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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.

‘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.

huuwas, huuwasi

huuwas, huuwasi n grape Hishe' mi'in huuwas. The grapes are going to be ripe soon. Meejinta' gobto' huuwasi. He picked a lot of grapes.

shidgil’, shidgila

shidgil', shidgila n ground squirrel Shidgil' 'am wayit shoyxo. The squirrel dug its hole. Shidgila na' bokhil peeliw. I found a squirrel on the road.

p’onosh, p’onoosha

p'onosh, p'onoosha n hand P'onosh nim hoshwit. My hands are cold. Wimga min p'onoosha! Wave your hand!

jinjinit, jinjinta’

jinjinit, jinjinta' v headache (to have one) Hapt'is 'ama' jinjinit. He had a little bit of headache. Ohom' da' jinjinta'. He didn't have a headache.

shokoy, shokooya₁

shokoy, shokooya₁ n grass K'amnit 'utu' 'ama' yo' shokoy. The trees and grass dried up. T'ulut shokooya. He burned the grass. (sem. domains: 6.2.1.5 - Growing grass, 6.2.4.1 - Cut grass, 6.7.3 - Carrying tool, 6.2.2.1 - Clear a field, 6.5.3 - Building materials, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant, 5.5 - Fire.)

bohlut, boohulta’

bohlut, boohulta' v grow Mayish bohlut. The corn grew. Boohulta' ch'awik' hew. Poison oak grew here. (sem. domains: 9.1.1.2 - Become, change state, 6.2.1.1 - Growing grain, 4.3.1.3 - Mature in behavior, 6.2.1 - Growing crops, 1.5.6 - Growth of plants, 8.1.4.2 - Increase, 2.6.4.6 - Grow, get bigger.)