cʼahtakcʼahtáʔnoriole (has black head and yellow breast); canary; green-backed goldfinchcahtakʼínsʼe· mucahtacʼínsʼe· muit seems to be an oriolecʼahtakʼé· muit's a canary1.6.1.2BirdFree VariantcʼahtacPhrasal Adjectivecʼahtaʔ šiʔbaorange, yellow
cʼahtaʔ šiʔbacʼahtáʔ šiʔbaadjorange, yellowcʼahtaʔ šiʔba ciwalawciwalá· cʼahtaʔ siʔbaorange shirtcʼahtáʔ šiʔba ca·škayellow cupca·ška cʼahtáʔ šiʔba ʔel didubring that yellow dish (bring that dish which is yellow)8.3.3.3.4Colors of the spectrumCompare*qʰala·c 3yellow, brownnara·haorangecʼahtakoriolešiʔbabody
*cʼakalcʼakálʔvbe apartcʼakala(´)·duʔ ṭʰaʔbamʔ(many) to be far apartcʼakala·cʼicʰmeʔspread out!DerivativecʼakaliscatteredEssive*cʼakalmabe scattered
cʼakalicʼakalíadjfar apart, dispersed, scattered, sparsecʼakalí ʔe· muthey’re far apartheʔe cʼákalisparse hair (thin enough to see skin)maʔa cʼákaliscattered fruit*cʼakalbe apart
*cʼakalmacʼakálmawvbe scattered, be apartseʔe cʼakálmawin duwál cadelaI can see through the scattered (not dense) brushcʼakálmameʔbe apart!cʼakálmabe apart!*cʼakalbe apart
cʼakʼcʼákʼmim-animsound of blade hitting and entering succulent object (axe in wet log, blade in flesh)
*cʼal-v-instrseparate but remain attached at one point or along one side; hingedCompare*kʼal1open slightlyPlural*cʼaltaPrefixed*bacʼalseparate but remain attached with mouth*bicʼalopen mouth*cacʼalmassive object separate but remain attached*cucʼalseparate but remain attached with rounded object*cʰicʼalseparate but remain attached by holding small part of larger object*dacʼalseparate but remain attached with hand*dicʼalopen*ducʼaleyes open to get something out*hacʼalspread legs apart*hicʼaldress gape open*macʼalseparate but remain attached with foot*micʼalseparate but remain attached with toes*mucʼalseparate but remain attached*pʰacʼalseparate but remain attached with end of long object*pʰicʼalhave tears in eyes*pʰucʼalblow open but remain attached*qacʼalseparate but remain attached by with teeth*sicʼalstuck papers separate in water*šucʼalpull apart
cʼalalcʼalálnhedgehog mushroomDentinum repandum (Hedgehog or Tooth Fungi)Food: These were baked on hot stones. Today it is baked in the oven or fried. • Season: in fall after the rains.1.5.4Moss, fungus, algaeGenerichicʼe·mushroom
*cʼaltacʼáltawPlural of*cʼalseparate but remain attached
cʼašcʼášmim-animrustling sound, e.g. walking on leavescʼáš cʼás cʼás cʼás cede· ʔacaʔ šihpʰa sʼuqaʔ wa·demIt went "rustle rustle" when the man walked through the dry leavesčášcenʔit said cʼašSynonym*diša·mfall and rustleCognate of this Mimetic*cʼahšacʼahšarepeated several times
cʼawcʼáwmim-animsound of many small objects rattling inside somethingcʼacʼawawrattle of rattlesnake or of something small (seeds) in a box or cancʼawawrattle soundcʼaw cʼawbabby rattlerepeated or reduplicated