Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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drift:float, drift VII P-t O-l-haash~ (na motion) for O to float, drift around at P drift, float to it P-t~ O-l-haash~ (ø motion) for O to float, drift to P float, drift out to sea I daak O-l-haash~ (ø motion) for O to float, drift out to sea |
drill:drill it, bore hole in it O-S-ø-tool~ (Ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to drill, bore hole in O drill it; spin it (make it spin) O-ka-S-l-tool~ (na event) for S to make O spin; for S to drill O spin it O-ka-S-l-tool~ (na event) for S to spin O, make O spin roll up (anything flat and flexible) O-ka-S-l-tool~ (Ø act) for S to roll up O (anything flat and flexible) spin (top, etc.) ø-tool~ (Ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for something (top, etc.) to spin |
drink:drink in sips, sip (esp. hot liquids) O-S-ø-look~ (Ø act) for S to drink O in sips, sip O (esp. hot liquids) |
drink:drink at S-d-naa~ (ø act) for S to drink drink it O-S-d-naa~ (ø act) for S to drink O |
drink:drink by sucking, drink through a straw O-S-ø-s'eek̲~ (Ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to drink O by sucking; for S to drink O through a straw |
drip:drip, leak (at fairly fast rate) ka-l-x'áas (ø event) for something to drip, leak (at fairly fast rate) |
drop:fall on it (of small, compact object) IX ø-xeex~ (g̲a motion) for an object (usually small, compact) to fall fall, drop through it IX P-náx̲ ka-ø-xeex~ (g̲a motion) for something (usually a round object) to fall, drop through P hit it, fall against it, drop into it (esp. round object) P-t~ ka-ø-xeex~ (ø motion) for something (usually a round , spherical object such as a bullet, ball) to hit, fall against, drop into P blow there (esp. of strong wind) II P-t~ ø-xeex~ (Ø motion) for a strong wind to blow at P fall, drop on it; hit it (of bullet); spread, go around (of rumor or news) P-t~ ø-xeex~ (ø motion) for something to fall or drop on P; for a bullet to hit P; for a rumor, news to spread, go around at P fall around (esp. of object inside container); wobbly VII P-t ø-xeex~ (na motion) for something to fall around at P (esp. inside a container) run (singular subject) II P-t~ S-j-xeex~ (ø motion) for (singular) S to run to P, arrive at P by running move through the sky (sun, moon); fall, drop (of small object) I daak ø-xeex~ (Ø motion) for the sun, moon to come out; for something (esp. a small, compact object) to fall, drop run out of something N jeet~ shu-ø-xeex~ (ø event) for N to run out of something stuck in one's throat; choke N leitóox̲-t~ ø-xeex (Ø motion) for something to be stuck in N's throat; for N to choke on something worry him/her N tóot ø-xeex~ (na event) for something to worry N; for N to have something constantly on the mind run (singular subject) III g̲unéi S-j-xeex~ (ø motion) for (singular) S to begin running rise (of sun or moon) kei ø-xeex~ (ø motion) for the sun, moon to rise run (singular subject) VIII k̲ut S-j-xeex~ (ga motion) for (singular) S to run away end; used up shu-ø-xeex~ (na event) for something to end, come to an end, pass; for something to be used up (of supplies, etc.) run (singular subject) VII P-dé S-j-xeex~ (na motion) for (singular) S to run toward P happen, occur, take place ya-ø-xeex~ (na event) for something to take place, occur, happen set (of sun, moon) yínde ø-xeex~ (na motion) for the sun, moon to set blow (esp. of strong wind) VII ø-xeex~ (na motion) for the wind to blow |
dry:drain out, go dry (of kettle or other container) ka-l-koox~ (na event) for a kettle, container etc. to drain out, go dry thirsty; dry O-sha-ø-koox~ (ø event) for O to be thirsty; for O to be dry |
dry:dry it O-S-s-xook~ (Ø act) for S to dry O (by any method) dry ø-xook~ (ø event) for something to be dry, dried |
dry:dry fish, meat at S-ø-x̲'aan~ (ø act) for S to dry (fish, meat) over fire, smoke lightly |
