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your estimate akɬn̓stíl̓sm̓
You will pay for it., You will purchase it. aksn̓ʔiy̓sm̓.
You will spin the spinner. aksxl̓km̓stím̓.
You will wander around. aksʔax̌lwís.
your sg aɬɬ-
- way̓ ixíʔ aɬəɬčxʷuy̓ You’ll come back (alive) (PS)
your (sg). see n- 2 / possessive. your sg an-
you (1st singular) anwíʔ
- huy̓ əɬ t anwíʔ You go ahead., It is your turn. (PS)
- way̓ t̓i kpaʔsəntíxʷ anwí Whatever you think (PS)
- lut k̓aʔkín̓ t̓ iksənxʷúytn̓, kmix aláʔ l̓ anwí I don’t have anywhere to go, except here with you (PS)
- uɬ anwí, stim̓ uɬ asčənq̓aʔíls? You, what is your business? (PS)
- anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓txʷ stim̓ iʔ akɬx̌mín̓k. You are the oldest, so you pick out what you want. (PS)
- anwíʔ akstíxʷm̓ aksútn̓. You will gather what will be yours. (PS)
- nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ smaʔmínm̓, anwí aspuʔús We didn’t send you away, it was your wish (PS)
- xʷuyx anwí k̓ asčk̓ʷúl̓ Go to your work (PS)
- t anwí kiʔ kʷu kʷənnuntxʷ You got me (PS)
- uɬ t̓i laʔɬ anwí kʷu kčnwixʷ And it’s just you and I here (PS)
- uɬ way̓ t̓i laʔɬ anwí mi kʷu čmr·im̓ You and I will get married (PS)
- čaʔkʷ lut anwíʔ uɬ ƛ̓axʷtəl̓x iʔ t sc̓aɬt If it weren’t for you, they would have died from the cold. (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ anx̌mínk uɬ kʷintxʷ, t anwí ƛ̓aʔntíxʷ If you like it you come and get it, you get it (PS)
- k̓ʷəƛ̓qintxʷ iʔ t qʷačqəns, uɬ anwí mi kʷ əɬqʷačqən̓ Take off her cap, and put it on your head (PS)
- anwíʔ naʔɬ in̓čáʔ you and I (OkB)
you yourself anwíʔ kʷ
- uɬ aɬíʔ anwí kʷ sx̌ʷuɬtx kʷ stʔiwtx, aɬíʔ čaʔkʷ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓ məɬ kʷ milməlt You are weak, you’re too young; if you had to saddle your horse you’d be too slow (PS)
- uɬ anwí kʷ čxʔit, anwí kʷ əčʕəlpənčút You were first, you made yourself lose (PS)
- uɬ anwí kʷ ikɬmyɬx̌mínk I’m going to love you better / I’m going to like you more (PS)
- uɬ axáʔ anwí kʷ xʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ čitxʷ You go to the house (PS)
- way̓ anwí kʷ ilmíxʷm̓, iʔ kʷ isx̌aʔx̌áʔ You are the boss, father-in-law (PS)
- myaɬm̓ anwí kʷ kɬp̓əmsčut You have done something awful (PS)
- haʔ w̓nixʷ nak̓ʷm̓ anwíʔ kʷ ɬ aksčq̓ay̓ axáʔ, anwíʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓xitxʷ ? Is it true that you wrote this, that you wrote it to me? (PS)
- uɬ anwí kʷ px̌pax̌t, pnaʔ čmystixʷ yaʔ mrimstn̓ kiʔ n̓xʔkinm̓ mi kn̓ əɬ sk̓ʷk̓ʷiyməlt But you are smart, maybe you know of a medicine that’d make me young again / You are smart, maybe you know of a medicine to make me young again / But you are smart, maybe you know of a medicine to make me young again (PS)
You spin the spinner. asxl̓km̓stím̓.
