Life, spirit. kunam kúušx̣i ím pánaknaknuwita náaman waq̓íšwit ‘and in the same way you will take care of our lives’; ana kʷná pmáy pamániyayišana paamíin waq̓íšwit ‘where they were giving their lives’; níix̣ naamí waq̓íšwit wiyáx̣ayx̣t iwá ‘our life is good’; k̓ʷałanáwašamaš inmíyaw háaštyaw kumaš k̓ʷałanáwaša inmíyaw waq̓íšwityaw ‘thank you for my breath and thank you for my life’. Associated with sɨnwit ‘words’ and the color blue. [NE also haˀášwit; NP /waq̓íswit/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation