Nature Terms

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bushes ~ at'saq ln "clump of bushes"
cliff ~ qene'st rb "steep rock" •LN
cloud ~ schte'mp rb •LN •LN2
flower ~ sgwarpm ln •RB •KM
fog ~ s.shempmsh jeh
forest - ni'syolalqw ln "amid the standing logs" •RB •LN2 •RB2
ocean ~ qha'yqhi't heesikwe' ln "great water" •LN2
full moon ~ sgwaq'i'm ln,or hngwaqi'm ln "fully opened-up light"
hail ~ sts's'luse' jeh
lake ~ chatq'ele' rb •LN
moon ~ ałdarench ln (& sun) •RB •LN2
mountain ~ eelish rb •LN •LN2
prairie ~ chatqhesi'wes ln  "clear, open land" •RB
rain ~ q'up't rb 
rainbow ~ skumkumiwtshn ln 
rapids ~ st'aqhi'lkhwe' ln "fast moving water"
river ~ hnsech'ntis ln •RB •LN2
rivulet ~ hntstskut ln "a little water within banks"
rock ~ shet'ut rb •LN 
sea ~ słaq'itkwe' ln "wide water" 
sky ~ tch'masq'it rb •LN •RB2 •LN2 
snow ~ maqhuqhw rb •JEH, or smik'wt jeh 
star ~ stts'eqhwntsut rb •LN •LN2 
stream ~ hntsekhut ln "water within banks" 
sun ~ ałdarench rb (& moon) •LN •LN2 
swamp ~ q'ele'ip ln "water at its source" 
tree ~ eeshet' rb •LN 
valley ~ lu(wlu(wutm ln "land placed between mountains"  •RB 
waterfall ~ sdukhwi'lkwe' jeh "water descending from above"  •LN •JEH2 
wave ~ ch'u'wi'lkwe' ln "water thick in girth" 
wind ~ sni'wt jeh 

Weather:
hot weather ~ kwe'lt rb
It has cleared up again. ~ ułqhelup rb 
It's breezy. ~ 'i'n'ni'wt rb 
It's chilly. ~ tsu'ytsu'yt rb 
It's cold, bleak. ~ ts'art rb 
It's drying out. ~ 'ii'lu'p rb 
It's foggy. ~ 'iishempmsh rb  
It's getting damp. ~ 'iit'emp rb
It's getting wet. ~ 'iina's rb  
It's hailing. ~ 'its's'luse' rb
It's raining. ~ 'itsq'up't rb  
It's raining slightly. ~ 'itsq'uq'up't rb
It's sleeting. ~ ni'sp'p'ot'msh rb(esp. mixture of rain followed by snow)  
It's slick, slippery. ~ 'ułe(w rb 
It's snowing. ~ 'itsmaqhuqhw rb 
It's too hot. ~ miyeł kwe'lt rb
It's warming up. ~ 'itsqwi'ts rb 
severely cold weather ~ syukhwmus ln 'freezing weather' •JEH 
The sky is dark and overcast. ~ 'utqw'msq'it rb 
The wind is blowing. ~ 'iini'wt rb 
There are a few clouds. ~ epłshte'mp rb 
There's a little wind. ~ 'epsni'wt rb
warm weather ~ qwi'ts rb