k̓ʷ

təl̓ sysyusč k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt Because he’s smart (and) strong. (PS) [lit. he’s strong from his power.]
k̓ʷəc̓k̓ʷac̓t iʔ sxəl·akək A strong spin. (Ok)

k̓ʷčtaˤmn̓ early riser

k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt strong

k̓ʷəčk̓ʷčtwil̓x become strong

k̓ʷəčk̓ʷəčspuʔús strong hearted

k̓ʷəčk̓ʷəčspʔus confident, strong hearted

k̓ʷək̓ʷimápuʔsqn̓ small mouth

k̓ʷək̓ʷimínaʔk small belly

k̓ʷək̓ʷimípaʔst small chin

k̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt little

k̓ʷək̓ʷisímxʷ small breasts

k̓ʷək̓ʷiʔmálaʔqʷ gray hair

k̓ʷək̓ʷiʔmáqs small nose

k̓ʷək̓ʷiʔmáyaʔqn̓ small head

k̓ʷək̓ʷiʔmíp small butt

k̓ʷək̓ʷnaʔtw̓íl̓aʔx become fewer

k̓ʷək̓ʷn̓xasq̓t a few days

k̓ʷək̓ʷyiɬxʷ model (small house)

k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ piqsxn̓ A little silver. (PS)

k̓ʷək̓ʷy̓málaʔqʷ small

k̓ʷək̓ʷyumaʔtwílx become small

k̓ʷəlčənčut Cook (OkB)

k̓ʷəlčnčut cook (OkB)

k̓ʷəl̓l̓il̓t Give birth (OkB)

k̓ʷəl̓s- work. in compounds

k̓ʷəl̓skʷist Name somebody (OkB)
k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílps make a bed. compound / make a bed
sk̓ʷl̓siʔáʕ̓ Give a potlach / Give a potlatch (OkB)

k̓ʷəl̓skʷist Name somebody (OkB)

k̓ʷəɬp̓ínaʔm̓ make a birch bark basket (OkB)

k̓ʷən̓stuɬt share

k̓ʷənsxixm̓ Show something to somebody (OkB)

k̓ʷən̓sxixmn̓t show

k̓ʷik̓ʷnx a few

k̓ʷík̓ʷxʷnaʔ mouse, mice (OkB)

k̓ʷík̓ʷxʷnaʔ iʔ st̓ət̓k̓ʷil̓ps mouse pad

k̓ʷílaʔxʷ frost

k̓ʷilk̓ roll (Cv)

k̓ʷil̓k̓ roll (singular)

k̓ʷilk̓n̓t roll something around

k̓ʷilk̓əntxʷ You roll it (Cv)

k̓ʷil̓k̓n̓t roll something

k̓ʷiƛ̓ɬt pull off something of someone’s / pull of one’s something

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

k̓ʷiƛ̓n̓t pull something apart, off / take something off

k̓ʷiƛ̓əs iʔ sttm̓tim̓s He pulled off his clothes (OkB)

k̓ʷiƛ̓t rest of / some / others / remaining people / others / 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)

k̓ʷímaɬ nčaʔlím̓ place name. west Stranger Creek. B’s etym: little ncaʔlíʔm (OkB)

k̓ʷímaɬ nčaʔlíʔm̓ place name. West Stranger Creek; Stranger Creek / place name. (West) Stanger Creek. B’s etym: little ncaʔlíʔm analysis unclear / place name. (West) Stanger Creek. B’s etym: little ncaʔlíʔm analysis unclear. (OkB) (OkB)

k̓ʷin̓ taste / try / try, taste / try / taste

k̓ʷinm̓ try

k̓ʷinm̓, k̓ʷin̓m̓ try (OkB)

k̓ʷin̓maʔ decide, advise

k̓ʷín̓maʔ, k̓ʷínmaʔm̓ decide, advise

kn̓ k̓ʷínmaʔm̓ I decide, figure out (Cv)

k̓ʷínmaʔam̓ Decide, figure out (Cv)

k̓ʷín̓maʔm̓ decide

k̓ʷínmaʔxt give advice to somebody

k̓ʷínmaʔxtmn̓ I give you advice (Cv)

k̓ʷin̓st try/attempt

k̓ʷin̓t try something

ixíʔ čkʷis mat íwaʔ k̓ʷin̓s iʔ lapál̓. Then he took it, maybe he tried the shovel. (PS)

k̓ʷinx how much, how many, an indeterminate number; at what time / how much, how many, an indeterminate number; at what time. INTERROGATIVE INDEFINITE

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 (PS)

k̓ʷinx asnstíls estimate (how many you think)

k̓ʷinx iʔsʔums place value

k̓ʷinx iʔx̌əx̌y̓aɬnxʷ time (telling time)

k̓ʷinxčn̓ an indeterminate number of words / a few words / how many words / a few words / how many words

t̓i k̓ʷinxčən̓ iʔ ksqʷəlqʷilts Every few words he spoke (PS)

k̓ʷinxɬʔúpənkst A number of tens (PS)

k̓ʷinxɬʔúpnkst 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)

k̓ʷixʷ let loose / to free

k̓ʷixʷəxʷ get loose / get free

k̓ʷixʷn̓ remove

k̓ʷixʷn̓t let loose, to free / loosen / untie something

q̓ʷixʷən̓ I untie it (Cv)

k̓ʷixʷxʷ come untied

lut ksk̓ʷixʷəxʷs It won’t come untied. (Ok)

k̓ʷk̓ʷyínaʔ a little quantity

nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ Give him a little money too (PS)
k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ čmystin̓ yaʔ nqilxʷčən̓ I know the Indian language a little (Cv)
íwaʔ sk̓ʷək̓ʷy̓ínaʔs. No matter how small., Even if it is small. (Cv)

k̓ʷk̓ʷyúmaʔ 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)

k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílp make a bed. compound

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)

k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷilpn̓t make a bed

sk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílpsəlx A bed / Their bed (Cv)

k̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílps make a bed. compound / make a bed

k̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓k make a bow. compound / make a bow

iʔ sk̓ʷl̓čkʷin̓ks. It's the bow he made. (PS)

k̓ʷl̓čnčut cook

ilíʔ k̓ʷl̓čn̓čutəl̓̓x. Then they cooked. (PS)
way̓ kʷ k̓ʷəl̓čənčut iʔ t x̌ast iʔ t sʔiɬən̓ (I want) you to cook the best things to eat. (PS) (OkB)

k̓ʷl̓čn̓čut to cook / cook

k̓ʷl̓čn̓čutx cook

k̓ʷl̓il̓t make a child

čk̓ʷl̓il̓t give birth, have a baby (Cv)

k̓ʷlk̓itkʷm̓ water roll up / water rolls around

k̓ʷəlk̓itkʷm̓ The water rolled down (as in a flood) (Cv)

k̓ʷl̓kstmist fix oneself up / get prettied up / put on makeup

isk̓ʷl̓kstmíst. I am/was fixing myself up., I am getting prettied up. (Cv)

k̓ʷl̓kstmistx put on makeup

k̓ʷl̓kstmn̓t fix somebody up

k̓ʷlk̓ʷal̓ place name

ksx̌əlpínaʔ xʷuy̓ t k̓ʷəlk̓ʷal̓ The next day he went by kW’elkW’al (Cv)

k̓ʷlk̓ʷlk̓ilx 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

k̓ʷl̓k̓ʷul̓xn̓ boots

k̓ʷl̓laʔxʷílp fix the ground

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

k̓ʷl̓ɬ- make. in compounds

kʷu ksk̓ʷəl̓ɬčq̓ílnaʔx 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. compound

čk̓ʷl̓ɬl̓kalátm̓ make bread, make biscuits (Cv)
wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷəs məɬ k̓ʷəl̓ɬlkalátm̓ He gets it ground and then makes biscuits (PS)

k̓ʷl̓ɬp̓ínaʔm̓ make a birch bark basket. compound

k̓ʷl̓ɬtkɬmilxʷ get a wife

k̓ʷl̓ɬtmxʷúlaʔxʷ make a home. compound

ʔáˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ ɬə k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓. Now I have made my home here. (PS)

k̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ make a homestead

k̓ʷl̓máyaʔ pretend to be working

kn̓ k̓ʷəl̓máyaʔ I pretend to work / I pretend I work (Cv)

k̓ʷl̓n̓čut strengthen oneself

k̓ʷl̓nčutn̓ god, creator

kʷu čus iʔ t k̓ʷl̓ənčutn̓ ikstxt̓ám̓ ixíʔ čq̓ilən̓, lut ikskʷɬənxíxm̓ God told me to take care of this 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)
k̓ʷl̓sčut bə fixəd up. ixíʔ swiʔnúmtx, iʔ t sttm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌səlsčut, iʔ t sk̓ʷəl̓sčuts t sx̌čmənčuts He’s handsome, with his clothes and good outfit, the way he’s fixed up and dressed (PS)

k̓ʷl̓sčut be fixed up

k̓ʷl̓spuʔúsx decide (command)

k̓ʷl̓sqáx̌aʔm̓ train horses

k̓ʷl̓st̓xitkʷm̓ make soup

k̓ʷl̓syaˤʔ give a potlatch / give a potlatch. compound

k̓ʷluʔsásq̓t place name. Quillisascut Creek. on the east side of the Columbia; the former winter village site on both sides of the creek mouth / personal name. Kolosaskət. One of the Catholic chiefs of the Colville, around 1860. B’s etym: singed sky (OkB)

k̓ʷluʔsásq̓t 1 place name. Quillisascut Creek

k̓ʷluʔsásq̓t 2 personal name. Kolosasket

k̓ʷɬax be surpised / surprised (Cv)

k̓ʷɬtan̓músmn̓t treat as worthless

k̓ʷɬxčinmn̓t surprise somebody with news

níkxnaʔ, čxíʔtmist iʔ sqilxʷ, aɬíʔ k̓ʷəɬxčinməntm̓ My, the people ran over there, because that’s surprising news (PS)

k̓ʷɬxmin̓t surprise / surprise someone

k̓ʷɬxn̓tim̓ / k̓ʷɬxan̓t / k̓ʷɬxam̓ surprise someone

k̓ʷƛ̓alqs take clothes off

kn̓ k̓ʷƛ̓alqʷm̓ I took someone’s clothes off (Cv)

k̓ʷƛ̓am̓ pull something off

lutaksk̓ʷƛ̓ám̓ Don’t take it off. e.g. a saddle (PS)

k̓ʷƛ̓an̓t an̓lkapú take off coat / take off coat

k̓ʷƛ̓an̓t an̓q̓aʔxán̓ take off shoes / take off shoes

k̓ʷƛ̓an̓t iʔ lkapú take off coat / take off coat

k̓ʷƛ̓an̓t iʔ q̓aʔxán̓ take off shoes / take off shoes

k̓ʷƛ̓ap sun rise (OkB)

k̓ʷƛ̓əƛ̓qin̓ opened

k̓ʷƛ̓n̓čut take oneself apart

k̓ʷƛ̓n̓tim̓ pull something off

ixíʔ k̓ʷƛ̓n̓tis, axáʔ kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓s, ixíʔ t̓xʷ axáʔ čp̓ʔaxʷ. Then she took it off, this ring of hers is gold, then this just shines. (PS)
itlíʔ iʔ naqs čk̓ʷƛ̓n̓tis iʔ nin̓k̓mn̓, way̓ ixíʔ nixʷ əɬnik̓m̓s. Then he took out another little knife, and he started cutting more again. (PS)

k̓ʷƛ̓pus boil water / come to a boil (OkB)

k̓ʷƛ̓pus, k̓ʷəƛ̓pus boil water (OkB)

k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓ take off the hat

k̓ʷƛ̓qinm̓ He takes off his hat (Cv)
k̓ʷəƛ̓qintxʷ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, məɬ aɬqáqčaʔ ixíʔ əɬqʷačqəntxʷ Take the cap off the woman, and put it on your oldest brother / Take the cap off the woman, and put it on your oldest brother. (PS) (OkB)

k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓t open top

k̓ʷƛ̓qin̓tn̓ can opener

k̓ʷƛ̓up come out. Coyote’s call in some stories (see phrases) / come out

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)
t̓i kʷm̓iɬ aláʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ, stim̓? way̓ ixíʔ itlíʔ x̌lits iʔ knaqs, “p̓əs, p̓əs, p̓əs, p̓əs k̓ʷƛ̓up.” All at once something fell down, what is it? Then he asked for another one, “Come out.” (PS)

k̓ʷm̓k̓ʷum̓s eyebrow / eyebrow(s)

k̓ʷmk̓ʷums, k̓ʷəmk̓ʷums eyebrow(s) (Cv)

k̓ʷnaʔ interjection. see k̓ʷnʔ / interjection. with negative meaning

t̓i way̓ kʷu qiɬəɬt aɬíʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓, aɬíʔ k̓ʷnaʔ ʔiw̓t When we woke up we came, we didn’t want to get behind (PS)

k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓ to garden / to plant

k̓ʷn̓sxix (aksk̓ʷn̓xíx) show (what you will show)

k̓ʷnsxixm̓, k̓ʷənsxixm̓ show something to somebody (OkB)

k̓ʷnxasq̓t an indeterminate number of days

k̓ʷənk̓ʷənxasq̓ət A few days (PS)

k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t a few days / how many days

k̓ʷnxax̌n̓ how many (cards, bills, papers)

k̓ʷsixʷ goose (OkB)

k̓ʷsk̓aʔál̓qs personal name. woman’s name (OkB)

k̓ʷsk̓ʷsk̓aʔmúɬ be easily ghosted. by something unusual, foreboding. (Ok) / be easily ghosted

k̓ʷsk̓ʷsm̓uɬ caterpillar (OkB)

k̓ʷsn̓tim̓ singe something. e.g. a chicken / singe something

k̓ʷsəntixʷ You singe it (Cv)

k̓ʷsn̓tim̓ / k̓ʷsan̓t / k̓ʷsam̓ singe

k̓ʷt̓k̓ʷit̓ps flea (OkB)

k̓ʷuk̓ʷiy̓úm̓aʔ 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 spsʕáyaʔx. 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)

k̓ʷul̓ turn into. IN CONSTRUCTION WITH t / turn into

xʷt̓t̓əpnumt axáʔ iʔ təkɬmilxʷ, k̓ʷul̓ ixíʔ iʔ t stmaˤlt, q̓ʷəq̓ʷáˤy̓ iʔ stmaˤlt The woman jumped up, she turned into a cow, a black buffalo cow (PS)
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)

k̓ʷul̓aʔst fix arrows, fletch / fix arrows

isčk̓ʷúl̓aʔst. The arrows I fixed., What I fletched. (Cv)
kʷ k̓ʷul̓aʔstm̓ 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)

k̓ʷúl̓aʔst fletch an arrow

k̓ʷul̓čn̓t cook for someone

k̓ʷul̓kst mold, give shape

sčk̓ʷul̓kst Mold, give shape (OkB)

k̓ʷul̓kstmn̓t fix somebody up

swiʔnúmtx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, uɬ aɬíʔ min̓á lut k̓ʷul̓kstm̓səlx t həɬməlqnups The boy’s handsome, the eagles probably dolled him up (PS)

k̓ʷul̓l̓ be born

k̓ʷul̓l̓, k̓ʷul̓əl̓ be born

axáʔ l̓ aʔ čxʔítiʔ k̓ʷul̓l̓ Yasukríʔ, čkičx axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, uɬ ixíʔ x̌lits yəyaˤt iʔ skəkʕákaʔ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ čtəkʷtəkʷʔut. When Jesus Christ was first born, he got here on earth, and he called for all the birds, and the ones that walk on the ground. (PS)
uɬ aɬíʔ čaptíkʷɬ, uɬ t̓i k̓ʷul̓l̓, uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap, uɬ way̓ čxʷylwis, uɬ čʔičkn̓, way̓ čqčqičəlx And because it’s a legend, he was born, and it wasn’t long and he grew up, and he was running around, and playing, running all over (PS)

k̓ʷul̓l̓nún̓t manage to do / manage to make

k̓ʷul̓l̓pm̓ make the bed

k̓ʷul̓l̓pxt make bed for someone

k̓ʷul̓lx grow

anwíʔ sič kʷ sčk̓ʷul̓l̓x / kʷ səčk̓ʷul̓l̓x. You are beginning to develop. (PS)

k̓ʷul̓ɬt fix something for somebody, fix something of somebody’s

k̓ʷul̓əɬtp axáʔ iʔ kəwʔaps, k̓əl̓ sn̓t̓əwsčqáx̌aʔtn̓ n̓ppilxstp Fix their horses, put them in the barn (PS)
k̓ʷul̓ɬtsən̓ ask̓əɬq̓ám̓ I’ll fulfill your wish (PS)

k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷ build a house

ixíʔ miʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓. Then s/he will build a house. (PS)

k̓ʷul̓m̓ make anything, work / to use, to make / work / work, have a job, do something (OkB)

kʷ k̓ʷul̓m̓ You get the job (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 tə lkapí make coffee

k̓ʷul̓mn̓ tool / desk

k̓ʷul̓n̓t make, fix something