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mál̓l̓x̌aʔ tell a lie (OkB)

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

mal̓tm̓ interjection

• 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)

mál̓x̌aʔ lie, tell falsehood, false, artificial

mál̓x̌aʔn̓t lie to somebody

• lut c̓x̌iɬ t skc̓ax̌ʷs, kʷuʔ mál̓x̌aʔs iʔ t in̓kwáp. I wasn't like what he promised, 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 c̓ásy̓aqn̓ computer, fake head

mál̓x̌aʔs t̓axt artificial sweetener, fake sugar

maɬ too, too much

mamáyaʔm̓ teach / to study, to learn (OkB)

• nín̓w̓iʔ x̌litn̓ islx̌l̓áx̌t, way̓ iksmamáyaʔm̓. Then 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)

mam̓íl̓k̓ʷst roll around

mam̓qʷčn̓ a swallow (bird)

mam̓sčút play cards

man̓xʷ smoke (as tobacco) (OkB)

• mɬ kʷu sq̓ʷay̓mn̓čúts, kʷu sn̓ɬəsípnaʔm̓ uɬ kʷu man̓xʷ. And we will give a big dance, we will have cigars and we will smoke. (PS)

man̓xʷm̓ to smoke (tabacco, etc.)

maqn̓t stop s/o from going, prevent someone from going

• maqn̓ts. S/he stops you from going., S/he blocks you. (Cv)
• íwaʔ maqn̓tm̓. They tried to stop him. (PS)

már̓wiʔ 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)

masxn̓ four-point

mat maybe, perhaps (conditional)

mayán̓t tell a story, tell news, tell about something

mayán̓t iʔ skətxʷam̓ tell an addition story

mayán̓t iʔ sləkʷil̓xstm̓ tell a subtraction story

máyaʔɬt tell somebody something

• t̓xʷ kʷ iksmáyaʔɬtm̓ iʔ aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútn̓. I’m just going to show you where you’re going to sleep. (PS)
• lʔiw̓, kʷ y̓lmixʷm̓ uɬ ksmáyaʔɬtst iʔ sčk̓ɬpaʔx̌tət. Father, you are the chief, and we are going to tell you what we are thinking. (PS)
• kʷuʔ máyaʔɬtp. You guys tell me., You guys tell us. (PS)
• nínwiʔ máyaʔɬts aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútn̓. Later she'll tell you about your bed. (PS)
• miʔ xʷic̓xtmn̓ t aksnɬəq̓ʷútn̓, máyaʔɬtsn̓. I will give you a bed, I’ll show it to you. (PS)
• way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kn̓ mypnwiɬən̓, t swit kʷ m̓ayaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət n̓ín̓w̓iʔ mypnun̓ I will learn, anybody shows me, and I’ll learn (PS)
• máyaʔɬtm̓əl̓x iʔ kɬčəčitxʷsəl̓x. They’ll tell where to find bunks. (PS)
• uɬ nixʷ lut kʷu t̓ə čm̓aʔm̓áyaʔɬtm̓ stim̓ l̓ sk̓ʷul̓m̓ They don’t teach us anything about work (PS)
• ixíʔ əčmáyaʔɬts iʔ čaw̓ts. Then he was telling what he did. (PS)

mayáʔm̓ tell a story

máyaʔn̓t tell somebody

• t̓xʷ máyaʔn̓t stim̓. Tell tell about something. (PS)

may̓ɬtím̓ tell somebody something

• way̓ inčá kn̓ əɬaʔ kɬčaw̓t, iʔ kʷu čm̓ayʔɬtís I have done that, what he’s been telling about me (PS)
• čmay̓ɬts iʔ čaw̓ts. He told what he did.

may̓ɬtsín̓. I told you something.

may̓n̓čút tell one’s own story, tell about oneself

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

may̓stím̓ tell somebody

• uɬ axáʔ iʔ likúk čm̓ayʔnčút, axáʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ xʷʔit iʔ k̓əl̓ sqilxʷ, uɬ nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ iʔ tətw̓it iʔ čawts, ixíʔ əčm̓ayʔstís And the rooster is telling a story, to all the people, and indeed that’s what the boy did, that’s what he’s telling (PS)

may̓xít tell someone about something, explain something to someone

may̓xtwixʷ tell each other things, explain things to each other, tell each other stories

maʔ interjection

maʔáʔ nervous

maʔaʔmín̓tm̓ fed up with someone/something

maʔčnm̓ɬtíɬn̓ bother a person with words

maʔíkstmn̓t bother someone (with hand)

maʔkstm̓ɬtíɬn̓ bother a person by doing something to them, pester someone

maʔɬspʔús feel better, heart gets better

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

maʔmaʔmín̓t be bothered with/at somebody

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

maʔmáʔt bothersome, nuisance (OkB)

maʔmínm̓ be in the way, be 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

• maʔmín̓txʷ. You’re tired of him. (Cv)
• maʔmín̓tsn̓. I want to send you away. (PS)

maʔmínxnmn̓t rub the feet on something

• maʔmínxn̓mntm̓. S/he rubbed her/his feet on her/him. (Cv)

maʔqʷaln̓qn̓ knife

maˤn̓ dang, damn

maˤw̓ɬt 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)

maˤw̓n̓t break something

• maˤw̓s iʔ sčqʷl̓qʷil̓ts. She broke her word. (Cv)
• maˤw̓n̓. I broke it. (Cv)

maˤw̓p something breaks down, broken

• 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)

máˤw̓siyn̓ collar bone

maˤw̓t 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)

maˤw̓t, maˤʔt broken

maˤw̓útətxn̓ twist one’s foot

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

máˤw̓xixmn̓t break something of somebody’s

• maˤwxíxmn̓ I broke someone else’s object. (Cv)

maˤʔ fall down

maˤʔčnítkʷ log or something resting on the shore, laying on the shore

maˤʔm̓ lay something down

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

maˤʔm̓, maˤw̓m̓ break (OkB)

mčakʷ blackcap berries (OkB)

mc̓am̓ to trick, fool someone (Cv)

mc̓aˤɬt pus (from an infection)

mc̓min̓ oil, lotion, lube

mčq̓ʷulm̓ to swallow

• kn̓ məčq̓ʷulm̓ I swallow (Cv)

mc̓stim̓ trick somebody

mc̓us smear on face, wipe on face

mc̓ustn̓ face paint

məčkʷl̓iɬəml̓x blackcap berry bush (OkB)

məc̓mc̓ikst smear on hands,smear on paws

məc̓mc̓iɬp ironwood (OkB)

məsiɬxʷ four houses

məsɬəʔupn̓kst forty (OkB)

məsmlwis feel about

• t̓iʔ məsməslwis. S/he felt around. (PS)

məssikst feel with the hand

• tl̓ stim̓ msəsikst, iʔ t sq̓ʷisəs. S/he felt something, it was fat. (PS)

məssikstmn̓t feel something with the hand

mətmatkʷt blunt edged, dull edge, dull

mətxʷn̓čut take too much

mɣan̓t, mɣam̓ to pin something

mhúyaʔ raccoon (OkB)

míc̓aʔm̓ fetch killed game

miktúʔtn̓ June, smúkʷaʔxn seeds

mik̓ʷək̓ʷt snowed in

mik̓ʷt be snowed in

• mik̓ʷək̓ʷtəl̓x. They’re snowed in. (Cv)

mílaʔ bait (OkB)

mílaʔn̓t bait somebody

mílikram̓ (mg) milligram / milligram

mil̓l̓q̓ʷ ball, sphere, whole round

mil̓m̓ share fish

mil̓ml̓t be slow

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

mil̓n̓t share something, share the fish

míl̓q̓ʷmist form a ball, form a sphere

mil̓t go visiting, visit a friend

mil̓tímn̓ visit often

• mil̓tímn̓. S/he likes to visit people. (Cv)

mil̓xt share something with somebody

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

miɬm̓ rest

• kn̓ miɬm̓ I am taking a break (Cv)

