patátuy

Fir boughs, subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa), silver fir (A. amabilis), noble fir (A. procera), grand fir (A. grandis). Might also include Doublas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). These are put on the stove or on ashes to make the house smell good. Also pronounced patátuwi, patátwi. kutaš áwšuwayix̣ana áwšnitš patatuynmí ‘and we would get a bedding of fir boughs ready for them’; pašapálatiwanx̣ana níix̣ patátuyki ‘they used to make it smell sweet with fir boughs’; ipák̓ɨnkšana wíwnu patátuyki ‘she was covering the berries with fir’; qʷɨtqʷɨ́t patátuy ‘Englemann spruce (Picea engelmannii)’; patatuywáakuł ‘noble fir (A. procera)’. [NE patúšway; NW mɨcc̓ɨ́paaš ‘Englemann spruce (Picea engelmannii)’; NP /patósway/, /pcpc/, /p´tqptq/ ‘grand fir (A. grandis)’; /hesl´ps/ ‘Englemann spruce (Picea engelmannii)’.]