Sacred ground, dance ground, place where the body lies during a funeral. paˀaníx̣ana čúuš šk̓apášwayki íix̣tay wáaš ‘they would make the water with rose for washing the sacred ground’; iwák̓aatkša wáaš ‘he’s sweeping the ground in the longhouse’; ku iwačá áwtni ana kú šín aníx̣ana wáaš ‘and it would be tabooed when someone would make his sacred ground’; ik̓sɨ́tiša wáaš ‘the floor is getting cold (e.g., the enthusiasm at a dance)’. [NP /wéyees/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation