Something to spread down, something spread out, mat, bedding, throw down mat, the “road” in a naming ceremony. ku paˀaníx̣a áwšnitš ku kʷná itútix̣a ‘and they make their mat and there he stands’ naamí áwšnitš ‘our (casket) mats’; nč̓utpamá áwšnitš ‘mattress’; ilukasmí áwšnitš ‘wooden floor’. [N áwšnikš; NP héewsil̓iks /héwsl̓iks/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation