Squash, pumpkin, gourd. nɨmnawíit pawá nč̓ínč̓i šapx̣ʷlikayí ‘they are really big squash’. [WS šantlú; Y skʷáasis; mɨx̣ɨ́šmɨx̣ɨš; NP /sepx̣ulekeˀí/, from /sépx̣ulen/ ‘roll’ (vt.) plus /-k/ plus instrument nominalizer /-eˀí/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation