s

sak̓ʷtsíliʔs fraction, parts of a whole

sak̓ʷʔúk̓ʷt float (more than one)

saláʔx one’s staying here

• ixíʔ asn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt aláʔ nixʷ saláʔxəl̓x, uɬ ixíʔ in̓tkɬmílxʷ nixʷ aláʔ saláʔx. Then your grandchildren will also stay here, and then my wife will also stay here. (PS)

sap̓iʔáx̌n̓ bat (mammal) (skin wing)

sap̓mín̓ bat, ball bat, baseball bat

saq̓čn̓ mouth open wide

sar̓sr̓ cricket

sasáˤs willow grouse (OkB)

sasúxʷmaʔm̓ compare, compare measurements, measure

saw̓sw̓čn̓ asking & asking, asking repeatedly, making inquiries

sax̌ʷt tl̓ p̓uy̓xn̓ get out of the car

saʔsaʔstám̓ siblings-in-law of opposite sex, brothers-in-law (for female), sisters-in-law (for male)

saʔstm̓sqáx̌aʔm̓ water animals, water creatures

saʔst̓xítkʷ drink soup

• kʷ saʔst̓xítkʷ. You are drinking soup., You drank soup., You drink soup.

saʔst̓xítkʷm̓ drink soup

saʔt̓il̓x become dry, dry, dry out, evaporate off

sáˤčílkst cape

sáˤháˤptnx Sahaptin people

saˤptnx Nez Perce people (Cv)

saˤsáˤs grouse

saˤsáˤt fall (more than one)

saˤwáp a drop of water (OkB)

saˤw̓x̌ʷíp root, tuber, strand, filament

• uɬ áɬiʔ tx̌saqsm̓ iʔ t patáq, iʔ t saˤw̓x̌ʷíps. And then s/he had good things to eat, potatoes, roots. (PS)
• wiks yaʔ čmaʕčnítkʷ, ilíʔ čmalk̓ʷ laʔɬ sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷips He saw the driftwood, one whole piece with roots (PS)
• yáˤpqín̓ t sʕ̓ʷx̌ʷip, iʔ kst̓ik̓əls x̌əl̓ sʔistk Lots of roots, grub for winter (PS)

saˤy̓ be noisy

saˤy̓píl̓tm̓ scold a child

saˤy̓pmínm̓ scold somebody

sáˤypmínm̓, saáˤy̓pmínm̓ scold somebody (OkB)

saˤʔáˤy̓maʔt angry

• ƛ̓m̓ axáʔ sʔáˤʔáˤy̓maʔt iʔ t saʔstám̓s tl̓ sx̌ʷupts. His sister-in-law used to hate him because of his weakness. (PS)

sáˤʔt̓míx / sáˤʔt̓ám̓ drip dry, evaporate, dry out

sáˤʔx̌ʷíp root, tuber, bulb, strand, Okanagan pronunciation of saˤw̓x̌ʷíp

• iʔ knaqs iʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ sc̓ʔak̓ʷ ixíʔ sáˤx̌ʷíps. One was the chief blossom of those roots. (Cv)

sc̓ac̓úm̓ pacifier

sc̓ak number, numeral

sc̓ak ksuxʷtn̓ number code

sc̓ak nk̓ʷul̓mn̓s number sentence, number code

sc̓ak sʔaʔúm̓ number words, number sentence

sc̓ak tn̓q̓ay̓ústn̓ counting pattern, number pattern

sc̓ak tqəčlxal̓qʷ number train

sc̓aɬt the cold, cold weather

• xʷarəlx iʔ t sc̓aɬt They shivered from the cold (PS)
• čaʔkʷ lut anwíʔ uɬ ƛ̓axʷtəl̓x iʔ t sc̓aɬt, way̓ kwr̓íc̓aʔn̓txʷəlx. If it weren’t for you, they would have died frozen, you made a fire for them. (PS)

sc̓aq̓mnw̓íxʷ iʔp̓uyxn̓ bumper cars

sc̓ars tall Oregon grape berries, Baerberis aquifolium (OkB)

sc̓ax̌ʷ rule, promise, obligation

sc̓axʔkínx what doing

sc̓aʔák̓ʷ flower / flowers (OkB)

• w̓nixʷ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷ. The blooms are truly beautiful. (PS)

sčaʔáqʷ summer (OkB)

sčaʔáqʷ smiɬm̓ summer vacation, summer break

sčaʔčʔíliʔs little brothers, younger cousins, younger siblings

sc̓aʔk̓ʷa̓ɬq flowers, cultivated flowers, harvested flowers, cut flowers

• qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sc̓aʔk̓ʷaɬqsəl̓x. The blooms are beautiful. (PS)

sc̓aʔúm̓ book with text, document with text

sc̓aʔxmínm̓ feeling ashamed, feel ashamed, feel embarrassed

sc̓aˤl̓qn̓ seeds, seed

sc̓aˤm̓c̓m̓ ̓ a boil, a pimple, an abcess (OkB)

sčaˤs in a pile, piled, heaped

sčaˤsxn̓ rock slide, rattle

sčaˤw̓aˤwíkst fingers

sčaˤw̓aˤw̓íkst, sčáˤʔaˤʔíkst fingers (OkB)

sčaˤw̓aˤw̓xán̓ toes

sčaˤwíkst finger

sčaˤwl̓xmál̓qs swimsuit, bathing suit

sčaˤw̓xán̓ toe

sčaˤx̌ʷ pile (of wood)

sčaˤʔíkst finger

sčaˤʔxán̓ toe

sčc̓iq̓ʷ what was skinned, what was butchered

sc̓əc̓ák̓aʔ pine cone, fir cone, tree cone (OkB)

sc̓əc̓aʔk̓ʷúlaʔxʷ hoelboel’s rock cress, catchfly, fringe cup, arabis hoelbeollii, silene menziesii, lithophragma tenella, [lit. flowers on the ground.] (OkB)

sčəčaˤsn̓t little stars

sc̓əc̓aˤw̓úsn̓ little stars

sčəčix̌n̓t stinging nettle, urtica dioica, b’s etym: stinging hot (OkB)

sc̓əc̓kam̓ a second

sčəčkʷnwaxʷ tug-of-war

sc̓əc̓l̓usn̓t hail, hailstone (OkB)

sčəčmálaʔ children

sčəčmíɬc̓aʔ game buried in the snow (Cv)

sc̓əc̓ris oregon grape, tall oregon grape berries (OkB)

sčəčwix Coeur d'Alene people

sc̓əkc̓iksxn̓ place name- inundated area on west side of the Columbia just east of the present-day Rogers Bar church, B’s etym: granite rock (OkB)

sc̓əkspiqsxnm̓ counting coins / coins- counting coins

sčəɬčuɬm̓ bulls

• stxir̓r̓pts axáʔ iʔ sčɬčuɬm̓ iʔ sm̓sm̓spin̓tk. These bulls ran up the hill, the four-year-olds. (PS)

sc̓əp̓c̓ap̓q̓ sticker

sc̓əxc̓ixt brother(s)-in-law (for male)

sc̓əx̌ʷxtwixʷ bargain, agreement, arrange with each other

sc̓ik̓ək̓laʔxʷ forest fire, burned land, ignited land (Cv)

sc̓il̓ shade

sčil̓ksts fifth

sc̓im̓ bone

sc̓irus golden currant, Ribes aureum (OkB)

sc̓ixt brother in law for male, man’s sister’s husband (Cv)

sc̓ix̌ʷt spark, ember (OkB)

sc̓kaks numeral, sum, answer from counting, total from counting

sc̓kam̓ math, counting

sc̓kam̓ t kpapútmn̓ counting pattern

sc̓kəkisxn̓ cent, cents, counting stone

sčk̓im̓ one’s hating

• t̓xʷ isčkím̓. I don’t care for it., I just hate it. (Cv)

sčk̓ɬkɬəmikst separate by hand

sčk̓ɬn̓k̓ʷƛ̓ip opened

sčk̓ɬpaʔx̌ thinking

sčk̓ɬqm̓míxaʔx be daydreaming

• kʷ sčk̓ɬq̓míxaʔx. You are gonna build air castles. (Cv)

sčk̓ɬq̓ʷaʔ smoothie, squashed fruit, mashed fruit, mash

sčkm̓ax̌n̓ one kidnapped

• xʷʔi··t nak̓ʷm̓ iʔ sqilxʷ iʔ sčkm̓áx̌əns He has kidnapped very many people (PS)

sčksn̓xaʔčnm̓sčút put oneself ahead of somebody

• áɬiʔ nák̓ʷaʔ t an̓k̓ɬčútn̓, t̓xʷ ixíʔ kʷ sčksn̓xaʔčnm̓sčútx. You haven’t had your training, you are always putting yourself higher than the others. (PS)

sčk̓t̓liw̓s It's been cut lengthwise., It’s split open in the middle., It’s wide open. (of a trail cut through snow.) (Cv)

sčkʷan̓x̌n̓ one kidnapped

sčkʷin̓k bow, archery bow

sčkʷɬənin̓k borrowed gun

sčkʷm̓sčut be hard to get

sčk̓ʷul̓ job, work, task

• uɬ stim̓ ixíʔ iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s ? And what work does s/he do? (Cv)
• x̌stmintp iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓əmp You like your jobs (PS)
• ƛ̓lap iʔ t asčk̓ʷúl̓. Quit your work. (PS)
• q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s uɬ t̓xʷ iʔ sčʔiɬn̓s. He didn’t want to leave his work and his food. (PS)

sčk̓ʷul̓l̓ birth, a birth, beginning, becoming, inception, coming into existence

• tl̓ sčk̓ʷul̓l̓s iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, lut iʔ t sqilxʷ km̓ t stim̓ kʷuʔ t̓a čkʷn̓nusts. Since the world was made, there is no person or thing could catch me. (PS)

sčk̓ʷul̓m̓ one’s fixing

• taɬt kiʔ n̓k̓saqs iʔ xwiɬ áɬiʔ sčk̓ʷul̓m̓səl̓x. The roads are sure bad because they’re fixing them. (Cv)

sčlak̓ what was bound, prisoner, what was apprehended

• isčlák̓. He’s my prisoner., I tied him., What I bound. (Cv)

sc̓lal̓qʷm̓ play slahal game, play stick game, stick game (OkB)

sc̓l̓c̓al̓ trees, forest, woods (OkB)

sčlim̓t gladness, one’s being glad

sčliq̓ something buried

• way̓ t̓i məkʷiw̓t t sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ iʔ sčliq̓ And there are snow mounds all over where the deer are buried (PS)

sčl̓kstasq̓t Friday

• l̓ sčl̓kstasq̓t on Friday (Cv)

sčl̓kstilxʷ five animals

sc̓l̓qin̓ headdress, roach

sčɬaqʷ a cache, a store of food, pantry

sčɬəkmix, səčɬəkmix bushes, go off by themselves (Cv)

sčƛ̓aʔám̓ come seeking

• ixíʔ uɬ isəčƛ̓aʔám̓ iksx̌áq̓əq̓. And then I was going to fetch my pay. (PS)
• way̓ iʔ laklíʔ iɬəɬčƛ̓ʔám̓, way̓ kn̓ əɬkičx. So I came back to fetch the key, so I came back. (PS)
• kʷuʔ sčkʷul̓stm̓ iʔ t ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aptət uɬ kʷ sčƛ̓ʔam̓. Our elders sent us to get you. (PS)

sčƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx person seeking

• way̓ t̓əxʷ kʷu səčƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmíxaʔx iʔ t ksčk̓ʷul̓tət We are looking for a job. (PS) sƛ̓ʔam one’s seeking something
• way̓ ixíʔ stkʷupxn̓səl̓x, ixíʔ sƛ̓ʔam̓səl̓x n̓xmniw̓səsəl̓x ixíʔ iʔ aʔ čtyap. So then they rushed, then they looked on both sides of the running water. (PS)
• áɬiʔ x̌min̓ks kst̓aʔk̓m̓xáqsaʔx uɬ way̓ ixíʔ sƛ̓aʔám̓s. Because s/he wanted to have the maiden as food, so then s/he went to get her., Because s/he wanted a taste of the maiden, and so s/he went to get her. (PS)
• itlíʔ kʷuʔ čkʷul̓sts yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ isƛ̓aʔám̓ iʔ kʷəkʷriʔt iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. The chief sent me to get/fetch the Golden Woman. (PS)

sčƛ̓l̓lmix dead person

• c̓kin̓ ɬa čk̓ɬc̓kstixʷ l̓ sčƛ̓l̓l̓mix iʔ kstm̓tim̓ ? how much do you charge for dead people’s clothes? (PS)

sčƛ̓w̓mix firefighter

sčmalk̓ʷs solid, whole thing

sčmamáy̓ news, story

sčm̓ayn̓čút telling one’s own story, news

• ixíʔ sčmay̓n̓čúts iʔ likúk. Then the rooster started telling his story. (PS)

sčmaˤl̓qs coat made of blanket

• ksčəmáˤlqs He has a coat made of a blanket (Cv)

sc̓m̓c̓im̓ a skeleton, bones

sčmíɬc̓aʔ female mountain sheep

sčmiyáps information

sčmrim̓ wedding

• l̓ sčmrim̓ at the wedding (Cv)

sčmy̓may̓ story

sčn̓kəčnaqs point on a grid

sčn̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓ choice, decision, selection

sčnq̓aʔíl̓s one’s business, one's interest, one's focus

• uɬ anwíʔ, stim̓ uɬ asčn̓q̓aʔíl̓s ? And you, what is your business? (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ isčn̓q̓aʔíl̓s. So then this is my business. (PS)
• put nixʷ t̓iʔ c̓x̌iɬ axáʔ iʔ t iɬqáqčaʔ isčn̓q̓aʔíl̓s, way̓ t̓iʔ ksčk̓ʷul̓. My business is just like my oldest brother, a job. (PS)

sčn̓t̓aqʷ plate licking

• staʔ, lut, x̌aʔsáqsmn̓ iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ. Oh, no, I’d rather lick plates. (PS)
• áɬiʔ iʔ sčn̓t̓aqʷ kmix iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓sts. Because licking plates is the only work he likes. (PS)

sčn̓wlíɬc̓aʔ dug out

sčn̓xiʔs be in the midst of

• way̓ k̓m̓ sn̓k̓lip lut aláʔ sčn̓xiʔs. So only Coyote is not here joined in with them. (PS)

sc̓p̓aq̓ sticker

sčq̓ay̓ one’s writing, a letter

• way̓ axáʔ isčq̓áy̓ iʔ k̓la y̓lmixʷm̓. So this is what I wrote to the king. (PS)
• ixíʔ iʔ sčq̓ay̓s. That's what he wrote. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ q̓y̓min̓ iʔ sčq̓ay̓tət. This is the letter we wrote. (PS)

sčq̓əq̓am̓ pills

sčqil̓ts one’s going to the top

• nínwiʔ itíʔ ɬə sčqil̓tsəl̓x, mɬ itlíʔ k̓ɬpaʔx̌n̓tim̓ nixʷ itlíʔ iʔ kspəx̌ʷmn̓čuts. If they’ve gone over, then we’ll have to figure how they’re going to scatter. (PS)

sc̓q̓isl̓p̓ lightning strikes a tree

sčqlwatqn̓ what was threshed

sc̓qʷaqʷ ones crying

• uɬ áɬiʔ l̓ aʔ ɬ sc̓qʷaqʷs úɬiʔ čk̓x̌ilm̓sts. And at the same time, s/he was crying s/he kept doing the same thing to him. (PS)

sčqʷilm̓ one’s cheating

• kʷ sčqʷilm̓s. She’s faking you., She's cheating you. (PS)

sčqʷlqʷil̓t one’s talk

• uɬ haʔ w̓nixʷ haʔ ixíʔ asčqʷl̓qʷíl̓t l̓ asčq̓áy̓. And is what you said in your letter true? (PS)
• maˤw̓s iʔ sčqʷl̓qʷil̓ts. She broke her word. (Cv)
• ixíʔ axáʔ asčqʷl̓qʷíl̓t. That here/Then this is what you said. (PS)
• way̓ lut, lut t̓ sčqʷl̓qʷil̓ts. Well no, s/he never said it. (PS)
• isčqʷl̓qʷíl̓t ixíʔ stəɬtaɬt. What I said is the truth. (Cv)

sčr̓qmn̓čut jump, leap

• sčr̓qmn̓čuts. S/he jumped., S/he leapt., S/he started to leap. (Cv)

sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x oregon grape bush

sc̓r̓siɬp tall Oregon grape bush (OkB)

sčsl̓ikst bastard (Cv)

sčt̓əqt̓aq stacked

sčtxəxƛ̓minm̓ be playing tricks on somebody

• sčtxəxƛ̓minm̓əl̓x. S/he was playing tricks on them. (Cv)

sčtxʷuym̓ one who has come for

• áɬíʔ ƛ̓lal̓ iʔ sčtxʷuym̓, iksx̌ílwiʔ. The one I came for, my husband to be, is dead. (PS)

sčuɬm̓ bull

sčuɬm̓ qʷisp bull buffalo

sčún̓n̓maʔs clue

sčut one’s saying, what one says, answer

• ixíʔ isčút, nínwiʔ swit kakíčn̓tm̓ uɬ ixíʔ kɬtkɬmilxʷs. That is what i said, if anyone finds her, she’ll be his wife. That is what I said, whoever finds her, he’ll have her for a wife. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ sčutsəl̓x l̓ sčq̓ay̓səl̓x. And this is what they said in their letter. (PS)

sčutx S/he is saying.

• ixíʔ kʷ sččutx/səččutx tl̓ sək̓ʷtikn̓x? Then are you saying from the Seattle people? (PS)
• tl̓ n̓sq̓ʷut, kn̓ n̓stil̓sm̓ sčutx, n̓t̓it̓xʷl̓čn̓ sčutx yaʔ n̓xaʔčín̓s. From across the ocean, I think he said, he said his ancestors are Italian (Cv)

sc̓uʔc̓uʔxán̓ feet

sc̓uʔxán̓ foot (OkB)

• lut t̓a čmistís ɬə ksʔaˤčn̓tís iʔ sc̓uʔxán̓s, ɬəqʷčin̓xn̓, čʔum̓stm̓. S/he doesn’t even know how to tie her/his shoes, the loops around the ankle, that’s what we call them. (PS)

sc̓uʔxán̓ p̓úkʷlaʔ football

sc̓wanáy̓tm̓ Bigfoot, Sasquatch

sc̓wanáytm̓ q̓aʔxnílts mountain ladyslipper, Cypripedium montanum [lit. Bigfoot’s baby’s footwear.] (OkB)

sc̓wanáy̓tmx Bigfoot, Sasquatch (Cv)

sčwic̓ dug foods

sčwíklaʔxʷ see the world

• kʷu səčwíklaʔxʷ. We are sightseeing. (PS)

sc̓win̓ early sockeye salmon, dried salmon, dried fish

sc̓wis road (Cv)

sčw̓n̓čut person in training, youth in coming of age training (OkB)

sčw̓tan̓ what is there, what has been placed, what has been put somewhere

• kaʔɬl̓úp iʔ sčw̓tan̓s. S/he set dow three piles., S/he put it down in three places. (PS)
• itlíʔ miʔ kʷu wtan̓, mɬ t xʷʔit iʔ ksčw̓tan̓tət. Then we will put some down, we will get lots.

sčxaʔlísk̓itx be on the edge of death, be near death

sčxaʔtɬqʷl̓qʷíl̓t be the first to talk

• iʔ sx̌ʷil̓mn̓ iʔ sčxaʔtɬqʷl̓qʷíl̓tx. The devil is the one that is/was talking first. (PS)

sčx̌əčmn̓čut what is got ready, what is prepared, who is dressed

sčxik̓ək̓x. S/he is mistaken.

• mat way̓ kʷu sčxik̓ək̓x. Maybe we are mistaken. (PS)

sčxikst right

sc̓x̌ilx that’s why

• sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ kn̓ əčpaʔpaʔsín̓k, sc̓x̌ilx úɬiʔ kʷ isčʔaw̓sʔúkʷmaʔm̓. That’s why I feel bad, that’s why I came over to bid you good bye. (PS)
• way̓, way̓ aɬíʔ čk̓əɬnixl̓əmstmn̓, sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ tkʷəlstíplaʔntsən̓ I’ve heard about you, that’s why I sent for you (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ axáʔ x̌min̓ks axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it. That’s how this one got stuck on this boy. (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ axáʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ɬa kskəkáˤkaʔ, sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ əčqʷaʔqʷʔál̓. And therefore these are the man-eater’s birds, that’s why they talk. (PS)

sc̓x̌iɬ like

sc̓x̌iɬ t like

sčx̌litm̓ one’s being asked

• way̓ kʷuʔ sčx̌litm̓ iʔ k̓l̓ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ. So we have been asked to the boss’s house. (PS)
• way̓ kʷ səčx̌litm̓s yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. So the king is sending for you. (PS)

sčx̌lits one’s calling

• way̓ kmusm̓s iʔ sčx̌lits, way̓ yəyaˤt k̓ʷul̓l̓x t sqilxʷ. So it was four of them that were called, all of them turned into humans. (PS)

sčx̌sikstm̓s one’s taking pains

• ʔaxáʔm̓ sčx̌sikstm̓səl̓x yaʔ ksqʷaʔmíkst. Those who know how to fix them took pains. (PS)

sčxʷl̓xʷal̓t one’s being alive

• nínwiʔ ɬ isčxʷl̓xʷál̓t uɬ nínwiʔ n̓k̓ʷspin̓tk put x̌ilm̓ atáʔ miʔ kn̓ əɬčkičx. Later, if I am still alive, next year about this time I’ll be back. (PS)
• kʷu ɬə səčxʷl̓xʷal̓ts, miʔ kʷu əɬčy̓aˤp. If we’re still alive, we will come back. (PS)

sčxʷstlwism̓ one’s traveling around

• lut t̓a čmistin̓ k̓aʔkín̓ kn̓ səčxʷuy̓s, way̓ t̓iʔ isčxʷəstlwísm̓ axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. I don’t know where I am going, I’m just travelling the earth over. (PS)

sčxʷstlwisx one who travels around

• pútiʔ kɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ, lútiʔ sk̓laxʷs, ixíʔ uɬ axáʔm̓ iʔ səčxʷstlwisx uɬ way̓ n̓ʔay̓x̌ʷtíl̓s. There was still sun, it wasn’t evening, and this traveler began to get tired. (PS)

sčxʷylwis one’s traveling around

• talíʔ l̓kʷut isčxʷy̓lwís. I’ve travelled very far. (PS)

sčyaˤpmíx those who gather, those who meet (PS)

• ƛ̓lap iʔ sčy̓aˤpmíx. They quit coming in. (PS)

sčyaˤs one’s gathering

• pničíʔ kʷaʔ sq̓ʷy̓mn̓čut, way̓ ixíʔ sčy̓aˤsəl̓x. So at that time they had dances, they gathered. (PS)

sčyəx̌istx those driving

• ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓áˤpəpístəl̓x iʔ sčyx̌istx. That’s when the ones that are driving manage to shoot them., That’s when those that drive them shoot them. (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ axáʔ iʔ sčyx̌isx, axáʔ qmm̓sčutəl̓x. And these who drive the deer take their time. (PS)

sčy̓m̓m̓sčutx be cornered

• way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ kn̓ sčyməmsčútx, way̓ axáʔ iʔ t n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ kʷu kspulsts I am cornered, the sea monster is going to kill me (PS)
• kn̓ sčym̓əmsčutx I am cornered (Cv)

sčyxʷitkʷs water fall(s) (Cv)

sčʔawsʔúkʷmaʔm̓ one’s coming to say good bye. compound

• kʷ isčʔaw̓sʔúkʷmaʔm̓ I came over to bid you good bye. (PS)

sc̓ʔax shame, embarrassment, shyness

• mat n̓t̓aʔlíl̓s axáʔ iʔ t sc̓ʔaxs axáʔ iʔ sxʔitx. Maybe the oldest one got over her shame. (PS)

sčʔaʔúm̓ sentence, book

sc̓ʔikst hind quarter, limb (Cv)

sčʔiɬn̓s, sc̓iɬn̓s one’s eating

• yaʕpqín̓ axáʔ iʔ sčʔiɬəns He ate lots of it (PS)
• q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s uɬ t̓xʷ iʔ sčʔiɬn̓s. He didn’t want to leave his work and his food. (PS)

sčʔiw̓tx, səčʔiw̓tx S/he is last., S/he is coming in last.

sčʔix heat, fever

• k̓aʔítət uɬ way̓ ʔanwís iʔ sčʔixs. He got closer and so he started feeling its heat. (PS)
• t̓iʔ ʔay̓xáxaʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ uɬ ʔanwís iʔ sčʔixs, axáʔ mat iʔ tl̓ sɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čuts uɬ áɬiʔ tlaʔkín̓ miʔ x̌aˤp. In a little while wolf felt warm, I guess from his breath, because from where else could the air come. (PS)
• t̓iʔ sčʔixs ilíʔ úɬiʔ ɬaʔxʷísk̓it He just got warmed up there and rested. (PS)

səčhuy̓x one who is finished, one who has had it, one who has had enough

• áɬiʔ way̓ qʷn̓čin̓ kn̓ səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x. Therefore it’s a pity I am so done in with old age. (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ tiɬx axáʔ iʔ kwaps, áɬiʔ way̓ sčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x. And then this horse of his just stood straight, because he’s done from old age. (PS)

səčkslip̓xəl̓x, səčksl̓slip̓x They are gathering fire wood.

səčk̓ʷan̓ɬqxəl̓x they are farming. / they are gardening., they are planting. (Cv)

səčkʷl̓kʷil̓stnx to do a sweat

səčɬinm̓tx S/he is denying., S/he is in denial.

