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yák̓ʷiʔ rotten wood (OkB)

yak̓ʷmtíkn̓ p.n. man’s name / p.n. man’s name. analysis unclear (OkB)

yal̓m̓ war

yal̓m̓, yal̓m̓ war (Cv)

yalt run away

• kn̓ yalt I run away from trouble (Cv)
• kʷ yal̓t. You run away., You flee. (Cv)

yal̓t run away / flee

yamáwt p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yámx̌ʷaʔ cedar bark basket / cedar bark basket. cedar or spruce root woven basket (Cv)

yám̓x̌ʷaʔ cedar bark basket / basket

yám̓x̌ʷaʔ p̓úkʷlaʔ basketball / basketball

yáqmaʔ geog. Yakima, Ellensburgh / geog. Yakima, Ellensburgh. borrowing? (Cv)

yáq̓ʷiʔ rotten wood

yark̓ʷn̓t make a loop

• sčyark̓ʷs. S/he made a loop. (Cv)
• iʔ sl̓ax̌ts xʷic̓əxts iʔ t kɬnyrk̓ʷiptn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ sčyark̓ʷs iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. His friend gave him something to make a hoop with, a big rim stick., His friend gave him hoop making material, a big rim stick. (PS)

yasukrí p.n. Jesus Christ / p.n. Jesus Christ. French Jesus-Christ

• čun̓tm̓ san̓ pyar t yasukríʔ, “xʷuy̓x anwíʔ k̓ asčk̓ʷúl̓.” Jesus Christ said to Saint Peter: “Go to your work.” (PS)

yatpíc̓aʔ p.n. woman’s name (OkB)

yawpyáʕʷt be strong

yawpyáˤwt be strong

• way̓ mət yəʕ̓ʷpyawtəlx They must be very powerful (PS)
• way̓ mət yəʕ̓ʷpyaw̓t axáʔ iʔ tətwit This little boy must be really powerful (PS)

yaxʷt dropped, fall overboard (OkB)

• kʷ ƛ̓aʔƛ̓ʔúsm̓ miʔ kʷ n̓sl̓pqin̓ miʔ kʷ yaxʷt. If you look around you’ll get dizzy and fall off. (PS)

yax̌ʷt fall off

yáyam̓ sing (as in a sweat or ceremony)

yayaʕ̓nčút gather things for oneself

• way̓ ixíʔ n̓ínw̓iʔ kn̓ yaʔyaʕ̓nčút I’ll get them (PS)

yayáʕt all

• kn̓ y̓lmixʷm̓, yəyáˤt stim̓ x̌min̓kn̓tp uk̓ʷ xʷic̓ɬəmn̓. I am the boss, anything you want I give to you. (PS)
• kɬəɬsqʷsiʔ, kmusm̓s, yaˤyáˤt tw̓tw̓it. He has kids, four of them, all boys. (PS)
• way̓, way̓ čmystin̓ yəyáˤt, axáʔ čmalk̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ Yes, yes, I know everything, the whole world (PS)
• way̓ n̓xƛ̓ikstn̓tm̓ yəyáˤt, uɬ tx̌ƛ̓apəlx He gave one to each of them, every one of them (PS)
• yayáˤt čqʷčqʷačqnəlx They all have caps on (PS)
• miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yaˤyáˤt čx̌ƛ̓mus. S/he figured it’s all uphill. (PS)
• way̓ yayáˤt ixíʔ čənɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷtmistxʷ I want you to remember all of that (PS)
• yayáˤt iʔ sqiltks kəlkʷakʷ iʔ təl̓ siwɬkʷ Her whole body is away from the water (PS)
• way̓ kʷu yayáˤt kʷu aláʔ We all are here (PS)

yaylqs whitefish

yaylqs yayləqs whitefish. larger variety (OkB)

yaylqs, yayləqs whitefish. larger variety (OkB)

yaʔ article cf. yʔ 1 / article. BEFORE SYLLABIC RESONANTS, VARYING WITH i(ʔ); SIMILARLY BEFORE OBSTRUENTS, AND TYPICALLY BEFORE THE ASPECT MARKERS əc-, kɬ-

• yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ The man-eater (PS)
• yaʔ ylmixʷm̓ The chief (PS)
• ya n̓tx̌ʷitkʷ The big river (PS)
• yaʔ n̓xarw̓s The curtain
• síl̓xʷaʔ yaʔ čn̓t̓aq̓m̓. That's a big valley. (PS)
• yaʔ čənxʷr̓us The hollow place (PS)
• iʔ aksəs yaʔ n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. They are the oxen for plowing. (PS)
• yaʔ čtyap, iʔ n̓silxʷaʔítkʷ The running water, the big river (PS)
• kmix iʔ stk̓masq̓ət yaʔ čwiksts It’s only the sky he can see (PS)
• axáʔ yaʔ ksqʷaʔmíkst Those who are used to it (PS)

=yaʔálqs ? / unclear suffix sequence in the following form

• Pl̓yaʔál̓qs Gopher (Coyote's wife) (Cv)

yaʔkʷmínm̓ be selfish

=yaʔqn̓ top of the head

• pəpílyaʔqn̓ flathead (Cv)
• stkʷúsyaʔqn̓ curly hair (OkB)

yaʔx̌ís that one

• uɬ čaʔkʷ iwá lut axáʔ iʔ tuʔtwít axáʔ iʔ kʔəsasíl̓, payrən̓ uɬ yaʔx̌ís, čaʔkʷ way̓ kn̓ knanəqs And if it hadn’t been these boys, the two of them, Byron and that one, I would be all alone (Cv)

yaʔx̌íʔ there, over there, that one

• áɬiʔ way̓ yaʔx̌íʔ k̓ɬk̓ilxʷt. Because already they’re out of sight over there.. (PS)
• yaʔx̌íʔ təl̓ sxʔitx ixíʔ n̓xlusəs (She started) form the oldest one and cut off his head (PS)
• uɬ yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ k̓a nɬaʔmínk mi kʷ əɬq̓ilx Go lie down over there next to the wall (PS)
• uɬ čm̓ yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ lut ksnixəl̓mənts That woman won’t listen to you (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ kčíqnaʔsəlx yaʔx̌íʔ čɬʔiq̓ʷ iʔ sƛ̓aʔčínm̓ They dug until the deer came in sight (PS)
• yaʔx̌íʔ t̓i əɬip iʔ t sílxʷaʔ iʔ t siwɬkʷ She disappeared in the big water (PS)
• uɬ yəyáˤt k̓əɬʔaysəs yaʔx̌íʔ That one changed all the places (Cv)

yaʔyákʷaʔ stingy

yaʔyákʷaʔ,yayákʷaʔ stingy (PS)

yaʔyáxʷt keep falling

• mut, way̓ uɬ yayáxʷt iʔ c̓ásy̓aqn̓s. They sat there, and their head kept falling down (from sleepiness). (Cv)

yaʔyáʔx̌m̓ watch / watch. e.g. a rodeo, a race, stick game (Cv)

yaʔyáʔx̌n̓t watch something (Cv)

• sčy̓ay̓áx̌aʔst watch somebody
• lut inx̌mínk kʷu səčyaʔyáʔx̌stsəlx I don’t like it when they watch me. (Cv)

yaʕ̓ people (have) gather(ed)

• l̓ sx̌lap miʔ aláʔ kʷu y̓aˤʔ. In the morning we will gather here. (PS)
• way̓ uɬ axáʔ yaʕ̓l̓x iʔ k̓əl̓ ksənyaʕ̓tánsəlx They gathered where they were supposed to gather / The rest gathered where they were supposed to gather (PS)

yaˤc̓ solid (Cv)

yaʕčín̓ 1 shore, edge of the water / 2 geog / shore, edge of the water / geog. large inundated area south of Covington Cove; winter village and burial site (OkB)

