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=íc̓aʔ body cover, outer cover
- Čn̓mtíc̓aʔ man’s name
- kpəlk̓ʷíc̓aʔ Wrap something (Cv)
- qʷəspíc̓aʔ Buffalo (Cv)
ičkn̓ Play (OkB)
íčtuʔ long snowshoes
=ik, =ikn̓ back, crust, top layer, ridge (affix)
=íkaʔst hand, arm DIMINUTIVE
ik̓líʔ to there, yonder, around there
- kičx ik̓líʔ n̓ql̓tus iʔ k̓l̓ aʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. He got to the top of the mountain where that low place is (PS)
- way̓ xʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ siwɬkʷ, ik̓líʔ kičx, n̓t̓əpqsam̓ ksíwstaʔx He went to the water, he got there, he tipped his head to drink (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ sxʷuysəlx ik̓líʔ kičəlx sn̓k̓l̓ip They went and they got to Coyote (PS)
- way̓ čmstip iʔ miyúlaʔxʷɬmn̓, ik̓líʔ mi kʷu yaʕ̓mílx You know the place where I told you to go, we will gather there (PS)
- ik̓líʔ miʔ kʷu əɬʔul̓w̓s. Around there we will get back together. (PS)
- ik̓líʔ kiʔ səxʷtaʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓ iʔ čitxʷs. The blacksmith’s house is over there., Over there is the blacksmith’s house. (PS)
=ikn̓ back, crust, top layer, ridge
- səmx̌ikn̓ Grizzly bear
=ikn̓xn̓ back of the foot, sole of the foot
=iks hand, arm
=iks, =ikst hand, arm
iksk̓ɬn̓t̓lípm̓. I’m going to open it., I'm going to tear it open. (Cv)
ilíʔ there, be there, there it is
- ilíʔ uɬ q̓sápiʔ sn̓k̓l̓ip. Coyote was there a long time. (PS)
- way̓ ilíʔl̓x, aláʔ saláʔxəlx They belong here, they will stay here (PS)
- uɬ k̓im̓ swit yaʔ ilíʔ? Is anyone left here? (Cv)
- ixíʔ ilíʔ. It is that there. (OkB)
- nak̓ʷm̓ kʷ ilíʔ There you are (OkB)
- ilíʔ l̓ nəqslup. S/he stayed at one place. (OkB)
- ilíʔ mɬ kʷ k̓ɬʔatətxnúḿt. She’ll be there until you fall asleep. (PS)
- ilíʔ mɬ sn̓k̓l̓ip kc̓ic̓x̌ʷsm̓. Then Coyote took a peek (PS)
- ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓ʔak̓ʷ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. That’s where the Golden Woman appears. (PS)
- “laʔkín̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k akɬčítxʷ ?” čut, “ilíʔ.” “Where would you like your house?” He said, “here.” (PS)
- wiks iʔ laklís ilíʔ čkt̓ak̓ʷ She sees her key laying there (PS)
- uɬ aɬíʔ mət ilíʔ ksiwɬkʷ And there must have been water (PS)
- uɬ inčá nixʷ ilíʔ kn̓ ʔx̌ilm̓ I will do the same (PS)
- t̓xʷ ƛ̓m̓ way̓ čun̓tsn̓ ilíʔ miʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tixʷ, t̓xʷ ilíʔ xʷuy̓x, ilíʔ mat čkɬt̓ak̓ʷ. I told you to put it there, go there, it must still be there. (PS)
- ilíʔ úɬiʔ ƛ̓lal̓. He was there until he died. (Cv)
- kʷu tx̌səsmikst uɬ t̓iʔ l̓ nəqslup kʷu ilíʔ. If we are lucky we will be there in one place. (PS)
- way̓ uɬ xʷʔit iʔ sqilxʷ ilíʔ There were many people there (PS)
ilíʔ sič finally, then there
=íliʔs group of people, relatives
ilíʔxəx. Just a minute., Stay there., Wait a minute., Hold on a moment. (PS)
=il̓p, =l̓p foundation, floor
- ʔax̌ʷlp Broom (OkB)
=il̓ps neck
=il̓ps, =l̓ps neck
- kpiqəlps Palomino. (Cv) white mane and tail
- nkʷitílps Mallard (OkB)
- nt̓it̓ml̓ps wild gooseberry, Ribes irriguum. B’s etym: grabbing the neck (OkB)
- tx̌il̓ps Gray horse / dappled gray horse / dappled grey (Cv)
=il̓stn̓ weapon
=il̓sxn̓ forehead
-ilx, -il̓x progressive toward, development
=ilxʷ, =lxʷ coat, body covering, outer layer
=íɬaʔp small tree, small bush
- c̓əc̓kʷəkʷíɬaʔp mountain ash / mountain ash. diminutive ofc̓kʷkʷiɬp (OkB)
- c̓əc̓q̓íɬaʔp young or small Douglas fir (OkB)
- stm̓tm̓niʔíɬaʔp snowberry plant, waxberry plant, Symphoricarpos albus (diminutive form) (OkB)
- tkʷr̓kʷriʔs iʔ c̓əc̓kʷəkʷíɬaʔp yellow berried mountain ash bush, Sorbus sitchensis and S scopulina / yellow berried mountain ash. Sorbus sitchensis and Sorbus scopulina (OkB)
