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shit’i’, shit’i’in

shit'i', shit'i'in adj delicious (cf. taste good) Bech'eech'at shit'i' xatash lameesaw. The delicious food is cooling down on the table. Gosneenota' shit'i'in xataashi. She cooked delicious food.

beelit

beelit v dive, swim Beelit dalim' wakayaw. The trout swam in the river. Belta' na' wakayaw. I dove in the river. (sem. domains: 7.2.4.2.3 - Dive, 1.6.4.1 - Animal movement, 1.3.2.4 - Wave, 7.2.4.2.2 - Swim.)

‘adil’

'adil' adv down Xo' nim gew 'adil'. My house is down there. Yalik'ta' 'aman 'adil' 'utu'un. They stood under the tree.

ch’ilwiwin, ch’ilwiwna

ch'ilwiwin, ch'ilwiwna n drunk person Ch'ilwiwin wo'oyta' hulushhuyaw. The drunk slept on the chair. Ch'ilwiwna na' ta'shit. I saw the drunk.

xaalu’, xaalu’un

xaalu', xaalu'un n cup, bowl Ch'alnit xaalu'. The bowl broke. Ipista' xaalu'un. She threw away the bowl.

limek’tat

limek'tat v darken (cf. blacken) Limek'tat na' nim wo'oyhuya. I made my bedroom dark. Limek'tata' na' nim wo'oyhuya. I made my bedroom dark.

shepwash, shepwashi

shepwash, shepwashi n design (e.g. for a basket, tattoo) Gay'sine' ta'an shepwashi weebinaw. He likes the tattoo on his arm.

hawit

hawit v do Ha'an da' ma' hawit? What did you do? Ha'an da' taa mokeela hawta'? What did that woman do?

xet’at, xet’ata’

xet'at, xet'ata' v drag Xet'at 'am dadaach'i. He dragged his foot. Xet'ata' p'ay' 'am shoboono. The child dragged the his blanket.

k’amna’, k’amna’an

k'amna', k'amna'an adj dry T'ulunta' k'amna' hedesh. The dry wood burned. Lasta' kamna'an hedeesha. He chopped the dry wood. (sem. domains: 8.4.1.5 - Season, 1.3.3.1 - Dry, 6.2.1.7.1 - Growing coconuts, 6.2.1.7.2 - Growing coffee, 1.3.1.3 - River, 6.4.5.1 - Fish with net, 2.2.3 - Spit, saliva, 8.3.7.8 - Decay, 6.2.6 - Process harvest, 1.3.1.5 - Island, shore, 6.2.1.5.2 - Growing tobacco, 3.5.6.5 - Cry, tear, 1.2.1 - Land, 1.5.4 - Moss, fungus, algae, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant, 1.5.6 - Growth of plants, 5.6.4 - Wash clothes, 2.1.4 - Skin, 1.1.3.8 - Drought, 8.1.8.1 - Empty, 8.2.5.1 - Big container, volume, 6.4.5 - Fishing.)