10. iʔ kʷiƛ̓t aʔ čplal̓

Question 1

k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp

Answer 1

green willow

Question 2

čtɣap

Answer 2

stream

Question 3

p̓əp̓ir̓p̓r̓t

Answer 3

flexible

Question 4

pn̓n̓tim̓ / pn̓am̓

Answer 4

to bend

Question 5

sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔm̓

Answer 5

to dry meat

Question 6

pax̌n̓t

Answer 6

scrape / grate something

Question 7

sčʔix

Answer 7

fever

Question 8

t̓ət̓q̓iɬəml̓x

Answer 8

short plant

Question 9

čkp̓aʔxʷíkst

Answer 9

shiny leaves

Question 10

kc̓r̓c̓rus

Answer 10

sour berries

Question 11

n̓kʷriʔtkʷ

Answer 11

yellow liquid

Question 12

n̓t̓qitkʷtn̓

Answer 12

dye

Question 13

n̓t̓qitkʷn̓t

Answer 13

put in water / submerge

Question 14

tm̓tm̓niʔíɬp

Answer 14

snowberry bush

Question 15

n̓xƛ̓tisxn̓

Answer 15

pit / seed

Question 16

tm̓tm̓niʔíp

Answer 16

snowberry

Question 17

sn̓q̓ʷaʔqínm̓

Answer 17

wash hair

Question 18

n̓yl̓xʷupstn̓ spučt

Answer 18

diaper rash

Question 19

kčəčmikst

Answer 19

small leaves

Question 20

l̓lw̓l̓liwl̓x

Answer 20

tiny bells

Question 21

iʔ k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp čplal̓ l̓ yʕačín̓s aʔ čtɣap laʔkín̓ iʔ hm̓hmúlaʔxʷ.

Answer 21

The green willow crowns along the banks of streams and where the ground is moist

Question 22

iʔ tkl̓kl̓xmikstn̓s taʔlíʔ p̓əp̓ir̓p̓r̓t uɬ t̓iy̓t̓y̓m̓t akspn̓ám̓ .

Answer 22

The branches are very flexible and you can bend them easily.

Question 23

ixíʔ x̌ast k̓l̓ sk̓ʷul̓m̓ t kʷil̓stn̓

Answer 23

So it’s good for building a sweat lodge

Question 24

ɬə x̌w̓x̌aw̓t iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔs, x̌ast k̓l̓ sx̌w̓íɬc̓aʔm̓ .

Answer 24

When the wood is dry, it’s good for smoking and drying meat

Question 25

kʷu čk̓ʷul̓m̓ t mrim̓stn̓ tl̓ k̓ik̓iʔtníɬp, pax̌n̓tm̓ iʔ k̓ɬy̓xʷutm̓s iʔ k̓iʔlílxʷ.

Answer 25

We make medicine from the green willow, we scrape the underneath of the bark.

Question 26

kʷu k̓ʷul̓m̓ ta l̓ti tl̓ k̓iʔlílxʷ.

Answer 26

We make tea from the bark

Question 27

ixíʔ x̌ast k̓l̓ sq̓il̓qn̓ km̓ k̓l̓ sčʔix.

Answer 27

It’s good for a headache or for a fever.

Question 28

iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp ta čk̓l̓ čil̓kst km̓ ʔupn̓kst sc̓uʔxán̓ iʔ ksčwəsxnal̓qʷs.

Answer 28

The mock orange bush gets to five or ten feet tall

Question 29

qʷin̓ iʔ pačkɬs uɬ p̓um̓ km̓ pʕaʔ iʔ k̓iʔlílxʷs.

Answer 29

It’s leaves are green and it’s bark is brown or grey

Question 30

qipčm̓ kaʔ čc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓ t̓iʔ put wy̓sc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓ iʔ síyaʔ.

Answer 30

It blooms in spring just when the síyaʔ is finished blooming

Question 31

pəqpiq iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp.

Answer 31

The flowers of the mock orange are white

Question 32

iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬqs tkʷl̓kʷil̓s ɬa čp̓y̓aq.

Answer 32

It’s berries are red when they’re ripe.

Question 33

iʔ skəkʕákaʔ c̓iɬsts.

Answer 33

The birds eat them.

Question 34

lut x̌ast sʔiɬn̓ k̓l̓ sqilxʷ.

Answer 34

They aren’t good food for people.

Question 35

iʔ sx̌əx̌c̓iʔs iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp k̓l̓ sk̓ʷul̓m̓ t c̓q̓iln̓ .

Answer 35

The mock orange’s sticks are used for making arrows.

Question 36

q̓sápiʔ, iʔ syilx čk̓ʷul̓m̓sts iʔ tkl̓kl̓xmikstn̓s t kɬpíčaʔs.

Answer 36

Long ago, the Syilx made digging sticks from it’s branches.

