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'enyaach 'ewuuw— I see
chepur— puts several over the top or edge
llehup llehup— has holes all over
'ewiiyaq— gopher snake
ewirp— races, runs a race
uusaay— they laugh
'ishpaa— eagle
'aaskay— pot, olla
waayp— talks, speaks
matewir— hard earth, hard ground
'aasapuul— fly
hemull— gray; gathers
mes-haapuuly— fly
hemaall— ground squirrel
siny— woman, female
aatuu— pours (liquid)
puu netaly— his mother
weyiwk— comes away, leaves
aayull— hides a long object
ewaa— is located, is there, sitting, situated
waayp pellyettap— talks very loudly
tekewank— turned around, twisted, injured, wrenched, upset
nyepuul— little hat
'ehaa— water
'ewii— rattlesnake
semiiraay— crazy, insane, unconscious, simple-minded
wemaa— eats (soft things); is ripe
wemull— gathers acorns or other things off the ground
ehuu— nose
uman— gets up
keyim— Go ahead! Begin! Go on! You'd better!
lemis— fur, body hair, feathers
alemii— his beard, facial hair
kehyan— Carry it in your arms!
hellyaa sekap tewaa— half moon
kenaak— they call away
uuhwaq— it breaks, breaks open, splits into pieces, is broken
'enyaa— me, sun
'emat— land, earth, soil, dirt, ground, floor, country, place
paahkaly— his/her grandchild, grandson, granddaughter, daughter's child
chepak— comes out, steps out, appears, shows up, happens
kuhyan— one who carries in arms
weshay— fat, greasy
weyuuw— gets, takes, holds, has
winy— gives, hands over
hemallk— earring
meyulk— sweet
esally— hand, arm
meputtk— short
aamar— buries, plants seeds
'e'mill— meadow
nekewayk nyewaam naamkuh— They must have gone back to their home
uullyup— bathes him, makes him bathe, gives him a bath
eyay hwatt hwatt wii— angry, annoyed, provoked, aggravated, irritated, nervous
hekwiin— acorn granary, acorn hopper
aakwaay— the weather clears up
nyilly— black
'esmilyp wii— turned over sideways
'equll— long
ha— yes
mentalych waamh— Your mother is going, leaving, going to leave
'ewikch wettim— internal pains
'enyaa— me, sun, day
hemuu— moves away, leaves permanently
hataay— crow
'aalyak— bed
kuuchutt kwa'maay— judge, high leader
saarrap— five, are five
pily— now
chetuup— hits self against, bumps against
weshaa— stings, bites
aakewayk— brings it back
'ewaach 'etay— The house is big
hemir— not yet, before
tuukap— circles, surrounds, goes around in a circle, makes a turn around
iiwii— shoulder
wellus— washes hands
wis— sneezes
pellyettap— explodes, blows up, backfires, crackles, pops
emily— his foot, leg
hiipilly— snot, phlegm, mucus
'ehmuu— mortar
aayal— water carries it away, washes away
aachemuyuuw— shows, shows how, teaches
sewil— loans, lends; borrows
pa'waa— there he is, sitting
hemuu kay— mortar
puuch— he, she, it, that one
hewak— two, are two
hwally ki'— Be quiet! Shut up! Hush!
'empill— ashes, dust
kuknaa— thing that tells, teller
aachan— takes down, lowers, unloads
'ehwatt— red; blood
wekull— climbs
tuukatt— chops, cuts with scissors or axe in large chunks
neshaaw— white oak, Engelmann oak, Mesa oak (and its acorns)
eyay kattkar— his chest
puu netaly— his mother
'ehaalemas-h— washes face
iipuk— his neck (back or nape of the neck)
'ehwatt— red, blood
akehap— brings in, places inside, deposits, puts in
mat peshuw— is careful, watches out, takes care
aayay— adds, mixes, brings close together
'uuwich— We see it
haa tuupitt— dam
'ehnaally— turtle, turtle rattle
ak— his bone
'ewaach 'etay— The house is big
tehiill— drags, hauls bulky object
'enyaawapch— we
mewalyp— soft, pliable, ripe
mat uuhwall— hole someone dug
tekhii— gopher
nya'kur— long ago, already, in the past
achhuukaayp— barters, trades, swaps, exchanges, transacts
aakwal— licks
nyapellyemaam nyaapum— when it was cooked, then...
eway— is very attached to, cherishes, treasures
tuunally— moves a round, solid object
tuuhwill— attaches, connects, fits, buttons, traps, jails
'aaveeh— bee
pallpall— stacked one on top of the other
hellyaaw— desert cottontail rabbit
chehetatt— crawls
shuutuu— hits, pokes with instrument in hand
'epal— arrow, gun
heyull— tail
kuchuuturp— wheel
'emiiwann— lazy
Rinkoonvi— at Rincon
'iipach wewuuw— A man sees it, He sees a man
Kwechaan— Quechan, Yuma indians
kallyehwiiw— small skunk
hellytaa— hair (on head), head, scalp
wellich— bad, ugly
wellyap— burning, on fire, burning hot
ketun— striped skunk (large skunk)
tepall— puts on top; sticks to, sticks together, hangs on to
'ehchuur— I'm cold
'iipaach hewak— two men, men are two
'elymaam— child, little one
wecham— leaves it, lets him, stops doing, quits, remains, takes it easy
kwelmisp— that is hairy, fuzzy
mat hepaa— mud
'enyaam— early, before, previously
wa'ill— worm, maggot, caterpillar
lawp— turns around and looks back
chekwaa— puts down a bunch, leaves things, plants seeds, sets the table
chíicharr— peas
'iimatt— dirty
hemu'kay— pestle, acorn pounder
chehetatt— crawls
emily kumputt— stub leg, peg leg
shuuhuu— steals, robs
chuukuw— bites
aachepach— takes out, removes
kumna— Look! Look at that! Look over there!
chewuuw— fruits, sets fruit; fruit, vegetable, plant
ewaay— butt, buttocks
aachanp— gets down, gets off
'enyaawapch 'achewaall— We fan it
mespii— sparrow hawk
mat peshuw— is careful, watches out, takes care
mat nepekwilly— they pass each other, pass by each other
peshuw— waits for, takes care of, looks out for
tuunallp— caves in
nyiputt— that one there, not the other!
mehwii— you smell it
'enyemay— my breasts
llyap mespa— sweats, perspires
uutull— starts a fire, lights on fire, ignites
siiny— women
'eyak— bed
yuuhan— makes good, does right, fixes, corrects; is right, correct
eyay hwatt hwatt wii— angry, annoyed, provoked, aggravated, irritated, nervous
'ewaa— house
peyii— here
kway'kuu— big one, chief, which is big
amehir— there are wispy clouds, it is getting cloudy, clouds are forming
kunykuuy— old woman
haakwal— lizard
achepaayp— believes in
mehuu— your nose
chiipam— it is spring, spring
hellyaaw— desert cottontail rabbit
hewak— two, are two
hwatt hkaam— pink
'Ewii Hellyach— place name at Mesa Grande
kemuunyap— Run! (said to a group)
henyaa— touches, presses, rubs with hand
nyilly— black
'iipay— person, people, human, Indian, Kumeyaay, Diegueño
'enyaach 'uumall— I write
'enall— I fall
chepsii— his liver
mes-haalyap— butterfly
wennam— collapses, breaks down, is destroyed
hesill— manzanita

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