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pechhuukwii— they stand, stop
kenaam— You all go away! Leave!
haakaay— half
shewatt— they die, are dead
chekwaa— puts down a bunch, leaves things, plants seeds, sets the table
siny 'eshin— a woman, one woman
'ekwas— yellow
kekull— Climb!
tekemak— shelters, protects; suns himself
'iiwaarm— after a while, afterwards
henuu— sick, ill
tuuyiw— brings a solid, chunky object
taawaa— grinds; takes a round thing; carries
perewii— is like, seems like, looks like, alike, even, equal
'iipach— man, guy, fellow
perewii— is like, seems like, looks like, alike, even, equal
paa— arrives, gets there, is here, has come
tekewank— turned around, twisted, injured, wrenched, upset
pellyeminn— gets burned, injured by burning
kaahwak— Break it!
pehkaay— seven
pellyettap— explodes, blows up, backfires, crackles, pops
'ehar— wet
nyechak— woman
ketuy— comfortable, at ease, relaxed
uusuw— feeds, makes eat
'enyaa 'entaly— my mother
kway— after a while, soon, later
hellykaay— pine tree
kaarrap— Hit it! Whip it! Beat it!
'eman— I fly
peyaa— this, this one
menyaachamlly kenaam— You all leave! Go away!
'iipall— summer, it is summer
'aaw— fire
meswir— hawk, red-tailed hawk
wesatt— drips, leaks
aaraaw— makes a fire, tends a fire, burns, keeps warm
puu wemach— they ate that, they eat that
weyaaw— picks up, picks from vine, gathers, takes over
'enyapch 'enaamh— We are going, leaving, going to go
menutt— thick
'iitaay— brush, thicket, chaparral, timbers, woods, forest
tuukatt— chops, cuts with scissors or axe in large chunks
nemii— bobcat, wildcat
iinyup— I hope, maybe
eyay hwattehwatt— angry, irritated, annoyed
'ewii— rock
'esillyk— salty
llikellik— starts to rain, drizzle; sound of raindrops
shuutuur— turns it, makes it turn
aachap— they lay down a long object
'ehar— wet
paasan— his younger sister
maa-aa— your mouth
'ehaa llekup llekup— there are puddles all over
uushaa— stabs, sticks, pierces, causes to sting
haa tuusaap— water leaks
semilemilp— is rolling like a log
unycheway— clan, partnership, friends, relatives; are friends, relatives
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
chepam— goes out, gets away, escapes
tepam— was there, around
aarrap nyaapum kuutoo— He hit him then kicked him
esally— his hand, arm
kekull— Climb!
chechan— takes down a bunch
'enyapch 'enaamh— We are going, leaving, going to go
'ewaa kwa'tay— big house
haseyall— tree bark
'emat peyaa kewuuw— See the world!
yaas— breathes, is breathing; his breath
akewii— follows, chases, pursues
utekwayk— brings back several
'enyaa 'enyewaa— my house
tuumar— covers, buries solid round object
kepap— Bake it!
'ehmiiy— a lot, many
kurak— old man
semutt— thick
kunyilly— that which is black, black one
'aashaa kwilaaw— northern mockingbird
'awii yirr— rattlesnake
hekwaal— baby
emily kumpattk— stub leg, peg leg
shuukatt— chops off, cuts off with blunt instrument
ta'urp— noon, midday
perewii— is like, seems like, looks like, alike, even, equal
aakatt— cuts
'ewaa kwalymam— small house
wellyully— boils, cooks
chehalyekay— kidney
nyemhemuk— nine
hechany— girl
wirewir— wing
'ekwaas— aches, achy
kecheyuuw— Sing!
uullupm— pulls away, pulls on, jerks on
hantuk— straight
wetuuyp— pregnant
hepeshiw— blue, green
'enyaach 'aamh— I'm going, leaving, going to go
maakily— You ring, play an instrument
maayk— where from? whence?
apekwilp— turns around
ku'naar— thief
werraaw— sharp
wetaph— flower; buds, blooms, blossoms, flowers
aayuu— brings
'enemuuy— my aunt, my mother's younger sister
pechhaakwii— makes it stop, stand
aataq etuttvu— He poured the ground acorns
kwa'maay— that which is high, tall
anepall— his tongue
'Iipay Aa— Indian language, Kumeyaay language
wenih— heavy
'aaskay— pot, olla
hellykaay— pine tree
'all— wide
anepall— his tongue
etaalyak— lays him down, makes him lie down
kuupal— arrow
llik— drop, droplet, water drop, raindrop
'echillich— devil, ghost, spirit
'ewii— rattlesnake
kalymuu— small mortar, portable mortar
eyay— his heart, soul, chest
wetutt— pounds, grinds (acorns); acorn meal; large mortar
uuteyiwk— brings several things away, brings several things home
wechall— it cracks, splits, is cracked
hunn wii— it's getting dark
aahiill— drags a long object
wehap— enters, goes in, comes in, crashes into
tuuyaq— is, does lying down
emilly— head louse, lice
emiy 'aam— I go with him
tuulul— pulls behind self, tows, drags
'ily— tree, wood, stick
'enyakwik— east-west wind, Santa Ana wind, windstorm
shehepetunp— kneels, is kneeling
kway'paay— chief, captain, judge, koymi, top man
mar wii— blushes
kwa'hink— the lone one, the single one
'att 'att wii— rocks back and forth, is rocking like a rocking horse
kaatu'— Pour it!
kenaaw— Run, you all!
etuu— stomach, belly, middle, waist
gaayiin 'ur— chicken egg
tuukap— circles, surrounds, goes around in a circle, makes a turn around
Snyaaw Kwetun— Oak Hill, Oak Stump
hemaa— sleeps
siny— woman, female
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
yiiw shuunyaa— eyelashes
chehutt— spits, spits it out; spit
hattepaa— coyote
chephuk— eight, are eight
chehutt— spits, spits it out; spit
pechaay— his daughter
shemall— ear
achekuurk— peeks in, peers out
terekuk— twisted, bent, crooked, out of shape, misshapen, curved
pa'waach— chair, bench, seat
'iipach wewuuw— A man sees it, He sees a man
'epal— arrow, gun
emily— leg, foot
'echillich— devil, ghost, spirit
hepeshiw— blue, green
'enyay— I hunt
ka'— Go!
nyeway— deep; are located
'ii'ip— I hear
peyuur— sews
achepay— believes, pays close attention to, cares, minds
kiip— gives away
kuuchii— knife
'iipall— summer, it is summer
hallepuu— carrying net, sack
kemany— Spread it out to dry!
'enypuun— large basket
aarapm— is thrown off, throws away, lets loose, knocks down
wemas— ripe, ripens
kettum— Throw it! Throw it away!
sheyull— tail
mechhillaahall— carpenter ant, stink ant
'ehtaay— crow
walwal ki'— Hurry up! Quickly! Hurry up and do it!
millychish— white man, white person/people
cheyum— spreads out soft object
wennam— collapses, breaks down, is destroyed
hewak— two, are two
'ewir— hard; hard to do, difficult
wemarr— wins
'a'aaw— fire
paataat— father
'esaaw ta'waa— I'm eating, I was eating
'aamh— I'm going, leaving, going to go
esally— his hand, arm
hellyaaw— desert cottontail rabbit
kesark— left, the left, that which is on the left, left hand side

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