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chehiilyiiy— whines, is a crybaby
chehiir— drags a solid object
chehiirk— is spilling over
chehiirp— makes a scraping noise
chehik— splashes, sprinkles it
chehilmii— tripe
chehllyemiiy— tripe
cheholehol— gargles
chehott— spits
chehtat— crawls
Chehuulluw— Volcan Road
chehwall— chafes
chehwii— shuffles cards
chehwiish— makes a loud whistling noise, whistles between teeth
chehwily— cuddles a baby
chehwir— squeezes it into slot horizontally
chekal— friend
chekiirr— scratches it, makes a scratch mark
chekiirrp— scratched up
chekirr— scratch mark
chekirr chekiirr— scratches repeatedly, scribbles
chekitt— touches him to communicate during peon game
chekuh— knocks on door
chekwahanpt— the best
chekwallp— scattered
chekwap— throws them away, scatters
chekwiir— chews
chekwill— lassoes
chemaally— they rub lightly, wash, wipe it, wash their faces
chemekwiin— they pinch and twist
chemekwin— pinches and twists
chemenyay— likes, enjoys
chemii— makes a bet
Chemilly Kwahwatt— personal nickname
chemuuchuy— steamy, smokes out
Chemuuhuw— personal name, name of a woman in a story
chenyaa— knocks him down
chenyak— hiccoughs
chepaallyaat— glue
chepahaay— wild strawberry
chepechaa— eavesdrops
chepellat— glues them together
chepeluk— melts it in mouth
chepeshaaw— rib
chepesii— sucks
chephuuk— eight
chepnak— holds it in teeth
chepshaaw— rib
cheputt— bends over
cheshuk— they (a bunch of objects) fall off by being released
cheshup— they (a bunch of objects) fall down, drop of their own impetus at once
chetoch— they beat, knock down, hit with fist, knock on door at one time
chetoo— beats, knock down, hit with fist, knock on door
chetoo aarapm— hits and knocks down
chetoop— bumps against something, hits himself against
Chewaaki— personal name
chewayp— they speak
chewiill— erases, rubs it out, wipes it off, wipes it clean
chewill— wipes
chewuw— fruit, vegetable
cheyaawch— they sing
cheyuuw— sings
cheyuuw uumarrp— sings peon songs
chihlyemii— tripe
chii— fish
chii 'aahlaak— fishing gear
chii kwaahlak— fisherman
chii kwa'shash— bonito
chiimaally— they tell a white lie, fib
Chiin— Chinese
chiipak— spring
Chiirii— Black Mountain
chillyemii— tripe
chirrechirr— stiff
chukaachuk— blackbird
chukchuk— messed up
chuqaachuq— blackbird
chuuchul— pokes it
chuuhiichp— they name, call by name
chuuhiir— gnaws
chuuhur— they follow each other single file
chuuhwim— makes mistake while playing peon
chuukall— sticking up, pointed up (e.g. ears)
chuukwar— preaches, lectures, makes a speech, brags
chuukwiir— guesses correctly
chuukwish— chatters like a squirrel
chuumaarrp— they play peon
chuumaaw— denies
chuumich— bet
chuuparr— makes a victory yell (with fingers over mouth)
chuupitt— closes, closed
chuusur— splits basket-making material into strands
chuutoch— they each beat, knock down, hit with fist, knock on door (at different times or places)
chuutuu— hits with fist
chuuwach— law
'echaayaaw— song, singing, music
'echamaly— my older brother
'echaych— Not again!
'echekuu— my stepfather
'ech'eyuuw— I sing
'echeyuw— song
'echkwechyaaw— singer
'echmeyuuw— you sing
'echur— type of small hawk
'echur weyuuw— has epilepsy
'echuumaap— my deceased wife's sister
'echuuy— my husband
'echweyaawch— they sing
'echwiich— What do they say?
'echwilk 'echwilk— wiggles it
'echwilk 'echwilk wii— wiggles, wiggles it, moves seductively
'Ehaa Chaakaal— Mesa Chiquita
'ehaa chepshaaw— fern
'ehaa chuukup— water spring
'ehaa 'ehkwaq— liquor
'ehaa 'emaay kwaam— ship, ferry
'ehaa 'emaay welyak— floats (lies on water)
'ehaa hemull— surf, waves
'ehaa kuchuullup— spring (bubbling water)
'ehaa kuhllyuuy— perfume
'ehaa kurap— alcohol
'ehaa kuruw— hot water
'ehaa kwariw— pond, lake (placid water)
'ehaa kwettap— river
'ehaa llehup— puddle (water hole)
'ehaa llehupllehuup— there are puddles all over (water holes)
'ehaa tuusall— waterfall
'ehaa 'ukuwaay kwamp— submarine
'ehaa wenaall— waterfall
'ehaa wenup— bathes
'ehaa wetuk wehap— dives
'ehaach wehuum— waves (water is wavy)
'ehaak— raven
'ehaan— they are good
'ehaarch— they are wet
'ehaasaall— waterfall
'ehaashpittaaq— tortoise beetle (type of water bug)
'ehaastik— puddle (little water)
'Ehaatuy— Catalina Island
'ehatt chokchok— dog
'ehatt emily kutekhap— blacksmith
'ehatt kunuw— racehorse
'ehatt kutullp— horse rider
'ehatt tehewaak— rides double
'ehatt tullp— horse
'ehaych— they are new
'ehektaay— cascara
'ehemach 'ewuuws— I saw it in my dreams.
'ehiink— are a few
'ehkaaw— my grandchild
'ehkaly— my daughter's child
'Ehkwach— Cupeño Indians
'ehkwak— bitter
'ehkwany siny— my daughter (woman speaking)
'ehmiiy 'ehan— a lot more
'ehmuu esally— pestle (mortar's arm, for big mortar)
'ehpaa chewuuw— prickly pear fruit
'ehpaa hemal— nopales
'ehpaa kurraw— prickly pear thorn
'ehpaa kwa'hwatt— beavertail cactus
'ehpii— metate, pounding rock
ehuu chaawiill— handkerchief, tissue
ehuu hepesuuy— blows his nose
ehuu kwellhup— nostril (nose hole)
ehuu pelychich— front part of nose
ehuu sekwiin— nose ring
ehuuch 'ehar— nose is wet
ehuuch wenuw— nose is runny
'ehwaatt— they are red
ehwall 'ehanm nyewich— level-headed
ehwall helekay— bald
ehwall metpay— empty-headed
ehwall paally aayum puully aayum— shakes his head
ehwallch werap— has a headache
'ehwatt achepach— makes him bleed
'ehwatt hwallhwall— light red
'ehwattehwaatt— reddish, almost red
'ehwiiw 'ur— pinion pine cone
'ehyally— spoon, paddle
'ekraykekrayk— bobs up and down, wobbles, nods
'ekur wii— a while later
'ekurm— a long way, for a long time
ekwaach— is with them, stays with them
'ekwaas henuu— lazy
ekwach— is with him, stays with him
'ekwak echitt— miner's lettuce
ekwally uushuh— sheds his skin
'ekwas hayhaay— brown (next to yellow)
'ekwasekwaas— yellowish, almost yellow
'ekwii aamar— cloudy, overcast
'ekwiish— tough (in consistency and strength), rubbery
'ekwiiy aamaark— cloudy, overcast
'ekwiiy kumeyaay— low clouds
'ekwiiy kwa'maay— high clouds
'Ekwiiyemak— Cuyamaca
'ellyaa— my cousin
'ellyiipaaych— they play tricks, tease
'ellyiipay— plays tricks, teases
'ellyit— my child! (term of address)
'Ellykataay— Campo Indians

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