jawwan', jawwani adj hard (cf. strong) Ohom' da' sasye' hi' jawwan shelel'. This hard rock will not break. Hanta' 'ama' jawwani sheleela. He kicked the hard rock.
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‘amlit, ‘amilta’
'amlit, 'amilta' v help Amlit 'am no'oomo. He helped his mother. Amilhil na' nim lowto. I helped my husband. (sem. domains: 6.1.2.2.2 - Useless, 4.4.4 - Respond to someone in trouble, 4.3.4.3 - Cooperate with, 2.6.3.5 - Help to give birth, 4.4.3 - Respond to trouble, 5.8 - Manage a house, 4.3.4.2 - Help, 6.8.9.1 - Steal.)
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.
deyeelich’, deyelch’i
deyeelich', deyelch'i n guard (cf. herder) Heweete' deyeelich' mi'in. The guard will walk soon. Ohom' da' 'aman ta'ishta' deyelch'i. They did not see the guard.
jaweewat, jaweewata’
jaweewat, jaweewata' v harden, become strong Jaweewat baana'. The bread became hard. Jaweewata' taa noch'o'. That boy became strong.
‘amaalich’, ‘amalch’i
'amaalich', 'amalch'i n helper Mich gayis 'amaalich' ma'. You are a very good helper. Yooyot na' 'amalch'i. I called helper.
la’la’, la’la’an
la'la', la'la'an n goose Hoy'nit la'la' wa'law. The goose flew by in the sky. Ta'ishta' na' la'la'an belaach'i wakayaw. I saw the goose diving in the river.
homnit, hominta’
homnit, hominta' v greet Homnit nan. She greeted me. Hominta' 'am no'oomo. She greeted her mother.
deylit, deyilta’
deylit, deyilta' v guard (cf. watch, herd) Deylit na' boliiga'an. I guarded the sheep. Deyilta' 'aman gawaayu'un. They guarded the horses.
