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mat hepaa— mud
'ephill— type of bush or weed
'epuul— my hip
yar— runs away, flees, stampedes
kalyemuu— small mortar, portable mortar
chepuurk— overflows, floods
emily— his foot, leg
hatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
mes-hanan— stinkbug
'eshin— one, is one
tuullah— sticks on, pastes on
sallyemak— shoulder blade, shoulder
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
shaawitt— stuffs, packs, tamps down
pam— arrives, gets there, is here, has come, ready
menyaachamlly— you all
'ehaa chuullup— water is boiling, bubbling
aawas— it drizzles, mists
kusi'yaay— doctor, medicine man, healer, witch doctor
llemas— washes his own face
kush— tall
kuuchutt kway'kuu— president, boss, big chief
kunyeway— relative, partner, spouse, friend
methiilly kaalhwas— Wash your clothes!
cheyuw— sings
ha— yes
heyaay 'iipall nyanesoom— long ago, when summer was over
'elymaam— child, little one
tuukwaa— they walk
teshellak— hooks
keyipem— maybe, I don't know, I dunno
malmaal— feels better, is feeling better
'emaat 'elus-h— I wash my body
'aahan ta'nyeway— We are well, we are good, we are doing well
'echillich— devil, ghost, spirit
henuu— sick, ill
'elymash— children
'enyehatt 'ehemay ta'am— I'm looking for my horses
matetay kwa'stik— small mountain
kunyemii— teases, mistreats, harms, abuses
chemilly— ant, red ant
'ekwak kwerak— old buck, old deer (male)
'ewaa hamaach— bedroom
'aahan ta'waa— I am well, I am good, I am doing well
'aashaa kwa'kwas— yellow bird
waapitt— door
kuhnoch— sick, ill person
'enyaa peyii— today
tenay— late; it is late afternoon, evening
paa-aw— his/her grandchild, grandson, granddaughter; son's child
'iipach waam— A man goes away, went away, left
'iichaa ta'waas— I've been thinking, I was thinking
kunyilly— that which is black, black one
hetat— his back
nyech'ak— woman
llyaa— cousin
tuuhas— plays the rattle
tepenii— pulls, is pulling
'all— wide
ill— worm, grub, maggot, caterpillar
chuuw— grows a garden
'entaly— my mother
aq— his bone
'enyaawap— us
chiiwill— wipes, wipes it off, rubs it out, erases
chemaa— tastes
tekhii— gopher
etaanak— sits him down, makes him sit
'empill— ashes, dust
kenaam— You all go away! Leave!
helul— plays the flute; flute
metenyaally— tomorrow
'ekur— distant, far, long time
likelik— long-necked
tehepall— mends, patches
kunyaaw— black-tailed jackrabbit
'iiwalp— is in plain sight, can be clearly seen, plainly visible
matewir— hard earth, hard ground
shakwilaaw— mockingbird
pam— arrives, gets there, is here, has come, ready
'echii— fish
aachanp— gets down, gets off
tellypuu— roadrunner
tuukwiir— constipated
eyaaw— his tooth, teeth
aaull— lays a long object on top of something
tehelakp— hooked, mixed up, messed up, tangled
temehekwan— wraps a ball, wraps into a ball, balls up
menyaachamlly muuwich— You all see it
nyaamat— all, all of them, every, everything, everyone
lampuulaamp— cottonwood tree
hemenaall— snores
haa— yes
taawinn— irons, presses down
iimaa— dances
tepechur— makes a circle, forms a circle
wetuuyp— pregnant
nyiiwars— He's hungry
tepall— puts on top; sticks to, sticks together, hangs on to
llya'am— can do it, is able; overdoes, overcomes
uusay— laughs
uullup— pulls it out
weyuu— is, becomes, happens
kurrkurr— ground owl, burrowing owl
wettim— shoots
'ii'is— I sneeze
'ewaach 'elymam— The house is small
uuniiw— opposed, against, opposite
emily 'ukuwaayk— sole of the foot, under the foot
kaam— Go away! Leave!
chekwapm— throws down a lot of things, knocks them down, throws away a bunch, scatters things, throws peones over
'amp ta'am— I'm walking around
knaap— tells about something/someone
kwr'ak— old man
ehwall— his forehead, his head
hellyaach uuhwaq— first quarter of the moon
'esalyem— just started, slowly beginning
'ily— tree, wood, stick
mat kepshuw— Take care of yourself! Watch out! Be careful!
hetuur— blows the horn
hellyaach nyawaamhs— last quarter of the moon
hetat pattk— His back is broken, he broke his back
kwa'naay— wire grass reeds, basket rush
yaachash— his heart
pellyettap— explodes, blows up, backfires, crackles, pops
kepiiwayp— uphill
millyepuu— belly button, navel; umbilical cord
mat aayum— gather, get together, have a meeting, get married
tehiily— clothes, shirt, dress
'awii hwatt— red snake, red diamond rattlesnake
pekatt— cuts off, cuts across the path
aahiill— drags a long object
hellytay— horsehair rope
'aany shin— one year
nyakumak— the day after, the next day
nya'war— sometimes; anytime, ever
kechpam— Go out! Get out!
chuullup— bubbles, boils
keyim kaam— Go on, go ahead and go!
maa mechuuy— your husband
'ewii— rock
nyim weyiw— kept coming
telyewaay— doll
ewaaw— yells, screams, shouts, hollers
pup— them
hepshiw— blue, green
pellytaay— white sage
tepellat— sticks on, makes it stick
'ewaa kwa'llyuw— many houses, a lot of houses
chepaa— comes up, sprouts, starts to grow
'esuq— tule
'enyaach 'ar— I want it, I need it
ewillp— fast
unyehaa— tears, teardrops
naamh— They will go away, leave
ketih— charcoal, coals
matewir— hard earth, hard ground
'ihpaa— eagle
kway'kuu— big one, chief, that which is big
'enepaaw— my paternal grandfather, my father's father
kushay— fat one, fat person, fatso, that which is fat, fatty, greasy
chuukatt— bites off
aahwarp— rubs self against something
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
akehap— brings in, places inside, deposits, puts in
wecham— leaves it, lets him, stops doing, quits, remains, takes it easy
ehuu— nose
aayar— rounds up, kidnaps, elopes, gathers
halampuulaamp— cottonwood tree
pa'yur— needle
kupaay— is from, comes from, belongs there
'uy wii— there is nothing there, there are none, is nonexistent
hoo— ok, okay, alright
weyaaw— picks up, picks from vine, gathers, takes over
hin— is one, another, a certain
'ewii kwa'hwatt— red diamond rattlesnake
wellyully— boils, cooks
aamill— hangs up (long object)
rak— is old (man), is an old man
shakwilaaw— mockingbird
eyuk— before, in front of
kupaay— is from, comes from, belongs there
hewak— two, are two
'etaly— my mother
hiimaap— blind
puwk— goes back, comes back, returns
'iihaatt— greedy (like a dog)
sulyesuly— loosely fitting, loose-limbed, hanging loose
hemall— ear
'ehaa chepitt— dam? spring? meaning uncertain
aalup— leads by the hand, arm
mechhillaahii— small black ant, grease ant, thief ant
hasill— manzanita
'att 'att wii— rocks back and forth, is rocking like a rocking horse
chepehutt— stoops over, bends over
maaykaa— it is daybreak, dawn
aakwirp— hides behind tall object
aperchaawii— makes alike, compares, corrects, tries on, measures
wehay— new, fresh
uuchutt— orders, rules, sends

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