nk̓ʷ-, n̓k̓ʷ
one (prefix)
snk̓ʷɬ-
partner, peer, colleague, co-
- asn̓k̓ʷɬɬəq̓ʷɬəq̓ʷlút - They are your bed partners.
- isn̓k̓ʷɬƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌áp. - He is my old man., He is my fellow Elder.
- x̌əl̓tsqilxʷ t ksnk̓ʷɬpix̌əms - Invite on a hunting trip / Invite on a hunting trip. (OkB) [lit. invite somebody to be one’s hunting partner.]
- kʷ isn̓k̓ʷɬmrím̓. - I am married to you.
- isn̓k̓ʷɬy̓l̓y̓lmíxʷm̓. - They are my fellow chiefs.
- sn̓k̓ʷɬq̓ilts - It is their sick partner., It is their hospital roommate.
n̓k̓ʷɬ-, sn̓k̓ʷɬ-
ones you do something with, colleagues in something, mates in something (e.g classmate, bedmate)
- n̓k̓ʷɬʔiɬn̓mn̓tsn̓. - I ate with you., We ate together., I dined with you., You were my dining companion.
n̓k̓ʷčwilxʷtn̓
one group, one community, one collective
- iʔ sqilxʷ pničíʔ nak̓ʷáʔ t̓iʔ čkmax, ixíʔ nk̓ʷčwilxʷtn̓. - Apparently the people at that time didn’t stay alone, they were in a group
n̓k̓ʷpiʔsc̓íɬt
the other day, the day before yesterday
- ixíʔ čn̓k̓ʷpiʔsc̓íɬt uɬ kakíčn̓tm̓. - That’s what we found the other day.
sn̓k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷspínaʔtk
little one year olds, little yearlings
- čkičxsəl̓x ixíʔ t sn̓k̓ʷn̓k̓ʷspínaʔtk iʔ t kʷl̓kʷl̓álxʷ. - Those yearling calves got to him.
n̓k̓ʷčwixtn̓
one village, one living group, one tribe, one community
- kʷliw̓t yaʔ nk̓ʷčwixtn̓ t̓xʷ axáʔ tawn̓, síl̓xʷaʔ tawn̓. - One group of people lived there, it’s a town, a big town.