=íɬaʔxʷ small house, small dwelling
=íɬc̓aʔ single enclosure; body, flesh
=iɬəml̓x plant, bush, vine
=iɬn̓ information, request
- kʷ kʷl̓stiɬn̓ yaʔ sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ. You send them an invitation. (PS)
=iɬp tree, bush
- c̓aq̓ʷc̓əq̓ʷɬp wire brush (Cv)
- čəqʷčəqʷtiɬp mallow ninebark, physocarpus malvaceus (OkB)
- c̓kʷəkʷiɬp blue elderberry bush, Sambucus cerulea (OkB)
- c̓q̓iɬp Douglas fir / fir tree (OkB)
- k̓iʔk̓iʔtníɬp green alder, mountain alder, Alnus crispa, Alnus tenuifolia (OkB)
- ml̓ml̓tiɬp Poplar, aspen / aspen / poplar / aspen / poplar (Cv)
- nəq̓nəq̓tiɬp Pasture wormwood, western sage / western sage (OkB)
- n̓saʔsáʔtkʷɬp Little pine trees on level ground (Cv)
- pəkɬən̓iɬp bitter cherry bush, Prunus emarginata (OkB)
- sc̓ərsiɬp Tall Oregon grape (OkB)
- skʷəkʷw̓iɬp Rose bush / Wild rose / rose bush, wild rose bush (OkB)
- sk̓w̓k̓w̓iɬp White bark pine / white-bark pine, spruce (OkB)
- sk̓w̓k̓w̓iʔɬp Spruce (OkB)
- slax̌ts iʔ x̌ʷəx̌ʷƛ̓m̓íɬp False Labrador tea / False Labrador tea. (OkB) (OkB)
- sɬəqiɬp saskatoon, serviceberry, sarviceberry, Amelanchief alnifolia (OkB)
- smúkʷaʔxníɬp Balsamroot (OkB)
- spəkʷmiɬp Rocky Mountain maple (OkB)
- spəpƛ̓m̓iɬp flat-topped spiraea (OkB)
- sq̓əp̓xʷiɬp hazelnut bush, bastard toadflax, Corylus cornuta, Comandra unbellatua (OkB)
- sqiʔsíɬp giant hyssop, agastache urticifolia, b’s etym: dream plant (OkB)
- st̓əkʷliʔɬp Grand fir (OkB)
- stm̓tm̓niʔíɬp snowberry plant, waxberry plant (OkB)
- stq̓miɬp, tq̓m̓tq̓miɬp wild strawberry plant, strawberry plant (OkB)
- sxʷaʔxʷaʔn̓kíɬp, sxʷaʔn̓kiɬp hawthorn bush, Crataegus douglasii, thorn bush (PS)
- sx̌ʷəsmiɬp foam berry bush, soapberry bush, shepherdia canadensis / foamberry bush, soapberry bush, shepherdia canadensis / soapberry bush, foam berry bush, shepherdia canadensis (OkB)
- t̓əst̓siɬp Engelmann spruce, white spruce (OkB)
- wəx̌wáx̌iʔɬp Mock orange (OkB)
- x̌áˤʔx̌áˤʔáy̓ɬp Catnip tea (OkB)
=iɬxʷ, =aˤɬxʷ house, dwelling, building
- n̓km̓aɬxʷm̓ Rob somebody (OkB)
- n̓k̓m̓k̓niɬxʷ Ceiling (Cv)
- n̓k̓m̓qniɬxʷ The top of the house (Cv)
- n̓x̌l̓saˤɬxʷtn̓ Windows (OkB)
- səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓ carpenter / carpenter (house builder) / carpenter, house builder (PS)
- səxʷmiƛ̓əɬxʷm̓ House painters (PS)
- sk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓ build a fire. semantics unclear / build a fire (OkB)
- smiƛ̓əɬxʷm̓ House painting (PS)
- sn̓k̓ak̓aʔyáɬxʷtn̓ Coyote’s second son’s name. [lit fall hunting house.] (Cv)
- sn̓q̓l̓tiɬxʷtn̓ Hospital (Cv)
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sx̌l̓iɬxʷ frame house, board house, plank house (PS)
- x̌liɬxʷm̓əl̓x They make board houses
- t̓iʔ nəqsiɬxʷəl̓x. They live in one house. (PS)
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xʷk̓ʷiɬxʷm̓ clean the house / clean house / she cleaned the house (PS)
- way̓ xʷk̓ʷi·ɬxʷm̓, way̓ k̓ʷəl̓čənču·t She cleaned the house, she cooked (PS)
- ʔaslíɬxʷ two houses
-imn̓, aˤmn̓, mimn̓, maˤmn̓ habitual, iterative
in̓-, i- my (1st singular possessive)
- nak̓ʷáʔ inkc̓áx̌ʷ I didn’t do it on purpose (PS)
- in̓čaptíkʷɬ. It is my fairy tale. (PS)
- in̓tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. It is my country., It is my land. (PS)
- in̓túm̓. She is my mother (for female)., It is my mother (for female). (PS)
- in̓kʷl̓mút. He is my brother-in-law. (PS)
=ínaʔ area that covers, quantity, ear, over, over the top
- čkwl̓ínaʔn̓t keep something covered, keep it covered (Cv)
- kmkməxstínaʔ, tkmkməxstínaʔ Round leafed trillium (OkB)
- k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ piqsxn̓. It's a little silver.
