Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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nail:nail it on it O-ka-S-s-x'oo~ (ø act) for S to nail O |
name:name him/her/it; nominate him/her/it O-S-ø-saa~ (ø event) for S to name O; for S to nominate O call him/her that O-S-ø-sáakw (na state) for S to call O by a certain name |
narrate: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 |
narrow:narrow (esp. of container); skinny (of person) yéi O-ka-u-l-saa~ (na state) for O (esp. container) to be narrow; for O (person) to be skinny |
need: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 |
nest:lay eggs; nest a-d-l-k'wáat'~ (na event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for birds to lay eggs, nest |
Nevermind; Forget it; Let it be; That’s OK.:This is an expression of giving up when trying to do something. For example, after repeating something several times and the listener still can't hear, this phrase can be used to mean "nevermind". | |
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No more!; All gone!; All done!; That’s all!: | |
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Nobody is more important than another.: | |
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nominate:name him/her/it; nominate him/her/it O-S-ø-saa~ (ø event) for S to name O; for S to nominate O call him/her that O-S-ø-sáakw (na state) for S to call O by a certain name |
nothing; zero: | |
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Now I have lots of money!: | |
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Now, we live however (we want).: | |
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numb:numb l-x'wás'k̲ (na event) for something to be numb, have no feeling |
nurse:nurse a baby N x̲'éi a-S-l-l'aaʰ~ (Ø act) for S to nurse N # ZZZ NSF suck on it, nurse O-S-ø-l'aaʰ~ (Ø act) for S to suck on O, nurse on O suck on it O-S-l-l'aaʰ~ (Ø act) for S to suck on O |
