Part of Speech: transitive verb

Lay down (pole, etc.). patkʷáynača twá ‘they laid down the tepee poles’; patkʷáynača paamíin twínpaš ‘they laid down their guns’; qátkʷaynak ‘fall down (inanimate)’; šapátkʷaynač ‘knock down’. [Cf. K tkʷáynak ‘fall (of a tree), lie on the ground’ (Jacobs 1931:175); tkʷáynak ‘spread out (as berries to dry)’ (vt.) (Jacobs 1931:174).]

Throw, throw a spear. itkʷáytaša wɨslakʷskí ‘he threw a spear’; x̣átkʷayta ‘starve’. [NP /tkʷéyte/ ‘throw, shoot, hunt (bison)’.]

Dance for fun, dance in a line, folk dance. patkʷáywaša ‘they are dancing folk dances’; patátkʷaywaaša asɨ́mina wáašatna ‘they are dancing the eel dance’.

Throw wood on the fire. átkʷaywaalatx̣ɨnk ílukasna ‘throw the wood on the fire!’; itkʷáywaalatx̣tux̣ša ílukasna ‘he is throwing the wood back on the fire’.

Sing stick-game song, sing along, sing along with guitar player or other singers. itkʷáywanpša ‘he is singing the stick-game songs’; patkʷáywanpša ‘they’re singing along’.

Place across. itkʷáywayča ‘he placed it across’. [NE tkʷáywayk.]

Lift. Saliently one dimensional object.

Walk tabooing. itk̓ʷáˀawtna ámčnikan ‘he walked outside sacredly’.

Stand next to, get married. ipápatk̓ʷalst̓x̣a ‘they got married’; ana kú ipápatk̓ʷalst̓x̣ɨnx̣a k̓ʷáalkpa ku wínšin pánix̣a nápt wáptas ku áx̣ʷay pawɨ́npta sapxʷɨ́lkas ‘when they marry at the longhouse the man gives her two feathers and later they will get their rings’. [NP /wsélst̓q/.]

Bring walking. wínš itk̓ʷanáčiča ‘a man brought it walking’.

Walk with. itk̓ʷanáytitwanašaaš ‘he is walking with me’. [NE tk̓ʷanáytitwaa.]

Walk feeling one’s way into brush.

Meet someone walking the other way. itk̓ʷáwštaymaša ‘he is meeting him while walking the other way’.

Talk straight, speak honestly. itk̓ʷíikʷtɨmša ‘he is talking straight’; itk̓ʷíikʷtɨmna sɨ́nwitki ‘he made his sentence straight’; ímnam tk̓ʷíikʷtɨmta ‘you should talk straight’.