Č - č

čʔáɬaʔ   [č-√ʔ<á>ɬaʔ] [from-√here<actl>]  ⇨ ʔáɬaʔ. to be from here. čʔáɬaʔ cn. I'm from here. čʔáɬaʔ kʷi kʷə swéʔwəs. The boy is from here. [TC - 21.34.8] ʔuʔčʔáɬaʔ ʔaʔməq̕ʷúʔəs ʔiʔ ʔuʔtə́s ʔaʔNitinaht. They come from here at Smyth Head to Nitinaht. [AS - 38.218.4] níɬ yəxʷ yaʔ ʔuʔ cəʔéʔt ʔuʔ x̣aʔyéʔsi čʔáɬaʔ ʔaʔ tiə, əw? I guess this was a truly fierce bunch from here, eh? [TC - 19.264.4] ʔuʔ čʔəɬáʔ č̕ yaʔ ʔaʔ tiə tə́ŋəxʷ tiə ʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ stə́ss ʔaʔNitinaht. They apparently came from this land here, Elwha, to get to Nitinaht. [TC - 19.300.6] Variant: čʔəɬáʔ. [TC - 19.262.1, 19.262.2]

čʔaɬaʔtúŋə   [č-√ʔɬaʔ-txʷ-uŋə] [from-√here-inancaus-2obj]  ⇨ čʔáɬaʔtxʷ. get you from here. čʔaɬaʔtúŋə cn. I got you from here. [TC - 21.36.1]

čʔáɬaʔtxʷ   [č-√ʔ<á>ɬaʔ-txʷ] [from-√here<actl>-inancaus]  ⇨ čʔáɬaʔ. to bring, get something from here. čʔáɬaʔtxʷ cn tiə t̕éʔyəqʷ. I brought the strawberries from here. [TC - 21.36.2] [AS - 38.218.3]

čʔəɬáʔtəŋ   [č-√ʔɬaʔ-t-ŋ] [from-√here-trns-psv]  ⇨ čʔáɬaʔtxʷ. to be brought from here. čʔəɬáʔtəŋ cn. They got me from here. [TC - 21.34.6] níɬ nəsyaʔcústəŋ ʔaʔ tiə nəsq̕ʷúʔšən ʔaʔ či sčʔəɬáʔtəŋs yaʔ kʷi ɬənɬániʔ. That's what I was told by my wife that they brought the women here. [TC - 21.34.7] [TC - 19.262.3]

čʔəx̣ín   from where. See: čšaʔəx̣ín.

čʔíɬaʔ   [č-√ʔiɬaʔ] [have-√bought]  ⇨ sʔíɬaʔ. to buy, purchase. čʔíɬaʔ cn. I bought (it). čʔíɬaʔ ʔaʔ cəw̕níɬ, u? You bought it? [TC - 10.2.12] čʔíɬaʔ cn ʔaʔ kʷsə ʔáʔiŋ. I bought a house. [TC - 10.2.12] čʔíɬaʔ cn ʔaʔ tə ŋús sq̕ʷúŋiʔ. I bought four (salmon) heads. [TC - 10.2.13] [MJ - 38.140.6]

čʔíɬən   [č-√ʔiɬn] [have-√eat]  ⇨ ʔíɬən. to consume habitually. čʔíɬən ʔaʔ či ʔáʔčx̣. He eats crab all the time. [AS,BC - 32.86.2] čʔíɬən cn ʔaʔ či smánəš. I smoke all the time. [AS,BC - 32.84.8] čʔíɬən ʔaʔ lám. He's always drinking liquor. [BC - 32.86.1] čʔíɬən cn ʔaʔ lám. I was a drunkard. [AS,BC - 17.45.4, 32.84.7] ʔunú ʔuʔ čʔíɬən! Notice how he eats! [TC - 18.102.4] man̕ ʔuʔ čʔíɬən ʔaʔ lám. He lives to drink. [AS - 33.222.9] čʔíɬən cn ʔaʔ cə lám. I drink lots of liquor. [AS - 32.84.6] čʔíɬən cn ʔaʔ ʔáʔčx̣. I eat crab all the time. [TC - 18.104.2] čʔiɬən ʔaʔ q̕ʷə́yən̕. earwig <insect> [AS - 32.84.9] mán̕ cn ʔuʔ čʔíɬən ʔiʔ məccút. I ate so much I got fat. (I ate too habitually and got fat.) [EP - T55.16] [BC - 32.86.3]

čʔiyá   [č-√ʔya] [be from-√there] to be from there, ever since. níɬ sxʷčʔiyás cə saʔsúɬ ti scúŋs ʔiʔ ʔəsáw̕əɬ ʔaʔ tə sqiqəyáyŋxʷ. That's where the trail goes from up and into the trees in the brush. [AS,BC - 32.38.8] q̕áp cn čʔiyá ʔaʔ nə́kʷ. I caught it from you. [ES - 17.13.2, 17.13.3] čʔiyá kʷi sčiyúʔisɬ. Our ancestors were from there. [ES - 5.51.12] héʔwi ʔaʔ ti sxʷčʔiyá. They came forward from where they were. [ES - 6.9.4] ƛ̕kʷnáxʷ cn tiə nəsčáy čʔiyá ʔaʔ cə ləmətú. I got my wool from a sheep. [AS - 39.220.1] ƛ̕áy ʔuʔ čʔiyá ʔaʔ ti sx̣aʔeʔkʷuyéʔč. They were also from the mountains. [TC - 20.96.9] ƛ̕áy ʔuʔ níɬ ʔuʔsxʷčʔiyás kʷi čičiyáŋəns yaʔ. That's also where their ancestors were from. [ES - 19.228.2] čtáŋ kʷaʔ stáŋəs či nəsƛ̕éʔ čʔiyá ʔaʔ ti sxʷəyəmáyə. He asked if there was something I wanted from the store. [TC - 19.262.1] níɬ nsuʔnuʔás cə ʔə́nyəns čʔiyá ʔaʔ tə x̣áʔčəŋ̕ ʔə́nyəns. Then I put in the onions from the dried onions. [MJ - 37.114.3] kʷɬʔáw kʷaʔ nuʔiyə́məcts čʔiyá ʔaʔ kʷi suʔɬúyəŋs ʔaʔ kʷi sɬánis yaʔ. He doesn't get much strength back since he was left by his late wife. [MJ - 38.156.1] ƛ̕áy kʷ ʔuʔ níɬ ʔaycɬtáyŋxʷ čʔiyá ʔaʔ cə ʔəsčáy̕əqʷ sŋiyánt. There were also Indians living up in the back woods in the mountains. [RSh - 25.22.3] ʔuʔhúy ʔuʔ čʔiyá ʔaʔx̣ʷáyəŋ təs ʔaʔməq̕ʷúʔəs ʔiʔ cə súʔukʷ. It was only from Bentinck Island to Smyth Head and Sooke. [ES - 4.9.4] sƛ̕éʔs či sʔənʔás ti sčʔiyá ʔaʔ tə nə́c̕uʔ sčtə́ŋxʷən. They want them to come from there to another land. [TC - 19.258.5] ʔaw̕mán̕ ʔuʔ nəsƛ̕éʔ sxʷčʔiyás kʷi čiyáŋənɬ ʔiʔčaʔyə ʔəcɬtáyŋxʷ. Because I really love it for it comes from out ancestors, the people who came before us. [ES - 17.11.1] ʔuʔhúy ʔuʔ ƛ̕kʷnáxʷ cə təltálə čʔiyá ʔaʔ cə marina. They are the only ones that manage to get money from the marina. [BH - 19.122.1] sáʔsiʔsiʔ yaʔ ʔaʔ ti ʔuʔnáč̕ ʔaʔyəcɬtáyŋxʷ čʔiyá ti ʔuʔyéy̕. They were feared by different people from far away. [TC - 19.194.2] ʔiʔ kʷənáŋətəŋ či nscúŋtxʷ tə sčúɬ čʔíya təsə cácuʔ. He'll help me carry the wood up from the beach. [ES - 19.298.3] Variant: čʔíya. ʔiʔ sƛ̕éʔs či qʷúʔ cə nsɬániʔ ʔiʔ ʔənʔá čʔíya ʔaʔ cə sxʷʔíyas či skʷúkʷs caʔ či sʔíɬən. My wife wanted the water to to come from there to where she was going to cook the food. [ES - 12.71.1] [ES - 12.53.3] Variant: číya. níɬ č̕ yaʔ kʷi Amy yaʔcícəm̕ ʔaʔ či sx̣ʷiʔám̕ ʔaʔ kʷɬi kəkántu čšʔiyá ʔaʔqám̕qəm̕. It was Amy who told the story of Kakantu from Point Hudson. [AS,BC - 12.71b.2] Variant: čšʔiyá. ʔəx̣ín ʔay̕ kʷi n̕sxʷčšʔiyá? Where are you from? [EP - T52.18] čaʔiyá st. We're from there. [AB,IC - T476.7] Variant: čaʔiyá. ʔuʔčaʔiyá ʔaʔ kʷi q̕íyt tə nəsŋaʔk̕ʷaʔcút. I've been waiting since noon. [TC - 25.160.8] ƛ̕kʷə́t cn čaʔiyá ʔaʔ cə nəcə́t. I took it from my father. [TC - 20.150.1] ƛ̕kʷə́t cn cə táləs čaʔiyá ʔaʔ cə c̕aʔcítən. I took his money from the table. [TC - 21.104.6] ƛ̕áy č̕ ʔuʔ x̣ʷənʔáŋ cə čaʔiyá ʔaʔ cə nəskʷáʔ nəʔáʔiŋ. It was also like that there at my home. [TC - 21.182.1] [TC - 22.14.3] ⇨ ʔiyá. Variant: čiyá. [TC - 25.36.1]

čʔiyán̕   [č-√ʔəy̕=an̕] [have-√good=ear]  ⇨ ʔəyán̕. to hear, get word of, catch (through hearing). čʔiyán̕ cn. I heard something. kʷɬčəyáy či tə́ss ʔaʔ tə sʔíyəqsən ʔiʔ čaʔčʔiyán̕. Soon they got to the point and they finally heard. [ES - 11.31.4] suʔčʔiyán̕ ʔaʔ mə́šču ʔiʔ ʔuʔhiyáʔ. So Mink heard and he went. [MJ - 39.84.3] ʔiʔ čʔiyán̕ cə nsɬáni ʔaʔ či syáyaʔts kʷə nsʔúq̕ʷaʔ. My wife got word that my cousin was getting ready. [MJ - 29.302.1] ʔáwə kʷaʔ čʔiyán̕əs tə sk̕ʷəyaʔk̕ʷaʔtúʔ ʔəɬ kʷaʔkʷə́čəŋ̕s cə q̕áʔŋi. The crows never heard when the girl was hollering. [ES - 6.29.1] [MJ - 39.84.2]

čʔɬʔíɬən   [č-ʔɬ+√ʔiɬn] [have-pl+√eat]  ⇨ čʔíɬən. to consume habitually (of several). čʔɬʔíɬən ʔaʔ q̕ʷə́yən̕. earwigs. [EP - T55.16]

čaʔ   future. See: caʔ.

čaʔáʔnəs   [√č<ʔ>a<ʔ>n-as] [√move<actl>-ptcaus]  ⇨ čánəs. to be moving something. čaʔáʔnəs cn. I'm moving it. [TC - 18.242.5; MJ - T377.10]

čáʔaʔniʔ   moving. See: čáʔniʔ.

čaʔáw̕əɬ   [√č=əʔəw<ˀ>-ɬ] [√other=side<actl>-dur]  ⇨ čaʔwíyəŋ. to be on the other, opposite side. [TC - 18.80.2]

čaʔc̕čə́c   [čaʔ-√c̕y-t-c] [immed-√wake-trns-1obj/2obj]  ⇨ čaʔc̕ə́č. just wake me; just wake you. čaʔc̕čə́c u cxʷ? Did you just wake me up? [ES,TC,HS - 5.61.1] [ES - 5.61.1]

čaʔc̕ə́č   [čaʔ-√c̕y] [immed-√wake]  ⇨ c̕ə́č. to be just awakened. čaʔc̕ə́č cn. I just woke up. [ES,TC - 5.60.9] [ES - 5.60.10]

čaʔčáʔsaʔ   [čaʔ+√čə<ʔ>səʔ] [dim+√two<people>]  ⇨ čáʔsaʔ. to be just two people. ʔuʔ čaʔčáʔsaʔ st. It's just the two of us. [TC - 8.26.8]

čaʔčáʔt   making it. See: čáʔčt.

čáʔčaʔtəŋ̕   [√ča<ʔ>y<aʔ>-t-ŋ<ˀ>] [√work<actl>-trns-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čáʔčt. being built, made fixed, repaired, worked on. húynəs či sčáʔčaʔtəŋ̕s he managed to finish his repairs. [ES - 4.16.3] Variant: čaʔčáʔtəŋ̕. húynəs či sčaʔčáʔtəŋ̕s. He finished fixing it. [TC - 21.252.8] ƛ̕áy cn tə́s ʔaʔ cə sxʷʔiyás čaʔčáʔtəŋ̕s cə x̣ʷéʔləm. I got there again to where the rope was being made. [ES - 26.94.1] suʔƛ̕áy čəyáy ʔiʔ čaʔčaʔčáʔtəŋ̕ cə cáyss ʔiʔ sqiʔám̕ či shúynəŋs. They again almost fixed his hand but they couldn't finish it. [TC - 25.144.4] ʔúx̣ʷ cn ʔaʔ cə sxʷʔiyás ti čaʔčáʔtəŋ̕s tə sx̣iyəx̣ə́kʷɬ ʔaw̕x̣éʔyəx yaʔ tiə xʷiyanítəm yaʔ ʔaʔ cə nə́c̕uʔ tə́ŋxʷ. I went to where they were building a battleship because the white people were fighting a war in another land. [TC - 26.62.2] [TC - 27.76.2]

čaʔčaʔyúcən   [čaʔ+√ča<ʔ>y=ucin] [dim+√work<dim>=mouth]  ⇨ čáy. to talk too much. čaʔčaʔyúcən cxʷ. You talk too much. [EP - T10.3]

čaʔčáqʷɬ   [čaʔ+√č<á>qʷ-ɬ] [dim+√burn<rslt>-dur] to be barely burning, on fire. See: čaʔ-. ⇨ čáqʷɬ. [IC - T478.12]

čaʔčáw̕txʷəŋ̕   [√ča<ʔ>y=aw̕txʷ-ŋ<ˀ>] [√work<actl>=house-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čačáw̕txʷəŋ. to be building a house. húynəxʷ cn kʷsə nəsčaʔc̕áw̕txʷəŋ̕. I finished building my house. [ES - 9.72.5] [ES - 9.72.6] Variant: čaʔčáw̕txʷəŋ. txʷʔúx̣ʷ ʔuʔčaʔčáw̕txʷəŋ canu ʔaʔyəcɬtáyŋxʷ. He went toward those people building a house. [MJ - T437.12] čáʔčuʔtxʷəŋ̕ cn. I'm putting up a house. [ES - 26.192.2] Variant: čáʔčuʔtxʷəŋ̕. [MJ - T437.10]

čaʔčéʔkən̕   [čaʔ+√či<ʔ>kn<ˀ>] [dim+√chicken<dim>]  ⇨ čə́kəns. chick, baby chicken. čaʔnéʔ cə čaʔčíʔkən. The little chick is just born. [ES - 16.12.9] Variant: čaʔčíʔkən. [ES - 11.66.11]

čaʔčə́čtəŋəxʷ   [čaʔ+√čəčtŋxʷ] [dim+√owl]  ⇨ čə́čtəŋəxʷ. small owl. [HS - 16.18.4] Variant: čaʔčə́təŋxʷ. [ES - 16.18.4]

čaʔčə́ɬt   [čaʔ+√č<ə́>ɬət] [dim+√thick<actl>]  ⇨ čɬə́t. to be small and thick. [MJ - T164.1]

čaʔčə́saʔ   [čaʔ+√čəsəʔ] [dim+√two]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. two small things or people. čaʔčə́saʔ tə ŋə́nəŋənaʔs. They were her two small children. níɬ nəŋə́nəŋənaʔ tiə čaʔčə́saʔ swaʔwiʔqúʔiɬ. These two small boys are my children. [MJ - 29.110.2] [MJ - 29.122.5]

čaʔčə́yaŋ̕əs   [čaʔ+√čay-ŋ<ˀ>=us] [actl+√hang-mdl<actl>=face]  ⇨ čaʔčə́yəŋ̕. to be hanging. [EP - T60.16; LC - 2.17.6; ES - 4.62.5, 11.66.4] Variant: čaʔčə́yəŋəs. [ES - 11.66.4]

čaʔčə́yəŋ̕   [čaʔ+√čay-ŋ<ˀ>] [actl+√hang-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čiyəŋ̕úst. to be hanging. čaʔčə́yəŋ̕ cn. I'm hanging (from a hook). [ES - 11.66.5] [ES - 11.66.7]

čaʔčísəŋ   [čaʔ+√čis-ŋ] [dim+√itch-mdl] to itch, feel itchy; to scratch (an itch). [ES - 5.51.7, 13.5.4] Variant: čaʔčísəŋ̕. [ES - 5.54.1]

čaʔčsíc   [√čay-sít-c] [√work<actl>-bene-1obj/2obj]  ⇨ čaʔčsít. making (it) for me; making (it) for you. kʷɬhúy kʷ nəčaʔčsíc. I already finished making it for you. [ES - 14.35.10]

čaʔčsít   [√čay-sít] [√work<actl>-bene]  ⇨ čáčt. to be working on, making, fixing, building (something) for someone. čaʔčsít cn. I'm fixing it for him. [AS,BC - 28.250.6, 33.246.1] čaʔčsít cn cə nsɬániʔ. I'm fixing it for my wife. [ES - 14.36.2] [ES - 14.35.7] Variant: čəčsít. [AS,BC - 33.246.1]

čaʔčsítəŋ   [√čay-sít-ŋ] [√work<actl>-bene-psv]  ⇨ čaʔčsít. being worked on, made, fixed, built for someone by someone. čaʔčsítəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə nsɬániʔ. My wife made it for me. [ES - 14.36.2] čaʔčsítəŋ kʷə c̕aʔcítən. The table was made for him. [ES - 14.35.8] [AS,BC - 33.246.2]

čáʔčt   [√ča<ʔ>y-t] [√work<actl>-trns] to be making something, doing something, working on something. čáʔčt cn. I'm making it. [TC - 21.252.7] ⇨ čáčt. čáʔčt cn cə súyəq. I'm making a net. [MJ - T403.2] níɬ suʔhúynəxʷs čáʔčts. Then he finally finished working on it. [ES - 14.36.3] čáytəŋ st čáʔčt cə q̕əyáx̣əns cə number one Indian Reserve sxʷʔiyás yaʔ ti ʔiyá ʔaʔməq̕ʷúʔəs. We were put to work building a fence for the number one Indian Reserve where Smyth Head is. [ES - 3.53.2; TC - 18.36.1] čaʔčáʔt cn cə ʔúyəqs. I'm fixing the boat. [TC - 26.38.4] Variant: čaʔčáʔt. [√ča<ʔ>y<aʔ>-t] [√work<actl>-trns]  čaʔčáʔt cn cə snə́xʷɬ. I'm working on the canoe. [AS - 30.234.2] ʔuʔsə́ɬəŋ ʔuʔ čaʔčáʔts cə sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬs. He kept on building his boat. [AS - 30.234.3] [ES - 3.53.1]

čaʔčtáʔ   [čaʔ+√čtaʔ] [dim+√recent] to be recent, in office, in style. [ES - 8.5.4]

čáʔčuʔtxʷəŋ̕   building house. See: čaʔčáw̕txʷəŋ̕.

čaʔčxʷə́yu   [čaʔ-√čxʷəyuʔ] [dim-√whale]  ⇨ čxʷə́yuʔ. small whale. [ES - 16.22.4]

čáʔət   [√yaʔt] [√vomit] to vomit, throw up, spit up. čáʔət cn. I threw up. [EP - T24.17; LC - 1.7.1, 2.20.1; AS,BC - 4.5.4; ES,TC - 5.62.3; ES - 15.47.2; TC - 15.69.8] [TC - 15.69.10] Variant: čáʔt.

čaʔətáy̕ŋən   nauseated. See: čaʔtáy̕ŋən.

čaʔətístəŋ   [√yaʔt-istxʷ-ŋ] [√vomit-caus-psv]  ⇨ čaʔtístxʷ. to be made to vomit. čaʔətístəŋ cn ʔəɬ ʔíɬənn ʔaʔ ti čéʔčšinč. It makes me throw up when I eat Indian plums. [AS - 38.220.3]

čaʔəx̣ín   from where. See: čšaʔəx̣ín.

čáʔəy̕   working. See: čáʔiʔ.

čaʔhiyáʔ   [čaʔ-√hyaʔ] [immed-√go]  ⇨ hiyáʔ. to just now go, leave. čaʔhiyáʔ st ƛ̕aʔtáwn. We just left for town. [ES,TC - 5.61.2] [AS - 38.218.5]

čáʔi   be first. See: ɬčáʔi.

čáʔiʔ   [√ča<ʔ>y<ʔ>] [√work<actl>]  ⇨ čáy. to be working, building, doing, making. ʔiʔčáʔiʔ cn. I'm working. [TC - 8.41.2, 8.41.3, 8.41.4, 21.252.9; AS - 34.20.2] čáʔiʔ cn ʔaʔ cə muhúy̕. I'm making a basket. [TC - 21.238.9] ʔuʔx̣ən̕áɬ yaʔ ti suʔčáʔiʔɬ. We were always working. [ES - 9.6.2] čáʔiʔ cn ʔaʔ tiə qʷáy̕qʷi. I'm fixing the beads. [TC - 26.38.2] čáʔiʔ cn ʔaʔ cə nətálə. I'm working for my money. [ES - 14.8.1] čáʔiʔ cn ʔaʔ cə nəsnə́xʷɬ. I'm working on my canoe. [TC - 21.98.7] ŋə́n̕ cə nək̕ʷɬčáʔiʔ. Lots are going to work with me. [TC - 21.98.8] mán̕ kʷ ʔuʔ ʔə́y̕ cə n̕sčáʔiʔ. You're doing very good work! [TC - 21.92.8] ʔuʔx̣ʷə́ŋ kʷə nəyə́nəwəs ʔəɬ čáʔiʔs. My heart is working fast. [HS - 16.39.8; TC - 16.55.8] ʔuʔčúkʷs yaʔ cn ʔaʔ kʷi nəsčáʔiʔ. I used it when I was working. [TC,AS,BC - 17.66.1] čáʔiʔ cn ʔaʔ tə qʷə́y̕qʷi sq̕sə́ɬnəɬ. I'm making a bead necklace. [TC - 20.102.5] suʔčáʔiʔɬ ʔiyá ʔiʔ ʔáwə st kʷaʔ q̕aʔyústəŋɬ ʔaʔ ti tálə. So we were working, but we weren't getting paid any money. [MJ - T250.10] húy cn tə nəsčáʔiʔ ʔiʔ níɬ nəsuʔhiyáʔ ʔəsqʷáɬiʔ. I finished that job and then I went logging. [TC - 26.40.2] kʷənáŋətəŋ caʔn ʔiʔ xʷəyəməsítəŋ kʷə nməhúy̕ nəsčáʔiʔ. She'll help me sell the basket I'm making. [TC - 27.12.1] [AS - 33.122.6] Variant: čáʔəy̕. čáʔəy̕ cn. I'm working. [EP - T8.9; AS - 34.222.5] kʷɬčáʔəy̕. He's already working. [AS - 34.20.3, 34.222.5] stáŋ či n̕sčáʔəy̕. What are you working on? [AS,BC - 34.136.5] kʷɬníɬ cn ʔuʔ ʔiʔčáʔəy̕. Now I'm working. [EP - T8.9] čáʔəy̕ st ʔaʔ kʷsə ʔáʔiŋ. We're building a house. [AS - 34.20.4] c̕ápc cn ʔaʔ či n̕sčáʔəy̕. I'm bothering you from your work. [EP - T8.10] húynəxʷ cn kʷsə nəsčáʔəy̕. I finished what I'm making. [EP - T39.18] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə st ʔuʔ ʔáwə c čáʔəy̕. None of us are working. / All of us aren't working. [EP - T25.3] čáʔəy̕ ʔaʔ kʷsə q̕əyáx̣ən c̕aʔsə́yuʔ. He's making a fence, hammering. [MJ - T336.11] c̕aʔsə́yu kʷsə čáʔəy̕ ʔaʔ či q̕əyáx̣ən. The one that was building a fence was hammering. [EP - T26.3] čə́q čáʔi. He's working hard. [EP - T26.3] Variant: čáʔi. mə́y̕əq cn ʔaʔ tə nəsčáʔi. I forgot what I was doing. [TC - 20.138.8] mán̕ cxʷ ʔuʔ čə́q čáʔi. You're working too hard. [TC - 8.15.9] čáʔi ʔaʔ ti šəpláš. He was working at a lumber mill. [ES - 8.71.11] mán̕ ʔuʔ ʔən̕sxʷʔə́y̕ cə n̕sčáʔi. You're very good at what you're doing. [MJ - 38.60.5] ʔáw cn c húy či nəsčáʔi. I never quit my job. [TC - 20.284.7] čáʔi cə məšín. The machine is working. [ES - 19.86.4] ʔə́wə c mán̕ ʔuʔ taʔmíct či n̕sčáʔi. Don't work so hard. [AS,BC - 28.16.3] ʔuʔ čáʔi cn kʷi ʔiyá ʔaʔ cə kʷɬčə́q ʔáʔiŋ. I was working there at the old house. [ES - 8.72.2] čə́q cə n̕sčáʔi. I'm working hard. [ES - 6.2.3] nəx̣čŋín ʔaʔ či snéʔs ixʷ či sčáʔi ʔaʔ Mudd. I think Mr. Mudd must be doing something. [ES - 8.74.9] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ ti sčáʔis tiə sƛ̕aʔyéʔƛ̕qɬ ʔiyá ʔaʔ cə. These kids are doing all the work there. [MJ - T288.3] ʔiʔ ʔənʔá st həwíyŋ ƛ̕áy ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ tə scannery nəsxʷʔiyá tə nəsčáʔi. And we came back again to the cannery where I was working. [TC - 19.192.6] ʔuʔiyá cn ʔuʔ ʔiyá ʔaʔ tə sxʷʔiyáɬ čáʔiɬ ʔaʔ tə yaʔyíy̕ ʔəssáw̕əɬ ʔaʔ canu. I was there at the place where we were working far into the bush there. [MJ - 37.296.1] ʔuʔiʔttaʔnáct cn kʷi ʔuʔiʔəstéʔtəm̕ tə nəsʔinuʔčičáʔi. I'll be taking care of myself being steady and strong in my working. [ES - 19.80.1] Variant: čičáʔi. [RSh - 25.52.1]

čáʔičtəŋəxʷ   great horned owls. See: čáʔyəčtəŋəxʷ.

čaʔiɬcúŋ   [√čuy<ʔ>=ɬcu-ŋ] [√wave<actl>=water-mdl]  ⇨ sčúyəɬc. choppy (of waves in the water). [TC - 1.58.7]

čaʔiŋúst   hanging it up. See: čəy̕əŋ̕úst.

čáʔiqʷ   backwoods. See: čáy̕əqʷ.

čáʔit   hire someone. See: čáytxʷ.

čáʔitəŋ̕   [√ča<ʔ>y-txʷ-ŋ<ˀ>] [√work<actl>-letcaus-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čáytəŋ. being put to work, given a job. [AS - 31.132.5]

čáʔitxʷ   [√ča<ʔ>y-txʷ] [√work<actl>-letcaus]  ⇨ čáytxʷ. to be hiring someone, putting someone to work, giving someone a job. čáʔitxʷ cn. I'm putting him to work. [BC - 32.90.7]

čaʔixʷə́yu   whales. See: čaʔyəxʷə́yuʔ.

čaʔiyá   from there. See: čʔiyá.

čaʔkʷə́yuʔ   [√č<aʔ>kʷu-əyu<ʔ>] [√shoot<actl>-activ<actl>]  ⇨ čkʷə́yuʔ. to be shooting. čaʔkʷə́yuʔ yaʔ cn ʔaʔ kʷi múʔəqʷ. I was shooting ducks. [AS - 38.220.6] [EP - T40.3] Variant: čaʔkʷə́yu. čaʔkʷə́yu cn. I'm shooting. [AS,BC - 6.27.10] [AS,BC - 6.27.11]

čaʔkʷi   expected. See: čakʷi.

čaʔkʷúʔtəŋ   [√č<aʔ>kʷu<ʔ>-t-ŋ] [√shoot<actl>-trns-psv]  ⇨ čkʷútəŋ. being shot at. čaʔkʷúʔtəŋ cn. I'm being shot at. [AS,BC - 6.27.9] Variant: čaʔkʷútəŋ̕. čaʔkʷútəŋ̕ cn. They're shooting at me. [MJ - T414.5] čaʔkʷútəŋ̕ kʷi nəʔiyáʔiŋ yaʔ. They were shooting at my father. [TC - 18.282.2] [MJ - 36.276.1]

čaʔkʷút   [√č<aʔ>kʷu-t] [√shoot<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čkʷút. to be shooting at something. čə́saʔ húʔpt kʷi sqáqəns čaʔčaʔkʷúts. There were two deer they had just poached. stáŋ kʷaʔčaʔ či čaʔkʷúts? What is he shooting at? [ES - 6.52.3] hiyáʔ čaʔkʷúts cə múʔuqʷ. He went shooting ducks. [TC - 25.290.3] [TC - 26.56.5]

čaʔkʷúti   [√č<aʔ>kʷu-ty] [√shoot<actl>-rcprcl]  ⇨ čaʔkʷút. to be shooting at each other. k̕ʷə́nəs cə ʔaʔtšə́nəmən kʷéʔwən̕ti čaʔkʷúti ʔaʔ ti yə́čt. He saw warriors fighting, shooting at each other with arrows. [MJ - 36.238.1]

čáʔk̕ʷaʔɬ   [√ča<ʔ>k̕ʷ=aʔɬ] [√tight<actl>=mass]  ⇨ ʔəsčák̕ʷɬ. to have hiccups. čák̕ʷaʔɬ cn. I'm having the hiccups. [LC - 2.19.8; ES - 5.14.6, 9.75.9; TC - 5.62.2; AS,BC - 30.142.9] x̣ən̕áɬ ti nsuʔčáʔk̕ʷaʔɬ ʔəɬ xʷáʔəmən. I always get hiccups when I'm hungry. [ES - 9.75.10] [AS - 30.246.7] Variant: čák̕ʷaʔɬ. [ES - 9.75.9; AS,BC - 30.246.6]

čáʔmən   murky. See: ɬčáʔmən.

čáʔmət   murky. See: ɬčáʔmən.

čaʔnán̕xʷ   [√ča<ʔ>n<á>n<ˀ>əxʷ] [√salmon<actl>]  ⇨ čənčánnəxʷ. to be fishing, camping and getting fish. níɬ suʔhúyɬ t sčaʔnán̕xʷ ƛ̕iyáŋ ʔaʔ či sčánnəxʷ. Then we finished fishing, looking for fish. [MJ - T378.6] [MJ - 38.166.2]

čaʔnéʔ   [čaʔ-√niʔ] [immed-√exist]  ⇨ néʔ. to be just born, newborn baby, just hatched. čaʔnéʔ kʷsə ŋáʔnaʔs. Their baby is just born. [MJ - T261.11; ES,TC - 5.58.8, 5.63.8, 7.47.5; ES - 9.64.10; TC - 18.276.8] čaʔnéʔ kʷsə čaʔyaʔčíʔkən. The chickens are just hatched. [EP - T60.9] čaʔnéʔ cə čaʔčíʔkən. The little chick is just born. [ES - 9.64.11] čaʔnéʔ kʷsə smaʔyaʔmáʔc̕ən̕. The baby skunks are just born. [ES - 11.66.11] čaʔnéʔ ʔučtə nə́c̕uʔ ɬqáy̕č̕. It was just born about one month. [ES - 9.64.12] šə́ˑˑtəŋ̕ ʔiʔ k̕ʷə́nts cə ƛ̕úƛ̕aʔ sk̕ʷəyaʔk̕ʷáʔtuʔ ʔuʔčaʔnéʔ. She walked and she saw little newborn crows. [MJ - 29.6.2] [MJ - 27.230.6]

čáʔniʔ   [√ča<ʔ>n-iy<ʔ>] [√move<actl>-dev<actl>]  ⇨ čáni. to be moving, changing location. ʔi ʔuʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ cə héʔuʔ t siʔčáʔniʔs. She went to the bow to move away. kʷɬčáʔaʔniʔ. She's moving now. [MJ - 30.6.1] Variant: čáʔaʔniʔ. [MJ - T310.1]

čaʔníɬ   [čaʔ-√niɬ] [immed-√3focus]  ⇨ níɬ. to be the first time. čaʔníɬ cn. It's the first time for me. [TC - 21.168.1] čaʔníɬ kʷi nəsk̕ʷə́nəxʷ. It's the first time I saw it. [TC - 21.168.4] čaʔníɬ yəxʷ suʔƛ̕kʷnáxʷs či syə́wəns. He must have just got his power. [TC - 21.168.2] čaʔníɬ nəsk̕ʷə́nəxʷ. It's the first time I saw it. [MJ - 39.250.2] čaʔníɬ kʷi nsʔiyánəxʷ cə n̕sqʷáy. That's the first time I heard your story. [TC - 21.168.3] [TC - 22.12.7]

čaʔnúʔ   [√čəʔnuʔ] [√extremely] extremely. See: čəná; čánu. čaʔnúʔ cxʷ ʔuʔ nəxʷqáyəx̣s. You're acting extremely proud. čaʔnúʔ cxʷ ʔuʔ sxʷák̕ʷi. You're so crazy. [LC - 2.6.9] [LC - 2.6.11]

čaʔŋə́scən   [čaʔ-√ŋəscn̕] [immed-√louse]  ⇨ ŋə́scən̕. to be lousy, infested with lice. [ES,TC - 5.51.9]

čaʔŋə́yu   [√ču<ʔ>ŋ-əyu] [√push<actl>-activ]  ⇨ čúŋət. 1 • to be pushing, pumping. ʔiʔ ʔáwə kʷaʔ kʷánəŋəts cə qʷúʔ ʔaʔ cə smamáʔkʷɬ cə čaʔŋə́yu ʔaʔ ti qʷúʔ. The water didn't run because the pump was broken. [ES - 12.52.5]

2 • to be rowing forward. [ES - 14.37.8]

čaʔŋúct   [√ču<ʔ>ŋ-cut] [√push<actl>-rflxv]  ⇨ čúŋət. to be pushing. čaʔŋúct cn. I'm pushing. [TC - 1.59.2] [LC - 2.17.4]

čaʔŋútəŋ̕   [√č<aʔ>uŋ-t-ŋ<ˀ>] [√push<actl>-trns-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čúʔŋət. being pushed. čaʔŋútəŋ̕ cn. Someone's pushing me. [ES - 16.29.2] [LC - 2.21.12; ES - 14.5.9, 16.29.4]

čaʔqə́nəxʷ   [čaʔ-√qənxʷ] [immed-√starvation]  ⇨ sqə́nəxʷ, čɬqə́nəxʷ. to be very hungry, as someone who eats a lot but cannot seem to get full. [MJ - T404.11]

čaʔq̕áʔyuʔ   [√ya<ʔ>q̕-əyu<ʔ>] [√fall over<actl>-activ<actl>]  ⇨ čəq̕ə́yu. to be felling (a tree). čaʔq̕áʔyuʔ cn ʔaʔ tiə sqiyáyŋxʷ. I'm felling this tree. [ES - 15.8.1] Variant: čaʔq̕áyuʔ. [BC - 32.86.7]

čaʔq̕ə́yu   fell. See: čəq̕ə́yu.

čáʔqʷaʔɬ   [√čə<ʔ>qʷ=aʔɬ] [√burn<actl>=mass]  ⇨ čqʷáʔɬ. to be sweating. čáʔqʷaʔɬ cn. I'm sweating. [EP - T54.17; ES - 5.14.3; ES,HS - 9.28.10; AS,BC - 30.242.8] mán̕ cn ʔuʔ čáʔqʷaʔɬ. I'm sweating a lot. [MJ - T418.1] [EP - T54.17] Variant: čaʔqʷáʔɬc. [AS,BC - 29.149.5]

čaʔqʷáʔyuʔ   [√ča<ʔ>qʷ-ə<ʔ>yu<ʔ>] [√drive away<actl>-activ<actl>]  ⇨ čqʷə́yu. to be driving away, shooing away (especially animals). [ES - 9.74.9]

čaʔqʷənúkʷəŋ̕   [√čə<ʔ>qʷ=ənukʷ-ŋ<ˀ>] [√burn<actl>=ground-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čqʷnúkʷəŋ. to be clearing the land by burning. čaʔqʷənúkʷəŋ̕ st ʔaʔ či sxʷʔiyás ʔaʔ či ʔáʔiŋ. We're burning the land where the house will be. [AS - 39.168.9] kʷɬhúy kʷi kʷi sčaʔqʷənúkʷəŋ̕ɬ ʔaʔ kʷi sxʷʔiyás ʔaʔ tə ʔáʔiŋ. We finished burning the land where the house will be. [AS - 33.256.6] [AS - 33.256.8] Variant: čaʔqʷnúkʷəŋ. [AS - 33.257.1]

čaʔqʷə́w̕c   [√č<ʔ>qʷ=<ə́>iw̕c] [√burn<actl>=fire<actl>]  ⇨ čə́qʷəw̕c. to be building, making, lighting a fire, starting a fire. kʷɬhúy tə nəsčaʔqʷə́w̕c. I already made a fire. [ES - 9.72.3]

čáʔqʷəyu   burning. See: čə́qʷəyu.

čaʔqʷə́yuʔ   burning. See: čə́qʷəyu.

čáʔqʷəy̕uʔ   burning. See: čə́qʷəyu.

čáʔqʷt   [√ča<ʔ>qʷ-t] [√chase away<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čáqʷt. to be chasing, driving, shooing something away. čáʔqʷt cn. I'm driving it away. [ES - 9.74.4] [ES - 9.74.5]

čáʔq̕ʷəŋ̕   [√ča<ʔ>q̕ʷ-ŋ<ˀ>] [√sweat<actl>-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čáq̕ʷəŋ. to be sweating. kʷɬiʔčáʔq̕ʷəŋ̕ kʷi. He's beginning to sweat. [MJ - T435.3] [MJ - T435.6]

čáʔsaʔ   [√čə<áʔ>səʔ] [√two<pl>]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. to be two people. čáʔsaʔ st. There are two of us. [EP - T15.10; TC - 1.36.12; LC - 2.5.11; ES - 19.176.7] čáʔsaʔ cxʷ. There are two of you. [TC - 20.292.3] čáʔsaʔ cə nək̕ʷɬʔúyɬ. I'm getting aboard with two people. [TC - 1.36.12] čáʔsaʔ tə nəʔiʔáyəs. I had two cousins. [TC - 21.90.3] ʔuʔčáʔsaʔ cə nək̕ʷɬʔúyɬ. I'm getting on with two of the people. [MJ - 37.44.7] ʔuʔčáʔsaʔ ʔcɬtàyŋxʷ. There are only two Indians. [TC - 21.90.5] k̕ʷə́ns cə čáʔsaʔ swə́y̕qaʔ. He saw two men. [EP - T15.11] níɬ suʔənʔás cə čáʔsaʔ suʔwə́y̕qaʔ. Then two men came. [ES - 17.26.7] čaʔsaʔ suʔáw̕əs cə x̣čtín. I know two of the boys. [ES - 17.35.2] ʔáwə cxʷ c čáʔsaʔ. You're not two (there aren't two of you). [TC - 20.106.5] čáʔsaʔ suʔwə́y̕qaʔ cə k̕ʷə́nnən. I saw two of the men. / I saw two men. [TC - 20.292.2] čɬčáʔsaʔ cn. Two people attacked me. [TC - 20.106.6] čáʔsaʔ cə ƛ̕kʷíc. Two people are holding me. [TC - 20.292.7] čáʔsaʔ yaʔ st c shiyáʔɬ. Two of us went. [TC - 21.54.1] hiyitíŋ ʔaʔ cə čáʔsaʔ ʔə́y̕ snáyaʔnəkʷ. He was saved by the two good ghosts. [TC - 26.164.2] ʔiʔ čáʔsaʔ yaʔ txʷúy ʔuʔ xʷiyanítəm. And there were only two white people. [ES - 17.52.2] čáʔsaʔ yaʔ kʷi k̕ʷə́nən suʔáw̕əs. I saw two of the boys. [ES - 12.29.4] k̕ʷə́nəxʷ cn cə čáʔsaʔ. I saw the two. [TC - 26.126.1] suʔúyɬs cə čáʔsaʔ suʔáʔwəs ʔaʔ cə sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬ. So two boys got on the boat. [TC - 26.126.2] hiyitíŋ kʷə tím ʔaʔ cə čáʔsaʔ ʔaʔ cə néʔ snáyaʔnəkʷ q̕ʷaʔčtáy̕ŋən. Tim was saved by those two from those ghosts that were wanting to kill him. [MJ - 38.130.4] níɬ kʷaʔčaʔɬ suʔiʔƛ̕kʷtíŋ ʔaʔ cə náʔc̕uʔ, čáʔsaʔ. So, then, I was held by the one, then two people. [ES - 17.36.2] níɬ nc̕áxʷ sk̕ʷə́nnəxʷs či snáyaʔnəkʷ ʔiʔ hiyitíŋ ʔaʔ cə čáʔsaʔ kʷə siʔt̕aʔkʷístəŋ̕ ʔaʔ tím ʔaʔ cə stútaʔwiʔ. That was one time he saw ghosts and was saved by two of them taking Tim across the creek. [ES - 19.68.5] čsáy caʔ st hiyáʔs ʔiʔ ƛ̕áy caʔ cxʷ ʔiʔsəwáʔ. Two of us are going and you are going, too. / Three of us are going including you. [ES - 17.44.5] Variant: čsáy. [TC - 20.128.4]

čaʔsaʔə́y̕ɬ   [√čə<ʔ>səʔ=əy̕ɬ] [√two<person>=child]  ⇨ čáʔsaʔ. to have two children. [MJ - T261.12, T262.2]

čáʔsaʔqʷəŋ̕   [√čə<ʔ>s=iʔqʷ-ŋ<ˀ>] [√hat<actl>=head-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čə́saʔqʷəŋ. to be putting a hat on. čáʔsaʔqʷəŋ̕ cn. I'm putting on my hat. [ES - 14.14.3]

čaʔsə́yuʔ   [√č<əʔ>su-əyu<ʔ>] [√throw<actl>-activ<actl>]  ⇨ čsə́yuʔ. to be throwing. čaʔsə́yuʔ cn. I'm throwing it now. [TC - 1.63.8, 18.168.4; ES - 6.2.4] kʷɬuʔníɬ suʔčaʔsə́yuʔs. He keeps throwing (it). [TC - 1.63.8] [MJ - T103.6]

čáʔsiʔ   [√čaʔsy̕] [√marshmallow] marshmallow. [AS,BC - 19.114.4] From: neologism - coined at a language class meeting August 17, 1995.

čaʔsɬániʔ   [čaʔ-s-√ɬany̕] [immed-s-√female]  ⇨ sɬániʔ. 1 • an unmarried grown woman, spinster, widow. kʷi nəstwəw̕čaʔsɬániʔ ʔiʔ čtátəŋ cn ʔaʔ kʷi nəswə́y̕qaʔ kʷaʔ maliyítiɬ ʔiʔ ʔáwə cn c táyəcən. When I was still single and I was asked by my husband to marry, I didn't answer. [MJ - T202.11; ES - 7.22.3; TC - 9.54.8] čaʔsɬáni cxʷ. You're all woman. [MJ - 37.290.2]

2 • all lady, just a woman. [TC - 9.54.9]

čaʔsútəŋ̕   [√č<aʔ>su-t-ŋ<ˀ>] [√throw<actl>-trns-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čsútəŋ. being thrown at, hit by something thrown. čaʔsútəŋ̕ cn Someone's throwing something at me. [ES - 15.35.11] ʔiʔ níɬ suʔsə́ɬəŋs ʔuʔ čaʔsútəŋ̕. And they kept on throwing at him. [MJ - T263.13; TC - 18.166.1, 21.276.9] níɬ suʔhúys čaʔsútəŋ̕. They quit throwing at him. [ES - 17.73.5] čaʔsútəŋ̕ cn ʔaʔ cə snúʔnəkʷ. The ghost was throwing it at me. [ES - 17.74.8] čaʔsútəŋ̕ cn ʔaʔ cə sŋiyánt. The rocks are throwing stuff at me. [TC - 18.166.5] čaʔsútəŋ̕ čə́y̕q sŋiyánt tə sə́t̕əŋ ʔéyəwəɬ ʔaʔ kʷi tím yaʔ. The late Tim was having big rocks thrown at him falling right by him. [TC - 18.166.2] čaʔsútəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə sŋánət. Someone's throwing rocks at me. [ES - 17.73.2] Variant: čaʔsútəŋ. čústəŋ̕ cn. Somebody's throwing at me. [ES - 11.70.11] Variant: čústəŋ̕. [√č<ú>s-t-ŋ<ˀ>] [√throw<actl>-trns-psv<actl>]  čústəŋ cn. Someone threw something at me. [MJ - T263.12] Variant: čústəŋ. čústəŋ cn ʔaʔ či sŋánt. The rock hit me. [AS,BC - 3.44.4, 30.266.5] [AS,BC - 3.44.1]

čaʔsúti   [√č<aʔ>su-ty] [√throw<actl>-rcprcl]  ⇨ čsúti. to be throwing at each other. čaʔsúti st. We're throwing at each other. [AS - 32.98.5, 38.226.3] čaʔsúti kʷi kʷə sƛ̕əyéʔƛ̕qɬ ʔaʔ tiə plə́ms. The children threw plums at each other. [AS - 32.98.6] [AS - 38.226.4]

čaʔswə́y̕qaʔ   [čaʔ-s-√wəy̕qaʔ] [immed-s-√male]  ⇨ swə́y̕qaʔ. 1 • bachelor, widower, an unmarried grown man. [MJ - T202.10; ES - 7.22.2; TC - 9.54.10]

2 • all man, just a man. [TC - 9.54.10]

čáʔt   vomit. See: čáʔət.

čaʔtáči   [čaʔ-√tačy] [immed-√arrive here]  ⇨ táči. just now arrived. čaʔtáči cn I just got here. čaʔtáči cxʷ. You just arrived. [LC - 1.38.4] [LC - 1.38.8]

čaʔtáy̕ŋən   [√yaʔt-ay̕ŋən] [√vomit-want]  ⇨ čáʔət. to feel nauseated, queasy, wanting to vomit. [ES - 11.34.12] Variant: čaʔətáy̕ŋən. čaʔətáy̕ŋən kʷi kʷə nŋə́naʔ ʔəɬ ʔúyɬs ʔaʔ ti snə́xʷɬ. My child feels queasy aboard a canoe. [AS - 38.218.7] [AS - 38.218.8]

čaʔtístxʷ   [√yaʔt-istxʷ] [√vomit-caus]  ⇨ čáʔət. to make someone vomit. [TC - 15.69.9] Variant: čaʔətístxʷ. čaʔətístxʷ cn. I made him throw up. [AS - 38.220.1] [AS - 38.220.2]

čaʔtíx̣əŋ   [√čəʔtix̣-ŋ] [√clink-mdl] to rattle, make a rattling, clanging, clinking noise (as a rattle, bell, beads or shells in a box), the sound of pieces of metal or glass against each other. [ES - 4.76.8, 7.60.3; AS,BC - 30.244.1] čaʔtíx̣əŋ cə kʷčmín. The rattle is rattling. [AS - 30.244.2] čaʔtíx̣əŋ cn. I'm making a lot of noise. [AS,BC - 30.244.3] [BC - 30.244.2] See: q̕ətíx̣əŋ. Variant: čaʔtíx̣əŋ̕. [ES - 14.60.12] Variant: čaʔtísəŋ. [ES - 7.60.2]

čaʔtɬnáʔəč   [čaʔ-√tɬnaʔəč] [from-√across]  ⇨ tɬnáʔəč. to be from across the strait, Canada. čaʔtɬnáʔəč kʷi nčáčc. My uncle is from Canada. [ES - 5.64.8] čtɬnáʔəč cn. I'm Canadian / I'm from Canada. [AS - 38.220.4] Variant: čtɬnáʔəč. [ES - 6.56.1] Variant: čətɬnáʔəč. [AS,BC - 6.61.7]

čaʔt̕éʔqʷəŋ   [√či<ʔ>t̕=iʔqʷ-ŋ] [√fall off<actl>=head-mdl]  ⇨ čít̕əŋ. to wash one's hair. čaʔt̕éʔqʷəŋ cə q̕áʔŋi ʔaʔ cə mútčuʔ. The girl was washing her hair at a spring. [MJ - 29.56.4] Variant: čiʔt̕éʔqʷəŋ. čaʔhúy cn kʷi nəsčiʔt̕éʔqʷəŋ. I just finished washing my hair. [AS,BC - 33.244.2] [AS,BC - 33.244.3]

čaʔt̕éʔqʷt   [√či<ʔ>t̕=iʔqʷ-t] [√fall off<actl>=head-trns]  ⇨ čít̕aʔqʷt. to be washing someone's head. čaʔt̕éʔqʷt cn. I'm washing her head. čiʔt̕éʔqʷt cə nŋə́naʔ. I washed my child's hair. [MJ - T367.6] Variant: čiʔt̕éʔqʷt. [AS,BC - 33.244.4]

čaʔúʔwən   [√č<əʔ>u<ʔ>w=ən] [√use<actl>=instr]  ⇨ čúkʷs. anything used for a purpose such as a tool, a frying pan, etc. xʷə́k̕ʷt ʔaʔ cə nə... cə čəʔúʔwən sxʷanítəmɬ kʷi ƛ̕ácus ti xʷanítəm naʔátəŋ "rod and reel". I pulled on the thing white people use for fishing that the white people call "rod and reel". [AS - 33.252.3] [TC - 25.192.1]

čaʔwíyəŋ   [√č=əʔəw-iy-ŋ] [√other=side-dev-mdl] to go to the other side. [TC - 17.30.3; AS - 31.290.3, 32.88.1] Variant: č̕aʔwéyŋ. č̕aʔwéyŋ kʷsə ləmətú. The sheep went to the other side. [AS - 17.30.2; BC - 31.290.3, 32.88.1] húy̕ či; č̕aʔwéyŋ caʔ st. Let's go (under) to the other side (of the fence). [AS - 32.88.2] [AS - 38.210.7]

čaʔxʷéʔŋəɬ   [√ču<ʔ>xʷ-i<ʔ>ŋɬ] [√add<actl>-cstm<actl>]  ⇨ čúxʷt. to be adding, exaggerating, making it more. [ES - 11.22.3]

čaʔxʷútəŋ̕   [√ču<ʔ>xʷ-t-ŋ<ˀ>] [√add<actl>-trns-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čxʷútəŋ. being added to by someone or something. [ES - 16.8.3]

čaʔx̣ay̕íw̕c   [√č<əʔ>x̣=ay̕=iw̕c] [√split<actl>=wood=fire]  ⇨ čx̣aʔyíw̕c. to be splitting firewood. čaʔx̣ay̕íw̕c cn. I'm splitting wood. [MJ - T315.3; TC - 9.78.11] [ES - 10.62.9, 15.7.11] Variant: čaʔx̣aʔyíwc. čaʔx̣aʔyíwc cn ʔaʔ cə sčúɬ. I'm splitting the wood. [TC - 10.38.9] [AS - 30.244.8] Variant: čəx̣áy̕uʔc. čaʔx̣áyuc cn ʔaʔ tə sčúɬ. I split the wood. [MJ - T315.3] Variant: čaʔx̣áyuc. [AS - 30.244.8]

čaʔx̣áy̕uct   [√č<ʔ>x̣=ay̕=iw̕c-t] [√split<actl>=wood=fire-trns]  ⇨ čaʔx̣ay̕íw̕c. to be splitting, chopping firewood. čaʔx̣áy̕uct cn cə sčúɬ. I'm splitting the wood. [ES,TC - 5.52.10] čaʔx̣áyuct cn cə sčúɬ. I'm splitting the wood. [AS - 30.244.9] Variant: čaʔx̣áyuct. [AS - 30.244.9] Variant: čaʔx̣aʔíw̕ct. [ES - 10.62.6]

čaʔx̣ə́yuʔ   [√č<aʔ>x̣-əyu<ʔ>] [√split<actl>-activ<actl>]  ⇨ čx̣ə́yu. to be splitting, tearing, ripping (something). čaʔx̣ə́yuʔ cn ʔaʔ tiə muhúy̕. I'm splitting this basket. [AS - 38.228.9]

čaʔx̣ʷáɬc   [√č<aʔ>x̣ʷ=aɬc] [√saliva<actl>=water]  ⇨ čx̣ʷáɬc. to be spiting, expectorating. [EP - T63.20; ES - 4.22.4, 15.5.10; TC - 7.73.1, 13.48.6]

čaʔx̣ʷéʔŋəɬ   [√ča<ʔ>x̣ʷ-i<ʔ>ŋɬ] [√melt<actl>-cstm<actl>]  ⇨ čáx̣ʷəŋ. to be thawing, melting. čaʔx̣ʷéʔŋəɬ cə ŋáqaʔ. The snow is melting. [BC - 32.88.3]

čáʔx̣ʷəŋ̕   [√ča<ʔ>x̣ʷ-ŋ<ˀ>] [√melt<actl>-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čáx̣ʷəŋ. to be melting, thawing (something). čáʔx̣ʷəŋ̕ cə sɬə́y̕əx̣ʷ. The ice is melting. [EP - T24.16; LC - 1.7.1; ES - 15.32.10] čaʔčáʔx̣ʷəŋ̕ cə ŋáqaʔ. The snow is just melting. [ES - 13.41.8] čáʔx̣ʷəŋ̕ cə sčqʷáʔič smə́c. The bear grease is melting. [AS,BC - 32.88.4] ʔiʔčáʔx̣ʷəŋ̕ kʷɬaʔ kʷsi ŋáqaʔ. The snow is melting. [AS - 32.88.5] [EP - T25.18]

čaʔx̣ʷə́yu   [√či<ʔ>x̣ʷ-əyu] [√demolish-activ]  ⇨ číx̣ʷ. to be tearing, breaking (something) apart, demolishing. čaʔx̣ʷə́yu kʷi ʔaʔ tə ʔáʔiŋs. They're tearing their house apart. [AS,BC - 30.134.1, 32.106.1] níɬ kʷi čaʔx̣ʷə́yu. It is them that tears down (a big demolition company). [AS - 30.134.2] [AS - 32.106.1]

čáʔx̣ʷt   [√ča<ʔ>x̣ʷ-t] [√melt<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čáx̣ʷt. to be melting, thawing something. čáʔx̣ʷt cn. I'm melting it. [ES - 13.41.8, 15.33.1]

čaʔyaʔčéʔkən̕   [č<aʔy>aʔ+√či<ʔ>kn<ˀ>] [dim<pl>+√chicken<dim>]  ⇨ čə́kəns. a group of chicks, small chickens. čaʔnéʔ kʷsə čaʔyaʔčíʔkən. The chickens are just hatched. [ES - 16.13.8] Variant: čaʔyaʔčíʔkən. [ES - 9.64.11]

čaʔyaʔčə́čtəŋəxʷ   [č<aʔy>aʔ+√čəčtŋxʷ] [dim<pl>+√owl]  ⇨ čaʔčə́čtəŋəxʷ. a group of small owls. [HS - 16.18.4]

čaʔyaʔčə́ɬt   [č<aʔy>aʔ+√č<ə́>ɬət] [dim<pl>+√thick<actl>]  ⇨ čaʔčə́ɬt. to be small and thick (of several). [MJ - T164.1]

čaʔyaʔč̕ə́məc̕ənaʔ   [č<aʔy>aʔ+√č̕əmc̕nəʔ] [dim<pl>+√ant]  ⇨ č̕aʔč̕ə́mc̕ənaʔ. ants. [EP - T55.15] Variant: č̕aʔyaʔč̕əmc̕ənaʔ. x̣ʷáčnəxʷ cn kʷiə č̕iyaʔč̕ə́mc̕ənaʔ. I wiped out the ants. [MJ - T81.15] Variant: č̕iyaʔč̕ə́mc̕ənaʔ. [AS - 35.152.3]

čaʔyáʔt   [yəʔ+√yaʔt] [actl+√vomit]  ⇨ čáʔət. to be vomiting, throwing up. čaʔyáʔt cn. I'm vomiting. [LC - 2.20.1, 2.20.2; ES,TC - 5.62.3; ES - 15.47.2] kʷɬčaʔyáʔt cn. I'm already throwing up. [ES - 15.47.3] čaʔyáʔt ciʔə nəŋə́naʔ. My baby is spitting up. [TC - 21.270.3] [ES - 15.47.7] Variant: čaʔyát. sx̣áʔəs ixʷ či sʔíɬəns sxʷčaʔyáts. What he ate must have been bad is why he's throwing up. [MJ - T404.6] [MJ - T404.7] Variant: čaʔyə́t. [EP - T24.17]

čáʔyaqʷaʔwəč   Esquimalt Lagoon. See: čayəqʷáwəč.

čaʔyáy̕ŋən   [√ča<ʔ>y-ay̕ŋən] [√work<actl>-want]  ⇨ čáʔiʔ. to be wanting to work, trying to work. čay̕áy̕ŋən̕ cn. I'm trying to work. [MJ - T204.4]

čáʔyəčtəŋəxʷ   [√č<aʔy>əčtŋxʷ] [√owl<pl>]  ⇨ čə́čtəŋəxʷ. a group of great horned owls. [MJ - T78.18] Variant: čáyəčtəŋəxʷ. [ES - 16.18.4] Variant: čáʔičtəŋəxʷ. [EP - T7.26]

čáʔyəqʷ   backwoods. See: čáy̕əqʷ.

čaʔyəqʷáw̕txʷ   [√čay̕iqʷ=aw̕txʷ] [√backwoods=house]  ⇨ čáy̕əqʷ. the back, upper side of a house. [TC - 7.37.4]

čaʔyəxʷə́yuʔ   [√č<aʔy>xʷəyuʔ] [√whale<pl>]  ⇨ čxʷə́yuʔ. a group of whales. [EP - T32.7; TC - 9.71.1] Variant: čaʔixʷə́yu. [ES - 16.22.1] Variant: čəy̕əxʷə́yuʔ. ŋə́n̕ kʷsə čəyxʷə́yuʔ. There's lots of whales. [AS,BC - 28.194.2] Variant: čəyxʷə́yuʔ. [EP - T22.20]

čaʔyíkən   [√č<aʔy>ikn] [√chicken<pl>]  ⇨ čə́kəns. a group of chickens. [HS,ES - 16.12.8] Variant: čəy̕íkən. [AS,BC - 28.192.2]

čaʔyúč̕ɬ   [√č̕<aʔy>uč̕ɬ] [√cedar rope<pl>]  ⇨ č̕úč̕ɬ. a bunch of rope made of cedar limbs. [AB,MJ - T281.8]

čaʔyukʷtúŋəɬ   [√č<aʔy>ukʷ-t-uŋɬ] [√shoot<pl>-trns-1plobj]  ⇨ čukʷtúŋəɬ. shoot us all. čaʔyukʷtúŋəɬ u caʔ cxʷ? Are you going to shoot us all? [TC - 11.42.3]

čaʔ-   go from. See: čšaʔ-.

čaʔ-   [čaʔ-] [immed-] 1 • just now, finally, suddenly. čaʔtə́s kʷi nəsʔúq̕ʷaʔ. My cousin just got there. [LC - 1.41.8; ES - 7.47.12] čaʔhiyáʔ kʷɬə. She just left. [ES - 6.29.3] čaʔínəŋ̕. He just now showed up. [TC - 9.53.8] čaʔtaʔyáči. They just now came. [MJ - T417.6] čaʔnəshák̕ʷ. I just remembered. [MJ - T417.6] čaʔínəŋ̕. He just showed up. [TC - 21.58.7] čaʔnəčə́ŋəs. He suddenly smiled. [TC - 14.69.10] čaʔk̕ʷə́nnəxʷ cn. I just now saw it. [AS - 38.274.4] čaʔínəŋ̕ cn. I just now showed up. [TC,AS,BC - 17.67.14; TC - 21.60.1] čaʔníɬ ʔuʔ n̕stáči? Did you just get here? [TC - 14.69.11] čaʔéʔɬən̕ st kʷi. We're just now eating. [EP - T8.5] čaʔtáči cn. I just got here. / I finally got here. [EP - T12.17] čaʔhiyáʔ st ƛ̕aʔtáwn. We're just now going to town. [TC - 18.212.4] čaʔtáči caʔn. I'm finally going to get there. [AS - 38.218.5] čaʔhiyáʔ cn. I'm finally going to go. [TC - 18.212.5] čaʔiyá yaʔ cn. I was just there. [TC - 18.212.2; AS,BC - 33.244.1] čaʔxʷítəŋ cn. I finally jumped. [TC - 20.22.1] čaʔtákʷs cn tiə ƛ̕ə́q̕šən. I just bought these shoes. [TC - 21.160.6] níɬ nsčaʔuʔcíɬəŋ. Then I just stood up. [AS - 38.218.6] čaʔhiyáʔ yaʔ cn. I finally went. / I just now went. [MJ - 38.20.3] kʷkʷáʔ caʔ ʔiʔ čaʔhiyáʔ cn. I'll go later. [TC - 18.212.3] čaʔcíɬəŋ cn. I finally stood up. / I just now stood up. [TC - 21.136.9] čaʔcíɬəŋ caʔn. I'm finally going to stand up. [TC - 18.214.2] čaʔhúčcən cn. I just got finished eating. [TC - 18.214.3] čaʔítt cn. I finally went to sleep. [TC - 18.212.8] čaʔɬə́məxʷ. It just started to rain. / It finally rained. [TC - 18.214.1] čaʔčáqʷɬ. It's just barely burning. [TC - 18.216.4] čaʔšč̕éʔqʷts. They immediately clubbed them on the head. [IC - T478.12] čaʔtáči cn čšaʔéʔɬx̣ʷaʔ. I just arrived from Elwha. [ES - 22.17.1] čaʔhiyáʔ cn ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ stətíɬəm. I just went to Jamestown. / I finally went to Jamestown. [TC - 18.204.3] hiʔčáyə tə nsk̕ʷə́nəxʷ ʔiʔ čaʔqʷáy. I saw him before he spoke. [TC - 18.212.6] čaʔtákʷs cn cə snə́xʷɬ. I just bought a canoe. [MJ - T259.3] čaʔáwənə nətálə. I just went broke. [TC - 18.124.2] čaʔníɬ kʷi nəsk̕ʷə́nəxʷ. It's the first time I saw it. [TC - 9.54.5] čaʔkʷíy̕. He just now showed up. [TC - 21.168.2] čaʔŋə́n̕ nətálə. I just recently have lots of money. [TC - 14.70.7] čaʔx̣čít cn. I just recently learned it. [TC - 9.55.3] čaʔx̣čənáxʷ cn. I just found out about it. [TC - 9.55.5] čaʔk̕ʷə́nəŋ cn. It just now saw me. [TC - 9.55.6] čaʔíɬən cn. I finally ate. [TC - 10.27.10] čaʔsʔíɬən cn. Something just ate me. [TC - 18.212.7] níɬ nsčaʔƛ̕kʷnáŋ. Then they just managed to get me. [TC - 10.28.2] čaʔx̣čnáxʷ cn ti sqʷáy. I'll figure out the language. [ES - 19.68.2] čaʔtáči cn čšaʔsiʔáɬ. I just got here from Seattle. [TC - 19.280.3] čaʔníɬ kʷə nəsxʷčə́m̕əs. I just met him. [TC,AS,BC - 17.67.13] čaʔpipihúŋəs tə táči. Just gray seagulls came. [ES - 13.40.4] čaʔnəsƛ̕ə́kʷ. I just got her. [MJ - T196.5] ʔaʔ kʷi sčaʔtáčiɬ. when we first got here. [MJ - T84.2] kʷɬɬáč ʔiʔ čaʔč̕áŋ̕ cn. It was already dark when he got home. [TC - 16.36.5] čaʔhák̕ʷs ʔaʔ či ɬqíts. He just remembered his clothes. [TC - 18.190.6] čaʔƛ̕áy həwíyŋ cə qʷúʔ. The water finally went back again. [AA - 12.15.5] čaʔtáqənəxʷ cn ʔaʔ či sč̕áŋ̕s ʔaʔ Amy. I just found out that Amy got home. [ES - 3.61.4] čaʔč̕áŋ̕ tə céʔct hiʔ néʔ tə ŋə́naʔs. The father just got home and his child was born. [EP - T60.5] čaʔq̕ʷúy kʷɬi ntán ʔaʔ kʷi nə́c̕uʔ sčiʔánəŋ. My mother had been dead just one year. [MJ - T264.2] ʔiʔ kʷɬhíc kʷaʔčaʔ ʔiʔ čaʔx̣čənáxʷ cn či ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕əs č̕ ʔuʔʔəsƛ̕úʔƛ̕əm̕. And a long time later I finally found out that everything was all right. [MJ - 40.12.5] čaʔƛ̕kʷə́təŋ ʔiʔ hiyáʔtəŋ c̕áʔ kʷaʔ cə skʷáči. They were immediately grabbed and taken up into the sky. [MJ - 29.12.3] txʷaʔyíy̕ č̕ kʷaʔčaʔ ʔiʔ čaʔx̣čnás ʔaʔ či sníɬs ʔuʔ x̣ʷə́yəq̕ʷtəŋ. He was drifted far before he figured it out. [AA - 22.58.8] čaʔštəŋnúŋət cn. I could just manage to walk. / I finally started to walk. [TC - 24.21.5] txʷʔúx̣ʷ caʔn ʔaʔč̕ixʷícən ʔiʔ čaʔhiyáʔ cn ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔstətíɬəm. I'll go to Port Angeles before I go to Jamestown. [ES - 19.84.1; TC - 20.24.4] ʔiʔ čaʔhiyáʔ caʔn ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔstətíɬəm. And then I'll go to Jamestown. [TC - 18.210.8] kʷɬhíc ʔiʔ čaʔqʷaynúŋət. After I long time he could finally talk. [TC - 18.212.1] kʷɬkʷáčəŋ caʔ cxʷ ʔiʔ čaʔxʷítəŋ cn. When you holler, I'll jump. [ES - 12.38.4] ʔuʔhúy kʷaʔ hiyáʔən ʔiʔ kʷəyəx̣cúttxʷ ʔiʔ čaʔkʷánəŋət tə qʷúʔ. Only when I go shake it will the water run. [TC - 21.154.1] nuʔčaʔmaʔliy̕íti. They're just like newlyweds. [ES - 12.55.5] nəŋ̕ə́t cn tə ʔəliluʔíɬč ʔiʔ čaʔƛ̕kʷnáxʷ cn tə ʔəlíluʔ. I bent the salmonberry bush down and finally got the salmonberries. [ES - 14.57.4] ʔiʔ níɬ suʔčaʔhák̕ʷs ʔaʔ či sʔaʔkʷústəŋs qʷiŋítəŋs ʔaʔ či sʔiʔáyəxʷs. And just then he remembered what he had learned that his elders told him. [MJ - T372.1] čaʔən̕stákʷəyuʔ. It's what you just bought. [ES - 17.17.1] čaʔnəstákʷəyuʔ. It's what I just bought. [TC - 18.122.11] ʔúy̕ caʔ čaʔč̕áŋ̕ cə q̕ayúƛ̕ən̕ ʔiʔ yəcústs tə ʔəŋʔíŋəcs ʔaʔ či sčəyáys ʔiʔ ʔíŋənəs ʔaʔ Markishtum. When Slug gets home he will tell his grandchildren that he almost stepped on Markishtum. [TC - 18.122.12, 18.124.1] čaʔswə́y̕qaʔ. bachelor, all man, only a man, men only. [MJ - 38.114.5]

2 • all and only, completely, single. čaʔsɬániʔ. spinster, all lady, only a woman, women only. [TC - 9.54.10; ES,HS - 9.56.5; AS,BC - 30.232.7] čaʔcə́t. He's all father (said admiringly). [TC - 9.54.8; ES - 9.56.6] čaʔcə́t cn. I'm all father (I take good care of my kids). [TC - 18.214.4, 18.214.6] čaʔtán. She's all mother (said admiringly). [TC - 18.214.9] čaʔsnə́xʷɬ. It's all canoe. / It's just a canoe. [TC - 18.214.5] čaʔáʔyəŋ. It's all house (said admiringly). [TC - 18.214.10] čaʔtálə. It's just money (nothing else). [TC - 18.214.7] čaʔŋə́qsən. He's all nose (said of a person with a very large nose). [TC - 9.55.2] čaʔŋə́qsən cə swə́y̕qaʔ. That man is all nose. [TC - 18.216.5] čaʔqə́nəxʷ. He's eating a lot, can't seem to get full (he's all hunger). [TC - 18.216.5] ʔuʔčaʔqə́yəŋ cə ʔəcɬtáyŋxʷ. That person is staring (he's all eyes). [MJ - T404.11] čaʔq̕ʷə́yən̕. He's all ears (always listening). [TC - 18.216.6] čaʔq̕ʷə́yən̕ cə Tim. húy ti suʔyaʔyáʔnəŋs. Tim's all ears. All he does is listen. [TC - 18.216.7] čaʔq̕ʷə́yən̕ cn. I'm all ears. [TC - 18.216.8] ʔuʔčaʔsc̕úm̕. It was only bone. [TC - 18.216.8] ʔuʔ čaʔx̣ə́n̕ə nətálə. That's all, entirely my money. [ES - 12.60.1] ʔuʔčaʔsc̕úm̕. There was just bone. / It's got a lot of bones. [TC - 9.55.8] čaʔŋə́scən̕ cn. I'm full of lice. [ES - 12.35.2; MJ - T375.3] ʔuʔčaʔsɬə́məxʷ ʔaʔ tiə ʔáynəkʷ. It's all rain today. [TC - 18.84.4] ʔuʔčaʔsc̕úm̕ či sʔácss. Her face was just bone. [TC - 18.216.2] čaʔiyá ti nsuʔqʷáʔqʷax̣ʷct. I was just there suffering. [ES - 12.68.2] čaʔc̕ə́q̕ʷ cə n̕sʔács. You've got dirt all over your face. [ES - 19.80.2] kʷɬčə́q ʔiʔ ʔáwənə sʔácss ʔuʔčaʔsc̕úm̕. She's old and has no face-only bone. [EP - T59.11] ʔáwənə ʔəsʔács ʔuʔčaʔsc̕úm̕. There was no face, only bone. [ES - 12.39.2] nuʔsqáwəc; ʔuʔčaʔq̕ə́yəŋ, ʔáwənə q̕ʷə́yən̕. He's like a potato; he's all eyes and no ears. [ES - 12.45.3] ʔiʔ huʔáʔis ʔaʔ kʷ ɬxʷɬšáʔ čaʔsč̕ə́yəxʷ ʔaʔ cə ƛ̕úƛ̕aʔ ʔáʔiŋɬ. There were nearly thirty of us in our little house. [TC - 20.140.2] čaʔc̕čə́c just wake me/you. [ES - 12.50.1] Variant: čəʔ-. čəʔíɬən cn. I just now ate. čəʔéʔɬən̕ st kʷi. We're just now eating. [AS,BC - 4.16b.6] čəʔčaʔkʷúts they just shot them. [EP - T34.1] čəw̕ʔə́yəs kʷi. That's just funny. [ES - 6.52.3] Variant: čə-. čənsháʔk̕ʷ kʷi kʷə sqʷáyɬ yaʔ. I finally remember what we said. [MJ - T312.5] ʔiʔ níɬ kʷaʔčaʔ suʔčhák̕ʷs ʔaʔ či sqʷiŋítəŋs ʔaʔ či sʔiʔáyəxʷs. And then he remembered what he had been told by his elders. [AS - 34.210.3] Variant: č-. čhiyáʔ cn. I'm just about to go. [ES - 17.18.3] čʔúŋətəŋ cn. It was just given to me. [AS,BC - 30.107.1] čhiyáʔ caʔn ƛ̕aʔtáwn. I'm just now going to town. [AS - 36.65.2] [AS,BC - 33.242.9]

čačáʔtx̣ɬ   [ča+√ča<ʔ>tx̣-ɬ] [actl+√spear duck<actl>-dur] to be spearing ducks. [AB,IC - T476.9nr]

čačáw̕txʷəŋ   [√čay=aw̕txʷ-ŋ] [√work=house-mdl]  ⇨ čáy. to build a house, put up a tent or make camp. [AS,BC - 30.246.4] Variant: ččáw̕txʷəŋ. [MJ - T437.11] Variant: čáčuʔtxʷəŋ. čáčuʔtxʷəŋ cn. I put up a house. [MJ - T136.2; ES - 9.72.4] čáčuʔtxʷəŋ st kʷi; q̕ə́yəŋ caʔ st. We're putting up camp; we're going to camp. [MJ - T437.9] čáčuʔtxʷəŋ st. We built the house. [MJ - T136.3] níɬ suʔčaʔčáčəw̕txʷəŋs. Then they finally built a house. [TC - 27.6.4] Variant: čáčəw̕txʷəŋ. [MJ - 29.14.4]

čáčc   aunt/uncle. See: cáčc.

