ʷn̓píc̓aʔ

walk. ACTUAL ASPECT čtkʷʔut

• áɬiʔ t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷu čtkʷʔut, ixíʔ uɬ čn̓ɬəpɬáˤpáq, uɬ áɬiʔ lut t̓a čmy̓stis iʔ syiríwaxn̓. Just as we left, he was falling around, because he doesn’t know anything about snowshoes. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ saʕmənčútəlx, way̓ uɬ stəkʷʔutəlx They got off their horses, and they started walking (PS)

way of traveling, itinerary čtkʷʔutn̓

• uɬ t̓əxʷ ixíʔ čtəkʷʔutn̓səlx axáʔ iʔ sxaʔxʔítx, uɬ aɬíʔ kʷaʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kəʔ čxʷuyʔl̓x, axáʔm̓ aɬíʔ tkɬaʔmásq̓ət əčkt̓əxʷásq̓ət, axáʔ iʔ əɬsísənčaʔsəlx That’s how the oldest ones traveled, they went by surface, but their little brother came flying in the sky (PS)

we divide it / divide in half čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓

• anwíʔ əčxaʔtm̓stúmn̓ uɬ yaʔ čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓ iʔ sk̓ʷan̓ɬq. I put you first when we divide the garden. (PS)
• way̓ ksxʔkistm̓ mi čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓? How are we going to divide it? (PS)

water runs čtyap

• əčt̓əqčnitkʷ axáʔ l̓ siwɬkʷ l̓ aʔ čtɣap, ilíʔ st̓əqčnitkʷ iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. There was a bundle on the shore where the water runs, there was a bundle of her clothes. (PS)
• sƛ̓ʔamsəlx n̓xmniw̓ssəlx ixíʔ yaʔ čtyap, iʔ n̓silxʷaʔítkʷ He looked on both sides of the running water, the big river (PS)
• k̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap kɬʔál̓qʷaʔ, čtɣap/čtyap, t̓xʷ pútiʔ sn̓sl̓xʷaʔítkʷs. He came in sight of a shore, it’s running water, but not a very big river. (PS)

washed c̓w̓c̓aw̓t

wash one’s eyes c̓w̓c̓iw̓s

• skc̓w̓c̓iw̓sm̓s sn̓k̓l̓ip, c̓x̌iɬ atáʔ əɬwəksqilxʷ. He washed Coyote’s eyes, then he could see again., Coyote washed his eyes, and he could see again. (PS)

wash one’s feet c̓w̓c̓iw̓xn̓

• c̓w̓c̓iw̓xnx ! Wash his feet! (Cv)

whiskers / whiskers, beard, hairy lips čw̓pčin̓

woman’s name C̓̓x̌iʔla

walk around, travel around čxʷy̓lwis

• way̓ ixíʔ sxʷylwis ilíʔ He started traveling around (PS)
• ƛ̓x̌ap uɬ way̓ čxʷy̓lwis uɬ čʔičkn̓, way̓ čqəčqičl̓x. He grew up, and he was going around, and playing, running all over. (PS)
• ixíʔ čminúlaʔxʷstn̓ ixíʔ itíʔ kn̓ čxʷylwis. I know that country, I have travelled through there. (PS)

watching something, watch something čy̓ay̓áx̌aʔst / y̓ay̓áx̌aʔn̓t

wear/use snow shoes čyiríwaʔxnm̓

woven čyiy̓, čɣiy̓

woman’s name C̓y̓patkʷ

waterfall čy̓xʷitkʷ

whole, entire əčmal̓k̓ʷ

weave, woven, imbricated əčml̓ɣiy̓, əčml̓yiy̓

water goes back down, flood recedes, highwater recedes əɬsw̓aw̓

weave blankets, weave cloth ɣíy̓c̓a

wild weeping willow, Salix anygdaloides and S. lasiandra haw̓íɬp

What’s the matter? haʔ sc̓kinx ?

Which one is different?, Which one doesn't belong? haʔkín̓ aʔ čst̓ixʷlm̓ ?

wolves, wolf pack həɬn̓c̓iʔčn̓

weapon =il̓stn̓

What I measured. isčsúxʷmaʔ

way over there k̓ax̌íʔ

wash your hands / wash hands kc̓aw̓íw̓kst

Wash your hands! kc̓aw̓íw̓kstx !

wash ones face, wash face kc̓awíw̓s

wash up, wash one’s face / Wash one’s face kc̓aw̓íw̓sm̓

• skc̓aw̓íw̓sm̓səl̓x uɬ way̓ təxtxam̓əl̓x. They started washing their faces and they combed their hair (PS)

wash somebody's face kc̓aw̓íw̓sn̓t

• kc̓aw̓íw̓sn̓. I wash her/his face. (Cv)

wash someone's face accidentally or incidentally kc̓aw̓iw̓snún̓t

• kc̓w̓iw̓snún̓. I managed to wash it/her/him. (Cv)

Wash your face! kc̓aw̓íw̓sx !

wash one’s hands kc̓iw̓kst

• kc̓w̓c̓iw̓kstx ! Wash your hands! (Cv)

wash one’s head kc̓iw̓qn̓

• kc̓w̓c̓iw̓qnx ! Wash their head!

wash rocks kc̓iw̓sxn̓t

• kc̓íw̓siʔs iʔ patáq, mɬ ixíʔ n̓ɬəxʷpusəs. S/he washed the potatoes, and then s/he boiled them. (PS)

wood tick kəkc̓il̓xkn̓

wood tick k̓əkc̓il̓xkn̓

where kin̓

where at?, where to? k̓laʔkín̓

• kʷ k̓laʔkín̓ Where are you?, Where did you get to? (Cv)

wrap, tie around a cylindrical object klk̓al̓qʷ

• axáʔ iʔ l̓ n̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s, mɬ ixíʔ klk̓al̓qʷsəl̓x iʔ t tinx. In the center of the bow they wrap it with sinew. (PS)

wrapped stick k̓l̓k̓al̓qʷ

wrap, package, bale klk̓íc̓aʔ

wrap something of somebody’s klk̓íc̓aʔɬt

• kl̓k̓l̓k̓íc̓aʔɬtm̓. S/he wrapped it for her/him., S/he tied it for her/him., S/he bound it for her/him. (Cv)

wrap, bale something klk̓íc̓aʔn̓t

• kl̓k̓íc̓aʔsəl̓x. They bale it. (Cv)

wrap something for somebody klk̓íc̓aʔxt

will be food kɬčʔiɬntn̓

• uɬ ixíʔ iʔ xʷic̓əxtm̓s akɬčʔíɬəntn̓ He gave you this to eat on (PS)

will be together with kɬčʔul̓lw̓s

• mɬ p pəx̌ʷmn̓̓čut k̓a čməq̓ʷmaq̓ʷ, lut kɬčʔúl̓lw̓sm̓p iʔ naʔɬ sqilxʷ. And you guys will scatter to the mountains, you won’t be mixed up with the people. (PS)

will go first kɬk̓ɬxaʔtxnaʔx

• anwíʔ kɬk̓ɬxáʔtxnaʔx. You will go ahead. (Cv)

will wait kɬk̓ɬʔim̓

• lut kʷ ikɬk̓ɬʔím̓. I won’t wait for you., You won't be waited for by me.

wrist k̓ɬk̓mčnikst

wrist(s) k̓ɬk̓m̓čnikst

wrist(s) k̓ɬk̓m̓k̓m̓čnikst

walk through k̓ɬkxam̓

warn, inform, let know k̓ɬlxʷ-

• k̓ɬlxʷɬtiɬn̓ warn somebody
  • kn̓ k̓əɬləxʷɬtiɬən̓ I let them know (Cv)
• k̓ɬlxʷnčutn̓ one’s warning signals
  • k̓ɬlxʷn̓čutn̓s. They are her warning signals., They are her messengers. (PS)
• k̓ɬlxʷn̓tim̓ warn somebody about something
  • t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷ xʷt̓il̓x, qiɬn̓txʷ uɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬlxʷn̓tixʷ, “qiɬtx, way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx.” As soon as you get up, wake him up and tell him, “Wake up or we’ll die.” (PS)
• lxʷus watch, be on watch
  • way̓ n̓kʷəl̓mut iʔ ksəlxʷúsaʔx The brother-in-law is the one who’s going to watch (PS)
• slxʷusm̓ one who is on watch, guardian, guard
  • iʔ sy̓syus sləxʷusm̓. The smart ones are on watch. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ɬlxʷan̓t finish telling somebody what to do, finish warning somebody about something. compound
  • uɬ ixíʔm̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ wy̓sk̓əɬləxʷəntixʷ ask̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ But that’s after you’ve told your brothers what to do (PS)

warn somebody k̓ɬlxʷɬtiɬn̓

• kn̓ k̓əɬləxʷɬtiɬən̓ I let them know (Cv)

warn somebody about something k̓ɬlxʷn̓tim̓

• t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷ xʷt̓il̓x, qiɬn̓txʷ uɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬlxʷn̓tixʷ, “qiɬtx, way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx.” As soon as you get up, wake him up and tell him, “Wake up or we’ll die.” (PS)

will be mixed with kɬɬčnxiʔ

• lut k̓l̓ sqilxʷ kɬəɬčn̓xiʔm̓p. You guys won’t be mixed with the people again. (PS)

will be going kɬɬk̓áwaʔx

• kn̓ kɬəɬk̓áwaʔx. I am going to be gone. (PS)

will give an answer kɬɬk̓ɬk̓ʷinxʷčnm̓

• ikɬəɬk̓ɬkʷin̓xʷčnm̓. I’m going to answer it again. (PS)

what one will plant kɬɬk̓ʷanɬq

will refuse kɬɬlutm̓, kɬəɬlutm̓

• aɬiʔáʔ ixíʔ ikɬəɬlútm̓. I am not going to change my mind.

will put a hat on kɬɬqʷáčqnaʔx

• ixíʔ k̓ʷƛ̓ɬtixʷ iʔ qʷačqn̓s, mɬ anwíʔ kʷ kɬəɬqʷáčqnaʔx. Then you take off her hat/bonnet, and you put it back on yourself. (PS)

will go back uphill kɬɬx̌iƛ̓m̓

• way̓ lut t̓ə qəɬnun̓ əɬ ikɬəɬx̌íƛ̓m̓ I can’t make it up the hill (PS)

will give something back to somebody kɬɬxʷic̓ɬt

• lut kʷ t̓ ikɬəɬxʷíc̓ɬtm̓. I won’t give it back to you. (PS)

will go kɬɬxʷuy̓

• way̓ kn̓ kɬp̓ap̓ əɬ ikɬəɬxʷuy̓ I am discouraged to go back (PS)

will be going back kɬɬxʷúyaʔx

• ixíʔ ksp̓l̓k̓mn̓čútaʔx kɬəɬčxʷúyaʔx. Then he was about to turn around and come back. (PS)
• ixíʔ xʷic̓ɬts yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, way̓ kɬəɬčxʷúyaʔx, uɬ čun̓tm̓ iʔ ta y̓lmixʷm̓. He gave it to the king, he was going to come back, when the chief told him it. (PS)
• sxiʔmíx p wy̓ikst, p kɬəɬxʷúyaʔx. Anytime you guys are done working you can go back. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ kɬəɬxʷúyaʔx k̓ intm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Yes, I am going back to my own country (PS)

will beat. unclear construction (probably future ks mergin with again ɬ) kɬƛ̓xʷup

