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dehel’, deheela

dehel', deheela n scissors Chishe' na' mi'in bobbila deheelan. I will cut the paper with scissors. (sem. domains: 6.6.1 - Working with cloth, 5.4.3.5 - Cut hair, 6.7.1 - Cutting tool.)

nomch’in, nomch’ina

nomch'in, nomch'ina n seven Woodoy'an' nomch'in mokeet'a'. Seven girls are dancing. Shutto' na' nomch'ina bek'eewa'an xaaluw. I added seven beads into the bowl. (sem. domains: 8.1.1.2 - Ordinal numbers, 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)

‘aalit, ‘aalita

 

'aalit, 'aalita n saltgrass Bohlo' 'aalit hew. Saltgrass grows here. Alithil na' 'aalita. I licked the saltgrass. (sem. domains: 1.5 - Plant.)

bohiyit, bohiyta’

bohiyit, bohiyta' v scold Bohiyit 'amak' p'aya. They two scolded the child. Bohiyta' taa mokeela' 'am boch'oona. That woman scolded her son. (sem. domains: 4.8.4.1 - Rebuke.)

nomch’il’₂

nomch'il'₂ adv seven times K'owk'owit na' ug, nomch'il'. I did knock, seven times.

yanaanat, yanaanata’

yanaanat, yanaanata' v quiet Teeyish mejnit yananat. The chief is very quiet. Yanaanata' hidya'. Everybody got quiet.

hodoonat, hodoonata’

hodoonat, hodoonata' v recognize Hodoonat na' noono'on. I recognized the man. Hodoonata' 'aman nan. They recognized me.

niple’, niple’en

niple', niple'en n rifle Lulna'xon' niple' dik'in teseech'i. The rifle has been hanging behind the door. Tishag min niple'en! Take out your rifle!

kuyot, kuyoto’

kuyot, kuyoto' v root (dig with nose, e.g. for pigs) Kuyot gos xatmi. The pigs were digging with their nose while eating. Kuyoto' gos xoch'ooyow. The pig dug its nose in the ground.

tew’, teewa

tew', teewa n rabbit, cottontail Tishta' tew' ch''ayaxaw. The cottontail rabbit came out of the bush. Ta'shit na' teewa. I saw the rabbit. (sem. domains: 9.7.3.1 - Names of animals, 1.6.1.1.4 - Rodent.)