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p’it’it, p’it’ta’

p'it'it, p'it'ta' v pinch P'itit 'oomi' nim 'am naaway'. My mom pinched his cheeks. P'it'ta' na' 'am weebina. I pinched her arm.

ch’awik’, ch’awk’a

ch'awik', ch'awk'a n poison oak Wil' bohlo' ch'awik' hew. Poison oak used to grow here. An' potgo ch'awk'a! Don't touch the poison oak!

buuda’, buuda’an

buuda', buuda'an n prostitute Yalgi'xon' buuda' deeyaw dendero'on. The prostitute has been standing in front of a store. Ta'ishhil na' buuda'an lagyiw. I saw the hooker yesterday.

‘innil’, ‘innila

'innil', 'innila n pine (yellow pine) Bohlo' 'innil' dullaw. Yellow pines grow in the mountain. Lasta' 'aman tan 'innila. They chopped that yellow pine.

bogogot, bogogoto’

bogogot, bogogoto' v poke out, poke up Bogogot 'am 'och'ow' shoyxow. Its head poke out of the hole. Bogogoto' hoopul' xoch'ooyow. The root poked out of the ground.

gooyet, gooyeta’

gooyet, gooyeta' v protect Gooyeta' 'am no'oomo. He protected his mother.

chesh, cheesha

chesh, cheesha n obsidian Sasyinta' chesh. The obsidian broke. Ch'alit na' cheesha. I broke the obsidian.

‘orinji’, ‘orinji’in

'orinji', 'orinji'in n orange Hishe' 'orinji' mi'in. The oranges are getting ripe soon. Ch'oolit na' 'orinji'in. I peeled (the skin of) the orange.

ch’adit, ch’adta’₂

ch'adit, ch'adta'₂ v patch (cf. mend) Ch'adit taa mokeela' 'am naawashi. That woman just mended her dresses. Ch'adta' galjina gamiisha'an 'alit. He mended many shirts a while ago.

bayannat, bayannata’

bayannat, bayannata' v pick Bayannat na' 'aabula. I picked apples. Bayannata' naa'ak' 'orinji'in. We both picked oranges.