k̓ʷ
k̓ʷak̓ʷáˤn̓maʔn̓t decide, attempt, try
k̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓m̓ pretend, make believe
- nak̓ʷm̓ t̓i sčk̓ʷaʔk̓ʷul̓əms qʷásqiʔ, uɬ yaʔ čənɬpɬáˤpák Blue Jay was just putting on falling around (PS)
k̓ʷak̓ʷul̓n̓t make believe something, pretend something
- k̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓n̓txʷ kʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓. You make believe you are snoring. (PS)
k̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓n̓t train someone
k̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓st train someone
k̓ʷal̓íl̓k̓ roll
k̓ʷam̓ even, especially
k̓ʷan̓ɬq grow a crop
- sčk̓ʷanɬqxəlx They farm (Cv)
k̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓ to plant, plant a crop, to garden (OkB)
k̓ʷas singe, scorch (Cv)
k̓ʷaxʷəxʷ untie, unravel
k̓ʷaʔám̓ bite / bite, chomp
k̓ʷaʔán̓t bite it
k̓ʷaʔíl̓k̓ marble, roll, marbles
k̓ʷaʔíl̓k̓miʔst roll, able to roll
k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷaʔíɬc̓aʔ bed bug (Cv)
k̓ʷaʔk̓ʷʔám̓ chew (OkB)
k̓ʷaʔm̓ interjection, just like (Cv)
k̓ʷaʔn̓tím̓ bite something
k̓ʷáˤk̓ʷáˤn̓maʔn̓t try, attempt, decide
k̓ʷáˤʔmístm̓ hire, employ
k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt strong
k̓ʷəčk̓ʷəčspʔus confident, strong hearted / strong hearted
k̓ʷəčk̓ʷəčtwil̓x become strong
k̓ʷəčtaˤmn̓ early riser
k̓ʷək̓ʷimínaʔk small belly
k̓ʷək̓ʷiy̓mípaʔst small chin
k̓ʷək̓ʷíy̓naʔt little
k̓ʷək̓ʷnaʔtwílaʔx become fewer
k̓ʷək̓ʷn̓xasq̓t a few days
k̓ʷək̓ʷyiɬxʷ model of a house, small house, mini-house, tiny home
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ a little quantity
- nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ Give him a little money too (PS)
- íwaʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔs. No matter how small., Even if it is small. (Cv)
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔ piqsxn̓. It's a little silver.
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓málaʔqʷ short, petite, small of stature, small
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓mápuʔsqn̓ small mouth
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓maqs small nose
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓máyaʔqn̓ small head
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓mip small butt
k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓simxʷ small breasts
k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ small
- axáʔ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ axáʔ iʔ tətwit This on here is a small boy. (PS)
- ilíʔ čwix, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ čitxʷ. There was a dwelling, it was a small house. (PS)
k̓ʷək̓ʷyúm̓aʔ small (OkB)
- way̓ k̓im̓ kʷ smutx, way̓ myaɬ kʷ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ You stay home, you are too small / No, you stay home, you are too small (PS)
- kn̓ stʔiw̓tx uɬ pútiʔ kn̓ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ, kn̓ spsáˤyaʔx. I am the youngest one, I am too small, I got no sense. (PS)
- lut səlkʷuts, ilíʔ l̓ tk̓əmkn̓iɬxʷ ilíʔ čwix, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ čitxʷ Not too far, outside there was a building, a small house (PS)
- k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ laputáy̓ A small bottle (PS)
k̓ʷək̓ʷyumaʔtwíl̓x become small
k̓ʷənxɬəʔupn̓kst an indeterminate number of tens. compound
- lut čmystin̓ k̓ʷinxɬʔúpənkst km̓ k̓ʷinxx̌əččíkst, nax̌əmɬ ixíʔ iʔ ksqlaw̓səlx I don’t know how many tens or how many hundreds, and that is going to be their money (PS)
k̓ʷənxɬəʔúpn̓kst a number of tens (PS)
k̓ʷəsk̓ʷəsk̓aʔmúɬ be easily ghosted by something unusual, always have a sense of foreboding
k̓ʷəsk̓ʷəsmuɬ caterpillar (OkB)
k̓ʷət̓k̓ʷit̓ps flea (OkB)
k̓ʷəxʷk̓ʷxʷap snake
k̓ʷik̓ʷnx a few
k̓ʷík̓ʷxʷnaʔ mouse (OkB)
k̓ʷík̓ʷxʷnaʔ iʔ st̓ət̓k̓ʷil̓ps mouse pad
k̓ʷílaʔxʷ frost on the ground
k̓ʷil̓k̓ roll (singular) (Cv)
k̓ʷil̓k̓n̓t roll something, roll it
- k̓ʷil̓k̓n̓txʷ. You roll it (Cv)
k̓ʷiƛ̓ɬt pull off something of someone’s, undo something of someone, open something of someone
- way̓ kʷuʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓əɬt isryíwaxn̓ Take off my snowshoes (PS)
- ixíʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓ɬtxʷ iʔ qʷačqn̓s, mɬ anwí kʷ kɬəɬqʷáčqnaʔx. Then you take off her hat/bonnet, and you put it back on yourself. (PS)
k̓ʷiƛ̓m̓ take apart, disassemble, undo, open
k̓ʷiƛ̓n̓t pull something apart/off, take something apart/off, undo something
- k̓ʷiƛ̓s iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. He pulled off his clothes. (OkB)
k̓ʷiƛ̓t rest of, some, others, other, remaining people
- k̓im̓ k̓ʷiƛ̓t others remain, some are left over (OkB)
- iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t čʔatxílx, čx̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓əl̓x. The rest of the them are sleeping, they are snoring. (PS)
- iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ sqilxʷ ʔaw̓tpáɬq. The rest of the folks string along. (PS)
- axáʔ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t pul̓xəl̓x, kmix k̓im̓ sn̓k̓lip iʔ čʔax̌l̓lwis. The others went to bed, only Coyote is left fooling around. (PS)
k̓ʷin̓ taste, try, attempt
k̓ʷinm̓ try
k̓ʷín̓maʔ decide, advise
k̓ʷín̓maʔm̓ decide, figure out, advise, discern (Cv)
k̓ʷín̓maʔxt give advice to somebody, decide for someone
k̓ʷin̓n̓t choose it, try it, attempt it, taste it
k̓ʷin̓st try, attempt
k̓ʷinx how much, how many, an indeterminate number
- itlíʔ n̓saˤmn̓čútəl̓x, mat k̓ʷinx, mat kaʔɬís. Then they went down the hill, maybe how many times, maybe three times. (PS)
- lut t̓ə čmystin̓ k̓ʷinx iʔ sqlaw̓, ixíʔ xʷic̓əɬtm̓ I don’t know how much money, and he gave it to him (PS)
- mi siwn̓ k̓ʷinx yaʔ čxʷəlxʷiltstm̓ I’ll ask how much he owes them (PS)
- l̓ k̓ʷinx ? At what time?, What time is it? (PS)
k̓ʷinx iʔ sʔum̓s place value
k̓ʷinx iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ time, telling time, what the time is
k̓ʷinxčn̓ an indeterminate number of words, a few words, how many words
- t̓iʔ k̓ʷinxčn̓ iʔ ksqʷl̓qʷil̓ts. Every few words he spoke. (PS)
k̓ʷixʷ let loose, free, released
k̓ʷixʷəxʷ come untied / get free, get free / get loose
- lut ksk̓ʷixʷəxʷs It won’t come untied. (Ok)
k̓ʷixʷn̓ I released it., I freed it., I untied it.
k̓ʷixʷn̓t let loose, to free, loosen, untie something
- q̓ʷixʷən̓ I untie it (Cv)
k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷíl̓p make up a bed
- way̓ axáʔ aksmuttn̓, way̓ axáʔ ask̓l̓aʔxʷílp Here’s a place for you to sit down, here’s a place for you to lie down (PS)
k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷil̓pn̓t make the bed
k̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓k make a bow
- iʔ sk̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓ks. It's the bow he made. (PS)
k̓ʷl̓čn̓čut cook, make food for oneself (OkB)
k̓ʷl̓il̓t make a child, give birth
- čk̓ʷl̓il̓t give birth, have a baby (Cv)
k̓ʷl̓k̓itkʷm̓ water roll up, water rolls around, water rolls down (as in a flood)
k̓ʷl̓kstmist doll up, get prettied up, put on makeup, fix oneself up, put on makeup (PS)
- isk̓ʷl̓kstmíst. I am/was fixing myself up., I am getting prettied up. (Cv)
k̓ʷl̓kstmistx ! Put on your makeup!, Get prettied up!
k̓ʷl̓kstmn̓t fix somebody up, pretty somebody up
k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓k̓ilx roll around
- əčk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓k̓il̓x, wim̓ sčkswítmiʔst kswksqílxʷaʔx, uɬ aɬíʔ tx̌əw̓x̌w̓us He’s rolling around, he’s trying his best to see, because his eyes are dry (PS)
k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓uɬ diligent, works a lot, work-a-holic, hard worker
k̓ʷl̓laʔxʷílp fix the ground for a bed
- in̓čáʔ axáʔ ist̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ uɬ isk̓ʷl̓laʔxʷílpm̓ l̓ ksn̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqtn̓tət. I will do the plowing, and fix the surface in our garden. (PS)
k̓ʷl̓laʔxʷíl̓pmn̓t make a bed on ground
k̓ʷl̓l̓il̓t give birth, have a baby (OkB)
k̓ʷl̓ɬ- make (prefix)
- kʷu ksk̓ʷl̓ɬc̓q̓ílnaʔx. We’re going to make arrows out of them. (PS)
- ʔáˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ ɬə k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓. Now I have made my home here. (PS)
k̓ʷl̓ɬčitxʷm̓ make a house
k̓ʷl̓ɬlkalát make bread
- čk̓ʷl̓ɬl̓kalátm̓ make bread, make biscuits (Cv)
- wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷəs məɬ k̓ʷəl̓ɬlkalátm̓ He gets it ground and then makes biscuits (PS)
k̓ʷl̓ɬp̓ínaʔm̓ make a birch bark basket (OkB)
k̓ʷl̓ɬtkɬmilxʷ get a wife
k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ make a home, make a homeland, make a homestead
- ʔáˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ ɬə k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓. Now I have made my home here. (PS)
k̓ʷl̓máyaʔ pretend to be working
- kn̓ k̓ʷəl̓máyaʔ I pretend to work / I pretend I work (Cv)
k̓ʷl̓n̓čut strengthen oneself, develop oneself, make oneself, train oneself
k̓ʷl̓nčutn̓ creator, god
- kʷuʔ čus iʔ t k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓ ikstxət̓ám̓ ixíʔ čq̓iln̓, lut ikskʷɬən̓xíxm̓. God told me to take care of that arrow, not to lend it out. (PS)
- čkičxstsəl̓x, way̓ uɬ ilíʔ mutstəl̓x, k̓ɬʔam̓tíl̓səs iʔ k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓. They got him there, they sat him down there, he sat him right in front of Creator. (PS)
- čun̓tm̓ iʔ t k̓ʷl̓n̓čutn̓, “sn̓k̓lip, way̓, way̓ kʷ qʷn̓qʷan̓t, sn̓k̓lip." Then the big boss said to him, “Coyote, yes, you sure are pitiful, Coyote.” (PS)
- ixíʔ swy̓num̓tx, iʔ t stətm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌sl̓sčut, iʔ t sk̓ʷl̓sčuts t sx̌čmn̓čuts. That one’s handsome, with his clothes and good outfit, the way he’s fixed up and dressed. (PS)
k̓ʷl̓nun̓t manage to do, manage to make
k̓ʷl̓sčut be fixed up, fix oneself up, train oneself, develop oneself
k̓ʷl̓spʔusx ! Decide !, Make your heart! (command)
k̓ʷl̓sqáx̌aʔm̓ train horses, train animals
k̓ʷl̓st̓xitkʷm̓ make soup
k̓ʷl̓sy̓aˤʔ give a potlatch, make a gathering
k̓ʷɬax be surpised, surprised (Cv)
k̓ʷɬtan̓músmn̓t treat something or someone as worthless
k̓ʷɬxan̓t surprise someone
k̓ʷɬxəčinmn̓t surprise somebody with speech
- níkxnaʔ, čxíʔtmist iʔ sqilxʷ, aɬíʔ k̓ʷəɬxčinməntm̓ My, the people ran over there, because that’s surprising news (PS)
k̓ʷɬxmin̓t surprise someone
k̓ʷƛ̓al̓qs take clothes off
- kn̓ k̓ʷƛ̓alqʷm̓ I took someone’s clothes off (Cv)
k̓ʷƛ̓am̓ pull something off, remove something, undo something
- lut aksk̓ʷƛ̓ám̓ ! Don’t take it off! (PS)
k̓ʷƛ̓an̓t iʔ lkapú take off coat / take off coat
k̓ʷƛ̓an̓t iʔ q̓aʔxán̓ take off the shoe
k̓ʷƛ̓ap sunrise, undone, removed (OkB)
k̓ʷƛ̓əƛ̓qin̓ opened
k̓ʷƛ̓n̓čut take oneself apart
k̓ʷƛ̓pus boil water, come to a boil (OkB)
k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓ take off the hat
- k̓ʷƛ̓qinm̓ S/he takes off her/his hat. (Cv)
- k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓txʷ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ mɬ aɬqáqčaʔ ixíʔ əɬqʷačqn̓txʷ. Take the cap off the woman, and put it on your oldest brother. (OkB)
k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓t open top, take off hat, undo top
