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yák̓ʷiʔ rotten wood (OkB)

yal̓m̓ make war, be at war

yal̓t flee, run away, seek refuge

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

yám̓x̌ʷaʔ basket, cedar bark basket, cedar basket , cedar bark basket, cedar or spruce root woven basket (Cv)

yám̓x̌ʷaʔ p̓úkʷlaʔ basketball

yáqmaʔ Place name- Yakima country, Ellensburgh (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)

yaxʷt dropped, fall overboard, fall off (OkB)

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

yayákʷaʔ stingy

yáyam̓ sing (as in a sweat or ceremony)

yayáxʷt keep falling

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

yayl̓qs whitefish (larger variety)

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 y̓lmixʷm̓. Its the chief. (PS)
• ya n̓tx̌ʷitkʷ. Its the big river., It's the river. (PS)
• yaʔ n̓xarw̓s It's the curtain.
• síl̓xʷaʔ yaʔ čn̓t̓aq̓m̓. That's a big valley. (PS)
• iʔ aʔ čn̓xʷr̓us. It is the hollow place. (PS)
• iʔ aksəs yaʔ n̓t̓lúlaʔxʷtn̓. They are the oxen for plowing. (PS)
• iʔ aʔ čtyap, iʔ n̓sil̓xʷʔítkʷ. 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)

yaʔkʷmínm̓ be selfish

yaʔx̌ís that one over there

• uɬ čaʔkʷ íwaʔ lut axáʔ iʔ tw̓tw̓it axáʔ iʔ k̓asʔasíl̓, Pay̓rn̓ uɬ yaʔx̌ís, čaʔkʷ way̓ kn̓ knánaqs. 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)
• uɬ yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ k̓a n̓ɬaʔmín̓k miʔ kʷ ɬəq̓ilx. And over there next to the wall you can lie down. (PS)
• uɬ čm̓ yaʔx̌íʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ lut ksnixl̓mn̓ts. And that woman probably won’t listen to you. (PS)
• yaʔx̌íʔ t̓iʔ ɬip iʔ t síl̓xʷaʔ iʔ t siw̓ɬkʷ. Over there s/he disappeared in the big water. (PS)
• uɬ yəyaˤt k̓ɬʔay̓səs yaʔx̌íʔ. And that one over there changed all the places. (Cv)

yaˤc̓ solid (Cv)

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

yaˤčín̓ shore, edge of the water, beach, bank of creek or river, place name- large inundated area south of Covington Cove, a winter village and burial site (OkB)

• wikɬtsəl̓x iʔ stətm̓tim̓s ilíʔ l̓ yaˤčín̓ st̓əqčnitkʷ uɬ iʔ ɬəkaps. They saw her clothes laying close to the shore, and her bucket. (PS)

yaˤčin̓ɬp̓úkʷlaʔ beach ball

yaˤčnítkʷ shore

yaˤčníwaʔɬ place name- a trail from Xl̓al̓stúp river to Lundstrom Bay and the canyon at its head (OkB)

yaˤčníwɬ river bank

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)

yaˤpčín̓ be in need of something, be in trouble

• t̓xʷ way̓ talíʔ kn̓ yaˤpčín̓. I’m really in need. (PS)
• lut kn̓ t̓a ksyaˤpčín̓. I don’t have any troubles. (PS)

yaˤpčínmn̓t be in need of something

• uč kʷaʔ yaˤpčínmn̓txʷ ixíʔ iʔ ən̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ sumíxs ? Do you ever get hard up for the man-eater’s spirit? (PS)
• yaˤpčínmn̓tsn̓. I need you., I have need of you. (Cv)

yaˤpčn̓nún̓t become in need of something

• yaˤpčnúntm̓. They became needful., They hit hard times. (PS)

yaˤpqín̓ many head of, many people

yaˤt all

yaˤt̓ squeak, creak, groan

• 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

yaˤt taʔkín̓ everywhere

yáˤtɬníw̓t cube

yaˤtmín̓t need something

yaˤw̓pyáˤw̓t be strong / strong, strong character, spiritual strenght

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

yaˤyaˤn̓čút gather things for oneself

• way̓ ixíʔ nínwiʔ kn̓ y̓aˤy̓aˤn̓čút. So then later I’ll gather them. (PS)

yaˤyáʕt 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 čmistín̓ yəyaˤt, axáʔ čmalk̓ʷ, axáʔ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ. Yes, yes, I know everything, this whole thing, this world. (PS)
• yaˤyáˤt čqʷəčqʷačqn̓əl̓x. They all have hats on. (PS)
• miyíl̓sm̓s uɬ yaˤyáˤt čx̌ƛ̓mus. S/he figured it’s all uphill. (PS)
• way̓ yaˤyáˤt ixíʔ čn̓ɬək̓ʷɬək̓ʷtmistxʷ. Well you should 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. So all of us, we are here. (PS)

yaˤyáˤt sx̌l̓x̌aˤl̓t every day

yaˤʔíl̓psm̓ twirl tail

yaˤʔíɬc̓aʔ gather meat

• yaˤʔíɬc̓aʔəl̓x. They got the meat home. (PS)

yaˤʔl̓sčút goods arrive

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

yaˤʔmín̓t be backward about something / be reluctant with something, be hesitant with

yaˤʔmín̓tm̓. We’re backwards about it. (PS)

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

yaˤʔmíxaʔ pow wow, to powwow

yəryir round

yət̓ət̓aˤt̓ make creaking noise, make groaning noise

yət̓yət̓aˤl̓x make creaking noise

yəxʷminm̓ drop (OkB)

yəxʷmin̓t drop something

• yəxʷmin̓ I dropped it.
• yəxʷmin̓tm̓. We dropped it.

