4,791 terms are nouns

łławt̓áwas

Gutter, eaves. t̓ux̣t̓ux̣mí łławt̓áwas ‘rain gutter’.

Eel

k̓súyas (also, asɨ́m, asúm) ‘Pacific lamprey, Lampetra tridentata (syn. Entophenus tridentatus)’; k̓suyasmí yápaš ‘eel oil’ (used for ear ache); šíiyat ‘spinal nerve or “noodle” of lamprey (k̓súyas)’.

łɨ́łx̣

Dirt, soil. áwna áwisp̓isa lapatáatna swíčtki ku łíłx̣ki ‘now we are covering up the potatoes with ryegrass and dirt’; pláš łɨ́łx̣ ‘alkali (such as is found down near Power City)’; łɨ́łx̣sɨm ‘completely dirty’. [WS łáłx̣; NP /ˀtqʷ/; NP /łíkn/ ‘be dirty’.]

łmáma

Old woman, elderly lady. iwačá áswan Wawatawyáy ku iwačá talyáy łmáma ‘Antelope was the boy and the old lady was Bug’; áq̓inušanaaš łmamatúmaaman ‘I saw the old ladies’; áq̓inušanaaš łmamatúwinaman ‘I saw the two old ladies’; łmamatúma ‘old women’; łmamatúwin ‘two old women’. [NE šmaawíš; asmaawitúma (pl.); NP /ˀátway/; /haˀátway/ (pl.).]

łmamayáy

Queen. In cards.

Egg

tamám; wašwašnunmí tamám ‘chicken egg’; ɨsɨ́xʷ ‘roe, salmon egg’; asás ‘nit, louse egg’.

łɨntɨ́t

An edible mushroom species, grows on the ground; Polyporus sp.? (Hunn 1990:345). áwiyawaqitɨnk łɨntɨ́tna ‘look for mushrooms on your way!’. [WS & NW ksksá.]

łɨpłɨ́p

Pine needles. ánayk̓uktapam łɨpłɨ́pna támayčtay ‘you should gather pine needles for the barbecue’. [NP cickaxcíckax /cckkc´ckk/.]

łp̓úł

Tear, tears. Wɨx̣inšyaynmí Łp̓úł ‘Abalone’s Tear’ (place right after the break hill at Prosser, Washington). [NP /sp̓us/.]

łq̓ám

Moccasin, shoe. walím łq̓ám ‘common shoe’. łq̓ám is more N Sahaptin, for Umatilla word see wɨłq̓ám.

łq̓íip

Cliff ledge. Jacobs 1937:31.14.1, pg. 73.

łq̓íwit

Playing, game. čáw, čáw iwačá tún łq̓íwit ‘no, it’s not any game’; ataš kú wiyákʷštikɨnx̣ana túpan łq̓íwitpa ‘when we used to do wrong in some playing’; čáw łq̓íwit ‘not a game’.

łq̓iwitpamá

Playground, toy. impaysanmí áwa łq̓iwitpamá ‘your little brother has the toy’; iqátiwaaničanwiša łq̓iwitpamápa ‘he is sliding down the playground slide’. [NE lɨpswitpamá; NP /x̣eeléwinwees/.]

łq̓iwit̓áwas

Toy. áwitux̣šaaš miyánašna łq̓iwit̓áwas ‘I’m giving the toy back to the child’; łq̓iwit̓áwas miyanašmaamí ‘children’s toys’. [NE lɨpswitpamá; K aq̓ulawit̓áwas (Jacobs 1937:33.1.1, pg. 82); NP /x̣eeléwit̓es/, /ˀinex̣eeléwit̓es/.]

Elbow

k̓ášinu.

Elder

nč̓í; inmí nč̓í ‘my elder’; nč̓ínč̓ima ‘elders, ancestors’; lɨmyáy ‘elder’ (term of respect); pyáp ‘elder brother’; pát ‘elder sister’; wiyánč̓i ‘elder within a family’.

Elderberry

mɨt̓ɨ́p ‘blue elderberry, Sambucus cerulea‘; mɨt̓ɨ́paaš ‘elderberry tree’; č̓mɨ́t ‘red elderberry, S. racemosa‘.

Electricity

láqayx̣it ‘light, electricity, truth’.

Elevator

waluukáwas ‘elevator, escalator’.

Elk

wawúkya ‘elk, bull elk, Cervus canadensis‘; tašímka ‘cow elk’; ɨwínat ‘deer or elk’; k̓ayík ~ q̓ayík ‘elk calf, colt’; wawukyanmík̓ɨštɨ́n ‘elk tooth’.