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l- v 1-classifier pfx l-classifier often forms passives from lh-classifier stems l- l- l- l-class "(chiefly medio-passive)" l- 'CLS' Source forms: l chiikolkʾantc n a little black ant chʾiilgotʾ n a deadfall trap -dilkʾis nsuffix crackling/dry (grass) lt vp1cl l-d classifier naa-(s)..lyeegh vt hunt/drive O taah-ko-(ghin)..lʾaash/ʾaan vi feel around in the water tcʾee-(nin)..lsaas vp be dragged out
-l var. of -lh progressive suffix Source forms: l , -ʟ
lah n a edible seaweed Pyropia columbiensis, P. lanceolata complex narrow-leaved brownish red algae with wavy edges, gathered at a few places along coast. This variety is the most valued, gathered by the Cahto for their own use. syn laat 1 edible seaweed 5.2.3.1 Food from plants 1.5.4 Moss, fungus, algae Source forms:
Lai Kwʾisiintcing n a Standing On the Penis, "Standing on 'Something'" (boy's name) listed among boy's names or nicknames (Loeb, p.52) 9.7.1.1 Personal names comp. of *laiʾ penis P-kʾit-s..yiin stand on P -tcing sort/kind Source forms: lai kesincuñ
Lai Olittc n a Burnt Penis, "Burnt 'Something'" (boy's name) listed among boy's names or nicknames (Loeb, p.52) 9.7.1.1 Personal names comp. of *laiʾ penis oo-s..lit be burned -tc diminutive suffix Source forms: lai olitc
laiʾ 1 1 postp top of P, on top of P 8.6.2 Top 9.2.4 Prepositions, postpositions 2 n ia top, end 8.6.2 Top + 3 obl. uulaiʾ 2 on top of it la[-y] ? -laiʾ "top", biláiʾ "its top" -laiʾ, -lai 'on top of a point' Source forms: ū laiᵋ -laiᵋ, ō laiᵋ, ū lai..., ...laiᵋ ...laiᵋ û̄ lai ...lai chingwiilaiʾ adv on top of a tree *chiiʾlaiʾkʾ n ia tail end/tip of tail yeehlaiʾ n a house top neeʾ-laiʾ n a summit
laiʾ 2 your penis 2sg. poss. *laiʾ penis láiᵋ
*laiʾ n ia penis "Uulaiʾ ilhtcii," tcʾin yaaʾnii. "Make his penis," he said, they say. GT02a 9.13 2.1.8.3 Male organs 3anim. poss. kwlaiʾ his penis 2sg. poss. laiʾ 2 your penis 2sg. poss. niiyeeʾ-laiʾ your (sg.) penis 1sg. poss. shiilaiʾ my penis 1sg. poss. shiiyeeʾ-shlaiʾ my penis 1sg. poss. shlaiʾ my penis 3 poss. uulaiʾ 1 his penis der. of laiʾ 1 top of P Source forms: ū laiᵋ -laiᵋ cī lai cīyeᵋ c‿laiᵋ, nīyeᵋ láiᵋ, ō láiᵋ, kʿ náiᵋ ûł sˑī lai laiʾt chʾsiitcing-laiʾ n a keyhole limpet
-laiʾ nsuffix mountain top, peak in the names of mountains, hills, and villages or camps on the top of them 1.2.1.1 Mountain 8.6.2 Top der. of laiʾ 1 top of P -lai 'on top of a point' Chʾing-Kiiʾnooldeelʾlaiʾ n a Noise Went Down Peak Chʾnankaalaiʾ n a Deer Lick Top village Daalhgailaiʾ n a Dogwood Top village Gaashlaiʾ n a Yew Top village Neeʾtaangʾailaiʾ n a Land Extends Into Water peak Seeghaaʾlaiʾ n a Seeghaa'lai' [moss (stone-hair)-top] Tootcilaiʾ n a Little Water Top Tcʾibeetooʾlaiʾ n a Douglas Fir Water Top
*laiʾkʾ postp on top of yeeh-laiʾkʾ o n top of the house GNb1 48.2 8.6.2 Top 3 poss. uulaikʾ the tops of their foreheads der. of laiʾ 1 top of P Source forms: ū laikʼ ū laikʼ ...laik sintʾaaʾ *laiʾkʾ n ia top of the forehead yeehlaiʾkʾ n a roof
√LANʾ Activity Aspects perf. √LAAN/LANʾ laugh
√LASH MOM impf. √LASH/LAA classify pl/1DFO -ląc
