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shahuk— ten, are ten
etaayutt— frightens, scares, startles someone
'ehwatt— red, blood
kwel-yuw— coins; dawn, daylight
siny— woman, female
metuullump— you get bogged, mired down, stuck in the mud
nya'ari— somewhere, someplace, anywhere
hemull— gray; gathers
apesiiw— is very much, does a lot, does intensely, is/does too much, excessively
yas— breathes, is breathing, breath
'ekwii pa'waaches— it's raining
'iikwiich hemuk— three men
'ekwak hentil— deer
paychaach— thoughts, advice
'alypaayem tepekwirp— it turns around, spins slowly
winnp— shakes himself
achuukwip— argues, they argue
tiikay— asks for something, prays
weyaap— mixed
nyaamatech aachaap— They all laid it down
'ewill— flea
netuu-urp— they know, learn
akewiich waam— she went chasing/following him
rur wii— swings down, drops, swoops
aa uuttaq— he opened his mouth
'ephii— greasewood, chamise bush
mes-haapuuly— fly
paa— arrives, gets there, is here, has come
peyii— here
'imaally— by myself, on my own, alone
iichih— his chest, heart, lungs
wiiches— he said
nyewaam— to his house
maakwal— you lick it
'ar— I want
duuls— candy
kullyaattuq— meadowlark
hekwaal— baby; shells
maach maamh— You will go, leave
'uuch mema'wii— What are you doing? What do you do?
shaahuuk maayk shin— eleven, are eleven
chuuhwar— chews on something
henyaa— touches, presses, rubs with hand
hemach nyaatuy— midnight
hiichur— winter, it is winter
uusay— laughs
hellytaa— hair (on head), head
'ehaa— water
iiwikiiwik— right hand (side)
'ehnach— not again!
emily— his leg, foot
hemilh— young, is a young man
nyepull— hat
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eyuk— before, in front of
ii wenak— sits on it
esally— his hand, arm
siny— woman, female
chekulk— small hole through something
Halykupchus— place name near Mesa Grande
matekun— gopher mound, mound, hill
'eyiiw— my eyes, face
hempuu— throwing stick; elm tree
kehetutt— stumbles, stumps foot
mat uuimp— shakes self
yachih— his heart, chest
suunaly— plays; toy
war— wants, needs
temur— full
kway'paay— chief, captain, judge, koymi, top man
'enewis— my uncle, my father's older brother
hoo— ok, okay, alright
'alypaayem— slowly, gently, carefully
netaat— father
esip— fire dies down, goes out, burns out, is extinguished
kunyemii— teases, mistreats, harms, abuses
'etumh— I will throw it
wesaaw— eats (hard or chewy things)
ii 'ay— I talk, speak to someone
nyemhemuk— nine, are nine
'ehaa kwenuw— river, stream, flowing water
haa kupaay— is from the water, belongs in water
tewam— is, does while around
haawka— hello, hi
helul tewaai— he was playing the flute
pellyeminn— gets burned, injured by burning
waamh— He is going, he will go away, leave
yareyar— circular, round and flat
'e-en— yes, yeah, uh huh
pilly weraaw— sun is hot
kunykuuy— old woman
'enak— I sit
'aahmaa— California quail, valley quail
wepann— lifts up with instrument
'eheyan— I carry in my arms
kaanally— Move it over!
sinych waam— Woman goes away, leaves
kunykuuy— old woman
yiir— side, edge, shore, bank
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
uunyaay— his daughter in law
'ehwatt— red, blood
'enemaaw— my paternal grandmother, my father's mother
'iikuu— big, large
mewalyp— soft, pliable, ripe
'iikwich peyaach 'ehin tewam— this man was single, alone
melay— dies, is dead
tuunally— moves a round, solid object
aachanp— gets down, gets off
hwally ta'yaas— fontanel, baby's soft spot
kuuchutt— boss, leader, ruler, chief, policeman, commander
waa— goes
kupilly 'ehin— one day
'enyiiwar— I'm hungry
'inn wii— moves slightly, shakes, stirs
haa nyekiny— Give me water!
'iichaa ta'waas— I've been thinking, I was thinking
matt— or
aachpach— takes out, removes
memeyuu temewaa— How are you?
'enyaach 'enakh— I will sit, I'm going to sit down
mewalyp— soft, pliable, ripe
tekesaa— his jaw, chin
aahiish— plays a musical instrument with a bow
gayiin— chicken
'echiimally— I lied, I'm lying, I lie
eyach— seed, acorn meat
San Hasiintem— to Mt. San Jacinto
wemii— cries, hoots, yells, howls
'ekwach kesaaw— Eat with me!
aa uuttaq— he opened his mouth
'Ellykahaa— place name by Campo
'ekull— I climb
ii way— talks to, speaks to
halettuk— straight
allehwas— washes
chepur— puts several over the top or edge
alemii— his beard, facial hair
aawatt— kills several at once, kills off
karkwar— talks, speaks
chuukar— shakes, shivers
temaa— tries, tests
llekuk— hunched over, humped, crooked
'aam— I go (away), I leave
tuuyuur— glances sideways, has a sly look
'ehpaa— prickly pear cactus
yachih— heart
shiimull— clan, blood relatives, extended family; family name
hemuy— gray
nya'kwin— is the same
tellekuk— crooked, not straight
'ehpuull— sycamore tree
pauunyii— his parent in law, mother in law, father in law
aachuq— mashes, dices, chops up fine
ma'wii— does something, does what, does how
kilyaawiiw— mourning dove
ewaay— his butt, buttocks
kwally— skin, hide; raw, hungover; Cuero, Hyde
puu netaat— his father
nyewaayp tewaai— he was living (there)
chiimally— fibs, lies, tells a white lie, is not telling the truth
meyipa— You hear?
hwally wii— silent, quiet, keeps quiet, shuts up, hushes
haakayk— beside, next to
pehkwii— stands, stops
'elymash— children
'ehtaay— crow
tenaay tenay— last evening, yesterday evening
chiipap— four, are four
nyaapum— then, and then
memyuu temwaa— How are you?
kesark— left, the left, that which is on the left, left hand side
'Emaay 'Ehaa— God, High Water, Water Above, the sky
akekwii— asks a question
'eyay wellich— my heart is bad, I feel bad, I am sad
semiiraay— crazy, insane, unconscious, simple-minded
maayem 'aah 'enurh umaaw— I don't know where I'm going
puu netaat— his father
aamar— buries, plants seeds
mat pehum— lost, gets lost
'emat kukun— hill, mound
shuuhatp— stuck in the ground
hellytutt— spider, black widow spider
hellyaa— moon, month
'emtann— naked, bare
esally kuhur— his lower arm
'ephar— brush rabbit
parhaaw— fox
nya'ar— sometime, anytime
panemaaw— his paternal grandmother, father's mother
kumyuch— what kind? which?
chehepill— glues together, sticks together
nyaawich— gives, causes to own
chuuhor— chews noisily, crunches, eats hard little things
'ehwatt— red, blood
'uuch mema'wii— What are you doing? What do you do?
waam— goes away, leaves
kesaaw— Eat! Eat it!
'eyall— leaf, flat surface; is not plentiful, scarce
aperchaawii— makes alike, compares, corrects, tries on, measures

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