10. iʔ kʷiƛ̓t aʔ čplal̓ Flashcards
k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp
green willow
čtɣap
stream
p̓əp̓ir̓p̓r̓t
flexible
pn̓n̓tim̓ / pn̓am̓
to bend
sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔm̓
to dry meat
pax̌n̓t
scrape / grate something
sčʔix
fever
t̓ət̓q̓iɬəml̓x
short plant
čkp̓aʔxʷíkst
shiny leaves
kc̓r̓c̓rus
sour berries
n̓kʷriʔtkʷ
yellow liquid
n̓t̓qitkʷtn̓
dye
n̓t̓qitkʷn̓t
put in water / submerge
tm̓tm̓niʔíɬp
snowberry bush
n̓xƛ̓tisxn̓
pit / seed
tm̓tm̓niʔíp
snowberry
sn̓q̓ʷaʔqínm̓
wash hair
n̓yl̓xʷupstn̓ spučt
diaper rash
kčəčmikst
small leaves
l̓lw̓l̓liwl̓x
tiny bells
iʔ k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp čplal̓ l̓ yʕačín̓s aʔ čtɣap laʔkín̓ iʔ hm̓hmúlaʔxʷ.
The green willow crowns along the banks of streams and where the ground is moist
iʔ tkl̓kl̓xmikstn̓s taʔlíʔ p̓əp̓ir̓p̓r̓t uɬ t̓iy̓t̓y̓m̓t akspn̓ám̓ .
The branches are very flexible and you can bend them easily.
ixíʔ x̌ast k̓l̓ sk̓ʷul̓m̓ t kʷil̓stn̓
So it’s good for building a sweat lodge
ɬə x̌w̓x̌aw̓t iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔs, x̌ast k̓l̓ sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔm̓ .
When the wood is dry, it’s good for smoking and drying meat
kʷu čk̓ʷul̓m̓ t mrim̓stn̓ tl̓ k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp, pax̌n̓tm̓ iʔ k̓ɬy̓xʷutm̓s iʔ k̓iʔlílxʷ.
We make medicine from the green willow, we scrape the underneath of the bark.
kʷu k̓ʷul̓m̓ ta l̓ti tl̓ k̓iʔlílxʷ.
We make tea from the bark
ixíʔ x̌ast k̓l̓ sq̓il̓qn̓ km̓ k̓l̓ sčʔix.
It’s good for a headache or for a fever.
iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp ta čk̓l̓ čil̓kst km̓ ʔupn̓kst sc̓uʔxán̓ iʔ ksčwəsxnal̓qʷs.
The mock orange bush gets to five or ten feet tall
qʷin̓ iʔ pačkɬs uɬ p̓um̓ km̓ pʕaʔ iʔ k̓iʔlílxʷs.
It’s leaves are green and it’s bark is brown or grey
qipčm̓ kaʔ čc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓ t̓iʔ put wy̓sc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓ iʔ síyaʔ.
It blooms in spring just when the síyaʔ is finished blooming
pəqpiq iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp.
The flowers of the mock orange are white
iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬqs tkʷl̓kʷil̓s ɬa čp̓y̓aq.
It’s berries are red when they’re ripe.
iʔ skəkʕákaʔ c̓iɬsts.
The birds eat them.
lut x̌ast sʔiɬn̓ k̓l̓ sqilxʷ.
They aren’t good food for people.
iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔs iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp k̓l̓ sk̓ʷul̓m̓ t c̓q̓iln̓ .
The mock orange’s sticks are used for making arrows.
q̓sápiʔ, iʔ syilx čk̓ʷul̓m̓sts iʔ tkl̓kl̓xmikstn̓s t kɬpíčaʔs.
Long ago, the Syilx made digging sticks from it’s branches.
iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp iʔ pačkɬs čk̓ʷul̓m̓stsəl̓x kɬkc̓aw̓iw̓stn̓s.
The leaves of the mock orange are used for soap/face wash.
iʔ sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x t̓ət̓q̓iɬəml̓x uɬ iʔ pačkɬs čkp̓aʔxʷíkst.
The oregon grape bush is a short bush with shiny leaves
qipčm̓ uɬ čc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓, kʷr̓kʷriʔ iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs.
In spring they bloom, and it’s flowers are yellow
taʔlíʔ kc̓r̓c̓r̓us iʔ sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x, nax̌m̓ɬ aksʔaɬəɬnúnm̓ .
The oregon grape berries are very sour, but you are able to eat them
iʔ sʕax̌ʷíps iʔ sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x čk̓ʷul̓m̓ t n̓kʷriʔkʷ n̓t̓qitkʷtn̓ , ixíʔ əčn̓t̓qitkʷstəl̓x iʔ stim̓ uɬ kʷr̓íʔiʔ.
The roots of the oregon grape bush are used to make a yellow dye, for colouring things yellow
iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔíɬp čplal̓ yʕat taʔkín̓, l̓ yʕačín̓s iʔ čəčw̓íxaʔ, l̓ aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓.
The snowberry bush grows all over, on the banks of creeks, and in the forest.
lut t̓a čplal̓ l̓ wist.
The don’t grow up high
iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔíɬp iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs čəčámaʔt uɬ t̓iʔ han̓ .
The flowers of the snowberry bush are small and a bit pink
iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬqs pəqpiq uɬ tk̓aslús iʔ n̓xƛ̓tisxn̓s .
The berries are white and the seeds are two little round things
tm̓tm̓niʔíp iʔ skʷskʷistsəl̓x.
Their name is “tm̓tm̓niʔíp”
aksʔíɬnm̓ iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔíp, nax̌m̓ɬ lut x̌sʔiɬn̓ .
You can eat the snowberries, but it’s not good eating
iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬq x̌ast k̓l̓ sn̓q̓ʷaʔqínm̓ .
The berries are good for washing hair.
ixíʔ nixʷ x̌ast k̓l̓ n̓yl̓xʷupstn̓ spučt.
They are also good for diaper rash.
l̓ aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓ kaʔ čplal̓ iʔ skʷl̓siɬəml̓x.
Kinnickkinnick grows in the forest.
kɬaʔmúlaʔxʷ ɬa čplal̓ uɬ kčəčmikst iʔ pačkɬs t̓iʔ čkp̓aʔp̓aʔxʷíkst.
It grows close to the ground and it has small leaves that are a bit shiny
iʔ skʷl̓siɬəml̓x iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs han̓ uɬ c̓x̌iɬ iʔ t l̓lw̓l̓liw̓l̓x
The flowers of the snowberry bush are pink and like little bells
iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬqs tkʷl̓kʷil̓s ɬa čp̓y̓aq.
It’s berries are red when ripe
skʷlis iʔ sk̓ʷsk̓ʷistsəl̓x.
Their name is “skʷils”
iʔ skm̓xist čx̌stmistsəl̓x c̓iɬstsəl̓x iʔ skʷlis.
Bears really love to eat snowberries.
iʔ sqilxʷ c̓iɬstsəl̓x iʔ skʷlis, nax̌m̓ɬ lut x̌sʔiɬn̓ .
People eat snowberries, but they aren’t good eating
iʔ syilx čman̓xʷstsəl̓x iʔ skʷl̓siɬəml̓x pačkɬs.
The syilx smoke the snowberry bush leaves
misx̌ást ɬ aksx̌w̓ám̓ l̓ an̓kʷíl̓stn̓ .
They’re great for drying things in your sweat.
kɬəxʷpan̓t l̓ an̓kʷíl̓stn̓ ilíʔ uɬ x̌w̓aw̓ .
Hang it in your sweat and it dries.