• kʷuʔ akɬƛ̓xʷup iʔ t isčk̓ɬpáʔx̌. You want to overturn my decisions. (PS)

wrist out of joint, sprain one’s wrist k̓ɬmɬq̓ʷčnikst

wrist out of joint, sprain one’s wrist k̓ɬmɬq̓ʷčnikst, k̓əɬməlq̓ʷčnikst

way of doing kɬnak̓ʷúl̓m̓

will be one’s saddle horse kɬnkʔmtiw̓stn̓

• akɬn̓k̓am̓tíw̓stn̓. It will be your mount. (PS)

white belly k̓ɬpqin̓k

write something for somebody k̓ɬq̓y̓ɬtim̓

• way̓ kʷu k̓əɬq̓əy̓ɬtixʷ axáʔ iʔ qʷəlqʷilstmn̓, lut aksənɬíptm̓ Put down in writing what I’m telling you, don’t you forget it (PS)

write something k̓ɬq̓y̓n̓tim̓

• ixíʔ uɬ k̓ɬq̓y̓n̓tisəl̓x, uɬ ixíʔ máyaʔɬtsəl̓x, way̓ ixíʔ x̌aq̓s. And then they wrote it all down, and they told him about it, so he paid it. (PS)

will be one’s wife kɬtkɬmilxʷ

walk hillside k̓ɬtkʷaʔtín̓k

wean k̓ɬtln̓tim̓

wirey/sinewy kɬtn̓tinx

worry about somebody k̓ɬtqpilsmn̓t

• k̓ɬtəqpil̓smn̓tsəl̓x. They’re afraid something might happen to you. (Cv)
• uɬ mət k̓əɬtqpilsməntsəlx iʔ t asənqsílxʷ, mət n̓stilsəlx mət kʷ ƛ̓lal̓ I suppose your relatives are worrying about you, they must be wondering whether you are dead (PS)

will want kɬx̌min̓k

• way̓ anwí n̓k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷíntxʷ stim̓ y̓ akɬx̌mínk You pick out what you want (PS)

walk here and there kɬxʷaʔxʷíst

• way̓ kɬxʷaʔxʷíst iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ The devil walked all around (PS)

walk on / walk on floor/surface / to walk on a surface kɬxʷist

• skɬxʷists iʔ t ən̓x̌liw̓s. S/he started walking on the bridge. (PS)

what’s underground k̓ɬyxʷut

• ixíʔ in̓čáʔ ikstíxʷm̓, uɬ anwíʔ iʔ k̓ɬy̓xʷut iʔ t ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ, iʔ saˤw̓x̌ʷíp. I am the one who is going to gather that, and you the things that are under ground, the roots. (PS)

wrapper (part of threshing process) kɬʔaʔáx̌ʷəx̌ʷ

will be loser kɬʔaˤl̓pn̓čút

• lut ikɬʔáˤl̓pn̓čút ʔáˤpnáʔ. I am not going to be the loser this time. (PS)

wait kɬʔim̓

wait k̓ɬʔim̓

wait for k̓ɬʔimm̓

wait for somebody k̓ɬʔimn̓t

• way̓ miyáɬ čm̓ kʷuʔ xarkstmn̓tm̓ ɬə k̓ɬʔimn̓tm̓ We’ll waste too much time if we wait for him (PS)
• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu k̓əɬʔiməntxʷ Wait for me (PS)

wait for one another kɬʔmnwixʷ

• way̓ t̓i kʷu k̓əɬʔəmnwixʷ We will wait for one another (PS)

wait for one another k̓ɬʔmnwixʷ

We’ll lie about him kmlx̌aʔíplaʔntm̓

work together kn̓kn̓xtwixʷ

Wrap something kpəlk̓ʷíc̓aʔ

will look ksaˤc̓m̓

will tie something ksáˤčntím̓

• lut t̓a čmistís ɬə ksaˤčn̓tís iʔ sc̓uʔxán̓s. S/he doesn’t even know how to tie her/his shoes. (PS)

will tell stories ksčaptíkʷlaʔx

• kn̓ ksčaptíkʷlaʔx. I am going to tell a legend. (PS)

will bathe ksčaˤwlx

• aksčw̓čáˤwl̓x. You’re going to bathe. (Cv)

will say what? ksc̓íntaʔx

• kn̓ ksc̓íntaʔx What could I say (Cv)

will skin something ksc̓iqʷaʔx

• haʔ kʷu ksc̓íqʷaʔx ? Are we going to skin/butcher? (PS)

will skin something ksc̓íqʷiʔ

• íwaʔ ksc̓íqʷiʔs. She’s going to try to skin it. (PS)

will arrive somewhere ksčkičx

• ksaláʔs, ksčkičxs ksčn̓xiʔs. He has to be here, he has got to get here and mix with the rest. (PS)

what one plants ksčk̓ʷanɬq

• ʔáˤpnáʔ k̓ɬʔiy̓sn̓tm̓ iʔ ksčk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət. This time we’ll change what we’re going to plant. (PS)

will take away something of somebody’s ksčkʷiɬt

• ixíʔ n̓ʔučxnm̓, nínwiʔ ɬ iksčkʷíɬtm̓ l̓ kskʷúmiʔs. I’m going to follow her, maybe I can get it from where she puts it away. (PS)

will grow ksčƛ̓x̌ap

• mat way̓ ksčƛ̓x̌ap kiʔ kʷuʔ kʷn̓nus. S/he’ll grow into something, that’s why s/he caught me. (PS)

will tell one another a story ksčm̓ayxtwíxʷ

• kʷu ksmay̓xtwíxʷaʔx. We are going to tell each other stories. (Cv)

will marry ksčmrímaʔx

• ixíʔ ik̓líʔ yaʔ kspʔus, ik̓líʔ x̌minks ksčmrímaʔx. Then that’s where her heart is, that's who she wants to marry. (PS)

what one has learned ksčmypnwiɬn̓

• čm̓ kʷu ɬə my̓n̓čut, uɬ axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓txtət iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔtət čm̓ ixíʔ ɬa ksmispx̌páx̌t, iʔ ksčmipn̓wiɬn̓s. As for our knowing, t’s our youngest one, our little brother, who’s the smartest, who learned more. (PS)
• kʷu ksmy̓may̓n̓čútaʔx iʔ t ksčmipn̓wíɬn̓tət. We are going to have our own experience, whatever we learn. (PS)
• stim̓ an̓x̌mín̓k aksčk̓ʷúl̓, aksčmipn̓wíɬn̓ ? What work would you like to learn? (PS)
• ixíʔ kiʔ sič my̓pčin̓əl̓x. That’s when they all agreed. (PS)

will overtake somebody (coming) ksčnkčnikn̓t

will come in ksčnʔuɬxʷ

will harvest ksčtaxʷɬq

• anwíʔ miʔ kʷ čxʔit, miʔ ʔumn̓txʷ iʔ aksčtáxʷɬq uɬ k̓im̓ in̓čáʔ tixʷn̓. You be the first one, you name what you want to harvest, and I will take what’s left. (PS)

will say, tell ksčunm̓

• uɬ put iksčunm̓ “aɬíʔ kn̓ kskəkáˤka,” maˤn̓ axáʔ aláʔ ilíʔ sk̓əɬk̓mils kiʔ tk̓ʷak̓ʷ And I was just going to tell him “I have chickens,” and he dropped right there in front of me (Cv)

will say ksčut

• lut ksčuts. Don’t let her say it., May s/he not say it. (Cv)

will cut cards ksc̓wqiw̓siʔn̓t

• ksc̓əwqiw̓siʔs He’s cutting the cards (Cv)

will cut cards ksc̓wqiw̓sm̓

• iksc̓w̓qíw̓sm̓. I’m gonna cut the cards. (Cv)

will obtain. cwtan be there ksčwtan̓

• nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ pútiʔ l̓ siwɬkʷ čwtan̓ Apparently that’s still in the water. (PS)

will be first ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx

• 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)

will promise, tell ksc̓x̌ʷxit

• ixíʔ kʷ iksc̓əx̌ʷxitm̓ axáʔ iʔ kʷ isx̌áʔx̌aʔ. Then this is what I’m reporting to you, my father-in-law. (PS)

watch somebody ksčyaʔyáʔx̌st

• kʷuʔ ksəčy̓ay̓áx̌aʔstsəl̓x. They’re gonna be watching me. They will be watching me. (Cv)

will be food ksčʔiɬn̓

• mɬ ixíʔ čəqɬtim̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓s. And then she puts down his food for him. (PS)
• way̓ čwiʔskɬsál̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬəns His meal is already on the table (PS)
• mɬ čxʷʔul̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓səl̓x. Their food was steaming. (PS)
• anwíʔ čn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓stxʷ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓tət. You’re the one who takes responsibility for our food.. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kn̓ p̓y̓qil̓tn̓ mɬ čʔukʷɬəmn̓ iʔ ksc̓iɬnm̓p. When my cooking is done, I’ll bring you guys what you’re going to eat. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ l̓ aksčʔíɬən̓ This is for your food (PS)

will ask ksiwm̓

• ixíʔ kʷ iksíw̓m̓, c̓kin̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k iʔ akɬčítxʷ ? Then I’m going to ask you, what kind of house would you like? (PS)

will drink ksíw̓staʔx

will find something kskaʔkíčɬt

• lut kʷuʔ t̓ kskakíčɬtsəl̓x ikstílm̓. They won’t find what i’m going to ask them to keep for me., They won’t find what i’m going to bait them with. (PS)

will manage to arrive somewhere ksk̓ɬkičx

• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ ɬə kt̓aq̓xnm̓ uɬ lut t̓ ksk̓ɬkičxs. Even if she stretched, she can’t reach it. (PS)

walk under, below ksk̓ɬxʷúyaʔx

• ixíʔ kn̓ ksk̓ɬxʷúyaʔx. Then I am going to go below. (PS)

will hear something ksk̓ɬʔanwín̓t

• lut kʷuʔ ksk̓ɬʔanwín̓tm̓. They won’t perceive us., They won't notice us. (PS)

will wait ksk̓ɬʔim̓

• iksk̓ɬʔím̓. I’m going to wait. (Cv)

will wait for somebody ksk̓ɬʔimn̓t

• lut ksk̓ɬʔimn̓tm̓. Let’s not wait for him. (PS)

