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xaaʔxʔít elders, ancestors

xac̓t strong, tough (OkB)

xarkstm̓ɬtíɬn̓ delay somebody (OkB)

xarkstmn̓t waste somebody’s time, take somebody’s time

• kʷuʔ xarkstm̓s. S/he slows me down. (PS)
• kʷuʔ xarkstmn̓tm̓. We are wasting time. We are getting slowed down. (PS)
• xarkstmn̓tsn̓ I bothered you., I'm wasting your time. (PS)
• way̓ miyáɬ čm̓ kʷuʔ xarkstmn̓tm̓ ɬə k̓ɬʔimn̓tm̓. We’ll waste too much time if we wait for them. (PS)

xat̓l̓smíst be fooled

xay̓ tired, short of breath

• kn̓ xay̓ I am tired, short of breath. (Ok)

xaʔítət way ahead, going first, leading

xaʔl̓sxʷúy̓ about to go

• kʷu xl̓sxʷuy̓. We will soon go. (Cv)

xaʔl̓sʔíɬn̓ about to eat

xaʔtmaʔsqílxʷ first people

xaʔtm̓stím̓ do something first

• way̓ anwíʔ miʔ xaʔtm̓stúmn̓. So I will take care of you first., Well I will put you first., Well I will prioritize you. (PS)
• sc̓x̌ilx kiʔ xaʔtm̓stúmn̓. That’s why I told you to go first. (PS)
• xaʔtm̓stís. She goes to the first one. (PS)

xaʔtús head person, leader, manager

• ilíʔ uɬ qʷn̓kstmist axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓, ƛ̓m̓ xaʔtús. There this wolf did something pitiful to himself, he that used to be boss. (PS)
• axáʔ n̓c̓iʔčn̓ iʔ xaʔtús áɬiʔ w̓nixʷ sy̓syus l̓ stəxʷčn̓čuts. Wolf is their leader because he sure is smart at getting food. (PS)
• way̓ iʔ sxʔim̓ɬsíl̓xʷaʔ iʔ xaʔtús iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓. So the biggest was the leader of the deer. (PS)

xaʔtúsmn̓t make somebody leader

• way̓ uɬ ixíʔ ɬa čpix̌m̓ xaʔtúsm̓səl̓x n̓c̓ičn̓. And so then when they go hunting they promoted Wolf to lead. (PS)

xaʔtúsw̓ɬ bow of boat

xaʔxásaʔ mentally retarded (Cv)

xaʔxʔít elder, ancestor

• way̓ čxʷn̓tisəl̓x iʔ t xaʔxʔíts. Her elders made over her. (PS)
• way̓ taʔxʷsqʷəsqʷsíʔ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, níkxnaʔ, axáʔ ɬə lim̓təl̓x axáʔ iʔ xaʔxʔíts. Well this woman got a child, goodness, these elders of hers were happy. (PS)
• kʷ in̓xaʔxʔít. You are my Elder., You are my ancestor.
• lut xʷus t̓ ksúxʷiʔsəl̓x iʔ t xaʔxʔítsəl̓x. They won’t get acquainted with their Elders/ancestors in a hurry., Their grandparents won’t get to know them in a hurry. (PS)

xc̓al̓qʷ hard wood, tough stick

xc̓ilxʷ tough hide, tough materials, tough fabric, tough skin (OkB)

xc̓twil̓x become difficult

xc̓xac̓t strong, tough, durable (material)

xc̓xc̓ilxʷ tough

xəpsnwixʷ nibble each other, gnaw on each other

xətpwíčyaʔ cut grass, Scirpus microcarpus / cut grass

• xətxatpw̓íčiyaʔ cut grass, grass that has been cut, grass clippings, B’s etym: xtap clean or accidental cut

xəxal̓kamínmn̓ spinner

xəxát̓w̓yaʔ mischievous, naughty, fooling around

• ist̓m̓kʔíl̓t xəxát̓w̓yaʔ. My daughter is mischievous.

xəxixw̓tm̓ little girl

xəxl̓úlaʔxʷtn̓ hoe, hand-held cultivator

xəxt̓nwixʷ wrestle

xik̓ək̓ missed, mixed up

• xik̓ək̓. S/he missed.
• sxik̓ək̓s. S/he made a mistake., S/he missed., S/he mixed it up.

