Part of Speech: adjective

Late at night, very dark, dark. áw sáac̓at ikú ‘it has gotten quite dark now’; sáac̓at iwačá ‘it was rather dark’; sáac̓at áw ikúša ‘it is getting dark’; sáac̓at iwá ‘it is dark, late at night’.

Really scarry.

Around, spread around. sáakli iwá c̓x̣úuy ‘the tepee (canvas) is around (the lining)’; sáakli ikú ‘he has turned around quickly’.

Cut out with scissors. iwá saalíyi ‘it is cut out’. [NP /cepékeˀnpiˀns/.]

Cleaned. sapákiiki iwá tkʷatatpamá ‘the table is cleaned’. [NP capáakaykin̓ /capákykiˀns/.]

Cooled down.

Frozen. sapátaawayiyi nɨkʷɨ́t ‘frozen meat’. [NE šapašɨšaaní; NP sepéesc̓eyin̓ /sepésc̓eyiˀns/.]

Fierce, tough, brave, daring, bold, skilled. skáw iwá tkʷaynpłá ‘he is a skilled hunter’. Ablaut: sáakaw ‘very scarry’. [NP cikáaw̓is /ckaw̓is/.]

Frightened, scared. skáwni iwá ‘he’s scared’; skáwnitaš wačá ‘we were frightened’. [NE skawní; NP cikáawnin̓ /ckáwniˀns/.]

Strong, active.

Around, in a circle. sɨ́kli iwá ‘it is round, it is in a circle’; sɨ́kli ikú ‘he has turned around quickly’; sɨ́kli ɨníitpa ‘around the house’. [NW sklí; cf. NP ciklíin /ckl´yn-t/ ‘going home’.]

Pertaining to school. skuulitpamá níit ‘schoolhouse’; skuulitpamá tímaš ‘school work’.