will change ksk̓ɬʔiysm̓

• way̓ ixíʔ t̓alaʔxwílx axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, uɬ way̓ p iksk̓əɬʔíysm̓ The world is going to come to life and I’ll change you (PS)

will manipulate in different ways kskm̓ikxtm̓

• lut kskmʔikxtm̓s. She won’t let anything untried. (PS)
• lut akskm̓ʔikxtm̓. You are gonna do everything you can with her. (Cv)

will help somebody ksknxit

• ixíʔ nínwiʔ kʷ ikskn̓xítm̓. That’s the help I am going to give you. (PS)
• nínwiʔ iʔ kskn̓xitm̓t iʔ l̓ aksk̓ʷəčk̓ʷáčt. We’re going to help you with your strength. (PS)
• ixíʔ kʷuʔ kskn̓xitp kiʔ x̌litɬəmn̓. I want your help, so that’s why I called you guys. (PS)

will take kskʷnim̓

• in̓čáʔ ikskʷním̓ iʔ syups. I will take the tips. (PS)
• nínwiʔ íwaʔ kʷ ɬə ƛ̓lal̓ uɬ lut kʷ t̓ ikskʷním̓. If even you die, I’m not going to take you. (PS)
• x̌əl̓ stim̓ kiʔ kʷu əčənq̓aʔílsəmstxʷ kʷu əɬ akskʷním̓, t̓əxʷ aɬíʔ kʷu čƛ̓aʔntíxʷ? Why did you make it your business to take me, and you got me? (PS)

will work ksk̓ʷul̓m̓

• way̓ uɬ p ksk̓ʷul̓əms You go ahead and work (PS)

will fix something for somebody ksk̓ʷul̓xt

• kʷuʔ aksk̓ʷúl̓xtm̓ t ikɬčítxʷ. You will fix a house for me. (PS)

will follow kskxam̓

• ikskxam̓. I'm going to go along with them., I'm going to accompany them. (PS)

will be going on a ride kskʔmʔmtíw̓saʔx

• aláʔ ksk̓am̓ʔam̓tíw̓saʔx. He’s going to ride it around here. (PS)

will get wood kslíp̓aʔx

will go away kslkʷílxaʔx

• p slkʷíl̓xaʔx. You are going far away. (PS)

will refuse kslutm̓

• lut akslútm̓ ! Don’t refuse! (PS)

will be friends ksl̓x̌tiw̓sms

• way̓ čuntsən̓ lut k̓im̓ kʷu ksl̓əx̌tiw̓səms I told you, there is no way that we can be friends (PS)

will leave somebody ksɬəwin̓t

• haʔ l̓ stim̓ haʔ p sn̓k̓aʔsíl̓sx, úɬiʔ kʷuʔ ksɬəwin̓tp ? Is there something you guys are crabby/irritated about, that you guys are leaving me? (PS)

will let somebody go ksɬəw̓nikstm̓

• lut áɬiʔ kʷ t̓ iksɬəw̓níkstm̓, way̓ kʷ isčƛ̓aʔám̓. I’m not going to let you go, I came to get you. (PS)
• t̓xʷ lut kʷ t̓ iksɬəw̓níkstm̓ put nínwiʔ k̓laʔ t̓xʷ kʷu klkʷilx iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ I’m not going to let you go until we are a little ways off from the water (PS)

will be perceptible ksɬíq̓ʷtaʔx

• uɬ áɬiʔ nínwiʔ kčhəham̓ uɬ áɬiʔ ksɬíq̓ʷtaʔx And if it comes out right, it will show (PS)

will be perceptible ksɬiq̓ʷts

• kʷumn̓txʷ, lut ksɬiq̓ʷts, lut kswíkiʔs axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓tət, čm̓ k̓ɬpaʔsn̓čút. You put them away, don’t let them show, don’t let our boss see them, she might get wise. (PS)

will go after something ksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓

• way̓ kʷ iksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓ y̓ anx̌mínk I’ll go after anything you want / I’d go after anything you want (PS)

will look for something ksƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔam̓

• way̓ t̓i wiks uɬ n̓q̓əmsčinəms: “way̓ iksƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔám.” He saw her and he got stuck on her: “I’m going to look for her.” (PS)

will be dead ksƛ̓lal̓

• way̓ mi kn̓ ksƛ̓lal̓ For sure I’ll be dead (PS)
• lútiʔ ksƛ̓lal̓s. It will be before he dies.
• lut ƛ̓lal̓, lut t̓ wikɬtm̓ iʔ sqil̓t ɬə ksƛ̓lal̓s, way̓ kmix iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. She isn’t dead, we didn’t see the body that she’s dead, only her clothes. (PS)

will die ksƛ̓llmíxaʔx

• uɬ sčʔkinx kn̓ kst̓ləlmíxaʔx úɬiʔ kʷu əɬ málx̌aʔntxʷ? Why, I am going to die and you lie to me? (PS)
• way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ way̓ ksƛ̓ləlmíxaʔx ixíʔ k̓əɬnyrk̓ʷips sn̓k̓l̓ip And just as he was dying Coyote put that loop there, in the man-eater’s anus (PS)

will kill people ksƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓

• ixíʔ kʷuʔ ksƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓. She’s figured on killing us., Then she's going to kill us. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, lut haʔ kʷuʔ ksƛ̓xʷəntim? The man-eater, won’t he kill us? (PS)
• way̓ uɬ ixíʔ sƛ̓axʷtsəlx, way̓ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ksƛ̓xʷəntiməlx They are dead, the man-eater is going to kill them (PS)

will be dead ksƛ̓xʷtmíxaʔx

• qiɬtx, way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx. Wake up or we will die. (PS)
• ksʔatxíl̓xm̓p, itlíʔ way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx. If you guys fall asleep, well then we’ll be dead. (PS)

will win ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx

• swit kakíčs uɬ ixíʔ ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx iʔ t sqlaw̓. Whoever finds her will win some money. (PS)

will win something ksƛ̓xʷupm̓

• way̓ inčá iksƛ̓xʷúpm̓ iʔ čxʔit, iʔ čq̓ilən̓ iʔ wisxn̓ I am going to win first prize, the longest arrow (PS)

will seek something ksƛ̓ʔam̓

• nínwiʔ ɬ in̓x̌mín̓k uɬ ixíʔ aksƛ̓aʔám̓. Then if I want it, you’re going after it. (PS)

will tell one’s own story ksm̓aynčút

• ʔawsk̓ək̓níyaʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ iʔ ksm̓ayʔnčútaʔx Listen to the birds’ story (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ ksm̓ay̓nčútaʔxəl̓x. The chickens are going to tell a story (PS)
• aláʔ p sk̓ək̓níyaʔx, ksm̓ay̓n̓čútaʔxəl̓x. You guys will listen, they’re going to tell a story / Listen here, they’re going to tell a story. (PS)

will send away ksmaʔmínm̓

• nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ iksmaʔmínm̓. I don’t want to get rid of you. (PS)

will snow ksmqʷaqʷs

• way̓ uɬ k̓əy̓ilx, way̓ xʔal̓ ksmqʷaqʷs, ksʔistkəms It’s fall, soon it will snow, winter starts (PS)

will doctor oneself ksmrímstaʔx

• kʷ smrím̓staʔx. You must doctor yourself., You're going to doctor yourself. (Cv)

will sit ksmut

• lut t̓a čqɬnus ksmuts. S/he couldn’t even sit up. (Cv)
• kn̓ ksmútaʔx I am about to sit (Cv)

will find out ksmypnun̓t

• kʷu paʔpaʔsín̓k ɬə ksmipnúntm̓ ƛ̓lal̓. We’d feel bad if we found out that she’s dead. (PS)
• kʷu ksƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔsčk̓ʷúl̓aʔx, ksmipnún̓tm̓ iʔ sk̓ʷul̓m̓. We are going to look for a job, we’re going to learn how to work. (PS)
• ksmypnúiʔs will be able to learn about
• ksmipnúiʔsəlx They want to know how (Cv)

will be able to overtake somebody ksnkčníkiʔn̓t

• uɬ lut nixʷ t̓ə ksənkílkiʔs iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s km̓ ksənkčníkiʔs He couldn’t follow his brothers or catch up with them (PS)

will overtake somebody ksnkčnikn̓t

will come true ksnlʕ̓ʷus

• ksənləʕ̓ʷúsaʔx It’s coming true (Cv)

will tell on somebody ksnmaʔípn̓t

• til̓xʷs ɬə ksn̓maʔípiʔs iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s. It was difficult for him to tell on his brothers. (PS)
• way̓ lut kʷu t̓ə ksənmaʔípəntm̓ iʔ t sínčaʔtət We’re not going to be told on by our brother (PS)
• čaʔkʷ kʷu ɬə ksn̓maʔípn̓tm̓ uɬ way̓ l̓ aʔ čxʔit iʔ čaw̓tət, yaʔ n̓málx̌aʔčín̓tm̓ l̓ q̓y̓min̓. If he were going to tell on us, he would have the first thing we did, where we lied in the letter. (PS)

will think ksn̓stil̓s

• lut ksn̓stil̓sm̓p ! Don’t think about it! (plural) (PS)

will marry, will become related ksntxʷsníwxʷaʔx

• way̓ kʷu ksəntxʷsənwíxʷaʔx We are going to get relations (Cv)

will believe ksnwnxʷínaʔ

• way̓ uɬ lut iksnwnxʷínaʔ I’m not going to believe it (PS)

will be afraid ksnx̌ílaʔx

• way̓ ksənx̌ílaʔx uɬ ixíʔ sn̓c̓ip̓c̓əp̓səms He was going to get scared and so he shut his eyes (PS)

will be afraid ksnx̌iɬ

will be satisfied ksnx̌stlsmístaʔx

• way̓ xʷic̓əxts iʔ sqʷsiʔs t ksqlaw̓s, ixíʔ mət k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ piqsxn̓ t̓i ksənx̌stəlsmístaʔx He gave his son some money, maybe a little silver just to satisfy him / He gave his son some money, a little silver just to satisfy him (PS)

will walk in the water ksnxʷstitkʷ

• čm̓ kn̓ ła ɬaʔɬaʔt̓xáˤn̓ miʔ kn̓ həhuʔ, lut t̓ iksn̓xʷstíkʷ. Should I get my feet wet I’ll catch cold, I’m not going to wade in the water. (PS)
• íwaʔ k̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷúkʷstm̓ ksńxʷstítkʷaʔx.. She’s even begging him to walk in the water. (PS)

will buy, sell / have a price ksnʔiys

• lut ksn̓ʔiy̓s. It doesn’t have the selling quality., It's not going to be purchased. (Cv)
• ksənʔis It had a price (Cv)

will follow ksnʔučxnm̓

• uɬ iksənʔúčxnm̓ axáʔ səmx̌ikn̓ I’m going to follow Grizzly (PS)
• kʷ iksn̓ʔúčxnm̓. I’m going to track you. (Cv)

will be coming in ksnʔúɬxʷaʔx

• úɬiʔ kn̓ čx̌uy̓ aláʔ, way̓ kn̓ ksənʔúɬxʷaʔx That’s why I came here, let me in (PS)

will let somebody come in ksnʔuɬxʷmn̓t

• lut ksn̓ʔuɬxʷmn̓tm̓. Nobody can come in., It won't be entered. (Cv)

will trade something ksnʔyxʷiw̓sm̓

• uɬ aɬíʔ lut t̓ iksənʔəyxʷíw̓sm̓ I’m not going to trade it off (PS)
• kʷuʔ čus ixíʔ ny̓aˤy̓p iksxət̓ám̓ uɬ lut kʷuʔ t̓ čus iksn̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓sm̓. He told me to keep it forever, he didn’t tell me to trade it. (PS)

will turn back ksp̓lk̓mnčútaʔx

• ixíʔ ksp̓l̓k̓mn̓čútaʔx kɬəɬčxʷúyaʔx. Then he was about to turn around and come back. (PS)

will get to they top ksqíltaʔx

• huy̓, put uɬ ksqíl̓taʔxəl̓x, ixíʔ uɬ huy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ t sʔay̓x̌ʷt. Well, they were just about to the top, and Coyote gave up with tiredness (PS)

will be one’s money ksqlaw̓

• way̓ p ksəksqlaw̓aʔx kɬkʔiɬəntn̓əmp You have got to have money for you to eat (PS)
• ixíʔ iʔ ksqlaw̓səl̓x. That is going to be their money. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ wtxitm̓ t ksqlaw̓s, t̓i mət kʷəkʷər̓kʷr̓isxn̓, nikxnaʔ limt axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it He gave him some money, maybe pennies, gee the little boy was tickled (PS)
• way̓ xʷic̓əxts iʔ sqʷsiʔs t ksqlaw̓s, ixíʔ mət k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ piqsxn̓ t̓i ksənx̌stəlsmístaʔx He gave his son some money, maybe a little silver just to satisfy him / He gave his son some money, a little silver just to satisfy him (PS)

will be some time ksq̓q̓sápiʔ

• lut ksq̓əq̓sápiʔs. He won’t make it too long., It won't be too long. (PS)

will be a long time ksq̓sápiʔ

• čʔx̌iʔ taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs iʔ ksčaláʔm̓p ɬə x̌stmin̓tp iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓m̓p ? How long are you going to stay if you like your jobs? (PS)

will introduce somebody to somebody ksqʷaʔmnwíxʷst

will talk to somebody ksqʷlqʷilst

• ilíʔ mutx ! kʷ iksqʷl̓qʷil̓stm̓. Sit down there! I’m going to talk to you. (PS)

will get hard up ksqʷn̓qʷan̓taʔx

• íwaʔ n̓qʷn̓qʷn̓tmin̓, in̓čáʔ iʔ kn̓ ksqʷn̓qʷan̓taʔx. Even if I get hard up, it is I who would be hard up. (PS)

will go to the dance ksq̓ʷymnčútaʔx

• kn̓ ksxʷuyaʔx iʔ k̓l̓ ksyaʕmíxaʔx, k̓l̓ ksq̓ʷay̓mn̓čútaʔx. I am going to the gathering, to the dance. (PS)

will harvest kstaxʷɬqm̓

• t̓iʔ kʷin̓txʷ iʔ syupsts axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət, uɬ t̓y̓t̓iym̓ ɬ akstáxʷɬqm̓. You are taking the tops of the crop, it’s easy for you to take your crop. (PS)

will be grub for somebody kst̓ik̓ln̓t

• yaʕpqín̓ t sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷip, iʔ kst̓ik̓əls x̌əl̓ sʔistk Lots of roots, grub for winter (PS)

will take, gather kstixʷm̓

• ixíʔ anwíʔ akstíxʷm̓ aksútn̓ You will gather that for your own thing. (PS)
• ixíʔ in̓čáʔ ikstíxʷm̓. I am the one who is going to gather that. (PS)

will travel kstkʷtkʷʔútaʔx

• kʷu kstəkʷtəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. We are going to travel the country over. (PS)

will go, travel kstkʷʔútaʔx

• kʷu kstəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t spilm̓. We will go in the flat lands. (PS)

will charge somebody with the care of kstlmn̓tuɬt

• way̓ kn̓ kɬɬk̓áwaʔx, way̓ kʷ ikstəlməntúɬtm̓ axáʔ ink̓ənp̓qínkstn̓ I am going to be gone, I want you to keep for me my ring (PS)

will (go) straight kstɬtaɬts

• anwíʔ čmy̓núlaʔxʷstxʷ an̓tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ uɬ t̓iʔ kstɬtaɬts iʔ ksčxʷuy̓tət, lut kʷu kstxl̓kaqs. You know the way to your country, let’s go straight the right way, let’s not go around in circles. (PS)

will comb kstxam̓

• akstxám̓. You’re going to comb him. (Cv)

will pay something kstx̌áq̓q̓plaʔ

• talíʔ kstx̌áq̓əq̓plaʔ. They have very high wages. (Cv)

will take care of something for somebody kstxt̓ɬtim̓

• way̓ kʷu akstxt̓əɬtím̓ inlaklí I want you to take care of my key (PS)

will get food kstxʷčnčut

• way̓ uyáʔ, k̓əɬpx̌ax iʔ la kstəxʷčənčut Listen, think about getting something to eat (PS)

will get outfitted with kstxʷlsčut

• mus káˤčíc̓aʔtn̓ iʔ akstəxʷl̓sčút. Four bundles you have to get. (PS)

will get ready kstxʷlsčútaʔx

• t̓xʷ kʷu kstxʷəlxčútaʔx We are sure going to get something for ourselves. (PS)

will go straight kstx̌ʷmnčútaʔx

• k̓aʔkín̓ kʷu n̓čahəhqín̓, ik̓líʔ kʷu ɬə kstəx̌ʷmn̓čútaʔx. Wherever we are facing, that’s where we will go straight for. (PS)

will fly around kst̓xʷt̓xʷtlilx

• axáʔ iʔ p skəkáˤkaʔ ixíʔ p kskəkáˤkaʔ, uɬ ixíʔ p kst̓əxʷt̓əxʷtlílxaʔx k̓la n̓wist. You fowl will be birds, you will be flying up in the air. (PS)

will stop somebody kstx̌ʔnčnmistmn̓t

• uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ wim̓ axáʔ akstx̌ʔənčənmistm̓ axáʔ y̓ asənk̓ʷɬq̓ʷlút You’ll try to stop your bed partner in vain (PS)

will refuse kst̓yam̓

• áɬiʔ anwíʔ kʷ isql̓tmíxʷ, kʷ isn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. Because you are my man, I am married to you. (PS)

will be one’s thing ksutn̓

• ixíʔ anwíʔ akstíxʷm̓ aksútn̓ You will gather that for your own thing. (PS)

will see kswikm̓

• stxət̓stumn̓ uɬ lut kʷuʔ akswíkm̓. I’ll take care of you, but you won’t see me. (PS)
• lut t̓a čwikɬəmn̓, sič p əɬ ikswíkm̓ I haven’t seen you before, this is the first time that I see you. (PS)

will see something kswikn̓t

• čxʷuy̓ kswikn̓tm̓. He comes to see it. (PS)

will backbite somebody kswikʷčnmn̓t

• kswikʷčnmn̓tm̓. We will backbite him. (Cv)

will conceal, deny kswíkʷmist

• lut akswəkʷmíst ! Don’t keep it a secret! (Cv)
• way̓ lut t̓ə kswkʷmists sn̓k̓l̓ip, čut, “way̓ way̓ kn̓ ʔayx̌ʷt.” Coyote didn’t deny it, he said, “Yes, yes, I am tired.” (PS)

work at something, try one’s best with something, exert oneself with something kswitn̓t

• x̌l̓ stim̓ kiʔ kʷu əɬ kswitn̓txʷ ? Why did you try so hard with me? (PS)

will take off one’s clothes ksxʷtl̓sčut

• lut aksxʷt̓l̓sčút ! Don’t take off your clothes! (PS)

will be anxious ksxʷúsəskaʔ

• lut aksxʷúsəskaʔ ! Don’t be anxious! (PS)

will go ksxʷuy̓

• km̓aʔ inčá, lut t̓ iksxʷúy̓ It’s not for me, I’m not going (PS)
• t in̓čáʔ way̓ čmistín̓ k̓aʔkín̓ kʷu ɬə ksxʷuy̓s. I know just where we are going., I happen to know where we are going. (PS)
• lut qɬnus k̓aʔkín̓ ɬə ksxʷuys, ɬə ksxʷt̓pənčuts He isn’t able to go anywhere, to run / He isn’t able to travel anywhere, to run (PS)

will not be able to say a name ksʔam̓núnm̓

• way̓ lut, lut iksʔəməm̓núnm̓ Well, no, I can’t name it, I can’t remember its name, I can’t pronounce it (PS)

will go to sleep (plural) ksʔatxílx

• uɬ nax̌əmɬ lut ksʔətxilxəmp But don’t fall asleep (PS)

will eat, it will be their food ksʔiɬn̓s

• way̓ ixíʔ ksʔíɬnaʔx, čk̓əɬk̓ʷƛ̓alqsəms axáʔ atáʔ qʷásqiʔ He was about to eat, when Blue Jay pulled something from his vest (PS)
• nínwiʔ kʷu ɬə čkičx iʔ k̓l̓ taw̓n̓, kʷu ɬə ksʔiɬn̓s iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓ʔiɬn̓̓tn̓. Later when we get to a town, we might want to eat at an eating place. (PS)

winter comes ksʔistkínaʔ

• way̓ uɬ ixíʔ ksʔəstkínaʔl̓x Then winter time came (PS)
• way̓ kʷu ksk̓ʷánɬqaʔx t kskʔəstkínaʔtət Let’s put in a garden for our winter supply (PS)

what s/he/it was covered with ktəpnaʔn̓čutətn̓

water runs over a surface kt̓ík̓naʔ

white on chest ktpax̌ʷc̓k̓

woman’s name K̓ʷal̓k̓ʷl̓tkʷ

warm rock kʷal̓sxn̓

warm kʷal̓t

• lut t̓a čɬaˤt̓əl̓x uɬ kʷal̓t. They didn’t get wet, and it’s warm. (PS)
• talíʔ kʷal̓t axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, pútiʔ čəčʔix. Quite warm is this deer, still warm., This deer is quite warm, still warm (PS)

warm up kʷəkʷʔal̓

• ixíʔ kwr̓íc̓aʔs axáʔ iʔ pəpáˤspəs, iʔ qaʔɬml̓qnúps, ilíʔ uɬ kʷaʔkʷʔál̓. He build a fire for these chicks, the golden eagle chicks, and they warmed up. (PS)

warm garment, coat kʷl̓al̓qs

water roll up, water rolls around, water rolls down (as in a flood) k̓ʷl̓k̓itkʷm̓

warm garments, coats kʷl̓kʷl̓al̓qs

warm country, warm land, place name- inundated area around the mouth of Louie Creek kʷl̓úlaʔxʷ