xikn̓t skip counting pattern

xik̓n̓t miss something

xik̓t miss guessing at stick game

• xik̓t. S/he missed guessing at stick game.

xik̓xk̓t spry

xil̓xl̓ silverweed, Potentilla anserina

xiƛ level, even (Cv)

xíƛ̓laʔxʷ level country, level ground (Cv)

xispʔúsn̓t go along with somebody

• kʷuʔ xiʔspʔúsn̓txʷ. You went along with me., You agreed with me., You saw things my way. (Cv)

xítmist run (more than 1) / run (more than one)

• ixíʔ mɬ p xíʔtmist iʔ k̓l̓ sn̓t̓w̓stsqáx̌aʔtn̓. And then you guys run to the barn. (PS)

xixw̓tm̓ girl

xiʔm̓ search for something (OkB)

xiʔmíx whatever, whenever

• xiʔmíx kʷ ɬaʔxʷísk̓it. It is whenever you get rested. (PS)
• čut, “way̓ xiʔmíx,” way̓ sʔáčqaʔs. He said, “Any time,” and went out. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ xiʔmíx anwíʔ akskčw̓tíkxtm̓ akɬtx̌ʷíw̓s uɬ in̓čáʔ nixʷ ilíʔ kn̓ x̌ilm̓. And so whatever you want to do with your share, and I will do the same there. (PS)

xiʔtíst able to run (more than 1) (Cv)

xiʔúst face that way, go that way

xiʔxán̓ go up to

• t̓it̓xiʔxán̓ She went up to it. (Cv)

xiʔxiʔstím̓ allow, permit, go along with somebody

• xiʔxiʔstíxʷ. You let him go. (PS)

xkist rub against something

• xkistn̓ I touch it. (Cv)

xlak whirl, roam

• xlak axáʔ. This one roamed.

xlakək around / be spinning, spun

• xlakək. It’s spinning.
• iʔ qičəč ixíʔ sxlakək. The wheel is spinning.
• uɬ ny̓aˤy̓p yəyaˤt n̓xn̓siɬxʷtn̓ uɬ xlakək. And there are always windows all around. (PS)
• iʔ síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ, kʷaʔ iʔ siw̓ɬkʷ uɬ xlakək axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. The big water, the water that goes all around this earth. (PS)

xl̓al̓s place name- inundated area, former winter village site just east of the mouth of Whitestone Creek. B’s etym: steep rocky area (OkB)

xlam̓ to adze, to chop

xlan̓t chop something

xl̓kmn̓čut circle around, go around

xl̓km̓stim̓ pass around, turn something around

xl̓km̓stim̓. We turned it around.

• xl̓km̓stis. He turned it around. (OkB)

xl̓kn̓tikʷ iʔ xəxal̓kamínmn̓ ! Spin the spinner!

xlmin̓ ax, hatchet adze

xƛ̓aƛ̓ grown ups

• kʷu xƛ̓aƛ̓. We grew up. (Cv)
• uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ px̌əx̌pax̌təl̓x, xƛ̓aƛ̓əl̓x. And so they have sense enough, they’re ground up. (PS)
• uɬ axáʔm̓ áɬiʔ iʔ xƛ̓aƛ̓ xʷusxʷəst ɬa n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔm̓əl̓x. And so the grown one can go fast when they put saddles on. (PS)

xƛ̓an̓t do all, complete all, get all

xƛ̓ap all in all, everyone did

• way̓ ta n̓wist iʔ spuʔústs, uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ xƛ̓ap, xƛ̓pl̓sčut. So his thoughts went high, he had everything, everything he wanted. (PS)
• qʷam̓qʷm̓t iʔ sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ uɬ n̓t̓ək̓ʷkiʔsqáx̌aʔtn̓ uɬ iʔ laprít, t̓xʷ xƛ̓ap. A beautiful horse and a saddle, and the bridle, complete. (PS)
• ixíʔ x̌aq̓s, way̓ ixíʔ x̌aq̓s uɬ xƛ̓ap. Then he paid them, then he paid everybody. (PS)
• kn̓ xƛ̓ap I got beat (Cv)

xƛ̓čin̓ cooking basket, basket to cook in

xƛ̓čnmist say all kinds of things

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

xƛ̓əƛ̓úlaʔxʷ daybreak (Cv)

xƛ̓iɬxʷm̓ go from house to house

• čxƛ̓iɬxʷm̓ He goes from house to house. (Cv)

xƛ̓mnčut stand in line, line up, get in line

• huhúy̓ xƛ̓mn̓čútwi yaʔ čxʷl̓xʷil̓tstm̓s, p t̓wist p xƛ̓mn̓čut. Okay, those whom he owes get in a row, stand up and get in line. (PS)

xƛ̓paɬq win all, defeat all

xƛ̓pasq̓t the whole period, the whole time

xƛ̓pl̓sčut have everything, be outfitted / s/he got a complete outfit. (Cv)

• way̓ xƛ̓ap xƛ̓pl̓sčut. Well s/he had everything s/he wanted. (PS)
• ixíʔ way̓ x̌čmn̓čutx ixíʔ mɬ kʷ xʷuy̓, kʷ xƛ̓pl̓sčut. Okay then, get dressed and then go, you are all set/fully dressed. (PS)

xƛ̓pnun̓t manage to defeat, manage to complete all, able to get all, manage to overcome something

• uɬ áɬiʔ way̓ xəƛ̓pnun̓tm̓ iʔ q̓y̓min̓. And so we’ve finished school. (PS)

xƛ̓pspin̓tk be of age, come of age

• way̓ kʷ xƛ̓əpspintk, kʷ k̓əɬpx̌čut You are of age, you can figure out what to do (PS)

xƛ̓púlaʔxʷ daybreak, complete daylight

• ixíʔ uɬ way̓ xƛ̓púlaʔxʷ. And then it was broad daylight. (PS)
• kʷmiɬ iʔ əɬk̓ɬn̓čiʔípn̓tm̓əl̓x iʔ naʔɬ xƛ̓púlaʔxʷs. At once somebody again knocked after daylight. (PS)

xƛ̓túlaʔxʷ gravel, rocky ground, gravel on the ground

xƛ̓usm̓ look everywhere

xƛ̓ut stone, rock, fossil

• way̓ iʔ t xƛ̓ut miys sn̓t̓əpt̓paqsəs lut iʔ t sniw̓t ksniw̓n̓tm̓. So s/he put rocks on the corners so the wind won’t blow it away. (PS)
• w̓tan̓ l̓ xƛ̓ut. S/he got on a rock. (Cv)

xƛ̓w̓sus full

xmam̓ be spurred, pricked

• kn̓ xmam̓ Pointed objects stick me (Cv)

xmin̓ enemy (Cv)

xm̓xmnaw̓sqn̓ rubber boa snake, charina bottae, [lit. heads on both sides] (Cv)

xnastátkʷaʔ bugleweed

xnikn̓m̓ carry on one’s back

• čk̓ləxʷk̓ʷalqʷs iʔ k̓ilylxʷ, ixíʔ xniknm̓s. He took off some bark, he packed it on his back. (Cv)
• ny̓aˤy̓p ixíʔ čxniknm̓sts. They're still carrying it on their back. (Cv)

xn̓qin̓ close a box

xn̓qin̓t close a box (OkB)

xn̓qin̓tn̓ lid, cover (OkB)

xn̓xanákaʔ blocks (play blocks)

xpan̓t chew on something, gnaw on something

xpusn̓t chew someones face

• xpusn̓ts. She chewed your face. (PS)
• ixíʔ n̓kl̓xusn̓tm̓ uɬ ixíʔ xpusn̓tm̓. She threw her arms around his neck, and then she started chewing his face. (PS)

xr̓xart steep

xr̓xar̓t steep

xr̓xr̓čnitkʷ steep shore

xsnun̓t miss somebody

• uɬ nínwiʔ xsnusəl̓x iʔ t ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌aps. And then his parents will miss him. (PS)
• xsnun̓tsn̓. I miss you., I missed you. (Cv)
• way̓ uɬ axáʔ iʔ xsnusəl̓x axáʔ iʔ tətw̓it, k̓aw̓, nak̓ʷm̓ mat t̓ ʔáčqaʔ. And so now they missed this boy, he’s gone, he must have gone out. (PS)

xt̓aɬq̓ʷltn̓t hit in the throat with an arrow

• xt̓aɬq̓ʷl̓tn̓txʷ. You hit it in the soft spot above the shoulder. (Cv)

xtap wound. with knife / wound (OkB)

xt̓čintm̓ ? unclear form

• xət̓čin̓tm̓əl̓x. They surrounded the house. (Cv)

