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p’ay’, p’aaya₂

p'ay', p'aaya₂ n child (cf. baby) Yooyot p'ay' 'am no'oomo. The child called his mother. Mokeela' shumut p'aaya. The woman kissed her child.

‘op, ‘oopo₁

'op, 'oopo₁ n clock (cf. sun, moon) Op tishit. The sun came out. Pi'a'xon' 'aman 'oopo. They have been waiting for the sun.

taxnit, taxinta’

taxnit, taxinta' v come Heleenit taxnit ma'? Where did you come from? Mi'in 'ama' taxinta' Siksika'. Then came Stinkbug.

pich’it, pich’ta’

pich'it, pich'ta' v count Pich'it na' hach'a nim bek'eewa'an. I counted my beads right now. Pich'ta' Kim p'aaya leele'hiyaw. Kim counted the children at school.

ch’ayax, ch’ayaxi

ch'ayax, ch'ayaxi n bush (heavy brush, thicket) T'ulunta' ch'ayax. The bush burned down. Chista' na' ch'ayaxi tishamyataw. I cut the bush in the spring.

saxis, saxsi

saxis, saxsi n canal Mejnit k'oteehat saxis. The canal is really big. De'eshit 'aman saxsi. They built the canal.

‘ilip’, ‘ilpa

'ilip', 'ilpa n cave Mich k'oti' 'ilip. The cave is really big. Ta'ishta' 'aman 'ilpa. They saw the cave.

jiili’, jiili’in

jiili', jiili'in n chili Mejnit jiili' bohlut. The chili grew a lot. Joe bohooloto' jiili'in. Joe grew chili.

sunut, sunta’

sunut, sunta' v close Sunut 'am shashaa'an. He closed his eyes. Sunta' 'aman teseech'i. They close the door.

yo’ket, yo’keta’

yo'ket, yo'keta' v come back (cf. return) Mi'in yo'keta' 'ama' weelam'. Then he came back with the light.