• kn̓ səčɬinm̓tx I am denying it (Cv)

səčƛ̓w̓mix firefighter, S/he’s firefighting., S/he's putting out the fire., S/he's turning off the lights., S/he's putting out the candles. (Cv)

səčmamáyaʔx be going to school, schooling, student, studying, teaching

• kn̓ səčmamáyaʔx úɬiʔ x̌min̓ks iksčaptíkʷl̓xtm̓. I was teaching him, and then he wanted me to tell him stories. (PS)
• aláʔ iʔ sxʔitx aláʔ səčmamáyaʔx úɬaʔ čx̌əstwilx. The oldest one is going to school here when he feels better.. (Cv)

səčsič new

səčyaˤpčínx. S/he is in need.

• lut p t̓ sčyaˤpčínx, yayáˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬəmn̓. You’re not hard up, anything you want I give to you (PS)

səčʔačʔúčl̓xəx They are/were paddling.

səčʔaq̓ʷsxəl̓x They are/were shaving their faces.

səčʔaq̓ʔíq̓x They are/were scraping (a hide).

səčʔičəčknx. They are/were playing.

sək̓ʷsək̓ʷtɬəniw̓t married woman's lovers, woman's side men

sək̓ʷtaqs one side

• k̓l̓ sək̓ʷtaqs On one side (PS)

sək̓ʷtaqstxn̓ lap, lap of legs

sək̓ʷtax̌n̓ other arm, one arm

sək̓ʷtíɬc̓aʔ side, one side, one half of a body

sək̓ʷtiw̓s half / one side / one-half / side / side (on one side)

sək̓ʷtiw̓sts part, matching parts

sək̓ʷtlilx float (more than 1)

sək̓ʷtlil̓x go across

sək̓ʷtɬəniw̓t married woman's lover, married woman's side man

sək̓ʷtm̓sqil̓tk half breed(s) / half breed(s). compound / half-breed, half body

• yəyáˤt isn̓qílxʷ n̓c̓əspúlaʔxʷ, kmix iʔ sək̓ʷtm̓sqiltk All my relatives are dead, just the half breeds are left (Cv)

səmaʔsíya raisins

səmaʔsíyaʔ raisins / raisins, bitis vinifera. [lit. white man’s saskatoons.] (OkB)

səp̓iksm̓ hit on the hand (Cv)

səp̓ikst be hit on the hand

səp̓il̓sxn̓ hit on the forehead

səp̓ilxʷ hit on the shoulder

səp̓iw̓s hit in the middle

səp̓iw̓sm̓ to hit in the middle (Cv)

səp̓iw̓sn̓t hit someone in the back (Cv)

səp̓iʔál̓qs buckskin clothes

səp̓iʔíɬxʷ buckskin-covered tipi, hide covered lodge

• lutm̓ t səp̓iʔíɬxʷəl̓x They don’t have have buckskin tipis. (PS)

səp̓ɬp̓úkʷlaʔ baseball, softball, tennis ball, wiffleball

səp̓ɬpumín̓ drum stick (OkB)

səp̓mútyaʔ scythe (Cv)

səp̓qin̓t thresh, thrash

səp̓síp̓iʔxn̓ moccasins / mountain ladyslipper, Cypripedium montanum (OkB)

• kn̓ ksəp̓síp̓iʔxn̓ I have moccasins on (Cv)

səpsipn̓ daughters-in-law

səp̓sp̓ax̌n̓ flap arms or wings

səp̓úlaʔxʷ hit the ground

• ixíʔ x̌ʷic̓n̓txʷ, səp̓úlaʔxʷn̓txʷ, mɬ t̓iʔ yaʔx̌íʔ nik̓ək. ̓. You cut it and hit it on the ground, and it will be cut (PS)

səp̓ups be hit on the rump

səp̓upsm̓ to hit on the rump, hit on the bottom, hit on the tail (Cv)

səp̓us hit in/on the eye

səp̓usm̓ to hit the eye (Cv)

səp̓w̓sin̓k be hit on the belly (OkB)

səp̓xan̓ hit on the foot (Cv)

səq̓siq̓m̓ to split (wood)

səsák̓aʔt narrow (OkB)

səsániʔstn̓ pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea (OkB)

səsapt mountain blueberry, Vaccinium caespitosum

səsčunm̓ one’s telling

• kʷ isəsčúnm̓. I’m telling you. (PS)

səsiʔ uncle (mom's side), maternal uncle

səsp̓l̓k̓ɬəʔupn̓kst seventy

səsp̓l̓k̓ɬtip seven eggs

səsptiɬəml̓x mountain blueberry bush, Caccinium caespitosum (OkB)

səsr̓iw̓s sucker fish (Cv)

səstkʷnix pall bearer (PS)

səsy̓syus smart little person (Cv)

səx̌l̓xúlaʔxʷ move on land

səxsixm̓ tickle (plural or repeatedly (OkB)

səxʷc̓al̓ám̓ stander upper of things, one who stands things up

səxʷc̓aq̓ʷm̓ pointer

səxʷc̓əksqlaw̓m̓ accountant

səxʷc̓ksqilxʷm̓ membership clerk, enrollment clerk, census worker, census taker

səxʷc̓lam̓ one who stands things up

səxʷčún̓maʔm̓ trainer, instructor

səxʷc̓x̌ʷúlaʔxʷm̓ land guide

səxʷəxʷúlaʔxʷtn̓ mile, kilometer, a measure of distance on land

səxʷk̓am̓tíl̓tm̓ babysitter

səxʷkaˤčqáx̌aʔm̓ packer

səxʷk̓aˤwm̓ prayer leader, prayer, minister, priest (Cv)

səxʷk̓áˤwm̓ prayer leader

səxʷk̓áˤʔm̓, səxʷk̓aˤwm̓ prayer leader

səxʷkəskm̓qinm̓ driver

səxʷkəskm̓qinm̓ l̓ t̓uxʷt pilot

səxʷk̓ɬlxʷam̓ camp crier

səxʷkɬqaqxʷl̓xm̓ fisherman

səxʷk̓ɬq̓əq̓y̓am̓ secretary

səxʷk̓ɬtəqxnil̓tm̓ midwife (OkB)

səxʷknxɬtiɬn̓ helper, assistant

səxʷknxɬtiɬn̓ k̓l̓ aʔ čn̓q̓y̓mil̓s education coordinator, education counselor

səxʷknxɬtiɬn̓ k̓l̓ aʔ čyaˤpčín̓ social worker, helper of ones in need

səxʷktaqínaʔm̓ typist

səxʷk̓t̓ipm̓ faller, logger, tree cutter, feller

səxʷk̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓ farmer, gardener

• səxʷk̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓. S/he’s a farmer. (Cv)

səxʷk̓ʷanɬqm̓ ʔakʷʔakʷtíl̓xs a farmer's tractor

səxʷk̓ʷín̓maʔ one who decides, councilor, decider, council member

səxʷk̓ʷín̓maʔm̓ councilor

səxʷk̓ʷl̓čn̓čut one who cooks, cook, chef (PS)

səxʷk̓ʷl̓wul̓m̓ mechanic, one who works on vehicles

səxʷkʷn̓ɬq̓y̓minm̓ mail carrier

səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷ carpenter

səxʷk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓ carpenter, house builder (PS)

səxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ k̓l̓ yáˤyáˤt band manager, administrator

səxʷk̓ʷul̓m̓ l̓ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓ banker, bank worker

səxʷlk̓am̓ sheriff, police officer, cop

səxʷlk̓lk̓am̓ sheriffs, police officers, cops (PS)

• way̓ əčɬix̌ʷp̓t axáʔ iʔ səxʷlk̓am̓, way̓ ik̓líʔ kičsəlx axáʔ iʔ tətwit. These who tie up people ran out, then from there they went to the boy. (PS)

səxʷɬəɬt̓am̓ fisherman

səxʷƛ̓w̓am̓ firefighter

səxʷƛ̓w̓am̓ n̓ʔaʔúkʷmn̓ fire truck, firefighter's truck

səxʷmamáyaʔm̓ teacher

• ixíʔ aɬíʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ l̓ səčk̓ʷul̓x, səxʷmamáyaʔm̓. That's because he is the boss of the workers, the teacher. (PS)

səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷm̓ measure the ground, measure distance or area on land

• way̓ uɬ sxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷs iʔ ksnilíʔtn̓s He measured the ground where the house is going to be (PS)

səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷtn̓ mile, kilometer, unit of measure of land area or distance

• naqs səxʷmaʔúlaʔxʷtn̓. It is one mile. (Cv)

səxʷmiƛ̓ɬxʷm̓ house painter (PS)

• ik̓líʔ čwix iʔ səxʷmiƛ̓ɬxʷm̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. The house-painter’s boss lives around there.

səxʷmrim̓ p̓uy̓xn̓ ambulance, doctor's car

səxʷmy̓my̓am̓ messenger (OkB)

səxʷn̓c̓iw̓m̓ dish washer (PS)

səxʷn̓c̓w̓qism̓ dentist, tooth puller

səxʷnik̓w̓sm̓ cutter (one who cuts bundles)

səxʷn̓kɬiw̓sm̓ divider

səxʷn̓k̓t̓ipm̓ logger

səxʷn̓may̓čín̓ second (for a singer)

səxʷn̓my̓čin̓ interpreter, translator

səxʷn̓my̓činm̓ interpreter, translator (Cv)

səxʷn̓t̓aqʷm̓ plate licker / potlicker

• way̓ x̌lits iʔ səxʷənc̓iw̓əms, səxʷənt̓aqʷəms He asked the dish washer, the one who licks plates (PS)

səxʷpix̌m̓ hunter

səxʷpl̓sqáx̌aʔm̓ butcher, animal killer

səxʷsqilxʷ know a person, know people

səxʷsuxʷnwixʷ recognize one another, know each other, be familiar with each other

səxʷtaw̓míst salesperson

səxʷtaʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓ blacksmith, metalsmith

• ik̓líʔ kiʔ səxʷtaʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓ iʔ čitxʷs. The blacksmith’s house is over there., Over there is the blacksmith’s house. (PS)

səxʷtəɬm̓xtiɬn̓ problem solver

səxʷtəqɬxnam̓ midwife

səxʷt̓əxʷtil̓x an astronaut

səxʷtiyáqʷt fighter

səxʷtiyáqʷtm̓ warrior, fighter (Cv)

səx̌ʷtlil̓x go downhill

• kʷu səx̌ʷtlil̓x. We went down hill. (Cv)
• p əɬsəx̌ʷtlilx. You went back down the hill. (Cv)

səxʷt̓qʷčin̓ camp crier

səxʷtqʷl̓qʷl̓tiw̓s telephone operator

səxʷtqʷl̓̓qʷl̓tiw̓sm̓ telephone operator, receptionist, phone operator

səxʷtxət̓am̓ caretaker, guard, guardian

• uɬ áɬiʔ ixíʔ nixʷ iʔ səxʷtxət̓am̓s. So then they are also her caretakers. (PS)

səxʷtxət̓am̓ l̓ k̓ɬn̓k̓mip doorperson

səxʷtxət̓úlaʔxʷm̓ land clerk, estates clerk, park ranger, land caretaker

səxʔkinx ? What is happening?, Why is it?

• haʔ sƛ̓l̓lmixəl̓x ? haʔ səxʔkin̓xəl̓x ? Are they dead? Is something wrong with them? (PS)
• way̓ mat sxʔkinxəl̓x.. Well something could have happened to them. (PS)

sɣiym̓, syiym̓ weave, twine

shar̓ám̓ soak (OkB)

shay̓k̓ʷ onion, nodding onion, Allium cernuum

sič new, newly, just, just started, then

• áɬiʔ sič ixíʔ ɬə kspix̌m̓s. Therefore he’s new at hunting. (PS)
• sič k̓ʷul̓m̓ begin doing something (OkB)
• uɬ aláʔ sič ʔáčqaʔ. And s/he went out just now. (Cv)
• way̓ xʷic̓xtp iʔ t kstm̓tim̓s, t sič Give him some clothes, new ones (PS)
• ixíʔ kiʔ sič mipčín̓əl̓x. That’s when they all agreed. (PS)
• mɬ ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x. And then they drag the meat home. (PS)
• way̓ sič ixíʔ stkxnmn̓čuts, way̓ xʷsxʷusəl̓x way̓ ixíʔ ʔáčəčqaʔl̓x Then she followed him, they hurried and they went out (PS)
• ixíʔ sič iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ sqilxʷ ʔaw̓tpáɬq. And then the rest of the folks follow along. (PS)
• ixíʔ tx̌p̓iw̓sn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ t syílwiʔ, sič kčmínaʔn̓tm̓ He sewed him up there with a twisted twig, then he covered it with snow (PS)
• uɬ sič kákaʔm̓s iʔ ɬəčəčʔupsts. And now s/he’s making fun of her younger sister. (PS)
• ixíʔ uɬ sič nw̓n̓xʷínaʔ, n̓súxʷnaʔ. And then finally she believed, she understood. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ sič k̓am̓tíw̓s axáʔ So then s/he got on this one. (PS)
• sič l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač. It’s early in the night. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ɬ ikɬɬaʔxʷísk̓it nínwiʔ sič kʷuʔ čkičn̓txʷ. Later when i am rested then you can come and get me / when i am rested then you can come and get me. (PS)

sič ʔaˤpnáʔ just now

síčiʔ then

sičl̓qs new clothes

síčɬc̓aʔ fresh meat

• way̓ ay̓xáxaʔ swit áɬiʔ síčɬc̓aʔ, way̓ n̓c̓aʔrín̓k In a little while since it’s fresh meat, s/he got diarrhea. (PS)

sic̓m̓ blanket

sičm̓ especially

sičxn̓ new shoes, tracks (Cv)

• wikn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, sičxn̓ We saw tracks of deer, fresh tracks (PS)

sil̓ be puzzled, be confused

• way̓ t̓iʔ kɬkʷliw̓təl̓x way̓ t̓iʔ sil̓l̓x axáʔ likúk laʔɬ lipúl̓ They put them down there, and the rooster and the hen were puzzled (PS)

silíʔs one’s staying there

• čusəl̓x axáʔ iʔ sqilxʷ k̓im̓ silíʔs, “way̓ əɬwiɬəmt.” They told the people left there, “We’re leaving you.” (PS)

silíʔtn̓ territory

sil̓̓x, syilx Salish

sil̓xúlaʔxʷ, syil̓xúlaʔxʷ Salish land

síl̓xʷaʔ big

• ixíʔ t̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷíniʔs iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ q̓ʷučt iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Then he just picked out the biggest, fattest deer. (PS)
• kn̓ síl̓xʷaʔ kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓. I am a big chief. (PS)
• wiks iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ, síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ, siw̓ɬkʷ uɬ nis, siw̓ɬkʷ uɬ nis He saw the water, big water, water as far as you can see, water as far as you can see (PS)
• iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ, swit áɬiʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ spʔus. It’s the big, that who because it’s a people-eater/monster, it’s a big heart. (PS)

siɬkʷəkʷáˤst early morning

• nínwiʔ x̌lap iʔ ɬəkʷəkʷaˤst miʔ kn̓ əɬčkičx. Early tomorrow morning I will come back. (PS)

simn̓čáˤt noisy

sín̓čaʔ cousin (baby talk) / little brother / younger brother (Cv)

• way̓ t̓iʔ ixíʔ uɬ n̓kxnil̓smn̓tməl̓x axáʔ iʔ t sín̓čaʔsəl̓x Their youngest brother wanted to go with them (PS)

síp̓iʔ skin, hide, animal hide, derma (Cv)

• ixíʔ x̌litxts axáʔ iʔ tum̓s t n̓ʔiy̓xn̓tn̓s t síp̓iʔ. She asked this mother of hers for some shoelaces of buckskin.. (PS)
• čxʷəpxʷípəplaʔxʷs iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ síp̓iʔs, aʔ čxʷikʷ, ixíʔ uɬ čusəl̓x qʷspíc̓aʔ. They had spread on the ground black hides, tanned hides, what they call buffalo robes (PS)
• áɬiʔ mt sutn̓, síp̓iʔ, km̓ mt stim̓, lut t̓ sčpapík. it must be skin, or maybe something else, but it isn’t board / it must be skin, or maybe something else, but it isn’t board. (PS)

sipn̓ daughter-in-law

• c̓kin̓ asipn̓ ? What is your daughter-in-law like?

siq̓m̓ to split (wood) (OkB)

siq̓mn̓ splitting tool

sisčl̓qʷ newly wed

• axáʔ qʷáˤsqiʔ sisčl̓qʷ. Now Blue Jay was newly wed. (PS)

sisčl̓qʷm̓ honeymoon / honeymoon, newly wed / newly-wed, honeymoon

• uɬ pin̓tk p čsisčl̓qʷm̓. And you two are still honeymooning. (PS)

sísl̓xʷaʔ size, largeness, bigness

sisp̓l̓k̓ seven, 7

sisp̓l̓k̓ɬtál̓qn̓ seven teepees

sisp̓l̓k̓ɬtíɬxʷ seven houses

sisp̓l̓k̓ɬx̌čəčíkst 700, seven hundred

sisp̓l̓k̓s seventh

sisp̓l̓k̓spín̓tk seven years

sisyús good at doing things, smart, able, powerful

sitákʷ decay

siw̓ ask

siw̓ɬkʷ water

siwm̓ ask

• isčsíwməl̓x I was always asking questions. (Cv)
• kʷuʔ asəčsíwm̓ nínwiʔ ɬ in̓x̌mín̓k iʔ ən̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. You are asking me if I like the man-eater. (PS)

siwn̓t ask something

• itlíʔ knaqs siw̓n̓tm̓, itlíʔ tk̓ík̓aʔt. From there he asked another one, and from there the close by one. (PS)
• áɬiʔ kʷ sputaʔm̓ uɬ lútiʔ siwn̓tst. Because you are respectable, we haven’t asked you. (PS)
• nínwiʔ siw̓n̓ts axáʔ l̓ k̓n̓p̓qin̓kstn̓s. She’ll ask you for her ring. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ tl̓ sk̓maqs miʔ siwn̓ k̓ʷinx yaʔ čxʷl̓xʷil̓stm̓, nínwiʔ t in̓čáʔ tx̌aq̓plaʔn̓. ̓. Starting at one end I’ll ask how much his debt to him is, and I will pay it (PS)
• y̓áˤmín̓tm̓, sčʔx̌ilx kiʔ siwn̓tst We’re backwards, that’s why we’re asking you (PS)

siw̓sn̓t drink something

• way̓ axáʔ siw̓sn̓txʷ, t̓iʔ n̓k̓ʷsiw̓sn̓txʷ uɬ ixíʔ kʷ k̓ʷul̓l̓ ʔapn̓kspín̓tk aksmy̓sk̓ʷək̓ʷíy̓ml̓t. Drink this, drink it in one gulp and you will be ten years younger. (PS)

siw̓st ask somebody, drink (OkB)

• lut t̓a čmisti̓s kn̓ ksq̓y̓n̓čut, úɬiʔ kʷu ɬa čsiw̓sts. He didn’t even know I had a picture, and yet he’s asking me. (PS)
• kʷu sn̓ɬípnaʔm̓ uɬ kʷu man̓xʷ, km̓ kʷu siw̓st t n̓qʷaˤw̓tn̓. We will have cigars and we will smoke, or we will drink liquor. (PS)

siw̓stm̓ drink

siw̓stm̓st give somebody something to drink

• axáʔ kʷuʔ siw̓stm̓stm̓. Now they’ll give us liquor. (PS)
• siw̓stm̓stn̓. I water it., I watered it. (PS)

six̌l̓x move from one place to another

six̌l̓xst move something from one place to another

• six̌l̓xstxʷ. You moved it. (Cv)

sixʷápmx Shuswap people, Kamloops Indians (Cv)

síyaʔ sarvice berry, serviceberry, saskatoon, Amelanchief alnifolia (Cv)

• siʔíɬp sarviceberry bush, serviceberry bush, saskatoon bush, Amelanchief alnifolia

siʔíɬəml̓x sarvice berry bush, saskatoon bush, Amelanchief alnifolia

siʔíɬp sarviceberry bush, serviceberry bush, saskatoon bush, Amelanchief alnifolia

skalw̓ákstm̓ cat’s cradle, string game

sk̓aɬʔál̓qʷx sw̓yápix Americans

sk̓am̓qs left overs, remains, what is left

sk̓asts It’s bad., It’s awful.

• way̓ lut, iʔ sk̓asts. Well no, that’s bad. (Cv)

sk̓awíl̓x water snake

sk̓ay̓ám̓ fall hunting

skaʔačqʔíc̓aʔ small pox

sk̓aʔáy̓ fall

sk̓aʔáym̓ october

skaʔčnmast dirty words

• lut t̓ə skaʔčənmást They’re not dirty words., They’re not bad words.. (Cv)

skaʔɬísts third

skaʔɬlál̓qʷ three cylindrical objects

skaʔɬlásq̓t Wednesday, three days

skaʔɬlíl̓t third child

skaʔɬl̓sk̓láxʷ three evenings

sk̓aʔyám̓ fall hunting

skaˤčaˤčqín̓xn̓ Leggings (OkB)

skáˤčáˤčqín̓xn̓ leggings

skaˤčíkn̓ bale, package, packet

skaˤčíw̓s one week, week, flag, Sunday (Cv)

• uɬ way̓ axáʔ ksʔasíl̓s skaˤčíw̓s, kaxaʔ iʔ kn̓ n̓c̓ay̓xʷáˤpl̓qsm̓. And so now it’s been two weeks, and it’s now that I end my story. (PS)

sk̓čəčaˤč a second (measure of time)

skc̓əkʷikstm̓ left hand side (OkB)

skc̓íkʷaʔ left hand side, left

• sxʷuy̓s iʔ k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ. S/he started going to the left. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ wikɬts iʔ n̓sp̓ustn̓ iʔ aʔ čkʷiskʷəsts, way̓ t̓xʷ k̓l̓ skčxiksts, k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓. so then he saw that she is holding the sword in her right hand, and in the left a lamp. / so then he’ll see she is holding the sword with the right hand, the lamp with the left hand. (PS)

skc̓iwl̓ps mane

skc̓l̓qin̓ feather headdress

skc̓qʷaqʷ Mourn the dead (OkB)

skəčhikst right side, right hand side

• k̓a n̓x̌saqs miʔ kn̓ xʷuy̓, mat ak̓láʔ k̓l̓ skčhikst mat lut t̓ ksqilxʷ ik̓líʔ čxʷuy̓. I am going on the good road, apparently this on to the right probably doesn't have people go around there. (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ wikɬts iʔ n̓sp̓ustn̓ iʔ aʔ čkʷiskʷəsts, way̓ t̓xʷ k̓l̓ skčxiksts, k̓l̓ skc̓íkʷaʔ iʔ c̓ik̓ʷsxn̓. so then he saw that she is holding the sword in her right hand, and in the left a lamp. / so then he’ll see she is holding the sword with the right hand, the lamp with the left hand. (PS)

skəčhiksts. Her right hand. (PS)

skəkáˤkaʔ chicken, bird / chicken, bird, animals

skəkáˤkaʔ aʔ c̓iɬstn̓. I am eating chicken.

sk̓ək̓laxʷ last evening

sk̓ək̓sáɬaʔq seedy variety of saskatoon, serviceberry, sarviceberry, Amelanchief alnifolia (OkB)

skəkwiɬp brush, branch

sk̓ək̓wl̓xíst̓iyaʔ rush / rush, reed. juncus effusus. [lit. old grass.] / rushes (botanical term) (OkB)

sk̓ək̓ʔílaʔt ex-daughter-in-law, ex-son-in-law / spouse of deceased son or daughter. diminutive (Cv)

skəɬkəɬkíwaʔs anemone

sk̓əɬx̌qəntisəlx They made a place for her/him., They made space for her/him. (Cv)

skəskʷl̓tmix uɬ lut t̓ in̓x̌mín̓k ɬ iksíw̓stm̓stm̓. He’s sweating and I don’t want to water him. (PS)

skəxnil̓t child follower, companion

• kn̓ ksq̓miltn̓ axáʔ inčáʔ uɬ axáʔ iskəxníl̓t mat way̓ nixʷ ʔilxʷt, ʔay̓x̌ʷt. I am hungry, and my child companion must also be really tired, exhausted. (PS)

sk̓im̓kst left over, remainder

sk̓ip̓əp̓x. S/he's being pinched.

• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ ʔaˤpnáʔ wikn̓txʷ iʔ kəkc̓il̓xkn̓ uɬ t̓iʔ pəpil̓, uɬ áɬiʔ sk̓ip̓əp̓x, ixíʔ ilíʔ, ilíʔ x̌ilm̓. That’s why nowadays if you see a woodtick it’s so flat, because it got pinched, that’s how it happened. (PS)

sk̓ip̓m̓ squeeze (OkB)

=sk̓it, =ísk̓it pharynx, windpipe, breath

• n̓čkʷísk̓itm̓ S/he groaned. (PS)
• n̓yq̓ísk̓itm̓ iʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. The sea monster groaned. (PS)

sk̓iwl̓x old age

• səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x. S/he’s done from old age. (PS)
• way̓ qʷən̓čin̓ kn̓ səčhuyx iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x, uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ kn̓ x̌ʷptwilx uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ sčxʔimsčútx It’s a pity I am so finished with old age, I can’t do anything any more, I am right to the limit (PS)

sk̓ix place name- Camille Lake, west of Inchelium; well known deer hunting area, B’s etym: deer fence (OkB)

sk̓iy̓t being cold, chilled

• lutiʔ t sk̓iy̓ts S/he still wasn’t getting cold/chilled.

sk̓iʔíl̓t spouse of deceased son or daughter

sk̓laxʷ evening, being evening, dark evening

• yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sk̓laxʷ, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sílxʷaʔ tawn̓ They got somewhere towards evening, they got to a big town (PS)
• t̓iʔ lútiʔ sk̓laʔxʷs, lútiʔ sky̓púlaʔxʷs uɬ y̓aˤʔ iʔ sqilxʷ. before it got late, before it got dark, the people started to gather / it wasn't evening yet, it was not yet twilight, and the people started to gather. (PS)
• lut t̓ qɬnus ksxʷists l̓ sk̓laxʷ. S/he wouldn’t be able to walk in the evening., S/he wouldn’t be able to walk the whole day. (PS)

skləkʷtil̓t distant child, distant son, distant daughter

skliq̓mn̓ Indian hellebore, Beratrum viride (OkB)

sk̓lw̓is old king salmon, spring salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (OkB)

sk̓lw̓saɬq chokecherry, prunus virginiana, b’s etym: old spring salmon fruit (OkB)

sk̓lxʷínaʔ be late, evening is upon them

sk̓lxʷtan̓ west

sklxʷux̌ʷqín̓ place name- small gravel island in the middle of the Columbia directly east of N̓c̓aw̓qc̓aw̓q, b’s etym: dip on top (OkB)

skɬaʔásq̓t Saturday

skɬčaw̓t one’s future doing

• lut askɬčáw̓t. You can’t do anything. (PS)

sk̓ɬčhmix person(s) watching, stalking

• wiksəl̓x iʔ sk̓əɬčəhmix, uɬ əɬčənyx̌iʔsʔtxənčutəlx, ixíʔ məɬ čəhəntíməl̓x, ixíʔ məɬ t̓áˤpsqílxʷəl̓x, ilíʔ kiʔ čt̓áˤppíʔstəl̓x iʔ sčyx̌istx The stalkers see it, and they come back on their same tracks, they run toward the others, who then shoot them, that’s when the drivers kill their own game (PS)
• huy̓, mɬ qixʷsəl̓x, mɬ t̓iʔ ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us, uɬ way̓ ilíʔ iʔ sʔaw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíx, ixíʔ mɬ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tis. The deer tracks went straight to the low pass, and the stalkers who went to watch killed them. (PS)

skɬčk̓ap cream

skɬəkɬkíwaʔs(s)kɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs cutleaf anemone. Anemone multifida. B’s etym: clustered around the (little) middle (OkB)

skɬəɬəkɬkíwaʔs anemone

skɬəw̓min̓tn̓ pole for a spear (Cv)

skɬəʔaʔ Saturday, weekend (Cv)

skɬikn̓ fat on rump of deer (Cv)

skɬipčn̓ lower lip

sk̓ɬk̓mil̓s in front (of someone)

sk̓ɬk̓miw̓s chest

• ask̓ɬk̓míw̓s. It is your chest. (Cv)

sk̓ɬk̓nk̓n̓p̓ax̌n̓ vest. (Ok) / vest

skɬkw̓kw̓matkʷx Coast Indians (Cv)

sk̓ɬləxʷnwixʷ message

sk̓ɬlkʷuts distance around, perimeter

sk̓ɬmlk̓ʷapqn̓ hair tied in a bun

sk̓ɬmul̓ scoop

skɬmúl̓laʔxʷ dew on the ground

sk̓ɬpaʔx̌ idea

sk̓ɬpitm̓ announcer at a ceremony

skɬp̓up̓ƛ̓m̓ place name- southern area of the town now called Kettle Falls, formerly Meyers Falls, where trails from the east, south and west met, B’s etym: arrive at an open area (OkB)

sk̓ɬq̓am̓ one’s wish

• pnaʔ čmay̓ k̓ɬpaʔx̌əx̌nún̓, miʔ ixíʔ k̓ʷul̓ɬtsn̓ ask̓ɬq̓ám̓. Maybe I’ll get the right idea, I’ll fulfill your wish. (PS)

sk̓ɬqm̓mix, sk̓əɬq̓əmmix person wishing (Cv)

sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut photograph, picture, shape (Cv)

• wiks t sk̓əɬq̓y̓ənčut, way̓ swiʔnúmtx iʔ st̓aʔk̓mix He saw a picture, it was a beautiful virgin (PS)
• xʔkistxʷ yaʔ sk̓əɬq̓y̓ənčut? What did you do with that picture? (PS)
• iksʔáˤc̓m̓ yaʔx̌iʔ iʔ sk̓ɬq̓y̓n̓čut. I’m going to look at that picture over there. (Cv)
• xʷm̓ t̓i sk̓əɬq̓əy̓nčut As pretty as a picture (PS)

sk̓ɬtəɬil̓s take a shortcut

sk̓ɬtəɬil̓sm̓ shortcut (Cv)

skɬxʷipl̓p floor mat

skɬʔam̓čín̓ dug up ground

sk̓ɬʔips around the other side (Cv)

• k̓ɬʔips N̓čaʔlíwm̓ past Inchelium (Cv)

skƛ̓aʔám̓ what one is looking for

• ʔkin̓ iʔ sčkƛ̓ʔamp? Where is the one you all went to get? (PS)

sk̓maɬq̓ʷl̓t throat

sk̓max̌n̓ arm

skmaˤw̓áqs left overs

• kčqusəs axáʔ iʔ skmaˤw̓áqs, axáʔ iʔ st̓xitkʷ. She put left overs on the stove, this soup. (PS)

skməc̓maˤc̓s eye matter, eye goop, eye boogers

sk̓mil̓tn̓ throat, gullet

sk̓mipɬxn̓ heel (OkB)

sk̓m̓k̓im̓t remains

skmkʷuqn̓ snow on trees

sk̓m̓mipɬxn̓ heels

skmq̓ʷaq̓ʷ mountains

• xʷuyʔl̓x axáʔ čləʕ̓ʷutm̓ uɬ k̓əl̓ skm̓q̓ʷaq̓ʷs ixíʔ yaʔ čənxʷr̓us They went in a valley, and at a little mountain that’s where the low place is (PS)

skmusm̓s fourth

sk̓mw̓saqs bridge of nose

sk̓mw̓sax̌n̓ upper arm

sk̓mw̓sikst lower arm

skm̓xíɬc̓aʔ bear meat

skm̓xist bear, black bear, man’s name (OkB)

• uɬ axáʔ p kmusxn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sn̓k̓l̓ip, həɬsm̓x̌ikn̓, həɬskm̓xist uɬ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, yəyaˤt t̓xʷ ixíʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. And so you that stand on fours, coyotes, grizzlies, black bears, and deer, all these on the earth. (PS)

sknəqsl̓til̓t one child

sknirmn̓ month of march, sagebrush buttercup, Ranunculus glaberriums (OkB)

skn̓knam̓ butcher a fish (OkB)

sk̓n̓k̓n̓p̓ax̌n̓ vest

sknwistm̓ above

• ak̓láʔ iʔ k̓l̓ askn̓wístm̓. It is around here above you. (PS)
• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ axáʔ iʔ tl̓ skn̓wistm̓s qʷl̓qʷil̓stm̓. All at once something from above spoke to him. (PS)

skn̓xʷaʔtús high price

skp̓ɬəɬqip log jam (OkB)

sksaq̓ʷm̓ skin large animals

sksčxʷuy̓ one’s going

• t̓iʔ lut sksčxʷuy̓s axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓, way̓ k̓ɬnixl̓. Wolf didn’t go very far, and he heard something., Wolf hadn’t gone very far, and he heard something. (PS)
• lut sksčxʷuy̓s axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, ixíʔ uɬ tiɬx axáʔ iʔ kwaps. This boy didn’t go far, and then his horse stood still. (PS)

skskʷal̓t sweaty

skskʷəkʷin̓n̓st catch a disease

sksn̓ɬət̓pmn̓čutətn̓ a diving place (Cv)

skstaʔmínaʔ spring time coming, getting through winter

• way̓ ixíʔ skstaʔmínaʔsəl̓x. So then they got through winter. (PS)

sksúxʷəxʷmaʔs measurement, its measure

sksʔay̓x̌ʷtáyn̓ tired people

• way̓ áɬiʔ kn̓ sksʔay̓x̌ʷtáynx. So therefore I was getting exhausted (PS)

sktatáxʷ t sc̓ak addition number sentence

sktaxʷ sc̓ak positive number

sktətar̓ row, line up

skt̓ít̓qʷsaʔx It is hatching.

• ml̓qnups yaʔ sqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔs sič mat skt̓ít̓qʷsaʔx. Golden eagle babies just hatched. (PS)

skt̓ɬam̓ stick on, adherance (OkB)

sktm̓tam̓t clouds (OkB)

sk̓ʷak̓ʷúl̓sts practice

skʷal̓t sun heat

• l̓ skʷal̓t in the sunlight (Cv)
• t̓iʔ kʷmiɬ kiʔ čiʔíx iʔ skʷal̓t uɬ áɬiʔ ʔaˤmáp iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuyn̓t. At once the sun got warm, and the snow and the ice melted., At once it got warm from the sun, and the snow and the ice melted. (PS)

sk̓ʷal̓t porcupine quill (Cv)

sk̓ʷan̓ɬq vegetable, plant, crop

sk̓ʷan̓ɬqm̓ time to plant

skʷan̓t Saint Mary's Mission site, Omak, waterfall (Cv)

skʷan̓tx Omak Indians

skʷan̓x̌n̓ captive, slave, one kidnapped (OkB)

sk̓ʷap swollen (Cv)

skw̓ark̓xníkst broadleafed plantain, Plantago major, b’s etym: frog leaves (OkB)

sk̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt strength

• kl̓kʷakʷ iʔ tl̓ siw̓ɬkʷ, iʔ tl̓ sk̓ʷəčk̓ʷačts. She’s away from water, from her power. (PS)
• kskn̓xitm̓t iʔ l̓ aksk̓ʷəčk̓ʷáčt. We’re going to help you with your strength. (PS)

skʷəkʷan̓t little waterfall, place name- Meyers Falls, a fishing site on the Colville River, also small waterfall just west of the mouth of Nancy Creek now flooded and small waterfall about a mile upstream from the former mouth of Wilmont Creek (OkB)

skʷəkʷiw̓ rose hip, rose berry, tomato

sk̓ʷək̓ʷiy̓ml̓t young, child

sk̓ʷək̓ʷiy̓ml̓t tqalw̓tínaʔ tricycle

skʷəkʷlal̓ sunshine

skʷəkʷl̓kʷl̓siɬəml̓x false box, Paxistima myrsinites. [lit. little kinnikinick bush.] (OkB)

sk̓ʷək̓ʷƛ̓il̓t fawn, late fawn after change of color / late fawn (Cv)

skʷəkʷm̓kʷmiw̓čxn̓ place name- Falls Creek (OkB)

sk̓ʷək̓ʷrínaʔ clam, clam shell, fresh water clam, mussel

skʷəkʷusn̓t star

skʷəkʷusn̓t qaqxʷl̓x starfish

skʷəkʷw̓iɬp rose bush, wild rose bush, rosa acicularis, r. nutkana, r. gymnocarpa, r. woodsii / rose bush, wild rose bush, tomato plant (OkB)

sk̓ʷəƛ̓kʷƛ̓ust faces

sk̓ʷəƛ̓ptan̓ east

skʷəskʷan̓t place name- Meyers Falls

sk̓ʷiƛ̓m̓ dismantle, take apart, disassemble, break down (OkB)

sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓ sibling, one’s kin, same kind

• lut t̓a čn̓x̌ʷil̓čsts iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓s. He never disputes the word of his brothers. (PS)
• kʷuʔ smal̓x̌aʔčínm̓s isk̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ iʔ k̓a y̓lmixʷm̓. My brothers lied to the boss about my words. (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ əɬxʷuy̓ k̓l̓ in̓čítxʷ k̓l̓ isk̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓. So I will go back to my house, to my siblings/brothers. (PS)
• čm̓ n̓q̓aʔil̓sn̓txʷ axáʔ ask̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓. You might give worries to your siblings. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i p ƛ̓axʷt, iʔ laʔɬ ak̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ All of you will die, you and your brothers (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷiƛ̓tm̓ And these are the others. (PS)

skʷin̓l̓t adopted child

sk̓ʷin̓m̓ taste, choice, decision, selection

sk̓ʷínmaʔs act like, look as if (Cv)

skʷist name, title (e.g. of a book)

• skʷist iʔ aʔ čq̓ay̓ name is written down (PS)
• nak̓ʷm̓ q̓y̓am̓əl̓x uɬ in̓čáʔ kʷuʔ q̓y̓ɬtisəl̓x iskʷíst. Apparently they wrote and they signed my name. (PS)
• q̓əy̓ɬtisəl̓x axáʔ iʔ ɬəsísn̓čaʔs iʔ skʷists. They signed this little brother of theirs name. (PS)
• kʷ swit, swit askʷíst? Who are you, what is your name?

sk̓ʷíy̓laʔxʷ hoar frost, frosty ground, frosted ground

sk̓ʷiʔst cave (OkB)

skw̓kwik a ghost

sk̓w̓k̓w̓iɬp white bark pine, spruce (OkB)

skʷlal̓ sunbeam, sunshine, sunlight (OkB)

skʷlal̓qs coat, warm clothes (OkB)

sk̓ʷl̓čnčut the act of cooking (Cv)

skʷlis kinnick kinnick berry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Cv)

sk̓ʷlk̓ʷal̓t mountain

sk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷal̓t hill, mountain (Okanagan form) (OkB)

sk̓ʷl̓k̓ʷl̓taɬq wild strawberry (mountain variety), Fragaria vesca (OkB)

sk̓ʷl̓spl̓stwixʷm̓ make war on each other (OkB)

sk̓ʷɬax t n̓qminmn̓ surprise bag

skʷƛ̓us face

• uɬ t̓iʔ sniw̓t kmix kiʔ čʔanwísts iʔ t sk̓ʷƛ̓usts. It just only the wind he can feel in his face. (PS)

skʷm̓kʷim̓čxn̓ rainbow (Cv)

skʷm̓kʷm̓aw̓čxn̓ place name- Falls Creek on the west side of the Columbia, probable northern pronunciation of the term for Falls Creek. [lit. many rainbows.] (OkB)

sk̓ʷm̓k̓ʷum̓s eyebrow

sk̓ʷn̓k̓ʷan̓t stick game bones

skʷn̓kʷinm̓ Indian potatoes, spring beauty, Indian potato, mayflower (Cv)

sk̓ʷn̓stuɬt show something to someone

skw̓pax̌ʷc̓k hair on chest

skw̓pw̓paqstxn̓ fur chaps, hairy legs (PS)

skw̓pw̓plqʷikst hair on arms (OkB)

sk̓w̓qn̓čut one menstruating

skʷraʔqán̓ copper

skʷrínaʔ mussle, fresh water clam

skʷr̓kʷríc̓aʔ tomato, Lycopersicum esculentum (OkB)

skʷr̓xan̓ sand hill crane, heron

sk̓ʷuk̓ʷy̓ father’s sister or female cousin, paternal aunt

sk̓ʷuk̓y̓ father’s sister or female cousin, paternal aunt

sk̓ʷul̓ job

• aksxʷíc̓ɬtm̓ t ksk̓ʷul̓s, aksm̓aʔm̓áyaʔm̓. Give him a job, you will teach him. (PS)
• kʷu ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔám̓ iʔ t ksk̓ʷul̓tət. We are looking for a job., We are looking for a job. (PS)

sk̓ʷul̓l̓s applications

sk̓ʷul̓ɬxʷm̓ build a fire, make a home (OkB)

sk̓ʷuɬnm̓ trade, borrow, loan

skwupáx̌ʷc̓k hair on chest (OkB)

skʷuqn̓čút to fast, to go without food

sk̓ʷut part, one side, across, half

• uɬ axáʔ ʔaˤc̓s iʔ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut uɬ sqilxʷ, ʔaˤc̓m̓ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut uɬ nixʷ sqilxʷ. And so s/he looked to one side, and there were people; he looked to the other side, and there were also people. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ iʔ kstk̓max̌n̓, sk̓ʷut iʔ ksk̓aw̓sk̓ɬčəhmíxaʔx ksk̓ɬxʷúyaʔx. And these on the outside, half of them will go watch them to walk under. (PS)
• way̓ l̓ latáp kɬmutsts, ak̓láʔ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut iʔ lipúl̓, uɬ k̓l̓ sk̓ʷut iʔ likúk. So s/he set them down on the table, on one side the hen, on the other side the rooster. (PS)

sk̓ʷuy̓ man’s mother, mom (for male) (Cv)

• wim̓ uɬ n̓qʷən̓mintm̓ iʔ t sk̓ʷuy̓s Then his mother pitied him (PS)

skʷuy̓kʷy̓ marmot, whistling marmot

skʷuy̓kʷy̓ spətkʷaqsts shooting star

sk̓xəxʷum̓ consumption, tuberculosis

sk̓xəx̌ʷum̓ consumption

sk̓xus tear drops, tears

• isk̓xús. They are my tears., My eyes tear up. (Cv)

sk̓xʷiɬxʷ den, cave dwelling, place name- one of several camps making up the vallage of N̓paˤw̓íl̓x, fishing site, B’s etym: crevice dwelling (OkB)

sk̓y̓il̓t spouse of deceased son or daughter

• ask̓ʔíl̓t. It's your ex-child-in-law (daughter-in-law after death of son or son-in-law after death of daughter)

sk̓y̓il̓x autumn, fall, it’s turning fall (Cv)

sky̓lap river mouth

sky̓xʷíw̓s Monday

sky̓xʷutm̓ bottom

sky̓xʷutm̓s below

skʔačqʔíc̓aʔ smallpox

sk̓ʔay̓ it becomes fall, cold comes (Cv)

sl̓al̓ be puzzled, be confused, be twisted up

• way̓ kʷu sl̓al̓. So we are puzzled. (PS)

sl̓am̓ spin wool, twist fiber

sl̓an̓t roll something, twist something

sl̓ap rolled, twisted

sl̓apəp make a mistake

• nínwiʔ sič miʔ kʷ sl̓lapəp, n̓ɬiptmn̓txʷ axáʔ iʔ čun̓tsn̓, way̓ t̓iʔ p ƛ̓axʷt. Then if you will make a mistake, if you forget what I told you, all of you will die. (PS)

slaqs mosquito

slaqs iʔ m̓áˤmlaʔs mosquito larva

slawán̓tn̓ grainery, oat silo

slax̌t friend, partner, term of intimate address used between persons of either sex

slax̌ts iʔ x̌asx̌əs western sweet cicely, Osmorhiza occidentalis (OkB)

slax̌ts iʔ x̌ʷəx̌ʷƛ̓m̓íɬp false Labrador tea, Ledum glandulosum (OkB)

sláˤláˤsqín̓kst finger rings

slaˤw̓laˤw̓sqín̓kst finger rings

slaˤw̓sqín̓kst ring finger

slaˤw̓sqín̓kstn̓ ring finger

slaˤw̓tíw̓sx Colville Valley people, subgroup of Sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬp in the Colville Valley along Colville River (OkB)

sləkʷil̓x subtraction

sləkʷil̓xm̓ t smy̓may̓ subtraction story

sləkʷil̓xstm̓ answer from subtracting, difference

sləkʷtiw̓s distance

sl̓ilxʷ spotted horse, spotted fur

slim̓t gladness, happiness, joy, gratitude

• k̓ɬt̓maˤsəs qʷáˤsqiʔ iʔ t saʔstám̓s iʔ t slim̓t. His sister-in-law kissed Blue Jay from her happiness. (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ, uɬ lut slm̓lim̓tsəl̓x tl̓ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstim̓əl̓x t ɬəsísn̓čaʔsəl̓x uɬ k̓ɬkʷisəstm̓səl̓x. Gee, they didn’t even get pleased that their little brother saved their lives, they envied him (PS)

slim̓tx. S/he is glad., S/he is feeling happy.

