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PARTS OF PLANTS

A flower,pês'-kwas-wês'-sûk.
A blossom,pês'-kwas-wês'-sûk.
A violet,pês'-kwas-wês'-sûk.
A mayflower,pês'-kwas'W6es'-sûk.
Bud,mîn-ka'-sik.
Leaf,mip.
Leaves (while on the tree),mi'-pi-yûk.
Leaves (after falling),mi'-pi-yûl.
Leaf (when coupled with the name
of a tree),
wi'-pûkw.
Limb,pû-skêt'-kwûn.
Twig,pû-skêt'-kwûn-is'.
Sap,ma'-kwan.
Fruit,mi'-nik.
Berries,kêkw'-si-min'-sûl.
Outside bark,maskw.
Inner bark,wu-le-kêskw.
The wood from heart to bark,wi-ki-a'-kwêm.
The heart of a tree,la-ma'-kwêm.
Trunk,wi'-pa-kwe'-mit.
Root,wût-supsk'.
A tree,hûp'-pûs.
A bush,i'-pis.
A shrub,i-pi'-sis.
A climbing vine,tûp-skatk'.
A creeping vine,ma-tchi-ak'-sêk.
Green wood,skakw.
Hard wood,sak-lak'-wêm,
(also) sak-li'-e-pûs.
Soft wood,pos-kû-li'-pûs.
Bark of soft wood,po-kwa'-ha.
Bark of hard wood,wûl-kêskw'.
Spruce bark,po-kwa'-ha.
Hemlock bark,kû-si-us'-ki po-kwa'-ha.
Hemlock bark from a dead tree,kû-si-us'-ki wûl-kêskw'.
Birch bark,maskw.
Birch bark in season (ready for
peeling),
pû-kwûn'.
Birch bark peeled in season,pû-kwûn-ikw'.
Birch bark peeled out of season,sûk'-i-as-kikw'.
Birch bark peeled in winter,sûn'-o-si'-kwan.
Birch bark from dead tree,ûm-so'-a-kwikw'.
A tree,hûp'-pûs.
Trees,hûp-pûs'-i-yûk.
A stick of wood,kûp'-pûs.
Sticks of wood,hûp-pûs'-i-ûl.
A broken tree,têm-ên-akw'.
A windfall,ki-pêl-am-so'-kêt hûp'-pûs.
Windfalls when crossing each other,ko-as'-kûn.
A burnt tree,nêk-a'-kwûs-it hûp'-pûs.
A hollow tree,pe-kew'-kit hûp'-pûs.
A moss-covered tree,tcha-tcha-kwe'-sit hûp'-pûs.
A moss-covered log,ûn-kan-ke'-sûn.
A tree chopped down,tûm-akw'-ta-ha.
A dead tree,ûm-su-akw'.
Firewood,pi-yu'-sûk-ol.
A fire of logs,kwût-u'-wan sûm-a'-nêts.
Back-log,kwût-u'-wan.
I am chopping firewood,ûn-mûk-ûn-ûs'.
I am gathering chips,ûn-pi-a'-kwûn-iskw.
Spruce boughs for bedding,ka'-wa-tê-kwi'-ak.
Fir boughs for bedding,sta'-kwûn-ok.
I am gathering boughs for bedding,ûn-mû-na'-sût.

Physical Phenomena and Objects