Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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cure:save him/her/it; heal, cure him/her/it O-S-s-neix̲ (g̲a event) for S to save O; for S to heal, cure O saved, healed, cured, recovered; satisfied O-ø-neix̲~ (g̲a event) for O to be saved; for O to be healed, cured, recover; for O to be satisfied |
cure:tan it; smoke it; cure it by placing in smoke áx̲ a-ka-S-l-s'eik̲~ (na event) for S to tan, smoke, cure something by placing in smoke smoke (cigarettes, etc.) sh x̲'a-S-d-s'eik̲ (na act) for S to smoke (cigarettes, etc.) |
curious:wonder about it; curious, anxious about it O-ka-S-ø-jeek (na act) for S to wonder, be curious, anxious about O |
cut:cut him/her/it (human body, accidentally) O-S-ø-k̲'éik'w~ (ø event) for S to cut O (human body), usually accidentally; for S to wound O with a sharp instrument cut oneself sh S-d-k̲'éik'w~ (ø event) for S to cut himself/herself, usually accidentally; for S to wound himself/herself with a sharp instrument |
cut:cut it, saw it O-S-ø-xaash~ (na act) for S to cut O with knife, saw O cut, saw it off O-S-ø-xaash~ (Ø act) for S to cut, saw O off (esp. cutting something off or cutting wood) cut it up; carve it; slice it O-ka-S-ø-xaash~ (g̲a event) for S to cut O in several pieces; for S to carve O (on surface); for S to slice O (e.g., bread) cut his/her hair O-sha-S-l-xaash~ (na act) for S to cut O's hair cut it (esp. rope-like object) O-S-l-xaash~ (na act) for S to cut O (esp. rope-like object) cut S-d-xaash~ (na act) for S to cut |
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dance:dance a-S-ø-l'eix̲ (na act) for S to dance |
dangerous:scary; dangerous O-ka-u-l-x̲éitl'shán (ga state) for O to be scary, dangerous |
dark:precipitate (rain, snow, etc., esp. hard) a-ø-g̲éet (na event) for rain, hail, snow to fall (often hard, in dark rainstorm) dark (of sky) k̲u-ka-j-g̲éet~ (ø event) for the sky to be dark |
daylight:grow it (plant); turn it on (hose) O-ka-S-s-.aa~ (na act) for S to cause O (plant) to grow; for S to turn on O (hose), cause O to flow celebrate, set apart (a particular day) O-k̲ei-S-s-.aa~ (na event) for S to celebrate O, set apart O (a particular day) grow (of plant); flow, pour forth (of water) ka-ø-.aa~ (na act) for a plant to grow; for a stream of water to flow, pour forth grow (of plant) ka-s-.aa~ (na act) for a plant to grow daylight (become daylight, dawn) k̲ei-ø-.aa (na event) for it to become daylight, dawn run, migrate (of fish) VII ya-ø-.aa~ (na motion) for fish to run, migrate run, migrate (of fish) II P-t~ ya-ø-.aa~ (Ø motion) for fish to run at P |
