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tuk’, tuk’a

tuk', tuk'a n ear K'uyukat nim tuk'. My ear itched. Bogooshit na' 'amtuk'a. I pierced her ears. (sem. domains: 4.2.3.4 - Musician, 2.3.2.1 - Listen, 2.1.1.2 - Ear, 6.2.1.1.3 - Growing maize, 2.5.4.3 - Deaf, 4.2.3.2 - Play music, 2.3.2.2 - Sound.)

seyeeset, seyeeseta’

seyeeset, seyeeseta' v embarrass Seyeeset nan. He embarrassed me. Seyeeseta' 'am na'ata. He embarrassed his older sister.

shik’aayuwut, shik’aayuwta’

shik'aayuwut, shik'aayuwta' v fall head first Shik'aayuwut mi'in waxlit. He fell head first, then he cried. Dal'winta' mi'in shik'aayuwta'. He tripped and fell head first.

shep’eela’, shep’eela’an

shep'eela', shep'eela'an n fiddleneck, deertongue Bohlo' shep'eela' hew. Fiddleneck grows here. Shogto' na' shep'eela'an. I pulled out the fiddleneck.

dey’ya

dey'ya adv first

li’wa’, li’wa’an

li'wa', li'wa'an n earrings Widinta' min li'wa' lameesaw. Your earrings fell on the table. Oy'et na' nim li'wa'an. I changed my earrings.

seysit, seyesta’

seysit, seyesta' v embarrassed (to be) Seysit na'. I was embarrassed. Seyesta' na' lagyiw xu'nayni. I was embarrassed the day before yesterday.

heedin, heedina

heedin, heedina n family (cf. cousin, relative) Oyit nim heedin Pelesnow. My family moved to Fresno. Ta'ishta' na' 'am heedina denderow. I saw his family in the store.

shap’ela’

shap'ela' n fiddleneck, deertongue Ta'ishta' na' shap'ela'an. I saw the deertongue.

lopsilit, lopsilta’

lopsilit, lopsilta' v fish Lopsilit 'aman wakayaw. They went fishing at the river. Lopsilta' nim heedin t'inhanaw. My family went fishing at the dam.