young or small Douglas fir c̓əc̓q̓íɬaʔp
yard, fenced area, fenced-in area čk̓ɬaˤl̓ʔ
yell fiercely c̓l̓pčnmist
you pl -əɬm̓
yawn haw̓híwist
You're gonna take its linear measurement. iʔ swisxn̓s aksčksúxʷmáʔ.
yell, holler kaˤxʷám̓
You order the lengths. kčahm̓stíxʷ iʔ swəswisxn̓s.
yes, pronunciation typical of the southern Colvilles kiw̓
- “kʷəkʷr̓it?” “a··, kiw.” “Gold?” “ah, yes.” (PS)
yes kíwa
You separate objects kɬiw̓səntxʷ
- kɬiw̓səs iʔ səstiyáqʷtx He separates the fighters / Separate people fighting (OkB)
yellow kʷriʔ
yellow, gold, sorrel / yellow kʷr̓iʔ
yellow, gold, sorrel kʷr̓iʔ, kʷriʔ
- kʷr̓iʔ n̓pawlaʔxʷtn̓ Yellow powder (Cv)
yellow faced kʷr̓iʔs
- t̓i kʷr̓i··ʔs She was yellow (in her face)
yellow feet kʷr̓kʷriʔxn̓
your subtracting, What you took away. ləkʷíl̓xstxʷ.
younger sisters ɬəčaʔčʔúps
- iɬčaʔčʔúps. They are my little sisters. (Cv)
yell furiously / yell furiously, yell angrily / yell angrily ɬəm̓ɬəm̓ɬáˤm̓
younger brother(s) ɬəsasísn̓čaʔ
younger brother, little brother, younger male cousins ɬəsísn̓čaʔ
- n̓t̓aʔ uɬ lut slm̓lim̓tsəl̓x tl̓ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstiməl̓x t əɬsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x, uɬ k̓ɬkʷisəstm̓səl̓x They weren’t even pleased that their little brother saved their lives, they envied him (PS)
- mɬ kʷu n̓qm̓pil̓s, ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓tm̓ iʔ əɬsísn̓čaʔtət Our minds will be settled, we’ll do away with our little brother (PS)
you. transitive object pronoun 2nd sg -m̓, -um̓
- čtk̓əlk̓əlstumn̓ I’ve been expecting you (Cv)
- əčxaʔtm̓stúmn̓ I'm letting you go first., I let you go first. (PS)
- čmy̓stum̓t. We knew about you., We know about you. (PS)
- čkalaʔm̓stmn̓. I stay/am staying here with you. (PS)
- čn̓ʔuɬxʷstm̓s. He brought you in here. (PS)
- ksc̓əx̌ʷxitm̓t. We are going to preach it to you. (PS)
- k̓ʷinmaʔxtmn̓ I give you advice (Cv)
- qʷəlqʷilstmn̓ I talk to you (PS)
younger. compound misk̓ʷk̓ʷiymlt
- way̓ axáʔ siwsəntxʷ, t̓i n̓k̓ʷsiwsəntxʷ, uɬ ixíʔ kʷ k̓ʷul̓ ʔapənkspíntk aksmisk̓ʷk̓ʷíyməlt ixíʔ uɬ k̓əlstətw̓it̓ Drink this, drink it in one gulp, and then you will be back ten years younger towards boyhood (PS)
you plural, your(s) mnimɬmp
you plural, your(s) mnimɬmp, mnimɬəmp
- way̓ itlíʔ p əɬkčahhám̓, huhúy̓, mnimɬəmp Now it’s your turn, OK, now you / It’s your turn, OK, now you (PS)
- kʷu q̓ʷəyq̓ʷáˤy̓ kʷu stmaˤlt, uɬ axáʔ mnimɬəmp p sqilxʷ We are Black Cows, and you are people (PS)
- mnimɬəmp úɬiʔ kʷuʔ əɬkičəntp You got to us (PS)
- way̓ uɬ t̓əxʷ mnimɬəmp p k̓əɬpaʔx̌ám̓ t kɬylmixʷəmp You folks will think about getting a new boss (PS)
- mnimɬəmp p knn̓xix You receive help (OkB)
- huhuy̓, may̓n̓čútwi iʔ čaw̓tm̓p. Okay now, tell what you guys have been doing/what you guys have been up to.. (PS)
- p ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓ laʔkín̓ mi x̌stmintp iʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓əmp You will look for a place where you will be satisfied to work / You will look for a place wehre you will be satisfied to work (PS)
- uɬ lut ksənq̓aʔílsəmp axáʔ l̓ kəwʔapəmp Don’t bother your mind about your horses (PS)
- ixíʔ miʔ əɬxʷic̓ɬəmn̓ iʔ kɬčq̓iln̓m̓p. Then I’ll give you guys back your arrows. (PS)
- uɬ ixíʔ kɬčitxʷəmp, uɬ ixíʔ ksənɬq̓ʷuttn̓əmp That will be your house, your place to bed down (PS)
- stim̓ iʔ sčənq̓aʔílsəmp? What is your business? (PS)
- taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs iʔ ksčaláʔmp əɬ x̌stmintp iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓əmp? How long are you going to stay if you like your jobs? (PS)
- ixíʔ kɬčw̓činm̓p. That's what you guys will say., That’s what I’d like to hear from you guys. (Cv)
- lut k̓əl̓ sqilxʷ kɬəɬčənxiʔm̓p You won’t be mixed with the people / You won’t be mixed up with the people (PS)
- čn̓k̓ʷul̓stp aláʔ iʔ sčaláʔm̓p. You guys are working for your board and room., You guys are working so you can be here.. (PS)
- ʔkin̓ iʔ sčkƛ̓ʔamp? Where is the one you all went to get? (PS)
yellow liquid n̓kʷriʔkʷ
yellow eyes n̓kʷr̓kʷriʔs
Young virgin. (Cv) uncertain form n̓tq̓tan̓
yellowbell / yellowbell (OkB) Fritillaria pudica səmárata
younger brother sínčaʔ
young / child, children sk̓ʷək̓ʷiml̓t
yellowing skʷr̓riʔx
Yearling calves / Yearling calves. (PS) sn̓k̓ʷənk̓ʷəspínaʔtk iʔ kʷəl̓kʷl̓alxʷ
youngest one. compound snk̓ʷstʔiwtx
- way̓ ilíʔ sn̓k̓ʷəstʔiwtx ilíʔ čk̓əɬʔimstm̓s l̓ aksənɬq̓ʷutn̓ The youngest one is waiting for you in your bed (PS)
- asn̓k̓ʷstʔíw̓tx your fellow young ones (PS)
Yellow agoseris sn̓ləqʷus
yellow agoseris. Agoseris glauca. B’s etym: pulled out from the face or eye snlqus
yellow agoseris sn̓lqus
young men spəplal̓
yesterday spiʔsc̓íɬt
young, new vegetable shoots sp̓p̓ac̓ʕálaʔqʷ
- n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sxʷaʔxʷaʔnkíɬp, put iʔ sp̓p̓aʔc̓ʕálaʔqʷəms My, the thorn bushes, they are all new shoots (PS)
- swit sp̓p̓aʔc̓ʕálaʔqʷ aɬíʔ sčyryark̓ʷəs They were only new shoots that he made the frame with / What he made the frame with were new shoots (PS)
youngest child(ren) statʔiw̓tx
youngest staʔtʔíwtx
- uɬ axáʔ iʔ p staʔtʔíwtx uɬ ixíʔ axáʔ aksənk̓ʷɬq̓ʷlút And you two youngest ones, you will be partners (PS)
youngest one stətʔíwtaʔx
Youngest in the family / little youngest one stətʔíw̓taʔx
- anwíʔm̓ t̓xʷm̓ kʷ stətʔíwtaʔx, lut kʷ t̓ ʔay̓x̌ʷt kʷ ɬa čn̓c̓iw̓m̓. It is you who is the youngest, you don’t get tired when you wash dishes. (PS)
- way̓ axáʔ iʔ stətʔíwtaʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt The youngest one is still unable to do anything (PS)
Yellow mouse ear mustard stk̓ʷək̓ʷxʷnʔínaʔ
yellow mouse-ear mustard stk̓ʷk̓ʷxʷnʔínaʔ
