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weewil’, weewila

weewil', weewila n branch (of a tree) Utu'un weewil' sasyit. The branch of the tree broke. K'aliiwig weewila! Go trim the branches!

ne’esh, ne’esha

ne'esh, ne'esha n brother (younger) 'Aleejat min ne'esh. Your little brother is acting crazy. Panaamixta na' nim ne'esha leele'hiyaw. I brought my younger brother to school.

hot’nit, hot’inta’

hot'nit, hot'inta' v burn Hot'nit 'oshit. The fire is burning.

‘oboy’, ‘oboyo

'oboy', 'oboyo n basket (made of redbud) Bemeemata' 'oboy'. The redbud basket filled up. Di'ishta' 'oboyo. She made a redbud basket.

wo’oyhuy’, wo’oyhuya

wo'oyhuy', wo'oyhuya n bedroom Mich k'oti' 'am wo'oyhuy'. Her bedroom is very big. Ch'enishhil 'am wo'oyhuya. She swept her bedroom.

k’iyit, k’iyta

k'iyit, k'iyta adj bitter Ch'eesha' mich k'iyit. Bile is very bitter. Ch'ipxilit galjina k'iyta ch'eesha'an. He spat a lot of bitter bile.

paayax, paayaxa

paayax, paayaxa n blood Habilk'ay paayax. The blood is red. Doyut dokton' nim paayaxa. The doctor drew my blood.

ch’ey’, ch’eeya

ch'ey', ch'eeya n bone Sasyinit ch'ey'. The bone broke. Yuk'lut na' ch'eya. I buried the bone. (sem. domains: 6.3.7 - Animal products, 1.3.3.1 - Dry, 2.1.6 - Bone, joint, 6.6.4.4 - Working with bone, 3.5.1.6.2 - Quarrel.)

baana’, baana’an

baana', baana'an n bread Ch'ek'nit baana'. The bread became moldy/rotten. Kishaalat na' baana'an. I fried the bread. (sem. domains: 6.8.6 - Money, 5.2.1.2 - Steps in food preparation, 1.5.4 - Moss, fungus, algae.)

‘enbay’, ‘enbayi

'enbay', 'enbayi n brother-in-law, sister-in-law Gichgichit min 'enbay'. Your brother-in-law is nervous. 'Ulmuk'yat na' nim 'enbayi. I dislike my brother-in-law.