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chʾeeʾeelnain aroasting meat, broiling meat"Cooking.-Broiling over hot coals (only acorn soup boiled). Meat broiling (tce'elnai); fish (detunac). Tough fish broiled between hot rocks. Insides of large fish cooked separately, eaten afterwards; small fish, uncleaned, cooked in hot ashes. Meat broiled on coals or with spit; never in ashes. Bird eggs (takliñ wecit) cooked in hot ashes." (Loeb, p.47)5.2.1.1Cooking methodsder. ofchʾee-(ghin)..lhnaa/naaʾroast something=iNRSource forms: tceʼelnai
chʾeeʾitshe shotperf.3anim.+ 3indf. obj.chʾ-gh..ʾitsshoot st alongSource forms: kʼę ᵋûts
chʾeeʾiileeʾhe kept singingcust.3anim.+ 3indf. obj.chʾee-(ghin)..lee/leeʾsingSource forms: tcʼe īl lēᵋ, tcʼe il lēᵋ
chʾeeghaanthey ate st.perf.3dist.+ 3indf. obj.chʾ-(ghin)..yaan/yaanʾeat somethingSource forms: tce ga mûñ
chʾeeghaatcn arattling soundas of stones2.3.2.2Soundder. ofchʾ..ghaatcbe a rattling sound (of stones)=iNRSource forms: tce gats
chʾee-(ghin)..lee/leeʾvising"A favorite evening pasttime of women was singing in chorus." (Curtis, p.184)Chʾeeleeʾ yaaʾnii.GT03 1.32Seeʾeedintc chʾeeghileeʾ yaaʾnii:Sparrowhawk sang, they say.GT06 6.1Chʾeeghileiʾ yaaʾnii.He sang, they say.GT13 NB short version 1.5Chʾeeleeʾ yaaʾnii, kwtcoo baa yaaʾnii, uudaiʾ nindaash yaaʾnii.GT16 1.22Tcʾeenaaghidaash yaaʾnii, chʾeeʾiileeʾ yaaʾnii, kwtcoo nindaash yaaʾnii.GT16 1.244.2.3.3Singcust.3anim.+ 3indf. obj.chʾeeʾiileeʾhe kept singingperf. 3+ 3indf. obj.chʾeeghileeʾit sangimpf. 3+ 3indf. obj.chʾeeleeʾhe/they singder. ofchʾ-3Indefgh-1gh-conjugation√LEE/LEEʾ2singO-eː=də-|liː 'gh-A sing O'; P: O-eː=də-|leː 'sing O'kyʼ-eː-(ʁən)-leː/leʼkyʾee=leeh=eʾ '[Who] will sing', kyʾee=dí-l-leeʾ 'You will sing.'; kyʾee-l-leʾ 'he sang'; kyʾee-yáa=ʾ-le=i '(they said) singing'Source forms: tcʼe le, tcʼel lē, tcʼe lēᵋ, tcʼe gûl leᵋ, tcʼe īl lēᵋ, tcʼe il lēᵋtcʼe lēᵋ, tcʼel leᵋ, tcʼel le, tcʼe gûl leᵋṯc̱e gûl le, tce gûl le, tce gûl lēchʾeelein asinging
chʾee-(ghin)..lhnaa/naaʾvtroast deer meat, roast something"Cooking.-Broiling over hot coals (only acorn soup boiled). Meat broiling (tce'elnai); fish (detunac). Tough fish broiled between hot rocks. Insides of large fish cooked separately, eaten afterwards; small fish, uncleaned, cooked in hot ashes. Meat broiled on coals or with spit; never in ashes. Bird eggs (takliñ wecit) cooked in hot ashes." (Loeb, p.47)"Chʾeelhnaaʾ.""You all roast it.GT07 20.8"Chʾeelhnaiʾ.""You all roast it."GT07 27.6"Bitʾ-bang, uuteehliiʾ-bang chʾeelhnaaʾ.""You all roast its stomach and liver."GT07 8.55.2.1Food preparation5.2.1.1Cooking methodsperf. + 3indf. obj.chʾeelnaaʾit is roastedimpf. 2pl.+ 3indf. obj.chʾeelhnaaʾyou (pl.) roast st./deer; roast it! (pl.)perf. 3+ 3indf. obj.chʾgheelhnaaʾhe roasted st.kyʼ-eː-(ʁən)-łnaː/naʼk'-e:=(w)-ł-na:/na' "cook something"Source forms: tcʼeʟ naᵋ, tcʼeʟ naiᵋtcʼeʟ naᵋ, tcʼeʟ naiᵋ, tcʼgeʟ naᵋtceL na, keL na, ṯc̱ eʟ na´, tcel naí, tcel naitceʼelnaichʾeeʾeelnain aroasting meat
chʾeeghinsitshe pounded them/acornsperf.3+ 3indf. obj.chʾ-(ghin)..sitpound acornsSource forms: kʼe gûn sûtkʼ gûn sût
chʾeekʾaasn abrush fenceDeer were driven into a converging rope "fence" with nooses in gaps (Essene, elements 1-5) "Inner maple-bark rope strung along brush to form "fence." Method used in summer; other hunting methods used throughout year.... Nooses arranged in openings near convergence." (Essene, p.54)Chʾeekʾaas tcʾistciingʾ-kwaan yaaʾnii.He had made a brush fence, they say.GT08 10.2Chʾeekʾaas tcʾistciingʾ-kwaan yaaʾnii.He had built a brush fence, they say.GT08 10.46.4.1Huntcompare Hu. k'ixas, deer snare (set to catch deer)--archaic termSource forms: tcʼe kʼas, tcʼe kʼąstcʼe kʼastcē kûs, tce kás, ṯc̱eka´s, ṯc̱:eka´s
