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tlúxja put foot in mouth
put foot in one's mouth
kei x̲'a-S-ø-tlúxja for S to put his/her foot in his/her mouth (figuratively)
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A x'éix gatí!
(Lit: Feed it!)
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xaach give up, put off
despair, give up hope; put off, defer, delay doing, give up
(P-x') a-S-l-xaach~ (na event) for S to despair, give up hope (on P); for S to put off, defer, delay doing, or give up doing P
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kees' (5) put out, hoarse, end
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
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gaa2 put up, store up
put up, store up, accumulate, stock up (esp. food for winter); finish distributing things (esp. at party)
yan~ O-ka-S-l-gaa~ (ø motion) for S to put up, store up, accumulate O (esp. food for winter)
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I shayeidí tayeex' yan tí i oox!
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