m

-m-nčáˤt reflexive with pharyngeal intrusion / reflexive

• siymənčáˤt They screamed (Cv)

-m-nčut reflexive / stem formative

• pux̌ʷmnčút scatter (OkB)
• ʔax̌l̓mn̓čút turn around / turn oneself around (OkB)
  • way̓ t̓i lut səlkʷuts, uɬ ixíʔ sʔax̌əlmənčúts He didn’t go far, and he turned back (PS)

-m-n̓t stem formative

• ksqʷaʔmíkstməntm̓ We’re going to get used to it (PS)
• l̓k̓iw̓sm̓s., lk̓iw̓sm̓s. S/he tied bundles. (PS)
• aláʔ kpul̓xmn̓. I’ll camp here with them. (PS)
• skn̓kn̓amsəlx The women are cutting it open (PS)
• kʷuʔ sčkičm̓səl̓x. They arrived at my place. (Cv)
• skn̓xaʔčínəmsəlx They were going there (PS)
• čsʷit yaʔ n̓čhaqsəms He started walking the way he was facing (PS)
• wikʷčnəm̓s She backbites him (PS)
• nx̌aʔsínaʔm̓s He enjoyed it (Cv)
• n̓qičəlxəms He was right on his tracks (PS)

-m-nwixʷ stem formative

• kn̓ áˤčəčqənmənwíxʷ I am fighting head to head with him
• kʷu n̓səxʷnaʔmnwíxʷ. We understand one another. (PS)

m-sčut stem formative

• kn̓ kɬp̓čmsčut I am disgusted with myself. (PS)
• kʷ sčksn̓xaʔčnm̓sčút. You always put yourself in front of the others. (PS)
• kn̓ sxiy̓m̓sčútx. I was done in. (PS)
• wələmsčut He did something magic to himself (Cv)
• kn̓ sčym̓msčutx I am cornered (Cv)

-m-sčut reflexive. -ct 2 / reflexive

• sqʷnm̓sčut suffer, have a hard time (OkB)
  • kn̓ sqʷn̓əmsčutx I am suffering / I was pitiful / I was pitiful as I tried it (Cv)

-m-st stem formative

• čqʷn̓činm̓stxʷ. You pity him.
• kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stíxʷ. You got pretty close to it. (Cv)
• čqʷy̓iɬxʷm̓stsəlx. They cover/put roofs on their houses. (PS)
• ksiw̓stm̓stn̓. I water him. (PS)

-m(-nt)-n̓ I

• n̓kxnilsmn̓ I want to go with them / I just realize it (Cv)

-m= stem formative. BEFORE LEXICAL SUFFIXES

• n̓ɬaʔmáqs next, close to the road / Close to the road (Cv)
• tkʷl̓liw̓tmntsn̓. I’m sitting by you / I sit next to you (Cv)
• kʷu kɬaʔmíw̓s. We’re close relatives., We've got close together. (Cv)
• n̓c̓əkmustm̓ We’re figuring it (PS)

maáˤwsiyən̓ collar bone

mahúyaʔ raccoon

mállx̌aʔ Tell a lie (OkB)

• ixíʔ ksčmál̓̓x̌aʔtət. That’s the lie we’re going to tell., That will be our falsehood.

maltm̓ interjection. see mltm

málx̌aʔ lie, tell falsehood

málx̌aʔn̓t lie to somebody

• lut čʔx̌iɬ t skc̓ax̌ʷs, kʷu málx̌aʔs iʔ t inkəwáp He didn’t mean it, my horse lied to me (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ kɬƛ̓lal̓, kʷu əɬ málx̌aʔs I am a goner, he lied to me (PS)

málx̌aʔs fake / pretend

mál̓x̌aʔs fake, pretend

málx̌aʔs c̓ásy̓aqn̓ computer / computer

málx̌aʔs c̓asyqn̓ computer

málx̌aʔs t̓axt artificial sweetener / artificial sweetener

maɬ too / too much / alot

mam̓áyaʔm̓ teach (as language) (OkB)

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ x̌litn̓ isl̓əx̌l̓ax̌t, way̓ iksm̓aʔm̓ayaʔm̓ I will call my partners, I’m going to find out (PS)
• aksxʷic̓ɬtm̓ t ksk̓ʷul̓s, aksmamáyaʔm̓. You will give him a job, you'll teach him. (PS)

mamqʷčn̓ swallow

mam̓qʷčn̓ a swallow / swallow

mamqʷčn̓, mam̓qʷčən̓ swallow. bird (Cv)

mam̓sčút play cards

man̓xʷ smoke tobacco / Smoke a pipe (OkB)

• məɬ kʷu sq̓ʷəymənčuts, kʷu sn̓ɬsípnaʔm̓ uɬ kʷu man̓xʷ We will give a big dance, we will have cigars and we will smoke (PS)

man̓xʷm̓ to smoke / to smoke (tabacco, etc.)

maqn̓t stop s/o from going / stop somebody from going

• maqənts He stops you from going (Cv)
• íwaʔ maqn̓tm̓. They tried to stop him. (PS)

marí personal name. Mary / personal name. Mary French Marie

• ʔak̓láʔ Maríʔ itíʔ čn̓tr̓qpn̓čutəl̓x. Around here Mary and others awere running very fast. (Cv)

márwiʔ mix (OkB)

márwiʔn̓t mix something

• c̓iw̓s axáʔ iʔ səsp̓qin̓, way̓ ixíʔ már̓wiʔs iʔ t kʷukʷús mɬ ixíʔ n̓c̓upkʷs, n̓t̓aʔ mɬ ʔiɬn̓. He washes the wheat, mixes it with bacon, rolls some flour and throws it in the water, then he eats. (PS)

már̓wiʔn̓t mix something / mix / to mix

maryán̓ personal name. Marianne / personal name. Marianne. French Marianne (OkB)

-mast

• kaʔčnmáˤst say dirty words, dirty talk, talk dirty
  • kn̓ kaʔčənmást I talk dirty (Cv)
  • lut t̓ə skaʔčənmást They’re not dirty words / They’re not bad words (Cv)

masxn̓ four-point

mat maybe

mat k̓lnaqs sxəlakək about one minute

mat uníxʷ maybe it is true / maybe it is true

mat w̓nixʷ maybe it is true

mat, mət maybe

• mət aɬíʔ sƛ̓ləlmix, lut kʷu t̓ə əɬkičəntm̓ Maybe he died, he never got to us (PS)
• ʔa··, way̓ mt asn̓q̓m̓sčínm̓, way̓ t̓xʷ íwáʔ in̓x̌mín̓k, uɬ way̓ kʷin̓txʷ. Ah, I guess you’re stuck on it, even though I like it, you can take it. (PS)
• mət way̓ sk̓əɬʔətətxnumt Maybe he overslept (PS)
• way̓, way̓, mət aspuʔús Well, OK, if that’s how you feel (PS)
• way̓ lut səksčxʷuys axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, t̓əxʷ mət k̓əlk̓laxʷ, ixíʔ uɬ tiɬx axáʔ iʔ kəwaps The boy didn’t go far, maybe he got out of sight, and his horse stood still (PS)
• mət k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsəs qʷásqiʔ iʔ t saʔstáms iʔ t slimt I suppose his sister in law kissed Blue Jay, she was so tickled / I suppose his sister-in-law kissed Blue Jay, she was so tickled (PS)
• way̓ mət kʷ ʔayx̌ʷt I bet you are tired (PS)
• mət k̓ʷinx, mət kaʔɬís sn̓saʕmənčútsəlx iʔ ta nyxʷut iʔ ta čənləʕ̓ʷutm̓ I don’t know how many times, maybe three times they went down deep gulches (PS)
• t̓xʷ iwá lut t̓ə čmystin̓ uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kn̓ mypnwiɬən̓, t swit kʷ m̓ayaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mypnun̓ So, I don’t know anything, but I will learn, anybody shows me, and I’ll learn. (PS)

