habilk’ay, hablik’ya

habilk'ay, hablik'ya n red Hatam'an' habilk'ay ch'enbay'. The red bird is singing. Shawighil gachab nim naawashi hablik'ya lagyiw. My daughter bought a red dress yesterday. (sem. domains: 2.1.5 - Hair, 8.3.3.3.4 - Colors of the spectrum, 8.3.4 - Hot, 9.6 - Connected with, related, 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables, 4.1.2 - Types of people, 2.1.4 - Skin, 3.4.2.2.2 - Embarrassed, 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird.)

hodoonat, hodoonata’

hodoonat, hodoonata' v recognize Hodoonat na' noono'on. I recognized the man. Hodoonata' 'aman nan. They recognized me.

gaabinich’, gaabinch’i

gaabinich', gaabinch'i n receptionist Yalge' gaabinich' dik'in lameesa'an. The receptionists stand behin the tables. Benetga gaabinch'i gew! Ask a receptionist over there!

mijnit, meejinta’

mijnit, meejinta' v really, a lot Mijnit 'ohooyot. He coughed a lot. Meejinta' cheexa' hoxitta'. The dog really barked.

madi’

madi' adv really Madi'? Really? (sem. domains: 7.2.1.2 - Move quickly, 9.3 - Very, 2.5.6.1 - Pain, 9.6.3.2 - Markers of emphasis, 2.5.6.5 - Dazed, confused, 9.4.4.1 - Certainly, definitely.)

shidit, shidta’

shidit, shidta' v ready to do something Shidit na' xatach'. I was ready to eat. Shidta' na' taanach'. I was ready to leave.

leelet, leeleta’

leelet, leeleta' v read P'ayee'i leelet wo'oyhuyaw. The children are reading in the bedroom. Leeleta' 'aman galjina washhana'an. They read a lot of stories.

hishwa’, hishwa’an

hishwa', hishwa'an adj raw Hishwa' mich' gayiina'. The chicken is still raw. Ut't'al' chista' hishwa'an bo'sha. He cut only the raw meat.

nasis, nassa/nassi

nasis, nassa/nassi n rattlesnake Beyeech'inta' nasis dik'in sheleela. The rattlesnake coiled behind the rock. Deyliwshata' 'aman nassi. They watched out for rattlesnake.

sunul’, sunulo

sunul', sunulo n rattle (made of cocoon) Gahoonaw galjin sunul'. There are many rattles in the box. Xayaata' sunulo lameesaw. He put the rattle on the table.
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