Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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buy:buy it O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to buy O buy it (round, spherical object) O-ka-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to buy O (usually round, spherical object) |
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call: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 |
call:call him/her; summon him/her O-S-ø-x̲oox̲ (g̲a act) for S to call, summon O ask for it (N éedáx̲) O-ka-S-l-x̲óox̲ (na event) for S to ask for O (from N) |
call out:call out to him/her; shout to, holler at him/her O-S-ø-.éex' (na act) for S to call out to, shout to, holler at O invite him/her O-S-ø-.éex' (g̲a event) for S to invite O, ask O to a party |
calm:calm, peaceful (esp. of bodies of water) ka-du-ø-yéil'~ (ø event) for something (esp. bodies of water) to be calm, peaceful calm, peaceful (of weather) k̲u-ka-du-yéil'~ (ø event) for the weather to be calm, peaceful, without storm |
camp:stay overnight; camp out overnight O-ø-x̲eiʰ~ (ø event) for O to stay overnight, spend the night, camp out overnight |
care:care about it; think about it, consider it; have an opinion about it N daa O-tu-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to care about N; for O to think about, consider N; for O to have an opinion about N need, lack, require it N eetéenáx̲ O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to need, lack, require N like, similar to him/her/it N yáx̲ O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be like, similar to N busy N daat át k̲u-d-s-teeʰ~ (g̲a state) for N to be busy, occupied with things appear before him/her; apparent to him/her N wak̲shiyeex' yéi O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to appear to N; for O to be apparent to N born; exist; live O-k̲u-d-s-teeʰ~ (g̲a state) for O to be, be in existence, live; for O to be born grateful, thankful, satisfied sh tóog̲aa O-d-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be grateful, thankful, satisfied still, quiet; stop functioning tleiyéi yéi O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be still, quiet; for O to stop (car, clock, e.g.) be (for the weather to be a certain way) (yéi) k̲u-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for the weather to be (that way) feel like doing, want to do; feel that way (yéi) O-tu-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to want to do, feel like doing (that); for O to feel a certain way be (a certain way) (yéi) O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be (that way) be, stay, remain there; live, dwell there N-x' yéi O-ø-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be, stay, remain at N; for O to dwell, live at N be, become P-x̲ O-s-teeʰ~ (na state) for O to be P (a member of a group); for O to become P |
care for:care for him/her, take care of him/her N daat~ O-ya-s-taak̲~ (Ø event) for O to care for, take care of N |
carry:bite him/her/it; carry it in one's mouth (of animal) O-S-ø-yeek̲~ (ga event) for S to bite O; for S to carry O in mouth (of animal) |
carry:carry it on one's back; pack it on one's back O-S-ø-yaa~ (ga event) for S to carry O on back; for S to pack O anchor it (boat) O-sha-S-s-yaa~ (na event) for S to anchor O (boat) carry things on one's back; pack things at S-ø-yaa~ (ga event) for S to carry things on back; for S to pack things spread it out; unfold it P-x̲ O-ka-S-ø-yaa~ (g̲a motion) for S to spread out, unfold, lay out (singular) O along P anchor (a boat) sha-S-d-s-yaa~ (na event) for S to anchor, lower anchor |