čáčt   [√č<á>y-t] [√work<actl>-trns]  See: čáʔčt. ⇨ ččát.

1 • to be working on, making, fixing, building something. čáčt či n̕siláw̕txʷ. Put up your tent. [ES - 13.32.9; TC - 14.26.3; TC,AS,BC - 17.22.5; AS,BC - 28.250.5]

2 • to build, make something, work on something. čáčt cn. I'm fixing it. / I'm working on it. / I made it. [MJ - T93.5] čáčt caʔn. I'll fix it. / I'm going to make it. [MJ - T403.1; LC - 2.9.2; ES - 11.21.6, 14.35.1; TC - 15.70.4] čáčt yaʔ cn. I was working on it. [ES - 11.21.9; MJ - T377.3] kʷɬčáčt cn. I'm fixing it now. [TC - 15.70.5] čáčt cn cə snə́xʷɬ. I made the canoe. / I fixed the canoe. [LC - 2.9.3] ʔə́y̕ nəsčáčt. I fixed it good. [TC - 14.26.4] nsuʔčáčt cə spčúʔ. I'm making a basket. [TC - 26.156.5] čáčt cn tiə qʷáy̕qʷi. I fixed the beads. [MJ - 29.232.3] kʷɬčáčt cn kʷi. I'm making it right now. [ES - 14.8.1] ó, ʔuʔ čáčt caʔ st kʷi. Oh, we'll fix that. [MJ - T268.4] níɬ suʔtə́sɬ ʔiʔ čáčt cə siláw̕txʷ. Then we got there and put up the tent. [TC - 22.26.2] sátəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə siʔám̕ kʷaʔ čáčtn cə x̣ʷéʔləm. I was told by the boss to work on the rope. [MJ - 30.82.4, 30.82.5] [TC - 25.140.5]

čáčti   [√č<á>y-ty] [√work<actl>-rcprcl]  ⇨ čáčt. to be working (on something) together. [AS,BC - 33.242.7]

čáčuʔtxʷəŋ   build house. See: čačáw̕txʷəŋ.

čakʷi   [čakʷi] [expected] as expected, as usual, routinely, as done before. kʷɬníɬ čakʷi suʔnaʔɬcúʔəts. She's always pushing herself forward. [AS,BC - 33.246.5] ʔíɬən čakʷi. Leave it to him, he's always eating. [AS,BC - 30.128.8] ʔéʔɬən cn čakʷi. I'm eating, as usual. [AS,BC - 30.128.10] hiyáʔ cn čakʷi. I went (as a routine). [AS,BC - 30.130.2] čaʔtáči kʷi kʷə sƛ̕íƛ̕aʔƛ̕qɬ ʔiʔ kʷɬníɬ suʔíɬəns čakʷi. The child got here and now he's eating as usual. [AS,BC - 33.246.6] ʔaʔčšúŋət čaʔkʷi. He changed as usual. [AS - 33.246.6] Variant: čaʔkʷi. kʷɬníɬ čaʔkʷi suʔnəxʷnəčə́ŋəss cə swə́y̕qaʔ. Now the man broke into a smile. [AS - 31.276.4] ʔaʔčšúŋət čaʔkʷi ʔaʔ tə stiqéws. As usual, he changed horses. [AS - 38.274.5] nəxʷx̣iʔústəŋ čaʔkʷi. As usual, they took his picture. [AS,BC - 31.276.5] nəsqəm̕sítəŋ čaʔkʷi. He's asking for me, as usual. [AS - 32.242.10] ƛ̕áy šaʔkʷi t̕əmq̕ʷɬnáyts. He's choking him again. [AS - 34.130.7] Variant: šaʔkʷi. ƛ̕áy šakʷi ɬáʔqʷts; mán̕ ixʷ ʔuʔ sƛ̕éʔs. He licked it again, must be he liked it. [EP - T61.19] Variant: šakʷi. [EP - T62.1]

čák̕ʷ   [√čak̕ʷ] [√tight] to fit in tightly, snug, wedged in. čák̕ʷ cn. I'm squeezed in tight. [AS,BC - 30.152.2, 30.246.8, 33.272.4] čák̕ʷ yaʔ st ʔaʔ kʷə súɬ. We squeezed through a narrow path. [AS,BC - 30.248.1] [AS - 30.248.5] Variant: čə́k̕ʷ. čə́k̕ʷ cn. I got squeezed inside a tight place. [AS - 35.52.9] čə́k̕ʷ kʷi kʷə nsxʷk̕ʷqʷə́m. My axe is wedged in. [AS - 35.54.1] čə́k̕ʷ cn ʔaʔ kʷi nsʔiyá; ʔuʔmán̕ ʔuʔ ŋə́n̕ ʔaʔyəcɬtáyŋxʷ. I was wedged in there; there were too many people. [AS - 38.190.5] [AS - 38.190.4]

čák̕ʷaʔɬ   hiccup. See: čáʔk̕ʷaʔɬ.

čák̕ʷt   [√čak̕ʷ-t] [√tight-trns]  ⇨ čák̕ʷ. to get someone or something fit, wedged in tightly. čák̕ʷt cn. I got it stuck. čák̕ʷt cn cə sxʷk̕ʷqʷə́m. I got the axe stuck. [AS,BC - 30.152.4] [AS - 30.152.3]

čám   [√čam] [√jam] any jam or jelly. [TC - 7.73.5] From: from English 'jam'.

čáməns   [√čáməns] [√German] German. [AS,BC - 22.8b.1, 25.11.1] From: from English 'Germans'. Variant: čámən. [AS - 32.90.5]

čánəc   [√čan-as-c] [√move-ptcaus-1obj/2obj]  ⇨ čánəs. move me; move you. čánəc caʔn. I'm going to move you. [TC - 18.240.7]

čánəŋ   [√čan-as-ŋ] [√move-ptcaus-psv]  ⇨ čánəs. to be moved by someone something. čánəŋ cn. They moved me. [MJ - T377.8; AS,BC - 27.85.1] kʷɬčánəŋ. It's already moved. [TC - 18.242.2] hiyáʔ caʔn čánəŋ. I'm going to move. [MJ - T377.11] [BC - 30.242.4]

čanəŋáw̕txʷ   [√čan-ŋ=aw̕txʷ] [√move-mdl=house]  ⇨ čánəŋ. to move house, change one's place of residence. čanəŋáw̕txʷ cn. I'm moving from one house to another. [AS,BC - 30.242.5] [BC - 30.242.6]

čánəs   [√čan-as] [√move-ptcaus]  ⇨ čáni. to move something or someone to another place. čánəs cn. I moved it. [TC - 18.238.3] čánəs kʷi. Move it. [TC - 18.238.4; MJ - T377.9] čánəs cn cə sŋánt. I moved the rock. [MJ - T92.7] hiʔčánəs. Move over to another place. [TC - 18.238.5] ʔəstúŋət ʔay̕ n̕sʔə́wə c čánəs. Why don't you move it? [EP - T30.1] kʷɬčánəs. It's already moved. [MJ - T92.6] čánəs cn cə sŋánt ʔaʔ cə c̕aʔcítən. I moved the rock to be in place of the table. [MJ - T377.11] čánəs cə sčáyɬ yaʔ txʷʔúx̣ʷtəŋ ʔaʔPort Alice. Our job moved over to Port Alice. [AS - 32.70.1] čánəs cn cə sŋánt čšaʔiyá ʔaʔ cə c̕aʔcítən ʔúx̣ʷtxʷ ʔaʔ cə ɬx̣núkʷən. I moved the rock from the table to the floor. [TC - 27.84.6] [TC - 18.238.7] Variant: čáns. [AS,BC - 26.175.10, 27.170.12] Variant: čánis. [AS,BC - 28.222.3]

čánətəŋ   [√čan-t-ŋ] [√move-trns-psv]  ⇨ čánəs, čánitxʷ. to be moved by something or someone to another place. čánətəŋ cn. They moved me. [TC - 18.240.1]

čanə́w̕txʷəŋ   [√čan=aw̕txʷ-ŋ] [√move=house-mdl]  ⇨ čáni. to move to a different house. [TC - 13.43.9] Variant: čánutxʷəŋ. čánutxʷəŋ cn ʔaʔ či čən̕ʔə́yi. I'll move in the summer time. [AS - 39.166.4] [AS - 39.166.5]

čáni   [√čan-iy] [√move-dev] to move, change location. See: qʷíx̣. čáni cn. I moved (to a different place). [ES - 6.32.7 AS,BC - 26.175.6, 30.27.1] sx̣íts čáni. He moved it to a different place. [TC - 18.238.1] ʔóˑ, čáni u cxʷ ʔuč? Oh, did you move? [ES - 19.40.2] ƛ̕áy u cxʷ čáni? Did you move again? [MJ - T309.11] čix̣ʷáw̕txʷəŋ či, nəsɬániʔ; kʷɬníɬ sčániɬ. Break up camp, wife; we're moving. [MJ - T309.12] čáni cə xʷíyŋxʷ tə́yi ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ cə naʔátəŋ̕ sxʷčiyánəxʷ. The village moved into the bay to what's called Cheanuh. [MJ - T301.3] níɬ suʔƛ̕áyɬ čáni ʔənʔá ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔməq̕ʷúʔəs. Then we moved again over to Smyth Head. [TC - 26.66.3] húʔ st ƛ̕áy čáni ʔiʔ ƛ̕áy st hiyáʔ ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ sx̣ʷimáɬ. When we moved again, we again went to Esquimalt. [TC - 26.268.4] ƛ̕áy u cxʷ čániʔ did you move again? [TC - 26.282.5] Variant: čániʔ. [MJ - T309.12]

čánis   move it. See: čánəs.

čánitxʷ   [√čan-iy-txʷ] [√move-dev-inancaus]  ⇨ čáni. to move someone or something to a different location. čánitxʷ cn cə nséʔyaʔ. I moved my grandmother. [ES - 18.238.2; AS - 30.248.6] [AS - 30.248.7] Variant: čanítxʷ. [AS - 30.249.1]

čánnəxʷ   salmon. See: sčánnəxʷ.

čansə́nəŋ   take step. See: čənəsə́nəŋ.

čánu   [√čan-u] [√move-?]  ⇨ čáni. to go next door, go some place different. čánu caʔn. I'm going some place different. [AS,BC - 30.242.1] hiyáʔ caʔn čánu. I'm going next door. [BC - 30.242.3] [AS - 30.242.2]

čánutxʷəŋ   move house. See: čanə́w̕txʷəŋ.

čapán   [√čapán] [√Japanese] Japanese. [TC - 7.28.7] From: from English 'Japan'.

čapənís   [√čapənís] [√Japanese] to be Japanese. [AS,BC - 32.90.4] From: from English 'Japanese'.

čáqɬ   [√č<á>q-ɬ] [√big<rslt>-dur]  ⇨ čə́q. 1 • to be a very low tide. ʔiʔčáqɬ. The tide is going down. [AS,BC - 30.250.1] čáqɬ tiə st̕áčəŋ. The tide is real low. [TC - 9.23.4] ʔuʔmán̕ yaʔ ʔuʔ čə́qɬ scúʔtx̣. It was a very big halibut. [AS - 30.250.2]

2 • to be very big. [TC - 25.198.5]

čáq̕   to fall over (of something standing), fall forward, fall down (from standing), stumble and fall. [√fall over] ʔáwə c čáq̕. Don't fall down. [AS,BC - 3.62b.9; ES - 5.22.2, 11.24.10, 15.8.2; TC - 5.41.6; AS - 38.194.9] čáq̕ cn. I fell down. [ES - 5.22.4] čáq̕ č̕ kʷ ʔiʔšə́təŋ̕. He fell down while walking. [ES - 11.24.11; TC - 13.25.8; AS,BC - 32.88.7] čáq̕ cə swə́y̕qaʔ. The man fell down. [EP - T58.17] ʔuʔiʔk̕ʷənít cn ʔaʔ kʷi sčáq̕s. I saw him when he fell. [TC - 18.172.8] máʔkʷɬ cn ʔaʔ kʷi nəsčáq̕. I hurt myself when I fell. [EP - T58.18] ʔiʔkʷaʔkʷx̣céʔnəŋ̕ ʔaʔ kʷi sčáq̕s. He was hollering when he fell. [AS - 38.194.8] tə́x̣ʷ ixʷ kʷ uʔ kʷánəŋət ʔiʔ čáq̕. He just started to run but fell. [EP - T59.1] čáq̕ cə swə́y̕qaʔ ʔiyá ʔaʔ cə sŋiyánt. The man fell down (while walking) on the rocks. [MJ - T357.8] ʔiʔšə́təŋ̕ cə swə́y̕qaʔ ʔiyá ʔaʔ cə sŋiyánt ʔiʔ čáq̕. The man was walking on the rocks and fell. [TC - 18.174.1] q̕ʷáʔyəx̣ či; twaw̕čáq̕ cxʷ ʔiʔ ƛ̕əm̕úsəŋ! Watch out; you're going to fall forward and bump your face! [TC - 18.174.2] čiyáy cn ʔiʔ čə́q̕. I almost fell down. [MJ - T343.9] Variant: čə́q̕. [AS,BC - 4.11b.2]

čáq̕t   [√yaq̕-t] [√fall over-trns]  ⇨ čáq̕. to make someone or something fall down, tackle someone, fell a tree, knock something or someone down. čáq̕t cn. I made him fall down. [ES - 15.41.5; AS,BC - 32.88.6] čáq̕t cn cə sqiyáyŋxʷ. I felled the tree. [ES - 15.8.5] [AS - 38.222.1] Variant: čáx̣t. [ES - 15.41.5]

čáqʷɬ   [√č<á>qʷ-ɬ] [√burn<rslt>-dur]  ⇨ čə́qʷ. to be burning, on fire. čáqʷɬ cn. I'm on fire. [EP - T6.10, T35.8; ES,HS - 8.62.1] čáqʷɬ kʷsə ʔáʔiŋ. The house is on fire. / The house is burning. [MJ - T102.6] čaʔčáqʷɬ. It's just barely burning. [EP - T6.11; AS - 33.256.5] čáqʷɬ cə čáy̕əqʷ The woods are burning. [AB,IC,NS - T478.12] hiʔčáqʷɬ kʷi. It's starting to burn. [MJ - T104.3] [MJ - T102.8]

čáqʷt   [√čaqʷ-t] [√drive away-trns] to chase, drive, shoo something away. čáqʷt cn. I drove it away. [ES,HS - 9.74.1; ES - 10.30.5; AS,BC -] čáqʷt u cxʷ? Did you drive it away? [ES - 9.74.2] čáqʷt cn cə nləmətú. I shooed my sheep. [ES - 9.74.3] [AS - 30.242.10]

čáq̕ʷəŋ   [√čaq̕ʷ-ŋ] [√sweat-mdl] to sweat. See: čqʷáʔɬ. čáq̕ʷəŋ caʔ cxʷ. You're going to sweat. [MJ - T435.4]

čaq̕ʷəŋístxʷ   [√čaq̕ʷ-ŋi-stxʷ] [√sweat-rel-caus]  ⇨ čáq̕ʷəŋ. to make someone sweat. čaq̕ʷəŋístxʷ cn. I made him sweat. [MJ - T435.5]

čásəŋ   be chased. See: ččásəŋ.

část   run after it. See: ččás.

částəŋ   be chased. See: ččásəŋ.

čáxʷəŋ   [√čaxʷ-ŋ] [√spoil-mdl] to be soured, spoiled. čáxʷəŋ cə ʔíks. The eggs spoiled. [AS,BC - 33.246.7] čáxʷəŋ cə nsʔíɬən. My food spoiled. [AS,BC - 33.246.8] [AS,BC - 33.246.9]

čáx̣ɬ   [√č<á>x̣-ɬ] [√split<rslt>-dur]  ⇨ čə́x̣. to tear, split. kʷɬiʔčáx̣ɬ. It's right now tearing. [MJ - T243.6]

čáx̣t   make fall. See: čáq̕t.

čáx̣t   [√čax̣-t] [√fall over-trns] to make someone or something fall down, tackle someone, fell a tree, knock something or someone down. See: čáq̕. [ES - 15.41.5]

čáx̣ʷəŋ   [√čax̣ʷ-ŋ] [√melt-mdl] to thaw, melt (of anything such as ice, butter, lead). čáx̣ʷəŋ cə sɬə́y̕əx̣ʷ. The ice melted. [EP - T24.16] čáx̣ʷəŋ kʷɬaʔ kʷɬi ŋáqaʔ. The snow has melted. [ES - 13.41.7] čáx̣ʷəŋ cə ŋáqaʔ. The snow melted. [EP - T24.16] čáx̣ʷəŋ cn. I'm melting. (like the witch in 'Wizard of Oz'). [ES - 13.41.6] [AS,BC - 32.90]

čáx̣ʷt   [√čax̣ʷ-t] [√melt-trns]  ⇨ čáx̣ʷəŋ. to melt, thaw something. čáx̣ʷt cn. I melted it. [EP - T24.16; HS,ES - 15.32.7] čáx̣ʷt cn cə ŋáqaʔ. I melted the snow. [ES - 13.41.3; TC - 13.48.5] [ES - 13.41.5]

čáy   [√čay] [√work] to work, build, make. čáy či. Work! [RS - 1.5.4; LC - 1.7.1; TC - 8.41.1, 8.41.5; AS,BC - 4.4.1, 27.295.3, 28.68.1] hiyáʔ cn čáy. I'm going to work. [TC - 18.274.2] ƛ̕áy cn čáy. I went back to work. [RS - 1.5.4; TC,AS,BC - 17.13.4] čáy ʔaʔ cə súyəqs. He made his net. [ES - 19.86.2] ʔə́y̕ kʷi cə n̕sčáy. You did good work. [TC - 13.46.8] čáy u cxʷ ʔaʔ tiə ʔáynəkʷ? Are you going to work today? [TC - 18.114.4] ʔuʔhúy yaʔ ʔuʔ sčáys. It's the only work he had. [MJ - 36.88.1] čáy ʔaʔ či čə́q sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬ. Build a big boat. [TC - 25.176.4] čáy caʔn ʔaʔ či məhúy̕. I'm going to make a basket. [ES - 3.48.5] níɬ sxʷʔiyás sčáys ʔaʔ cə ʔáyaʔyəŋs. That's where they built their houses. [MJ - T117.6] kʷɬhíc kʷi nəsčáy ʔaʔ či saplín. It's been a long time since I made bread. [TC - 26.68.1] ʔən̕sƛ̕éʔ u či n̕sčáy ʔaʔ či saplín? Do you want to make bread? [TC,AS,BC - 17.29.11] ʔiʔánəŋ cn ʔəɬ čáyən ʔaʔ ti məhúy̕. I know how to make a basket. [TC,AS,BC - 17.30.1] nəsʔiʔánəŋ ti nəsčáy ʔaʔ ti məhúy̕. I know how to make a basket. [MJ - T250.9] suʔčáys kʷaʔčaʔ ʔiʔ kʷɬən̕mán̕ kʷ uʔ čə́q. So he worked and became very big. [MJ - T250.9] [AA - 12.17.1]

čáy skʷáči   [√čay ʔs-√kʷayiy] [√work stat-√day]  ⇨ čáy, skʷáči. Labor Day. [AS,BC - 25.220.2]

čáyči   [čáy+√čay] [char+√work]  ⇨ čáy. 1 • to be diligent, busy, ambitious, always working, industrious. čáyči cn. I'm busy, working all the time. [MJ - T457.8; AS,BC - 3.64b.6, 28.160.4; ES - 4.30.8; TC - 7.31.2, 18.274.1; HS - 7.47.11] čáyči kʷə nəstwaw̕ƛ̕úƛ̕aʔ. I was busy when I was still small. [TC - 18.274.3] níɬ nsuʔnátəŋ ʔaʔ či nəsčáyči. So I was called industrious. [MJ - 36.98.5] [MJ - 36.100.1]

2 • worker. [MJ - T286.3; ES - 4.30.8]

čáyəčtəŋəxʷ   great horned owls. See: čáʔyəčtəŋəxʷ.

