Grouse whortleberry, Vaccinium scoparium. A deciduous bush which grows only about 6 inches tall. Dave Corliss wiwluwíwlu paˀaníx̣ana čúutaš ‘they used to prepare the whortleberry as a tea’; wiwluwíwlu pačúux̣ana ana kúuš tún płɨ́x̣ ‘they used to drink the whortleberry as a (cold) medicine’. [UC k̓áp; NP /ˀalaˀala/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation