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učəl̓ astáɬm̓ row your boat

učlm̓ Paddle (OkB)

• kn̓ ʔučlm̓ I paddle (Cv)

uláp burn up

uláx̌ tipped over

=úlaʔxʷ earth, land

úllw̓s Collect, gather (OkB)

• uɬ aɬíʔ nák̓ʷaʔ čmystim̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷu čʔúllus We don’t know if we will be together (PS)
• uɬ t̓i ilíʔ čʔúllusəlx, nəqsiɬxʷəlx They are all together, in one house (PS)
• uɬ way̓ t̓i ilíʔ čʔullúsəlx l̓ ʔistkm̓ They stick together in winter (PS)

ululím̓ metal

uɬ and cf. ɬ 4 / and / and. cf. ɬ 4

• čun̓tm̓əl̓x, "uɬ sc̓kinx ? haʔ l̓ stim̓ haʔ p sn̓k̓aʔsíl̓sx úɬiʔ kʷuʔ ksɬəwin̓tp ? He told them, “And what’s the matter, is there something you are angry about that you’re leaving me?” (PS)
• huy̓ n̓pəpil̓xəl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ kɬk̓ɬn̓k̓mip uɬ ny̓aˤy̓p yəyaˤt n̓xn̓siɬxʷtn̓ uɬ xlakək. Then they went in, it has a door, and windows all around. (PS)
• yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uɬ xʷic̓ɬmn̓, uɬ kʷu asčənpətʔílsm̓ Whatever you wanted I gave you, and you respect me (PS)
• way̓ uɬ itlíʔ k̓l̓ knaqs, huy̓ uɬ txəƛ̓ap iʔ kmusm̓s Then the next, until all four are done (PS)
• xʷuy̓y̓l̓x uɬ way̓ mat k̓laxʷ kiʔ t̓k̓ʷək̓ʷúlaʔxʷ They went, and it was evening when they struck ground (PS)

-uɬ repetitive, habitual. one who does X all the time, one who likes to do X. always in reduplicated form / repetetive, habitual

• kaˤʔkaˤʔxʷmúɬ He hollers all the time.
• k̓ɬƛ̓aʔƛ̓aʔmúɬ jealous hearted / Jealous. (Ok)
• my̓my̓muɬ Tattle tale. (Ok) / big mouth
  • kʷ məy̓məy̓muɬ You are a big mouth (Cv)
• nəq̓ʷnəq̓ʷmuɬ Thief. (Ok) / thief
• qʷl̓qʷl̓tuɬ talkative, He talks all the time. (Ok)
• t̓y̓t̓y̓m̓uɬ be lazy. He/she is lazy (OkB)
• x̌əc̓x̌əc̓muɬ Gambler. (Ok)
• xʷəsxʷəstuɬ Walks all the time. (Ok)

úɬiʔ and the, and that’s when, that’s why. See uɬ / and then, and that’s when, that’s why

• sc̓x̌ilx úɬiʔ kakʔm̓s axáʔ iʔ ɬəčəčʔupsts That’s why she was making fun of her younger sister (PS)
• mat stim̓ kʷ naʔc̓n̓tíl̓s úɬiʔ kʷuʔ aksxʷístaʔx úɬiʔ kʷu aksɬəwínm̓ Maybe something is bothering you that you are going away from us and you are leaving us (PS)
• aláʔ kn̓ tiɬx úɬiʔ kn̓ t̓ək̓ʷn̓čut Here I stood, and then I lay down. (PS)
• lut t̓ čun̓tst əɬ aksčn̓ʔúɬxʷ úɬiʔ kʷ čn̓ʔuɬxʷ We didn’t tell you to come here, and yet you came here (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ úɬiʔ wikm̓, lut t̓ kmy̓my̓pusm̓s stim̓ axáʔ It was then that he saw something, he didn’t make out what it was (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx úɬiʔ xaʔtústsəl̓x That’s why he was their leader (PS)
• ʔáčəčqaʔəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ úɬiʔ ʔiw̓t kəkc̓il̓xkn̓ They were all going out, and that’s when Wood Tick got behind (PS)

-uɬt redirective

• kʷuʔ n̓láˤw̓úɬtxʷ, n̓láˤw̓úsn̓txʷ Do exactly as I tell you, do exactly that (PS)
• ixíʔ c̓əx̌ʷn̓tsin̓ uɬ ixíʔ kʷuʔ n̓lq̓ʷuɬtxʷ. Then I instruct you, and then you follow me. (PS)
• ixíʔ kʷis iʔ c̓q̓iln̓, way̓ uɬ ixíʔ n̓q̓aʔkstúɬtm̓ sn̓k̓lip Then he took the arrow, and he put it in Coyote’s hand. (PS)
• lut t̓a ksminúɬtsəl̓x She won’t know the difference, won’t be able to tell them apart (PS)