mayán̓t iʔ skətxʷam̓ tell addition stories, tell an addition story

may̓n̓čút tell one’s own story

• uɬ axáʔ iʔ likúk čm̓ayʔnčút The rooster is telling a story (PS)
• sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ əčqʷaʔqʷʔálx yaʔ čm̓ayʔnčútəlx That’s why they talk and tell about themselves / That’s why they talk (and) tell about themselves (PS)

maʔ interjection see mʔ 1

-maʔ ? / suffix of unclear meaning

• c̓áq̓ʷmaʔ pointer finger, index finger (OkB)
• k̓ʷín̓maʔm̓ decide, figure out, advise, discern (Cv)
• n̓ʔakʷmaʔsčín̓ hoard food / hoard food, build up a food surplus (Cv)
• ʔawsʔúkʷmaʔm̓ Go to bid good bye (PS)
• ʔúkʷmaʔm̓ leave somebody / bid good bye (Cv)

maʔáʔ nervous

maʔaʔmín̓tm̓ fed up with someone/something

maʔčínmn̓t bother someone with words. (harass?) / bother somebody with words

• way̓ kʷu čmaʔčínəms sn̓k̓l̓ip Coyote is bothering us. (PS) this form is grammatically singular. unambiguously plural. see kʷu cmaʔcínməntəm / Coyote bothers us (PS)

maʔčn-

• maʔčínmn̓t bother someone with words. (harass?) / bother somebody with words
  • way̓ kʷu čmaʔčínəms sn̓k̓l̓ip Coyote is bothering us. (PS) this form is grammatically singular. unambiguously plural. see kʷu cmaʔcínməntəm / Coyote bothers us (PS)
• maʔčnmíst bother somebody with words
  • xʷuyx, lut nixʷ itlíʔ aksmaʔčənmíst Go, don’t bother people with your talk any more (PS)
• maʔčnmɬtíɬn̓ bother a person with words
  • lut aksmaʔčnmɬtíɬn̓. Don’t bother people with your talk! (Cv)

maʔčnmíst bother somebody with words

• xʷuyx, lut nixʷ itlíʔ aksmaʔčənmíst Go, don’t bother people with your talk any more (PS)

maʔčnmɬtiɬn̓ bother a person with words

maʔčnmɬtíɬn̓ bother a person with words

• lut aksmaʔčnmɬtíɬn̓. Don’t bother people with your talk! (Cv)

maʔíkstmn̓t bother

maʔkst-

• maʔkstmɬtíɬn̓, maʔkstmɬtíɬən̓ bother a person by doing something (OkB)

maʔkstmɬtíɬn̓ bother a person by doing something

maʔkstm̓ɬtíɬn̓ Bother somebody. (OkB) see ɬətiɬn̓ / pester / learn by bothering / Bother somebody / pester / learn by bothering (OkB)

maʔkstmɬtíɬn̓, maʔkstmɬtíɬən̓ bother a person by doing something (OkB)

maʔɬspuʔús feel better / feel better. compound

• kn̓ maʔɬspuʔús My heart is feeling better. (Ok)

maʔmáyaʔm̓ to study, to learn

maʔmaʔmín̓t be bothered with somebody

• nixʷ ilíʔ tixʷkʷukstməlx sn̓k̓l̓ip, smaʔmaʔmíntməlx Coyote told them the same, he was bothered by them (PS)

maʔmáʔt bothersome / bothersome nuisance / bothersome, nuisance (OkB)

maʔmínm̓ ? / be in the way, unwanted

• wnixʷ kʷ ƛ̓x̌ap, uɬ lut kʷ smaʔmínm̓ It’s true you are grown up, and you’re not in the way (PS)
• nak̓ʷáʔ kʷ smaʔmínm̓ You mustn’t think we didn’t want you (Cv)

maʔmín̓t send someone away, grow tired of someone

• maʔmíntxʷ You’re tired of him (Cv)
• maʔmíntsən̓ I want to send you away (PS)

maʔmínxnmn̓t rub the feet on something

• maʔmínxənməntm̓ He rubbed his feet on him (Cv)

maʔmsčút play cards

maʔmsčút, maʔməsčút play cards (Cv)

maʔqʷalnqn̓ knife

maʔqʷálnqn̓, maʔqʷálənqən̓ knife (Cv)

máʔr̓wiʔ mix

maʕčnítkʷ resting on the shore

maʕm̓ break

maˤm̓ lay something down

• iksmáˤʔm̓. I’ll lay it down there. (Cv)

maʕm̓, maʕʔm̓ break. e.g. a cup (OkB)

máˤmlaʔ worms / grub

maˤn̓ dang

maʕt broken

maʕ̓t Smash up (OkB)

maʕtnm̓ísxn̓ place name. the Splitoff / place name. the Splitoff. a distinctive, low, slanted mountain close to the east side of Lake Roosevelt across from French Point Rocks (OkB)

maˤwɬt break something of somebody’s

• way̓ əɬmáˤwɬts axáʔ iʔ kɬuʔxʷúɬts iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, aɬíʔ ixíʔ iʔ kɬuʔxʷúsəs iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ He broke up the stitches on the deer, because he had stitched up the deer (PS)

maˤwm̓ break rope or string

maˤwn̓t break something

• maˤws iʔ sčqʷəlqʷilts She broke her word (Cv)
• maˤwn̓ I broke it (Cv)

maˤwp something breaks down

• in̓laklíʔ čm̓ sl̓min̓ uɬ áɬiʔ čm̓ put k̓ɬn̓máˤw̓pn̓ in̓k̓ɬn̓k̓míp miʔ kn̓ əɬn̓ʔuɬxʷ. I might lose my key, and then I would have to break my door before I could go back in. (PS)

maˤwsyn̓ collar bone

maˤw̓syn̓ collar bone

maˤwsyn̓, maáˤwsiyən̓ collar bone (OkB)

maˤwt broken

• čm̓ ixíʔ tl̓lutət uɬ maˤw̓t iʔ nin̓k̓mn̓, uɬ itlíʔ inčáʔ kn̓ kčahəhám̓. Should that not work and the knife break, then I will go next. (PS)
• úɬiʔ ʔiw̓t kəkc̓ilxqən̓, uɬ maˤwt axáʔ iʔ k̓əɬnyrk̓ʷiptn̓, way̓ kiʔ k̓ip̓əp̓, way̓ kɬčaw̓t kiʔ ʔačəčqaʔíʔst kəkc̓ilxqən̓ Then Wood Tick got behind, and the hoop broke, that’s when it got pinched, Wood Tick had quite a time before it got out (PS)

máˤwútt personal name. man’s name

máˤwútt, máˤwútət personal name. man’s name (OkB)

máˤwxixmn̓t break something of somebody’s

• mʔáˤwxixmn̓ I broke someone else’s object (Cv)

maʕylxʷ personal name. woman’s name (OkB)

maˤʔ fall down

mčakʷ blackcap berries (OkB)

mc̓am̓ to trick / trick, fool someone (Cv)

mc̓aˤɬt pus

mc̓aˤɬt, mc̓aʕɬt pus (Cv)

mc̓mc̓ikst smear on hands / smear on paws

mc̓mc̓iɬp ironwood

mc̓mc̓iɬp, məc̓məc̓iʔɬp ironwood (OkB)

mc̓min̓ oil

mc̓min̓, məc̓min̓ oil (OkB)

mc̓n̓tim̓ trick someone

• mc̓əntixʷ You tricked him (Cv)

mc̓n̓tim̓ / mc̓an̓t / m̓c̓am̓ smear/wipe

mčq̓ʷulm̓ to swallow / swallow

• kn̓ məčq̓ʷulm̓ I swallow (Cv)

mc̓stim̓ trick somebody

mc̓us smear on face

mc̓ustn̓ face paint

məčkʷl̓iɬəml̓x blackcap berry bush (OkB)

məc̓qinm̓ To oil one’s hair (Cv)

məlməlk̓ʷápaʔ Testicles (Cv)

məlqnups Eagles (PS)

məɬ and then

məsiɬxʷ four houses

məsɬʔupnkst Forty (OkB)

mətxʷn̓čut take too much

məx̌qinm̓ To stoop (Cv)

mɣn̓tim̓ / mɣan̓t / mɣam̓ to pin something

mhúyaʔ raccoon (OkB)

mi future / future. see m 1 / until / then

• pnaʔ čmay̓ k̓əɬpaʔx̌əx̌nún̓, mi ixíʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬtsən̓ ask̓əɬq̓ám̓ Maybe I’ll get the right idea, I’ll fulfill your wish / Maybe I’ll get the right idea, and I’ll fulfill your wish (PS)
• ta n̓wist miʔ kn̓ ksxy̓ústaʔx. I am going to travel up high., Up high I am going to travel. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ yəyáˤt axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ƛ̓xʷəxʷnuntxʷ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ixíʔ mi kʷ wʔikst When you will have killed all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done / You will kill all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done (PS)
• ixíʔ p ksx̌l̓pínaʔ, miʔ ixíʔ aláʔ p əɬčy̓aˤʔ, ixíʔ mɬ xʷic̓ɬəmn̓ iʔ čq̓iln̓. When daylight comes you will gather here again, then I’ll give you the arrows. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ pnaʔ čmay̓ kʷu əɬkʔəstkínaʔ, kʷu čxʷəlxʷalt mi əɬʔistkm̓ Maybe we’ll reach winter again, stay alive until winter / We might reach winter again, we might stay alive until winter again (PS)
• čuɬtxʷəl̓x iʔ asyaˤpčín̓, mɬ čun̓tsəl̓x laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷ xʔkinm̓. Tell them your troubles, and they’ll tell you what you’ll have to do. (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čkičxstxʷ iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ, miʔ ʔukʷɬtxʷ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ When you bring back the birds, take them to the king / When you bring back the birds, bring them to the king (PS)
• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you guys will tie up for her/him, saddle up for her/him. (PS)
• uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ axáʔ iʔ təl̓ sk̓maqs mi siwn̓ k̓ʷinx yaʔ čxʷəlxʷiltstm̓, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ t inčá tx̌aq̓əplaʔn̓ And then from one end I’ll ask how much his debt to him is, and I will pay it (PS)
• way̓ mət qʷasqiʔ ixíʔ mi čk̓əɬk̓laxʷ mi čʔayx̌ʷt, mi k̓əy̓iʔíks, čm̓ itlíʔ mi əɬp̓əlk̓usm̓ Maybe as soon as he gets out of sight Blue Jay will get tired, his hands’ll get cold, he might turn back (PS)
• čm̓ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ aksx̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ miʔ čk̓ɬnixl̓mn̓txʷ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. After you’ll have snored a while, you’ll hear the old woman. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ mi kn̓ ksƛ̓lal. I’ll̓ bə dəad. uɬ čaʔkʷ iwá kʷ əɬ wr̓r̓iʔst, uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ kslip̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač? And if even you did make fire, what can you do to get wood in this dark night? (PS)

mi c̓x̌iɬ tə iʔksnáˤsts weighs the same as the

mi mimáyt tell (command)

mi txƛ̓apəlx all come through / all go along

-mi- stem formative

• laʔmíntxʷ You throw a dart., You prick it., You pricked it. (Cv)
• laʔlaʔmísəl̓x. They throw darts. (Cv)
• xʷəttmintxʷ You’re ungrateful to him (Cv)
• yltmintsən̓ I run away from you / I get away from you (Cv)
• čn̓ɬək̓ʷək̓ʷmistxʷ. You remember it., You are remembering it. (PS)
• c̓xʷmin̓. I pour/poured liquid., I poured it. (OkB)
• n̓qʷən̓mintsən̓ I pitied you (PS)
• paʔsmís She thinks it back, wishes it back (PS)
• qʷaʔmmís He had got used to it (PS)
• n̓k̓əstmis It will do him harm (PS)
• txəlkmintm̓ He went around it (PS)
• kʷuʔ n̓c̓əq̓misəl̓x. They threw me in. (Cv)
• n̓x̌stmintxʷ It’ll do you good (Cv)
• lut ksənk̓əstmiʔs That won’t make him feel bad (PS)

-mi(-nt)-n̓ I

• n̓k̓əstmin̓ It put me in bad (PS)
• n̓ɬək̓ʷək̓ʷmin̓ I thought of it (I strung it up) (Cv)

míc̓aʔ retrieve killed game

• kn̓ míc̓aʔ I go after a dead deer (Cv)
• ksmíc̓aʔx will get the killed game
• naʔɬ smam̓ʔím̓ kʷu ksmíc̓aʔx. We are going to get the dead deer with the woman folks. (PS)

míc̓aʔm̓ fetch killed game

miktúr personal name. Victor / personal name. Victor. French (OkB)

miktúʔtn̓ June / smúkʷaʔxn seeds

mik̓ʷək̓ʷt snowed in

mik̓ʷt be snowed in

• mik̓ʷk̓ʷtəlx They’re snowed in (Cv)

mílaʔ bait / bait, bait a trap / bait, bait a trap. for animals (OkB)

mílaʔn̓t bait somebody

• mílaʔnts She’ll start baiting you (PS)

mílikram̓ (mg) milligram / milligram

mil̓l̓q̓ʷ ball / sphere

mil̓m̓ share fish

milmlt be slow

• čaʔkʷ nínwiʔ kʷ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓ mɬ kʷ mil̓ml̓t. If you had to put the saddle on you would be slow. (PS)

mil̓n̓t share (command) / share fish

míl̓q̓ʷmiʔst form a ball

mil̓t go visiting (e.g. friends, neighbours) / visit a friend

mil̓xt give something to somebody

• ixíʔ mil̓xtm̓əl̓x iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he shares with them the deer. (PS)

miɬ more / fall, rest on

• kn̓ miɬ I rest (Cv)

miɬm̓ rest

• kn̓ miɬm̓ I am taking a break (Cv)

miƛ̓kst paint arms / hands

miƛ̓ɬxʷm̓ paint a house

miƛ̓m̓ to paint, to color

miƛ̓mn̓ paint

miƛ̓sm̓ paint the face

míƛ̓yaqn̓t paint head

mimiʔíkst handy / skilled with hands

mimlt whitefish (OkB)

miml̓t whitefish

-min̓ instrumental

-min- stem formative / stem formative. BEFORE MIDDLE

• sčtxəxƛ̓mínməlx He was playing tricks on them. (Cv) see txƛ̓min / They rushed to him (Cv)

