Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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play:play ash ka-u-S-d-l-yát (na act) for S to play (esp. active games) pregnant O-ka-d-yát (ga state) for O to be pregnant |
plenty:many, plenty, lots O-sha-ya-d-haaʰ~ (na state) for O to be many, plenty, lots |
plug in:thread needle N k'éenáx̲ O-ya-u-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to thread N (needle) pole canoe, push boat with pole I daak O-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to pole, push O (canoe, boat) out away from the beach with a pole reach for, reach out (one's hand) (N g̲áa) daak ji-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to reach a hand out (for N) raise one's hand (in voting, etc.) kei ji-S-l-tsaak̲~ (ø event) for (singular) S to raise the hand (in voting, etc.) inject, give shot N tóode O-ka-S-l-tsaak̲~ (na motion) for S to inject O into N plug in (electrical cord) II O-shu-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to plug in O (electrical cord) |
point:point at it, point it out O-S-ø-ch'éix̲'~ (Ø event) for S to point at, point out O point at a person (with finger) O-ya-S-ø-ch'éex̲'~ (Ø act) for S to point at O (with finger) |
point (with finger):point (with finger) P-t~ S-ø-ch'éex̲'~ (Ø motion) for S to point in the direction of P |
poke:poke, prod, jab, spear him/her/it O-S-ø-taak̲~ (Ø event) for S to spear, prod, poke, jab O push it out using a pole (of boat) I daak O-ya-S-l-taak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to pole, push O (canoe, boat) out away from the shore with a pole |
poke:thread needle N k'éenáx̲ O-ya-u-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to thread N (needle) pole canoe, push boat with pole I daak O-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to pole, push O (canoe, boat) out away from the beach with a pole reach for, reach out (one's hand) (N g̲áa) daak ji-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to reach a hand out (for N) raise one's hand (in voting, etc.) kei ji-S-l-tsaak̲~ (ø event) for (singular) S to raise the hand (in voting, etc.) inject, give shot N tóode O-ka-S-l-tsaak̲~ (na motion) for S to inject O into N plug in (electrical cord) II O-shu-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to plug in O (electrical cord) |
pole:thread needle N k'éenáx̲ O-ya-u-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to thread N (needle) pole canoe, push boat with pole I daak O-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to pole, push O (canoe, boat) out away from the beach with a pole reach for, reach out (one's hand) (N g̲áa) daak ji-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to reach a hand out (for N) raise one's hand (in voting, etc.) kei ji-S-l-tsaak̲~ (ø event) for (singular) S to raise the hand (in voting, etc.) inject, give shot N tóode O-ka-S-l-tsaak̲~ (na motion) for S to inject O into N plug in (electrical cord) II O-shu-S-l-tsaak̲~ (Ø motion) for S to plug in O (electrical cord) |
polish:polish it O-ka-S-sh-g̲éel'~ (Ø act; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to polish O sharpen it (esp. knife, with a grindstone) O-ya-S-ø-g̲éel'~ (ø act) for S to sharpen O (with a grindstone) |
polish:polish, rub until shiny N daatx̲ k̲u-ka-S-s-haa~ (na act) for S to polish N; for S to rub N until shiny remind, cause to remember, bring to mind N káa daak O-sa-S-l-haa~ (Ø event; CV́V Hort/Pot) for S to remind O about N garden; dig a-ka-S-ø-haa~ (na act) for S to garden, dig plant it (using spade); dig it O-ka-S-ø-haa~ (na act) for S to plant O crowd, crowded, gather VII P-t~ O-ya-d-haa~ (Ø motion) for O to move in, come around, crowd at P (of large numbers, esp. people, birds) time for it P-t~ k̲u-ø-haa~ (ø motion) for the time to come for P gather it; pick it up; take it up O-ya-S-s-haa~ (ø act; CV́V Imp/Hort/Pot) for S to gather up, pick up, take up O have a turn N ée-t~ k̲u-ø-haa~ (ø motion) for N to have a turn hungry (make him/her hungry) N ée-t~ yaan-->O-S-s-haa~ (Ø motion) for S to make N hungry hungry N ée-t~ yaan ø-haa~ (ø motion) for N to be hungry dig it up kei O-ka-S-ø-haa~ (ø motion) for S to dig O up injure oneself sh tóo a-sha-S-d-l-háa (Ø event) for S to injure oneself obvious; clearly visible tlél ga-u-ø-háa (ga state) for something to be obvious, clearly visible want (often with strong feeling); decide, be decided about, intend to; agree to, be willing to (yéi) O-sa-S-ø-haa~ (na state) for S to want O (a certain way); for S to be decided about O; for S to agree to O |