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InpDIAN TERMS FOR PREPARED MATERIALS 
Nhowtlsone ees eee ae Grass (any kind) prepared for basket 
making. 
komea/ux; cumuafiuix 2555 —= == Prepared roots. 
eS 885 255 <2 oe Se oe Outside part or sheath removed from grass 
stems when preparing them. 
snpi.a’usken tek tii’ex -__-__-___- One bundle or package of cherry bark. 
-nsi.a/usken tek komia’uix _--- ~~~ Two bundles of splints (especially sewing 
splints), enough for ordinary sized burden 
basket. 
.sza/nEmM, viz, coil instead of splints. Coil splints. 
-nyipami’n, from .syi’p, seized or The sewing splint. 
bound tightly. 
nkatla’usken tek .nhoitlexEn____- Three bundles of grass stems. 
pekla’n, pakla’n, timx____-_____- Bark of the bird cherry (used for imbrica- 
tion). 
woul nets 4O082. Be ee Ae Birch bark. 
TrEcHNICAL DeEscripTIvVE TERMS 
English Salish Remarks 
Coiled basketry wskt’x 
Flat coiled or slat basketry -SXEn@/IBMOx Meaning square, angular, 
sSxbnxpné/{eEmEXx with corners 
-Sxbnpxé/temeEx 
Hole made by the awl, (also | .nhapti’n From .ship or _ .shap, 
stitch) -nhapti’n pierced 
-nhapeti’n : 
Stitching or sewing -nyipi’kenten From .syi’p, seized or 
bound tightly | 
Ordinary sewing or furcation | .nax.pi’ken 
-enaxpékekrEnEment- 
wa’ux" 
Fureated sewing or bifurca- | .nhapiken From .sha’p, pierced 
tion -nhapékekement- | To fureate or pierce each 
wa’ux" other 
Trregularly furcated stitches | .nsi’utcEn From .ssi’t, out of line 
-nsiuteenrmtwa/ux | The reflexive term 
A fureation(?) nhapi’kentrn? | 
Interlocking stitches passing | .ntetoxtci’n_ From toxto’xt, straight, 
between two others, not té’tox, to direct 
fureating -ntetoxtcinsmtwa’ux | The reflexive term 
Medial sewing .s.nlix.p From .sit’x, threaded, in- 
troduced ’ 
Close stitching -stoka/ist From .st6’k, .stti’k, closed 
Loose, open stitching -sye’xiyexest From .syé’x, having open 
spaces 
Rigid basketry kwetskwetsi’ ist From kwitskwi’tst, rigid, 
stiff 
Flexible basketry lnpalepii’ist Flexible, pliable 
Thin basketry sntexaxi’xest Diminutive of txxi’xat, 
thin 
Fine work (narrow thin coils | texi’.xat tek kei’ix Fine narrow hand 
and stitches) 
Thick basketry .nzu'inst, .nzt’.ist From zi’it, thick 
Coarse work, thick coils and | zt’/it tek kei’ix Thick coarse hand 
stitches 
