Choker, necklace, horse’s breast collar, yoke. tamx̣paláykaaš wášɨmx̣ʷš ‘I misplaced my necklace’; pipšmí wášɨmux̣š ‘bone necklace’; yakanmí aasá aníyi wášɨmux̣š ‘bear claw made necklace’; anik̓ʷapamá wášɨmux̣š ‘breastplate’. Also pronounced wášɨmx̣ʷš. [WS iwáywiš; Y ɨwáywiš; NP /wehéyqt/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation