Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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limp:limp, be lame, walk unevenly O-l-k̲áchk (ga state) for O to limp, be lame, walk unevenly |
listen:listen for him/her/it VII P-g̲aa k̲u-S-s-.aax̲~ (na motion) for S to listen for P hear it O-S-ø-.aax̲~ (ø event) for S to hear O hear him/her/it (usually voice) sa-S-ø-.aax̲~ (ø event) for S to hear O (a voice, esp. singing) listen to it P-t~ S-s-.aax̲~ (ø motion) for S to listen to P play it (musical instrument) O-S-l-.aax̲~ (ø act) for S to play O (musical instrument) understand, comprehend him/her/it; hear him/her/it with understanding O-x̲'a-S-ø-.aax̲~ (ø event) for S to hear O with understanding; for S to understand, comprehend O hear it (be able to hear it) O-S-ø-.áx̲ch (ga state) for S to be able to hear O listen to him/her (take time to listen) N x̲'éide k̲u-S-s-.aax̲~ (na motion) for S to (take time to) listen to N listen to, obey him/her N x̲'éi-t~ S-s-.aax̲~ (ø motion) for S to listen to, obey, give heed to N |
live:live (at a place) k̲u-S-ø-.oo~ (na state) for S to live, live at, dwell permanently put them, leave them there P-x' yéi O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to put, leave (plural) O at P pregnant, have a baby atk'átsk'u/yát(k') O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to have O (baby), be pregnant with O (baby) own, possess, have O-S-ø-.oo (na state) for S to own, possess, have O forgive, excuse him/her ch'a aadé yéi O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to forgive, excuse O dress him/her/it N náa yéi sha-S-ø-.oo (na act) for S to dress N frustrate him/her N toowú x̲'ool yáx̲ O-S-ø-.oo (na state; CV́V Imperfective) for S to frustrate N get dressed náa(x') yéi sha-S-d-.oo (na act) for S to get dressed angry, mean x'áan a-S-ø-.oo (na state; CV́V Imperfective) for S to be angry, mean wear it; use it yéi O-S-ø-.oo (na state) for S to wear, put on, dress in O; for S to use O |
lively: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 |
load:donate it; load it (gun); shoot it (basketball) O-ka-S-ø-g̲éex' (na event) for S to donate O (esp. money); for S to load O (gun), put bullet in; for S to shoot O (basketball) contribute to it; donate to it; add to it P-t~ ka-S-d-g̲éex'~ (ø motion) for S to donate, contribute, add to P contribute, donate ka-S-d-g̲éex'~ (na event) for S to donate, contribute throw it up in the air (esp. ball) I kei O-ka-S-ø-g̲éex'~ (ø motion) for S to throw O (esp. ball) up in the air lose it k̲ut O-S-ø-g̲éex'~ (ga motion) for S to lose O lose it (round, spherical object) k̲ut O-ka-S-ø-g̲éex'~ (ga motion) for S to lose O (round, spherical object) |
lock:wind it O-ka-S-l-téex̲'~ (na event) for S to wind O |
lock:screw it on it II P-t~ O-ka-S-l-téex̲'~ (Ø motion) for S to screw O into P crooked; wicked O-ka-d-s-téix̲'~ (ø event) for O to be crooked, wicked lock it x̲'éi-t~ O-ka-S-l-téex̲'~ (ø event) for S to lock O |
lonely:lonely O-l-teesh~ (g̲a event) for O to be lonely |
long:long (of stick-like object) ø-yáat'~ (na state) for an object to be long (usually stick-like objects) long (of time or physical object) l-yát' (na state) for something to be long (of time or physical object) long (of time) yee-ø-yáat'~ (na state) for something to be long (of time) long (that long, of stick-like object) (yéi) ka-u-ø-yáat'~ (na state) for an object (usually stick-like) to be (so) long long (that long) (yéi) ka-u-l-yáat' (na state) for something to be (so) long |
look:look at it P-t~ a-S-d-l-g̲ein~ (ø motion) for S to look at P |
