Part of Speech: noun

Western white pine, Pinus monticola. NW See also táp̓aš.

Dam. “The old people used to say šapáyak̓ɨnkt.” ku kʷaaná ƛ̓áax̣ʷ páyalk̓ʷiča ana kú paˀaníya pák̓ɨnkt ‘and that they flooded completely when they made the dam’; páyalk̓ʷiča čúušin ana kú paˀaníya pák̓ɨnkt ‘the water covered them up when they made the dam’. [Y pák̓ɨnkš; NP /cúulk̓lkt/

Council, meeting, advice. pák̓u iwá ‘there is a meeting’; pák̓upa ‘at the meeting’. [NP píˀamkin /pí-ˀamkʷn-t/.]

Pounded salmon. k̓ʷáal iwá pak̓ukí ‘the pak̓ukí is pounded fine’. [NP /tn̓at/.]

Councilor. patkʷapaničášaša paˀaníša čɨ́mti pak̓ułáma ‘they are electing new board members’; áw iwá pak̓ułá ‘he’s a councilman now’. [NP /tmmiyunew̓et(u)/.]

Fork, table fork, pitchfork. átwax̣aynakɨnk pšwáan pak̓ʷaakáwaski ‘roll the rocks in with the pitchfork’ (they use a pitckfork to roll the rocks into the sweathouse). [WS also palctkáwas; NE pak̓ʷaakúus; pak̓ʷaaktpamá; Y paq̓ʷaakáwaas; NP /cóckkaˀs/.]

Quarrelsome one.

Mortar. “Not my language.” See k̓púł.

Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, generic fern. Put over berries after picking to keep them fresh. [NW c̓ámama (Y cámama); NW & WS č̓álača; NP /teqstéqs/.]

Gentilic. áypɨx̣pal ‘person from the plains’; Wax̣púšpal ‘Bannock, Shoshone, Paiute’. [NP /-pel̓uu/.]

Pinecone, conifer cone. panáyk̓ukša palalíkna nɨníkay ‘they are gathering cones for pine nuts’. [NW pananík; NP síway /sway/; /llk/; /seqseqt/.]

Widow, widower. tún kúušx̣i wínš ku kúušx̣i tílaaki ana kú pawɨ́šayčɨnx̣a ana kʷaaná patáwaničɨnx̣a palaxsíks ku čáw túna paˀáwtša čikúuk ana kúuš míimi pawačá ‘whatever man and similarly woman when they become that which they call the widow (or the widower) are not tabooing anything today like they were long ago’. [NP /ˀawit/; /hám̓awit/ ‘widower’.]

Picture bread, fire bread, standup bread, Bannock bread. It is made on the open fire. Also palaayí, pallayí. [NE ilapalayní; NP /cepeˀletp̓eˀí/.]

One who wastes another’s time. palaykłá iwá ɨwínš ‘the man is a time waster’.

Sinks, Devil’s Hole, a sink basin in the Tollgate area. [NP /peeléynwees/.]

Fencing, fence, corral. ana kú iwačá ƛ̓áax̣ʷ čáw tún pálklikt ‘when all was not any fences’; pálkliktpa iq̓íša ‘he is caught on a fence’; pátukš palkliktpamá ‘fence post’; ptúkš palkliktpamá ‘fence posts’; ɨstí palkliktpamá ‘fence wire’; palkliktpamá čáwiwat ‘barbed wire’. [WS k̓aláx̣; NE k̓aláx̣it; Y q̓aláx̣; NP /ˀpélklikt/.]

Flower buds. ana kú áttawax̣ɨnx̣a mɨx̣ɨ́š palpálp ana kʷaaná patáwaničɨnxa wawínɨm ‘when its yellow buds grow, that which they call wawínim‘.

Palouse. ttáwax̣t paluuspamá ‘family on the Palouse side’. [NP /pelúuc/.]

Definition:

Widow or widower during the time of mourning.

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Example:

1. áƛ̓iyawiya wínš ku tílaaki ku iwá palɨxsíks ‘her husband or his wife died and it’s a widow’.

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awít

Agreement, agreeing.