-min̓, -m̓in̓, -m̓in̓ instrumental

• k̓ɬaˤčmín̓ trolling line (OkB)
• k̓ɬaˤlmín̓ fence, fence post, fence pole (OkB)
• laʔmín̓ bee stinger (Cv)
• ɬuʔmín̓ spear, harpoon, poker, impaler
• nčəčqəm̓in̓ Saucer (OkB)
• q̓əy̓min̓ Letter, paper, writing implement (PS)
• sn̓čəčkʷm̓in̓ little wagon, buggy (PS)
• snwur̓mín̓ Fireplace (OkB)
• tq̓ʷlmin̓ barbeque stick / Barbequeing stick (OkB)

miná future. will not, there must be a reason, it can’t be for no reason, there must be something to it / future. see m 1

• miná tanm̓ús min̓á tanm̓ús axáʔ iʔ tətwit This boy is for real (PS)
• uɬ min̓á haʔ tanm̓us, way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ k̓əɬx̌ʷilstm̓ And maybe it’s not for nothing, it’s better that we do away with him (PS)

min̓ɬtm̓ rub (for somebody)

minn̓ rub something / rub something. morphology unclear (OkB)

min̓n̓t rub

minúm̓t feel

mipíkst ?

mipnún̓t (mipnúntxʷ) answer- get your answer

mipnús Realize something (OkB)

mipnwíɬn̓ learn

mipn̓wíɬn̓ learn information

mipnwíxʷ get to know each other

mír̓ika America

mis xʷʔit kiʔ tl̓ more than

misc̓aɬt colder

misk̓ík̓aʔt nearest

misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔ less

misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt less

misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt tl̓ less than

misk̓ʷk̓ʷiymlt younger. compound

• way̓ axáʔ siwsəntxʷ, t̓i n̓k̓ʷsiwsəntxʷ, uɬ ixíʔ kʷ k̓ʷul̓ ʔapənkspíntk aksmisk̓ʷk̓ʷíyməlt ixíʔ uɬ k̓əlstətw̓it̓ Drink this, drink it in one gulp, and then you will be back ten years younger towards boyhood (PS)

miskʷríʔ orange

miskʷr̓íʔ orange

miskʷríʔ / kʷəkʷlskʷriʔ / kʷil̓ orange

misləkʷákʷ farthest

misɬáq̓t wider / widest

misɬáqʷɬəqʷt most huge

misn̓áˤčúsm̓ trap more

misnáˤst heaviest

misnáˤst kiʔ tl̓ heavier than

misnčix̌čəx̌t hotter

misn̓c̓ɬstím̓ make colder

mispəpíw̓ lightest

mispəpiw̓ kiʔ tl̓ lighter than

misp̓úm̓ dark brown

misq̓ʷíc̓t hold the most

misqʷín̓ dark green

misqʷúm̓ takes longer

-mist intransitive reflexive / intransitive reflexive. with unstressed i

• kn̓ táx̌ʷmist I hung something (reached over) (Cv)
• kʷu sčxətxítmists. we have been running around. (Cv)
• kʷ yúm̓m̓ist. You made a move., You make a move. (Cv)
• t̓úlmistx Take it easy (Cv)
• q̓ʷíɬmistx Do your best (PS)
• kn̓ čqʷútmist. I am in a level wooded land. (Cv)

mist know

-míst intransitive reflexive. with stressed í

• kn̓ kshəhʔáˤwmístaʔx I’m going to take a break, loosen up / I am going to take a break (Cv)
• kn̓ čkʷənmist I was making noise singing / I was singing (Cv)
• kn̓ kmahqənmíst I give up (Cv)
• uɬ aɬíʔ miyəlsmíst aɬíʔ qaʔɬylmíxʷm̓ And he thinks he can do that because he’s the chief’s son (PS)
• haʔ sčyaʔyaʔmístx ? Did she feel sorry for herself?, Was she feeling sorry for herself? (Cv)
• qʷən̓kstmist He did something pitiful (PS)
• kʷu tk̓aslmíst. It is both of us. (PS)
• tx̌ʔənčənmistməntm̓ She tried to stop them (PS)
• kn̓ n̓x̌stl̓smist. I am satisfied. (PS)
• čk̓ɬtw̓nl̓smistəl̓x. They’re not good enough., They fell short. (Cv)
• kʷ čwl̓čnmist. You are talking foolishly. (Cv)
• lut t̓ə sčk̓əɬnəq̓ʷmist He didn’t run away (PS)
• kn̓ ksəl̓plaʔmíst I have disappeared (hide from others) (Cv)
• kn̓ kswitmíst I lose something (OkB)
• ʔəčkn̓kstmist Play with oneself (Cv)
• n̓qʷən̓qʷn̓aʔmístm̓s She started begging him (PS)
• kn̓ n̓səwčənmist I will propose (Cv)
• lut akswl̓čnmíst. Don’t start talking funny. (PS)
• məɬ asxƛ̓čənmíst You can start saying all kinds of things (PS)
• čn̓kəxn̓mist. He was walking there., He was walking along. (PS)
• čx̌stmistn̓. I enjoyed it., I am enjoying it. (Cv)
• ksw̓plaʔmístəl̓x. They asked permission. (PS)
• ksn̓tw̓mistn̓ Store keeper (PS)
• kshəhəʕ̓ʷmístaʔx It sprinkles (Cv)
• tumíst Sell (OkB)

mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔt shorter

mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔt kiʔ tl̓nəqsax̌n̓ shorter than 1 meter

mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔtm̓st make shorter

mist̓ət̓q̓álaʔqʷ shorter

mist̓ət̓q̓tw̓íl̓x become shorter

mist̓ik̓ʷəlqʷ taller

mistkʷríʔs orange round object

mistm̓ father (for female) / father

miswísxn̓ longer

miswísxn̓ kiʔ tl̓nəqsax̌n̓ longer than 1 meter

miswísxn̓m̓st make longer

misx̌ást (inmisx̌ást) favorite (my favorite)

misx̌əsíɬxʷ best house

misx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ day brightens

misxʷaʔtús greatest number of faces / faces (greatest number of faces)

misxʷsáˤp hurry more

misxʷʔít more / greater

miw̓sál̓qʷ kick stick

-mix person

miyáɬ too many, too much

miy̓áʕm̓ plenty

miy̓íkstmn̓t know how to handle

miyls think, deduce

miyls, myilsmn̓t figure something out, deduce something

• miyílsəms uɬ yəyáˤt čx̌əƛ̓mus, uɬ t qəltikn̓, ixíʔ uɬ səx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus iʔ k̓əl̓ čitxʷsəlx He figured it’s all uphill, and from the top then it’s downhill to their houses (PS)
• m̓yilsməntxʷ How you think of it (Cv)

miyn̓t lay something on / know something, be sure of something

• way̓ iʔ t xƛ̓ut miys sn̓t̓əpt̓paqsəs lut iʔ t sniw̓t ksniw̓əntm̓ He put rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away / He puts the rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away (PS)
• way̓ miysəlx sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ t̓ínaʔs They know that they are ears of deer / They knew it’s deer’s ears (PS)

miyn̓t 1 know something, be sure of something

miyst be sure

• lut t̓ə miysts iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s əɬaʔ ksčq̓ay̓əlx He wasn’t sure his brothers had written that (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx uɬ miy̓sts sy̓syus iʔ sql̓tmixʷs. The oldest one is sure that the smartest one is her husband. (PS)
• way̓ miysts kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ He was sure she’s out of the water (PS)

miʔ sič then / then

• miʔ sič n̓kčnikn̓ ̓. Then he overtakes them (PS)
• ixíʔ miʔ sič əɬxʷic̓ɬtsn̓ an̓laklíʔ. Then I’ll give you your key. (PS)
• ilíʔ miʔ sič ɬəwnikstmn̓tsn̓. And then I’ll let you go. (PS)
• nín̓w̓iʔ axáʔ m̓ayʔn̓čút iʔ likúk, uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ miʔ sič čmriml̓x After the rooster tells his story, then they’ll get married (PS)

miʔmiw̓sál̓qʷ half way up tree

miʔnúɬt know the difference, tell apart

-miʔst intransitive reflexive

-miʔst, -m̓ist intransitive reflexive

• nxʷúlmiʔst Whirlpool (OkB)
• kn̓ tiɬm̓iʔst I go straight
• ɬəlɬílm̓ist It sprinkles (Cv)
• kʷu xítmist. We run., We ran., We are/were running. (Cv)

mkʷiw̓t mountain peak / mound of snow on the ground

• axáʔ anwíʔ aksn̓q̓ʷɬtáqs axáʔ an̓mkʷíwt. That’s what you will pack, this is your lump (deer buried in snow). (PS)
• iʔ məkʷíwaʔt It is a little mound. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i məkʷiw̓t iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ iʔ sčliq̓ And there are snow mounds all over where the deer are buried (PS)

mkʷtiw̓s, mkʷutíws place name. mountain on the east side of the Lake, about a mile east from the lake edge and across form nwax̌ʷt [lit. lump in middle.] (OkB)

ml̓al̓ bleeding / bleed (OkB)

mlaˤm̓ smear

mlk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ a whole carcass

• yaʕpqín̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məlk̓ʷíɬc̓aʔməlx There are lots of deer, each one gets a whole deer (PS)

mlk̓ʷúlaʔxʷ the whole earth

• axáʔ way̓ x̌l̓tsqilxʷ axáʔ mt l̓ tqʷl̓qʷl̓tiw̓s, l̓ rítyuʔ, uɬ way̓ čml̓k̓ʷmúlaʔxʷ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. Now then, they started calling the people maybe on these telephones, on the radio, all over the land. (PS)

ml̓mál̓x̌aʔ dishonest

mlmilk̓ʷ BB’s, bullets. (Ok) / BB’s, bullets

mlmillx take time, loiter, linger

• čm̓ t̓iʔ kʷ ml̓mil̓lx miʔ ƛ̓mipstm̓. If you fool around, it’ll be too late., If you fool around it will be missed (too late). (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ ilíʔ məlmill̓x, ixíʔ mi n̓k̓awlaʔxʷstnəlx They will lose time there, I’ll get them there (kill them)

ml̓mil̓t chat / visit / visit, chat / visit / chat

mlmlk̓ʷápaʔst testicles

ml̓ml̓k̓ʷápaʔst testicle(s)

mlmlntaˤs dab something on / dab something on. with pharyngeal intrusion in the third person transitive

• məlmləntáˤs She dabbed it on (Cv)

ml̓ml̓tiɬp Poplar, aspen / aspen / poplar / aspen / poplar (Cv)

ml̓ml̓tiɬp, məl̓məl̓tiɬp poplar, aspen (Cv)

mlmsčut take one’s time

• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓y̓səlx, xʷuy̓y̓əl̓x, əɬypəpul̓xəl̓x, uɬ áɬiʔ ml̓m̓sčutəl̓x. Then they started out, they went, they camped on the way, and they took their time.. (PS)

mlqnups golden eagle(s)

ml̓qnups golden eagle

mltm̓, maltm̓ interjection. unclear function

• kʷ kstkɬmilxʷ mi kʷu ɬəɬčq̓ʷiɬtm̓stxʷ? maltm̓ t isysyús kiʔ kaʔkíčəntsən̓ You are the woman and you want to carry me? It is I who found you because I am smart (PS)

mlx̌aʔntím̓ call somebody a liar

• məl̓x̌aʔntsít We called you a liar (Cv)

mlx̌aʔsx̌ʷaq̓ʷlqsm̓ pretend to snore

mlx̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷlqsm̓ pretend to snore. compound

• way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx We are going to die. (PS / Pretend you are snoring, but don’t fall asleep, or we’re dead (PS)
• uɬ aɬíʔ čkc̓ic̓əx̌ʷsm̓, way̓ uɬ čməlx̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷəlqsm̓ He was peeking, he was pretending to be snoring / And he was peeking, he was pretending to be snoring (PS)
• uɬ k̓a n̓ɬaʔmínk əɬq̓ilx, ixíʔ uɬ məlx̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷəlqsm̓ He lay next to the wall, and pretended to snore (PS)
• ixíʔ mɬ ml̓x̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ uɬ nax̌m̓ɬ lut ksʔatxil̓xm̓p, itlíʔ way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx. Pretend you are snoring, but don’t fall asleep, or we’re dead. (PS)

ml̓xiwl̓ dug out cottonwood canoe

ml̓xʷuy̓st go away with

mɬ, məɬ and then

• 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)
• kʷn̓ksnwixʷəl̓x mɬ ixíʔ uɬ sič kʷuʔ n̓xƛ̓iksn̓tm̓ iʔ t sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ, km̓ axáʔ kʷuʔ siw̓stm̓stm̓. They’ll all shake hands, and then they’ll give us all cigars, or else they’ll give us liquor. (PS)
• lut ksčxʷuys iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, məɬ n̓kčnikn̓tməlx, məɬ ixíʔ ƛ̓xʷəntiməlx The deer don’t go far, he catches up with them, and then he slaughters them / The deer don’t go far, and he catches up with them, and then he slaughters them (PS)
• ixíʔ aksƛ̓ʔiy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ilíʔ mɬ kʷ k̓am̓tál̓qʷ. This is your canoe, Coyote, sit there on that log. (PS)
• t̓iʔ ʔaˤc̓n̓txʷ iʔ sx̌l̓x̌aˤlt, t̓xʷ l̓ sk̓laxʷ mɬ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓, uɬ c̓aʔknílxʷ c̓kin̓ iʔ sn̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ uɬ ixíʔ kʷin̓txʷ iʔ sq̓lips, mɬ xʷəpčnitkʷn̓txʷ. Look at the day, in the evening when the weather is fixing the day, whatever color the weather in the sky is, take the handkerchief, and put it right on the shore.
• way̓ nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷyínaʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓əxtxʷ, məɬ čuntxʷ y̓ asəxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ iʔ t x̌ʷupt iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ iʔ t k̓iwl̓x, ilíʔ mi kʔəmtiw̓s Give him a little money, and tell your working man (to get) a lazy horse, an old one, and put him on it (PS)
• ixíʔ mɬ kɬkʷil̓l̓stxʷ l̓ latáp, mɬ čun̓txʷəl̓x axáʔ iʔ asn̓k̓ʷsqílxʷ. Then you’ll sit them on the table, and you’ll tell them these people of yours. (PS)
• huy̓ mɬ t̓iʔ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx mɬ ixíʔ ʔáˤy̓ʔáˤy̓ín̓kn̓ts. And as soon as you go to bed she’ll start tickling you. (PS)
• əɬxʷuy̓səl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ ɬaxʷsk̓ítm̓əl̓x. They go back to their bunks (houses), then they rest. (PS)

mɬk̓íyaʔ blood (Cv)

mm̓tk̓íyaʔ m̓m̓ətk̓íyaʔ blood pudding. uncertain form. (Cv)

mm̓ʔaˤwƛ̓s personal name. man’s name (OkB)

-mn̓ stem formative

• n̓čq̓əmnilsəntxʷ She has thrown her thoughts on you (and so you’re infatuated with her) / You have given her false hope. (PS) (Cv)
• kɬyrmnitkʷkʷ iʔ ƛ̓iyíʔ Launch a canoe / Launch a canoe. (OkB) (OkB)
• k̓aw̓sn̓pəkʷmnítkʷn̓txʷ. You go throw it in the water.
• kʷuʔ c̓q̓mn̓kin̓xtxʷ. You threw my pack down., You threw my pack down for me.
• c̓əq̓minm̓ throw things
• n̓lik̓əmníksəntsən̓ I force you. (Cv)

-mn̓ 3

-mn̓ 4

-mn̓ 5

-mn̓ 6

-mn̓, -mn̓, -mn̓ instrumental

• ƛ̓qʷƛ̓qʷumn̓ thorns (Cv)
• nc̓iw̓mn̓ dish pan (OkB)
• nk̓áˤwmn̓ Prayers (PS)
• n̓t̓uxʷtmn̓ Airplane (Cv)
• sn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓ workplace / office / job (PS)
• Sn̓yal̓mn̓ Montana [lit. place of the last stand.] (Cv)
  • way̓ təl̓ sn̓yal̓mn̓, itlíʔ kn̓ sqilxʷ From Montana, I am an Indian from there / I am an Indian from Montana (PS)
  • nixəls sn̓k̓l̓ip knaqs iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sn̓yal̓mənx ilíʔ kiʔ čksl̓íplaʔ Coyote heard that a maiden from Montana had disappeared (PS)
• sx̌ʷilmn̓ hell / devil [lit. thrown away.] (Cv)
  • ʔáˤc̓n̓t anwíʔ pútiʔ čxʷl̓xʷal̓t uɬ l̓ax̌tmn̓txʷ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓. Look at yourself, when you were alive and were partners with the Devil. (PS)
  • uɬ axáʔ iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ kmix axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷanɬqs, uɬ way̓ lut, lut ʔəɬəɬnutm̓ iʔ siyúpsč iʔ patáq What the Devil has from his garden is nothing, and the tails of the potatoes are not edible (PS)
  • uɬ axáʔ wsənčut iʔ sx̌ʷilmn̓ qʷamqʷəmt iʔ staʔxʷɬčítxʷs The Devil is bragging how beautiful the house he got is (PS)
• ʔax̌ʷmn̓ brush (OkB)

mnik poop / excrement, shit

• sčʔx̌ilx uɬ aɬíʔ kmix mnik iʔ sqiʔáxʷs That’s why it smells like nothing but shit / That’s why it smells like shit. (PS) mnk= excrement (PS)
• way̓ uɬ kmix mənksqáx̌aʔ He’s nothing but shit (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ kmix mníkɬc̓aʔ axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ The deer is nothing but shit (PS)
• snmaʔníkmn̓, sn̓maʔníkmn̓ toilet, shit house (Cv)

mnimɬčlx they, their(s)

mnimɬmp you plural, your(s)

mnimɬmp, mnimɬəmp you plural, your(s)

• way̓ itlíʔ p əɬkčahhám̓, huhúy̓, mnimɬəmp Now it’s your turn, OK, now you / It’s your turn, OK, now you (PS)
• kʷu q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ kʷu stmaˤl̓t, uɬ axáʔ mnim̓ɬəm̓p p sqilxʷ. We are Black Cows/bison, and you are people. (PS)
• mnimɬəmp úɬiʔ kʷuʔ əɬkičəntp You got to us (PS)
• way̓ uɬ t̓əxʷ mnimɬəmp p k̓əɬpaʔx̌ám̓ t kɬylmixʷəmp You folks will think about getting a new boss (PS)
• mnimɬəmp p knn̓xix You receive help (OkB)

mnimɬtt we, our(s)

mnimɬtt, mnimɬtət we, our(s)

• ilíʔ maˤn̓ kʷu x̌ilm̓ mnimɬtət axáʔ l̓ st̓m̓kʔil̓tət. It’s the way we felt about our daughter. (PS)
• čm̓ n̓k̓əwəwpílsəlx, uɬ aɬíʔ mnimɬtət kʷu čt̓ixʷlm̓ kʷu sqilxʷ They might get lonesome, because we are different people (PS)
• t̓iʔ mnim̓ɬtət spʔustət. We made up our minds. (PS)
• pən̓kin̓ mi kʷ čxʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ mnimɬtət? When are you coming to see us.? (Cv)

mn̓min̓ rub

mq̓in̓k full stomach / full stomach. from eating (Cv)

mqʷaqʷ falling snow / Snow falls (OkB)

• ixíʔ uɬ súl̓laʔxʷ uɬ m̓qʷaqʷ. And then the ground froze, and the snow fell (PS)

mq̓ʷčnínaʔxn̓, məq̓ʷčnínaʔxn̓ lump on the ankle (OkB)

mriɬp balsam fir / balsam tree

mriɬp, məriɬp balsam tree (OkB)

mrim̓ marry

mrimn̓t marry somebody

• mriməntməlx axáʔ iʔ t stʔiwtx The young one married them (PS)

mr̓imn̓t marry somebody

mrimst doctor oneself

• ik̓líʔ kn̓ əɬx̌stwilx, kn̓ mrim̓st. There I will get well again, I will doctor myself. (PS)

mrim̓stn̓ medicine

mr̓mur smooth

msɬsak̓ʷtsíliʔs one-fourth

msɬx̌čəčikst 400

msɬʔapn̓kstásq̓t forty days

msɬʔupnkst forty

msɬʔupn̓kst forty / 40

msmlwis feel about

• t̓iʔ məsməslwis. He felt around. (PS)

msmusm̓ feel with hands

msmusm̓, məsmusm̓ feel with hands (OkB)

mspin̓tk four years

mssikst feel with the hand

• tl̓ stim̓ msəsikst, iʔ t sq̓ʷisəs. He felt something, fat. (PS)

mssikstmn̓t feel something with the hand

• s iʔ sq̓ʷisəs He felt the fat (PS)

-mst 1

-mst 2

mt̓aˤs, mt̓aʕs kidney (Cv)

mtils want to sit

• kn̓ mtils I want to sit (Cv)

mtmatkʷt blunt edged

mtmatkʷt, mətmatkʷt blunt edged (OkB)

mukʷ snow mound(s)

• snmaʔmúkʷkʷpnaʔm̓ snow mounds here and there
• sn̓maʔmúkʷəkʷpnaʔm̓s, swit aɬíʔ síčɬc̓aʔ It bulged here and there, it’s fresh meat (PS)

mulm̓ fish with dip net

mulm̓, mulm̓ fish with dip net (OkB)

mulmn̓ dip net (OkB)

mulx cottonwood (Cv)

mul̓x cottonwood

múmaʔt a small one sits (Cv)

mumslx hope

mups personal name. Mopes

• t̓aw̓níxʷ ilíʔ kn̓ pičxʷt t Mups. I got a bit disgusted there about Mopes. (Cv)

muqʷqʷ coward, chicken out, back down

• muqʷəqʷ He chickened out. (Ok)
• lut aksmúqʷəqʷ ! Don’t chicken out!

muqʷqʷst scare, intimidate somebody

• muqʷqʷstm̓ Somebody put fear into him. (Ok)

mur smooth (OkB)

mus four / 4

• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ x̌lap kʷ km̓am̓ t mus sq̓lips Tomorrow you will take four handkerchiefs (PS)
• msɬʔupnkst, məsɬʔupnkst forty. compound (OkB)

muskst take a chance

musl̓qʷ four rows

musls hope, wish

• kn̓ musəls I was hoping, wishing (Cv)

musl̓s hopeful / hope

muswɬ Four boats (Cv)

muswɬ, músuɬ four boats (Cv)

musxn̓ four feet

mut sit (OkB)

• t̓iʔ mut uɬ ixíʔ sksʔitxs He sat down and he got sleepy. (PS)
• in̓čáʔ kmix kn̓ mut, kn̓ sčqin̓kx, kn̓ sləqpaʔsn̓čútx. All I do is sit around, lay on my back and pull my whiskers with tweezers. (PS)
• kn̓ t̓saqʷ aláʔ kn̓ ɬa čmut. I am bored from sitting around here. (PS)

mutst set something, someone down

• čkičxstsəl̓x, way̓ uɬ ilíʔ mutstsəl̓x. And they got him there, so they sat him down. (PS)

mutstm̓ keep home

-mx 2

-mx 2, -mix person

• sčƛ̓ləlmix Dead person (PS)
• sƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx person looking for something / One who keeps, keeper
  • way̓ inlaklí sƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx She is looking for my key

-mx, -əmx, -məx person

• sc̓əwanáy̓tmx Wild man, Sasquatch (OkB)

mxiɬp cedar (Cv)

mx̌qinm̓ stoop (Cv)

mx̌ʷal̓ cradle board

mxʷiɬp boughs

• axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxʷiɬp Cedar boughs (PS)

myaɬ too much. see myɬ

myaɬm̓ too much. see myɬ / too much unclear morphology

• way̓ myaɬm̓ anwí kʷ kɬp̓əmsčut You have done something awful (PS)

myap find out, realize, discover

myap, miyáp find out, realize, discover (OkB)

my̓aʕm̓ plenty

my̓aʕm̓, miy̓aʕm̓ plenty (OkB)

myílsmiʔst think. stress uncertain / think

• áɬiʔ my̓íl̓smiʔst áɬiʔ qaʔɬy̓lmíxʷm̓. Therefore he thinks he can do that because he’s the chief’s son. (PS)

myilsmn̓t figure something out, deduce something

myilxʷ uniform, matched colors

• lut ta miyílxʷ Variegated, of different colors (OkB)

myɬ better, more. in compounds / - better more

• uɬ anwí kʷ ikɬmyɬx̌mínk I’m going to love you better / I’m going to like you more (PS)
• iʔ naqs miɬx̌ást kiʔ tl̓ lut. One is better than none. (Cv)
• mət way̓ yəʕ̓ʷpyaw̓t, way̓ myɬssysyus təl̓ inčá He must really be powerful, he’s smarter than I am (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ smyɬtətwit kʷənnus This outsdanding boy caught me (PS)

myɬ, myaɬ too much

• way̓ myaɬ xʷʔasq̓ət, n̓yʕ̓ip kʷu sčsísčəlqʷaʔx It's been too many days, and we’re still honeymooning / It’s been too many days, and we’re still honeymooning (PS)
• way̓ myaɬ kʷu əɬaʔ čənʔəɬnčin̓ We have sponged too much (PS)
• way̓ miyáɬ čm̓ kʷuʔ xarkstmn̓tm̓ ɬə k̓ɬʔimn̓tm̓ We’ll waste too much time if we wait for him (PS)
• k̓im̓ kʷ smutx, way̓ miyáɬ kʷ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ.. You just stay home, well you are too small. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ uɬ way̓ myaɬ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap The king is too old (PS)
• way̓ inčá myaɬ kn̓ čʔayx̌ʷt I am much too tired (PS)

myɬsy̓syus more able than

• n̓t̓aʔ mət way̓ yáˤw̓pyaw̓t, way̓ my̓ɬsəsy̓syus tl̓ in̓ča ́. He must really be powerful, he’s smarter than I am (PS)

myɬtim̓ know something about something / know something about somebody

• kmatm̓ kʷ isčmyɬtím̓ ixíʔ way̓ ixíʔ ančáwt Certainly, I know this is what you’ve done / Certainly I know this is what you’ve done (PS)

myɬx̌min̓k like more. compound

• anwíʔ kʷ ikɬmiɬx̌mín̓k. I’m going to love you best. (PS)

mymayt correct, right

my̓may̓t get things right / obvious / easy to see / obvious / easy to see

• ksmy̓may̓ts He goes through the motions. (PS)
• sčx̌ilx uɬ ixíʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷəsxənsəlx úɬiʔ xʷuxʷstəlx, úɬiʔ m̓im̓áyʔtəlx, lut skpax̌əmsəlx iʔ t swr̓isəlp̓ sc̓ik̓ʷəmsəlx That’s why it’s bright and they could hurry, and they got things right, they didn’t have to light matches to look around (PS)

mymayt, mimáyt correct, right (OkB)

mymstim̓ pile something

• wy̓sƛ̓əqəntin̓, məɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mymystin̓ axáʔ iʔ siyúpsč axáʔ iʔ patáq When I got done digging them, then I will pile together the vines of the potatoes (PS)

mymstin̓ I’ll pile them together (Cv)

my̓my̓a, m̓ymyam̓, sm̓ym̓yam̓ tell news

my̓my̓muɬ Tattle tale. (Ok) / big mouth

• kʷ my̓my̓muɬ. You are a big mouth., You talk too much., Your are talkative., You are a jabberbox. (Cv)

mymypusm̓ make something out

• lut t̓ə kmymipúsəms He couldn’t make out what it was (PS)
• ixíʔ úɬiʔ wikm̓, lut t̓ kmimipúsm̓s stim̓ axáʔ. It was then that he saw, but he didn’t make out what this was. (PS)
• way̓ čk̓aʔítət, uɬ kmymypusəmsəlx It got closer, and they made him out (PS)
• axáʔ kmy̓my̓pusm̓səl̓x, nak̓ʷm̓ tkɬmilxʷ. When they made out what it was, apparently it was a woman. (PS)

mynčut complain, tell one’s troubles / tell about oneself / complain, tell one’s troubles, tell about oneself

• kn̓ miynčút I complain, I report what I didn’t like (Cv)
• čm̓ kʷu ɬə my̓n̓čut. We tell about our trouble. (PS)
• čm̓ kʷu əɬyaʕp iʔ k̓əl̓ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət čm̓ kʷu əɬm̓inčút When we get back to our parents, we’ll tell them about our troubles (PS)

mypčin̓ agree

mypikst learn how to do something

mypikst, mipíkst learn how to do something (OkB)

mypínaʔ learn right

• kʷu ksmipínaʔx. We're gonna want to find out. (Cv)

mypnumt become aware / Seer, forecaster of future (OkB)

• ixíʔ yaʔ t sn̓p̓ʔaxʷ uɬ ixíʔ yaʔ t sy̓mn̓čaˤt yaʔ čmipnúm̓t way̓ sqilxʷ. When they light up and when they make noise, she finds out that there are people. (PS)

mypnun̓ find something out, learn something

• ikskswítm̓ miʔ mipnunm̓ yaʔ n̓x̌ʷʔiɬpxčn̓. I’m going to try to learn the Colville language. (Cv)
• ixíʔ in̓x̌mín̓k iksmipnúnm̓. That’s what I want to learn. (PS)
• iksmipnúnm̓. I'm going to find out about it., I'm going to learn about it., I'm going to figure it out. (Cv)

mypnun̓t manage to learn something

• aláʔ tkʷliw̓tmn̓tst anwíʔ uɬ lut stim̓ t̓ ksmy̓pnun̓tm̓. If we stay here with you, we won’t learn anything. (PS)
• mi mypnuntxʷ stim̓ axáʔ You will know what this is (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ áˤc̓əs uɬ mypnus t inčá kʷ iskʷúlstm̓ When he looks at it he’ll know I sent you (PS)
• t swit kʷuʔ m̓áyaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mypnun̓ If anybody shows me, I’ll learn (PS)
• uɬ way̓ mypnunts iʔ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ The man-eater will know about you (PS)

mypnwiɬn̓ learn information

• ixíʔ may̓n̓čútəl̓x t̓xʷ l̓ sčmipn̓wiɬn̓səl̓x. Then they tell about what they learned. (PS)

mypúlaʔxʷ get acquainted with the area

• k̓liʔ mipúlaʔxʷəl̓x iʔ k̓l̓ ksn̓ʔiɬn̓tn̓s. They got acquainted with where they’re supposed to eat. (PS)

mys better, more. in compounds

• way̓ myskʷums aɬíʔ n̓məsmiw̓s aɬíʔ mət iʔ čitxʷ She really hid it in four thicknesses of the house (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ nax̌əmɬ mysənx̌ilməntm̓ He was more scared (PS)
• ksmysxʷətmíxaʔx He wants more (Cv)
• uɬ ixíʔ kʷ k̓ʷul̓ ʔapənkspíntk aksmysk̓ʷk̓ʷíyməlt You will be ten years younger (PS)

myskʷumn̓t really store something. compound

• way̓ myskʷums aɬíʔ n̓məsmiw̓s aɬíʔ mət iʔ čitxʷ She really hid it in four thicknesses of the house (PS)

mysnx̌ilmn̓t make somebody more afraid

• way̓ ixíʔ nax̌əmɬ misənx̌ilməntm̓ He was more scared (PS)

mysqilxʷ important person, people. compound / important person. compound

• axáʔ smy̓sqilxʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. This an important person this woman. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ kɬylmixʷməlx ixíʔ l̓ tawn̓, sílxʷaʔ ilmíxʷəms, smysqilxʷ They have a chief in that town, a big chief, he’s an important person (PS)
• way̓ mət smysqilxʷ iʔ ƛ̓x̌əx̌ƛ̓əx̌aps Their parents must be important people (PS)
• smysqilxʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ She was an important woman. (This woman was an important person.)
• axáʔ kɬylmixʷm̓əl̓x ixíʔ l̓ tawn̓, sílxʷaʔ y̓lmíxʷm̓s, smy̓sqilxʷ. They have a chief in that town, a big chief, he’s important. (PS)
• sčʔkinx axáʔ kn̓ smysqilxʷ, uɬ way̓ axáʔ sxʔimɬt̓ət̓áʔq̓ət čq̓ilən̓, kʷu əɬxʷic̓əɬts What’s the matter, I am way up in class, and he gave me the shortest arrow? (PS)

mysqilxʷst respect a person / respect a person. compound

• mysqilxʷstmn̓ I have great respect for you (Cv)
• kʷuʔ čmy̓sqilxʷstxʷ. You have great respect for me., You honor me. (Cv)
• čmy̓sqilxʷstmn̓. I have great respect for you. (Cv)

mystiltlxʷt more difficult. compound

• mystiltəlxʷt əɬ iksčkɬtxílxʷs It’ll be harder to curry him (PS)

mystim̓ know something

• sílxʷaʔ tawn̓, uɬ aɬíʔ nax̌əmɬ lut t̓ə čmystin̓ iʔ skʷistúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ It’s a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s nothing but a fairy tale (PS)
• lut t̓ə čmystim̓ l̓ stim̓ sysyus We don’t know in what things he is smart (PS)
• lut t̓ə čmystis əɬ ksáˤčəntís iʔ sc̓wxans He doesn’t even know how to tie his shoes (PS)
• nák̓ʷaʔ čmystim̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu čʔul̓ús We don’t know if we will be together (PS)
• way̓ čmystip iʔ miyúlaʔxʷɬmn̓, ik̓líʔ mi kʷu yaʕ̓mílx You know the place where I told you to go, we will meet there (PS)
• lut p t̓ə sčyaʕpčínx, čmystip kn̓ ylmixʷm̓, yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌minkn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ You’re not hard up, you know I am the boss, and anything you want I give to you (PS)
• nák̓ʷaʔ čmystisəlx pničíʔ iʔ sqlaw̓ At that time they didn’t know what money was (PS)
• t̓xʷ ixíʔ čmistúm̓t. So then we knew about you. (PS)

mysxʷtmíxaʔx want more. compound

• ksmysxʷtmmíxaʔx He wants more and more (Cv)

myúlaʔxʷɬt point to a place, point to the ground for somebody, show a place to somebody

• miyúlaʔxʷɬtməlx iʔ ksyx̌ísaʔx He pointed for them where to drive the deer (PS)
• myúlaʔxʷɬtsən̓ I point to the ground for him (Cv)

myúlaʔxʷn̓t show a place

• way̓ čmystip iʔ miyúlaʔxʷɬmn̓, ik̓líʔ mi kʷu yaʕ̓mlx You know the place where I told you to go, there (we) will gather (PS)

myútyaʔ Mixed up, not unified / fit, proper, matched, uniform (Cv)

• lut t̓i myútyaʔ It's not fit. (PS) semantics unclear

myw̓s midway

myw̓s, miw̓s midway

• “c̓kin̓ iʔ sƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps?” “put m̓iyw̓s iʔ sƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps.” “How old is he?” “He’s just middle aged.” (PS)

myw̓salqʷ midway up a tree / Mid way up the tree, the trunk (Cv)

myw̓súlaʔxʷ midway on the ground, half way

• kn̓ myw̓súlaʔxʷ I was half way (Cv)
• way̓ put m̓yw̓súlaʔxʷ ixíʔ uɬ k̓əɬk̓ətpnuɬtm̓ t sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ spuʔúsč He was halfway there when Coyote managed to cut its heart completely off (PS)
• ixíʔ nax̌m̓ɬ iʔ smiw̓sál̓qʷs ilíʔ kɬƛ̓əƛ̓qʷumn̓. But then leave the thorns half-way up the twigs. (PS)
• myw̓súlaʔxʷ kiʔ n̓kčnikn̓n̓ inkʷəl̓mút They had gone half way when I overtook my brother-in-law (PS)
• nmyw̓sikn̓ midway. n̓m̓yw̓sikn̓ He got to the middle (PS)

-mʔ 6

mʔ, maʔ interjection

• maʔ ilíʔxəx, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ k̓ʷaʔ iswy̓sáˤc̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ Just a minute, until I get done looking at this letter (PS)
• maʔ ilíʔxəx k̓ʷaʔ axáʔ iswy̓sáˤc̓m̓ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ Wait a minute until I’m done reading the letter (PS)

mʔan̓ past noon, afternoon

• way̓ m̓ʔan̓, way̓ t̓əxʷ wy̓asq̓ət It was past noon, it quit raining (PS)

mʔaˤʔ impatient

mʔikstm̓ harm / bother / mess with

mʕ̓n̓, mʔaˤn̓ interjection

• mʔaˤn̓ əɬ sx̌aʔx̌áʔs iʔ skəkáˤkaʔs uɬ t̓i kmix kʷəkʷr̓it Look how powerful her birds are, they’re nothing but gold (PS)
• maˤn̓ áˤc̓ən̓t axáʔ t asaʔstám̓ Just look at your sister-in-law (PS)
• uɬ q̓sápiʔ uɬ lut t̓ə čwikstm̓səlx, uɬ áˤc̓ən̓t, ilíʔ maˤn̓ kʷu ʔx̌ilm̓ And it’s been a long time since they have seen you, and look, we felt the same way (PS)

mʕ̓ʷnik, məʕ̓ʷuník personal name. Monique. French (Cv)

mʕ̓ʷuttxn̓ twist one’s foot

• kʷ m̓aˤw̓útətxn̓. You twisted your foot sideways. (Cv)