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gather quickly*moʔyoʔyo1moʔyóʔyowpl.*moʔyomoyotiter. of*moʔyo3vgather together into a pile, with a quick movement; shrink or contract as the result of heatcf*moʔyoʔyoc*mo·yotʰyoto
gather water*himahimáwpl.*himatpref. ofhi-with body*ma2put shapeless substancevgather shapeless substance (e.g. water); gather substance with undefined shape (e.g. wood pile)ʔahqʰa himaget water (to man)tʼoqayʔ ʔahá· himago after some wood in a while!7.5.1Gather
gear shift (of car)šuʔbala·duʔlišuʔbalá·duʔlider. of*šuʔbaladkeep turning by pulling reins, wheel of car pick up and move aroundngear shift (of car)7.2.4.1.1Vehicle
geeko·ko ṭako·ko ṭáid. ofko·kotaboo dangerous=ṭaFOCadvgee, my, how come3.4.1.3Surprise9.4.3.3Interrogative
generouske·š 1kéšadjgenerous (of person)caus.*ke·šqa
generous, be*ke·šqakešqáwcaus. ofke·šgenerous sharedvbe generous, share
Germansʔalama·nʔalamá·nnGermans, French, Swedes; not Irish or Scotsʔalamá·n ʔe· muhe's a German4.1.9.9Raceobso
germsduhṭʰal su·leduhṭʰál su·lecomp. ofduhṭʰalpainsu·lenetngerms [?] because they go through veins like cobwebs spreading disease
get*dama1damáwpl.*damat1pref. ofda-with hand*ma2put shapeless substancevscoop in hands (gravel, sand, flower, dirt, bunch of eggs); get (flour from barrel); scrape loose material into a container, pick up bunch (of beans)mul baqʼó·litʰin cʰiʔyóʔyocʰpʰi damagather that together with something and pick up!damatá·du míl (ʔ) bakʰe ʔino ʔpick up some of that dust (dirt)7.3.4.2Pick up
get away*he2héwder. ofhehey!vscramweʔé· heciscram! Get away! Disappear! Not happen!weʔé· hesʼuwlet it not happen!mul ma weʔé· hecʰqaʔkʰeyou are going to make it go away
get dressed*dulayicʼdulayíʔpref. ofdu-with finger*layicʼdress self upvget dressed, dress up, doll oneself upkʼaṭa dúlayiʔto get dressed any waymensʼin íyowe· mu be·li sʼuwa· qʰowá·lu·tow koʔcʼiyá ʔaqola· baṭíhcalan men wi dúlayiʔ ˆ. He was dressed up with long sashes made of red-shafted flicker feathers hanging down from both shoulders.
get stuck*muʔcʼa2 1muʔcʼáwpl.*mucʼahpref. ofmu-with energy — kinetic*ʔcʼa2get stuck in somethingvget stuck
get stuck from carrying something gooey*biʔcʼa1biʔcʼáwpl.*bicʼahpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ʔcʼa2get stuck in somethingvget stuck from carrying something gooeyqahwe· máʔyuliqa· ʔa mul qʰali músu· bineyam biʔcʼawíye· toThis log I put my arms around must have had pitch all over it -- I got stuckcf*bicʼa·ṭ
get to know betterʔama· ṭʼeʔye ci·cʼʔama· ṭʼéʔye ciʔph. v. ofʔama· ṭʼeʔyeage of reason smart, good manners*ci·cʼbecome dovget to know better
get together (of others)*duʔṭʼawaymucʼrecip. of*duʔṭʼawayhold againstvintroduce; get a couple together, match or pair up a coupleduʔṭʼawá·muʔdomthey say (so and so) introduced them, got them togetherʔa ʔé· ma·cal duʔṭʼawa·muʔI'm the one who got them together3.5.1.2.5Introduce
get used to sitting*camhmiccamhmíʔpref. ofca-with rear end*mhmicdo to perfectionvget used to sitting; know how it feels to sit (on something)cámhmicʰmela· ʔa mul cumatʰmawnow I’m used to sitting on this chair; I know how it feels to sit on; I know what I’m sitting on
get wind of*tʼo·ytʼoyʔ´dir. of*ʔtʼo2move as cloud-ayagainstvget (wind) of someone, catch someone's scent or aroma“menín ido· mu walé·pu ˉ ko·ko ˇ me·na ʔihya tʼó·pʰi ʔnati kihlaʔ ʔacaʔ šula·máʔba ˉ” nihcedu ˆ. “that is why a walépu is taboo; even if a person just gets wind of him, he would still fall ill,” she said2.3.4Smell
geyserʔahqʰa qa·qaʔʔahqʰa qá·qaʔin n.p.ʔahqʰawater*qa·qacput (long) throughngeysersynʔahqʰa qaloʔ1.3.1.4Spring, wellʔahqʰa qaloʔʔahqʰa qáloʔin n.p.ʔahqʰawater*qaloqthrow, jump up hither ?ngeysersynʔahqʰa qa·qaʔ1.3.1.4Spring, well
ghostʔama kule· 3ʔama kúle·comp. ofʔama·2thing workkule·flirtynghost, bas spirit, supernatural being4.9.2Supernatural beingpʰusʼi 2pʰusʼi´nspirit (of dead person); ghostpʰusʼi ʔel ṭʼo bute...nati muhkʰuyʔkʰe tʰinthe spirit burns but never burns uppʰusʼi daʔtʼawsee ghostscfweya 12.6.6.8Life after death4.9.2Supernatural beingn.p.pʰusʼi cʼotiʔlicomp.pʰusʼi kaho·ncomp.pʰusʼi qʰaʔbecomp.pʰusʼi qʼoʔoph. v.pʰusʼi tol qanema·cʼedcomp.pʰusʼi ʔihya·
giantʔaca·c bahṭʰeʔacaʔ báhṭʰecomp. ofʔaca·cperson man Indianbahṭʰe 1bigngiant, a large beingpʰiʔtʼan cadem ʔacaʔ báhṭʰe tʼetʰmawsuddenly he saw a giant standing there4.9.2Supernatural being
giant, man-eatingqʰaʔayloloqʰaʔáylolodial. var.qʰaʔilolonogre; man-eating giantqʰaʔáylolo cicʼ e· mu ʔacaʔthat man has become an ogre (a terrible criminal)
Giant, Potatohiʔbuṭa·šhiʔbuṭá·šcomp. ofhiʔbubulb; potatoṭa·šgiantnamePotato Giant, a mythical being who protected potatoes from transgressors4.9.2Supernatural being
gift*dihqa1 2dihqáwngift6.8.3.1Give, donateph. v.dimo dihqacomp.abs.dimo dihqaw
gifts from girl's motherdimo newdimo néwcomp. ofdimowedding gift exchange*ne3throw, put long object put (long) on ground bring fall, drop set a dayabs. ofdimowedding gift exchange*ne3throw, put long object put (long) on ground bring fall, drop set a dayngifts given by a girl’s mother to a man’s relative6.8.3.1Give, donate2.6.1.2Wedding
gill coverkikʰikikʰi´ngill cover: cartilaginous formation near the gills of a fish