miɬsy̓syús more able, more smart, more capable

• n̓t̓aʔ, mat way̓ yaˤw̓pyáw̓t, way̓ miɬsy̓syús tl̓ in̓čáʔ. Gee, s/he must really be powerful, s/he’s smarter than I am. (PS)

miɬx̌mín̓k like more, like the most

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

miƛ̓kst paint arms, paint hands

miƛ̓ɬxʷm̓ paint a house

miƛ̓m̓ to paint, to color

miƛ̓mn̓ paint

miƛ̓sm̓ paint the face

míƛ̓yaʔqn̓t paint head

mimiʔíkst handy, skilled with hands

miml̓t whitefish (OkB)

mináʔ future negative, 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 rubbed (OkB)

min̓n̓t rub something

minúɬt know the difference, tell apart

minúm̓t feel, perceive

mipíkst feel, perceive with hand

mipnún̓t to learn something, to discover something

mipnús. S/he realized it., S/he learned it., S/he managed to know it. (OkB)

mipn̓wíɬn̓ learn, learn information

mipnwíxʷ get to know each other

mis- better, more (prefix 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)

misc̓áɬt colder

misk̓ík̓aʔt nearest, closer, nearer

misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt less, fewer

misk̓ʷək̓ʷínaʔt tl̓ less than, fewer than

misk̓ʷək̓ʷíy̓ml̓t younger

• 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

mislkʷákʷ farthest, go farthest

misɬáq̓t wider, widest

misɬáqʷɬəqʷt most huge, huger

misnáˤst heaviest

misnáˤst kiʔ tl̓ heavier than

misn̓c̓əɬstím̓ make colder

misnčíx̌čəx̌t hotter

misn̓x̌ilmn̓t make somebody more afraid

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

misn̓ʔáˤčúsm̓ trap more

mispəpíw̓ lightest, lighter (in weight)

mispəpíw̓ kiʔ tl̓ lighter than

misp̓úm̓ dark brown

misq̓ʷíc̓t hold the most, most full

misqʷín̓ dark green

misqʷúm̓ takes longer

mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔt shorter

mist̓ət̓áq̓aʔtm̓st make something shorter

mist̓ət̓q̓álaʔqʷ shorter (person)

mist̓ət̓q̓twíl̓x become shorter

mist̓ík̓ʷl̓qʷ taller

mistíl̓tl̓xʷt more difficult

• mistíl̓tl̓xʷt ɬ iksčkɬtxílxʷm̓. It’ll be harder to curry him. (PS)

mistkʷríʔs orange round object

mistm̓ father (for female), woman’s father

miswísxn̓ longer

miswísxn̓m̓st make longer

misx̌ást favorite

misx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ day brightens

misx̌síɬxʷ best house

misxʷaʔtús greatest number of faces

misxʷətmíxaʔx want more

• ksmysxʷtmmíxaʔx He wants more and more (Cv)

misxʷsáˤp hurry more

misxʷʔít more of, greater amount of

misxʷʔít kiʔ tl̓ more than

miw̓sál̓qʷ kick stick (in stick game)

miyáɬ too many, too much / too much

miyáɬm̓ too much

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

miyáp find out, realize, discover (OkB)

miyáʕm̓ plenty

miy̓íkstmn̓t know how to handle something

miy̓ɬtím̓ 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)

miy̓n̓t 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)

miyskʷúmn̓t really store something

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

miy̓st be sure

• lut t̓a mists iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s ɬa ksčq̓ay̓səl̓x. 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 future marker

• nínwiʔ pnaʔ čmay̓ kʷu ɬə kʔastkínaʔ, kʷu čxʷl̓xʷal̓t miʔ əɬʔistkm̓. Maybe we’ll reach winter again, we'll stay alive until winter. (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)
• ixíʔ miʔ čáˤčɬtíp, n̓t̓ək̓ʷíkiʔɬtp. That’s the one you guys will tie up for her/him, saddle up for her/him. (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)
• 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)
• pnaʔ čmay̓ k̓ɬpaʔx̌əx̌nún̓, miʔ ixíʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬtsn̓ ask̓ɬq̓ám̓. Maybe I’ll get the right idea, 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 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)
• 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)
• 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)

miʔ c̓x̌iɬ iʔ t ksnaˤsts. It is so it will weigh the same.

