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č-…-st customary aspect. IN -st- TRANSITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS. See c-1

• ixíʔ čləklaklíʔsts. Then she locks them. (PS)
• kʷuʔ čn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓stxʷ. You have some business with me.

čačún̓maʔm̓ teach how to do, demonstrate, explain (OkB)

čakʷm̓útyaʔn̓t pull by hand

čaláʔ one’s staying here

• čn̓k̓ʷul̓stp aláʔ iʔ sčaláʔm̓p. You guys are working for your board and room., You guys are working so you can be here.. (PS)
• x̌lap put ixíʔ sxlakəks iʔ x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ, ixíʔ mi kʷu əɬyaˤʔ aláʔ Tomorrow just when the sun turns, then we’ll gather back here / Tomorrow just when the sun turns, we’ll gather back here (PS)

=čan̓, =čan̓ mouth, food, voice, edge

čanmn̓ Chinese

čapsíw̓s be sister(s) / be sisters

• yəyáˤt čaʔpsíw̓s ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔts They’re all sisters, the old lady’s grandchildren (PS)

čapsúyaʔ chop suey

• qʷam̓qʷm̓t axáʔ iʔ čapsúyaʔ. It’s excellent chop suey. (PS)

čaptíkʷl̓ tell stories, legendary or mythical events

• čaptíkʷlm̓ tell mythical stories
  • way̓ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓kʷəl̓muts n̓c̓ičən̓, ixíʔ iksčaptíkʷlm̓ Well, Blue Jay and his brother-in-law Wolf, that's what I’m going to talk about (PS)
• čaptíkʷl̓xt tell stories to somebody
  • kn̓ sčm̓aʔm̓áyaʔx, úɬiʔ x̌minks iksčaptíkʷəlxtm̓, uɬ ixíʔ áˤpnáʔ iʔ čun: “t̓əxʷ čaptíkʷɬtsən̓ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ.” I was teaching him, and then he wanted me to tell him the legends, and then I told him, “I’ll tell you the story of the Golden Woman.” (PS)
• čaptíkʷɬxt tell someone stories

čaptíkʷlm̓ tell mythical stories

• way̓ axáʔ qʷásqiʔ laʔɬ n̓kʷəl̓muts n̓c̓ičən̓, ixíʔ iksčaptíkʷlm̓ Well, Blue Jay and his brother-in-law Wolf, that's what I’m going to talk about (PS)

čaptíkʷln̓t tell a traditional story

• čaptíkʷəlsəlx, ƛ̓ax̌t iʔ sm̓aʔm̓áy̓, uɬ way̓ čtm̓sc̓wc̓wxan̓ that's legends for you, news travels fast, and it has no feet / that’s legends for you, news travels fast, and it has no feet (PS)

čaptíkʷl̓xt tell stories to somebody

• kn̓ sčm̓aʔm̓áyaʔx, úɬiʔ x̌minks iksčaptíkʷəlxtm̓, uɬ ixíʔ áˤpnáʔ iʔ čun: “t̓əxʷ čaptíkʷɬtsən̓ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ.” I was teaching him, and then he wanted me to tell him the legends, and then I told him, “I’ll tell you the story of the Golden Woman.” (PS)

čaptíkʷɬ mythical story, legend (OkB)

• uɬ aɬíʔ t̓əxʷ čaptíkʷɬ ixíʔ uɬ čunəlx, “way̓ kn̓ waʔsnúxʷ, way̓ kn̓ xixaʔyapəlqs, čaʔkʷ čus iʔ n̓xaʔmxʷčín.” And because it’s a legend I tell them, “The sun is coming up high on me, I am going to end, as they say in the Columbian language (PS)
• kʷliw̓t yaʔ nk̓ʷčwixtn̓ t̓xʷ axáʔ tawn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ tawn̓, uɬ aɬíʔ nax̌m̓ɬ lut t̓a čmistin̓ iʔ skʷstúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ. One tribe of people lived there, it was a town, a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s nothing but a legend. (PS)
• way̓ itlíʔ kn̓ n̓c̓əpq̓siw̓sm̓ iʔ t inčaptíkʷɬ Now I am going to splice my legend (PS)

čaptíkʷɬt tell stories to somebody

• kʷuʔ čəčaptíkɬtsəl̓x. They tell us traditional stories., They tell us Coyote stories. (Cv)

čaptíkʷɬxt tell someone stories

čaptíkʷn̓t tell legends

čaptkʷlímn̓ likes to tell legends, tell legends often

• kn̓ čaptkʷl̓ímn̓ I am a storyteller (Cv)

čaq lay on something / lay on something (of solid objects)

• čəčaq. It was sitting there. (Cv)

čaqʷčəqʷt mallow ninebark bush

čarm̓ stretch

čármiʔst stretch yourself

čarn̓t stretch something

čarsmn̓t motion to somebody

• čarsmn̓tst We made a motion to you. / We stretched out to you. (Cv)

čaw̓pús fuzzy face (Cv)

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

• 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)

čax̌ blood colored, crimson (Cv)

čáy̓x̌aʔ crab, crawfish

čaʔam̓ hit with fist, hit, punch (OkB)

čaʔám̓ hit, punch

čaʔkʷ, čakʷ if, should

• uč čakʷ aláʔ kʷu pulx Maybe we could sleep here (PS)
• čakʷ čkəxstis. He should be going along with them. (PS)
• haʔ way̓ p sxƛ̓apx iʔ p sqilxʷ aláʔ, km̓ iʔ p y̓l̓y̓lmixʷm̓, km̓ axáʔ iʔ p isnəqsílxʷ aláʔ, čakʷ iwáʔ tətw̓it km̓ íwaʔ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap, km̓ íwaʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ km̓ íwaʔ xixw̓tm̓, yəyaˤt swit ? Are all you people here, you kings, or you my people, boys and old men, old women, and little girls, everybody? (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ lut st̓paˤm̓ uɬ itíʔ čkxan̓. Even if he doesn’t shoot, just so he goes along. (PS)

čaʔlíwm̓ place name- Inchelium, WA

čaʔn̓tím̓ hit or punch something or somebody

• čaʔntín̓ I hit him (Cv)

čaʔnwíxʷ hit one another

• čaʔnwíxʷəl̓x. They hit each other. / They fought. (Cv)

čaʔqʷəqʷílx become summer, summer comes

čaʔxʷsc̓ím̓ weak boned

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

čáˤčáˤčáˤs holler, cry out, scream

čaˤčaˤčaˤʔ holler, cry out, scream

čaˤčáˤy̓pm̓ cry out, bawl, scream / scream (OkB)

• kn̓ čačáˤypm̓ I cried (Cv)

čáˤčɬtím̓ tie something for somebody

• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtísəl̓x, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtsəl̓x. They tie that one up for her/him, they saddle it up for her/him. (PS)
• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you guys will tie up for her/him, saddle up for her/him. (PS)

čáˤƛ̓stím̓ / čáˤƛ̓ám̓ chew on something

čaˤp loose, hanging flesh or skin (Cv)

čaʕsmčáʕs catchfly / catchfly. Silene mensiesii. B’s etym: rattling noise caʕs (OkB)

čáˤw̓lixímn̓ regular bather

čaˤwl̓x bathe, swim

čaˤx̌ crimson, blood red

čaˤx̌ʷn̓t to pile

čaˤʔčáˤʔl̓x, čw̓čaˤwl̓x bathe (plural, repeated) / several bathe

čaˤʔl̓x , čaˤwl̓̓x bathe, swim (OkB)

čáˤʔl̓xíʔst, čaˤwl̓̓xiʔst able to bathe

ččaq parked/at

čc̓asčín̓ gather food

ččəkʷstím̓, čkʷan̓t, čkʷam̓ pull something, pull

čc̓iqc̓qɬəml̓x Englemann spruce, white spruce plant (OkB)

čc̓iqc̓qt spruce, prickly

ččixst / čixn̓t warm something

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

čəčám̓aʔt small

čəčámaʔt iʔ qaqxʷl̓x little fish / little fish

čəčámaʔt tmixʷ small animals

čəčám̓aʔt, ččámat pheasant(s), little birds (Cv)

čəčaptíkʷɬ little story, little legend

čəčkʷin̓k little bow

čəčmáyaʔst small bullets, pellets, owl pellet

čəčmaʔsqílxʷ little people

čəčmíkaʔst small hands

čəčmísaʔxn̓ small rocks, gravel (Cv)

čəčqin̓k lay on back

čəčwíxaʔ creek / little creek / place name. cheweka creek. on the east side of Lake Roosevelt. [lit- little creek] (Cv)

čəčʔix have become warm

• talíʔ kʷal̓t axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, pútiʔ čəčʔix. Quite warm is this deer, still warm., This deer is quite warm, still warm (PS)

čəkʷčnitkʷ pull ashore / pull onto the shore (OkB)

čəkʷmnaqs wagon road

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

čəkʷmnun̓t manage to drag together

čəkʷn̓tim̓ pull something

čəpčipx̌ʷt break through

čəqn̓tim̓ lay something down, put something down

• aláʔ miʔ čəqn̓tixʷ miʔ kʷ ʔiɬn̓. Set it here so you can eat. (Cv)

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

čəqʷčəqʷtiɬp mallow ninebark, physocarpus malvaceus (OkB)

čərčarɬt stretch for somone

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

čərkmn̓čut leap

čəsčsáˤl̓x. They are making noise. They̓re rattling.

čətxʷiɬxʷ house. (Cv)  / house

čɣip tree, it’s standing; a single long object, a post, pole (Cv)

čhn̓tim̓ run across somebody

• čəhn̓tim̓əl̓x. They run across them. (PS)

čil̓kɬəniw̓t pentagon

čil̓kst 5 / five (OkB)

čil̓kst piqsxn̓ nickel (the coin), five silvers

=čin̓, =čn̓ mouth, food, voice, edge

• lkʷčin̓ hear at a distance (Cv)
• kn̓ n̓c̓əspčin̓ I run out of meat, food / I run out of meat (Cv)
• ʔáˤƛ̓ʔáˤƛ̓čínmn̓tsn̓ I’m going to chew you up (Cv)
• way̓ k̓əɬʔəmčinəlx They all agreed (PS)
• sn̓kʷəskʷəsčinx. S/he’s telling jokes., She's talking silly. (Cv)
• n̓my̓čin̓tsn̓. I interpret her/him to you. (PS)
• kʷ wy̓čin̓. You got done eating., You are done eating. (PS)
• p̓aƛ̓m̓čín̓ end a story (OkB)
• čn̓paqčín̓. The first light of day comes on., It is dawning. (Cv)
• kʷ n̓my̓činm̓ You deliver the message., You translate., You interpret. (Cv)
• ixíʔ kɬčw̓činm̓p. That's what you guys will say., That’s what I’d like to hear from you guys. (Cv)
• n̓q̓m̓sčinm̓s. S/he got stuck on him/her., S/he wished for them., S/he admired them. (PS)
• qʷn̓čin̓. It’s a pity. (PS)
• kʷ n̓kʷəskʷəsčin̓. You tell jokes., You are funny., You talk silly. (Cv)
• n̓xaʔčin̓tət. S/he is our ancestor. (Cv)
• čn̓ʔay̓xʷm̓sčínm̓stsəl̓x. They trade for groceries., They trade for food or provisions. (Cv)
• lut p t̓ sčyaˤpčínx. You’re not hard up., You're not being in need. (PS)
• n̓qʷl̓qʷl̓čnwixʷəl̓x. They argued. (Cv)
• n̓saˤy̓čn̓tsn̓. I interrupted you. (Cv)
• lut aksmaʔčnmíst ! Don’t bother people with your talk! (PS)
• lut akswl̓čnmíst ! Don’t get talking funny again! (Cv)
• n̓sw̓čnmistsəl̓x. They proposed for her.
• n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ sky fixes the weather, the sky paints the weather (PS)
• k̓ɬʔaw̓čníʔstm̓s. She did it by mistake. (PS)
• wikʷčnəms She backbites him (PS)

čiqn̓t dig for something / dig something

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

čiqʷlx tamarack western larch, Larix occidentalis

čitxʷ house, dwelling

• in̓čítxʷ. It is my house. (OkB)
• səx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. It’s downhill to their house. (PS)
• n̓kaʔɬl̓míw̓s iʔ čitxʷ. There are four stories to the house. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ əɬxʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ inčítxʷ, k̓əl̓ isk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓ I will go back to my house, to my brothers (PS)

čix̌čəx̌t hot, it's hot

čix̌čx̌t very hot

• talíʔ uɬ čix̌čəx̌t. It was very hot., It was very warm. (PS)

čixɬt warm something for someone

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

číxʷaʔ get fooled

čixʷm̓ to fool

• t̓xʷ lut kʷ t̓ iksc̓íxʷm̓. Certainly I’m not going to fool you. (PS)

čixʷn̓t fool someone

• čixʷn̓tsn̓. I fooled you (made you believe I was something I am not). (Cv)

čiʔskʷ ! Don’t do it!, Stop doing it! (command) (Cv)

• kʷuʔ čiʔskʷ ! Leave me alone! (PS)
• mɬ t̓xʷ čun̓tsn̓ way̓, "čiʔskʷ !" And so I’ll tell you when you quit. (PS)