k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓tn̓ can opener
k̓ʷƛ̓up plop out, come out of butt
- ixíʔ sčuts, “p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs p̓əs k̓ʷƛ̓up,” kʷm̓iɬ axáʔ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔx ixíʔ iʔ sxʔitx Then he started saying, “Fart, fart, fart, fart, plop” at once the first one fell on the ground. (PS)
- t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ aláʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ, stim̓ ? way̓ ixíʔ itlíʔ x̌lits iʔ knaqs, “p̓əs, p̓əs, p̓əs, p̓əs, k̓ʷƛ̓up.” All at once something fell down here, what is it? Then he asked for another one, “Ps, ps, ps, plop”. (PS)
k̓ʷm̓k̓ʷum̓s eyebrows
k̓ʷnaʔ interjection with negative meaning
- t̓iʔ way̓ kʷu qiɬəɬt áɬiʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓, áɬiʔ k̓ʷnaʔ ʔiw̓t. When we woke up, we came, we didn’t want to get behind. (PS)
k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓ to garden, to plant (repeated)
k̓ʷn̓stuɬt share something
k̓ʷn̓sxixm̓ show things (OkB)
k̓ʷn̓sxixmn̓t show something to somebody
k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t a few days, how many days, an indeterminate number of days
k̓ʷn̓xax̌n̓ how many (arms, wings, cards, bills, papers)
k̓ʷsam̓ to singe
k̓ʷsan̓t singe
k̓ʷsixʷ goose (OkB)
k̓ʷsn̓tim̓ it was singed, we singed it
- k̓ʷsn̓tixʷ. You singe/singed it. (Cv)
k̓ʷúl̓aʔst fix arrows, fix arrows, fletch, fletch an arrow
- isčk̓ʷúl̓aʔst. The arrows I fixed., What I fletched. (Cv)
- kʷ k̓ʷúl̓aʔstm̓. You fix arrows. (Cv)
- mi sič tk̓ʷul̓aʔstməlx Then they fix the feathers on (PS)
- ksk̓lxʷm̓stis axáʔ iʔ sčk̓ʷúl̓aʔsts. It took him one day to fix his bow and arrow. (PS)
k̓ʷul̓čn̓t cook for someone
k̓ʷul̓kst mold, give shape
- sčk̓ʷul̓kst Mold, give shape (OkB)
k̓ʷul̓kstmn̓t fix somebody up
- swy̓num̓tx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it uɬ aɬíʔ mináʔ lut k̓ʷul̓kstm̓səl̓x t hɬ ml̓qnups. The boy’s handsome, the eagles probably dolled him up. (PS)
k̓ʷul̓l̓ be born, turn into, become
k̓ʷul̓l̓pm̓ make the bed
k̓ʷul̓l̓pxt make bed for someone
k̓ʷul̓l̓x grow, develop
- anwíʔ sič kʷ sčk̓ʷul̓l̓x / kʷ səčk̓ʷul̓l̓x. You are beginning to develop. (PS)
k̓ʷul̓ɬt fix something for somebody, fix something of somebody’s
- k̓ʷul̓ɬtp axáʔ iʔ kwaps, k̓l̓ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓ n̓pəpil̓xstp. You guys fix these horses of theirs, you put them in the barn. (PS)
- k̓ʷul̓ɬtsn̓ ask̓ɬq̓ám̓ I’ll fulfill your wish. (PS)
k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷ build a house
- ixíʔ miʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓. Then s/he will build a house. (PS)
k̓ʷul̓m̓ make, work, use, have a job, do something (OkB)
- kʷ k̓ʷul̓m̓. You get the job., You work., You are working. (PS)
- iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ kmix iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓sts. Licking plates/dishes is the only work he likes. (PS)
- sič k̓ʷul̓m̓ ̓. begin doing something / begin doing something (OkB)
k̓ʷul̓m̓ t lkapíʔ make coffee
k̓ʷul̓mn̓ tool, workspace, workplace
k̓ʷul̓n̓t make it, fix it, do it, work it
- k̓ʷul̓səl̓x iʔ t̓əxʷtlwis. They made an airplane. (PS)
k̓ʷul̓n̓t n̓ʔasl̓míw̓st make a match, make a pair
k̓ʷul̓wlm̓ build a canoe, make a canoe, make a vehicle., work on a vehicle, do mechanical work, work on a car (OkB)
k̓ʷul̓x təsič sčk̓ʷul̓ Make a new problem!
k̓ʷul̓xn̓ / k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓xn̓ boot / boots
k̓ʷul̓xt make something for somebody
- čniɬtsm̓ ixíʔ ɬa ksčk̓ʷul̓, lutm̓ t swit k̓ʷul̓xtm̓. S/he’s the one that fixed that, nobody fixed it for him. (Cv)
k̓ʷum̓ eyebrow (Cv)
k̓ʷum̓s eyebrow(s)
k̓ʷúsəsk̓aʔ ghost
k̓ʷúsk̓aʔn̓t ghost somebody
- k̓ʷusk̓aʔn̓tíxʷ. You ghosted somebody.
k̓ʷxʷap crawl on the ground, slither
- iʔ x̌aʔx̌ʔúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ əčk̓ʷxʷap. That rattle snake slithers., It slithers, that rattler snake/rattler.
k̓ʷʔinm̓ bite