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hognit, hooginta’

hognit, hooginta' v drown K'eenich' hognit. The ant drowned. Hooginta' ch'enbay' 'ilkaw. The bird drowned in the water.

kach’ayit, kach’ayta’

kach'ayit, kach'ayta' v crunch up Kach'ayit na' k'amna'an baabasi. I crunched up the dried potatoes. Kach'ayta' 'aman toona. They crunched up the nuts.

‘ahnat, ‘ahnata’

'ahnat, 'ahnata' v dance (in a funeral ceremony) Ahnat min heedin'. My family danced at the funeral. Ahnata' 'alit. He danced at the funeral a while ago.

xoy’, xooyi

xoy', xooyi n deer Xatta' xoy' shokooya wolomiw. The deer ate grass in the meadow. Mehle' na' mi'in xooyi. I'm going to carry the deer on my back. (sem. domains: 1 - Universe, creation, 1.4 - Living things, 1.6 - Animal.)

‘ulmuk’yat, ‘ulmuk’yata’

'ulmuk'yat, 'ulmuk'yata' v dislike Ulmuk'yat na' 'am. I don't like him. Ulmuk'yata' 'ama' lopso. He doesn't like fish. (sem. domains: 3.4.2.1.1 - Dislike.)

neyat, neyata’

neyat, neyata' v doubt Neyat 'aman ta'sha 'amaamin. They doubted what they saw. Neyata' na' nim lanya. I doubted what I heard.

shilwinit, shilwinta’₂

shilwinit, shilwinta'₂ v drunk (to become) Shilwinit 'aach'in. He got drunk with alcohol. Taa noono' shilwinta'. That man got drunk.

ch’edat, ch’edata’

ch'edat, ch'edata' v crunch up, Ch'edat na' maalis. I crunched (or, chewed) up the clover. Ch'edata' 'ama' k'ayaashi. He chewed up the carrots. (sem. domains: 7.2.1.7 - Move noisily, 5.2.2.1 - Bite, chew.)

limik’, limk’a₂

limik', limk'a₂ adj dark (cf. black)

wot’oowit, wo’toowita

wot'oowit, wo'toowita n deergrass Bohlo' wot'oowit hidyaw. Deergrass grows everywhere. Shoogut na' wot'oowita. I pulled out the deergrass.