- n̓c̓aʔrínaʔ Ear ache (Cv)
- smətkʷl̓ínaʔ Unidentified plant (OkB)
- snáˤčínas x̌áʕx̌aˤʔ long-flowered mertensia. Mertensia longiflora. B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring / Long flowered martensia. (OkB) / long-flowered mertensia. Mertensia longiflora. B’s etym: crow’s ear-ring. (OkB) (OkB)
- sxʷəxʷʔínaʔ Matted saxifrage (OkB)
in̓čáʔ me, I
=in̓k, -in̓k, -in̓k stomach, inside, side, side hill, bow (as in bow & arrow)
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čkʷin̓k western yew, bow (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ staʔxʷɬčkʷínkəms qʷasqiʔ well Blue Jay got a bow (PS)
- čkyw̓ywin̓k strong bow
- əɬx̌sin̓k open side hill (OkB)
- sčkʷin̓k, čkʷin̓k Bow (weapon) (Cv)
- sk̓ʷəl̓čkʷin̓ks The bow he made (PS)
=ip base, bottom, door, opening
=ípaʔɬxn̓ heel (diminutive)
=ípaʔs chin
=íplaʔ handle
=ipɬxn̓ heel
=ípnaʔ lip(s)
=ips loop, neck
=ísaʔxn̓ rocks (diminutive)
isčsúxʷmaʔ What I measured.
=ísk̓it pharynx, windpipe, breathe, respiration
=islp̓ fire wood, wood, fuel
=íst̓yaʔ of grass
=isxn̓ rocks, round objects, forehead, hair
- čt̓qʷisxn̓ Tomahawk (Cv)
- kc̓w̓qəqisxnm̓ pull out of the hair (Cv)
itíʔ that, there
- way̓ iʔ sk̓ʷəl̓čkʷin̓ks, uɬ lut itíʔ, iʔ sk̓asts Well, the bow he made wasn’t even that, it was awful (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ mi k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓ čʔx̌iɬ t itíʔ axáʔ iksl̓ax̌t I will build a house just like that for my friend (PS)
- itíʔ áɬiʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That's where the deer went. (PS)
- itíʔ kiʔ qil̓təl̓x. They went right to the top. (PS)
- way̓ iwá qix̌əx̌məntsən̓, pnaʔ itíʔ kʷ kstaʔtím̓aʔ kʷ ƛ̓lal̓, uɬ lut sx̌asts I hate to see you go, if you get lost and you die that won’t be good (PS)
- 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)
- way̓ stəkʷʔutsəlx, t̓i itíʔ uɬ təkʷʔutəlx, t̓i lut səlkʷutsəlx They started to walk, they walked, they didn’t go far and they got out of sight
- itíʔ miʔ ksáˤw̓səs. The sun will set there. (Cv)
- n̓t̓aʔ, áˤc̓ən̓t kʷaʔ itíʔ kiyíc̓ásq̓ət, taʔlíʔ c̓aɬt Well, look how clear it is, it's very cold / Well, look how clear it is, it’s very cold (PS)
itíʔst go after, follow after
=itkʷ of water
itlíʔ from there, then
- ixíʔ čxʷuy̓, mɬ qil̓təl̓x uɬ itlíʔ xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x, mɬ itlíʔ n̓saˤmn̓čútəl̓x. Then they go, and from there they get to the top, and they keep on going, and then they go down hill. (PS)
- itlíʔ n̓wisl̓x qʷáˤsqiʔ. Then Blue Jay jumped/went up. (PS)
- yaʔx̌íʔ itlíʔ iʔ čxʷuy̓ čʔúmlaʔxʷs He named the place from where he came (PS)
- way̓ ixíʔ kʷulstməlx itlíʔ iʔ sʔəsʔəsəlspintk Then they sent the two-year-olds (PS)
- p əɬaʔɬaʔxʷísk̓it mi itlíʔ p xʷuy̓ mət k̓aʔkín̓ p səčxʷuyx Rest, then go wherever you are going (PS)
- way̓ itlíʔ p əɬkčahhám̓, huhúy̓, mnimɬəmp Now it’s your turn, OK, now you / It’s your turn, OK, now you (PS)
- ixíʔ uɬ čknik̓m̓s, itlíʔ uɬ ixíʔ sʔiɬn̓s. And then he cut off from there, and from there he started eating that. (PS)
íwaʔ to no avail, even though
