Gardening
Vocabulary
Gardening words
| q̓ʷéx̌t | patch [owned by a family] |
| təməxʷ | land/earth |
| qaʔ | water |
| syaqʷəm | sun |
| słəməxʷ | rain |
| səm̓ay̓ə | bee |
| c̓əmət̓ᶿeʔ | ant |
| məməx̌əł | caterpillar |
| x̌ʷəqiʔeiʔ | fly |
| pipa•m̓ | tree frog |
| wəx̌əs | toad |
| smələc̓ | horsefly |
| pxʷəy̓qsən | sand fly |
| qʷeʔen | mosquito |
| piʔtxən | lizard |
| ʔəłqey̓ | snake |
| st̓ᶿək̓ʷ | worm |
| p̓əp̓q̓iʔas | butterfly |
| θe̓yqʷt | dig it |
| pə́nət | plant it |
| šxʷt̓ᶿəm̓íwən | seed/pit |
| ƛ̓ə́px̌t | scatter it/sow it |
| spən̓əm | seed/plant something |
| pən̓əm | plant/sow |
| tomítas | tomatoes |
| xéwəq | carrots |
| šəklui | pumpkin |
| q̓əʔím̓ | watermelon |
| sc̓iy̓ə | strawberry |
| t̓ᶿəx̌ʷən̓ | cherry |
| klips | grapes |
| ʔapəls | apples |
| ƛ̓ik̓ʷən̓ | peas |
| sqewθ | potatoes |
| šxʷiléweʔ | turnip |
| q̓ʷəx̌wíʔəc | onion |
Gardening phrases
| k̓ʷɬást | Pour water on it (as in watering a plant) |
| ʔi łeʔ nem̓ θe̓yqʷt! | “Let’s go dig!” |
| nem̓ ƛ̓ə́px̌t | “Go scatter it/sow it!” |
| ʔi łeʔ nem̓ k̓ʷɬást | “Let’s go water it!” |
| ném̓ cən ceʔ tə spən̓əm | “I am going to plant something” |
| néḿ cən ceʔ ʔə tə q̓ʷéx̌t. | “I am going to the garden.” |