ahvmkenhámk-in, hán-🔊numeralone, a, anhvmketone (as a subject)Hvtvm este hvmket okat...Then one man said... (H)hvmkiseven one, as much as onehvmkusējust one (person, etc.), a single (item, etc.)...Cvlakke este-honvnwv hvmken ’tem punahoyēmvts....a Cherokee man and I had a talk. (H)...mvn vtekkekusēn hvsossv-fvccvn hvmken wvkehcet......he laid one [log] pointed toward the east at the edge [of the fire]... (H)alsohvnken
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a lotsulkēsólk-i:🔊adjectivemany, much, a lot of, numerous, a bunch of, a majority of{II}…cuko-yēkcv ofv sulkēt vcvnrvpēt os.…there are many in prison who hate me. (1878a)...hiyomis pvrko este-cate sulke-mahat hompaket os.Even now very many Indians eat grapes. (H)Momof tvsekvyv sulkat pohofvt...Then when a majority of citizens had heard it... (H)seesulkēsulsokē*tąyētǎ:ⁿy-i:, (i)ti-adjectivea lot, profuse, abundant, plentifulKvco tąyē!The berries are profuse!...vfoswvt ta̜yēt omen......they had plenty of switches... (H)fromtayēalsoetetąyēhę̄renhǐ:ⁿɬ-inadverb(not) much, a lotRēkackv, Uekirakko ’tepakat hē̜ren kerrvkot omis...I don’t know much about Thlikachka and Wikaythlakko... (H)fromherē
ableomēom-í:adjectiveable...cehokta̜lusē cehahket aliketv tot ahueretv tis omē-seko cehahkof......you become old and unable to get up or stand up... (H)tayētâ:y-i:🔊adjectiveable (to do something), can, could, may, fit (to do something), shouldVyvko tayes.I can’t go.Mvn avntotetskē tayēs.You may send me another. (1886d)—Hompetskē tayv? —Ehį. Hompvyēs.—Can you eat? —Yes. I can....mv etot nvfkē tayet ont omen......the log could hit him... (H)…punhompetskē tayē onkot os.…you’re not fit to eat with us. (1915a)Rvlakvkē tayis os.You should have come back long ago. (H)seeetetayētayē
aboutmahēmâ:h-i:adjectiveabout (four, there, that time), approximately, around...ohrolopē toccēnat mahe orat......within about three years... (H)Mv mahen licvs.Set it about there....mv oketv mahe omof......at about that time... (H)ohfvccvoh-fácca🔊postpositionabout (a story, etc.), with regard toMont omis ’tem opunvyēcvkekatēs, nake ’tem vkerrakvtē ohfvccv tat.But they didn’t discuss it, the matter of fooling each other. (H)tayētâ:y-i:🔊adjectiveabout (an amount), could beSvyakletv pale-cahkēpusē tayēn hēcet ohmvyan os.I saw her just about fifty steps away. (H)...mēkkvke kohv-rakkon vhopakuce tuccēnusē tayēn tacet......the chiefs cut big canes into about three-inch lengths... (H)seeetetayētayē
about to, behaketvha:k-itá🔊verbto become (winter), get (warm, etc.), get to the point of, be about to, turn (cold), grow (scrawny), turn into (a snake, etc.), break out (of war){II;3}Cvcvpakkē haket os.I'm getting mad.Wotko-este cvhaket os.I've become a monkey.hofonē hakenafter a long timevcę̄wē hakenafter a long time...meskē hakat......when summer came... (H)Momof horret hakēpekv...At that time, because war had broken out... (H)...hvse aklvtkvranusē hakēpen......and as the sun is about to set... (H)seehahvketvhaketv
about, govretvaɬ-ítaverbto be around, be about, go around (of one){I}Cufet arvtēs.There once was a rabbit./Rabbit was about. (H)...este-papv ehvrpet kaken eshēcet accet arvtēs....he found a lion’s skin lying [there] and wore it around. (H)Vrekvs!Let him be! (H)seefulletvvretvwelvketvwelvketvwilak-itáwilak-itáverbto be around, be about, go around, be among (of two){I}Fuswv hokkolet welakvtēs.Two birds were going about. (H)Mohmen wvhvlv-fvccv vhoyet welaken...Then as [Lion and Rabbit] were going to the south... (H)seefulletvvretvwelvketvfulletvfoll-itá🔊verbto be around, be about, go around, be among (of three or more){I}Meskēn fullet omvtēs.They went about in the summer. (H)Momen Cetto Haco tat este-wvnayvlket hopoyet fullet...So lawmen were around looking for Chitto Hacho... (H)...pokko tat hvlwēcet, ahkopanet fullēpen......they threw the ball up and played around... (H)Vholocē hvlwē fullat ue-hvtkv enhēfkēt omēs, makakvnts.Clouds way up high are ocean vapor, they used to say. (H)seefulletvvretvwelvketv
