q̓
q̓alíwa swing
q̓alíwaʔ swing
q̓alíwaʔm̓ to swing
q̓aliʔsčút hiccup
q̓al̓ʔíl̓t sick (pl) / sick
q̓aq̓ít̓aʔ to fish / fish
q̓ax̌ a clearing, a path
- itlíʔ way̓ kn̓ čhaqs ilíʔ kn̓ čn̓t̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ iʔ t xwiɬ, uɬ ta čk̓liʔ iksxʷúy̓tn̓ ixíʔ əčq̓ax̌. Whatever direction I face, there I go into the road, and that’s where I go on that path. (PS)
q̓ay̓ write. cf√q̓y̓ 1 / write
q̓ay̓íkstm̓ to draw / draw
q̓ay̓íkstmn̓t iʔkilxs iʔx̌əx̌yaɬnxʷ show the time on the clock
q̓ay̓íkstn̓ pencil / marker
q̓ayuʔsál̓xqn̓ two-point
q̓aʔáyaʔqn̓ head stuck
q̓aʔíw̓s middle child
- aláʔ iʔ q̓aʔíw̓s Then the middle one. (PS)
- ixíʔ uɬ itlíʔ kxsx̌əx̌am̓ iʔ tk̓ík̓aʔt, way̓ itlíʔ nixʷ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓máˤsəsəl̓x, t̓xʷ kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x, uɬ itlíʔ iʔ q̓ʔiw̓s, way̓ ixíʔ nixʷ x̌il̓stsəl̓x, kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬt̓máˤsəsəl̓x. And then from there he went to the next one, so from there they also kissed him, they shook hands with him, and then the in between one, also the same thing, they shook hands with him and kissed him. (PS)
q̓aʔntím̓ stick something in
- q̓aʔntín̓ I stuck it in. (Ok)
q̓aʔnún̓t out grow / it’s too small for you. (ok)
q̓aʔxán̓ shoes / shoe
- xʷic̓əɬtm̓ l̓ sɬq̓ilx iʔ q̓aʔxáns She gave him bedroom slippers (PS)
- way̓ k̓ʷiƛ̓əɬtm̓ iʔ syríwaxəns, uɬ ixíʔ čus, “nixʷ inq̓aʔxán̓, uɬ aɬíʔ kn̓ əɬaʔɬaʔt̓xáˤn.” She took off his snow shoes, and then he said, “Also my moccasins, because my feet are wet.” (PS)
- an̓q̓aʔxán̓ your shoes (PS)
q̓aʔxan̓t /q̓aʔxám̓ put on feet
q̓aʔxan̓t, q̓aʔxám̓ put on feet
q̓aˤp move
- lut t̓ə q̓aˤp It didn’t move, it was stuck (Cv)
q̓aˤy̓ ̓ multicolored, variegated / multicolored
q̓c̓an̓t an̓qəpqín̓tn̓ braid hair / braid hair
q̓c̓an̓t iʔ qəpqin̓tn̓ braid hair / braid hair
q̓əc̓ɬtim̓ to braid
q̓əq̓aw̓síkn̓ geog / ̓ geog. area on the north side of the colville river, east of kettle falls, once an important camping ground and the site of the first cemetary for the mission. (okb) [lit. middle ridge.]
