Little, small. Distributive. húy patmaaníša kkɨ́s áwa wíwnu ‘they are unable to pick, their huckleberries are little’; pank̓ú iwá at̓úk yáx̣tpa ača kú iwá kɨkɨ́s ‘Hoover’s umbrellawort is hard to find because they are small’; ku kʷná patánaknuwix̣a kkɨ́smaaman xúlxulmaaman ‘and there they take care of the little fishes’; kkɨ́smaaman xúlxulmaaman patášapattawax̣ɨnx̣a haˀáy pawɨ́šayčta mɨ́ł šapíinawit ‘they raise small fish until they become however many inches’; kkɨ́sma ttáawax̣tma ‘young men’; nápt kkɨ́s k̓úsiyin ‘two little horses’; kkɨ́s pšwá ‘small stones’; kkɨ́s púuy ‘fine snow’. For singular see kskɨ́s. [NE wiwaptáy; NW íkɨks; NP /kʷkʷ´ckʷc(e)/.]
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