čiʔst stop doing something

• čiʔstmn̓. I leave you be. (Cv)
• ixíʔ miʔ čiʔstxʷ. That’s when you’ll quit/leave it be/desist. (PS)
• way̓ čm̓ məɬ ixíʔ čiʔstm̓s Then she’ll leave you alone (PS)

čk̓aɬáɬxaʔx ! Come here a little closer! (command)

čk̓at̓qnm̓ hold head up

čkaʔáˤčmnwíxʷ tied together

čk̓aʔɬáʔ next, after something

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

čk̓aʔtmíst / k̓aʔtmin̓t go near something, get close to something

čkaˤč tied, bound

čkaˤčáˤč hanging, tied onto, attached

čkáˤčáˤčáqs raft, tied ends

čkáˤčáˤčíkn̓ bundles, bales, tied over the back

čkáˤčmnwíxʷ yaˤtɬníw̓t snap cube

čk̓aˤw̓m̓ spiritual, prayerful, prays

čkc̓əx̌ʷíplaʔst / kc̓əx̌ʷíplaʔn̓t / kc̓əx̌ʷíplaʔm̓ rule something or someone, make laws, make a judgement

čkc̓əxʷisxn̓st / kc̓əxʷisxn̓t / kc̓əxʷisxnm̓ pour water on rocks

čkc̓ík̓naʔst / c̓ík̓naʔn̓t light somethong on fire, ignite something, light something up

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

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

čkčw̓čwaˤkstxnm̓ wearing chaps

čkəčqʷus set on fire, set on stove, put on the stove, put on the fire

čkəxstim̓ go along with somebody

čkičn̓t arrive here at something or somebody

• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ixíʔ t̓ə čkičɬmn̓ Yes, I will come over to see you (PS)
• čkičs iʔ sxʔitx. He came directly to the oldest. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ɬ ikɬɬaʔxʷísk̓it nínwiʔ sič kʷuʔ čkíčn̓txʷ. When I am rested, then you can come and get me. (PS)

čkičx arrive here, come

• way̓ kʷ čkičx, way̓ kʷ n̓ƛ̓əmpčin̓ l̓ sm̓ayʔxtwixʷaʔx You arrived here at the meeting too late (PS)
• axáʔ l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ k̓ʷul̓l̓ Yasukríʔ, čkičx axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ uɬ ixíʔ x̌lits yəyáˤt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ čtəkʷtəkʷʔut When Jesus Christ was first born, he got here on earth, and he called for all the birds, and the ones that walk on the ground. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ sxiy̓msčútx uɬ kn̓ čkičx I was done in when I got back (PS)
• way̓ put kʷu ƛ̓lap úɬiʔ kʷ čkičx Just as we got settled you arrived (PS)

čkičxst bring something to somebody

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čkičxstxʷ iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, mi ʔukʷɬtxʷ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ When you bring back the birds, bring them to the king (PS)
• ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔn̓tís čkičxsts. Then s/he fetched/went and got it and brought it here. (PS)
• xʷuyl̓x uɬ čkičxstsəlx, way̓ uɬ ilíʔ mutstsəlx They went and they got him there, and they sat him down there (PS)

čkil̓s have a frown on

• way̓ t̓i čkil̓kəl̓s axáʔ She has a frown on her face (PS)

čkilxʷíc̓aʔ covered

čkim̓st hate somebody, someone

čk̓ist, k̓in̓t afraid, terrified

• kn̓ sčk̓intx I am afraid (Cv)
• áɬiʔ kn̓ čk̓in̓t ɬ iksn̓kʷaʔčnúxʷ km̓ ɬ iksn̓sl̓íp. Therefore I was afraid that I’d be late or that I’d get lost (PS)

čkiw̓t skinny / lean, skinny (Cv)

čklk̓íc̓aʔm̓ package something, bale hay

čkl̓k̓íc̓aʔm̓st to bale, to package, to make bundles

čkl̓kʷutm̓st stay far from

čk̓l̓ny̓xaʔ to this side

čkɬaxʷp it was hanging there / hanging (one thing) (PS)

čk̓ɬaʔ this way (Cv)

čkɬáˤčəčín̓t tie around neck

čk̓ɬaˤl̓ʔ yard, fenced area, fenced-in area

čkɬčqəqitkʷ come to top of water, come to the surface of water

čkɬəq̓l̓xinaʔnwíxʷ to mate, to lay over the top of one another

čkɬət̓pmínaʔst / kɬət̓pmínaʔn̓t jump onto

čkɬíp̓c̓aʔ striped clothes

čkɬk̓amtíw̓s ride on

čk̓ɬk̓níyaʔm̓st listen to

čk̓ɬk̓ʷinxʷčn̓ receive an answer / receive an answer. CISLOCATIVE

• lut t̓a čk̓ɬkʷin̓xʷčn̓. S/he didn’t get any answer. (Cv)

čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap come in sight

čk̓ɬlq̓stim̓ cut something off

• axáʔ čk̓ɬlq̓lq̓stis iʔ t k̓míplaʔ. He’s been cutting the thorns off the stems. (PS)

čk̓ɬɬəkɬak bushes

čkɬmaˤʔ long object laid (Cv)

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)

čk̓ɬn̓k̓ʷƛ̓ip opening / open

čk̓ɬn̓tk̓ʷip laid in a doorway

čk̓ɬnx̌p̓ip̓ be sewn inside

• way̓ lut xʔkinm̓ mi ʔáčqaʔ, uɬ aɬíʔ čk̓ɬənx̌p̓ip̓ He couldn’t do anything to get out, because he’s sewn up in there (PS)
• tl̓ tk̓m̓kniɬxʷ kaʔ čk̓ɬn̓x̌p̓ip̓, uɬ lut xʔkinm̓ miʔ ʔačəčqaʔíst. it’s sewed from the outside, and there isn’t anything to do to get out. / it’s sewn from the outside, and there isn’t anything to do to get out. (PS)

čk̓ɬny̓íxaʔ on this side / on this side of it

čk̓ɬny̓xaqs on this side of the road (Cv)

čk̓ɬny̓xil̓p on this side of the room (Cv)

čkɬqil̓t get to the top, to summit

• way̓ čkɬqil̓t, way̓ kɬc̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓, uɬ k̓əl̓ sksək̓ʷtikst kɬənsp̓ustn̓ She got to the top, she’s holding a light, and in the other hand she has a sword (PS)

čk̓ɬqʷay̓ a dead end gully (Cv)

• xʷu·yl̓x, n̓ppəlxiw̓səlx, aɬíʔ čk̓əɬqʷay̓ čənɬx̌ʷúlaʔxʷ, n̓t̓aʔ yaʕpqín̓ iʔ sxʷulɬxʷ They went and they got right in the middle, it’s a big ground pocket, a big hollow in the ground, my, there are lots of tipis (PS)

čkɬt̓ak̓ʷ be laying on something, placed on something

• axáʔ l̓ latáp miʔ ɬa čkɬt̓ak̓ʷ. It will lay on this table. (PS)

čk̓ɬt̓aqʷ sewn on, stitched on

čkɬt̓k̓ʷstim̓ place something on something

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

čk̓ɬt̓lap torn off, ripped off

čk̓ɬtml̓xʷn̓čut get naked

čk̓ɬtw̓inm̓ insufficient, not enough, fall short (OkB)

čk̓ɬuxsíɬxʷ side-by-side houses

čk̓ɬwəkčut realize

• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ iwá əɬ čk̓ɬwkčut axáʔ iʔ t pəptwínaxʷ, uɬ way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu əɬ čʔáčəčqaʔ And when the old lady realizes it, we will be out of there (PS)

čk̓ɬxaʔtxtím̓ step in front of somebody

• tl̓ istaʔxʷspx̌páx̌t, lut swit kʷuʔ t̓a čk̓ɬxaʔtxtís. From the time I got my senses, nobody could step in front of me. (PS)

čk̓ɬx̌ʷil̓st / k̓ɬx̌ʷil̓n̓t get rid of something

čk̓ɬxʷuy̓ go away

• ixíʔ iʔ čk̓ɬxʷuy̓ iʔ k̓l̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he goes in the tracks of the deer. (PS)

čk̓ɬyal̓ protect, surround (OkB)

čkɬy̓aˤlxʷ spotted

čkɬyaˤyáˤlxʷ have all clothes on

• kn̓ čkɬyəyaylxʷ I have all my clothes on. (PS)

čk̓ɬyir̓k̓ʷčín̓ basket rim, brim, rim

čk̓ɬy̓xus this side of the mountain, this side of the face

čkɬʔaksw̓xál̓qʷm̓ ride a skateboard, surfboard, snowboard

čk̓ɬʔanwín̓t perceive something, feel something, hear something

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

čk̓ɬʔay̓snwíxʷ take turns

• kʷu čk̓ɬʔay̓snwíxʷ. We take turns., We share with each other. (PS)

čk̓ɬʔiy̓m̓st wait for somebody, something

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

čkɬʔw̓tan̓ something laying there, put, placed

• uɬ ixíʔ ilíʔ čkɬʔután̓ Everything is ready (PS)

čkm̓am̓ take more than one

čkmárnaʔst / kmárnaʔn̓t / kmárnaʔm̓ cover something in a hole

čkmax be alone

čkmaʔm̓ wrong

čkm̓ikxtn̓t manipulate something in different ways

• t̓iʔ lut əčkm̓ikxts, kl̓q̓ísxiʔs mɬ ixíʔ sn̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷičkʷm̓. He doesn’t have a particular way, he peels them and he slices them. (PS)

čkmil̓tm̓st / kmil̓tmn̓t visit someone

čkmín̓c̓aʔst / kmín̓c̓aʔn̓t massage

čkminm̓ turn another way

• uɬ t̓əxʷ mət kʷu sn̓səll̓ínaʔms, uɬ ixíʔ t̓i kʷm̓iɬ taʔ čkminm̓ úɬiʔ qʷəlqʷil̓t Maybe he didn’t make out what I told him, and then he talked the other way (he changed the subject) (Cv)

čkm̓km̓aqsn̓t grab corners, take hold of points, take hold of corners

čkm̓km̓ax̌n̓t grab someone by the arms, kidnap

• čkm̓km̓ax̌səl̓x, wim̓ sčn̓čq̓laʔxʷmists. They grabbed him by the arms, he tried to squirm around. (PS)
• čkm̓km̓ax̌n̓tp, čxʷuy̓stp. You guys grabbed him by the arms, you guys brought him here. (PS)

čkm̓km̓stim̓ taking things, we take them

čkmɬəɬínaʔ cave in on a surface

• ʔáˤpnáʔ čm̓ itíʔ miʔ kn̓ čkmɬəɬínaʔ. Now it’s going to fall on me. (PS)

čkmn̓kin̓, čkmn̓kiʔn̓ turn one’s back

• ɬa čkmn̓kin̓ axáʔ iʔ swy̓num̓t iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, ixíʔ l̓ aʔ čwikʷm̓ ixíʔ čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut, taɬt uɬ c̓x̌iɬ ixíʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čuts. When the good looking woman turns her back, secretly he takes out from under his clothes that picture, for sure the picture is like the woman. (PS)
• ɬa čkmn̓kin̓. When s/he turns her/his back. (Cv)

čkmn̓knus other way / back and forth

čkmn̓mn̓kin̓ go back towards, turn back

čkm̓n̓tim̓ take something / take them

• čkm̓n̓tis qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ kwaps. He took an excellent horse. (PS)

čkmuskst four petals

čk̓mutm̓st / k̓mutmn̓t sit with

čknaqs be alone

• t̓iʔ kn̓ čknaqs. I’m alone. (PS)
• knánaqs knanáqs He’s alone, single (Cv)
• t̓iʔ kn̓ knánaqs miʔ kn̓ əɬxʷuy̓. I alone will go back. (PS)
• t̓iʔ anwíʔ kʷ knánaqs miʔ kʷ xʷuy̓ k̓ asn̓qsílxʷ. You by yourself go to your people. (PS)
• kʷu knánaqs We are each by himself., It is each one of us. (PS)
• way̓ knánaqs q̓ʷəyáˤs, k̓im̓ l̓ čitxʷs The Black Face was all alone at his house (PS)
• mat sn̓k̓w̓pil̓sx uɬ áɬiʔ swit t̓iʔ knánaqs. Maybe s/he got lonesome, because s/he’s all alone. (PS)
• ixíʔ nínwiʔ ɬə t̓l̓xwil̓x iʔ tl̓ sqilxʷ, lut kmix ksknánaqs iʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷiy̓ml̓t laʔkín̓ mɬ čn̓ʔasəsíl̓. When the next generation of people will come, there won’t be only single children born, there will also be twins. (PS)

čk̓nay̓xípm̓s / k̓nay̓xípm̓ this side of river

čknik̓kst / knik̓kst prune branches, trim branches, cut branches

čk̓níyaʔm̓st listen to somebody

• lut, way̓ čk̓ək̓níyaʔm̓stmn̓, kmix iksčʔáˤc̓m̓ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. No, I’m listening to you, I’m only looking at these pictures. (Cv)

čk̓n̓k̓an̓ bent

čkn̓knxtwixʷ help each other

čk̓n̓nus four footed runner

• yəyáˤt əčk̓ən·usəs ixíʔ kst̓ik̓əls iʔ sqilxʷ All the four footed runners, these will be food for the humans (Cv)

čkn̓xit help somebody

čknxɬtiɬn̓ helpful

• isqʷsíʔ čkn̓xɬtiɬn̓. My son is helpful.

