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deyit, deyta’

deyit, deyta' v go ahead (cf. lead) Sandy deyit gosneenot. Sandy went ahead to cook. Deyta' may'. We went ahead (before anyone else).

hoy’nit, hoyinta’

hoy'nit, hoyinta' v fly Hoy'nit k'oliswa ch'enbay. The small bird flew away just now. Lagyiw k'oliswa ch'enbay hoyinhil. Yesterday, the small bird flew.

Yit’eeshanaw

Yit'eeshanaw n Friday Ohom' na' dawhale' Yit'eeshanaw. I don't work on Fridays. Yit'eeshanaw yowto' may'. We went home on Friday. (sem. domains: 4.9.7.2 - Christianity, 4.2.2.1 - Ceremony, 8.4.1.3.1 - Days of the week.)

wexlewash

wexlewash n game, with bones or straw

‘opootit, ‘opotto’

'opootit, 'opotto' v get up Opootit taa p'ay'. That child just got up. Opotto' na' nomeech'ataw. I got up at nine.

mulnut, mulunta’

mulnut, mulunta' v go down (for water) Mulnut' 'ilik' 'adil' dullaw. The water went down the hill. Mulunta' na' dullaw. I rolled down the mountain.

li’wa’, li’wa’an

li'wa', li'wa'an n earrings Widinta' min li'wa' lameesaw. Your earrings fell on the table. Oy'et na' nim li'wa'an. I changed my earrings.

seysit, seyesta’

seysit, seyesta' v embarrassed (to be) Seysit na'. I was embarrassed. Seyesta' na' lagyiw xu'nayni. I was embarrassed the day before yesterday.

heedin, heedina

heedin, heedina n family (cf. cousin, relative) Oyit nim heedin Pelesnow. My family moved to Fresno. Ta'ishta' na' 'am heedina denderow. I saw his family in the store.

shap’ela’

shap'ela' n fiddleneck, deertongue Ta'ishta' na' shap'ela'an. I saw the deertongue.