q̓əq̓y̓q̓əy̓min̓ card / ticket
q̓əq̓ʔik colt / foal
q̓əx̌qinxəns Her toenail
q̓əx̌ʷqin̓kst claws
q̓əy̓an̓t print / record
q̓əy̓ax təsk̓ɬq̓əy̓nčut draw a picture
q̓əy̓min̓ Letter, paper, writing implement (PS)
q̓əy̓min̓ k̓ip̓mn̓ paper clip
q̓ilqn̓ head ache, headache
- kn̓ q̓ilqən̓ I have a headache (Cv)
q̓il̓t sick (OkB)
- q̓al̓ʔíl̓t sick (pl) / sick
q̓iltmn̓t something hurts
q̓íp̓xʷaʔ hazelnut / nut / nut(s) / nut(s). cf√q̓p̓xʷ / nut, acorn / nuts / pine nuts / nuts / pine nuts / nuts / pine nuts / nut / hazelnut (Cv)
q̓iq̓ayíɬc̓aʔ call somebody down
q̓iq̓aʔínak p.n. woman’s name
q̓it̓mn̓ fish hook / hook (OkB)
q̓iwntm̓ power to kill (OkB)
q̓iw̓tíɬn̓ Doubt somebody. (OkB) missing -ɬ is unexplained. Seeq̓yw̓ɬtiɬn / Doubt somebody. (OkB) unclear form
q̓ixán̓ false Solomon’s seal plant / false Solomon’s seal plant. Smilacina racemosa. B’s etym: marked foot
q̓ix̌q̓x̌t one’s being stingy of something
- way̓ t̓əxʷ iwá isq̓íx̌q̓əx̌t, t̓əxʷ aɬíʔ asənq̓əmsčínm̓, way̓ čƛ̓aʔntíxʷ, lut nax̌əmɬ kʷ t̓ iksʔúkʷɬtm̓ I’m stingy of it, but since you’re stuck on it, come after it, I’m not going to hand it to you (PS)
q̓ix̌x̌mn̓t be stingy of something or somebody
- way̓ iwá q̓ix̌əx̌məntsən̓, pnaʔ itíʔ kʷ kstaʔtím̓aʔ kʷ ƛ̓lal̓, uɬ lut sx̌asts, taʔlíʔ kʷu paʔpaʔsínk, aɬíʔ kʷ sksnəqsəltílaʔtət I hate to see you go, if you go to strange places (and) you die, that won’t be good, we would feel too sorry, because you are our only son (PS)
- way̓ taʔlíʔ q̓ix̌əx̌məntsən̓, čm̓ way̓ kn̓ k̓əwpils kʷu əɬwintxʷ Well, if that’s how you feel, very much I’m going to miss you, I will be lonesome when you leave me (PS)
- lut haʔ q̓ix̌əx̌məntxʷ iʔ antkɬmílxʷ? Aren’t you get stingy of your wife, don’t you miss her? / Don’t you get stingy of your wife? (PS)
- íwaʔ čx̌litm̓ uɬ lut, q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s. Event though he was called and no, he didn’t want to leave his work., Though he was called for, it was for nothing, he stayed dedicated to his work. (PS)
q̓iyám̓ excited
q̓iy̓ám̓ Write (OkB)
q̓iyuʔsálxqn̓ p.n. man’s name
q̓iʔənčút paint one’s own body
q̓l̓q̓il̓xn̓ sore legs
q̓lq̓lxʷax̌nmst hook somebody under the arm
- nax̌əmɬ aɬíʔ wəypaym̓, uɬ čkʷənkʷinksts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, čənq̓əlq̓əlxʷáx̌nəmsts, uɬ kʷill̓x Then he played white man, he held hands with the woman, he hooked her in the arm, and they sat down (PS)
q̓lq̓lxʷusxn̓ foot gets hooked on
- way̓ t̓i nəqsíʔpustxn̓ məɬ tq̓əlq̓əlxʷusxn̓ qʷásqiʔ, məɬ iʔ kəlkilxs k̓əɬtqənčutm̓s Blue Jay takes just one step and he hooks on something, and he has to protect himself with his hands (PS)
q̓l̓spuʔús sad
q̓ɬiw̓sn̓t match something
- uɬ ixíʔ yəyáˤt q̓ɬiw̓səntm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx l̓ aɬqáqčaʔ, ixíʔ úɬiʔ ksənk̓ʷɬq̓ʷluts And she puts them together, the oldest and the oldest of your brothers, and he’ll go to bed with that one (PS)
q̓ɬw̓salqʷ, q̓ɬuʔsálqʷ join sticks together (OkB)
q̓mam̓ swallow
q̓mam̓, q̓əmam̓ swallow (OkB)
q̓maqs point of the plow (Cv)
q̓mílaʔ greedy (Cv)
q̓mn̓tim̓ swallow something