čáyəŋ   [√čay-ŋ] [√hang-mdl] to hang. čáyəŋ kʷi cə húʔpt. The venison was hanging. [AS,BC - 30.254.6] [AS - 30.254.6]

čayəqʷáwəč   [√čay̕iqʷ=əwač] [√backwoods=bottom]  ⇨ čáy̕əqʷ. Esquimalt Lagoon. [TC - 5.46.1][√č<yə>qʷ-aw=ač] [√burn<pl>-ext=backside]  ⇨ čə́qʷ. Variant: čáʔyaqʷaʔwəč. [TC - 1.47.7] Variant: čay̕əqʷáwəč. [AS,BC - 30.246.1]

čáyiči   [ča<y>y+√čay] [char<pl>+√work]  ⇨ čáyči. several workers. [MJ - T286.3]

čáyiyɬ   [√čay-iyɬ] [√work-go]  ⇨ čáy. to go to work. kʷɬníɬ suʔčáyiyɬɬ. Now we go to work. [AS,BC - 33.248.1] ʔuʔčqcút cn či nəshiyáʔ čáyiyɬ ƛ̕iʔáŋ ʔaʔ či sčáy. I got big enough to go to work looking for a job. [AS,BC - 33.248.2] [TC - 27.60.3]

čáymən   [√čaymn] [√Chinese] Chinese. čáynəmən č̕ cn ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən. I'm Chinese when I talk. [TC - 7.28.5] From: from Chinook Jargon from English 'china man'. Variant: čáynəmən. [TC - 19.278.2]

čaynéʔəŋ̕   [√čayni<ʔ>-ŋ<ˀ>] [√Chinese<actl>-mdl<actl>] to be speaking the Chinese language. txʷəčaynéʔəŋ cn sqʷáy. I'm starting to talk the Chinese language. húʔ cn nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən ʔiʔ x̣ənʔátəŋ cn ʔaʔ či nsčaynéʔəŋ̕ č̕. When I'm talking Klallam they tell me I'm apparently talking Chinese. [TC - 19.190.4] [TC - 19.278.1]

čáynəŋut   finally work. See: čaynúŋət.

čáyni   [√čayni] [√Chinese] Chinese. From: from English 'Chinese'. čúʔəɬ čáyni šč̕ə́y̕aʔ sxʷʔéʔɬən̕s. Chinese use sticks for eating. k̕ʷə́nnəxʷ cn cə čuʔəɬ čáyni sčə́saʔqʷ. I saw that Chinese hat. [TC - 20.10.2] [TC - 20.12.6]

čaynúŋət   [√čay-nuŋt] [√work-ncmdl]  ⇨ čáy. to manage to finally work. ƛ̕áy cn ʔuʔ čaynúŋət. I finally went to work, too. čáynəŋut cn. I finally got work. [TC - 26.260.5] Variant: čáynəŋut. [TC - 26.302.6]

čaysít   [√čay-sít] [√work-bene]  ⇨ čáy. to make, fix (something) for someone. čaysít cn. I fixed it for him. [AS,BC - 33.248.4]

čaysítəŋ   [√čay-sít-ŋ] [√work-bene-psv]  ⇨ čaysít. to be made for, fixed for, worked on for by someone. níɬ kʷi suʔčaysítəŋs cə q̕áʔŋi ʔaʔ kʷi sčáys. They helped the girl with her work. [AS - 32.86.6] [AS - 33.248.3]

čáytən   [√čay=tən] [√work=instr]  ⇨ čáy. any tool used for work. x̣ənʔátəŋs ʔaʔ cə nač̕tə́n̕əq, "ʔúx̣ʷtxʷ cə n̕čáytən ʔaʔ cə n̕sxʷə́kʷ." She was told by the Changer, "Take your tool on your butt." [ES - 22.42.1]

čáytəŋ   [√čay-txʷ-ŋ] [√work-letcaus-psv]  ⇨ čáytxʷ. to be put to work, given a job. kʷɬníɬ nəsuʔčáytəŋ. I was soon put to work. [AS,BC - 31.132.5] čáytəŋ tə sɬáni. The woman got work. [TC - 27.14.4] nc̕áxʷ kʷi sčáytəŋɬ ʔaʔ cə snaʔátəŋ̕ ʔaʔ ti ʔcɬtáyŋxʷ "Indian Agent". Once we were put to work by what the Indians called "Indian Agent". [AS,BC - 31.132.4] ʔáx̣əŋ kʷi siʔiʔám̕ ʔaʔ ʔiyá tə čə́q táwn, Seattle, húʔ q ʔiʔq̕ʷúy cə sƛ̕íƛ̕aʔƛ̕qɬ ʔiʔ ŋə́n̕, ŋə́n̕ təsə ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔcút ti sčáytəŋs ʔaʔ Seattle. The bosses in the city, Seattle, said that if a child dies there are many, many waiting to be put to work in Seattle. [TC - 26.38.3] čáytəŋ st čáʔčt cə q̕əyáx̣əns cə number one Indian Reserve sxʷʔiyás yaʔ ti ʔiyá ʔaʔməq̕ʷúʔəs. We were put to work building a fence for the number one Indian Reserve where Smyth Head is. [ES - 19.88.1] [TC - 26.38.4] Variant: čáyətəŋ. [AS - 33.260.7]

čaytúŋəɬ   [√čay-t-uŋɬ] [√work-trns-1plobj]  ⇨ čaysít. to make (something) make for us. čaytúŋəɬ u cxʷ ʔaʔ či x̣ʷéʔləm? Did you make us some rope? [TC - 24.1.1; AS,BC - 33.248.5]

čáytxʷ   [√čay-txʷ] [√work-inancaus]  ⇨ čáy. to hire someone, put someone to work, give someone a job. čáytxʷ cn. I hired him. / I gave him a job. [AS,BC - 31.132.7, 33.248.8] čáytxʷ u cxʷ? Did you let him work? [TC - 21.302.9; AS,BC - 31.132.9, 32.90.8] čaʔčáytxʷ cə naʔc̕aʔuŋəxʷ. I just hired the stranger. [AS,BC - 31.132.8] čáʔit cn. I put him to work. [AS - 33.250.1] Variant: čáʔit. kʷɬníɬ kʷi siʔčáʔits cə swə́y̕qaʔ. Now they put the man to work. [AS - 31.132.6] [AS,BC - 33.248.6]

čáy̕əq̕   [yá+√y<ˀ>aq̕] [actl+√fall over<actl>]  ⇨ čáq̕. to be falling. ʔiʔčáʔyəq̕. He's falling now. [EP - T59.2]

čáy̕əqʷ   [√čay̕iqʷ] [√backwoods] 1 • to be in the woods, forest, up away from the water. čáy̕əqʷ cn. I'm way back in the woods. [MJ - T357; AS,BC - 4.6.3, 4.9b.1, 30.246.2; ES - 15.26.10] híc c sčáy̕əqʷs. He was in the backwoods for a long time. [ES - 15.26.11] hiyáˑˑʔ č̕ txʷaʔyíy̕ txʷaʔčáy̕əqʷ. He went far into the woods. [ES - 26.178.4] čáy̕əqʷ yaʔ cn kʷi ʔiʔ níɬ yəxʷ nəsuʔsúʔŋ̕nəŋ̕ ʔaʔ kʷsə húʔpt. I was up in the woods, and the deer must have been scenting me. [TC - 27.177.5] čáqʷɬ cə čáy̕əqʷ The woods are burning. [MJ - T357.2]

2 • woods, forest. ʔuʔx̣čít u cxʷ či čáy̕əqʷ? Do you know the woods? [MJ - T104.3] cicə́xʷ st ʔiyá ʔaʔ tə čáy̕əqʷ. We were lost in the woods. [MJ - 39.116.1] níɬ cə sxʷáyaʔxʷc ʔəsq̕ə́y̕aʔq ʔiyá ʔaʔ kʷsə čáy̕əqʷ. It was snakes tangled up there in the backwoods. [MJ - 39.122.3] hiyáʔ cn cúŋ ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ tə čáy̕əqʷ. I went up inland into the woods. [MJ - 35.204.3] níɬ suʔcúŋs yaʔ štə́ŋ kʷɬi nətán ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ cə čáy̕əqʷ. Then my mother walked up into the bush. [MJ - T246.3] hiyáʔ č̕ ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ cə čáy̕əqʷ. He went into the back woods. [TC - 26.48.4] tə́s ʔaʔ cə čáy̕əqʷ ʔiʔ ɬčíkʷs sʔiʔšə́təŋ̕s. He got deep into the woods tired from walking. [TC - 22.22.6] čtátəŋ kʷaʔ ʔəstúʔŋəts sxʷʔiyá ʔaʔ cə čáy̕əqʷ t sʔéʔtts. They asked him why he was up in the woods sleeping. [TC - 22.22.7] [TC - 21.208.6] Variant: čáʔiqʷ. ŋə́n̕ kʷi kʷi st̕áʔt̕čiʔ čáʔiqʷ. There are lots of snags in the woods. [AS,BC - 5.10.2] [AS - 39.26.5] Variant: čáʔyəqʷ. [TC - 7.37.5]

čay̕əqʷaʔáw̕əɬ   [√čay̕iqʷ=əʔəw<ˀ>-ɬ] [√backwoods=side<actl>-dur]  ⇨ čáy̕əqʷ. to be on the woods side, back side, side away from the water. suʔsqéyŋs ʔiʔ hiyáʔ čay̕əqʷaʔáw̕əɬ ʔaʔ cə ʔáʔyəŋ. He went outside and went to the back of the house. ʔyán̕əs či haʔničəŋ̕ čay̕əqʷaʔáw̕əɬ. He heard talking behind (the house). [ES - 12.42.3] ʔiʔ ƛ̕áy̕ kʷə ʔuʔ kʷánəŋət činu snáyaʔnəkʷ čay̕əqʷaʔáw̕əɬ. And those ghosts in back (of the house) ran, too. [ES - 17.54.1] [ES - 17.60.3]

čay̕əqʷáwəč   Esquimalt Lagoon. See: čayəqʷáwəč.

ča-   be from. See: č-.

ččáct   [√čay-cut] [√work-rflxv]  ⇨ čáy. to make, work on oneself. ččáct cn. I'm working on myself. [MJ - T458.3] [AS - 38.222.2]

ččás   [√čy-as] [√chase-ptcaus] to run after, chase, follow someone or something. ččás cn. I ran after him. / I chased it. [TC - 26.160.3] ččás caʔn. I'm going to chase him. [ES - 14.39.7; TC - 18.196.7] ččás cn ʔaʔ nə́kʷ. I chased you. [MJ - T433.4] ččás cn cə músmus. I chased the cow. [TC - 18.198.1] níɬ nsuʔččás. So then I followed it. [AS - 30.250.6] x̣ənátəŋ cn kʷaʔ ččásən ʔiʔ x̣ən̕áxʷ kʷaʔ ʔnʔás ʔiʔ ʔíɬən. He told me to run after him and ask him to come and eat. [MJ - 38.122.4] část cn. I chased it. / I followed it. [MJ - T168.8] Variant: část. ččást cn cə músmus. I chased the cow. [AS,BC - 30.109.2,33.250.4] Variant: ččást. [BC - 30.250.7]

ččásəŋ   [√čy-as-ŋ] [√chase-ptcaus-psv]  ⇨ ččás. to be chased, followed by someone or something. ččásəŋ cn. It chased me. [MJ - T433.2; AS,BC - 4.12b.1] níɬ nəsuʔččásəŋ. Then it chased me. [TC - 18.196.6] ččásəŋ ixʷ cn kʷi. He's chasing me. [TC - 25.136.2] ččásəŋ ʔaʔ slapúʔ. He was chased by Slapu. [MJ - T433.3] ččásəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə músmus. The cow chased me. [MJ - 19.30.1] ččásəŋ cn ʔiʔ ʔáwə cn c ƛ̕kʷnáŋ. He chased me, but he didn't catch me. [AS - 30.250.4] níɬ nəsuʔččásəŋ ʔaʔ caw̕niɬ ʔəšás. Then I was chased by that sea lion. [MJ - 27.272.3] čásəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə músmus. The cow chased me. [TC - 27.168.3] Variant: čásəŋ. ččástəŋ kʷi sčánnəxʷ ʔaʔ kʷə ʔaʔcáʔkʷɬ. The salmon are chased by thunder. [AS - 30.250.5] Variant: ččástəŋ. částəŋ kʷi kʷə stiqéw. He chased the horse. [AS,BC - 31.272.6] Variant: částəŋ. částəŋ cn. Someone chased me. [AS,BC - 33.250.2] [AS,BC - 33.250.3]

ččát   [√čay-t] [√work-trns]  ⇨ čáy. to build, make, fix something, work on something. ččát caʔn. I'll fix it. ččáts. He fixed/built/worked on it. [ES - 11.21.8; TC - 18.40.10] ččáts cə súyəqs. He made his net. [TC - 18.40.9] suʔččáts kʷs sŋiyánt. So he made them stone. [TC - 13.46.9] ččáts canu sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬs. They built their ark. [MJ - 29.284.4] ččáts kʷi nəcə́t yaʔ My late father built it. [ES - 3.50.3] ččáts kʷi nəcə́t cə súɬ. My father built the road. [TC - 25.76.2] ččáts cə súɬ cə nəcə́t. My father built the road. [TC - 25.76.3; 28.62.6] ččáts cə súɬ. He built the road. [AS,BC - 28.62.7] ččáts cə nəcə́t. My father built it. [TC - 25.76.4] [TC - 25.76.5]

ččátəŋ   [√čay-t-ŋ] [√work-trns-psv]  ⇨ čáčt. to be worked on, fixed, made, created by someone. ččátəŋ cə snə́xʷɬ. They fixed the canoe. ččátəŋ cn. They fixed me. / They worked on me. [TC - 14.26.12] sxʷččátəŋɬ yaʔ ʔaʔ či cícɬ siʔám̕. It's the reason we were created by the Lord. [TC - 15.70.6] ččátəŋ tiə snə́xʷɬ ʔiʔ tiə x̣ʷúʔŋət. They made this canoe and this paddle. [RSh - 25.54.3] kʷi sʔuʔúʔs yaʔ ʔuʔ ččátəŋ tiə skʷáči ʔiʔ tiə sčtə́ŋxʷən. When this world was beginning to be made. [TC - 21.234.3] ƛ̕áy č̕ ččátəŋ ɬŋáŋ cə néʔ q̕ʷc̕ə́ŋ̕ ʔsƛ̕áq̕ʷɬ ʔaʔ cə sx̣ə́naʔs ʔaʔ cə t̕ut̕áwiʔs. They worked on him again removing the roots that stuck to his feet and to his arms. [ES - 22.37.2] [TC - 22.28.4]

ččáw̕txʷəŋ   build house. See: čačáw̕txʷəŋ.

ččəm̕əsnítəŋ   [č+√čəm̕əs-ŋi-t] [incep+√meet-rel-trns]  ⇨ čəməsnítəŋ. being met by someone. ččəməsnítəŋ cn. They're meeting me. [MJ - T277.5]

ččə́nəs   teeth. See: ččínəs.

ččə́saʔqʷ   [č-√čəs=iʔqʷ] [have-√hat=head]  ⇨ sčə́saʔqʷ. to have a hat on, have the head covered. ʔiʔ ččə́saʔqʷ ʔaʔ cə híkčəm She had a bandanna on her head. [ES - 12.44.3]

ččínəs   [č+√čə<í>ns] [pl+√tooth<pl>]  ⇨ čə́nəs. teeth. nəsx̣éʔc̕iʔ ʔaʔ či náč̕ cə nəččə́nəs. I was ashamed because my teeth were different. [EP - T3.6; ES,HS - 3.36.5] Variant: ččə́nəs. [MJ - 29.274.9]

ččŋístəŋ   [√čəy-ŋi-stxʷ-ŋ] [√startle-rel-caus-psv]  ⇨ ččŋístxʷ. to be startled, scared by something. ččŋístəŋ cn ʔaʔ tiə sƛ̕ayéʔƛ̕qɬ. The children startled me. [ES - 8.21.6] [AS - 30.250.9]

ččŋístxʷ   [√čəy-ŋi-stxʷ] [√startle-rel-caus]  ⇨ čə́čəŋ. to startle, scare someone. ččŋístxʷ cn cə sƛ̕ayéʔƛ̕qɬ. I startled the children. [AS,BC - 30.250.8] [AS,BC - 30.252.1]

ččqʷíkʷs   burned body. See: čičqʷíkʷs.

ččsáyəqəŋ   follow. See: ččšáyəqəŋ.

ččšáyəqəŋ   [√čč-as=ayəq-ŋ] [√chase-ptcaus=fish-mdl]  ⇨ ččás. to follow along behind. suʔččšáyəqəŋs ʔaʔ cə slapúʔ. So she followed Slapu. [MJ - T283.10, T433.1; AS,BC - 29.25.2] suʔččšáyəqəŋs cə sƛ̕iƛ̕áʔƛ̕qɬ hiyáʔ wáʔ. So the child followed going along with him. [MJ - 37.152.1] níɬ č̕ suʔččšáyəqəŋs cə yək̕ʷə́ŋən ʔaʔ kʷi nəsiyáʔ. Then, apparently, the Songhees followed my grandfather. [MJ - 29.24.5] suʔx̣čŋíns cə šičaʔpúʔəɬ či shiyáʔs ččšáyəqəŋ kʷaʔ hiyáʔɬ. So Jenny Jones thought that she would follow when we go. [MJ - 38.90.7] suʔččšáyəqəŋs. So she followed behind. [MJ - 27.300.7] níɬ suʔcə́ŋaʔts cə siláw̕txʷ ʔiʔ ččsáyəqəŋ ʔaʔ cə swə́y̕qaʔs. Then she put the tent on her back and followed her husband. [MJ - 28.4.5] Variant: ččsáyəqəŋ. [MJ - T301.4]

ččtəŋxʷcínəŋ   [√čəčtŋxʷ=ucin-ŋ] [√owl=mouth-mdl]  ⇨ čə́čtəŋəxʷ. to hoot, talk like an owl. ʔáwə c híc caʔniɬ swə́y̕qaʔ sq̕ʷúʔšəns yaʔ ʔiʔččtəŋxʷcínəŋ. It wasn't long and the man who was her companion was talking like an owl. [TC - 24.6.11] ʔáwə híc ʔiʔ ƛ̕áy ččtəŋxʷcínəŋ. Not long and he was talking like an owl again. [AA - 22.73.2] [AA - 22.74.2]

čéʔčšinč   [√čiʔščinč] [√bitter cherry] 1 • Indian plum, osoberry, stink berry. mán̕ ʔuʔ xʷásəŋ cə čéʔčšinč. The Indian Plum really stinks. [AS,BC - 27.169.5, 32.198.1, 33.24.8, 33.250.5; AS - 35.10.6] čaʔətístəŋ cn ʔəɬ ʔíɬənn ʔaʔ ti čéʔčšinč. It makes me throw up when I eat Indian plums. [AS - 35.152.6] [AS - 38.220.3]

2 • serviceberry, saskatoon berry. [MJ - T155.2, T200.2] Variant: čéʔčšinəč. [BC - 32.198.1] Variant: čéʔščinč. [AS,BC - 25.222.5] Variant: čəčšínəč. ŋə́n̕ cə čəčšínəč. There's lots of serviceberries. [MJ - T155.2, T200.2] [MJ - T155.6]

čéʔiq   snowing. See: čéʔyəq.

čéʔt̕əŋ̕   [√či<ʔ>t̕-ŋ<ˀ>] [√fall off<actl>-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čít̕əŋ. to be falling over. hiʔčéʔt̕əŋ̕ It's falling over. [MJ - T367.10]

čéʔt̕t   [√či<ʔ>t̕-t] [√fall off<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čít̕t. to be pushing something off, making something fall off. kʷɬčéʔt̕t cn. I'm pushing it off. [MJ - T367.5]

čéʔx̣ʷiʔ   [√či<ʔ>x̣ʷ-iy<ʔ>] [√demolish<actl>-dev<actl>]  ⇨ číx̣ʷi. being demolished, torn up, broken apart. čéʔx̣ʷiʔ cə c̕aʔcítən. The table is falling apart. [AS,BC - 31.196.7] [AS - 33.250.8]

čéʔx̣ʷt   [√či<ʔ>x̣ʷ-t] [√demolish<actl>-trns]  ⇨ číx̣ʷt. to be breaking up, taking apart, demolishing something. ʔáwə c čéʔx̣ʷt. Don't break it up. / Don't wreck it. kʷɬuʔčéʔx̣ʷt cn. I'm right now breaking it up. [MJ - T218.8] čéʔx̣ʷt cn cə c̕aʔcítən. I'm demolishing the table. [MJ - T283.11] [AS - 33.252.2]

čéʔyəq   [yi+√y<ˀ>iq] [actl+√snowfall<actl>]  ⇨ číq. to be snowing. čéʔyəq kʷaʔ. It's snowing now. [MJ - T228.6; LC - 1.7.1; TC - 1.31.8; ES - 14.78.15; AS,BC - 4.4.8, 28.274.6; TC - 7.2.7] [EP - T16.20] Variant: čéʔiq. [AS,BC - 4.4.8] Variant: číy̕əq. [ES - 4.52.2]

čə   nsp. See: či.

čəʔúʔwəŋ̕   [√č<əʔ>u<ʔ>w-as-ŋ<ˀ>] [√use<actl>-ptcaus-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čúkʷəŋ. being used by someone or something. čəʔúʔwəŋ̕ cn. They're using me. [TC - 20.8.3] níɬ kʷaʔčaʔ nsʔáx̣əŋ ʔaʔ či smán̕s ʔuʔ sx̣áʔəs tiə lám čəʔúʔwəŋ̕. That's why I say it's very bad to be using this liquor. [TC - 18.280.7] [TC - 27.44.4]

čəʔúʔwəs   [√č<əʔ>u<ʔ>w-as] [√use<actl>-ptcaus]  ⇨ čúkʷs. to be using something. čəʔúʔwəs cn. I'm using it. [ES - 4.15.5] kʷɬčəʔúʔwəs cn. I'm using it now. [ES - 15.46.5; TC - 18.282.1, 20.8.8, 21.270.8; MJ - T395.11] ʔáwə. čəʔúʔwəs cn. No. I'm using it. (If asked for my pen). [LC - 2.9.5] čəʔúʔwəs st. We were using it. [TC - 21.270.10] čəʔúʔwəs cn ʔəɬ ʔíɬənən. I'm using it to eat. [TC - 20.8.6] ʔáwə c ʔə́y̕ či sčəʔúʔwəss. It's not good to use. [TC - 20.8.9] čəʔúʔwəs cn cə qaʔáwəc. I'm using a back-basket. [TC - 27.46.2] čəʔúʔwəss cə nqʷc̕áyəsən. He was using my cane. [AS - 31.72.9] čəʔúʔwəs cn cə sə́miʔ. I'm using the blanket. [AS - 34.8.3] čə́q yaʔ sŋánt cə čəʔúʔwən nəhə́mən. What I used for a hammer was a big rock. [AS - 34.220.8] sqʷáqʷi məšín čəʔúʔwəɬ ʔaʔ tiə ʔáynəkʷ. It's the tape recorder that we are using today. [TC - 26.114.6] ʔáwənə nəsx̣čít kʷaʔ stáŋəs yaʔ čtə ti čəʔúʔwəs ʔəɬ q̕ʷə́yəŋəs ʔaʔ ti sčánnəxʷ. I don't know what it was they used to barbecue the salmon. [TC - 20.116.3] níɬ ƛ̕áy ʔuʔ čəʔúʔwəs ti čyáʔwənɬ; níɬ sxʷtə́mɬs. The spirit dancers also use it; it's for their face paint. [TC - 20.66.3] həwəŋístxʷ kʷaʔ húyəs či n̕sčəʔúʔwəs. Bring it back when you're finished using it. [TC - 19.220.4, 19.220.5] čəʔúʔwəs st canu sxʷxʷə́k̕ʷt ti qʷiqʷə́ɬi. We were using it to drag logs. [ES - 15.46.7] kʷaʔ ʔuʔhúyɬ ʔuʔ čəʔúʔwəs ʔaʔ či ʔə́y̕ cəniɬ nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən sqʷáy. If we use the Klallam language only for good. [ES - 19.72.3] ʔuʔhúʔ cxʷ čəʔúʔwəs ʔaʔ či ʔəsqiʔám̕ ʔiʔ níɬ suʔəst̕áx̣ɬs kʷaʔčaʔɬ. If it is used for weakness, it is, therefore, wrong. [BH - 19.118.3] stáŋ yaʔ ʔuč ti sčúɬ čəʔúʔwəxʷ ʔəɬ q̕ʷə́yŋəxʷ ʔaʔ ti sčánnəxʷ? What wood did you use when you cooked the salmon? [BH - 19.118.4] čuʔúʔəs cn. I'm using it. [TC - 20.68.1] Variant: čuʔúʔəs. čuʔúw̕əs cn I'm using it. [AS,HS - 9.3.6] Variant: čuʔúw̕əs. kʷɬčuʔúw̕əs. He's using it. [MJ - T395.11] ʔáwənə nəsx̣čít či snátəŋs či čuʔúw̕əs yaʔ. I don't know what what they were using is called. [MJ - T424.7] čaʔčúʔis yaʔ cn kʷi sxʷqʷinə́kʷi. I just used the phone. [TC - 25.88.1] Variant: čúʔis. [AS - 35.42.2]

čəʔ-   immediate. See: čaʔ-.