miʔ miw̓sál̓qʷ half way up tree

miʔ my̓may̓t so it is known

miʔ sič so then

• miʔ sič n̓kəčnikn̓. So then s/he catches up. (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)
• nínwiʔ axáʔ may̓n̓čút iʔ likúk uɬ ixíʔ nínwiʔ miʔ sič čmrim̓əl̓x. After the rooster tells his story, then they’ll get married. (PS)

miʔ txəƛ̓apəl̓x. They all come through. They all go along.

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)

mlal̓ bleeding, bleed (OkB)

mlaˤm̓ smear

ml̓k̓ʷíɬc̓aʔ a whole carcass

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

ml̓k̓ʷúlaʔxʷ 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

ml̓mil̓k̓ʷ BB’s, bullets, pellets

ml̓mil̓lx 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)
• nínwiʔ ilíʔ ml̓mil̓əl̓x, ixíʔ miʔ n̓k̓áw̓laʔxʷstn̓əl̓x. They will lose time there, I’ll get them there.

ml̓mil̓t chat, visit

ml̓ml̓k̓ʷápaʔ testicles (Cv)

ml̓ml̓k̓ʷápaʔst testicle(s) / testicles

ml̓ml̓n̓taˤm̓ dab something on

• ml̓ml̓n̓taˤs. S/he dabbed it on. (Cv)

ml̓ml̓tiɬp poplar, aspen (Cv)

mlm̓sčut 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)

ml̓x̌aʔn̓tím̓ call somebody a liar

• mal̓x̌aʔn̓tsít. We called you a liar (Cv)

ml̓x̌aʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ pretend to snore

ml̓xiwl̓ dug out cottonwood canoe

ml̓xʷuy̓st go away with

mɬ and, and then, and thus, thus, therefore

mɬ, məɬ and then

• 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)
• 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)
• huy̓ mɬ t̓iʔ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx mɬ ixíʔ ʔáˤy̓ʔáˤy̓ín̓kn̓ts. And as soon as you go to bed she’ll start tickling you. (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)
• əɬxʷuy̓səl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ ɬaxʷsk̓ítm̓əl̓x. They go back to their bunks (houses), then they rest. (PS)
• ixíʔ aksƛ̓ʔiy̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, ilíʔ mɬ kʷ k̓am̓tál̓qʷ. This is your canoe, Coyote, sit there on that log. (PS)

mɬk̓íyaʔ blood (Cv)

mm̓tk̓íyaʔ m̓m̓ətk̓íyaʔ blood pudding. uncertain form. (Cv)

mm̓ʔaˤwƛ̓s personal name. man’s name (OkB)

-mn̓ stem formative

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

-mn̓ 3

-mn̓ 4

-mn̓ 5

-mn̓, -mn̓, -mn̓ instrumental, tool

• ƛ̓əqʷƛ̓qʷumn̓ thorns (Cv)
• nc̓iw̓mn̓ dish pan, wash rag, wash basin, sink (OkB)
• n̓t̓uxʷtmn̓ airplane (Cv)
• sn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓ workplace, office, jobsite (PS)
• Sn̓yal̓mn̓ Montana [literally: 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)
  • nixl̓s sn̓k̓l̓ip knaqs iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sn̓yal̓mnx ilíʔ kiʔ čksl̓íplaʔ. Coyote heard that a maiden from Montana had disappeared. (PS)
• sx̌ʷil̓mn̓ devil / hell, devil (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)

-mn̓čaˤt reflexive, to oneself

• sy̓mn̓čaˤtəl̓̓x. They screamed., They made noise. (Cv)

