Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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call out:call out to him/her; shout to, holler at him/her O-S-ø-.éex' (na act) for S to call out to, shout to, holler at O invite him/her O-S-ø-.éex' (g̲a event) for S to invite O, ask O to a party |
calm:calm, peaceful (esp. of bodies of water) ka-du-ø-yéil'~ (ø event) for something (esp. bodies of water) to be calm, peaceful calm, peaceful (of weather) k̲u-ka-du-yéil'~ (ø event) for the weather to be calm, peaceful, without storm |
camp:stay overnight; camp out overnight O-ø-x̲eiʰ~ (ø event) for O to stay overnight, spend the night, camp out overnight |
care: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 |
care for:care for him/her, take care of him/her N daat~ O-ya-s-taak̲~ (Ø event) for O to care for, take care of N |
carry:think over, consider, make up one's mind about (plural subject) N daa yoo tu-S-l-.aat~ (ø act) for (plural) S to think over, consider, make up one's mind about N change one's mind; think it over and reconsider, be converted (plural subject) N daatx̲ k̲ux̲ tu-S-d-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to change mind about N; for (plural) S to think over and reconsider N button it up aanáx̲ O-ka-S-l-.aat~ (Ø act) for S to button up O lying there (to have small objects lying there) P-t O-ka-S-l-.át (position) for S to have O (small objects) lying at P lie there (of small objects) P-t ka-l-.át (position) for small objects to lie at P lie there (of several things; of dead or unconscious persons or animals) P-t l-.át (position) for several things to lie at P; for several persons or animals to lie dead, unconscious, or incapacitated at P carry them, take them (esp. baggage) VII P-dé O-S-l-.aat~ (na motion) for S to carry, take (plural) O (esp. baggage) to P speak, talk to him/her (plural subject) N ée-t~ x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for (plural) S to speak, talk to N give, take, hand it to him/her (small, round or hoop-like objects) N jee-t~ O-ka-S-l-.aat~ (ø event) for S to give, take, hand O (small, round or hoop-like objects) to N give, take, hand them to him/her (esp. baggage and personal belongings) N jee-t~ O-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand (plural) O (esp. baggage and personal belongings) to N lying down (of human) (plural subject) (P-t) sh S-d-l-.át (position) for (plural) S to be lying down (at P) speak, talk, make speech (plural subject) x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (na event) or (plural) S to speak, talk, make a speech turn the wheel (boat, car) I kei O-ya-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to turn O (boat, car) put it down, leave it (esp. baggage and personal belongings) yan~ O-S-l-.aat~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave (plural) O (esp. baggage and personal belongings) lie down (of human) (plural subject) yan~ sh S-d-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to lie down stop speaking, stop talking (plural subject) II yan~ x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (Ø motion) for (plural) S to stop talking speak to, talk to, converse (plural subject) yoo x̲'a-S-l-.aat~ (ø act) for (plural) S to speak, talk, converse |
carry:carry it, take it (textile-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet, etc.) VII P-t O-S-ø-.aax̲~ (na motion) for S to carry, take O (a textile-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet) around at P lie there (of hide-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet) P-t ø-.áx̲ (position) for a hide-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet to lie at P give, take, hand it to him/her (textile-like object, blanket, coat, robe, sheet, etc.) N jee-t~ O-S-ø-.aax̲~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand O (textile-like object) to N take it off (shirt, dress, coat, etc.) I kaax̲ kei O-S-d-.aax̲~ (Ø motion) for S to take off O (shirt, dress, coat, etc.) |
carry:pick it O-S-ø-.een~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to pick O (esp. berries) into a container carry it, take it (container full of liquid or small objects) II P-t~ O-S-s-.een~ (ø motion) for S to carry O (container full of liquid or small objects) to P give, take, hand it to him/her (container full of liquid or small objects) N jee-t~ O-S-s-.een~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand O (container full of liquid or small objects) to N bring, carry it inside (of container full of liquid or small objects) neil O-S-s-.een~ (ø motion) for S to bring O (container full of liquid or small objects) inside put it down; leave it (container full of liquid or small objects) yan~ O-S-s-.een~ (ø motion) for S to put down, lay down, leave, place O (a container full of liquid or small objects) |
carry:carry it, take it VII P-dé O-ka-S-ø-jeil~ (na motion) for S to carry, take O to P (esp. to one place, making several trips) carry, take stuff VII P-dé at ka-S-ø-jeil~ (na motion) for S to carry, take things to P (esp. to one place, making several trips) reach one's hand through it, around it P-náx̲ ya-u-S-ø-jeil~ (ø motion) for S to reach a hand through, around P |
carry:situtated there (of building) d-nook~ (g̲a event) for a building to be situated there carry him/her/it (live creature) VII P-t O-S-s-nook~ (na motion) for S to carry, take O (live creature) around at P seat him/her O-S-s-nook~ (g̲a event) for S to seat O lift him/her/it up (live creature) kei O-S-s-nook~ (ø motion) for S to lift up O (live creature) rise, get up (singular subject) sha-S-d-nook~ (ø event) for (singular) S to get up, rise sit down (singular subject) S-ø-nook~ (g̲a event) for (singular) S to sit, sit down (esp. act of sitting) put him/her/it down, leave him/her/it (live creature) yan~ O-S-s-nook~ (ø motion) for S to put down, leave O (live creature) |