čkp̓aʔxʷíkst shiny leaves

čkpəkʷíc̓aʔ spotted

čkpəkʷikst grow close to branch

čkp̓əxʷp̓ixʷkst shiny leaves

čk̓r̓p̓aqs bent nose

čksar to skin / to peel

čk̓sikstm̓st / k̓sikstmn̓t bother someone

čk̓sk̓asəst quarrel

čkskm̓qistn̓ / kskm̓qin̓t drive something

čkskʷn̓kʷan̓kst / kskʷn̓kʷan̓ksn̓t hold onto, grab ahold of

čksl̓íc̓aʔ spotted

čkswítmist do one’s best

• íwaʔ kiʔ kʷu ɬa čkswítmist, yaʔx̌iʔ tl̓ naqs tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kiʔ ksasq̓tm̓. Although we did our best, from a far off country the storm came. (PS)

čkt̓əkʷsíliʔs iʔ yiryír Venn diagram

• l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ l̓ yir aʔ čkt̓əkʷsíliʔs left side of Venn diagram
• l̓ n̓q̓aʔmíw̓sts ʔasílm̓ yir aʔ čkt̓əkʷsíliʔs middle of Venn diagram
• l̓ sčxiksts l̓ yir aʔ čkt̓əkʷsíliʔs right side of Venn diagram

čkt̓əɬt̓aɬ glued on / they’re stuck on hard (Cv)

čkt̓kt̓kusm̓st prop the eyes open

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

čkt̓liw̓s be cut in the middle

• iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ way̓ čyaˤʔ čkt̓liw̓s. The deer are all cut open. (PS)
• tx̌qiw̓səs axáʔ iʔ čkt̓liw̓s iʔ čkɬuʔxʷús she opened it where it was cut open and sewn up / she opened it where it was cut open and sewn (PS)

čkt̓ɬaɬ stuck to

čktɬmn̓čutmn̓t come straight for something

• uɬ aɬíʔ iʔ kʷu čktəɬmənčutm̓səlx They come straight to me (PS)

čktqínaʔsts. S/he covers it.

čkumnm̓ spawn

čk̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓ training

čk̓ʷalílk̓ can roll

čkʷal̓st warmed

čkʷam̓ haul / pull

• sčkʷam̓səl̓x. They started hauling bundles. (Cv)

čkʷan̓t, čkʷn̓tis pull something, she pulled it

čkʷaqs drag something

• əɬčkʷaqsəs. S/he drags it back., S/he dragged it back. (PS)
• čkʷaqsn̓txʷ. You drag something., You tow something. (OkB)

čk̓ʷarc̓ crooked (OkB)

čk̓ʷar̓r̓ crooked

čk̓ʷas singed, scorched

čkʷasq̓l̓stn̓ greasewood bush

čk̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔstím̓ / k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔán̓t / k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔám̓ chew, bite repeatedly

čkʷəkʷl̓al̓ it's sunny

čk̓ʷəp̓k̓ʷup̓əp̓ cramps, cramping

čkw̓ikm̓ get ghosted by something

• čkw̓kwikm̓ be ghosted (Cv)

čk̓ʷil̓k̓ roll, it rolls

čkʷíɬc̓aʔm̓ drag game, drag meat, pull game or meat

čkʷíɬc̓aʔn̓t drag the game, drag the meat, putt the game or meat

• ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x. And then they drag the meat home. (PS)

čkʷin̓k bow (weapon) / western yew, bow (PS)

• way̓ ixíʔ staʔxʷɬčkʷínkəms qʷasqiʔ well Blue Jay got a bow (PS)
• sk̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓ks. S/he started making a bow. (PS)

čk̓ʷín̓maʔ sit on a jury, make a decision or choice

• kn̓ səčk̓ʷínmaʔx I sit on a jury (Cv)

čkʷín̓plaʔst / kʷín̓plaʔn̓t lead someone or something

čkʷin̓t take something to oneself, grad something to oneself

• čkʷis iʔ q̓y̓min̓ uɬ q̓y̓ntis. He took some paper and he wrote. (PS)
• ixíʔ čkʷis iʔ q̓ʷaˤy̓lxʷ iʔ sq̓lips. Then s/he took the black handkerchief. (PS)

čkʷipn̓t pull open a flap or door

čkʷiskʷst be holding something / hold something

• wikɬtp čkʷiskʷsts You’ll see she’s holding it (PS)
• way̓ əɬ t̓ə čkʷiskʷəsts iʔ k̓ənp̓qinkstn̓ He was holding the ring (PS)

čkw̓kwik be ghosted

• lut stim̓ kn̓ t̓a čkw̓kwik x̌l̓ stim̓. I have never been ghosted by anything. (PS)

čkw̓l̓ínaʔ have a top on, be capped, encapsulated (Cv)

• áɬiʔ mt axáʔ čkw̓línaʔ axáʔ iʔ sn̓čəčkʷmin̓, uɬ ʔasíl̓ iʔ sn̓kɬkʷil̓l̓tn̓. Therefore I suppose the buggy had a top, and two seats. (PS)

čkwl̓ínaʔn̓t keep something covered, keep it covered (Cv)

čkʷɬən̓xixm̓st rent out

čkʷn̓twixʷ take from each other

čkw̓píc̓aʔ hairy, furry

čkw̓pus hair on face

čkw̓pw̓pínaʔ hairy ears

čk̓ʷr̓k̓ʷarc̓ crooked

čk̓wsqilxʷ come to people

čkw̓twilx lose weight, become skinny, become thin (Cv)

čkw̓twil̓x become skinny

čkʷukʷ come, arrive. Analysis unclear / come, arrive

• kn̓ čkʷukʷ I am coming (Cv)
• čkʷukʷəlx They’re coming (Cv)

čk̓ʷul̓ make, do

• haʔ sc̓kinx uɬ haʔ čk̓ʷul̓ t stk̓ək̓xʷum̓səl̓x yaʔ ɬa čəčkn̓ikstm̓səl̓x ? What’s the matter that they make a baseball out of it (and) play with it? (PS)

čkʷul̓ínaʔ have a shell/cap

čkʷul̓ínaʔst / kʷul̓ínaʔn̓t to cap

čk̓ʷul̓m̓ work

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

čk̓ʷul̓m̓st make somebody work

• kmix čʔamstísəlx, lut t̓a čk̓ʷul̓əmstsəlx They only feed him, they don’t use him (PS)

čk̓ʷul̓n̓t fix something

• čʔam̓ɬúləm̓s, čk̓ʷul̓ɬəm̓s, lut ksn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓p. He’ll feed them for you, he’ll take care of them for you, don’t bother your head about it. (PS)

čkʷul̓st were sent

čk̓ʷul̓st earn something, make something for

• əčk̓ʷul̓stxʷ iʔ sqlaw̓. You earn the money. (PS)

čkʷuɬn̓ borrow

• lut t̓a čx̌aq̓sts iʔ čxʷl̓xʷil̓ts km̓ iʔ sčkʷuɬən̓s iʔ sqlaw̓. And s/he didn’t pay his debts, or the money s/he borrowed.
• sčkʷuɬən̓ts. S/he's borrowing it from you. (Cv)

čkʷuɬn̓t borrow something

čkʷuɬst borrow something / borrow something CUSTOMARY

• áɬiʔ ɬa čxʷl̓xʷal̓t uɬ talíʔ čkʷuɬstm̓ iʔ t sqlaw̓. Because when he was alive he borrowed a lot of money. (PS)

čkʷw̓pups bushy tail

čkxan̓ follow, go along

• sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ ƛ̓əx̌tlwis uɬ ixíʔ nixʷ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ uɬ t̓iʔ čkxan̓. That’s why he gets around fast, and then he too falls to the ground, and he follows them. (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ lut st̓paˤm̓ uɬ itíʔ čkxan̓. Even if he doesn’t shoot, just so he goes along. (PS)

čkx̌ətx̌itkst jagged leaves, corrigation

čkyw̓ywin̓k strong bow

čkʔáčqaʔmn̓t come out to meet somebody

• miʔ čkʔáčqaʔmn̓ts. She’ll come out to meet you. (PS)

čkʔakʷtínaʔstm̓ crawling with, being crawled on

čkʔam̓plaʔnčútm̓st claim one as relative (Cv)

čkʔaw̓ come

• kʷuʔ sčkʔaw̓s. S/he came over to us. (Cv)

čkʔaˤy̓n̓čútm̓st laugh at something

• ixíʔ lut t̓a čn̓čəkʷísk̓itm̓, t̓iʔ čkaˤw̓yn̓čutm̓stm̓ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. Then she didn’t even groan, the woman is laughing at him. (PS)

člak̓ be tied, bound, be in jail

• kn̓ člak̓ I am in jail (Cv)

člaklíʔ be locked, locked

• yəyáˤt čəlklaklí They’re all locked (PS)

člaklíʔst lock something (customary/actual)

• lut t̓ swit kʷuʔ t̓a čkičstm̓, člaklíʔstm̓ iʔ čitxʷ, iʔ k̓ɬn̓k̓mip. Nobody has got here to us, we lock the house, the door. (PS)
• áɬiʔ člaklíʔstn̓ iʔ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. Because I always lock the barn. (PS)

člaprít have the bridle on

• ilíʔ kn̓ čənt̓k̓ʷikn̓ ilíʔ kn̓ člaprít, ilíʔ kn̓ kɬyəyʕilxʷ Leave the saddle on me, leave th bridle on me, and everything / Leave the saddle on me, leave the bridle on me, and everything (PS)

čláˤtíw̓s valley

člhak̓ʷ pull loose from

člim̓tkstm̓st make one happy, to show appreciation, be thankful for something

člk̓iw̓s bundles (Cv)

člk̓iw̓sm̓ make bundles, bale

• ixíʔ x̌ʷic̓n̓txʷ, sp̓úlaʔxn̓txʷ, mɬ t̓iʔ yaʔx̌íʔ nik̓ək̓, uɬ áɬiʔ čkc̓lal̓qʷ uɬ ilíʔ ƛ̓lap, k̓aʔx̌íʔ ɬəwnikstmn̓txʷ, mɬ put way̓ člk̓iw̓s. You cut it, hit it on the ground, and it’s cut, because it has finger-like things, and it stops there, then you let it go, and it’s just enough for a bundle. (PS)

čl̓k̓iw̓st tie bundle

čl̓kɬtal̓qn̓ five teepees

čl̓kɬx̌čəčikst 500

čl̓kɬʔupn̓kst 50 / fifty (OkB)

člk̓qinm̓ wear headband

čl̓kstal̓qʷ five rows

čl̓kstaqstxn̓ five legs

čl̓kstasq̓t five days

čl̓kstax̌n̓ five petals

člkstiɬxʷ five houses

čl̓kstiɬxʷ five houses

člkstiwl̓ five canoes, five vessels, five containers

čl̓kstiwl̓, čl̓kstiwɬ five canoes, five vessels, five containers (Cv)

člkstspintk five years. compound / five years (OkB)

čl̓kstus five round things

člkʷil̓xst sc̓ak negative number / negative number

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

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

člqíɬc̓aʔst pull off feathers

čɬak there is a swamp, brushy area

• uɬ kɬʔiq̓ʷəl̓x yaʔ t čɬak Then they caught sight of a swamp (PS)

čɬap̓ marked / striped

čɬaq bush

čɬax̌ʷ hole, there is a hole (Cv)

čɬaˤč mashed, bruised

čɬaˤt̓ wet

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

čɬəc̓ac̓ beaten

čɬəc̓stim̓ keep hitting something, we were beating him

• tl̓ aʔ čɬəc̓stis itlíʔ kiʔ čʔáčqaʔ uɬ t̓iʔ ɬupt, lut t̓a kmimipusm̓s stim̓, ixíʔ t̓uxʷt. Something popped out from what he was hitting, and it was sucked away, he didn’t make out what it was, it flew away. (PS)

čɬəɬaxʷ wearing a dress

čɬəɬl̓ɬil̓t sprinkle, sprinkling

čɬəɬx̌ʷúmaʔx puberty, in puberty, pubescing

čɬəmniw̓s tipis put together

čɬəp̓ɬəp̓aqstxn̓ marked legs/ striped legs

čɬəp̓ɬəp̓iw̓s marked in the middle

čɬəp̓ɬip̓ striped

čɬəp̓ɬip̓ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ zebra

čɬəp̓ɬip̓ swaˤʔ tiger

čɬəp̓sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ zebra

čɬəqʷɬaqʷ scattered around

čɬətkʷupxn̓ rush back here

• itlíʔ kiʔ kʷu əɬčtkʷupxn̓ íwaʔ. We tried to get back from there in vain. (PS)

čɬəx̌ʷal̓qʷm̓ hole in tree

čɬəx̌ʷiw̓s have a hole in the middle

• čk̓ləxʷk̓ʷal̓qʷs iʔ k̓ilílxʷ, əčɬəx̌ʷiw̓s. He lifted off from a tree some bark, it had a hole in it. (Cv)

čɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čut breathe, breathing

• pútiʔ čɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čut. Sh/e’s still breathing. (Cv)

čɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓ come running out / run out, come running out, dashing

• ixíʔ kiʔ čɬəx̌ʷp̓am̓, txʷt̓pm̓sqilxʷ iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. That’s when she rushed out, she rushed to the barn. (PS)

čɬəʔiq̓ʷ become visible, visible

• way̓ ixíʔ kčíqnaʔsəl̓x yaʔx̌íʔ čɬəʔiq̓ʷ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ They dug until the deer came in sight (PS)

čɬip̓ it’s striped / striped (Cv)

čƛ̓aw̓ lights are out

• uɬ aɬíʔ čƛ̓aw̓ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓, n̓k̓im̓ The lights are out, it’s dark (PS)

čƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔstím̓ have been looking for something

• way̓ kaʔkíčəntxʷ iʔ čƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔstíxʷ You’ve found what you were looking for (PS)

čƛ̓aʔn̓tím̓, čƛ̓aʔán̓t bring something back, go get something, fetch something

čƛ̓kiw̓t sticking out

čƛ̓w̓ƛ̓aw̓ lights are out, fires are out

• uɬ aɬíʔ čƛ̓əw̓ƛ̓aw̓ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓, čtk̓iwl̓x kɬc̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓ And because the lights are all out, when she comes up she’ll have a lamp / Because the lights are all out, when she comes up she’ll have a lamp (PS)

čƛ̓xʷupst beat somebody, defeat somebody

• miyáɬ kʷuʔ ɬa čƛ̓xʷupsts. Too much s/he gets the best of me. (PS)
• lut t̓a čƛ̓xʷupstmn̓. I never got the best of you., I never defeated you., I never beat you. (PS)

čm̓ maybe, possibly, might

• čm̓ n̓k̓stmis, čm̓ n̓q̓l̓tusəs, way̓ n̓ɬəmil̓sn̓t ! That might do him harm, he might get sick, respect his feelings! (PS)
• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ kɬk̓ʷlil̓t, way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ k̓ʷl̓il̓t, čm̓ tətwit iʔ ksqʷsqʷsiʔs axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ And when you’ll have a child, I suppose you will have a baby, and this woman’s child might be a boy (PS)

čm̓ čmay̓ lut unlikely

čm̓ x̌lap... Tomorrow it's going to...

čm̓- small

• čəčmáyaʔst small bullets, pellets, owl pellet
• čəčmísaʔxn̓ small rocks, gravel (Cv)
• čm̓il̓t child
  • kn̓ čm̓il̓t I was a child (Cv)
  • l̓ aʔ čxʔit ixíʔ iʔ sčəčmil̓t uɬ axáʔ čpspsáˤyaʔ. The first time those were children, and these are stupid. (PS)
• sčəčmálaʔ children

čmac̓ smeared

čmal̓k̓ʷ whole, entire

• 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)

čmalk̓ʷ n̓kaʔɬl̓máqs n̓wəsxɬəniw̓t triangular prism

čmalk̓ʷ n̓wəsxɬəniw̓t rectangular prism

čmamn̓ appaloosa. animal with spots on the rump (Cv)

čmaq lie (as trees) (OkB)

čmay̓ maybe, known

• lut t̓a čmistím̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus, pnaʔ čmay̓ ixíʔ akɬqʷn̓qʷn̓tán̓. We don’t know in what things s/he is smart, maybe you’ll suffer from it. (PS)

čmay̓ papút about the same

čmáyaʔn̓t tell somebody

• huy̓ kʷuʔ čmáyaʔn̓t akɬn̓ƛ̓l̓l̓tán̓ ? So, tell me what’s going to kill you. (PS)

čmay̓xčút talk to self

čmay̓xtwíxʷ talk to one another, tell one another a story, tell each other news

• t̓xʷ ixíʔ iʔ čmay̓xtwíxʷəl̓x, kʷaʔ iʔ likúk čm̓ayʔxtwíxʷ, čmay̓ɬts iʔ čaw̓ts. That’s what they’re talking about, the rooster talked about it, he told his life. (PS)
• aláʔ t̓iʔ kmix ixíʔ kn̓ čmay̓xtwíxʷaʔx, úɬiʔ kʷuʔ n̓sáˤy̓čn̓txʷ. We are just telling each other stories, and now you interrupt us. (PS)

čmaʔmíst bother

čmaˤm̓ poke

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

čmaˤʔ long object lays (Cv)

čm̓čmaqs pear

čm̓čm̓ɬqixʷ pearly everlasting (OkB)

čməq̓ʷmaq̓ʷ mountain (Southern dialects of n̓səl̓̓xčin̓)

• ixíʔ mɬ p px̌ʷmn̓čut k̓a čməq̓ʷmaq̓ʷ, lut kɬčʔulw̓sm̓p iʔ laʔɬ sqilxʷ. And then you guys will scatter to the mountains, you won’t be mixed up with people. (PS)

čməsmust to feel something

čmil̓q̓ʷ yir sphere

čm̓il̓t child

• kn̓ čm̓il̓t I was a child (Cv)
• l̓ aʔ čxʔit ixíʔ iʔ sčəčmil̓t uɬ axáʔ čpspsáˤyaʔ. The first time those were children, and these are stupid. (PS)

čminám̓ know

čminúlaʔxʷ know the country, know land, know territory

• lut kn̓ t̓a čminúlaʔxʷm̓, uɬ lut in̓x̌mín̓k l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač iksxʷy̓lwís. I don’t know the country, and I don’t like to travel around late. (PS)
• way̓, way̓ čmynúlaʔxʷstn̓ swit aɬíʔ intm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ I do know the country, because it’s my country (PS)
• way̓, way̓ ixíʔ čmynúlaʔxʷstn̓, ixíʔ itíʔ kn̓ čxʷylwis, uɬ čmystin̓ asənqsílxʷ uɬ antm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Yes, yes, I know that country, I have travelled through there and I know your people and your country (PS)

čmisčút know, to be self aware

čmistúm̓t. We know about you.

čml̓k̓ʷal̓qʷ cylinder

čml̓mal̓k̓ʷ t liplíʔ ear of corn, a whole piece of corn

čmn̓tim̓ cover something, as with snow

čm̓pan̓c̓íʔ chimpanzee

čm̓qʷaqʷ it's snowing

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

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

čmrim̓ get married

čmr̓rim̓ be married

• t̓iʔ naʔɬ anwíʔ miʔ kʷu čmrim̓. You and I will get married. (PS)
• ixíʔ ksx̌l̓pínaʔəl̓x ixíʔ uɬ áɬiʔ čmrim̓. Then in the morning, then they got married. (PS)
• axáʔ n̓c̓i̓čn̓ l̓ sxʔitx kiʔ əčmrim̓. This wolf married the first one. (PS)

čm̓stim̓ cover something, we cover something

• ixíʔ úɬiʔ t smik̓ʷt ɬa ččm̓stin̓ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. And then I covered the deer with snow. (PS)

čmum̓sl̓x have hope

• t̓xʷ kʷ čm̓um̓sl̓x. Just have a little hope. (PS)

čmuskstm̓ take a chance

• 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)
• kn̓ čmuskstm̓ úɬiʔ čƛ̓aʔn̓tsín̓ I took a chance and I came after you. (PS)

čmy̓stwixʷ know each other

• čmy̓stwíxʷəl̓x. They know one another., They know about each other. (Cv)

=čn̓ mouth, food, voice, edge

• n̓čusčəsčn̓ purple aster, Aster conspicuus, b’s etym: rattling noise (OkB)
• n̓xikxəkčn̓ purple aster, Aster conspicuus, [lit. shuffling noise.] (OkB)

čn̓áˤstwílx become heavy, get heavy

čn̓áˤy̓ústm̓ make eyes at, make laughing eyes

čn̓čaw̓číst, n̓čaw̓čín̓t, n̓čaw̓čínm̓ imitate voice, do a voice impression, repeat after someone

čn̓c̓axʷ poured, liquid dumped

čn̓čəqčqikn̓ sitting on their backs

čn̓c̓ix̌ fried

čn̓c̓l̓x̌ʔusn̓t pull out eyes, snatch out eyes

čn̓čnil̓x roar, thunder sound, indistinct sound, murmur, drone

• sčn̓čnil̓x roar, thunder, sound of thunder, hubbub (Cv)

čn̓čut say to yourself

• kn̓ čənčut I talk to myself (Cv)

čn̓c̓xʷaxʷ poured into, full, spilled into, splashed in

čn̓ɣíplaʔxʷ pole, post standing upright in the ground

čn̓ɣíplaʔxʷst / n̓ɣíplaʔxʷn̓t stick in the ground

čniɬts he, she, they, third person independent pronoun

• way̓ čmystis čniɬč əɬaʔ ksysyus kiʔ kʷu xʷəlxʷalt She knows it’s for him who is smart that we got saved (PS)
• ixíʔ čniɬts iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷs, uɬ ixíʔ čniɬts čk̓ʷl̓čn̓čut. That’s his country, and that’s where he cooks. (PS)
• ixíʔ sič čkičx iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷluts uɬ čniɬts iʔ qʷačqnm̓ uɬ k̓a n̓ɬaʔmín̓k ɬəq̓ilx, ixíʔ uɬ ml̓x̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓̓qsm̓. Then he got back to his bed partner and he put the cap on, and got close to the wall, lay down, and pretended to snore. (PS)
• ʔamsm̓ isqʷsíʔ ilíʔ čənkʷnim̓, čniɬčm̓ ixíʔ əɬaʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓, lutm̓ t swit k̓ʷul̓xtm̓ My poor boy was singing, he’s the one that fixed that, nobody fixed it for him (Cv)
• áɬiʔ t čniɬts kiʔ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstum̓s uɬ yaʔ əɬwikn̓tst. Because he’s the one who brought you back to life so that we saw you again. (PS)
• way̓ məɬ nixʷ čniɬč ʔitx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, nixəl̓məntxʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷəlqsm̓ The woman will sleep too, you’ll hear her snore (PS)

=čnitkʷ shore, shoreline, beach

čnitkʷ / k̓m̓čnitkʷ beach, shore, shoreline

čn̓kčnikn̓t overtake somebody (toward speaker), catch up to someone

• uníxʷ k axáʔ iʔ čənkčnikn̓tsən̓ It’s true that I could (only) overtake you (PS)
• n̓ʔáˤc̓x̌kn̓čút, staʔ kway̓, čn̓kəčnikn̓tm̓ iʔ t n̓kʷl̓muts, t qʷáˤsqiʔ. He looked behind him, well, he was being overtaken by his brother-in-law Blue Jay. (PS)

čn̓k̓əxk̓xúlaʔxʷ dip in land, depression in land

čn̓kɬiw̓stn̓ dividend

čnkɬlíl̓iʔs frame

čnkɬɬíl̓iʔs mat (for counting)

čn̓k̓sitkʷst / n̓k̓sitkʷn̓t pollute water

čn̓k̓ʷɬčwixm̓st / n̓k̓ʷɬčwixmn̓t live with someone / be housemates with someone

čn̓l̓ak̓ʷ tallow

čn̓laˤw̓útm̓, čn̓laˤʔútm̓ canyon, gully, a draw

čn̓lk̓ikn̓ be mid-strapped, tied over the back, bound over the back

čn̓lq̓ʷus cliff, river bank, steep shore, broken shore

čn̓lw̓láˤw̓útm̓ gullies, gulches, valleys

čn̓l̓xʷúlaʔxʷ dip in land

čn̓ɬət̓k̓n̓tim̓, čn̓ɬət̓k̓am̓, čn̓k̓ʷɬət̓̓k̓an̓t scoop out w/ a flicking motion

čn̓ɬəx̌ʷin̓k cave, there is a cave

čnɬəx̌ʷɬəx̌ʷiɬc̓aʔ straw, straws

čn̓ɬəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷ hole, burrow, hole in ground

čn̓ɬik̓ɬik̓tám̓ be sobbing

čn̓ƛ̓k̓ʷpitkʷ pole standing upright in water

čn̓ƛ̓m̓ƛ̓imqs it has corners, it has points

čn̓maʔsíw̓s be of different ages

čn̓məq̓ʷikn̓ camel

čn̓miƛ̓qs painted tip, painted end

čn̓mq̓ʷikn̓, čn̓məq̓ʷmq̓ʷikn̓ hump on the back, camel, humps on back, bactrian camel

čn̓pakʷ poured in, dumped in (of granules)

čnpan̓ unpack

čn̓papɬlaʔxʷ pool, pond, puddle

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

čn̓pəpilx enter, come in (more than one)

čn̓pəpil̓xst bring things in

čn̓pətkʷúlaʔxʷ connect to ground, stake to the ground

čn̓p̓nus long things put in fire

čn̓p̓uƛ̓m̓ come out of the bushes

čn̓pum̓tn̓ fish nest

čn̓pust / n̓pusn̓t to can, to boil in

čn̓púxʷpuxʷ balloons, inflated things, blown up things

čn̓pw̓piw̓ balloons, inflated things, bladders

čn̓p̓ʔaxʷ be bright, be shining

• čkc̓ik̓s, čn̓p̓ʔaxʷ. It’s lit up, it’s bright. (PS)

čn̓qəxʷpnwixʷ drive each other’s horses

čn̓̓ql̓qlw̓ípnaʔ horse bit

čn̓qmin̓ stacked in

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

čn̓qʷáˤqʷáˤqn̓ stupid

čnqʷčqin̓, čənqʷčqin̓ snag (Cv)

