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wamp— walks
nyimvey weyiw— he kept coming, he came anyway
pemaannh— they'll get up
chaahaay— praises
'ekwii— it rains; rain, cloud
pesillk— has an open sore or scab
ill— worm, grub, maggot, caterpillar
'ehmiiy pa'yaq— there are a lot, many
hekay— crosses over, goes across
chehuunn— they put in, add to
uuttaq— opens it
tetepach— takes out, takes off, removes
'ii wiir— wild lilac, mountain lilac
wellich apesiiw meyipa— It's very bad, you hear?
'uuchechu— What is it?
menyaachamlly muuwich— You all see it
'iikwich peyaach rakch nyaapum melay— This man got old and then he died
'ehtaay— crow
'ewily emak wenak— he sat behind a rock
henuch— disease, sickness, illness; they are sick, ill
nyemiimuk— nine
ak— his bone
'uukwiis— ground owl, burrowing owl
neshaaw— white oak, Engelmann oak, Mesa oak (and its acorns)
haseyall— tree bark
chekurraatt— woodpecker
aachanp— gets down, gets off
'iitaay— brush, thicket, chaparral, timbers, woods, forest
haa tepesiip— water seeps
hekay— crosses over
chepuurk— overflows, floods
chillich— devil, ghost, spirit
chemwar— chews on something soft
mehkaaw— your grandchild
kway'kuu— big one, chief, which is big
shuuhuu— steals, robs
wemirr— likes, loves
kemann— Get up!
puy— there, over there, in that
emilly— head louse, lice
uutull— starts a fire, lights on fire, ignites
aakatt— cuts
peyap— these
aapaayp— leans against something (long object or person)
'ehmiiy— a lot, many
ewillp tepekwiirp— it is spinning, turning fast
'ewilym wechuw, 'ematm aayay— He made it with stone mixed with earth
kwapsiiw— that which is very much
taayutt— frightens, scares, startles someone
meyaap— together with, accompanying, accompanies, mixed with
tepenii— pulls, is pulling
melay— dies, is dead
kaam— Go! Go away! Leave!
'aa— I go, I went; my mouth
wetum— throws
'uuch yuuchaap— What do they think? What they think about it
'iiwaarm— after a while, afterwards
iipuk— his neck (back or nape of the neck)
'iipay— person, people, human, Indian, Kumeyaay, Diegueño
nyiiwar— hungry
maach maamh meyipa— You will go, you hear?
eyay hwatt hwatt wii— angry, annoyed, provoked, aggravated, irritated, nervous
hellyaach nesoom— no moon
aa-amp— leans over flat on stomach from kneeling position
chehutt— spits, spits it out; spit
ill— worm, grub, maggot, caterpillar
marway— the others, the rest, some
maa mentaat— your father
aakuuhap— catches up
kunykuuy— old woman
'etaat— my father
yuuhuy— first, ahead; does first
'ehnaally— turtle, turtle rattle
'ishpaa— eagle
'enyaaychh— Let's hunt, let's go hunting, we will hunt
chehelekaay— kidney
kwellyaattuq— meadowlark
'esaaw— I eat, I ate
kuwach— he who is there, that one there
kepeshkwak— Walk!
wechall— it cracks, splits, is cracked
wintump— little
hamhuuk— six, are six
yaayp— wind, air; the wind blows
hemach— dream, his dreams
'erar— deep
hekwany— her child
'ehwaall— sugar bush
esally kuhur— his lower arm
'ehtaay— crow
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
aachuq— mashes, dices, chops fine
kwas— yellow
enyally— throat, front of the neck
kuutuu— kicks, stomps
siny 'eshin— a woman, one woman
hemal— leafy greens, clover, mustard, watercress
apesiiw— is very much, does a lot, does intensely, is/does too much, excessively
chetuu— beats, punches, hits with fist, knocks down, knocks on
'elymash— children
'enyaawapch 'akechewich— We follow, chase him
etaakwiy— makes it rain
'achemuuchh— we'll kill him
pellytaay— white sage
kechechapa— Wake him up!
kwa'kwas— the yellow one, that which is yellow
eyaaw— tooth, teeth
'aaskay— pot, olla
uchehwitt— takes something away from someone by force, seizes
kehetutt— stumbles, stumps foot
kwa'hwatt— that which is red, the red one
nyaawich— gives, causes to own
'iikuu— big, large
kuuchull— puts feet in, wears pants
siny hemuk— three women
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
cheherii— pushes
'e-en— yes, yeah, uh huh
achehaar— has diarrhea
nesoom— done, over, finished, ended, all gone, no more; completely
'ily— tree, wood, stick
'ehay— new, fresh
'ewaa kwa'llyuw— many houses
siny— woman
kupall— elder tree, elderberry
'is— I sneeze, I sneezed
kepewaay— goes uphill
henu— I'm sick
'esnyaaw— live oak tree, live oak acorns
echaawuuw— shows them, makes them see
hechkullk— wolf
wellich— bad, ugly
keyunemi— maybe, I wonder, I don't know
hekwaal— baby; shells
'enyakwik— east-west wind, Santa Ana wind, windstorm
temaa— tries, tests
cheyum— spreads out soft object
tuuhwaq— breaks open, cracks it
matt— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
'ewily— rock
'iipall— summer, it is summer
'ellytaay— is a strange, peculiar person
mekwaaw— your maternal grandfather
chechuk— wipes
chach wii— are scattered, plentiful
iiwii— shoulder
'enyaach 'aalymam— I am small
'equll— long
metiipulp— poor
nyaapum— then, and then
nyechehatt— their animals, horses, livestock, pets
kunyilly— that which is black, black one
henaakur— water snake
nya'kwar— someone, somebody, anybody
kupilly— day, daylight
millykaa— wild honeysuckle, root ball
nepall— tongue
maanllich— you hate
mensiiny— your wife
iichaa— thinks, remembers
waam— goes away, leaves
kumyul— sweets, candy, sugar
pewam— they sit down, rest
kweerr— hide, leather
tuu-ur— carries on head
emiy— with, goes with, goes along
kaam— Go away! Leave!
nyekuuy— is old (woman), is an old woman
pekwaay— poised for flight, ready to leave the nest
aahwaq— breaks, shatters, splinters it
'esily— salt
hemuk— three, are three
emily tekewank— has a sprained ankle, twisted ankle
'ewii— rock
ewaay— his butt, buttocks
weyaaw— picks up, picks from vine, gathers, takes over
uunam— collapses, breaks down, is destroyed, demolished
wenuw— runs, flows
pam— arrives, gets there, is here, has come, ready
muuwich— You guys see it
nyaa 'entaat— my father
sandii— watermelon
'eyar— I run away
hiinuyp— cute, funny, silly
pallyuukwii— thundercloud, storm cloud; thunderstorm
mes-haraay— sand
maa mehkwany— your baby, your child
pawaam— they sit down, rest (at a gathering)
'iitaay— brush, thicket, chaparral, timbers, woods, forest
'ehar chekullk— gets drenched, soaked through
'ewaa kwa'llyuw— many houses
hewak— two, are two
'ehchii— whiskbroom
tuuyalp— floats, is being carried away by water
hepeshiw— blue, green
hetuur— blows the horn
hu'un— it is dark, night
maa— you
aakwal— licks
uuchutt— orders, rules, sends

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