• nínwiʔ kn̓xitm̓t áɬiʔ kʷu slim̓tx. Then we’ll help you because we are grateful. (PS)

slip̓ wood, firewood

sl̓iʔst pinedrops and pinesap, Pterospora andromedea and Hypopitys monotropa, B’s etym: lost arrow. (OkB)

slk̓íst̓yaʔ bear grass / bear grass, xerophyllum tenax, b’s etym: tie-up (weave) grass (OkB)

sl̓k̓us raft

slkʷilx leave, go away

• lut sl̓kʷil̓xs. He didn’t leave., He didn't go away. (Cv)

sl̓kʷut a place away

• lut t̓ə səlkʷut isčxʷuy̓ məɬ kn̓ əɬ čʔayx̌ʷt It isn’t far that I have come for me to be tired (PS)
• way̓ t̓i lut slkʷuts He didn’t go far (PS)
• itíʔ uɬ tkʷʔutəl̓x, t̓iʔ lut sl̓kʷutsəl̓x t̓xʷ k̓lxʷúlaʔxʷəl̓x. They walked, they didn’t go far and they got out of sight. (PS)
• xʷuystməlx ik̓líʔ iʔ k̓əl̓ kləlkʷut, lut səlkʷuts They took him a little ways, not too far (PS)

sl̓l̓kʷut be in a place alittle ways away

sl̓l̓stwixʷ to mate

sl̓lwis be puzzled

• sl̓lwis. S/he’s puzzled. (PS)

sl̓min̓t lose something

• sl̓min̓txʷ You lost something. (OkB)
• sl̓min̓ I lost it.
• čm̓ sl̓min̓ axáʔ in̓k̓n̓p̓qín̓kstn̓, uɬ aláʔ ktlmn̓tuɬtsn̓. I might lose my ring, so I’ll have you keep it here. (PS)
• čm̓ axáʔ sl̓min̓ in̓laklíʔ, uɬ way̓ kʷuʔ akstxət̓ɬtím̓ in̓laklíʔ. I might lose my key, I want you to take care of my key. (PS)

sl̓mist lose something

• sl̓mistm̓ We were losing him/her/it. (Cv)

sl̓pálaʔqʷ stick game stick

slq̓ʷtaqs portion of game, portion of food

sl̓slilxʷ spotted, spotted fur

sl̓spʔus lose heart (OkB)

sl̓sul̓t numb, frozen

sl̓tmin̓t lose something

• sl̓tmisəl̓x They lost him/her/it.

sl̓usmn̓t lose something

• íwaʔ kʷu n̓ʔučxn̓tm̓ kʷuʔ sl̓usmn̓tm̓ iʔ t sktm̓tam̓t Even if she follows us she’s going to lose us in the clouds (PS)

slux̌ʷkstm̓ make noise

slx̌tiw̓sm̓ be friends

• ʔasíl̓ sʔistk kʷu təl̓ sl̓əx̌tiw̓səms It’s been two winters since we became partners (PS)

sl̓xʷap a wound, ache, hurt

sl̓xʷaʔál̓qʷ big person, fat person, stout person, giant person

sl̓xʷaʔáw̓sqn̓ big mouth

sl̓xʷaʔɬy̓lmíxʷm̓ great leader

sl̓xʷaʔsčút be proud, think yourself something big

sl̓xʷaʔspʔús brave, big hearted

sl̓xʷaʔspʔusm̓sčút be brave, be big hearted

sl̓xʷaʔsxʷípkst billion

sl̓xʷaʔtwíl̓x become big

sl̓xʷaʔúlaʔxʷ big place, big land, big territory

slxʷisxnm̓ work in stone, hew stone, work in rock

slxʷusm̓ one who is on watch, guardian, guard

• iʔ sy̓syus sləxʷusm̓. The smart ones are on watch. (PS)

sl̓xʷʔápw̓sqn̓ big mouth

sl̓xʷʔaqs big nose

sl̓xʷʔáyaʔqn̓ big head

sl̓xʷʔin̓k big belly

sl̓xʷʔip big butt

sl̓xʷʔisxn̓ big rock

sl̓xʷʔúlaʔxʷ big land, area, big place

sl̓xʷʔúlaʔxʷs something's area, measurement of area

sɬaq sarviceberry, serviceberry, saskatoon, Amelanchief alnifolia (Sinixt, Colville, San Poil dialects)

sɬax̌ mucus, slime

sɬəkəkim̓m̓ stitches

sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t necklace (OkB)

sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷlts sxʷəxʷl̓am̓ blue harebell

sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓ts sxʷəxʷl̓am̓ blue harebell, Campanula rotundifolia [lit. fool-hen’s necklace.] (OkB)

sɬək̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓ts sxʷxʷl̓am̓ blue harebell, Campanula rotundifolia [lit. fool hen’s necklace.] (OkB)

sɬəkʷəkʷaʕst morning (OkB)

sɬəɬəwil̓l̓t nieces, nephews

sɬəɬt̓am̓ fishing (Cv)

sɬəɬwil̓t niece, nephew

sɬəp̓am̓ to tally, to mark

sɬəq̓ilx bedroom (Cv)

• xʷic̓ɬtm̓ l̓ sɬəq̓ilx iʔ q̓aʔxan̓s She gave him bedroom slippers (PS)

sɬəq̓il̓x bedroom

sɬəqiɬp saskatoon, serviceberry, sarviceberry, Amelanchief alnifolia (OkB)

sɬəq̓l̓xal̓qs pajamas

• axáʔ aksn̓ɬəq̓ʷútn̓ uɬ ixíʔ aksɬəq̓l̓xál̓qs. This is your bed and these are your pajamas. (PS)
• ɬəxʷpn̓tixʷ iʔ aksɬəq̓l̓xál̓qs. You slip on your night shirt. (PS)

sɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓ night cap, pajama cap / night caps (PS)

• yəyáˤt čqʷčqʷačqn̓əl̓x, sčn̓qapqn̓, čsɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓ They all have caps on, caps, night caps (PS)

sɬəw̓am̓ stab, jab, poke, harpoon, to spear (OkB)

sɬəwilm̓t be in mourning, widowed / be in mourning, widowed. cv) / widow

sɬəwilm̓tx one in mourning, widow, widower (Cv)

sɬəwil̓t niece, nephew

sɬəx̌mam̓s one’s getting in-laws

• sič ixíʔ ɬə kspix̌m̓s, tl̓ sɬəx̌mam̓s. S/he’s new at hunting, only since s/he got in-laws. (PS)

sɬəx̌mil̓t have marriageable children, going to get in-laws

• kn̓ sɬəx̌mil̓tx I’m going to have in-laws. (and depend on their help for food, housing, etc.) (Cv)
• xʷʔit iʔ sɬəx̌mil̓tət We have many marriageable daughters (Cv)

sɬəx̌ʷiɬxʷ den, lair, nest (OkB)

sɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čut one’s breath, breathing

• way̓ t̓iʔ ʔay̓xáxaʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ uɬ ʔanwís iʔ sčʔixs, axáʔ mt iʔ tl̓ sɬəxʷɬəxʷn̓čuts uɬ áɬiʔ tlaʔkín̓ miʔ x̌aˤp In a little while Wolf felt warm, I guess from his breath, where else could the air come from? (PS)

sɬəxʷn̓čut breathe, exhale / one’s breath

• sɬəx̌ʷn̓čuts It is her/his breath., S/he started breathing. (Cv)

sɬəʔáˤʔ sap

sɬiqʷ meat, flesh of animal or fish [literally: draped or hung stuff]

• way̓ uɬ px̌ʷm̓stixʷ iʔ sɬiqʷ You distribute the meat (PS)
• in̓čáʔ iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔmál̓qʷ, iʔ sɬiqʷs, t̓xʷ c̓x̌iɬ. I will take the stalks, the meat of it, like. (PS)
• mɬ ixíʔ sič čkʷíɬc̓aʔsəl̓x, lut t̓ə čt̓páˤməl̓x, mɬ way̓ taʔxʷsɬíqʷəl̓x Then they drag the meat home, don’t even have to shoot, and they get meat (PS)

sɬiʔɬiʔáˤɬq̓ʷl̓t freckled, splashy colored horse

sɬy̓aˤlxʷ splashy colored horse, roan and white horse

sɬy̓ɬy̓aɬq̓ʷl̓t freckled, splashy colored horse

sƛ̓axʷ kills, ones killed

sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ deer, deer meat (OkB)

• ɬa čqixʷstsəl̓x iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, kil̓n̓tm̓əl̓x t n̓c̓ičn̓. When they drive the deer, they are chased by Wolf. (PS)
• sy̓syus n̓c̓ičn̓ l̓ stəxʷčn̓čut, axáʔ l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. Wolf is smart at getting food, at these deer. (PS)
• iʔ sy̓syus stəxʷčn̓čut axáʔ l̓ qaqxʷl̓x, km̓ axáʔ l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, mɬ ixíʔ čxaʔtm̓stísəl̓x. Those who are good providers of these fish, or of these deer, then those they put above all others. (PS)
• čmy̓stis laʔkín̓ sn̓ʔistktn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. He knows where the wintering places of the deer are. (PS)

sƛ̓aʔčin̓míc̓aʔ deer skin robe

sƛ̓aʔčn̓míc̓aʔ dear meat, deer hide, deer skin robe

sƛ̓aʔƛ̓áʔ search

sƛ̓ək̓ʷpaqs beak

• x̌áˤx̌áˤʔ sƛ̓ək̓ʷpaqsts larkspur. Delphinium nuttallianum. [lit. crow’s beak.] (OkB)

sƛ̓əƛ̓úk̓ʷaʔ wood turning to pitch, pitch wood (Cv)

sƛ̓lap one’s stopping

• way̓ ixíʔ sƛ̓laps axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it. So then this boy stopped. (PS)
• ixíʔ sƛ̓laps, smuts. Then he stopped and sat down. (PS)

sƛ̓l̓lmix dead person, one who is dying

sƛ̓l̓sqáx̌aʔ dead animal (Cv)

sƛ̓maqs sharp point

sƛ̓n̓qin̓ waterleaf, hydrophyllum capitatum (OkB)

sƛ̓qaɬqm̓ one digging a crop

• way̓ ixíʔ sƛ̓əqaɬqm̓s iʔ q̓ʷy̓aˤs. So then the Black Face started to dig his crop. (PS)

sƛ̓qam̓ digging up

sƛ̓uk̓ʷm̓ garden carrot; wild caraway, indian carrots / garden carrot; wild caraway, indian carrots. daucus carota, perideridia gairdneri / carrots (OkB)

sƛ̓w̓k̓áˤlaʔxʷ mud, paste, clay (OkB)

sƛ̓x̌əpmix grown person, a growing person (Cv)

sƛ̓xʷíɬc̓aʔ drum skin

sƛ̓xʷup one’s win

• asƛ̓xʷúp. It's what you won. (Cv)
• lut t̓ isn̓stíl̓s aksɬəwínm̓ asn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓ uɬ ʔaˤc̓n̓t ixíʔ asƛ̓xʷúp. I didn’t think you would leave your marriage partner, look, you won them! (PS)

smal̓k̓ʷíkst mitten(s)

smal̓k̓ʷs 3-D, three dimensional

smamn̓ appaloosa, specks on rump (Cv)

smam̓ʔím̓ women

sman̓xʷ wild tobacco, Indian tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata (Cv)

sm̓árataʔ yellowbell, Fritillaria pudica

smasq̓t Thursday

smay̓áy̓ news

smáyaʔm̓ gossip, tell stories

smaʔ issue, problem, business

smaˤm̓ lay a long object down

smaˤʔm̓ lay a long object down (OkB)

sm̓čm̓čxn̓sqáx̌aʔ mares, female animals (Cv)

sm̓čxnsqáx̌aʔ mare

sməčnal̓qʷ desert parsley, Lomatium macrocarpum (OkB)

sməčnúlaʔxʷ place name- major camping area, now inundated, on the west side of the Columbia, extending from N̓xt̓itkʷ to N̓ɬaʔmínaʔ. [lit. desert parsley ground.] (OkB)

sməčq̓ʷulm̓ a swallow, a gulp

sməčxn̓sqáx̌aʔ mare

smək̓ʷsqilxʷ snowperson

sməsməspin̓tk four years

smətkʷl̓ínaʔ unidentified plant (OkB)

smətq̓ʷul̓ ? phonetics unclear. unidentified bird, lives in swamps, has an ugly beak that won’t let go / unidentified bird (Cv)

smik̓ʷt snow, snow on the ground

• tr̓qn̓tin̓ iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ n̓ɬəx̌ʷəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷ. I stomped the snow and it made a hole there., I tromped the snow and it made a hole there (the ground was hollowed out). (PS)
• sxʷʔits iʔ smik̓ʷt. There was a lot of snow., There was lots of snow. (Cv)
• klíq̓naʔn̓ iʔ t smik̓ʷt. I buried him with snow. (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ mukʷ iʔ smik̓ʷt. There are mounds of snow. (PS)
• kstaʔmínaʔl̓x, uɬ t̓əxʷ ixíʔ c̓sap iʔ smik̓ʷət Spring came, and the snow was gone (PS)

smil̓m̓ sharing out fish (OkB)

smiɬtətw̓it outstanding boy, honorable boy, special boy

• axáʔ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ sqilxʷ lut kʷuʔ t̓a čklq̓ʷikstsəl̓̓x uɬ axáʔ smy̓ɬtətwit kʷuʔ kʷn̓nus. The rest of the people can’t even touch my arm, and this outstanding boy caught me. (PS)

smiɬy̓lmíxʷm̓ important chief, honorable chief

• kn̓ smy̓ɬy̓lmixʷm̓ uɬ sc̓x̌ilx isx̌sl̓sčút, iʔ sxʔim̓ɬx̌ást iʔ kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓səl̓x. I am an important king, and that’s the reason for my very best clothes, the very best things they’re going to use. (PS)

smiƛ̓ɬxʷm̓ house painting

• uɬ in̓čáʔ iʔ smiƛ̓ɬxʷm̓, ixíʔ in̓x̌mín̓k iksmipnúnm̓. And house painting is what I want to learn. (PS)
• stim̓ uɬ aksčk̓ʷúl̓ ? way̓ t̓xʷ smiƛ̓ɬxʷm̓. What would you like for a job? A house painting job. (PS)

smináp toad

smisqílxʷ important person

smiyáw̓ Coyote, used in traditional stories and in ceremony (from Wenatchee-Columbian)

• ixíʔ k̓m̓ɬəniw̓tn̓tm̓ Smiyáw̓. Then she sat by the side of Coyote., Then s/he sat by Coyote's side. (PS)
• wy̓sk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílpsəlx aɬíʔ axáʔ ylmixʷm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, smiyáw̓ They have already fixed his bed, because Coyote is a boss, he’s Smiyaw (PS)
• kn̓ smyaw̓ I am a great man (Cv)

smiy̓s be sure of something

• t̓xʷ kʷ čm̓um̓sl̓x, lutm̓ ksmiy̓s. Just have a little hope, it’s not for sure. (PS)
• lut t̓ smiy̓s. It isn’t for sure. (PS)

smiʔɬ uncle (dad's side), paternal uncle

smkʷaʔxníɬp arrowleaf balsamroot plant (OkB)

smláˤlaʔxʷ clay

sm̓laˤm̓ smear (OkB)

sml̓qmix Smilkameen

sm̓m̓um̓čxn̓ mare(s)

smn̓xʷiɬəml̓x wild tobacco

smq̓ʷaɬq̓ʷl̓t Adam’s apple

smqʷaqʷ be snowing, snow falling, falling snow

smúk̓aʔxn̓ sunflower, arrow leaf balsamroot, balsamorhiza sagittata, b’s etym: lump on the foot

smúkʷaʔxn̓ sunflower, arrow leaf balsamroot, balsamorhiza sagittata, b’s etym: lump on the foot (OkB)

smúkʷaʔxníɬp arrow leaf balsamroot plant, balsamorhiza sagittata (OkB)

smum̓čxn̓ mare, female animal, bitch wolf or dog (Cv)

smum̓xčn̓ female animal

smusts fourth

smutn̓ place to sit

• axáʔ aksmútn̓, way̓ axáʔ ask̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílp. Here’s a place for you to sit down, here’s a place for you to lie down. (PS)

smuts one’s sitting

• ʔayx̌ʷt iʔ t sčxʷaʔxʷísts, way̓ ixíʔ smuts He got tired from walking back and forth, so he sat down / He got tired from walking back and forth, then he sat down (PS)
• ilíʔ smuts. There he sat down., There he started to sit. (PS)

sm̓x̌ikn̓ female grizzly, grizzly bear

smy̓may̓ news, real story, story (OkB)

smy̓may̓ t sčk̓ʷul̓ story problem

smy̓miyám̓ report news, share news (OkB)

snaník̓ cutout

snayústn̓ ramrod

sn̓aˤčaˤčínaʔ earrings (OkB)

sn̓aˤčaˤčqín̓xn̓ leggings

snaˤčəčíliʔs joint

sn̓aˤčínas x̌áˤʔx̌aˤʔ long-flowered mertensia, mertensia longiflora, b’s etym: crow’s ear-ring (OkB)

sn̓aˤčqáx̌aʔtn̓ corral, horse pen, animal pen, paddock, stockade

snaˤčús snare (OkB)

sn̓aˤp tame

snaˤs snot (Cv)

sn̓aˤst pounds

snaˤsts mass of something, weight of something

snaˤsts ksúxʷmaʔtn̓ balance scale, weight scale

sn̓aˤwípm̓ skin small furry animals

sn̓aˤy̓čkstx Lakes people, Arrow Lakes people, Sinixt people

sn̓c̓ac̓íx̌laʔxʷ fry bread, fried bread, donut, doughnut

sn̓čax̌úlaʔxʷ hot weather

• ixíʔ uɬ way̓ m̓ʔan̓, way̓ t̓xʷ wy̓asq̓ət, ixíʔ l̓ sn̓čaʔx̌úlaʔxʷ iʔ aʔ ɬn̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓. And then, it was past noon, it quit raining, the sky painted a red-hot weather. (PS)

sn̓c̓axʷíɬc̓aʔ hot cakes

sn̓čaʔáqʷtn̓ summer camp

sn̓čaʔčʔíliʔs little brothers, younger male cousins (Cv)

sn̓čaʔíw̓s be brothers

sn̓čaʔliwm̓x Inchelium people, subgroup of sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx on west side of Columbia between Rogers Bar and Kettle Falls (OkB)

sn̓čaʔlíʔx Inchelium people, subgroup of sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx on west side of Columbia between Rogers Bar and Kettle Falls

sn̓c̓aʔrín̓k stomach ache

• n̓kəčnin̓kn̓tm̓ iʔ t sn̓c̓aʔrínk. S/he was overtaken by a stomach ache. (PS)

sn̓čaʔx̌úlaʔxʷ weather gets hot (PS)

sn̓čaˤwl̓xtn̓ bathroom, bathtub, bathhouse, washroom

sn̓čaˤʔl̓xtn̓ bathroom, washroom

sn̓čəkʷmin̓ ton

sn̓čəqníwaʔtn̓ bicycle rack

sn̓c̓ic̓əqpnaʔ dwarf or creeping juniper, Junperus communis, B’s etym: prickly, referring to the rough inner part of the upper lip of a deer (OkB)

snc̓ic̓w̓ksn̓ geog

sn̓c̓kiw̓s mean, average

snc̓liʔtn̓ place name. rocks marking the extreme southeast end of the lower Kettle Falls. [lit. J-shaped basketry trap place.] (OkB)

sn̓c̓lúlaʔxʷ orchard

sn̓c̓xʷiwl̓tn̓ gas station

sn̓čʔiw̓s brothers, be brothers

snək̓ɬt̓n̓t̓ínaʔ elk ears

snək̓nik̓ɬxʷ sons-in-law

snəqsilxʷ relative, family

snəqsiɬxʷm̓ neighbor

sn̓ɣípw̓ɬ mast (of a boat) (OkB)

sn̓hiʔíl̓sm̓ respect, respect feelings (OkB)

• n̓hiʔhʔíl̓sn̓t respect somebody’s feelings, respect someone
• kʷuʔ n̓hihil̓smn̓tm̓. They have respect for our feeling.

snik̓ək̓ a cut, a wound

• n̓tquɬts iʔ snik̓ək̓s. She put her hand on his wound. (Cv)

sník̓ɬc̓aʔ elk

snik̓ɬxʷ son-in-law

• c̓kin̓ asník̓ɬxʷ ? What is your son-in-law like?
• ixíʔ kʷ iksčúnm̓ axáʔ iʔ kʷ isník̓ɬxʷ Then this I’m going to tell you, my son-in-law. (PS)
• way̓ əɬčkičx isník̓ɬxʷ qʷáˤsqiʔ. Then my son-in-law Blue Jay came back. (PS)
• taʔxʷsník̓ɬxʷmn̓t gain a son-in-law, take on a son-in-law

snínaʔ owl, great horned owl (Cv)

sniw̓t wind (OkB)

• t̓xʷ iʔ sniw̓t q̓ʷuyq̓ʷúylaʔxʷ. The wind is still. (PS)
• n̓x̌aˤp iʔ čitxʷ iʔ t sniw̓t. The house got cool from the wind. (Cv)

snixʷám̓ medicine dance, winter dance, jump dance

snixʷtíɬc̓aʔ inside

sn̓k’ʷɬc̓əkc̓aks number coordinates, numerical coordinates

sn̓k̓ak̓ay̓áɬxʷtn̓ Coyote’s second son’s name [lit fall hunting lodge] (Cv)

sn̓kaɬíw̓s division

sn̓kaʔkʔíw̓s soul, life force, spirit (OkB)

• xʷuy̓ axáʔ iʔ sn̓kaʔkəʔiw̓sč His soul went away (i.e. he died) (PS)

sn̓k̓aʔtkn̓aɬq one who keeps up with others (PS)

sn̓k̓aˤw̓mn̓, sn̓k̓aˤʔmn̓ church, temple, place of prayer

sn̓kc̓aˤx̌naʔn̓čútn̓ shower, shower stall

sn̓kc̓w̓iw̓stn̓ wash basin

sn̓kəkáˤkaʔtn̓ chicken coop, bird house

snk̓l̓ip iʔ sp̓ic̓ns milkweed, Asciepias speciosa, [lit. Coyote’s hemp] (OkB)

snk̓l̓ip q̓axáns mountain ladyslipper, Cypripedium montanum, B’s etym: coyote’s footwear (OkB)

sn̓k̓lm̓xʷmip egg shell

sn̓k̓lxʷčin̓ dusk

sn̓k̓ɬčahmín̓ lookout place

sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ horse

snkɬiw̓s t sqlaw̓ sharing money, dividing money

sn̓kɬiw̓sts quotient, outcome of divisions, partitions

sn̓kɬkʷil̓l̓tn̓ couch, bench, seat (for more than one)

sn̓kɬk̓ʷul̓mn̓ counter top, work surface

sn̓kɬmutətn̓ chair (OkB)

• čkɬc̓alx̌ʷ iʔ ksn̓kɬmutn̓s A chair has been set down for him to sit on. (PS)
• way̓ wtxitməlx iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓səlx They got some chairs for them (PS)
• kɬsəlxits iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓ She gave them chairs (PS)

sn̓kɬmutn̓ chair

sn̓kɬʔiɬn̓tn̓ dining table, dinner table, table (Cv)

snkstíyaʔ skunk

sn̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓m̓ t sʔičkn̓ sorting game

sn̓k̓ʷal̓qsm̓ built road, ones trail cuttinig, ones road building

sn̓k̓ʷal̓ús bannock (OkB)

• ixíʔ wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷs mɬ k̓ʷl̓ɬlkalátm̓, km̓ k̓ʷul̓m̓ t sn̓kʷl̓us Then he finishes grinding it, and he makes biscuits, or he’ll make bannocks. (PS)

sn̓k̓ʷan̓ɬqtn̓ garden, farm

sn̓kʷəkʷʔač dark, early night, night time (Cv)

• sič l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač. It’s early in the night. (PS)
• lut kn̓ t̓a čminúlaʔxʷm̓ uɬ lut in̓x̌mín̓k l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač iksxʷy̓lwís. I don’t know the country, and I don’t like to travel around late. (PS)

sn̓k̓ʷəxʷptan̓ rattler track

sn̓kʷil̓l̓tn̓ living room

sn̓k̓ʷl̓čn̓čutn̓ kitchen

sn̓kʷl̓kʷl̓liw̓txn̓ benches

sn̓k̓ʷl̓us bannock

snk̓ʷɬ- partner, peer, colleague, co-

• asn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlút They are your bed partners. (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp. He is my old man., He is my fellow Elder. (Cv)
• x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ t ksnk̓ʷɬpix̌əms Invite on a hunting trip / Invite on a hunting trip. (OkB) [lit. invite somebody to be one’s hunting partner.] (OkB)
• kʷ isn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. I am married to you. (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓. They are my fellow chiefs. (PS)
• sn̓k̓ʷɬq̓ilts It is their sick partner., It is their hospital roommate. (Cv)

sn̓k̓ʷɬčwixt room mate, house mate

sn̓k̓ʷɬk̓ʷɬmrim̓ marriage partners

sn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷlut bed partner

sn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlut bed partners

• way̓ ksn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlutəl̓x, t smam̓ʔím̓ So they each have a bed partner, women (PS)

sn̓k̓ʷɬƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap one’s old man

sn̓k̓ʷɬmrim̓ marriage partner

sn̓k̓ʷɬq̓il̓t sick partner, hospital roommate

sn̓k̓ʷɬtw̓tw̓it age-mates, fellow boys

sn̓k̓ʷɬy̓lmixʷm̓ fellow chief, co-executive director, co-manager

snk̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmixʷm̓ fellow chiefs, co-executive directors, co-managers

• staʔ iʔ t isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ ikɬkƛ̓aʔn̓čútətn̓, lut axáʔ iʔ p sčəčmil̓t. I just want my own kind, chiefs, to come get me, not you children. (PS)

sn̓k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷspínaʔtk little one year olds, little yearlings

• čkičxsəl̓x ixíʔ t sn̓k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷspínaʔtk iʔ t kʷl̓kʷl̓álxʷ. Those yearling calves got to him. (PS)

sn̓k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷspínaʔtk iʔ kʷl̓kʷlalxʷ little yearling calves (PS)

sn̓k̓ʷpiʔsc̓íɬt the other day, the day before yesterday

sn̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ the sky fixes the weather, the sky makes the weather

• l̓ sk̓sasq̓t iʔ sn̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓. It was stormy weather. (PS)

sn̓kʷul̓l̓tn̓ birth place

sn̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓ workplace, office, jobsite (PS)

sn̓kʷum̓čn̓tn̓ food storage place, pantry, food cache

sn̓kʷuml̓sčútn̓ dresser, wardrobe

sn̓kʷumn̓ place to store something

sn̓k̓ʔínaʔ pillow

sn̓laq̓ʷ ball of rendered fat

sn̓latáp on the table, table

• t̓xʷ ik̓líʔ k̓l̓ sn̓latáp miʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷn̓tixʷ. You just set it over there on the table. (PS)

sn̓liq̓tn̓ grave, grave yard

sn̓lkapíʔtn̓ coffee shop

sn̓lk̓min̓ police station, jail, detention center

sn̓l̓l̓xím̓c̓aʔ fish slime, fish mucos (Cv)

sn̓lqus yellow agoseris, Agoseris glauca, B’s etym: pulled out from the face or eye (OkB)

sn̓l̓xíc̓aʔ scale of fish, fish scales

sn̓ɬaq̓wl̓ sail, sailboat (OkB)

sn̓ɬəp̓ikn̓ stripe on back

sn̓ɬəqʷmin̓ storage place, cellar, pantry

sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ cigar

• čn̓xƛ̓iksn̓tm̓əl̓x iʔ t sn̓ɬəsípnaʔ, way̓ txƛ̓apəl̓x. They passed around cigars, everybody got one. (PS)

sn̓ɬəsípnaʔm̓ smoke cigars

• kʷu sn̓ɬəsípnaʔm̓ uɬ kʷu man̓xʷ. We will have cigars and we will smoke. (PS)

sn̓ɬət̓pmn̓čutn̓ diving place, jumping place

sn̓ɬəx̌ʷúlaʔxʷ hole, tunnel

sn̓ƛ̓lal̓ one’s dead, the one dead in the family

• ixíʔ iʔ t islímt, uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ t̓i sn̓ƛ̓lal̓tət.. I am so glad, because we passed her as dead. (PS)

sn̓ƛ̓w̓min̓ fire station

sn̓mamáyaʔtn̓ school, school house (PS)

• ʔáˤpnáʔ way̓ uɬ kʷu ʔáčəčqaʔ iʔ tl̓ sn̓mamayaʔtn̓ uɬ čm̓ pn̓kín̓ miʔ kʷu əɬmamayaʔm̓. Now we are out of school, and it will be some time before we get back to school. (PS)
• way̓ puƛ̓əmstm̓ axáʔ iʔ sn̓m̓aʔm̓áyaʔtn̓, uɬ axáʔ kʷu kstəkʷtəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ We are done with this school, and we are going to travel the country over (PS)
• úɬiʔ n̓pƛ̓mus iʔ sn̓m̓aʔm̓áyaʔtn̓, úɬiʔ kʷu əɬčxʷuy̓ And when our training was finished we came home (PS)

sn̓maníkmn̓ toilet, shit house / toilet, shit house, outhouse (Cv)

sn̓man̓xʷtn̓ smoking pipe, place name- named after the soft rock from which smoking bowls were made (OkB)

sn̓miɬmn̓ resting place

sn̓nil̓kstn̓ shoulder blade

sn̓papúl̓xtn̓ hostel, hotel, motel, bunkhouse

sn̓paqčín̓ daybreak, dawn

sn̓paˤwíl̓xəx San Poil people

sn̓pəpl̓litkʷ little water plants

sn̓pəptaw̓sqn̓ toque, beanie, stocking cap

sn̓p̓əp̓t̓áˤlaʔqʷ little dumplings, macaroni, little pasta (Cv)

sn̓pəpul̓x hostel guest, hotel guest, overnight guest

sn̓pikmn̓ saw mill

sn̓pl̓litkʷ seaweed

sn̓pl̓liw̓s asparagus, pigweed

sn̓pn̓iw̓st fold line, fold (noun)

sn̓p̓q̓ʷitkʷ gravy, oatmeal, porridge, mush, sauce (Cv)

sn̓p̓t̓áˤlaʔxʷ pasta, dumplings, macaroni

sn̓pul̓mn̓ smoker (for smoking meat, fish)

sn̓p̓úm̓ɬc̓aʔtn̓ smoking shed (OkB)

sn̓p̓uw̓tn̓ anus, butthole, fart hole, bung hole (Cv)

sn̓p̓y̓qčn̓čutətn̓ pot for cooking (OkB)

sn̓p̓y̓qčn̓čutn̓ bakery, vessel for cooking

sn̓q̓aʔíl̓sts problem, investigation

sn̓q̓aʔínaʔ pillow, head or ear rest (Cv)

sn̓q̓aʔmíw̓sčút go between on purpose

• sn̓q̓aʔmw̓sčút. S/he went between them on purpose. (Cv)

sn̓qaʔt̓kʷís September

sn̓qil̓tx subgroup of San Poil people on Columbia River above and below the mouth of the Spokane (OkB)

sn̓qixʷmn̓ race track

sn̓qlaw̓tn̓ bank, money box

• ixíʔ sxʷuy̓s iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. Then the chief went to the bank. (PS)
• sn̓qlaw̓tn̓s It is their bank., It is their piggy bank., It is their money purse. (PS)
• ixíʔ čkʷis iʔ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓, iʔ sn̓qlaw̓tn̓s axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, way̓ ixíʔ c̓əkxitm̓, uɬ áɬiʔ nax̌m̓ɬ lut t̓a čmistín̓ k̓ʷinx iʔ sqlaw̓, ixíʔ xʷic̓ɬtm̓. So he got the money box, this chief’s money box, and he counted it for them, but I don’t know how much money, and he gave it to them. (PS)

sn̓q̓l̓tiɬxʷtn̓ hospital, place name- springs, north of Rogers Bar church, north of highway; aka aʔ ksəsw̓̓síwaʔɬkʷ, [lit. sick house place.] (Cv)

• k̓l̓ sn̓q̓l̓tiɬxʷtn̓ to the hospital (Cv)
• lut kskɬkičxs iʔ k̓l̓ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ, iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓q̓l̓̓tiɬxʷtn̓, way̓ atáʔ miʔ kstɬúlaʔxʷaʔx, way̓ ixíʔ miʔ k̓ɬkičx. He can never reach to the big water, to where he’s going to doctor himself, so he’s going to take a shortcut, so he can make it. (PS)

sn̓qlw̓tisxn̓tn̓ n̓ny̓lus place name- now inundated rock bluff just south of ncəcn̓útaʔstm where footprints of nnilús and two young grizzly bears could be seen. [lit. stepping stone of nnilús.] (OkB)

sn̓q̓maqs point of the plow

sn̓qpíɬc̓aʔtn̓ cupboard

• way̓ t̓əxʷ ilíʔ kt̓k̓ʷiw̓səs l̓ sn̓qpíɬc̓aʔtn̓ She had put it there in the cupboard (PS)

sn̓qʷay̓ʔálust pick, choose

sn̓q̓ʷaʔqín̓tn̓ shampoo

sn̓q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓tn̓ place name- Daisy Flats, [lit. race track place.] aka N̓x̌salqʷ, legend told of a race between Frog and Turtle that is supposed to have taken place on these flats

sn̓q̓ʷic̓tn̓ replacement husband

• way̓ aláʔ kʷ sn̓q̓ʷic̓tn̓x uɬ aláʔ way̓ kʷ ƛ̓lap. So now you’ll be a replacement husband and you wil grown up. (PS)

snq̓ʷic̓tnm̓ be replacement husband

• ƛ̓lal̓ iʔ aʔ čn̓x̌ilm̓stxʷ, an̓y̓lmíxʷm̓, way̓ uɬ ixíʔ asn̓q̓ʷíc̓tnm̓. The one you’re afraid of, your boss, is dead, and you’ll take his place as a husband. (PS)

sn̓q̓ʷmam̓ feeder, swallower

sn̓q̓ʷm̓q̓ʷm̓xan̓ calves (of leg)

sn̓q̓ʷm̓xan̓ leg muscle, calf of leg, calf

sn̓qʷnmin̓ pity

• lut x̌l̓ tan̓m̓ús kʷ isn̓qʷnmínm̓, ixíʔ kʷ isk̓áˤwmístm̓. It isn’t for nothing that I pitied you, I am going to hire you. (PS)
• kʷ isn̓qʷnmínm̓. I am/was pitying you. (PS)
• lut aksn̓qʷnmínm̓, n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, nínwiʔ lut ƛ̓xʷupn̓tm̓ way̓ t̓i kʷuʔ ƛ̓əxʷn̓tim̓. Don’t pity her, she’s a man-eater, if we don’t beat her she’ll kill us. (PS)

sn̓q̓ʷučtn̓ lard bucket, fat container (Cv)

sn̓q̓ʷy̓mn̓čutn̓ dance club, dance hall

• ixíʔ n̓q̓ʷic̓t axáʔ l̓ sy̓lm̓xʷiɬxʷ l̓ sn̓q̓ʷy̓mn̓čutn̓. Then the boss’ house, the dance hall, was full. (PS)

sn̓q̓y̓min̓tn̓ post office, school

sn̓q̓y̓us exact copy

sn̓q̓y̓xixtn̓ message box, mail box

sn̓q̓ʔiw̓sx Moses-Columbia people

sn̓sániʔstn̓ pearly everlasting (OkB)

sn̓saʔstál̓qʷtn̓ tavern, bar, pub

sn̓saˤɬqʷ west wind

sn̓saˤn̓t tame, gentle, docile

sn̓sísuʔxn̓ ̓foot rags, stockings, socks (Cv)

sn̓spil̓x Nespelem people

sn̓stil̓s one’s thinking, one's estimate

sn̓sul̓sqʔím̓tn̓ ice cream shop

sn̓suʔúx Indian summer

sn̓sw̓čn̓mist one’s proposing

sn̓sw̓iwlm̓ bail a canoe (OkB)

sn̓t̓aq̓m̓s crossing of a valley

• n̓kil̓kiʔs c̓x̌iɬ iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s uɬ naqs sn̓t̓aq̓m̓s iʔ t čn̓laˤw̓útm̓, ixíʔ n̓kəčníkiʔs. He chased him on his tracks, and he crossed a big valley, he overtook him there. (PS)

snt̓aqxán̓ stocking (OkB)

sn̓taʔkímn̓ urinal

sn̓taʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓tn̓ blacksmith’s shop, forge, metal shop

sn̓t̓ət̓k̓ʷn̓čutn̓ cot

sn̓tətmaʔstímaʔtn̓ purse, luggage, suitcase (OkB)

sn̓tətm̓tim̓tn̓ clothing store, place to store clothes

• ixíʔ ksn̓tətm̓tim̓tn̓, axáʔ iʔ tran̓k. Then she has a place to store her clothes, this trunk. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ xʷuy̓sts iʔ sqʷəsqʷaʔsíaʔs k̓l̓ sn̓tətm̓tim̓tn̓. And then s/he took her/his children to the clothing store. (PS)

sn̓təxʷtxʷus cousins

sn̓t̓il̓l̓tn̓ chest, box

sn̓tim̓tn̓ something there

• ilíʔ əčk̓ɬxar, uɬ lut t̓a čmistím̓ stim̓ sn̓tim̓tn̓. There is a curtain there, and we don’t know what is in there. (PS)

sn̓tkikɬts one’s getting to the bottom

• way̓ uɬ lut sn̓tikɬč uɬ ksʔayx̌ʷtáyn̓ He hadn’t got the bottom and he got give out. i.e. very tired / He didn’t get to the bottom and he got give out (PS)

sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓ ladder, stairs

• čtqʷay̓l̓x iʔ t sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓ They came down the stairs (PS)
• kʷmiɬ sčk̓ɬnixl̓s tl̓ stqʷay̓səl̓x iʔ tl̓ sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓. At once she heard them run downstairs. (PS)

sn̓tk̓iwl̓xtn̓s wapw̓pxn̓ place name- inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, directly across from c̓um̓xn [lit. lynx’s climbing place.] name of apparent mythological origin. Lynx climbed a tree here to look across the river for spawning salmon / place name. inundated area on the west side of the Columbia, directly across from c̓um̓xn [lit. lynx’s climbing place.] name of apparent mythological origin. Lynx climbed a tree here to look across the river for spawning salmon. (OkB) (OkB)

sn̓tkiʔmn̓ place where one urinates, urinal

sn̓tkʷl̓kʷal̓líw̓stn̓ thistles, Cirsium undulatum and C vulgare, B’s etym: place where they sit down, land in the middle (OkB)

sn̓tkʷn̓kʷnim̓tn̓ handle

snt̓k̓ʷtan̓ mark left by something laid down

• úɬiʔ sn̓t̓ək̓ʷtans, itlíʔ xʷt̓ilx uɬ k̓əɬsəl̓xan̓ There’s a mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks / There’s the mark where he lay down, then he got up and there are no more tracks (PS)

sn̓tkʷúsyaʔqn̓tn̓ hair salon

sn̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓ plow (Cv)

sn̓tmaʔstímaʔtn̓ luggage, stuff, baggage / purse, luggage (OkB)

sn̓tmixʷtn̓ zoo

sn̓tm̓tm̓niʔtn̓ cemetery, graveyard

sn̓t̓pin̓k gun

sn̓t̓qʷmin̓ sewing machine (Cv)

sn̓tr̓qmin̓ dance house, jump dance lodge, winter dance lodge (OkB)

sn̓t̓wistn̓ stall (for an animal), loafing shed

sn̓tw̓mistn̓ store, shop (PS)

sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓ barn (PS)

sn̓txic̓tkʷ Water Elk (mythical creature)

sn̓txl̓ktan̓ point where to turn around in a race, pivot point

sn̓tx̌ʷaw̓sqn̓ crown of head

sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ noon, noon time (Cv)

• ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ liw̓m̓stm̓ l̓ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓. And then this clock rang twelve noon. (PS)
• ksʔitx mɬ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ miʔ qiɬt. He sleeps until noon, then he wakes. (PS)

sn̓txʷus cousin, sibling

sn̓t̓y̓naʔsčútxt dispute someone’s word

• lut kʷuʔ asn̓t̓y̓naʔsčútxtm̓. Don’t dispute my word to me. (PS)

sn̓t̓y̓t̓yínaʔ stubborness

sn̓wasxn̓qn̓ cowboy hat

sn̓wlaʔstíp hard cooked eggs, hard boiled eggs (Cv)

sn̓wl̓pqin̓ stroke, have a stroke, aneurism

sn̓wl̓sal̓qʷ stove pipe, smoke vent

sn̓wpsaqstn̓ stem of fruit (Cv)

sn̓wr̓min̓ fireplace, fire pit, fire grate (OkB)

sn̓wupwupáx̌n̓ hair under arms (OkB)

sn̓xaʔm̓xčin̓x Wenatchee-Columbian people, Moses-Columbian people

sn̓x̌aʔsíl̓s admiration, amusment (OkB)

sn̓x̌əčx̌əčmin̓tn̓ casino, gambling place

sn̓xəxƛ̓way̓čn̓ foolish talk

sn̓xiʔqsíɬxʷtn̓ hospital

• k̓l̓ sn̓xiʔqsíɬxʷtn̓ to the dying place (Cv)

sn̓xn̓il̓kstn̓ shoulder blade

sn̓xn̓xn̓il̓kstn̓ shoulder blades

sn̓x̌ʷaq̓ʷmn̓ flour mill, grist mill, grinding mill

sn̓x̌ʷay̓qn̓ tipi, teepee

sn̓xʷík̓ʷc̓aʔtn̓ hide tanning place

sn̓xʷikʷmn̓ frame for tanning hides, hide tanning rack (OkB)

sn̓x̌ʷil̓mn̓ trash

sn̓x̌w̓il̓tn̓ drying rack

sn̓xʷl̓xʷl̓tan̓ life, health

sn̓x̌w̓min̓ drying rack, drying shed, dryer

sn̓x̌w̓min̓, sn̓x̌w̓il̓tn̓ ̓ drying rack (Cv)

sn̓xʷmínaʔx Middle Band of Spokane Indians, Nine Mile Falls people, Little Spokane River people

sn̓xʷy̓lwistn̓ traveling outfit

sn̓x̌ʷy̓ʔaɬpítkʷ Kettle River (Cv)

sn̓x̌ʷy̓ʔaɬpítkʷx, snx̌ʷy̓ʔaɬpátkʷx Kettle River people (OkB)

sn̓x̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx, sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx Colville people, Colville band, Kettle Falls people, rosebush peopl

sn̓xʷʔit a lot in

sn̓x̌y̓in̓tn̓ graveyard (OkB)

sn̓yal̓mn̓x Montanan, Montana person, Montana people

sn̓y̓ay̓áx̌aʔtn̓ movie theater

sn̓y̓aˤtán̓ gathering place

sn̓yipw̓ɬ, sn̓ɣipw̓ɬ mast of a boat (OkB)

sn̓y̓lmiɬxʷtn̓ menstrual period

sn̓yul̓p something excreted and reabsorbed (of animals in tales) (Cv)

sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓ bathroom, outhouse, washroom, toilet, anus (euphemism)

• ixíʔ k̓ɬn̓yrk̓ʷips sn̓k̓l̓ip axáʔ iʔ sn̓ʔáčqaʔtn̓s n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. Then Coyote put that loop there, in the man-eater's anus. (PS)

sn̓ʔakswíxtn̓ a place to stand, a place to stand things in

• uɬ ilíʔ way̓ ksn̓ʔakswíxtn̓aʔx an̓kwáp. And so there your horse will have a place to stand. (PS)
• kʷuʔ n̓tiɬxstxʷ ilíʔ iksn̓ʔakswíxtn̓, lut kʷuʔ aksn̓k̓ʷíxʷkn̓m̓. You stand me there where I’m supposed to stand, don’t take the saddle off me. (PS)

sn̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ people eater, monster

• way̓ təl̓ isčpx̌px̌twílx, təl̓ isənʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, lut xʷuy̓ ilíʔ kʷu čʔx̌ilsts Since I came to my senses, since I became a man-eater, nobody could do that to me (PS)

sn̓ʔamn̓sqáx̌aʔtn̓ manger, feed bunk, trough

sn̓ʔamútətn̓ perch, sitting spot

sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt grandchildren, grandkids

• yəyáˤt čaʔpsíw̓s ixíʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔts They’re all sisters, the old lady’s grandchildren (PS)
• áɬiʔ kmusm̓s iʔ sn̓ʔam̓ʔímaʔt, iʔ st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx. Because it was granddaughters, young maidens. (PS)

sn̓ʔasəsíl̓ twins (Cv)

• čn̓ʔasəsíl̓. There are twins. (PS)
• iʔ sn̓ʔasəsíl̓, papút. They are twins, they are alike. (PS)

sn̓ʔasl̓míw̓s smy̓may̓ doubles story

sn̓ʔasl̓míw̓sts doubles

sn̓ʔatxíl̓tətn̓ cradle, baby basket, bassinette (OkB)

sn̓ʔatxíl̓tn̓ cradle basket, cradle, baby basket, bassinette

sn̓ʔáʔčqaʔtn̓ toilet, latrine, outhouse, bathroom

sn̓ʔaʔsl̓míl̓t twins

sn̓ʔaʔúsaʔtn̓ bird’s nest, nest, egg place

sn̓ʔaˤʔáˤc̓mn̓ book store, library, book repository / book store, library, school library

sn̓ʔíiɬc̓aʔtn̓ cupboard

snʔilmínaʔ, sn̓ʔilmínaʔ place name- Sherman Creek (Cv)

sn̓ʔilmínaʔx people from Sherman Creek

snʔil̓ʔil̓mínaʔx people living on the east side of the Columbia between Hunters and the mouth of the Colville River (OkB)

sn̓ʔiɬn̓tn̓ restaurant, eating place, feeding place

sn̓ʔiƛ̓l̓tx subgroup of Lakes people in the area from Northport to Revelstoke

sn̓ʔímaʔt grandchild

• c̓kin̓ asn̓ʔímaʔt ? What is your grandchild like?
• isn̓ʔímaʔt stw̓tw̓il̓t. My grandchild is spoiled.

sn̓ʔim̓xtn̓ residence, place one moves to, migratory destination, destination when relocating

• sn̓ʔim̓xtn̓səl̓x. It's the place where they moved. (Cv)

sn̓ʔistktn̓ wintering place, winter camp

sn̓ʔiw̓lm̓ waves

sn̓ʔiy̓st price

sn̓ʔuɬxʷs one’s entering

• way̓ sn̓ʔuɬxʷs l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, uɬ aɬíʔ sílxʷaʔ He went into the deer, because it’s big (PS)

spal̓q penis, dick, male organ

sp̓am̓ a strike, a hit, an hour (OkB)

span̓yál̓ Spanish

spapáˤɬaʔ child eating monster

spapílyaʔqnx Flathead people

sp̓ap̓ƛ̓m̓qn̓ head of gulch

spápqɬc̓aʔ winter weasel

sp̓ap̓qn̓ hit on the head, hit on the head by someone with something

sp̓ap̓qnm̓ be hit on the head with something (Cv)

sp̓ap̓qn̓t hit somebody on the head with something

• sp̓ap̓qn̓txʷ. You hit him on the head. (Cv)

sp̓ap̓qtn̓ salmon club (OkB)

spapúts symmetry, equals

sp̓aqs be hit on the nose

sp̓aqsm̓ to hit on the nose (Cv)

spaqt February

sp̓aw̓ fart (Cv)

sp̓aw̓sqn̓ get hit on the mouth (OkB)

spayúl̓ Spanish (Cv)

sp̓aʔk̓ʷíc̓aʔ finished hide

sp̓aʔxʷáwlm̓ Northern lights, aurora borealis (Cv)

sp̓aˤc̓ soft excrement, squirtage, splatage (Cv)

sp̓áˤp̓áˤtn̓, sp̓əp̓áˤt̓n̓t to sleet

sp̓c̓niɬxʷ tipi with canvas covering, canvas house, tent, teepee with canvas cover (Cv)

spəkpikst gloves

spəkʷmiɬp Rocky Mountain maple, Acer glabrum (OkB)

sp̓əp̓ac̓áˤlaʔqʷ young shoot, new vegetable shoots

• swit sp̓əp̓aʔc̓áˤlaʔqʷ áɬiʔ sčyr̓yark̓ʷs. They were only new shoots that he made the frame with., What he made the frame with were new shoots. (PS)

sp̓əp̓aqsqn̓ hit somebody on the mouth

sp̓əp̓aw̓sqn̓ hit somebody on the mouth (Cv)

sp̓əp̓ax̌n̓ be hit on the arm (OkB)

sp̓əp̓aˤc̓álaʔqʷ new shoots (Cv)

sp̓əp̓c̓níc̓aʔ rag, cloth, fabric, material

spəpil̓s two dimensional figure, 2-D shape

sp̓əp̓il̓xʷm̓ hit on the shoulder (Cv)

spəplal̓ young men

spəplínaʔ rabbit

sp̓əp̓l̓qsikst be hit on the elbow

spəpƛ̓m̓iɬp flat-topped spiraea (OkB)

sp̓əp̓qin̓tn̓ thresher

sp̓əp̓qin̓xn̓ be hit on the knee (OkB)

sp̓əp̓w̓sus be hit on the face (OkB)

sp̓əp̓xan̓ be hit on the leg with something (OkB)

spəqkan̓ pan

spəqɬsnínaʔ barn owl, white owl

spəqmix swan

spəqmusts a long time

spəqpáqɬc̓aʔ female mountain goat

spəx̌pax̌tmíx S/he is being smart., S/he is being wise.

sp̓ic̓n̓ dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum, rope, Indian hemp, hemp plant, hemp bush (Cv)

• skw̓pw̓paqstxn̓, čkčw̓čwaˤqstxn̓, c̓l̓c̓lipɬxn̓, qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓, sp̓ic̓n̓. It is fur chaps, fringed chaps, spurs, whips, rope. (Cv)

sp̓iks hit on the hand

spikst glove

• spəkpikst gloves

sp̓il̓sxn̓ been hit on the forehead with something

sp̓il̓sxnm̓ hit on the forehead with something (Cv)

sp̓ilxʷ hit on the shoulder with something

sp̓iƛ̓m̓ bitterroot (Cv)

• ksp̓ip̓ƛ̓m̓ place name. Lynx Creek lookout / geog. Lynx Creek lookout. [lit. place with bitterroot.] (Cv)

sp̓iƛ̓m̓tn̓ May (month)

sp̓íp̓sƛ̓aʔt large size (plural)

sp̓iw̓čn̓ echo (Cv)

spiw̓pw̓ lungs

sp̓iw̓s hit in the middle

spiyíl̓sx sʔičkns party game

spiʔsc̓íɬt yesterday

splim̓čn̓ mouth

spl̓laɬq plants

sp̓ƛ̓m̓qin̓ mouth of river

spn̓kin̓x during the year, rest of the year, other time

sp̓qin̓ thrash, grain, hit head

• səp̓qin̓m̓əl̓x. They thrash., They threshed. (Cv)

sp̓qin̓tn̓ thrashing machine

• kɬsəp̓qin̓tn̓ ̓. They have thrashing machines (Cv)

spqʷlič burbot, freshwater ling fish

sptix̌ʷ spit, saliva

spučt a sore, scab, abcess

sp̓úkʷlaʔm̓ baseball game, ball game

sp̓úlaʔxʷ hit the ground

sp̓uƛ̓n̓t fog, foggy (OkB)

spum̓t fur, feathers, down

sp̓ups hit on the rump

sp̓us hit on the eye

spuʔstʔíw̓tx one’s latest spouse

• ispuʔstʔíwtx. My last spouse., S/he was my last spouse... (Cv)

spuʔsxʔítx first spouse, first love

sp̓w̓sin̓k be hit on the belly

sp̓xan̓ hit on the foot

sp̓y̓qaɬq berry, berries, fruit (OkB)

• iʔ skm̓xist c̓iɬsts iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬq. A bear eats berries.
• áɬiʔ kɬwl̓wl̓qin̓ iʔ t sp̓y̓qaɬq. She had canned fruit. (PS)
• yəyáˤt iʔ sp̓iʔqáɬq ksx̌an̓ tl̓ in̓čá, yəyáˤt ixíʔ iksčt̓ák̓ʷ axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ All the fruits beside me, all these I endow the earth with. (Cv) Berry, chief of the fruits speaking

sp̓ʔaxʷs It started shining.

• ixíʔ iʔ sp̓ʔaxʷs uɬ kɬp̓aʔxʷítkʷ. Then she started shining and shone all over the water. (PS)
• x̌i··ƛ̓m̓, kɬqil̓t, n̓t̓aʔ iʔ sp̓əʔaxʷs iʔ k̓ɬənk̓mip, uɬ kəlkʷakʷ He went up the hill, got to the top, goodness, there’s a shining door there, it’s far / He went up the hill, got to the top, gee there’s a shining door. and it’s far (PS)
• put c̓x̌iɬ iʔ t x̌iyáɬnxʷ, iʔ tl̓ x̌iyáɬnxʷ iʔ sp̓ʔaxʷs. It’s just like the sun, from the sun shining. (PS)

spʔaˤɬ a sore, abcess

spʔul̓ smoke

spʔus heart

sqamíns. It is its pattern core.

• l̓ skpapútmn̓s k̓ɬyirn̓tíkʷ iʔ l̓ sqamín̓s circle the pattern core

sqam̓ɬq bastard toadflax, Comandra umbellata, B’s eym: breast fruit (OkB)

sq̓apínaʔxʷ sand (Cv)

sq̓apúnaʔxʷ sand

sqáqlaʔxʷ reflection, shadow, image (OkB)

• staʔ, iʔ sqáqlaʔxʷs wiks. Gee, she saw her image/shadow/reflection. (PS)

sqaql̓t hilltop, place name- the general vicinity of st. paul’s mission on the east side of the former kettle falls (OkB)

sqaqlxʷ little Indian (Cv)

sqaqsəs dark

• yʔa··ʕ̓ʔ uɬ way̓ taʔlíʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqaqsəsč ixíʔ uɬ čʔx̌iɬ ƛ̓lap iʔ sčyaʕpmíx They gathered and it’s long after dark that they quit coming in (PS)
• ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ sqaqsəsts a little after dark (PS)

sqaqw̓čn̓ kouse, Lomatium cous (OkB)

sqasčíʔ place name- Little Falls, site of principal village of the Lower Spokane (OkB)

sqasíɬni Little Falls band of Spokane Indians (OkB)

=sqáx̌aʔ domestic animal, horse

• sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓ barn (PS)

sq̓ay̓ a letter, a mark

sq̓ay̓ásq̓t calendar

sqaʔqʔím̓ woman’s breasts, breasts, udders, teets

sq̓aʔw̓sqín̓kst middle finger

sq̓aʔw̓sqín̓xn̓ middle toe

sqc̓iɬxʷ log house, log cabin (Cv)

sqəlxʷáyaʔqn̓ human skull (Cv)

sqəlxʷiwɬ Indian boat, Indigenous watercraft or vehicle

sqəlxʷsc̓im̓ human skeleton, skeleton (Cv)

sqəlxʷsman̓xʷ wild tobacco, people's tobacco (OkB)

sqəlxʷsn̓kaʔkʔíw̓s human soul

sqəlxʷsqáx̌aʔ low class Indian (Cv)

sqəlxʷúlaʔxʷ Indian reservation (Cv)

sq̓əp̓xʷʔiɬp hazelnut bush, bastard toadflax, Corylus cornuta, Comandra unbellatua (OkB)

sqəqatl̓qs sweater

sq̓əq̓axʷ screech owl (because of owl’s flirtiness) (OkB)

sqəql̓qílaʔxʷ bog orchid, Habenaria dilatata. [lit. a bunch of little Indians.] (OkB)

sq̓əq̓ʔiksqáx̌aʔ colts

sqil̓t top, summit

• ik̓líʔ k̓l̓ sqil̓t čn̓xʷr̓us. There on the top there’s a hollow. (PS)

sq̓il̓t sickness, illness, disease

• isq̓íl̓t. My sickness., I'm feeling sick., I'm feeling ill. (Cv)

sqil̓tk whole body, body

sq̓il̓tx S/he is sick., S/he is getting sick. (Cv)

sqilxʷ people, Indian, person, Indian language, Indigenous people

• áɬiʔ iʔ sqilxʷ pničíʔ nak̓ʷáʔ t̓iʔ čkmax, ixíʔ n̓k̓ʷčwilxʷtn̓. At that time the people didn’t stay alone, but in a group. (PS)
• haʔ way̓ p sxƛ̓apx iʔ p sqilxʷ aláʔ ? Are all you people here? (PS)
• way̓ təl̓ l̓kʷut p sqilxʷ, lut t̓ə čwikɬmn̓, sič p əɬ ikswíkm̓ You people come from far away, I haven’t seen you before, this is the first time that I see you (PS)
• iʔ sqilxʷ səčʔilxʷtx kaʔ čʔay̓x̌ʷt. People get hungry when they get tired. (PS)
• kn̓ xʷuy̓, úɬiʔ kičən̓, uɬ aɬíʔ sčutx kʷu x̌minks pintk kʷu wiks məɬ t sqilxʷ qəlqʷilstn̓ I went, and I got there, and he told me he likes that every time he sees me I talk in Indian (Cv)
• ixíʔ sčusəl̓x ʔáˤpnáʔ ta nw̓yápixčn̓ Rusəpl̓tlík, uɬ áɬiʔ t sqilxʷ N̓x̌ʷn̓tkʷitkʷ, itlíʔ k̓m̓qin̓s. They call it now in the white man’s language Roosevelt Lake, and in Indian Kettle Falls, that’s the head of the river (PS)
• way̓ təl̓ sn̓yal̓mn̓, itlíʔ kn̓ sqilxʷ From Montana, I am an Indian from there / I am an Indian from Montana (PS)

sqipč springtime, spring, vernal (OkB)

• way̓ t̓əxʷ sqipč, way̓ taʔmúlaʔxʷ It’s early spring, the snow is all gone / It’s early spring, the snow is gone (PS)

sq̓it rain

• c̓xʷaxʷ iʔ sq̓it. The rain pours. (Cv)

sq̓ixnáɬaʔq false Solomon’s seal berries, B’s etym: little fruit of q̓ixan (OkB)

sqiʔs a dream

sqiʔsíɬp giant hyssop, agastache urticifolia, b’s etym: dream plant (OkB)

sqlaw̓ money, currency, coin, beaver

• ixíʔ xʷic̓xtsn̓ yəyáˤt isqláw̓. This I give you all my money. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ nixəlmn̓ tx̌aq̓əplaʔntxʷ swit kaʔkíčəs, uɬ ixíʔ ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx iʔ t sqlaw̓ I heard that you’d pay a reward to whoever finds her, that he’d get money (PS)
• ixíʔ c̓əkxits iʔ t ksqlaw̓s axáʔ iʔ tkaʔkaʔɬís. Then was counting what would be the money for the three of them. (PS)
• way̓ n̓pkʷɬƛ̓áqnaʔm̓ iʔ t sqlaw̓s He put his money in his pocket (PS)
• ixíʔ čw̓tn̓tis iʔ sqlaw̓s, way̓ ixíʔ kʷəkʷr̓it. Then he put down his money, well it was gold. (PS)
• way̓ nixʷ t k̓ʷək̓ʷíy̓naʔ iʔ t sqlaw̓ xʷic̓xtxʷ. So also you give them a little money. (PS)
• əčk̓ʷul̓stxʷ iʔ sqlaw̓. You earn the money. (PS)
• lut ksxʷaʔtíl̓sm̓p l̓ sqlaw̓. You guys won’t have too much money. (PS)
• miʔ p taʔxʷsčk̓ʷúl̓, mɬ way̓ p ƛ̓xʷup iʔ t sqlaw̓. You will get jobs, and then you will get some money. (PS)

sql̓íɬc̓aʔ fresh meat, raw meat

sq̓lípaʔs little handkerchief, little bandana, little necklace

• t̓iʔ čəčax̌ iʔ sq̓lípaʔs. It’s a little red bandana.

sq̓l̓ips handkerchief, scarf, necklace, locket, medallion

sq̓l̓q̓l̓sc̓im̓ rheumatism, arthritis, aching bones (OkB)

sql̓ql̓tmixʷ men

• way̓ ixíʔ sčəqʔíɬc̓aʔm̓səl̓x, t̓xʷ q̓ʷlam̓əl̓x axáʔ iʔ sql̓qltmixʷ. So then these men started drying meat, roasting it. (PS)

sql̓ql̓tm̓xʷsqáx̌aʔ male horses, geldings, male animals, boars (Cv)

sq̓l̓tlwis being sickly, going around

• isq̓l̓tnwís. I am sickly. (Cv)

sql̓tmixʷ man, husband

sql̓tm̓xʷsqáx̌aʔ male animal, gelding, boar

sqlw̓atqn̓ one’s thrashing

• sqlwatqn̓s. They thrash by hand., They thresh by hand. (Cv)

sq̓mil̓tn̓ hunger, starvation

sq̓pnaʔxʷčnítaʔkʷ sand bar

sq̓sápiʔs long time, length of time

• way̓ uɬ aɬíʔ čaptíkʷɬ, uɬ t̓i k̓ʷul̓l̓, uɬ lut sq̓sápiʔs uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap And because it’s fairy tales, he was born, and it wasn’t long and he grew up (PS)

sqt̓am̓ scar (Cv)

sq̓t̓ɬílaʔm̓ bait a line for fish

sqʷaɬqnm̓ pollen, pollenate

sq̓ʷaq̓ʷl̓l̓q̓ʷ prarie chicken (OkB)

sq̓ʷay̓mn̓čút dance

sqʷay̓s mode, frequency, regularity

sqʷay̓xlwíc̓aʔ gray moth

sq̓ʷaʔstín̓k Coyote’s poop power (Cv)

• q̓ʷaʔstín̓km̓. He used his poop power. (Cv)
• ixíʔ way̓ sq̓ʷaʔstín̓km̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip, uɬ way̓ čkičəl̓x iʔ t siw̓čnmn̓tsəl̓x. Coyote initiated his powers, and the ones he called got to him. (Cv)

sqʷaˤy̓álaʔxʷ grass, greens, lawn, a green

sqʷaˤʔ, sqʷaˤw̓ a drunk, drunk (OkB)

sq̓ʷəc̓q̓ʷəc̓q̓y̓áɬaʔq saskatoon, sarviceberry, little chipmunk berry, Amelanchier alnifolia (OkB)

sq̓ʷəɬčin̓ be able to

• asq̓ʷəq̓ʷɬčínm̓. It's what you pull out in ceremony.

sqʷəqʷáˤw̓qʷw̓t be wild, be crazy (plural)

• way̓ t̓i kʷ n̓qmilsm̓, lut t̓ isqʷəqʷáˤwqʷút, lut t̓ iksqʷawmsčút Put your mind at ease, I’m not wild, I won’t do anything crazy (PS)

sqʷəqʷɬəmus guts

sq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓ race, foot race, horse race (OkB)

sqʷəsqʷasíaʔ children, offspring

sqʷəsqʷsiʔ boy children, sons, little child

• way̓ n̓ɬm̓ilsən̓t iʔ sqʷsqʷsiʔtət Pity our boy’s feelings (PS)
• mat nínwiʔ kʷ k̓ʷl̓il̓t, čm̓ tətw̓it iʔ ksqʷəsqʷsiʔs axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ. I suppose later you will have a baby, the son of this woman will be a boy. (PS)

sq̓ʷiɬt pack, what is packed

sq̓ʷisəs fat

sq̓ʷlam̓ barbequed, roasted meat

sqʷl̓čnin̓k stomach, abdomen

sqʷlip black tree lichen, Bryoria fremontii, Indian bread, Spanish moss, tree moss (OkB)

• ixíʔ kʷaʔ iʔ sʔiɬn̓s yaʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqʷl̓ip. A long time ago moss/tree lichen, that was surely their food. (PS)

sq̓ʷlisl̓ barbecued fish, roasted fish

sqʷl̓qʷl̓stwixʷ conversation, argument, debate

sq̓ʷmikst muscle, arm muscle, bicep

sq̓ʷml̓ikst muscle, arm muscle, bicep

sqʷm̓pus length, long length

sqʷsiʔ son, child (OkB)

• c̓kin̓ asqʷsiʔ ? What is your son like?
• isqʷsíʔ čkn̓xɬtiɬn̓. My son is helpful.
• way̓ uyáʔ, n̓qʷən̓min̓t iʔ sqʷsitət Listen, have pity on our son (PS)
• knəqsltílaʔt axáʔ yaʔ ylmixʷm̓, ksqʷsiʔ, way̓ uɬ ƛ̓x̌ap iʔ sqʷsiʔsəlx The chief had only one child, one son, and he was grown up / The chief had only one child, one son, and their son was grown (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ, way̓ tkičsəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓maˤsəsəl̓x iʔ sqʷsiʔsəl̓x. Gee, they went to meet them, and they kissed their son. (PS)
• ixíʔ isqʷsíʔ Łixm̓qn̓. That’s my son Łixm̓qn̓. (Cv)

sq̓ʷsus January

sq̓ʷučt grease, lard, oil, shortening, fat, tallow

• n̓ʔáˤmn̓tíxʷ iʔ sq̓ʷučt. You melted the grease., You rendered the fat. (Cv)

sqʷuɬt dust (OkB)

sqʷuʔɬ bee, wasp, yellowjacket (Cv)

sqʷuʔsítkʷ honey

sq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ black (plural)

• ixíʔ itlíʔ sqičl̓xs axáʔ iʔ sq̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. Then the Buffalo Cow continued to run., Then the Buffalo Cow was running from there. (PS)

sq̓x̌əx̌sʔitx stingy with sleep

sq̓y̓aqs legal document, signed document

sq̓y̓asq̓t calendar

sqy̓axʷ odor, stench, smell

• sc̓x̌ilx uɬ áɬiʔ kmix mnik iʔ sqy̓axʷs. That’s why it smells like nothing but poop. (PS)
• uɬ lut itíʔ iʔ t sqy̓axʷs iʔ sql̓tmixʷs. And her man really stank. (PS)

sq̓y̓ay̓s marks, line, writing, marking, glyphs, pattern

sq̓y̓q̓ay̓ letters

sq̓y̓xix letter, written message, correspondence

sqʔim̓ milk

sríc̓aʔn̓t peel the skin off something

st̓ak̓ʷs contribution, what one puts down, wager

• iʔ st̓ak̓ʷs. It is her/his contribution., It is her/his wager., S/he is putting it down. (Cv)

st̓aɬ doe (Cv)

staɬm̓ boat, dugout canoe

st̓ámiya hermaphrodite, inter-sexed (OkB)

stáqiʔ white wool blanket

st̓aq̓m̓ksts sixth

staqnwíxʷ tag, game of tag, touch each other repeatedly

statákʷaʔ aunt (dad's side), paternal auntie, paternal aunt, dad's sister or cousin

statár̓ string, twine (OkB)

statʔíw̓tx youngest children

stawn̓qínaʔxn̓ little toe (OkB)

• nak̓ʷm̓ axáʔ iʔ stawn̓qínaʔxn̓s iʔ q̓ʷəx̌qin̓xn̓s, nak̓ʷm̓ ixíʔ pútiʔ l̓ siw̓ɬkʷ čw̓tan̓. But her little toe, her toenail, that’s still in the water. (PS)

staxʷs- one’s obtained something

• yaʕpqín̓ staʔxʷsəsp̓qíns He got lots of wheat (PS)
• way̓ ksx̌l̓pínaʔ way̓ staʔxʷsq̓lípm̓s. So when it was daylight, s/he got a handkerchief. (PS)
• xʷuyx uɬ k̓əl̓ k̓əmɬniwtn̓txʷ, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ astaʔxʷsqəltmíxʷ Go by his side, he becomes your man (PS)

staʔ heck, interjection, gee, heck, golly

• staʔ iʔ sqáqlaʔxʷs wiks. Gee, he saw his image (PS)
• way̓ k̓laʔ ʔax̌lúsm̓, čut, “staʔ kʷuʔ čqʷn̓činm̓stxʷ. So s/he just turned away, s/he said, “Could you have pity on me.” (PS)

staʔín̓ prong horn (antelope)

st̓aʔk̓ám̓ pup, puppy, cub (of wolf, etc.) (Cv)

st̓aʔk̓mxwílx grow into a maiden, become a young woman, female completes puberty

staʔɬw̓lw̓lím̓ blacksmithing, metal working

st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx virgins, maidens, young women, teen girls

• uɬ ixíʔ ilíʔ kɬmílaʔ, ixíʔ aɬíʔ kmusəms iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔt, iʔ st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx, swiʔwiʔnúmtx She has bait there, four granddaughters, young virgins, handsome (PS)

staʔtʔíw̓tx youngest one, littlest child

• uɬ axáʔ iʔ p staʔtʔíw̓tx uɬ ixíʔ axáʔ aksn̓k̓ʷłɬəq̓ʷlút. And here you youngest ones, now then you will be bed partners. (PS)

staʔx̌ílx be doing like, s/he went like that, doing so (PS)

staʔxʷɬ- one’s obtainment, what someone got (prefix)

• axáʔ iʔ staʔxʷɬc̓q̓iln̓s way̓ nixʷ t̓iʔ put c̓x̌iɬts. The arrows he got are also just alike. (PS)
• ixíʔ axáʔ istaʔxʷɬtkɬmílxʷ, ixíʔ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔntín̓ Then this is what I got for a woman, that’s what I was looking for. (PS)

staʔxʷsəsp̓qin̓ get wheat, obtain wheat, get grain

• ixíʔ n̓pəkʷpkʷn̓tis, way̓ qmis, y̓áˤpqin̓ staʔxʷsəsp̓qins He filled the sacks, he laid them down, he had lots of wheat (PS)

staʔxʷsql̓tmíxʷ acquire a husband, get a husband, get a man

• xʷuyx uɬ k̓əl̓ k̓əmɬniwtn̓txʷ, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ astaʔxʷsqəltmíxʷ Go by his side, he becomes your man (PS)

staˤm̓ályaʔ daddy long-leg, Opiliones

st̓aˤpnwíxʷ, staˤpnwíxʷəxʷ war (OkB)

st̓áˤy̓naʔ flint

staˤʔán̓qn̓ fur hat

stəkčxʷiɬp red osier dogwood, red willow, Cornus stolonigera (Cv)

stəktəkčxʷiɬp red osier dogwood, red willow, Cornus stolonigera (OkB)

stəkʷčniɬxʷ tule reed house, tule lodge

st̓əkʷliʔɬp Grand fir (OkB)

st̓ək̓ʷt̓k̓ʷulm̓ paralysis (OkB)

stəkʷtkʷʔutn̓ tracks

• axáʔ iʔ stəkʷtəkʷʔutn̓səl̓x, mt iʔ sčʔiɬn̓xəl̓x / səčʔiɬn̓xəl̓x. Here are their tracks, they might still be eating. (PS)

stəɬtaɬt factual, straight, true

• čmay̓ iʔ stɬtaɬts know a fact, known truth (OkB)
• isčqʷəlqʷílt ixíʔ stəɬtaɬt What I said, that is the truth. (Cv)

stəpɬx̌iyáɬnxʷ chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, dark variety. B’s etym: covered away from the sun (OkB)

stəq̓k̓ʷal̓qʷ chart

st̓əqɬk̓lústin̓ unidentified plant (Lehman, 1952-54) (OkB)

stəqmniɬxʷ castle

stəqpiʔstn̓ feather

st̓əq̓titkʷ rapids (OkB)

stəq̓ʷtəq̓ʷniʔúlaʔxʷ ghost

st̓əst̓aˤsxn̓ hard-soled shoes

st̓ət̓aʔk̓ám̓ puppies

st̓ət̓íkʷaʔxn̓ heat rash

st̓ət̓iy̓ayqn̓ foxtail barley and speargrass, Hordeum jubatum and Stipa comata. B’s etym: little bunchgrass on top (OkB)

st̓ət̓k̓ʷílaʔp little pillow, little cushion (OkB)

st̓ət̓l̓xʷum̓ red-naped sap sucker, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, woodpecker, small and white with black spots and red head

stətm̓áliʔs relatives, family members, family

stətm̓tim̓ clothes, articles of clothing, clothing (OkB)

• iʔ sqlaw̓ iʔ xʷic̓əxtm̓s akɬčʔíɬəntn̓, uɬ aksttm̓tím̓ kʷ tm̓xʷəlsčut. The money he gave you is to eat on, and for your clothes when yours wear out. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ l̓ akstm̓tím̓, l̓ aksčʔíɬən̓ And this is for your clothes, for your food / This is for your clothes, for your food (PS)
• kɬəxʷpínaʔntxʷ iʔ astətm̓tím̓. You wear that on top of your clothes. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ swiʔnúmtx, iʔ t sttm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌səlsčut And he’s handsome, wearing his good clothes (PS)
• ixíʔ wikɬtsəl̓x iʔ stətm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaˤčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ. Then they saw her clothes close to the shore laying there. (PS)

st̓ət̓q̓ánaʔk pistol, revolver

stətʔičxn̓ killdeer

stətʔíw̓taʔx little youngest one, youngest in the family (OkB)

• anwíʔm̓ t̓xʷm̓ kʷ stətʔíwtaʔx, lut kʷ t̓ ʔay̓x̌ʷt kʷ ɬa čn̓c̓iw̓m̓. It is you who is the youngest, you don’t get tired when you wash dishes. (PS)
• way̓ axáʔ iʔ stətʔíw̓taʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt. The youngest one is still unable to do anything. (PS)

stəxmin̓ comb (OkB)

stəxʷčn̓čut one’s getting food

• uɬ lut t̓ stəxʷčn̓čut. And s/he doesn’t get things to eat. (PS)
• way̓ t̓i axáʔ iʔ stəxʷčənčut, ixíʔ iʔ xʔitsəlx The providers, these they put above all else (PS)

stɣap, styap water flowing

stikčxʷ red willow berry, red osier dogwood berry (Cv)

st̓ik̓l̓ lunch, snack, grub, provision for trip, box lunch (OkB)

