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‘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.

k’olestat, k’olestata’

k'olestat, k'olestata' v small (to make) (cf. reduce)

ch’ewit, ch’ewta’

ch'ewit, ch'ewta' v soak Ch'ewit na' bilasu'un ilk'aw. I soaked the plates in the water. Ch'ewta' 'am xoch'ooyo dadaach'i. He soaked his dirty feet. (sem. domains: 1.3.4 - Be in water, 1.3.3 - Wet.)

hiya’

hiya' adv soon Taane' na' hiya'. I'll go soon. (sem. domains: 8.4.6.4 - Future, 8.4.5.3.2 - On time, 8.4.6.4.1 - Soon.)

gullal’, gullali₂

gullal', gullali₂ n spoon Hi' nim gusal'. This is my spoon. Xayaata' gusali boshowow. He put the spoon on the round stone. (sem. domains: 8.1.3.2 - Few, little, 5.2.2.8 - Eating utensil, 5.2.1.5 - Serve food, 8.2.5.1 - Big container, volume.)

seenit

seenit v smell Seenit na' amin galseeda'an. I smell her socks.

hawon’, hawoona

hawon', hawoona n soap Taa mokeela' maaxit hawoona. The woman picked up the soap. (sem. domains: 5.4.3.6 - Shave, 1.2.3.2 - Oil, 5.6 - Cleaning, 5.6.2 - Bathe.)