• axáʔ kʷl̓úlaʔxʷ aksnilíʔtn̓. Your place is will be warm. (PS)

will lend something to somebody kʷɬn̓tuɬt

• itlíʔ kʷuʔ əɬk̓ɬʔaxʷʔaxʷkʷúksts t̓iʔ kʷuʔ kskʷɬən̓tuɬts. From there he’s again coaxing me to lend it to him. (PS)

woman’s name K̓ʷsk̓aʔál̓qs

we, first person plural intransitive subject pronoun kʷu

• uɬ min̓a tanm̓us, uɬ way̓ t̓i laʔɬ anwí mi kʷu čr·im̓ And maybe it’s not for nothing, you and I will get married (PS)
• pnaʔ axáʔ kʷu px̌ʷəx̌ʷam̓ km̓ kʷu tx̌səsmikst uɬ t̓iʔ l̓ nəqslup kʷu ilíʔ, kʷu čwəktwixʷ l̓ sk̓laxʷ. Maybe we will scatter, or we might be lucky and we will be in one place, we will see each other in the evening. (PS)
• way̓ čm̓ kʷu k̓əɬx̌əlx̌lap, kʷu n̓waʔsnúxʷ, l̓kʷut iʔ ksxʷuytn̓tət It’ll be full daylight on us, we’ll be late, we have far to go! / Daylight will overtake us, we will be late, we are going far (PS)

woman’s name K̓ʷy̓upɬ

weave s/t, string s/t (as snow shoes) kx̌an̓t

weave, string (as snow shoes) k̓x̌n̓tim̓

• k̓x̌n̓tis. S/he weaves it., S/he strings it. (Cv)

wide eyes kyr̓yirs

wipe eyes, wipe tears kʔap̓ʔap̓sn̓čút

What time is it on the clock? l̓ k̓ʷinxs iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ ?

where, when laʔkín̓

• way̓ kʷ ʔayx̌ʷt, laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ wr̓isəlp̓əm? You are tired, what can you do to make fire? (PS)
• way̓ uɬ axáʔ mət laʔkín̓ It must be somewhere (PS)
• way̓ čmystis laʔkín̓ kiʔ kʷums He knew where he put it (PS)
• laʔkín̓ o anx̌mínk akɬčítkʷ? Where would you like your house? (PS)
• t̓xʷ mat laʔkín̓ yaʔ ksɬiqʷ. I sure don’t know where he gets his meat. (PS)
• way̓ mət laʔkín̓ sčʔkinx There must be something be the matter (PS)
• laʔkín̓ kʷ yaˤpčín̓ axáʔ l̓ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, mɬ ixíʔ x̌litn̓txʷəl̓x axáʔ iʔ kmúsc̓aʔ. Whenever you find yourself in need with man-eaters, summon these four packages. (PS)
• uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ wr̓r̓iʔst And what can you do to make fire? (PS)
• mat laʔkín̓ uɬ mat q̓y̓am̓. S/he must have written somewhere. (PS)
• kʷ laʔkín̓. It is where you are. (Cv)
• mɬ čun̓tsəl̓x laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷ xʔkinm̓. And they’ll tell you what you’ll do. (PS)

watermelon limnáʔ

wagon lwakín̓

watch, be on watch lxʷus

• way̓ n̓kʷəl̓mut iʔ ksəlxʷúsaʔx The brother-in-law is the one who’s going to watch (PS)

watch, be on watch lxʷus 1

wet feet ɬaɬat̓xáˤn̓

wide ɬaq̓t

wet feet ɬaʔɬaʔt̓xáˤn̓

• kn̓ əɬaʔɬaʔt̓xáˤn̓ My feet are wet. , I am wet-footed. (PS)

wet ɬaˤɬáˤt̓

wet ɬaˤt̓

wet land, wet place, water-logged soil ɬáˤt̓laʔxʷ

woven basket for cooking, cooking vessel, place name- west bank of Kettle Falls ɬəkčin̓

will come ɬəɬčxʷuy̓

• nax̌m̓ɬ ilíʔ kʷ k̓am̓tíw̓s, way̓ ixíʔ aɬəɬčxʷúy̓. But stay there on the horse, and you’ll come back alive. (PS)

wide (plural) ɬəq̓ɬaq̓t

wide area ɬəq̓úlaʔxʷ

where one lays ɬəq̓ʷutn̓

• ilíʔ st̓k̓ʷtan̓s, iʔ ɬəq̓ʷutn̓s. There was a place for him to lay down, his bed. (PS)

We fetched it., We went and got it. ƛ̓aʔn̓tím̓.

win, win a contest, defeat ƛ̓xʷup

• miʔ p taʔxʷsčk̓ʷúl̓, mɬ way̓ p ƛ̓xʷup iʔ t sqlaw̓. You will get jobs, and then you will get some money. (PS)

white pine, Pinus monticola, canoe tree ƛ̓y̓al̓qʷ

white pine, Pinus monticola, canoe tree ƛ̓y̓iɬp

woman's name (Mary, French Marie) Maríʔ

• ʔak̓láʔ Maríʔ itíʔ čn̓tr̓qpn̓čutəl̓x. Around here Mary and others awere running very fast. (Cv)

worm, maggot, larva m̓áˤmlaʔ

woman’s name Maˤy̓lxʷ

whitefish miml̓t

wider, widest misɬáq̓t

want more misxʷətmíxaʔx

• ksmysxʷtmmíxaʔx He wants more and more (Cv)

we, us mnim̓ɬtət

walk with a swaying motion m̓n̓m̓in̓l̓x

want to sit mtil̓s

• kn̓ mtils I want to sit (Cv)

what one learns, teach oneself my̓my̓an̓čút

• lut t̓a čmistín̓ uɬ kn̓ ksmy̓my̓n̓čútaʔx. I don’t know anything, but I would like to teach myself. (PS)
• kʷu kstəkʷtəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kʷu ksmy̓may̓n̓čútaʔx iʔ t ksčmipn̓wíɬn̓tət. We are going to travel the country over, we are going to have our own experience, whatever we learn.
• ksqʷaʔmíkstməntm̓ iʔ sčm̓im̓yaʔnčútət We’re going to get used to what we’re learning, our work (PS)
• ixíʔ iksčmy̓may̓n̓čút. That’s what I’d like to learn., That's what I'd like to tell about. (PS)

wren nasxəxáˤl̓

wives nax̌ʷəx̌ʷnx̌ʷ

wife / wives nax̌ʷnx̌ʷ

• c̓kin̓ an̓náx̌ʷnx̌ʷ ? What is your wife like?
• in̓náx̌ʷnx̌ʷ paʔpáʔt. My wife is generous.

with, and naʔɬ

• axáʔ hɬ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓c̓iʔčn̓, n̓kʷl̓m̓tiw̓səl̓x. The Blue Jay group with Wolf, they are brothers-in-law. (PS)
• way̓ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓kʷəlmuts n̓c̓ičən̓, ixíʔ iksčaptíkʷlm̓ I’m going to talk about Blue Jay and his brother-in-law Wolf (PS)
• lut kɬčʔul̓w̓sm̓p iʔ naʔɬ sqilxʷ. You guys won’t gather with the people. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ čmriməlx iʔ laʔɬ st̓əmkəʔilts And so they got married, (he) and his daughter (PS)
• yəyáˤt swit, iwá swiʔnúmt km̓ iwá laʔɬ k̓sus, km̓ iwá iʔ laʔɬ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap km̓ iwá laʔɬ tətwit, yəyáˤt swit Everybody, handsome and ugly, old and young, everybody

wipe nose, blow nose naˤsm̓

• náˤsm̓. S/he blew her/his nose.

wink n̓c̓aˤp̓s

wink n̓c̓aˤp̓sm̓

wagon road n̓čəkʷmnaqs

wolf n̓c̓ičn̓

wash out n̓c̓iw̓

wash inside of n̓c̓íw̓ɬc̓aʔn̓t

wash the dishes n̓c̓iw̓n̓t iʔ lasyát

warm water, warm liquid n̓čix

warm something, heat something n̓čix̌əx̌tmn̓t

• n̓čix̌əx̌tmn̓ I warmed it up., I heated it up. (PS)

warm something n̓čixm̓

• kn̓ n̓čixm̓ I warm something (Cv)

warm something n̓čixn̓t

• n̓čixs. S/he warmed it up. (PS)

woman’s name, Etymology offered: sharp back side widow N̓c̓lixkʷaʔ

woman’s name N̓c̓líxkʷaʔ

woman’s name N̓c̓líxʷkʷaʔ

wind blows niw̓t

• n̓t̓aʔ kiʔ niw̓t. Gee, the wind started blowing. (PS)
• ksasq̓tm̓ uɬ niw̓t. It rained and the wind blew. (PS)

winter dance (winter dancing) / winter dance (winter dancing) nixʷám̓ (ksnixʷəxʷmíxaʔx)

water go bad n̓k̓əstkʷil̓x

walk along n̓kəxkxam̓

want to go along / want to go along with someone n̓kəxnil̓s

• way̓ ixíʔ uɬ n̓kxnils axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ The woman wanted to go too (PS)
• iʔ stətʔíw̓taʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt, ixíʔ sn̓kəxnil̓sts. The youngest one was still weak, though he wanted to go along. (PS)

want to go along with someone n̓kəxnil̓smn̓t

• way̓ t̓i ixíʔ uɬ n̓kxnilsməntməlx axáʔ iʔ t sínčaʔsəlx Well, their youngest brother wanted to go with them (PS)

wall, inside of house =n̓kiɬxʷ

wall, inside of house =n̓kɬxʷ, =n̓kiɬxʷ

woman’s name N̓k̓ʷíc̓aʔ

water hemlock, Cicuta douglasi. [lit. a bunch sitting down in the water.] n̓kʷl̓kʷl̓lw̓titkʷ

want to take something out n̓kʷnmil̓s

• čn̓kʷnmil̓s. S/he wants to grab it., S/he feels like grabbing/taking. (Cv)

wood shed n̓lip̓tn̓

weed n̓lq̓ʷiw̓sm̓

walk into brush, a swamp nɬəxʷtil̓x

walk around in the brush n̓ɬəxʷtliw̓s

warm water, lukewarm water n̓maˤlm̓

• ikɬəɬn̓máˤlm̓. I’m going to warm the water again. (Cv)

