Be glad to meet; receive ceremonially, welcome with a gift. ák̓ʷałanawštaymašana núsuxna ‘we are joyfully receiving the salmon’; ku paták̓ʷałanawštaymax̣a waníčtna kʷaaná ‘and they gladly meet that name’; ku čáw tún paták̓ʷałanawštaymax̣a waníčtna ‘and they greet the name (with) nothing’; áwmataš k̓ʷałanáwštaymaša ƛ̓áax̣ʷ ‘I am happy to welcome you all’; ik̓ʷałanáwštaymax̣a waníčtna x̣ax̣áykʷki ‘he greets the name with money’; kunam ák̓ʷałanawštaymata túkin ‘and you should greet it with something’; k̓ʷałanáwštaymat miyánašna ‘giving thanks for the child’. The following was used ditransitively: pák̓ʷałanawštaymaša pútɨmt x̣ax̣áykʷ ‘he is giving him $10’ (such as for the new name he is receiving). See also níyawštayma.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation