Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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change mind:catch it; grab him/her/it; arrest him/her/it; trap him/her/it O-S-ø-sháat~ (ga event) for S to catch O; for S to grab, take hold of, snatch O; for S to arrest O; for S to trap O gust (move in gusts (of weather)) II P-t~ a-ya-ø-sháat~ (Ø motion) for the wind, weather to move in gusts to P hold it; capture it; hold it captive O-S-l-sháat~ (g̲a act) for S to hold, retain O in one's grasp; for S to capture, hold O captive change one's mind k̲ux̲ tu-S-d-sháat~ (ø motion) for S to change one's mind |
change mind:think over, consider, make up one's mind about (plural subject) N daa yoo tu-S-l-.aat~ (ø act) for (plural) S to think over, consider, make up one's mind about N change one's mind; think it over and reconsider, be converted (plural subject) N daatx̲ k̲ux̲ tu-S-d-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to change mind about N; for (plural) S to think over and reconsider N button it up aanáx̲ O-ka-S-l-.aat~ (Ø act) for S to button up O lying there (to have small objects lying there) P-t O-ka-S-l-.át (position) for S to have O (small objects) lying at P lie there (of small objects) P-t ka-l-.át (position) for small objects to lie at P lie there (of several things; of dead or unconscious persons or animals) P-t l-.át (position) for several things to lie at P; for several persons or animals to lie dead, unconscious, or incapacitated at P carry them, take them (esp. baggage) VII P-dé O-S-l-.aat~ (na motion) for S to carry, take (plural) O (esp. baggage) to P speak, talk to him/her (plural subject) N ée-t~ x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for (plural) S to speak, talk to N give, take, hand it to him/her (small, round or hoop-like objects) N jee-t~ O-ka-S-l-.aat~ (ø event) for S to give, take, hand O (small, round or hoop-like objects) to N give, take, hand them to him/her (esp. baggage and personal belongings) N jee-t~ O-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand (plural) O (esp. baggage and personal belongings) to N lying down (of human) (plural subject) (P-t) sh S-d-l-.át (position) for (plural) S to be lying down (at P) speak, talk, make speech (plural subject) x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (na event) or (plural) S to speak, talk, make a speech turn the wheel (boat, car) I kei O-ya-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to turn O (boat, car) put it down, leave it (esp. baggage and personal belongings) yan~ O-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave (plural) O (esp. baggage and personal belongings) lie down (of human) (plural subject) yan~ sh S-d-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to lie down stop speaking, stop talking (plural subject) II yan~ x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to stop talking speak to, talk to, converse (plural subject) yoo x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (ø act) for (plural) S to speak, talk, converse |
charge:instruct him/her; give him/her orders to do áa O-ji-ka-(u)-S-ø-k̲aa~ (na event) for S to instruct, give O orders (to do) send him/her on a mission, errand O-ka-(u)-S-ø-k̲aa~ (na event) for S to send O (esp. on a mission or errand, or to deliver a message) confess, acknowledge, declare; charge, set the price, charge for (N éede) O-ya-S-s-k̲aa~ (na act) for S to charge (N) for O; for S to set the price of O; for S to confess, acknowledge, or delcare O insult him/her, offend him/her by what one says sh tugéit O-ya-S-d-s-k̲aa~ (Ø event) for S to insult, offend O by what one says tell him/her (a certain thing) (yéi) O-daa-ya-S-ø-k̲á (act) for S to tell O (a certain thing) say (a certain thing); confess, acknowledge, declare (a certain thing) (yéi) ya-S-ø-k̲aa~ (na act) for S to say (a certain thing); for S to confess, acknowledge, declare (a certain thing) tell, say to him/her; ask him/her to do (yóo) O-ya-S-s-k̲aa~ (na event) for S to tell, say (that) to O; for S to ask O to do (that) |
chase:chase him/her/it out into the open daak O-l-kéil'~ (ø motion) for S to chase O into the open |
chill: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 |
chip:chip it out O-S-ø-x̲óot'~ (Ø act) for S to chop O (wood); for S to chip O out (with adze) chop it up; split it (wood) O-ka-S-l-x̲óot' (g̲a act) for S to chop up O; for S to split O (wood) |
choose:shoot it (with bow and arrow); choose it (in gambling with sticks) O-S-ø-t'óok~ (ø event) for S to shoot O (with bow and arrow); for S to choose O (in gambling with sticks) |
chop:chop it O-S-ø-s'óow~ (na act) for S to chop O (esp. chopping down trees, chopping off branches) |
claim:own, claim it O-S-ø-héin (na state) for S to own, claim O (esp. clan property) |
clear:clear (of sky), be clear, cloudless a-ka-ø-xáats'~ (na event) for the sky to be clear, cloudless |