Whatshan Lake (in sn̓aˤy̓čkstx territory) N̓miml̓tn̓

warm something on the fire n̓mlaˤs

whole piece, a whole head n̓ml̓k̓ʷqin̓

• mat n̓tl̓kʷip uɬ n̓maˤʔítkʷ, ilíʔ čn̓ml̓̓k̓ʷqin̓ čkɬmaˤʔítkʷ. It came up from the ground, and it fell in the water, the whole tree is in the water. (PS)

want a wife n̓nəx̌ʷnx̌ʷil̓s

• n̓nəx̌ʷənx̌ʷils S/he has desire for a wife. (PS)

well used hole, lubricated hole n̓p̓aʔƛ̓ús

• n̓p̓aƛ̓ús iʔ aʔ čɬax̌ʷ. It’s a well used hole, speaking of Coyote’s wife (Cv)

woman’s name n̓pəƛ̓qan̓

white sides n̓pəqpəqɬəniw̓t

white earth n̓píqlaʔxʷ

weeds grow, there are weeds n̓pl̓liw̓s

want to kill something/someone n̓pl̓stmil̓smn̓t

want to kill n̓pl̓stmin̓t

worry about / worry about something n̓q̓aʔíl̓smn̓t

• nínwiʔ sx̌lap miʔ n̓q̓aʔíl̓smn̓txʷ iʔ sq̓lips, ixíʔ mɬ kʷu tkʷʔut. Tomorrow you’ll rustle those handkerchiefs, then we will go. (PS)
• kʷaʔ x̌l̓ stim̓ kiʔ kʷuʔ čn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓stxʷ kʷuʔ ɬ akskʷním̓, t̓xʷ áɬiʔ kʷuʔ čƛ̓aʔn̓tíxʷ ? Well, why is it your business to take me, that you're gonna take me, that you fetched me? (PS)
• anwíʔ čn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓stxʷ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓tət. You’re the one who takes responsibility for our food.. (PS)

wash clothes n̓q̓ʷaʔítətkʷ

wash, do laundry n̓q̓ʷaʔítkʷ

• kn̓ čənq̓ʷaʔítkʷm̓ I wash clothes (PS)

wash hair, shampoo hair n̓q̓ʷaʔqínm̓

wash clothes n̓q̓ʷaʔtkʷl̓sčút

wife of man’s deceased brother n̓q̓ʷic̓tn̓

withdraw or withhold one’s due from someone n̓q̓ʷim̓p

• skm̓sqlaw̓m̓, way̓ kʷuʔ n̓q̓ʷim̓ps yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. He kept the money, the chief stole from me., He kept his money, the king stole from me. (PS)
• n̓q̓ʷim̓ps S/he didn’t give anyone their due. (Cv)

washer n̓q̓ʷʔitkʷtn̓

water bug n̓sap̓mítkʷ

whisper in the ear n̓səsw̓ínaʔ

water trough, drinking vessel, cup, canteen n̓siw̓stn̓

wine, stuff that make your eyes spin n̓sl̓sl̓pustn̓

warm liquid, warm water, hot water, hot sauce n̓taʔkʷítkʷ

wink n̓t̓əkʷsn̓čut

• kn̓ n̓t̓əkʷsənčut I am winking (Cv)
• ixíʔ mɬ n̓t̓əkʷsn̓čut axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. And then this woman winks. (PS)

wink at somebody n̓t̓əkʷsn̓čutxt

• n̓t̓əkʷsn̓čutxts iʔ likúks. She winked her rooster. (PS)
• sn̓t̓əkʷsn̓čutxts S/he winked at them. (PS)

weigh down the corners n̓t̓əpt̓paqsn̓t

• way̓ iʔ t xƛ̓ut miys sn̓t̓əpt̓paqsəs lut iʔ t sniw̓t ksniw̓əntm̓ He put rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away / He puts the rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away (PS)

want to pee n̓tkiʔmíl̓s

will do no good n̓tmusm̓

• ixíʔ iksn̓tmúsm̓. What good will that do me?, What good will I get out of that. (PS)

weather, natural phenomenon, atmospheric conditions, weather conditions =nuxʷ

• kn̓ n̓waʔsnúxʷ I am late / I am late (the sun is high on me) (Cv)
• swit miʔ x̌aʔnúxʷm̓ ? Who is going to stop this rain/weather? (Cv)
• n̓kʷaʔčnúxʷ be late, it gets to be night outside, it become night on people (Cv)
• isn̓x̌l̓x̌l̓snúxʷ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ. I’m dead scared of the water. (PS)

watercress, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, B’s etym: good in the water n̓x̌astátkʷ

watercress (diminutive), Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, B’s etym: good in the water n̓x̌astátkʷaʔ

Wenatchee language, Columbia-Moses language, Entiat language, Chelan language n̓xaʔm̓xʷčín̓

water spirit, whale, sea monster n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ

• axáʔ q̓mn̓tim̓ iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. This one was swalllow by the whale. (PS)
• ixíʔ nak̓ʷm̓ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ixíʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ That’s indeed a people-eater, that sea monster. (PS)

weapons n̓x̌čil̓stətn̓

weapon n̓x̌čil̓stn̓

watercress n̓x̌əsx̌astátkʷ

wade / wade, to go in the water n̓xiʔstítkʷ

window n̓x̌lsáˤɬc̓aʔtn̓

• t̓iʔ put c̓x̌iɬ t n̓x̌l̓sáˤɬc̓aʔtn̓, k̓aʔkín̓ ʔaˤc̓m̓ uɬ way̓ t̓iʔ c̓x̌iɬ k̓l̓ tk̓m̓kniɬxʷ. It’s just like a window, wherever he looks it’s like outside. (PS)
• way̓ inx̌mínk ikɬčítkʷ kmix n̓x̌əlsáˤɬc̓aʔtn̓, məɬ xl·akək I want my house to be glass all around (PS)

window n̓x̌l̓saˤɬxʷtn̓

want a husband, feel like getting married n̓x̌lwiʔíl̓s

window, window shutter n̓xn̓siɬxʷtn̓

• áɬiʔ kɬk̓ɬn̓k̓mip uɬ n̓y̓ʕay̓p yəyáˤt n̓xn̓siɬxʷtn̓ uɬ xlakək. It has a door, and windows all around. (PS)

wall mat, wall hanging, tapestry, wall covering n̓xrin̓ktn̓

walk in water n̓xʷan̓kmitkʷ

want to marry nx̌ʷəx̌ʷil̓s

want to stay alive, want to survive, feel like living n̓xʷl̓xʷl̓til̓s

• lut haʔ q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓txʷ iʔ an̓tkɬmílxʷ, kʷ n̓xʷl̓xl̓til̓s ? Don’t you get stingy of your wife, don’t you want to stay alive? (PS)

wade, wade in water, walk in water n̓xʷstitkʷ

• čn̓xʷstitkʷ walk in the water, walking in water, wading, wade
• way̓ t̓xʷ čn̓xʷstitkʷ, sql̓wtúlaʔxʷ uɬ ixíʔ sčn̓xʷstitkʷs. She started walking, she stepped on dry land and she started walking., She walked, she stepped on dry land and she started walking. (PS)

whirlpool n̓xʷúlmist

want n̓xʷʔil̓s

war spear nyaˤʔ

white turkey ny̓xy̓axl̓ps

want to play, feel like playing n̓ʔačkn̓míl̓s

want to eat n̓ʔaɬníl̓s

• n̓ʔaɬníl̓s. S/he wants to eat., S/he feels like eating. (Cv)

wooden spoon, mixer, stirring stick n̓ʔax̌líkstətn̓

wrinkled p̓ap̓ʔúy̓

worry about something paʔpaʔsíl̓xmn̓t

whiskey jack, gray jay pəqpqəqin̓

white piq

whiteboard piq t q̓y̓al̓qʷtn̓

wrinkled p̓uy̓

wrinkled face p̓y̓us

write, mark q̓ay̓

wheels qəčqičəčs

whip qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓

• kɬc̓l̓c̓lipɬxn̓, kɬqəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓. S/he had spurs, a whip. (PS)
• íwaʔ sp̓n̓tis iʔ t qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓. He even clubbed him with the whip. (PS)

wake someone, wake somebody up qiɬn̓t

• way̓ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s qɬqiɬts He woke his brothers up (PS)
• ixíʔ nixʷ qiɬts, xʷustčnm̓s. Then he woke him up too, hurried him up. (PS)
• t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷ xʷt̓il̓x, qiɬn̓txʷ. As soon as you get up, wake him up. (PS)

woman’s name Q̓iq̓aʔínaʔk

wake somebody up qɬtiɬn̓

warm weather qʷačqʷəčt

woman’s name Q̓ʷaq̓ʷl̓tkʷ

wring something out q̓ʷaʔán̓t

warm weather qʷaʔčínaʔ

• uč əɬ isčxʷəlxʷált km̓ k̓əɬtwin̓, mi kʷu ksqʷaʔčínaʔ I might never make it until the warm weather. (PS) [lit. I might be alive or fall short, and then we’ll have warm weather.]

waste time. unclear form / waste time qʷəqʷil̓qʷl̓t

• lut aksqʷəqʷil̓qʷl̓tm̓ ! Don’t waste time! (PS)

woman’s name Qʷin̓tkʷ

wolverine q̓ʷɬtmin̓

woman’s name Qʷn̓ɬpíc̓aʔ

warm weather, get warm qʷʔač

wish for food q̓xʷil̓s

• kn̓ q̓xʷils I wish for food (Cv)

write something for somebody q̓y̓ɬtim̓

• ixíʔ q̓y̓ɬtis, ixíʔ xʷic̓ɬtm̓. He wrote it for him, then he gave it to him. (PS)

woman’s name Q̓y̓q̓aʔínaʔk

write something to somebody q̓y̓xit

• ixíʔ iksq̓y̓xítm̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. That’s what I am going to write to the king. (PS)
• haʔ wnixʷ nak̓ʷm̓ anwí kʷ əɬaʔ ksčq̓ay̓ axáʔ, anwíʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓xitxʷ ? askʷíst yaʔ čq̓ay̓. Is it true indeed you wrote this, you wrote it to me? (PS)
• kʷ iksq̓əy̓xítm̓ I owe you a written excuse., I'm going to write you a message., I'm going to write it for you. (Cv)

willow grouse sasáˤs

woman’s name Sáy̓sitkʷ

water animals, water creatures saʔstm̓sqáx̌aʔm̓

woman’s name Saˤx̌əx̌al̓qs

what doing sc̓axʔkínx

what was skinned, what was butchered sčc̓iq̓ʷ

what was bound, prisoner, what was apprehended sčlak̓

• isčlák̓. He’s my prisoner., I tied him., What I bound. (Cv)

wedding sčmrim̓

• l̓ sčmrim̓ at the wedding (Cv)

what was threshed sčqlwatqn̓

what is there, what has been placed, what has been put somewhere sčw̓tan̓

• kaʔɬl̓úp iʔ sčw̓tan̓s. S/he set dow three piles., S/he put it down in three places. (PS)
• itlíʔ miʔ kʷu wtan̓, mɬ t xʷʔit iʔ ksčw̓tan̓tət. Then we will put some down, we will get lots.

what is got ready, what is prepared, who is dressed sčx̌əčmn̓čut

water fall(s) sčyxʷitkʷs

warrior, fighter səxʷtiyáqʷtm̓

What is happening?, Why is it? səxʔkinx ?