čəc̕ə́q̕ʷ   Jamestown. See: čšc̕ə́q̕ʷ.

čə́čəŋ   [√čəy-ŋ] [√startle-mdl] to be startled, suddenly scared. čə́čəŋ cn ʔəɬ qʷáys cə k̕ʷaʔstə́nəq. I was startled when the preacher spoke. [ES - 4.45.11, 8.21.7; AS,BC - 30.252.4, 33.183.1] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə st kʷi ʔuʔčə́čəŋ; čəyáy st ʔiʔ kʷə́n. We were all startled; we almost went under the power. [AS,BC - 30.252.5] [TC - 33.182.2, 33.182.3] Variant: čə́yŋ. čə́yŋ cn ʔəɬ šə́təŋ̕ən ʔaʔ tiə súɬ. I got startled while walking on the trail. [AS,BC - 30.252.2] čə́yŋ cn ʔiʔ səŋ̕səŋ̕íkʷstəŋ. He scared me and made me faint.. [AS - 30.252.3] [AS - 33.18.6]

čəčsít   making it for. See: čaʔčsít.

čəčšínəč   Indian plum. See: čéʔčšinč.

čə́čtəŋəxʷ   [√čəčtŋxʷ] [√owl] great horned owl, snowy owl. ʔiʔ níɬ ti čə́čtəŋəxʷ. And it is the great horned owl. [MV - 37.162.4; EP - T7.26; ES - 3.19.8, 16.18.1; AS,BC - 5.77.2] From: Possibly a frozen reduplicated form-perhaps diminutive. May have the /=ŋəxʷ/ 'spirit' suffix. It also may have the root /čt/ and be related to the word for 'ask', /čtáŋ/. kʷə́yəŋ kʷə kʷi čə́čtəŋəxʷ ʔučtə šéʔtəŋ̕s yaʔ. The owl that she had been desiring predictably flew away. [ES - 17.7.5] ʔiʔ níɬ ti suʔq̕ʷúys ʔiʔ txʷaʔčə́čtəŋəxʷ. Then they die and become a great horned owl. [AA - 22.75.6] ʔáx̣əŋ kʷi sčiʔúʔsɬ ʔaʔ či sníɬ cə čə́čtəŋəxʷ swə́y̕qaʔ ʔaʔ kʷi stwaw̕ʔáɬaʔs ʔaʔ tiə sčtə́ŋxʷən ʔuʔ twaw̕hiyí. Our ancestors said that the great horned owl was a man when he was still alive here on earth. [ES - 17.8.2] [ES - 17.8.1] Variant: čə́čtŋəxʷ. [TC - 24.7b.1] Variant: čə́čtəŋxʷ. [MJ - T78.18]

čə́kəns   [√čəkns] [√chicken] chicken. [TC - 8.60.4] From: from English 'chickens'. Variant: číkən. x̣cíkʷst cn cə číkən. I plucked the chicken. [AS - 3.22.7; AS,BC - 28.192.1] k̕ʷə́wiʔ ʔaʔ číkən. Chicken skin, goose pimples. [AS - 33.148.1] ʔuʔč̕ə́yəq̕ənəxʷ yaʔ cn kʷə číkən. I just barely glimpsed the chicken. [TC - 20.62.7] [AS - 32.120.2] Variant: čə́kən.

čəkʷə́yu   shoot. See: čkʷə́yuʔ.

čə́k̕ʷ   tight. See: čák̕ʷ.

čə́ləs   [√čə́ləs] [√cherry] cherry. [ES - 10.48.4, 14.56.3] From: from English 'cherries'.

čə́ɬtct   [√č<ə́>ɬət-cut] [√thick<actl>-rflxv]  ⇨ čɬə́tct. to be thickening, getting thick. kʷɬiʔčə́ɬtct. It's getting thick. [MJ - T382.8]

čə́ɬtt   [√č<ə́>ɬət-t] [√thick<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čɬə́tt. to be making something thick. kʷɬčə́ɬtt cn. I'm making it thicker. [MJ - T382.5]

čə́məq̕əm   [√čə́məq̕əm] [√Chemakum] the Chemakum tribe and the area around Chimacum, Washington. [ES - 13.34.1] Variant: čə́məqəm. [MJ - T182.2; T425.1]

čəməsnə́kʷi   meet. See: čəm̕əsnə́kʷi.

čəməsnít   [√čəm̕əs-ŋi-t] [√meet-rel-trns]  ⇨ čə́m̕əs. to go to meet someone. čəməsnít cn. I went to meet him. [AS,BC - 32.92.6] Variant: nəxʷččəm̕əsnít. [EP - T62.2][nxʷ-č+√čəm̕-as-ni-t] [loc-incep+√meet-ptcaus-rel-trns] 

čəməsnítəŋ   [√čəm̕əs-ŋi-t-ŋ] [√meet-rel-trns-psv]  ⇨ čəməsnít. to be met by someone. čəməsnítəŋ cn. They met me. čaʔčəməsnítəŋ st. He just met us. [AS,BC - 32.92.7] suʔhiyáʔs čəməsnítəŋ ʔaʔ kʷi nəcáčc. My uncle went to meet him. [MJ - 37.124.5] [MJ - 40.24.4]

čəməsníti   [√čəm̕əs-ŋi-ty] [√meet-rel-rcprcl]  ⇨ čəməsnít. to go to meet each other. čəməsníti st. We met each other. [BC - 32.92.4]

čəmɬqínəm   man's name. See: čəməqínəm.

čə́m̕   [čə́m̕] [n s] nonsense syllable sung by Slapúʔ in the story of Chipmunk told by MJ. čə́m̕ čə́m̕ ti layə. (no meaning). [MJ - 19.26.2]

čəm̕čəm̕əsnə́kʷi   [čəm̕+√čəm̕əs-nəwəy] [pl+√meet-ncrcprcl]  ⇨ čəm̕əsnə́kʷi. to be meeting, running into each other. [MJ - T277.12]

čə́m̕əs   [√čəm̕əs] [√meet] to meet, encounter someone or something. čə́m̕əs cn. I met him. [AS - 33.56.5] From: may have the 'face' suffix. nəsxʷčə́m̕əs. I met him. [AS,BC - 32.92.2] ʔuʔá cn c nəsčə́m̕əs. I never met him before. [MJ - T433.9] čə́m̕əs yaʔ cn kʷi kʷə swéʔwəs. I met the young man. [ES - 15.37.9] čaʔčə́m̕əs st kʷi. We finally met. [AS - 33.56.6] níɬ nəsuʔčə́m̕əs ʔiʔ nə́čəŋ. Just as I met him, he laughed. [AS - 33.56.9, 33.252.4] ʔiʔ níɬ sxʷʔiyás ʔiʔ nəsxʷčə́m̕əs tə ʔaycɬtáyŋxʷ q̕ayaʔŋiʔ. And that's where I met the Indian girls. [MJ - T433.11] čə́m̕s caʔn ʔiʔ q̕ʷúčt. I'll meet it and kill it. [ES - 6.35.6] Variant: čə́m̕s. čə́məs cn. I met him. [MJ - 29.202.1] Variant: čə́məs. čə́məs cn cə ntán. I met my mother. [BC - 32.92.1] čansxʷčə́məs. I just now met him. [BC - 32.92.3] čə́m̕əsts kʷi síyaʔs yaʔ. She met her grandfather. [MJ - T433.10] Variant: čə́m̕əst. [AS - 27.200.5]

čə́m̕əsəŋ   [√čəm̕əs-ŋ] [√meet-mdl]  ⇨ čə́m̕əs. to be met by someone. čə́m̕əsəŋ cn ʔaʔ cə ncə́t. My father met me. [AS - 33.56.8]

čəm̕əsnə́kʷi   [√čəm̕əs-nəwəy] [√meet-ncrcprcl]  ⇨ čə́m̕əs. to happen to meet each other. čəm̕əsnə́kʷi st. We met each other. ʔuʔiyá cn ʔaʔYakima ʔiʔ čəm̕əsnə́kʷi cn ʔaʔ kʷi nəsɬániʔ yaʔ. I was there at Yakima when I met my late wife. [AS,BC - 32.92.5] ʔuʔá č̕ c txʷaʔyaʔyíyŋ čəm̕əsnə́kʷi ʔaʔ či náʔc̕uʔ ƛ̕áy ʔuʔ sq̕ʷiʔáʔən. He hadn't yet gone far when he met another man who was also deaf. [TC - 26.294.1] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə skʷáči ti suʔčəməsnə́kʷis. We meet each other every day. [TC - 27.175.7] Variant: čəməsnə́kʷi. činə́kʷi ʔiyá ʔaʔ cə súɬ. We met there on the road. [MJ - T434.1] Variant: činə́kʷi. činə́kʷi st ʔaʔ tə súɬ. We met at the road. [AS - 30.256.3] čəm̕nə́kʷi st ʔaʔ tə súɬ. We met at the road. [AS - 33.252.9] Variant: čəm̕nə́kʷi. [AS - 33.252.10]

čə́n   [√čən] [√bury] to get buried in the ground, covered with soil or sand. čə́n kʷi kʷə sqáwc. The potatoes got buried (accidentally). [AS - 34.158.6] [AS - 34.158.7]

čənʔáčt   lean it against. See: cənʔáčt.

čənʔə́yiʔ   summer. See: čən̕ʔə́yi.

čəná   [√čəná] [√my goodness] my goodness! a word said when one is surprised. [ES,TC - 5.65.5]

čənčáni   [čn+√čan-iy] [pl+√move-dev]  ⇨ čáni. to move, change location (of a group or multiple times). čənčáni caʔn. I'm going to (pick up and) move. [EP - T30.1] ʔiʔčənčáni kʷaʔčaʔ ʔəɬ ʔiʔšə́təŋəs. It moved (changed locations) while it was walking. [MJ - T92.4] [MJ - 36.296.1]

čənčánnəxʷ   [čən+√čannəxʷ] [?+√salmon]  ⇨ sčánnəxʷ. to go on a fishing trip, go camping looking for salmon. čənčánnəxʷ caʔ st. We're going camping looking for fish. [MJ - T378.4]

čənčannəxʷíyɬ   [čən+√čannəxʷ-iyɬ] [?+√salmon-go]  ⇨ čənčánnəxʷ. to be going on a fishing trip, camping to get fish. čənčannəxʷíyɬ st. We're going camping to fish (and dry it for winter). [MJ - T378.5] [MJ - T378.5]

čənčə́nt   [čən+√čən-t] [pl+√bury-trns]  ⇨ čə́nət. to bury, plant several things. čənčə́nt cn cə sqiyáwc. I planted potatoes. [AS - 33.256.1]

čənčə́ntəŋ   [čən+√čən-t-ŋ] [pl+√bury-trns-psv]  ⇨ čənčə́nt. to bury, plant several things. čənčə́ntəŋ tiə sqiyáwəc. They planted these potatoes. [AS - 33.256.1]

čə́nəc   [√čən-t-c] [√bury-trns-1obj/2obj]  ⇨ čə́nət. bury me; bury you. čə́nəc u cxʷ? Did you bury me (in the sand)? čə́nəc cn. I buried you. [ES - 9.76.8] [ES - 9.76.10; TC - 18.240.6]

čə́nəcən   [√čəns=ucin] [√tooth=mouth]  ⇨ čə́nəs. a whole mouthful of teeth. [ES - 3.36.4]

čə́nəct   [√čən-cut] [√bury-rflxv]  ⇨ čə́nət. to bury oneself. čə́nəct cn. I buried myself (in the sand). [ES - 9.76.9]

čə́nəs   [√čəns] [√tooth] tooth. ƛ̕əm̕áynəs cə nəčə́nəs. I bumped my teeth. [MV - 37.164.5; EP - T3.6, 214.6; LC - 1.7.1, 1.46.7; ES - 3.36.3; ES,TC - 5.57.5; TC - 18.240.3; AS,BC - 27.50.1] c̕ic̕ə́k̕ʷ cə nčə́nəs. My teeth are decayed. [ES - 8.44.10] suʔɬə́məx̣ʷtəŋs cə čə́nəss. He smeared his teeth. [BC - 30.210.4] ƛ̕q̕ʷə́təŋ cə sc̕úm̕ ʔaʔ cə čə́nəss. He stuck a bone in his teeth. [TC - 23.73.3] níɬ č̕ suʔɬŋáss cə sc̕úm̕s ʔəsčáč̕ɬ ʔaʔ cə čə́nəss. Then he removed the bone from between his teeth. [TC - 23.73.4] c̕ə́ŋ̕t yaʔ cn kʷi t músmus ʔiʔ qaʔqéʔəct kʷsə nəčə́nəs. I was biting a piece of meat and my tooth got loose. [TC - 26.230.3] ƛ̕ə́q̕ʷtəŋ̕ cə sc̕úm̕ ʔiʔ cə néʔ sɬíqʷs cə sčánnəxʷs yaʔ skʷúkʷs yaʔ ʔaʔ cə čə́nəss. A bone of the leftover meat of the salmon he had cooked was stuck to his teeth. [MJ - T214.6] [TC - 26.30.5] Variant: čə́ns. pcítəŋ cn ʔiʔ t̕it̕ə́c cə nčə́ns. I slipped and broke my tooth. [AS - 3.36.3; AS,BC - 4.5.4; ES - 8.44.8] [MJ - 29.244.2]

čənəsə́nəŋ   [√čan=sən-ŋ] [√move=foot-mdl]  ⇨ čáni. 1 • to take a step, move one's foot. čənsə́nəŋ cn ʔaʔ kʷi nəsʔaʔáʔmət. I moved my feet while I was sitting. [ES - 15.13.11; AS - 38.222.6] [AS - 38.222.7]

2 • to change shoes. [AS - 38.222.3] Variant: čənsə́nəŋ. čaʔčənsə́nəŋ cn ʔaʔ tə pə́q̕ ƛ̕ə́q̕šən. I just changed to white shoes. [AS - 38.222.3] [AS - 38.222.4] Variant: čansə́nəŋ. [AS - 38.222.6]

čə́nət   [√čən-t] [√bury-trns]  ⇨ čə́n. to bury, plant something (in the ground), cover with earth. čə́nət cn. I buried it. [EP - T24.2; HS - 5.57.4, 7.47.2, 13.70.3; ES - 8.8.9, 9.76.4; TC - 9.78.2, 18.240.4] čə́nət u cxʷ? Did you bury it? [ES - 9.76.5] čə́nət cn cə sqáwc. I planted potatoes. [ES - 9.76.6] [ES - 13.70.5] Variant: čə́nt. čə́nt tiə skʷáqəŋ. Plant this flower. [AS - 34.188.1] ʔúx̣ʷ či čə́nt kʷsə n̕sčəníŋəɬ. Go bury (plant) your plants. [AS - 34.188.2] suʔčə́nts cə sxʷtúnəqs yaʔ ʔaʔ cáw. She buried her sister at the beach. [EP - T24.3] čə́nts. She buried her. [AA - 22.67.6] čə́nts č̕ ʔaʔ kʷi čən̕ʔə́yi. She had apparently buried it last summer. [AA - 22.68.1] níɬ č̕ yaʔ syáyaʔts kʷi kʷɬčə́y̕q ti x̣ə́w̕əs sčəyíqʷɬ ti sčə́nts ʔiyá ʔaʔ ti c̕íq̕i. That's what the old people were doing with their green fruit they buried in the wet ground. [MJ - 37.110.3] [MJ - 37.112.1]

čə́nətəŋ   [√čən-t-ŋ] [√bury-trns-psv]  ⇨ čə́nət. to be buried, planted. čə́nətəŋ cn. Someone buried me. [EP - T24.2; ES - 8.8.8] ʔuʔhíyi tə nsčə́nətəŋ. They buried me alive. [ES - 13.70.6; TC - 18.240.2] [ES - 9.76.7] Variant: čə́ntəŋ. čə́ntəŋ cə tálə. The money is buried. [AS - 8.8.8] níɬ suʔq̕ʷúys kʷi swə́y̕qaʔs yaʔ ʔiʔ čə́ntəŋ. Then her husband died and was buried. [AS - 33.256.2] sʔácss yaʔ ʔaʔ cə sxʷʔiyás yaʔ ʔaʔ cə sčə́ntəŋs. It was his face there where he was buried. [MJ - 40.6.6] [AA - 22.70.1]

čə́nəti   [√čən-ty] [√bury-rcprcl]  ⇨ čə́nət. to bury each other. čə́nəti tiə sƛ̕əyéʔƛ̕qɬ ʔəɬ qaʔx̣qíŋ̕s ʔaʔ tiə pqʷə́čən. The children buried each other while playing in the sand. [ES - 9.76.11] [AS - 38.224.1]

čənə́yuʔ   [√čən-əyu] [√bury-activ]  ⇨ čə́n. to be planting, burying. čaʔčənə́yuʔ cn ʔaʔ cə sqáwc. I finally planted the potatoes. [TC - 18.242.3] [AS - 39.166.6]

čəníŋəɬ   [√čən-iŋɬ] [√bury-cstm]  ⇨ čə́n. to plant. čəníŋəɬ cn ʔaʔ tə sqáwəc. I planted potatoes. [AS,BC - 27.205.12, 33.254.1] čəníŋəɬ caʔn ʔaʔ tə sqáwc. I'm going to plant potatoes. [AS - 32.92.9] [AS - 33.254.2] Variant: čəníŋɬ. [EP - T24.3]

čənnáxʷ   [√čən-naxʷ] [√bury-nctrns]  ⇨ čə́nət. to manage to bury something or bury something accidentally. čənnáxʷ ixʷ cn. I must have buried it. [MJ - T290.5]

čə́nnəxʷ   [√č<ə́>n-naxʷ] [√bury<actl>-nctrns]  ⇨ čənnáxʷ. to be managing to bury something or bury something accidentally; to be covered in dirt. [MJ - T293.9]

čənŋíŋə   [√čan-as-ŋi-ŋə] [√move-ptcaus-rel-2obj]  ⇨ čánəs. move me; move you. čənŋíŋə cn. I move you. [TC - 18.240.8]

čənsə́nəŋ   take step. See: čənəsə́nəŋ.

čənúst   [√čən-us-t] [√bury-rcpnt-trns]  ⇨ čə́nət. to throw sand or dirt on someone. čənúst cn. I threw sand on him. [ES - 9.77.1] [ES - 9.77.3]

čən̕ʔə́yi   [čn̕-√ʔəy̕-iy] [time-√good-dev]  ⇨ ʔə́y̕. summer. ʔuʔ x̣ə́n̕ cə čən̕ʔə́yi ʔiʔ ʔuʔ sxʷʔiyáɬ ʔaʔOregon ŋaʔk̕ʷaʔcút ʔaʔ ti sčáy. All summer we were in Oregon waiting for work. [ES - 7.20.5, 16.10.6; TC - 13.1.9, 20.130.7] čə́nts č̕ ʔaʔ kʷi čən̕ʔə́yi. She had apparently buried it last summer. [ES - 6.34.4] [MJ - 37.110.3] Variant: čən̕ʔáʔi. [AS - 4.51.3] Variant: čən̕ʔéy. ʔi uʔtáči tə ŋáqaʔ, sčúŋ, ʔiʔ kʷɬʔə́y̕ tiə čən̕ʔéy. And the snow came, the wind, and then it was summer. [AS - 6.34.6] [AS - 19.138.6] Variant: čən̕ʔáyiʔ. [MJ - T239.4; HS - 7.10.3] Variant: čənʔə́yiʔ. [MJ - T239.4] Variant: čən̕ʔéʔi. [AS,BC - 28.100.3] Variant: čən̕ʔə́yiʔ. [MJ - T239.4]

čən̕ʔə́yi skʷáči   [čn̕-√ʔəy̕-iy ʔs-√kʷayiy] [time-√good-dev stat-√day]  ⇨ čən̕ʔə́yi, skʷáči. first day of summer/midsummer's day. [AS,BC - 25.218.7]

čən̕ʔíɬən   [čn̕-√ʔiɬn] [time-√eat]  ⇨ ʔíɬən. time to eat. kʷɬq̕íyət čən̕ʔíɬən. It was already noon, time to eat. [ES,TC - 5.31.8] [ES - 19.80.5]

čən̕éʔŋəɬ   [√čən<ˀ>-i<ʔ>ŋɬ] [√bury<actl>-cstm<actl>]  ⇨ čə́nət. to be planting, burying. čən̕éʔŋəɬ cn ʔaʔ cə sqáwəc. I'm planting potatoes. čən̕éŋ̕əɬ ʔaʔ kʷi sqáwc She's planting potatoes. [ES - 13.70.4] sxʷʔiyás kʷi čən̕éʔəŋɬ yaʔ ti sqáwc. That's where they planted potatoes. [EP - T24.3] Variant: čən̕éʔəŋɬ. [TC - 26.276.3]

čən̕háʔnəŋ   [čn̕-√haʔn-ŋ] [time-√thank-mdl]  ⇨ háʔnəŋ. November. [AS,BC - 15.74.5, 28.98.9]

čən̕hə́nən̕   [čn̕-√hənn̕] [time-√humpback salmon]  ⇨ hə́nən̕. September. [AS,BC - 15.74.3, 30.48.1]

čən̕húy̕   [čn̕-√huy<ˀ>] [time-√finish<actl>]  ⇨ húy̕. to be time to quit, stop, finish. [ES - 5.9.2, 19.222.4] Variant: čən̕húy. [ES - 5.36.10]

čən̕kʷítšən   [čn̕-√kʷitšn] [time-√spring salmon]  ⇨ kʷítšən. June. [AS,BC - 15.73.10, 28.98.4]

čən̕k̕ʷáʔyəs   [čn̕-√k̕ʷa<yʔə>s] [time-√scorch<pl>]  ⇨ k̕ʷás. summer, hot time of year. [TC - 7.8.9] Variant: čən̕kʷáʔis. [AS,BC - 30.252.6]

čən̕líluʔ   [čn̕-√liluʔ] [time-√salmonberry]  ⇨ ʔəlíluʔ. May. [AS,BC - 15.73.9, 28.98.3]

čən̕máʔəxʷ   [čn̕-√maʔxʷ] [time-√horsetail]  ⇨ máʔəxʷ. April. [AS,BC - 15.73.8, 28.98.2]

čən̕q̕ə́čqs   [čn̕-√q̕əčqs] [time-√coho]  ⇨ q̕ə́čqs. July. [AS,BC - 15.74.1, 28.98.5; TC,AS,BC - 17.50.10]

čən̕shəyí   [čn̕-s-√hyi] [time-s-√live]  ⇨ hiyí. December. [AS,BC - 15.74.8]

čən̕sɬə́məxʷ   [čn̕-s-√ɬəmxʷ] [time-s-√rain]  ⇨ sɬə́məxʷ. September. [ES - 16.10.3; AS,BC - 27.52.9] Variant: čən̕ɬə́məxʷ. [AS,BC - 28.98.7]