• wikɬtsəlx iʔ sttm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaʕčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ, uɬ iʔ əɬkaps They saw her clothes laying close to the shore, and her bucket (PS)

yáˤčín̓ beach

yáˤčin̓ɬp̓úkʷlaʔ beach ball

yáˤčnítkʷ shore

yaʕčníwaʔɬ geog / geog. a trail from xəl̓al̓stupriver to Lundstrom Bay and the canyon at its head (OkB)

yaʕčniwɬ river bank

yaʕčníwɬ river bank

yaʕčníwɬčiʔ saʔtítkʷ River bank / River bank. (OkB) (OkB)

yaʕíɬc̓aʔ gather meat

• yaʕ̓íɬc̓aʔl̓x They got the meat home (PS)

yaʕlsčút goods arrive

• sčyaˤʔl̓sčút iʔ sčk̓aˤwmístx. Goods that he bought arrive., Things that he’s bought arrive. (PS)

yaʕɬčwílxʷn̓ all the tribes

yaʕɬčwílxʷtn̓ all the tribes

• tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓. It's from all over the world. (PS)
• isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓. They are my fellow kings from all the tribes. (PS)

yaʕmílx gather together

• huy̓, axáʔ y̓aˤl̓x, y̓aˤmíl̓xəl̓x n̓kəčkn̓wixʷəl̓x. Finally, now they gathered, they got together, they overtook one another. (PS)
• ik̓líʔ miʔ kʷu y̓aˤmílx. We will gather around there. (PS)
• əɬy̓aˤʔmíl̓xəl̓x k̓l̓ čitxʷsəl̓x. They got back together at their house. (PS)

yaʕ̓mín̓t be backward about something

yaʕ̓míntm̓ We’re backwards (PS)

• t̓xʷ y̓aˤmísəl̓x axáʔ miyáɬ swy̓num̓t. But they’re backwards because he’s too good looking. (PS)

yaʕp arrive

• xʷuyʔl̓x, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sk̓laxʷ, yaʕpəlx k̓əl̓ sílxʷaʔ tawn̓ They went, they got somewhere towards evening, they got to a big town (PS)
• nínwiʔ kʷu xʷuy̓y̓, kʷu y̓aˤp uɬ lut nax̌m̓ɬ aksyəxʷmn̓čút. Later we'll go, we'll get there, but don’t you get down. (PS)

yaʕpčín̓ trouble

• t̓xʷ way̓ talíʔ kn̓ yaˤpčín̓. I’m really in need of help. (PS)

yaˤpčín̓ be in need of something

• lut kn̓ t̓a ksyaˤpčín̓. I don’t have any troubles. (PS)

yaʕpčínmn̓t be in need of something

• uč kʷaʔ yaʕpčínməntxʷ ixíʔ yaʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ sumíxs Do you ever get hard up for the man-eater’s spirit? (PS)
• yaʕpčínməntsən̓ I need you (Cv)

yaʕpčnnún̓t become in need of something

• yaʕpčnúntm̓ They get hard up (PS)

yáˤpqín̓ many head of / many people

yaʕqnísxn̓ place name- hunting trail between Barnaby Creek and nlaxʷ. B’s etym: trail along the top of the rock (OkB)

yaʕsálqʷ p.n. man’s name

yaʕsálqʷ yaʕsáləqʷ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yaʕsálqʷ, yaʕsáləqʷ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yaʕspuʔúsm̓ agree / agree. compound

• way̓ yaʕ̓spuʔúsməlx Their hearts got together, they agreed (PS)

yaˤt all

yaˤt̓ squeak

• t̓iʔ yaˤt̓ axáʔ isn̓kɬmútn̓ kn̓ ɬə sym̓yuml̓x. My chair squeaks when I move.

