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lek’nit, lek’inta’

lek'nit, lek'inta' v sink Lek'nit shelel' 'ilk'aw. The rock sank in the water.

wu’yut, wo’oyta’

wu'yut, wo'oyta' v sleep Wu'yut p'ay'. The child fell asleep. Cheexa' wo'oyan deyaw xo'ow. The dog is sleeping in front of the house. (sem. domains: 5.7.3 - Wake up, 2.3.5 - Sense of touch, 5.1.1.3 - Bed, 5.7.1 - Go to sleep, 3.4.2.4.1 - Worried, 2.1.1.1 - Eye, 5.7 - Sleep.)

ch’oknut, ch’okunta’

ch'oknut, ch'okunta' v run out (cf: erase, used up) Ch'oknut min 'ilik'. You just ran out of water. (Lit: Your water ran out) Ch'okunta' nim xatash. I ran out of food.

saljut, salujta’

saljut, salujta' v saw (cut with a saw) Saljut na' hedeesha. I cut the wood with a saw. Salujta' 'aman k'oti'in 'utu'un. They have cut the big tree with a saw.

sawit, sawta’

sawit, sawta' v scream Nancy'in ch'enbay' mejnit sawit. Nancy's bird screamed a lot. Sawta' 'aman ta'ishmi 'unu'un. They screamed when they saw the ghost.

k’etwishit, k’etwishta’

k'etwishit, k'etwishta' v shave (oneself) K'etwishit 'am lak'lak'i. She's shaving her armpit. K'etwishta' na' nim 'och'owo. I shaved my head.

gustal’, gustali

gustal', gustali n sack Ama' gustal' widnit. The sack fell. Xayaata' na' gustali xo'ow. I put the sack in the house.

wilit, wilta’

wilit, wilta' v say Simon wilit, Shilit'ga! Simon said, "Jump!" Kate wilta' noono' goosinmi hewetta'. Kate said, "The man walked slowly."

yuhut, yuhto’

yuhut, yuhto' v search (cf. hunt, look for) Yuhut na' nim won'shi. I'm searching for my purse. Yuhto' 'am yaawe'en. He searched for his keys.

xitxitit, xitxitta’

xitxitit, xitxitta' v shave (wood) Kate da' xitxitit hedeesha gew. Kate is shaving wood over there. Xitxitta' na' hedeesha. I shaved the wood.