• way̓ wiʔskɬəwtɬtsís iʔ st̓ikəls aksčʔíɬən̓ She’s already put down grub for you to eat (PS)

st̓ik̓t high water, flood

st̓ik̓ts It is high water marks., It started flooding. (Cv)

st̓ikʷl̓qʷ subalpine fir

st̓il̓tx Kootenai people (cared for people)

stim̓ ̓ what, thing, object

• haʔ l̓ stim̓ haʔ p sn̓k̓aʔsíl̓sx ? Is there something you are crabby/irritated about? (PS)
• km̓aʔ stim̓ There’s nothing to it (PS)
• t̓xʷ máyaʔn̓t stim̓ ! Do tell about something! (PS)
• ixíʔ ʔaʔúlw̓sm̓ iʔ t k̓ámaʔ, iʔ t stim̓. Then s/he gathered pine needles, things. (PS)
• áɬiʔ mt sutn̓, síp̓iʔ, km̓ mt stim̓, lut t̓ sčpapík. it must be skin, or maybe something else, but it isn’t board / it must be skin, or maybe something else, but it isn’t board. (PS)
• lut k̓im̓ n̓k̓ʷul̓mn̓ l̓ stim̓. It’s not good for anything (PS)
• way̓ t̓i kʷm̓iɬ aláʔ kɬt̓k̓ʷak̓ʷ, stim̓? All at once something fell down, what is it? (PS)
• way̓ tətw̓it, stim̓ aspuʔús? Littly boy, what is it you want? (PS)
• in̓čáʔ kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓ uɬ ixíʔ l̓ stim̓ c̓in̓stn̓əl̓x isqʷsqʷaʔsíaʔ uɬ ixíʔ x̌ast iʔ spuʔúsčəlx I am the chief, and whatever I say to my children their heart is content. (PS)
• aʔ, stim̓ iʔ ksčwiks k̓laʔ nyxʷtitkʷ? Ah, what did he see down there in the water? (PS)
• mat t̓xʷ stim̓ kiʔ kstaʔmínaʔl̓x. How could it be they pulled through winter. (PS)
• uɬ kʷaʔ x̌l̓ stim̓ kiʔ kʷuʔ əčn̓q̓aʔíl̓sm̓stxʷ, kʷuʔ ɬ akskʷním̓ ? And why is it you made it your business to take me? (PS)
• tl̓ stim̓ msəsikst, iʔ t sq̓ʷisəs. S/he felt something, it was fat. (PS)
• lut ta čmistím̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus. We don’t know in what things he is smart. (PS)
• stim̓ uɬ an̓x̌mín̓k ? What do you want? (PS)
• uɬ kstim̓tət, t̓xʷ haʔ kʷu ksk̓ʷl̓ɬc̓q̓ílnaʔx ? What are we going to do with them, are we going to make arrows out of them? (PS)
• uɬ haʔ kstim̓? And what is it for?, And does it have a purpose? (PS)
• ixíʔ lut kiʔ kstim̓ nak̓ʷáʔ in̓x̌mín̓k. No then, he's not my concern, I don’t like/love him. (Cv)
• pnaʔ l̓ stim̓ kʷ čyaˤpčín̓. Maybe you want something. (PS)
• x̌əl̓ stim̓ kiʔ kʷu əɬ kswitn̓txʷ? Why did you try so hard with me? / Why is it that you tried so hard with me? (PS)
• yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌minkn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓ Anything you want I give to you (PS)

stim̓ asčn̓stíl̓s ? What did you wonder about?, What do you think?, What are your thoughts? What is your estimation?

stim̓ aʔ čmistíxʷ uɬ ksəxʔkínaʔx It is your data management and probability.

stim̓ɬs eighth

stim̓tn̓ be something to someone, be something that matters

stitm̓ a little something, a little thing

stiw̓čn̓ groceries, purchased provisions

stiw̓kt lame, sore muscles

st̓ixʷlm̓ different, difference (OkB)

• čm̓ n̓k̓w̓w̓pil̓səl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ mnim̓ɬtət kʷu čt̓ixʷlm̓ kʷu sqilxʷ. Maybe we get lonesome because we are people of a different group. (PS)

stiʔíčxn̓ killdeer

stk̓ək̓xʷum̓ ball

• lut t̓ stk̓ək̓xʷum̓. It’s not a baseball. (PS)
• čk̓ʷul̓ t stk̓ək̓xʷum̓səl̓x yaʔ ɬa čʔačkn̓íkstm̓səl̓x. They made a baseball out of it, play with it. (PS)

st̓kiwlm̓ pole up in a canoe (OkB)

stkɬam̓ t ʔapʔúpn̓kst group of 10s, set of 10s

• tkɬm̓stikʷ l̓ sʔapʔúpn̓kst ! Make groups of ten!, Group by 10s!
• iʔ sʔúlw̓sts t ʔupn̓kst. The are grouping by 10s.,They are 10-groups.

stk̓maqstxn̓ leg

stk̓max̌ʷc̓k̓ chest

stkm̓km̓xstikst black twinberry branch (OkB)

stkm̓stim̓ twist something, give spasms

stkm̓xstaɬq black twinberry fruit, lonicera involucrata. [lit. black bear’s fruit.] (OkB)

stkn̓plaʔsqáx̌aʔ lead a horse

stk̓sil̓s indigestion

stk̓ʷək̓ʷxʷn̓ʔínaʔ yellow mouse-ear mustard (OkB)

st̓k̓ʷikn̓ backpack, knap sack

st̓k̓ʷil̓p mattress, mat (OkB)

st̓kʷl̓iɬp grand fir

st̓k̓ʷɬiy̓y̓ camas flour

stk̓ʷƛ̓k̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓ eyes

• uɬ áɬiʔ ixíʔ stkʷəƛ̓kʷƛ̓ustn̓s uɬ t̓n̓t̓ínaʔs axáʔ iʔ kəkw̓wápaʔ. So then these dogs are her eyes and her ears. (PS)

stk̓ʷƛ̓ustn̓ eye (OkB)

• ixíʔ sksʔitxs, way̓ íwaʔ miʔ ktqínaʔs iʔ stkʷƛ̓ustn̓s. Then he got sleepy, well, he even tried to keep one eye closed. (PS)

stkʷnix pall bearer

stkʷr̓kʷar̓kʷr̓xnx Rogers Bar Sanpoil people, upstream Sanpoil people, subgroup of San Poil people from the Rogers Bar area on the Columbia (OkB)

stkʷúsyaʔqn̓ curly hair (OkB)

st̓k̓ʷw̓sikstm̓ carry in one’s arms

stkʷʔuts people’s walking

• way̓ stəkʷʔutsəlx, t̓i itíʔ uɬ təkʷʔutəlx They started to walk, they walked (PS)
• ixíʔ stkʷʔutsəl̓x, uɬ axáʔ atáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ sčxaʔtmíx. They walked away, and Wolf is way ahead. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ stəkʷʔutsəlx uɬ k̓əɬk̓ilxʷtəlx And then they walked away and they got out of sight, they went to a secret place (PS)

stkxan̓ go along with, accompany

st̓l̓sqilxʷ original people, first people, Indigenous people, earth people

st̓l̓t̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ mules, mule deer

• lut t̓a čmistín̓ stim̓, st̓l̓t̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ km̓ axáʔ iʔ aksəs iʔ ən̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. I don’t know what it is, mules or oxen that they use for plowing. (PS)

st̓ɬt̓iɬxn̓ rubber boots, galoshes

stm̓áliʔs relative, family, family member

stmaʔstím̓ useful things

st̓maˤl̓t cow, cattle

• kɬaʔɬaʔm̓stíxʷ ixíʔ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. You got pretty close to those cattle. (Cv)
• sw̓čkl̓ípm̓s iʔ q̓ʷy̓q̓ʷaˤy̓ iʔ st̓maˤl̓t. The bison cow ran down the hill. (PS)

st̓m̓kʔil̓t daughter

• c̓kin̓ ast̓m̓kʔil̓t ? What is your daughter like?
• ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t xəxát̓w̓yaʔ. My daughter is mischievous.

st̓ml̓sčut livestock, farm animals, wealth

st̓ml̓táˤɬc̓aʔ beef, cow meat

stm̓tim̓ counter, counting chip, materials, things, stuff

stm̓tímaʔ grandma (mom's side), maternal grandmother, mom's mom

st̓m̓t̓m̓kʔil̓t daughters

stm̓tm̓niʔáɬaʔq little snowberries, little waxberry berries, Symphoricarpos albus (OkB)

stm̓tm̓niʔáɬq waxberry berries, snow berries, Symphoricarpos albus

stm̓tm̓niʔíɬaʔp little snowberry plant, little waxberry plant, Symphoricarpos albus (diminutive form) (OkB)

stm̓tm̓niʔíɬp snowberry plant, waxberry plant, Symphoricarpos albus (OkB)

stm̓tm̓niʔtn̓ grave, grave yard, cemetary

stm̓tum̓kst thumbs

stm̓uqʷ red hawthorn berry, Crataegus columbiana (OkB)

stm̓us fish trap

stm̓usm̓ to trap fish (OkB)

st̓n̓t̓an̓wáyaʔ bat, little brown bat, myotis lucifugus, big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus (Cv)

st̓pin̓k pot belly

st̓piʔ marrow, marrow-fat (OkB)

st̓q̓al̓áxʷ obstacle course

stqatmnwíxʷ column

stq̓ay̓ graph

stqəc̓pínaʔ braid

stqəqtw̓saqstxn̓ crossing legs, one knee on the other (Cv)

st̓qil̓p mat, bedding foundation

st̓qiɬxʷ house made of tules, boughs or sloughgrass (Cv)

st̓qiʔstn̓ sloughgrass, beckmannia syzigachne, place name- area where Rogers Bar church now stands (OkB)

stql̓̓tkaw̓sqn̓ upper lip

stq̓miɬp, tq̓m̓tq̓miɬp wild strawberry plant, strawberry plant (OkB)

st̓qʷal̓qs make clothes, patch clothes

stqʷam̓qʷm̓qs excellent food

stq̓ʷaˤy̓xnx Blackfeet people (Cv)

st̓raq̓ʷ fall down

strar string, thread, strand

strars list, listing

str̓mn̓čut parade, on parade, following after one another

str̓qam̓ Indian dance, jump dance, winter dance (OkB)

str̓qam̓ p̓úkʷlaʔ, str̓qɬp̓úkʷlaʔ soccer

str̓qikst dancer (OkB)

str̓qmix dancer, dancing person

• str̓qmix. S/he’s dancing (jump dancing). (Cv)

st̓saqn̓ packed full

• n̓t̓aʔ uɬ st̓saqn̓ iʔ čitxʷ. Gee, the house is packed. (PS)

st̓uk̓ʷt̓k̓ʷúl̓m̓ paralysis

st̓úl̓ɬc̓aʔ mule, mule deer

stum̓kst thumb (OkB)

stum̓xn̓ big toe (OkB)

stun̓x beaver

st̓usčn̓ marrow (Cv)

st̓uwál̓x horns in velvet

stuwíx Similkameen people, Nicola Athabaskan people

-stwixʷ reciprocal, to each other

stw̓mist sale, for sale

stw̓mistm̓s one’s buying, one's selling

• mat stw̓mistm̓s. She must have sold it. (Cv)

stw̓t̓w̓il̓t spoiled, spoiled children

• isn̓ʔímaʔt stw̓tw̓il̓t. My grandchild is spoiled.
• kʷuʔ astw̓tw̓íl̓t. We are your spoiled children. (PS)

st̓xaɬq huckleberry, Vacciniun membranaceum. [lit. sweet fruit.] (Cv)

stx̌áq̓əq̓plaʔ pay, wages, payroll liability, salary

stxar̓čn̓ door flap

stx̌aʔníplaʔ taboo, prohibition (OkB)

stx̌əc̓iʔáx̌ʷc̓k sternum, bone in center of chest (OkB)

st̓xəɬqiɬəml̓x, st̓əɬqiɬəml̓x huckleberry bush (alternate form w/o 'x' of t̓̓axt root)

stxəmniw̓s both sides (Cv)

st̓xitkʷ soup

• t̓xʷ kčqusəs axáʔ iʔ skmaˤw̓áqs, axáʔ iʔ st̓xitkʷ. S/he warmed up some left overs, some soup. (PS)

stx̌laˤsq̓t very bright, clear sky, bright sky, clear day, bright day (Cv)

stxrikst hanging lantern, hand lamp (Cv)

stxrutm̓s one’s running uphill

• ixíʔ stxrutm̓s. Then he ran up the hill. (PS)

stx̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓km̓ play music, make music, music

stxʷəxʷp̓il̓stn̓ belly fin

stx̌ʷw̓x̌ʷw̓aqstxn̓ shin

=st̓yaʔ, =íst̓yaʔ grass

• sk̓ək̓wl̓xíst̓iyaʔ rush / rush, reed. juncus effusus. [lit. old grass.] / rushes (botanical term) (OkB)

styíɬc̓aʔ caribou (Cv)

stʔaw̓tíl̓t youngest child

stʔikʷ coals

stʔiw̓tx youngest child, coming last

st̓ʔiy̓ grass, bunchgrass, Agropyron spicatum (Cv)

suk̓ʷn̓t float something

suk̓ʷt float

suk̓ʷtlwís float around

sul̓áqaʔ poison ivy, Rhus radicans, B’s etym: beginning to get a sore or rash (OkB)

súl̓laʔxʷ frozen ground, permafrost

• axáʔ iʔ súl̓laʔxʷ ixíʔ way̓ wáˤmúlaʔxʷ. The frost thawed out. (PS)

sul̓m̓ to freeze

sul̓t frozen, numb (OkB)

sul̓t sqʔim̓ ice cream

sul̓tás soldiers

sumíx spiritual medicine, power, spiritual power

suq̓ʷt drift downstream (OkB)

susl̓t frozen

• n̓ƛ̓əx̌čin̓ iʔ syiríwaxn̓, áɬiʔ mat susl̓t. The snow shoes are loud, because it’s frozen (PS)

sust q̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ unidentified nut

sutn̓ thing

• x̌liɬxʷməl̓x axáʔ t k̓ilílxʷ, km̓ iʔ t sutn̓, iʔ t qʷil̓čn̓, axáʔ iʔ ʔastkʷ iʔ mxʷiɬp They use as cover tree bark, or anything, boughs, cedar boughs (PS)
• axáʔ iʔ sx̌liɬxʷ, sutn̓ k̓ilílxʷ. This is a house of planks, something of bark. (PS)

suxʷəxʷ several leave, they are gone, leave, depart (plural)

• way̓ t̓iʔ kutpáysəl̓x, taqsəl̓x, suxʷəxʷəl̓x They said goodbye, they waved, they’re gone (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ taqsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ, kutpáysəl̓x uɬ suxʷəxʷ They just waved to the old lady, they said good bye, and they were gone (PS)
• way̓ uɬ áɬiʔ p wy̓stkʷl·iw̓s, uɬ way̓ p suxʷəxʷ And you are already finished mounting, you are gone (PS)
• way̓ itíʔ suxʷəxʷ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. The deer already left there. (PS)

súxʷlaʔxʷ know the country

• p čsúxʷlaʔxʷm̓. You guys know the country. (PS)

suxʷl̓x fish jump

suxʷɬt know something of someone

• suxʷɬtn̓ iʔ slax̌ts. I know her/his friend. (Cv)

suxʷm̓ know, know a person, recognize somebody, recognize someone

súxʷmaʔ measure, weigh

suxʷmaʔál̓qs fit a coat, fit clothes

súxʷmaʔm̓ measure, weigh (OkB)

súxʷmaʔn̓t measure something, weigh something

• súxʷmaʔs S/he measured it. (Cv)

suxʷmʔál̓qsm̓ fit a coat / the coat fits (OkB)

suxʷn̓t recognize somebody

• way̓ suxʷn̓tm̓, “way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ iʔ tətwit iʔ kʷu kʷis.” She recognized him, “That’s the boy who took me.” (PS)
• suxʷn̓əl̓x I got to know them., I recognized them. (PS)
• way̓ suxʷs, “ixíʔ isl̓áx̌t.” He recognized him, “That’s my partner.” (PS)

suxʷnwixʷ be acquainted with one another, know each other, recognize each other

• kʷu ləx̌tiw̓s kʷaʔ kʷu suxʷnwíxʷ. We are partners, we are acquaintances. (PS)

suxʷsqílxʷ recognize people, tell people apart, distinguish somebody from somebody elsea

• lut kn̓ t̓a čsuxʷsqílx.ʷ I can’t tell them apart. (Cv)
• lut kn̓ t̓a čsuxʷsqílxʷ. I can’t tell them apart., I don't recognize them. (Cv)

suxʷst know somebody, recognize someone, know about someone

• íwaʔ čun̓tm̓ iʔ t mistm̓s, “áɬiʔ lut t̓ suxʷstm̓. To no avail her father said to her, “But we don’t know him.” (PS)

suy̓kstm̓st get somebody chilled

• way̓ uɬ stim̓ uɬ kʷuʔ čsy̓suy̓kstm̓stxʷ? Why are you getting us chilled? (PS)

suy̓t chilled, cold

• lut t̓ suy̓t. S/he hadn’t got chilled. (Cv)

suy̓y̓ get chilled, get cold

suʔq̓ím̓ moonlight, moonshine

suʔxwíl̓x turn Indian summer

swal̓qʷ page

swap itch

swar fire

swarák̓xn̓ frog

swar̓íps snkstíyaʔ catnip, Nepeta cataria, B’s etym: skunk’s scent-bag

swaw̓ásaʔ aunt (mom's side), maternal auntie, mom's sister

swaˤʔ cougar, mountain lion, puma (Cv)

swəkʷmist concealing for oneself

• kʷ swkʷmists. You want it for yourself. (Cv)

swic̓m̓ root digging (OkB)

sw̓ikst ask somebody

• way̓ čkičəl̓x iʔ t siw̓čn̓mn̓tsəl̓x uɬ čusəl̓x, “way̓ uɬ stim̓ uɬ kʷuʔ čsy̓suy̓kstm̓stxʷ ?” Those s/he had called got there, and they said, “Why are you getting us chilled?” (PS)

swikʷčn̓ gossip

swisxn̓ linear, length

swit who, anybody, somebody, only, nothing but

swit áɬiʔ, áɬiʔ swit because, in fact, no wonder

swiw̓sxn̓ length

swíyaʔ chocolate tip buds, fernleaf biscuitroot, Lomatium dissectum multifidum (Cv)

sw̓knaʔqín̓ Okanogan, Okanagan

swlam̓ burning, scorching (OkB)

swl̓isl̓p fire wood (OkB)

sw̓lw̓lmin̓k rifle

swl̓x̌mix fallen tree

sw̓ɬtiɬn̓ ask a question, ask information / survey

sw̓n̓čut whisper

sw̓nixʷ answer, solutio, truth

sw̓nw̓n̓t̓ún̓ɬakʷ unidentified camas species (OkB)

sw̓pčin̓ beard, whiskers, hairy lips, hairy mouth, moustache (OkB)

sw̓pčin̓s sn̓k̓lip three-flowered avens, Geum triflorum, B’s etym: coyote’s beard (OkB)

swr̓isl̓p a wood fire

sw̓siwn̓t ask somebody (repeatedly)

• ʔáˤpnáʔ way̓ kʷ əɬaʔxʷísk̓it, uɬ way̓ ixíʔ sw̓siwn̓tst laʔkín̓ úɬiʔ čkaʔkíčnt̓xʷ axáʔ ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t Now you are rested, and we’re going to ask you where you found my daughter (PS)
• way̓ t̓iʔ yáˤpčín̓ mɬ ixíʔ x̌lits mɬ ixíʔ kičsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ sw̓siwsəl̓x, mɬ ixíʔ čusəl̓x iʔ syáˤpčín̓s 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)

sw̓stitkʷ fresh water

sw̓stq̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ unidentified nut, B’s etym: high elevation little nut. Compare to wist q̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ (OkB)

sw̓sw̓aˤs baby pheasants (Cv)

sw̓sw̓il̓x whisper

sw̓swit who (plural), people (plural)

• mat ixíʔ txʷaʔxʷʔít yəyaˤt sw̓swit. Maybe then all of them are a lot of people. (Cv)

sw̓tim̓tk south

sw̓tm̓tkus facing upstream

swulíɬc̓aʔ dugout canoe

sww̓íkiʔst lightning, thunderbolt, electricity, electrical current (OkB)

sww̓íkiʔstm̓ it's lightening, lightning

sw̓xʷap fire, flame

sw̓yápix white man, European, English, Anglo, white person

• way̓ qʷum̓ siɬkʷkʷáˤst iʔ aláʔ kʷu sčkičəmsəlx ixíʔ iʔ swyápix Early this morning the white people arrived here (Cv)
• n̓t̓aʔ, t̓iʔ čw̓xʷusm̓stsəl̓x iʔ t sw̓yápix. Gee, the white people were all staring. (PS)
• way̓ n̓waʔlílsməntməlx axáʔ iʔ t stawn̓ iʔ t swyápix The town’s people got puzzled. (They were puzzled by them this town full of white people.) / The towns people were puzzled (PS)

swy̓num̓t handsome

swy̓núm̓taʔx handsome youngster, a youth, handsome youngster (Cv)

sw̓y̓núm̓taʔx hoary aster, Aster canescens (OkB)

swy̓num̓tx handsome

swy̓psqáx̌aʔ Euro-horse, European breed of horse

swy̓psʔiɬn̓ white man’s food, European food, English food (Cv)

swy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ afternoon

• l̓ swy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓ in the afternoon (Cv)

swy̓wy̓num̓tx be handsome (plural)

• kmusəms iʔ sn̓ʔəmʔímaʔt, iʔ st̓aʔt̓aʔk̓míx, swiʔwiʔnúmtx Four granddaughters, young maidens, handsome (PS)

sx̌ač wager

sxan̓t air something out

• sxn̓tis ixíʔ. She aired that out. (PS)

sx̌aq̓əq̓ one’s pay, wages, salary, earnings

• ixíʔ isčƛ̓aʔám̓ isx̌áq̓əq̓. Then I’m after my pay. (PS)
• sx̌áq̓əq̓səlx It is their pay. (Cv)

sx̌asl̓qs moose, bull elk, large stag (Cv)

sx̌ast be well

• lut isx̌ást. I wasn’t well. (Cv)

sx̌áx̌aʔ father-in-law / man or woman’s father-in-law

• sx̌aʔx̌áʔ sacredness, value, importance (OkB)
• c̓kin̓ asx̌áʔx̌aʔ ? What is your father-in-law like?
• isx̌áx̌aʔ. He is my father-in-law. (Cv)
• anwíʔ kswikn̓tsəl̓x aksúxʷm̓əl̓x, asx̌áʔx̌aʔ, uɬ aɬčíčk. I want them to see you, for you to get acquainted with them, your father-in-law and your mother-in-law. (PS)
• k̓ɬt̓maˤsəsəl̓x axáʔ iʔ t sx̌áʔx̌aʔs, iʔ t ɬəčičks. Her father-in-law and her mother-in-law kissed her. (PS)

sx̌áx̌paʔ paternal grandfather, grandpa on dad's side (Cv)

sxaʔtíl̓t oldest child

sxaʔtmíxl̓t first child

sxaʔtús leader, manager, mentor

• uɬ ixíʔ sxaʔtúsčəlx This one was their leader (PS)

sx̌aʔx̌aʔlaʔxʷíɬxʷ place name- Rattlesnake Mountain, traditional utilization is not known, but after mine shafts had been abandoned, ice was collected and toted home by the Indians from Inchelium [lit. rattlesnake dwelling.] (OkB)

sxaʔxʔít oldest children

sx̌aˤp air, ventilation, draft, gas, aired out

sx̌aˤw̓sčút cool oneself

• kʷ tx̌aˤw̓sčút uɬ kʷ n̓x̌aˤʔíkn̓. You cool your front and you cool your back. (Cv)

sx̌čəčiksts stq̓y̓al̓qʷ 100-chart, hundred-chart

sx̌c̓iʔl̓qʷ grave marker

sx̌čmn̓čut get ready, get dressed

• uɬ ixíʔ asx̌əčmn̓čút. And then you start to get ready. (PS)

sx̌čmn̓čuts. S/he started getting ready.

