Nez Perce Words

?iceyé·ye
wé·ptes
titó·qan
hí·semtuks
só·ts
pí·tx
píst
?á·tim
?á·cim
hekíce
?e·hé
hiqqé·wise
tí?yet
wa'cás'casca
paypayló·ya
wé·txwe'npse

'coyote'
'eagle'
'human beings'
'sun'
'deep water'
'maternal uncle'
'father'
'arm'
'come in!'
'I see'
'yes'
'he is drunk'
'laugh'
'I splash'
'tattle-tale'
'I am singing in anger'

(Aoki 1970)

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