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kačxčín̓ find food

kákaʔm̓ɬt make fun of something of someone

kakaʔm̓ɬtíɬn̓ make fun of people

kákaʔmn̓t make fun of somebody/something

• sič kákaʔm̓s iʔ ɬəčəčʔupsts. Then she’s making fun of her younger sister. (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ miystsəlx sčkakʔəms iʔ əɬčəčʔupsč They knew for sure that she’s making fun of her younger sister (PS)

kákaʔt dirty

• kn̓ kákaʔt I am filthy (Cv)

kakíč find

kakíčiʔn̓t be able to find something

• nínwiʔ swit kakíčiʔs uɬ ixíʔ kɬnax̌ʷnəx̌ʷs. If anybody finds her, he can have her for a wife. (PS)

kakíčɬt find something of somebody’s

• way̓ čksl̓íplaʔ, lut t̓ə kaʔkíčɬtsəlx iʔ sqiltks He was lost, they never found his body (PS)

kakíčm̓ find (OkB)

kakíčn̓t find something

• lut t̓a čkakíčsəl̓x, km̓ lut t̓a čnixlm̓səlx k̓aʔkín̓. They didn’t find her, nor did they hear where (she went). (PS)
• ixíʔ sw̓siw̓n̓tst laʔkín̓ úɬiʔ čkakíčn̓txʷ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t. Then we ask you where you found my daughter. (PS)
• nínwiʔ swit kakíčn̓tm̓ uɬ ixíʔ kɬtkɬmilxʷs. If anyone finds her, he’ll have her as his woman. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kakíčn̓ mɬ ixíʔ n̓sw̓čnmistmn̓, ixíʔ ikɬtkɬmílxʷ. If I find her, I’m going to propose, she’s going to be my woman. (PS)
• mal̓tm̓ t isy̓syús kiʔ kakíčn̓̓tsn̓. It’s because I’m smart that I found you.. (PS)
• nixl̓mn̓ tx̌áq̓plaʔn̓txʷ swit kakíčs uɬ ixíʔ ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx iʔ t sqlaw̓. I heard that you’d pay a reward to whoever finds her, and that he’d get money. (PS)

kaláʔm̓ be here

kaláʔmn̓t be here with somebody

• kaláʔmst continually be here with somebody
• uɬ aláʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kaláʔməntsən̓ uɬ lut t̓ ikswíklaʔxʷm̓ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ And if I keep staying here with you I’ll never get to see the world, other countries (PS)
• kn̓ k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓, way̓ n̓y̓aˤy̓p c̓x̌iɬ kaláʔm̓stmn̓, čtxət̓stumn̓ uɬ lut kʷuʔ aksčwíkm̓. am God, and it’s like I am always here with you, I’ll take care of you, but you won’t see me. (PS)

kaɬáʔ from then on

• uɬ itlíʔ kaɬáʔ And from then on (Cv)

kaɬl̓ʔupn̓kstɬsísp̓lk̓ thirty-seven (Cv)

kan̓karúʔ kangaroo

kapíč cabbage, Brassica oleracea (OkB)

karílaʔ gorilla

káwaʔ maternal grandfather, baby talk for k̓ík̓waʔ

kaw̓púy̓ cowboy

káy̓ta place name; place on Columbia upstream from where the Okanogan River enters the Columbia

kaʔačqaʔíc̓aʔ rash, chicken pox, small pox, come out of skin

kaʔáčqaʔm̓ come out of

kaʔčáˤnm̓ talk dirty (Cv)

• ikskaʔčánm̓əl̓x. I’m going to talk dirty to them. (Cv)

kaʔkaʔɬl̓spín̓tk three-year-olds (PS)

kaʔkaʔm̓st make fun of somebody

• čkákaʔm̓stsəl̓x. They make fun of him/are making fun of him. (PS)

kaʔkáʔm̓st make a fool of someone

káʔkaʔt dirty

kaʔɬál̓xkn̓ three-point buck

kaʔɬís three

• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčáˤčn̓tíxʷ kaʔɬís. Then you can tie three of them. (PS)
• mat k̓ʷinx, mat kaʔɬís sn̓saˤmn̓čútsəl̓x iʔ ta ny̓xʷut iʔ ta čn̓laˤw̓útm̓. I don’t know how many times, maybe three times, they went down deep gulches. (PS)

kaʔɬís tl̓ məsɬsak̓ʷtsíliʔs three-fourths

kaʔɬís xčəčikst three hundred (OkB)

kaʔɬl̓- three, tri-

• kaʔkaʔɬl̓spín̓tk three-year-olds (PS)
• Kaʔɬl̓x̌ʷc̓ut man’s name (OkB)
• tkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkaʔst Prince’s pine and mountain valerian, Chimaphila umbellata, Valeriana sitchensis (OkB)
• tkaʔɬlíc̓aʔ three bundles, three bins
  • kʷis ixíʔ iʔ tkaʔɬlíc̓aʔ.. S/he took that third bundle. (PS)
• tkaʔɬlús three berries, three round things
• tkəkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkaʔst little prince’s pine, Chimaphila menziesii, [lit. a bunch of little three leafed ones.] (OkB)
• wist tkkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkst mountain valerian. [lit. high elevation prince’s pine.] / mountain valerian. [lit. high elevation prince’s pine.] (OkB) (OkB)

kaʔɬlál̓qʷ three rows, three cylindrical objects

kaʔɬláqstxn̓ three legs

kaʔɬl̓ásq̓t three days, third day

kaʔɬl̓áyaʔqn̓ three heads (Cv)

kaʔɬl̓íl̓ɬxn̓ three wheeler, tricycle

kaʔɬl̓íɬxʷ three houses, three dwellings

kaʔɬl̓qín̓kst three hands, three finger rings, three finger tips

kaʔɬlsak̓ʷtsíliʔs a third

kaʔɬl̓sc̓uʔxán̓ three feet

kaʔɬl̓sk̓láxʷ third evening

kaʔɬl̓spín̓tk three years

kaʔɬl̓xčəčíkst 300, three hundred

kaʔɬl̓ʔapn̓kstásq̓t thirty days

kaʔɬl̓ʔúpn̓kst 30 / thirty (OkB)

kaʔɬl̓ʔupn̓kstásq̓t 30 days

kaʔɬl̓ʔupn̓kstɬsísp̓l̓k̓ thirty-seven

kaʔmísl̓p̓m̓ carry wood

• iʔ sín̓čaʔsəl̓x uɬ n̓y̓aˤy̓p k̓aw̓, áɬiʔ sčn̓c̓iw̓x uɬ səčkaʔmísl̓p̓aʔx. Their little brother is still gone, because he’s still washing dishes and packing wood. (PS)

kaˤč attached, tied

káˤčál̓qʷn̓t tie to a pole/rail

káˤčám̓ pack a horse, horse packing (Cv)

káˤčáˤčn̓tím̓ tie something

• kʷuʔ káˤčáˤčn̓tím̓. They tie us., They tied us., They bound us. (Cv)

káˤčc̓aʔn̓t tie a bundle

• káˤčc̓aʔs. S/he ties the bundle (Cv)

kaˤčíc̓aʔn̓t tie a bundle

káˤčíc̓aʔtn̓ a tied bundle, a bundler

• mus káˤčíc̓aʔtn̓. It is four bundles tied. (PS)

káˤčíknm̓ to bale, tie over the back

káˤčíkn̓t pack up, tie bundles, tie up bundles, bale something

• káˤčíkiʔs. S/he ties a bundle. (Cv)

káˤčíkn̓tn̓ baler, bundler

káˤčíw̓sn̓t hang somebody

• káˤčíw̓sn̓tsn̓. I hang you. (Cv)

káˤčúpsn̓t tie on the tail, tie on the bum

kaˤčw̓sčút tie oneself across the middle

kaˤƛ̓áˤƛ̓naʔ cloth eating moth

kaˤx̌áˤc̓aʔ lace on the outside, cantaloupe (Cv)

kaˤx̌áˤx̌c̓aʔ cantaloupe

kaˤx̌íc̓aʔ lace on the outside (OK)

kaˤx̌íc̓aʔm̓ tie something up, make lace, tie lace (OkB)

kaˤx̌íc̓aʔn̓t lace something

kaˤx̌íkn̓tn̓ a lace, stitching material, lacing material

kaˤx̌n̓tím̓, kaˤx̌án̓t string up, lace, stitch together

kaˤx̌ʷál̓qʷm̓ scratch tree, scratch pole

kaˤxʷám̓ yell, holler

kaˤx̌ʷáˤx̌ʷíc̓aʔ things dangling

kaˤy̓ vise-like, solidify, congeal

• íwaʔ tql̓pmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, way̓ t̓iʔ kaˤy̓. This woman tried to squirm around , but she was held firm.. (PS)

kaˤy̓ sqʔim̓ cheese

kaˤy̓l̓sxn̓čút cut one’s own hair

kaˤy̓l̓sxn̓t cut somebody’s hair

• kaˤy̓l̓sxn̓tsn̓. I cut your hair (Cv)

kaˤy̓n̓čútm̓st laugh at somebody

káˤy̓xán̓ leg is tired, tired leg

kaˤʔkaˤʔxʷmúɬ He hollers all the time.

káˤʔxʷám̓ holler, war cry, whoop

kc̓ac̓aɬtán̓ November

kčahčhám̓ take turns, face each other, alternate with each other

• t knaqs čkčahəhám̓. Each of them took their turn. (PS)
• kn̓ kčahəhám̓ I will go next (Cv)

kčahəhm̓stím̓ get something figured out

kčahmn̓čút take turns

• itlíʔ əɬkčhamn̓čútəl̓x kp̓q̓ʷínaʔm̓. Then they take their turns putting dirt over the top. (PS)

kčahmnúst manage to figure something out

• uɬ way̓ wim̓ čkčahəhəmstín̓ uɬ lut t̓ə čkčahəhəmnústn̓ I’m almost getting them together but I’m not getting it right (PS)

kčahm̓stíkʷ ! Fix it up!, Figure it up!

kčahm̓stím̓ figure something out

• kčahm̓stísəl̓x. They figured it out. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ sx̌ʷiĺmn̓ way̓ íwaʔ kčəhčəhm̓stis axáʔ iʔ saˤw̓x̌ʷíp. The Devil tried to work the roots, to figure out what to do with them (PS)
• k̓a n̓ɬaʔmín̓k miʔ kʷ ɬəq̓il̓x mɬ axáʔ čkčahm̓stíp axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, p k̓ɬʔay̓sn̓čút. you will sleep next to the wall, and you can figure out how to change places with the woman. / you will sleep next to the wall, you’ll figure out how to change place with the woman. (PS)

kčahm̓stíxʷ iʔ swəswisxn̓s. You order the lengths.

kčahxnmín̓t be on a good track, figure something out

• kčahxnmís. S/he was on the right track. (Cv)

kc̓am̓liʔsíɬəml̓x red twinberry plant

kc̓am̓liʔsús red twinberry berries (OkB)

kc̓aq̓əq̓ál̓qʷ bump into walls, bump into trees, bump into poles

kc̓aw̓íw̓kst wash your hands / wash hands

kc̓aw̓íw̓kstx ! Wash your hands!

kc̓awíw̓s wash ones face, wash face

kc̓aw̓íw̓sm̓ wash up, wash one’s face / Wash one’s face (OkB)

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

kc̓aw̓íw̓sn̓t wash somebody's face

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

kc̓aw̓iw̓snún̓t wash someone's face accidentally or incidentally

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

kc̓aw̓íw̓stn̓ soap

kc̓aw̓íw̓sx ! Wash your face!

kc̓ax̌ʷ do on purpose, do with intention

• in̓čáʔ iskc̓ax̌ʷ. It’s my fault., It was my intention. (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ in̓kc̓áx̌ʷ. I didn’t do it on purpose. (PS)
• way̓ nak̓ʷáʔ iskc̓áx̌ʷ I’m not doing it on purpose (PS)

kčaʔqín̓ beat somebody up, punch someone in the head

kčaˤčáˤm̓ɬtím̓ identify correctly one’s name, straighten out one’s name

• kʷuʔ kčaˤčáˤm̓ɬtís. She straightened out my name. (Cv)

kčaˤčmáˤs alevin, fish larva, salmon larvae

kc̓aˤx̌naʔn̓čút take a shower

kc̓aˤx̌naʔn̓čútx ! Take a shower!

kc̓aˤxn̓čút spray oneself

kčəčmikst small leaves, small hands, small fingers

kčəčmínaʔ small ears

kčəčmus small berries, small round things

kc̓əc̓xʷínaʔn̓t pour liquid over something

kčəkʷkniɬxʷ pull someone out of something, pull someone out of the house

kčəkʷqinm̓ scalp (Cv)

kc̓əq̓c̓aq̓əq̓ál̓qʷ bump into trees

kc̓əq̓c̓əq̓ɬpaqs place name- former fishing camp, now inundated, northeast from what is now called Sand Island. [lit. lots of Douglas fir on point.] (OkB)

kčəqəqin̓ place name- Nicholas Lake

kčəqiw̓sn̓t put someone in, put someone in the middle of

kc̓əq̓ɬpikst fir boughs

• uɬ ixíʔ sčustsəlx kčq̓əɬpikst They call these fir boughs (PS)

kc̓əq̓mn̓kn̓iɬxʷn̓t throw something or somebody outside of the house

• kʷuʔ čkčəqmn̓kn̓iɬxʷs. S/he threw me outside. (Cv)
• lut t̓ mipnún̓ úɬiʔ kʷuʔ čkc̓əq̓mn̓kniɬxʷs. I hadn’t found out about it yet when he threw me out. (PS)
• t̓xʷ kn̓ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ uɬ way̓ lut kʷ əxʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷuʔ kčəq̓mn̓kn̓iɬxʷn̓txʷ. Now I am in, and you can’t do anything to throw me out. (PS)

kčəqusn̓t put something on the fire, put something on the stove

kčəqʷčíqʷc̓aʔ raw, featherless, naked body (Cv)

kc̓əqʷc̓qʷaqʷmn̓t cry for someone, mourn for someone, grieve for someone

kčəqʷčqʷikst beard tongue, Penstemon truticosus (OkB)

kčəxʷʔúsaʔmn̓t fool eyes, have eyes fooled by something

kčham̓ face a person, face a direction

• čkəčham̓ She faces him., to be facing someone (PS)
• iʔ čkəčham̓. The one he was facing. (PS)

kc̓ic̓x̌ʷs peek

• iwáʔ kc̓ic̓x̌ʷsm̓. He tried to peek., S/he even peaked. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ kc̓ic̓əx̌ʷsm̓, way̓ čkʷənɬc̓ik̓ʷəsxn̓ ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ He peeked; the old woman was holding a lamp (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ čkc̓ic̓əx̌ʷsm̓, way̓ uɬ čməlx̌aʔsx̌ʷaq̓ʷəlqsm̓ He was peeking, and she was pretending to be snoring (PS)

kc̓ik̓naʔn̓t light, set something on fire, ignite

• kc̓ík̓naʔn̓. I set it on fire. (Cv)

kc̓ik̓n̓t light something on fire, ignite something

kc̓ik̓s a lamp, a flame is lit

kc̓ik̓sn̓t light the lamp

• kc̓ik̓səs iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓, ixíʔ stk̓iwl̓xs. She lit the lamp, she went upstairs. (PS)

kčil̓čl̓kst five people / five persons (OkB)

kc̓il̓stn̓t shade something

• kc̓il̓stn̓. I shade it.

kčiqnaʔn̓t dig (for) something

• kčíqnaʔs axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. She was digging for the deer., She dug up this deer. (PS)
• kčíqnaʔsəl̓x yaʔx̌íʔ čɬʔiq̓ʷ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. They dug until the deer came into sight. (PS)

kčíqʷc̓aʔ hairless

kc̓iw̓kst wash one’s hands

• kc̓w̓c̓iw̓kstx ! Wash your hands! (Cv)

kc̓iw̓qn̓ wash one’s head

• kc̓w̓c̓iw̓qnx ! Wash their head!

kc̓iw̓sxn̓t wash rocks

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

kc̓lal̓qʷ bundling scythe, peg, spoke, hand mower, cradle scythe

kčl̓kstíc̓aʔ five bundles

kčl̓kstsus five round objects

kčl̓kstus five berries (OkB)

kc̓lmin̓t go stand by somebody. after running up / go stand by somebody

• kc̓lmin̓tm̓. He ran there and stood (Cv)

kc̓l̓qin̓ place name- Rickey Rapids, Thompson’s Rapids; Grand Rapids. Area between just north of Rickey Point to Rickey Creek; fishing area, aboriginal campsite and shell midden site. [lit. water standing up on top.] (OkB)

kc̓l̓xikstmn̓t grab somebody by the arm

• kc̓l̓xikstmn̓. I grabbed him/her by the wrist. (Cv)

kčmínaʔn̓t cover something with a layer

kc̓n̓c̓n̓aˤm̓ hold on tight

• kʷ kc̓n̓c̓n̓aˤm̓. You hold on tight. (PS)

kc̓n̓c̓n̓paˤkstmn̓t hold something tight

kc̓p̓c̓ipsm̓ pinch the eyes (Cv)

kc̓pq̓n̓tim̓ stick on something

• utn̓tís iʔ kstqpiʔstn̓ axáʔ l̓ čq̓ilən̓, kc̓əpq̓əntis He put the feathers on the arrows, he stuck them on / He puts the feathers on the arrows, he sticks them on (PS)

kčq̓aq̓ happen to hit something, happen to bump into something (Cv)

kčqəčl̓xitkʷ run on water

kc̓qʷaqʷ mourn the dead

kčqʷčʕíqʷc̓aʔ naked, raw, featherless body

• way̓ t̓iʔ kčqʷčʕíqʷc̓aʔ lut t̓ə kspumt Their bodies didn’t have any feathers (PS)

kc̓r̓c̓r̓íkaʔst little sourgrass [lit. sour-tasting little leaves.] (OkB)

kc̓r̓c̓r̓ikst sourgrass, Rumex acetosella (OkB)

kc̓r̓črikst sourgrass (OkB)

kc̓r̓c̓r̓us sour berries, lemons (OkB)

kc̓spus fire is gone / out / burnt low

kčw̓čw̓aˤqstxn̓ fringed chaps

• čkčw̓čw̓áˤqstxn̓ fringed chaps / he has fringed chaps on (PS)

kčw̓čw̓aˤx̌n̓ fringe on a sleeve/arm/wing, fringed sleeves

kčwilm̓ feed someone

• kn̓ kčwilm̓ I give them lots to eat (Cv)

kčwiln̓t feed someone

• kčwiln̓txʷ. You gave him something to eat. (Cv)
• way̓ uɬ kčwilsəlx, way̓ sʔiɬənsəlx, ʔi·ɬnəlx, uɬ wy̓wy̓činəlx They gave them something to eat, they ate, and got done eating (PS)

kčwínaʔn̓t put something under a cover

• kčwínaʔsəl̓x. They cover/covered it. (Cv)

kčwisxn̓ place name- Haystack Rocks [lit. built on rock] (OkB)

kc̓w̓iw̓stn̓ soap

• kɬkc̓əw̓iw̓stn̓ There is soap (PS)

kc̓w̓kaqstxn̓ burn one’s leg

• kn̓ kc̓əwkaqstxn̓ I burn myself in the upper leg (Cv)

kc̓w̓kus burn one’s eye

• kc̓w̓kusn̓ I burned my eye. (Cv)

kc̓w̓qal̓qʷn̓t pull something out of a cylindrical object

• kc̓w̓qal̓qʷn̓. I pull it out of the tree., I pull it out of the stick/rail/pole. (Cv)

kc̓w̓qəqisxnm̓ pull out of the hair (Cv)

kc̓w̓qisxn̓t pull something out of the forehead

• kc̓w̓qəqisxn̓. I pull it out of her/his hair. (Cv)

kc̓w̓qn̓tim̓ pull something out of something

• kc̓w̓qn̓tin̓. I pull it out of something. (Cv)

kc̓wqusn̓t pull something out of the eye

• kc̓w̓qusn̓. I pull it out of her/his eye. (Cv)

kčw̓tikxtm̓ treat people, way of doing with something, comportment with others, way of dealing with others

