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ch’axlal, ch’axlali

ch'axlal, ch'axlali n crow Dihit ch'axlal mokeela'. The crow followed the woman. Yawalta' p'ay' ch'axlali. The child chased the crow. (sem. domains: 7.2.2.9 - Move straight without turning, 8.2.6 - Distance, 3.5.1.7.3 - Boast, 1.6.1.2 - Bird, 1.6.4.3 - Animal sounds, 6.3.6.1 - Chicken.)

gambot, gambota’

gambot, gambota' v camp Gambot xi'. He camped over there. Gambota' 'aman Yosemitew hiyeema'. They camped at Yosemite long ago.

gaabot, gaabota’

gaabot, gaabota' v catch (cf. grab) Gaabot na' 'ap'ooma. I caught the ball. Gaabota' 'ama' tan bilaasu'un. He caught that plate.

teyish

teyish n chief Mosow k'eshnit teyish. The chief went inside the sweat house. (sem. domains: 4.6.6.1 - Police, 4.6.1 - Ruler.)

halaxnit, halaxinta’

 

halaxnit, halaxinta' v climb Halaxnit shidgil 'utu'un. The squirrel climbed the tree. Halaxinta' dullaw yet semaniw. He climbed the mountain last week. (sem. domains: 1.2.1.1 - Mountain, 7.2.2.5 - Move down, 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test, 8.5.2.4 - Up, 8.1.4.2 - Increase.)

beenat, beenata’

beenat, beenata' v comb Beenat na' nim shilshi'in. I combed my hair. Beenata' na' 'am shilshi lagyiw. I combed her hair yesterday. (sem. domains: 7.5.4.2 - Tangle, 5.4.3.1 - Comb hair.)

‘ohooyot, ‘ohooyoto’

'ohooyot, 'ohooyoto' v cough Hi' noono' tixtinich' 'ohooyot. This sick man coughed. Meejinta' 'ohooyoto'. He coughed a lot.

‘esteeji’, ‘esteeji’in

'esteeji', 'esteeji'in n bus Huushe' 'ama' 'esteeji'in. He drives a bus.

na’ash₂

na'ash₂ adv can, could (cf. may) Eepal ma' na'ash? Can you swim? Nahni' na' na'ash gosneenol gayiina'an. Maybe I could cook chicken.

huuya’, huuya’an

huuya', huuya'an n caterpillar Balash'an' huuya' t'appashiw. The catterpillar crawled on the leaf. Xatta' Sandy huuya'an. Sandy ate huuya.