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uumar— plays peon
'urp— lays an egg
chehiill— drags a bunch of objects, drags a cloth
kukwaayp— meat, beef, cow
millychish— white man, white person, people
wechan— goes down, comes down, descends, gets off
tenaay— yesterday
panesily— aunt, mother's older sister
'emaay— high, above, on top of, up, tall; sky, heaven
menyaay— tasty, delicious, no longer bitter
uuhuy— smokes, smoke
ta'waa— I am, sitting
ulaar— steals
'empill— ashes, dust
aawall— fans
wepap— bakes, roasts, fires pots, barbecues
haawka mechyuuy— hello relatives
puy aataq— she poured it there, poured it in there (solid)
siny hewak— two women
'ehwii— I smell it
'empuull— sycamore tree; cap basket, basket hat
kwaypaay— chief, captain, judge, koymi, top man
etuy— in the middle, center
hellyaa— moon, month
iichih— his chest, heart, lungs
'enyaa 'entaat waamh— My father is going, leaving, going to go
'iipach shin— a man, one man, man is one
waar— swells up, is swollen
'eyuk— over there
'ehwattehwatt— reddish, almost red
uuha— cave
aatuq— pours out, spills, throws away
eyay hwatt hwatt wii— angry, annoyed, provoked, aggravated, irritated, nervous
'ewill— flea
'emtann— naked, bare, empty (surface)
enyally— throat, front of the neck
maayvech— which one?
yiryar— round and flat, circular
'ewaally kaam— go home, go in the house
hemal— leafy greens, clover, mustard, watercress
tiinyaam— last night
aayiw— brings someone, brings a large, long object
puully— in there, way over there
ih wii— makes a sneezing noise
wesaaw— eats (hard or chewy things)
sekap— is half, half-full, half-way
'aapitt— door, cover, blanket, cap
nyechewaa— their house
meyally— tortilla
'ewaa— house
aapay— leans long object against something
kesaaw— Eat! Eat it!
'emuu— bighorn sheep
'ihpaa— eagle
'ewaam ka'— Go home! Go to the house!
kiihally— Hurry! Hurry up!
chepsii— liver
'iihwaay— war
suunatt— they play in a group, play together
parhaaw— fox
sha'wii— makes acorn mush, acorn mush
chiimally— fibs, lies, tells a white lie, is not telling the truth
wii— says
tellap— pasted, stuck on
esally— hand, arm
mereyuy— embarrassed, ashamed, shy, bashful
teksaa— chin, jaw
menyuup— tussles, objects, refuses, prevents
shechaak— screech owl, barn owl
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
'esaaw— I eat, I ate
pellyettap— explodes, blows up, backfires, crackles, pops
kepuwk— Go back! Come back!
ak— his bone
'iikuu— big, large, holy, sacred
keman— Fly!
tepaa— was there, around
chehar— swishes water in one's mouth
puu netaat— his/her father
'itt wii— silent, very quiet
ketih— charcoal, coals
kuwach— he who is there, that one there
mat peshuw— is careful, watches out, takes care
'enekwaay— my uncle, my mother's brother
chehwaar— erodes, washes away
hallwatt— his cheek
seminnuuminnp— tosses and turns, rolls back and forth
chewuuw— fruits, sets fruit; fruit, vegetable, plant
nyehay— juice, soup
pa'yaq— there he is, lying
'elymam— small, little, short
hattepaa— coyote
'ehmuu— mortar
haa tuupitt— dam
puum— to there, to that, with that
halypuushuuk— hummingbird
'ewill— flea
'ur— egg
'aashaa kwilaaw— northern mockingbird
mechhillaahall— carpenter ant, stink ant
kunyaaw— black-tailed jackrabbit
'ehkwaq— bitter, sour
chechap— wakes up
chipeshaaw— rib
uuwall— pulls out
hapliw— blue
ewuuw— sees, looks at
'emat winnp— the earth quakes, earthquake
haa— water
shally hempuul— his fingernail
cheyiw— brings a soft object, a bunch of small objects
kwa'llyuw— many, a lot
kwa'kur— far away place, that which is far away
chuukuw— bites
hepsuuy— blows
allyekwii— does not believe it, disbelieves
kaamh kemaaw— Don't go!
esally kwalul— wrist
ekwaa— its horn
hay— new, fresh
'all— wide
'ehmaall— ground squirrel
kuuchutt kway'kuu— president, boss, big chief
chepay— adds, puts more in
'eshin— one, is one
meyiiw shuunyaa— your eyelashes
tekwaa— does audibly, loudly, making noise, so you can hear it, speaking
chepaa— comes up, sprouts, starts to grow
chany— older sister
'enewii— my uncle; my father's older brother
'ewii kunyilly— diamond snake, black snake
'enpaaw— my paternal grandfather; my father's father
sinyvu— the woman
shaawall— stirs
mily kuhur— his shin, lower leg
tepekwir— spins, winds tightly
kull— long
mat— oneself, himself, herself, themselves, each other, one another, yourself, myself
sallyehwuuw— his fingernails, claws
hennaa— scratches for blood
hallhall wii— makes a rattling or rustling noise
mechhillaahii— small black ant, grease ant, thief ant
'aashaa— bird
tekewanp— turned around, turns around and comes back; gets upset
nya-ar— sometime, anytime; somewhere, someplace
tehiirp— chokes, drags with teeth, drags with head (like bull being roped)
kuutuu— kicks, stomps
'epal— arrow, gun
'ehmuu— mortar
'ehpaa— prickly pear cactus
hunn— it is dark, night
mat winnp— the earth quakes, earthquake
emak— behind, in back
tull— places one on top, gets on
etaastik— makes it small, shrinks it
heyaay— long ago, a long time ago
chipesii— liver
puully— in there, right there
wetutt— pounds, grinds (acorns); large mortar
iitempii— aunt
pellychaa— laurel sumac, basket-making material
'echany— my older sister
sall wii— ragged, a lot of things are hanging down, has fringes
apesiiw— is very much, does a lot, does intensely, is/does too much, excessively
'iipaach naamh— Men are going, leaving, will go
hantak— frog
'enekaach— my aunt; my father's sister
Chaawp— Chaawp, Chaup
'enyapch— We
'eyewip— we hear, feel, listen
hewak— two, are two
matetay— mountain
pemill— carries in a hanging position
mat aayum— gather, get together, have a meeting, get married
peyuur— sews
kehap— Come in! Enter! Go inside!
etuu— his stomach, belly, waist; middle
emaat— his body
tetepach— takes out, takes off, removes
muuwich— You guys see it
pawiiy— arrowhead, flint
kuunally— moves his foot
nemas— raccoon
'elymaam— child, little one
'enyaawap— us
aauq— carries long object on shoulder
chepak— comes out, steps out, appears, shows up, happens
'i'ii keyaam— Get and bring back wood!
maaykiiwayks— He forgot, forgets, is forgetful
tuukwiir— constipated
kunykuuy— old woman
llepllap— flat
'iipach— man, guy, fellow
mat uuniiw— gambles, plays against
huuch wenuw— has a runny nose
ehuu— nose
nyii kumyum— never
yiiw kwa'luuk— eyebrow
'iikuch— man
mat chaahaay— brags, praises himself

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