• kʷuʔ kčw̓tikxtm̓. They’re treating us so., They treated us so. (Cv)
• anwíʔ akskčw̓tíkxtm̓. You will do as you please with her. (Cv)
• n̓maʔípn̓tm̓əl̓x iʔ kčw̓tikxtsəl̓x. They’re going to tell on them what they did to him. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ xiʔmíx anwí akskčəwtíkxtm̓ akɬtx̌ʷíw̓s, uɬ inčá nixʷ ilíʔ kn̓ ʔx̌ilm̓ And whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same / Do whatever you want with your share, and I will do the same / Whatever you want to do with your share, I too will do the same / Whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same (PS)

kčwtikxtn̓t treat somebody, do with something, deal with someone

• kčwtikxtn̓ What I did for him., It's how I treated her/him/it.. (Cv)

kc̓x̌ikstn̓t spray branches, spray arms, spray wings

kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔ judge

• kn̓ kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔ I judge (Cv)

kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔɬt charge someone with something, accuse somebody of something, make law for someone, make an obligation to someone

kc̓x̌ʷíplaʔm̓ sentence someone, settle a question/dispute, to make laws/rules

• kʷ ikskc̓əx̌ʷíplaʔm̓. I’m going to sentence you. (PS)

kc̓xʷus pour water on fire, pour water on something round

kəčkačt hard-working, diligent

kəčmínaʔ covered with a layer

kəčmnínaʔ covered with a layer (as with snow)

• sič čkəčmínaʔ. Then it had snow on it. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ əɬk̓ɬənx̌p̓ips iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məɬ ixíʔ əɬkčmínaʔs He stitched back the deer, and he put snow back on it (PS)

kəčniw̓sn̓t encounter, come across, meet someone or something

kəčnwixʷ meet up with each other, encounter each other, come across each other

• t̓iʔ naʔɬ anwíʔ kʷu kəčnwixʷ. It’s just us who have met up. (PS)
• kəčnwixʷəl̓x. They met up., They encountered each other.. (Cv)

kəkáyaʔt, kəkáɣaʔt narrow

kəkaˤm̓ cackle, quack, chirp, squack

• čkəkáˤm̓ cackle, She’s cackling. (Cv)

kəkc̓il̓xkn̓ wood tick

kəkəpkip soft (plural)

kəkəpkipxn̓ / kəkipxn̓ soft feet / soft foot

kəkəptwilx become soft

kəkəptwil̓x become soft

kəkɣálaʔqʷ thin little tree, slender little tree, thin pole, slender pole / thin tree (OkB)

kəkɣip thin string (OkB)

kəkip soft

kəkiʔláw̓naʔ grizzly cub, little grizzly

kəkn̓čaˤt quack, cluck, chirp, cackle

kəkn̓iʔ kokanee salmon (Cv)

kəkn̓kan̓t tender

kəkq̓iw̓s place name- Stray Dog Canyon, B’s etym: canyon (OkB)

kəkriʔm̓ glance at

• kn̓ kəkriʔm̓ I glanced (Cv)

kəkwap dog / dog, large dog, little horse / dog, pony (OkB)

kəkwápaʔ dog, small dog, miniature horse / little dog

kəkw̓káɣaʔt, kəkɣkáɣaʔt, kəkw̓káyaʔt narrow, slender

kəkw̓wápaʔ dogs (plural) / dogs, little dogs (PS)

• ixíʔ stk̓ʷəƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s uɬ t̓n̓t̓ínaʔs axáʔ iʔ kəkw̓wápaʔ. These dogs those are her eyes and her ears. (PS)
• kʷuʔ čwahn̓tím̓ iʔ t kəkw̓wápaʔ. The dogs bark at us., The dogs are barking at us., We are barked at by the dogs. (PS)

kəkyálaʔqʷ, kəkɣálaʔqʷ thin diameter, small diameter

kəkʔálaʔqʷ slender, skinny, slim

kəxnmix one who goes along

• kskəxkəxnmíxaʔx kspíx̌aʔx uɬ lut ksyríwaxn̓. He’s going to follow them hunting, and he doesn’t have snow shoes. (PS)

khan̓s pink round object

kič arrive, get to

• ixíʔ txʷuym̓s iʔ kwaps, way̓ xʷuy̓ kič. Then he went to see his horse, he went, he got there. (PS)

kičəč have visitor, have guest, a guest, a visitor

kičɬt arrive at a place of somebody

• áɬiʔ aláʔ in̓čáʔ kn̓ ɬə xy̓aqs ispʔús kʷuʔ əɬkičɬts čaʔkʷ ixíʔ uɬ kʷuʔ ny̓aˤy̓pm̓sts. me, when i was sick, if it got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me. (Cv)

kičm̓ one’s arriving at something

• kʷuʔ asčkíčm̓ You come to me unexpectedly. (Cv)
• kʷ isčkíčm̓. I just got to you. (Cv)
• way̓ qʷum̓ syɬkʷəkʷáˤst iʔ aláʔ kʷuʔ sčkičəmsəlx ixíʔ iʔ swyápix, uɬ aláʔ səčʔáčqaʔx, úɬiʔ p čyaˤp Early this morning a white man got here to me, and he left only now, and then you go there (Cv)

kičn̓t arrive at something

• way̓ sl̓ax̌t, way̓ kičəntsən̓ Well, partner, here I am (PS)
• axáʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ iʔ kičn̓tm̓. This is a man-eater that we'll go to. (PS)
• tl̓ kʷuʔ kičn̓txʷ uɬ way̓ kn̓ sčtk̓sil̓s. Since you got here to me, i have been sick to my stomach., Since you got here to me, i have felt bad. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i yaʕpčín̓ məɬ ixíʔ x̌lits məɬ ixíʔ kičsəlx, məɬ ixíʔ swsiwsəlx, məɬ ixíʔ čusəlx iʔ syaʕpčíns When he gets in trouble, he calls them and they go to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is / When he gets in trouble he calls them and they get to him, and they ask him, and he tells them what his trouble is (PS)
• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓səl̓x ik̓líʔ kičsəl̓x sn̓k̓l̓ip. Then they started out, from there they got to Coyote. (PS)

kičx arrive somewhere, to arrive

• t̓iʔ kʷ kičx ilíʔ čm̓ n̓kl̓xusn̓ts mɬ ixíʔ kɬt̓maˤsn̓ts. As soon as you get there, she will throw her arms around your neck, and she’ll suck your face. (PS)
• xʷuy̓, kičx, k̓ɬənčiʔípm̓ He went he got there, he knocked on the door (PS)
• xʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ siwɬkʷ, ik̓líʔ kičx, n̓t̓əpqsam̓ ksiwstaʔx He went to the water, he got there, he tipped his head to drink (PS)

kičx iʔ k̓l̓ n̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓s. She got to her workplace., She arrived at her workplace.

kičxəx k̓l̓ an̓n̓k̓ʷúl̓mn̓ ! Get to your workplace!

kičxɬt bring something for somebody, bring something of somebody’s

• axáʔ iʔ asčn̓q̓m̓sčín̓, way̓ axáʔ čkičxɬtsn̓. This is what you’ve been wishing for, I got it here for you (PS)

kičxst take something to somebody

• way̓ kičxsts iʔ q̓əy̓min̓, way̓ ixíʔ xʷic̓əɬts iʔ aʔ ylmixʷm̓ He delivered the letter, he gave it to the king (PS)

kil̓ chase

kílakram̓ kilogram

kilíʔmn̓t be there with someone

kiln̓t chase, pursue somebody or something

• kiln̓tm̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. They are chased by Wolf. (PS)
• kils. S/he chased it., S/he pursued it. (OkB)

kilx hand, arm

• ʔutn̓tíxʷ iʔ t ankílx Scoop it up with your hand (Cv)
• kn̓ xʷuy̓ uɬ kʷiɬtn̓ iʔ kilxs uɬ čun̓ I went and took his hand and I told him (Cv)

kil̓x hand

kil̓xʷíčaʔ to peel, to skin

kím̓laʔxʷn̓t hate a place

• kím̓laʔxʷn̓ ʔÚmak. I hate Omak country. (Cv)

kimn̓t hate something or someone

kin̓ where

kísuʔ coho salmon (OkB)

kiw̓ yes, pronunciation typical of the southern Colvilles

• kʷəkʷriʔt ? ʔa, kiw̓. Gold? Oh, yes. (PS)

kíwa yes

kíwaʔ place name- Kewa, town site south of Inchelium (PS)

kiʔláw̓naʔ grizzly bear, grizzly boar, male grizzly (OkB)

klaˤn̓t (kláˤn̓tís) turn on, get going (it turns on)

klaˤw̓n̓tim̓ hook something, make fit

• klaˤw̓laˤw̓n̓tíxʷ iʔ sn̓k̓ɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. You harness a horse. (Cv)

klaˤw̓sqáx̌aʔ hook up a horse

kláˤw̓sqáx̌aʔm̓ he hooked up the horse team. / to bridle horses, to harness a horse (Cv)

klaˤw̓úsn̓t insert something in the eye

• klaˤw̓úsn̓. I stick it in the eye. (Cv)

klaˤy̓w̓stn̓ seatbelt

klaˤʔ on (as in light on), activated, turned on

klíq̓naʔm̓ bury over the top

klíq̓naʔn̓t bury something over the top

• uɬ ixíʔ klíq̓naʔsəlx They hilled the ground (PS)
• ilíʔ n̓laˤw̓úlaʔxʷn̓ uɬ klíq̓naʔn̓ iʔ t smik̓ʷt. I stuck him there, and I buried him with snow. (PS)

kliq̓n̓t bury something

kliq̓ʷnaʔn̓t pour/drizzle something with water/liquid

klk̓al̓qʷ wrap, tie around a cylindrical object

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

klk̓am̓ tie, wind around something (OkB)

klkáyaʔqn̓tm̓ pull hair, grab by hair

klk̓íc̓aʔ wrap, package, bale

klk̓íc̓aʔɬt wrap something of somebody’s

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

klk̓íc̓aʔn̓t wrap, bale something

• kl̓k̓íc̓aʔsəl̓x. They bale it. (Cv)

klk̓íc̓aʔxt wrap something for somebody

kl̓kil̓x arms, hands, paws

• iʔ kl̓kil̓xs k̓ɬtəqn̓čutm̓s. With his hands he protects himself. (PS)

kl̓k̓l̓k̓aqstxn̓ leggings

kl̓klnwixʷ chase one another

• nixʷ in̓čáʔ iskl̓klnwíxʷ. I also started chasing. (PS)

kl̓klnwixʷst chase somebody

• uɬ kəlkəlnwixʷsts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, axáʔ iʔ xʷʔit And then he started chasing the deer, many of them (PS)

kl̓kl̓xiw̓s lizard

klk̓naʔn̓čút cover up

• kn̓ čkəlk̓naʔnčút I try to cover it up (Cv)

klkʷakʷ, kl̓kʷakʷ go away, from, far

• kl̓kʷakʷəl̓x, sc̓x̌iɬ lut l̓ əkɬxwiɬ, mɬ sič yiríwaxnm̓əl̓x. They go far, like where there is no road, and then they put their snow shoes on. (PS)
• way̓ put kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ mi k̓əɬkičs iʔ sq̓lips She’s entirely out of the water before she can reach the handkerchief (PS)
• iklíʔ kl̓kʷakʷəl̓x iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ, way̓ ixíʔ skʷil̓l̓səl̓x. They went a little ways from the water, then they sat down. (PS)
• miy̓stxʷ kl̓kʷakʷ čmal̓k̓ʷ iʔ sqil̓tks, kl̓kʷakʷ iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. Make sure her body is completely out, far from the water. (PS)
• kʷu tkʷʔut, kʷu kl̓kʷakʷ. We will walk, we'll go far. (PS)

klkʷakʷst take something away

• ixíʔ nínwiʔ kl̓kʷakʷstxʷ iʔ tl̓ siwɬkʷ, uɬ way̓ nínwiʔ ƛ̓ləlpnuntm̓ if you get her away from the water, then we can stop her. / then if you get her away from the water, then we can stop her (PS)

kl̓kʷilx go away from

• t̓xʷ kʷu kl̓kʷilx iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ. We sure are a little ways off from the water. (PS)

kl̓kʷil̓xm̓ move away from someone

klkʷilxmn̓t get away from someone/something / keep away from something (Cv)

• kl̓kʷil̓xmn̓ti ! Keep away from him! (Cv)

kl̓kʷut be in a far place

• áɬiʔ ik̓líʔ kʷ kl̓kʷut uɬ lut čtxəƛ̓ínaʔmn̓tsn̓ nixl̓mn̓tsn̓. Because you are too far, and I don’t make out every word you say, I don’t hear you. (PS)

kl̓l̓kʷakʷ go a little ways

• kl̓l̓kʷakʷ. S/he went a little ways. (PS)
• k̓ɬk̓wil̓xəl̓x t̓iʔ kl̓l̓kʷakʷəl̓x. They went on the prairie a little ways. (PS)

kl̓l̓kʷut be in a place little ways away

• xʷuystməlx ik̓líʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ kləlkʷut, lut səlkʷuts, ilíʔ l̓ tk̓əmkn̓iɬxʷ ilíʔ čwix, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ čitxʷ She took them a little ways, not too far, outside there was a building, a small house (PS)

klm̓lm̓x̌qinm̓ sing a love song

klm̓x̌qin̓ sing a love song

klq̓am̓ peel off, slice off

• uɬ itlíʔ kl̓q̓am̓ tl̓ sq̓ʷisəsts. Then he peels off another slab of fat (PS)

klqilsxn̓ pull hair

• klqisxn̓n̓. I pull my hair. (Cv)

klq̓isxn̓t peel off round objects, tubers, potatoes

• kl̓q̓ísxiʔs mɬ ixíʔ sn̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷičkʷm̓. He peels them and he slices them. (PS)

kl̓q̓usn̓t peel fruit

• kl̓q̓usn̓txʷ. you broke its neck. / you peel apples (or other round fruit). (Cv)

klq̓ʷaqs place name

klq̓ʷaqs, kl̓q̓ʷaqs place name, near Sayler Valley, [lit. broken off point.] (Cv)

kl̓xútyaʔ by hand

• tkl̓xútyaʔ by hand, improvised by hand (Cv)

kɬaxʷp something hangs

kɬaʔɬaʔmstím̓ get close to something

kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stím̓ get close to something

• kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stíxʷ ixíʔ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. You got pretty close to those cattle. (Cv)

kɬaʔmáqs close to the trail, close to the road

kɬaʔmásq̓t next to the sky

• axáʔ nínwiʔ iʔ t skɬaʔmásq̓t miʔ kʷu xʷuy̓, miʔ uč ɬə kspn̓hiw̓sn̓tm̓. If we go close to the sky we might get there on time. (PS)
• t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kaʔ čxʷuy̓əl̓x, axáʔm̓ áɬiʔ t kɬaʔmásq̓t əčkt̓əxʷasq̓t, axáʔ iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x iʔ t kwaps They came walking on the ground, but their little brother came on his horse flying next to the sky. (PS) k

kɬaʔmín̓t get close to something

kɬaʔmíw̓s be close relatives

kɬaʔmn̓čút get close (Cv)

kɬaʔmnwíxʷ be close to each other, get close to each other

kɬaʔmúlaʔxʷ close to the ground

kɬaʔmús close to the edge of a cliff

kɬaʔqínm̓ lean on somebody or something

• kʷu kɬaʔqínm̓. He leaned on me. (Cv)

kɬaʔqnmnwíxʷ n̓kaʔɬl̓máqs pyramid

kɬaˤčp some water rests on, standing water on

• áɬiʔ iʔ stawn̓qínaʔxn̓s iʔ q̓ʷəx̌qin̓xn̓s yaʔ čkɬaˤčp t siw̓ɬkʷ But her little toe’s nail still had a drop of water on it (PS)

kɬaˤp̓k̓ám̓ bingo, play bingo

kɬaˤw̓x̌íkn̓tm̓ lace something, stitch something

• lut t̓a kɬkɬáˤʔx̌íkn̓tm̓. They don’t have laces. (PS)

kɬc̓alx̌ʷ four points extend

• čkɬc̓alx̌ʷ on all fours, set on legs or prongs (Cv)
• čkɬc̓alx̌ʷ iʔ ksn̓kɬmutn̓s A chair has been set down for him to sit on. (PS)

kɬčam̓ overlap flat items

kɬčaq placed on something, set on something

• čkɬčaq lying there, sitting on a surface, placed on a surface (Cv)

kɬčaw̓t do something remarkable, one’s future doing

• kn̓ kɬčaw̓t I overdo it, do something remarkable (Cv)
• ixíʔ akɬčáw̓t. That’s what you’ve got to do. (PS)

kɬčax̌lxʷ buckskin colored horse, the color of a deer shedding off (Cv)

kɬčəčqínaʔk place name- aboriginal campsite, pine nut gathering area. [lit. object lying on small side hill.] (OkB)

kɬc̓əkmin̓ counter, calculator

kɬc̓əl̓tkʷn̓čut geog. [lit. standing spouts of water.]

kɬčəqiwɬ container, conveyance lies

• čkɬčqiwɬ a car sits there, a vehicle sits there (Cv)

kɬčəqɬtim̓ put something down for somebody

• ilíʔ kɬlatápəl̓x, way̓ ixíʔ ilíʔ kɬčəqɬtim̓əl̓x. There is a table there, so then she put it there for them. (PS)

kɬčəqmin̓ (hay) rack / hay rack, rack / rack (Cv)

kɬc̓ikʷsxn̓ have a lantern

• l̓ sx̌l̓x̌aˤlt uɬ haʔ kɬc̓ik̓ʷsxn̓ ? It's daytime and they have a lamp? (PS)

kɬc̓il̓stn̓ shade shelter

kɬčitxʷ house to be, place to settle, have a house, there is a house

• xʷic̓əxtməlx iʔ t ksčk̓ʷul̓səlx, úɬiʔ t kɬčitxʷsəlx They had given them a job, and a place to stay (PS)
• way̓ wy̓ɬtsin̓ akɬčítxʷ Well, I finished (building) your house (PS)
• c̓kin̓ iʔ an̓x̌mín̓k iʔ akɬčítxʷ ? what kind of house would you like? (PS)

kɬc̓iwl̓pm̓ to mop, wash the floor

kɬčl̓iknm̓ place name- area on north side of Columbia, two miles north of Marcus Island, recent Lakes living area. B’s etym: swirling snow drifts or type of bird (OkB)

kɬc̓l̓təkʷn̓čut place name- now inundated area about 500 yards north and east from N̓ɬəɬx̌ʷáqaʔs, at the south end of the rapids. [lit. standing spouts of water] (OkB)

kɬc̓lus go stand on the bank (Cv)

kɬc̓l̓x̌ʷn̓tim̓ put something with prongs down

• čkɬc̓l̓x̌ʷn̓tisəl̓̓x. They put a stool down., They set down a stool.

kɬc̓l̓x̌ʷxit put a chair down for someone

• kɬc̓l̓x̌ʷxitsəl̓x. They put a chair down for him/her. (PS)

kɬčn̓tim̓ overlap flat items

• kn̓ kɬčam̓ I put boards together (OkB)
• kɬčn̓tis S/he put boards together. (OkB)

kɬčqəqin̓k fall on one's back, fall belly up

• taʔx̌ílm̓, sitkm̓stím̓ axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, ɬəwnikstm̓s, k̓aʔx̌íʔ kɬčqəqin̓k, t̓iʔ xʷrap. He did like that, the king had spasms, he let go, fell on his back, he just quivered. (PS)

kɬčqəqitkʷ be on top of the water, metaphorical expression meaning to succeed, to make it out of trouble

• ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ tw̓tw̓it uɬ áɬiʔ kɬčqəqitkʷəl̓x. And then these boys got out of trouble. (PS)
• lut t̓a čkɬčqəqitkʷəl̓x. They never came to the top of the water. (Cv)

kɬčq̓iln̓ arrow to be, s/he has an arrow

• t̓iʔ kstətm̓tim̓ kʷuʔ ksxʷic̓xtm̓ t iksyw̓yáˤw̓t, uɬ ikɬt̓kikstn̓ uɬ ikɬčq̓íln̓. Give me something to wear with which to be strong, and a cane and an arrow (PS)
• axáʔ kʷin̓txʷ, ixíʔ akɬčq̓íln̓, uɬ ixíʔ akskʷíst, sn̓k̓l̓ip. Take it, this will be your arrow, and this will be your name, Coyote. (PS)
• x̌əw̓w̓alqʷ iʔ kɬčq̓ilənsəlx, məɬ təɬəmstisəlx First the stick for the arrows have to be dry, then they straighten them / The sticks for the arrows have to be dry, and then they straighten them (PS)

kɬc̓qinm̓ hit somebody on the head

kɬčqitkʷn̓t set on water

kɬčqiwɬ container, conveyance lies

kɬčúnmaʔtn̓ counter, counting chip, model, demonstration

kɬčw̓čaw̓t have a hard time

kɬčw̓čin̓ say good, one's good word

• ixíʔ kɬčwčin̓s. That’s his good word. (Cv)
• ixíʔ kɬčw̓čin̓səl̓x. That’s what I’d like to hear from them. (Cv)
• ixíʔ kɬčw̓činm̓p. That's what you guys will say., That’s what I’d like to hear from you guys. (Cv)

kɬc̓wqilxʷn̓t pull something out of the fur, outer body layer

• kɬc̓w̓qilxʷn̓. I pull it out of the fur. (Cv)

kɬčxʷuy̓st bring something back

kɬčʔiɬntn̓ will be food

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

kɬčʔul̓lw̓s will be together with

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

kɬəc̓il̓tn̓ something to hit s/o with

• way̓ čkmn̓tis axáʔ iʔ kmúsc̓aʔs, nak̓ʷ ixíʔ iʔ kɬəc̓il̓tətn̓s He (i.e. the other one) grabbed the four bundles, what he’s going to use as a whip (PS)

kɬəc̓qinm̓ beat somebody on the head

• way̓ tətw̓it kʷu n̓qʷnmin̓t, way̓ lut nax̌m̓ɬ kʷuʔ akskɬəc̓qínm̓, way̓ čm̓ kʷuʔ n̓t̓kʷusn̓txʷ Little boy pity me, don’t whip me on the head, you might blind me (PS)

kɬəc̓qin̓t hit somebody on the head

• uɬ iwáʔ səp̓n̓tis iʔ t qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓, way̓ uɬ kɬəc̓qiʔs And he clubbed him with the whip, and hit him on the head (PS)

kɬəkmíc̓aʔ tied up

kɬəkmiw̓s sew up the middle

kɬəɬčn̓čutətn̓ shingles, shakes (Cv)

kɬəɬpsaˤm̓ blink

kɬəɬt̓mnal̓qʷtn̓ fishing rod (OkB)

kɬəɬx̌ʷíplaʔ needle (OkB)

kɬəm̓ɬúmnaʔm̓ lay back ears

kɬəpɬəpsam̓ blink, blink an eye (OkB)

kɬəp̓mn̓čut be disgusted with oneself

• way̓ kn̓ kɬəp̓mn̓čut, way̓ k̓ɬʔaw̓čníʔstmn̓ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt. Certainly, I did myself wrong, I killed by mistake my grand-children. (PS)
• way̓ kʷuʔ x̌ʷilsts in̓kwáp tl̓ pul̓stn̓, way̓ ixíʔ uɬ sič kn̓ kɬəp̓mn̓čut. My̓ horse left me because I beat him, and now I am disgusted with myself (PS)

kɬəp̓m̓sčut be disgusted with oneself

• n̓t̓aʔ, way̓, way̓ kn̓ kɬəp̓m̓sčut, way̓ uɬ t̓iʔ isn̓xʷətxʷtíl̓s uɬ n̓k̓stmin̓. Gee, I am just disgusted with myself, and it’s all from my bad temper that I am in trouble. (PS)
• way̓ miyáɬm̓ anwíʔ kʷ kɬəp̓m̓sčut You have done something awful (PS)

kɬəpx̌ʷam̓ remove

kɬəpx̌ʷíc̓aʔ to peel

kɬəpx̌ʷíc̓aʔn̓t pluck it, remove its feathers

kɬəq̓l̓xínaʔɬtm̓ fertilize, mate with, lay over the top of someone/something

kɬəq̓l̓xiw̓sn̓t lay on top of, lay among

kɬəq̓l̓xnil̓tm̓ lay on eggs

kɬəq̓l̓xqnil̓t lay on top of egg

kɬəqʷiw̓s hang somewhere, drape over, gird

kɬəqʷiw̓sm̓ hang over a line, hand down the middle (Cv)

• kɬəqʷiw̓sn̓. I’m hanging it over a line. (Cv)

kɬəqʷupstn̓ croup strap, loin cloth, menstrual napkin, menstrual pad (Cv)

• n̓ɬəqʷɬəq̓itm̓s. S/he threw it over her/his shoulder. (Cv)

kɬət̓mínaʔ jump over

kɬət̓pmikstm̓ jump into arms

kɬət̓pmínaʔ jump over

kɬət̓pmínaʔn̓t jump on something or somebody

• kɬət̓pmínaʔn̓̓ I jumped on him/her. (Cv)
• kɬət̓pmínaʔn̓tst We jumped on you (Cv)

kɬət̓pmiw̓s jump into / jump into the middle

kɬət̓pmn̓čut to jump onto a surface

kɬət̓pmn̓čut l̓ sn̓ɬəq̓ʷutn.̓ jump on the bed

kɬət̓pmusn̓t jump onto someone's/something's face

kɬəw̓nikstm̓ let go, set free, release (OkB)

kɬəw̓sax̌n̓t vaccinate someone, stab someone in arm

kɬəw̓sčut to part, separate, divide up

• ixíʔ uɬ kʷu kɬəw̓sčut. And then we will part/split up. (PS)
• ixíʔ skʷn̓ksnwixʷsəl̓x, way̓ kɬəw̓sčutəl̓x. Then they shook hands, they took leave of each other.. (PS)

kɬəxʷɬínaʔn̓t hang something over, drape something over

• kɬəxʷpínaʔn̓txʷ You hook it on top of another one. (Cv)

kɬəxʷpam̓ hang something up (OkB)

kɬəxʷpan̓t to hang something up

kɬəxʷpíc̓aʔm̓ string up a hide, hang up a hide (OkB)

kɬəxʷpn̓tim̓ / kɬəxʷpan̓t hang something

kɬəʔam̓ be near or close; relative

• kn̓ kɬəʔam̓ laʔ l̓ Tarás I live close to Theresa (Cv)
• an̓kɬəʔám̓ your relative

kɬəʔaʔ close to the end

• uɬ kɬəʔaʔ iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ uɬ ixíʔ itlíʔ čkʷis iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ The first bundle was nearly worn out, and then he took another bundle (PS)

kɬic̓ksn̓t cut the tips, the ends off

• ixíʔ sk̓t̓ipm̓s, k̓t̓ipm̓ uɬ way̓ put, put kʷn̓nus uɬ áɬiʔ axáʔ čk̓ɬləq̓ləq̓stis iʔ t k̓míplaʔ, čkɬic̓ksəs. He started cutting, he cut until it was enough, enough that he can hold it, and he’s been peeling the thorns off the stems, he’s cut them off.

kɬílnaʔm̓ sprinkle something

kɬíl̓naʔm̓ sprinkle liquid over (OkB)

kɬipčn̓ fat lower lip

• níknaʔ ! čkɬipčn̓ ixíʔ. Gee, s/he has a big lower lip.

kɬiw̓səntxʷ You separate objects (OkB)

• kɬiw̓səs iʔ səstiyáqʷtx He separates the fighters / Separate people fighting (OkB)

kɬiw̓sn̓t split something in two

• ixíʔ kɬiw̓sn̓tm̓, way̓ ixíʔ kʷin̓txʷ axáʔ iʔ knaqs, mɬ in̓čáʔ kʷin̓ iʔ knaqs. Now we have split it, take one, and I will take the other one. (PS)

kɬix counter top

kɬixʷp hang

kɬixʷpn̓t hang something / to hang things

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

kɬiyxʷtáqstxn̓ underwear

kɬiʕ̓álxʷ tree sap

kɬk̓aƛ̓lxʷ brown horse

kɬk̓aƛ̓lxʷ, kɬk̓aƛ̓əlxʷ brown horse (Cv)

kɬkaʔlɬíw̓s three sided (figure)

kɬkčw̓čwʕaqstxn̓ chaps

kɬkətxʷam̓ t smy̓may̓ addition story

kɬkíliʔs place name

kɬkiwm̓ center of an open space

• ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsmn̓t yaʔx̌iʔ k̓l̓ kɬkiwm̓. Look around there in the open (PS)

kɬkiw̓s place name

kɬk̓k̓r̓m̓íwaʔs place name- partially inundated area on the west side of the Columbia where a creek draining the Glasgo Lake enters the river; recent Lakes year round site. [lit. small cut through the middle of flat area.] (OkB)

kɬkɬkiw̓s place name

kɬk̓ɬxaʔtxnaʔx will go first

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

kɬk̓ɬʔim̓ will wait

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

kɬkn̓xčutn̓ counting cube / cube (for counting and patterns)

kɬk̓rm̓íwaʔs place name. Whitestone Creek / place name. Whitestone Creek. [lit. cut through the middle of small flat area.] (OkB)

kɬk̓rm̓iw̓s place name / place name. inundated area on north side of Columbia in approximate area of the former Detillion bridge. [lit. cut through the middle of flat area.] (OkB)

kɬksysyustn̓ means to be powerful

• ixíʔ úɬiʔ klək̓lk̓íc̓aʔxtm̓ iʔ t kɬksy̓syustn̓s, kmúsc̓aʔ. That is when he gave him some things wrapped up for his power, four things wrapped up. (PS)
• iʔ t slax̌ts iʔ xʷic̓xtm̓ iʔ t kɬksy̓syustn̓s. It is his friend who has given him something to be powerful with. (PS)

kɬkwap have horses / horses to be someone’s

• nak̓ʷaʔ kɬkw̓wapəl̓x. They don’t have horses. (PS)
• əɬy̓aˤpstís uɬ axáʔ čy̓aˤp iʔ kɬkw̓waps. He brought their horses back, and there they were. (PS)

kɬk̓ʷaʔlk̓tn̓ number cube / dice

kɬkʷil̓ sit down in something / sit down on something

• ixíʔ skɬkʷil̓l̓səl̓x, way̓ xʷuy̓y̓səl̓x. Then they start sitting down there, where they went.

kɬkʷil̓l̓ sit on something

kɬkʷillst place something down

• mɬ kɬkʷil̓stxʷ l̓ latáp. And you’ll place them on the table. (PS)

kɬk̓wilx go a ways

• mɬ ksx̌l̓pínaʔ, mɬ k̓ɬk̓wil̓xəl̓x t̓iʔ kl̓l̓̓kʷakʷəl̓x. And in the daylight, when they go out on the prairie they go a little ways. (PS)

kɬkʷilxʷ chestnut horse

kɬkʷín̓maʔɬt guess (command) (to someone)

kɬkʷliw̓t sit down

• uɬ axáʔ iʔ tw̓twit k̓əl̓ sʔiw̓t, uɬ axáʔ iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap k̓əl̓ sxʔit kɬkʷliwtəlx The boys are sitting behind, and the old folks sat down in front (PS)

kɬkʷlw̓titkʷ sit on water (more than one)

kɬkʷlwtusxn̓ sit around / sit around. analysis uncertain

• k̓ɬkʷlw̓tusxn̓əl̓x. they sit around. (PS)

kɬk̓ʷƛ̓pilxʷ sleek hair (Cv)

kɬk̓ʷsilxʷ single hair off skin / singe hair off skin (OkB)

kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓ have use for something / desk

• sxʔim̓ɬx̌ast iʔ kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓səl̓x. The best use they have for them.
• ixíʔ nínwiʔ kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓tət, nínwiʔ máyaʔɬtsn̓. We’ll have use for them, I’ll tell you about it. (PS)

kɬkʔitxtn̓ sleeping needs

• ixíʔ kɬkʔiɬn̓tn̓m̓p uɬ kɬkʔitxtn̓m̓p.. That is for your board and room. / That is for your eats and for your sleeps. (PS)

kɬláˤwútm̓ place name. Seyler Valley / place name. Seyler Valley. west of Inchelium (OkB)

kɬləkʷil̓xst təsm̓iʔm̓áy̓ subtraction story

kɬlkalát have bread

• k̓im̓ kn̓ kɬl̓kalát. I have some bread left. (Cv)

kɬlk̓ikn̓ tie on back

kɬll̓ak̓ʷ place name / place name. ranch site. B’s etym: open area (OkB)

kɬllq̓ʷus place name. Abraham Edward Pass

kɬll̓q̓ʷus, kɬləl̓q̓ʷus place name. Abraham Edwards Pass. low mountain pass through which the trail to Hall Creek passed (OkB)

kɬlq̓ʷiw̓s goeg. Cedonia; Bissel Flats / place name. Cedonia; Bissel Flats. B’s etym: clear area (OkB)

kɬɬčn̓čuttn̓ ?

kɬɬčnxiʔ will be mixed with

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

kɬɬəp̓mins inkpapútmn̓ pattern border

kɬɬət̓mnal̓qʷtn̓ fishing rod (OkB)

kɬɬk̓áwaʔx will be going

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

kɬɬkínaʔk place name

kɬɬk̓ɬk̓ʷinxʷčnm̓ will give an answer

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

kɬɬk̓ʷanɬq what one will plant

kɬɬlutm̓, kɬəɬlutm̓ will refuse

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

kɬɬnmláˤsiʔn̓t be able to warm something

• kɬəɬn̓mláˤsiʔs. He’s going to warm it again. (Cv)

kɬɬqʷáčqnaʔx will put a hat on

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

kɬɬsqʷsiʔ have sons

• smisqílxʷ uɬ kɬəɬsqʷsiʔ, kmusm̓s, yəyaˤt tw̓tw̓it. S/he’s an important person and s/he has sons, four of them, all boys. (PS)

kɬɬt̓mnalqʷtn̓ fishing rod

kɬɬx̌iƛ̓m̓ will go back uphill

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

kɬɬxʷic̓ɬt will give something back to somebody

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

kɬɬxʷuy̓ will go

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

kɬɬxʷúyaʔx will be going back

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

kɬɬxʷuym̓ go along with

• kʷ ikɬəɬxʷúym̓. I’m going to take you back. (PS)
• isqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔ iʔ akɬəɬxʷúym̓əl̓x. You will take back my children. (PS)

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

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

kɬmílaʔ have bait

• uɬ ixíʔ ilíʔ kɬmílaʔ, ixíʔ aɬíʔ kmusəms iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔt, iʔ st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx, swiʔwiʔnúmtx She has bait there, four granddaughters, young virgins, handsome (PS)

kɬm̓m̓ʔaˤw place name / place name. now inundated winter village site on the north shore of the former mouth of Sherman Creek (OkB)

kɬmut sit down

• lut qɬnun̓ ikskɬmút. I never could sit there still. (Cv)
• ixíʔ skɬmuts axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx. So the oldest one started to sit down. (PS)

kɬmut l̓ p̓uy̓xn̓ get in the car

kɬmutst set something, someone down

• ilíʔ kɬmutstsəl̓x. They sat him down there. (PS)
• l̓ latáp kɬmutsts. He sat it down on the table. (PS)

kɬmutx l̓ p̓uy̓xn̓ get in the car / get in the car

kɬnak̓ʷúl̓m̓ way of doing

kɬnc̓əl̓x̌ʷikn̓tn̓ a saddle

kɬnink̓mn̓ have a knife

• way̓ kn̓ kɬnink̓mn̓ Yes, I have a knife (PS)

kɬnkʔmtiw̓stn̓ will be one’s saddle horse

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

kɬn̓ɬəɬqʷípaʔst breechclout

kɬnməsɬníwt four vertices

kɬnmusp four stories. morphology unclear

• mat n̓kaʔɬl̓míw̓s iʔ čitxʷ, iʔ kskɬn̓musp. Maybe there are three stories to the house, four stories. (PS)

kɬnpuxʷpúxʷɬc̓aʔ balloon

kɬnq̓ay̓ústn̓ pattern

kɬn̓sp̓ustn̓ have a sword

• way̓ kɬc̓ik̓ʷsxn̓, uɬ k̓l̓sksək̓ʷtikst kɬn̓sp̓ustn̓ ̓. She’ll hold a light, and in the other hand she’ll have a sword (PS)

kɬntkʷilst be somebody’s companion

• ixíʔ kɬn̓tkʷil̓̓sts axáʔ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt. They are going to be companions to these grandchildren of mine. (PS)

kɬnt̓wist stand on something

• kɬn̓t̓wist They stand there. (PS)

kɬnwnxʷínaʔtn̓ ̓. Believers. (Cv) [lit. they have faith.]

kɬnx̌čilstn̓ have weapons

• uɬ ixíʔ way̓ kʷ kɬənx̌čilstn̓, t̓əxʷ way̓ axáʔ iʔ kʷu nink̓mn̓, uɬ kʷu kɬksisyústn̓ And you have weapons, us knives, and we are going to be helpful (PS)

kɬnxixm̓ lend something out to somebody

kɬnx̌liw̓s there is a bridge

• čtyap, t̓xʷ pútiʔ sn̓sl̓xʷaʔítkʷs uɬ kɬn̓x̌liw̓s. There is a river, and it still has a high flow, and there’s a bridge. (PS)

kɬnʔiɬntn̓ dish

• way̓ ʔwtxitməlx iʔ t kɬənʔiɬəntn̓səlx She got for them the dishes (PS)

kɬp̓ap̓ be disgusted

• way̓ kn̓ kɬəp̓ap̓ əɬ ikɬəɬxʷúy̓ I am discouraged to go (back) (PS)

kɬpaʕlxʷ cream colored horse; buckskin horse

kɬpəpq̓ʷús solids poured on a surface

kɬp̓ixʷlxʷ sorrel horse / sorrell horse (Cv)

kɬp̓k̓maˤn̓ tape

kɬpkʷn̓tim̓ / kɬpkʷam̓ drop on a surface

kɬp̓mnčut be disgusted with oneself

kɬp̓msčut be disgusted with oneself

kɬp̓sp̓ustn̓ place name / geog. now inundated area on north side of Columbia, east of x̌əx̌súlaʔxʷ; a former Sanpoil village site (OkB)

kɬp̓stn̓íwaʔs place name- inundated area, a spring north and east of the mouth of Whitestone Creek. [lit. p̓ustn in the middle of small flat area.] (OkB)

kɬp̓umlxʷ brown horse

kɬp̓umlxʷ, kɬp̓uməlxʷ brown horse (Cv)

kɬqamín̓t place (command)

• kɬqamín̓t l̓ʔupnkst aʔčnkɬlil̓iʔs place it/them in the 10-frame

kɬqaqlwlp̓ driftwood

• inčáʔ kn̓ iʔ kʷ əkɬƛ̓ʔiy̓, kn̓ čn̓ml̓k̓ʷqin̓ axáʔ iʔ kn̓ kɬqaql̓wl̓p̓, ixíʔ mɬ kn̓ čkɬmaˤy̓tkʷ uɬ ixíʔ akɬn̓xʷúy̓tn̓. I will be your canoe, I will be a whole piece of driftwood, and I will stay on top of the water, and that will be what you travel on. (PS)

kɬqaqxʷəl̓x Fish (OkB)

kɬqaqxʷl̓xm̓ catch fish

kɬq̓aʔxán̓ have shoes

• yəyáˤt n̓səlxʷaʔáqsm̓ iʔ kɬq̓aʔxánsəlx, kɬqʷačqən̓ n̓səlxʷaʔáqsm̓ They’re all expensive, their shoes, their hats are all expensive (PS)

kɬqčl̓xikn̓ run on top of

kɬqil̓t get on top of something

• ixíʔ stk̓iwl̓xs, ik̓líʔ kɬqil̓t. Then s/he went upstairs, s/he got to the top. (PS)
• x̌i··ƛ̓m̓, kɬqil̓t, n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sp̓əʔaxʷs iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip, uɬ kəlkʷakʷ He went up the hill, got to the top, goodness, there’s a shining door there, it’s far / He went up the hill, got to the top, gee there’s a shining door. and it’s far (PS)

kɬqilwlp̓ place name

kɬqilwlp̓, kɬqiləwələp place name- area east and slightly north of mouth of John Tom Creek. B’s etym: jam pile in the creek place (OkB)

kɬqltus over the river bank

kɬql̓tus reach the top / ridge

kɬqltus, kɬqəltus over the river bank (Cv)

kɬql̓x̌kn̓il̓t brood, sit on eggs

kɬq̓l̓x̌kn̓il̓t, kɬəq̓əl̓x̌kn̓il̓t brood, sit on eggs (OkB)

kɬqmnusn̓t put things in fire

kɬq̓p̓xʷiɬp place of hazelnut bush

kɬq̓p̓xʷiɬp aʔkɬq̓əp̓xʷíɬp place of hazelnut bush / place of hazelnut bush. (OkB) (OkB)

kɬqʷačqən̓ He has a hat (PS)

kɬqʷačqn̓ have a hat

kɬqʷáˤxníkn̓tn̓ ice skates, roller skates

kɬqʷaˤylxʷ gray horse / Blue gray horse (Cv)

kɬqʷiw̓s hang somewhere, drape over, gird

kɬqʷmqin̓ place name- Horn Lake

kɬqʷmqin̓, kɬqʷəmqin̓ place name- Horn Lake. (Ok)

kɬqʷupstn̓ croup strap

kɬsal̓ set the table

kɬsəwɬtiɬn̓ question

kɬsílxʷaʔ ocean / Salt water (OkB)

kɬsíl̓xʷaʔ ocean

kɬsln̓tim̓ set the table

kɬsl̓n̓tim̓ set the table

• kɬsl̓n̓tis He set it up (Cv)

kɬsl̓xit set something down for somebody; set the table for somebody

• sič kɬsl̓xitm̓ mɬ ixiʔ čqɬtim̓ iʔ ksc̓iɬn̓s. Then she set dishes for him, and then put down food. (PS)
• kɬsl̓xits iʔ t ksn̓kɬmutn̓ ̓. She gave them chairs (PS)
• way̓ kɬčsl̓xitm̓s, uɬ kʷ ʔiɬn̓ She’ll have set the table for you, and you will eat (PS)
• kɬsl̓xitmn̓ miʔ kʷ əɬčkičx I’ll set the table for you when you come back (PS)

kɬsp̓əp̓il̓sxn̓kɬsəp̓əp̓il̓sxn̓ ̓ be hit on the forehead (OkB)

kɬsp̓p̓ilsxn̓ be hit on the forehead

kɬswisxn̓ have a longer one

• akɬswísxn̓. You'll have a longer one.