• haʔ sƛ̓l̓lmixəl̓x ? haʔ səxʔkin̓xəl̓x ? Are they dead? Is something wrong with them? (PS)
• way̓ mət sxʔkinxəlx Something could have happened to them (PS)
• uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stils mət kʷ sxʔkinx, kʷ sx̌ənumt I thought maybe something happened to you, you got hurt (PS)

weave, twine sɣiym̓, syiym̓

water siw̓ɬkʷ

water snake sk̓awíl̓x

Wednesday, three days skaʔɬlásq̓t

woman’s name Skiyál̓qs

west sk̓lxʷtan̓

what one is looking for skƛ̓aʔám̓

• ʔkin̓ iʔ sčkƛ̓ʔamp? Where is the one you all went to get? (PS)

woman’s name Skm̓tl̓ʔaɬxʷ

woman’s name Skn̓xʷal̓qs

white bark pine, spruce sk̓w̓k̓w̓iɬp

wild strawberry (mountain variety), Fragaria vesca sk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓taɬq

western sweet cicely, Osmorhiza occidentalis slax̌ts iʔ x̌asx̌əs

wood, firewood slip̓

woman’s name Sl̓x̌iʔál̓qs

work in stone, hew stone, work in rock slxʷisxnm̓

woman’s name Sl̓x̌y̓al̓qs

woman’s name Sɬəmnw̓sáyaʔqn̓

wood turning to pitch, pitch wood sƛ̓əƛ̓úk̓ʷaʔ

waterleaf, hydrophyllum capitatum sƛ̓n̓qin̓

woman’s name Smálaʔxʷ

women smam̓ʔím̓

wild tobacco, Indian tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata sman̓xʷ

woman’s name Sml̓mal̓qs

wild tobacco smn̓xʷiɬəml̓x

woman’s name Smxʷal̓qs

weather gets hot sn̓čaʔx̌úlaʔxʷ

wind sniw̓t

• t̓xʷ iʔ sniw̓t q̓ʷuyq̓ʷúylaʔxʷ. The wind is still. (PS)
• n̓x̌aˤp iʔ čitxʷ iʔ t sniw̓t. The house got cool from the wind. (Cv)

wash basin sn̓kc̓w̓iw̓stn̓

workplace, office, jobsite sn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓

Westbank, BC area Sn̓qaʔt̓kʷís

west wind sn̓saˤɬqʷ

Water Elk (mythical creature) sn̓txic̓tkʷ

Wenatchee-Columbian people, Moses-Columbian people sn̓xaʔm̓xčin̓x

wintering place, winter camp sn̓ʔistktn̓

waves sn̓ʔiw̓lm̓

winter weasel spápqɬc̓aʔ

woman’s breasts, breasts, udders, teets sqaʔqʔím̓

wild tobacco, people's tobacco sqəlxʷsman̓xʷ

whole body, body sqil̓tk

woman’s name Sqʷəɬpal̓qs

woman’s name Sqʷiʔtxnál̓qs

woman’s name Sqʷl̓xmn̓txnal̓qs

woman’s name Sqʷy̓tal̓qs

woman’s name Sq̓y̓m̓tal̓qs

white wool blanket stáqiʔ

war st̓aˤpnwíxʷ, staˤpnwíxʷəxʷ

water flowing stɣap, styap

What did you wonder about?, What do you think?, What are your thoughts? What is your estimation? stim̓ asčn̓stíl̓s ?

waxberry berries, snow berries, Symphoricarpos albus stm̓tm̓niʔáɬq

wild strawberry plant, strawberry plant stq̓miɬp, tq̓m̓tq̓miɬp

woman’s name Str̓way̓

woman’s name Suy̓sy̓t

who, anybody, somebody, only, nothing but swit

whisper sw̓n̓čut

woman's name, Josephine Sw̓sapín̓

whisper sw̓sw̓il̓x

who (plural), people (plural) sw̓swit

• mat ixíʔ txʷaʔxʷʔít yəyaˤt sw̓swit. Maybe then all of them are a lot of people. (Cv)

white man, European, English, Anglo, white person sw̓yápix

• way̓ qʷum̓ siɬkʷkʷáˤst iʔ aláʔ kʷu sčkičəmsəlx ixíʔ iʔ swyápix Early this morning the white people arrived here (Cv)
• n̓t̓aʔ, t̓iʔ čw̓xʷusm̓stsəl̓x iʔ t sw̓yápix. Gee, the white people were all staring. (PS)
• way̓ n̓waʔlílsməntməlx axáʔ iʔ t stawn̓ iʔ t swyápix The town’s people got puzzled. (They were puzzled by them this town full of white people.) / The towns people were puzzled (PS)

white man’s food, European food, English food swy̓psʔiɬn̓

woman’s name Swy̓tal̓qs

wager sx̌ač

whatever, whenever, any, whichever, however sxiʔmíx

• way̓ t̓i ixíʔ k̓m̓ sxiʔmíx axáʔ iʔ čq̓ilən̓, way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ kʷintxʷ This is the only arrow left, take it (PS)
• sxiʔmíx p wy̓ikst uɬ əɬkm̓n̓tip iʔ kw̓wapm̓p. Anytime you guys are done working, you can pick up your horses. (PS)

woman’s name Sx̌mnatkʷ

woman’s name Sx̌m̓tal̓qs

where one walks, sidewalk, path sxʷistətn̓

• uɬ axáʔ atláʔ t̓i sxʷuytn̓s sxʷisttn̓s iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ There are tracks where the horse walked (PS)

where one walks, sidewalk, path sxʷistn̓

worthlessness, weakness sx̌ʷupt

• mɬ kʷ x̌ʷlíɬc̓aʔ nínwiʔ iʔ t sx̌ʷupts. And you will throw him away if he gets weak. (PS)

wood worm sxʷy̓al̓qʷ

where one goes, paths, ways sxʷy̓xʷuy̓tn̓

• ixíʔ sxʷy̓xʷuytn̓s iʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That’s where they always go, it’s a low place, the deer are there. (PS)
• ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷy̓xʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. The deer tracks go straight to the low pass. (PS)
• way̓ itíʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ iʔ sxʷiʔxʷuyʔitn̓s The deer had already gone over. (PS) there were already tracks

wart sy̓ay̓ákʷaʔ

waterfall syəxʷmitkʷ

woman’s name Sy̓matkʷ

water fall sy̓xʷitkʷ

woman’s name Sʔulw̓stxnál̓qs

wave at somebody taqm̓

wave hand at someone, wave at someone taqn̓t

woman's name- Theresa Tarás

• kn̓ kɬʔam̓ la l̓ tarás I live close to Theresa (Cv)
• k̓ asn̓k̓míkn̓ Tarás. Theresa is behind you., Theresa is at your back. (Cv)

what, where, when taʔkín̓

• taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs iʔ ksčaláʔm̓p ? How long are you going to stay here? (PS)

We crushed it., We pounded it., We hammered it. taʔstím̓

We slapped it repeatedly. t̓əqʷt̓qʷn̓tim̓.

• t̓əqʷt̓əqʷn̓tis. S/he kept slapping it. (Cv)

woman’s name Tičáy̓x̌

wait for someone, expect someone tk̓lam̓

waiting for, expecting tk̓l̓k̓lam̓

• stk̓l̓k̓lam̓tət The one we’ve been expecting. (Cv)
• way̓ tk̓əlk̓lam̓ axáʔ iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap, uɬ way̓ n̓k̓əwpilsəlx iʔ k̓əl̓ sqʷsíʔsəlx The folks have been looking for him, they are lonesome for their son (PS)

woman, female, wife tkɬmilxʷ

• lut haʔ q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓txʷ iʔ an̓tkɬmílxʷ ? Don’t you get stingy of your wife?, Don't you miss your wife? (PS)
• way̓ wikn̓tm̓ iʔ t kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ axáʔ iʔ tətwit The Golden Woman saw the boy (PS)
• way̓ aláʔ čkičəntm̓, way̓ ixíʔ nak̓ʷm̓ iʔ tum̓tm̓, iʔ tkɬmilxʷ She got there, the mother, a female (PS)
• txʷət̓pmintm̓ iʔ t tkɬmilxʷ His wife rushed to him (PS)
• čʔul̓lw̓səl̓x, n̓c̓iʔčn̓ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷs, uɬ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷs. They were together Wolf and his wife, and Blue Jay with his wife. (PS)
• áɬiʔ wy̓paym̓ uɬ čkʷn̓kʷin̓ksts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. Then he played white man, and he held hands with the woman.. (PS)
• axáʔ t̓iʔ čxʷt̓up axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, uɬ ixíʔ k̓m̓ɬəniw̓tn̓tm̓ smiyáw̓. The woman jumped up and went to sit by the side of Coyote. (PS)

water =tkʷ, =atkʷ, =itkʷ

• čkɬmaˤʔítkʷ log floating in the water / long object lays on the water, stays on top of the water (PS)
  • kn̓ čənməlk̓ʷqin̓ axáʔ iʔ kn̓ kɬqaqəlwəlp̓, ixíʔ məɬ kn̓ čkɬmaʕítkʷ, uɬ ixíʔ akɬənxʷúytn̓ I will be a whole piece of driftwood, and I will stay on top of the water, and that will by your means of travel (PS)
• čxʷʔitkʷm̓ be a lot of water, the water is high, inundation (Cv)
• kɬc̓əl̓tkʷn̓čut geog. [lit. standing spouts of water.]
• n̓maˤʔítkʷ a log in the water / fall in the water
  • čn̓maˤʔítkʷ. It fell in the water. (Cv)
  • n̓maˤʔítkʷ, ilíʔ čn̓ml̓k̓ʷqin̓ čkɬmaˤʔítkʷ. It fell in the water, the whole tree is in the water (PS)
  • ixíʔ uɬ mat n̓tl̓kʷip uɬ n̓maˤʔítkʷ. And then it might have come up from the ground, and it fell in the water. (PS)
• n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ water spirit, whale, sea monster (PS)
  • axáʔ q̓mn̓tim̓ iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. This one was swalllow by the whale. (PS)
  • ixíʔ nak̓ʷm̓ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ixíʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ That’s indeed a people-eater, that sea monster. (PS)
• N̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ Columbia River (Cv)
• Sčqitkʷ place name- Twin Lakes, two connected lakes about 8 miles south of Inchelium (Cv)
• skɬkw̓kw̓matkʷx Coast Indians (Cv)
• sn̓p̓q̓ʷitkʷ gravy, oatmeal, porridge, mush, sauce (Cv)

