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ᦷᦀᧆ ᦁᦽʔot²ʔoj⁴exclamationexclamation of pain2.5.6.1Pain9.2.7Interjections
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦂᧃᧉʔot²kan³verb (transitive)to endureᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦷᦀᧆ ᦂᧃᧉ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦘ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦺᦖᧉ.They often endure the pains of disease.4.4.3.6Endureᦷᦀᧆᦂᧃᧉ
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦺᦈʔot²caj¹pre-verbpatientlyᦷᦀᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᧚.Wait patiently for a bit.ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦀᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦀᧁ ᧞ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦗᦲᧈ ᦵᦣᧀ, ᦗᦲᧈ ᦝᧂ ᦺᦈ ᦡᦴ.”She patiently stayed there and said, 'Sister, listen to me.'4.3.1.5Patientᦷᦀᧆᦺᦈ1
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦉ ᦠʔot²sahaʔ²verb (intransitive)to gather up one's courageᦷᦀᧆ ᦉ ᦠ ᦃᧃ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦛᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦗᦻ ᦐᦱᧉ.She gathered up her courage and hoped she would still be alive.4.4.3.1Braveᦷᦀᧆ
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦊᦱᧅʔot²jaak²verb (intransitive)to endureᦍᦸᧃᧉ ᦵᦗᦲᧈ ᦷᦂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦁᦳᧃ ᦎ ᦟᦻ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦺᦓ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ, ᦷᦀᧆ ᦊᦱᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧑᧐ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.Because she was afraid it would be danger for her child in the womb, she endured for ten months.4.4.3.6Endureᦷᦀᧆᦊᦱᧅ
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦊᦱᧇ ᦃᦱᧄᧈ ᦷᦑᧅʔot²jaap²xaam²tok⁵verb (transitive)to endure hardshipᦷᦂ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦷᦀᧆ ᦊᦱᧇ ᦃᦱᧄᧈ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ.He was afraid she wouldn't be able to endure the hardship.4.4.3.6Endure4.4.2.6Sufferᦷᦀᧆ ᦃᦱᧄᧈᦊᦱᧇᦷᦑᧅ
ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦷᦍᧆʔoot²jot⁵post-verbdangling; swayingᦦᦱᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦏᦳᧅ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦵᦣᧁᧉ ᦶᦧᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦠᦱᧁ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦷᦍᧆ.The deer got caught in the trap and was dangling in the air.7.3.2.4.1Hang
ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦷᦍᧆ ᦀᦱᧆ ᦍᦱᧆʔoot²jot⁵ʔaat²jaat⁵post-verbdangling; swayingᦖᦱᧅ ᦎᧁᧉ ᦶᦧᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦷᦍᧆ ᦀᦱᧆ ᦍᦱᧆ.Gourds dangled from the vines.7.3.2.4.1Hangᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦷᦍᧆ
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦷᦀᧆ ᦊᦱᧇʔot²tok⁵ʔot²jaap²verb (intransitive)to endure hardship (literally: endure suffering endure difficulty)ᦷᦀᧆ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦷᦀᧆ ᦊᦱᧇ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦊᦱᧁᧉ ᦑᦹ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.He laboured long and hard to build a house.4.4.3.6Endureᦷᦀᧆᦷᦑᧅᦊᦱᧇ
ᦷᦀᧆ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦃᦱᧄᧈ ᦊᦱᧇʔot²tok⁵xaam²jaap²verb (intransitive)to endure (literally: endure suffering; bow to difficulty)ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦷᦀᧆ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦃᦱᧄᧈ ᦊᦱᧇ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦅᦱ?Probably you won't be able to endure it, will you?4.4.3.6Endureᦷᦀᧆᦷᦑᧅᦃᦱᧄᧈᦊᦱᧇ
ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦠᦱᧃʔoot²haan¹verb (intransitive)to boastᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦠᦱᧃ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦜᧁᧉ.Boast about your liquor.3.5.1.7.3Boastᦷᦀᧆᧈ1ᦠᦱᧃ1ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦠᦱᧃ ᦈᦱ ᦠᦱᧁᧉ
ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦣᦻᧉʔoot²haaj⁶adjectiveproud; arrogantᦃᦱᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦝᧂ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦙ.I was proud and didn't listen to my wife.4.3.2.3Proudᦷᦀᧆᧈ1ᦣᦻᧉ
ᦷᦀᧇʔop²1verb (transitive)to encloseᦶᦙᧈ ᦕᦹᧂᧉ ᦋᦳᧄ ᦷᦀᧇ ᦏᦳᧂ ᦂ ᦡᦱᧆ.Bees that had been enclosed in a paper bag.7.3.7.2Wrap2verb (transitive)to bake (especially wrapped in leaves)ᦔᦱ ᦷᦀᧇ.Baked fish.5.2.1.1Cooking methods3verb (transitive)to compost8.3.7.8.3Garbage1.4.1Dead things1.5.6Growth of plants4verb (transitive)to scent by closing in a container with perfume or smoke2.3.4Smell5verb (intransitive)to plate with metal; gild; galvanize1.2.2.3Metalᦷᦀᧇ ᦆᧄᦎᧁᦷᦀᧇᦔᦱᦔᦲᧂᧉᦷᦀᧇ
ᦷᦀᧇ ᦆᧄʔop²xam⁴verb (intransitive)to gild1.2.2.3Metalᦷᦀᧇᦆᧄ1
ᦀᦸʔɔɔ¹verb (intransitive)to croak (as a frog)ᦂᦱᧂ ᦞᧃ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦰ, ᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦃᧆᧈ ᦀᦸ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦌᦰ ᦌᦱᧁᧉ.In the day it rained steadily, at night the frogs croaked by the thousands.1.6.4.3Animal sounds
ᦀᦸᧉ1ʔɔɔ³noungiant caneArundo donaxᦂᦸ 3ᦍᦳᧄ ᦀᦸᧉ.Giant cane thicket.ᦷᦓᧅ ᦈᧇ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦎᦳᧃᧉ ᦀᦸᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦓᧄᧉ.The bird was perched on a giant cane beside the water.1.5.3Grass, herb, vineᦇᦴᦵᦜᦲᧄᦀᦸᧉᦕᧅᦀᦱᧃᦀᦸᧉ
ᦀᦸᧉ ᦎᦸᧉʔɔɔ³tɔɔ³adjectivestubby8.2.2.1Short, not long
ᦀᦹᦰʔɯʔ²verb (transitive)to hugᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦹᦰ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᧞ ᦉᧂᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ.The mother hugged her daughter and said goodbye.ᦶᦌᧆ ᦎᧂᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦺᦂᧉ, ᦀᧁ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦀᦹᦰ ᦙᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ.He moved his chair close and put his arm around her.7.3.4.5Actions of the hand4.1.8Show affection2.6.2Sexual relations
ᦀᦹᧈʔɯɯ²verb (intransitive)to hum; murmur; make a low soundᦎᦸᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦏᦳᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦆᧂ ᦁᦹᧈ ᦁᦹᧈ.The wasps in the bag buzzed 'eu-eu'.4.2.3.3Singᦀᦹᧈ ᦀᦹᧈ ᦷᦎᦰ ᦷᦎᦰᦀᦹᧈ ᦆᧂᦀᦹᧈ ᦓᦸᧃ
ᦀᦹᧈ ᦀᦹᧈ ᦷᦎᦰ ᦷᦎᦰʔɯɯ²ʔɯɯ²toʔ²toʔ²verb (transitive)to comfort; sootheᦀᦹᧈ ᦀᦹᧈ ᦷᦎᦰ ᦷᦎᦰ ᦙᧃ ᦜᧇ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦏᧄ.She comforted the baby back to sleep.4.4.4.2Show sympathy, support3.4.1.2.2Calm2.6.4.1.1Care for a babyᦀᦹᧈᦷᦎᦰ
ᦀᦹᧈ ᦆᧂʔɯɯ²xaŋ⁴verb (intransitive)to mumble; grumble (can be separated)ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᦹᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦆᧂ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦂᧁᧈ.The sick person didn't murmur like before.ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦺᦡ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦉᧁᧉ ᦖᦸᧂ ᧞ ᦀᦹᧈ ᦆᧂ ᦊᦴᧈ.He was always sad and mumbling to himself.3.5.1.1.2Speak quietlyᦀᦹᧈᦆᧂ1ᦀᦹᧈ ᦆᧂ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦉᧁᧉ
ᦀᦹᧈ ᦆᧂ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦉᧁᧉʔɯɯ²xaŋ⁴naŋ⁵saw³verb (intransitive)to sob (literally: murmur-groan-sit-sorrow)3.5.6.5Cry, tearᦀᦹᧈ ᦆᧂᦓᧂᧈᦉᧁᧉ
ᦀᦹᧈ ᦓᦸᧃʔɯɯ²nɔn⁴verb (transitive)to sing (a baby) to sleep2.6.4.1.1Care for a baby4.2.3.3Singᦀᦹᧈᦓᦸᧃ