nopop

nopop n father Nopop nim hoyooto' nan Bill. My father named me Bill. Goyet 'am nopoopo. He took care of his father. (sem. domains: 2.6.3.1 - Pregnancy, 4.1.9.6 - Adopt.)

heexa’, heexa’an₁

heexa', heexa'an₁ adj fat Hisha'an' kayaxit heexa' dik'in sheleela. The fat salmon is hiding behind the rock. Potto' heexa'an kayaxit. He caught a fat salmon.

‘ayax, ay’xa

'ayax, ay'xa adj fast Lihimta' 'ayax weheeshit woloomiw. The fast mountain lion ran fast in the meadow. Shawigta' 'aman gawaayu'un 'ay'xa. They bought a fast horse.

woy’ech’, woy’eech’i

woy'ech', woy'eech'i n farmer Hulush'an' woy'ich' gullaliw. The farmer is sitting on the fence. Dihta' 'aman woy'eech'i. They followed the farmer.

wa’

wa' adj far Mich 'amaamin xo' wa'. Their house is very far. (sem. domains: 8.2.6.2 - Near, 9.4.4.6.1 - Think so, 7.5.1.1 - Separate, scatter, 8.2.6 - Distance, 8.2.6.3 - High, 8.1.4 - More, 8.2.6.1 - Far, 8.1.4.1 - Less.)

shokow’yat, shokow’yata’

shokow'yat, shokow'yata' v fan Na' 'am shokow'yat. I fanned her. Ama' nan shokow'yata'. She fanned me.

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.

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.

shik’aayuwut, shik’aayuwta’

shik'aayuwut, shik'aayuwta' v fall head first Shik'aayuwut mi'in waxlit. He fell head first, then he cried. Dal'winta' mi'in shik'aayuwta'. He tripped and fell head first.

widnit, widinta’

widnit, widinta' v fall Widnit 'aman xoch'ooyow. They fell on the ground. Widinta' na' wa'aw bokbokshiw. I fell in the deep hole.