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shubk’ut, shubuk’ta’

shubk'ut, shubuk'ta' v dusty (to be) Shubk'ut hulushhuy'. The chair was dusty. P'oyuch' meejinta' shubuk'ta' naanin. The whirlwind made a lot of dust for us.

mon’shil’₁

mon'shil'₁ adj eighth (sem. domains: 8.1.1.6 - Fraction, 8.1.1.2 - Ordinal numbers, 8.1.1 - Number.)

shashi’nawishhiy’, shashi’nawishhiya

shashi'nawishhiy', shashi'nawishhiya n eyeglasses Ch'alnit shashi'nawishhiy'. The eyeglasses broke. Shawge' na' bonyo shashi'nawishhiya. I'm going to buy two pairs of eyeglasses.

xatlat, xatlata’

xatlat, xatlata' v feed, 1 (cause someone to eat) Xatlat min na'at 'am p'aaya. Your older sister fed her baby. Xatlata' na' 'am. I fed him.

hayk’itit, hayk’itta’

hayk'itit, hayk'itta' v finish (cf. complete) Hayk'itit 'ama' 'am dawhali. He finished his job. Hayk'itta' na' gosneeno'ich' gayiina'an. I finished cooking the chicken.

t’oyxit, t’oyixta’

t'oyxit, t'oyixta' v dye (hair) T'oyxit na' nim shilshi hablik'yan. I dyed my hair red. T'oyixta' 'am shilshi limk'an. She dyed her hair black.

wosheeta’, wosheeta’an

wosheeta', wosheeta'an n elderberry Hishe' wosheeta' sanum. The elderberries are getting ripe soon. Xatta' ch'enbay' galjina wosheeta'an. The bird ate a lot of elderberries.

limlimich’, limlimch’a

limlimich', limlimch'a n eyelashes Hi' du' 'am limlimich'. This is her eyelashes. Ta'ishta' na' 'am limlimch'a. I saw her eyelashes.

‘oyuwxit, ‘oyuwixta’

'oyuwxit, 'oyuwixta' v feel sorry for Oyuwxit na' 'am. I felt sorry for him. Oyuwixta' naa'an 'amaamin. We all felt sorry for them.

‘oshit, ‘oshto

'oshit, 'oshto n fire K'oteehan' 'oshit. The fire is getting bigger. Sapta' 'aman 'oshto. They put out the fire.