Question 37

iʔ wəx̌wáx̌iɬp iʔ pačkɬs čk̓ʷul̓m̓stsəl̓x kɬkc̓aw̓iw̓stn̓s.

Answer 37

The leaves of the mock orange are used for soap/face wash.

Question 38

iʔ sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x t̓ət̓q̓iɬəml̓x uɬ iʔ pačkɬs čkp̓aʔxʷíkst.

Answer 38

The oregon grape bush is a short bush with shiny leaves

Question 39

qipčm̓ uɬ čc̓aʔák̓ʷm̓, kʷr̓kʷriʔ iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs.

Answer 39

In spring they bloom, and it’s flowers are yellow

Question 40

taʔlíʔ kc̓r̓c̓r̓us iʔ sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x, nax̌m̓ɬ aksʔaɬəɬnúnm̓ .

Answer 40

The oregon grape berries are very sour, but you are able to eat them

Question 41

iʔ sʕax̌ʷíps iʔ sc̓r̓siɬəml̓x čk̓ʷul̓m̓ t n̓kʷriʔkʷ n̓t̓qitkʷtn̓ , ixíʔ əčn̓t̓qitkʷstəl̓x iʔ stim̓ uɬ kʷr̓íʔiʔ.

Answer 41

The roots of the oregon grape bush are used to make a yellow dye, for colouring things yellow

Question 42

iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔíɬp čplal̓ yʕat taʔkín̓, l̓ yʕačín̓s iʔ čəčw̓íxaʔ, l̓ aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓.

Answer 42

The snowberry bush grows all over, on the banks of creeks, and in the forest.

Question 43

lut t̓a čplal̓ l̓ wist.

Answer 43

The don’t grow up high

Question 44

iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔíɬp iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs čəčámaʔt uɬ t̓iʔ han̓ .

Answer 44

The flowers of the snowberry bush are small and a bit pink

Question 45

iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬqs pəqpiq uɬ tk̓aslús iʔ n̓xƛ̓tisxn̓s .

Answer 45

The berries are white and the seeds are two little round things

Question 46

tm̓tm̓niʔíp iʔ skʷskʷistsəl̓x.

Answer 46

Their name is “tm̓tm̓niʔíp”

Question 47

aksʔíɬnm̓ iʔ tm̓tm̓niʔíp, nax̌m̓ɬ lut x̌sʔiɬn̓ .

Answer 47

You can eat the snowberries, but it’s not good eating

Question 48

iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬq x̌ast k̓l̓ sn̓q̓ʷaʔqínm̓ .

Answer 48

The berries are good for washing hair.

Question 49

ixíʔ nixʷ x̌ast k̓l̓ n̓yl̓xʷupstn̓ spučt.

Answer 49

They are also good for diaper rash.

Question 50

l̓ aʔ čc̓l̓c̓al̓ kaʔ čplal̓ iʔ skʷl̓siɬəml̓x.

Answer 50

Kinnickkinnick grows in the forest.

Question 51

kɬaʔmúlaʔxʷ ɬa čplal̓ uɬ kčəčmikst iʔ pačkɬs t̓iʔ čkp̓aʔp̓aʔxʷíkst.

Answer 51

It grows close to the ground and it has small leaves that are a bit shiny

Question 52

iʔ skʷl̓siɬəml̓x iʔ sc̓aʔák̓ʷs han̓ uɬ c̓x̌iɬ iʔ t l̓lw̓l̓liw̓l̓x

Answer 52

The flowers of the snowberry bush are pink and like little bells

Question 53

iʔ sp̓y̓qaɬqs tkʷl̓kʷil̓s ɬa čp̓y̓aq.

Answer 53

It’s berries are red when ripe

Question 54

skʷlis iʔ sk̓ʷsk̓ʷistsəl̓x.

Answer 54

Their name is “skʷils”

Question 55

iʔ skm̓xist čx̌stmistsəl̓x c̓iɬstsəl̓x iʔ skʷlis.

Answer 55

Bears really love to eat snowberries.

Question 56

iʔ sqilxʷ c̓iɬstsəl̓x iʔ skʷlis, nax̌m̓ɬ lut x̌sʔiɬn̓ .

Answer 56

People eat snowberries, but they aren’t good eating

Question 57

iʔ syilx čman̓xʷstsəl̓x iʔ skʷl̓siɬəml̓x pačkɬs.

Answer 57

The syilx smoke the snowberry bush leaves

Question 58

misx̌ást ɬ aksx̌w̓ám̓ l̓ an̓kʷíl̓stn̓ .

Answer 58

They’re great for drying things in your sweat.

Question 59

kɬəxʷpan̓t l̓ an̓kʷíl̓stn̓ ilíʔ uɬ x̌w̓aw̓ .

Answer 59

Hang it in your sweat and it dries.