Part of Speech: noun

Law. spilyaynɨmí tamánwiš ‘Coyote’s law’ (Jacobs 1929:225:9–10).

Side drops. k̓ptłimáki tamánwičanwitki iwáašašana ‘he was dancing with beaded side drops’.

Legislator, lawgiver, God. ana kʷná išapáwašana naamínɨm tamanwiłánɨm ‘where our Lawgiver caused us to be’. [NP /tamalwiyaw̓at(o)/ ‘law inforcer’.]

Law, legislation, government, edict, ruling, proposal, right. wášna naamí tamánwit čná tiičámpa ‘we have our law in this land’; kúuš iwačá tamánwit míimi ‘the law was like that long ago’; ku kúuk panáčiča tamánwit íčɨn tiičámyaw ‘and then they brought their law to this land’; nč̓í tamánwit kʷiiní pátyanɨpɨn ‘that one has taken away the great law’; pawítmiyuna tamánwit ‘they deliberated the laws’; amaš kʷná twánayiša imanáy tamánwit inmí aniłá ‘where I am following your law, my Creator’; maykʷániknam pášapakʷyaamta imíin tamánwit ‘you will make me believe more in your law’; šuyapunmí tamánwit ‘whiteman’s law, whiteman’s technology’. [NP /tamálwit/.]

Belt drop, a decorative riding whip hung from the belt. watx̣ɨ́nmaš wá inmí tamčánwit ‘do you have my belt drop?’.

Weight for holding the fishnet (awx̣ɨ́t) down. [NP tampícwa /tampcwa/.]

Arbor, canvas shade. Also túkʷaš. kʷná paˀaníša tamašq̓íšiš ku kʷná iwíˀilax̣yawiša núsux šátɨmay tkʷátataš ‘there they are making their arbor and there he is drying each salmon in order to eat for summer’. [NP /t´kʷees/.]

Barn. tamášq̓išit k̓usimaamí ‘horse barn’. [NP paqsáyn ˀiníit ‘barn for wheat straw’ (Aoki 1994:528).]

Sledgehammer. [NP /k̓plac/ ‘billy club, war club, sledge’ (Aoki 1994:266).]

Splitting maul (for splitting wood). [NP /wáwx̣ʷłkaˀs/.]

Interpreter. See tamašwikłá. [NE tamasclikłá; NP /temecklykew̓et(u)/.]

Turning over, interpreting. [NE tamásclikt; NP /temécklykt/.]

Lariat, lasso rope, rope. tutanikmí tamastkáwas ‘horsehair rope’. [NE q̓ímx̣; NP /tamác̓aˀkaˀs/; /tewtes/.]

Origin:

tamašwik (to interpret, translate) + -łá (a thing, person, or people specifically does something for work or habits)

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Definition:

Interpreter, translator.

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[NE tamašwaykłá; tamasclikłá; /temeˀniyew̓et(u)/.]

Eating mat, table cloth, drying mat. paˀaníx̣ana tamátačay táy ílax̣yawitay x̣áwš ‘they used to make table cloths for drying some cous’; tk̓unmí tamátačay ‘tule man table cloth’; tamátačay aníyi ‘manufactured tablecloth’.

One of the winds.

Spouse. anam kú iwináanakʷta imínɨm tamátwaynɨm ‘when your spouse will leave you (i.e., die)’.

A small awl.

Patching, patch. [Y tamaƛ̓áakš.]

Sheet, covering to put over bread.