w

uɬ way̓ čml̓k̓ʷmúlaʔxʷ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. It was all over the land. (PS)
uɬ way̓ ilíʔ ask̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ There are your brothers (PS)
uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ xƛ̓ap xƛ̓pəlsčut He had everything he wanted (PS)
way̓ mət way̓ yəʕ̓ʷpyaw̓t axáʔ iɬsísənčaʔ Our little brother must be powerful (PS)
áɬiʔ way̓ pničíʔ uɬ way̓áʔ áɬiʔ kɬn̓tr̓tikr. Because at that time they didn’t have any undertaker. (PS)
way̓áʔ indeed not

way̓ uyáʔ listen up / listen up

way̓st get done

way̓st (way̓skʷ) be done / be done

wáʔlnaʔn̓t talk offensively to somebody

kswálnaʔn̓txʷ. You talk smart to him. (Cv)
ixíʔ mɬ asxƛ̓čnmíst, kswál̓naʔn̓txʷ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ. Then you start saying all kinds of things, talk smart to the sea monster. (PS)

waʔwíl̓ weave from side to side

sn̓wawasxnmíx uɬ wawíl̓. S/he left the ground and weaved from side to side. (PS)

waʕ̓múlaʔxʷ ground thaws

waˤy̓kstmn̓t do something hard

waˤy̓kstm̓s səp̓əntis He hit him hard (Cv)

waˤym̓st do something hard

skskʷl̓tmix in̓kwáp, kn̓ čwaˤy̓m̓st úɬiʔ kskʷal̓t. My horse was sweating, I came fast and it got warm. (PS)

waˤy̓wisw̓s robin

wc̓wic̓m̓ dig roots

wəčklipm̓ run down hill

wəswaˤy̓sxaʔ robin, Columbian- sx̌ax̌w̓ísx̌aʔ, x̌ax̌w̓ísx̌ax̌w̓is, Shuswap- wswísx̌e, Coeur d’Alene- wesx̌ax̌

wəsxnal̓qʷ heighth

wəsxnaqs long beak/nose / elephant

wəsxniɬxʷ long house

wəx̌wáx̌iɬp mock orange

wəx̌wáx̌iʔɬp Mock orange (OkB)

-wi intransitive imperative pl

wi·m̓ try

wičk fishing spear

wic̓m̓ dig, pick. a sliver, a root / dig, pick / dig roots (Cv)

wik see

wíklaʔxʷ see land, see country

wíklaʔxʷm̓ see the world

nínwiʔ kaláʔmn̓tsn̓ uɬ lut t̓ ikswíklaʔxʷm̓ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. If I keep staying here, I’ll never get to see the world. (PS)
t̓iʔ isčxʷstlwísm̓ axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ I’m just travelling the earth over, I want to see the world. (PS)

wiklt / see a child

way̓ taʔxʷsqʷsqʷasíyaʔ, ixíʔ p kswikəltaʔx He has children I want you to get acquainted with the young ones (PS)

wíkɬc̓aʔ see game (animals)

wikɬt see something of somebody’s

lut ƛ̓lal̓, lut t̓ wikɬtm̓ iʔ sqil̓t ɬə ksƛ̓lal̓s, way̓ kmix iʔ stətm̓tim̓s. She isn’t dead, we didn’t see the body that she’s dead, only her clothes. (PS)
way̓ ixíʔ wikɬts iʔ n̓sp̓ustn̓ yaʔ čkʷiskʷəsts He’ll see that she is holding a sword (PS)
ixíʔ wikɬtsəl̓x iʔ stətm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaˤčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ. Then they saw her clothes close to the shore laying there. (PS)

wikm̓ see something (OkB)

wikn̓t see somebody, something / to see

lut haʔ wikn̓txʷ ? Haven’t you seen it? (PS)
uɬ wiks iʔ siwɬkʷ, sílxʷaʔ iʔ siwɬkʷ, siwɬkʷ uɬ nis, siwɬkʷ uɬ nis He saw the water, big water, water as far as you can see, water as far as you can see (PS)
way̓ wikn̓tm̓ axáʔ iʔ sxʷuytn̓s iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓, sičxn̓ We saw deer tracks, fresh tracks (PS)
k̓ anwíʔ aláʔ kʷ st̓l̓sqilxʷ aláʔ ɬə wikn̓tst. You are the only person that we’ve seen here. (PS)
n̓t̓aʔ, wiksəl̓x iʔ tətw̓it t̓əčxʷuy̓. Gee, they saw the boy coming. (PS)
áɬiʔ t čniɬts kiʔ xʷl̓xʷl̓tstum̓s uɬ yaʔ əɬwikn̓tst. Because he’s the one who brought you back to life so that we saw you again. (PS)
way̓ wiks ʔasíl̓ xəwʔiɬ He saw two roads (PS)
k̓aʔkín̓ kn̓ ʔáˤc̓m̓ mɬ way̓ ik̓líʔ wikn̓ k̓l̓ tk̓m̓kniɬxʷ. Wherever I look and around there I see outside. (PS)

wikst see something

kʷmiɬ wiksts čk̓ɬk̓ʷiƛ̓pt. At once he saw them come in sight. (PS)

wikʷčn̓ gossip

wikʷčnmn̓t backbite somebody

čkim̓sts iʔ saʔstám̓s, wikʷčnm̓s. She hates her brother-in-law, she backbites him. (PS)

wikʷm̓ hide, conceal. e.g. an object (OkB)

wíkʷmist hide oneself / hide

wíkʷmist wikʷmiʔst hide oneself (OkB)

wíkʷmist, wikʷmiʔst hide oneself (OkB)

wíkʷmiʔst to hide / Hide oneself (OkB)

-wílaʔx developmental / developmental. DIMINUTIVE

kn̓ px̌px̌twilaʔx I will become smart (Cv)

wil̓l̓ ̓ be leaning. resultive. (ok) / be leaning. cf√wl 2

wilqn̓ be valuable

-wilx developmental

wim̓ ̓ to no avail. cf. wm̓

wírhaws warehouse / warehouse. English

uɬ axáʔm̓ itlíʔ inwírhaws mi km̓əntisəlx They’ll take things from my warehouse (PS)

wisnm̓ brag

kn̓ wisn̓m̓ I brag. (Cv) unclear construction

wisn̓t brag about somebody

čm̓ wisn̓tm̓əl̓x. They’ll brag on them. (Cv)

wist high, stand / mountain / high / mountain / high

ixíʔ akɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ k̓l̓ wist, lut k̓l̓ sqilxʷ kɬəɬčnxiʔm̓p. That will be your land up high, you guys won’t be mixed up with humans again. (PS)

wist q̓íq̓p̓xaʔ unidentified nut. (alpine smaller than hazelnut)

wist q̓íq̓p̓xʷaʔ unidentified nut / unidentified nut. (OkB) (OkB)

wist tkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkst Mountain valerian / Mountain valerian. (OkB) (OkB)

wist tkkaʔkaʔɬl̓íkst mountain valerian. [lit. high elevation prince’s pine.] / mountain valerian. [lit. high elevation prince’s pine.] (OkB) (OkB)

wisxn̓ long, longest / long

in̓čáʔ iksƛ̓xʷúpm̓ iʔ čxʔit, iʔ čq̓iln̓ iʔ wisxn̓. I am going to win first prize, the longest arrow. (PS)
čkm̓km̓stis iʔ wisxn̓ iʔ čq̓iln̓. He took the long arrows.

wisxn̓ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ rod / measuring stick

=wit step

ixíʔ úɬiʔ kn̓ čqlwitm̓. And therefore I stepped away. (PS)
tqalwítm̓, kʔam̓tíw̓s. They put their foot in the stirrup, got on. (PS)

wítaʔ youngest boy(s) in family

witk̓x vomit (Cv)

wit̓k̓x vomit

wit̓kxst vomit something

wiw̓sxn̓ a little long

-wixʷ reciprocal

wiʔásq̓t stop raining / quit raining

wiʔčín̓ finish eating

wiʔčíst finish feeding somebody

kʷuʔ wy̓čistsəl̓x. They finished feeding me. (Cv)

wiʔɬtím̓ finish something for somebody

way̓ wiʔɬtsín̓ akɬčítxʷ Well, I finished your house (PS)

wiʔnúmt be ready

kn̓ wiʔnúmt I am ready (Cv)
way̓ kʷu wiʔnúmt We are all ready (PS)
way̓ ʔəɬʔiɬnəlx, əɬáˤpməlx, way̓ ixíʔ wiʔnúmtəlx They ate, they drank, they were all ready (PS)

wiʔs finish / complete

wiʔs- finish. in compounds

wiʔsəntəlkʷíɬc̓aʔs He got done taking the guts out (PS)
kʷu wy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqinm̓. We finish our noon meal., We finish our lunch. (Cv)
wiʔskčmínaʔs After he got snow on top (PS)
wiʔsklíq̓naʔsəlx They got done hilling (PS)
kn̓ wiʔskswəlqənčút I have recovered (Cv)
áɬiʔ way̓ wy̓sk̓ɬpáʔx̌s. Thereforehe had already figured out what to do. (PS)
put wy̓skɬslam̓. S/he just got done setting the table. (PS)
wiʔsk̓ʷul̓n̓ I get done working it (PS)
wiʔsk̓ʷul̓čəntsən̓ I have cooked for you (PS)
way̓ wiʔskʷís She already had taken it (PS)
wiʔsm̓áyaʔɬtsən̓ I’m done showing you (PS)
nínwiʔ wy̓smay̓n̓čút. Then they were done telling their story. (PS)
wiʔsq̓y̓əntís He got done writing it (PS)
wiʔsqʷəčqʷáčqənməlx They have their caps on (PS)
p wy̓skʷl̓liw̓s. You guys are already on the horses., You guys already mounted up. (PS)
way̓ inčá kn̓ wiʔstáxʷɬqm̓ I am done harvesting (PS)
wiʔstəqəntísəlx They get done stacking (Cv)
wiʔstəqmís After he threw it down (Cv)
way̓ uɬ wiʔsƛ̓əqáɬqəms He got done digging (PS)
wiʔsx̌čəmstíməlx He’s got them all fixed up (PS)
way̓ wiʔsx̌čmənčúts He got done getting ready (PS)
wiʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷəs He gets it ground (PS)
wiʔsʔamtíxʷ After you feed it (PS)
wiʔsʔəlk̓ʷúsəs He got done sharpening it (PS)
wiʔsk̓əɬləxʷəntíxʷ You’ve finished telling them what to do (PS)
way̓ wiʔsk̓əɬʔíysəs He got done changing (PS)
wiʔskɬəwtɬtsís She’s put it down for you (PS)
wiʔskɬsəlxítm̓s The table has already been set (PS)
way̓ wiʔsmríməntməlx He got done marrying them (PS)
wiʔsc̓x̌ʷəntísəlx They got done telling him what to do (PS)
kʷ wy̓sčaˤwl̓x. You’re done bathing. (PS)
wiʔsəlk̓íw̓sm̓ He gets done tying (Cv)
wiʔsənc̓íw̓m̓ He finished washing dishes (PS)
wiʔsk̓ʷúl̓əntxʷ ankəwáp, wiʔsʔamtíxʷ You’re done fixing your horse, and feeding it (PS)
wiʔskc̓əw̓íw̓sməlx, wiʔstxtxáməlx They were all washed, and they were combed / They were all washed and they were combed (PS)
wiʔsk̓əɬx̌qəntísəlx, wiʔsk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílpsəlx They already have a place for him, they have already fixed his bed (PS)
wiʔsx̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷm̓ He finishes cutting the grain / finish cutting grain. compound (Cv)

wiʔskɬqmín̓t finish stacking things

wiʔsk̓ɬx̌qntím̓ have already made room for somebody. compound

way̓ n̓ppilxəlx, way̓ áɬiʔ wiʔsk̓əɬx̌qəntísəlx They went in there, they already have a place for him (PS)

wiʔskswlqnčú t recover

wiʔskswlqnčút recover. compound. [lit. complete having an opportunity.]

kn̓ wiʔskswəlqənčút I have recovered (Cv)

wiʔsk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílp finish making a bed. three-root compound

way̓ aɬíʔ wiʔsk̓əɬx̌qəntísəlx, wiʔsk̓ʷl̓aʔxʷílpsəlx They already have a place for him, they have even already fixed his bed (PS)

wiʔsk̓ʷul̓čn̓t finish cooking something for somebody, have something cooked for somebody

wiʔsnt̓k̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ be saddled up. compound

ʔayxáxaʔ čyaʕpstís, way̓ čwiʔsənt̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ In a little while he got everything, they’re all saddled up (PS)

wiʔsntlkʷíc̓aʔ finish gutting something. compound

uɬ put wiʔsəntəltəlkʷíɬc̓aʔn̓ kiʔ kʷu n̓kčníkiʔs axáʔ inkʷəl̓mút I just had got done gutting them when my brother-in-law overtook me (PS)
uɬ wiʔsəntəlkʷíɬc̓aʔs qʷásqiʔ Blue Jay got done taking the guts out (PS)

wiʔstím̓ finish something

wiʔstín̓ I finished it (Cv)
wiʔstíp You finish it (PS)
t̓iʔ l̓ ksk̓laxʷ uɬ way̓ wy̓stís iʔ kɬčq̓iln̓s, iʔ ksyiríwaxn̓s. In one day he had already finished his arrows, his snow shoes. (PS)

wiʔstqntím̓ finish stacking something. compound

wiʔstəqəntísəlx They get done stacking (Cv)

wiʔsx̌čmnčút finish getting ready. compound

wiʔsx̌čmənčútəlx They got ready (PS)

wiʔsx̌čmstím̓ finish getting things ready. compound

uɬ ixíʔ way̓ wiʔsx̌čəmstíməlx He’s got them all fixed up (PS)
mat t̓xʷ ksn̓tm̓tm̓niʔtn̓, mɬ wy̓sx̌čm̓stisəl̓x way̓ liq̓səl̓x. There’s a graveyard, and when they got him ready they buried him. (PS)

wiʔwiʔčín̓ finish eating. They finish eating plural subject

way̓ ʔiɬənəlx, wiʔwiʔčínəlx They ate, they got done eating (PS)
way̓ uɬ kčwilsəlx, way̓ sʔiɬənsəlx, ʔi·ɬnəlx, uɬ wiʔwiʔčínəlx They gave them something to eat, they ate, they ate and got done eating (PS)

wkəkiʔst be able to see

wknaqínx People from Okanogan (Cv)

wksqilxʷ see a person. compound / see (people), be able to see. compound / see (people), be able to see

ʔəpwksqilxʷ He caught sight of it for a moment / He saw it, but it got out of sight again, he caught a glimpse of it / He saw it, but it got out of sight again (Cv)
aláʔ nínwiʔ kaláʔmn̓tsn̓ uɬ lut t̓ ikswíklaʔxʷm̓ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ, km̓ nixʷ lut t̓ ikswəkwəksqílxʷ iʔ t kʷúkʷaʔ. If I keep staying here I’ll never get to see the world, other countries, neither will I see other people, strangers (PS)
wim̓ sčkswítmist kswksqílxʷaʔx, uɬ aɬíʔ tx̌əw̓x̌w̓us He’s trying his best to see, because his eyes are dry (PS)
lut kn̓ t̓a čwəksqilxʷ. I can’t see (Cv)
lut t̓a čwəksqilxʷ uɬ aɬíʔ tx̌w̓x̌w̓us. S/he couldn’t see, because her/his eyes went dry. (PS)
ixíʔ sič ɬ ikswəksqílxʷ uɬ kn̓ kswəksqílxʷaʔx. that is is the first time that i have seen people and i am going to get acquainted. / that will be the first time that i see people and i am going to get acquainted. (PS)

wkʷtuɬt hide something from somebody

wkʷtuɬts He hid it from them (PS)

wkʷwikʷčn̓ gossip

=wl̓ conveyance, boat

k̓ʷul̓wlm̓ build a canoe, make a canoe, make a vehicle., work on a vehicle, do mechanical work, work on a car (OkB)

=wl̓ 8

=wl̓ conveyance, boat
- k̓ʷul̓wlm̓ build a canoe, make a canoe, make a vehicle., work on a vehicle, do mechanical work, work on a car (OkB)

=wl̓ 9

wl̓al̓ tip over

wlam̓ burn, scorch

wlam̓, wulám̓ burn, scorch (OkB)

wlap ignited, It started to burn / ignited

wlax̌ tipped over

wlax̌, uláx̌ tipped over. a tree, post, etc. (Ok)

wl̓čnmist talk foolishly

kʷ ɬa čwl̓čnmist. You are talking foolish. (Cv)
way̓ lut nixʷ itlíʔ akswəl̓čənmíst And don’t you get talking funny again (PS)

wl̓min̓t tip something over

wlmsčut give oneself an opportunity

t̓xʷ wlm̓sčut sn̓k̓l̓ip. Apparetnly Coyote did something magic to himself. (Cv)

wl̓qin̓t put on a lid

wl̓qn̓čut have an opportunity

kʷ kswl̓qn̓čut. You will recover. (Cv)

wl̓wal̓čnmíst talk foolishly (plural)

lut itlíʔ nixʷ akswl̓wal̓čnmíst. Don’t you get talking funny again. (PS)

wlwlim̓ iron

wlwlim̓, wululím̓ iron (OkB)

wl̓wl̓imsqílxʷ robot

wlwlqin̓ can goods / can goods. cf

-wlx

-wlx, -wilx, -wil̓x developmental

čkw̓twilx lose weight, become skinny, become thin (Cv)
n̓kaʔwílx go down, descend towards the water (OkB)
pəx̌pəx̌twil̓x. They came to their senses., They smartened up. (PS)
-wílaʔx developmental / developmental. DIMINUTIVE
- kn̓ px̌px̌twilaʔx I will become smart (Cv)
x̌stwil̓x get better / sober up, improve, get better, feel better (OkB)
x̌ʷptwilx It’s grown worthless / grow weak (PS)
- kn̓ səčhuy̓x iʔ t sk̓iwl̓x uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ kn̓ x̌ʷəptwilx uɬ ixíʔ kn̓ sčxʔim̓sčútx. I am finished with old age, I can’t do anything any more, I am right to the limit. (PS)

wlx̌n̓tim̓ tip something over, fell a tree

ulx̌əntíxʷ You fell a tree. (Ok)

=wɬ 2 / container, conveyance, boat

musw̓ɬ four boats, four vessels (Cv)
sn̓ɣípw̓ɬ mast (of a boat) (OkB)

=wɬ 3

=wɬ 3 =iwɬ suffix of uncertain meaning in the following forms

=wɬ 3, =iwɬ suffix of uncertain meaning in the following forms

pəsniwɬtn̓ Rye grass (OkB)
pəspəsniw̓ɬtn̓ rye grass (OkB)

wɬxníc̓aʔ p.n. man’s name

wɬxníc̓aʔ, wəɬxníc̓aʔ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

=wm̓ 2

=wm̓ 2 =iw̓m̓ berry. analysis uncertain

=wm̓ 2, =iw̓m̓ berry. analysis uncertain

wm̓, wim̓ ̓ to no avail

uɬ way̓ wim̓ čkčahhəmstín̓ uɬ lut t̓ə čkčahhəmnústn̓ I can’t get them together, I can’t get it right (PS)
isəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓, isəxʷn̓t̓áqʷm̓, wim̓ čx̌litn̓. My worker, my plate licker, I coaxed him for nothing/in vain I called him. (PS)
wi··m̓ kʔəxʷkʷunməntxʷ iʔ ta ylmixʷəms iʔ t səxʷk̓ʷul̓čənčút For nothing the chief’s cook coaxed him (PS)
čkm̓km̓ax̌səl̓x, wim̓ sčn̓čq̓laʔxʷmísts, way̓ xʷəstusəl̓x. They grabbed him by the arms, he tried to squirm around, then they walked off with him (PS)
wi·m̓ sn̓yəʕ̓ʷlsčuts n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ, way̓ uɬ n̓k̓sínaʔməntm̓ sn̓k̓l̓ip The sea monster tried to control his temper, he didn’t like what Coyote was saying to him / The sea monster tried to control his temper, he didn’t like what Coyote was saying (PS)

wmak geog. Omak

wmak, umák Omak

wnixʷ sure, truly, real, really, sure, surely

n̓t̓aʔ, uɬ iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷ, w̓nixʷ qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷ. Gee, and the blooms, the blooms are truly wonderful.
t̓aw̓nixʷ kn̓ paʔpaʔsín̓k. I felt a bit unsettled., I felt a little sad. (Cv)
haʔ w̓nixʷ ixíʔ in̓čáw̓t ? Is it true that is what I’ve done? (PS)
uɬ haʔ wnixʷ haʔ ixíʔ asčqʷəlqʷílt l̓ asčq̓áy̓ ? Is what you said in your letter true? (PS)
axáʔ n̓c̓iʔčn̓ iʔ xaʔtústs áɬiʔ w̓nixʷ sy̓syus l̓ stəxʷčn̓čuts. Wolf is their leader because he sure is good at getting food. (PS)
way̓ wnixʷ n̓wʔasəlx iʔ təl̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Sure enough they were high off the ground (PS)
t̓aw̓níxʷ ʔaˤpnáʔ kiʔ kn̓ kstaʔmínaʔ. This time I sure had a hard time pulling through winter. (PS)

wpčin̓ p.n. man’s name (Cv)

wpúlaʔxʷm̓ hay, harvest hay

wpúlaʔxʷm̓, wupúlaʔxʷm̓ hay, harvest hay (OkB)

wpwpqin̓ giant hyssop

wpwpqin̓, wupwupqín̓ giant hyssop. Agastache urticifolia. B’s etym: furry head (OkB)

wpwupúlaʔxʷ(m) hay

wqnaqínx Okanogans, Okanagans (Cv)

wr̓am̓ build a fire / make a fire

wr̓am̓, wur̓ám̓ build a fire (OkB)

wr̓íc̓aʔ make a fire

wr̓íc̓aʔn̓t start the fire around something

kʷuʔ wríc̓aʔsəl̓x. They started the fire around me. (Cv)

wrisl̓p̓ make a fire

wr̓islp̓ wood fire

wr̓islp̓m̓ make fire, start a fire / start a fire

way̓ lut qəɬnun̓ ikswr̓ísəlp̓m̓ I can’t even try to get fire (PS)
wr̓isəlp̓m̓ He started a fire (Cv)
way̓ kʷ ʔayx̌ʷt, laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ wr̓isəlpəm? You are tired, what can you do to make fire? (PS)
čaʔkʷ íwaʔ kn̓ ɬə wr̓isl̓p̓m̓ uɬ way̓ kn̓ kskslíp̓aʔx. Even if I make fire, I still have to get wood. (PS)

wr̓isl̓p̓m̓ make a fire with wood

wrisl̓p̓x make a fire

wr̓min̓ kindling

wr̓min̓, wur̓mín̓ kindling (OkB)

wr̓n̓tim̓ make a fire

ixíʔ wr̓n̓tisəl̓x uɬ ixíʔ pul̓səlx iʔ slax̌tsəl̓x.. Then they made a fire and they smudged their friend.

wrpax̌n̓ p.n. man’s name. Sanpoil chief, circa 1870 / p.n. man’s name (OkB)

wr̓r̓iʔst make fire

uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ mi kʷ wr̓r̓iʔst? What can you do to make fire? (PS)
čaʔkʷ íwaʔ kʷ ɬə wr̓riʔst uɬ laʔkín̓ kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ kslip̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač ? Even if you did make fire, what can you do to get wood in this dark night? (PS)

wr̓usm̓ fish with torch / fish with torch, pit lamping (OkB)

wr̓usm̓, wurúsm̓ fish with torch. pit lamping (OkB)

wslxak̓ʷúsm̓, wəsəlxak̓ʷúsm̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

wsnčut be proud of

wsn̓čut overly proud

wstpalqsm̓ raise one’s dress

kn̓ wstpalqsm̓ I raised my dress up (Cv)

wswasxnqn̓ lupines

wswasxnqn̓,wəsqasxnqn̓ lupines. Lupinus spp. long-flowered typle. B’s etym: long head (OkB)

wswáˤsxaʔ robin

wswist mountains

wswisxn̓ long

wswisxnxn̓ long legs

wswsxnikst long fingers

wsxnal̓qs long dress

wsxnalqʷ tall tree

wsxnal̓qʷ long penis

wsxnalqʷ, wusxnálqʷ tall tree (OkB)

wsxnax̌n̓ long arms

wsxníɬc̓aʔ long body

wsxniɬml̓x saskatoon or serviceberry

wsxniɬml̓x, wusxəníɬəml̓x saskatoon or serviceberry. tall variety. Amelanchier alnifolia. B’s etym: tall bush (OkB)

=wt 2

=wt 3

=wt, -əwt, -ut place

k̓ɬkʷlw̓tusxn̓əl̓x. they sit around. (PS)
sn̓kʷl̓lw̓tɬčitxʷəxʷəl̓x. They are/were house sitting. (Cv)
sqlw̓túlaʔxʷ. S/he stepped on dry land., S/he stepped on land. (PS)
kn̓ čqʷutmíst I am in a level wooded land (Cv)

wtan̓ obtain, get

itlíʔ miʔ kʷu wtan̓, mɬ t xʷʔit iʔ ksčw̓tan̓tət. Then we will put some down, we will get lots.

wtimtk downstream

wt̓kn̓tim̓ / wt̓kam̓ pry up

wtmil̓, utmíl̓ oatmeal. English (PS)

wtn̓tim̓ put something

wtn̓tis iʔ kstqpiʔsn̓ axáʔ l̓ čq̓ilən̓ He put the feathers on the arrows (PS)
wtn̓tin̓ I put it there (Cv)
utn̓tixʷ iʔ t ankílx Scoop it up with your hand (Cv)

wtxit get something for somebody

way̓ wtxitməlx iʔ tkɬənʔiɬəntn̓səlx She went to get the dishes for them (PS)
way̓ ixíʔ wtxitm̓ t ksqlaq̓s He gave him some money (PS)
way̓ wtxitməlx iʔ t ksənkɬmutn̓səlx They got some chairs for them (PS)

wuhám̓ bark (dog) / bark (of a dog)

wupúlaʔxʷ(m) hay

wusxnálqʷ Tall tree (OkB)

wuy̓ásq̓t Stop raining (OkB)

way̓ t̓əxʷ wiʔásq̓ət, uɬ ixíʔ l̓ sn̓čaʔx̌úlaʔxʷ yaʔ əɬ n̓k̓ʷul̓čnm̓ It quit raining, and the sky painted a red hot weather (PS)

wuʔíks Finish doing something (OkB)

way̓,way̓ kn̓ wʔikst Well, I am done (PS)
way̓ uɬ t̓i tx̌ʷsəlqúlaʔxʷs ixíʔ uɬ wʔikst He just pulled by hand until he got done (PS)
nínwiʔ wy̓sn̓c̓iw̓m̓ l̓ sk̓laxʷ, ixíʔ miʔ wy̓ikst. When s/he’s done washing dishes in the evening, that’s when her/his job is over. (PS)
sxiʔmíx p wy̓ikst, p ksxʷúyaʔx km̓ p kɬəɬxʷúyaʔx, ixíʔ uɬ əɬkm̓n̓tip iʔ kw̓wapm̓p. Anytime you guys are done working, if you want to go away or back to where you came from, you can pick up your horses. (PS)
uɬ ixíʔ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ yəyáˤt axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ƛ̓xʷəxʷnuntxʷ axáʔ iʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓, ixíʔ mi kʷ wʔikst When you will have killed all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done / You will kill all the man-eaters in this world, that’s when you are done (PS)

wx̌lsiqn̓, wəx̌əlsiqn̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

wxlsiqn̓, wuxəlsíqn̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

=wxn̓, =íwaxn̓ in the construction yr=íwa=xn snow shoe

iʔ syiríwaxn̓s. They are her/his snow shoes. (PS)
t̓iʔ ilíʔ čyiríwaxn̓. S/he still had snow shoes on. (PS)

-wxʷ

-wxʷ 4

-wxʷ, -wixʷ reciprocal

pl̓stwixʷəxʷ murder (Cv)
sk̓ʷl̓spl̓stwixʷm̓ make war on each other (OkB)

wxʷap burn

wx̌wáx̌iʔɬp, wəx̌wáx̌iʔɬp Philadelphus lewisii. mock orange (OkB)

wxʷus stare at somebody

-wy̓ 3

-wy̓,-wy̓, -wi intransitive imperative plural

way̓ kʷintp iʔ čq̓ilnəmp xʷic̓əɬmn̓, uɬ xʷuywy̓ Take the arrows I gave you, and go (PS)
xʷuywi, ƛ̓əʔánti Go, get him (PS)
ilíʔ ƛ̓lápwi, p iksíwm̓. You guys, stop, I want to ask you something.
xəƛ̓mənčútwi t̓wístwi All of you stand in line (PS)

