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kesark— left, the left, that which is on the left, left hand side
nemush— aunt, relative
kway 'iiwaarpem— after a while
pilyvey— now
pinepiin— lukewarm, tepid
'enyewaam— to my home
ketull— Put it on top! Get on it!
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
nemeshap— white
ethaamach— puts him to sleep, makes him sleep
aayar— slices big, cuts off a chunk
chuullup— bubbles, boils
yachih— heart
'ehaa tepitt— dam
siny 'ehin— a woman, one woman
'iipay— person, people, human, Indian, Kumeyaay, Diegueño
'enyapch— we
'esily— salt
etaaraaw— heats it up, makes it warm
hantak— frog
tehiilly— clothes, shirt, dress; gets dressed, wears
'ewaach 'etay— The house is big
mu'yum— how much, how many
nyaawap— us
'ily— tree, wood, stick
'aahmaa— California quail, valley quail
ewirewir— wing
tekehap— brings in, runs into, animals come in
mat— oneself, himself, herself, themselves, each other, one another, yourself, myself
netaly— my mother
'iichach— I think, my thoughts
'ehpill— type of bush
nyehay— juice, soup
kunyeway— relative, partner, spouse, friend
kulaashaash— bluejay, California Scrub-Jay
peyuur— sews
'estik— small, little, a little
'Emuuch nyachepakm— When Orion's Belt rises, when Bighorn Sheep comes out
chiipuk— eight, are eight
nyinyuych yipches— she heard it again
kettuk— Jump!
llyemekatt— surprised
hellyaach waams— waning moon
tenam— they are/were there, around
nyawim— then, afterwards, and
hemii— grows, grows up, matures
echuwayp— they speak, talk
sin— one, is one, alone
aachepach— takes out, removes
nally— moves
pellychaa— laurel sumac, basket-making material
iiwii— shoulder
'aaknach— story, tale
'emill— meadow, field
'ehink— one
kaayar— Slice it big! Cut off a chunk! Round them up!
'iipaach kwa'llyuw— many men, a lot of men
'ech'eyaawchh— Let's sing, we will sing
'emill— meadow, field
paasiny— his wife
milya'pana— bat
telewik— bends, curves, is crooked
aakily— plays an instrument; it rings
'esan— my younger sister
ketih— charcoal
aannak— ties up, ties together
'ehin— is one, another, a certain
haa llus— washes his own hands
'achepuull— we swim
'ewily— rock
tepechuurp— round, circular
aayum— gather, spread out in the sun
wenak tewaa— he was sitting, he is sitting
meyipa— You hear?
nyetoo— I hit you, he hit me with stick
'ehetuuh— I will get it, I will grab it
kwach kesaaw— Eat with me! Come eat!
'elymaamvech akekwiis— the child asked
'etuu— I play the gourd rattle, accompany the main singer, I hit it
'ehpaa— eagle
mes-haapuuly— fly
senyaaw ta'paach— rocks for cracking acorns
mat— oneself, himself, herself, themselves, each other, one another, yourself, myself
maach maakily— You play an instrument
'uuch— what
'ehaa kupaay— it is from the water, lives in the water, aquatic
ketuull— north
wehuum— wavy, has waves
taawaa— grinds; takes a round thing; carries
'aashaa kway'maap— mockingbird
aarrap— spanks, beats with stick, whips, strikes
wetutt— pounds, grinds (acorns); acorn meal; large mortar
'iikwich peyaach 'ehinch waamh maaykaam— This man will leave alone at dawn
'aahmaa 'ur— quail egg
'all— wide, width
hamhuk— six
wepup— weaves baskets
kwellhup— big hole
temwaa— you do/are, sitting
chehepil— finds, scavenges, gleans, dumpster dives
tehiilly tenarrh umaaw— he doesn't have any clothes
chepam— goes out, gets away, escapes
wii— says
nemshap— white
'ehink— one; is one, alone, single
'esan— my younger sister
achuutuy— advises, gives advice
'aashaa— bird
'eptirk wii— kicks her heels, turns and lifts skirt
nyechehatt— their animals, horses, pets
nyemeshap— white
nyii— not at all, not even, not ever
kaanmak— Quit it! Stop! Leave it alone! Let it go! Leave it! Let it!
nyemay— breasts, full-grown girl, milk; is full-grown, mature (girl)
'Emaay 'Ehaa— God, High Water, Water Above, the sky
'ekwak— deer
neyiwk— they come away, they leave
'ehiimaap— I'm blind
menyaachamlly kenaam— You all leave! Go away!
sekwiirp— tied around the head; headband
wesay— leaches (acorns)
wemii— cries, hoots, yells, howls
'alypaayem— slowly, gently, carefully
'ipewii— wild lilac, mountain lilac
pellyemaa— done cooking, fully cooked
samtaay— oak with big acorns, Canyon oak
aahwar— rubs, scrapes with long object
hellyaach sekap tewaa— half moon
kaaruw— Do it in succession!
'ehwaa— stranger, enemy
kemyul— honey
kwilaashaash— bluejay
'ellyawii— horned toad
'esuly— my younger brother
che'milly— ant, red ant
aahwaq— breaks, shatters, splinters it
'ekwiich apesiiw— it rains a lot, it's raining hard
parhaaw— fox
pilpil— flickers, flares
tull— places one on top, gets on
hechany netaly— the girl's mother
kwellhup— big hole
nyechetoo— I hit you with fist, he hit me with fist
'enyaamat— we all, all of us
nya'aamh— I'm going, goodbye, bye
keyim kaam— Go on, go ahead and go!
uuhurr— lines up, line up, lined up, walk single file, makes a furrow
ketma'— Try it! Test it!
piiputt— dust
ketma'— Try it! Test it!
haasilly— ocean
maayem naam— Where did they go?
menyiiwara— Are you hungry?
'enyaach 'aasin— I am alone
aaraaw— makes a fire, tends a fire, burns, keeps warm
hemuk— three, are three
pechhaakwii— makes it stop, stand
wepin— warm
mehwaa— badger
meheyaay— fears, is afraid of
nyilynyily— grayish black, darkish all over, not quite black
'enyapch— we
uutaa— takes a bunch
kwellyhiiw— silver, money, coins
menyaachamlly muuwich— You all see it
'ewii kwa'hwatt— red diamond rattlesnake
ewillp— fast
wip— barks; they say
paachuuy— her husband
nyeway— deep; are located
tu'muw— grasshopper
eyay wellich— feels bad, is sad, has a bad feeling
nyewaa— his house
terekukp— twisted, bent, crooked, out of shape, misshapen, curved
'Emaay 'Ehaa— God, High Water, Water Above, the sky
werraaw— sharp
'ewily— rock
tenarr— has
'ellysuw— thin, flimsy
kinyp— gives away
lyayk— light in weight
pekwilly— passes by, passes through, goes by, elapses
uuniiw— opposed, against, opposite
maaykally— in the morning
paataly— his/her mother
'enakh— I will sit
rakch apesiiw nyaapum melay— He got very old then he died
yaayp— wind, air; the wind blows
'eshin— one, is one
'uuch 'iih ta'waa— I'm about to say something
waam— goes away, leaves, goes there
sewir— lends, loans; borrows
'uuchechu— what is it?
'aakuull etaph— yucca flower
'ehar— wet
'eyaachih— my heart
sepir— strong
may'pay keyewip— You people, listen up!
emilly— head louse, lice
'uuchuch kema'wi'— Do something!

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