nčcnustn -> k̓ʷɬnčcšeptn
Ɂa, kʷ ck̓ʷɬčic ye l̕ snqlyxʷečstn ɬu l̕ qʕesʕʷlqʷštwexʷi ɬu qʕesmypnunm ɬu nselíšcn
šey̓ u eskʷtntwilš u esyʕʷyʕʷtwilš ɬu eswwew̓lši
šey̓ kʷ lmlmsnuxʷ ɬu aspw̓usm ɬu nselíšcn ɬu kʷ ck̓ʷɬčic
l̕ šey̓ m qʷo qsʕʷlqʷštwéxʷ ɬu qʕqsmlk̓ʷk̓ʷmúleɁxʷi ɬu t qʕnwwewlštn
- st̕ulyxʷ, the origin time, animate form; earth, land. s- t̕ul -yxʷ
- sqelyxʷ, the apexed transformed form; human. s- qel -yxʷ
- sqel̕tč, the enduring topping; body, muscle, meat. s- qel̕ -tč
- qel̕, be the encompassing.
- -tč, an enduring state.
- s-, nominal. Transforms verbs to noun-like words.
- smʕem, that being made to endeavor, woman. s- mʕ -em
- mʕ, endeavor at/endure a laborious event/situation; describing the efforts to endeavor, to struggle/work/strive, to endure childbirth.
- -em, to be the act of doing to/of something, dynamic antipassive.
- s-, nominal. Transforms verbs to noun-like words.
- peɬpɬkʷi, being a dynamic nexus of exceptionally fluidic activity, women folk. peɬ -pɬ -kʷ -i
- peɬ, to dynamically bond, to be a nexus, connecting to increase dimensions.
- /C1VC2/ –[C1C2], augmentative reduplication. peɬ-pɬ
- -kʷ, fluidity, fluid activity.
- -i, continuative.
- spilyeɁ, appears to have no direction; Coyote. s- pil -eyeɁ
- snč̓lep, that which emerges in through at the beginning; Coyote. s- n- č̓l -ep
- xʷyxʷeɁyuɬ, lingering form outwardly transforms that passes through of itself for some purpose; animal. xʷy -xʷ -eɁ -y -uɬ
- xʷy, linger.
- -xʷ, outer dimension.
- -eɁ, outwardly expresses.
- -y, transform.
- -uɬ, capacity to pass through to or for some purpose.
- qlispél, reached a substantially changed form beginning connected to the body, Kalispel tribe/people. (ql-is-p-él). Refers to the great camas, having reached a large state among camas; the freshly harvested great camas.
- ql, at the apex of something. In the sense of humans, to be the top being; body/meat, to grow upon life/bone.
- -ys (also, -is), transmute, change form/substance; teeth, rain, exchange, etc. (-y, transform; -s, originate at)
- -el, body connected, as an appendage connects to the body, as a person/family belongs to a tribe/band, etc; projectile as an arrowhead connects to a arrow, by extension, a bullet, etc.
- -ep, base, primal.
- nqʷq̓ʷsm̓ičn̓šn (truncated, nqʷq̓ʷsm̓i -> also, nqʷq̓ʷosm̓i ), little bunched in together foot pads, dog. n- q̓ʷ- q̓ʷs -m̓- ičn̓šn
- q̓ʷis, the state of being clustered or bunched together; to be curled in on itself, as scorched pine needles.
- [C1]-/C1VC2/ + [R], diminutive reduplication. qʷ-q̓ʷis-m̓, it has a little thing bunched in together on itself (from q̓ʷism, s/he/it has it bunched in on itself). Resonant consonants in the stem-word are glottalized through diminutive morphological processes, represented here as, + [R].
- -m, middle form, valency increasing (stative monovalent to bivalent), valency decreasing (transitive bivalent to intransitive bivalent) Used to increase or decrease transitivity to the neutral position.
- n-, inside, the focus of.
- -ičn̓šn, sole/bottom of the foot. (-ičn̓, back; –šn, foot, interact)
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Really need help with this and the site is very unclear. What is the difference between “nominal”, “nominal past act” and “nominal inside”? Can you post some examples? Would also love contact information for any professional linguist with experience in Spokane Salish, for paid work!
Lemlmtš. Examples added.
Please refer me to someone I can hire for a Salish-based conlang (created language).