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'alypaayem— slowly, gently, carefully
haach wehuum— waves, the water has waves
'ehtaay— crow
'aaknap— story, tale, legend
uunyaay— his daughter-in-law
'enyaawapch 'achekwaal— We lick it
kettuk— Jump!
'ehar chekullk— gets drenched, soaked through
shuuhuu— steals, robs
keyewip— Listen up!
waams kupilly 'ehin— he left one day
ekwally— skin, hide; raw, hungover
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
'ewily wekull— she climbed up rocks
achekwirrp— teases, makes fun of
meyay— steep
uumall— writes; writing, book
llemas— washes his own face
mekwach— with you
maay— where, which one?
nyuk— already
'Ellykaataay— Campo Indians, clan name, Campo
'ephar— brush rabbit
Pat kakekwii— Ask Pat!
kupilly nyaamat— every day
mesepir— you are strong
maay— where, which one?
'ehaasilly— ocean
kwa'shash— that which is beautiful
kunniimii kwapsiiw— very mean one
kwii— cloud
pily kupilly— today
'ehaawinnh— I will hold onto it
piikay— seven, are seven
hewak— two, are two
'enyaach 'emeheyaay— I'm afraid, scared
tekwank— turned around, twisted, injured, wrenched, upset
shiimull— clan, blood relatives, extended family; family name
hekwany— her child
'empuull— sycamore tree; cap basket, basket hat
anyewaay— friend
iima— dances
'enyaa— sun, day, me
aatuqm— pours out, spills, throws away
'aahmaa— California quail, valley quail
aarrap— hits, beats, whips, strikes, spanks with a stick
eyiiw hemaap— blind
nesoom— done, over, finished, ended, all gone, no more; completely
pellytaay— white sage
eyaaw— tooth, teeth
'ehan— good
wellyup— bathes oneself
'ihpaa— eagle
'enyakwik— east-west wind, Santa Ana wind, windstorm
yiiw shuunyaa— eyelashes
'itt wii— silent, very quiet
wemaa— eats (soft things); is ripe
chemilly— ant, red ant
llya'am— can do it, is able; overdoes, overcomes
chehelekaay— kidney
'uuch mema'wii temam— What are you doing (around here)?
ekwaa— its horn
hellyaa wesaaw— lunar eclipse, eclipse of the moon, it eats the moon
tuupitt— covers with lid, dams up, closes off by blocking with something, turns off water
kunyilly— that which is black, black one
maaykally— in the morning
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
iipuk— his neck (back or nape of the neck)
'epilly— cattail, tule
aatir— wraps something around long object
maach mesaaw temwaa— You are eating. Are you eating?
'enyaa peyii— today
pechhuukwiip— they stand, stop
hetaat— stands up
'enyaa— me, sun, day
'emill— meadow, field
'iikwiichvech wiiches— The men said
sillyk— salty
matetay wekull— she climbed a mountain
tuuyuuw— is, does while standing
nesoom— done, over, finished, ended, all gone, no more; completely
'empuun— leaching basket
'up— tobacco, cigarette
akenaa— tells a story
'iishaa— bird
penyaay— Mexican
'enyaach 'ekull— I climb
nyilly— black
nyii ta'waah umaawh— I won't stay, I will not stay
'enyaa 'entaat waamh— My father is going, leaving, going to go
nyiiwar— hungry
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
nemuuly— bear
aaull— lays a long object on top of something
penyaawinn— holds down with hand
'iipaach kwa'llyuw— many men, a lot of men
tekewa'— Stay there!
'ehpuuq— clover
wenak— sits, sits down
tewaaches— there was, he was
werap— hurts, aches, sore; gets hurt, injured, wounded
puuch uumall— he writes
aapanp— is lying on stomach
kuu-up— slips onto leg, fits on feet, wears on leg or foot
werraaw— sharp
'enyaamat 'ewip— We all did it
shuuhuu— steals, robs
'aayp— I speak, talk
'ekwak— deer
'ehwatt chepak— bleeds
'uuha'yi— thank you, thanks
weshay— fat, greasy, lard, grease, shortening
kenaak 'aaw kaaraaw— Go make a fire!
'emaay— high, above, on top of, up, tall; sky, heaven
yay taanak— at peace, at total ease, relieved, equanimous
'uy wii— there is nothing there, there are none, is nonexistent
pechaay— his daughter
uushaa— stabs, sticks, pierces, causes to sting
'eyip— I hear, I listen, I feel
ma'hana— Are you good? Are you well? Are you okay?
aatuq— pours out, spills, throws away
'ehmirkehmirk— raises eyebrows, has a dubious, mocking expression; smiles
etaanuw— drives, makes run
'ehaaq— raven
'enyaa 'entaat waam— my father left, my father goes away
nyemetaay— mountain lion
nyepullk— wears a hat, has a hat on
'ehpaa kurraaw— cactus spine
panemuush— his great-grandparent, great-grandmother, great-grandfather
nyaamat— all, all of them, every, everything, everyone
'elul— round, spherical
emaat— body, flesh
chiimally— fibs, lies, tells a white lie, is not telling the truth
matetay— mountain
maay— high, up, tall, where, which one
shaawal tenam— they stirred it around
nyaa 'entaly— my mother
'empill— ashes, dust
emaat— body, flesh
emilly— head louse, lice
eyay wellich— sad, feels bad, sorry, upset
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
uuyuy— howls; makes believe he's going to hit someone
emilly— head louse, lice
ill— worm, grub, maggot, caterpillar
he'maay— boy
nya'aamh— I'm going, goodbye, bye
emak— behind, in back
hully wii— moves fast, starts out in a rush, gets a head start
kutyir— priest
'eyuki— further away, way over there, a ways, on the other side
uusay— laughs
'ewaa kupaay— family, family member, from the house
mechiill— wrinkles, is wrinkling
matt— or
metenyaally— tomorrow
topm— throws it to him, throws a round object away
keruk— mourning ceremony, anniversary ceremony for the dead
'uuch— what
shemetii— ice, freezes
Sam tetekaay— They asked Sam for it, They asked for Sam
'estik— small, little, a little
kwelhup— small hole
ka-aam— Take it away! Take it along!
kepuwk menyewaam kaam— Go back to your home!
heyaay— long ago, a long time ago
uuha— cave
'uunyaa— road, path, trail
etuuy— pregnant
aalul— leads something, drags, pulls, tows
eyiiw— his eyes, face
'ehaa— water
ketuy— comfortable, at ease, relaxed
chipesii— liver
nemas— raccoon
kwa'llyuw— many, a lot
'emallk wenyaych wesaaw— he hunted and ate rats
matetay kwa'stik— small mountain
kwa'shash— that which is beautiful
maaykaam— at daybreak, at dawn
maava— And you? How about you?
kehtup— Jump!
'enaamh— Let's go, we will go/leave
kepuw— steps on
'ewikm— to the west
'u'uu— horned owl
aannak— ties up, ties together, bandages
kepkwilly— Pass by! Cross it!
'enyaach 'aamh— I will go, I am going, leaving
yuuchaap— they think, remember
kuuchutt— boss, leader, ruler, chief, policeman, commander
hekwany— her child
chaaymally— liar
maapchu— Who is it?
'enaamh— Let's go, we will go/leave
nyewayh umaaw— they're not there
maayem— where to? whither?
'ephatt wii— kicks her heels softly
'eyuuwh— I will get, catch, have it
'amp ta'am— I'm walking around

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