Make smooth. ášapaluluukɨnk ‘make it smooth!’; šapaluluukt̓áwas ‘sandpaper’.

Cause to burn. išapáluna ‘he made it burn’; išapálunayiya níit wínšna ‘he made the man’s house to burn’.

Swing. ášapaluulikɨnk miyánašna ‘swing the child!’; pášapaluulikayiya miyánaš ‘she swang her (the other person’s) baby’. [WS šapáluulayk; NE šapúuluulik; NP /suuyen/, /suuy´knik/.]

Put in water, soak. pašapáluuša apɨ́x̣ kukúkyaw ‘they are soaking the hide in brain’; pášapaluuša apɨ́x̣na ‘she is putting the hide in solution’; ášapaluuk apɨ́x̣na ‘put the hide in the water!’. [NP /cepéˀyemluyk/.]

Boil. išapámulaytša čúuš ‘she is boiling the water’; kutaš ášapamulaytɨnx̣a qawšqáwšna płɨ́x̣ay ‘and we boil the lovage for a medicine’; kúuktaš ášapamulaytɨnx̣a x̣ʷiyáyčtyaw ‘then we boil it for the sweat’; šapámulaytɨnk čúuš ‘boil your water’. [NW šapálamulat; NP /sapámtn/.]

Dye, color yellow by smoking. pašapámx̣ɨškɨnx̣ana wɨłq̓ám psuníki ‘they used to dye their moccasins with alder’. [NP /capáˀlamqsk/.]

Origin:

šapá- (causative) + naamn (to fade away)

Definition:

Squander, waste.

Example:

čáwnam šapánaamta x̣ax̣áykʷ yalmílk ‘don’t spend your money foolishly’.

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[NP /sapálaˀamn/.]

Cause to cry. máyšapanax̣ti ‘have crying in the morning’; qášapanax̣ti ‘suddenly have crying’. [NP /sepéwyn/.]

Put to sleep. išapánč̓una ‘he put him to sleep’; išapánč̓uun ‘he has put him to sleep’.

Pass around, make go around. šapánknikɨnk áw wíwnu ‘serve your huckleberries now!’. [NP /cepélklyk/ ~ /sepélklyk/.]

Drain out, wash out. ášapap̓ikɨnk ‘wash it out!’. [NP /capáp̓yk/.]

Bleach, make white. pašapáplaška wapčíyaš max̣áx̣ki ‘they bleached the buckskin with white clay’. [NP /sapáx̣yqn/.]

Mush on to (such as medicine). kunam kʷɨ́nki ášapapłx̣kašata ‘and you’ll much on it with that’.