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shumut, shum’ta’

shumut, shum'ta' v kiss P'ay' shumut Nancy'in. The child kissed Nancy. Shumta' 'am mokyi. He kissed his wife. (sem. domains: 3.5.6.3 - Facial expression, 3.5.1.4.3 - Greet, 4.1.8 - Show affection, 7.3.4.1 - Touch, 2.6.2 - Sexual relations, 3.2.5.4 - Agree with someone.)

k’olwosh

k'olwosh n hole in the rock

hawshin

hawshin adv how many Hawshin min boch'on? How many sons do you have? (Lit: How many are your sons?)

k’eeshiw

k'eeshiw adv inside Nim noh'o' hini' k'eeshiw xo'ow. My bear is inside the house.

gosneeno’hiy’, gosneeno’hiya

gosneeno'hiy', gosneeno'hiya n kitchen Xoch'ooyot 'am gosneeno'hiy'. His kitchen was dirty. Ch'enishta' 'am gosneeno'hiya. He swept his kitchen.

denel’, denela

denel', denela n hole in the rock for pounding acorn Bemeemata' denel' 'ilk'an. The holes filled up with water. Ta'ishta' na' galjina denela. I saw many holes (on the acorn pounding rock).

wa’oolot, wa’ooloto’

wa'oolot, wa'ooloto' v howl Ka'yu' wa'oolot. A coyote is howling. Meejinta' wa'ooloto' nim cheexa'. My dog howled a lot.

t’aalit, t’alta’

t'aalit, t'alta' v iron T'aalit na' nim gamiisha'an. I ironed my shirt. T'aliwig nim gamiisha'an. Go iron my shirt. (sem. domains: 6.6.2.3 - Working with metal, 6.5.3 - Building materials.)

booyut, boyto’

booyut, boyto' v knead Booyut na' haliina'an. I kneaded the flour. Boyto' haliina'an. She kneaded the flour. (sem. domains: 5.2.1.2 - Steps in food preparation.)

duwich’, duwich’a

duwich', duwich'a n honey K'eelit na' duwich'a baanaw. I spread honey on the bread. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.2 - Food from animals, 6.4.4 - Beekeeping, 9.7.1.7 - Terms of endearment.)