čn̓q̓ʷm̓stim̓ / čn̓q̓ʷam̓ to stuff, to fill up with stuffing, sausage, stuffing

čn̓q̓ʷuy̓ back eddy, in protected area, in sheltered area (OkB)

čn̓qʷʔip bay (OkB)

• N̓qʷəqʷʔipm̓ place name- a small bay north of Tk̓maqsm̓ [lit. having a little bay.] (OkB)

čn̓q̓ʔípnaʔ stuck in mouth, stuck in cheek, stuck under lip

čn̓q̓ʔípnaʔm̓st stick something in the mouth, stick something in cheek or lip

čn̓q̓ʔúlaʔxʷ pocket of ground, dip in the land

čn̓sq̓iw̓s split in half, split, divided (Cv)

čn̓t̓aq̓m̓ cross the valley (Cv)

čn̓t̓aqʷm̓ lick plates

• way̓ čənt̓aqʷm̓ He was licking plates (PS)

čn̓taʔkʷítkʷ hot water

čn̓təqtqánaʔ deaf, s/he is deaf (Cv)

čn̓tətɣap little stream, little creek

čn̓tɣpúlaʔxʷ stream

čn̓tkɬilxst take something down

čn̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ get on, fall into, fallen into

• itlíʔ way̓ kn̓ čhaqs ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ iʔ t xwiɬ, uɬ ta čk̓liʔ iksxʷúy̓tn̓ ixíʔ əčq̓ax̌. Whatever direction I face, there I go into the road, and that’s where I go on that path. (PS)

čn̓t̓k̓ʷaqs lie in the road, be on the trail or road, be laying on the road, laying on the trail

• čn̓t̓k̓ʷaqs. He was dead on the road. (Cv)

čn̓tkʷil̓st accompany, travel with

čn̓t̓k̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ pregnant, implanted in the body

čnt̓k̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓ be saddling a horse

• n̓t̓aʔ čm̓ aláʔ čn̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓əl̓x, miʔ n̓kəčnikn̓əl̓x. Gee, they will be saddling their horses now, I will overtake them. (PS)

čn̓t̓l̓qʷaˤw̓sqn̓ bald head, bald headed (OkB)

čn̓twixʷ talk to one another

• kʷu čn̓čn̓twixʷ. We talk to one another. (Cv)

čn̓t̓y̓t̓yínaʔ be stubborn

• kʷ ɬa čn̓t̓y̓t̓y̓ínaʔ. You are being stubborn. (Cv)

čnw̓as The sun was high (Cv)

čn̓waʔlíl̓smn̓t be puzzled about something, be amazed at something

• čn̓waʔlíl̓sm̓sts axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx. The oldest one kept getting puzzled at it. (PS)

čn̓wíkɬc̓aʔɬt see the inside of something

• lut t̓a čn̓wíkɬc̓aʔɬtsəl̓x iʔ čitxʷs. they hadn’t seen the inside of the house. / they hadn’t seen the inside of their house. (PS)

čnw̓is sun is way up, sun up high

čnw̓n̓xʷínaʔm̓st believe somebody, believe something

• lut swit t̓a čnw̓n̓xʷínaʔm̓sts. Nobody believes in it. (Cv)
• way̓ yuʔyʔáˤwt aspuʔús, way̓ wnixʷ čnwnxʷínaʔmstmn̓ Strong are your thoughts, I really can believe you (PS)

čnw̓smlxus point up

čn̓w̓xʷw̓xʷin̓k hang inside, hanging inside, hung inside

• čn̓w̓xʷw̓xʷinks. He hangs things inside. (Cv)

čn̓xiʔ be mixed with, joined in, enrolled

• kʷu čn̓xiʔ. We are mixed with them., We have joined in. (Cv)

čn̓xiʔmíst join in

čn̓xíʔmíst, n̓xiʔmín̓t join together, to join in, to enroll in

čn̓xlíɬc̓aʔst, n̓xlíɬc̓aʔn̓t chop out the inside of something, hack out the inside of something

čn̓xl̓qist, n̓xl̓qin̓t, n̓xl̓qinm̓ chop head, hack head

čn̓xmniw̓s in both sides, on both side

čn̓xn̓ɬəniw̓t cube, box

čn̓xn̓xn̓ɬəniw̓t cubes, boxes

čn̓xn̓xn̓ɬəniw̓t t slip̓ wood blocks, wooden blocks

čn̓x̌siw̓s get along with

čn̓xʷəxʷrus low pass, there is a low place, a small hollow (PS)

• ixíʔ sxʷaxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That’s where the deer always go, it’s a low place. (PS)
• t̓iʔ ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. The deer tracks go straight to the low pass. (PS)

čn̓xʷrus hollow place (PS)

čn̓y̓aˤʔ be gathered in, convened, arrived in

• way̓ čənyaʕ̓l̓x, uɬ ik̓láʔ ilmíxʷm̓ They all came in, at the chief’s (PS)

čn̓ʔačəčqʔúsn̓t come out of eye

čn̓ʔasl̓míw̓s doubles

čn̓ʔaw̓čínm̓ come up river, ascend river

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

čn̓ʔax̌ʷt come downstream, descend steam or river

čn̓ʔaˤx̌ʷt swamp

čn̓ʔiw̓lm̓ there are waves

čn̓ʔučxst track somebody or something (actual/habitual

• áɬiʔ axáʔ n̓y̓ʕay̓p itíʔ čn̓ʔučxsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Because he’s still tracking the deer. (PS)

čn̓ʔuɬxʷ come in, enter in (PS)

čn̓ʔuɬxʷmn̓t let somebody come in, bring in something or someone

• way̓ čənʔuɬxʷməntməlx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ The woman came in (PS)

čn̓ʔuɬxʷst bring something inside (actual/habitual)

• t aspíkst kiʔ čn̓ʔuɬxʷstm̓. You got in here by means of your glove. (PS)

čn̓ʔuɬxʷsts. She lets her into the house. (OkB)

čp̓an̓ log, lay down a long cylindrical object

čpapín̓ folded

čpapút matches

čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔ low place, depression

• kswítmist iʔ k̓l̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔs l̓ stxət̓at̓s iʔ mkʷíwaʔt. He did his best to get to a low place where it joins the little mounds. (PS)

čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔs low place

čpəpul̓st be killed

čp̓ət̓p̓áˤt̓ ooze

čp̓ət̓p̓ət̓áˤt̓ splatter, splash, splat

čpiw̓t raised

čplal̓ a plant, to grow, it's growing

čp̓lk̓usm̓ turn back towards, turn inside out

• put n̓kəčníkiʔs iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, kaʔ t̓a čp̓l̓k̓usm̓ axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓. Only when he overtakes the deer, that’s when Wolf’ll turn back. (PS)

čp̓l̓k̓usm̓. S/he turns/is turning back. (PS)

čpɬan̓ eyelash, lash

čpn̓hiw̓sm̓ do on time, complete on time

čp̓rq̓us be turned inside-out

• way̓ əčp̓ərq̓us It’s inside out. (Ok)

čp̓um̓ smoked (Cv)

čp̓umnx spawn

čpútaʔst, pútaʔm̓, pútaʔn̓t respect s/o r s/t, celebrate s/o or s/t

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

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

čpuʔsqílxʷ married into the people

čpx̌ʷəx̌ʷam̓ spread out, distributed, scattered

čp̓y̓aq ready to eat, cooked

čp̓y̓qstim̓, p̓y̓qan̓t finish cooking, to cook, to bake, to ripen s/t

čp̓ʔaxʷ be shining

• axáʔ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓s, ixíʔ t̓xʷ axáʔ čp̓ʔaxʷ. This ring of hers is gold, thus it this shines. (PS)
• uɬ nak̓ʷm̓ iʔ təl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ úɬiʔ əčp̓əʔaxʷ The shining comes from the birds (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ qpqintn̓s put čʔx̌iɬ t sqlaw̓ čp̓əʔaxʷ Her hair shines just like money (gold) / Her hair shines just like gold (PS)

čqačlx be running

• t̓iʔ n̓tikɬ mɬ x̌iƛ̓m̓, mɬ t̓iʔ way̓ ny̓aˤy̓p čqaqčl̓x, t̓iʔ n̓y̓aˤy̓p sƛ̓ax̌ts. She gets to the bottom and then up the hill, and she’s always a-trotting, always fast. (PS)

čq̓ap dead muscle, without muscle tone, slack muscle

čq̓aq̓ get hit, happen to be hit, hit (from a throw)

• kn̓ čq̓aq̓ I get hit. (Ok)

čq̓ay̓ have written, is written, writing, have marked, is marked, marking

• axáʔ anwíʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓xitxʷ, askʷíst yaʔ čq̓ay̓. You wrote this to me, your name is written down. (PS)
• kʷaʔ áɬiʔ čq̓ay̓ put pn̓kin̓ iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ l̓ sx̌lap miʔ aláʔ kʷu y̓aˤʔ. So it's written down just at what time of the morning we would gather here. (PS)

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

čqəčqičl̓x be trotting around, be running around, be busy

• t̓iʔ k̓ʷul̓l̓ uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap, uɬ way̓ čxʷy̓lwis uɬ čʔičkn̓, way̓ čqəčqičl̓x. He was born, and it wasn’t long and he grew up, and was running around, playing, and running all over. (PS)

čq̓əq̓ax̌ trail, trench, ditch

čqəqc̓íɬaʔxʷ there is a little log house

• čq̓əq̓c̓íɬaʔxʷəl̓x. They had a little log house., They live in a little log house. (Cv)

čqəqčnitkʷ land on shore

• kn̓ čqəqčnitkʷ I land (Cv)

čqəqin̓k fall backwards, fall onto back

čq̓əq̓nun̓t hit s/o or s/t accidentally, manage to hit, unintentionally hit (by throwing)

• c̓q̓əq̓nun̓. I accidentally hit it., I unintentionally hit it (by throwing).
• c̓q̓əq̓nun̓tsn̓. I hit you accidentally (by throwing)., I unintentionally hit you. (Cv)

čqəsqsin̓kst tickle somebody in the belly. CUSTOMARY ASPECT

• uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ wim̓ axáʔ akstx̌ʔənčənmístm̓ axáʔ y̓ asənk̓ʷɬq̓ʷlút, lut ksƛ̓ləlpstums əɬaʔ čqsqsinkstm̓s In vain you’ll try to stop your bed partner, she won’t stop tickling you on the belly (PS)
• ʔičkstm̓ iʔ t smaʔməʔím̓, čqsqsinkstməlx, čhahtəlx The women are playing with them, they’re tickling them, they’re laughing (PS)

čqičlx be running

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

čqil̓t get to the top, on top of, to summit, on the summit

• uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stils mət kʷ sxʔkinx, kʷ sx̌ənnumt, lutiʔ kʷ čqil̓t And I thought maybe something happened to you, you got hurt, that you hadn’t yet got to the top (PS)

čq̓il̓t be sick, get sick, feeling sick, suffering pain or illnes (Cv)

čqíɬc̓aʔ dry meat over a fire

čqíɬc̓aʔm̓ dry meat

• ixíʔ sčqʔíɬc̓aʔm̓səl̓x, t̓xʷ q̓ʷlam̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ sql̓ql̓tmixʷ. These men then started drying meat, roasting it. (PS)

čqíɬc̓aʔn̓t dry meat

• sčqʔíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x. They started drying it over the fire. (PS)

čqiɬəɬt be awake

• čqiɬəɬtəl̓x. They stayed awake., They are awake., They are staying awake. (Cv)

čq̓iɬp Douglas fir. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca / Douglas fir (OkB)

čqiɬqɬt be awake, awake

• way̓ iɬíʔ ƛ̓əlmist, ilíʔ t̓k̓ʷənčut, staʔ k̓ʷaʔ ilíʔ čqiɬqəɬt There he sat still, he lay there, he stayed there awake (PS)

čqin̓k be laying on the back, lay on back, lay belly up

• kn̓ sčqin̓k. I lay on my back. (PS)

čq̓it̓stm̓ snag, hook

čqixʷst drive something or somebody, shoo s/o or s/t, drive away

• ɬa čqixʷstsəl̓x iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, kil̓n̓tm̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. When they drive the deer, they are chased by Wolf. (PS)

čq̓l̓qʷikstn̓t touch somebody’s arm, touch should of s/o

čqlwitm̓ step away, stepping, step, stomp

• ixíʔ úɬiʔ kn̓ čqlwitm̓. And therefore I stepped away. (PS)

čq̓ɬiw̓s be together

čqɬnun̓t help something, have been able to do something

• lut t̓a čqɬnus ksmuts. S/he couldn’t even sit up. (Cv)

čqɬtim̓ put something down for somebody

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

čq̓ɬw̓sčut be close, be in a relationship

čqmap calm

čqmin̓ lay (Cv)

čqmnil̓tm̓ give birth (plural)

čqm̓qmin̓ placed, piled

čqʷačqn̓ have a hat on

• yəyáˤt čqʷčqʷačqnəlx, čsənqapqən̓, čsɬq̓əlxáyaʔqən̓ They all have caps on, night caps, caps / They all have hats on, caps, night caps (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ yəyáˤt čqʷačqn̓əl̓x, t̓xʷ iʔ ksɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓. These women all have hats on, night caps. (PS)

