Bitterroot Salish
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iad58wisšn long
i wisšn q̇tq̇it rectangle (q̇tq̇it square)
i wisšn syal oval (syál circle)
spq̇niɁ month, moon, sun, clock
čχʷa radio, harp, guitar, stereo, anything that makes music
q̇ʷátχʷ banana, cucumber (lit. something bent)
čcoqin beat s.o.
ƛ̣aq̇ʷm beat one’s spouse
es ċqem It is struck by lightning.
es uweči u ċqntšɁi It was lightning and a tree was struck on top of the mountain.
q̇ʷiṭs nod the head down; greet, hail
čn q̇ʷiṭs mali I nodded Mary; I hail Mary. (‘Ave, Maria’?)
tspmncó sound of voices shouting
ṭał sound of a slap
putuie sound of a rooster cawing (cock-a-doodle-doo)
i wisšn q̇tq̇it rectangle (q̇tq̇it square)
i wisšn syal oval (syál circle)
qʷéwutn alcohol (qʷéw crazy; -tn means of, device)
nkʷilkʷ wine (lit. red liquid)
nχal clear water; vodka
ṗiṗuyšn automobile, car (lit. wrinkled feet)
snṭṭiqʷps, snppiqʷps motorcycle (lit. riding something that f®ts)
spq̇niɁ month, moon, sun, clock
čχʷa radio, harp, guitar, stereo, anything that makes music
q̇ʷátχʷ banana, cucumber (lit. something bent)
čcoqin beat s.o.
ƛ̣aq̇ʷm beat one’s spouse
sq̇ʷóct grease
scocoó bear rib grease
nqʷq̇ʷosṁičṅšn dog
čṭáq̇šn dog lifting leg to urinate
kʷeƛ̣ep revived; came out of it
pispiskʷeƛ̣ep Fox revived Coyote.
es ċqem It is struck by lightning.
es uweči u ċqntšɁi It was lightning and a tree was struck on top of the mountain.
čnḳʷe kill birds or big animals
ṭaṭapṁi killing small animals
čn ččełle I killed three elk. (čełé three)
q̇ʷiṭs nod the head down; greet, hail
čn q̇ʷiṭs mali I nodded Mary; I hail Mary. (‘Ave, Maria’?)
pχpχtwilš S/he became holy.
sent spχpáχt The Holy Ghost
ḳʷsḳʷsč̣asqélixʷ ghost
(So sent in the middle expression means ‘ghost’, although it isn’t the usual word for that. Likely that was Saint-Esprit, but they translated the wrong word.)
tspmncó sound of voices shouting
ṭał sound of a slap
putuie sound of a rooster cawing (cock-a-doodle-doo)