- uɬ axáʔ q̓mən̓tim̓ iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ A whale swallowed him (PS)
- n̓ín̓w̓iʔ čm̓ t̓i wim̓ mi n̓k̓sínaʔmənts iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ, way̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬq̓məntsis Then the sea monster will get angry at you, he’ll swallow you again (PS)
q̓mn̓tim̓ / q̓man̓t swallow something
q̓mnun̓t able to swallow
q̓mq̓mn̓tim̓ swallow something
- way̓ xʷic̓əɬtm̓ axáʔ iʔ kmúsc̓aʔ, ixíʔ q̓əmq̓məntis sn̓k̓l̓ip And he gave him the four packages, and Coyote swallowed them (PS)
- ixíʔ əɬq̓m̓q̓m̓n̓tis axáʔ čkl̓k̓l̓k̓íc̓aʔ. He swallowed back these bundles. (PS)
q̓múpaʔ p.n. Lakes man’s name
q̓múpaʔ, q̓amúpaʔ p.n. Lakes man’s name (OkB)
q̓p̓axʷ knotted
q̓pnaʔxʷčnítaʔkʷ sand bar
q̓pnaʔxʷčnítaʔkʷ, q̓pnaʔxʷn̓ítaʔkʷ sand bar. (Okb)
q̓q̓ax̌ a small clearing
- way̓ t̓əxʷ čq̓əq̓ax̌, uɬ nax̌əmɬ lut put t̓ə ksxʷuytn̓ There’s a clearing, but there aren’t many tracks on it (PS)
q̓q̓mam̓ swallow
- čq̓əq̓mam̓. He swallowed them., They were swalloed. (Cv)
q̓q̓ʔik colts
q̓q̓ʔik, q̓əq̓ʔik, q̓əq̓iʔík, q̓əy̓qy̓ik colts (Cv)
q̓səsápiʔ too long
q̓səspil̓smn̓t feel/think about s/t for a long time
q̓sspilsmn̓t wait for a long time for somebody / wait a long time for somebody
- way̓ uɬ q̓səspilsməntsən̓, uɬ way̓ kn̓ n̓stils mət kʷ sxʔkinx, kʷ sx̌ənnumt I’ve been waiting for you a long time, and I thought maybe something happened to you, you got hurt (PS)
q̓sspwilx last a long time / last a long time. cf.√q̓s
- nax̌əmɬ mət way̓ q̓səspwilx uɬ way̓ n̓ƛ̓əxʷtilsəlx ixíʔ iʔ t sq̓milttn̓ Maybe it lasted a long time and so they’re dying of starvation (PS)
q̓w̓xin̓, q̓əw̓xin̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)
q̓xʷaxʷ be wishful
- way̓ q̓xʷaxʷ Well, he began to flirt (PS)
- kn̓ q̓xʷaxʷ I start flirting. am very desirous (Cv)
q̓xʷils wish for food
- kn̓ q̓xʷils I wish for food (Cv)
q̓x̌ʷqin̓kst fingernail(s) / claws
q̓xʷxʷmix be wishing for something
- nikxnaʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ splal̓ aɬíʔ sčq̓əxʷxʷmixəlx iʔ k̓əl̓ st̓aʔk̓míx, uɬ aɬíʔ swiʔnúmtx Goodness, the young fellows were wishing for the girl, because she’s good looking (PS)
q̓y̓am̓ write / study, write / study
- q̓y̓aməlx iʔ k̓a ylmixʷm̓, kʷu q̓əy̓ɬtisəlx inčá isčqʷəlqʷílt They wrote to the king, they wrote as though I were speaking (PS)
- mət laʔkín̓ uɬ mət q̓y̓am̓, uɬ t kɬƛ̓áqnaʔs I guess he wrote somewhere, and sent for sacks (PS)
- q̓y̓a··m̓, way̓ k̓ɬənt̓lips, way̓ tq̓y̓íc̓aʔs iʔ k̓a ylmixʷm̓ He wrote, he sealed it, he addressed it to the king (PS)
q̓y̓ilxʷ marks on hide/skin
q̓yiw̓sn̓t dispute somebody’s word
- q̓əyiw̓səntsən̓ I dispute your word (Cv)
- way̓ q̓yiw̓səs axáʔ yasukrí, “way̓ mət kʷu stqəqnunəms, way̓ iksm̓im̓áyaʔm.” Then he doubted Jesus Christ, “He must be fooling me, I’m going to get to the truth of this.” (PS)
q̓y̓ɬtim̓ write for somebody
- ixíʔ q̓y̓ɬtis, ixíʔ xʷic̓ɬtm̓. He wrote it for him, then he gave it to him. (PS)