white tailed deer t̓k̓ʷtups

walk (plural) on top of something tkʷʔínaʔn̓t

walk, stroll, travel along (plural) tkʷʔut

• huhúy̓, kʷu tkʷʔut. Ok, let’s walk. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ tkʷəl·íw̓səlx uɬ təkʷʔutəlx They got on their horses and left (PS)
• kʷu tkʷʔut, kʷu kl̓kʷakʷ. We will walk, we'll go far. (PS)
• way̓ k̓ik̓m̓ mi təkʷʔutəlx axáʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓m̓am̓áyaʔtn̓ Pretty soon they’ll be walking away to school (Cv)
• čusəlx, “way̓ limlm̓tx,” way̓ ik̓líʔ skɬtəkʷʔutsəl̓x. They said, “Thanks.” And they walked on. (PS)

wet the bed tkʔilpm̓

• kn̓ tkʔilpm̓ I wet the bed (Cv)

waterleaf, Hydrophyllum capitatum tlakán̓

worn out tmaxʷ

worn out (plural) tm̓tmaxʷ

wilted leaves. (Ok) / wilted leaves tq̓ʷaʔl̓íks

wild buckwhea, Erigonum spp, Ray’s etym: red-red-wood tsak̓tsák̓waʔ

wood duck tt̓qʷínaʔ

wrapped txl̓k̓íc̓aʔ

wrap for someone txl̓kɬtim̓

whole body / all over the body txƛ̓píc̓aʔ

walk in middle txʷəstiw̓s

walk by somebody’s side txʷstɬniwtn̓t

water runs / flow tyap

• way̓ itíʔ tɬúlaʔxʷm̓, uɬ itíʔ siwɬkʷ tyap He went straight, and the water ran there too. (PS) ktɬaɬ go straight for / He went straight, and the water ran there too (PS)

war dance, war song wanx

war dance / pow wow dance wan̓x

wild animals / wild waq̓wq̓t

wild animals. (Okb) waq̓wq̓t, waq̓əwq̓t

weave from side to side waʔwíl̓

• sn̓wawasxnmíx uɬ wawíl̓. S/he left the ground and weaved from side to side. (PS)

warehouse / warehouse. English wírhaws

• uɬ axáʔm̓ itlíʔ inwírhaws mi km̓əntisəlx They’ll take things from my warehouse (PS)

wood fire wr̓islp̓

waste, take somebody’s time xarkstmn̓t

• kʷuʔ xarkstm̓s. S/he slows me down. (PS)
• kʷuʔ xarkstmn̓tm̓. We are wasting time. We are getting slowed down. (PS)
• xarkstmn̓tsn̓ I bother you (PS)
• way̓ miyáɬ čm̓ kʷuʔ xarkstmn̓tm̓ ɬə k̓ɬʔimn̓tm̓ We’ll waste too much time if we wait for him (PS)

warn x̌aʔán̓t / x̌aʔám̓

way ahead / going first xaʔítət

warn / tell not to do x̌aʔn̓tím̓

wager / make bets with one another x̌čnwixʷ

• x̌čnwixʷəlx They made bets (Cv)

worthy / importan̓t x̌c̓x̌ac̓t

Want something / Want something. (OkB) x̌əmin̓k ta stim̓

wrestle xəxt̓nwixʷ

whatever, whenever xiʔmíx

• xiʔmíx kʷ əɬaʔxʷísk̓it Whenever you get rested (PS)
• čut, “way̓ xiʔmíx,” way̓ sʔáčqaʔs. He said, “Any time,” and went out. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ xiʔmíx anwí akskčəwtíkxtm̓ akɬtx̌ʷiw̓s, uɬ inčá nixʷ ilíʔ kn̓ ʔx̌ilm̓ Whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same (PS)

what is happening / what happened xkinm̓

whirl, roam xlak

• xlak axáʔ He roamed everywhere. (Ok)

wander around x̌lwis

win all xƛ̓paɬq

want something of someone x̌min̓kɬt

Wild gooseberry (berries) / wild gooseberry (berries). Ribes irriguum x̌saɬq

wild gooseberry plant / wild gooseberry x̌siɬml̓x

wound. with knife / wound xtap

whistle x̌ʷaw̓čín̓

whistle xʷaxʷáˤlaʔ

whittle xʷaʔƛ̓íkstm̓

whittle xʷaʔƛ̓íkstm̓ xʷaʔƛ̓ikstm̓

whittle xʷaʔƛ̓íkstm̓, xʷaʔƛ̓ikstm̓

whistle xʷaʔwčínm̓

walk here and there xʷaʔxʷíst

• čxʷaʔxʷíst úɬiʔ kʷu ʔatxíl̓x, mt ixíʔ ɬəq̓il̓x uɬ k̓ɬʔatətxnum̓t. He was walking up and down when we went to sleep, maybe then he went to sleep and he overslept. (PS)

Walks all the time. (Ok) xʷəsxʷəstuɬ

weakling x̌ʷəx̌ʷaʔpt

will throw something away x̌ʷil̓st

• uɬ aɬíʔ min̓á əɬ ksx̌ʷilsts, mət xʔkinsts She will not throw it away, whatever she does with it (PS)

whittle something xʷiƛ̓n̓t

• x̌w̓əntisəlx x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ, xʷƛ̓əntisəlx məɬ ʔip̓əs They dry the sticks dry, they whittle them, and they wipe them / They dry the sticks dry, they whittle them, and they dry them (PS)

whittle twigs for snowshoes xʷiƛ̓xnm̓

• way̓ áˤpnáʔ xʷiƛ̓xnm̓, uɬ way̓ yrik̓ʷəxnm̓ He has whittle frames for snow shoes (PS)

walked on it xʷistn̓t

whistle xʷiwm̓

• p xʷiwm̓ You guys whistled. (Cv)

whistle at somebody xʷiwn̓t

• xʷiws He whistled at her (Cv)

whittle, sharpen the end xʷƛ̓am̓

whittle xʷƛ̓n̓tim̓ / xʷƛ̓an̓t / xʷƛ̓am̓

whirring sound x̌ʷn̓n̓čut

worked up / shakey xʷrapəp

walk often xʷstimn̓

• xʷəstimn̓ He likes to walk (Cv)

walk here and there xʷstlwis

• way̓ c̓qʷa··qʷ uɬ t̓i xʷstlwis He was crying as he walked around (PS)

walk away xʷstus

• čkm̓km̓ax̌səl̓x, wim̓ sčn̓čq̓laʔxʷmísts, way̓ xʷəstusəl̓x. They grabbed him by the arms, he tried to squirm around, then they walked off with him (PS)

walk xʷstutm̓

walk with difficulty / walk with difficulty. cf.√xʷst xʷstútyaʔ

• way̓ uɬ huy̓ iʔ t sʔayx̌ʷt, k̓m̓ t̓i t̓ə čxʷstútyaʔ He’s played out with fatigue, he’s just walking (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ t̓i čxʷstútyaʔ iʔ kəwaps His horse can only walk (PS)

weak / weak, weak person x̌ʷupt

• way̓ axáʔ iʔ stətʔíwtaʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt, ixíʔ sn̓kxnilsč The youngest one is still unable to do anything, (but) he wanted to go along (PS)
• čun̓txʷ iʔ asəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓ iʔ t x̌ʷupt iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ iʔ t k̓iwl̓x.. Tell your working man (to get) a lazy horse, an old one. (PS)

weak, brittle objects x̌ʷx̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷƛ̓t

weak, brittle objects x̌ʷx̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷƛ̓t, x̌ʷəx̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷəƛ̓t

water is high xʷʔitkʷm̓

wrestle xxtnwixʷ

wrestle xxtnwixʷ, xəxtnwixʷ

woman’s name, Lakes name x̌x̌ʔikn̓ x̌əx̌əʔikn̓

woman’s name. Lakes name x̌x̌ʔikn̓, x̌əx̌əʔikn̓

what happened / can do what? xʔkinm̓

• uɬ xʔkinm̓ ankʷəl̓mút? What happened to your brother-in-law? (PS)
• uɬ lut xʔkinm̓ mi ʔačəčqəʔíʔst There isn’t anything to do to get out (PS)
• mɬ čun̓tsəl̓x laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷ xʔkinm̓. And they’ll tell you what you’ll do. (PS)
• kn̓ əɬ n̓stils mət xʔkinm̓ I wonder what happened (Cv)
• kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ taʔxʷsqʷílpm̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač ? What can you do to get fir boughs in the dark? (PS)

what can one do? xʔknmsčut

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

war yal̓m̓

war yal̓m̓, yal̓m̓

watch TV, watch a movie / watch TV / / see a movie y̓ay̓áx̌aʔ

whitefish yaylqs

whitefish. larger variety yaylqs yayləqs

whitefish. larger variety yaylqs, yayləqs

watch / watch. e.g. a rodeo, a race, stick game yaʔyáʔx̌m̓

watch something yaʔyáʔx̌n̓t

• sčy̓ay̓áx̌aʔst watch somebody
• lut inx̌mínk kʷu səčyaʔyáʔx̌stsəlx I don’t like it when they watch me. (Cv)

We’re backwards yaʕ̓míntm̓

• t̓xʷ y̓aˤmísəl̓x axáʔ miyáɬ swy̓num̓t. But they’re backwards because he’s too good looking. (PS)

wild parsnip (poisonous) ynixʷ

watch / watch. unclear analysis ʔamʔam̓čín̓

watch for something ʔamʔam̓čín̓t

• ʔam̓am̓číntxʷ You’re watching for it (Cv)

wipe hands ʔap̓ʔíp̓kstm̓

woman’s name ʔAˤtál̓

Wipe it ʔip̓ən̓t

• x̌w̓əntisəlx x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ, xʷƛ̓əntisəlx məɬ ʔip̓əs They dry the sticks dry, they whittle them, and they wipe them / They dry the sticks dry, they whittle them, and they dry them (PS)

wipe ʔip̓m̓

wipe ʔip̓m̓, ip̓m̓, ʔip̓m̓

wipe something ʔip̓n̓t

wipe one’s face ʔip̓s

• ʔip̓əsx Wipe your face (Cv)

wipe face ʔip̓sm̓

winter ʔistk

winter ʔistkm̓

• kʷu čxʷl̓xʷal̓t miʔ əɬʔistkm̓. We might stay alive until winter. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t̓i ilíʔ čʔúl̓usəlx l̓ ʔistkm̓ They stick together in winter (PS)

where, what, how? ʔkin̓

• lut nixʷ akɬəɬmʔíkstm̓ xʔkin̓ tl̓ tmixʷ tl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ km̓ iʔ tl̓ stəkʷtəkʷʔut l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. Don’t bother any whatsoever of the birds or of the animals that walk on the ground. (PS)
• uɬ ʔkin̓ iʔ sčkƛ̓ʔamp? Where is the one you went to get? (PS)
• ʔkin̓ inlaklí? where’s my key? (PS)