Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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close (by pulling):pull it (light object) over it; cover it with it IX N káx̲ O-S-ø-yeesh~ (g̲a motion) for S to pull O (fairly light object) over N; for S to cover N with O pull it (light object) P-dáx̲ kei O-S-ø-yeesh~ (ø motion) for S to pull O (a fairly light object) up out of P pull it down; close it (window) by pulling down IX P-x̲ O-S-ø-yeesh~ (g̲a motion) for S to pull O down along P; for S to close O (window) by pulling down along P pull it up; open it (window) by pulling up I (kínde) kei O-S-ø-yeesh~ (Ø motion) for S to pull O up; for S to open O (window) by pulling up |
close2:close one's eyes (really closed, as when sleeping) ka-S-d-l'oox~ (Ø event) for S to close eyes closed (of eyes) (N waak̲) ka-d-l'oox~ (Ø event) for N's eyes to be closed |
cloudy:cloudy k̲u-l-góos' (ga state) for the sky to be cloudy |
club:club him/her/it; hit him/her/it on the head O-sha-S-ø-x̲eech~ (ø event) for S to club, hit O on the head throw it to him/her/it (liquid) II P-t~ O-ka-S-ø-x̲eech~ (Ø motion) for S to throw O (esp. liquid) to P slam it shut (door, lid) P-t~ O-shu-S-ø-x̲eech~ (Ø motion) for S to slam O (door, lid) at P spill, upset it yax̲ O-ka-S-ø-x̲eech~ (ø event) for S to spill, upset O |
clutch:clutch, hold tightly O-ka-S-ø-g̲ook~ (Ø event) for S to clutch, hold tightly onto O |
cold: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 |
color:dye it; stain it; color it O-ka-S-l-séik̲'w~ (ø act; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to stain, dye, color the surface of O stained, dyed, colored O-ka-d-séik̲'w~ (ø event) for O to be stained, dyed, colored dye, color, stain (face, hair, etc.); put on one's makeup ya-ka-S-d-l-séik̲'w~ (ø act; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to put on makeup |
colored:bruised; discolored; colored O-ka-d-yéis'~ (ø event) for O to be colored, discolored, bruised |
come:leave, go, come to it (of group of people) II P-t~ O-ka-d-k'éet'~ (Ø motion) for O (group of people) to all leave, go or come to P go (of group of people) VII P-dé O-ka-d-k'éet'~ (na motion) for O (group of people) to all leave, go or come to P pick berries k̲u-S-ø-k'éet'~ (ø act; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to pick berries (esp. pick in quantity to take home) |
come to:sober up, regain consciousness, come to N daa a-ø-daak̲~ (na event) for N to sober up |
