kɬčqəqitkʷ
be on top of the water, metaphorical expression meaning to succeed, to make it out of trouble
- ixíʔ uɬ axáʔ iʔ tw̓tw̓it uɬ áɬiʔ kɬčqəqitkʷəl̓x. - And then these boys got out of trouble.
- lut t̓ə čkɬčəqqitkʷəlx - They never came to the top of the water