=íwaʔs middle, center (diminutive)
- kɬx̌əx̌síwaʔs Little field (Cv)
- skɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs Anemone
=íwaʔt place (diminutive)
- kʷu kʷəkʷl̓líwaʔt. We were sitting here. (Cv)
- iʔ məkʷíwaʔt It is a little mound. (PS)
- n̓t̓aʔ way̓ qəqmənʔíwaʔt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ There are deer laying all over / Laying all over are deer (PS)
=iwɬ, =iwl̓ container, conveyance, boat
=iw̓s middle, center
=iw̓t place
- kskʷliw̓tətn̓əl̓x. A place to set them down. (PS)
- anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtáqs axáʔ an̓mkʷíw̓t. This is your lump you will pack. (PS)
- ixíʔ k̓m̓ɬəniw̓tn̓tm̓ Smiyáw̓. Then she sat by the side of Coyote., Then s/he sat by Coyote's side. (PS)
ixíʔ that, there, then
- uɬ axáʔ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ət uɬ way̓ ƛ̓axʷt, way̓ uɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓axʷt mət ixíʔ n̓xaʔtmíw̓s Some of them are dead, yes, the first ones are dead. (PS
- way̓ t̓əxʷ wiʔásq̓ət, uɬ ixíʔ l̓ sn̓čaʔx̌úlaʔxʷ yaʔ əɬ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ It quit raining, and the sky painted a red hot weather (PS)
- uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ yəyáˤt axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ƛ̓xʷəxʷnuntxʷ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ixíʔ mi kʷ wʔikst When you will have killed all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done / You will kill all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done (PS)
- ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you guys will tie up for her/him, saddle up for her/him. (PS)
ixíʔ uɬ that’s when, and then
- ixíʔ uɬ kʷ xʷt̓ət̓pnum̓t. And then you jump up. (PS)
- ixíʔ uɬ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx, ixíʔ uɬ kʷ əɬx̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓. And then you go to bed, and then you snore again. (PS)
ixíʔm̓ that, there
- uɬ ixíʔm̓ anwí antm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, uɬ lut čənx̌iləmstxʷ That’s your country, and you’re not afraid / That's your country, and you’re not afraid (PS)
=iy̓s of tooth, of teeth
iʔ the
iʔ čún̓maʔn̓ts. They are your clues.
iʔ l̓ k̓ík̓aʔt for sprinting
iʔ l̓ sk̓ɬəʔaʔ on the weekend, It was on the weekend.
iʔ l̓ spn̓kins. It's about time
iʔ lut iʔ misk̓ʷúl̓mn̓t. It is the least used.
iʔ sc̓ak iʔ sq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnx. It's a numbers race.
iʔ sc̓ak l̓ aʔ čn̓kɬlíl̓iʔs. It's a place-value mat.
iʔ sc̓əkɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ It is counting time., It is counting the clock.
iʔ sčún̓maʔs. They are clues., They are demonstrations.
iʔ sn̓kaʔɬíw̓sm̓ iʔ nak̓ʷúl̓mn̓s. It is a sorting rule.
iʔ swisxn̓s aksčksúxʷmáʔ. You're gonna take its linear measurement.
iʔ ʔakʷʔakʷtílx iʔ m̓áˤmlaʔs. It is insect larva.
=íʔpustxn̓ step (affix), move
=iʔst, =aʔst of arrows, bullets, projectiles
- nəqsiʔst One arrow
- sn̓sániʔstn̓ Pearly everlasting (OkB)
- st̓qiʔstn̓ sloughgrass, beckmannia syzigachne, place name- area where rogers bar church now stands (OkB)