aboveonvpvonápa🔊postpositionabove, over, on top ofuewv onvpusanjust above the water (1915a)Cufe tat ēkvn-hvlwe onvpvn ohlikvtēs.Rabbit sat on top of the mountain. (H)...totkv ētkan onvpvn ’sohlihcet......set it over the fire... (H)...onvpvn eshoyvnhoyen hecahket......they saw him pass over with him... (H)’senhvlwē(i)s-in-hálw-i:🔊adjectivehigher thanfromhvlwē
absentaksekoak-s-ikó-:🔊adjectivenonexistent, not present in water or a low place…naket akseko hakehpet……something ceased to exist in this water… (1915a)sekos-ikó-:🔊adjectivenonexistent, not present, not here, without, absentKafe seko!There’s no coffee.Momen nettv hvmken mv hoktē sepekon…And all day the woman was absent… (1915a)Afvcketv yoksv sekon...Happiness without end... (hymn)Takfvlelēskvt sekatēs.Bat was not there. (H)antonymocē
absorbvsopetvaso:p-itáverbto absorb
abusevnaorketva-na:oɬk-itáverbto abuse, wrong (someone), sin against (God){I;II}Momen vhakv tat cent kvcētt omeccekv, vcvnaorketskat, vm fēkvrvntskat tvlkēpvrēs.And because you have violated the treaty, as you have wronged me and must pay me. (H)ennokkicetvin-nokkeyc-itáverbto hurt (one), injure, harm, abuse{I;D}...efēken enno̜kkicuset......it made his heart grieve... (H)seeennokhokicetvennokkicetv
acceptem esetvim-is-itá🔊verbto take (one) from, accept, take offVm ēset os.He took it from me.’Sencvllv em ehsis.I took the tire off.fromesetvopunvkv est-em esetvopona-ká ist-im-is-itáverbto accept (a challenge)...opunvkv enhervketv omēcicēn, opunvkv est-em ēsit omvyvnkes ce....but because of such good talk, I accepted. (H)
accompanied with, bevpvketvapak-itáverbto be with, be including, be among, become a part of, be accompanied with, mix with, marry, be married to{I;II}...cvrken honvntake ētv hokkolet vpaken......my father and two other men... (H)...hoktē vcvpakat......the woman with me......ele ostvkē vpokat min vpvkēt likēpen eshecakvtēs.......they found him sitting with the four-footed [animals]... (H)Vpaket cehyen...He went in with them... (H)...mvn vpakit likvyvtēt os....I lived with them. (H)
accompanyhorkvsetvhoɬkas-íta🔊verbto serve as a companion for protection, accompany, chaperonevhorkvsetva-hoɬkas-ítaverbto accompany, be there for, stay with, watch (someone sick, etc.)fromhorkvsetvvhorkvskv hayetva-hoɬkás-ka ha:y-itáverbto support (someone), stand up for, accompany
accomplishedem vnvckēim-anáck-i:adjectivehaving a knack for, lucky, accomplished, talented...hayēckv hayēcetv ’mvnvcke here-ma̜hē hake-sasvtēs....he became an accomplished musician. (H)Eco elēckv em vnvckekatu vpakis ocen fullet omvtēs.Sometimes those with no luck at killing deer would be with them.
according tovcak-vyē(a)cakk-ay-í:adjectiveaccording to (a law, etc.), in accordance with (a law, etc.), based on, following...’temfvccetv ’tenhayeyvtē vcak-vyē tokot os....it is not in accordance with the agreement we made. (H)vcak-vyēnacakk-ay-í:-nadverbaccording to, in accordance with, as (someone said to do)...etvlwuce este ensulkē vcak-vyēn......based on the tribal town’s population... (H)Momen mv kicat vcak-vyēn, rohlicvtēs.Then as she had said, he placed her on it. (H)...vpelkv eshayē estomis vculvke ’sem vpeyetv vcak-vyēn okvtē tis onkv...Even though he made fun of him, he was following the ways of the old ones... (H)
accordioneshayēckv-pvkohleis-ha:yi:c-ka-pakóhl-i🔊nounaccordion
account booknak-cokv-eskērkueckvnâ:k-co:-ka-is-ki:ɬkóyc-kanounaccount book, ledger
accountantcvto-konap-eskērkuecvcato-kona:p-is-ki:ɬkóyc-a🔊nounaccountantortoknap-eskērkuecv
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