-mn̓čut reflexive, to oneself

• pəx̌ʷmn̓čut scatter / spread out (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)

mnik poop, excrement, shit

• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ áɬiʔ kmix mnik iʔ sqy̓axʷs. That’s why it smells like nothing but poop. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ kmix mənksqáx̌aʔ He’s nothing but shit (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ kmix mníkɬc̓aʔ axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ Indeed this deer is nothing but poop. (PS)

mnim̓ɬəm̓p you plural, you guys, y'all

mnim̓ɬtət we, us

mnim̓ɬtsəl̓x they, them

mn̓min̓ rub

mn̓xʷimn̓ likes to smoke, smokes alot

mq̓in̓k full stomach, full from eating (Cv)

mq̓ʷčnínaʔxn̓ lump on the ankle (OkB)

mriɬp balsam fir, balsam tree

mrim̓ marry

mrimn̓t marry somebody

• mrimn̓tm̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ t stʔiw̓tx. The young one married them. (PS)

mrim̓st doctor oneself

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

mrim̓stn̓ medicine

mr̓mur smooth

msɬəx̌čəčikst 400

msɬəʔapn̓kstásq̓t forty days

msɬəʔupn̓kst forty

msmusm̓ feel with hands

mspin̓tk four years

mtil̓s want to sit

• kn̓ mtils I want to sit (Cv)

mukʷ snow mound, snow drift

• sn̓mamúkʷəkʷpnaʔm̓. There are snow mounds here and there.
• sn̓mamúkʷəkʷpnaʔm̓s, swit áɬiʔ síčɬc̓aʔ. It bulged here and there, it’s fresh meat. (PS)

mulm̓ fish with dip net, dip water, scoop water

mulmn̓ dip net, water dipper (OkB)

mul̓x cottonwood (Cv)

múmaʔt a small one sits (Cv)

mum̓sl̓x hope

muqʷəqʷ coward, chicken out, back down, be intimidated

• lut aksmúqʷəqʷ ! Don’t chicken out!

muqʷəqʷst scare someone, intimidate somebody, make someone back down

• muqʷəqʷstm̓. Somebody put fear into him/her., S/he was intimidated by somone.

mur smooth (OkB)

mus four

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

muskst take a chance

musl̓qʷ four rows

musl̓s hope, wish, hopeful, wishful

• kn̓ musəls I was hoping, wishing (Cv)

musw̓ɬ four boats, four vessels (Cv)

musxn̓ four feet

mut sit (OkB)

• t̓iʔ mut uɬ ixíʔ sksʔitxs S/he sat down and s/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 down, sit someone down

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

mutstm̓ keep someone home, kept home

mxiɬp cedar (Cv)

mx̌ʷal̓ cradle board

mxʷiɬp boughs

• axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxʷiɬp Cedar boughs (PS)

my̓aˤm̓ plenty

my̓il̓s think, deduce

my̓íl̓smist think, deduce, figure out

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

my̓il̓smn̓t figure something out, deduce something

my̓ilxʷ uniform, matched colors

• lut t̓a miyílxʷ. It is variegated. It is of different colors. (OkB)

my̓iw̓s midway

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

my̓may̓ story

my̓máyaʔ find out

• mat kʷu stqəqnunm̓s, way̓ iksmy̓máyám̓. S/he must be fooling me, I’m going to get to the truth of this. (PS)

my̓may̓t correct, right, known, easy to see, get things right, obvious

• ksmy̓may̓ts He goes through the motions. (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ ixíʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓səl̓x úɬiʔ xʷuxʷstəl̓x, úɬiʔ my̓may̓təl̓x, lut skpax̌m̓səl̓x iʔ t swr̓isl̓̓p̓ sc̓ik̓ʷm̓səl̓x. 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)

mym̓stim̓ 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)

my̓my̓am̓ tell news

my̓my̓an̓čút what one learns, teach oneself

• lut t̓a čmistín̓ uɬ kn̓ ksmy̓my̓n̓čútaʔx. I don’t know anything, but I would like to teach myself. (PS)
• kʷu kstəkʷtəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kʷu ksmy̓may̓n̓čútaʔx iʔ t ksčmipn̓wíɬn̓tət. We are going to travel the country over, we are going to have our own experience, whatever we learn.
• ksqʷaʔmíkstməntm̓ iʔ sčm̓im̓yaʔnčútət We’re going to get used to what we’re learning, our work (PS)
• ixíʔ iksčmy̓may̓n̓čút. That’s what I’d like to learn., That's what I'd like to tell about. (PS)

my̓my̓muɬ tattle tale, big mouth, always tells on people

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

my̓my̓pusm̓ make something out, figure something out

• lut t̓ kmimipúsm̓s. S/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)

my̓n̓čut, mayn̓čút 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)

my̓pčin̓ agree

my̓pikst learn how to do something

my̓pínaʔ learn right

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

my̓pnum̓t 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)

my̓pnun̓ 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)

my̓pnun̓t manage to learn something

• aláʔ tkʷliw̓tmn̓tst anwíʔ uɬ lut stim̓ t̓ ksmy̓pnun̓tm̓. If we stay here with you, we won’t learn anything. (PS)
• miʔ mipnún̓txʷ stim̓ axáʔ. It's so you will know what this is. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ʔaˤc̓s uɬ mipnús t in̓čáʔ kʷ iskʷúl̓stm̓. Later he looks at it he knows I sent you. (PS)
• t swit kʷuʔ máyaʔɬts, uɬ way̓ mət nínwiʔ mipnun̓. If anybody shows me, I’ll learn, (PS)
• uɬ way̓ mypnunts iʔ t n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ The man-eater will know about you (PS)

my̓pn̓wiɬn̓ learn information

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

my̓púlaʔxʷ get acquainted with the area, know the land

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

my̓sqilxʷ important person, honored person

• 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)
• smisqílxʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ 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)
• sc̓kinx axáʔ ? kn̓ smy̓sqilxʷ uɬ way̓ axáʔ sxʔim̓ɬt̓ət̓áq̓t c̓q̓iln̓ kʷuʔ ɬə xʷic̓ɬts. What’s the matter here, I am an important person, and they gave me the shortest arrow? (PS)

my̓sqilxʷst respect a person, honor a person

• my̓sqilxʷstmn̓. 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)

mystim̓ know something.

• lut t̓a čmistím̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus. We don’t know in what things s/he is smart.. (PS)
• nák̓ʷaʔ čmy̓stim̓ nínwiʔ kʷu čʔul̓lw̓s. We don’t know if later we will gather together. (PS)
• síl̓xʷaʔ taw̓n uɬ áɬiʔ nax̌m̓ɬ lut t̓a čmistín̓ iʔ skʷəstúlaʔxʷs, swit čaptíkʷɬ. It’s a big town, but I don’t know the name of the place, it’s someone'̓s legend. (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 t̓ sčyaˤpčínx, čmistíp kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓, yəyaˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ You’re not hard up, you know I am the boss, and anything you want I give to you. (PS)
• lut t̓a čmistís ɬə ksaˤčn̓tís iʔ sc̓uʔxán̓s. S/he doesn’t even know how to tie her/his shoes. (PS)
• nák̓ʷaʔ čmy̓stisəl̓x pničíʔ iʔ sqlaw̓. At that time they didn’t know what money was. (PS)
• t̓xʷ ixíʔ čmistúm̓t. So then we knew about you. (PS)

my̓úlaʔxʷɬt identify the ground for somebody, show a place to somebody

• miy̓úlaʔxʷɬtm̓əl̓x iʔ ksy̓x̌ísaʔx. S/he pointed for them where to drive the deer. (PS)
• my̓úlaʔxʷɬtsn̓. I indicate to the ground to you., I make the land know to you. (Cv)

my̓úlaʔxʷn̓t show a place, share knowledge of 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)

my̓útyaʔ mixed up, not unified, not fit, not proper, matched, uniform (Cv)

• lut t̓iʔ my̓útyaʔ. It's not fit.

my̓w̓salqʷ midway up a tree, the trunk of a tree, kick stick in stickgame (Cv)

my̓w̓súlaʔxʷ 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)
• my̓w̓súlaʔxʷ kiʔ n̓kčnikn̓ in̓kʷl̓mút. They had gone half way when I overtook my brother-in-law. (PS)
• n̓miw̓síkn̓. S/he got to the middle. (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