youngest one sttʔíwtaʔx
youngest child stʔawtílt
- ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčn̓tíxʷ, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtxʷ istʔaw̓tíl̓t. You can harness that one, you saddle it up for my youngest. (PS)
- iʔ stʔaw̓tíl̓ts ixíʔ iʔ aʔ čt̓əčtkʷn̓ksnwaxʷ axáʔ iʔ k̓l̓ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. Their youngest is the one holding hands with this Golden Woman. (PS)
- ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntísəlx iʔ stʔawtílts They searched for their youngest child (PS)
youngest child stʔawtíl̓t
youngest child stʔaw̓tíl̓t
youngest stʔiwtx
- ixíʔ spaʔpaʔsín̓ks axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, iʔ stʔiw̓tx. Then this boy started to feel sad, the youngest one. (PS)
- way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu qʷən̓činməntxʷ uɬ aɬíʔ kn̓ stʔiwtx, uɬ putiʔ kn̓ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ, kn̓ spsʕáyaʔ 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)
- anwíʔ kʷ sx̌ʷuptx, kʷ stʔiw̓tx, You are a weakling, you are the youngest. (PS)
- ixíʔ uɬ sn̓kəxnil̓sts axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓tx, uɬ áɬiʔ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ. And then this youngest one wanted to go along, even though he’s small. (PS)
- axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓tx nixʷ ƛ̓x̌ap. The youngest one also had grown up. (PS)
- axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓txtət, iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔtət čm̓ ixíʔ ɬa ksmispx̌páx̌t. The youngest of us, our little brother is the smartest. (PS)
- uɬ axáʔ xsnusəlx iʔ stʔiwtx They missed the youngest one (PS)
youngest child(ren) stʔiw̓tx
youngster swiʔnúm̓taʔx
yesterday t spiʔsc̓íɬt
yesterday / yesterday tə spiʔsc̓íɬt
young animal, colt, young buck / Young t̓iʔík̓
yard tk̓mtkn̓iɬxʷ
yellow mouse-ear mustard. Lesquerella douglasii / yellow mouse-ear mustard tk̓ʷk̓ʷxʷnʔínaʔ
yellow round object tkʷriʔs
yellow berried mountain ash. Sorbus sitchensis and S scopulina / yellow berried mountain ash. Sorbus sitchensis and S scopulina. (OkB) tkʷrkʷriʔs iʔ c̓c̓kʷíɬaʔp
yellow berried mountain ash tkʷrkʷriʔs iʔ c̓c̓kʷkʷíɬaʔp
Yellow berried mountain ash / Yellow berried mountain ash. (OkB) tkʷr̓kʷriʔs iʔ c̓əc̓kʷəkʷíɬaʔp
Young Buffalo Bull / Young Buffalo Bull t̓ʔik̓ qʷisp
Young Cow Buffalo / Young Cow Buffalo t̓ʔik̓ qʷisp st̓maˤl̓t
you -um̓
youngest boy(s) in family wítaʔ
youngest boy(s) in family w̓twítaʔ
you. transitive subject pronoun 2nd singular -xʷ-ixʷ
- kʷu čtk̓əlk̓əlstixʷ You expect me (Cv)
- kʷuʔ čƛ̓aʔntíxʷ You are looking for me (PS)
- čmystixʷ. You know it. (PS)
- kl̓kʷakʷstíxʷ. You get her/him/it away., You take it a ways away. (PS)
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