čqʷaylwís school of fish

čqʷaʔqʷʔál̓ hold a meeting, more than one is speaking/speak

čqʷaˤw̓ be drunk

• kn̓ sčqʷaˤw̓ I was drunk (Cv)

čqʷaˤyqn̓ blue horse (Cv)

čq̓ʷəc̓q̓ʷic̓m̓ full (more than one)

čqʷn̓qʷn̓nm̓sčut have hard time

čq̓ʷʔuč become fat

čq̓x̌stim̓ / q̓x̌an̓t / q̓x̌am̓ mark something

čq̓y̓ilxʷ calico, spotted horse

čq̓y̓úlaʔxʷm̓ mark land

čq̓y̓w̓ɬtiɬn̓ doubt something

čsasíx̌l̓x move (repeated or plural)

čsax̌ʷt come down, downhill

• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷaʔ čsax̌ʷtx, kʷu sqʷl̓qʷl̓stwixʷəxʷ, t̓əxʷ miʔ kʷu n̓suxʷnaʔmnwíxʷ All right, come down and let’s talk, so we may understand one another (PS)
• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓s iʔ k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ, iʔ k̓a čsax̌ʷt Then he went to the left, downhill. (PS)

čsčix̌ʷ slate rocks

• axáʔ mt aláʔ čn̓qʷʔú́laʔxʷ, axáʔ iʔ l̓ aʔ čsčix̌ʷ. Maybe they’re in that hollow, in those slate rocks. (PS)

čsčwtan̓ what has been put somewhere

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

čsəsáˤs make noise, rattle around

čsəxʷəxʷutm̓ popular, well-liked (pl)

čsəx̌ʷtusn̓t bring something down hill

čsitk curved, crooked, twisted (e.g. a saddle) (Cv)

čsiy̓áˤy̓ hub-bub, noise

čsl̓stim̓ / sl̓an̓t / sl̓am̓ to place things

čsl̓sul̓ t n̓t̓xitkʷ popsicles

čst̓ymix be lazy

• kn̓ čəst̓ymix I am lazy (Cv)

čsul̓st / sul̓n̓t to freeze

čsuxʷst know somebody

• uɬ áɬiʔ kʷaʔ stim̓ aláʔ iksaláʔm̓, lut kʷu t̓ə čsuxʷstp, uɬ lut kʷu t̓ə stmáliʔsm̓p Why would I stay here, you don’t know me, and I’m no relation to you (PS)

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

• čsəxʷəxʷutm̓ popular, well-liked (pl)

čswikstm̓st call somebody

• way̓ uɬ kʷu čswikstm̓stxʷ, stim̓ uɬ an̓x̌mín̓k ? You’re calling me, what do you want? (PS)

-čt 2

čtak̓ʷ stay / remain / be somewhere

čt̓akʷ bushy, brushy (Cv)

čt̓ak̓ʷ lay somewhere. a solid object (Cv)

čt̓ap large object lies (Cv)

čt̓at̓íxʷlm̓ different ways

čt̓at̓íxʷlm̓ kn̓xčutn̓ attribute block

čtaw̓míst sell

čtax̌ʷn̓t dangle something down. towards a speaker who is below

• čtaxʷən̓t Let it dangle. (Ok)
• čtax̌ʷən̓t anáˤx̌ʷmín̓ Let your net down. (Ok)

čt̓axʷtl̓wís fly around

čt̓aˤp rock sits, lump / rock sits, lump. (Ok)

čtəčk̓ʷul̓l̓ baby coming

čtəɬxsqáx̌aʔ horse stood

• čxʷuy̓ uɬ aláʔ čtəɬxsqáx̌aʔ uɬ čyaxʷt. She came here the horse stood, then she fell.

čt̓əqčnitkʷ It’s laying close to shore (Cv)

• ixíʔ wikɬtsəl̓x iʔ stətm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaˤčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ. Then they saw her clothes close to the shore laying there. (PS)
• áɬiʔ iʔ stm̓tim̓s ilíʔ əɬaʔm̓čnítkʷ, əčt̓əqčnitkʷ axáʔ l̓ siw̓ɬkʷ la čtyap, ilíʔ st̓əqčnitkʷ iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. Her clothes were there close to the shore, there was a bundle on the shore where the water runs, there was a bundle of her clothes (PS)

čt̓əqstim̓ / t̓qam̓ to stack

čtəq̓ʷn̓píc̓aʔ wrapped up

čt̓əqʷxit sew for someone

čtəx̌ʷtax̌ʷ hanging

čtəx̌ʷtəx̌ʷsɬəɬaxʷ simple dress

čt̓əxʷtlwis. fly around / he’s been flying around (PS)

čtɣap stream

čt̓iw̓sx flat area

čt̓ixəl̓x come ashore / come out of water

čt̓ixlxst take something from the water

• čt̓ixəlxsts They’re unloaded from the boat, out of the water (Cv)

čtixʷčstm̓ / tixʷčn̓t / tixʷčnm̓ gather food for

čtkanxʷ touch / touch. analysis unclear

• čtkanxʷ iʔ sqiltks Her body is touching (PS)
• way̓ čt̓ixəlx, lut stim̓s l̓ siwɬkʷ t̓ə čtkanxʷ She’s all out of the water, no part of her is touching the water (PS)

čtkəɬam̓ separate / away from

čtkiʔst / tkiʔn̓t uninate on something

čtk̓laʔ tl̓naqs sxəlakək less than one minute

čtkɬkɬam̓ group- in a group

čtk̓síc̓aʔm̓st bother skin

čtkʷənksnwaxʷəlx They’re holding hands (PS)

čt̓k̓ʷiw̓s be laying in the middle

• čun̓tsn̓, "ilíʔ kt̓k̓ʷiw̓sn̓txʷ." I told you, "You put it there." (PS)

čtkʷtkʷʔut (those that) walk

• uɬ ixíʔ x̌lits yəyáˤt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ čtəkʷtəkʷʔut, həɬsənk̓l̓ip, həɬwapwpxn̓, həɬənc̓ičən̓, t̓əxʷ yəyáˤt iʔ čtəčkʷtəkʷʔut He called all the birds, and the ones that walk on the ground, coyotes, lynxes, wolves, all the animal that walk on the ground (PS)
• way̓ atáʔ p čtəkʷtəkʷʔut, lut qʷay̓ kʷu t̓ə čkičs iʔ sqilxʷ You folks are travelling around, it isn’t often that people get to us (PS)
• anwíʔ kʷ kɬy̓lmixʷm̓ axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ iʔ l̓ stəkʷtəkʷʔut, anwíʔ kʷ kɬylmixʷm̓. You will be the boss on this earth of the animals that walk, you will be the boss. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ wiks iʔ sqilxʷ yaʔ stəkʷtəkʷʔut, həɬsqilxʷ Then he saw people walking around, all kinds of people (PS)

čtkʷʔut walk. ACTUAL ASPECT

• 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)

čtkʷʔutn̓ way of traveling, itinerary

• 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)

čtkxstim̓ follow somebody

• ixíʔ əčtkəxstin̓ uɬ axáʔ aláʔ kiʔ kn̓ čkɬʔal̓qʷ way̓ wikn̓tsn̓. That’s what I am going along with, and then here I got close to the shore and saw you. (PS)

čt̓lúlaʔxʷst plow the soil

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

čt̓pam̓ lay egg

čt̓paˤm̓ shoot

• ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x, lut t̓a čt̓apáˤm̓̓əl̓x, mɬ way̓ taʔxʷsɬiqʷəl̓x. Then they drag the meat home, they don’t even have to shoot, and they get meat. (PS)

čtq̓ay̓ graph / reads (shows)

čtq̓áy̓alqʷ bar graph / graph (bar graph)

čtqəčl̓xiw̓s run on top of / in the middle of

čtqəčqəčpínaʔ braid

čtqəmniw̓s on a shelf / placed on

čtqəmnwixʷ tower / it stacks

čtqmniw̓st / tqmniw̓sn̓t put things on / in middle

čtqʷay̓ come down, come downhill

• uɬ haʔ sčʔkinx haʔ, n̓kət̓kt̓usnəlx, uɬ haʔ əɬčtqʷay̓l̓x iʔ t sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓? And what’s the matter, I had their heads cut off, and they come down the stairs? / What’s the matter, I had their heads cut off, and they come down the stairs? (PS)
• ixíʔ ɬəɬčtqʷay̓səl̓x, way̓ əɬčy̓aˤpəl̓x. Then they started to come back down the hill, then they come back. (PS)
• əɬčtqʷay̓, əɬčp̓l̓k̓usm̓. They came back down, they turned around. (PS)

čt̓qʷisxn̓ Tomahawk (Cv)

čtqʷl̓qʷl̓tiw̓sxt call on the phone

čt̓qʷt̓aqʷ bushes

čt̓qʷt̓aʔqʷčín̓ holler

• way̓ mət ixíʔ asqəltmíxʷ yaʔ t̓ə čt̓əqʷt̓aʔqʷčín̓ That might be your husband that is hollering (PS)

čtq̓y̓al̓qʷ marked on post or upright surface

čtq̓y̓isxnm̓ mark on rocks

čtr̓am̓ t ʔasl̓sc̓kák ordered pair / ordered pair

čt̓saˤp get hard

čtw̓tíwaʔst spoil somebody

• áɬiʔ kʷ sknəqsl̓tílaʔt, talíʔ stw̓tíwaʔstm̓t. Because you are an only child, we spoil you alot. (PS)

čtxəmníw̓s both sides

čtxət̓ət̓nuɬt have been able to take care of something for somebody

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

čtxət̓stim̓ take care of something

• iʔ kʷil̓lxʷ iʔ sq̓lips, iʔ aʔ čtxət̓stis. The red handkerchief is what he’s keeping. (PS)
• áɬiʔ pútiʔ əčtxət̓stis iʔ laklíʔ. Therefore he still has the key in his care. (PS)
• way̓ n̓yʕ̓ip čʔx̌iɬ kaláʔm̓stmn̓, čtxt̓əstumn̓ It’s like I am always here with you, I’ll take care of you (PS)

čtxəxƛ̓ínaʔm̓st hear somebody’s every word

• uɬ aɬíʔ mət kywyuwínaʔ, uɬ aɬíʔ stxəxƛ̓ínaʔmsts He must have good hearing, he heard every word of it (PS)

čtxiʔtíʔst run after

• mat sčʔíčəčknaʔxəl̓x km̓ iʔ aʔ čtxiʔtíʔstəl̓x. Maybe they’re playing, or running around. (PS)

čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓ we divide it / divide in half (PS)

• 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)

čtx̌ʷiw̓t hanging / dangling

čtxʷuymn̓t come to somebody

• čtxʷuymn̓tsn̓. I came to you. (PS)
• uɬ stim̓ iʔ sčənq̓aʔílsəmp, kiʔ kʷu čtxʷuyməntp? What is your business that you come to see me? (PS)

čtyap water runs

• 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)

čtyix swim, tread water

• iʔ k̓a nixʷtítkʷ yaʔ čtyix. They are the ones that live in the water.

čt̓ʔak̓ʷ come to the surface, come out from under water

• way̓ t̓i ixíxiʔ uɬ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ In a little while the Golden Woman came to the top (PS)
• way̓ k̓əl̓ əɬʔəmčnitkʷ axáʔ iʔ sílxʷaʔ iʔ sílxʷaʔ iʔ siwɬkʷ, ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ Close to the shore of the big water, that's where the Golden Woman appears (PS)

čt̓ʔiw̓s a flat place (Cv)

čuláy̓ July 4th, celebration, holiday

čuláym̓ celebrate

čuɬt tell someone something, tell somebody something

• čuɬtxʷəlx iʔ asyaʕpčín̓, məɬ čuntsəlx laʔkín̓ mi kʷ xʔkinm̓, məɬ ixíʔ akɬsysyustn̓s Tell them your troubles, and they’ll tell you what you’ll have to do, they will be your power (PS)
• p isčúɬtm̓. I’m telling you guys about it. (Cv)

čun̓ man’s name (OkB)

čunm̓ tell, say

• kʷaʔ isčúnm̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ nínwiʔ ɬə x̌min̓ks, uɬ ixíʔ iksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓. Well I told the king that if he wanted it I’d go get it for him. (PS)
• ixíʔ kʷ iksčúnm̓ axáʔ iʔ kʷ isník̓ɬxʷ Then this I’m going to tell you, my son-in-law. (PS)
• naqs iʔ kʷ iksčúnm̓. It's one thing I’m going to tell you. (PS)
• t̓xʷ lut aksʔítx, ixíʔ kʷ iksčúnm̓, lut aksʔítx. But don’t fall asleep, that’s what I’m telling you, don’t fall asleep. (PS)

čún̓maʔ the way told, explanation, demonstration

• k̓ɬxiʔúsəst sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ t sčún̓maʔs. It went just the way they had said to Coyote that it would go. (PS)

čúnmaʔm̓ show, explain, demonstrate

čún̓n̓maʔ trained, shown, demonstrated

čun̓t say something, tell something

• sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ kʷuʔ čus uɬ n̓my̓čin̓tsn̓ pnaʔ kʷ ksíp̓iʔ. That’s why he told me, and I interpret him to you, maybe you have some hide. (PS)
• čuɬəmn̓. I told you folks. (Cv)
• axáʔ iʔ t čun̓txʷ, anwíʔ kʷ ksnəqsilxʷ. Like you say, you have relatives. (PS)
• lut t̓ čun̓tst ɬ aksčn̓ʔúɬxʷ úɬiʔ kʷ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ. We didn’t tell you to come in here, and yet you came in here. (PS)

