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tepekwilp— turns around
peyii— here
maakily— You ring, play an instrument
haa yiir— shore, seashore, water bank
'emekay— mouse
'ewii— rattlesnake
tehiir— rakes, drags
mes-halyewii— small ants, house ants
'ekwas— yellow
uh— coughs
'ehtaa— sugar cane, reed, bamboo, carrizo
kaachanp— Get down, get off!
hattpaa— coyote
pechehuum— they lose
shuuttaq— opens with the hand
peyuur— sews
sekap— is half, half-full, half-way
hellytay— horsehair rope
muukwin— pipe
'ehaa 'iimatt— dirty water, water is dirty
mat kwa'kur— far away place, distant land
heyally— recently, the other day
wesay— leaches acorns or similar material; pans for gold
'enycha'maly— my older brother
tiikay— asks for something, prays
maaw, 'enyehatt 'ehemay ta'am— Nothing, I'm looking for my horses
aahwaak— yawns
alemii— beard, facial hair
hechany netaly— the girl's mother
'eshash— beautiful, pretty, handsome, fine
'up— tobacco, cigarette
kwash— brown
emilly— head louse, lice
mishka'waak— mosquito
'ellpaay— is a strange, peculiar person
weshay— fat, greasy
'aasich— drink, cup, drinking vessel, drinking
chepaa— urinates (woman only)
kurak— old man
'ehink— one; is one, alone, single
tewaa— is/does while sitting; stays
tehelak— hooks with instrument, picks up or pulls out with hook, tangles, links chain
nnemii— gets mad, mad, angry, mean, fierce
pa'waa— there he is, sitting
iiwiik— his right, right hand side
hwally wii— silent, quiet, keeps quiet, shuts up, hushes
hekwanyp— gives birth, has a baby, is born
kaam— Go away! Leave!
haypuk hellyaa— last month
ketuy— comfortable, at ease, relaxed
'iisha kwi'laaw— mockingbird
nya'kwar— someone, somebody, anybody
tepekwirp— spinning, spins, rotates, turns around
ukenaa— tells
'ehwatt kwalkwaal— light red
semeray— drunk
hamaa— penis
akewii— follows, chases
apesiiw— is very much, does a lot, does intensely, is/does too much, excessively
llich— bad
hemu'kay— pestle, mano
emily kumpattk— stub leg, peg leg
tekhii— gopher
esally tehwill— ring, bracelet, handcuffs
ketuull— north
puwk— goes back, comes back, returns
aamally— sweeps
tulwaach— jimsonweed, toloache
'ehan— good
'oos— bear
suukwiny— pot, dish, bowl, vessel, olla, dishes
halettuk— straight
shuuluk— lightning, electricity
chuupun— boils, is boiling
pawaam— they sit down, rest (at a gathering)
chehwiiw— whistles
'ehkwaq— bitter, sour
chehwill— jails, puts several people in jail
chepak— comes out, steps out, appears, shows up, happens
kepentah— Clap your hands! Slap him!
hemall— his ear
helul— plays the flute; flute
weyuk— vomits, throws up
uutuyumk— gathers, collects chunky objects; has a meeting
kulaashaash— bluejay
yuryur wii— grabs everything
maaykiiwayk— forgets, is simpleminded, out of his mind, not all there
weraaw— hot
halampuulaamp— cottonwood tree
'ekwiy— it rains, rain
nyemetaay— mountain lion, cougar
'enyaak— east
shemetii— ice, freezes
'ekraayk— raises slightly, then puts back in original place; heaves, rises backwards suddenly
tellwip— is crooked and large
kewaak— south
naamh— They will go away, leave
uh— coughs
chawam— loses, misses
ma'wii— does something, does what, does how
mechhillaahii— small black ant, grease ant, thief ant
nyemay— breasts, full-grown girl, milk; is full-grown, mature (girl)
ta'waa— I am, I stay
sha'ii— turkey vulture, buzzard
wetutt— pounds, grinds (acorns); acorn meal; large mortar
muu lemis— sheepskin, sheep's fur
kunyilly— that which is black, black one
alemii— his beard, facial hair
'ewaa— house
'enyakwik— east-west wind, Santa Ana wind, windstorm
haa tuusaap— water leaks
tehepall— mends, patches, glues together
'enyaach 'ewuuw— I see
hemall— ear
kwellyaattuq— meadowlark
uusay— laughs
'aashaa— bird
tenay— late; it is late afternoon, evening
echaallus— washes someone else's hands
'ewaa hamaach— bedroom
pahkaay— seven
keman— Get up!