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)

yəxʷmn̓čutx ! Get off!, Get down!

• huy̓ yəxʷmn̓čutx ! Now get down! (PS)

yəxʷm̓stim̓. We dropped it.

yəxʷmus north wind

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

yəxʷtpal̓qs skirt

yəxʷtúlaʔxʷ lowlands

yəx̌ʷyəx̌ʷutxn̓ badger

yəxʷyxʷut low

yəyaˤt everybody, everything, all

yəyaˤt swit everybody

• nínwiʔ txəƛ̓ap iʔ sqilxʷ, yəyáˤt swit. Later the people will come, everybody (PS)
• áɬiʔ yəyáˤt swit čnx̌ilm̓sts axáʔ l̓ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ ixíʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ Everybody on this earth is scared of this man-eater (PS)

yəyaˤtəl̓x. It was all of them. (OkB)

yičán̓t shake something, agitate something

yičíkstm̓ shake something (stick, tree) (OkB)

yičíkstmn̓t shake something

• yičíkstmn̓txʷ. You shook it roughly. (Cv)
• uɬ way̓ mistxʷ ʔitx axáʔ iʔ tkɬmilxʷ, íwaʔ yəčikstmn̓txʷ uɬ kmix n̓čəkʷčəkʷísk̓ítm̓, úɬiʔ kʷ k̓ək̓aʔlíst uɬ kʷ xʷt̓ilx. And so when you’re sure this woman is asleep, even if you shake her up all she does is groan, then you go easy, get up. (PS)

yilíkʷl̓xkn̓ male mountain sheep, mountain ram

yilw̓íkst twist something (OkB)

yílwiʔm̓ twist a twig

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

yim̓kstmn̓t force somebody

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

yin̓wl̓x soar

• yin̓wl̓x. It soars.

yipwíkm̓ catch a glimpse, catch sight of (OkB)

yiq̓íp belt

yir circle, round (OkB)

yir sn̓kɬk̓ʷakʷíl̓l̓tn̓ ferris wheel

yiríwaxn̓ snow shoeing

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

yiríwaxnm̓ put snow shoes on

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

yir̓ksn̓čút coil oneself up

yir̓k̓ʷám̓ bend something

yir̓k̓ʷčín̓t make a rim

yir̓k̓ʷqín̓ cup, mug

yir̓k̓ʷxnm̓ make (snow) shoe frames (Cv)

• way̓ yrik̓ʷxnm̓ uɬ lut nax̌m̓ɬ kɬn̓ʔiy̓xn̓. Well s/he’s made frames, but s/he doesn’t have lacing. (PS)

yir̓mínm̓ shove, slide, push

yirmín̓tm̓ We pushed him.

yirmnúsəs. S/he pushed it away from shore.

• way̓ ixíʔ yirmnusəs sn̓k̓l̓ip, way̓ sk̓am̓tál̓qʷs. So then Coyote pushed away from shore, he was sitting on a log. (PS)

yir̓n̓čút full moon

yirn̓tím̓ We pushed it.

• yir̓n̓tís axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ iʔ tkɬmilxʷs. Wolf’s woman pushed her. (PS)

yitákʷ rotten

yix̌íxt drive to s/o

yixʷmús very cold

yixʷút down, low (OkB)

yixʷútaʔ a little low

yiyr̓yír little round

yiʔáˤʔ fear (OkB)

yɪq̓mín̓ a file (tool) (OkB)

yl̓tmin̓t run away from someone

ylwiʔkstm̓ twist something

ylwiʔntím̓ We twisted it.

• ylwiʔn̓tín̓. I twisted it. (Cv)

ylxʷn̓tim̓ cover, wrap something

• ylxʷn̓tixʷ. You wrapped it up.

ylxʷusm̓ cover one’s face

• kn̓ ylxʷusm̓ I cover my face (Cv)

ylxʷusn̓t cover somebody’s face

• yl̓xʷusn̓tm̓. Her face was covered by someone. (PS)

yl̓yal̓t run away

• kʷu yl̓yal̓t. We run away. (Cv)

yl̓yul̓t thick

ym̓m̓sčut be cornered, be in 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)
• ʔim̓m̓sčút be concerned (Cv)
• kn̓ ʔiməm̓sčút I fear it (Cv)

ym̓yuml̓x to move, earthquake, move around

• ym̓yum̓lx iʔ tmxʷúlaʔxʷ earthquake (OkB)

ym̓yuml̓xst move something around

yq̓min̓ file

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)

yr̓yáruyaʔ great-great-great-grandchild or grandmother

• yəryáruyaʔ fifth generation grandmother (Cv)

yul̓p thick rope (OkB)

yul̓t log, thick tree (OkB)

yúm̓mist move

yus purple, dark red, maroon (Cv)

yutl̓x raven

yw̓yaˤw̓ín̓k strong bow, recurved bow (Cv)

yw̓yaˤwt strong

• way̓ yw̓yaˤw̓t aspʔús, way̓ w̓nixʷ čnw̓n̓xʷínaʔm̓stmn̓. Well your heart is strong, so I can really believe you. (PS)

yw̓yw̓aˤkst strong handed