q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓t

be stingy of something or somebody

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• way̓ íwaʔ q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓tsn̓, pnaʔ itíʔ kʷ kstaʔtím̓aʔ kʷ ƛ̓lal̓ uɬ lut sx̌asts, talíʔ kʷu paʔpaʔsín̓k aɬíʔ kʷ sksnəqsl̓tílaʔtət. - Even so I hate to see you go, if you go to strange places (and) you die, that won’t be good, we would feel too sorry, because you are our only son.
• lut haʔ q̓ix̌əx̌mn̓txʷ iʔ an̓tkɬmílxʷ ? - Don’t you get stingy of your wife?, Don't you miss your wife?
• íwaʔ čx̌litm̓ uɬ lut, q̓ix̌əx̌m̓s iʔ sčk̓ʷul̓s. - Event though he was called and no, he didn’t want to leave his work., Though he was called for, it was for nothing, he stayed dedicated to his work.