Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus. iwáłayłayšana wáx̣puš wáłxʷas ‘the rattlesnake was rattling his tail’. The respectful way to address the rattlesnake is púša ‘grandfather’ and ɨpúš ‘your father’s father’. [NP /wex̣pus/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation