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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.

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.

‘aamu’, ‘aamu’un

 

'aamu', 'aamu'un n boss Taa mokeela' nim 'aamu'. That woman is my boss. (sem. domains: 4.5.1 - Person in authority, 3.3.3.6 - Control.)

ch’aalit, ch’alta’

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