-um̓ you

umák geog. Omak

=úmaʔ suffix of unclear meaning

• k̓ʷk̓ʷyúmaʔ small
  • axáʔ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ axáʔ iʔ tətwit This on here is a small boy. (PS)
  • ilíʔ čwix, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ čitxʷ. There was a dwelling, it was a small house. (PS)
• k̓ʷuk̓ʷiy̓úm̓aʔ Small (OkB)
  • way̓ k̓im̓ kʷ smutx, way̓ myaɬ kʷ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ You stay home, you are too small / No, you stay home, you are too small (PS)
  • kn̓ stʔiw̓tx uɬ pútiʔ kn̓ k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ, kn̓ spsʕáyaʔx. I am the youngest one, I am too small, I got no sense. (PS)
  • lut səlkʷuts, ilíʔ l̓ tk̓əmkn̓iɬxʷ ilíʔ čwix, k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ čitxʷ Not too far, outside there was a building, a small house (PS)
  • k̓ʷək̓ʷyúmaʔ iʔ laputáy̓ A small bottle (PS)

úpaʔ great-grandparent. baby talk. (Ok)

=us eye, face, neck / fire / in botanical terms / ? / back, around / lead, first / place, area / bank (of river) / figure

• čaw̓pús fuzzy face (Cv)
• čn̓lq̓ʷus cliff, river bank, steep shore, broken shore
• čn̓xʷəxʷrus low pass, there is a low place, a small hollow (PS)
  • ixíʔ sxʷaxʷuy̓tn̓s iʔ čn̓xʷəxʷr̓us iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. That’s where the deer always go, it’s a low place. (PS)
  • t̓i ik̓líʔ təɬmənčut axáʔ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ ixíʔ sxʷəʔxʷuytn̓s iʔ k̓a čənxʷəxʷr̓us The deer tracks go straight to the low pass (PS)
• čn̓xʷrus hollow place (PS)
• čp̓l̓k̓usm̓. S/he turns/is turning back. (PS)
• kc̓am̓liʔsús red twinberry berries (OkB)
• kc̓r̓c̓r̓us sour berries, lemons (OkB)
• k̓ʷƛ̓pus boil water / come to a boil (OkB)
• lxʷus, ləxʷus saskatoon, or serviceberry / saskatoon, sarviceberry, serviceberry, amelanchier alnifolia (OkB)
• n̓čəqʷčqʷus Ranunculus spp (OkB)
• n̓ql̓tus Top of the mountain / on top of a hill (PS)
• n̓səp̓əp̓us Get hit on the eye (OkB)
• n̓wilús All kinds of (Cv)
• p̓aʔƛ̓ús oily face / Get hit on the face (OkB)
• p̓y̓us Wrinkled face (Cv)
• sc̓írus Golden currant (OkB)
• səx̌ʷstus Downhill (PS)
• skc̓unús Phlox (OkB)
• sn̓ləqʷus Yellow agoseris (OkB)
• stkm̓km̓xstus black twinberry (berries) / black twinberry (berries). [lit. black bear’s face/eye.] / black twinberry. (okb) (OkB)
• sy̓syus Smart, powerful / able; ability, power (PS)
  • uɬ áɬiʔ sy̓syus l̓ spix̌m̓ Because he’s smart at hunting (PS)
  • sy̓syus l̓ syríwaxn̓ He’s smart with snow shoes (PS)
  • taʔlíʔ sysyus iʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ, sčʔx̌il̓x kiʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ̓. The sea monster is very smart, that’s why he’s a man-eater (PS)
  • mal̓tm̓ t isysyús kiʔ kaʔkíčn̓tsn̓ It’s because I’m smart that I found you (PS)
  • lut kʷuʔ t̓ə ksn̓kčnikn̓tm̓ t̓əxʷ iwá sy̓syus She will never overtake us with all her smartness (PS)
  • nak̓ʷáʔ t̓u··l̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷəkʷt̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ iʔ t sy̓syusts The Golden Woman is not beatable because of her power (PS)
  • lut t̓ə čmy̓stim̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus We don’t know in what things he is smart (PS)
  • uɬ axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ iʔ xaʔtústs áɬiʔ w̓nixʷ sy̓syus l̓ stəxʷčnčuts And Wolf is their leader because he sure is smart in getting things to eat (PS)
  • uɬ áɬiʔ tl̓ sy̓syusts k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt Because he’s smart (and) strong (PS)
• tk̓ʷk̓ʷxʷnuʔús Fleabane (OkB)
• wr̓usm̓ fish with torch / fish with torch, pit lamping (OkB)

=us 1 eye, face, neck; fire; back, around

=us 2 lead, first; bank (of river); figure

=úsaʔ circular, spherical

usn̓ ocean

=uswɬ point of a boat

-ut point, place; doable, capable of being done

után̓t put

utím̓tk downstream

ututɬtím̓ put things for someone

=útyaʔ approximation, hand-made, makeshift

=uyaʔ unclear suffix in the following form

• číquyaʔ digger, snake eater, western shrike?, Lanius ludovicianus? (Cv)

uyáʔ listen. cf. wyʔ