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k’olapi

k'olapi n mosquito K'olapi' hoy'nit weelaw. The mosquito flew to the light. (sem. domains: 5.1.1.3 - Bed.)

xaxay’, xaxayi

xaxay', xaxayi n mushroom, growing under oak trees K'eemixiyaw xaxay'. The mushrooms are under the white oak. Kiwshit na' xaxaayi keewishaw. I boiled the mushrooms in the pot.

toyun, toy’no

toyun, toy'no n night time Huju'nun' nan toyun. Nighttime scares me. Ohom' da' hoyoch'an' toy'no. I don't like nighttime.

wakiy’

wakiy' adv most, best, more than Mich 'ama' gayis wakiy' hidya'an 'amaamin. He is the best. (lit. he is better than everybody)

nim

nim ProN my Ipsinta' nim wonish. My wallet was lost. Yuhu'un' na' nim won'shi. I'm looking for my wallet.

toy’now

toy'now n night, in the Ta'ishta' na' toy'now. I saw her at night. P'ayee'i gewew'an' toy'now. The child will lie down tonight.

no’om, no’oomo

no'om, no'oomo n mother Mich no'om nim wa'at'. My mother is really tall. Ta'ishta' 'ama' nim nopoopo yo' nim no'oomo. She saw my father and my mother.

laabu’, laabu’un

laabu', laabu'un n nail K'ashta' nan laabu'. The nail poked me. Haman na' k'o'to' laabu'un. I hit the nail with a hammer.

noonip, noonipa

noonip, noonipa n nine Hewetta' noonip noono' peeliw. Nine men walked on the street. Kishaalan' na' noonipa hoona. I will fry nine eggs.

na’ash₁

na'ash₁ adv may, might (cf. can) Aman na'ash gobol taxaati'in. They may gather sourberries. Nahni' na'ash mokeela' widnal. The woman might fall.