Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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Poor baby!:This expression can be used when a child gets hurt, for example. | |
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Poor thing! Your tooth fell out!:Note: The elders say that traditionally, nothing special was said or done when a child lost a tooth, but one elder gave this phrase, which her grandmother used to say to her when she lost a tooth. | |
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Poor thing.:This expression is used if someone is in pain, uncomfortable, or unhappy, and is similar to eesháan. It can also be an expression of endearment. | |
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possessed:possessed, have evil spirits II N tóot~ ya-d-xoon~ (Ø motion) for N to be possessed, have evil spirits show faces (as entering in ceremonial dance) ya-S-d-xoon~ (Ø motion) for S to show face (as entering in ceremonial dance) |
postpone:carry it, take it (general, often compact object) IX P-dáx̲ O-S-ø-teeʰ~ (ga motion) for S to pick O up off of P carry it, take it (general, often compact object) VII P-dé O-S-ø-teeʰ~ (na motion) for S to carry, take O (general, often compact object) to P anticipate, forsee; expect, consider likely to happen or arrive O-shu-S-s-teeʰ~ (na state) for S to anticipate, forsee, expect O; for S to consider O likely to happen or arrive postpone it O-shu-ka-S-ø-teeʰ~ (na event) for S to postpone O expect him/her/it; anticipate it O-shu-S-s-teeʰ~ (na state) for S to anticipate, foresee O; for S to expect, consider O likely to happen or arrive carry it, take it (solid, complex object) VII P-dé O-S-s-teeʰ~ (na motion) for S to carry, take O (solid, often complex object) to P carry it, take it (solid, complex object) IX O-S-s-teeʰ~ (ga motion) for S to carry, take O (solid, often complex object) install it there, hang it there P-x̲ O-S-ø-teeʰ~ (g̲a motion) for S to install, hang, place O at P hang it up there (esp. to dry) P-x̲ O-sha-ya-S-ø-teeʰ~ (ø motion) for S to hang up O at P (esp. to dry) stormy, rough (of weather) a-ya-d-teeʰ~ (g̲a event) for the weather to be stormy, rough give, take, hand it to him/her (round, spherical object) N jee-t~ O-ka-S-teeʰ~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand O (round object) to N blame it on him/her; bring it (shame, joy) onto him/her P-t~ O-shu-S-ø-teeʰ~ (ø motion) for S to bring O (abstract, esp. shame, blame, joy) onto P feed it to him/her/it; give it to him/her/it to eat N x̲'éix̲ O-S-ø-teeʰ~ (na event) for S to feed O to N; for S to give O to N to eat feed him/her/it N x̲'éix̲ at S-ø-teeʰ~ (na event) for S to feed N, give food to N (for immediate consumption) baptize him/her héen-t~ O-ya-S-ø-teeʰ~ (ø motion) for S to baptize, immerse (singular) O in water or pour water upon O as a religious rite put it on (shirt, dress, etc.) káx̲ O-S-d-teeʰ~ (g̲a event) for S to put on O (shirt, dress, etc.) bring it out, unearth it; pick it up (general, often compact object) kei O-S-ø-teeʰ~ (ø motion) or S to bring out, unearth O (general, often compact object)(esp. from a box or other container or place which O is kept); for S to pick up, lift up O put it down, leave it (round, spherical object) yan O-ka-S-ø-teeʰ~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave, place O (round object) put it down (solid, often complex object) yan O-S-s-teeʰ~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave, place O (solid, often complex object) |
pounce:leap, pounce on him/her/it II P-t~ sh S-d-l-gáas'~ (Ø motion) for S to leap, pounce on P move there VII P-dé O-l-gáas'~ (na motion) for O to move household (with future plans unspecified) to P move there II P-t~ O-l-gáas'~ (ø motion) for O to move household (with future plans unspecified) to P fall on face; nod off, fall asleep while sitting up yan~ O-ya-ø-gáas'~ (ø motion) for O to fall on face; for O to nod off, fall asleep while sitting up |
pound:pound it; smash it O-ka-S-ø-t'éex̲'~ (ø act; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for S to smash O up by pounding; for S to mash O by pounding with something heavy; for S to pound, hammer on O; for S to break O |
pour:pour it out; dump it out P-dé O-ka-S-ø-xaa~ (na motion) for S to pour O into P, pour O out at P; for S to dump, empty O in one mass (by turning over container) at P pour it P-dé O-ya-S-s-xaa~ (na motion) for S to pour O on/in P pour it, dump it II P-t~ O-ka-S-s-xaa~ (ø motion) for S to pour, dump, empty O at P |
pout:pout, sulk, refuse to speak; refuse to run (of machine) tu-S-d-.oos~ (ø event) for S to pout, sulk, refuse to speak; for a machine to refuse to run noisy; lively; crazy O-l-.oos (ga state) for O to be crazy, lively, noisy, never still talkative, talk nonsense, gossipy, noisy O-x̲'a-l-.oos (ga state) for O to be talkative, talk nonsense, be gossipy, or noisy |
