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pi’it, pi’ta’

pi'it, pi'ta' v wait for Pi'it 'ama' 'esteeji'in. He's waiting for the bus. Pi'ta' naa'an mam. We waited for you.

dindinich’, dindinch’a

dindinich', dindinch'a adj thick Shobon' mich dindinich'. The blanket is very thick. Jageeda' 'am dindinich'. Her jacket is thick.

wumlit, wumilta’

wumlit, wumilta' v throw down Jageeda'an nim na' wumlit. I threw down my jacket. Wumilta' wech'eeta la'law. He threw a stick at the goose.

talxas, talxasi

talxas, talxasi n tongue Taxeetat 'am talxas. His tongue is hurting. Ach'ch'it 'am talxasi. She bit her tongue.

‘ushtutun, ‘ushtutna

'ushtutun, 'ushtutna n thief Tishit 'ilpaw 'ushtutun. The thief came out of the cave. Ta'ishta' na' 'ushtutna. I saw the thief.

noomich, nomchi₁

noomich, nomchi₁ n thumb (cf. toe) Wa'at' nim noomich. My fingers are long. K'eshgat 'am nomchi. He chewed his thumb.

teeliy’, teeliya

teeliy', teeliya n tooth Shek'eewat 'am teeliy'. His teeth became white. Yugshut na' nim teeliya. I washed (or, brushed) my teeth. (sem. domains: 1.6.2.2 - Parts of a reptile, 2.5.2.4 - Tooth decay, 2.1.1.5 - Tooth, 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird.)

k’owiy’, k’owyo

k'owiy', k'owyo n thigh (hip-to-knee) Heexa' nim k'owiy'. My thighs are fat. Ach'ch'it k'oolapi' nim k'owyo. A mosquito bit my thigh.

t’ink’ot, t’ink’oto’

t'ink'ot, t'ink'oto' v thump Ama' dolk'ok'no' t'ink'oto' 'amaamin 'och'owo. The giant thumped their head.

duldiya’, duldiya’an

duldiya', duldiya'an n tortilla Duldiya' galaabiyit di'ishtin. Tortilla is difficult to make. Xatta' na' hidya'an duldiya'an. I ate all the tortillas.