gayiina' n chicken Pumo' gayiina' gaadu'un. The chicken is going to peck the cat. Yawalta' gaadu' gayiina'an. The cat chased the chicken. (sem. domains: 1 - Universe, creation, 1.4 - Living things, 1.6 - Animal.)
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gidwiyat, gidwiyata’
gidwiyat, gidwiyata' v circle around P'ayee'i gidwiyat nan. The children surrounded me. Gidwiyata' na' 'oshto. I went around the fire.
hosheewat
hosheewat v cold (to become) Hoshewat. It is getting cold. hoshewataw in the cold season (sem. domains: 8.4.1.5 - Season, 3.4.1.4.6 - Uninterested, bored, 4.8.1 - Hostility, 3.4.2.4 - Afraid, 4.4.3.2 - Cowardice, 2.5.2.2 - Skin disease, 8.3.4.1 - Cold, 2.5.2 - Disease, 4.1.6.1 - Unfriendly.)
mayis, mayisa/mayisi
mayis, mayisa/mayisi n corn Bohlut mayis. The corn is growing. Woy'ita' na' mayisi hayaalataw. I planted corn in the summer.
gagnay’, gagnayi
gagnay', gagnayi n 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.)
bajxa’al, bajxa’li
bajxa'al, bajxa'li adj bad T'oyux mich bajxa'al. The medicine is really bad. Mi'in Lopis maaxit bajxa'li shashaa'an. Then Fish got the bad eyes.
dik’in
dik'in adv behind, back of Na'an huushit dik'in goosina'ich' 'otmobila. We drove behind a slow car. Ta'shit ka'yu'un dik'in 'utu'un. He saw a coyote behind a tree.
k’iyeetat, k’iyeetata’
k'iyeetat, k'iyeetata' v bitter (to become) K'iyeetat ch'itil. The manzanita cider becomes bitter. Leeji' k'iyeetata'. The milk soured.
puushut, pushta’
puushut, pushta' v blow Puushut 'oshto. He blew the fire (to make it bigger). Meejinta' poshta' 'oshto. He blew the fire hard.