naqs
one / 1 / one, another, one thing
Listen to the elder
- way̓ k̓əɬt̓k̓ʷəntis kaʔɬəllúp, naqs, uɬ itlíʔ naqs, uɬ itlíʔ naqs - He put it there in three piles, one, and then another, and then another
- nixʷ čk̓əɬnixl̓əmsəlx iʔ naqs, ixíʔ nak̓ʷm̓ iʔ sqəltmixʷ - They heard another one, that’s the man
- uɬ naqs iʔ kʷ iksčúnm̓ nax̌əmɬ - But one thing I’m going to tell you
- axáʔ iʔ naqs qʷaˤy̓, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷr̓iʔlxʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs kʷil̓lxʷ, uɬ axáʔ iʔ naqs t̓xʷ q̓ʷaˤy̓. - This one blue, and this other one yellow, and this one is red, and this other one is black.
- naqs sn̓t̓aq̓əms iʔ t čənləʕ̓ʷutm̓, ixíʔ n̓kčníkiʔs - Once he crossed a big valley, there he overtook him
- naqs sməčq̓ʷuləms - One swallow
- naqs sxʷm̓úlaʔxʷtn̓ - One mile
- swit aɬíʔ mət naqs əɬuʔɬmn̓, naqs sməčq̓ʷuləms uɬ n̓c̓sap - Maybe one tiny spoonful, one swallow and it’s gone. (PS) / Maybe one little spoonfull, one swallow and it’s gone / Maybe on little spoonfull, one swallow and it’s gone
- k̓ɬmulm̓ iʔ k̓l̓ naqsiwɬ - S/he ladles to another container.