√LASH/LAA rt classify plural/rope-like O MOM impf. √LASH NEU √LAA- MOM perf. √LAA- MOM prog. √LEELH MOM impf. √LISH lh-hay lash/laː liwh/laː -li̩x (-leˑ), -lai (-leʾ), -leˑl, -leˑł, -leʾ "to handle several objects or a rope (zero)" -lish 'handle.several', -lash 'pick.small.things', leł 'to be handling several objects' 'V.STEM.PROG' cf √LEE/LEEʾ 1 classify pl/rope-like O Source forms: -lai , -la , -ląc deenaadilash n a firewood P-ghaa-gh..lash/laa vt give pl/rope-like O to P (ghin)..lash/laa vt handle (pl/rope-like) P-kʾit-noo-(ghin)..lash/laa vt place pl/rope-like O on top of P naa-gh..lash vt pick up rope-like/plural O ninʾ-(s)..lash/laa vt pick up plural/rope-like O n-(nin)..lash/laa vt put pl/rope-like O noo-naa-(nin)..lash/laa vt put pl/rope-like O back to a limit noo-(nin)..lash/laa vt put pl/rope-like O to a limit ti-(s)..lash/laa vt carry pl/rope-like O along toolish n a kind of clover tcʾee-naa-(nin)..lai vt take rope-like/pl O back out tsee-bilhninyaalai n a cooking tongs
*laa n ia 1 nephew (man's brother's son) 4.1.9.1.8 Nephew, niece 2 nephew-in-law (wife's sister's son) of a man 4.1.9.2.2 In-law 4.1.9.1.8 Nephew, niece 3 man's step-son 4.1.9.2 Related by marriage 4.1.9.1.4 Son, daughter 1sg. poss. shlaa my nephew -eˑlaˑ "brother's son" Source forms: la
√LAA- MOM perf. √LASH/LAA classify pl/1DFO NEU √LASH/LAA classify pl/1DFO Activity Aspects impf. √LAA hand motion -lai , -la
√LAA rt hand motion impf. √LAA- perf. √LAAʾ -la 'play', tsʾi-ɣi-la 'she plays', -laiʾ 'touch.PFV' cf *laaʾ hand Source forms: ...la chʾ-s..laa vs hand/arm to lie yeeh-chʾ-(ghin)..laa/laaʾ vt put hand in something
=laa encl (meaning unknown) Tcʾyaantc tcʾeenyai-laa tcaaljeetstcii yaaʾnii. T he old woman went out ???, they say. GT04 NB alternate 1.34 la
laaʾ your (sg.) hand 2sg. poss. *laaʾ hand laᵋ
*laaʾ n ia 1 hand "Shlaaʾtcii naashaa" "I go around (on) my little hand. GNb7 9.1 Uulaaʾ tcʾneelhyiilʾ naaghaa-kwaaʾ. S he eats up its hands while it's still alive. GT35 1.2 Uulaaʾ naakaaʾ-haaʾ tcʾneelhyiilʾ. S he eats up both of its hands. GT35 1.3 Kwlaaʾ naahneesh. H er hand is (like) a human's. GT35 4.2 shiiyeeʾ shlaaʾ m y hand S-KLM 34.1 niiyeeʾ laaʾ niing y our (sg.) hand S-KLM 35.1 yoong kwlaaʾ h is hand (far) S-KLM 36.1 han kwlaaʾ h is hand (near) S-KLM 37.1 haayii kashlaaʾ t heir hands S-KLM 38.1 nohlaaʾ nhing o ur hands S-KLM 39.1 nohing nohlaaʾ y our (pl.) hand(s) S-KLM 40.1 naakaaʾ nohlaaʾ y ou two's hands S-KLM 41.1 rel. P-laaʾ teeh-(ghin)..tcit wash P's hands taa-(nin)..tcit wash hands teeh-(ghin)..tcit wash hands 2.1.3.1 Arm 1.1 n ia forefoot as of a four-footed animal "Uulaaʾ ohsit," tcʾin yaaʾnii. " You all pound up its forefeet," he said, they say. GT07 24.8 cnst sʾing ghisit bone hash 2 fingers "Hygiene.-... Fingernails, toenails cleaned with small sticks, cut with flint, filed with sandstone. Fingernails, long to scratch out animals' eyes; helpful in quarrels. ... Hands washed before eating." (Loeb, pp.47-48) 2.1.3.3 Finger, toe 3pl. poss. kashlaaʾ their hands 3anim. poss. kwlaaʾ his/her hand(s) 2sg. poss. laaʾ your (sg.) hand 2sg. poss. niiyeeʾ laaʾ ning your (sg.) hand 1/2pl. poss. nohlaaʾ 1 your (pl.) hand(s) 1/2pl. poss. nohlaaʾ 2 our hand(s) 1sg. poss. shiiyeeʾ-shlaaʾ my hand 1sg. poss. shlaaʾ my hand 3 poss. uulaaʾ its hands uulaaʾbiiʾkʾ inside of its hand la-' -laa-' -la' -laʾ "hand"; cílaʾ "my finger" -la 'hand' cf √LAA hand motion pl *laaʾtaah hands Source forms: la c laᵋ, ū laᵋ, kɯ laᵋ laᵋ cla, sla, ō la+, ō la, ō lā, kū la cláᵋ, laᵋ, ō laᵋ, ...kʿulaᵋ, ...nṓʿlaᵋ, ...nōʿlaᵋ, ...kʿáclaᵋ Schlah´ la... la... chʾilaaʾkwtʾiing n a sea star *laachwoichow n ia thumb *laaʾyaashtc n ia forefinger Tlʾghishlaa-kwilʾiing n a Snake Hand (man's name) *laaʾkʾee n ia under the knee