kɬsw̓pilxʷ itchy skin

kɬsy̓syus have ability

• uɬ áɬiʔ kɬsy̓syus iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ l̓ syríwaxn̓ Because the women are smart with snowshoes (PS)

kɬsy̓syustn̓ somebody’s power-to-be

• čuɬtxʷəl̓x iʔ asyáˤpčín̓, mɬ čun̓tsəl̓x laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷ xʔkinm̓, mɬ ixíʔ akɬsy̓syústn̓. ̓. Tell them your troubles, and they’ll tell you what you’ll have to do, and that will be your power. (PS)

kɬt̓ət̓n̓t̓ínaʔ have little ears

kɬt̓ic̓lxʷn̓t stroke somebody

• kɬt̓ic̓əlxʷs uɬ c̓qʷaqʷ n̓ɬik̓ɬik̓tám̓ He stroked it as he cried and sobbed (PS)

kɬt̓ik̓ʷtm̓ place name- the third of three little lakes at the mouth of Barnaby Creek; the creek actually emptied into the Columbia through this lake (OkB)

kɬtiɬ level

kɬtiɬ, kəɬtiɬ level (OkB)

kɬtiɬɬx stand

• k̓aʔx̌íʔ kɬtiɬəɬx iʔ tətw̓it. The boy stood there. (PS)

kɬt̓ínaʔ have ear

• n̓t̓aʔ uɬ yaʕpqín̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ axáʔ əɬaʔ kɬt̓ínaʔ Gee, there were lots of deer if there are so many ears. (referring to the practice of cutting the ears off killed game)

kɬt̓kikstn̓ something to be used as a cane

• akɬt̓kíkstn̓. It's a cane for you. (Cv)

kɬtkɬmilxʷ will be one’s wife

kɬtk̓m̓íc̓aʔ has a peel

kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ come out

• ixíʔ nixʷ kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ Then he also fell out. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kʷm̓iɬ aláʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷ, stim̓? All at once something fell down, what is it? (PS)

kɬtk̓ʷan̓t put down on something

kɬt̓k̓ʷáyaʔqn̓ put something on head

kɬt̓k̓ʷək̓ʷus sun set

kɬt̓k̓ʷisxn̓ place on a rock

kɬtk̓ʷitkʷ float / lay in the water (one thing) (OkB)

kɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tim̓ place something on

• kɬtk̓ʷəntisəlx əl̓ p̓uyxn̓, uɬ xʷət̓pusəlx k̓əl̓ sxʷmrim̓ They put him in the car, and they started to the doctor (Cv)
• way̓ t̓əxʷ ik̓líʔ k̓əl̓ sn̓latáp mi kɬt̓k̓ʷəntixʷ Put it there on the table (PS)

kɬtɬxus stand on the bank

• kn̓ kɬtəɬxus I stand on the bank (Cv)

kɬtmalxʷ undressed, naked / naked / She is naked (OkB)

kɬtmlxʷnčut strip, undress

• kɬtməlxʷnčut He undressed (OkB)

kɬtm̓tmutn̓ outfit / regalia

kɬtmxʷúlaʔxʷ have a country

• čus axáʔ iʔ sqilxʷ t̓xʷm̓ kɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ She told the people who lived there. (PS)

kɬtn̓tinx wirey/sinewy

kɬt̓pmínaʔn̓t jump on something or somebody

kɬtqčlxalqʷ railroad

kɬtqčlxalqʷ, kɬtqčəlxalqʷ railroad railroad (Cv)

kɬtql̓tikn̓ mountain top

kɬtqqnunm̓ manage to fool somebody

• way̓ uɬ lut t̓ ikɬəɬtqəqnúnm̓ I’ll never get another chance to fool her (PS)

kɬtqʷəlqʷəltiw̓stn̓ ̓. He has a phone (Cv)

kɬtqʷlqʷltiw̓stn̓ have a phone

kɬt̓t̓k̓ʷitkʷtn̓ floater line

kɬt̓t̓k̓ʷitkʷtn̓, kɬt̓ətk̓ʷítkʷtn̓ floater line (OkB)

kɬttqus place name

kɬttqus kɬtətqus geog. partially inundated area on the east side of the Columbia, now known as Bossburg. [lit. just touching the edge.] (OkB)

kɬttqus, kɬtətqus geog. partially inundated area on the east side of the Columbia, now known as Bossburg. [lit. just touching the edge.] (OkB)

kɬtul̓mn̓ place name. Mount Tolman

kɬt̓xmin̓ sweetener

kɬtx̌ʷiw̓s half, one’s share

• xʷuy̓ k̓əɬkičx iʔ k̓əl̓ kɬtx̌ʷiw̓s, kʷm̓iɬ kiʔ qʷəlqʷilstm̓ t sk̓ʷk̓ʷiyməlt He went and got half way, and suddenly a little child spoke to him (PS)
• way̓ uɬ xiʔmíx anwí akskčəwtíkxtm̓ akɬtx̌ʷíw̓s, uɬ inčá nixʷ ilíʔ kn̓ ʔx̌ilm̓ And whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same / Do whatever you want with your share, and I will do the same / Whatever you want to do with your share, I too will do the same / Whatever you want to do with your share, I will do the same (PS)

kɬtx̌ʷspin̓tk half a year

kɬt̓xʷtlwis have airplane(s)

• áɬiʔ pničíʔ nak̓ʷáʔ kɬn̓ʔakʷtáqs km̓ kɬt̓əxʷtlwis. At that time they didn’t have cars or airplanes. (PS)

kɬtx̌ʷwtiw̓s place name. Colville town / geog. Colville town. [lit. mountains around hanging.] (Cv)

kɬuʔn̓tím̓ spear something

• kɬəw̓n̓tin̓. I speared it. (Cv)

kɬuʔxʷúɬt sew something of somebody’s, sew something for somebody

• kɬuʔxʷúɬts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ He had stitched up his deer (PS)

kɬuʔxʷús be sewn

• way̓ čkɬuʔxʷús iʔ t syílwiʔ iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ It was sewn up with a sprig, a stick (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)

kɬuʔxʷúsn̓t sew something

• kɬuʔxʷúsəs iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ He had stitched up the (gutted) dear (PS)

kɬwaqlwlp̓ driftwood

kɬwlwlqin̓ have canned goods

• way̓ k̓ʷəl̓čənču·t iʔ t pay̓, iʔ t kik, uɬ aɬíʔ kɬwlwlqin̓ iʔ t sp̓iʔqáɬq She cooked, pie, cake, because she had canned fruit (PS)

kɬwnikst let go of something, set free

kɬw̓n̓tim̓ spear something

kɬwsčut part, separate

kɬxət̓n̓tim̓ / kɬxət̓an̓t / kɬxət̓ám̓ to aim

kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtal̓qn̓ nine teepees

kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtal̓qʷ nine rows

kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtíc̓aʔ nine bundles

kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtiɬxʷ nine houses

kɬx̌əx̌n̓ɬtus nine round things

kɬx̌əx̌n̓ut nine people

kɬx̌əx̌síwaʔs Little field (Cv)

kɬxƛ̓ap have everything continue / have everything

• way̓ kɬxƛ̓apəlx, ilíʔ ksənʔáčqaʔtn̓, ksənčáˤwl̓xtn̓, uɬ ksənɬq̓ʷutn̓əlx they have everything, there they have an outhouse, they have a bath tub, and they have beds / they have everything, there they have an outhouse, they have a bathtub, and they have beds (PS)

kɬxƛ̓milx be all in a row

• čkɬxƛ̓milx be all in a row (PS)

kɬx̌min̓k will want

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

kɬxnusn̓t sun sets, low on the horizon

• uɬ way̓ kɬxən̓usəs iʔ x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ, way̓ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ The sun was going down, the weather fixed the sky (PS)

kɬx̌sitkʷ good water / calm water

kɬx̌siw̓s field / valley

• l̓ kɬx̌siw̓s. It is in the field. (Cv)
• k̓ɬk̓ʷƛ̓ap way̓ iʔ sqilxʷ l̓ kɬx̌siw̓s. He came in sight there were people on the level land. (PS)

kɬx̌slxʷilx get good fur

kɬx̌sx̌sus place name. Mission Point

kɬxʷaʔxʷíst walk here and there

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

kɬxʷək̓ʷmin̓ eraser

kɬx̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓ mower/swather

kɬxwiɬ one’s way / there is a road

• kɬxwiɬəmp That’ll be your way out (Cv)
• ixíʔ uɬ iʔ kɬxwiɬm̓p itiʔ miʔ p ʔáčəčqaʔ. And that will be your road to get out from there. (PS)
• lut t̓a kɬxwiɬ. There is no road. (PS)

kɬxʷipl̓ptn̓ table cloth

kɬxʷipn̓t cover (command) / to spread

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

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

kɬx̌ʷmúsaʔ have a hole through

kɬxʷpam̓ hang something up

kɬxʷpíc̓aʔm̓ string up a hide

kɬxʷpínaʔn̓t hang something over, put something over

kɬx̌ʷuskʷ foamy water

kɬxxn̓ítaʔkʷ place name

kɬxxn̓ítaʔkʷ, kɬxəxn̓ítaʔkʷ geog. fishing site on east side of Sanpoil River. B’s etym: little flat rock in water. cf. nxəxt̓ítaʔkʷ (OkB)

kɬx̌yaɬnx̌ʷ there is sun

• pútiʔ kɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ, lútiʔ sk̓laxʷs. There was still sun, it wasn’t evening. (PS)

kɬyayáʕt there is everything

• ixíʔ kɬyaˤyáˤt ixíʔ iʔ čitxʷ, ilíʔ ksn̓čáˤwl̓xtn̓, ilíʔ kɬkc̓w̓iw̓stn̓. That house has everything, there is a bathroom, there is soap. (PS)

kɬyəyáˤylxʷs A whole outfit (PS)

kɬyipw̓s place name. Republic / Republic, WA

kɬyipw̓s, kɬyipw̓s geog. Republic. [lit. lone pine in a flat.] (Cv)

kɬyirw̓s place name

kɬyirw̓s, kɬyírus geog. area on west side of the Kettle River just below Boyd’s. [lit. having round open area.] (OkB)

kɬyiʕ̓álxʷ plan̓t sap

kɬylmixʷm̓ there is a chief / will be chief

• áɬiʔ in̓čaptíkʷɬ uɬ way̓ kɬy̓lmixʷm̓ km̓ sn̓k̓lip. Because my fairy tales always have a chief or Coyote (PS)
• way̓ anwí kʷ kɬylmixʷm̓ axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ iʔ la stəkʷtəkʷʔut, anwí kʷ kɬylmixʷm̓ You will be the boss on this earth of the animals that walk, you will be the boss / You will be the boss to the animals that walk on this earth, you will be the boss (PS)

kɬyriɬxʷm̓ sun dog (a Cree word)

kɬyrmnitkʷ launch a canoe

• kɬyrmnitkʷkʷ iʔ ƛ̓iyíʔ Launch a canoe / Launch a canoe. (OkB) (OkB)

kɬʔa close to the end

kɬʔačqʔús rise to the surface (OkB)

kɬʔaksuxínaʔ qičəč skate board

kɬʔakswíxmn̓t stand by someone

kɬʔaksw̓xíw̓stn̓ scaffold

kɬʔalqʷ(aʔ) sk̓əɬʔálqʷaʔ Marcus (place name) / Marcus (place name). (Cv) (Cv)

kɬʔam̓ be near or close; relative / near

kɬʔam̓tíw̓s on top of (something)

kɬʔaw̓tús opponent

kɬʔax̌ʷl̓pm̓ sweep

kɬʔax̌ʷlpx sweep

kɬʔaʔáx̌ʷəx̌ʷ wrapper (part of threshing process)

kɬʔaˤl̓pn̓čút will be loser

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

kɬʔáˤy̓ʔáˤyúʔm̓ place name, area north of the mouth of Nez Perce Creek, place of chocolate tip plants (Lomatium dissectum multifidum) (OkB)

kɬʔim̓ wait

kɬʔítx̌ʷaʔ place name- Meadow Creek, meadows west and slightly south of Keller [lit. has camas]. (OkB)

kɬʔmnwixʷ wait for one another

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

kɬʔmtiw̓s place name. Addy

kɬʔmtiw̓s, kɬʔəmtiw̓s geog. Addy (Cv)

kɬʔučlm̓ travel by canoe

kɬʔučlm̓, kɬʔučlm̓ travel by canoe (OkB)

kɬʔupn̓kɬtál̓qʷ ten rows

kɬʔupn̓kɬtús ten round things

kɬʔupn̓kst ten people

kɬʔupn̓kstíc̓aʔ ten bundles

kɬʔután̓t load / put something onto another thing

kƛ̓ayxán̓ leg is tired

• kn̓ káˤyxán̓ My leg is tired. (Ok)

kƛ̓aʔíplaʔn̓t cause problems for somebody

• kʷaʔ kƛ̓aʔíplaʔn̓tm̓ ƛ̓əxʷɬtim̓ iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔts. It’s our fault that she killed her grandchildren. (PS)
• kƛ̓aʔíplaʔs He’ll get him in trouble (PS)

kƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsmst have been looking for something

• áɬiʔ sknəqsl̓tílaʔtsəl̓x, n̓y̓aˤy̓p čkƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓səl̓x. Because he is their only little child they always keep looking for him. (PS)
• n̓y̓aˤy̓p čkƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓sts, áɬiʔ n̓k̓w̓l̓sil̓tm̓əl̓x. They have been looking for them, because they have been lonesome for their children (PS)
• way̓ mət ixíʔ iʔ sqʷsiʔtət, yaʔ čkƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsəmstm̓ Maybe that’s our son, the one we’ve been looking for (PS)

kƛ̓aʔnčutn̓ one who goes after something, a searcher

• km̓aʔ ʔux̌ʔux̌tílaʔt ikɬkƛ̓aʔnčúttn̓, kʷaʔ kn̓ sílxʷaʔ kn̓ ylmíxʷm̓ It's not babies who should come after me, why, I am a big chief (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ áˤc̓əs iʔ k̓əl̓ sk̓ʷut, axáʔ iʔ kƛ̓aʔnčuttn̓s He looked to one side, there were the ones that had come after him (PS)

kƛ̓aʔntím̓ go after somebody

kƛ̓l̓likst dead armed

kƛ̓pqƛ̓pqn̓tim̓ smear something

• kƛ̓əpƛ̓əpqəntis He smeared it (Cv)

kƛ̓qínaʔ uncover

kƛ̓xʷiw̓s die laughing (more than 1)

kƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓ / kƛ̓xʷan̓t / kƛ̓xʷam̓ kill people

km̓ or

• iʔ sxʔim̓ɬx̌ást iʔ kw̓pw̓páqstxn̓, km̓ skčw̓čw̓áˤqstxn̓, km̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓aʔxán̓, iʔ stətm̓tim̓, yəyaˤt sxʔim̓ɬx̌ást. It was the very best chaps, or fringed leather wing chaps, or these shoes, clothes, everything the very best. (PS)
• mat sčʔíčəčkn̓aʔxəl̓x km̓ iʔ aʔ čtxiʔtístəl̓x, uɬ stim̓ ? Maybe they’re playing, or running around, or what? (PS)
• x̌liɬxʷməlx axáʔ iʔ t k̓ilílxʷ, km̓ iʔ t sutn̓, iʔ t qʷilčən̓, axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxʷiɬp They use as cover tree bark, or anything, boughs, cedar boughs (PS)
• p sxʷúyaʔx km̓ p ɬəɬxʷúyaʔx. You guys are gonna away or back where you came from. (PS)
• way̓ anwí n̓k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷíntxʷ stim̓ y̓ akɬx̌mínk, iʔ sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷip, km̓ iʔ tqiltk You pick out what you want, the roots, or the tops (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ lut t̓ə čkaʔkíčsəlx, km̓ lut t̓ə čnixləmsəlx k̓aʔkín̓ But they didn’t find her, nor did they hear where (she went) (PS)

kma or not

kmahqnmíst give up

• kn̓ kmahqənmíst I give up (Cv)
• kʷ kmahqnmíst. You give up. (Cv)
• čm̓ ik̓líʔ miʔ kmahqnmíst, miʔ əɬčp̓l̓k̓usm̓. There he will give up, he’ll come back. (PS)

kmalx̌aʔíplaʔm̓ lie about somebody

km̓am̓ take something / take away

• nínwiʔ x̌lap kʷ km̓am̓ t mus sq̓lips. Later tomorrow you will take four handkerchiefs. (PS)

kmatm̓ geog Covada / place name. Covada. B’s etym: okay; alright; I already knew it. (Cv)

kmats maybe

kmax only

km̓ax̌n̓ kidnapped (Cv)

km̓ay̓íplaʔn̓t tell about someone

km̓aʔ nor / not. see km̓ 1

• km̓aʔ inčáʔ, lut t̓ iksxʷuy̓ It’s not for me, I’m not going (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ iksmaʔmínm̓, kmaʔ kʷu k̓əsk̓asəs, way̓ t̓iʔ anwíʔ aspʔús. I don’t want to get rid of you, nor have we quarreled, do as you please., I don’t want to get rid of you, nor did we quarrel, do as you please. (PS)
• km̓aʔ stim̓ There’s nothing to it (PS)

kmaʔmn̓čút go the wrong way / go the other way

kmaˤqs car broke down

kmaʕús lay something across the fire

kmc̓qinm̓ he oiled his hair / oil hair (OkB)

kməc̓ilxʷ oiled skin / surface

kməslus four round things

km̓ikxtm̓ manipulate in different ways, leave nothing untried. in negative constructions / manipulate in different ways, leave nothing untried

• lut km̓ʔikxtm̓. S/he did everything. (Cv)

kmilk̓ʷstmn̓t rub oneself on somebody

• mɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓maˤsn̓ts, ixíʔ mɬ qəsqsin̓kn̓ts kmilk̓ʷstmn̓ts. And she’ll kiss you, and she’ll tickle you, she’ll rub herself on you. (PS)

kmil̓tmn̓tm̓ visit someone

kmiƛ̓l̓qʷn̓t paint a pole

kmiƛ̓mn̓ butter

km̓ínaʔ get something straight

• kn̓ kəm̓ínaʔ I understood (Cv)
• lut kʷu t̓ km̓ínaʔ. We never got it straight. (Cv)
• lut iskm̓ínaʔ. I don’t understand the news. (Cv)

kmínc̓aʔn̓t rub somebody’s body

• íwaʔ kmín̓c̓aʔsəl̓x, íwaʔ xʔkístsəl̓x. They even massaged him, even though they did so. (PS)

kmix only, alone / only (c̓x̌iɬ t kmax)

