Salmon backbone. paˀílax̣yawix̣a síwina anɨmay ‘they dry the backbones for winter’. Also k̓úpk̓up.
siwíw
Western sweetroot, Osmorhiza occidentalis. Chewed for colds, sore throat, also made into a tea for sore throats. It is made into a poultice and used as a numbing agent, also put into trunks to keep moths away. Also called ɨst̓iwíw.
síwsiw
Lewis’ woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis. [NP /ciwciw/.]
siyáwkʷ
Alderdale, Washington. siyáwkʷpa itáwyaša ‘he lives at Alderdale’.
skawiłá
Gatherer, collector. skawiłá pšwáan ‘gatherer of rocks’. [NE ɨscawiłá; NP /capkil̓akaw̓at(o)/.]
skawitpamá
Dustpan.
sɨ́kni
Yellow bells, Fritillaria pudica. It grows where the sawítk grows. Also called sɨknisɨ́kni. sɨ́kni iwá x̣nít ‘yellow bell is an edible root’; sɨknisɨ́kni áwa pát sɨt̓xʷsmí ‘yellow bell is hyacinth’s older sister’; sɨ́kni iwá čáw wíyat kúušx̣i kíilawitpa ana kúuš sawítk ‘yellow bell is almost the same in taste as the Indian carrot’. [NE c̓astalɨ́l; NP “ˀistiméx” (Aoki 1994:660); cf. sɨ́kli ‘around, in a circle’.]
skɨ́tkt
Fringe. tamawnaní skɨ́tkti ‘fringe in back of a saddle’. Also škíyakš. [WS & Y skɨ́tks; NE šápštkt; NP ˀick̓átk̓atin /ˀck̓´tk̓tn-t/.]
skúul
School.
skuuliłá
Student. watx̣ɨ́nam wá skuuliłá ‘are you a student?’. [NP hitemenew̓éet /hitemenew̓et(u)/.]
sk̓ín
Cradleboard, baby board. paˀaníx̣ana sk̓ín naknúwitaš čɨ́mtina miyánašna ‘they would make the baby board to keep the new baby safe’. [The dialects have variously puwat̓áwas, tamcásas, tíkaaš; NE ɨsk̓ín; NP /tikeˀs/.]
sk̓ín
Village site across from Celilo. ku íkʷɨn itkʷapaničášana sk̓ínkni amanáynakt ‘and next Amanáynakt signed (the Treaty) from Sk’ín’; sk̓inłáma ‘people from Sk’ín’.
sk̓ɨ́msk̓ɨm
Rawhide strips. t̓nú iwá sk̓ɨ́msk̓ɨm ‘the strips are thick’; sk̓ɨmsk̓ɨmmí tamastkáwas ‘rawhide rope’. [Y sk̓ɨ́msk̓ɨm ‘thin tanned hide, buskskin’.]
Nail
aasá ‘fingernail, toenail, claw (of birds, bear)’; wawc̓aakáwas ‘carpenter nail’; wawk̓páwas ‘hammer, nail’.
Name
waníčt; čɨ́mti waníčt ‘new name’; tanán waníčt ‘Indian name’; wíwaničt ‘names’; payšłá ‘receiver of the name at a naming ceremony’.
Nape
pnɨ́x̣ ‘nape of neck, back of head’.
Napkin
laswíi ‘handkerchief, serviette, wash cloth’.
Narrative
tɨmnanáx̣t ‘story, recollection’; wálsayct ‘legend’.
sk̓ulúlapt
Whirlwind. sk̓ulúlapt iwačá ‘it was a whirlwind’; itk̓ulíšayka sk̓ulúlaptpa ‘he walked into the whirlwind’ (means that he got into someone’s thoughts); nč̓í sk̓ulúlapt ‘big whirlwind’; sk̓ululaptwáakʷł čúušpa ‘whirlpool’. [NP /splis/.]
sk̓ululaptyáy
Whirlwind. Legendary character.