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wechan— goes down, comes down, descends, gets off
pa'yuuw— there he is, standing
ii way— talks to, speaks to
kumlay— which is dead, deceased person, corpse
mehwallh— you will dig
htup— jumps
uunyaay— his daughter-in-law
mehwaa— badger
tawluwk— sound of whippoorwill
apesiiw— is very much, does a lot, does intensely, is/does too much, excessively
'ehin— is one, another, a certain
weraaw— hot
saarrap— five, are five
hempish— ashes
a-aam— takes away, takes along
kaapni'— Pull it! Stretch it! Pull on it!
ketma'— Try it! Test it!
'enyaawapch pa 'uchewayp tenyeway— We are talking about this
kunnemii— mean one, meanie
'ewily— rock
tewaaches 'iikwich 'ehinch— there was a man
'ewii— rattlesnake
'enur— I know
malemaal— feels better, is feeling better
muuwich— You guys see it
'iichaa— I think, I remember
ewillp— fast
sekann— first, ahead, outdoes, wins, beats
kunniimii— mean one, which is mean
'enallh— I will fall
wekuull— they climb
tenay— late; it is late afternoon, evening
puuch aa-ap— he lays it down
pehaall— puts away, stows
may'kuu— you're big
'ewily emak— behind the rock
tuullap— stuck on, pasted on
'ehtat— my back
kwa'tik— the little one, small one
nyilly— black
'ehnally— flat rock, stone slab, layer, big wide stone
heyally— recently, the other day
'ich miich— What do you call it? How do you say...
ketaayutt— Scare him!
'elymaam— child, little one
aa-ap— lays down a long object
gayeen— chicken
'ir wii— rough; trembles
'ehaa kuruwm— with hot water
'ehaa aatuu— she poured water
shechaak— screech owl, barn owl
hoo— ok, okay, alright
teyir— dull, not sharp
kaanip— Shake it!
hechap— wakes up, is awake
chepitt— covers a bunch, covers with soft object
puy— there, over there, in that
kaaraaw— Make a fire! Tend to the fire!
'ewaach tay— The house is big
'esily— salt
kwilaashaash— bluejay
sally— his arm, hand
puy kechwuw— Put it there!
aamillp— is hanging, hung (long objects)
tekewanp— turned around, turns around and comes back; gets upset
umann— gets up, rises
kwarkwar— talks loudly, talks a lot
kallyehwiiw— small skunk
helekay— smooth, slippery
meyipa— You hear?
'ewaa hmiiy— houses are many, there are a lot of houses
mat kwa'elymam— hill
metenyaally— tomorrow
pekwilly— passes by, passes through, goes by, elapses
esally— his arm, hand
puu akekwiis— she asked him
weshah— spoiled, stale, rotten, rotting, stinks
'ehana— Is it good? Is it right?
su'kwiny kechuk— Dry the dishes!
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
'emtan— naked, bare
'aamh— I'm going, leaving, going to go
nyaapum melay— and then he died
'aaknachvu nurs— He knows storytelling, stories, the story
kaanally— Move it over!
'u'uu— horned owl
'uuyuk— outside, out in front
hemuk— three, are three
yiir— side, edge, shore, bank
millyepuu— belly button, navel; umbilical cord
'ewaach puy ewaa— The house is over there; the house over there
emaat— body, flesh
'ehmaall— ground squirrel
mechhallaahall— carpenter ant, stink ant
haawka— hello, hi
'awka— hello, hi
'ily— tree, wood, stick
'uunyaa tuy— in the middle of the road
'uuhayi— thank you, thanks
weraak— has a sharp pain, cramp
tuumillp— is hanging, hung (round object)
shally kesaark— left hand, left arm
kwa'stik— the little one, which is small
kupilly— day, daylight
nyaamat— all, all of them, every, everything, everyone
piikun— sparrow hawk
'enyaach— I, the sun
aataq— pours a solid
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
keruk— mourning ceremony, anniversary ceremony for the dead
wemann— gets up
wenuw— runs, flows
weyuu— is, becomes, happens
'aanaak— chair, seat
ewip— they do
maaw— no, is not
'ewaa kway'kuu kupaay— family, family member, belonging to the big house
pellychettaap— they explode, backfire, crackle, pop; forest fire, wildfire
meshaa— you sting
'enyaa— me, sun, day
chepap— four, are four
'echillich— devil, ghost, spirit
peyaa keyuuw kewuuw— Take this and look at it!
nyilly— black
maach maakwal— You lick it
peyii— here
maach— you
waam tewam— he was going along
aayip— they arrive
ketuunally— Move it! (round, solid object)
neyip— that
pily— now
chuunyatt— lies, tells a lie
wepis— kisses, sucks, nurses
aachemuyuuw— shows, shows how, teaches
aamillp— is hanging, hung (long objects)
etaakark— rises backwards suddenly
aarrap— hits, beats, whips, strikes, spanks with a stick
'ehink— one; is one, alone, single
met'aar— outside, outdoors, open space, valley
shawii— acorn mush; makes acorn mush
siny 'elymaam— girl, girl child
'etut— wild cherry, chokecherry
pekwilly— passes by, passes through, goes by, elapses
'ensily— my aunt; my mother's older sister
'esiny— my wife
kechwak— Punch him!
mat maayk— top of the mountain, top of the land
uutuuyiw— brings several things
akehap— brings in, places inside, deposits, puts in
nya'aamh— I'm going, goodbye, bye
'iipach waam— A man goes away, went away, left
yaq— is located, lies
'epin— warm
haa tuupitt— dam
puwk— goes back, comes back, returns
mat— oneself, himself, herself, themselves, each other, one another, yourself, myself
'etay— big, large
'aashaa— bird
umaaw— no; is not, does not
aarrap— hits, beats, whips, strikes, spanks with a stick
metpaaw— wasp, hornet, yellowjacket
sekap— is half, half-full, half-way
shink— one
'ehpaa— prickly pear cactus
kuupal— arrow
kakekwii— Ask a question!
'enyaawapch— we
'enyaaches— It's me, it is I
puum— to there, to that, with that
chamlly— all, everyone, everything
haawinn— holds onto
wehill— roasts, barbecues, grills
'ekwii pa'waa— it's raining
tuulul— pulls behind self, tows, drags
tenaay— yesterday
'ir 'ir wii— rough; trembles
maapa memeyaap meyu— Who are you with?
hewak— two, are two
weyuuw— gets, takes, holds, has
kechechap— Wake up!
uusich— makes him drink
wesii— drinks
mehwall— your head, your forehead
tuullah— sticks on, pastes on
netaat— his father
hellytaa— his hair
chemenyaay— likes it, enjoys it
taawaam— takes away a round object
aachanp— gets down, gets off
sekwiirp— is tied around the head; headband
'ewik— west
'ily— tree, wood, stick
waam— goes away, leave
penyaa— rubs, massages, presses down
aayal— slices thinly, in thin slices
ha'nya— toad, frog
nyimvey— anyway, anyhow, somehow, always
nyemeshiw— smelly, gamey, strong-flavored
ewuuw— sees, looks at

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