Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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connect:connect, attach, tie it there (P-dé) O-ka-S-s-xaat~ (Ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to connect, attach, tie O (to P) connected, attached, tied there P-(dé) ka-s-xaat~ (Ø state; CV́C Hort/Pot) for something to be connected, attached, tied (to) P tight (of lid, rope, etc.) ka-ø-xaat~ (Ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for a lid, rope, etc. to be tight pull it tight O-ka-S-s-xaat~ (ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to tighten, pull on O (something fastened at the other end) |
consider:examine, inspect it; judge, assess it N daa ya-S-d-s-.aa~ (na act) for S to examine, inspect, look into, judge, assess N kiss him/her N x̲'éi-t~ ya-S-d-s-.aa~ (ø motion) for S to kiss N |
constipate:constipate him/her; plug it O-S-s-déek'~ (Ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to constipate, plug O constipated, plugged O-d-s-déek'~ (Ø event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for O to be constipated, plugged |
contain:hold more, contain more; hold a lot (of container) l-yék (ga state) for something to hold more, contain more; for something to hold a lot |
cook:cook at S-s-.ee~ (ø act) for S to cook cook it O-S-s-.ee~ (ø act) for S to cook O cooked yan~ ø-.ee~ (ø motion) for food to be cooked, done cooking |
cook:barbecue it; broil it O-S-l-tseek~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to broil O slowly, cook O directly over live coals, barbecue |
cook:cook herring eggs by dipping briefly in boiling water and oil O-ka-S-sh-x̲'áal'~ (Ø event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to cook O (herring eggs) by dipping in boiling water and oil |
cool:chill it; make it cold O-S-s-.áat'~ (ø act) for S to make O cold, cool cold (of weather) k̲u-s-.áat' (ga state) for the weather to be cold cold (feel cold, of person) O-sa-ø-.áat'~ (Ø event) for O (person) to feel cold cold (of inanimate object) s-.áat' (Ø state) for an inanimate object to be cold cold (of face) O-ya-d-s-.áat'~ (Ø event) for O's face to be cold |
Cool it!; Calm down!: | |
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cooperation, working together: | |
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