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kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
emily— foot, leg
achepachech 'uuchuchi aatuu— she took it out and poured it into something
penyetah— claps hands, slaps
paasuy— his younger brother
eway— is very attached to, cherishes, treasures
chemuuhuy— steamy, smokes out
sinych waam— Woman goes away, leaves
wennam— forms a ridge
'ily— tree, wood, stick
mewas— soft, tender
marway— the others, the rest, some
chehunn— puts in, adds to
'ewaach 'elymam— The house is small
pilyvey— right now, just now, right away
'ehar chekullk— gets drenched, soaked through
shaahuuk— ten, are ten
esally— hand, arm, fingers
eyiiw— his eyes, face
aasemilp— is lying on his side
'emaay— high, above, on top of, up, tall; sky, heaven
'enyapch 'uuwich— We see it
'eshash— beautiful, pretty, handsome, good-looking, fine
mecheyuwa— Can you sing?
aasequp— hugs
nyemay— breasts, full-grown girl, milk; is full-grown, mature (girl)
kaatuk— Pour it!
hallepuu— carrying net, sack
hup— full, satiated
'esillyk— salty
ewii— does
'aaskay— pot, olla
chepam— goes out, gets away, escapes
pekwall— red-tailed hawk
'emetaawar— I'm tired
halampuulaamp— cottonwood tree
kwa'han— the truth, good one, real one, right one
'ehpuull— sycamore tree
hallepuu— carrying net, sack
paam— stays behind, stays away, is absent
tekewa'— Stay there!
shaawitt— stuffs, packs, tamps down
hellytutt— spider, black widow spider
mes-haapuuly— fly
'ehan— good
kutruuyp— hunchback
hwatt— red; blood
peyaam— this way, to here, hither
'ehkwaq— bitter, sour
'esily— salt
'enyaawapch 'achekaatt— We cut
chemilly— ant, red ant
iiwii— shoulder
kwa'llyuw— many, a lot
'a'aaw— fire
'enyaam— early, before, previously
chekwaa— puts down a bunch, leaves things, plants seeds, sets the table
kelu'— Go away! Shoo! Get lost! Scram!
keyish— Carry it on your back!
puu— that, him, her
wellich— bad, ugly
'emallk— rat, woodrat, wild rat
wii— says
puu— that, him, her
'esmirkesmirk— raises eyebrows, has a dubious, mocking expression; smiles
mechhillaahall— carpenter ant, stink ant
uu-ull— piles, heaps it up
kesaaw— Eat! Eat it!
kilyaahwii— mourning dove
'epekwall— chicken hawk
tenay— late; it is late afternoon, evening
'uunyaa— road, path, trail
siny 'eshin— a woman, one woman
ha'kaay— to the side of, next to, beside
'iipall— summer, it is summer
'epkwall— red-tailed hawk
karwiitaay— wild pigeon
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
heyally— recently, the other day
hemull— gray; gathers
iinyup— I hope, maybe
nyeway— deep; are located
'ewaa— house
emily— his foot and leg below the knee; toes, hoof, paw; tire
Chemilly Nyewaa— Ant House, place name near Mesa Grande
hallepuu— carrying net, sack
hellytutt— spider, black widow spider
yaachash— heart
kewaaylly— inside
'enyaa— me, sun, day
chap— consumes completely, finishes eating
hekwiin— acorn granary, acorn hopper
pellyemaa— done cooking, fully cooked
kuhmii— elder, oldest one
telewik— bends, curves, is crooked
aamally— sweeps, covers tracks, harrows land
shuupittp— is closed, shut
'empill— ashes, dust
chaayih— loads on the back of
nya'aamh— I'm going, goodbye, bye
wemann— gets up
'erpuu— pine tree
'ewitt— my niece, my younger sister's child
snyaaw— live oak tree, live oak acorns
haasaall— waterfall
'uuch— what
tellypuu— roadrunner
shuuhuup— is a thief
'empill— ashes, dust
'ehkat— soap plant
nyewaa— his house
kenaaw— Run, you all!
'aaw— fire
hemuk— three, are three
hellyuuy— smells good, fragrant
milychish— white man, white person
weshah— spoiled, stale, rotten, rotting, stinks
kwahetmii— elders
'ii'ip— I hear
hkaly— grandchild, grandson, granddaughter; daughter's child
'iipaach hewak— two men; men are two
tehiilly— clothes, shirt, dress; gets dressed, wears
'enyaach 'eyips— I hear it, I heard it
ewirewir— wing
emak— behind, in back, ago
'enyaach— I
kesuw— Eat! (to a group)
'esaaw— I eat
'enyaa 'entaat waamh— My father is going, leaving, going to go
mereyuy— embarrassed, ashamed, shy, bashful
'Enaly 'emaay 'ehaa mekuwachu— Our Father who art in heaven
hemilh— young, is a young man
kenehap— Come in, you all!
wesii— drinks
pa'aa— there he is, going
welyak— lies down
maaykaam— at daybreak, at dawn
uuhuy— smokes; smoke
yip— hears, listens, feels, senses, thinks, pays attention
maayem maah temaach meyu maach— Where are you going, you?
hink— one
'esemay— grass, hay, plants, reeds
aatuullp— saddle, rides all the time
'emtaar— open space, wilderness, valley, desert, yard
kinemi— maybe, I wonder, I don't know
'esiih— I will drink
'ewir— hard; hard to do, difficult
kur apesiiw— It's very far, it's too far
maakily— you play an instrument
kaawinn— holds down with foot, puts foot down
'iikuu— big, large
keshuupitt— Close it! Shut it! Turn it off!
wemann— gets up
wellich— bad, ugly
chehulehul— gargles
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
hatekar— long-tailed weasel
uu-ullp— piled up
'ephar— brush rabbit
kewaak— south
huumaay— his son
mentalych waamh— Your mother is going away, leaving, going to leave
kiny— Give it! Give it to him!
tuuhat— plants trees, sticks it straight into the ground
hemul— gathers small objects, picks up one by one
'ehwaa— stranger, enemy
kweraaw— which is hot
kusemeray— drunkard, one who is drunk
'ekwak— deer, meat, deer meat
haa wenuw— water runs, running water
yaryar— circular, round and flat
'iihay— wet, gets wet
menyaamat— All of you, you all
tap— puts down, sets down, places down, writes down
tuukily— plays an instrument
matt— or
uusay— laughs
hwally wii— silent, quiet, keeps quiet, shuts up, hushes
hantak— frog, toad
'ewily keto'— Hit a rock!
tuuyaq— is, does lying down
'akenaah ta'waai— I'm about to tell a story
peyaa— this, this one
kwach kiima'— Dance with me!
'esally— my arm, hand
pily— now
pa'wii wechuw— he made it like this
maaykaam— at daybreak, at dawn
'iipall— summer, it is summer
mewas— soft, tender
'erur— circular, spherical, large and round; in a circle
'empill— ashes, dust
chehwar— scrubs, scrapes, scours, rubs, massages
etaayutt— frightens, scares, startles someone
domiing— Sunday, it is Sunday
'aatuunnak— ceremony for boys and girls
'emuu— bighorn sheep
heyaay 'iikwich 'ehin tewaaches— Long ago, there was a man
wenyuuy— old, worn, worn out
'aawch wesip— the fire went out, the fire goes out

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