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aahwar— rubs, scrapes with long object, sharpens it
wenyuk— it bends, is bent
shuupitt— shuts, closes, locks
etaapin— warms it up, makes it warm
'echepam— I go out
hellytutt— spider, black widow spider
neshaaw— white oak, Engelmann oak, Mesa oak (and its acorns)
ewaay— butt, buttocks
waamh— He is going, he will go away, leave
chemilly— ant, red ant
uushaa— stabs, sticks, pierces, causes to sting
nepall— his tongue
halypuushuutt— hummingbird
'ekwiiy— clouds
hellytaavek— by the hair
siny shin— a woman, one woman
haamaa— fog
me'ay meshaa-a— Where did it sting you?
'emii— my foot, leg
tehiilly— clothes, shirt, dress; gets dressed, wears
chuuyaay— chirps, hums, chants, sings softly
chehulehul— gargles
'ewaa kwa'tay— big house
saawily— winnowing basket
nyim— with it, with which
mat wecham— gives up, leaves oneself, gets divorced
piikun— sparrow hawk
iiwill— his thigh
nur— knows, learns
tuuhwaq— breaks open, cracks it
ekwilekwil— dangles, is dangling, hanging over
'epal— arrow, gun
'epal— arrow
uwah— barks
chuuhor— chews noisily, crunches, eats hard little things
hechuur— cold
'ehini— another, more
hapuull— sycamore tree
chuuhii— names him, calls by name, is named
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
tekemak— shelters, protects; suns himself; sits in the shade
'ewill— flea
pattk— broken off
kulasash— bluejay
hemuk— three
kwenmesaap— star
'enyaa 'entaly— my mother
alemii— his beard, facial hair, whiskers
'enyapch 'enaamh— We are going, leaving, going to go
kelu'— Go away! Shoo! Get lost! Scram!
aalul— leads something, drags, pulls, tows
'ewaavi nyanekemich— when they got back home
uu'uh— coughs
'enemuuy— my aunt; my mother's younger sister; my stepmother
nyipaches— that's all, that's it, the end, amen
yu'uu— owl
hemall chuupitt— deaf
kewaak— south
ketuull— north
kwa'kuuy— old woman
hetat pattk— his back is broken, he has a broken back, he broke his back
'Esnyaaw Weyaq— Manzanita Reservation
'iiwaarpem— after a while, afterwards, later
hetat— back, backbone
nya'kur kuhmii— the Indians from long ago, ancestors
'enyaach 'uumall— I write
kethii— gopher
wetaph— flower; buds, blooms, blossoms, flowers
shahuk— ten
kuseyaay— doctor, medicine man, healer, witch doctor
keyish— Carry it on your back!
wehwall— digs
nyemii— wildcat, bobcat
'entaly— my mother
aawall— fans
ke'mann— Take it out!
chekehap— brings in, puts in several small objects
tewam— is, does while around
sha'ii— turkey vulture, buzzard
'a'aaw— fire
'ehwap— scrub oak, scrub oak acorns
'enyaach 'aalymam— I am small
mentalych waamh— Your mother is going away, leaving, going to leave
shemetii— ice, freezes, frost
chehuur— it hails, is hailing; hail
henu— sick, ill
kaawinn— holds down with foot, puts foot down
pachamaly— his older brother
tuukwaa— divides, hands out
tekewank— turned around, twisted, injured, wrenched, upset
chuuyaay— chirps, hums, chants, sings softly
'iihatt— greedy
'ehatt— dog, horse, pet, domesticated animal
meheyaayp— is a coward
Baaheeny— Bajeños, indians or people from south of the border
tehillyp— dressed, clothed
borreeg— domestic sheep
henoo— sick, ill
aatekaarp— is lying on his back
llehup— large hole, cave
'enyaa kuknak— watch, clock
kilyaawiiw— mourning dove
tuuhas— plays the rattle
kuttap— ravine, canyon, creek
waa-aa— door
'elul— round, spherical; ball
haa wenuw— water runs, running water
kesii— Drink! Drink it!
rur wii— swings down, drops, swoops
mes-haraay— sand
chiikuu— uncle; father's younger brother
'iipach— man, guy, fellow
seminnuuminnp— tosses and turns, rolls back and forth
nyemesap— all night, until dawn
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
enyally— throat, front of the neck
menyaay— tasty, delicious, no longer bitter
kupilpil— edge of a precipice, very end of something high
hemekwan— wraps it up
aapull— swims
rii wii— placid, smooth, calm, still
chiphuuk— eight, are eight
tekhii— gopher
kuseyay— strong witch
aayay— adds, mixes, brings close together
'enyaach— I
mii nyepuul— toenail, hoof
'epap— bread
'emat winnp— the earth quakes, earthquake
a'yaaw— Arroyo willow
'enyaach 'aatay— I am big
wechaawch— they make, build, fix
pa'yiw— there he comes
maap— who; someone
'alypaayem— slowly, gently, carefully
hemul— gathers small objects, picks up one by one
keyim kaam— Go on, go ahead and go!
'iikuch— man
meheyaay— scared of, afraid of, fears
ellaamas— washes someone else's face
kuphaallvu wemanyem— they spread out the acorns to dry and...
sekap sekaap— is half and half
chipeshaaw— rib
penyaa— rubs, massages, presses down; plays the piano
'akenaah— I will tell a story
uuchutt— orders, rules, sends
kwellyaattuq— meadowlark
pa'yuuw— there he is, standing
aa— mouth, beak, lips, language, word
wenyay— hunts
haawka— hello, hi
kepehkwi'— Stop! Stand up!
uuhuy— smokes; smoke
shaahuukeshaahuuk— one hundred, are one hundred
chemilly— ant, red ant
pehmaa— root, sinew, tendon
matetay— mountain
chemuuhuy— steamy, smokes out
aatuu— pours a liquid
tekemak— shelters, protects; suns himself
hekal— has a tooth missing
iihay— wet
saay— dry, dries up, dries out, thirsty
'elymaam— child, little one
'enyaach 'ar— I want it, I need it
hewak— two, are two
mechillp— wrinkled, has wrinkles
kway— after a while, soon, later
hay— new, fresh
chehuur— it hails; hail
hellyump— narrow
ewiich yuuhanches— she did it very well
pekwilly— passes by, passes through, goes by, elapses
mewall— limp, weak, paralyzed, crippled
ak— his bone
'iipall— summer, it is summer
ketuull— north
'emaay— high, above, on top of, up, tall; sky, heaven
hetat— his back, backbone
mekwaa— you weave
melay— dies, is dead
waaps— yawns
saarrap— five, are five
nya'ar— sometime, anytime; somewhere, someplace
shay wesuully— fries, fried, frybread
kwenyaaw— black-tailed jackrabbit
maa mentaly— your mother
'ewik— west
kukwaayp— meat, beef, cow
pekatt— cuts off, cuts across the path
'ehchuur— I'm cold
'enyaa 'entaat— my father
sekerhwiir— crooked
uuniiw— opposed, against, opposite
Haakupin— Warner's Hot Springs
wechuuyp— is a married woman, has a husband; gets married
kuutoo— kicks, stomps
muu lemis— sheepskin, sheep's fur
puuyuus— that's the way he is, he is like that too
achemaally— they sweep

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