- q̓y̓a··m̓, wy̓sq̓y̓əntís iʔ sčq̓ay̓s, uɬ ixíʔ paʔpíniʔs, n̓ləʕ̓ʷəntis, k̓ɬənt̓ɬips, uɬ ixíʔ q̓əy̓ɬtisəlx axáʔ iʔ əɬsísənčaʔs iʔ skʷists He wrote, got done writing what he was writing, and he folded it, he put it in an envelope, sealed it, and then they signed their little brother’s name (PS)
- q̓y̓aməlx iʔ k̓a ylmixʷm̓, kʷu q̓əy̓ɬtisəlx inčá isčqʷəlqʷílt iksƛ̓aʔɬtím̓ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ iʔ kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ They wrote to the king, they wrote for me that I said I can go after the Golden Woman for the king (PS)
-q̓y̓min̓ book, letter, paper; in compounds
- c̓áˤc̓q̓y̓mínm̓. He was reading books. (PS)
q̓y̓min̓ paper, book, writing implement; school / paper, notebook / paper
- xəƛ̓pnusəlx iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ They finished the books, school (PS)
- lut istk̓ík̓aʔt iʔ k̓əl̓ q̓əy̓min̓ I couldn’t keep up with the books. see tk̓ík̓aʔt / I couldn’t keep up with the books (PS)
- maʔ ilíʔxəx, n̓ín̓w̓iʔ k̓ʷaʔ iswy̓sʕác̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓ Just a minute, until I get done looking at this letter (PS)
- way̓ puƛ̓stm̓ iʔ q̓əy̓min̓, uɬ axáʔ pnaʔ kʷu təkʷtəkʷʔut iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, kʷu ƛ̓aʔƛ̓əʔám̓ iʔ t ksk̓ʷul̓tət We’ve finished school, and maybe we will travel around the country, we’ll look for a job (PS)
- ixíʔ kʷis iʔ q̓y̓min̓, way̓ q̓y̓ɬtim̓əl̓x. Then he took some paper, well he wrote something for them. (PS)
- axáʔ q̓y̓min̓ kʷ isčʔúkʷɬtm̓ /isəčʔúkʷɬtm̓. I’m bringing you this letter. (PS)
q̓y̓nčut paint one’s body
q̓y̓nčut, q̓iʔənčut paint one’s body (OkB)
q̓y̓n̓tim̓ write something
- ixíʔ čkʷis iʔ q̓y̓min̓ uɬ q̓y̓n̓tis. So s/he took some paper and s/he wrote it. (PS)
q̓yq̓aʔínaʔk p.n. woman’s name
q̓yq̓aʔínaʔk, q̓iq̓aʔínak p.n. woman’s name (OkB)
q̓yq̓yíɬc̓aʔ call somebody down
q̓yq̓yíɬc̓aʔ, q̓iq̓ayíɬc̓a call somebody down (OkB)
q̓y̓q̓ymáyaʔ pretend to write
q̓y̓q̓y̓máyaʔ pretend to write (Cv)
q̓y̓stim̓ write something
- x̌əl̓ ixíʔ kiʔ əɬčq̓ə̓y̓stin̓ That’s why I have to write this (Cv)
q̓y̓úlaʔxʷm̓ be allotted on the Reservation, enroll as tribal member / be alloted on the Reservation, enroll as a tribal member
- q̓əy̓úlaʔxʷm̓ He is allotted, enrolled (Cv)
q̓yúlaʔxʷn̓t mark the ground
q̓y̓úlaʔxʷn̓t mark the ground
- “laʔkín̓ y̓ anx̌mínk akɬčítxʷ?” čut “ilíʔ,” ixíʔ uɬ q̓y̓úlaʔxʷs “Where would you like your house?” He said, “Here,” and so he marked the ground (PS)
q̓y̓úlaʔxʷtn̓ allotment
q̓y̓us will copy something
- aksn̓q̓y̓úsm̓. You will copy it down., You will make a copy of it. (Cv)
q̓yw̓ɬtiɬn̓ doubt something
q̓yw̓salsqn̓, q̓iyuʔsalxqn̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)
q̓yw̓salxqn̓ p.n. man’s name
q̓y̓xit write something to somebody
- ixíʔ iksq̓y̓xítm̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. That’s what I am going to write to the king. (PS)
- haʔ wnixʷ nak̓ʷm̓ anwí kʷ əɬaʔ ksčq̓ay̓ axáʔ, anwíʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓xitxʷ ? askʷíst yaʔ čq̓ay̓. Is it true indeed you wrote this, you wrote it to me? (PS)
- kʷ iksq̓əy̓xítm̓ I owe you a written excuse (Cv)
q̓ʔaʔ get stuck
- q̓əʔaʔ It got stuck. (Ok)
- kn̓ q̓əʔaʔ I got stuck. (Ok)