čən̕sútč   [čn̕-√sutč] [time-√winter]  ⇨ sútč. winter, the beginning of bad, rainy, cold weather. ʔéʔtt cn ʔaʔ či čən̕sútč. I'm sleeping in the winter. [MJ - T239.5; TC - 1.11.3, 7.8.10, 20.130.8; ES - 4.51.4, 7.20.6, 16.10.3; AS,BC - 28.100.4] ʔuʔáɬaʔ caʔn ʔaʔ či čən̕sútč. I'll be here for winter. [TC,AS,BC - 17.34.5] ʔuʔáɬaʔ caʔn ʔaʔ tiə čən̕sútč. I'll stay here this winter. [TC - 20.140.9] ʔiʔ ʔúy̕ čən̕sútč ʔiʔ cə́yəqʷts ʔiʔ ʔə́y̕ ti sʔíɬəns. And when it was winter, they dug it up and it was good food. [TC - 27.106.6] [MJ - 37.112.2]

čən̕sx̣ʷiy̕ús   [čən̕-√sx̣ʷiy̕us] [time-√springtime]  ⇨ čən̕sx̣ʷús. springtime. [MJ - T318.5] Variant: čən̕sx̣ʷiyús. [MJ - T239.6; AS - 33.254.3]

čən̕sx̣ʷús   [čn̕-√sx̣ʷus] [time-√springtime] springtime. See: x̣ə́w̕əs. ⇨ sx̣ʷús. k̕ʷə́nəxʷ cn ʔaʔ kʷi čən̕sx̣ʷús yaʔ. I saw it in the springtime. [MJ - T239.6, T318.5; AS,BC - 27.109.2, 28.100.2; AS - 33.254.4, 35.64.1] [AS - 33.254.5] Variant: nsx̣uʔús. hiyáʔ caʔ st ʔaʔ kʷi nsx̣uʔús. We'll go in the spring. [AS,BC - 25.216.5, 34.96.1] [AS,BC - 34.96.2]

čən̕syə́wən   [čn̕-s-√yəwəh=ən] [time-s-√power=instr]  ⇨ syə́wən. December. [AS,BC - 15.74.8]

čən̕šə́wi   [čn̕-√šəway] [time-√grow]  ⇨ šə́wi. growing time , a name for the month of March. [TC - 16.42.10]

čə́n̕t   [√čən<ˀ>-t] [√bury<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čə́nət. to be burying, planting something or someone. čə́n̕t cn cə ƛ̕ík̕ʷən̕. I'm planting peas. yaʔŋíct cn ʔaʔ ti nəsčə́n̕t kʷi sqáwc. I helped myself by planting potatoes. [AS - 31.28.7] ɬəmɬəmíkʷst ʔiʔ čaʔčə́n̕t. Trim it down and plant it. [AS,BC - 30.136.2] ʔiʔčə́n̕ts ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ tə nəskʷaʔyáqəŋ. He was burying them by my flowers. [AS - 31.12.1] čə́n̕t cn tə sqáwəc. I'm planting potatoes. [MJ - T176.2] [AS - 33.254.8]

čən̕táŋ   [čn̕-√taŋ] [time of-√what]  ⇨ stáŋ. when, what time, what day, sometime, some day. ʔuʔčən̕táŋ? When was it? [EP - 22.14, 36.1, 53.18; TC - 1.27.3, 8.29.7, 18.108.9, 18.204.7; ES - 8.32.12; AS,BC - 4.6.7, 12.8.2, 28.90.6] ʔaʔ či ʔuʔčən̕táŋ. some day. [TC - 18.108.8] čən̕táŋ caʔ ʔiʔ hiyáʔ cxʷ? What day are you going? [TC - 18.204.6, 20.224.5] hiyáʔ caʔn ʔaʔ či ʔuʔ čən̕táŋ. I'll go some day. [TC - 18.206.3] čən̕táŋ caʔ či n̕st̕úk̕ʷ? When are you going home? [TC - 18.206.7] čən̕táŋ kʷi n̕stáči? When did you get here? [EP - T8.8] čən̕táŋ caʔ ʔiʔ ƛ̕aʔtáwn cxʷ? What day are you going to town? [EP - T36.1] čən̕táŋ ʔay̕ kʷə n̕stáči? When did you get here? [TC - 18.204.8] nəshák̕ʷ caʔ ʔaʔ či ʔuʔčən̕táŋ. I'll remember it sometime. [ES - 14.20.5] čən̕táŋ caʔ či n̕shəwíyəŋ? When are you coming back? [MJ - 36.210.4] čən̕táŋ ʔay̕ kʷi scicə́xʷs? When did he get lost? [EP - T53.18] čən̕táŋ čaʔ či n̕shəwíyəŋ? When are you coming back? [MJ - T331.6] k̕ʷənnúŋə caʔn ʔaʔ či ʔuʔčən̕táŋ. I'll see you some day. [MV - 37.160.3] čən̕táŋ caʔ ʔiʔ hiyáʔ cxʷ? When (what day) are go going to go? [TC,AS,BC - 17.50.1; TC - 18.108.7, 26.166.6] čən̕táŋ caʔ ʔay̕ či n̕sƛ̕aʔtáwn? When are you going to town? [TC - 11.26.9] ʔáwənə nəsx̣čít kʷaʔ čən̕táŋəs caʔ ʔiʔ ƛ̕áy cn táči. I don't know when I'll see you it'll be when I see you again. [ES - 11.32.4] ʔuʔčən̕táŋ caʔ ʔiʔ hák̕ʷ cn ƛ̕áy ʔaʔ či ʔuʔx̣ə́ˑˑn̕ə yaʔ stáŋ nəsčáy ʔaʔ kʷi nəstwaw̕swéʔwəs. Sometime I'll remember again all the jobs I had when I was still a young man. [TC - 26.166.7] [TC - 27.88.4]

čə́n̕təŋ̕   [√čən<ˀ>-t-ŋ<ˀ>] [√bury<actl>-trns-psv<actl>]  ⇨ čə́nətəŋ. being buried, planted, covered with earth by someone or something. níɬ kʷi čə́n̕təŋ̕ kʷi sqáwc. It was the potatoes being planted. [EP - T24.2; AS - 33.254.6] [AS - 33.254.7]

čən̕t̕áqaʔ   [čn̕-√t̕aqəʔ] [time-√salal]  ⇨ t̕áqaʔ. August. [AS,BC - 15.74.2, 28.98.6, 30.46.8]

čən̕t̕éʔwiʔəɬ   [čn̕-√t̕iʔwy̕əɬ] [time-√pray]  ⇨ t̕éʔwiʔəɬ. December. [AS,BC - 15.74.7]

čən̕-   [čn̕-] [time-] time of or for (something). čən̕ʔíɬən. It's time to eat. čən̕ʔíɬən cn. It's time for me to eat. [TC - 13.1.5] čən̕ʔə́yi summer. [TC - 13.1.8] čən̕ʔə́yi skʷáči first day of summer. čən̕háʔnəŋ November. čən̕syə́wən December.

čə́ŋət   [√čəŋ-t] [√not know-trns] to not know something. čə́ŋət cn. I don't know it. čə́ŋət u cxʷ? Don't you know it? [MJ - T308.7] [MJ - T308.7]

čəŋíkʷs   [√čəŋ=iws] [√not know=body]  ⇨ čə́ŋət. to not know how (to do something), be inexperienced, be incapable. čəŋíkʷs u cxʷ? Don't you know how? [ES - 4.59.11, 8.6.11, 15.28.1; TC - 20.290.7, 21.214.1] čəŋíkʷs cn. I don't know how. [ES - 9.42.3, 13.16.3, 13.16.5] nəsčəŋíkʷs. I don't know how. [MJ - T414.1; ES - 9.42.2, 15.28.2; TC,BC - 17.42.9] čəŋíkʷs cn či nəxʷsƛ̕aʔyəm̕úcən. I don't know how to speak Klallam. [ES - 13.16.1] čəŋíkʷs či ssaʔsáʔkʷəŋ̕s. He doesn't know how to speak his own language. [AB,IC - T471.9nr] čəŋíkʷs cn či nəst̕íyəm. I don't know how to sing. [AA - 23.40.4] čəŋíkʷs u cxʷ či n̕snəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən? Don't you know how to speak Klallam? [MJ - T414.2] čəŋíkʷs cn či nsnəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən. I don't know how to speak Klallam. [ES - 9.42.3] níɬ kʷə nəsxʷƛ̕áy ʔuʔ čəŋíkʷs cə nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən. That's why I also don't know the Klallam language. [ES - 9.42.5, 13.26.3] čəŋíkʷs cn ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən. I don't know how to speak. [TC - 19.276.2] čəŋíkʷs cn ti nəst̕əŋ̕úʔəŋ I don't know how to swim. [TC - 19.186.1] čəŋíkʷs či nsnəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən. I don't know how to talk Klallam. [MJ - T308.5; AS - 30.254.1] mán̕ cn ʔuʔ čəŋíkʷs ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən. I'm very incapable when I talk. [ES - 9.42.1] [TC - 27.134.3] Variant: čŋíkʷs. čŋíkʷs cn. I don't know how. [TC - 5.25.9] čŋíkʷs cn ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən. I don't know how to talk. [AS,BC - 27.135.1; TC - 27.154.2] ʔáwə cxʷ c čŋíkʷs. You're not inexperienced. [TC - 20.218.1] čŋíkʷs cn kʷaʔ x̣ʷiʔám̕ən I don't know how to tell a story. [TC - 20.290.6] čŋíkʷs cn t nəsqʷáy x̣ʷənáŋ ʔaʔ Ed. I don't know my language as Ed does. [TC - 5.25.9] ʔuʔtxʷčŋíkʷs cn ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən. I'm getting to not know how to talk. [TC - 19.190.3] čŋíkʷs cn ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən. I don't know how to talk Klallam. [TC - 19.268.3] čŋíkʷs ʔaʔ či nəsqʷáqʷiʔ nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm̕úcən. I don't know how when I'm talking Klallam. [TC - 21.18.2] [TC - 21.18.3]

čəŋútəŋ   is pushed. See: čúŋətəŋ.

čə́q   [√čq] [√big] big, large, huge; fully grown. čə́q sčáy. Hard work. [EP - T2.8; MJ - T160.3; NS,JW - 37.212.8; RS - 1.2.4; LC - 1.7.1, 1.77.8; ES - 3.36.6; AS,BC - 4.4.1; WB,AS,BC - 28.44.8] čə́q čáʔi. He's working hard. [ES - 8.72.3] čə́q ʔáʔiŋ. It's a big house. [TC - 20.138.8] čə́q kʷəs ʔáʔyəŋɬ. Our house is big. [ES - 16.24.11] čə́q cə snə́xʷɬ. The canoe is big. [EP - T59.15] čə́q ɬqáyč̕. Full moon. [TC - 18.126.2] kʷɬčə́q cə swéʔwəs. The boy is already big. [RS - 1.2.4; AS,BC - 3.10.7] čə́q cə x̣ə́w̕əs ʔáʔiŋ. The new house is big. [AS - 32.158.5] ʔáwə cn c čə́q čáʔi. I'm not working hard. [ES - 16.25.5] ʔə́c kʷi nuʔčə́q. I'm bigger / I'm the biggest. [ES - 8.74.11] čə́q tiə st̕áčəŋ. The tide is low. [MJ - T352.10; ES - 10.44.8] k̕ʷə́nnəxʷ cn cə čə́q sqáx̣aʔ. I saw the big dog. [AS - 30.250.3] tákʷss cə čə́q x̣ə́w̕əs ʔáʔiŋ. He bought a big new house. [TC - 20.42.4] čə́q yaʔ tə ʔáʔiŋs kʷi nəsíyaʔ. My grandfather's house was big. [ES - 16.25.6] čáy ʔaʔ či čə́q sčaʔkʷaʔyúɬ. Build a big boat. [MJ - 36.168.1] nəsuʔx̣čəŋín ʔaʔ či sčə́qs ti st̕áčəŋs. I think the tide was out. [ES - 3.48.5] suʔčáys kʷaʔčaʔ ʔiʔ kʷɬən̕mán̕ kʷ uʔ čə́q. So he worked and became very big. [MJ - T176.3] st̕ə́ŋ yəxʷ yaʔ cə čə́q sqiyáyŋxʷ. A big tree must have fallen. [AA - 12.17.1] ʔáwə cxʷ c čə́q sɬáni. You're not a fully grown woman. [ES - 17.25.2] [TC - 26.300.1]

čəqáw̕txʷ   [√čq=aw̕txʷ] [√big=house]  ⇨ čə́q. longhouse, winter dancehouse, big house. [TC - 7.33.1; ES - 16.24.10] Variant: čqáw̕txʷ. [ES - 4.68.11]

čə́qtxʷ   make it big. See: čqtáxʷ.

čə́q̕   fall over. See: čáq̕.

čə́q̕əŋ̕   [√č<ə́>q̕-ŋ<ˀ>] [√grind<actl>-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čq̕ə́ŋ. to be filing, sharpening, grinding something. [MJ - T285.8, T315.4]

čəq̕ə́yu   [√yaq̕-əyu] [√fall over-activ] to fell (a tree). čəq̕ə́yu cn ʔaʔ cə sqiyáyŋəxʷ. I'm felling that tree. [ES - 11.25.9] Variant: čaʔq̕ə́yu. [ES - 11.35.3]

čə́q̕t   [√č<ə́>q̕-t] [√grind<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čq̕ə́t. to be filing, grinding something to sharpen it. kʷɬčə́q̕t cn kʷi. I'm right now filing it. čə́q̕t cn tiʔə qʷqʷaʔéyəs. I'm sharpening this knife. [MJ - T283.6] ʔáwə c čə́q̕t. Don't file it now. [MJ - T394.1] [MJ - T283.5]

čə́qʷ   [√čqʷ] [√burn] to burn. čə́qʷ cn. I got burnt. / I'm on fire. [LC - 1.7.1, 1.77.9; TC - 1.62.7; ES - 8.61.11, 9.73.6] txʷyáy̕ yaʔ ʔiʔ čə́qʷ. It nearly burned. [TC - 1.62.8; ES - 9.73.8] čə́qʷ tə ʔáʔčx̣. The crabs burned. [AS,BC - 28.260.4] nsuʔkʷánəs ʔiʔ čə́qʷ tə n̕sʔáwk̕ʷ. I threw them away and your things are burned. [EP - T51.2; MJ - T266.6] čəqʷ ixʷ cə spk̕ʷəŋáw̕txʷ ʔiʔ ʔáwə c tsnə́səŋ cə ʔáʔyəŋ. The smokehouse must have burned, but it didn't get to the house. [MJ - 36.194.1] suʔčə́qʷs cə tables cə snáyaʔnəkʷ ʔiʔ hiyáʔ ʔiʔ čə́qʷ tə sʔíɬən. They burned the ghosts' table and it went and burned the food. [MJ - T250.7] [MJ - 39.266.1]

čəqʷənúkʷəŋ   burn land. See: čqʷnúkʷəŋ.

čə́qʷəw̕c   [√čqʷ=iw̕c] [√burn=fire] to build a fire, light a fire, start a fire. See: čqʷə́t. ⇨ čə́qʷ. čə́qʷəw̕c cn. I'm going to build a fire. [ES - 4.65.1; TC - 11.40.8] ŋə́n̕ lisák ti nə́c̕uʔ ʔáʔyəŋ ʔəɬ tákʷss čəʔúʔwəs ti čə́qʷəw̕c. One house bought many sacks to use in the fire. [ES - 4.65.2; TC - 11.40.9] ʔiʔ níɬ suʔčə́qʷucs. Then he built a fire. [TC - 27.76.1] Variant: čə́qʷuc. ʔúx̣ʷ či čə́qʷuc. Go make a fire. [TC - 26.22.3] čə́qʷuc cn. I'm making a fire. [LS - T27.20] [MJ - T265.6] Variant: čəqʷíwc. [AS,BC - 4.3.7. 4.4.1]

čə́qʷəyu   [√č<ə́>qʷ-əyu] [√burn<actl>-activ]  ⇨ čə́qʷ. to be making a fire, stoking a fire. čə́qʷəyu cn. I built a fire. [TC - 7.63.9; AS,BC - 30.254.2] ʔiʔčə́qʷəyu. lightening. [AS - 33.256.4] [TC - 20.114.6] Variant: čáʔqʷəyu. [AS,BC - 30.254.2] Variant: čaʔqʷə́yu. ʔúx̣ʷ či čáʔqʷəy̕uʔ. Go make a fire. [AS - 32.86.8] Variant: čáʔqʷəy̕uʔ. čaʔqʷə́yuʔ kʷi kʷə nsʔúq̕ʷaʔ. My brother is building a fire. [BC - 30.254.3] Variant: čaʔqʷə́yuʔ. [AS - 38.220.5]

čəqʷíwc   make fire. See: čə́qʷəw̕c.

čə́qʷt   [√č<ə́>qʷ-t] [√burn<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čqʷə́t. to be burning something, putting something into a fire. čə́qʷt cn. I'm burning it. čə́qʷt cn tə sx̣cáʔəy. I'm putting the hay in the fire. [ES - 9.73.10] [MJ - T273.4]

čə́qʷtəŋ   [√č<ə́>qʷ-t-ŋ] [√burn<actl>-trns-psv]  ⇨ čqʷə́təŋ. being burned by someone or something. k̕ʷənít ʔəɬ čə́qʷtəŋɬ tə sʔíɬən. (I) watched while we burned the food. [MJ - 30.116.4]

čə́qʷuct   [√čqʷ=iwc-t] [√burn=fire-trns]  ⇨ čə́qʷəw̕c. to build a fire. čə́qʷuct cn. I made a fire. [ES - 9.72.1] [ES - 9.72.2]

čəq̕ʷɬáytxʷ   dam. See: sxʷčaʔk̕ʷɬáw̕txʷ.

čə́saʔ   [√čəsəʔ] [√two] two. [EP - T1.2; NS,JW - 37.176.9; RS - 1.1.6; TC - 1.7.2;] čə́saʔ tíntən. It's two o'clock. [LC - 1.7.1; ES - 3.68.3; AS,BC - 4.4.1, 28.126.3] čə́saʔ ti snə́xʷɬs. He has two canoes. [TC - 18.110.2] čə́saʔ nəsqə́čaʔ. I caught two (fish). [TC - 20.58.3] čə́saʔ tiə nəp̕áʔəkʷ. I have two pipes. [TC - 1.36.7] ʔúpən ʔiʔ či čə́saʔ. twelve. [TC - 1.37.11] čə́saʔ cə ƛ̕kʷtíxʷ. You're holding two. [EP - T1.2; AS,BC - 28.128.4] čə́saʔ či sxʷʔə́y̕s. It's good for two things. [TC - 21.52.9] čə́saʔ sxʷʔə́y̕s. There are two things he's good for. [TC - 20.284.8] hiyáʔ cn ʔaʔ či čə́saʔ. I go at two o'clock. [TC - 20.284.9] c̕ɬə́p̕i kʷaʔ cə čə́saʔ. The two were submerged. [AS,BC - 28.124.2] k̕ʷə́nnəxʷ cn cə čə́saʔ sqáx̣aʔ. I saw two dogs. [ES - 3.70.4] k̕ʷə́nnəxʷ cn cə čə́saʔ sqaʔyáx̣aʔ. I saw two dogs. [TC - 20.40.5, 20.44.5] k̕ʷə́nnəxʷ cn cə ʔuʔčə́saʔ sqáx̣aʔ. I saw only two dogs. [TC - 20.44.6] ƛ̕kʷə́t cn cə čə́saʔ sčánnəxʷ. I took two salmon. [TC - 20.40.6] ƛ̕kʷə́t cn cə ʔuʔčə́saʔ sčánnəxʷ. I took only two of the salmon. [TC - 21.84.9] čə́saʔ skʷáči tə nəsʔiʔčiʔás. I was chasing it for two days. [TC - 21.86.1] čə́saʔ cə ʔuʔə́y̕, ʔiʔ nə́c̕uʔ cə ʔəst̕ácɬ. Two are good and one is broken. [TC - 20.112.6] həwíyŋ caʔn ʔaʔ či čə́saʔ skʷáči. I'll come back in two days. [MJ - T194.2] q̕ʷíŋi caw̕niɬ q̕əy̕ɬúməčən čə́saʔ. Those two blackfish left the water. [TC - 20.138.9] nə́c̕uʔ, čə́saʔ ti sqə́čaʔs ʔiʔ t̕k̕ʷísts. He'd get one or two and he'd take them home. [TC - 25.92.6] čə́saʔ cə ʔiyáˑˑ ʔaʔ tə sq̕tayéʔqʷs cə sŋiyánt. There are two peaks there in the mountains. [TC - 25.184.6] [ES - 3.68.2]

čə́saʔəs   [√čəsəʔ=s] [√two=day]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. two days. húy tə ʔuʔ čə́saʔəs. It's only two days. [MJ - 36.232.3]

čəsáʔiɬ   [√čəsəʔ=aʔiɬ] [√two=child]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. to be or have two living things ( such as children). čšáʔiɬ kʷi. There were two of them. [MJ - 27.252.12] Variant: čšáʔiɬ. čšáʔiɬ cə músmus. It's two cows. [AS - 33.258.3] [AS - 33.258.1]

čə́saʔqʷəŋ   [√čəs=iʔqʷ-ŋ] [√hat=head-mdl]  ⇨ sčə́saʔqʷ. to put a hat on. čə́saʔqʷəŋ kʷi; mán̕ ʔuʔ x̣áƛ̕ kʷə sčúŋ. Put your hat on; it's very windy. [ES - 14.13.9, 16.7.9] [AS - 38.224.2]

čə́saʔs   [√čəsəʔ-s] [√two-ord]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. to be second. kʷɬčə́saʔs nəŋə́naʔ. It's my second child. čə́saʔs nəŋə́naʔ. It's my second child. [LC - 1.51.3] [LC - 1.73.9]

čə́saʔtxʷ   [√čəsəʔ-txʷ] [√two-letcaus]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. to let it be two. čə́saʔtxʷ či ƛ̕kʷtíxʷ! Hold two! čə́saʔtxʷ či n̕sƛ̕kʷə́ys ʔaʔ či tíxʷɬc. Get two tongues. [TC - 21.52.8] [EP - T36.13]

čə́sčšaʔtxʷ   [čə́s+√čəsəʔ-txʷ] [distr+√two-letcaus]  ⇨ čə́saʔ. to give two each to several. [MJ - T195.2]

čəsə́yu   throw. See: čsə́yuʔ.

čətɬnáʔəč   from Canada. See: čaʔtɬnáʔəč.

čəwín̕   even so. See: čəw̕ín̕.

