Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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die:inherit, receive property at the death of someone O-S-ø-naa~ (Ø event) for S to inherit O bury with appropriate ceremonial, give burial to and disperse property O-S-s-naa~ (na event) for S to bury O with appropriate ceremonial; for S to give O burial and disperse property die O-ø-naa~ (na event) for O to die |
difficult:difficult, almost impossible, hard (in abstract), frustrating O-l-dzée (ga state) for O to be very difficult, frustrating, almost impossible, hard, (in abstract) |
dig:polish, rub until shiny N daatx̲ k̲u-ka-S-s-haa~ (na act) for S to polish N; for S to rub N until shiny remind, cause to remember, bring to mind N káa daak O-sa-S-l-haa~ (Ø event; CV́V Hort/Pot) for S to remind O about N garden; dig a-ka-S-ø-haa~ (na act) for S to garden, dig plant it (using spade); dig it O-ka-S-ø-haa~ (na act) for S to plant O crowd, crowded, gather VII P-t~ O-ya-d-haa~ (Ø motion) for O to move in, come around, crowd at P (of large numbers, esp. people, birds) time for it P-t~ k̲u-ø-haa~ (ø motion) for the time to come for P gather it; pick it up; take it up O-ya-S-s-haa~ (ø act; CV́V Imp/Hort/Pot) for S to gather up, pick up, take up O have a turn N ée-t~ k̲u-ø-haa~ (ø motion) for N to have a turn hungry (make him/her hungry) N ée-t~ yaan-->O-S-s-haa~ (Ø motion) for S to make N hungry hungry N ée-t~ yaan ø-haa~ (ø motion) for N to be hungry dig it up kei O-ka-S-ø-haa~ (ø motion) for S to dig O up injure oneself sh tóo a-sha-S-d-l-háa (Ø event) for S to injure oneself obvious; clearly visible tlél ga-u-ø-háa (ga state) for something to be obvious, clearly visible want (often with strong feeling); decide, be decided about, intend to; agree to, be willing to (yéi) O-sa-S-ø-haa~ (na state) for S to want O (a certain way); for S to be decided about O; for S to agree to O |
dip: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 |
dirty:soil it, get it dirty O-S-l-ch'éix̲'w~ (ø event) for S to dirty, soil O (esp. clothing or person) dirty (on surface) O-l-ch'éix̲'w~ (ø event) for O to be dirty |
disagree:tell, report about it; witness, testify about it O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (na act) for S to tell about, report about, give facts about O; for S to witness to, tell about, testify about O tell the story of it; talk into it O-ka-S-l-neek (na act) for S to tell the story of O; for S to talk into O explain it (N een) k̲unáax̲ daak O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (Ø act) for S to explain O (to N) tell on, inform on, betray (secret) kei O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (Ø motion) for S to tell on, inform on, betray O tell a story, narrate; preach sh ka-S-d-l-neek (na act) for S to preach, narrate, tell a story |
disappoint:break it (usually fairly fragile objects) O-ka-S-ø-wáal'~ (Ø event) for S to break O break his/her heart N toowú O-ka-S-l-wáal'~ (Ø event) for S to break N's heart, hurt N's feelings disappointed (lit. one's feelings are boken) N toowú ka-ø-wáal'~ (Ø event) for N to be disappointed break (usually fairly fragile objects) ka-ø-wáal'~ (Ø event) for something to break |
disappoint:break it (usually fairly fragile objects) O-ka-S-ø-wáal'~ (Ø event) for S to break O break his/her heart N toowú O-ka-S-l-wáal'~ (Ø event) for S to break N's heart, hurt N's feelings disappointed (lit. one's feelings are boken) N toowú ka-ø-wáal'~ (Ø event) for N to be disappointed break (usually fairly fragile objects) ka-ø-wáal'~ (Ø event) for something to break |
disappointed:disappoint him/her (lit. sting his/her mind) N toowú O-S-l-t'ooch~ (Ø event) for S to disappoint N (lit. for S to sting N's mind) disappointed (lit. mind is stinging) N toowú l-t'ooch~ (Ø event) for N to be disappointed (lit. for N's mind to be stinging) sting, be burning (from medicine) l-t'ooch~ (Ø event) for medicine to sting, burn |
discolored:bruised; discolored; colored O-ka-d-yéis'~ (ø event) for O to be colored, discolored, bruised |