chʾeelein a1singing"A favorite pastime for the females of a village was to assemble early in the evening for singing in chorus. One of the best singers would lead, and two others kept time by striking one bone with another. They all sat on the ground in the open, and sang one song after another, far into the night. The men took no part, but stood or sat about and listened." (Curtis v.14, p.9)4.2.3.3Sing2musical bowsinging; musical bow [1 string, struck with small stick; toy used by anyone, Loeb, p.45]
"Property.-... Children owned their toys, clothing, decorations." (Loeb, p.48)sim.kʾaaʾsʾilhtiingʾbow (specifically)4.2.3.5Musical instrument4.2.7Play, fun3singing doctorsynnaachʾilhnaa 2soul-loss doctornindaash1dancing doctorsim.idiiyiingdoctornaachʾighilnaaʾherbal doctornaachʾilhnaa 2soul-loss doctornindaash1dancing doctortyiiningdoctortcʾeeʾtʾootʾsucking doctor2.5.7.1Doctor, nurseder. ofchʾee-(ghin)..lee/leeʾsing=iNRSource forms: celeNaachʾilnaa-kwʾit Chʾeeleeʾn adance-curing
chʾeelnaaʾit is roastedperf.+ 3indf. obj.chʾee-(ghin)..lhnaa/naaʾroast somethingSource forms: tcʼeʟ nąiᵋtcel naitceʼelnai
chʾeelhnaaʾyou (pl.) roast st./deer; roast it! (pl.)impf.2pl.+ 3indf. obj.chʾee-(ghin)..lhnaa/naaʾroast somethingSource forms: tcʼeʟ naᵋ, tcʼeʟ naiᵋtcʼeʟ naᵋ, tcʼeʟ naiᵋṯc̱ eʟ na´
chʾeenailhghaathe sews it upimpf.3obv.+ 3 obj.chʾee-naa..lhghaatsew O shutSource forms: tcʼe naiʟ gat de
chʾee-naa..lhghaatvtsew O up, sew O shut6.6.1Working with clothimpf. 3obv.+ 3 obj.chʾeenailhghaathe sews it upder. ofchʾee-cutting offnaa-3iterative/reversativelh-1lh-classifier√GHAAT2sew/untieP-e:=O-(w)-ł-xut' "sew O"Source forms: tcʼe naiʟ gat de
chʾeeneeshn a1thundersynchʾidiniiʾthundernaatgeetthunder (n)1.1.3.6Lightning, thunder2thunderheads, cumulonimbus cloud1.1.3.5Storm1.1.3.2Clouddial. var.chʾeenishder. ofchʾ-d..niithunder (v)k'ehniwh "thunder"Source forms: tce nes
Chʾeeneeshn a1Thunder, Creator GodCreator God"See ghindii shoodileeh," tcʾin yaaʾnii, naakaaʾ Naaghaichow, Chʾeeneesh."Let's fix the old rock," he said, they say, two of them, Naaghaichow and Thunder.GT02a 1.6Lhaaʾ neeʾ-kwʾit yiidakʾ yaaʾnii, Chʾeeneesh sʾisdai-banghit.Thunder will live on another world up above, they say.GT02a 7.1Chʾeeneesh, Naaghaichow naanaaghityaa yaaʾnii.Thunder and Naaghaichow each came down, they say.GT02b 7.1sim.naatgeetthunder (n)rel.Naaghaichow 1Great Traveller (deity)1.1.3.6Lightning, thunder4.9.1Gods/Deities2Godrole in the Christian contextantNaaghaichow 3Devil4.9.1Gods/Deities3fig.hummingbird"Hummingbird sacred (Pomo also); named "tcenes" for thunder god; when hovered around person belief bird doctoring." (Loeb, p.46)synchʾleelintchummingbird1.6.1.2.10Small Birds/T'aa'kwliintcvar.Chʾeeniishder. ofchʾeeneeshthunderk'ehniwh "thunder"cfNaaghaichowGreat Traveller (deity)Source forms: Chĕ́nĕs͡htcʼe nestce nestce nec, tce nīc, tcenesTcenesTcĕnĕstcĕ nûcTcenes, tcenesKaachʾeeniishn aThunder (Creator God)
Chʾeeneesh ailaagh-een arainbow, "Thunder made it so""The rainbow was called nana concit, hanging on-air. It was also called tcenes ailage, thunder-god did-it. The Kato were afraid of the rainbow and were warned at 'school' to keep away from it. A rainbow was also a sign that a woman had given birth to a child." (Loeb, p.22)synnaanaachʾoochʾitʾrainbownaanaachʾoonchʾitʾrainbow8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrum1.1Skycomp. ofChʾeeneeshThunder (Creator God)yi- 2natural phenomenon subjectaa-(0)..leegh/laagh2fix/repair O=yeeeyewitness evidential affirmativeChʾeeneeshThunder (Creator God)Source forms: tcenes ailage
Chʾeeneesh Naaʾtcn aThunder Eye (girl's name)listed among girl's names or nicknames (Loeb, p.52)9.7.1.1Personal namescomp. ofChʾeeneeshThunder (Creator God)*naaʾ1eye-tcdiminutive suffixSource forms: tcenes nac
Chʾeeneeshtineeʾn aMilky Way, "Thunder's Trail"synTilhtceeghMilky Way9.7.2.05Names of heavenly bodiescomp. ofChʾeeneeshThunder (Creator God)tiniitrailSource forms: tcŭnĭctŭnĕ
chʾeenishdial. var. ofchʾeeneeshthunder