tawnit, taawinta' v stay until morning Tawnit 'aman nim xo'ow. They stayed in my house until morning. Taawinta' na' hew. I stayed here until morning.
‘axit, ‘axta’
'axit, 'axta' v stay overnight Axit na' 'am xo'ow. I'm staying overnight in her house. Axta' 'aman dullaw. They stayed overnight in the mountain.
xot, xooto’
xot, xooto' v stay Xot 'aman nim xo'ow. They are staying in my house. Amaa du' na' xooto' yet' semaniw. I was there last week, y'know.
weenit, wenta’
weenit, wenta' v start (cf. begin) Weenit dawhalit. He is going to start working. Wenta' yatta'. She started talking.
t’uyahin ch’aytash₂
t'uyahin ch'aytash₂ n star (as in: shooting star)
ch’aytash, ch’aytashi
ch'aytash, ch'aytashi n star Sipin' 'amaa ch'aytash xot. The star was up there. Ohom' 'och'yeta' ch'aytashi. He did not get closer to the star. (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3.5 - Animal color, marking, 1.6.1.9 - Small animals, 4.2.6.1 - Game, 1.1.1.3 - Planet, 1.1.1.2 - Star, 1.1.1 - Sun, 4.2.5 - Drama.)
yalk’it, yalik’ta’
yalk'it, yalik'ta' v stand (cf. stop) Yalk'it naa'ak' ch'enawiw. Both of us stood in the shadow. Yalik'ta' na' k'eeshiw 'am xo'ow. I stood up inside her house.
k’ashk’ashit, k’ashk’ashta’
k'ashk'ashit, k'ashk'ashta' v stab K'ashk'ashit noono'on. He stabbed the man. (sem. domains: 4.8.2.7 - Betray, 7.8.5 - Make hole, opening, 6.1.2.1 - Try, attempt, 4.8.3.7 - Weapon, shoot, 2.5.6.1 - Pain, 3.5.1.8.4 - Gossip.)
ch’ewexit, ch’ewexta’
ch'ewexit, ch'ewexta' v squeeze, 2 (cf. squish) Ch'ewexit 'aman tomaati'in. They squeezed the tomatoes. Ch'ewexta' na' patsi. I squeezed the hair lice.
nich’it, nich’ta’
nich'it, nich'ta' v squeeze, 1 (cf. squash, press) Nich'it p'ayee'i huuwas 'amaamin p'onooshaw. The kids are squeezing grapes on their hands. Nich'ta' na' 'orinji'in. I squeezed the orange.