čuqčuqmáɬp bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum (OkB)

čur̓ all willowherb, Epilobium paniculatum. [lit syrup like, oozy.] (OkB)

čust call something, saying something

• t̓xʷ way̓ iʔ skɬl̓liksts iʔ stkl̓kl̓xmikstn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sčustsəl̓x iʔ qʷilčn̓. Those which sprout from the limbs, these they call fir boughs. (PS)
• áɬiʔ sčustsəlx q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷáˤy̓ st̓maˤl̓t, uɬ ixíʔ qʷspíc̓aʔ iʔ ʔum̓səl̓x. They call them Black Cows, or they call them Buffalo (shaggy hide). (PS)

čut say, tell

• čut n̓c̓iʔčn̓, “way̓, way̓ w̓nixʷ, way̓ wikn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuytn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, sičxn̓.” Wolf said, “Yes, that’s right, we saw deer tracks, fresh tracks.” (PS)
• axáʔ kʷ čut kʷ ksʔay̓x̌ʷtáyn̓, kʷ ʔay̓x̌ʷt. Now you said you are tired, you're fatigued. (PS)

čuʔq̓ím̓ moonlight

čwahn̓tím̓ bark at somebody

• kʷuʔ čwahn̓tím̓ iʔ t kəkw̓wápaʔ. The dogs bark at us., The dogs are barking at us., We are barked at by the dogs. (PS)

čwál̓naʔ man’s name (OkB)

čwalq̓ page

čwar̓ fire, be burning

• kmix iʔ swr̓isəlp̓ la nq̓aʔq̓əʔíw̓s kiʔ čwar̓ There’s only the fire between them that burns (PS)

čway̓ finished, ready

čw̓čw̓iksn̓t do the same thing, imitate someone or something

• čw̓čw̓ikiʔs They do the same thing. (PS)

čw̓čʕawl̓x several bathe (Cv)

čwəktwixʷ see one another

• kʷu tx̌səsmikst uɬ t̓iʔ l̓ nəqslup kʷu ilíʔ, kʷu čwəktwixʷ l̓ sk̓laxʷ. If we are lucky we will be there in one place, we will see each other in the evening. (PS)

čwəxwix dwellings, residences / village (Cv)

čwikm̓ see

• lut swit t̓a čwikm̓. Nobody has seen it., Nobody sees it. (Cv)

čwikn̓t see something

• way̓ t̓i čx̌iɬ t tawn̓ iʔ sčwiksəlx What they saw is like a town (PS)

čwikst have seen something, somebody

• uɬ q̓sápiʔ uɬ lut t̓ə čwikstm̓səlx It’s been a long time since they have seen you (PS)
• way̓ lut t̓ə čwiksts iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, kmix iʔ stk̓masq̓ət yaʔ čwiksts He doesn’t see land, he sees only the sky / He doesn’t see the earth, he sees only the sky (PS)
• ixíʔ x̌minks íwaʔ lut čwiksts ixíʔ iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx Then he liked her even if he never had seen that girl. (PS)

čwikʷčn̓ gossipy

• isx̌ílwiʔ čwikʷčn̓. My husband is gossipy.
• isaʔstám̓ čwikʷčn̓. My brother/sister-in-law is gossipy.

čwikʷl̓tm̓ hide child

čwikʷm̓ be hidden

• ixíʔ l̓ aʔ čwikʷm̓ ixíʔ čk̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓al̓qsm̓ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. Then he took out the picture he had hidden under his clothes. (PS)

čwikʷst conceal something, hide something

• uɬ t̓i kmix inčá čmystin̓, əčwikʷstn̓ Only I know about it, I’ve been hiding it (PS)

čwil̓, čwal̓ ̓ tilted (OkB)

-čwilxʷtn̓ place to live (in compounds)

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

čwísiʔst / wísiʔn̓t be proud of something

čwix creek, river, dwell, dwelling, residence, reside (Cv)

• xʷuy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, n̓k̓wilx, uɬ axáʔ mət təl̓ ƛ̓ʔiʔs, uɬ k̓a ʔx̌iʔ n̓qil̓t k̓əl̓ st̓iltx iʔ čwix Coyote went, he went upstream, maybe in a bark canoe, and he got over some falls at the Kootenai river (PS)
• way̓ ik̓líʔ kiʔ čwix He lives over there (PS)
• čwixəl̓x. They lived there. (Cv)
• čwixəl̓x axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, way̓ áɬíʔ in̓čaptíkʷɬ uɬ way̓ kɬy̓lmixʷm̓ km̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip. There once lived a king, my fairy tales always have a chief or Coyote (PS)
• l̓ ən̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s ilíʔ kiʔ čwix iʔ sxʷul̓ɬxʷ. In the center there was a tipi. (PS)
• way̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ čitxʷ əčwix, sílxʷaʔ iʔ čitxʷ A beautiful house was there, a big house (PS)

čw̓lax̌ tipped over

čwl̓stim̓ / wlan̓t burn something up

čwl̓wal̓ tilted

čw̓n̓čut gain spiritual power

čw̓pčin̓ whiskers / whiskers, beard, hairy lips

čw̓pus bearded face, hairy face (Cv)

čw̓pw̓pxan̓ hairy feet

čw̓tan̓ be there / be there, it was laying there (Cv)

čw̓tm̓tkus southward (Cv)

čw̓tn̓tim̓ take something

• way̓ ixíʔ čwtn̓tis iʔ sqlaw̓s, way̓ ixíʔ kʷəkʷr̓it He took out the money, it’s gold (PS)

čw̓tstim̓, w̓tan̓t, w̓tnam̓ put, place

čw̓xʷap be burning / fire (Cv)

čw̓xʷusm̓st stare at somebody

• n̓t̓aʔ, t̓iʔ čw̓xʷusm̓stsəl̓x iʔ t sw̓yápix. Gee, the white people were all staring. (PS)

čwy̓s- have finished

• way̓ čwiʔsənt̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌atn̓ They’re all saddled up (PS)
• ixíʔ čwy̓skɬsal̓. Then the table is done being set. (PS)
• kn̓ čwy̓smán̓xʷaʔx. I get done smoking. (PS)

čxal̓kmn̓čút circling

čx̌aq be empty, empty, space (PS)

čx̌aq̓st pay something

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

čxarkstm̓st make somebody waste time

• way̓ staʔ kʷu čxarkstm̓stm̓ He’s making us lose time (PS)
• čxarkstm̓stn̓əl̓x. I’m taking a lot of their time. (Cv)
• way̓ kn̓ xʷist, way̓ čxarkstm̓stmn̓ axáʔ isčm̓aʔm̓áysaʔ Well, I am going to walk away, I’m taking my pupil’s time (PS)

čxaʔtm̓stím̓ make somebody go first

• uɬ anwí əčxaʔtmstúmn̓ uɬ yaʔ čtx̌ʷiw̓stm̓ iʔ sk̓ʷanɬq I told you to go first when we divide the harvest (PS)
• iʔ sy̓syus stəxʷčn̓čut, mɬ ixíʔ čxaʔtm̓stísəl̓x. Those who are good providers, then those they put ahead. (PS)

čx̌aʔx̌áʔ sacred

čx̌čmn̓čut get dressed

čx̌əc̓x̌ac̓t respectable (Cv)

čxəkxəkil̓x make noise rubbing / make noise rubbing, There’s a rubbing noise (Cv)

• way̓ čtk̓iwl̓x way̓ čxəkxkilx She was coming up, there’s a noise (PS)

čx̌əqx̌aq clearing, space, emptiness

čxətxítmist one’s running

• kʷu sčxətxítmists. we have been running around. (Cv)
• čxətxitmístəl̓x. They’re running around (PS)

čxik̓xək̓ spry

čxil̓sm̓ that’s the edge, edge (Cv)

čx̌iƛ̓m̓ come uphill

• way̓ čxʷu·yl̓x, čx̌iƛ̓məlx, čkičsəlx sn̓k̓l̓ip They were coming, they came up the hill, they got to Coyote (PS)
• lut t̓a čk̓ək̓aʔlíst, íwaʔ ɬa čx̌iƛ̓m̓. S/he won’t go slow, even when s/he goes up the hill. (PS)

čx̌it corrugated (Cv)

čx̌iw̓ raw (Cv)

čx̌iyáɬnxʷm̓ menstruate, have period, menses

čxiʔtmíst run (more than one)

• níkxnaʔ ! čxíʔtmist iʔ sqilxʷ aɬíʔ k̓ʷɬxčinmn̓tm̓. Oh my! The people ran over there, because that’s surprising news. (PS)

čxlakək turn around

• čxlakək. He comes and turns around. (Cv)

čx̌litm̓ be asked

• isəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓, isəxʷənt̓áqʷm̓ wim̓ čx̌litm̓ My worker, my plate licker, I coaxed him for nothing (PS)
• íwaʔ čx̌litm̓ uɬ lut, q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s. Event though he was called and no, he didn’t want to leave his work., Though he was called for, it was for nothing, he stayed dedicated to his work. (PS)

čx̌litst ask somebody, call for somebody

• lut t̓a čx̌litstm̓əl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷs. S/he had never asked them to her/his house. (PS)

čx̌l̓tikst to call with the hand

čx̌l̓tikxt call someone with a hand motion

čxl̓xal̓ákək cirle around

čx̌ƛ̓mus go uphill

• áɬiʔ miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yəyáˤt čx̌əƛ̓mus. Therefore he figured it’s all uphill. (PS)
• axáʔ čx̌əƛ̓mus iʔ xwiɬ k̓l̓ skčxiksts. The road to his right is steep uphill. (PS)

čx̌mn̓čaˤt buzz

čx̌n̓čin̓st tell someone to stop

• wim̓ čx̌ʔənčistsəlx axáʔ iwá iʔ sxaʔtmíxəltsəlx əɬaʔ čkim̓sts iʔ saʔstáms, wikʷčnəm̓s They tried to stop their oldest daughter when she hates her brother-in-law, she backbites him (PS)

čxsas sprang

čx̌sikstmn̓t treat somebody well

• talíʔ čx̌sikstm̓ɬəmn̓. I have treated you guys very well. (PS)

čx̌stmist enjoy something, enjoying something

• čx̌əstmistn̓. I enjoyed it., I was enjoying it. (Cv)

čx̌stwil̓xstm̓ / x̌stwil̓xn̓t make it better, improve it

čx̌ʷam̓ stock

• kn̓ čx̌ʷam̓ I gather and put away things (Cv)

čxʷam̓qn̓ roan horse, pepper-like, red and white (Cv)

čx̌ʷap need something / a lot

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

čx̌ʷaq̓ʷ t sɬiqʷ ground meat

čx̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ be snoring

čxʷaxʷút̓aʔxn̓ go bare foot

čxʷaʔɬk̓ɬpaʔx̌ám̓ have many thoughts

čxʷaʔsmík̓ʷtm̓ there is lots of snow (Cv)

čxw̓aˤw̓ roaring sound, hard whooshing sound

čxʷək̓ʷxʷak̓ʷt be clean

čxʷəsmaʔčínm̓st / xʷəsmaʔčinmn̓t urge on, exhort, goad

čxʷikʷ tanned hide

• čxʷikʷ, ixíʔ uɬ čusəl̓x qʷspíc̓aʔ. They’re tanned hides, what they call buffalo robes. (PS)

čxʷil̓tm̓ make over a child

• čxʷiltm̓əl̓x. They started petting the children. (PS)
• lim̓təl̓x axáʔ iʔ xaʔxʔíts uɬ čxʷil̓tm̓əl̓x. Her elders were happy, and they made over the baby. (PS)

čxʷip a piece

čxʷipl̓p laid out, placed on a mat

čxʷists one’s walking

• way̓ t̓i kmix k̓im̓ t̓i čxʷists All he does is walk / All he can do is walk (PS)

čx̌ʷix̌ʷ rough (OkB)

čxʷk̓ʷstim̓ clean something, cleaning something

• čxʷk̓ʷstin̓ I clean it up., I am cleaning it. (PS)

čxʷl̓xʷal̓l̓t survive, surviving

• t stim̓ miʔ čxʷl̓xʷal̓təl̓x ? With what will they survive?

