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p’axaatit, p’axatta’

p'axaatit, p'axatta' v mourn

‘ooch’iy’

'ooch'iy' near Holoshta' 'ooch'iy' 'oshto. She sat near the fire. Kate yalk'i'xon' 'ooch'iy' 'am p'aya. Kate is standing close to her child. (sem. domains: 8.2.6.2 - Near, 8.4.6.4 - Future, 9.4.4.7 - Just, almost not, 8.1.5.6 - Almost, 8.2.6.1 - Far, 8.4.6.4.1 - Soon, 4.1.4 - Neighbor.)

ch’eneetat, ch’eneetata’

ch'eneetat, ch'eneetata' v noisy Ch'eneetat 'amak'. The two of them were noisy. Ch'eneetata' na' halum'sam. I made a noise while tiptoeing.

k’osoy’, k’osoyi

k'osoy', k'osoyi n mouse Ama' gadya' k'osoy' xon' xoch'ooyow. That hungry mouse lives in the ground. Gaadu' yawaalit k'osoyi 'am shoyxow. The cat chased the mouse into its hole.

‘och’yet, ‘och’yeeta’

'och'yet, 'och'yeeta' v near (to become) Och'yet naa'an 'ilk'a. We all got close to the water. Och'yeeta' na' ka'yu'un. I got close to the coyote.

jelet₅

jelet₅ n noon (cf. midnight)

shama’, shama’an

shama', shama'an n mouth K'amnit nim shama'. My mouth is dry. Somgo min shama'an! Cover your mouth!

mik’ish, mik’shi

mik'ish, mik'shi n neck K'uyuk'axon' 'am mik'ish. His neck is itchy. Xishiwta' gaadu' nim mik'shi. The cat scratched my neck.

Nootu

Nootu adv North

wuk’yut, wuk’uyta’

wuk'yut, wuk'uyta' v move Holki' wukyut. The earth is moving. (Or, earthquake) Ama' p'ay' wuk'uyta' balk'iw. The baby moved in her belly.