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qamínm̓ arrange, sort things, place things with intention

qánaʔ grandmother (baby talk)

qaqčl̓x trot, run, job

qaqčl̓x. She trotted. (Cv)
lut qɬnus ɬə ksqaqčl̓xs axáʔ iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. This horse couldn’t even trot. (PS)

qaqčxn̓ gizzard

qaql̓t get to a low top, get to a low summit, get to the little top

itlíʔ sxʷuy̓s, xʷuy̓ t̓iʔ qm̓sčut, xʷuy̓ qaql̓t. Again he started going, he went calmly, he went and got to the top. (PS)

qáqnaʔ grandma (dad's side) / grandmother / grandmother. father’s mother / grandma (dad’s side) (Cv)

qaqsəs little dark, dusk

way̓ qaqsəs kiʔ čyáˤpəlx Dusk got here. (Ok)

qaqxʷl̓x fish / Any fish (OkB)

qas scratch an itch, scratch (OkB)

qaʔɬy̓lmíxʷm̓ chief’s children

yaʔ l̓ʔiwtət, aɬíʔ ylmixʷm̓, kʷu qaʔɬylmíxʷm̓ Our father, he’s a boss, we are the boss’s sons (PS)

qaʔmíl̓tm̓ breast feed a child

qaʔm̓stím̓ / qaʔmám̓ nurse a baby

qáˤnaʔ paternal grandmother (baby talk)

qc̓am̓ braid (Cv)

qc̓an̓t iʔ qəpqin̓tn̓ braid hair

qčap shrink, pull into oneself (OkB)

qčəčl̓xípustxn̓ stumble around, bumble forward

qəččl̓xíʔpustxn̓ iʔ t sn̓k̓aʔtknáɬq. S/he’s stumbling keep up with them. (PS)

qčl̓xúlaʔxʷ run on the ground, run on land

qəčpmn̓čut draw back, withdraw, pull into oneself, shrink, shrink oneself (PS)

qəčqičəčs wheels

qəčqičl̓x run around, trot, run (OkB)

qəpikstn̓ oven mitt, potholder

qəpn̓tim̓ be in the same predicament as somebody

kʷuʔ qəpn̓tixʷ. You’re in the same predicament as me. (Cv)

qəpqin̓tn̓ hair, mane

axáʔ iʔ qpqintn̓s put čʔx̌iɬ t sqlaw̓ čp̓əʔaxʷ Her hair shines just like money (gold) / Her hair shines just like gold (PS)
iʔ qəpqin̓tn̓s put c̓x̌iɬ t kʷəkʷr̓iʔt iʔ sʔaˤc̓əc̓. Her hair looks just like gold. (PS)

qəqic̓qəc̓ sparrow hawk, kestrel

qəqmníwaʔt be laying about

qəqmnʔíwaʔt They were all lying down. (Cv)
n̓t̓aʔ, way̓ qəqm̓níʔwaʔt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Gee, there are deer laying all over. (PS)

qəsqinm̓ scratch head

qəsqsin̓kn̓t tickle somebody in the belly

čm̓ axáʔ nixʷ t̓iʔ k̓ɬʔaɬxʷíc̓aʔn̓txʷ axáʔ iʔ stʔiw̓tx mɬ čm̓ ixíʔ nixʷ kʷin̓ts, mɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓máˤsn̓ts, ixíʔ mɬ qəsqsin̓kn̓ts. As soon as you crawl under the blanket the youngest one will also take you, and kiss you, and she’ll tickle you. (PS)

qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓ whip

kɬc̓l̓c̓lipɬxn̓, kɬqəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓. S/he had spurs, a whip. (PS)
íwaʔ sp̓n̓tis iʔ t qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓. He even clubbed him with the whip. (PS)

qičəč hoop / wheel / wheels, skates

qičk older brother, man or woman’s older brother

čm̓ nínwiʔ axáʔ kpaʔsn̓tsís axáʔ in̓qíčk. Maybe later this older brother of mine will think of you. (PS)
ksx̌l̓pínaʔəl̓x čxʷuy̓ sx̌lap, way̓ qiɬt iʔ qičks. Morning came, he woke his older brother up. (PS)

qičl̓x trot, run

qičəlx One runs (Cv)
itlíʔ qičl̓x, kswítmist. Then he runs, he’s doing his best. (PS)

