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yalk’it, yalik’ta’

yalk'it, yalik'ta' v stand (cf. stop) Yalk'it naa'ak' ch'enawiw. Both of us stood in the shadow. Yalik'ta' na' k'eeshiw 'am xo'ow. I stood up inside her house.

heejat, heejata’

heejat, heejata' adj stiff Heejat nim k'ewet. My back became stiff. Heejata' k'ewet nim. My back became stiff. (sem. domains: 8.3.6.3 - Stiff, flexible, 4.3.7 - Polite, 2.6.6.2 - Corpse, 3.4.1.2.2 - Calm, 4.7.9.5 - Act harshly.)

washach’, washaach’i

washach', washaach'i n story teller Washach' panan' mi'in. The story teller will arrive soon. Yatta' na' washaach'i. I talked to the story teller.

ch’aytash, ch’aytashi

ch'aytash, ch'aytashi n star Sipin' 'amaa ch'aytash xot. The star was up there. Ohom' 'och'yeta' ch'aytashi. He did not get closer to the star. (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3.5 - Animal color, marking, 1.6.1.9 - Small animals, 4.2.6.1 - Game, 1.1.1.3 - Planet, 1.1.1.2 - Star, 1.1.1 - Sun, 4.2.5 - Drama.)

hedda’

hedda' adv still Hedda' xo'ow. He is still at the house. Hedda' beenaxon' 'am shilshi. He is still combing his hair. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art, 9.6.1.5 - But, 9.4.1.3 - Aspect--stative verbs, 8.1.7.4 - Remain, remainder, 7.2.7 - Not moving, 7.2.7.2 - Stay, remain, 1.1.3.1 - Wind, 8.4.6.4.2 - Not yet, 1.3.2.5 - Calm, rough, 5.2.3.7.1 - Alcohol preparation.)

‘ustuuba’, ‘ustuuba’an

'ustuuba', 'ustuuba'an n stove Xap'eelat hi' 'ustuuba'. This stove is getting hot. Mayni na' yugushta' 'ustuuba'an. I myself cleaned the stove. (sem. domains: 5.5.7 - Fireplace, 6.7.9 - Machine, 5.2.1.3 - Cooking utensil.)

t’uyahin ch’aytash₂

t'uyahin ch'aytash₂ n star (as in: shooting star)

diyit, diyta’

diyit, diyta' v sting Diyit nan bawnay'. The bee stung me. Diyta' bawnay' 'am cheexa'an. The bee stung his dog. (sem. domains: 1.6.2.4 - Parts of an insect, 2.5.6.1 - Pain, 6.4.4 - Beekeeping, 1.6.4 - Animal actions.)

dugugwal’, dugugwali

dugugwal', dugugwali adj straight Taa Kim dugugwal' shilsham'. That's Kim with straight hair. Ta'shit na' 'am dugugwali shilshi. I saw her straight hair.

weenit, wenta’

weenit, wenta' v start (cf. begin) Weenit dawhalit. He is going to start working. Wenta' yatta'. She started talking.