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tepenii— pulls, is pulling
llya'am— can do it, is able; overdoes, overcomes
kuraaw— that which is hot
'ewaach puy ewaa— The house is there; the house over there
saarrap— five, are five
'emally— agave, mescal, century plant
maay— where, which one?
ewich— his, hers, theirs
'enyaa— me, sun, day
weraak— has a sharp pain, cramp
wetuu— hits with stick
aayay— adds, mixes, brings close together
kwa'llyuw— many, a lot
weyaaw— picks up, picks from vine, gathers, takes over
aaraaw— makes a fire, tends a fire, burns, keeps warm
snyaaw— live oak tree, live oak acorns
mat wechuw— makes himself into, turns into, becomes
'enaak 'iipay 'ewuph— We'll go and see people
emak— behind, in back
emiy— with, goes with, goes along
'ehwich— I hate him
uutull— starts a fire, lights on fire, ignites; turns on the lights
'echkeyuuw— Sing!
uusay— laughs
aakatt— cuts
iimaa— dances
wecham— leaves it, lets him, stops doing, quits, remains, takes it easy
wepilly— sweats, perspires
hekwin— acorn granary, acorn hopper
'aashaa hewak kwa'kwaas— two yellow birds
semiiraay— crazy, insane, unconscious, simple-minded
hattepaa— coyote
aawil— paints, plasters, pastes over, spreads, applies (liquid), paves a road
'emiiwann— lazy
'equull— very long, they are long
'ihpaa— eagle
achhelak— they hook it, he hooks several
ma'yum— when?
ewaa— is located, is there, sitting, situated
hekwir— spins yarn, weaves, goes around
werap— hurts, aches, sore; gets hurt, injured, wounded
heyally— recently, the other day
kunmesaap— star
sekap— is half, half-full, half-way
chull— lays a bunch of things on top
mak— behind
wellich— bad, ugly
rak— is old (man), is an old man
nyaapum neyiwk— then they came away
enyally— throat, front of the neck
'ewaa— house
'ehaa heraark— ocean swells
siny 'ehin pemill taayiw hellytaavek— he came carrying a woman by the hair
'ellpaay— is strange, peculiar, a rascal
'ekur— distant, far, long time
kuttapm 'aah— I'm going to the creek
wellich— bad, ugly
pily kupilly— today
'ewii kunyilly— diamond snake, black snake
'enyaa peyii— today
'empuull— sycamore tree; cap basket, basket hat
kuukaap— they are located in a circle around something
matwir— hard earth
chamaly— older brother
pallpall wii— makes smoke, smoke rings; torch
'enyapch— we
kaatu'— Pour it! Pour it in!
mewall— limp, weak, paralyzed, crippled
'aatim— bow
henaakur— water snake
semay— grass, hay
'elymam— small, little, short
shehwar— stirs up, mixes, beats, dilutes, causes to dissolve
henaally— turtle, turtle rattle
aq— bone
matetay— mountain
kuuchullk— peephole, tiny hole
kukwaayp— meat, beef, cow
'iipach— man
rur wii— swings down, drops, swoops
memaat— your body
puu netaat— his father
mes-hanan— stinkbug
hemay— looks for, searches for, finds
sha'ii— turkey vulture, buzzard
sekann— first, ahead, outdoes, wins, beats
wehwii— smells
'ellypuuwar— I can't do it, I cannot, I am unable, incapable
'ehaa 'estikm aatuu nyaapum— she poured a little water and then
hiichur— winter, it is winter
'ellyap— I am hot, burning, on fire
tehiilly— clothes, shirt, dress; gets dressed, wears
'enyaa 'enyewaa— my house
'aakuull— yucca
tenay— late; it is late afternoon, evening
pam— arrives, gets there, is here, has come, ready
wechach— spreads out, makes bed
kwa'llyuw— many, a lot
aanally— moves it over
tuukwir— puts, wraps, ties a band around something; constipated
nya'mak hellyaa— next month
'iipaach naamh— men are going, leaving, will go
hemall— ear
hechap— wakes up, is awake
hetat werap— His back hurts
hepup— gets sick from overeating
'enyaach 'aatay— I am big
'emallk— rat, woodrat, wild rat
'emaay— high, above, on top of, up, tall; sky, heaven
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
'ewaach 'elymam— The house is small
tewaa— is/does while going
muu lemis— sheepskin, sheep's fur
millyepuu— belly button, navel; umbilical cord
achekatt— cuts into pieces, chunks, strips
weyuuw— gets, takes, holds, has, grabs, catches
maa mentaly— your mother
uuttap— tears, rips
eyay kwillkwill wii— feels very weak
'aashaa kwilaaw— northern mockingbird
kenak— Sit down!
iipuk— his neck (back or nape of the neck)
wellyiim— bucks
chenally— moves a bunch of small objects or large soft object
sha'uk— ten, are ten
Milly Kwa'tay— Big Ant, place name by Campo
'aamh— I'm going away, leaving, will leave
wemach— they eat, ate (soft things)
esally tuuhwill— bracelet, ring, handcuffs
shuuluk— lightning, electricity
tellypuu— roadrunner
'equll— long
'elymam— small, little, short
uuhwall— pulls something out real quick
'enyaa 'aa— my mouth
weraaw— hot
kecham chuulluph— Let it boil!
'echkeyuuw 'emiy— Sing with me!
'eyuuchaap— we think, we remember
'erur— circular, spherical, large and round; in a circle
hmuu— mortar
'enyaa 'ewich— mine
wechuw— makes, fixes, builds, prepares
wenyallyk— swallows
pehump— lost, spoiled
'emat kukun— hill, mound
kuukaap— they are located in a circle around something
matetay— mountain
hechekwar— cleared, clear, clean, bald
aahiis— plays a musical instrument with a bow
meniih— scorpion, tarantula
'enyaach 'ewich— mine
kwathemii— elders, old people, old-timers
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
achepuull— they swim
'eyuuchaap— we think, we remember
'aakuull— yucca
tuumuw— grasshopper
piikun— Cooper's hawk
kwich— man
'epsii— creosote bush
kuupaay— poison oak
'iipach— man, guy, fellow
meyally— tortilla
'ephar— brush rabbit
'etuulull— I hide, I'm hiding
chuukuw— bites
hapuull— sycamore tree
iiwill— crotch, thigh
'emuukwin— pipe
shuutuu— hits, pokes with instrument in hand
kuu-up— slips onto leg, fits on feet, wears on leg or foot
'ewik— west
snyaaw— live oak tree, live oak acorns
'enkwaay— my uncle; my mother's brother
mellytaair— red racer snake
tuukily— plays an instrument
uushuk— unties, turns loose, releases, unleashes, unwraps
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
nyehay— juice, soup
'echillich— devil, ghost, spirit
panekwaaw— his maternal grandfather, mother's father
aarrap— spanks, beats with stick, whips, strikes
kwa'yull— deergrass, basket-making grass, filler for baskets
'emallk— rat, woodrat, wild rat
emiy— with, goes with, goes along
pellytaay— white sage
chekullk— is a big hole through something
shuuhiy— does not know him, does not recognize him
chepay— adds, puts more in
hellyaach uuhwaq— first quarter of the moon
keyak— Lie down!
aperchaawii— makes alike, compares, corrects, tries on, measures
pekwilly— passes by, passes through, goes by, elapses
pa'yiw— there he comes
eyiiw— eyes, face
'enyaa 'entaly— my mother
'iipall— summer, it is summer
chehetatt— crawls
'enmoos— my elder relative

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