Ribbon. See łałípłałip.
244 terms start with “l”
lálx̣
Coffee. íkkmiya čuutpamá tkʷsáy lálx̣ki ‘he filled his cup with coffee’. [From NP lálx /llk/ ‘pine nut, coffee’; cf. S nɨnɨ́k.]
láłɨmyux̣
Melt (of weather, snow or ice). áw iláłɨmyux̣ša ‘it is melting’; áw iláłɨmyux̣ɨn ámčni púuy ‘the snow has melted outside now’.
lámaašn
Sting, bite (of insects). ilámaaššaaš wawánɨm ‘the mosquito is stinging me’; lɨxlúy ilámaašɨn k̓úsina ‘a horsefly has stung the horse’.
lamaksá
We alone. kuna wá lamaksásimk̓a ‘and next we are only alone’ (Inez Spino Reves, 1-10-97). See náma.
lamámk
Ugly, disgusting. lamámk inmí tɨmná ‘my ugly heart’.
lamáylač
Dive. ilamáylača tnánkni Háwtmipa ‘he dived from the bluff at McKay Creek’.
lamitú
Sheep.
lámkʷ
Steam, smoke. Also lámuk. ilámkʷša átmupil ‘the car is steaming, smoking’; ilámkʷšana qawšqáwš x̣ʷyáytšpa ‘the lovage was steaming up in the sweathouse’. [NP /múyn/.]
lámt
Blue; gray horse. lámt iwá túx̣ɨn ‘the sky is blue’; watx̣ɨ́n pawá ƛ̓áax̣ʷ lamtlámt ‘are they all blue?’; lamtlámt ‘blue things’; x̣máaš latít lámt ‘blue camas flower’; lámt wáłx̣ʷas waitk̓ásasa ‘western skink, Eumeces skiltonianus‘; lámt pɨšx̣ú ‘green rabbit brush, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus‘. [Y also lɨ́mt, lúmt; NP /yoosyóos/
lamtmí
Blue denim. lamtmí sulátas ‘blue jeans’.
lamtús
Rival, opponent (as in the hand game). ƛ̓áp čí naamí lamtús ik̓úša ‘our challengers are sitting here’. [NP /lem̓túus/.]
lámulayt
Boil. ilámulaytša čúuš ‘the water is boiling’. [NW lámulat; NP /mólatn/.]
lánč̓un
Sleep leisurely. łíik̓ʷi ilánč̓uša ‘he is sleeping all day’. [N lápnun.]
lap-
In action, with the hand. ílapaša ‘lay hands on for healing’; lapšúši ‘have a nosebleed’; lapt̓ałá ‘salmon patties’; ílapat ‘bullet’. [NP /ˀlép-/; /lép/ ‘hold’ (Aoki 1994:343).]
lapám
Apple. [From French la pomme.]
lápas
Overshoes, rubbers.
lapatáat
Potato. itkʷámƛ̓ška apáp lapatáatpa ‘he stuck his hand in a rotten potato’; áwna áwisp̓isa lapatáatna šwíčtki ku łíłx̣ki ‘now we are covering up the potatoes with ryegrass and dirt’. [WS & Y wáptu; NP /lapatát/; Jargon, from French la patate.]
lapt̓ałá
Salmon pemmican, salmon mixed with berries and fish oil. lapt̓ałá iwá táani laputáypa ‘the salmon pemmican is stored in the jar’. Also recorded as łapt̓alá. [NP /tn̓at/.]
lapšúši
Have nosebleed. ilapšúšiša ‘he is having a nosebleed’; ilapšúšiya ‘he had a nosebleed’. [NP /ˀlpsúsn/; Aoki 1994:664 relates the initial element to /ˀlp/ ‘be red’.]