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ch’aytash, ch’aytashi

ch'aytash, ch'aytashi n star Sipin' 'amaa ch'aytash xot. The star was up there. Ohom' 'och'yeta' ch'aytashi. He did not get closer to the star. (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3.5 - Animal color, marking, 1.6.1.9 - Small animals, 4.2.6.1 - Game, 1.1.1.3 - Planet, 1.1.1.2 - Star, 1.1.1 - Sun, 4.2.5 - Drama.)

hedda’

hedda' adv still Hedda' xo'ow. He is still at the house. Hedda' beenaxon' 'am shilshi. He is still combing his hair. (sem. domains: 6.6.5 - Art, 9.6.1.5 - But, 9.4.1.3 - Aspect--stative verbs, 8.1.7.4 - Remain, remainder, 7.2.7 - Not moving, 7.2.7.2 - Stay, remain, 1.1.3.1 - Wind, 8.4.6.4.2 - Not yet, 1.3.2.5 - Calm, rough, 5.2.3.7.1 - Alcohol preparation.)

‘ustuuba’, ‘ustuuba’an

'ustuuba', 'ustuuba'an n stove Xap'eelat hi' 'ustuuba'. This stove is getting hot. Mayni na' yugushta' 'ustuuba'an. I myself cleaned the stove. (sem. domains: 5.5.7 - Fireplace, 6.7.9 - Machine, 5.2.1.3 - Cooking utensil.)

t’uyahin ch’aytash₂

t'uyahin ch'aytash₂ n star (as in: shooting star)

diyit, diyta’

diyit, diyta' v sting Diyit nan bawnay'. The bee stung me. Diyta' bawnay' 'am cheexa'an. The bee stung his dog. (sem. domains: 1.6.2.4 - Parts of an insect, 2.5.6.1 - Pain, 6.4.4 - Beekeeping, 1.6.4 - Animal actions.)

dugugwal’, dugugwali

dugugwal', dugugwali adj straight Taa Kim dugugwal' shilsham'. That's Kim with straight hair. Ta'shit na' 'am dugugwali shilshi. I saw her straight hair.

weenit, wenta’

weenit, wenta' v start (cf. begin) Weenit dawhalit. He is going to start working. Wenta' yatta'. She started talking.

k’ahiy’, k’ahyi

k'ahiy', k'ahyi adj stinky Sox mich k'ahiy'. The skunk really stinks. Cheexa' hoxot'on' k'ahyi sooxi. The dog is barking at the stinky skunk.

duguglat, duguglata’

duguglat, duguglata' v straighten Duguglat na' nim k'eweeta. I straightened my back. Duguglata' taa mokeela' 'am shilshi. That woman straightened her hair.

xot, xooto’

xot, xooto' v stay Xot 'aman nim xo'ow. They are staying in my house. Amaa du' na' xooto' yet' semaniw. I was there last week, y'know.