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eyiiw— his eyes, face
siny— woman
kuchnaar— thief
'all— wide
hetuu— grabs, gets hold of, finds, takes over
perewii— is like, seems like, looks like, alike, even, equal
aachuq— mashes, dices, chops fine
ma'llyaay— sand
lak— Hey!
haakaay— half
kunyemay— oldest woman, eldest woman
nyechekuu— his brother-in-law
emiy 'aam— I go with him
nyii ta'waah umaaw— I didn't stay, I'm not staying
menyaachamlly— You all
chepak— comes out, steps out, appears, shows up, happens
chuullup— bubbles, boils
hiichur— winter, it is winter
henaakur— water snake
semay— grass, hay, reed
hwally wii— silent, quiet, keeps quiet, shuts up, hushes
wehuum— wavy, has waves
hwatt— red; blood
haach hemull— water is foaming
tuuchan— takes off, takes down
chekullk— large hole through something
'ehan— good
meheyaay— scared of, afraid of, fears
'ewuuw— I see
wepis— kisses, sucks, nurses
aachekwar— cleans
weshah— spoiled, stale, rotten, rotting, stinks
kekuutuu— Kick! Kick it!
mat uuniiw— gambles, plays against
'ur— egg
'ehan— good
weyiwk— comes away, leaves
nemesap— all night, until dawn
aachuuyip— argues, they argue
hemuu— moves away, leaves permanently
hi'suull— bluejay
yuuhan— makes good, does right, fixes, corrects; is right, correct
tepally— knots, ties, pieces together
hamaa— penis
nyemay— breasts, full-grown girl, milk; is full-grown, mature (girl)
wal wii— quick, hurries, learns easily
hmuu— mortar
Kumeyaay— Kumeyaay, southern/western Diegueño
'enyakwik— east-west wind, Santa Ana wind, windstorm
weraaws— It's hot
wechach— spreads out, makes bed
'eyish— I carry on my back
llehup llehuup— holes all over
helekay— smooth, slippery
yaaw— his tooth, teeth
chepay— adds, puts more in
eyay 'ehan— happy, glad
shawiivu— the shawii
shally iiwiik— right hand, right arm
'enyaaches— It's me, it is I
'enyaawap— us
uutepitt— covers something, covers an object
muuyuu— why, how
'uunyaa— road, path, trail
kuphaall— black oak tree, black oak acorns
'ehwaa— stranger, enemy
aq— his bone
wa'ill— worm, maggot, caterpillar
tekesaa— his jaw, chin
kaamill— Hang it up! (long object)
mehwaa— badger
hellih— stingy, greedy, selfish
shin— one
meputtk— short
hellyaach temur— full moon
pehaa— guts, intestines, innards
tellekuk— crooked, not straight
maach mewuuwh umaawa— You haven't seen (it/them)? Haven't you seen?
piikun— sparrow hawk
'ehmuu— mortar
wewuuw— sees, looks at
arekukp— bent in an arc
chetuu— beats, punches, hits with fist, knocks down, knocks on
ekwaa— its horn
ehuu— his nose
'uunyaa— road, path, trail
hantak— frog
ketaasach— Dry it!
lak— Hey!
'eshash— beautiful, pretty
kaak— crow
wematt— thinks so, assumes
pa'nyeway— there they are
'emekay— mouse
lemis— body hair, fur, feathers
hechany— girl
'enewatt— I finish, I'm finished
'ephii— greasewood, chamise bush
hataasily— winnowing basket
hellychepuk— body louse, lice
tehelak— hooks with instrument, picks up with hook, tangles, links chain
hellyaa— moon, month
'aashaa— bird
siny saarrap— five women
allehwas— washes
tepechur— makes a circle, forms a circle
ketuumill— Hang it up!
wii— says
heyul— cool
emak— behind, in back
'emiiwann— lazy
nyiiwars— He's hungry
meyaay— voice
kwall— chicken hawk
wepis— kisses, sucks, nurses
'Ekwiiy Emak— Cuyamaca, behind the clouds
tuupitt— covers with lid, dams up
heyally puy kuttap tenam— They were recently around in that ravine
'iipach shin— a man, one man, man is one
'ekwak kwerak— old buck; old deer (male)
chekullk— large hole through something
keyuwk— Throw it away!
uunyaap— they run
shally— hand, arm
layp— fast, quick, light, frisky, lively, agile
'aakuull— yucca
hemuk— three, are three
pha— guts, intestines, innards
'uwaay— under, underneath, inside
aayay— adds, mixes, brings together
'enyaach 'aatay— I am big
millyepuu— belly button, navel; umbilical cord
llikellik— first starts to rain; noise of the first raindrops
hetat werap— his back hurts, his back aches
werraaw— sharp
hiimull— gray, smoggy
kemaaw— Don't! Do not!
mereyuy— embarrassed, ashamed, shy, bashful
kekull— Climb!
metpaaw— wasp, hornet, yellowjacket
'ewik— west
maa mentaat— your father
kunyemay— oldest woman, eldest woman
pilyvey— right now, just now
shehepetunp— kneels, is kneeling
wellich— bad, ugly
mewuuw— You see it
tuuyull— hides small, solid object
maw— no, not
yachih— his heart
maayvi— where at?
maaykally— in the morning
etaakwas— makes it yellow
wal wii— quick, hurries; learns easily
menyaachamlly muuwich— You all see it
'esuly— my younger brother
hechany netaly— the girl's mother
'entaly— my mother
'ehwap— scrub oak, scrub oak acorns
'ehpuuq— clover
ekwally— skin, hide; raw, hungover
semiiraay— crazy, insane, unconscious, simple-minded
'ehaa— water
pup— them, those
urp— lays an egg
kuwaay— under, underneath, inside, below
malich— what
'iipach wewuuw— A man sees it, He sees a man
'ehmuu— mortar
'iichachvu— I think, I think so
'emiy keyiw— Come with me!
nepall— tongue
'ehini— another one, more
hellyaa— moon, month
haakaay— half
kwamshaa— shade
'ehnaally— turtle, turtle rattle
'enyaach nyii 'arh 'emaaws— I don't want it at all
'emallk— rat, woodrat, wild rat
'enycheway— relatives, clan, extended family
'ekuwaay— under, underneath, inside, below
tuuhat— plants trees, sticks it straight into the ground
tewam— is/does while around
wechuw— makes, fixes, builds, prepares
'inn wii— moves slightly, shakes, stirs
'ehatt ehuu aakwal— a dog licked its nose
eyay wellich— sad, feels bad, sorry, upset
aamar— buries, plants seeds
tekesaa— jaw, chin
'iipaach hewak— two men; men are two
kumyulk— sweets, candy, sugar
chetuu— beats, punches, hits with fist, knocks down, knocks on
aarrap— spanks, beats with stick, whips, strikes
chepap— four, are four
'i'ii kestu— Get wood!
'emtaar— open space, wilderness, valley, desert, yard, clearing
'echkeyuuw— Sing!
kehwall— Dig!
hetaat— stands up
kenaap— tells about something/someone

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