qil̓l̓t on top, at the summit

qil̓t go over the top, over a hill, be on top, be at summit

əɬtxru··tm̓, qil̓t, ixíʔ əɬw̓čkl̓ipm̓. He ran back uphill, got to the top, then ran back down the hill. (PS)
itíʔ kiʔ qil̓təl̓x. They went right to the top. (PS)
way̓ sn̓tkɬilxəlx, way̓ uɬ əɬtxirərptəlx uɬ qil̓t They get to the bottom and back up to the top / They get to the bottom and run back to the top (PS)

qiɬəɬt be awake

t̓iʔ way̓ kʷu qiɬəɬt áɬiʔ kʷu čxʷuy̓, áɬiʔ k̓ʷnaʔ kʷu ʔiw̓t. Right when we woke up we came, because otherwise we would get behind. (PS)
way̓ čxʷuy̓ sx̌lap, uɬ qiɬəɬtəlx, uɬ t̓əqʷčinəlx Came morning, and they woke up, and started hollering / Morning came and they woke up, and started hollering / Morning came, and they woke up, and started hollering (PS)

qiɬm̓ awaken

lut aksqíɬm̓ ! Don’t wake her up! (Cv)

qiɬn̓t wake someone, wake somebody up

way̓ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s qɬqiɬts He woke his brothers up (PS)
ixíʔ nixʷ qiɬts, xʷustčnm̓s. Then he woke him up too, hurried him up. (PS)
t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷ xʷt̓il̓x, qiɬn̓txʷ. As soon as you get up, wake him up. (PS)

qiɬt one wakes up, to wake up

qiɬtx ! Wake up!
t̓iʔ ixíʔ kʷ xʷt̓il̓x, qiɬn̓txʷ uɬ ixíʔ čun̓txʷ, “qiɬtx, way̓ kʷu ksƛ̓əxʷtmíxaʔx.” Get up, wake him up, and tell him, “Wake up, or we’ll die.” (PS)
way̓ pnaʔ xʔal̓ sqiɬt yaʔ ylmixʷəmtət Our boss will probably wake up soon (PS)
ksʔitx mɬ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ miʔ qiɬt. He sleeps until noon, then he wakes. (PS)
ʔi··tx, uɬ mət k̓əɬʔətətxnumt, mət čənwʔis kiʔ qiɬt He slept, and he must have overslept, maybe (the sun) was high when he woke up / He slept, and he must have overslept, the sun was high when he woke up (PS)

qipčm̓ spring

qixʷlx sucker fish (OkB)

qixʷl̓x sucker fish

qixʷlx, qixʷəlx sucker fish (Cv)

qixʷm̓ drive (stock) / to fire (employee)

qixʷn̓t drive something or somebody / chase/drive something away

way̓ mət aláʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, lut qixʷəntm̓ The deer must be there, we didn’t drive them away (PS)
qixʷn̓txʷ. You pushed it to run hard. (Cv)
huy̓, mɬ qixʷsəl̓x, uɬ way̓ ilíʔ iʔ sʔaqsk̓ɬčəhmíx, ixíʔ mɬ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tis. They drive them, and those who go to stalk them there kill them. (PS)
way̓ ixíʔ qixʷəntm̓ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, úɬiʔ kn̓ kswítmist iʔ k̓əl̓ ksxʷuytn̓s Yes, we scared the deer, and then I did my best to where they’re going (PS)
qixʷs. S/he chases/chased it away., She drove him away. (OkB)

qiʔs dream (OkB)

isqíʔs. It is my dream., They are my dreams., I was dreaming. (Cv)
k̓ɬqiʔsmíʔst He had a dream (Cv)

qlápyaʔ ducks on witch’s teeth, obscure mythological reference (Cv)

qlíɬc̓aʔ raw meat

ql̓qlaqs tadpole

ql̓spilx Kalispel people

ql̓tikn̓ top of the ridge

tql̓tikn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. From the top of the ridge, it’s all downhill to their houses. (PS)

ql̓tm̓xʷil̓x become a man

qlwatqn̓t thrash, thresh

qlwatqsəl̓x. They thrashed/threshed it. (Cv)

qlwit step

qlwitm̓ step, take a step, to step (OkB)

kn̓ qlwitm̓ I’ll step off (Cv)
ql̓qalwítm̓. S/he took a couple of steps. (Cv)

qlwitn̓t step on something, step on it

qlw̓túlaʔxʷ step on land

way̓ t̓xʷ čn̓xʷstitkʷ, sql̓wtúlaʔxʷ uɬ ixíʔ sčn̓xʷstitkʷs. She started walking, she stepped on dry land and she started walking., She walked, she stepped on dry land and she started walking. (PS)

