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dey’ya

dey'ya adv first

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.

lopsilit, lopsilta’

lopsilit, lopsilta' v fish Lopsilit 'aman wakayaw. They went fishing at the river. Lopsilta' nim heedin t'inhanaw. My family went fishing at the dam.

k’ew’, k’ewa

k'ew', k'ewa n earthworm Balash'an' k'ew' xoch'ooyow. The earthworm is crawling on the ground. Potto' na' k'ewa. I touched the earthworm.

siyiswilit, siyiswilta’

siyiswilit, siyiswilta' v embarrassing Widintaw nim xoch'ooyow siyiswilit. Falling on the ground is embarrassing (for me). Lit: My falling on the ground is embarrassing. Siyiswilta'. It was embarrassing.

shokow’hiy’, shokow’hiya

shokow'hiy', shokow'hiya n fan Mich gayis nim shokow'hiy'. My fan is very good. Xayan' shokow'hiya 'ooch'iy' windara'an. She puts the fan near the window.

yitshil’

yitshil' adv fifth, five times Ipsinta' ma' yitshil'. You were lost five times.