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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.

wooda’, wooda’an

wooda', wooda'an n boot Mich limik' wooda'. The boots are very black. Oxiyta' 'am wooda'an manaw. He took off his boots outside.

ch’alit

ch'alit v break Ch'alit na' bilaasu'un. I broke the plates. Ch'alta' xaalu'un. She broke a bowl.

kape’

kape' adj brown (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3.4 - Colors of the spectrum, 4.1.2 - Types of people, 5.2.3.3.1 - Sugar, 1.6.1.8 - Spider, 5.2.1.1 - Cooking methods.)

ka’it, ka’ta’

ka'it, ka'ta' v burp Xatit, mi'in ka'it. He ate, then he burped. Ta noono' ka'ta' xata'hiyaw. That man burped at the restaurant.

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.

xaalay’, xaalayi

xaalay', xaalayi n basket, for gathering Mich k'olis 'am xaalay'. Her gathering basket is very small. Loolota' 'am xaalayi xo'ow. She left her gathering basket at home.

nogmut, noogumta’

nogmut, noogumta' v believe Nogmut na' 'am. I believed him. Ohom' wat noogumta' 'amaamig. No one believed them.