Desired, valued, not to be given up. wášnaš tq̓íx̣ ‘mine is valued (“I don’t want to sell it”)’; tq̓íx̣na wá naamí wána ‘our river is indispensible’; páyšmaš wáta tq̓íx̣ kumaš čáw mún íƛ̓iyawiyanita ‘if it’s your desire then I would never kill yours’ (Jacobs 1937:16.11.4, pg. 31).
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation