x̌ʷ

x̌ʷaq̓ʷəq̓ʷ ground, grinded

x̌ʷaq̓ʷəq̓ʷnún̓t digest, able to grind

x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ snore

• mɬ nixʷ čniɬts ʔitx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, nixl̓mntxʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓̓qsm̓. And the woman will sleep too, you’ll hear her snore. (PS)
• čm̓ ʔay̓xáxaʔ tl̓ aksx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓qsm̓ miʔ čk̓ɬnixlmn̓txʷ iʔ pəptw̓ínaxʷ. A little while after you start snoring you’ll hear the old lady. (PS)

x̌ʷaq̓ʷm̓ grind (OkB)

x̌ʷaq̓ʷmn̓ grinder, mill

• km̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓əlkapítn̓ iʔ x̌ʷaq̓ʷmn̓, ixíʔ wiʔsx̌ʷáq̓ʷəs He gets it ground in the coffee mill (PS)

x̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓t grind something, decrease something, mill something

• way̓ x̌ʷq̓ʷn̓tin̓ iʔ smam̓ʔím̓, x̌ʷil̓stn̓ iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t. Well I decreased the number of women, I got rid of some.

x̌ʷax̌ʷíčlaʔxʷm̓ cut hay (plural, repeated)

x̌ʷay̓t Canby’s lovage, Ligusticum canbyi (OkB)

x̌ʷaˤtx̌ʷt duck

x̌ʷaˤy̓lxʷ stroke, pet

x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ fox

x̌ʷc̓am̓ break (as a stick or bone) (OkB)

x̌ʷc̓ap broken (as a stick or bone) (Cv)

x̌ʷc̓iksn̓t break a front leg, break an arm

=x̌ʷčk, =ax̌ʷčk chest

• ksəp̓əp̓ax̌ʷčk Get hit on the chest (OkB)
• skwupáx̌ʷc̓k hair on chest (OkB)
• tk̓max̌ʷc̓k chest (OkB)

x̌ʷc̓n̓tim̓. We broke it.

• x̌ʷc̓n̓tin̓. I broke it. (a branch, a bone) (Cv)
• ixíʔ x̌ʷic̓n̓txʷ, sp̓úlaʔxʷn̓txʷ, mɬ t̓iʔ yaʔx̌íʔ nik̓ək. You cut it, hit it on the ground, and it’s just cut. (PS)

x̌ʷc̓pikst break arm, break hand

• kn̓ x̌ʷc̓pikst I broke my arm (Cv)

x̌ʷəc̓m

x̌ʷəc̓m̓x̌ʷuc̓m̓ pigeon, rock pigeon

x̌ʷəc̓w̓sal̓qʷ snag, broken off tree trunk

• čx̌ʷəc̓w̓sal̓qʷ there is a snag, a snaq (OkB)

x̌ʷəc̓x̌ʷic̓xn̓ break legs

x̌ʷəptwil̓x grow worthless, grow weak, become 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)

x̌ʷəsmist bubble, foam, froth

x̌ʷəsx̌ʷúsaqs cucumber

x̌ʷəx̌ʷapt weakling, in a state of weakness

x̌ʷəx̌ʷətx̌ʷtíliʔs sunfish, native fish that inhabited three little lakes at the former mouth of Barnaby Creek

x̌ʷəx̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷƛ̓t brittle, brittle objects

x̌ʷəx̌ʷƛ̓m̓iɬp Hudson Bay tea bush, Indian tea bush, Labrador tea bush

x̌ʷəx̌ʷtiɬp Indian rhubarb, Indian celery

x̌ʷíčlaʔxʷtn̓ grain cutter, mower, swather

• ixíʔ kʷis iʔ x̌ʷíc̓laʔxʷtn̓s. Then he took the cutter/swather/scythe. (PS)

x̌ʷic̓n̓t chop

x̌ʷilm̓ abandon, leave somebody behind, discard, throw away

x̌ʷiln̓t leave something, abandon, discard

x̌ʷil̓n̓t ! Throw it away! (Cv)

x̌ʷil̓st discard something, throw something away (OkB)

• mɬ sič t ny̓aˤy̓p x̌ʷil̓stmn̓, lut kʷ ikɬk̓ɬʔí́m̓. And then I’ll leave you for good, I won’t wait for you. (PS)
• way̓ kʷuʔ x̌ʷil̓sts in̓kwáp tl̓ pul̓stn̓, way̓ ixíʔ uɬ sič kn̓ kɬəpmn̓čut. Well my horse abandoned me because I beat him, and now I am disgusted with myself. (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ mináʔ ɬə ksx̌ʷil̓sts, mat xʔkists. And therefore s/he will not throw it away, whatever s/he does with it. (PS)

x̌ʷiƛ̓ɬt break things of somebody

• x̌ʷiƛ̓ɬts. S/he broke things of theirs. (Cv)

x̌ʷiƛ̓n̓t break something (more than one thing)

• x̌ʷiƛ̓n̓. I break them., I broke them. (Cv)

x̌ʷiƛ̓t brittle, weak, breakable

x̌ʷiƛ̓x̌ʷƛ̓t brittle, breakable, weak (plural)

x̌ʷl̓íɬc̓aʔ leave somebody, throw away a person (Cv)

• čm̓ t̓iʔ lut mɬ kʷ x̌ʷlíɬc̓aʔ nínwiʔ iʔ t sx̌ʷupts. It might not be long and you will throw him away if later he’s weak. (PS)

x̌ʷl̓stwíxʷ leave one another

• way̓ slax̌t, way̓ kʷu ksx̌ʷl̓stwíxʷaʔx. Well, partner, so we are going to quit one another. (PS)

x̌ʷl̓úlaʔxʷm̓ leave a place

• uɬ ilíʔ kn̓ čx̌ʷl̓úlaʔxʷm̓ mɬ ʔaˤpnáʔ aláʔ kn̓ ɬk̓ʷl̓ɬtm̓xʷúlaʔxʷm̓. And then I abandoned that country and now I have made my home again here. (PS)

x̌ʷn̓ noisy or roaring sound (OkB)

x̌ʷnám̓x̌ʷnam̓ humming bird (Cv)

x̌ʷn̓n̓čut whirring sound, to purr

x̌ʷq̓ʷaq̓ʷ decreased, diminished, decreased in number, ground away

• wy̓sx̌ʷaq̓ʷn̓t finish grinding something. compound

x̌ʷum̓m̓ roar

x̌ʷupt weak, weak person

• way̓ axáʔ iʔ stətʔíw̓taʔx pútiʔ x̌ʷupt, ixíʔ sn̓kəxnil̓sts. And this youngest one is still weak, though he wanted to go along. (PS)
• čun̓txʷ iʔ asəxʷk̓ʷúl̓m̓ iʔ t x̌ʷupt iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ iʔ t k̓iwl̓x.. Tell your working man (to get) a lazy horse, an old one. (PS)

x̌ʷuptwíl̓x become weak

x̌ʷusəs. It foams. (Cv)

x̌ʷusn̓t to foam something, to froth something

x̌ʷust to foam something, to froth something, make bubbles

x̌ʷw̓nčaˤt snort of animal (Cv)

x̌ʷy̓x̌ʷay̓t sharp

• “haʔ way̓ x̌ʷy̓x̌ʷay̓t?” “lut, t̓xʷ way̓ put x̌ʷy̓x̌ʷay̓t.” “Is it sharp?” “No, but it’s sharp enough.” (PS)

x̌ʷʕʷay̓l̓xʷ fox (Cv)