kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut
prop one’s eyes open
- anwíʔ kʷ ksčxaʔtmíxaʔx, ixíʔ úɬiʔ kʷ kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut iʔ t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ. - You wanted to come first, and that’s why you propped your eyes open with sticks..
- ixíʔ x̌ʷiƛ̓m̓ ixíʔ skt̓əkt̓əksn̓čuts, áɬiʔ čm̓ ʔitx. - So he broke something to prop his eyes open, because he might fall asleep.
- ixíʔ sx̌ʷc̓am̓s t sx̌əx̌c̓iʔ, way̓ put kt̓əkt̓əksn̓čut. - Then he broke a stick, he just propped his eyelids open.