čəw̕ín̕   [√čw̕in̕] [√moreover] 1 • even so, moreover. čəw̕ín̕ cn. Even me. / Even I am. [TC - 18.134.6] čəw̕ín̕ cə snə́xʷɬ. It's even that canoe. [TC - 18.140.2] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ kʷɬčə́q. Even I am old. [TC - 18.140.1] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ ʔíɬən. Even I am eating. [TC - 18.140.3] čəw̕ín̕ ʔuʔ qʷáqʷiʔ. Even he's talking. [TC - 21.106.4] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ qʷáqʷiʔ. Even I am talking. [TC - 18.134.8] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ c̕sə́təŋ. He even hit me. [TC - 18.136.1] čəw̕ín̕ ʔuʔ c̕sə́ts cə nəcə́t. He even hit my father. [TC - 18.150.2] čəw̕ín̕ ʔuʔ c̕sə́təŋ cə nəcə́t. He even hit my father. [TC - 18.150.4] čəw̕ín̕ cə nəcə́t ʔuʔ c̕sə́t. Even my father hit him. [TC - 18.150.5] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ c̕sə́t. Even I hit him. [TC - 18.150.6] čəw̕ín̕ cəw̕niɬ ʔuʔ c̕sə́tən. I even hit him. / I hit even him. [TC - 18.150.3] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ ʔáwənə nəʔáʔyəŋ. I don't even have a house. / Even I don't have a house. [TC - 18.150.7] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ čʔáʔyəŋ. Even I have a house. / I even have a house. [TC - 18.138.2, 18.150.8] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ čiyáy ʔiʔ t̕íyəm. Even I almost sang. [TC - 18.136.5, 18.138.3, 18.138.6] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ ʔən̕sƛ̕éʔ. You like even me. [TC - 21.110.3] čəw̕ín̕ ʔuʔ nək̕ʷɬʔíɬən. Even he is eating with me. [TC - 18.140.5] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ k̕ʷənnúŋə. Even I saw you. / I even saw you. [TC - 21.106.2] čəw̕ín̕ či nəsuʔhiyáʔ. I didn't even go. [TC - 18.152.10]

2 • not even so. čəw̕ín̕ či nəsuʔƛ̕aʔtáwn. I didn't even go to town. [TC - 18.152.4] čəw̕ín̕ či nəsuʔtx̣ʷín. I didn't even go anywhere. [TC - 18.152.5] čəw̕ín̕ či nəsk̕ʷənnúŋə. I didn't even see you. [TC - 18.152.6] čəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ čpaypsénts. Even I have five cents. [TC - 18.152.9] čəw̕ín̕ či nəsuʔčpaypsénts. I don't even have five cents. [TC - 18.136.3] čəw̕ín̕ či nəsuʔčʔáʔyəŋ. I don't even have a house. [TC - 18.136.2] čəw̕ín̕ či nəsuʔčsnə́xʷɬ. I don't even have a canoe. [TC - 18.136.4, 18.152.1] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕əɬcan t̕t̕éʔyəm̕; ʔuʔčəw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ t̕íyəm. Everyone was singing; even I sang. [TC - 18.138.8] čəw̕ín̕ cxʷ kʷaʔčaʔ ʔuʔ hiyáʔ. Even you left. [TC - 21.106.6, 21.106.7] čw̕ín̕ cn ʔuʔ qʷáqʷi. Even I am talking. [TC - 8.37.2] Variant: čw̕ín̕. čw̕ín̕ cxʷ ʔuʔ k̕ʷənnúŋə. You even saw me. / Even you saw me. [AS,BC - 28.170.1] čəwín̕ cxʷ kʷaʔčaʔ. It's even you. [TC - 18.152.11] Variant: čəwín̕. ʔuʔčəwín̕ či nəshiyáʔ. I'm not interested in going. [TC - 8.37.1] ʔuʔčəwín̕ či sʔáwənə snás. Even he has no name. [AS - 32.94.7] ʔuʔčəwín̕ či nspaypsénts. I haven't even got five cents. [AS - 32.94.9] níɬ suʔqʷáy ʔaʔ ʔaʔčšəməlú ʔəcɬtiŋíxʷəŋ, "ʔə́š, čəwín̕ ʔiʔ ʔuʔpáʔstənəŋ." Then Louisa said in Indian, "Aw, even he speaks English." [AS,BC - 17.64.11] čuʔín̕ cn. Even I am. [MJ - T237.20] Variant: čuʔín̕. čuʔín̕ cxʷ ʔiʔ ʔuʔ qiʔnúŋət. Even you are angry. [TC - 21.106.1] čuʔín̕ cn yuʔqiʔnúʔŋət. Even I am mad at him. [MJ - T73.11] čuʔín̕ cəw̕niɬ. It was even him. [MJ - T73.13] [TC - 21.104.8]

čəw̕ín̕txʷ   [√čw̕in̕-txʷ] [√moreover-letcaus]  ⇨ čəw̕ín̕. to be even it, be unlike as compared with. ʔuʔčəwín̕txʷ cn. I'm unlike him. čəw̕ín̕txʷ cn yuʔnəsƛ̕éʔ. Even that I like. [AS - 32.94.6] čəw̕ín̕txʷ cn či n̕sƛ̕éʔ. Even I like you. [TC - 18.140.4] ʔuʔčəw̕ín̕txʷ cn či nsʔáwənə nətálə. Even I don't have money. [BC - 32.94.4] [AS - 32.94.5]

čəxʷə́yuʔ   whale. See: čxʷə́yuʔ.

čə́x̣   [√čx̣] [√split] to be torn, ripped, split. čə́x̣ kʷə ɬqíts. Her clothes were torn. [ES - 8.4.7; AS - 32.96.4; AS,BC - 33.244.6; AS - 33.258.5, 35.54.7] čə́x̣ tə kapús. His coat is torn. [AS - 33.258.7] čə́x̣ kʷi kʷə npúxʷən. My sail is torn. [AS,BC - 33.272.7] [AS - 38.282.1]

čəx̣áy̕uʔc   splitting wood. See: čaʔx̣ay̕íw̕c.

čə́x̣əŋ̕   [√č<ə́>x̣-ŋ<ˀ>] [√split<actl>-mdl<actl>]  ⇨ čx̣ə́ŋ. to be tearing, ripping, splitting. nsuʔx̣ə́nəŋ ʔaʔ či nsčə́x̣əŋ̕ ʔaʔ či sčúɬɬ. So I told her I was splitting our wood. [MJ - T97.2] [MJ - 29.232.1]

čəx̣ín   from where. See: čšaʔəx̣ín.

čə́x̣t   [√č<ə́>x̣-t] [√split<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čx̣ə́t. to be tearing, ripping, splitting something. níɬ suʔhúys cə nəsčə́x̣t ʔiʔ čáčt cn cə spčúʔ. Then I finished splitting it and made the basket. [AS,BC - 4.3.4; HS - 9.73.5; TC - 21.280.9] húy či. ʔə́wə c čə́x̣t tsanu. Stop. Don't tear that. [MJ - 29.236.1] čə́x̣ts cə ʔsnáw̕əɬ ʔaʔ tə sq̕x̣ə́yuʔ. She tore the insides of the clam. [EP - T33.9] [MJ - 38.154.4, 38.154.5]

čə́x̣təŋ   [√č<ə́>x̣-t-ŋ] [√split<actl>-trns-psv]  ⇨ čx̣ə́təŋ. being ripped, torn, split by someone or something. čə́x̣təŋ cə ɬqíts. His clothes were torn. čə́x̣təŋ cə pípə. The paper was torn. [AS - 32.96.1] čə́x̣təŋ tə sčúɬ. The wood is split. [AS - 33.262.5] čə́x̣təŋ ʔaʔ Terry. Terry's tearing it. / It's being torn by Terry. [AS,BC - 33.272.8] [MJ - T97.3]

čə́x̣ʷ   [√čx̣ʷ] [√saliva] 1 • saliva, spit. čaʔčə́x̣ʷ kʷi kʷi nsíyaʔ. My grandfather just spit. [AS,BC - 30.268.4]

2 • to spit. [AS - 39.166.7]

čə́x̣ʷt   [√č<ə́>x̣ʷ-t] [√saliva<actl>-trns]  ⇨ čx̣ʷə́t. to be spitting on something or someone. čə́x̣ʷt cn. I'm spitting on it. [MJ - T349.6, T411.7]

čəyáʔis   look back. See: čiʔáʔis.

čəyáʔisəŋ   [√čəy̕=a<ʔ>yus-ŋ] [√turn=eye<actl>-mdl]  ⇨ čəyáʔis. to turn around to look. čaʔčəyáʔisəŋ kʷə nsʔúq̕ʷaʔ. My brother just turned around. [AS - 32.96.9] [AS - 32.98.1]

čəyaʔméʔqʷ   great-grandparents. See: č̕iyaʔméʔqʷ.

čəyáʔŋəs   [√čay<əʔ>-ŋ=us] [√hang<actl>-mdl=face]  ⇨ čáyəŋ. hang in there! [AS,BC - 27.162.7] From: loan translation from English.

čəyáy   [√čyay] [√almost] almost, nearly, soon, barely. čəyáy cn ʔiʔ ʔíɬən. I almost ate. [TC - 1.25.1, 8.36.8] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ čə́q̕. I almost fell. [TC - 21.108.7] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ ʔítt. I almost went to sleep. [AS - 39.40.5] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ cíɬəŋ. I almost stood up. [TC - 21.108.12, 21.132.4] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ č̕áŋ̕. I'll be home soon. / I'm almost home. [TC - 21.108.13] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ hiyáʔ. I almost went. [TC - 21.132.5] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ čqə́čaʔ. I almost caught it. [TC - 21.132.6] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ st̕ə́ŋ. I almost fell. [TC - 21.288.1] čəyáy ʔiʔ t̕áŋən. He almost missed it. [AS - 33.14.7] čəyáy t suʔt̕áŋəns. He barely missed it. [TC - 21.286.3] txʷsčəyáy ʔiʔ húy. It's pretty near done. [TC - 21.286.4] kʷɬčəyáy ʔiʔ táči. They're almost here. / They'll be here soon. [MJ - T403.9] čəyáy cn ʔiʔ šč̕ə́təŋ. I almost got hit. [MJ - T293.1] čəyáy ʔiʔ ʔə́nəxʷs yaʔ nəyə́nəwəs. My heart almost stopped. [TC - 1.24.13] nsuʔsáy̕siʔ ʔaw̕čəyáy cn ʔiʔ qə́s. I was scared because I almost fell in. [TC - 27.146.6] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə st kʷi ʔuʔčə́čəŋ; čəyáy st ʔiʔ kʷə́n. We were all startled; we almost went under the power. [MJ - 30.60.1] suʔƛ̕áy čəyáy ʔiʔ čaʔčaʔčáʔtəŋ̕ cə cáyss ʔiʔ sqiʔám̕ či shúynəŋs. They again almost fixed his hand but they couldn't finish it. [TC - 33.182.2, 33.182.3] níɬ nsuʔx̣ə́nəŋ čəyáy ʔiʔ ʔíŋənəs ʔaʔ Markishtum čšaʔmaʔq̕áʔaʔ. Then I said it almost stepped on Markishtum from Neah Bay. [TC - 26.62.2] ʔiʔ čəyáy ʔúyɬ ʔaʔ cə skʷáʔəts cə nəsnə́xʷɬ ʔiʔ čaʔtə́x̣ʷ cn ʔaʔ cə cácu ʔaʔ cə sŋiyánt. And it almost got into the stern of my canoe as I just got to the beach on the rocks. [MJ - 38.116.1] ʔúy̕ caʔ čaʔč̕áŋ̕ cə q̕ayúƛ̕ən̕ ʔiʔ yəcústs tə ʔəŋʔíŋəcs ʔaʔ či sčəyáys ʔiʔ ʔíŋənəs ʔaʔ Markishtum. When Slug gets home he will tell his grandchildren that he almost stepped on Markishtum. [TC - 25.136.4] [MJ - 38.114.5] Variant: čiyáy. čiyáy st ʔiʔ tə́s. We're almost there. [TC - 8.29.9; AS,BC - 3.62b.2, 4.11b.3] čiyáy q̕íyt. Late morning. [TC,BC - 17.43.6] čiyáy cn ʔiʔ t̕íyəm. I almost sang. [AS,BC - 28.130.1] čiyáy tə suʔiʔt̕aʔáŋ̕ən̕s. He barely missed it. [TC - 21.108.10] čiyáy st ʔiʔ mə́y̕əq, ʔə́c ʔiʔ ntán. We've almost forgotten, my mother and I. [TC - 21.286.2] ʔuʔčiyáˑˑy ti suʔiʔt̕aʔáʔŋən̕s cə sxʷnáʔəm ʔaʔ canu. The monster barely missed it. [AC - 23.30.6] kʷɬčəyáyə q̕íyət. It's almost noon. [ES - 22.47.9] Variant: čəyáyə. kʷɬčiyáʔ cn ʔiʔ táči. I'm almost there. [MJ - T318.10] Variant: čiyáʔ. [AS - 30.254.5] Variant: čiʔáy. čyáy yə́c̕. It's almost full. [AB,IC,NS - T478.8nr] Variant: čyáy. čyáy cn ʔiʔ q̕áp̕. I almost got taken in. [AB,IC,NS - T478.9nr] čyáy cn ʔiʔ q̕áp ʔiʔ t̕t̕éym̕. I almost got taken in with those singing. [AS - 33.260.3] [AS - 33.260.4]

čəyáytxʷ   [√čyay-txʷ] [√almost-letcaus]  ⇨ čəyáy. to almost do something. čəyáytxʷ cn. I almost did it. [TC - 21.110.2]

čə́yəč   find. See: céʔič.

čə́yəčt   find it. See: céʔičt.

čə́yəx̣   [√čəyx̣] [√spear fish] to hunt on the bottom of the water, spear bottom fish, crab, etc. čə́yəx̣ cn. I spear hunted. [ES - 11.2.5, 14.72.7; TC - 11.40.4; AS,BC - 25.263.1] hiyáʔ cn čə́yəx̣. I'm going spearing. [TC - 25.268.4] suʔsátəŋs kʷaʔ hiyáʔs čə́yəx̣ ʔaʔ či p̕ə́wiʔ. So she told him to go catch a flounder. [TC - 25.268.3] suʔx̣ənʔátəŋs ʔaʔ cə saʔə́y̕čən̕s kʷaʔ hiyáʔs čə́yəx̣ ƛ̕iʔáŋ ʔaʔ či p̕ə́wi sʔíɬəns. So he was told by his sister to go spearing looking for a flounder for their food. [TC - 12.2.1] suʔqʷánss cə stíkʷəns kʷaʔ ʔənʔás hiʔsəwáʔ yaʔ cə sčə́yəx̣ ƛ̕iʔáŋ ʔaʔ či p̕ə́wi. So he called to his nephew to come along spearing to look for a flounder. [TC - 25.262.1] [TC - 25.262.3] Variant: čə́yx̣. [ES - 14.72.7]

čəyíp̕ct   turning around. See: č̕áʔip̕ct.

čə́yŋ   startled. See: čə́čəŋ.

čəyxʷə́yuʔ   whales. See: čaʔyəxʷə́yuʔ.

čəy̕əŋ̕úst   [√čay<ˀ>-ŋ<ˀ>-us-t] [√hang<actl>-mdl<actl>-rcpnt-trns]  ⇨ čiyəŋ̕úst. to be hanging something up. čəy̕əŋ̕úst cn. I'm hanging it up. kʷɬčəy̕əŋ̕úst cn tə húʔpt. I'm hanging the deer up now. [LC - 1.77.4, 2.17.5] [MJ - T347.4] Variant: čaʔiŋúst. [LC - 2.17.5]

čə́y̕əs   [√čəy̕=us] [√turn=face] to turn around, look back, turn the head to look, look away (from something). čə́y̕əs cn. I looked back. [MJ - T215.10, 40.12.2; TC - 18.262.11; AS,BC - 4.6.6, 29.25.1; AS - 33.260.8, 38.208.5] čə́y̕əs kʷaʔ. He looked back. [TC - 18.264.1] čə́y̕əs tə swéʔwəs. The boy is looking back. [AS - 32.98.2] ʔiʔ ʔáwə c čə́y̕əs ʔiʔ štə́ŋ. And he didn't turn around and walk. [AS - 33.260.9] kʷɬuʔčə́y̕əs cn kʷi. I'm already turning around. [ES - 12.62.4] ʔáwə či c čə́y̕əs. Don't turn. [MJ - T215.7] ʔi ʔuʔáwə c čə́y̕əs ʔaʔ ti ʔuʔx̣ʷə́ŋ. And he didn't turn around quickly. [MJ - T220.2] čə́y̕əs ʔiʔ k̕ʷə́nəts cə stúʔwiʔ. He turned and he looked at the river. [ES - 19.52.2] ʔiʔ níɬ suʔčə́y̕əss ʔiʔ ƛ̕kʷə́ts yaʔ. And then he turned around and grabbed it. [MJ - T214.9] suʔčə́y̕əss k̕ʷə́nts či sxʷʔiyás. So he turned around and looked at where it was. [ES - 19.50.2] níɬ suʔčə́y̕əss ʔiʔ hiyáʔ kʷaʔ ƛ̕áy ʔúyɬ ʔaʔ tə ships sxʷʔiyás ti sčáʔis. Then he turned back and went again on his ship where he was working. [ES - 19.46.4] x̣čŋíns q kʷə kʷɬčə́q yaʔ, Pysht Jack, ʔaʔ či sƛ̕kʷnáxʷs kʷaʔ čə́y̕əss. The old man, Pysht Jack, thought he'd grab it when he turned around. [MJ - 37.126.4] [ES - 19.50.1]

čə́y̕əstxʷ   [√čəy̕=us-txʷ] [√turn=face-letcaus]  ⇨ čə́y̕əs. to let someone look back, look away. čə́y̕əstxʷ cn. I let him look back. [TC - 18.264.2] čaʔčə́y̕əstxʷ cə nŋə́naʔ. Let my child look back. [AS - 38.224.4] [AS - 38.224.3]

čəy̕əxʷə́yuʔ   whales. See: čaʔyəxʷə́yuʔ.

čəy̕íkən   chickens. See: čaʔyíkən.

čə́y̕q   [√č<y̕>q] [√big<pl>]  ⇨ čə́q. to be big (of several things). čə́y̕q sqiqəyáyŋxʷ. big trees. [MJ - T160.4] čə́y̕q sŋiyánt. They were big rocks. [TC,AS,BC - 17.38.4] čə́y̕q sqáx̣aʔ. They're big dogs. [ES - 17.72.3] čə́y̕q sqaʔyáx̣aʔ. They're big dogs. [TC - 20.44.2] mán̕ č̕ ʔuʔ čə́y̕q. They were too big. [TC - 20.44.3] ɬíxʷ čə́y̕q məy̕úsmus. They were three big cows. [TC - 27.104.5] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə cə sqaʔyáx̣aʔ ʔuʔ čə́y̕q. All the dogs are big. [MJ - 29.4.3] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə cə sqáx̣aʔ ʔuʔ čə́y̕q. All the dogs are big. [TC - 20.42.5] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə ti čx̣ʷə́yuʔ ʔuʔ čə́y̕q. All whales are big. [TC - 20.42.6] ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ cə čə́y̕q múʔuqʷ. He went to the big ducks. [TC - 20.44.7] sáʔsiʔsiʔ yaʔ cn ʔaw̕mán̕ ʔuʔ čə́y̕q ti sčúyɬc ʔiyá ʔaʔšiyŋ̕úy̕kʷɬ. I was scared because the waves were very big there at Beechey Head. [TC - 27.104.3] níɬ suʔx̣ənʔátəŋs ʔaʔ cə sʔúq̕ʷaʔs kʷaʔ hiyáʔs ʔúx̣ʷ ʔaʔ cə čə́y̕q c̕éʔc̕əm̕, múʔuqʷ ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕əstaŋ ʔiʔ qəm̕áŋ ʔaʔ či sƛ̕q̕áʔi. He was told by his brother to go over to the big birds, ducks and everything and ask for feathers. [TC - 25.182.3] [TC - 27.102.2]

čə́y̕s   [√č<ə́>y̕=us] [√turn<actl>=face]  ⇨ čə́y̕əs. to be turning around, looking. kʷɬiʔčə́y̕s. He's right now turning. [MJ - T220.1]

čəy̕sútiʔ   [√č<əy̕>su-ty<ʔ>] [√throw<pl>-rcprcl<actl>]  ⇨ čsúti. to be throwing (things) at each other. čəy̕sútiʔ č̕ yaʔ ʔaʔ ti ʔuʔx̣ən̕áɬ. They were throwing (things) at each other all the time. [ES - 15.35.12] níɬ č̕ yaʔ suʔčəy̕sútiʔs yaʔ ʔəɬ kʷéʔwən̕tiʔs. They were throwing at each other when they (Mt. Baker and Mt. Olympus) were fighting. [TC - 19.256.1] [TC - 19.256.3]

čəy̕úsəŋ   look away. See: čiʔúsəŋ.

čə́y̕x̣   [√čəy<ˀ>x̣] [√spear fish<actl>]  ⇨ čə́yəx̣. to be hunting for things in water (fish, crab, etc.) with a spear. čə́y̕x̣ cn. I'm spearing. [ES - 11.75.4] [ES - 14.72.8; TC - 25.268.5]

čə-   immediate. See: čaʔ-.

či₁   [či] [imp] command. ʔənʔá či č̕ə́yəxʷ! Come in! ʔíɬən či. Eat! [TC - 8.38.8] č̕ə́yəxʷtxʷ či. Have him come in. [TC - 16.41.9] ʔə́mət či. Sit down! [MJ - T156.2] ʔənʔá či wáʔ. Come along. [TC - 8.38.9] hiyáʔ či st̕ə́ct. Go lie down. [ES - 10.45.10] čə́saʔqʷəŋ či. Put on your hat. [ES - 13.27.6] hiyáʔ či štəŋúsəŋ. Let's go for a walk. [ES - 16.7.11] ʔúx̣ʷ či ɬcú! Go down to the beach! [HS - 15.57.8] húy̕ či qʷáy. Go ahead and talk. [LC - 2.11.6] [MJ - T116.8; NS,JW - 37.186.2]

či₂   [či] [nsp] a, the. néʔ či. Some are there. / There are some. néʔ či ʔaʔDuncan. There are some in Duncan. [AS - 32.216.1] k̕ʷə́nəxʷ cn či sɬániʔ. I'm going to see a woman. [AS - 32.216.7] k̕ʷə́nəs ʔaʔ či sɬániʔs. He saw that it was a woman. [TC - 20.272.4] k̕ʷə́nəs ʔaʔ či swə́y̕qaʔs. He saw that it was a man. [TC - 16.35.7] k̕ʷíntxʷ kʷi či saplín. How much bread should it be. [TC - 16.35.8] k̕ʷə́nəs ʔaʔ či nəswə́y̕qaʔ. He saw that I was a man. [AS - 38.246.7] k̕ʷə́nəs ʔaʔ či sníɬs sɬániʔs. He saw that it was his wife. [TC - 16.35.9] tákʷs cn či snə́xʷɬ. I'm going to buy a canoe. [TC - 16.35.10] ʔiʔčáʔi cn či nəsxʷátəŋ. They're going to lower me down first. [TC - 20.108.6] ʔáw cə nəsƛ̕éʔ či nəsk̕ʷə́nət cə snə́xʷɬ. I don't want to look at that canoe. [TC - 18.300.4] háhək̕ʷ cn ʔaʔ či nəshiyáʔ. I remembered that I have to go. [TC - 18.122.8] ʔáwənə či nəst̕íym. I've got nothing to sing. [TC - 20.184.4] ʔə́y̕ či n̕shiyáʔ ʔəɬ qʷáqʷiʔən. It's good that you go while I'm talking. [TC - 21.124.8] ʔáw cə nəsƛ̕éʔ či nəsk̕ʷə́nət cə snə́xʷɬ ʔən̕stákʷəyuʔ. I don't want to look at the canoe you bought. [TC - 20.222.1] ʔáwənə či cán. There's nobody. [TC - 18.122.10] ʔáwənə či nəsx̣čít. I know nothing about it. [TC - 21.52.1] néʔ ti. Some are there. / There are some. [TC - 21.126.1] Variant: ti. čə́q yaʔ ti st̕íx̣ʷaʔc̕. The octopuses were big. [AS - 32.216.1] néʔ ti ʔəcɬtáyŋxʷ. There are some people. [AS - 29.146.1] kʷaʔčíy̕ ti sštə́ŋs. He walked at daybreak. [AS - 32.216.3] ʔuʔx̣ə́n̕ə ti čx̣ʷə́yuʔ ʔuʔ čə́y̕q. All whales are big. [ES - 17.1.3] ʔuʔhúy t nəsʔuʔčkʷəw̕iʔnúʔŋət. I was only dreaming. [TC - 20.44.7] Variant: t. ʔiʔ kʷɬcáw čə slapúʔ. And Slapu came down to the beach. [EP - T57.20] Variant: čə. [MJ - 19.164.1]