sy̓syus
Smart, powerful / able; ability, power
- uɬ áɬiʔ sy̓syus l̓ spix̌m̓ - Because he’s smart at hunting
- sy̓syus l̓ syríwaxn̓ - He’s smart with snow shoes
- taʔlíʔ sysyus iʔ n̓x̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ, sčʔx̌il̓x kiʔ n̓ʔəɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ - ̓. The sea monster is very smart, that’s why he’s a man-eater
- mal̓tm̓ t isysyús kiʔ kaʔkíčn̓tsn̓ - It’s because I’m smart that I found you
- lut kʷuʔ t̓ə ksn̓kčnikn̓tm̓ t̓əxʷ iwá sy̓syus - She will never overtake us with all her smartness
- nak̓ʷáʔ t̓u··l̓ ixíʔ iʔ kʷəkʷt̓it iʔ tkɬmilxʷ iʔ t sy̓syusts - The Golden Woman is not beatable because of her power
- lut t̓ə čmy̓stim̓ l̓ stim̓ sy̓syus - We don’t know in what things he is smart
- uɬ axáʔ n̓c̓ičn̓ iʔ xaʔtústs áɬiʔ w̓nixʷ sy̓syus l̓ stəxʷčnčuts - And Wolf is their leader because he sure is smart in getting things to eat
- uɬ áɬiʔ tl̓ sy̓syusts k̓ʷəčk̓ʷačt - Because he’s smart (and) strong