Umatilla Language Online Dictionary

4,791 terms are nouns

ttáwax̣t

Growing, growth, descendant, pedigree, youth. kuš sɨ́nwita inmíki ttáwax̣tki ‘and I will speak about my growing up’; ana kú iwiyánaq̓ita pɨnmíin ttáwax̣t ‘when her growth is finished’; máal paq̓ínunx̣a paamíin ttáwax̣t ‘how far do they see their pedigree?’; kuš inmínɨm wínšnɨm ƛ̓áax̣ʷ itáymuna pɨnmíin ttáwax̣t pšɨ́tkni ‘and my husband informed me of all his pedigree on his father’s side’; kunam čáw áwiƛ̓iyawita ttáwax̣tna ana kú ittáwax̣ša tkʷátat ‘and you will not kill the growth when the food is growing’; ttáwax̣tna ásapsik̓ʷasa sɨ́nwit paamanáy ‘we are teaching them the language growth’; kutyana wá ƛ̓áax̣ʷ áx̣ʷay pánaymuni nč̓ínč̓ikni ttáwax̣tkni ‘but we are all still related from the ancient pedigree’; kkɨ́sma ttáwax̣tma ‘youths’. [NE ttúux̣t; NP /wyépiˀim/; cf. NP titóoqan /ttóoqn/

tɨ́tnu

Ground squirrel, Belding ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi), Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus). [NE mɨtɨ́tnu; NP /ttlo/.]

tɨ́tt

Swelling. [NE wáatpnit; NP /púxsteynt/; /p̓úl̓emnt/.]

ttɨ́x̣š

Spring Hollow on the Umatilla Reservation. ttɨ́x̣špa iwá ‘they are at Spring Hollow’; čnáš ín ttáwax̣na ttɨ́x̣špa ‘I grew up at Spring Hollow’. [NP /tx̣s/.]

ttɨ́x̣ši

Warm Springs. ttɨ́x̣šiipa iwá ‘they are at Warm Springs’.

ttɨx̣šmí

Willow basket. ttɨx̣šmípa iwá táani wáptas ‘the feather is put in the basket’; šapášapi ttɨx̣šmí ‘berry baskets slung over both sides of a horse’; wiwnupamá ttɨx̣šmí ‘berry basket’. [NP /t´x̣cik̓ay/ (also /tx̣cík̓ay/)

ttɨ́x̣š

Definition:

Willow, Salix spp. (except Salix amygdaloides see haháw – Hunn 1990:347). They used to use a straight willow for the end of the tule mat.

Examples:

kúušx̣i iwá ttɨ́x̣š waníči płɨ́x̣ ‘in the same way the willow is a named medicine’;
tamax̣anp̓at̓áwas iwá aníyi ttɨ́x̣ški ‘a backrest is made with willows’;
puˀúx̣puˀux̣ ttɨ́x̣š ‘sandbar or narrowleaf willow (Salix exigua)’;
pɨt̓x̣anupamá ttɨ́x̣š ‘mountain willow (Salix monticola)’;
luc̓á ttɨ́x̣š ‘red willow’;
pláš ttɨ́x̣š ‘white willow (Salix alba – introduced)’;
kɨkí ttɨ́x̣š ‘weeping willow (Salix babylonica – introduced)’;
k̓úulk aníyi ttɨx̣šmí ‘bowl made of willow’;