√LAAʾ Activity Aspects perf. √LAA hand motion
*laaʾbiiʾkʾ n ia palm, inside of hand Uulaaʾbiiʾkʾ kweeʾbiiʾkʾ kaaʾintee yaaʾnii. T hey examined the palms of its hands and the soles of its feet, they say. GT08 2.4 sim. *keeʾbiiʾkʾ sole of foot 2.1.3.1 Arm 3 poss. uulaaʾbiiʾkʾ palm of his hand, inside of his hand der. of *laaʾ hand =biiʾ in it in P -kʾ 1 manner suffix la mixe'-me:q', " sole [of foot] " Source forms: ō laᵋ bīᵋkʼ ō laᵋ bīᵋkʼ ō la+ bīk̟, ō la bī̀k u laᵋ bī́kꜝ, ō laᵋ bī́kꜝ
*laaʾchineeʾ n ia wrist 2.1.3.1 Arm 1sg. poss. shlaaʾchineeʾ my wrist comp. of *laaʾ hand *chineeʾ base of -la'-kin' -laaʾkyinee': bul la+ kin ne+ [NO-G], Slah chen'-ne 'Wrist' [SS-M] Source forms: c lak nĕ
*laaʾkʾee n ia under the knee, behind the knee This may be a mistake, meaning actually behind/inside of the elbow instead. If so, under/behind the knee would be either *neeʾkʾee or less likely *woskʾee. 2.1.3.2 Leg 1sg. poss. shlaaʾkʾee back of my knee, under my knee comp. of *laaʾ hand *kʾee back of P c lā kĕ
laaʾlhbaaʾang num ten "Laaʾlhbaaʾan tohyaash, kwongʾ oonohlang," " Ten of you go and get fire." GT05 8.1 Laaʾlhbaaʾang yiilhkai kwastcigh-ee, skii hai kwaanee-teelkwaanhit. T en nights she has cried about it, because the baby was going to have done thus. GT08 19.3 Laaʾlhbaaʾang, chʾoyii-haaʾ laaʾlhbaaʾang, chʾoyii-haaʾ laaʾlhbaaʾang chin, chʾoyii-haaʾ laaʾlhbaaʾang chin. T en, and ten again, and again ten poles, and again ten (more) poles. GT25 5.2 Laaʾlhbaaʾang naaheestyai yaaʾnii, kwʾinnaalkʾaang, chʾoyii-haaʾ uusiiʾ kwʾinnaalkʾaang yaaʾnii, uuchiiʾ kwʾinnaalkʾaang yaaʾnii. T en of them went back home, they say, and fire was on it again, and a fire was on its head again, they say, and a fire was on its tail again, they say. GT25 9.1 Laaʾlhbaaʾang naahneesh aal ghiltciing yaaʾnii. Firewood was gathered by t en people, they say. GT32 1.2 Laaʾlhbaaʾang tcʾyaankii laashiiʾ biiʾnooghilheegh yaaʾnii. T en women were soaking buckeye flour, they say. GT33 1.1 8.1.1 Number comp. of *laaʾ hand lhbaaʾang both sides łbaŋ ʾín-tʾee Source forms: lá..hlbá'.ŭñ la' ʟ ba' ûn, la'ʟ ba' ûñ la' ʟ ba' ûn la+ ʟ ba ûñ, laʟ ba ûn, laʟ ba ûñ, laL ba ûñ laᵋ ʟ báᵋān łałbahañ Lahts pah´-ahng lāʟ ba û̂n baanlhaaʾding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num sixty baannaakaaʾding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num seventy baannaakaaʾnaakaaʾding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num ninety baantaakʾding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num eighty laaʾlhbaaʾang-biilh-naakaaʾ num twelve laaʾsaaneeding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num fifty naahdin-laaʾlhbaaʾang num twenty naakaaʾ-laaʾlhbaaʾaan num twenty naakaaʾnaakaaʾding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num forty naakaaʾnaakaaʾ-laaʾlhbaaʾaan num forty taakʾding-laaʾlhbaaʾang num thirty taakʾ-laaʾlhbaaʾaan num thirty