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soopul’, soopuli

soopul', soopuli n frost (cf. ice, ice cream) Ch'aapa'an' soopul' mi'in. The frost is going to melt soon. Alitta' cheexa' soopuli. The dog licked the frost.

labayit, labayta’

labayit, labayta' v gather something, 2 (cf. collect, pick, harvest) Labayit 'aman maamila. They gathered blackberries. Labayta' na' galiide'en. I gathered watercress.

ga’ich’a

ga'ich'a n girl (a pretty one) Yaatit ga'ich'a' nan. The pretty girl talked to me. Yaatit na' ga'ich'a'an. I talked to the pretty girl.

dadach’, dadaach’i

dadach', dadaach'i n foot Taxeetaxon' nim dadach'. My feet have been aching. Ta'ash'an' na' nim dadaach'i. I'm looking at my feet. (sem. domains: 3.4.2.3 - Angry, 1.6.2.5 - Parts of small animals, 8.6.2.1 - Bottom, 8.2.2 - Long, 7.5.4 - Tie, 3.3.3.4 - Insist, 8.2.5.1 - Big container, volume.)

kishaalat, kishaalata’

kishaalat, kishaalata' v fry Kishaalat na' gayiina'an. I fried the chicken. Kishaalata' 'ama' gayiina'an xapliw heexaw. He fried the chicken in hot oil.

Hiyahawu!

Hiyahawu! Gee! (exclamation)

wok’yit, wok’iyta’

wok'yit, wok'iyta' v give Wok'yit na' mam k'eexa'an. I gave you some money. Wok'iyta' nan k'eexa'an. She gave me some money.

pich’iw’, pich’iwa

pich'iw', pich'iwa n forehead K'uyukat nim pich'iw'. My forehead was itchy. K'oyoksat 'am pich'iwa. He itched his forehead.

bemmal’, bemmali

bemmal', bemmali adj full Widnit bemmal' xaalu' xoch'ooyow. The full bowl fell on the ground. Xayaata' 'aman bemmali xaalu'un lameesaw. They put the full bowl on the table.

‘et, ‘eeta’

'et, 'eeta' v get Et na' xaalu'un. I got the bowl. Ohom' na' 'eeta' sheedina. I didn't get the wild onions.