Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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| By creation datebroad:wide; broad ø-wúx̲' (ga state) for something to be wide, broad |
broil:barbecue it; broil it O-S-l-tseek~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to broil O slowly, cook O directly over live coals, barbecue |
bruised:bruised; discolored; colored O-ka-d-yéis'~ (ø event) for O to be colored, discolored, bruised |
build:whittle it; make kindling O-ka-S-ø-yeix̲~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to whittle O, for S to make O (kindling) use it for it; make it into it P-x̲ O-S-l-yeix̲~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to use O for P; for S to make O into P build it; make it; construct it O-S-l-yeix̲~ (ø act; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to build O; for S to make, construct O |
burn:burn, catch alight; for a light to be on P-t~ a-ka-ø-gaan~ (ø motion) for P (light) to be on; for P (fire) to burn, catch alight light; set fire to; cause to shine; turn on (light) P-t~ a-ka-S-l-gaan~ (Ø motion) for S to light, set fire to, cause P to shine; for S to turn P on (light) shine (of sun) a-d-gaan~ (g̲a event) for the sun to shine shine, be bright; produce light by burning ka-d-gáan~ (ø event) for something to shine, produce light by burning burn it up kei O-S-s-gaan~ (ø motion) for S to burn O up |
burn:burn him/her/it (flesh, skin); scald it O-S-l-x̲'éix̲'~ (ø event) for S to burn O (flesh, skin); for S to scald O burned O-d-x̲'éex̲'~ (ø event) for O to be burned (of flesh, skin), become shriveled and brittle through burning |
burp:burp, belch a-S-d-l-tsaa~ (na act) for S to burp, belch |
bury:inherit, receive property at the death of someone O-S-ø-naa~ (Ø event) for S to inherit O bury with appropriate ceremonial, give burial to and disperse property O-S-s-naa~ (na event) for S to bury O with appropriate ceremonial; for S to give O burial and disperse property die O-ø-naa~ (na event) for O to die |
busy: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 |
buy:buy it O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to buy O buy it (round, spherical object) O-ka-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to buy O (usually round, spherical object) |