• kmix k̓əm; k̓im̓ kmix That’s all there is (Cv)
• way̓ lut t̓ə čwiksts iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, way̓ t̓i kmix iʔ stk̓masq̓ət He can’t see the ground only the sky (PS)
• íwaʔ y̓čikstmn̓txʷ uɬ kmix n̓čəkʷčkʷísk̓itm̓. Even if you shake her up, then all she does is groan. (PS)
• kmix ilíʔ áˤčəntíxʷ, uɬ lut aksʔamnám̓ Just tie it there, and don’t feed it (PS)
• t̓iʔ kmix kʷ ksk̓ɬʔatətxnúm̓taʔx. It's just so you will fall asleep. (PS)
• uɬ t̓i kmix kʷuʔ čtəwtíwaʔstm̓ All he did was baby us (PS)
• way̓ inx̌mínk ikɬčítxʷ kmix n̓x̌əlsáˤɬc̓aʔtn̓, məɬ xlakək I want my house to be all glass, and round (PS)
• áɬiʔ qʷásqiʔ kmix čpuʔačkiʔsčút. Therefore Blue Jay just plays with his wife. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kmix inčá kn̓ n̓k̓əwpils iʔ k̓ isənqsílxʷ It’s only that I get lonesome for my people (PS)
• t̓iʔ kmix k̓im̓ t̓iʔ čxʷists. All he does is walk. (PS)
• t̓iʔ sniw̓t kmix kaʔ čʔanwísts iʔ t skʷƛ̓usts. The wind only he could feel on his face., Only the wind he could feel on his face. (PS)
• t̓iʔ kmix p čʔičəčkn̓. All you do is play. (PS)
• uɬ kmix sc̓im̓ k̓m̓ They’re just bones (PS)
• way̓ kmix siwɬkʷ It’s water everywhere (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t pul̓xəl̓x, kmix k̓im̓ sn̓k̓lip iʔ čʔax̌l̓lwis. The others went to bed, only Coyote is left fooling around. (PS)

km̓km̓xan̓t grab by feet

km̓láˤc̓aʔ covered

kmlx̌aʔíplaʔm̓ lie about somebody

• ixíʔ kʷuʔ skml̓x̌aʔíplaʔm̓səl̓x, kʷuʔ sml̓x̌aʔčínm̓s isk̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ iʔ k̓a y̓lmixʷm̓. They were lying about me, my brothers lied about my words to the boss. (PS)

kmlx̌aʔíplaʔntm̓ We’ll lie about him (PS)

kmɬɬínaʔ cave in, fall on

• kʷ kmɬəɬínaʔ. It falls on you., It is/was falling on you. (Cv)

kmɬqínaʔ cave in on top / cave in on top. morphology not clear

• čkməɬqínaʔ. The whole thing fell on her. (Cv)

km̓ɬtim̓ take something of somebody’s / take something of somebody

• uɬ kəm̓ɬtim̓ iʔ kəwʔapsəlx iʔ tə ylmixʷm̓ iʔ səxʷk̓ʷul̓əms Then the chief’s working men took away from them their horses (PS)

kmmq̓ʷalqʷ hard tree fungus

kmmq̓ʷalqʷ, kmm̓q̓ʷal̓qʷ hard tree fungus (OkB)

kmn̓akmnqn̓ place name

kmn̓akmnqn̓, kmn̓akmnqən̓ place name- now inundated tiny rock island off the former mouth of Sherman Creek deriving its name from its convenience (OkB)

kmn̓kinm̓ turn ones back on

km̓n̓tim̓ take something away / take something away, out of

• km̓əntis He took them (Cv)
• itlíʔ in̓wírhaw̓s miʔ km̓n̓tisəl̓x. They’ll take things from my warehouse. (PS)

kmqʷəqʷínaʔ snowed over

kmqʷínaʔ snow over top

kmq̓ʷitkʷ place name- area of Hall Creek west of the mouth and north from Camille Lake; also area on the west side of the Kettle River where it makes a sharp turn westward B’s etym: lump in water (OkB)

kmqʷqʷínaʔ be snowed under

• kməqʷqʷínaʔl̓x They are snowed under (Cv)
• mat kʷu kmqʷəqʷínaʔl̓x, way̓ t̓iʔ kʷu ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xaʔx. We might get caught in the snow, we better hurry. (PS)

km̓sqlaw̓ ̓ take away money. compound / take away money. in compounds

• uɬ mət ɬəx̌ʷpnun̓ axáʔ, skəm̓sqlaw̓m̓, way̓ kʷu n̓q̓ʷimps yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ Well, I guess she got away from me, he took away his money, the chief stole from me (PS)
• skm̓sqlaw̓m̓, way̓ kʷuʔ n̓q̓ʷim̓ps yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. He kept the money, the chief stole from me., He kept his money, the king stole from me. (PS)

km̓stim̓ take something / take things

• čkm̓km̓stis iʔ wisxn̓ iʔ čq̓iln̓, iʔ sxʔim̓ɬwísxn̓ xʷic̓ɬtm̓ sm̓x̌ikn̓.. He took the longest arrows, he gave the longest one to Grizzly Bear.. (PS)

kmuml̓xm̓ place name. La Feur Creek / place name. La Fleur Creek. name of a former winter village site on either side of the mouth of this creek; area still known generally as French Point, due to the number of mixed blood French and Indian people who occupied the area for over a hundred years. [lit. having a little bit of cottonwood.] (OkB)

kmusc̓aʔ Four wrapped bundles (PS)

kmúsc̓aʔ four bundles, packages / four bundles

• kl̓k̓l̓k̓íc̓aʔxtm̓ iʔ t kɬksy̓syustn̓s, kmúsc̓aʔ. We wrapped (bound) for him things to be his power, four bundles. (PS)
• ixíʔ q̓m̓q̓mn̓tixʷ axáʔ iʔ kmúsc̓aʔ. Then you swallow these four packages. (PS)
• ixíʔ iʔ t kmúsc̓aʔs iʔ t ɬəc̓il̓tn̓s, put mat tk̓ʷn̓xikxtm̓ iʔ t kmúsc̓aʔ. Then with the fourth whipping bundle, I don’t know how many times he did it with the fourth bundle. (PS)

kmusməs four people

kmusms four persons

• kmusəms iʔ sčx̌lits, way̓ yəyáˤt k̓ʷul̓l̓x t sqilxʷ Four of them he called; all of them turned into humans / Four of them he called, all of them turned out to be human (PS)
• tx̌ƛ̓ap iʔ kmusəms All four (PS)
• čn̓pəpil̓xəl̓x kmusm̓səl̓x. The four of them came in. (PS)

kmusxn̓ four legs / being on fours, quadrupeds / four legged / four legged animals / four legged creatures / beings on fours, quadrupeds (PS)

• uɬ axáʔ iʔ p kmusxn̓ lut iʔ p əkstqtqpiʔstn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓l̓ip, həɬsəmx̌ikn̓, həɬskəmxist, uɬ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, yəyáˤt t̓əxʷ ixíʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ And you that stand on fours, not you that have feathers, but coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer, all these on the earth / You that stand on fours, not you that have feathers, but coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer, all these on the earth (PS)

kmutm̓ stay, reside, sit

• way̓ k̓im̓ kʷ smutx, kʷu askʔəmútm̓ iʔ kʷu anƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp Stay home, stay with us elders (PS)

kmutmn̓t sit by somebody, stay with somebody

• kʷuʔ kʔamútmn̓txʷ. You’re sitting by me., You sat by me. (Cv)
• txt̓an̓t iʔ kʷu anƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp, kʷu kʔəmutməntxʷ Take care of us old people, stay with us (PS)

kmxax only

• kʷu kmxax. It is only us., We are on our own. (Cv)
• kn̓ kmxax Only me (Cv)

km̓xax be alone / on one's own

km̓xit get something for somebody

• way̓ čkəm̓xitxʷ iʔ t sxʔimɬx̌ast iʔ t n̓kəʔmtiw̓stn̓ Go get for them the very best saddle horse (PS)

km̓yltmin̓t go visit somebody

• kskm̓íyltmiʔsəlx They’ll go visit them (Cv)

kmypínaʔ learn right, find out the truth

• p kmipínaʔ You guys will learn about it straight. (Cv)
• kn̓ kmipínaʔ I found out the truth (Cv)

kmyusmn̓t tell apart

• lut kmy̓usmn̓. I couldn’t tell them apart. (Cv)

=kn̓ / back (anatomy), crust, top layer

• l̓ tk̓m̓kn̓iɬxʷ on the outside of a dwelling or building (PS)

=kn̓ 3

• =ikn̓ back, crust, top layer, ridge
  • sm̓x̌ikn̓ female grizzly, grizzly bear
• =kn̓ / back (anatomy), crust, top layer
  • l̓ tk̓m̓kn̓iɬxʷ on the outside of a dwelling or building (PS)

kn̓ ksn̓ɬáˤm̓ptaʔx I'm gonna cough.

kn̓, kn̓ intransitive subject pronoun, 1st sg. I

• uɬ sčʔkinx kn̓ kst̓ləlmíxaʔx úɬiʔ kʷuʔ əɬmálx̌aʔntxʷ? / (PS)? (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ waʔsnúxʷ, way̓ kn̓ xixaʔyápəlqs The sun is coming high on me, I am going to end the story (PS)
• uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stils mət kʷ sxʔkinx And I thought maybe something happened to you (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kn̓ čkʷənkʷənksənčut I just grabbed my own hands (PS)
• kn̓ sčk̓ʷúl̓aʔx. I just work here. (PS)

knánaqs be all alone / be alone

• lut aksknánaqs ! Don’t stay alone! (Cv)

knanáqsm̓ each one

knanáqsmíʔst each one

knáqsmiʔst able to be alone

knaqstxn̓ one leg

kn̓əm̓qin̓ Blind (OkB)

• kn̓ knm̓qin̓. I go blind, (PS)
• čknm̓qin̓ blind (Cv)

knəqsíc̓aʔ Another bundle / one bundle / One package (Cv)

• kɬʔa iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ It cam to the end of the first bundle (PS)

knəqsus one round thing / one berry (Cv)

knəsisxn̓ heavy rock

knəxnax box (something rectangular)

knik̓m̓ cut something off

• ixíʔ uɬ čknik̓m̓s itlíʔ, sʔiɬn̓s. And then he cut off from there, he started eating. (PS)
• way̓ itlíʔ sčknik̓əms He cut some off (PS)

kn̓iksn̓t lead

knilm̓ infect, be contagious / infect, be contagious. MIDDLE

• kniln̓t give someone a disease, infect / give someone a disease
• kʷ iksknílm̓ t sʔáˤhaʔ. I’ll give you a cold.
• kniləntsən̓ t sáˤhaʔ I gave you a cold. (Ok)

=kn̓iɬxʷ outside

• n̓k̓m̓kniɬxʷ ceiling (Cv)

knkanáxʷaʔ personal name. man’s name

knkanáxʷaʔ knkannáxʷa personal name. man’s name. Isaac knkanáxʷa, the last official Salmon chief and main spokesman for the Colville (OkB)

knkanáxʷaʔ, knkannáxʷa personal name. man’s name. Isaac knkanáxʷa, the last official Salmon chief and main spokesman for the Colville (OkB)

kn̓kn̓am̓ cut something open, butcher

• axáʔ iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ ixíʔ uɬ skn̓kn̓am̓səl̓x. These women are cutting it open. (PS)

kn̓knxtwixʷ help each other

kn̓kn̓xtwixʷ work together

knm̓pqin̓ blind

knmqin̓ blind

knn̓saʕyn̓tn̓ sinker line (OkB)

kn̓nstils estimate (my estimate)

knn̓sʕyn̓ ̓ ?

knnxix be helped

• čniɬts kn̓n̓xix. S/he receives help. (OkB)
• knn̓xixəlx They receive help (OkB)

knq̓aʔq̓aʔíws place name. Coyote Creek / geog. Coyote Creek. [lit. set in middle.]

knqs=

• k̓ɬnqsáčaʔ under one cover
  • ixíʔ ɬəq̓lil̓xəl̓x axáʔ iʔ laʔɬ tkɬmilxʷ, k̓ɬnəqsác̓aʔ axáʔm̓ iʔ stʔiw̓tx. Then they went to bed, he and this woman, the young one was under another blanket. (PS)
• knəqsíc̓aʔ Another bundle / one bundle / One package (Cv)
  • kɬʔa iʔ knəqsíc̓aʔ It cam to the end of the first bundle (PS)
• knəqsus one round thing / one berry (Cv)
• knqsíc̓aʔ one package, bundle
• knqsltílaʔt single child
  • knəqsltílaʔt axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, ksqʷsiʔ, way̓ uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap iʔ sqʷsiʔsəlx The chief had only one child, one son, and he was grown up / The chief had only one child, one son, and their son was grown (PS)
  • n̓k̓w̓pil̓səl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ sqʷiʔsəl̓x, áɬiʔ sknəqsl̓tílaʔtsəl̓x. They are lonesome for their son, because he is their only son. (PS)
  • íwaʔ k̓im̓ sknəqsl̓tílaʔtət uɬ qʷn̓čin̓ ʔux̌tílaʔt. He’s the only child we got left, and it’s a pity he’s just a baby. (PS)

knqsíc̓aʔ one package, bundle

knqsltílaʔt single child

• knəqsltílaʔt axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, ksqʷsiʔ, way̓ uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap iʔ sqʷsiʔsəlx The chief had only one child, one son, and he was grown up / The chief had only one child, one son, and their son was grown (PS)
• n̓k̓w̓pil̓səl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ sqʷiʔsəl̓x, áɬiʔ sknəqsl̓tílaʔtsəl̓x. They are lonesome for their son, because he is their only son. (PS)
• íwaʔ k̓im̓ sknəqsl̓tílaʔtət uɬ qʷn̓čin̓ ʔux̌tílaʔt. He’s the only child we got left, and it’s a pity he’s just a baby. (PS)

knutnúsn̓t put in the fire

knxčut help yourself

kn̓xčutn̓ counter / counter (counting chip) / snap cube / tile

kn̓xčutn̓s iʔ səxʷmrim̓ nurse / nurse

knxit help somebody

• way̓ kn̓xitm̓ iʔ t l̓ʔiws kt̓k̓ʷiw̓səntm̓ His father helped him get on the horse / His father helped him on the horse (PS)
• t̓xʷ nínwiʔ kn̓xitm̓t áɬiʔ kʷu slim̓tx. We’ll help you because we are grateful. (PS)
• kʷuʔ kn̓xit ! Help me!, Help us! (OkB)

kn̓xit to help / help

knxɬtiɬn̓ Help somebody. (OkB) see ɬətiɬn̓ / Help somebody (OkB)

knxɬtuɬtm̓ help somebody

=kn̓xn̓, =ikn̓xn̓ back of the foot, sole

knxtɬtiɬn̓ help somebody

knxtɬtiɬn̓, kn̓xɬtiɬn̓ help somebody (OkB)

kp̓ac̓əlqʷáˤw̓stxn̓ Coyote’s oldest son’s name. [lit. streaks of excrement down the legs.] (Cv)

kp̓ac̓lqʷáˤw̓stxn̓ personal name

kp̓ac̓lqʷáˤwstxn̓, kp̓ac̓əlqʷáˤw̓stxn̓ p.n. Coyote’s oldest son’s name. [lit. streaks of excrement down the legs.] (Cv)

kpakʷíc̓aʔ personal name. man’s name

kpapútmn̓ patterning / pattern

kpapútmn̓ təspəpil̓s matching figure

kpapútmn̓t xx: (command)

kpax̌mn̓t scrape, strike a match

kpaʔsntím̓ think of something, somebody

kp̓aʔxʷíc̓aʔ shiny surface

• n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sx̌čuts skp̓axʷíc̓aʔs, n̓t̓aʔ taɬt uɬ kɬčaw̓t iʔ sp̓axʷs. Gee, his companion is shiny, her shining is surely great. (PS)

kpaˤps grey tail

kpəkʷəkʷic̓aʔ spots on the body

kpəlk̓ʷíc̓aʔ Wrap something (Cv)

kp̓əp̓q̓ʷínaʔn̓t sprinkle solids

kpíl̓c̓aʔ flat body

kpiqəlps Palomino. (Cv) white mane and tail

kpiqlps palomino horse; man’s name

kpkʷínaʔm̓ pour solids on top of / sprinkle solids

kpkʷínaʔn̓t throw something on a surface

kp̓lk̓íc̓aʔ roll, wrap

kp̓lk̓íc̓aʔ, kpəlk̓íc̓aʔ roll, wrap (Cv)

kpllikst branch(es of trees)

kp̓lp̓lk̓us cross-eyed

kp̓l̓p̓l̓k̓us cross-eyed (Cv)

kp̓m̓p̓um̓l̓qʷ brown branches

kp̓niw̓sn̓t lay something down

kp̓nxniw̓s put one’s feet on something

• kn̓ kp̓ənxəniwsm̓ I have my feet on something (Cv)

kpq̓ʷínaʔ throw something on a surface, fill a hole

kp̓rq̓usmst turn something inside out

• kpərq̓usmsts He turned something inside out (OkB)
• kp̓ərq̓usəmstxʷ You turned it inside out. (Ok)

kp̓sƛ̓ʔínaʔ big ears

kp̓sƛ̓ʔus big eyes / big berries

kpukʷnaʔn̓čút sprinkle on top of oneself

kpukʷúsm̓ pour in fire

kpulxmn̓t camp by somebody

kp̓umc̓aʔ Brown blanket (Cv)

kp̓úmc̓aʔ brown blanket (Cv)

kp̓úm̓c̓aʔ brown fur

kp̓um̓čnm̓ honor feast / food ceremony

kp̓um̓ps brown tail

kp̓um̓qs brown muzzle

kputmn̓t get even with

kpuxʷsn̓t blow out a light

kpwalqʷm̓ knock, wrap

kpx̌ʷpx̌ʷɬpikn̓ place name

kp̓yqus ripe berry

kračuitm̓ graduate

kračuítm̓ graduate. English

• kračuítməl̓x. They graduated. (PS)

kram̓ (g) gram / gram

krips grapes

kriʔn̓t glance at somebody / glace at somebody

• kʷuʔ kriʔn̓txʷ. You glanced at me. (Cv)

=ks hand, arm / hand arm

• ʔapənkspíntk Ten years (PS)

ksal̓ on the table

ksaláʔs one’s having to stay

• lut ksluts, ksaláʔs. There is no no about it, s/he has to be here. (PS)

ksálxʷaʔqn̓ place name. bald mountain / geog. bald mountain. west from the french point settlement (OkB)

ksax̌ʷtmɬt go after somebody’s something

• ksax̌ʷtm̓ɬtsəl̓x ənhíthitwəlx, ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔn̓tísəl̓x iʔ čitxʷs They went after Bird, they looked for his house. (Ok)

ksaʔxíc̓aʔ cool off, body cools off (PS)

ksaʔx̌lxíw̓s move from one place to another without touching the ground

ksaʔx̌lxíw̓sksaʔx̌əlxíw̓s move from one place to another without touching the ground. game at changing horses without getting on the ground (Cv)

ksaˤc̓m̓ will look

ksáˤčntím̓ will tie something

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

ksáˤt̓ísxaʔx sneeze

ksaʕús sun sets

ksáˤw̓səs sun down

ksaˤw̓úsəs sundown

ksáˤʔús sun sets

• ksáˤʔúsəs. The sun has gone down. (PS)
• itíʔ miʔ ksáˤw̓úsəs. The sun will go down there. (Cv)

ksčaptíkʷlaʔx will tell stories

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

ksčaˤc̓m̓ be looking

• way̓ čk̓ək̓níyaʔmstmn̓, kmix iksčʕ̓ác̓m̓ iʔ sk̓əɬq̓əy̓nčut I’m listening to you, I’m only looking at these pictures (Cv)

ksčaˤwlx will bathe

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

ksčənqʷəčqins There was a snag (from a tree) (Cv)

ksc̓íntaʔx will say what?

