k'olwosh n hole in the rock
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hawshin
hawshin adv how many Hawshin min boch'on? How many sons do you have? (Lit: How many are your sons?)
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.)
gayeesat, gayeesata’
gayeesat, gayeesata' v good (to become) Ohom' da' 'am dadach' gayeesat. His foot did not get better. Gayeesata' 'am boch'on. His son got better.
ch’i’wik’yat, ch’i’wik’yata’
ch'i'wik'yat, ch'i'wik'yata' v green (to become) Ch'i'wik'yat t'appash. The leaves turned green. Ch'iwik'yata' 'ilik' t'inhanaw. The water in the dam turned green.