yaʕt iʔsktxʷaxʷs answers (all the answers from adding) / sums (all the sums)

yaˤt k̓aʔkín̓ everywhere / everywhere

yaˤt taʔkín̓ everywhere / everywhere

yáˤtɬníw̓t cube

yáˤtmín̓t need something

yáˤwpyáwt strong

• áɬíʔ lut t̓ aksyw̓pyáˤw̓t t̓iʔ kmix ɬə nánaqs an̓nín̓k̓mn̓. You won’t be strong enough with only one little knife (PS)

yaˤw̓pyáˤwt strong, strong character, spiritual strenght

• lut t̓ aksyaˤw̓pyáˤwt t̓iʔ kmix ɬə nánaqs an̓nin̓k̓mn̓. You won’t be strong enough if you have only one knife. (PS)

yáˤyáˤt sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t every day / every day

yaˤʔ ̓ people (have) gather(ed)

yáˤʔíl̓psm̓ twirl tail

yáˤʔmín̓t reluctant / hesitant

yáˤʔmíxa go to a pow wow

yčakʷm̓ p.n. man’s name

yčakʷm̓, ičákʷm̓ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yčikstm̓ shake something. a stick, a tree / shake something (OkB)

yčikstmn̓t shake something

• yčikstməntxʷ You shake it roughly (Cv)
• uɬ way̓ miystxʷ ʔitx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, iwá yčikstməntxʷ uɬ kmix n̓čkʷčkʷísk̓itm̓, úɬiʔ kʷ k̓ək̓aʔlísʔst, uɬ kʷ xʷt̓ilx When you’re sure the woman is asleep, even if you shake her up all she does is groan, then you go easy, get up (PS)

yər̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ p.n. woman’s name

yəryir round

yət̓ət̓áˤt̓ make creaking/groaning noise

yət̓yət̓áˤl̓x make creaking noise

yəxʷmin̓t drop

yəxʷmn̓čut dismount, get down, get out of a vehicle / drop down / swoop down

• syəxʷmn̓čuts sn̓k̓l̓ip. Then Coyote got down. (PS)
• nínwiʔ kʷu xʷuy̓y̓, kʷu y̓aˤp uɬ lut nax̌m̓ɬ aksyəxʷmn̓čút. Later we'll go, we'll get there, but don’t you get down. (PS)

yəxʷm̓stim̓ put something down / drop something

yəxʷmus north wind

yəxʷtips bottom/base (of cliff, tree, boulder)

yəyáˤt everybody

yəyaʕtəlx All of them (OkB)

yəyáˤtswit everybody

• nínwiʔ txəƛ̓ap iʔ sqilxʷ, yəyáˤt swit. Later the people will come, everybody (PS)
• way̓ kn̓ čut yəyáˤt swit čaʔkʷ íwaʔ tətwit, km̓ pəptwínaxʷ, km̓ siswtm̓, yəyáˤt swit I said everybody, boys, old ladies, little girls, everybody (PS)
• áɬiʔ yəyáˤt swit čnx̌ilm̓sts axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ Everybody on this earth is scared of this man-eater (PS)

yəʕʷyəʕʷin̓k Strong bow (Cv)

yičán̓t shake

yilíkʷl̓xkn̓ male mountain sheep

yilw̓íkstm̓ Twist something (OkB)

yílwiʔm̓ twist a twig

• kn̓ yílwiʔm̓ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. I twisted a stick. (PS)

yimkstmn̓t force somebody

• kʷuʔ yikstmn̓txʷ. You force me., You crowd me. (Cv)

yinwlx soar

• yinwəlx It soars. (Ok) as an eagle

yip= on the way. cf. ʔp=

yipwíkm̓ Catch sight of something / catch a glimpse of something (OkB)

yiq̓íp belt

yir circle / round (OkB)

yir snkɬk̓ʷakʷíl̓ltn̓ ferris wheel

yirk̓ʷčín̓t make a rim

yirk̓ʷqín̓ cup

yir̓k̓ʷqín̓ cup

yirk̓ʷxnm̓ make shoe frames / he made snow shoe frames / he made (shoe) frames (Cv)

• way̓ yrik̓ʷəxnm̓ uɬ lut nax̌əmɬ kɬənʔiyxn̓ He’s made frames, but he doesn’t have anything to lace them with / He’s made frames, but he doesn’t have anything to lace them in (PS)

yirmín̓tm̓ push someone / something

yir̓n̓čút full moon

yitákʷ rotten

yix̌íxt drive to s/o

yixʷmínm̓ Drop something (OkB)

yixʷmús very cold

yixʷtpál̓qs, yxʷtpalqs Skirt (Cv)

yixʷút low / down, low (OkB)

yiyr̓yír little round

yiʔáˤ fear (OkB)

yiʕ̓áʔ gather to celebrate

ylap be hit by something that moves fast

• kn̓ ylap iʔ t čq̓ilən̓ I got hit with an arrow / I got hit by an arrow (Cv)

ylikʷlxkn̓ male mountain sheep

ylikʷlxkn̓, yilíkʷlxkn̓ male mountain sheep (OkB)

ylix ̌ ilíx̌ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

ylix̌ p.n. man’s name

ylmixʷm̓ ilmíxʷəm chief

• n̓sw̓čnmistmn̓tm̓ t n̓c̓ičn̓ axáʔ yaʔ y̓lmixʷm̓ l̓ st̓m̓kʔil̓ts. Wolf proposed to the chief for his daughter. (PS)

ylmxʷilx become chief

• uɬ ilmxʷílx qʷásqiʔ Blue Jay became boss (PS)

yl̓paqs geog

yl̓paqs,il̓páqs geog. fishing area on the former east side of the Columbia, immediately north of naʔsíɬtn B’s etym: poked out point (OkB)

ylpnun̓t manage to hit with a gun

• ylpnun̓ I hit it with a gun (Cv)

yltmin̓t run away from somebody

• yltmintsən̓ I run away from you / I get away from you (Cv)

yl̓tmin̓t run away from someone

ylwiʔntím̓ twist something

• ylwiʔín̓ I twisted it (Cv)

ylwʔikstm̓ twist something

=ylxʷ coat, body covering. form and analysis uncertain

• kɬyəyáˤylxʷs A whole outfit (PS)

=ylxʷ 2 coat, body covering

ylxʷn̓tim̓ cover, wrap something

• ylxʷəntixʷ You wrap it up. (Ok)

ylxʷusm̓ cover one’s face

• kn̓ ylxʷusm̓ I cover my face (Cv)

ylxʷusn̓t cover somebody’s face

• yl̓xʷusəntm̓ Somebody covered her face (PS)

ylyalqn̓ geog

ylyalqn̓, ilyálqn̓ place name- inundated area on the north bank of the Spokane River about three-quarters mile east of the mouth of Ferguson (Orazada) Creek (OkB)

ylyalt run away

• kʷu yl̓yal̓t. We run away. (Cv)

ylylixʷm̓ chiefs

• haʔ way̓ p sxƛ̓ap iʔ p sqilxʷ aláʔ, km̓ iʔ p ilylmíxʷm̓, km̓ axáʔ iʔ p isnəqsílxʷ aláʔ? Are all you people here, you kings, you my people? (PS)

yl̓yul̓t thick

ymmsčut be cornered, fear

• way̓ kn̓ yməmsčut, way̓ kn̓ áˤčəčqənmənwíxʷ iʔ k̓a n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ I am cornered, I am fighting head to head with the sea monster (PS)
• t̓iʔ p sy̓m̓sčut iʔ ksxʷəsxʷusl̓xm̓p. You guys do your best, hurry., You are helpless to hurry. (PS)
• ʔiməm̓sčút He’s concerned (Cv)
• kn̓ ʔiməm̓sčút I fear it (Cv)

ymyumlx earthquake

• yim̓yúm̓lx iʔ tmxʷúlaʔxʷ Earthquake (OkB)

ym̓yuml̓x move around

ym̓yum̓l̓x to move

ym̓yuml̓xst move something around

ynixʷ wild parsnip (poisonous) (Cv)

ypaníc̓aʔ,yəpaníc̓aʔ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yq̓ip belt

yq̓ip yiq̓íp belt (OkB)

yq̓ip, yiq̓íp belt (OkB)

yq̓iw̓sm̓ tie with a belt

• lut aksy̓q̓íw̓sm̓ ! Don’t tie it with a belt!

yq̓min̓ file

yq̓min̓, yiq̓mín̓ file. implement (OkB)

yq̓nstúlaʔxʷ, yiq̓nstúlaʔxʷ p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yríwaxn̓ snow shoeing

