Back, spine. naknúwik k̓úpaš ača kú iwá átaw wawnakʷšašmíyay ‘take care of your back because it is important to the body’; nusuxmí k̓úpaš ‘salmon back’. [N k̓úpk̓up; NP /k̓ʷpk̓ʷp/.]
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Back, spine. naknúwik k̓úpaš ača kú iwá átaw wawnakʷšašmíyay ‘take care of your back because it is important to the body’; nusuxmí k̓úpaš ‘salmon back’. [N k̓úpk̓up; NP /k̓ʷpk̓ʷp/.]