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green : x̲'aat' unripe, green unripe; green and hard (of berries) ka-d-l-x̲'át' (state) for berries to be unripe, green and hard

grind : xaakw whip, grind grind it up; beat it, whip it up (soapberries) O-ka-S-l-xaakw~ (Ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to grind up O; for S to beat, whip O up (soapberries)

grow : waat (3) raise, grow raise him/her/it; grow it O-S-s-wáat~ (ø act) for S to raise O (child, animal); for S to grow O (plant) grow up (in size, maturity) O-ø-wáat~ (ø event) for O to grow up (size and maturity) (esp. of human and animal) full (of moon) yan~ ya-ø-wáat~ (Ø event) for the moon to be full

grow : aa3 (7) grow, turn on, flow, run (fish), quake, daylight, celebrate grow it (plant); turn it on (hose) O-ka-S-s-.aa~ (na act) for S to cause O (plant) to grow; for S to turn on O (hose), cause O to flow celebrate, set apart (a particular day) O-k̲ei-S-s-.aa~ (na event) for S to celebrate O, set apart O (a particular day) grow (of plant); flow, pour forth (of water) ka-ø-.aa~ (na act) for a plant to grow; for a stream of water to flow, pour forth grow (of plant) ka-s-.aa~ (na act) for a plant to grow daylight (become daylight, dawn) k̲ei-ø-.aa (na event) for it to become daylight, dawn run, migrate (of fish) VII ya-ø-.aa~ (na motion) for fish to run, migrate run, migrate (of fish) II P-t~ ya-ø-.aa~ (Ø motion) for fish to run at P

growl : toox̲' growl, gurgle growl, gurgle (of stomach) ka-s-tóox̲' (ø act) for the stomach to growl, gurgle

gurgle : toox̲' growl, gurgle growl, gurgle (of stomach) ka-s-tóox̲' (ø act) for the stomach to growl, gurgle

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