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weyuuw— gets, takes, holds, has
'ekwak— deer
gayiin 'ur— chicken egg
nyeway— deep; are located
kelu'— Go away! Shoo! Get lost! Scram!
kaam— Go away! Leave!
ketullp— Ride it! Get on top of it!
pesii— squeezes out, milks
tuunnak— ties a knot
uuyaaw— knows, learns, understands
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
'esuwh— let's eat, we will eat
nyetoom— I pay you, he pays me
'ehaa kunyilly— coffee, black water
mat meyuup— fights, scuffles
paasuly— his younger brother
welyak— lies down
hepeshiw— blue, green
wemirr— likes, loves
muuyuuchu— What's the matter? What's wrong?
'enyapch— we
mes-haraay— sand
tenyeway— are, were
cheyuw— sings
kuraaw— that which is hot
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
'ephar— brush rabbit
matta— Huh?
haasilly— ocean
chiiwill— wipes, wipes it off, rubs it out, erases
mes-haalyap— butterfly
tap— puts down, sets down, places down, writes down
nyimbi— anyway, anyhow, somehow, always
meniih— scorpion, tarantula
haa kwenuw— river, stream, flowing water
uumall— writes, draws, makes a mark; writing, book, letter
hemir— not yet, before
melay— dies, is dead
hemuk— three, are three
kechuw— Make it! Fix it!
meyally— tortilla
mily hetun— knee
'esenyaaw— live oak tree, live oak acorns
puu— that, him, her
nyamaamh keyima— Go ahead and go, you can go, goodbye, bye
nyimech— too, also, as well
tuurah— chokes on solid
hoo wii— "Okay," he said
'uuch 'iih ta'waaches— I'm about to say something
'uy wii— there is nothing there, there are none, is nonexistent
maaykaam— at daybreak, at dawn
'amph— I will walk
kwa'han— the truth, good one, real one, right one
keyima kenaam— Goodbye (to a group)! Go ahead and go!
hemach— dream, his dreams
kuupaay— poison oak
'ehemay— I look for it, I search
pesill— open sore, scab
'iikwiich— men
melyay— doesn't know, does not know how, is ignorant of
'enyewaam 'aamh— I'm going home, I will go home
kestu kecha— Put it away!
pehum— loses
'eyas— I breathe, my breath
unyewaay— friend
hakwin— acorn hopper
'iikwiich— men
yach— seed, acorn meat
'emtann— naked, bare
mesaaw— you eat, you ate it
uunyii— parent in law, mother in law, father in law
memeyuu temeyaq— How are you? (lying down)
uushuk— unties, turns loose, releases, unleashes, unwraps
'emallk— rat, woodrat, wild rat
ta'ur— top, highest point, peak, summit
yiiw shuunyaa— eyelashes
'ewir— hard; hard to do, difficult
'ewaa kwa'tay— big house
kuttap— ravine, canyon, creek
'elymam— small, little, short
uutaam— takes away, carries off a bunch
penyaa— rubs, massages, presses down
'echekuu— my uncle; my father's younger brother
ya'willy— full from eating
chepitt— covers a bunch, covers with soft object
kehwii— Smell it!
hellytaach 'ewir— unintelligent, dumb, stupid
chilechil— small and stiff; very thin, skinny
sha'ii— turkey vulture, buzzard
tepaa— was there, was around; has been
haa chuullup— water is boiling, bubbling
hellytaa— hair (on head), head
tepuusuuyp— swings, swinging
maach— you
kuusuw— Feed him!
uutim— rips, unravels, tears along a seam
sekap— is half, half-full, half-way
'enaamh Tekumakm— We'll go to Mesa Grande
'Ellykwanan— Santa Ysabel, caterpillar
wesip— fire dies down, goes out, burns out, is extinguished
'ehpilly— mucus
'elyakh— I will lie down
nemuuly— bear
'ewaa kway'kuu— family, big house
'enyaa— me, sun, day
puy— there, over there, in that
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
yip— hears, listens, feels, senses, thinks
puu yipkuh— She must have heard that
'enyaawap— us
nnemii— gets mad, mad, angry, mean, fierce
haaseyall— tree bark
'emiy— with me
tekwa— Sit! Stay there!
hellyap— burns something, causes to be burned up
'ekwiy— it rains, rain
hepeshiw— blue, green
'ehwatt— red, blood
siny hewak— two women
'iipaachech uuwich— Men see it
tekeraayk— bends over backwards
'ellynach wii— gets worse, worsens
kethil— Get dressed!
'ehaa— water
kuukap— goes around, is located around
tap— puts down, sets down, places down, writes down
hattepaa— coyote
'esily— salt
aakwaay— It clears up
etaahan— makes well, makes good, cures
tu'muw— grasshopper
'iipatt— alive
wemii— cries, hoots, yells, howls
'emtann— naked, bare
'esuq— tule
'enyayh— I will hunt
'ehaa llus— washes hands
mat wechuw— makes himself, turns into
llyap— hot, burns, is burning, on fire, very hot
nyaapum 'ehaa aatuu— then he poured water
kuphaall wemuull— they gather acorns
hemul— gathers small objects, picks up one by one
keyim kaam— Go on, go ahead and go!
'aashaa kwa'kwaas— yellow birds
eyay 'ehan— happy, glad
aakuuhap— catches up with
'etaly— my mother
kwas— yellow
mat kepekuw— meet each other
kuuchutt— boss, leader, ruler, chief, policeman, commander
'enemuush— my great-grandmother/great-grandfather/great-grandparent
'ewaa kwa'tay— big house
tuuhwill— attaches, connects, fits, buttons, traps, jails
'iikwish— tough
'iiwaarm— after a while, later
aamuuch— kills
etuu— his stomach, belly, waist; middle
hellyaaw— desert cottontail rabbit
ketuumill— Hang it up! (small or round object)
keskan— Run away!
semiiraayches— He's crazy
tuukatt— chops, cuts with scissors or axe in large chunks
iiwann— feels sorry for, pities
'aalymam— I am small, little
paa— arrives, gets there, is here, has come
hemall— ear
'ehmaall— ground squirrel
'estik— small, little, a little
aayar— rounds up, kidnaps, elopes, gathers
kaahwak— Break it!
hekwany— her child
'ellyap— I am hot, burning, on fire
pilyvey— right now, just now
pellytaay— white sage
heyally— recently, the other day
wechuw— makes, fixes, builds, prepares
helyepay— near, nearby, close
meyulk— sweet
'epal— arrow, gun
henaally— turtle, turtle rattle
eyiiw— eyes, face
mall— woodrat, rat
achepay— believes, pays close attention to, cares, minds, agrees with
hay— new, fresh
eyay hwatt hwatt wii— angry, annoyed, provoked, aggravated, irritated, nervous
kallyehwiiw— small skunk
kwa'hin— the other one
tenaay— yesterday
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
yeew— goat
netaat— his father
'enyaawap— us
pily— now
'ehpaa— prickly pear cactus
wenir— drives away, shoos
methay— thirsty
pehmaa— root, sinew, tendon
mespily— sparrow hawk
kuuchull— puts feet in, wears pants
eyay— heart, soul, chest

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