aní ‘make, construct, build, prepare’.
270 terms start with “f”
Face
x̣ɨ́- ‘with the face’.
Face
tpɨ́š ‘face, cheek’.
Fade
náamn ‘fade away, vanish, disappear’.
Faded
náamni ‘worn out’.
Faith
mɨškʷyámkt ‘believing, belief, trust’.
Fall
špám ‘autumn’; špamíwit ‘the beginning of autumn’.
Fall
káax̣ačanwi ‘fall from tree and spread out’ (distributive); qápšaničanwi ‘fall off (a bunch)’; qátamaluun ‘fall into water’; qátamanuun ‘fall into water’; qátamčanwi ‘fall down’; qátkʷaynak ‘fall down’ (inanimate); qáwqin ‘fall down’; qáx̣anayk ‘fall backward’; qáx̣anayti ‘fall over’; qáx̣ayt ‘fall out’; špamíwi ‘become autumn, return to fall’; wačánwi ‘be falling’; wáatqawqin ‘fall while running’; wiyálk̓upt̓a ‘stumble and fall’; x̣átamanaša ‘fall noisily’; x̣átamaatx̣ ‘fall into fire’; x̣átkʷayi ‘fall prone’.
Falls
k̓ʷɨ́p ~ k̓úp ~ waapáykt ‘waterfall’; waapáyknaq̓it ‘base of the falls’.
Falsehood
č̓ɨ́š ‘lie, untruth, fib’.
Family
ttáwax̣t ‘growth, pedigree, person’; ttáwax̣t paluuspamá ‘family on the Palouse side’.
Fan
pinawawaax̣waax̣tpamá ~ pinawawaax̣waax̣t̓áwas; waak̓sɨtitpamá ‘ceiling fan, electric cooling fan, air conditioner’.
Fan
wáwaax̣waax̣n.
Far
wíyat; lahaháam ‘far away’; lahaháam tiičám ‘a far away land’; wiyatníin ‘too far’; pawíyat ‘far apart’; wíyat tiičám ‘far country’; wíyat wát̓uy ‘far ahead’; -ál ‘long, tall, far’ (čáal ‘this long, this tall, this far’; kʷáal ‘that long, that tall, that far’; máal ‘however long, however far’).
Far
máal ‘how long? how tall? how far?’.
Farewell
wɨštáwatwaa ‘bid farewell, bid farewell to the dead, stay and help in time of bereavement, keep company for awhile, bring out the deceased possessions at a funeral (šapánax̣tit)’.
Farm
tamaníčt ‘planting, garden, field, plants’.
Farmer
tamaničłá ‘grower, gardner’.
Farther
maykwíyat.
Fast
qaˀáw ‘lightweight, fast, quick’.