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xalay

xalay n basket, for gathering

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.

bajeexat, bajeexata’

bajeexat, bajeexata' v bad (to become) Bajeexat hi' xatash. This food became bad. Hihoolo' bajeexata'. The green beans have gone bad.

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.