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x'oo nail
nail it on it
O-ka-S-s-x'oo~ (ø act) for S to nail O
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saa2 (2) name, 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
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neek (5) tell, talk, explain, report, witness, gossip, disagree, prophesy, interpret, preach, narrate, defraud, call
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
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saa1 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
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teeʰ1 (13) be, born, care, think, need, busy, want, feel
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
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k'wát' nest, lay eggs
lay eggs; nest
a-d-l-k'wáat'~ (na event; CV́C' Hort/Pot) for birds to lay eggs, nest
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Kushtuyáx déi.
This is an expression of giving up when trying to do something. For example, after repeating something several times and the listener still can't hear, this phrase can be used to mean "nevermind".
Keyword(s):
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Hóoch! / Hóochk'!
Keyword(s):
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Tlél aadóo sá du yáanáx koodáal.
Keyword(s):
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saa2 (2) name, 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

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