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huuya’, huuya’an

huuya', huuya'an n caterpillar Balash'an' huuya' t'appashiw. The catterpillar crawled on the leaf. Xatta' Sandy huuya'an. Sandy ate huuya.

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’aniw’, ch’aniwa

ch'aniw', ch'aniwa n badger Wayta' bokbokshi ch'aniw'. A badger dug a hole. Hoxtit cheexa' nim ch'aniwa. My dog barked at the badger. (sem. domains: 1 - Universe, creation, 1.6 - Animal.)

yugshuwsha’hiy’, yugshuwsha’hiya

yugshuwsha'hiy', yugshuwsha'hiya n bathroom (Lit. washroom) Xoch'ooyot hi' yugshuwsha'hiy'. This bathroom is dirty. K'elta' 'aman yugshuwsha'hiy. They painted the bathroom.

ch’utkush, ch’utkusha

ch'utkush, ch'utkusha n belly button (sem. domains: 7.2.4.2.3 - Dive, 5.3.6 - Parts of clothing, 8.2.3.2 - Fat person, 6.7.5 - Fastening tool, 2.1.2 - Torso, 1.5.4 - Moss, fungus, algae, 1.6.2 - Parts of an animal.)

shawa’, shawa’an

shawa', shawa'an n black oak Hi' shawa' mich moxlo'. This black oak is very old. T'ulta' wal'ma' shawa'an. Lightning burned the black oak.

lisanyat, lisanyata’

lisanyat, lisanyata' v blue (to become) Lisanyat 'am gamiisha'. His shirt turned blue. Lisanyata' nim teeliy' kande'en xatmi. My teeth turned blue after eating the candy.