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'aahmaa— California quail, valley quail
hepesuuy— blows
keyuu— Come!
memilly— your head louse, lice
hemull— gray
iimaa— dances
tuuhwill— attaches, connects, fits, buttons, traps, jails
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
'echii— fish
'ehtaa— sugar cane, reed, bamboo, carrizo
hekwaal— baby
nya'way— back, last; next
chehich— name
mat pekwilly— they pass each other
nyily— blackish, a little black, light black
kehetutt— stumbles, stumps foot, trips over something
tetepach— takes out, takes off, removes
wechuw— makes, fixes, builds, prepares
waarp— swells up, is swollen
'ehwatt— red, blood
kepshuw— Wait! Take care of him! Look out!
wemuull— they gather, gathered acorns
saarrap— five, are five
chuuhor— chews noisily, crunches, eats hard little things
waa— goes
hellytaa— hair (on head)
tepechuurp— round, circular
'aamh— I'm going away, leaving, will leave
kwallup— big hole
hellytaa— hair (on head), head
keyim— Go ahead! Begin!
'enyaach 'aamh— I'm going, leaving, going to go
mat— oneself, himself, herself, themselves, each other, one another, yourself, myself
'iipaachech uuwich— Men see it
maap— who; someone
'emat kumeyay— cliff
llekwis— squeezes out, wrings out (large thing)
mat uuniiw— gambles, plays against
'ehaa— water
'iipaach wewich— Men see it
'ewaa kwalymam— small house
keyim kaam— Go on, go ahead and go!
hemii— grows, grows up, matures
'iipa— man
pa'aa— there he is, going
'entaly— my mother
'emally— agave, mescal, century plant
weruw— used to
tolvaach— jimsonweed, toloache
saay— dry, dries up, dries out, thirsty
hekwir— spins yarn, weaves, goes around
marway— the others, the rest, some
emily— his leg, foot
'enyapch 'uuwich— We see it
nyewaa— his house
'enekaly— my maternal grandmother, my mother's mother
mathaa— air, wind
puy kechaa— Put them all there!
'iikwiichvech ewaaws— the men screamed
aalul— leads something, drags, pulls, tows
hiinulyp— cute, funny, silly
aaknaa— tells a story
mereyuy— embarrassed, ashamed, shy, bashful
'amp— I walk
metpaaw— wasp, hornet, yellowjacket
iichaa— thinks, remembers
esip— fire dies down, goes out, burns out, is extinguished
hemall kuchuupitt— deaf person
'iikwich peyaach 'iitaayvi nyewaayp— this man lived in the brush
wenyuuy— old, worn, worn out
'aaw— fire
'ehar— wet
apekuy— hands over
weshay— fat, greasy, fatty
wechall— it cracks, splits, is cracked
teluk— bends it over
pu'yuu— is that way, like that; in order to; that's the way it is
nyemii— wildcat, bobcat
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
yay wellich— sad, feels bad
aawas— it drizzles, mists
meskurr— screech owl
peyapaches— that's all, this is all, the end
hechany— girl
eyiiw hemetik— hypnotizes
tuuhwill— attaches, connects, fits, buttons, traps, jails
peshuw— waits for, takes care of, looks out for
yaq— is located, lies
chenar— lowers a bunch
panepaaw— his paternal grandfather, father's father
nyaapum— then, and then
pemill— carries in a hanging position
uuteyumk— gathers, collects chunky objects; has a meeting
haa llemas— washes one's own face
'enyaach 'aamh— I'm going, leaving, going to go
'ehmaall— ground squirrel
shemenyaay— pine tree with long needles, Torrey pine
'ehchuur— I'm cold
kaatuk— Pour it!
'ehwaall— sugar bush
wesay tenam 'ehkwaqvech nesoom— they leached it until the bitterness was gone
maaw— no, is not
achekiily— they ring, play an instrument
mushemush— giggles, chuckles, smiles, grins
'iipach shin— a man, one man, man is one
'ehmaall— ground squirrel
'uuchuch— something, anything, things
chepap— four, are four
kaam— Go away! Leave!
ketih— charcoal, coals
uh— coughs
aatuqm— pours out, spills, throws away
ketuull— north
mekwiir— You are skinny, you're thin
tekesaa— his jaw, chin
mat aainp— earthquake
chehwal— swishes water in mouth
keyuuw kechwuw— Take it and put it down!
'ehaa— water
shepuuaawp— walks with a cane; walking cane
esally— his hand, arm
hasiikway— blackberry
se'aay— dry, dries up
umaaw— no; is not, does not
'anllich— I don't like, I dislike
kwayull— deergrass, basket-making grass, filler for baskets
emily tekewank— has a sprained ankle, twisted ankle
llya'am— can do it, is able; overdoes, overcomes
'ewaa kwalymam— small house
kushuutuurrp— wheel
tuukatt— chops, cuts with scissors or axe in large chunks
aayull— hides (a long object)
'etekesaa— my chin
nyemtaay— mountain lion
che'milly— ant
semaan hemuk— three weeks, for three weeks
aahelak— hooks, traps
hataayily— his spleen; winnowing basket
'enyaa— sun, day, me
nyechak— woman
'ehtaay— crow
henuu— sick, ill
tuurii— high, tipsy, buzzed, intoxicated
chullaash— lungs
'u'uu— horned owl
mat wetoo— fights
nesoom— done, over, finished, ended, all gone, no more; completely
'elymam— small, little, short
'ehan— good
'ehaa llekup— puddle
echaahwally— makes them be quiet, shut up
kiny— Give it to him!
tepally— ties, knots, pieces together
siny— woman, female
tuukwirp— has a band around his head, headband
nyimvey— anyway, anyhow, somehow, always
'ehchuur— I'm cold
semiiraay— crazy, unconscious, simple-minded
'emuu— bighorn sheep
'aahmaa— California quail, valley quail
chehuur— it hails, is hailing; hail
'elymam— small, little, short
heyaay kwapsiiw— very long ago
hoo— ok, okay, alright
tuuhwillp— is attached, caught, stuck, trapped, or jailed
chehwar— scrubs, scrapes, scours, rubs, massages
weyutt— startled, frightened, gets scared
ma'llyaay— sand
'equll— long
netaly— his mother
'ehwatt— red, blood
hekwin— acorn granary, acorn hopper
wemany— spreads out to dry
wecham— leaves it, lets him, stops doing, quits, remains, takes it easy
buurr— donkey
iiwill— crotch, thigh
hechur— winter; it is winter
aayullp— is hidden (long object), hides self
hepeshiw— blue, green
kumputt— short one, which is short
echaawuuw— shows them, makes them see
tehaamach— puts him to sleep, makes him sleep
muukwin— pipe
sehwan— scratches
chuuyay— chirps, hums, sings softly, chants
'ehaa wepinem— warm water
hanakwala— lizard
'enyally— my throat, front of the neck
gaat— cat
wekwiirp— thin, skinny
anyewaay— friend
chemenyaay— likes it, enjoys it
yur wii— grabs, reaches over
'iipall— summer, it is summer
kupall— elder tree, elderberry
kaapak— Smoke!
kwa'han— the truth, good one, real one, right one
metiipay— person, human, people, Indian, Kumeyaay person
heyally— recently, the other day
kesaark— left, the left, that which is on the left, left hand side

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