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ehuu kumpattk— stubby nose (car)
aarapm— is thrown off, throws away, lets loose, knocks down
ekwally— skin, hide; raw, hungover
'ehaa— water
kuleyuw— it is daylight, light out, lit up; clear
chennak— ties up a bunch
weshah— spoiled, stale, rotten, rotting, stinks
aanally— moves it over
paa— arrives, gets there, is here, has come
haasich— deep large basket
nyehatt— his dog, pet, horse, domesticated animal
eyay sakesake wii— anxious, nervous
aawas— it drizzles, mists
heyull— tail
llehup— hole, big hole, cave
kenaap— tells about something/someone
hallepuu— carrying net, sack
chepak— comes out, steps out, appears, shows up, happens
hallhall wii— makes a rattling or rustling noise
chiipam— it is spring, spring
miiwall— limp, weak, paralyzed, crippled
'a'wii— rattlesnake
chehwak— doubles
leech— milk
yaayp— wind, air; the wind blows
sekewanp— wrong-side out, inside out
hellytaa mewalyp— he is smart, intelligent
Chaawp Nyewaa— Chaawp's House, Mt. San Jacinto
hetuu— grabs, gets hold of, finds, takes over
kumyul— sweets, candy, sugar
enyesaa— tears, teardrops
ewaa— is located, is there, sitting, situated
'iipay— person, people, human, Indian, Kumeyaay, Diegueño
'aatim— bow
ii sekwiiy— gives up, quits
uuhuy— smokes; smoke
hemal— leafy greens, clover, mustard, watercress
chepam— goes out, gets away, escapes
'enyaach— I
'ekuwaay— under, underneath, inside, below
millyepaan— bat
'uuch— what
mes-haalyap— butterfly
etaahar— makes wet, soaks, sprinkles
huukwinn— Acorn granary? Meaning uncertain
hellytaach mewalyp— smart, intelligent
hetat— his back, backbone
huulluy— fire dance, war dance
meyulk— sweet
nyillyenyilly— blackish, almost black
aayar— slices big, cuts off a chunk
netaat— his father
'ehpaa kurraaw— cactus spine
hekwany— her child
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
nepall— his tongue
aq— his bone
chepap— four, are four
ka— Go!
weyih— carries on back
ka'— Go!
heyally— recently, the other day
chepelluuyk— boils over, is boiling
shemetii— freezes; ice
nyemay— breasts, full-grown girl, milk; is full-grown, mature (girl)
'ewaa kwalymam— small house
waapitt— door
tewaa— is/does while sitting; stays
panekaach— aunt, his father's sister
kaam— Go away! Leave!
'aatay— I am big
waam— goes away, leaves
metaawar— tired
shuuhwar— stirs up, mixes, beats, dilutes, causes to dissolve
Kumeyaay— Kumeyaay, southern/western Diegueño
duurraas— peach
muu lemis— sheepskin, sheep's fur
paasiny— his wife
'Ehaa Chekup— spring; place name near Mesa Grande
'emtaar— open space, wilderness, valley, desert, yard
iichih— heart, chest, lungs
'enyaawap pechehuum— We lost it
byeerrn— Friday, it is Friday
achehirrp— striped, lined, has lines on it; stupid
kurak— old man
hataayily— his spleen; winnowing basket
kaamally— Sweep the floor!
ehuu— his nose
ill— worm, grub, maggot, caterpillar
'ewii— rattlesnake
'iikuu— big, large
Ramona kupaay— He's from Ramona
esally tehwill— ring, bracelet, handcuffs
uulupm— pulls away
'ehaa charur— watermelon
nyehal— his boss
mellehaa— saliva
kushuuhuup— thief
'enyaa 'entaly— my mother
'enyaa 'enyewaa— my house
aahir— scrapes
hellyaach wehay— new moon
mechhillaahall— carpenter ant, stink ant
kapni— Pull it! Stretch it!
kwaritaay— pigeon, dove
'ewik— west
uuhuy— smokes; smoke
kwa'hin— the other one
taayiw— comes bringing
hwatt— red; blood
wenuw— runs, flows
kettum— Throw it! Throw it away!
ketuull— north
kuraaw— that which is hot
maa mentaly— your mother
llemas— washes his own face
wemii— cries, hoots, yells, howls
chehellyemii— tripe
keyipem— I don't know, maybe
pa'yur— needle, sewing needle
'u'uu— horned owl
pehekwii— stands, stops, standing
eyay sakesak wii— anxious, nervous
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
aq— his bone
Seminnuuminnp— Rolling Mound, place name by Santa Ysabel
tulwaach— jimsonweed, toloache, datura
hemaa— sleeps
sinych waam— Woman goes away, leaves
tap— puts down, sets down, places down, writes down
haamay apesiiw— it is very foggy
haamaych apesiiw— it is very foggy
Haaykuu 'ehmiiy pa'yaq— There are a lot of Mexicans
Haaykuu— Mexican
ha'may— foggy
han matt wellich— Is it good or bad?
hattepaa— coyote
Hekwach— Cahuilla
hellyaa— moon, month
hellyepach— hopes
hemay— looks for, searches for, finds
hemiiych apesiiw— they are a lot, too many
hemill— bush, buckwheat
hemuk— three
henaakur— snake
henaakur 'ehaa kupaay— water snake
henaakur 'ehaa kupaay— water snake
henaakwaly— lizard
hewak— two
huumaay— his son
hwally ki'— Be quiet! Shut up! Hush!
'iichachvu— I think, I think so
'iikwich 'ehink— one man
'iikwiich 'ehmiiy— many men; men are many
'iikwiich hemiiy— many men; men are many
'iikwiich— men
'iipay 'ehink— one person
'iipay kwa'han— good person; good people
'iipay— person, people, human, Indian, Kumeyaay, Diegueño
'iipay peyap— these people
'iiwaarm 'aah— I'll go after a while
'iiwaarm— after a while
'ily pehemaa— tree root
'ily— tree, wood, stick
'inyh— I will give it to him
kaam— Go away! Leave!
kaamuw— never
kaamuwche— it's not
kaapii— church
Kaaymaa— Kaaymaa, clan name
kecham 'enaamh— Let us go!
kecham 'esuwh— Let us eat!
kecham— Leave it! Let it go! Quit it! Cut it out! Take it easy!
kechehri'— push it!
kellichh umaaw— don't be bad
kenach 'oo 'aaknap— story or story
kenach— story
kenak— sit down!
kenyiw kenyiw pii kepnak meyewip— Come come, sit down here, you hear?
kenyiw— come!
Kuphaaw— the Creator
ketepni'— Pull!
kewuuw— Look!
keyay kellichh umaaw— Don't be offended! Don't be sad!
keyiw— Come!
keyiw wal ki'— Come quickly!
ki'— Say it!
Kukapaa— Cocopah
kukelyuw— light, daylight
kum— Look!
kumehyaayp— coward
kumensaap 'ehmiiy— many stars; stars are many
kumensaap— star
kumna— Look!
kunyeway— that are there
kupaay— is from, comes from; one that is from a place
kupilly— day
kupilly peyii— today, on this day
kuseyaay— doctor, medicine man, healer, witch doctor
keshuupitt— Close it! Shut it!

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