ql̓x̌ínaʔ salmon milt

qɬnun̓t manage to, manage to do, be able to do something, succeed, achieve

way̓ k̓iwl̓x, uɬ lut qɬnus k̓aʔkín̓ ɬə ksxʷuys, ɬə ksxʷt̓pənčuts He’s old, and he isn’t able to travel anywhere or run (PS)
lut t̓ qɬnun̓ kʷ ikskʷúɬənm̓. I can never make myself lend you that. (PS)
way̓ t̓i xʷəstutm̓, way̓ lut qɬnus ɬə ksqaqčəlx axáʔ iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ He can only walk, this horse couldn’t even trot (PS)
way̓ nax̌əmɬ lut qɬnusəlx ksʔačəčqaʔíʔstəlx And they can’t do anything to get out (PS)
way̓ lut qəɬnun̓ ikswr̓ísəlp̓m̓ I can’t even try to get fire (PS)
way̓ lut t̓ə qəɬnun̓ əɬ ikɬəɬx̌íƛ̓m̓ I can’t make it up the hill (PS)

qɬtiɬn̓ wake somebody up

qman̓t put, place (more than one)

qmap give up, quiet down, settle down, simmer down, calm down, calmed, tranquil, tranquilized, sedated

qmapəl̓x. They gave up., They settled down., They calmed down. (Cv)
ixíʔ uɬ p̓aˤwl̓x uɬ qmapəl̓x. And then they got tired and gave up. (PS)
ixíʔ uɬ əɬqmap n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. And then the water monster quieted down again. (PS)

qmaˤʔús lay something across the fire

qmaˤʔúsəs. S/he laid it across the flames. (Cv)

qminm̓ lay objects down

qmin̓n̓ things lying, things placed, things set

qmin̓t lay things down, put things down

ixíʔ qmis, taʔx̌íl̓sts, pəkʷm̓stis uɬ ixíʔ qmis, uɬ íwaʔ kčahčahm̓stis. Then he put them down, did like that, shook it, and then he put it down, he can’t figure out what it is. (PS)
ixíʔ n̓pəkʷpkʷn̓tis, way̓ qmis, yaˤpqín̓ staʔxʷsəsp̓qín̓s. Then he filled the sacks, he laid them down, he had lots of wheat. (PS)
qmis iʔ sxʷuyn̓t uɬ k̓a n̓k̓m̓qniɬxʷ. S/he stacked the ice blocks up to the ceiling. (PS)

qm̓m̓sčut take one’s time, be lackadaisical

uɬ aɬíʔ axáʔ iʔ sčyx̌isx, axáʔ qməmsčutəlx And these who drive the deer take their time / These who drive the deer take their time (PS)

qmníwaʔt laying around, more than one laid out dead

qm̓pnun̓t manage to settle somebody or something down, to calm someone down

way̓ n̓x̌ilməntm̓ laʔ čxʔítiʔ, huy̓ kičəntm̓, way̓ qəmpnus She was scared at first, then she came around, she quieted down / She was scared at first, then she came around, she quited down (PS)

qm̓qam̓t patient, calm, be laying about, be calm, be relaxed, be at rest (plural)

qm̓sčut go slowly, take one’s time, be calm, be relaxed

itlíʔ sxʷuy̓s, xʷuy̓ t̓iʔ qm̓sčut, xʷuy̓ qaql̓t. Again he started going, he went calmly, he went and got to the top. (PS)
kn̓ q̓əmsčut I take my time (Cv)

qpam̓ be in a predicament

kʷ isqpám̓ I’m in the same predicament you are. (Cv)

qpíɬc̓aʔ pan

qsam̓ scratch something

qsáyaʔqnm̓ scratch head

qsɬtim̓ scratch for someone

qx̌am̓ hammer, nail something, split wood with a wedged deer horn (traditionally women’s work) (Cv)

qx̌an̓t to hammer something, nail something

qy̓axʷ stink, have a smell, have an odor, to smell (Cv)

qy̓mw̓sčut cross oneself (OkB)

qy̓xʷəxʷaxʷ stink, be smelled, smellable, smelly

qy̓xʷnun̓t smell, manage to smell something, sniff something

qy̓xʷnun̓txʷ. You sniffed it., You smelled it. (Cv)

qy̓xʷn̓wiɬn̓ smell something

qy̓xʷwilx smell something

qʔim̓ to nurse, breastfeed