Part the hair, part the hair in the middle. Usually pronounced twánkapa. itwánkapaša ‘she is parting hair (not her own)’; pátwankapaša ‘she is parting his hair’; pinátwankapaša ‘he is parting his own hair’; čáw átwankapak miyánašna ‘don’t part the baby’s hair’ (the elders used to say this). [NP /cepépex̣ck/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation