Tamarack, larch, Larix occidentalis. níix̣ ilúunx̣a kmíla ‘tamarack burns well’. Word likely borrowed from Nez Perce. [NW šax̣šɨ́n; NP /kmle/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Tamarack, larch, Larix occidentalis. níix̣ ilúunx̣a kmíla ‘tamarack burns well’. Word likely borrowed from Nez Perce. [NW šax̣šɨ́n; NP /kmle/.]