Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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Nevermind; Forget it; Let it be; That’s OK.:This is an expression of giving up when trying to do something. For example, after repeating something several times and the listener still can't hear, this phrase can be used to mean "nevermind". | |
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No more!; All gone!; All done!; That’s all!: | |
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Nobody is more important than another.: | |
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nominate:name him/her/it; nominate him/her/it O-S-ø-saa~ (ø event) for S to name O; for S to nominate O call him/her that O-S-ø-sáakw (na state) for S to call O by a certain name |
nothing; zero: | |
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Now I have lots of money!: | |
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Now, we live however (we want).: | |
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numb:numb l-x'wás'k̲ (na event) for something to be numb, have no feeling |
nurse:nurse a baby N x̲'éi a-S-l-l'aaʰ~ (Ø act) for S to nurse N # ZZZ NSF suck on it, nurse O-S-ø-l'aaʰ~ (Ø act) for S to suck on O, nurse on O suck on it O-S-l-l'aaʰ~ (Ø act) for S to suck on O |
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obvious: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 |