-xtwixʷ plural reciprocal

• axáʔ iʔ čkʷn̓xtwixʷm̓stsəl̓x. This is what they grab from one another. (PS)
• iʔ sc̓əx̌ʷxtwixʷtət. It's our bargain., It's what we agreed on. (PS)

xwiɬ road, street, trail

• áɬiʔ taɬt kiʔ n̓k̓saqs iʔ xwiɬ. The roads are/were sure bad. (Cv)

xy̓aqs be very sick

• áɬiʔ aláʔ in̓čáʔ kn̓ ɬə xy̓aqs ispʔús kʷuʔ əɬkičɬts čaʔkʷ ixíʔ uɬ kʷuʔ ny̓aˤy̓pm̓sts. me, when i was sick, if it got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me / when i was sick, if it had got to my heart, it would have finished me. (Cv)
• xy̓aqs. S/he was very sick, (Cv)

xy̓m̓sčut be at the limit, be overwhelmed

xy̓ust go in the same place

• kn̓ xʔyust I go in the same place (Cv)

xʔal̓- about to be happen (Cv)

• way̓ kʷu əɬxʷuy̓y̓, way̓ pnaʔ xʔal̓ sqiɬtx yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓tət. Let’s go back, maybe our boss will soon wake up. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ k̓ay̓il̓x, way̓ xʔal̓ ksmqʷaqʷs, ksʔistkm̓s. And so it’s fall, so soon it will snow, it's becoming winter. (PS)

xʔil̓s agree, be in agreement, be agreeable

• kn̓ xʔils I agree (Cv)

xʔínaʔ agree, consent

• kn̓ xʔínaʔ I consent (Cv)
• way̓ kʷ xʔínaʔ. You better consent. (PS)
• ixíʔ mat miʔ xʔínaʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓. Then maybe the boss will consent. (PS)

xʔínaʔmn̓t consent to somebody or something

• lut t̓ ksxʔínaʔmn̓tm̓əl̓x ɬə ksn̓sw̓čnmistsəl̓x axáʔ k̓l̓ y̓lmixʷm̓. She wouldn’t consent if they proposed for her to the chief. (PS)

xʔit first, best

• axáʔ iʔ kn̓ xʔit l̓ spix̌m̓. Now I am the best at hunting. (PS)

xʔitn̓t put somebody first

• t̓iʔ axáʔ iʔ stəxʷčn̓čut, ixíʔ iʔ xʔitsəl̓x. They put providers above all others. (PS)
• uɬ áɬiʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqilxʷ ixíʔ iʔ xʔitsəl̓x, iʔ qʷy̓úlaʔxʷsəl̓x. And so long ago that’s what comes first for the Indians, their prosperity. (PS)

xʔkinm̓ what happened / can do what?

• uɬ xʔkinm̓ an̓kʷl̓mút ? And what happened to your brother-in-law? (PS)
• uɬ lut xʔkinm̓ miʔ ʔačəčqʔíst. And there isn’t anything to do for them to get out. (PS)
• mɬ čun̓tsəl̓x laʔkín̓ miʔ kʷ xʔkinm̓. And they’ll tell you what you’ll do. (PS)
• kn̓ əɬ n̓stils mət xʔkinm̓ I wonder what happened (Cv)
• kʷ xʔkinm̓ miʔ kʷ taʔxʷsqʷílpm̓ axáʔ l̓ sn̓kʷəkʷʔač ? What can you do to get fir boughs in the dark? (PS)

xʔkinm̓ ? What is happening?, What happened?

xʔkist can do what with something?

• xʔkistxʷ. You do what you please. (PS)
• íwaʔ xʔkistsəl̓x. They did everything they could. (PS)

xʔknm̓sčut ? What can one do?

• kn̓ əxʔknmsčut miʔ kn̓ əɬk̓ɬkičx ? What can I do to get back? (PS)