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Sodomy, to commit, skod-za-lckw (an exclamation, often used in opprobrium). Skuilza- 

 Ifibt-bu is evidently derived from tbis, and seems to be equivalent to tbc Frencb, 

 bovgre, 



Soft, es-mel'-lin, as-bet'-lil ; to melt or soften, as grease, obet'-lil. 



Some, Ilk, uks, ak, ak i, aks, oks, uk-uk, kuk-ka, ek'-ke. See '■^Many''\ 



Hong, te'-lib, ste'lib. See " Sing". 



(S'oort, bwe' hilil, bwe'-la-lelsb. Arc yon going soon? bwe'-la-lelsb ho tOkw? at-ilakh- 

 be kits Okb ? See " Presently ". 



Sold or spirit, sul-le'. See " Shadotv^\ 



Sour, o-cba'-pab. 



Sotith. See " Wind^\ 



Sparlcs, t'kwa'-bitsb. 



Spealc, tallc, to, o-bot-bot. What do you say? stab' kats'^ bot-bot^? (what^ you' taW). I will 

 talk again, kloho'-bOt ma-pot. Sjyeak (imp.), bOd'-bodukbw'. Let mespealc to you, 

 atla bot botchid bwul dug'-we. Are you^ a chief [that] you^ tallc* to^ nie^ ? si-ab'^- 

 cbu-bu' kat'su^ bOt'-bot^ bwiiP at'-sa''? To talk loud, o-bOt'-bot a-kekw'. S2}cak low, 

 ta'-bats kats bOtbOt (low your talk). Speech or language, s'bot-bOt. 



Spear, skwet-lub ; fish-gig, stet kwub ; pronged spear for birds, tse'-a-kwuts ; iminted 

 spearhead, tatl; to spear or pierce, tsa'-kad, ut-satsk. See '■'■ Stab^\ 



Spill, pour, empty out, o-kwutl. I spill, okwutl cbid. 



Spit, to, o to'-wut, oto'-kOb ; saliva, kwulGtsid. 



Split, to, cliukb'bnd ; sjylit, aslokb' (as-lo, a hole) ; tospUt open or burst, kwe'cbid (also 

 used transitively). 



Spoon, kleb'-bud, tsub bed' ; {of wood), t'ksboltsb ; {of horn), ba'lekw (Nisk., from but- 

 la'liikw, to suck), kla'-b'ks (Sky.). To eat with a spoon, klobOd'. 



Spotted, as-klulkb, as-to'-a-buts; {of an animal), as-klfikl-ka, as-tlukt'kl, as-blukl-kut; 

 figured {as calico), as-bal ; with a spotted face, as a piebald horse, tu-kwok-wus. See 

 " White". 



Sprain, to, o-kul-lab. 



/S^mH(/ o/?o«ter, pe'-lukw (from o-pe'-lap, ^o ri'sc); one rising under salt tcater, moAats ; 

 tus-al-ko, a cold spring (from tus, cold). 



Spimk of rotten icood, to'-pi, suk'-wut-tut. 



Spur, suk-kolcbid. 



Squeeze, press, to {as berries in the hand), o-tse'-ukh. 



Stab, pierce, o-lukb-bwOt, la-bod, sbu'-lud, tsa'-kad. 



Stammer, ikb-o'-yus, as-bo'-yus (iSTisk.), tus-at-cbits (Snob.). 



Stand tip, to, kl-be'-litsb, tl'belsb. 



Stars, cbu'-sud. Many of tbe constellations bave names, of wbich tbe following are 

 specimens : — The Belt and Sn-ord of Orion, le li'-yi-wus. Tbey represent tbree men 

 taking fish. The Oreat Bear, kwa'-gwitsh {the elk). Tbe four stars which form the 

 animal are followed by tbree Indians and a dog. The Pleiades, s'bo'-dai, represent 

 toad-tish. The JJyadcs, bud-da'-lu-sid, a scrax)er for smoothing mats. The Morning 

 Star is le-be'-lel-lus {daylight has come). The Evening Star, kla-bai-lal-lus {twilight 

 has come). These two are respectively tbe younger brothers of the sun and moon. 

 Falling stars, meteors, klo'-bi-etl, o-bwet'-lil. They indicate the death of some 

 chief. If tbe meteor leaves a train, it is a female. 



