Prepared by Keri Edwards for Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. Project funded by the Administration for Native Americans.
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dance:dance a-S-ø-l'eix̲ (na act) for S to dance |
dangerous:scary; dangerous O-ka-u-l-x̲éitl'shán (ga state) for O to be scary, dangerous |
dark:precipitate (rain, snow, etc., esp. hard) a-ø-g̲éet (na event) for rain, hail, snow to fall (often hard, in dark rainstorm) dark (of sky) k̲u-ka-j-g̲éet~ (ø event) for the sky to be dark |
daylight:grow it (plant); turn it on (hose) O-ka-S-s-.aa~ (na act) for S to cause O (plant) to grow; for S to turn on O (hose), cause O to flow celebrate, set apart (a particular day) O-k̲ei-S-s-.aa~ (na event) for S to celebrate O, set apart O (a particular day) grow (of plant); flow, pour forth (of water) ka-ø-.aa~ (na act) for a plant to grow; for a stream of water to flow, pour forth grow (of plant) ka-s-.aa~ (na act) for a plant to grow daylight (become daylight, dawn) k̲ei-ø-.aa (na event) for it to become daylight, dawn run, migrate (of fish) VII ya-ø-.aa~ (na motion) for fish to run, migrate run, migrate (of fish) II P-t~ ya-ø-.aa~ (Ø motion) for fish to run at P |
decide:try it, attempt it O-ka-(u)-S-ø-.aak̲w (na act) for S to try, attempt O plan it O-ka-S-ø-.aak̲w~ (Ø act) for S to plan O order him/her, give him/her instructions (esp. concerning work) át O-ji-ka-u-S-ø-.aak̲w~ (na act) for S to give O orders, instructions (esp. concerning work) give him/her orders; command, instruct him/her át O-ka-S-ø-.aak̲w~ (na event) for S to give orders to, command, instruct O give him/her an opportunity to speak; give him/her directions as to what to say O-x̲'a-ka-(u)-S-ø-.aak̲w (na act) for S to give O an opportunity to speak; for S to give O directions as to what to say decide about it; plan it yan~ O-ka-S-ø-.aak̲w~ (ø motion) for S to make a decision about O; for S to finish planning O order oneself to do it; make oneself do it át sh ji-ka-S-d-.aak̲w~ (na event) for S to make oneself do something |
deep:deep (of water, snow, etc.) ø-dlaan~ (g̲a state) for water, snow, etc. to be deep, to be piled thickly deep, thick, piled up (of snow, pine needles, etc) yan~ ka-ø-dlaan~ (ø motion) for grain-like objects, pine needles, snow to be deep, thick, pile up |
defeat:win, gain, get, obtain it; acquire it; succeed, accomplish it; defeat him/her/it O-ya-S-ø-dlaak̲~ (na event) for S to gain, get, obtain, acquire O; for S to succeed, accomplish O; for S to defeat, beat O |
defecate:defecate a-S-ø-l'éel'~ (Ø act) for S to defecate poop oneself sh daa a-S-d-l'éel'~ (Ø event) for S to poop oneself |
defraud: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 |
delayed:delayed, prevented, held back from plans (often due to inclement weather) O-ya-ø-seek~ (ø event) for O to be delayed, prevented, held back from plans (often due to inclement weather) |
