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wemyas, wemyasi

wemyas, wemyasi n thunder Meejinta' wemyas jalaawinta'. The thunder is very loud. Wemyasi na' laniyta' wa' henew. I heard the thunder far away.

niwit, niw’ta’

niwit, niw'ta' v touch Niwit 'am weebina. She is touching his arm. Niw'ta' taa p'ay' 'am namxa. That child touched his friend.

ch’edmat, ch’edmata’

ch'edmat, ch'edmata' v think Ch'edmat na' nim no'omo. I thought about my mother. Ha'an da' ma' ch'edmata'? What did you think about? (sem. domains: 9.4.4.6.1 - Think so, 3.2.1.1 - Think about, 3.2.1.3 - Intelligent, 3.2.6 - Remember, 3.2.1.2 - Imagine, 3.2.5.1 - Believe, 3.2 - Think.)

Hadeebanaw

Hadeebanaw n Thursday Panan' Pelesnow Hadeebanaw. She is going to arrive in Fresno on Thursday. Yolowne' aman Hadeebanaw. They will get together on Thursday. (sem. domains: 8.4.1.3.1 - Days of the week.)

banyu’, banyu’un

banyu', banyu'un n towel (cf. rag, cloth) Ch'apyit banyu'. The towel is wet. Shawge' na' banyu'un shoopina. I'm going to buy three towels.

shopyil’₁

shopyil'₁ adj third (sem. domains: 8.1.1.6 - Fraction, 8.1.1.2 - Ordinal numbers, 2.1.3.3 - Finger, toe, 9.6.1.1 - And, also.)

tipik’, tipk’a

tipik', tipk'a n tick Mich galjin tipik' hew. There are many ticks here. Hasha'weta' tipk'a. He killed the tick.

k’amaanewishhiy’, k’amaanewishhiya

k'amaanewishhiy', k'amaanewishhiya n towel (Lit: something to dry with) Xoch'ooyot k'amaanewishhiy'. The towel is dirty. Maaxit k'amaanewishhiya. He picked the towel.

dawshit, dawishta’

dawshit, dawishta' v thirsty (to be) Dawshit na'. I'm thirsty. Meejinta' Kate dawishta'. Kate was very thirsty.

ch’ik’it, ch’ik’ta’

ch'ik'it, ch'ik'ta' v tie Ch'ik'it baseeno'on gullaliw. He tied the calf to the fence. Ch'ik'ta' 'am shilshi 'alit. He tied his hair some time ago. (sem. domains: 7.2.4.1.2 - Railroad, 6.6.1 - Working with cloth, 7.5.4 - Tie, 6.2.6.4 - Store the harvest, 7.2.6.2 - Prevent from moving, 5.3.1 - Men's clothing, 2.6.1 - Marriage.)