Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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nominate:name him/her/it; nominate him/her/it O-S-ø-saa~ (ø event) for S to name O; for S to nominate O call him/her that O-S-ø-sáakw (na state) for S to call O by a certain name |
nest:lay eggs; nest a-d-l-k'wáat'~ (na event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for birds to lay eggs, nest |
need: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 |
narrow:narrow (esp. of container); skinny (of person) yéi O-ka-u-l-saa~ (na state) for O (esp. container) to be narrow; for O (person) to be skinny |
narrate:tell, report about it; witness, testify about it O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (na act) for S to tell about, report about, give facts about O; for S to witness to, tell about, testify about O tell the story of it; talk into it O-ka-S-l-neek (na act) for S to tell the story of O; for S to talk into O explain it (N een) k̲unáax̲ daak O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (Ø act) for S to explain O (to N) tell on, inform on, betray (secret) kei O-ka-S-ø-neek~ (Ø motion) for S to tell on, inform on, betray O tell a story, narrate; preach sh ka-S-d-l-neek (na act) for S to preach, narrate, tell a story |
name:name him/her/it; nominate him/her/it O-S-ø-saa~ (ø event) for S to name O; for S to nominate O call him/her that O-S-ø-sáakw (na state) for S to call O by a certain name |
nail:nail it on it O-ka-S-s-x'oo~ (ø act) for S to nail O |
muddy:muddy ka-sh-k̲óotl'~ (ø state; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for a road, etc. to be muddy |
move:migrate, move household (permanantly) kei O-s-daak̲~ (Ø motion) for O to move household (permanently), migrate |
mop:wipe it; mop it O-S-l-g̲oo~ (g̲a act) for S to wipe, mop, clean O by wiping |