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‘al’alk’at, ‘al’alk’ata’

'al'alk'at, 'al'alk'ata' v shine brightly Gamiisha' 'am 'al'alk'at. Her shirt shines brightly (or, is sparkly). Al'alk'ata' ch'aytash. The stars shone brightly.

xu’nay

xu'nay adv side (the other side of) Hewetta' xu'nay peeliw. He walked on the other side of the road.

ch’olpil’

ch'olpil' adv six times K'owk'owit ch'olpil' na' 'am teseech'i. I knocked at her door six times. Ch'adbinta' ch'olpil' bilaasu'un. He flipped over the plates six times.

k’olis, k’oleesi

k'olis, k'oleesi adj small (cf. little finger) Hoy'no ch'enbay mich k'olis. The flying bird is very small. Ta'shit na' k'oleesi. I saw the small one.

gamiisha’, gamiisha’an

gamiisha', gamiisha'an n shirt Gamiisha' k'aminhil lagyiw. The shirt dried yesterday. Yugsho' 'am shik'wina gamiisha'an. She will wash her white shirt.

‘ewnit, ‘ewinta’

'ewnit, 'ewinta' v sift Bamannaw na' 'ewnit bayna. I sifted the acorn in the basket. Ewinta' 'aman haliina'an. They sifted the flour.

ch’onut

ch'onut n skin (of fruit) Limeek'at ch'oonut biichisin. The skin of the peach became dark.

k’oleesat, k’oleesata’

k'oleesat, k'oleesata' v small (to become) K'oleesat wakay. The river is getting small.

sabaadu’, sabaadu’un

sabaadu', sabaadu'un n shoe Limik' sabaadu' nim. My shoes are black. Mokeela' 'oxit 'am sabaadu'un. The woman took off her shoes.

jahichk’ay’, jahichk’ayi

jahichk'ay', jahichk'ayi adj silly K'eeshinta' jahichk'ay' noono' xo'ow. The silly man went into the house. Ta'ishta' na' noono'on jahichk'ayi. I say the silly man. (sem. domains: 3.2.1.4 - Stupid, 4.3.1.3.1 - Immature in behavior, 3.5.5 - Foolish talk.)