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metenyaally— tomorrow
heyaay— long ago, a long time ago
'enurh umaaw— I don't know
memelayh— you will die
'enyeway— we are located
'enyapch 'enaamh— We're going, leaving, going to go
nya'arvi— anywhere, somewhere, someplace
'all— wide
siny— woman
'uukwiis— burrowing owl, ground owl
shally nyepuul— fingernail
ha'waak— twins
emily kuhur— his shin, lower leg
tenyeway— are, were
unycheway— clan, partnership, friends, relatives; are friends, relatives
halasii— willow
'ewaach 'elymam— The house is small
pekwaay— poised for flight, ready to leave the nest
nyehay— juice, soup
hechany— girl
'enypuull— cap basket, head basket, basket hat
kwenuur— know-it-all, smartypants
kachpayh kemaaw— Don't believe him! Don't pay attention!
'eshin— one, is one
wemillyp— has head lice
nemeshap— white
chaap— short person
kechwuw— Put it down! Put it there!
'ehwap— scrub oak (tree and acorns), wood used to make shinny sticks
Hapeyaal— place name near Mesa Grande
'elymaam akekwii— she asked the child
metiihaay— windy, breezy
uuhuy— smokes, makes smoke; smoke
chemaa— tastes
peyaach— this one
uchewayp tenyeway— they were talking
puuyuuch newatt— he finished like this
chehwaall— lungs
sehwall— husks, chaff, shells, leaves
'iiwaarp— after a while, afterwards, later
'aasin— I am one, once I, I am alone
apesiiw— is very much, does a lot, does intensely, is/does too much, excessively
'enyapch 'uuwich— We see
puy— there, over there, in that
halasii— willow
maa mewich— yours
aayar— slices big, cuts off a chunk
ewirewir— wing
uumann— lifts, raises, or picks it up; takes a blanket off
yareyar— circular, round and flat
'echany— my older sister
kunyaaw— black-tailed jackrabbit
keruk— mourning ceremony, anniversary ceremony for the dead
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
shuuchuu— pokes, stokes the fire
waayp— talks, speaks, speaks a language
Chaawp— Chaawp, Chaup
pilyvey— right now, just now
'empillp— ashy, dusty
uuhunn— puts feet/legs in water, soaks feet
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
hellyaaw— desert cottontail rabbit
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
uuwallm— pulls out
'enyiiwar— I'm hungry
maa mentaly— your mother
puuch— that, he, she
nyaa— me, sun, day
neyip 'uuchechu— What is that there?
uukwill— ceremony for boys and girls
'ehaa kwenuw— river, stream, flowing water
kuchnyaay— hunters
kwa'han— the truth, good one, real one, right one
uuyaaw— knows, learns, understands
'ehaa yiir— shore, seashore, water bank
'iipach 'eshin— a man, one man, man is one
senyaaw— live oak tree, live oak acorns
kupilly 'ehin— one day
'Enykipaa— 'Enykipaa, Inkopah, In-Ko-Pah, clan name
'Espaanyool— Spaniard, Spanish, Español
ma'yum— when?
esaly— his little hand, little arm
Tekumakm— to Mesa Grande
nemuuly— bear
mewaly— soft, pliable, flexible, ripe, tender; soft or loose (dirt)
'enyaach maach nyip— I, you, he/she
kwerak— old man, old male
waam— goes away, leaves
hakwin 'emaay 'estik— The top of the acorn hopper is small
'aaknach— story, tale
wii— says
chepam 'uuyukm— she went outside, she went out to the outside
nyily— blackish, a little black, light black
'enaak 'iipay 'ewuph— We'll go see people
metoom— you pay, he pays you
'ewiiyaq— gopher snake
tenaay— yesterday
'aahmaa— California quail, valley quail
'Emaay 'Ehaa Kephaw Nyipch uuchutt— God the Creator, He commanded it
aamuuch— kills
temshaa— shadow, shade; spirit, apparition
maayem— to where? whither?
nyepily— now, today, right now
aanar— lowers long object; drowns
'ekwaas— aches, is achy from tiredness, has a muscle cramp, charley horse
'enyaawap 'uchewayp— we speak, we talk
wellyap— burns, on fire, burning
'ewaa peyaa— this house
'enyapch 'uuwich— We see
tellypuu— roadrunner
sekewanp— wrong-side out, inside out
peshuw— waits for, takes care of, looks out for
'enyaachu— Me? Is it me?
haa llu'uuph— let's go swimming
tull— places one on top of, gets on
kaannak— Tie it up!
kellyiihwiiw— skunk
wennam— collapses, breaks down, is destroyed
'ehaasilly— ocean
ewuuw— sees, looks at
'ehatt 'iimatt— dirty dog, dog is dirty
tuusaap— leaks, drips through several holes
tuupaa— cracks, splits acorns
'iipach waam— A man goes away, went away, left
'enyapch 'uuwich— We see
wemaaw— no, not
nyip— that, that one there
'ewir— hard; hard to do, difficult
nyapaach— when he gets there, when he arrived
uumall— writes; writing, book
shaawal— stirs
'eshash— beautiful, pretty, handsome, fine
saarrap— five, are five
'aah— I will go, I'm going
kway 'iiwaarpem— after a while
wehay— new, fresh
'ekwak ekwaa— deer horn; a deer's horn
sewaa— bushy
'enyaak— east
'esillyk— salty
'empuu— elm tree
shiimull— clan, blood relatives, extended family; family name
shewatt— they die, are dead
'entum— little
nyepilyvi— right now, just now, right away
nyechaak— women
'emtann tewam— He was going around naked
weyump— is married
'eneyiwa— We came
maaykally— in the morning
puully— in there
maaykally— in the morning
'uuhayi— thank you, thanks
nyily— blackish, a little black, light black
nyay— somewhere, someplace, anywhere, anyplace
su'kwiny 'elus-h— I will wash the dishes
'ewaa— house
'ehkaay— hollyleaf cherry
pellyeminn— gets burned, injured by burning
memeyuu temeyuuw— How are you? (standing)
'uchewayph— Let's talk!
aalap— It snows, snow
tull— places one on top, gets on
uuhwaq— it breaks, breaks open, splits into pieces, is broken
iiwill— crotch, thigh
'u'uu— horned owl
iiwann— feels sorry for, pities
kwarkwar— talks loudly, talks a lot
hellychekwuuw— daddy longlegs
tuuchall— splits it in two
'ewaach 'etay— The house is big
kwenuw— that which runs, runner, car
puu aa-aa— his/her mouth
weyuuw— gets, takes, holds, has
aarapm— is thrown off, throws away, lets loose, knocks down
paachany— older sister
'a'aaw— fire
wesaaw— eats (hard or chewy things)
shally keshuw— finger, fingernail
'up— tobacco, cigarette
hasuuyana— horned toad, horny toad, horntoad, horned lizard
nyemetaay— mountain lion, cougar
aakatt— cuts
tellah— lies, tells a lie
tellypuu— roadrunner
temur— full
'alypaayem— slowly, gently, carefully
kaawinn— holds down with foot, puts foot down, steps on it
uuniiw— against, opposed, opposite
hellytaa emak— back of head
weyutt— startled, frightened, gets scared
hewak— two
kallyehwiiw— western spotted skunk (small skunk)
heyaay— long ago, a long time ago
'epilly— cattail, tule
'ehtaay— crow
hellyaa— moon, month
meyiiw sekewank— he performs magic on you
mat aainp— earthquake
aatuq— pours out, spills, throws away

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