kiihallyp— Hurry! Hurry up!
'enyaam— early, before, previously
eyepuk— his neck (back or nape of the neck)
suunaar— plays alone, plays competitively, gambles
weyiw— comes
iima— dances
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
'ehwiiw— pinyon/pinion/piñon pine tree and nuts; shooting star, comet
tuulump— stuck, mired down
kwa'naay— wire grass reeds, basket rush
'awka— hello, hi
cheherii— pushes
'ellyap— I am hot, burning, on fire
panekaly— his/her maternal grandmother, mother's mother
'Ellykwanan— Santa Ysabel, caterpillar
'enyaach 'aatay— I am big
haa— water
iiwiik— his right, right hand side
nyaa 'enkwa'tay— my father
wellyup— bathes oneself
aahiish— plays a musical instrument with a bow
weshay— fat, greasy
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
mily kuhur— his shin, lower leg
'ehtaa— sugar cane, reed, bamboo, carrizo
hamemull— mountain quail
'eyaak— at the foot of, bottom of; down, below, underneath
eyaaw— his tooth, teeth
uwaaw— yells, screams, shouts, hollers
achepay— believes, pays attention to, cares, minds
nyemay— breasts, full-grown girl, milk; is full-grown, mature (girl)
akenaa— tells a story
puu— that, him, her
'ehar— wet
nyipaches— that's all, that's it, the end, amen
melyay— doesn't know, does not know how, is ignorant of
tetepach— takes out, takes off, removes
nekemich— they arrive, get there, have come, are here, are ready
muukwin— pipe
kellkwis— Wring it out! Squeeze it out!
wetutt— pounds, grinds (acorns); acorn meal; large mortar
nnemii— gets mad, mad, angry, mean, fierce
'enyaam— early, before, previously
metenyaally kepuwk— Come back tomorrow! Go back tomorrow!
mat wecham— gives up, leaves oneself, gets divorced
aasip— smokes (tobacco)
semay— grass, hay
hatt kunyillypech gayeen aamuuch— the black dog killed a chicken
'iikwich— man, male
'enyaa— me, sun, day
kuseyaay— doctor, medicine man, healer, witch doctor
kechhwiiw— Whistle!
tepally— knots, ties, pieces together
kehap— Come in! Go inside! Enter!
taayiw— is/was bringing, is coming while bringing
wesatt— drips, leaks
ewaa— is located, is there, sitting, situated
henoo— sick, ill
mewall— limp, weak, dragging, paralyzed, crippled; wilted; wrung out
nyimvey— anyway, anyhow, somehow, always
'esaaw ta'waa— I'm eating, I was eating
kepekuw— meets
'iipaachech uuwich— Men see it
kuwaay— under, underneath, inside, below
Mathay— Campo Reservation
nyemii— wildcat, bobcat
ketuull— north
'ekwall— chicken hawk
tepechuurp— round, circular
kuttap— ravine, canyon, creek
shaawitt— stuffs, packs, tamps down
iipuk— his neck (back or nape of the neck)
haawka— hello, hi
yiryir— round and flat, circular
'uuchuch— something, anything, things
menyaachamlly kenaam— You all leave! Go away!
tuupaa— cracks, splits acorns
pa'am— there he is, around

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