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All Categories Not categorised Advocate Body functions Carving Clan/Moiety Communication Different Equal/Same Etiquette and Thanking Exclamations/Expressions Freedom Game playing/Winning Greetings / Leave takings Humor/Teasing Kinship Language Love/Valentine's Day Memory Mind Money/Shopping Numbers Objects/Ideas Possessions Posture Pregnancy Respect Separate/Segregation Size Sympathy/Support Teeth (loosing a tooth, visiting the dentist) Thanksgiving Time/Date Tradition Traveling Verbs Water/Snow/Water cycle Work

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VERBS

invite : eex' (2) call out, invite 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

itchy : xweitl (3) tired, itchy tire him/her O-S-l-xweitl~ (ø event) for S to tire O, make O tired (either physically or emotionally) itch, tickle ka-S-l-xweitl~ (ø event) for S to itch, tickle tired, weary O-d-xweitl~ (ø event) for O to be tired, weary

joke : xwei joke, bad-mouth tease, joke about (esp. particular tribal relations, such as paternal uncle); bad-mouth him/her O-S-ø-xwéi (na act) for S to tease, joke about O (esp. particular tribal relations, such as paternal uncle); for S to bad-mouth O

jump : k'ein (2) jump jump around (singular subject) P-t S-j-k'éin~ (na motion) for (singular) S to jump around at P jump (plural subject) kei O-ka-du-ø-k'éin~ (ø motion) for (plural) O to jump (see ji-k'ein for singular)

keep : tsaakw (2) keep, save keep, save, store up (usually food, for winter or for special occasion) O-S-l-tsáakw (g̲a state) for S to keep, save, store up O (usually food for winter or for special occasion) last a long time, be durable (esp. of clothing, machinery, etc.) O-ø-tsáakw (ga state) for O to last a long time, be durable (esp. of clothing, machinery, etc.)

kick : tseix̲ kick, stamp kick it; stamp it (with foot) O-S-ø-tseix̲~ (ø act) for S to kick O; for S to stamp O, put foot down on O violently

kill : jaak̲ (2) kill kill it O-S-ø-jaak̲~ (Ø event) for S to kill O fall asleep (one person) táach O-S-ø-jaak̲~ (ø event) for (singular) O to fall asleep (literally: for S (sleep) to kill (singular) O)

kind : aan1 (2) kind, good-looking kind, gentle O-tu-l-.aan (ga state) for O to be kind, gentle attractive, good-looking, pleasant-faced O-ya-ka-s-.aan (ga state) for O to be attractive, good-looking, pleasant-faced

kiss : aa2 (2) examine, kiss, consider, think over, come to senses examine, inspect it; judge, assess it N daa ya-S-d-s-.aa~ (na act) for S to examine, inspect, look into, judge, assess N kiss him/her N x̲'éi-t~ ya-S-d-s-.aa~ (ø motion) for S to kiss N

knead : choox knead, press, pat knead it, press it, pat it (with palm of hand) O-ka-S-ø-choox~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to knead, press, pat O with palm of hand

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