miɬayt

Chinook Jargon

Alternative forms

• mitlite

Verb

miɬayt

1. to sit

   ɬush mayka miɬayt yakwa

   you can sit here

2. to stay

   alta ixt yaka miɬayt kʰapuk yaka haws

   Now one (of them) is staying at her house

3. to live in, be in or at

   qʰa alta msayka miɬayt?

   Where do y'all live now?

4. to have/possess

   na miɬayt makwst tənás

   I have two children

5. to wear (clothes)

References

• Chinuk Wawa: Kakwa Nsayka Ulman-Tilixam Laska Munk-Kemteks Nsayka As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 2012., page 159