m̓

-m̓ 3

• -m̓, -m̓ middle voice
  • c̓aˤc̓m̓ stare at somebody (OkB)
  • čt̓ixʷlm̓ it’s different / belong- does not belong (Cv)
  • k̓ɬpaʔx̌ám̓ figure something / Think (OkB)
  • k̓ɬqixʷm̓ take up for somebody, Defend somebody / Defend somebody (OkB)
  • kmár̓naʔm̓ put something in a hole and cover it (Cv)
  • m̓ay̓ám̓ tell a story (OkB)
  • m̓im̓iy̓ám̓ Tell news (OkB)
  • nk̓ʷək̓ʷym̓aqsm̓ Cheap (inexpensive) (OkB)
  • nsəlxʷaʔáqsm̓ Expensive (OkB)
  • ntk̓ʷam̓ Put inside (OkB)
  • nt̓k̓ʷil̓tm̓ be pregnant (OkB)
  • q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓ Have a race (canoe) (OkB)
  • sklíq̓nʔam̓ Bury (OkB)
  • snk̓ʷɬpix̌əms One’s hunting partner (OkB)
  • suxʷm̓iymiy̓ám̓ Messenger (OkB)
  • tiɬm̓ lay flat / an animal or person that lies flat on the ground (Cv)
  • x̌əčx̌čam̓ Gamble (OkB)

=m̓ 4

• -m̓, -um̓ you. transitive object pronoun 2nd sg
  • čtk̓əlk̓əlstumn̓ I’ve been expecting you (Cv)
  • əčxaʔtm̓stúmn̓ I'm letting you go first., I let you go first. (PS)
  • čmy̓stum̓t. We knew about you., We know about you. (PS)
  • čkalaʔm̓stmn̓. I stay/am staying here with you. (PS)
  • čn̓ʔuɬxʷstm̓s. He brought you in here. (PS)
  • ksc̓əx̌ʷxitm̓t. We are going to preach it to you. (PS)
  • k̓ʷinmaʔxtmn̓ I give you advice (Cv)
  • qʷəlqʷilstmn̓ I talk to you (PS)

-m̓ 5

-m̓ 6

• -m̓, m̓ transitive indefinite subject
  • kʷu xʷic̓əxtm̓ We will be given it (PS)
  • čun̓̓tm̓ iʔ ta y̓lmixʷm̓. He was told by the king. (PS)

-m̓, -m̓ middle voice

• c̓aˤc̓m̓ stare at somebody (OkB)
• čt̓ixʷlm̓ it’s different / belong- does not belong (Cv)
• k̓ɬpaʔx̌ám̓ figure something / Think (OkB)
• k̓ɬqixʷm̓ take up for somebody, Defend somebody / Defend somebody (OkB)
• kmár̓naʔm̓ put something in a hole and cover it (Cv)
• m̓ay̓ám̓ tell a story (OkB)
• m̓im̓iy̓ám̓ Tell news (OkB)
• nk̓ʷək̓ʷym̓aqsm̓ Cheap (inexpensive) (OkB)
• nsəlxʷaʔáqsm̓ Expensive (OkB)
• ntk̓ʷam̓ Put inside (OkB)
• nt̓k̓ʷil̓tm̓ be pregnant (OkB)
• q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓ Have a race (canoe) (OkB)
• sklíq̓nʔam̓ Bury (OkB)
• snk̓ʷɬpix̌əms One’s hunting partner (OkB)
• suxʷm̓iymiy̓ám̓ Messenger (OkB)
• tiɬm̓ lay flat / an animal or person that lies flat on the ground (Cv)
• x̌əčx̌čam̓ Gamble (OkB)

-m̓, -m- stem formative

• čtxəƛ̓ínaʔmn̓tsn̓. I make out every word you say. (PS)
• nixləmntsən̓ I hear you
• čtxʷuymn̓tsn̓. I came to you. (PS)
• c̓apɬqnmn̓tm̓ He got whacked on the head. (Cv)
• ktiɬxməntməlx He was standing next to, over him (PS)
• n̓kxnilsmn̓ I want to go with them / I just realize it (Cv)
• n̓kʷnims He sang (PS)
• n̓x̌aʔsínaʔms He enjoyed having it (Cv)
• n̓x̌c̓pínaʔmn̓ I got surprised (at what he said) (Cv)
• aksúxʷm̓əl̓x. You’ll get acquainted with them. (PS)
• čq̓ʷiɬtmntp. You guys bring him here. (PS)

-m̓, -um̓ you. transitive object pronoun 2nd sg

• čtk̓əlk̓əlstumn̓ I’ve been expecting you (Cv)
• əčxaʔtm̓stúmn̓ I'm letting you go first., I let you go first. (PS)
• čmy̓stum̓t. We knew about you., We know about you. (PS)
• čkalaʔm̓stmn̓. I stay/am staying here with you. (PS)
• čn̓ʔuɬxʷstm̓s. He brought you in here. (PS)
• ksc̓əx̌ʷxitm̓t. We are going to preach it to you. (PS)
• k̓ʷinmaʔxtmn̓ I give you advice (Cv)
• qʷəlqʷilstmn̓ I talk to you (PS)

-m̓, m̓ transitive indefinite subject

• kʷu xʷic̓əxtm̓ We will be given it (PS)
• čun̓̓tm̓ iʔ ta y̓lmixʷm̓. He was told by the king. (PS)

m̓am̓íl̓k̓ʷst roll around

m̓ay̓ám̓ tell a story (OkB)

m̓ay̓án̓t tell a story (command)

m̓ay̓án̓t iʔsləkʷil̓xstm̓ tell a subtraction story

m̓áyaʔɬt tell somebody something

• t̓əxʷ kʷ iksm̓áyaʔɬtm̓ y̓ aksənɬq̓ʷutn̓ I’m going to show you where you’re going to sleep (PS)
• l̓ʔiw̓, kʷ ylmixʷm̓, uɬ ksm̓áyaʔɬtst iʔ sčk̓əɬpaʔx̌tət Father, you are the chief, and we are going to tell you what we are thinking (PS)
• səčm̓ay̓aʔɬtm̓səlx yəyáˤt iʔ stim̓ iʔ sqilxʷ They tell him all kinds of things about Indians (Cv)
• kʷu m̓ayaʔɬtp Tell me (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ x̌aq̓ən̓, k̓əɬc̓kn̓tixʷ, kʷu m̓áyaʔɬtp iʔ ksx̌q̓ənčutm̓p I’ll pay for it, name the price, tell me the whole price (PS)
• n̓ín̓w̓iʔ m̓áyaʔɬts aksənɬq̓ʷutn̓ When she shows you your bed (PS)
• mi xʷic̓əxtmn̓ t aksənɬq̓ʷútn̓, m̓áyaʔɬtsən̓ 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)
• m̓áyaʔɬtməlx iʔ kɬččitxʷsəlx They’ll tell you 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)

m̓ay̓áʔm̓ tell a story

m̓áyaʔn̓t tell somebody

• t̓əxʷ m̓áyaʔn̓t stim̓ Tell me what (PS)

m̓áyaʔtn̓t tell something

m̓ayɬtím̓ 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.

m̓ay̓ɬtimn̓ / m̓ay̓ɬtím̓ I tell you / tell someone something

m̓aynčút tell about oneself

• kn̓ mayʔnčút I tell a story about myself (Cv)
• anwíʔ miʔ kʷ qʷl̓qʷil̓t, kʷ may̓n̓čútx You will do the talking. Tell your story. (PS)
• huhuy̓, may̓n̓čútwi iʔ čaw̓tm̓p. Okay now, tell what you guys have been doing/what you guys have been up to.. (PS)
• axáʔ sčm̓ay̓n̓čútaʔx / səčm̓ay̓n̓čútaʔx iʔ likúk iʔ naʔɬ lipúl̓. The rooster with the hen were telling their story. (PS)
• ixíʔ smay̓n̓čúts axáʔ iʔ tətwit. Then the boy started telling about himself. (PS)

m̓ay̓n̓čút tell a story about oneself / each other

m̓ay̓n̓tím̓ talk about someone

m̓ayxít one’s telling a story

• isəčmay̓xítm̓əl̓x. I’m telling them a fact., I'm telling them about it. (Cv)

m̓ay̓xít tell (command) / tell a story / to tell news / tell a story / to tell news

m̓ayxtwixʷ talk to one another

m̓ayxtwíxʷ talk to one another

• kʷu m̓ayʔxtwíxʷ We talk to one another (Cv)
• huhúy̓ put kʷu čkʷil̓l̓x, ixíʔ sič kʷu may̓xtwíxʷ. Now we are settled down, now we can talk things over. (PS)
• mət čk̓əɬnixl̓əmstp ixíʔ l̓ sm̓ayʔxtwíxʷ Maybe you’ve hear about her in a story / Maybe you’ve heard about her in a story (PS)
• way̓ kʷ čkičx, way̓ kʷ nƛ̓əmpčin̓ l̓ sm̓ayʔxtwíxʷaʔx You got here too late at the meeting (PS)

m̓ay̓xtwíxʷ tell each other stories

m̓ayʔstím̓ 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)

m̓aʔm̓áyaʔm̓ teach, school

• čm̓ pn̓kin̓ miʔ kʷu əɬmamáyaʔm̓. It may be some time before we go back to school. (PS)

m̓áʕmlaʔ worm, maggot (OkB)

m̓́áʕmlaʔ worm, maggot

m̓im̓iy̓ám̓ Tell news (OkB)

m̓istm̓ woman’s father

m̓istm̓, m̓istm̓, m̓istm̓ woman’s father

• áɬiʔ qʷaʔmnwíxʷstm̓əl̓x iʔ t st̓m̓kʔil̓ts, čun̓tm̓, “axáʔ ixíʔ in̓místm̓, ixíʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓.” His daughter introduced them, she said, “This one there is my father, he’s the boss.” (PS)
• áɬiʔ in̓místm̓ yaʔ n̓kʷn̓čan̓tn̓s yaʔ čn̓kʷnčanm̓ɬtn̓. Because I was singing my father’s song for them. (Cv)

m̓iylt visit

• pən̓kin̓ mi kʷ čxʷuy̓ kʷ čm̓iyl̓t k̓əl̓ čitxʷtət? When are you coming to visit at our house?

m̓iʔnúɬt know the difference, tell apart

• lut t̓ə ksm̓iʔnúɬtsəlx She won’t know the difference, she won’t be able to tell them apart (PS)

m̓kʷal̓ place name. Hawks Nest Hill. east of FDR Lake and east from National Park Kettle Falls Ranger Station; spirit training hill. B’s etym: little hill (OkB)

m̓l̓m̓l̓sil̓tm̓, m̓əl̓m̓əl̓sil̓tm̓ pacify a child (OkB)

m̓mál̓x̌aʔ dishonest

m̓n̓m̓in̓lx, m̓ən̓m̓in̓əlx walk with a swaying motion. (Ok)

-m̓p your- plural possessive

• huhuy̓, may̓n̓čútwi iʔ čaw̓tm̓p. Okay now, tell what you guys have been doing/what you guys have been up to.. (PS)
• p ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔúsm̓ laʔkín̓ mi x̌stmintp iʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓əmp You will look for a place where you will be satisfied to work / You will look for a place wehre you will be satisfied to work (PS)
• uɬ lut ksənq̓aʔílsəmp axáʔ l̓ kəwʔapəmp Don’t bother your mind about your horses (PS)
• ixíʔ miʔ əɬxʷic̓ɬəmn̓ iʔ kɬčq̓iln̓m̓p. Then I’ll give you guys back your arrows. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ kɬčitxʷəmp, uɬ ixíʔ ksənɬq̓ʷuttn̓əmp That will be your house, your place to bed down (PS)
• stim̓ iʔ sčənq̓aʔílsəmp? What is your business? (PS)
• taʔkín̓ iʔ ksq̓sápiʔs iʔ ksčaláʔmp əɬ x̌stmintp iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓əmp? How long are you going to stay if you like your jobs? (PS)
• ixíʔ kɬčw̓činm̓p. That's what you guys will say., That’s what I’d like to hear from you guys. (Cv)
• lut k̓əl̓ sqilxʷ kɬəɬčənxiʔm̓p You won’t be mixed with the people / You won’t be mixed up with the people (PS)
• čn̓k̓ʷul̓stp aláʔ iʔ sčaláʔm̓p. You guys are working for your board and room., You guys are working so you can be here.. (PS)
• ʔkin̓ iʔ sčkƛ̓ʔamp? Where is the one you all went to get? (PS)

m̓q̓in̓k Full from eating (Cv)

m̓t̓aˤs kidney

m̓um̓lx little cottonwood

m̓um̓lx, m̓um̓əlx little cottonwood. (Ok)

m̓yltimn̓ visit often

• m̓yl̓timn̓ He likes to visit people (Cv)

m̓ym̓ay̓ story

m̓ym̓ay̓, sm̓ym̓ay̓ story

m̓ym̓áyaʔ find out

• mət kʷu stqəqnunəms, way̓ iksm̓im̓áyaʔm̓ He must be fooling me, I’m going to get to the truth of this (PS)

m̓ym̓yam̓ tell news

m̓ym̓yančút what one learns / teach oneself

• lut t̓ə čmystin̓ uɬ kn̓ ksm̓iʔm̓yaʔnčútaʔx I don’t know anything, but I would like to teach myself (PS)
• kʷu kstəkʷtəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kʷu ksm̓iʔm̓yaʔnčútaʔx iʔ t ksčmypnwiɬəntət We are going to travel the country over, we are going to have our own experience, whatever we learn. (PS) what one learns
• 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)

m̓ʕámlaʔ worm, maggot / worm