• kn̓ ksc̓íntaʔx What could I say (Cv)

ksc̓iqʷaʔx will skin something

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

ksc̓íqʷiʔ will skin something

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

ksčkičx will arrive somewhere

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

ksčk̓ɬp̓áˤʔp̓áˤʔm̓ have milk cows (have what is milked)

ksčk̓ʷanɬq what one plants

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

ksčkʷiɬt will take away something of somebody’s

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

ksčk̓ʷul̓ job-to-be / have fixed something

• xʷic̓əxtməlx iʔ t ksčk̓ʷul̓səlx They had given them a job (PS)
• kʷu səčƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx iʔ t ksčk̓ʷul̓tət. We are looking for a job. (PS)
• stim̓ an̓x̌mín̓k aksčk̓ʷúl̓ ? What do you want for a job? (PS)
• čniɬtsm̓ ixíʔ ɬa ksčk̓ʷul̓. He’s the one who fixed that. (Cv)

ksčləkʷilx subtraction

ksčƛ̓axʷ have killed many

• uɬ anwí kʷ əɬaʔ ksčƛ̓axʷ You’re the one that killed them (PS)

ksčƛ̓x̌ap will grow (OkB)

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

ksčm̓ayxtwíxʷ will tell one another a story

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

ksčmrímaʔx will marry

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

ksčmypnwiɬn̓ what one has learned

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

ksčnkčnikn̓t will overtake somebody (coming)

ksčnk̓ʷak̓ʷín̓ choices

ksčnq̓aʔíls have business

• mat kʷ sksčn̓q̓aʔíl̓səs, mat stim̓ kʷ yaˤpčín̓, asčn̓q̓aʔíls. You must have business here, there must be something you want, your business. (PS)

ksčnqʷčqin̓ there is a snag

ksčnʔuɬxʷ will come in

ksčq̓ay̓ have written

• lut t̓a mists iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s ɬa ksčq̓ay̓səl̓x. He wasn’t sure his brothers had written that. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it əɬaʔ ksčq̓ay̓, iʔ stʔiwtx It’s the boy that writes them, the youngest one (PS)
• haʔ w̓nixʷ nak̓ʷm̓ anwíʔ kʷ ɬ aksčq̓áy̓ axáʔ, anwíʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓xitxʷ ? Is it true indeed you wrote this? (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ čniɬts ɬa ksčq̓ay̓ uɬ čʔukʷsts. It’s s/he that writes them and brings them. (PS)

ksčqʷlqʷil̓t one’s talking

• in̓čáʔ kʷu q̓y̓ɬtisəl̓x iskʷíst, iksčqʷl̓qʷíl̓t.. They signed my name, like I was speaking. (PS)

ksčtaxʷɬq will harvest

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

ksčunm̓ will say, tell

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

ksčut will say

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

ksčwikn̓t have seen something

• ʔa, stim̓ iʔ ksčwiks k̓l̓̓ ən̓y̓xʷtitkʷ. Ah, what would he see down in the water? (PS)

ksc̓wqiw̓siʔn̓t will cut cards

• ksc̓əwqiw̓siʔs He’s cutting the cards (Cv)

ksc̓wqiw̓sm̓ will cut cards

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

ksčwtan̓ will obtain. cwtan be there

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

ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx will be first

• anwíʔ kʷ ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx, ixíʔ úɬiʔ kʷ kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. You wanted to come first, and that’s why you propped your eyes open with sticks.. (PS)

ksčxʷlxʷalts one’s being alive

• ksmy̓pnun̓m̓ ɬə ksčxʷl̓xʷal̓ts km̓ ƛ̓lal̓. We will find out if she is alive or dead. (PS)

ksčxʷuy̓ one’s going

• t̓iʔ k̓ík̓aʔt iʔ ksčxʷuy̓tət. Just a little ways we’re going., We’re going just a little ways. (PS)
• t̓iʔ kstəɬtaɬts iʔ ksčxʷuy̓tət, lut kʷu kstxl̓kaqs. Let’s go straight, let’s not go around circles. (PS)
• put ksčxʷuy̓ úɬiʔ k̓ɬk̓laxʷ. It’s quite a ways before they get out of sight. (PS)
• lut ksčxʷuy̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, mɬ n̓kčnikn̓tm̓əl̓x. The deer don’t go far, and he catches up with them (PS)
• lut səksčxʷuy̓səl̓x, way̓ t̓iʔ c̓x̌iɬ t taw̓n̓ iʔ sčwiksəl̓x. They didn’t go far, what they saw is like a town. (PS)

ksc̓x̌ʷxit will promise, tell

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

ksčyaʔyáʔx̌st watch somebody

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

ksčʔiɬn̓ will be food

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

ksəčsičs fresh (fruit, etc)

ksək̓ʷtínaʔ other ear

ksək̓ʷtus side of face / side of eye

ksəp̓əp̓ax̌ʷčk Get hit on the chest (OkB)

ksəp̓əp̓isxn̓ hit with rocks

ksəp̓əp̓sax̌n̓ Get hit on the shoulder (OkB)

ksəp̓ɬtim̓ thresh for someone

ksəp̓n̓tim̓ hit somebody

• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ aláʔ kʔəmʔəmtiw̓s, wim̓ ksəp̓n̓tis, uɬ čm̓ ixíʔ n̓x̌səlswilx miʔ əɬčkičx He’ll ride around here, it won’t do him any good to whip him, but he might get in a good humor, and come back home (PS)
• ixíʔ ksəp̓n̓tis iʔ səsp̓qin̓. Then he started thrashing the wheat/grain. (PS)

ksəp̓n̓tim̓ / kspan̓t hit with something

ksəp̓us hit somebody in the eye

• kʷuʔ ksp̓usn̓txʷ. You hit me in the eye with it. (PS)

ksəráyaqntm̓ Scalp somebody (OkB)

ksəráyaqn̓tm̓ Scalp somebody (OkB)

ksəsp̓l̓k̓ɬtal̓qʷ seven rows

ksəsp̓l̓k̓sus seven round objects

ksəsp̓qin̓t hit somebody on the head

ksəsr̓íc̓aʔ peel the hide, skin the hide

ksəsw̓síwaʔɬkʷ, aʔksəsw̓síwaʔɬkʷ geog. springs located north of Rogers Bar church, north of the highway. [lit. little springs of water area.] (OkB)

ksət̓sut̓s slanty eyes

ksəxkínaʔx probability

ksəx̌nam̓ pass someone

ksəxʷmúlaʔxʷtn̓ map

ksəxʷnwixʷst get somebody acquainted

• kʷuʔ aksqʷaʔmnwíxʷstm̓, kʷuʔ aksəxʷnwíxʷstm̓ Give us an introduction, get us acquainted (PS)

ksəx̌ʷpínaʔ run on a surface / run on a surface. as liquid

ksič have freshness

ksičs Fresh be fresh e.g. fruit, milk (OkB)

ksik̓kst place name- place name / geog. place name. are of Manila Creek, possible former winter village. B’s etym: scratched hand (OkB)

ksíp̓iʔ have skin

• pnaʔ kʷ ksíp̓iʔ Maybe you have some hide. (PS)

ksisp̓l̓k̓ seven people

ksisp̓l̓k̓ɬtús seven round things / Seven

ksisp̓l̓k̓stíc̓aʔ seven bundles

ksiw̓ɬkʷ have water, there is water

• mat ilíʔ ksiw̓ɬkʷ. There must have been water there. (PS)
• uɬ ilíʔ ksiw̓ɬkʷ kʷ saʔstm̓sqáx̌aʔ There is water for you to water the horse (PS)

ksiwm̓ will ask

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

ksíw̓plaʔ ask for / to ask permission

ksíwplaʔn̓t ask permission

• ksíw̓plaʔxəl̓x They will ask (Cv)
• ixíʔ úɬiʔ ksíw̓plaʔsəl̓x yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓, k̓aʔkín̓ iʔ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ. Then they started asking for the king, where the king’s house is. (PS)

ksíw̓staʔx will drink

ksiw̓stm̓st give somebody something to drink

• skskʷl̓tmix in̓kwáp uɬ lut t̓ in̓x̌mín̓k ɬ iksíw̓stm̓stm̓. My horse is sweating and I don’t want to water him (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ lut t̓ iksíw̓stm̓stm̓ I wouldn’t water him (PS)

ksixpíc̓aʔ get the chills / get the chills. analysis not clear

• čʔx̌iɬ t ksixpíc̓aʔ. He got the chills. (PS)

ksíyaʔtn̓ July

kskaʔkíčɬt will find something

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

ksk̓ək̓níyaʔx / ksk̓ək̓níyaʔaʔx. He’s going to hear. (PS)

• aláʔ p sk̓ək̓níyaʔx, ksm̓ay̓n̓čútaʔxəl̓x. You guys will listen, they’re going to tell a story / Listen here, they’re going to tell a story. (PS)

ksk̓in̓t afraid. UNREALIZED

• lut t̓ aksk̓ín̓t, lut aksk̓ín̓t. Don’t be afraid, don’t be uneasy. (PS)

ksk̓laxʷ it is evening, there is dark, the day is over

• way̓ k̓əl̓ ksk̓laxʷ uɬ t̓uxʷt iʔ kəwaps Towards evening his horse flew (PS)

ksklklnwixʷtn̓ one has already chased

• iʔ n̓kʷl̓muts way̓ kskl̓klnwixʷtn̓ t sʔiw̓t. His brother-in-law already has gone over behind. (PS)

ksk̓lxʷmstim̓ take a whole day

• ksk̓əlxʷəmstin̓ It took me all day (Cv)
• way̓ ksk̓əlxʷəmstis axáʔ iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓aʔsts uɬ axáʔ iʔ ksyríwaxəns It took him one day to fix his bow and arrow and his snow shoes (PS)

kskɬənmusp Four stories (Cv)

ksk̓ɬkičx will manage to arrive somewhere

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

ksk̓ɬxʷúyaʔx walk under, below

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

ksk̓ɬʔanwín̓t will hear something

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

ksk̓ɬʔim̓ will wait

• iksk̓ɬʔím̓. I’m going to wait. (Cv)

ksk̓ɬʔimn̓t will wait for somebody

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

ksk̓ɬʔiysm̓ will change

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

kskm̓ikxtm̓ will manipulate in different ways

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

kskm̓qin̓ k̓l̓ iʔ čitxʷ drive home / drive home

kskm̓qin̓ k̓l̓ iʔ nk̓ʷul̓mn̓ drive to work

kskm̓qinx k̓ an̓čítxʷ drive home / drive home

kskm̓qinx k̓l̓ ank̓ʷúl̓mn̓ drive to work / drive to work

ksknxit will help somebody

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

kskʷal̓t sweat

• kn̓ čəwʕimst úɬiʔ kskʷal̓t inkwap I came fast and my horse got warm (PS)
• lut ksx̌w̓aw̓s iʔ skskʷal̓ts l̓ sqil̓tks. The sweat on his body won’t be dry. (PS)

ksk̓ʷanɬq plant a crop

• ixíʔ put ɬ ikswy̓st̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ miʔ way̓ aksk̓ʷan̓ɬq. Just when I’ll be done plowing you will be ready for planting. (PS)
• t̓xʷ səsp̓qin̓, səsp̓qin̓ iʔ ksk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət. Well wheat, we’ll plant wheat. (PS)
• way̓ kʷu ksk̓ʷánɬqaʔx t kskʔəstkínaʔtət Let’s put in a garden for our winter supply (PS)

kskʷist have a name / will be name

• ƛ̓m̓ kskʷist ixíʔ iʔ x̌ʷic̓laʔxʷtn̓, kc̓lal̓qʷ, ixíʔ iʔ skʷists. It has a name the cutter, cradle scythe, that’s the name. (PS)
• ixíʔ akɬc̓q̓íln̓ uɬ ixíʔ akskʷíst, sn̓k̓l̓ip. That will be your arrow, and that will be your name, Coyote. (PS)

kskwiwstm̓s Up the hill (Cv)

ksk̓ʷk̓ʷyínaʔ smallest. analysis unclear

• ksk̓ʷk̓ʷyínaʔs The smallest, cheapest one (Cv)

kskʷnim̓ will take

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

ksk̓ʷt= one side

ksk̓ʷtikst one hand, the other hand

• way̓kɬc̓ik̓ʷsxn̓ uɬk̓l̓sksək̓ʷtikstkɬn̓sp̓ustn̓ ̓. She holds a light, and in the other hand she has a sword (PS)
• uɬ k̓l̓sksək̓ʷtiksts n̓sp̓ustn̓ ̓. And in one hand she (has) a sword (PS)

ksk̓ʷtínaʔ one side, the other side

• áɬiʔ yəyáˤt tq̓y̓ínaʔn̓, t̓i way̓ k̓l̓sksk̓ʷtínaʔ I marked all of them on one side (PS)

ksk̓ʷtus one eye, the other eye

• iwáʔ miʔ ktqínaʔs iʔ stkʷƛ̓ustn̓skm̓ čksk̓ʷtus, uɬ way̓ nixʷ lut, mɬ iwá p̓l̓k̓mn̓čut k̓l̓sksk̓ʷtusts, way̓ lut, way̓ wi··m̓ sʔax̌l̓lwists Well, he kept closed one eye, just one eye, and still won’t work, and it doesn’t work to turn to the other eye, whatever he does won’t work (PS)

ksk̓ʷul̓m̓ will work

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

ksk̓ʷul̓xt will fix something for somebody

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

kskxam̓ will follow

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

kskʔmʔmtíw̓saʔx will be going on a ride

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

kslam̓ set the table

kslan̓t iʔ sn̓kɬʔiɬn̓tn̓ set the table / set the table

kslan̓t, ksln̓tim̓ set the table

kslan̓t, ksln̓tim̓ set the table

ksláqʷnaʔ shed one’s hair / shed one’s hair. uncertain form

• ksláqʷnaʔx He is shedding his hair / He sheds his hair (Cv)

ksləxʷn̓tim̓ / ksləxʷan̓t / ksləxʷam̓ to wound

ksl̓íc̓aʔ spots on body

kslilxʷ spots on the back / spots on the body / spotted / spots on the body / spots on the back / spots on the body / spots on the back

kslip̓ get wood / gather fire wood

• kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ wr̓isl̓p̓m̓,km̓ kʷ kslip̓ ? What can you do to make fire, or to get wood? (PS)

kslíp̓aʔx will get wood

ksl̓íplaʔ disappear

• axáʔ čksl̓íplaʔ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t. sn̓mul̓x uɬ ixíʔ čksl̓íplaʔ. My daughter disappeared. She was getting water and she disappeared. (PS)
• y̓lmixʷm̓ əɬaʔ kst̓m̓kʔil̓t ixíʔ yaʔ čksl̓íplaʔ It’s the chief’s daughter that has disappeared (PS)
• knaqs iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sn̓yal̓mn̓x ilíʔ kiʔ čksl̓íplaʔ, uɬ lut t̓ə čmy̓stisəl̓x k̓aʔkín̓ əɬxʷuy̓ A maiden from Montana had disappeared, and they didn’t know where she had gone (PS)
• way̓ čksl̓íplaʔ, lut t̓ə kaʔkíčɬtsəl̓x iʔ sqil̓tks He was lost, they never found his body (PS)

kslip̓m̓ get wood / get wood. see vslp̓ 1

• kʷ kslip̓m̓. You get wood., You get firewood. (PS)

kslkʷílxaʔx will go away

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

ksl̓plaʔmíst disappear

• kʷ ɬa čksl̓plaʔmíst. It's when you disappeared., You got lost. (Cv)
• kn̓ ksl̓plaʔmíst I have disappeared (hidden from others) (Cv)

kslsaʔlíc̓aʔ speckled gray, dappled gray, appaloosa

ksl̓saʔlíc̓aʔksəlsaʔlíc̓aʔ speckled gray, dappled gray, appaloosa (Cv)

ksl̓slip̓ gather fire wood

ksl̓úsaʔmn̓t be deceived by something

kslutm̓ will refuse

• lut akslútm̓ ! Don’t refuse! (PS)

ksluts no if or buts. analysis unclear

• lut ksluts, ksaláʔs, ksčkičxs There is no no about it, s/he has to be here, s/he's going to arrive. (PS)

ksl̓xitm̓ set on the table

ksl̓x̌tiw̓sms will be friends

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

ksl̓xʷʔus big fire / large round thing

ksɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓ have a night cap (PS)

ksɬəwin̓t will leave somebody

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

ksɬəw̓nikstm̓ will let somebody go

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

ksɬiqʷ have meat

• t̓xʷ mat laʔkín̓ yaʔ ksɬiqʷ, uɬ ixíʔ iʔ sɬiqʷ n̓x̌ʷəx̌ʷic̓kʷs. i don’t know where he gets his meat, but he slices the meat. / i don’t know where he gets his meat, he slices the meat. (PS)

ksɬíq̓ʷtaʔx will be perceptible

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

ksɬiq̓ʷts will be perceptible

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

ksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓ will go after something

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

ksƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔam̓ will look for something

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

ksƛ̓lal̓ will be dead

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

ksƛ̓llmíxaʔx will die

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

ksƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓ will kill people

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

ksƛ̓xʷtmíxaʔx will be dead

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

ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx will win

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

ksƛ̓xʷupm̓ will win something

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

ksƛ̓ʔam̓ will seek something

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

ksmámn̓xʷaʔx about to smoke

• kn̓ ksmamn̓xʷaʔx. I am going to smoke. (PS)

ksm̓aynčút will tell one’s own story

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

ksmaʔmínm̓ will send away

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

ksmqʷaqʷs will snow

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

ksmrímstaʔx will doctor oneself

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

ksmut will sit

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

ksmypnun̓t will find out

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

ksnaˤsts its weight

ksnkčníkiʔn̓t will be able to overtake somebody

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

ksnkčnikn̓t will overtake somebody

ksnk̓ʷɬmr·im̓ marriage partner-to-be

• ixíʔ mɬ kʷu čmrim̓, laʔɬ iksn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. That’s when we will get married, me and my fiancé.. (PS)

ksnlʕ̓ʷus will come true

• ksənləʕ̓ʷúsaʔx It’s coming true (Cv)

ksn̓ɬəq̓ʷl̓ut have bed partner

ksnmaʔípn̓t will tell on somebody

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

ksnq̓aʔíls one will think about

• axáʔ iʔ t isəxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ nínwiʔ čk̓ʷul̓ɬəm̓s, lut ksn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓p. My working man will take care of them for you, don’t worry about them (PS)
• uɬ lut ksənq̓aʔílsəmp axáʔ l̓ kəwʔapəmp Don’t bother your mind about your horses (PS)

ksn̓stil̓s will think

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

ksnsunkʷ place name

ksn̓sun̓kʷ place naime- several islands, now under water, along the west shore of the Columbia. Good deer hunting and berry picking area. [lit. islands.] (OkB)

ksnt̓áˤpsqílxʷtn̓ have a shot at. unclear construction

• mat lut t̓ ksn̓t̓aˤpsqílxʷtn̓ ixíʔ. S/he didn’t even get a shot at it. (PS)

ksntwmistn̓ there is a store

• t̓xʷ ksn̓tw̓mistn̓, t̓xʷ way̓ xʷic̓xtp iʔ t kstm̓tim̓s. There must be a store, give him some clothes. (PS)

ksntxʷsníwxʷaʔx will marry, will become related

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

ksntxʷus has a cousin

• ksəntxʷus She has a sister (Cv)

ksnwnxʷínaʔ will believe

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

ksnx̌ílaʔx will be afraid

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

ksnx̌iɬ will be afraid

ksnx̌stlsmístaʔx will be satisfied

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

ksnx̌ʷilčnm̓ not keep one’s word

• aɬíʔ lut t̓ iksənʔəyxʷíw̓sm̓, lut t̓ iksənx̌ʷílčnm̓ And I’m not going to trade it off, I’m not going to throw away my word (PS)

ksn̓xʷk̓ʷiw̓sm̓ clean berries

ksnxʷstitkʷ will walk in the water

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

ksnxʷuytn̓ one’s place to go

• lut k̓aʔkín̓ t̓ iksn̓xʷúy̓tn̓. I don’t have any place to go. (PS)

ksnʔax̌líls feel a certain way

• lut ilíʔ aksn̓ʔax̌líl̓s ! Don’t think that way!, Don't go around that way! (PS)

ksnʔiys will buy, sell / have a price

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

ksnʔučxnm̓ will follow

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

ksnʔúɬxʷaʔx will be coming in

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

ksnʔuɬxʷmn̓t will let somebody come in

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

ksnʔyxʷiw̓sm̓ will trade something

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

ksp̓ap̓qnm̓ hit somebody on the head

• iksp̓ápqnm̓. I’m going to hit him on the head. (Cv)

ksp̓ax̌ʷčk be hit on the chest

ksp̓ax̌ʷčkksəp̓əp̓ax̌ʷčk be hit on the chest (OkB)

ksp̓c̓máˤxaʔx defecate

ksp̓əp̓sax̌n̓ksəp̓əp̓sax̌n̓ be hit on the shoulder (OkB)

ksp̓íc̓aʔ to hit on the body / hit somebody on the body

• n̓t̓aʔ, uɬ iwáʔ ksp̓íc̓aʔs uɬ ksp̓íc̓aʔs, n̓t̓aʔ lut, way̓ t̓iʔ xʷəstutm̓ Gee, and he whipped him and whipped him, but the horse can only walk (PS)
• ixíʔ əɬtxʷuym̓s iʔ kwaps, ixíʔ skʷnim̓s iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ, ksp̓íc̓aʔs iʔ kwaps. Then he went back to his horse, then he took a stick, he hit his horse on the body. (PS)
• ksp̓íc̓aʔs He hit it (all over) (PS)
• iwáʔ ksp̓íc̓aʔs uɬ iwáʔ txəmíc̓aʔs He whipped him and spurred him. (PS)

kspikst Gloves / have gloves (PS)