• way̓ ixíʔ sx̌čmn̓čuts sn̓k̓l̓ip, way̓ wy̓sx̌čmn̓čuts. So then Coyote started getting ready, got done getting ready. (PS)
• uɬ ixíʔ swiʔnúmtx, iʔ t sttm̓tim̓s iʔ t x̌səlsčut, iʔ t sk̓ʷəl̓sčuts t sx̌čmənčuts And he’s handsome, with his good clothes to wear, the way he’s fixed up and dressed (PS)

sx̌čut one’s companion

• sx̌čuts. It is her/his companion. (Cv)
• čun̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ t lʔiw̓s, “uɬ swit axáʔ iʔ asx̌čút ?" His father asked him, “who is your companion?” (PS)

sx̌əpx̌ípaʔ big male black bear, male black bear

sx̌əx̌am̓ move to the next

• ixíʔ uɬ itlíʔ ksx̌əx̌am̓ iʔ tk̓ík̓aʔt, way̓ itlíʔ nixʷ ixíʔ k̓ɬt̓máˤsəsəl̓x, t̓xʷ kʷin̓ksəsəl̓x. And then from there he went to the next one, so from there they also kissed him, they shook hands with him. (PS)

sx̌əx̌c̓iʔmál̓qʷ stalk / stalk (of a plant)

• iʔ tqil̓tk, iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔmál̓qʷ. It is the tops, the stalks. (PS)

sxəxily̓m̓ fool’s onion, Brodiaea douglasii (OkB)

sxəxlakək minute

sx̌əx̌nuts nineth

sx̌əx̌snúxʷaʔm̓ tease, play jokes on

sxəxʔítaʔx be the oldest

• way̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx uɬ anwíʔ miʔ kʷ čxʔit. Well you are the oldest, and you will be the first one. (PS)
• way̓ t̓əxʷ anwí kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, anwí kʷ pəx̌pax̌t, ʔkin̓ y̓ anx̌mínk? You are the oldest, you are smart, which do you like? (PS)
• qʷn̓čin̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷín̓n̓txʷ stim̓ iʔ akɬx̌mín̓k. It’s a pity that you are the oldest, you pick out what you want. (PS)
• way̓ anwíʔ kʷ sxəxʔítaʔx, way̓ anwíʔ k̓ɬpaʔx̌n̓tíxʷ. You are the oldest, so you do the thinking/planning. (PS)

sx̌ílwiʔ husband

• c̓kin̓ asx̌ílwiʔ ? What is your husband like?
• isx̌ílwiʔ čwikʷčn̓. My husband is gossipy.
• l̓ aʔ čxʔit íwaʔm̓ k̓ɬqixʷs iʔ sx̌ílwiʔs. At first she tried to protect her husband. (PS)
• asx̌ílwiʔ yaʔ t̓əčxʷuy̓. Your husband is the one who's coming. (PS)

sxíƛ̓laʔxʷ level land

• sxíƛ̓laʔxʷ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷsəl̓x. Their country is level. (PS)

sx̌iƛ̓xn̓ leggings, pants, trousers, slacks (OkB)

• asx̌íƛ̓xn̓. They are your trousers., They are your pants. (PS)

sxipm̓ gather

• sxipm̓ t sqʷlip gather black moss, gather tree lichen (Cv)
• sxəpxipm̓s iʔ smam̓ʔím̓ iʔ t sqʷl̓ip. The woman gathered some black moss.

sxiʔmíx whatever, whenever, any, whichever, however

• way̓ t̓i ixíʔ k̓m̓ sxiʔmíx axáʔ iʔ čq̓ilən̓, way̓ ixíʔ axáʔ kʷintxʷ This is the only arrow left, take it (PS)
• sxiʔmíx p wy̓ikst uɬ əɬkm̓n̓tip iʔ kw̓wapm̓p. Anytime you guys are done working, you can pick up your horses. (PS)

sxl̓akək a turning, a minute, an hour, a rotation, a circuit

• ixíʔ p ksx̌l̓pínaʔ, ixíʔ nínwiʔ əɬčn̓laˤw̓ús l̓ sxlakək, miʔ ixíʔ aláʔ p əɬčy̓aˤʔ. When daylight comes on you, when the turning fits again, you will gather here again. (PS)
• x̌lap put ixíʔ sxlakəks iʔ x̌yaɬnəx̌ʷ, ixíʔ mi kʷu əɬyaˤʔ aláʔ Tomorrow just when the sun turns, then we’ll gather back here / Tomorrow just when the sun turns, we’ll gather back here (PS)

sxl̓akək, sp̓am̓, x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ hour

sxl̓ál̓staʔx people from the vicinity of Xl̓al̓st, Sanpoil subgroup in Hellgate-Whitestone Creek area (OkB)

sx̌l̓ap morrow, the morning

sx̌l̓il̓p floor, floor boards, plank floor, floor plank

sx̌l̓iɬxʷ frame house, board house, plank house (PS)

• x̌liɬxʷm̓əl̓x They make board houses
• t̓iʔ nəqsiɬxʷəl̓x. They live in one house. (PS)

sx̌litm̓ one’s asking

• asx̌lítm̓. You are asking for it. (Cv)
• p isx̌lítm̓. I am calling for you guys. (PS)

sxl̓kmn̓čuts. S/he started turning around.

• ixíʔ sxl̓kmn̓čutsəl̓x, n̓t̓aʔ, iʔ sn̓waʔsts iʔ ɬúkʷlaʔxʷ. Then they turned around, gee, the dust rose. (PS)

sx̌l̓páˤlaʔxʷ early in the morning, early morning, dawn, daybreak (Cv)

sx̌l̓ptan̓ east

sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ invitation, call for company / invite people, call for people (OkB)

• kʷ kʷl̓stiɬn̓ yaʔ sx̌l̓tsqilxʷ. You send them an invitation. (PS)

sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t day, daylight, man's name

sx̌l̓x̌ílwiʔ husbands

sx̌l̓xnil̓p plank floor, floor boards, plank flooring

sxƛ̓pasq̓t the whole period, all the days, the whole time (Cv)

sx̌ƛ̓qan̓ unidentified shellfish, type of shellfish gathered from two small lakes just north of Gifford, dentalium pretiosum (?) (OkB)

sxƛ̓utɬx ground hog (OkB)

sx̌mn̓káwaʔs little lover, little sweetheart, little boyfriend, little girlfriend, little fiancé

sx̌mn̓kaw̓s lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé

sx̌sal̓qs new clothes, good clothes

sx̌síst̓yaʔ sweetgrass, rosy pussytoes, Hierochloe odorata, Antennaria rosea. [lit. good grass.] (OkB)

sx̌sl̓sčut fine clothes, good clothes, regalia (PS)

sx̌ʷačq unidentified plant, b’s etym: cut up (OkB)

sx̌ʷal̓qs garbage, food waste, [lit. discarded food.]

sx̌ʷal̓ʔítx̌ʷaʔ raw camas, Camassia quamash (OkB)

sxʷaxʷúy̓tn̓ trails

sxʷaʔník thornberry, black hawthorn berry, Crataegus douglasii (OkB)

sxʷaʔsmík̓ʷt lots of snow. (Cv)

sxʷaʔxʷaʔn̓kíɬp, sxʷaʔn̓kiɬp hawthorn bush, Crataegus douglasii, thorn bush (PS)

sxʷaʔxʷípkst, sl̓xʷaʔsxʷípkst million

sxʷaʔxʷísts one’s walking here and there

• kmix k̓m̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip iʔ čʔəx̌əllwis, ixíʔ sxʷaʔxʷísts Only Coyote is fooling around, he’s walking back and foth, and in no time he got tired (PS)

sx̌ʷaˤp a drop, a drip

sx̌ʷc̓am̓ one’s breaking, breaking of bones, breaking of sticks

• isx̌ʷc̓ám̓. I break it., I am breaking it (stick, bone)., I broke it. (Cv)
• way̓ ixíʔ sx̌ʷc̓ams t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ So then s/he started breaking a stick. (PS)

sx̌ʷəƛ̓x̌ʷíƛ̓aʔst saskatoon, serviceberry, amelanchier alnifolia (OkB)

sxʷəpkstax̌n̓ (sx̌) kilometer

sxʷəpkstiwɬ (SN) kiloliter

sx̌ʷəsmiɬp foam berry bush, soapberry bush, shepherdia canadensis / foamberry bush, soapberry bush, shepherdia canadensis / soapberry bush, foam berry bush, shepherdia canadensis (OkB)

sx̌ʷəsmitkʷ foam berry drink

sxʷət̓il̓xs one’s jumping up

• way̓ ixíʔ sxʷt̓il̓xs, tiɬx. So then s/he jumped up, stood up. (PS)

sxʷət̓pn̓čut one’s running

• isxʷt̓pn̓čút. I started to take off running., I started to run. (Cv)

sx̌ʷəw̓x̌ʷəw̓usts favorite

sxʷəxʷíy̓naʔ matted saxifrage, Saxigraga bronchialis, B’s etym: little cactus (OkB)

sxʷəxʷl̓am̓ fool hen (Cv)

sx̌ʷəx̌ʷl̓ikn̓ fins on back, back fin (OkB)

sx̌ʷəx̌ʷl̓x̌ʷil̓mn̓ little devils

sx̌ʷəx̌ʷƛiʔ goat kid

sx̌ʷəx̌ʷn̓tkʷíst̓iyaʔ Junegrass, Koeleria cristata (OkB)

sx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus downhill

• áɬiʔ miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yəyáˤt čx̌əƛ̓mus, uɬ tql̓tikn̓, ixíʔ uɬ sx̌ʷəx̌ʷstus iʔ k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. He figured it’s all uphill to the top, then it’s downhill to their houses. (PS)

sxʷəxʷʔínaʔ matted saxifrage (OkB)

sxʷic̓əc̓x gift, what one receives

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 And this Devil only has these crops, and the tails of the potatoes are not edible. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔ wsn̓čut iʔ sx̌ʷil̓mn̓ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ staʔxʷɬčítxʷs. And then the devil is bragging how excellent the house he got is. (PS)

sx̌w̓il̓tn̓ dried food

sx̌w̓il̓tnm̓ berry drying, dry food, dry berries

sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔ dried meat, jerkey

sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔm̓ to dry meat, to make jerkey

sxʷipl̓p a mat, a blanket spread on the floor used as mattress, mattress, sleeping pad, sleeping mat (Cv)

sxʷistətn̓ where one walks, sidewalk, path

• uɬ axáʔ atláʔ t̓iʔ sxʷuy̓tn̓s sxʷistətn̓s iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ. And so there are tracks where the horse walked. (PS)

sxʷistn̓ where one walks, sidewalk, path

sxʷixʷ glacier lily, yellow dogtooth violet, easter lily, Erythronium grandiflorum (OkB)

sxʷíy̓naʔ prickly pear cactus, Opuntia fragilis and Opuntia polyacantha

sx̌ʷl̓ixkn̓ bucks shedding their horns, whitetail buck, male white tailed deer

sx̌ʷl̓ɬqʷtíx̌ʷaʔm̓ delouse, pick nits (OkB)

sx̌ʷl̓mnus devil faced

sxʷl̓xʷal̓t life

sx̌ʷl̓x̌ʷil̓mn̓ devils

sxʷƛ̓am̓ carving, whittling, carve, whittle

sx̌ʷƛ̓iʔ male mountain goat, goat (OkB)

sxʷm̓minm̓ be pleased with

sx̌ʷnups fish tail (OkB)

sxʷtiy̓s lots of rain

• mat lut put t̓ sxʷtists. Maybe it’s not too much rain. (Cv)

sxʷul̓ cone

sxʷul̓ɬxʷ tipi, teepee, lodge

• l̓ ən̓q̓aʔq̓ʔíw̓s ilíʔ kiʔ čwix iʔ sxʷul̓ɬxʷ, iʔ n̓masqn̓ iʔ sxʷul̓ɬxʷ čɬəmniw̓s. In the center there was a tipi, four tipis put together. (PS)
• n̓t̓aʔ, yaˤpqín̓ iʔ sxʷulɬxʷ. Gee, there are lots of tipis/teepees. (PS)

sxʷul̓m̓ steam cooking, steam things (OkB)

sxʷul̓qn̓ harpoon, fishing spear, salmon spear (OkB)

sx̌ʷupt worthlessness, weakness

• mɬ kʷ x̌ʷlíɬc̓aʔ nínwiʔ iʔ t sx̌ʷupts. And you will throw him away if he gets weak. (PS)

sx̌ʷus foam

sx̌ʷusm̓ soapberry berries, foam berries, Shepherdia canadensis

• kn̓ tixʷm̓ iʔ t sx̌ʷusm̓ I gathered foam berries (Cv)

sx̌ʷust bubble up, foam (OkB)

sxʷúxʷyaʔ ant (Cv)

sxʷúxʷyaʔ iʔ čitxʷs ant hill, ant's house

sxʷuy̓n̓t ice, glacier

• qmis iʔ sxʷuyn̓t uɬ k̓a n̓k̓m̓qniɬxʷ. S/he stacked the ice blocks up to the ceiling. (PS)
• čiʔíx iʔ skʷal̓t uɬ áɬiʔ ʔaˤmáp iʔ smik̓ʷt uɬ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuyn̓t, It got warm from the sun, and the snow and the ice here melted. (PS)

sxʷuy̓tn̓ tracks, path, way

sx̌w̓x̌w̓us favorite, most favored

sxʷy̓al̓qʷ wood worm (Cv)

sx̌ʷyups bull snake (Cv)

sxʷy̓xʷay̓t narrow-leafed phacelia, phacelia linearis (OkB)

sxʷy̓xʷuy̓tn̓ where one goes, paths, ways

• ixíʔ sxʷy̓xʷuytn̓s iʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That’s where they always go, it’s a low place, the deer are there. (PS)
• ik̓líʔ tɬmn̓čut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷy̓xʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ k̓a čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us. The deer tracks go straight to the low pass. (PS)
• way̓ itíʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ iʔ sxʷy̓xʷuy̓y̓tn̓s. There were already deer tracks there.

sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬp sqəlxʷúlaʔxʷ Colville Indian Reservation

sx̌ʷy̓ʔiɬpx Colville indians, Colville band of Colville Confederated Tribes (Cv)

sxʷʔit alot, many, lots,

• pnaʔ lut sxʷʔit ɬa čk̓ʷul̓čɬəmn̓, ɬa čʔam̓ɬulmn̓. Maybe what I cook for you guys and what I feed you isn’t alot. (PS)

sxʷʔits there are lots of

• sxʷʔits iʔ smik̓ʷt. There was a lot of snow., There was lots of snow. (Cv)

sxʷʔul̓ steam (Cv)

sxʔim̓ɬ- the most (prefix)

• sxʔim̓ɬx̌ast the best, very best

sxʔim̓ɬk̓iwl̓x oldest, the oldest one, very oldest (Cv)

sxʔim̓ɬsc̓ák prime number

sxʔim̓ɬsíl̓xʷaʔ biggest, very biggest

• uɬ axáʔ aláʔ miʔ kʷumn̓tsn̓, l̓ sxʔim̓ɬsílxʷaʔ l̓ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. And then I will put you here, inside the biggest of the deer. (PS)
• way̓ iʔ sxʔimɬsíl̓xʷaʔ iʔ xaʔtús iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, ixíʔ pul̓sts. So the biggest was the leader of the deer, that’s what he killed. (PS)

sxʔim̓ɬt̓ət̓áq̓aʔt the shortest, very shortest

• way̓ n̓xƛ̓ikstn̓tm̓ yəyáˤt, uɬ txƛ̓apəlx, k̓m̓ naqs iʔ čq̓ilən̓, sxʔimɬt̓ət̓áq̓aʔt He gave one to each of them, every one of them, but there is one arrow left, the shortest one (PS)
• axáʔ kn̓ smy̓sqilxʷ, uɬ way̓ axáʔ sxʔim̓ɬt̓ət̓áq̓aʔt čq̓iln̓, úɬiʔ əɬkʷin̓, kʷuʔ əɬxʷic̓ɬts. Now I am way up in class, and this is the shortest arrow, and so I took it, he gave it back to me. (PS)

sxʔim̓ɬwísxn̓ the longest, very longest

• čkm̓km̓stis iʔ wisxn̓ iʔ čq̓iln̓, iʔ sxʔim̓ɬwísxn̓ xʷic̓ɬtm̓ sm̓x̌ikn̓. He took the long arrows, he gave the longest one to Grizzly Bear. (PS)

sxʔim̓ɬx̌ast the best, very best

sxʔits origin on a grid

sxʔitx oldest child, oldest one, first one

• aláʔ iʔ sxʔitx aláʔ səčmamáyaʔx úɬaʔ čx̌əstwilx. The oldest one is going to school here when he feels better.. (Cv)
• uɬ ixíʔ k̓əɬt̓əmáˤsəsəlx iʔ sqʷsiʔsəlx iʔ sxʔitx They kissed their oldest son (PS)
• in̓čáʔ iʔ kn̓ tk̓ík̓aʔt iʔ k̓l̓ sxʔitx. I am next to the oldest. (Cv)

sy̓ak̓ʷáqs past mid winter

• talíʔ uɬ ʔaˤw̓c̓áp, ixíʔ uɬ k̓l̓ sy̓ak̓ʷáqs. He’s going to nothing, and it was past mid-winter. (PS)

syal̓t snow slide

sy̓al̓wán̓k cricket, praying mantis, n̓səl̓xčin̓ name of Idaho Fry

sy̓ay̓ákʷaʔ wart (Cv)

sy̓ay̓áx̌aʔ exhibit, movie, show, spectacle, event, spectator event

sy̓ay̓áx̌aʔ sʔičkn̓ video game

syaʔyáʔlwiʔ lazy horse

syaˤpčín̓ in trouble, in need, needful

syaˤt need

syaˤw̓pyáˤw̓t strength, spiritual strength, strength of character

sy̓aˤy̓aˤn̓čút gather for oneself, to meet ones needs

• sy̓aˤy̓aˤn̓čút iʔ t kɬk̓ɬxʷipmn̓s. He started getting something to put under himself. (PS)

sy̓aˤʔ a fair, gathering, conference, party

syəxʷmitkʷ waterfall

syílwiʔ twisted twig

syiríwaxn̓ snow shoes

syirús trap (OkB)

syitákʷ decay

syíyaʔ saskatoons, serviceberries, sarvice berries (plural) (OkB)

sy̓lm̓xʷil̓t favorite child, chief's child, prince, princess

sy̓lmxʷiɬxʷ chief’s house, castle, boss' house,

sy̓mn̓čaˤt be noisy, make a fuss, make noise (PS)

• ixíʔ yaʔ t sy̓mn̓čaˤt yaʔ čmipnúm̓t way̓ sqilxʷ. From the noise she finds out that there are people (PS)
• k̓ɬn̓k̓ahk̓ʷípn̓txʷ uɬ čm̓ sy̓mn̓čaˤt iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ. When you open the door the birds will make noise. (PS)

sy̓m̓sčut do one’s best, be diligent, to the utmost of one's abilit

• kn̓ sym̓sčut I do my best (Cv)
• kʷ sy̓m̓sčútaʔx. You’ll do your best., You're going to make your best effort. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kn̓ sy̓m̓sčut, lut kʷuʔ ksk̓ɬʔanwín̓tm̓. Then I will use my abilities, they won’t preceive us. (PS)

syr̓yar̓k̓ʷs crooked, bent (Cv)

sy̓suy̓t chilled (plural)

• way̓ t̓iʔ kʷu xʷuskstmn̓t, way̓ kʷu sy̓suy̓t, kʷu k̓y̓iy̓t Hurry up with us, we are chilled, we are cold (PS)

sy̓sy̓aˤl̓x make noise (plural), noisy

sy̓syikst handy, crafty

syum̓čn̓ close relative, buddy, man's close friend, haunting spirit

syúm̓mist one’s moving

• lut t̓ isyúm̓mist I never moved., I am not moving. (Cv)
• xʷum̓ lut itlíʔ t̓ə syúm̓mist t n̓c̓ičən̓ Like Wolf didn’t make a move (PS)

syups tail, foliage of a plant

• n̓wisl̓xsts iʔ syupsts, ixíʔ sqaqčl̓xs She raised her tail, and she trotted (PS)
• lut ʔaɬəɬnún̓tm̓ iʔ syupsts iʔ patáq. The tails of the potatoes are not edible. (PS)
• kʷin̓txʷ iʔ syupsts axáʔ iʔ sk̓ʷan̓ɬqtət uɬ axáʔ in̓čá áɬiʔ kn̓ l̓ ənixʷtúlaʔxʷ. You take the tops of the crop, and what’s in the underground. (PS)
• nínwiʔ ƛ̓əqn̓tin̓ axáʔ iʔ sáˤw̓x̌ʷíp, nínwiʔ ixíʔ wy̓sƛ̓əqn̓tin̓ mɬ nínwiʔ miʔ mim̓stín̓ axáʔ iʔ syupsts axáʔ iʔ patáq. I will dig the roots, and when I get done taking them, then I will pile together the tops of the potatoes. (PS)

syw̓yaˤw̓t strength, character, fortitude

• nínwiʔ xʷic̓ɬtsn̓ aksyw̓yáˤw̓t, way̓ kʷ n̓qmil̓sm̓. Then I will give you your strength, ease your mind. (PS)
• t̓iʔ kstətm̓tim̓ kʷuʔ ksxʷic̓xtm̓ t iksyw̓yáˤw̓t. Give me something to wear with which to be strong. (PS)

sy̓x̌ist the outside of those who drive game

• uɬ čniɬč k̓əɬxʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ syx̌ist And he went to the outside of those who drive (PS)

sy̓xʷitkʷ water fall (Cv)

sy̓xʷútaʔx lower, it’s lower (Cv)

sʔačqaʔsʔíɬn̓ picnic

sʔalw̓sc̓ák composite number

sʔal̓ʔílxʷt hunger (plural)

sʔamníl̓tm̓ potlatch giving, to feast people, naming of a child (OkB)

sʔamútəts be sitting down, one’s sitting down hard, falling on one's butt

• ixíʔ uɬ sʔamutəts sn̓k̓l̓ip. And then Coyote sat down hard. (PS)

sʔapʔúpn̓kst tens

sʔasíl̓s second

sʔaslál̓qʷ two cylindrical objects, two rows

sʔasl̓ásq̓t Tuesday, two days

sʔasl̓íl̓t second child

sʔatxíl̓xs one’s going to sleep

• lut sʔatxíl̓̓xs iʔ sqilxʷ. The people didn’t go to sleep. (PS)

sʔaw̓tím̓tk south, downriver

sʔaw̓tpíw̓s parade

sʔaw̓túsw̓ɬ stern of boat (OkB)

sʔaw̓ʔíw̓txn̓ hind legs

sʔax̌líkstm̓ do something to somebody

• uɬ áɬiʔ mat sʔax̌líkstm̓ t qʷáˤsqiʔ. And so I suppose Blue Jay changed them around. (PS)

sʔay̓x̌ʷtx. S/he is tired., S/he is feeling tired.

• way̓, way̓ kʷ sʔayx̌ʷtx You are tired (PS)

sʔaˤc̓əc̓ something's looks, something appearance

• uɬ iʔ qpqintn̓s put čʔx̌iɬ t kʷəkʷr̓it iʔ sáˤc̓əc̓ Her hair looks just like gold (PS)
• axáʔ t̓xʷ tw̓tw̓itəl̓x axáʔ iʔ sʔáˤc̓səl̓x. The appearance of these ones is like boys. (PS)

sʔaˤc̓əc̓s appearance, how something looks, one's looks

sʔáˤhaˤʔ a cold, catch cold, have a cold, flu, influenza, respiratory virus

sʔaˤníxʷ muskrat (Cv)

sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ book with pictures, book, document with pictures/graphics, picture, art, something to regard, something to look at

sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ m̓áˤmlaʔ bookworm

sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ q̓y̓min̓ book list

sʔaˤʔáˤc̓ txnínaʔtn̓ book cover

sʔistkm̓ December, winter

sʔixʷəxʷl̓xíp at lower bottom

sʔum̓s one’s naming, word, pronouncing, pronunciation

sʔut̓ dried up, desiccated, as dried or drained deer hide