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poyit, poyto’

poyit, poyto' v grind (cf. pound) Poyit bimyinde'en. He crushed the black pepper. Poyto' na' simiiya'an sheleelaw. I ground the seeds on the rock.

shilish, shilshi

shilish, shilshi n hair Dameek'ata' 'am shilish. Her hair smelled sweet. Hedda' beenaxon' 'am shilshi. She is still combing her hair.

ama’, ‘am

ama', 'am ProN he, she Xatit 'ama' baana'an. He ate the bread. Di'ishta' 'ama' yunk'u limna. She made the warm acorn mush.

napash, napsha

napash, napsha n grandson, granddaughter

ba’ot

ba'ot v grope Ba'ot na' limeek'ataw. I groped around when it's the dark. Ba'ota' 'ama' limk'iw wo'oyhuyaw. She groped around in the dark bedroom. (sem. domains: 7.3.4.5 - Actions of the hand.)

shilshiin

shilshiin adj hairy (lit. with hair) Mich taa shilshiin. That person is really hairy.

‘och’ow’, ‘och’owo

'och'ow', 'och'owo n head Bogoogot 'am 'och'ow' shoyxow. Its head came out of the hole. Gowit na' 'am 'och'owo. I bumped his head.

napshay’, napshayi

napshay', napshayi n grandson, granddaughter (diminutive) Waxal'an' 'am napshay'. His grandson is crying. K'epeenit mokeela' 'am napshayi. The woman put her grandson on her lap.

xoch’oy, xoch’ooyo

xoch'oy, xoch'ooyo n ground (cf. dirt, soil) Meejinta' xoch'oy ch'apiyta' shee'aliw. The ground was really wet in the rain. Potgo xoch'ooyo! Touch the ground!

hama’, hama’an

hama', hama'an n hammer Sasyinta' nim hama' hijma'. My cheap hammer broke. Shawighil na' hach'aami'in hama'an lagyiw. Yesterday I bought a new hammer.