• mat t̓xʷ iʔ t smik̓ʷt uɬ áɬiʔ k̓y̓k̓y̓ikst uɬ áɬiʔ mináʔ kspikst mɬ ixíʔ c̓m̓c̓m̓n̓taˤs iʔ kl̓kilxs tl̓ k̓y̓ikst. It must have been from the snow that his hands got cold, because I don’t suppose he has gloves, he started sucking his fingers because they were cold. (PS)

ksp̓lk̓mnčútaʔx will turn back

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

ksp̓p̓sax̌n̓ be hit on the shoulder

ksp̓qin̓t hit somebody on the head

kspum̓t have fur

• way̓ t̓iʔ kčqʷčʕíqʷc̓aʔ lut t̓ə kspum̓t Their bodies didn’t have any feathers (PS)

ksp̓us hit somebody in the eye

ksp̓uʔmíxaʔx fart

ksq̓aliʔsčútaʔx hiccup

ksq̓apínaʔx

ksq̓apínaʔx, aʔksq̓apínaʔx geog (OkB)

ksqíltaʔx will get to they top

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

ksqilxʷ there are people

• way̓ k̓a n̓x̌saqs mi kn̓ xʷuy̓, mət ak̓láʔ k̓əl̓ skčəhikst mət lut t̓ə ksqilxʷ ik̓líʔ čxʷuy̓ I am going on the good road, it doesn’t look like any people go on the right (PS)
• way̓ lut mət t̓ə ksqilxʷ iʔ t k̓ík̓aʔt I don’t think there are people around here (PS)

ksqlaw̓ will be one’s money

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

ksq̓lips have a handkerchief

• haʔ k̓im̓ kʷ ksq̓lips? Do you have another handkerchief?, Do you have a handkerchief left? (PS)

ksqltmixʷ husband to be / will be one’s husband

• kʷ kʷnim̓ iʔ t aksql̓tmíxʷ. You take him for your husband. (PS)
• axáʔ t kɬn̓x̌stan̓tət, kʷ kʷnim̓ iʔ t aksql̓̓tmíxʷ. The one who will do us good, you're gonna take him for a husband. (PS)

ksq̓mil̓tn̓ starve

ksq̓q̓sápiʔ will be some time

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

ksq̓sápiʔ will be a long time

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

ksqʷaʔmnwíxʷst will introduce somebody to somebody

ksq̓ʷaʔq̓ʷíʔm̓taʔx burp

ksq̓ʷiɬq̓ʷɬt do wonders

• way̓ t̓əxʷ aɬíʔ anwí ksq̓ʷiɬq̓ʷəɬtx You can sure do wonders (PS)

ksq̓ʷiss there is fat

• talíʔ ksq̓ʷisəs l̓ snixʷtíɬc̓aʔ. There was much fat in the inside of it. (PS)

ksqʷiylp have bed matting, bedding

• way̓ kn̓ ksksqʷílpaʔx I have got to have something under me (PS)

ksqʷlqʷilst will talk to somebody

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

ksqʷn̓qʷan̓taʔx will get hard up

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

ksq̓ʷymnčútaʔx will go to the dance

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

ksqʷʔam̓ be used to, have practice at

• axáʔm̓ iʔ splal̓ yaʔ ksqʷʔam̓. These young folks are used to it. (PS)

ksráyaʔqn̓ scalp somebody

ksr̓íc̓aʔ peel the hide, skin the hide

• čksr̓íc̓aʔ. He peeled the hide.

ksr̓píc̓aʔ peel off

kssp̓alqʷtn̓ rhythm stick

kssp̓alqʷtn̓,ksəsp̓al̓qtn̓ ̓ rhythm stick (OkB)

kssw̓síwaʔɬkʷ goeg

=kst / hand, arm

• kʔapn̓kstíc̓aʔ ten packages (Cv)
• ʔupənkstɬčílkst Fifteen (Cv)

=kst, =ikst hand, arm

• =akst hand, arm
  • tx̌əx̌tx̌ítaʔkst Small rock ferns (OkB)
• =aˤkst hand, arm
  • c̓əc̓l̓aʕkstətn̓ Rattle (OkB)
• =íkaʔst hand, arm DIMINUTIVE
• =iks hand, arm
• kčəqʷčqʷikst beard tongue, Penstemon truticosus (OkB)
• kc̓r̓črikst sourgrass (OkB)
• =ks hand, arm / hand arm
  • ʔapənkspíntk Ten years (PS)
• kspikst Gloves / have gloves (PS)
  • mat t̓xʷ iʔ t smik̓ʷt uɬ áɬiʔ k̓y̓k̓y̓ikst uɬ áɬiʔ mináʔ kspikst mɬ ixíʔ c̓m̓c̓m̓n̓taˤs iʔ kl̓kilxs tl̓ k̓y̓ikst. It must have been from the snow that his hands got cold, because I don’t suppose he has gloves, he started sucking his fingers because they were cold. (PS)
• =kst / hand, arm
  • kʔapn̓kstíc̓aʔ ten packages (Cv)
  • ʔupənkstɬčílkst Fifteen (Cv)
• stkm̓km̓xstikst black twinberry branch (OkB)
• txʷaʔxʷʔíkst Three-flowered avens / three-flowered avens. [lit. many hands, leaves, ends.] (OkB)
• wist tkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkst Mountain valerian / Mountain valerian. (OkB) (OkB)
• x̌əččíkst Hundred

kstaxʷɬqm̓ will harvest

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

kst̓aʔk̓mxáqsaʔx going have a maiden to eat

kstaʔknús how. unclear construction

• kstaʔkn̓usč He can’t make it (Cv)

kstaʔmínaʔ there is no snow (on the ground), make it through winter / there is no snow (on the ground), make it through the winter / make it through winter

• kʷu kstamínaʔ There’s no more snow here., We’ve pulled through winter., There’s no more snow here., We have clear surface. (Cv)
• t̓aw̓níxʷ ʔaˤpnáʔ kiʔ kn̓ kstaʔmínaʔ. This time I sure had a hard time pulling through winter. (PS)
• way̓ kstaʔmínaʔl̓x, uɬ t̓əxʷ ixíʔ c̓sap iʔ smik̓ʷət Then spring came, and the snow was gone (PS)
• mat t̓xʷ stim̓ kiʔ kstaʔmínaʔl̓x. How could it be they pulled through winter. (PS)

kst̓əlsqilxʷ People come alive (Cv)

• lut aláʔ t̓ kst̓l̓sqilxʷ, k̓ anwíʔ aláʔ kʷ st̓l̓̓sqilxʷ aláʔ ɬə wikn̓tst. There aren’t here any earth people, you are the only people that we have seen. (PS)

kst̓ik̓l̓ have food / have grub

• way̓ yaʔx̌íʔ l̓ siɬkʷkʷáˤst čʔiɬən̓, uɬ lut t̓ə kst̓ikəl̓, uɬ axáʔ c̓əspsqlaw̓ He had last eaten in the morning, and he didn’t have any food or money (PS)

kst̓ik̓ln̓t will be grub for somebody

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

kstilm̓ charge with the care of

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

kstim̓ have what?

• áɬiʔ lut t̓a kstim̓. Therefore he didn’t have anything. (PS)

kstixʷm̓ will take, gather

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

kstkiʔaʔx urinate

kstkʷtkʷʔútaʔx will travel

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

kstkʷʔútaʔx will go, travel

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

kstlmn̓tuɬt will charge somebody with the care of

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

kst̓lsqilxʷ there are earth people

kstɬtaɬts will (go) straight

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

kstm̓tim̓ something to wear

• c̓kin̓ ɬa čk̓ɬc̓kstixʷ l̓ sčƛ̓l̓l̓mix iʔ kstm̓tim̓ ? how much do you charge for dead people’s clothes? (PS)
• t̓xʷ way̓ xʷic̓xtp iʔ t kstm̓tim̓s, t kɬk̓ɬʔay̓sl̓sčútn̓s. Give him some clothes, a change of clothes.

kstmtímaʔ have a grandmother (maternal)

• lut kn̓ t̓a kstm̓tímaʔ. I don’t have any grandmother. (Cv)

kstq̓aʔílsm̓ pay attention

• uɬ lut ixíʔ akstq̓aʔílsm̓ And don’t pay any attention to them (PS)

kstqpiʔstn̓ feather(s)

• wtn̓tis iʔ kstqpiʔstn̓ axáʔ l̓ čq̓ilən. Hə put the feathers on the arrows (PS)

kstqtqpiʔstn̓ have feathers

• uɬ axáʔ iʔ p kmusxn̓ lut iʔ p əkstqtqpiʔstn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓l̓ip, həɬsəmx̌ikn̓, həɬskəmxist, uɬ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, yəyáˤt t̓əxʷ ixíʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ And you that stand on fours, not you that have feathers, but coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer, all these on the earth / You that stand on fours, not you that have feathers, but coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer, all these on the earth (PS)

ksttm̓tim̓ something to wear

• t ikstətm̓tím̓ kʷuʔ ksxʷic̓xtm̓ t iksyw̓yáˤw̓t. Give me something to wear with which to be strong. (PS)
• way̓ kstətm̓tim̓səlx They got clothes (PS)

kstxam̓ will comb

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

kstx̌áq̓q̓plaʔ will pay something

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

kstxt̓ɬtim̓ will take care of something for somebody

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

kstxʷčnčut will get food

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

kstxʷlsčut will get outfitted with

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

kstxʷlsčútaʔx will get ready

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

kstx̌ʷmnčútaʔx will go straight

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

kst̓xʷt̓xʷtlilx will fly around

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

kstx̌ʔnčnmistmn̓t will stop somebody

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

kst̓yam̓ will refuse

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

ksun̓kʷ island. geog Kettle Falls Island, or Hayes Island. former (pithouse) village site and sometime fishing site / geog. now inundated island in the middle of the Columbia between sntk̓iwlxtns wápupxn and snʔixʷínaʔ. [lit. island.] / island (OkB)

ksunkʷ 1 place name. √sn 3

ksunkʷ 2 island

ksutn̓ will be one’s thing

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

ksuxʷəxʷmn̓t leave somebody

• ksuxʷəxʷmn̓tsəl̓x They left you. (Ok)

ksuxʷəxʷtn̓ departure time, leaving time

ksuxʷəxʷtn̓ iʔ tl̓ sn̓mamáyaʔtn̓ departure time from school, leaving time from school

ksúxʷiʔn̓t be able to get acquainted with

ksuxʷm̓ get acquainted with

• axáʔ anwíʔ kswikn̓tsəl̓x aksúxʷm̓əl̓x. I want them to see you, for you to get acquainted with them. (PS)

ksúxʷmaʔm̓ measure

ksúxʷmaʔtn̓ ruler (for measuring), a unit of measure, measuring tool

kswəksqilxʷ have seen people

• ixíʔ sič ɬ ikswəksqílxʷ uɬ kn̓ kswəksqílxʷaʔx. that is is the first time that i have seen people and i am going to get acquainted. / that will be the first time that i see people and i am going to get acquainted. (PS)

kswikm̓ will see

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

kswikn̓t will see something

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

kswikʷčnmn̓t will backbite somebody

• kswikʷčnmn̓tm̓. We will backbite him. (Cv)

kswíkʷmist will conceal, deny

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

kswilqn̓ have value

• iʔ x̌min̓ksəl̓x iʔ aʔ čkswil̓qn̓, kʷu sčpáˤwm̓səl̓x, kʷu sčkim̓səl̓x. Those they like are those useful to them, they don’t care for me, they hate me. (Cv)
• ʔayáʔ ! kn̓ n̓stil̓s nak̓ʷáʔ kʷuʔ x̌min̓ksəl̓x, mɬ kn̓ čkswil̓qn̓. Heck, I thought they don’t care for me, and I am not valuable to them. (Cv)

kswilqn̓t have an opportunity for something

• kswil̓qn̓. I succeed in getting it. (Cv)
• ɬə kswil̓qn̓txʷ. If you get a chance. (Cv)

kswitm̓ do one's best, try one's best

kswitmíst do one’s best, exert oneself, make a big effort (OkB)

• kn̓ kswitmíst iʔ k̓l̓ ksxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čp̓əp̓sáˤwaʔs. I did my best to get to where they’re going, to a low place. (PS)
• talíʔ kʷ kswítmist, pnaʔ čmay̓ nínwiʔ kʷn̓nun̓tm̓. Do your very best, we might just catch her (PS)

kswítmist try one’s best

• wim̓ sčkswitmíst kswksqílxʷaʔx, uɬ áɬiʔ tx̌w̓x̌w̓us He’s trying his best to see, because his eyes are dry (PS)
• sčkswitmístxəl̓x k̓l̓ sxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. They’re doing their best to get to where the deer go. (PS)

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

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

kswitst do one’s best with something

• ixíʔ kʷuʔ ksƛ̓xʷn̓tim̓, kʷuʔ čkswitstm̓ axáʔ l̓ k̓n̓p̓qin̓ksts uɬ axáʔ l̓ laklíʔs. She’s figured on killing us, she was trying to get the best of us with this ring of hers and with this key of hers. (PS)

ksw̓plaʔmíst ask something

• ixíʔ puƛ̓m̓stsəl̓x iʔ q̓y̓min̓ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s, ixíʔ úɬiʔ ksw̓plaʔmístəl̓x iʔ tl̓ l̓ʔiw̓səl̓x. When his brothers finished school, they asked permission of their father. (PS)

ksw̓púlaʔxʷm̓ put up hay

• ksw̓púlaʔxʷm̓əl̓x. They put up hay. (Cv)

ksx̌an̓ go past, beyond, besides

• čksx̌an̓ go past, passed (Cv)
• kn̓ ksx̌an̓ t sqitkʷ I went past the Lakes (Cv)
• yəyáˤt iʔ sp̓iʔqáɬq ksx̌an̓ tl̓ in̓čá, yəyáˤt ixíʔ iksčt̓ák̓ʷ axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ All the fruits beside me, all these I endow the earth with. (Cv) Berry, chief of the fruits speaking

ksx̌an̓t pass something, go past something

ksxaʔtm̓sčútaʔx. S/he's going to go first.

• kʷ sxaʔtm̓sčútaʔx. You are gonna be the leader., You are going to take the lead., You are going to go up front. (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ in̓čáʔ kn̓ ksxaʔtm̓sčútaʔx. That’s why I wanted to go first. (PS)

ksx̌čut have company

• uɬ ksəx̌čutnixʷt tkɬmilxʷ,uɬ tw̓twit And he has company besides, a woman, and boys (PS)

ksx̌əƛ̓x̌iƛ̓xnm̓. high top

• ksx̌əƛ̓x̌iƛ̓xnm̓əl̓x iʔ q̓aʔxán̓səl̓x. They had going-up-the-leg shoes., They had boots., They had high top shoes. (PS)

ksx̌əx̌stmámn̓aʔx. S/he's going to be funny.

• kʷ sx̌əx̌stmámnaʔx. You're gonna be funny., You want to be funny. (Cv)

ksx̌ílwiʔ husband to be

ksxiy̓ be at the limit

• way̓ uɬ kn̓ ksxiy̓ iʔ t sʔayx̌ʷt I am plum to the end with tiredness (PS)

ksxiʔústaʔx S/he's going to go.

ksx̌l̓pínaʔ daylight comes, on the morrow

ksx̌l̓pmix one who has stayed up all night

• miʔ sič in̓čáʔ kn̓ pul̓x, uɬ áɬiʔ kn̓ sčksx̌l̓pmix. Now I will go to bed, because I was up all night. (PS)

ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs. It will be daylight.

• way̓ laʔɬ ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs It got broad daylight (PS)
• way̓ t̓i k̓əl̓ ksx̌lap, way̓ k̓əl̓ ksxƛ̓púlaʔxʷs, ixíʔ n̓čaʔlqsíkstməntm̓ At daylight, when it’s daylight all over, that’s when he elbowed him (to wake him up) / At daylight, when it’s daylight all over, he elbowed him (PS)

ksx̌n̓tim̓ move past something

• ksəx̌əntisəlx iʔ əɬkíkxaʔsəlx They went past their oldest sister

ksxʷəsxʷusl̓x. S/he is going to hurry.

• t̓iʔ p sy̓m̓sčut iʔ ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xm̓p. You guys do your best, hurry., You are helpless to hurry. (PS)

ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xaʔx. S/he's going to be hurrying.

• mat kʷu kmqʷəqʷínaʔ, way̓ t̓iʔ kʷu ksxʷəsxʷúsl̓̓xaʔx. We might get caught in the snow, we better hurry. (PS)

ksxʷtl̓sčut will take off one’s clothes

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

ksxʷúsəskaʔ will be anxious

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

ksxʷúxʷyaʔ place name- Horshoe Lake [lit. there are ants] (Cv)

ksxʷuy̓ will go

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

ksyiríwaxn̓ have snow shoes, there are snow shoes

• way̓ lut kn̓ t̓ə ksyríwaxn̓ km̓ lut kn̓ t̓ə kɬčq̓ilən̓ I haven’t any snow shoes, or bow and arrow (PS)
• way̓ ksk̓əlxʷəmstis axáʔ iʔ sčk̓ʷúl̓aʔsts uɬ axáʔ iʔ ksyríwaxəns It took him one day to fix his bow and arrow and his snow shoes (PS)

ksy̓syus be able, capable person, smart person

• way̓ čmy̓stis čniɬts əɬaʔ ksisyús kiʔ kʷu xʷl̓xʷal̓t She know it’s for him who is smart that we got saved (PS)

ksy̓syustn̓ have power, have capacity, have smarts

• axáʔ iʔ kʷuʔ c̓əx̌ʷc̓x̌ʷn̓tis in̓kwáp íwaʔ, ixíʔ áɬiʔ in̓ksy̓syústn̓. My horse told me what to do but it didn’t work, that’s my power. (PS)
• ixíʔ áɬiʔ iʔ ksy̓syustn̓s iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ. That’s because it's her power, the water. (PS)

ksyx̌ísaʔx S/he'll drive an animal.

• miy̓úlaʔxʷɬtm̓əl̓x iʔ ksy̓x̌ísaʔx. S/he pointed for them where to drive the deer. (PS)

ksʔáčqaʔx S/he's going to go out., S/he's going to exit.

• way̓ ksʔáčqaʔx He tried to get out (PS)

ksʔam̓núnm̓ will not be able to say a name

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

ksʔasíl̓s. It's gonna be twice.

ksʔatxílx will go to sleep (plural)

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

ksʔay̓x̌ʷtáyn̓. He gave out., He is exhausted. (PS)

• kn̓ ksʔay̓x̌ʷtáyn̓ I am tired., I've given out., I'm exhausted. (PS)

ksʔíčknaʔx. She's going to play.

