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jahichk’ay’, jahichk’ayi

jahichk'ay', jahichk'ayi adj silly K'eeshinta' jahichk'ay' noono' xo'ow. The silly man went into the house. Ta'ishta' na' noono'on jahichk'ayi. I say the silly man. (sem. domains: 3.2.1.4 - Stupid, 4.3.1.3.1 - Immature in behavior, 3.5.5 - Foolish talk.)

ch’oonut, ch’oonuta

ch'oonut, ch'oonuta n skin (of fruit, tree) Limeek'at ch'oonut biichisin. The skin of the peach became dark. Xatta' 'aman ch'oonuta. They ate the bark.

San Wakanew

San Wakanew n San Joaquin River Eepe' na' San Wakanew. I'm going to swim in San Joaquin River.

ch’a’yit, ch’a’iyta’

ch'a'yit, ch'a'iyta' v scoop Ch'a'yit na' ilk'a. I scooped some water. (sem. domains: 7.8.6 - Dig, 8.2.5.1 - Big container, volume.)

bewnit, bewinta’

bewnit, bewinta' v sew Bewinta' na' naawashi 'awuuhan. I stitched the dress with a needle. Cheryl bewin'an' naawashi hacha. Cheryl is sewing a dress right now. (sem. domains: 7.5.2 - Join, attach, 2.5.7 - Treat disease, 7.5.9.1 - Load, pile.)

shukshuy’, shukshuya

shukshuy', shukshuya n sand Papiyta' shukshuy' lameesaw. Sand scattered on the table. K'o'to' shukshuya naanaw. He threw sand at me.

shank’it, shanik’ta’

shank'it, shanik'ta' v scorch something Shank'it 'ama' bo'sha. He scorched the meat. Shanik'ta' na keek'a. I scorched the cake.

ch’enawiw

ch'enawiw n shade Ama' holosh'an' ch'enawiw. He is sitting in the shade. Ch'enawiw poyit na' bayna seeyen. I ground the acorn with a pestle in the shade. (sem. domains: 2.4.5 - Rest, 8.3.3.1.1 - Light source, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being, 8.3.3.3.6 - Change color, 8.3.3.2.1 - Shadow, 8.3.3.3 - Color, 1.1.1 - Sun, 6.5.2.5 - Window.)

shaaxal’, shaaxali₂

shaaxal', shaaxali₂ n sap (from pine trees) (cf. pitch) Ch'uwch'uwo' goosinmi shaaxal'. The sap drips slowly. Xatit na' shaaxali. I ate the sap.

xepit, xepta’

xepit, xepta' v scrape Xepit Matt taxaati'in wech'eeta. Matt is scraping the sourberry stick. Xepta' hedeesha 'aman. They scraped the wood.