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shelel’, sheleela

shelel', sheleela n stone Widinta' shelel' dadaach'iw 'am. The rock fell on his foot. K'o'ut sheleela baalaw. He threw the rock at the shovel.

nich’it

nich'it v squeeze (cf. squash) Nich'ta' na' orinji'in. I squeezed the orange.

nopop nanan

nopop nanan n stepfather (sem. domains: 4.1.9.1.2 - Father, mother.)

halax

halax n stone (for cooking acorn)

xok’lit, xok’ilta’

xok'lit, xok'ilta' v snore Xok'lit gaadu'. The cat snored. Xok'ilta' cheexa'. The dog snored.

‘alit

'alit adv some time ago Ama' hishta' xo'ow 'alit. He hid in the house some time ago. Shawigta' na' nim sabaadu'un 'alit. I bought my shoes a while back.

shileewich’, shilewch’i

shileewich', shilewch'i n spider (Lit. weaver) Shileewich' di'ishta' 'am ladna 'utuw. The weaver spider built its nest on the tree. Ama' jawwan shokwo' pushpushta' shilewch'i. The strong wind blew away the weaver spider.

soonop’, soonop’a

soonop', soonop'a n snot Gamiishaw 'am taa p'aayin sonop'. That child's snot got on her shirt. Taxeshga min soonop'a! Wipe your snot! (sem. domains: 2.2.4 - Mucus.)

nahni’₂

nahni'₂ adv sometimes Taane' na' nahni' gew. Sometimes I go there. Ta'she' na' nahni' 'am. I sometimes see him.

soysoyich’, soysoych’i

soysoyich', soysoych'i n spider, 1 (Lit. the fuzzy one) Hisha'an' soysoyich' dik'in gusaliw. The spider is hiding behind the sack. An' hasha'weg hin soysoych'i! Don't kill this spider!