• way̓ áˤpnáʔ p ikčyaʕmíxaʔx, kʷu ksʔíčknaʔx Now I want you all to gather, we are going to play (PS)

ksʔiɬn̓s will eat, it will be their food

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

ksʔistkínaʔ winter comes

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

ksʔitx sleepy, will sleep, have sleep, be sleepy

• əxʷ lut aksʔítx, ixíʔ kʷ iksčúnm̓, lut aksʔítx. Don’t fall asleep, that’s what I’m telling you, don’t fall asleep. (PS)
• way̓ lut iksʔítx I’m not going to sleep (PS)
• ksʔitx mɬ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ miʔ qiɬt. He sleeps until noon, then he wakes. (PS)
• t̓iʔ mut uɬ ixíʔ sksʔitxs, way̓ íwaʔ miʔ ktqínaʔs iʔ stk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓s. He sat down and he got sleepy, he tried covering just one eye. (PS)

ktaqínaʔn̓t press something, key in something, type something, play something on the piano/keyboard

ktaqínaʔtn̓ typewriter

kt̓aq̓m̓kɬtús six round things

kt̓aq̓m̓kstíc̓aʔ six bundles

kt̓aq̓m̓ɬtál̓qʷ six rows

kt̓aq̓t̓q̓m̓kst six people, six persons

kt̓aq̓xnm̓ stretch

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

ktar̓qksn̓čút kick, kick around, kicking

ktar̓qxnám̓ kick feet

kt̓ax̌n̓t cut the arm, cut wing

ktaxʷ bonus, addtion

• ixíʔ nixʷ in̓ktáxʷ. That’s also what I added in. (Cv)

kt̓áˤpqín̓t shoot

kt̓aˤʔt̓aˤpásq̓tm̓ shoot sky, shoot into the sky

kt̓əkmin̓ mark

• yəyáˤt čqʷčqʷačqnəlx, uɬ aɬíʔ ixíʔ iʔ kt̓əkmins They all have caps on, that’s what they go by (PS)

kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut prop one’s eyes open

• anwíʔ kʷ ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx, ixíʔ úɬiʔ kʷ kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. You wanted to come first, and that’s why you propped your eyes open with sticks.. (PS)
• ixíʔ x̌ʷiƛ̓m̓ ixíʔ skt̓əkt̓əksn̓čuts, áɬiʔ čm̓ ʔitx. So he broke something to prop his eyes open, because he might fall asleep.
• ixíʔ sx̌ʷc̓am̓s t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ, way̓ put kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut. Then he broke a stick, he just propped his eyelids open. (PS)

kt̓əkt̓əkus prop the eyes open

• ʔáˤpnáʔ l̓kʷil̓xstxʷ ixíʔ iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ iʔ əčkt̓əkt̓əkus. now take out the sticks that your eyes are propped with / now take out the sticks that your eyes are propped with. (PS)

kt̓ək̓ʷt̓k̓ʷip lay on the floor

• nak̓ʷm̓ aláʔ čkt̓ək̓ʷt̓k̓ʷip ixíʔ. Indeed that was right here on the floor. (Cv)

ktəkʷʔutn̓ one’s leaving. unclear construction

• iʔ k̓l̓ put n̓laˤw̓pús iʔ ktkʷʔutn̓səl̓x, kiʔ əɬk̓ɬk̓ʷiƛ̓ptəl̓x. At the same time that they left, that’s when they came back in sight. (PS)

ktəkʔínaʔn̓t pee on top of something, urinate on something

ktəɬmn̓čutm̓ go straight for

• ktəɬmn̓čutm̓s. He went straight for it. (PS)

ktəɬtiɬ level

ktəɬxal̓qʷ parole / Parole. [lit. standing on the rail.] (Cv)

ktəɬxiw̓s stand on something

• kʷ ktəɬxiw̓s. You stand on it., You stand among. (PS)

ktəpnaʔn̓čút cover oneself

ktəpnaʔn̓čutətn̓ what s/he/it was covered with (Cv)

ktəpnaʔn̓čútn̓ a cover, cover / cape

• ktəpnaʔn̓čútn̓s. It's what it’s covered with. (Cv)

ktəqtaqínaʔtn̓ piano

kt̓ət̓áq̓aʔt short penis

kt̓ət̓əq̓ʷtq̓ʷúpaʔs very short tail

kt̓ət̓íplaʔ common pin (Cv)

kt̓ət̓q̓áyaʔqn̓ short hair

kt̓ət̓ux̌ʷqn̓ fine hair (Cv)

kt̓əxt̓xus sweet berries

ktəxʷmin̓ adding, calculator, adding machine / bonus

• axáʔ tx̌ʷiw̓s atláʔ isqʷsqʷasíaʔ, ixíʔ in̓txʷmín̓, ixíʔ kɬn̓tkʷil̓sts axáʔ isn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt. Half of my children, that’s my bonus to you, my grandchildren are going to be their companions. (PS)

kt̓əxʷtínaʔn̓t fly over someone

kt̓ík̓naʔ water runs over a surface (Cv)

kt̓íkʷliʔs pop, explode

kt̓íliʔs burst

kt̓il̓l̓s stomach tears open, stomach busts.

ktilm̓ charge with the care of something

ktilmn̓t charge somebody with the care of something

• ktilmn̓. I left it with her/him. (OkB)

ktiɬqn̓ straight hair

ktiɬx approach (OkB)

ktiɬxmn̓t stand over somebody, stand next to somebody

• ixíʔ uɬ ktiɬxmn̓tm̓əl̓x Yasukríʔ. And then Jesus Christ stood over them. (PS)

ktim̓ get something

• lut iksktím̓. I won’t get anything out of it. (PS)

kt̓iml̓psn̓t shake by neck

ktim̓m̓ be suspicious

ktim̓tm̓ɬ eight people

kt̓ipm̓ cut something off low, cut off close to the ground, cut off at the base (Cv)

• way̓ ixíʔ skt̓ipəms, kt̓i·pm̓ uɬ way̓ put, put kʷənnus He started cutting, he cut until it was enough, enough that he can hold it (PS)

ktiqʷl̓qʷst shine something

• čktiqʷl̓qʷstsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ l̓ n̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s. They make the center of the bow shine. (PS)

kt̓it̓qʷsm̓ hatch (out of an egg)

ktíw̓c̓aʔn̓t buy clothes

• kɬx̌aq̓mn̓ ksqlaw̓ mi ktíwc̓aʔsəlx I need to pay money for his clothes / We’ll need to pay money for his clothes (PS)

ktk̓ustn̓ gun sight, gun scope

• in̓ktk̓ustn̓. It is my gun sight. (Cv)

kt̓k̓ʷínaʔɬt put something on top of something

• kt̓k̓ʷínaʔɬts. They put the price on it., They put it on top of it. (Cv)

kt̓k̓ʷínaʔn̓t put something on top

• kt̓k̓ʷínaʔs. He put it on top. (Cv)

kt̓k̓ʷiw̓sn̓t put s/o on a horse/bike/motorcycle

• way̓ kn̓xitm̓ iʔ t l̓ʔiws kt̓k̓ʷiw̓səntm̓ His father helped him get on the horse / His father helped him on the horse (PS)
• ktq̓ʷiw̓səs. She put it there. (Cv)

ktlmn̓tuɬt charge somebody with the care of something

• uɬ ixíʔ čktəlməntuɬts iʔ laklí Then she lets you take care of the key (PS)
• kʷuʔ kskʷum̓ɬts kiʔ ktl̓mn̓tuɬtn̓. They're going to store for me what I gave them to take care of. (PS)
• ktlmn̓tuɬtn̓. I charge him with its care. (Cv)

ktlm̓sčin̓ send word to

ktlm̓sčinmn̓t send word to somebody (Cv)

ktlm̓sčinm̓st send word to somebody

• kʷu ktlm̓sčinm̓stsəl̓x. S/he let me know about it. (Cv)

ktl̓típlaʔ orphan (OkB)

kt̓l̓t̓liw̓s torn open middle, stomachs busted

ktl̓tl̓típlaʔ orphans

kt̓ɬam̓ to glue

kt̓ɬáˤnaʔ stamp, something glued over the top

kt̓ɬəɬíc̓aʔ dirty body

• kn̓ kt̓ɬəɬíc̓aʔ. I am too dirty. (PS)

ktmal̓xʷst strip somebody naked

• ktm̓al̓xʷstn̓. I stripped them naked. (Cv)

kt̓map cloudy, overcast

ktm̓kam̓ break off a piece

ktm̓ɬtal̓qn̓ eight teepees

ktm̓ɬtal̓qʷ eight rows

ktm̓ɬtíc̓aʔ eight bundles

ktm̓ɬtiɬxʷ eight houses, eight dwellings, eight buildings

ktm̓ɬtus eight round things

ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ clothes wear out

• kʷ ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ Your clothes might wear out., Your clothes are worn out. (PS)
• p sktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ. You guys will wear your clothes out. (PS)

ktpax̌ʷc̓k̓ white on chest

ktpáyaʔqnm̓ cover head

ktpəpínaʔ covered over, covered, covered over the top

kt̓pikn̓ place name- distinctive rock landmark on a ridge northwest from the mouth of Cobbs Creek. [lit. something placed on ridge.] (OkB)

ktpínaʔ cover something

ktpínaʔn̓t to cover, cover something, cover it

• kʷum̓s, mat stim̓ uɬ ktpínaʔs lut sɬiq̓ʷts. S/he put them away, s/he covered them with something and it didn’t show. (PS)
• ixíʔ sksʔitxs, way̓ íwaʔ miʔ ktqínaʔs iʔ stkʷƛ̓ustn̓s, k̓im̓ čksək̓ʷtus. He got sleepy, he tried to close one eye, just one eye. (PS)

kt̓pínaʔn̓t cover

ktpínaʔtn̓ blanket

• ktpínaʔtn̓s. It's her/his blanket. (Cv)

ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s brown eyes

• haʔ kʷ ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s ? Do you have brown eyes?
• kn̓ ktp̓m̓p̓um̓s Yes, I have brown eyes

ktqəqnaʔnún̓t put the hand on something

• ktqəqnaʔnún̓. I accidentally put my hand on it.

ktqínaʔ press down, hold down (OkB)

kt̓q̓m̓ksus six round objects

kt̓qʷisxn̓ tomahawk

ktqʷn̓qʷin̓s green eyes

ktqʷy̓qʷaˤy̓s blue eyes

ktq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓s black eyes (of a person)

ktriw̓sn̓t unstitch something

ktr̓qəqniln̓t kick somebody in the groin

• ktr̓qəqniln̓txʷ. You kick him in the groin. (Cv)

ktr̓qíc̓aʔn̓t kick someone, kick someone's body (PS)

ktr̓qíc̓aʔst be kicking something

• axáʔ iʔ čkʷn̓xtwixʷm̓stsəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ čktr̓qícaʔstsəl̓x, iʔ t knaqs čkčahəhám̓. This they grab from one another and that’s what they are kicking, each of them taking turns. (PS)
• lut t̓ sčʔačkn̓íkstm̓p, ɬa čktr̓qíc̓aʔstp. You’re not playing with it, you’re kicking it. (PS)

ktr̓qiksn̓t kick something

• axáʔ n̓wisl̓x qʷáˤsqiʔ ktr̓qiksəs iʔ sc̓lc̓al̓. Now Blue Jay rose, he kicked the trees. (PS)

ktr̓qikst dancer

• sič iʔ ktr̓qikst. S/he is a new dancer. (OkB)

ktunáxaʔ Kootenai

ktw̓c̓aʔn̓čút buy clothes for oneself

• p ktm̓xʷíc̓aʔ uɬ ixíʔ p ktw̓c̓aʔnčút. You guys will wear your clothes out, and then you can buy more clothes. (PS)

kt̓w̓stiw̓s stand on, stand in the middle, stand among (more than 1)

ktxʷam̓ to add

ktxʷan̓t add it, to add something

kt̓xʷasq̓t fly in the sky

• t̓xʷ ixíʔ čtkʷʔutn̓səl̓x axáʔ iʔ sxaʔxʔítx, axáʔm̓ áɬiʔ tkɬaʔmásq̓t əčkt̓xʷasq̓t, axáʔ iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x iʔ t kwaps. The oldest ones came on foot, while this one came flying next to the sky, their little brother with his horse. (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ iʔ kt̓əxʷtasq̓ət And that’s when he flew under the sky (PS)

ktxʷaxʷ addition, sum, total, result (of adding)

kutpáy̓ good bye

kutpáy̓n̓t bid good bye to someone

• way̓ t̓i kutpáysəlx, taqsəlx, suxʷxʷəlx They said good-bye, they waved, they’re gone (PS)

kutwn̓ eel, lamprey (OkB)

kwap horse, tame horse, horse owned by someone, one's mount, one's steed / horses / horses. plural

• wy̓sk̓ʷul̓əntxʷ ankəwap, wy̓sʔamtíxʷ, kʷ əɬčkičx And when you’re done fixing your horse, after you’ve fed it, you come back (PS)
• áɬiʔ skskʷl̓tmix in̓kwáp. Therefore my horse is sweating. (PS)
• ʔačəčqaʔstəlx iʔ kəwʔapsəlx They took out their horses (PS)
• way̓ x̌səlsčutəlx, x̌ast iʔ kəwʔapsəlx Their outfits are beautiful, their horses are beautiful (PS)
• way̓ čkm̓əntis qʷamqʷəmt iʔ kəwʔaps He took the best horses he had (PS)
• ɬəx̌ʷpnus axáʔ iʔ kəwaps, way̓ k̓w̓pusm̓s iʔ kwaps. His horse got away, his horse got out of sight. (PS)

kway̓ interjection, yes, well

• staʔ, kway̓, čn̓kəčnikn̓tm̓ iʔ t n̓kʷl̓muts, t qʷáˤsqiʔ. Well, he was being overtaken by his brother-in-law Blue Jay. (PS)
• way̓ nstils n̓c̓ičən̓, “kway̓, swnixʷəxʷ.” Wolf thought, “Yes, he’s telling the truth.” (PS)
• kway̓ čmistíxʷ lut kʷuʔ t̓a čk̓ɬk̓lxʷusm̓stxʷ kʷu tl̓ sk̓ʷul̓s. You know that you haven’t let us out of your sight since we were born. (PS)
• n̓stil̓s, “kway̓, miyáɬ kn̓ ʔay̓x̌ʷt.” S/he thought, “Well, I am just too tired.” (PS)

kwəkwəksqilxʷ see people

• uɬ aláʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kaláʔməntsən̓ lut t̓ ikwkwksqílxʷ iʔ t kʷúkʷaʔ And if I stay here with you I’ll never get to see other people, strangers (PS)

kwəsxnáyaʔqn̓ long hair

kwəsxníplaʔ long handle

kwəsxnups long tail, monkey, pheasant

kwəsxnwil̓x become long

kwistm̓ above

kwiw̓stm̓s up the hill

kw̓kw̓aqstxn̓ small thighs

kw̓línaʔ cover over, to cap, capped, covered

kw̓l̓línaʔn̓t cover something, keep something covered, keep something capped

• kw̓l̓línaʔn̓txʷ. You cover it., You cap it. (Cv)

kw̓lusn̓t light something

• kw̓lusn̓ in̓píspay̓p. I lit my peace pipe. (PS)

kw̓píc̓aʔ hairy, hairy body

kw̓pil̓ps lion

kwr̓íc̓aʔn̓t make fire for somebody

• čaʔkʷ lut anwíʔ uɬ ƛ̓axʷtəl̓x iʔ t sc̓aɬt, way̓ kwr̓íc̓aʔn̓txʷəlx. If it weren’t for you, they would have died frozen, you made a fire for them. (PS)
• ixíʔ kwr̓íc̓aʔs axáʔ iʔ pəpaˤspəs, ilíʔ uɬ kʷaʔkʷʔál̓. He build a fire for these chicks, and then they warmed up. (PS)

kwr̓ínaʔn̓t build a fire on something

kw̓sw̓sxnups pheasant

kw̓tətnínaʔ put something over something

kw̓tniw̓stn̓ shelf

kw̓xʷiw̓sn̓t hang something

• kw̓xʷiw̓səs. S/he hangs things. (Cv)

kxam̓ go on foot, go along

kxan̓ go along with, follow, accompany (OkB)

• čak čkəxstis. He should be going along. (PS)

kxan̓t accompany someone

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

kxnam̓ accompany, go along with

kxn̓čut go along, accompany

kxn̓tim̓ follow somebody

• lutiʔ kxn̓tin̓. I didn’t go with them yet. (PS)
• kʷu əɬxʷuy̓y, kxn̓tsin̓. We will go back, I’ll follow you. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ kxəntsin̓ It’s best that I follow you (PS)
• way̓ kxəntin̓ iʔ l̓ ačk̓əɬpax̌ I will go along with your thoughts (PS)

kxʷik̓ʷn̓t clean something

• uɬ axáʔ kʷ xʷk̓ʷiɬxʷm̓, kxʷk̓ʷəntixʷ iʔ čitxʷ (I want) you to clean the house, really clean the house (PS)

ky̓aˤmín̓t gather together with somone(s)

• yəyáˤt iʔ sqʷsqʷaʔsíyaʔs axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, ixíʔ kyaʕmísəlx All the king’s children are gathered (PS)
• ky̓aˤmín̓tm̓ We gather together with someone. (PS)

ky̓aˤptán̓ people’s arrival, people's gathering

• ixíʔ k̓aʔtásq̓t l̓ sx̌l̓x̌áˤl̓t ʔáˤpnáʔ t̓xʷ l̓ čky̓aˤptán̓tət, ixíʔ uɬ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓y̓. When the time comes close to the day when we got here, that’s when we will go back. (PS)

kyáˤʔáˤʔmín̓t gather around

kyic̓ásq̓t clear sky

kylap river empties

ky̓lwíc̓aʔ barrel, bushel, round garbage can, tub

ky̓l̓xʷíc̓aʔ shell

kyl̓yul̓qstxn̓ big thighs, thick files

ky̓púlaʔxʷ twilight, dusk

kyr̓yirs wide eyes

kyus purple round object

kyw̓yaˤw̓ín̓k double-curved bow

kyw̓yw̓ínaʔ listen, hear well

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

kyw̓yw̓in̓k strong bow

• ixíʔ uɬ čyw̓yaˤwt iʔ čkyw̓yw̓ín̓k. And so it is strong the strong bow/compound bow. (PS)

ky̓wy̓w̓us sharp-eyed

kʔáčqaʔmn̓t go out with somebody

• way̓ ixíʔ sʔáčqaʔs, way̓ kʔáčəčqaʔmsəlx Then he went out, they went out with him (PS)

kʔakswíxmn̓t, k̓akswíxmn̓t stand with somebody

• aláʔ kʷuʔ kʷin̓ksəs uɬ aláʔ k̓akswíxmn̓ uɬ kʷuʔ čus. He shook hands with me, I was standing there next to him and he said it to me. (Cv)

kʔam̓plaʔn̓čútmn̓t claim one as relative

• čm̓ kʔam̓plaʔn̓čútmn̓ts kʷ sn̓ʔímaʔt She’ll call you a relative, grandchild. (PS)

kʔam̓tál̓qʷ tree fungus (edible)

kʔam̓tíl̓t, k̓am̓tíl̓t babysit

• k̓am̓tíl̓tx ! Babysit !
• k̓am̓tíl̓tn̓t ! Babysit her/him!

kʔanwnúsmn̓t feel something, become aware of something, to perceive something

• lut kn̓ t̓a kʔanwnúsmn̓. I never even felt it. (Cv)

kʔapn̓kstíc̓aʔ ten packages (Cv)

kʔap̓ʔap̓sn̓čút wipe eyes, wipe tears

kʔaslíc̓aʔ two bundles, second bin (PS)

kʔaslmíst two persons together, be two together

• way̓ lut kʷu əxʔkinm̓ mi kʷu kʔasəlmíst kʷu taxʷɬqm̓ I don’t know how the two of us can harvest together (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t̓i kʷu kʔasəlmíst mi kʷu əɬyaʕp k̓ isənqsílxʷ Both of us will get back to my people (PS)

kʔaxʷkʷúnmn̓t coax somebody, nag somebody

• kʔaxʷkʷunm̓səl̓x. They coaxed her/him/it. (Cv)
• kʔaxʷkʷúnmn̓tm̓. She talked him into it. (PS)
• way̓ kʔəxʷkʷu··nəms iʔ əɬčəčʔupsč Well, she kept nagging her younger sister / She kept nagging her younger sister (PS)
• wi··m̓ kʔəxʷkʷunməntxʷ iʔ ta ylmixʷəms iʔ t səxʷk̓ʷəl̓čənčut The chief’s cook coaxed him for nothing

kʔay̓x̌ʷtíw̓s be saddle weary

• kn̓ kʔay̓x̌ʷtíw̓s. I am saddle weary. (PS)

kʔay̓x̌ʷtn̓ be tired

• uɬ anwí kʷ əɬaʔ ksčƛ̓axʷ, anwí kʷ əɬaʔ kɬkʔayxʷtn̓ It's you that killed them, you’re the one that worked hard. (PS) unclear construction

kʔiɬn̓tn̓ something to eat with, means by which one can eat (such as money for food or board)

• uɬ way̓ p ksəksqlaw̓aʔx kɬkʔiɬəntn̓əmp You have got to have money to eat (PS)
• ixíʔ kɬkʔiɬn̓tn̓m̓p uɬ kɬkʔitxtn̓m̓p.. That is for your board and room. / That is for your eats and for your sleeps. (PS)

kʔistkínaʔ reach winter

kʔukʷtm̓st crawl at something

kʔx̌ilm̓st do something to somebody

• way̓ t sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ kʷu əčkʔx̌iləmsts It’s Coyote who did it to me (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ laʔɬ sc̓qʷaqʷs úɬiʔ čkʔx̌iləmsts And at the same time, he was crying he kept doing it (PS)

kγkγxan̓ slender legs