wyapqn̓ p.n. man’s name

wyapqn̓, wuyápqn̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

wy̓ay̓ finished

wiʔáy̓ It’s finished. (Ok)

wyaʔ interjection. cf. wyʔ

wy̓čin̓ finish eating. SINGULAR SUBJECT / finish eating

t̓iʔ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ swy̓čin̓s way̓ n̓kəčnin̓kn̓tm̓ iʔ t sn̓c̓aʔrín̓k. in a while after s/he was done eating s/he started to ache with diarrhea. (PS)
way̓ wiʔčín̓ He finished eating / She is finished eating (PS)
ixíʔ kʷ wy̓čin̓ uɬ nínwiʔ ɬ aspʔús ɬ aksčáˤwl̓x, kʷ čaˤwl̓x. When you get done eating, if you want to bathe, you can bathe. (PS)

wy̓ikst finish working / to finish

wyiʔstn̓ geog

wyiʔstn̓,wəyiʔstn̓ geog. a small bay and back eddy on the west side of the Columbia immediately belwo the falls; possible former fishing and camp site. B’s etym: fallen vegetable place (OkB)

wypaym̓ act like a white man

way̓ nax̌əmɬ aɬíʔ wəypaym̓, uɬ čkʷənkʷinksts axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ Then he played white man, and he was holding the woman’s hands (PS)
ilíʔ čtkʷn̓ksnwaxʷəl̓x, wy̓paym̓əl̓x. They’re holding hands like white people. (PS)

wy̓salk̓ʷúsn̓t finish sharpening something. compound

wiʔsʔalk̓ʷúsəs He got done sharpening it (PS)

wy̓saˤc̓m̓ finish looking at. compound

aʔ ilíʔxəx, nínwiʔ k̓ʷaʔ iswy̓sáˤc̓m̓ axáʔ iʔ q̓y̓min̓. Just a minute, just until I get done looking at this letter. (PS)

wy̓sc̓al̓ám̓ finish standing things up

wy̓sc̓x̌ʷn̓tim̓ finish telling, instructing. compound

wy̓sc̓x̌ʷəntísəlx, way̓ k̓ɬəmčin̓ They got done telling him what to do, he agreed (PS)

wy̓skčmínaʔn̓t finish covering with a layer. As snow. Compound

ixíʔ wy̓skəčmínaʔs uɬ kʷʔal̓. Then after he got snow on top, and he got warmed up. (PS)

wy̓skc̓x̌ʷíplaʔm̓ finish sentencing, settling. compound

isčwy̓skc̓x̌ʷíplaʔ. I’ve already settled all that., I have completed my obligation., I have fulfilled my promise. (PS)

wy̓skl̓k̓íc̓aʔ finish baling

wy̓sk̓ɬlak̓ək̓ done being tied

wy̓sk̓ɬlxʷan̓t finish telling somebody what to do, finish warning somebody about something. compound

uɬ ixíʔm̓ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ əɬ wy̓sk̓əɬləxʷəntixʷ ask̓ʷíƛ̓tm̓ But that’s after you’ve told your brothers what to do (PS)

wy̓skɬsal̓ already set. compound

ixíʔ čwiʔskɬsál̓, way̓ kʷu ʔiɬn̓. Then the table is set, so let’s eat. (PS)
way̓ čwy̓skɬsal̓ iʔ ksčʔiɬn̓s His meal is already on the table. compound
put wy̓skɬslam̓, ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ x̌əx̌iyáɬnxʷ liw̓m̓stm̓ l̓ n̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqin̓. S/he just got done setting the table, and then this clock struck twelve noon. (PS)

wy̓skɬsl̓xit have already set the table for somebody. compound

uɬ n̓ín̓w̓iʔ kʷ əɬkičx ik̓líʔ, uɬ way̓ wy̓skɬsl̓xitm̓s iʔ t pəptwínaxʷ iʔ t aksčʔíɬn̓ And when you get back there the old lady will have already set the table for you to eat (PS)

wy̓sk̓ɬʔaysn̓t finish changing something. compound

way̓ wy̓sk̓əɬʔiysəs axáʔ iʔ əɬqáqčaʔs, itlíʔ xʷuy̓ k̓əl̓ knaqs After he got done changing his oldest brother, then he went to another. (PS) refers to an exchange of places

wy̓skɬʔutɬtím̓ finish putting something down for somebody. compound

way̓ wy̓skɬʔutɬtsís iʔ st̓ikəls aksčʔíɬən̓ She’s already put her grub for you to eat (PS)

wy̓skʷin̓t finish taking something, have already taken. compound

way̓ wy̓skʷis iʔ sq̓lips She had already taken the handkerchief (PS)

wy̓sk̓ʷul̓čn̓t finish cooking something for somebody, have something cooked for somebody. compound

aláʔ nínwiʔ wy̓sk̓ʷul̓čn̓tsn̓. Here I’ll have cooked for you (PS)

wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓t finish making something. compound

wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓ I get done working it (PS)
wy̓sk̓ʷul̓əntxʷ ankəwáp And you’re done fixing your horse (PS)
ixíʔ kʷuʔ wy̓sk̓ʷul̓n̓txʷ. Then you get done taking care of me., Then you get done working on me. (PS)

wy̓slíq̓naʔn̓t finish hilling the ground; have the ground hilled; finish burying. compound

wy̓sklíq̓naʔsəlx, huy̓ plal̓ They go done hilling, then it started to grow (PS)

wy̓slk̓iw̓sm̓ finish bundling/baling / finish tying in the middle. compound (Cv)

wy̓sƛ̓qn̓tim̓ finish digging something. compound

nínwiʔ ixíʔ wy̓sƛ̓əqn̓tin̓, mɬ nínwiʔ miʔ mim̓stín̓ axáʔ iʔ syupsts axáʔ iʔ patáq. When I get done digging them, then I will pile the tops of the potatoes. (PS)

wy̓sm̓am̓íl̓k̓ʷst done rolling around

wy̓sman̓xʷaʔx finish smoking. compound

kn̓ swy̓smán̓xʷaʔx I get done smoking. (PS)

wy̓sm̓áyaʔɬt finish to tell somebody something. compound

wy̓sm̓áyaʔɬtsən̓ I’m done showing you (PS)

wy̓sm̓aynčút finish telling one’s own story. compound

ixíʔ nínwiʔ wy̓smay̓n̓čút, ixíʔ mɬ čmrim̓əl̓x. Then when they’re done telling their story, that’s when they’ll get married. (PS)

wy̓smrimn̓t finish marrying somebody. compound

way̓ wy̓smriməntməlx He got done marrying them (PS)

wy̓snc̓iw̓m̓ finish washing dishes. compound

k̓laxʷ wy̓sn̓c̓iw̓m̓ əɬčkičx axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it. In the evening when he finished washing dishes the little boy came back. (PS)

wy̓sn̓t̓pin̓km̓ done loading gun

wy̓sntx̌ʷx̌ʷqinm̓ finish a noon meal. compound

kʷu wy̓sn̓tx̌ʷəx̌ʷqinm̓. We finish our noon meal., We finish our lunch. (Cv)

wy̓staxʷɬqm̓ finish harvesting. compound

in̓čáʔ kn̓ wy̓staxʷɬqm̓, huy̓ əɬ t anwíʔ. i am done harvesting, now it’s your turn. (PS)

wy̓stixʷn̓tm̓ finish gathering

wy̓stkʷlliw̓s already be on a horse. compound

way̓ wy̓stkʷəl·iw̓səlx ixíʔ kiʔ əɬx̌ʷp̓am̓ axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ After they were on their horses that’s when the old lady ran out (PS)

wy̓st̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ finish plowing. compound

uɬ ixíʔ put əɬ ikswiʔst̓lúlaʔxʷm̓ mi way̓ aksk̓ʷánɬq When I’ll be done plowing you will be ready for planting (PS)

wy̓stqmin̓t throw something down. compound

wiʔstəqmís After he threw it down (Cv)

wy̓stxtxam̓ finish combing. compound

wiʔskc̓əw̓íw̓sməlx, wiʔstxtxáməlx They were all washed, and they were combed / They were all washed and they were combed (PS)

wy̓sʔamtím̓ feed somebody. compound

wy̓sʔamtíxʷ ankəwáp, kʷ əɬčkičx After you feed your horse you can come back (PS)

wy̓way̓ end, finish

way̓ kʷu wiʔwáy̓ x̌əl̓ áˤpnáʔ We are done for now (Cv)
wiʔwáy̓l̓x syaˤʔ The celebration is finished. (Ok)

wywyalqs p.n. woman’s name

wywyalqs, wiwiyálqs p.n. woman’s name (Cv)

wyʔ, wyaʔ, uyáʔ interjection. listen

taw̓yáʔ. It’s not true. (Cv)
way̓ uyáʔ, k̓əɬpx̌ax iʔ la kstəxʷčənčut Listen, think about getting something to eat (PS)
way̓ uyáʔ, n̓qʷən̓min̓t iʔ sqʷsitət Listen, have pity on our son (PS)
way̓ uyáʔ k̓əwpmin̓t asaʔstám̓ Listen, leave alone your brother-in-law (PS)

wʔlal̓ tip over. cf.√wl 2

wʔlal̓ uʔlál̓ tip over. (Ok)

wʔlal̓, uʔlál̓ tip over. (Ok)

=wʔs 2

=wʔs, =áwaʔs unclear suffix in the following form. (diminutive?)

sx̌mn̓káwaʔsts. It is her little lover. (PS)

wʔyusxn̓ finish shoe work. analysis unclear

ta k̓ʷn̓xasq̓t wy̓usxn̓. In several days they finish shoe work. (PS)

wʕʔawáˤʔ onomatopoeic expression. sound of crying baby. hear in tales (Cv)