b-uu/_[C]-w/_[U]1nPOSSpfxpfxsetits, her, his, their; 3sg/pl possessive prefix9.2.3Pronouns2vp13poit, her, him, them; 3sg/pl oblique object9.2.3Pronounswə-bə-mi-bi- "his"bi- '3POSS', '3PPO'Source forms: b-b-, ū, ō, -w-b- , ū- , ō-, -w-b-, ū-, ō-, -w-, , , -w-b-, u/ū-, o/ō-, -w-b-, , , -w-b-, , , -w-b-b-b-, û̄-, , -w-b-, uu-baanaatʾain acenter postbaangn aits motherBeetʾai-Chʾiwiditsn aString Neck (Alex Frazier's name)bichʾaang-lhaann arich manbichʾiliingn amenstruation=bilhconjwhen-bilhnsuffixwith itbintc-sooleeʾn abaleen-binghaansuffixbefore it=biiʾnsuffixin it in P=biiʾnsuffixin it in Pbiiʾ-vinside it-biiʾtaahnsuffixin among itbiiʾtaahadvin amongstbiiseeʾdirectwestbiiyeeʾpron3 POSS indepchim-meelhyiitsʾn anet stickchim-meesilhghaalʾn ashinny stickchinmeelhyiitsn anet togglechuunooʾadvbehind a treechʾkaakʾbiineeʾn ahandle of netDaatcaangʾ-Beetʾain aSherwood Peakdishtc weesheeʾn aquail eggsdoobing-kwaa-(s)..ʾiinvtabuse/mistreat Pdookʾang-waanyaaniin agirls' school teachergooschow kwaatsn asoaproot stemiintcʾeeʾ kwʾaahn adeer tallowiintcʾeeʾ uusiiʾn adeer headkashbiiyeeʾprontheirkwʾaningadvyesterdaykwʾaaʾ2n atallowkwʾaahn afatkwʾit2postpon itkwaaʾ1advquickkweeʾnteelhn ablack-crowned night-heronlhiinʾchow uuyeegheeʾn abarnmii-kwʾaahn aelk tallownaaghai beeghideel-een awaning gibbous moonnaaningʾaiʾ biineeʾn astringer of weirnoonii-kwʾaahn abear greaseNooniitcing-uuʾangdingn aGrizzly's Den VillageNooniitcing-uuʾaangʾchiiʾn aGrizzly's Den Creek Mouthnoonii-uusitsʾn abear-skin robeseebeechʾisbaatʾn abird sp.Seekʾaiʾbinghaadingn aDeerbrush Edge villageSee-Uuyeehn aRock Shelter villagesiiʾbiiʾsʾaangn ahead netsiibiskiikn apurple finchsleeʾlhkishtc kwʾaahn askunk greaseshaa-uuyeehingadvunder the sunShiin-Uulhaasʾaann aSeptember/End of SummerTisbil-Kwaankʾeeʾtcn aLittle Eagle Rib (name)Too-meeʾeengʾn aSoldier Frank Pointtoonai-biineeʾ-shwoltcn a"little round back" fishtʾaaʾ-baahoosn aflicker feather headbandtʾaaʾkwlʾiing-weeshiiʾn abird eggTlʾohsaks-uuningʾn aHorsetail Hillsideuuʾeestn apestleuudaiʾ2advoutside/outdoorsuudaayeen abeard lichenuudjiingn aabout dayuukain ayearuuniitcadvhalfway-uunooʾnsuffixbehinduutʾakw-yiideeʾdemonaround northuutʾaakwadvfartheruutcʾinʾtcadvclose byuutsʾeekʾit1n adance-house smoke-holeuuyaashtc1adjsmall-uuyeehnsuffixunder Puuyeehtaahn aunder places*wangn > advfor (the sake of) P*waakwpostpaway from Pwaanintcʾiiʾ1n awind (n)yee-uuyeehadvunder the houseyook-wiitʾakwdirectfar above
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√BALHhang, be suspendedwaˀˑl (mot), wəxʸł (old repetitive stem) 'move hanging, stretched, spread'bʌłma:l "be stretched"-bił, -bil, ---, -bił "to carry (zero); probably <'to move about while handling what hangs'Source forms: bûʟbûʟbûʟ, bûlti-(s)..lhbalhvtvihang O up
=banjaaʾlet be, will bebanjaaʾwill beGNb5 20.5taahtsitʾ-banjaaʾWater will dry up.GNb5 34.5Tyiits noolaah-banjaaʾ.Sea-lions will float ashore.GT02b 21.2Yaaʾtaa-manjaaʾ.Let them eat them.GT02b 21.3"Nshoo-manjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii.Let it be good," he said, they say.GT02b 21.4"Lhaan lhtaahkii banjaaʾ, baantooʾ-biiʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii."Let there be many different kinds in the ocean, he said, they say.GT02b 22.1"Taahtcʾkwilʾaash-banjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii."Let him feel around in the water," he said, they say.GT02b 22.5"Too nshong-banjaaʾ jaang," tcʾin yaaʾnii."Let the water be good here," he said, they way.GT02b 41.6"Tcʾiibee-uuyaashtc banjaaʾ (uuwang), wantʾaaʾ nchaah-banjaaʾ.""Let (some of them) be small Douglas fir trees; and let some be big.GT02b 42.2"Bitchow diinakʾ banjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii.“Let there be mountain lions in the south,” he said, they say.GT07 22.128.4.6.4Futurecomp. of=bang2will/must=jaaʾvolitive/optativeSource forms: bûn djaᵋ, bûñ djaᵋ, mûn djaᵋ...bûn djaᵋ, ...bûñ djaᵋbûn tca+, bûn tca, bûn t̨ca, bûn kya, bûñ kya, bun kya, bûñ / kya, mûn kya, mûñ kya
banʾdiltcaantcburied fly, 'live in the ground' (insect sp.)a burrowing subterranean insect of some kind, possibly the potato bug/Jerusalem cricket1.6.1.9.5Flying Insectscomp. of√BANʾflyd-1d-qualifierl-l-classifier√TCAAbury/cache-tcdiminutive suffixSource forms: bûn dûl tcantc
banʾlhtcinchow'big black fly', "blue flies"kind of large, dark, probably dark blue, flyBanʾlhtcinchow, chin-sʾisnaatc chʾistciingʾ yaaʾnii.He made big blue flies and little wood wasps, they say.GT02b 38.31.6.1.9.5Flying Insectscomp. of√BANʾfly-lhshingblack--adjectival-chowaugmentativeSource forms: bûn ʟ tcin tcō, bûn ʟ tciñ tcōbûn ́tciL tciñ kyō
BanʾtcnaandeehdingLaytonville Bridge area camp, "Flies Fall Down Place"whTlʾoh-kiiyaahaang 1Long Valley bandTlʾohkʾiikwot 1Prairie Creek9.7.2.10.04Long Valley area9.7.2.03Names of villages/townscomp. ofbanʾtchouseflynaa-(ghin)..deeghdrop down=dingplaceSource forms: pạntcnandéhding, Panchnande'hding, Panchanande'nding
BanʾtcnoondilyeeghNW Laytonville, "Flies Settle Under""bûntcnōndi'lyi, from bûntc, fly, nō'ndil, settle upon, and yī'ū, under, just northwest of Laytonville and but a short distance from the place now occupied by the Indians near Laytonville." (Barrett, p.282, under "Old Village Sites")whTlʾoh-kiiyaahaang 1Long Valley bandTlʾohkʾiikwot 1Prairie Creek9.7.2.10.04Long Valley area9.7.2.03Names of villages/townscomp. ofbanʾtchouseflynoo-n-(nin)..dilh/deelʾdu./pl. come to a limit*P-yeehunder PSource forms: Buntc-nōn-del´-ye, Bunch-nōn-de´-li-e
Banʾtcteehnoondilkot1"Flies Settle on Water Creek" area"bûntctenōndi'lkut, from bûntc, fly, te, low (?), nō'ndil, settle upon, and kût, creek, on the north bank of the northern branch of the head of the south fork of Eel river at a point about a mile south-southwest of Cahto." (Barrett, p.282, under "Old Village Sites")9.7.2.10.10Upper South Fork Eel area9.7.2.03Names of villages/towns2"Flies Settle on Water Creek"the small creek from the south itself (see gloss 1)whChʾnankatchiiʾ-kiiyaahaangDeer Lick Creek Mouth band9.7.2.09Names of riversder. ofbanʾtchouseflyteeh-into water/underwaternoo-n-(nin)..dilh/deelʾdu./pl. come to a limit-kwotcreekSource forms: Buntch-te-nōn-del´-kut, Bunch-te-nōn-dil-kut
=bang1for that purpose, in order to, to bepurposive encliticyiilhchih-bangSo he catches it.GNb5 18.12diishaang toonai bangWhat will be for fish?GNb5 2.7kooghisih-bangto pound it upGNb5 21.6wang tghaayaa-mangsome for eatingGNb5 43.5"Kwongʾ shooʾooleeh sil-bang," tcʾin yaaʾnii."Fix a fire for heat," he said, they say.GT02a 10.12Aah-bang nchaagh waachʾan tcʾistciinʾ yaaʾnii, diidakʾ.In the east he made a large hole through it for the clouds, they say.GT02a 3.6See-bang shooʾtcʾilaah yaaʾnii.He made it good enough for rocks, they say.GT02a 4.2Shaahnaaʾ teehsʾiskʾaan yaaʾnii, tooʾaah-bang; (shaa-baatsʾeeʾ yiistciinʾ).He made a fire in the creek to make mist, they say; (it made a halo around the sun.)GT02a 6.6Uuteehleeʾ-bang lheetc tboosh nooʾngʾaan yaaʾnii.He put down a round piece of clay for his liver, they say.GT02a 8.13Too chʾghiliin-bang neeʾ naaʾtghilhʾaalh yaaʾnii.So the water would flow he stood the land up along on its edge, they say.GT02b 32.7Lheeneeʾhaaʾ lhtaahkii nshoon-eekwaanaang tghaayaa-mang.All different kinds of things were good for eating.GT02b 45.99.6.2.7Purpose sp. var.=mangghanbaan-ming 'in order to, so that'; -ma:n 'on account of..., for (that) reasonSource forms: bûñ, mûñbûñbûñ, buñ, mûñ, mûnbûñ, mûnʾ, mûʾñ, mûṉ̃bûñbundn..shoon tghaayaa-mangvsbe good to eat=teelbangenclwill need to
=bang21will, will befuture predictive enclitic"Dishtc weesheeʾ wohghilh-bang.""You all will carry loads of quail eggs.GT07 21.9Haidaaʾʾang teehkaatcʾeeʾ haidaaʾʾang tcʾtilʾaash-bang.Crawfish will walk along from the north."GT08 44.17"Lheetc daang olhtcii, kwailih-bang kʾatdeeʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii .Make a pile of dirt; there will be a fire soon," he said, they say.GT10 1.13Kʾatdeeʾ ghishgheel-bang.I will carry it soon.GT10 32.3"Daantʾeejii tcʾyaantc sʾisdaa-bang?""How will the old woman live there?GT10 47.1Naatʾai kwongʾkʾ naatʾaa-bangBy carrying fire around it will carry fire around.Lo05 1.1ndooʾ-bangIt will not exist.S-KLM 180.1diishaang seeliin-mangWhat will be blood?S-KLM 283.18.4.6.4Future2must, must beenclitic expressing obligation or requirement, obligative"Kaaʾ, yaalhdaash-bang, lhaaʾ yaah-kwʾitʾ noolhdash-bang," tcʾin yaaʾnii."OK, you must jump up, you must jump up onto another sky," he said, they say.GT02b 13.1"Saaktooʾ-bang," tcʾin yaaʾnii."There must be springs," he said, they say.GT02b 30.5Doohaaʾ-tcinʾdaalhtish-bang.You all must not waste them.GT07 24.10"Naawohtloos-bang," tcʾin yaaʾnii."You must lead him back," she said, they say.GT08 16.1"Tolhkeeʾ-bang," yaaʾn yaaʾnii."You all must track him," they said.GT08 27.1"Naalhkat-deeʾ naawohtloos-bang," tcʾin yaaʾnii.When you all come home you must bring it back," she said, they say.GT08 28.2"Neesding teesolhkeeʾ-deeʾ uutcoonohtchiish-bang," tcʾin yaaʾnii, "shkii"."As for my baby, if you all have tracked him far you may let him go," she said, they say.GT08 28.3Chʾsiitcing tcʾninyaa-deeʾ kwaachih-bang iintcʾeeʾ skʾeeʾ kwʾinnaadeebilh-jaaʾ."If Coyote comes you must feed him venison and we should sprinkle acorn soup on him.GT10 75.2Yookʾ naaghaa-bang.He must walk way off.GT10 77.2b-anSource forms: bûñbûñbûñ, bûnbûᵋñ, mûnᵋ, mûᵋⁿ̃bûñbunddanteeshaan-mang1interwhat will it be?daantiishaan-manginterwhat will be?doo-bangpart.will not be
=bangkwoshwill be perhapsfuture predictive"Nohdjiidooʾosit-ding; naashaaʾ-kwaanghiit aantʾei-bangkwosh," tcʾin yaaʾnii.Don't you all be lonesome here, because it might be that I'll be around," he said, they say.GT10 45.4Kaakw bangkwosh, yiibaan-lhaaʾhaaʾ kʾaiʾtbilh noontnaaʾ-ee.Soon, I think, six more baskets are left.GT10 55.28.4.6.4Futurecomp. of=kwoshperhaps/guess=bang2will/mustSource forms: bûñ kwûcbûñ kwûc, bûñ kwic
√BAAʾthirstybaʔti-(w)-ma' "be a famine"baa': tug guc ba tse 'I am thirsty' [SN-G]Source forms: babababataa-(ghin)..baaʾvibe thirstyt-(ghin)..baaʾvibe thirstyti-(s)..baaʾvibe thirsty
baabeel1paper6.6.3.3Working with paper2bookanything made of paper3.5.7.2Written materialSource forms: baˑbɛ́ːlpapél
baagaacow, cattleBos tauruscnstchʾineeltʾaatsʾ1meat cut in strips1.6.1.1.04Hoofed animalsSource forms: Ba´ga
baaghang1n acoastBaaghang tcʾninyaa yaaʾnii.He arrived back at the coast, they say.GT04 4.3Baaghan tcʾninyaa yaaʾnii.He came back to the coast, they say.GT04 NB1 alternate 12.2Tcʾninyaa yaaʾnii baaghang.He came back to the coast, they say.GT04 NB1 alternate 7.6"Baaghang bitchow banjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii.“Let there be mountain lions on the coast,” he said, they say.GT07 22.14"Noonii banjaaʾ baaghang," tcʾin yaaʾnii.“Let there be grizzly bears on the coast,” he said, they say.GT07 22.15Tsʾing tcʾteelhghaalʾ yaaʾnii, baaghang.He threw bones to the coast, they say.GT07 22.4Baaghang Saisʾaanding tcʾyaankii baanchow yaaʾstciinʾ yaaʾnii.The women gathered mussels on the coast at Tenmile River Beach.GT09 1.491.3.1.5Island, shore2directwest, coastward8.5.2.8North, south, east, westOp- wąˀˑɣ̇-eˑ 'edge, border, side, shore (of area)'baʁənmiwung, mowung "ocean (archaic, used only in placenames and phrases)"baaghaang: ba guñ 'ocean', ba gañ 'across the ocean' [SN-GN]; Bah'-gah 'Ocean' [SS-Me]Source forms: ba gûñba gûñ, ba gûnbága
baaghangʾingʾcoastwards, toward the coast; coastNeeʾ nchaagh-teelit baaghangʾingʾ kandintc yaaʾghitghish yaaʾnii.There where it looked up will be a large land near to the coast, they say.GT01 2.8Naaheelhtkat yaaʾnii, ghisit yaaʾnii, baaghangʾang teeghiing yaaʾnii.They went back, they say, they were pounding it up, they say, and carried it along to the coast, they say.GT25 11.21.3.1.5Island, shoreder. ofbaaghangcoast*tcʾingʾtowardSource forms: ba gûñ ûñ, ba gûn ûñba gûñ ûñ, ba gûn ûñ
baahaangwar"Baahaang kwolish-ʾangii," tcʾin yaaʾnii."I think there will be war," he said, they say.GT27 1.224.8.3Warder. of√BAAGHwar-inpersonal suffixwaˀˑɢ-neˑ 'war party'?bah-nimahn "party of warriors"baʿ "war", baʿníŋ "a bad man, enemy"báhaŋ 'war'; -bah 'go to war', 'fight'; ch'i-tee-bah 'they go to war'Source forms: ba hañ
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