• lut čmistís yiríwaʔxn̓. S/he didn’t know snow shoeing. (PS)

yríwaxnm̓ put snow shoes on

• lut t̓a kɬxwiɬ mɬ sič yiríwaxnməl̓x.. There is no road, and so they put their snow shoes on. (PS)

yrksnčut coil up

yrksnčut, yirksnčút coil up (OkB)

yrk̓ʷam̓ bend something

yrk̓ʷam̓, yirk̓ʷám̓ bend something (OkB)

yrminm̓ shove, slide something

yrminm̓, yirmínm̓ shove, slide something (OkB)

yrmnuss push away from shore

• way̓ ixíʔ yrəmnusəs sn̓k̓l̓ip, way̓ skʔəmtalqʷs Coyote pushed away from shore, he was sitting on a driftwood (PS)

yrnčut full moon

yrnčut, yirnčút full moon (OkB)

yrn̓tim̓ push something

• yrəntis axáʔ n̓c̓ičən̓ iʔ tkɬmilxʷs Wolf’s wife pushed her (PS)

yr̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ, yər̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ p.n. woman’s name. compound (OkB)

yr̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔyər̓sq̓ax̌píc̓aʔ p.n. woman’s name. compound (OkB)

yr̓yark̓ʷn̓t make a loop

• 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)

yryáruyaʔ great-great-great-grandchild or grandmother

• yəryáruyaʔ Fifth generation grandmother (Cv)

=ys 3

=ys 3 tooth; rain

yulp thick rope (OkB)

yult thick tree (OkB)

yul̓t log

yuɬlst p.n. man’s name

yuɬlst, yuɬəlst p.n. man’s name (OkB)

yúmm̓is t move

• kʷ yúm̓m̓ist. You made a move., You make a move. (Cv)

yúmm̓ist move

yus purple, dark red, maroon (Cv)

yutl̓x raven

yutlxʷ raven (OkB)

ywa even though, to no avail

ywa, iwa ́ even though, to no avail

• km̓ čaʔkʷ iwá kn̓ əɬaʔ wr̓isəlp̓m̓, uɬ way̓ kn̓ kskslíp̓aʔx Even if I make fire, I still have to get wood (PS)
• nínwiʔ txəƛ̓ap iʔ sqilxʷ, yəyaˤt swit, yaʔ sn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓ tl̓ yaˤɬčwílxʷtn̓, íwaʔ swy̓num̓t km̓ íwaʔ naʔɬ k̓sus km̓ íwaʔ iʔ naʔɬ ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap km̓ íwaʔ naʔɬ tətw̓it, yaˤyáˤt swit. All the people, everybody, the kings from all the tribes, even the good looking and the ugly, and the old men and the boys, everybody. (PS)
• uɬ way̓ iwá kn̓ k̓əɬtwn̓əlsmist I didn’t think I could do it (PS)
• way̓ ixíʔ iwá kiʔ kʷu əɬ čkswítmist yaʔx̌íʔ təl̓ naqs tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ kiʔ ksasq̓tm̓ For nothing we did our best (to come back) from another country when the storm came (PS)
• čaʔkʷ íwaʔ lut st̓paˤm̓ uɬ itíʔ čkxan̓. Even if he doesn’t shoot, just so he goes along. (PS)
• t̓xʷ íwaʔ lut t̓a čmistín̓ uɬ aɬíʔ way̓ nínwiʔ kn̓ mipn̓wíɬn̓. So even though I don’t know anything, but later I will learn. (PS)
• axáʔ íwaʔ tql̓pmnčut axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, t̓iʔ kaˤy̓. The woman tried to squirm around, but it’s like a vise. (PS)
• put way̓ nínwiʔ čaʔkʷ íwaʔ ɬə kt̓aq̓xnm̓ uɬ lut t̓ ksk̓ɬkičxs. Even if she just stretched later, she can’t reach it. (PS)

ywam̓ to no avail. cf. yw1

ywam̓, iwám̓ to no avail

ywyaˤwt strong

• way̓ yuʔyʔáˤwt aspuʔús, way̓ uníxʷ čnunxʷínaʔmstmn̓ Your thoughts are strong, I can really believe you (PS)

yw̓yw̓aˤkst strong handed

ywyʔáˤwínk strong bow

yx̌am̓ drive animal / drive stock (Cv)

yxíxiʔ in a while, a short while. cf. yxxʔ

yxíxiʔ,ixíxiʔ in a while, a short while

• way̓ t̓i ixíxiʔ čt̓əʔak̓ʷ axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ In a little while the woman came out (PS)
• ʔixíxiʔ təl̓ ɬəɬsax̌ʷts n̓tikɬč, ixíʔ uɬ way̓ k̓əɬʔanwís way̓ əɬq̓ilx axáʔ iʔ pəptwínaxʷ A while after she goes below, he’ll hear the old lady has gone to bed (PS)

yxʷmin̓t drop something

• yxʷmin̓ I dropped it. (Ok)
• yxʷmintm̓ We dropped it. (Ok)

yxʷmnčut get off, dismount

• nax̌m̓ɬ kʷ ɬa yəxʷmn̓čut way̓ čn̓kəčnikn̓ts, ƛ̓l̓l̓nun̓ts. But if you get off she’ll overtake you, she’ll kill you. (PS)

yxʷmnčutx get off. IMPERATIVE

• huy̓ yəxʷmn̓čutx ! Now get down! (PS)

yxʷmsúlaʔxʷ geog. low bald hill at the northeast end of Seylor Valley (OkB)

yxʷtpalqs skirt

yxʷtpalqs, yxʷtpal̓qs skirt

• yixʷtpál̓qs skirt (OkB)

yxʷtúlaʔxʷ lowlands

yxʷut below / Down below (PS)

• way̓ čk̓əɬnixəl̓ tla yxʷut He heard something from below (PS)

yxʷyxʷut low

yx̌ʷyx̌ʷutxn̓ badger

yx̌ʷyx̌ʷutxn̓, yix̌ʷyx̌ʷutxn̓ badger (Cv)

=yʔ 3

• =áyaʔ pretend, play
  • kn̓ q̓iʔq̓y̓máyaʔ I pretend I write (Cv)
  • kn̓ k̓ʷəl̓máyaʔ I pretend to work / I pretend I work (Cv)
  • kʷ ʔatʔatxáyaʔ, kʷ x̌ʷaq̓ʷl̓qsm̓. You pretend you are asleep and you snore. (PS)

=yʔ=qn̓

yʔaʕ̓ begin to gather

• lútiʔ sky̓púlaʔxʷs uɬ y̓aˤʔ iʔ sqilxʷ. Before it got dark, the people started to gather. (PS)
• yʔa··ʕ̓ʔ uɬ way̓ taʔlíʔ q̓sápiʔ iʔ sqaqsəsts ixíʔ uɬ čʔx̌iɬ ƛ̓lap iʔ sčyaʕpmíx They gathered and it’s long after dark that they quit coming in (PS)

=yʔlqs

• =yaʔálqs ? / unclear suffix sequence in the following form
  • Pl̓yaʔál̓qs Gopher (Coyote's wife) (Cv)

=yʔqn̓

• =áyaʔqn̓ top of the head
  • c̓w̓qáyaʔqn̓. I pull it out of the hair. (Cv)
  • kaʔɬl̓áyaʔqn̓ three heads (Cv)
  • ksəráyaqntm̓ Scalp somebody (OkB)
  • sɬəq̓l̓xáyaʔqn̓ night cap, pajama cap / night caps (PS)
• =yaʔqn̓ top of the head
  • pəpílyaʔqn̓ flathead (Cv)
  • stkʷúsyaʔqn̓ curly hair (OkB)

yʕ 6

yʕc̓ yaˤc̓ solid

• lut kstk̓ʷaxʷəxʷl̓qʷs uɬ t̓iʔ yaˤc̓.. It doesn’t come loose and it's solid. (PS)

yʕc̓, yaˤc̓ solid

• lut kstk̓ʷaxʷəxʷl̓qʷs uɬ t̓iʔ yaˤc̓.. It doesn’t come loose and it's solid. (PS)