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a
aa
b
ch
chʾ
d
dj
e
ee
g
gh
h
i
ii
j
k
kʾ
kw
kwʾ
l
lh
m
n
ng
o
oo
s
sh
t
tʾ
tc
tcʾ
tlʾ
ts
tsʾ
u
uu
w
y
oo
P-oo-
v
12-incorp
pfx
at P, aiming at P
der. of
oo-
CON
P-oo-djii-(ghin)..yaan
vt
P to like/love S
oo-
v
5-subsituationaspect
pfx
conative prefix, trying at, aiming at
9.2.9.1
Verb affixes
chʾoobaagh
n a
poison
chʾ-oo-(nin)..geet
vt
spear fish
chʾ-oo-(s)..lhtsʾis/tsʾaan
vi
listen/hear O
chʾooyoostcing
n a
condor
dilhtcin-oo..ʾee
vt
bother O
kaa-oo-n-(nin)..tee
vt
look for O
ko-oo-n-(s)..neeʾ
vt
find out
ko-oo-(n-s)..nee/neeʾ
vt
know O
lh-ee-chʾ-oo-(ghin)-keet
vt
trade
naachʾoonchʾitʾ
n a
rainbow
naanaachʾoochʾitʾ
n a
rainbow
naanaachʾoonchʾitʾ
n a
rainbow
naa-oo-n-(nin)..daan
vi
come back
nee-oo-(nin)..yaash/yaan
vi
stop growing
oo-d-(ghin)..lhkit
vt
ask
oo-(ghin)..lhchit
vt
catch O
oo-gh..yoolh
vt
fan (as fire)
oo..lhsis/saan
vt
see/catch sight of O
oo..lhgish/geetcʾ
vt
look at O
oo-(ghin)..lhyii/yiiʾ
vt
name O
<oo-n-(ghin)..____>
vprefixset
at/aiming/conative
oo-n-(nin)..lhaat
vt
shoot
oo-s..lit
vi
be burned
oo-(s)..lhit
vt
cremate O
oo..tjiits
vt
pull O in two
oo-(0)..tsʾis/tsʾaan
vt
hear X
teeʾooʾoots
n a
arrow shot at man
yeeh-oo-(ghin)..bilh/biilʾ
vt
put O in a container
P-oo-
v
at/aiming at P
oo-d-(ghin)..lhkit
vt
ask O
sim.
ilh..nii
1
ask X
3.5.1.5
Ask
shoodolhkit
you (pl.) ask me; ask me! (pl.)
der. of
oo-
CON
d-
1
d-qualifier
lh-
1
lh-classifier
√KIT
4
ask
oodigeeʾ
let us look
opt.
1pl.
+ 3 obj.
oo-n-(nin)..tgish/geetcʾ
look at O
oodilan
let us get it
opt.
1pl.
+ 3 obj.
oo-n-(ghin)..lan
go after/get
oodiltsʾit
we know him
impf.
1pl.
+ 3 obj.
oo-(ghin)..lhtsʾit
know person O
oodittgeeʾ
let us look at it
opt.
1pl.
+ 3 obj.
oo-n-(nin)..tgish/geetcʾ
look at O
P-oo-djii-(ghin)..yaan
vt
P to love S, P to like S
4.3.3
Love
shoodjiighinyaan
I love it/them
der. of
P-oo-
at/aiming at P
P-djii-(ghin)..yaan
like
P's heart grows to S
ooghilheet
n a
burial, funeral
sim.
deedoolhloolh
cremation
2.6.6.3
Funeral
der. of
P-oo-gh..lhit
cremate P
=i
NR
P-oo-(ghin)..lkit/kitʾ
vt
swallow P
noshkit
may I swallow you (sg.)
der. of
P-oo-
at/aiming at P
gh-
1
gh-conjugation
n-
1
n-mode
l-
l-classifier
√KIT/KITʾ
slip/swallow
oo-(ghin)..lhchit
vt
catch O
7.3.1.2
Catch
koowilchit
they caught her
noolhchit
one/they catch you (sg)
shoolhchit
one/they catch me
tcʾolhcheet
let him catch it
der. of
oo-
CON
..lhchit/cheet
catch O
oo-(ghin)..lhtsʾit
vt
know a person O
sim.
ko-oo-(n-s)..nee/neeʾ
know O
n-(nin)..sin
know O
P-aa-naa..sin
know who/P
4.1.3
Know someone
oodiltsʾit
we know him
der. of
oo-
CON
lh-
1
lh-classifier
√TSʾIT
2
know
oo-(ghin)..lhyiish
vi
whistle at O
sim.
(ghin)..ltcʾaat
2
call O (elk/deer)
1.6.4.3
Animal sounds
2.3.2.3
Types of sounds
kwoolhyiish
he whistled at him
der. of
oo-
CON
gh-
1
gh-conjugation
lh-
1
lh-classifier
√YIISH
1
whistle (v)
oo-(ghin)..lhyii/yiiʾ
vt
1
name O, call O by name
9.7
Name
2
give O a name, christen
4.2.2.1
Ceremony
9.7.1
Name of a person
tcʾoolhyiiʾ
he named them
der. of
oo-
CON
gh-
1
gh-conjugation
lh-
1
lh-classifier
√YII/YIIʾ
name
aad-oo..lhyii/yiiʾ
vi
boast
oo..lyii
vp
O to be called by name
oo-(ghin)..lhyoolh
vi
blow
1.1.2.1
Blow air
tcʾoolhyoolh
he blows
der. of
oo-
CON
lh-
1
lh-classifier
gh-
2
PROG
√YOOLH
1
blow
oo-(ghin)..tceegh
vt
cry for O, mourn for O
2.6.6.4
Mourn
kwooʾiishtcigh
I cry/mourn for him/her
kwooʾohtceegh
cry for it! you (pl.) cry for it
kwooʾontceegh
you (sg.) cry for him/her; cry for him/her! (sg.)
kwooʾoshtceegh
I cry for it
der. of
oo-
CON
(ghin)..tceegh
cry
P-oo-gh..lhit
vt
1
cremate P, burn a corpse
rel.
daahbiiʾlighikʾ
cremation
deedoolhloolh
cremation
2.6.6.5
Bury
2
bury, have a burial
2.6.6.5
Bury
kooghilhit
they burned him/corpse
der. of
P-oo-
at/aiming at P
gh-
2
PROG
√LHIT
1
burn
chʾooghilhit
n a
graveyard
naa-P-oo-ghi..lhit
vt
reburn grave
ooghilheet
n a
burial
oo-gh..yoolh
vt
fan along
1.1.2.1
Blow air
5.5.2
Tend a fire
oowiiyoolh
she fanned it
der. of
oo-
CON
gh-
2
PROG
√YOOLH
1
blow
-lh
progressive suffix
P-naa-(ghin)..yoot
vt
smoke P out
oohlan
you (pl.) get it; get it! (pl.)
impf.
2pl.
+ 3 obj.
oo-n-(ghin)..lan
go after/get
oohtgish
you (pl) look at it; look at! (pl)
impf.
2pl.
+ 3 obj.
oo-n-(nin)..tgish/geetcʾ
look at O
oolan
you (sg.) get it; get it! (sg.)
impf.
2sg.
+ 3 obj.
oo-n-(ghin)..lan
go after/get
oolit
it is burned
impf.
3
oo-s..lit
be burned
ooltcʾwai
n a
eel-pot, fish-trap
mat
kaalʾaiʾ
1
hazel
kʾingʾ
withes
6.4.5.3
Fishing equipment
ooltcʾwoi
ooltcʾwoi
var. of
ooltcʾwai
fish trap (eel-pot)
oolyii
it is called
impf.
3
oo..lyii
O to be called by name
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