Dry up by trampling. Said of those who go digging while mourning the death of a spouse. átunalax̣yawitanam ‘you will dry them (the roots) by trampling’; amaš kú miyánaš čáw wɨ́šaykta, kunam čáw x̣níta, ačanam kú átunalax̣yawiša tkʷátatna ‘when your child passes away then you should not dig because you are drying up the food by trampling around’; kunam čáw x̣níta ačanam kú átunalax̣yawiša tkʷátatna ‘and you should not dig because you are drying the food by trampling’.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation