Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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Have faith and it shall be so.: | |
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He was a casualty of advocating for the people.: | |
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He went courting.:(This could refer to the groom-to-be in search of a bride, or to the uncle or father of the bride-to-be.) | |
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heal:save him/her/it; heal, cure him/her/it O-S-s-neix̲ (g̲a event) for S to save O; for S to heal, cure O saved, healed, cured, recovered; satisfied O-ø-neix̲~ (g̲a event) for O to be saved; for O to be healed, cured, recover; for O to be satisfied |
heat:warm it up O-S-s-t'aaʰ~ (ø act) for S to warm O (water, etc.) comfort him/her N toowú S-l-t'aaʰ~ (ø act; CV́V Imp/Hort/Pot) for S to comfort N hot, warm (of weather) k̲u-ø-t'aaʰ~ (ø state) for the weather to be warm, hot warm, hot ø-t'aaʰ~ (ø event) for something to be warm, hot hot ya-ø-t'aaʰ~ (ø event) for something to be hot, heated |
held back:delayed, prevented, held back from plans (often due to inclement weather) O-ya-ø-seek~ (ø event) for O to be delayed, prevented, held back from plans (often due to inclement weather) |
help:hope for it; expect it; desire it át a-S-d-shee~ (ø event) for S to hope, desire and expect something touch, pick up á-t~ S-ø-shee~ (ø motion) for S to touch, take, pick up help, assist him/her N ée-t~ S-d-shee~ (ø event) for S (person, medicine, etc.) to help, give help to, assist N put arm(s) around him/her V N séináx̲ ya-u-S-ø-shee~ (Ø motion) for S to put arm(s) around N |
hide:hide oneself a-S-d-l-seen~ (ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to hide oneself, remain out of sight hide it; put it out of sight, conceal O-S-l-seen~ (ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to hide, conceal, put O out of sight |
hit:beat it; ring it; stab it O-S-ø-gwaal~ (ga act) for S to beat O (esp. drum), ring (bell); for S to stab O hit him/her/it in the face; punch him/her O-ya-S-ø-gwaal~ (ø event) for S to hit O in the face (with fist), punch O ring (telephone or bell) sh da-gwaal~ (ø act) for a telephone or bell to ring |
hoarse:put it out (fire); turn it off (light) O-ya-ka-S-l-kées'~ (ø event) for S to put out, extinguish O (fire); for S to turn off O (light) hoarse (make him/her have hoarse, scratchy voice) N satú --> O-ka-S-l-kées'~ (Ø event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to make N have hoarse, scratchy voice hoarse (have hoarse or scratchy voice), have a tickle in the throat N satú / N leitóox̲ ka-Ø-kées'~ (Ø event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for N's voice to be hoarse, scratchy (with N satú); for N to have a tickle in the throat (with N leitóox̲) go out (of fire, light) ya-ka-l-kées'~ (ø event) for a fire, light to go out end, pass (of month) (ya-)ka-ø-kées'~ (Ø event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for a month to end, pass |