čxʷl̓xʷil̓st owe something to somebody

• uɬ sčʔkinx anwí čxʷəlxʷiltstm̓s? How much does he owe you? (PS)
• way̓ huhúy̓ xƛ̓mənčutwy̓ yaʔ čxʷəlxʷiltstm̓s, p t̓əwist p xƛ̓mənčut Those whom he owes get in a row, stand up and get in line (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ laʔkín̓ mi əɬkʷənnuntm̓ iʔ sqlaw̓tət, iʔ kʷu əčxʷəlxʷiltstm̓ How are we to get our money back, what he owed us (PS)
• uɬ anwí čʔkin̓ iʔ xʷəlxʷiltstm̓s? And you, how much does he owe you? / You, how much does he owe you? (PS)

čxʷn̓tim̓ make over somebody

• uɬ ixíʔ limtmənts kʷ əɬ yxʷmənčut, uɬ əɬačqənts, uɬ čxʷəntsis She’ll be tickled that you came down, and she’ll pat you and make over you
• way̓ čxʷəntisəlx iʔ t xaʔxʔíts Her grandparents made over her (PS)

čxʷupm̓stím̓ / xʷupán̓t spread something

čx̌ʷusəs bubbling, foaming

čx̌ʷusəskʷ bubbles in liquid

čxʷuy̓st bring someone or something

• xʷuywy̓, čxʷuystp Go, bring him here (PS)
• t in̓čáʔ kiʔ čkʷin̓, itlíʔ úɬiʔ čxʷuy̓stn̓. It was I who took her and who brought her. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ n̓t̓k̓ʷíkiʔs, lapríts, way̓ čxʷuysts He saddled it, put the bridle on, he brought it in (PS)

čxʷuy̓y̓ they come here, they go

• asx̌ílwiʔ yaʔ t̓əčxʷuy̓. Your husband is the one who's coming. (PS)
• x̌lap mi kʷ čxʷuy̓ Report tomorrow (PS)
• t̓iʔ way̓ kʷu qiɬəɬt áɬiʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓y̓. Right when we woke up we came. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ ixíʔ sčxʷuys axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ The old woman came closer (PS)
• lut qʷay̓ itíʔ t̓a čxʷuy̓. It’s not often that people come here. (PS)
• uɬ ƛ̓ax̌t əɬaʔ čxʷuy̓ He can go fast (PS)
• mat lut t̓a ksqilxʷ ik̓líʔ čxʷuy̓. Nobody goes there. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i čxʷuy̓ Iʔ sčnik̓əs He kept cutting (PS)
• ta nixʷtín̓k iʔ t stk̓masq̓t miʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓. We will go below the sky. (PS)
• way̓ čxʷuyʔl̓x They were going (PS)
• čxʷuy̓y̓əl̓x k̓l̓ sn̓pul̓xtn̓s. They went to their sleeping place. (PS)

čxʷy̓ist start, able to go

čxʷy̓lwis walk around, travel around

• 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)

čxʷʔitkʷm̓ be a lot of water, the water is high, inundation (Cv)

čxʷʔul̓ be steaming

• čn̓pəpil̓xtm̓əl̓x iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓səl̓x, čxʷʔul̓. She brought in their food, it was streaming. (PS)
• way̓ čxʷʔul̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬənsəlx Their food was steaming (PS)

čxʔal̓ at the edge

• way̓ kʷu k̓əɬx̌əlx̌lap way̓ čxʔal̓ It’s full daylight and she’s coming (PS)

čxʔit first (OkB)

• anwíʔ miʔ kʷ čxʔit. You will be the first one. (PS)
• way̓ inčá iksƛ̓xʷupm̓ iʔ čxʔit I am going to win first prize (PS)
• uɬ way̓ la čxʔit iʔ čawtət The first thing we did (PS)
• l̓ aʔ čxʔit íwaʔm̓ k̓ɬqixʷs iʔ sx̌ílwiʔs. At first she tried to protect her husband. (PS)

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

čyark̓ʷ curved

čyaxʷt fall

• čiyáxʷt fall from a height (OkB)
• aláʔ čtəɬxsqáx̌aʔ uɬ čyaxʷt. Here the horse stood there and she fell off it.

čy̓ay̓áx̌aʔst / y̓ay̓áx̌aʔn̓t watching something, watch something

čyaˤmíl̓x be together

• kʷu čy̓aˤmíl̓x. We will be together. (PS)
• mat ilíʔ čy̓aˤmílx iʔ ksn̓pul̓xtn̓səl̓x. They must all be together there in one camping place. (PS)
• ilíʔ kʷu čy̓aˤmílx l̓ sn̓pul̓xtn̓tət. There we gathered at our campground. (Cv)

čyaˤp arrive here

• axáʔ čy̓aˤp iʔ kɬkw̓waps. Then they got their horses there. (PS)
• way̓ kʷu čʔyppulx kiʔ kʷu čyaʕp We had to camp when we were on the way here (PS)
• uɬ aláʔ sič ʔáčqaʔx, úɬiʔ p čyaˤp Just now he left, and then you got here (Cv)

čyaˤpčín̓ be in need of something

• way̓ kʷ ylmixʷm̓, uɬ pnaʔ l̓ stim̓ kʷ čyaʕpčín̓ Dear boss, maybe there is something you want (PS)

čyaˤpstím̓ gather things

• ʔayxáxaʔ čyaʕpstís In a little while he got everything (PS)
• əɬy̓aˤpstím̓ bring things back
• way̓ əɬyaʕpstís He brought them back (PS)

čy̓aˤʔ all, every

• way̓ čyaˤʔ čkt̓liw̓s They are all open (PS)
• ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓t̓k̓ʷikn̓ ilíʔ kn̓ člaprít, ilíʔ kn̓ kɬyəyay̓lxʷ. Leave the saddle on me, leave the bridle on me, and everything. (PS)

čyaˤʔt be in need

čyəxʷtus fall from cliff or mountainside

čyip, čɣip be standing upright, a tree / tree

čyirák̓ʷək̓ʷ curved

čyiríkst coiled

čyiríwaxn̓ have snow shoes on

• t̓iʔ ilíʔ čyiríwaxn̓. S/he still had snow shoes on. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i tla nyxʷut uɬ čyríwaxn̓ He had on his snow shoes right from inside (the tipi) (PS)

čyiríwaʔxnm̓ wear/use snow shoes

čyiy̓, čɣiy̓ woven

čy̓lmixʷm̓st make somebody a chief/leader

• in̓čáʔ kn̓ tkɬmilxʷ, lut t̓a čy̓lmixʷm̓stsəl̓x iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. I am a woman, they never make a woman boss. (PS)

čyl̓̓yl̓tmin̓t run/flee from somebody

• ixíʔ úɬiʔ kʷu əɬčyl̓yl̓tmin̓tm̓. That’s why we ran back here. (PS)

čym̓yum̓l̓xst move something around

čyrikst coiled (as a snake, rope)

čyr̓yar̓k̓ʷ crooked

čyw̓yaˤw̓t strong, be strong

• uɬ čyw̓yʔaˤwt iʔ čkyuyuwínk It’s a good and strong bow (PS)

čyxʷəxʷmil̓x become low

čy̓xʷitkʷ waterfall

čy̓xʷml̓xus below hill

čʔačknikstm̓st play with somebody

• 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)

čʔáčqaʔ come out

• way̓ uɬ nixʷ qʷásqiʔ t̓i čʔáčqaʔ Also Blue Jay came out (PS)
• kʷmiɬ uɬ čʔáčqaʔ iʔ sql̓tmixʷs. All of a sudden out came her husband. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ čʔáčqaʔl̓x axáʔ iʔ splal̓ The young folks started coming out (PS)

čʔáčqaʔst bring something out

• ixíʔ čʔáčqaʔsts iʔ sqlaw̓s uɬ ixíʔ c̓əkxits iʔ t ksqlaw̓s axáʔ iʔ tkaʔkaʔɬís. He took out his money and counted what would be the money for the three of them., He brought out his money and he counted what would be the money for the three of them. (PS)

čʔakswíx be standing

• čʔakswíx níkxnáʔ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. There stood a beautiful horse. (PS)

čʔaɬʔíɬn̓ be eating

• uɬ čtkɬaʔməlx čʔəɬʔiɬnəlx They eat separately (PS)

čʔámaʔs- try, attempt, threaten to (prefix)

čʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓st feed animals (actual/habitual)

• čʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔm̓stsəl̓x. They fed the stock (Cv)

čʔam̓stím̓ feed somebody (actual/habitual)

• ixíʔ ɬa čʔam̓stím̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. That’s what wolf gives them to eat. (PS)
• uɬ kmix čʔamstísəlx, lut t̓ə čk̓ʷul̓əmstsəlx They only feed him, they don’t use him (PS)

čʔanwíst feel something (actual/habitual)

čʔasʔasl̓ʔúpn̓kst Twenties (dollars) / Twenty dollar pieces (PS)

čʔatxílx have gone to sleep

• ixíʔ áɬiʔ lut t̓a čʔatxíl̓xəl̓x ɬa ksnəqsilxʷəl̓x. They don’t go to sleep when they have relatives. (PS)

čʔaw̓s- come (in compounds)

• čʔaw̓sƛ̓əxʷɬúlm̓s She will come and kill you guys. (PS)
• kʷ isčʔaw̓sʔúkʷmaʔm̓ I came over to bid you good bye. (PS)
• kʷu sčʔaw̓smúskstx. We came over to take a chance. (Cv)

čʔaw̓típst follow somebody/something (Cv)

čʔaxʷ be tired

• kʷ čʔaxʷ. You will get tired. (Cv)

čʔáx̌ʷiym̓ spawn

čʔaxʷkʷúnm̓ noise, mention, murmur

čʔáˤl̓pn̓čút make oneself lose

• uɬ anwí kʷ čxʔit, anwí kʷ əčáˤlpənčút You are the one who goes first, you are the one who makes yourself lose (PS)

čʔaˤx̌ laced

čʔəpwikst catch a glimpse of something

• čʔəpwikstm̓ She catches a glimpse of it. (Cv)

čʔəpwksqilxʷ catch a glimpse of someone

• ʔəpwksqilxʷ He caught sight of it for a moment / He saw it, but it got out of sight again, he caught a glimpse of it / He saw it, but it got out of sight again (Cv)

čʔičəčkn̓ be playing (more than one)

• way̓ uɬ t̓i kmix p čʔičəčkn̓ All you do is play (PS)

čʔičkn̓ be playing

• uɬ way̓ čxʷylwis, uɬ čʔičkn̓, way̓ čqčqičəlx He was running around, playing, running all over (PS)

čʔiɬn̓ be eating

• uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ yaʔx̌íʔ l̓ siɬkʷkʷáˤst čʔiɬən̓ He had last eaten in the morning (PS)

čʔiɬst be eating something

• t̓iʔ kʷ sčn̓həhil̓sm̓ uɬ yəyaˤt čʔiɬstm̓. Your feelings are being respect and we are eating everything. (PS)

čʔim̓x have moved

• čʔim̓xəl̓x. They moved here. (Cv)

čʔistkm̓ spend the winter

• čʔistkm̓əl̓x. They winter., They wintered. (PS)

čʔitx asleep, be sleeping (OkB)

čʔiw̓t, c̓iw̓t be last, last, to come last

• ixíʔ uɬ yaʔ čʔiw̓t And that was the last one. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ čʔiw̓t That was the last (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ čʔiw̓t iʔ nink̓mn̓ That is the last knife (PS)
• t̓iʔ ilíʔ čʔiw̓təl̓x. They are coming right behind. (PS)

čʔix be hot (a person), become warm, get warm, feverish, have a fever (Cv)

• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čiʔíx iʔ skʷal̓t, uɬ áɬiʔ ʔaˤmáp iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuyn̓t. At once it got warm from the sun, and the snow and this ice melted. (PS)

čʔukʷ bring, deliver, carry to

čʔukʷɬt bring/deliver/carry something to somebody

• way̓ kʷuʔ čʔukʷɬtxʷ Bring it to me (PS)

čʔukʷm̓ bring something here, deliver here, carry to here (OkB)

čʔukʷn̓t bring something here, deliver something here, carry some to here

• mɬ čʔukʷɬəmn̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬnm̓p. And I’ll bring you guys what you’re going to eat. (PS)

čʔukʷst bringing something, delivering something, carrying something

• nak̓ʷm̓ čniɬts ɬa ksčq̓ay̓ uɬ čʔukʷsts. It’s s/he that writes them and brings them. (PS)

čʔul̓lw̓s be gathered here

• lut iʔ ksčʔúllusts. We won’t be mixed up. (Cv)

čʔúm̓laʔxʷn̓t be naming a place, be identifying a place, be calling out a place

• čʔúm̓laʔxʷs iʔ tl̓ taw̓n̓. He named the town from where he came. (PS)

čʔúm̓laʔxʷst calling a place, naming a place

čʔum̓st naming something, pronouncing something

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

čʔx̌il̓st, c̓x̌il̓st doing something to somebody

• lut pn̓kin̓ iʔ t sqilxʷ ilíʔ t̓a c̓x̌il̓stm̓, way̓ lut. Never in her life had people done that to her, no. (PS)
• way̓ təl̓ isčpx̌px̌twílx, lut xʷuy̓ ilíʔ kʷu čʔx̌ilsts Since I came to my senses, nobody came who did that to me (PS)

čʔx̌iɬ, c̓x̌iɬ like, same as, similar

• way̓ čʔx̌iɬ itíʔ kn̓ əɬaʔ čx̌əq̓mənčut That’s how much I get paid for it (PS)
• tk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓s iʔ čq̓iln̓ mɬ axáʔ iʔ čkʷin̓k ilíʔ c̓x̌iɬ. They fix the arrows, and this bow the same way. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ nixʷ haʔ sčk̓ʷul̓x atáʔ iʔ t əčʔx̌iɬ? And is he working like this one too? / Is he working too like this one? (Cv)
• aláʔ c̓x̌iɬ. Like here. (OkB)

čʔx̌iʔ indefinite interrogative form

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