Measure. ásapt̓ax̣inawik ‘measure it!’.

Put in front. čáwnam ásapawaac̓wita ɨšnuwáyna px̣ʷína ‘don’t put bad feelings in front (don’t feel sorry for yourselves)’.

Iron (clothes). isapáwaapt̓ux̣ša táatpas ‘she is ironing her clothes’. [NP /cóoyapt̓qʷ/

Turn, twist. pasapáwaaskliksa taxʷɨ́sna ‘they are twisting the Indian hemp’; pamásapawaaskliksana ‘they were turning themselves around (as at the wáašat)’.

Cause to stick. k̓ʷáyš kʷɨ́ł pinásapawac̓aakɨn sɨ́nwit ‘that much I have made myself stick to the language’.

Origin:

sapá- (diminutive causative) + wálst̓ak (to stick to)

Definition:

to cause to join or stick.

Example:

1. kuš pinásapawalst̓akɨn ‘and I have made myself join’.

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Also pronounced šapáwalst̓ak

Cause to be ahead. čáwpam túna ásapawat̓wita ‘you shouldn’t let things get ahead [of you]’; paanáypam ásapawat̓wiyayita sɨ́nwit ‘you should put his words ahead’.

Choose, separate out, select, sort. k̓pɨ́tna isáp̓awisa ‘she is separating beads’; isáp̓awiša tamám ‘she is choosing her eggs’; ímnam ásap̓awita útpasna ‘you should choose the blanket’; ímnam sáp̓awita tiičám anam mɨ́ł wášatita ‘you should choose your land however much you should pay’; isáp̓awiša wilalík ‘he is choosing his rabbit’; patásap̓awiya paanáy úyit ‘they chose her first’. [NP /cépeˀwi/.]

Catch fish at a weir. sapáx̣aluušaaš ‘I am catching fish at a fish weir’ (Hunn 1990:122).