Evergreen needles. ákaax̣ačanwiša kmilanmí kašúpšup ‘the tamarack’s needles are falling down’. [NP /cckkc´ckk/ ‘fir needle’ (Aoki 1994:3, 21); cf. /húpn/ ‘fall’ (of evergreen needles).]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation