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ra-(i)ɬa:-1a prefix (sometimes written as a separate word) appearing before verbs and meaning 'back again'...em omv̜lkusēt ralētkat ’soh-vpēttan yohcemiket...im-omǎlⁿk-os-i:-t ɬa:-lî:tk-a:t s-ohh-apí:tt-a-n y-oh-cimâyk-it...[the deer] comes running back with all its might, and it goes up on the porch... (H)2a prefix (sometimes written as a separate word) appearing before verbs and meaning 'a short distance away'"Em onvyarēs" kihohcen, ahyet vccetv cate rakahyet...im-onay-á:ɬi:-s keyhóhc-in áhy-it acc-itá cá:t-i ɬa:-káhy-it“I will tell him,” he was told, and he went and lay his red wrap down... (H)Em punahoyvtēn tvsekvyvt mv ra takfullat omēcicēn...im-poná:ho:y-atí:-n tasikayá-t ma ɬa:-ták-foll-â:t omi:céyc-i:-nWhere they did the talking, because the citizens were there [mocking the Shawnee]... (H)orera-
ra-setetēkv*Grɬa:-sitití:ka🔊nounOlderback fin
ra-vpvlkanɬa:-apâlk-a:nbeyond, on the other side ofwakv-hute ra-vpvlkanwa:ka-hóti ɬa:-apâlk-a:non the other side of the barn, beyond the barn
ra-vpvlkēnɬa:-apálk-i:-nadverb1back again, in reverse2over again
racēyetvɬa:-(i)ci:y-itáverbto come back in (of one)...uewvn aklohpet, coko-ofv racēyet omvtēs.óywa-n aklóhp-it coko-ó:fa ɬá:-ci:y-ít o:m-atí:-s...she bathed in water, and came back into the house. (H)fromecēyetvfull form of’cēyetv
racvwetvɬa:-caw-ítaverbto go and take out (two or more)...eccv-kotakse racvwahket vhoyvtēs.icc-a-kotáks-i ɬa:-caw-áhk-it aho:y-atí:-s...and they got their bows and went. (H)fromcvwetvseeraesetv
raesetvɬa:-is-ítaverbto go get, go take out (one)Nake assepueckv ocvtē raehset...nâ:ki a:ss-ipóyc-ka ô:c-ati: ɬa:-íhs-it[The lioness] took out something she had to chase her with... (H)fromesetvseeracvwetv
rafayetvɬa:-fa:y-itá🔊to go a short distance and huntfromfayetv
rafolecetvɬa:-folic-itáverbto go and come back (of three or more)...Helvpet epohyet yahiket rafolēcvntvs.hilápi-t ipóhy-it ya:hêyk-it ɬá:-foli:c-ánta-s...Hilabi won and yelled and came back. (H)fromyefolecetvseerafolhoketvrafolketv
rafolhoketvɬa:-folhok-ítaverbto go and come back (of two)fromyefolhoketvseerafolecetvrafolketv
rafolketvɬa:-folk-itáverbto go and come back (of one)fromyefolketvseerafolecetvrafolhoketv
rafolotketvɬa:-folotk-itá🔊verbto turn back around (of one)fromfolotketv
rahecetvɬa:-hic-íta🔊verb1to look back at, look behind2to go a short distance and see (someone in a hospital, etc.), go check (something) out{I;II}fromhecetv
rahopoyetvɬa:-hopoy-itá🔊verbto go a short distance and look forfromhopoyetv
rahricetvɬahɬeyc-itáverbto shoot (two or more)seervhetvesrahricetvis-ɬahɬeyc-itáverbto shoot with (two or more arrows, etc.)...eccv-kotakse momen enrēn esrahricet......they would shoot at them with bows and arrows... (H)ohrahricetvoh-ɬahɬeyc-itá🔊verbto hit (two or more) on (a table, etc.), nail onvrahricetva-ɬahɬeyc-itáverbOlderto hit (two or more) on (a wall, etc.), nail on
rahvlvtetvɬa:-halat-itáverbto go get (a child), go grab, retrieveVhakv tat hvfvpē ofvn ra hvlatet ’sēyvfastet...ahá:ka-ta:t hafap-í: ó:fa-n ɬa:-halâ:t-it s-í:y-afa:st-ítThey were guided by the law they had retrieved from the weeds [of time]... (H)fromhvlvtetv
rahvlvthicetvɬa:-halatheyc-itáverbto go a distance and catch (two or more)...rakko tat vwvnawicvkēpvtē rahvlvthicahken...ɬákko-ta:t a-wana:weyc-ak-î:p-ati: ɬa:-halatheyc-áhk-in...they went and caught the horses that they had tied... (H)fromhvlvthicetv
rakcēyetvɬ-ak-ci:y-itáverbto go in (water, etc., of one)Nokose rakcēyat mahen...nokósi ɬákci:yâ:t mâ:hinRight about where the bear went in [the water]... (H)fromecēyetvfull form of’cēyetv
rakhvtvpketvɬ-ak-hatapk-itáverbto go down to (the water, etc., of one)...like a deer, he went down to the water and drank.icó ó:m-i:-t óywa ɬ-ak-hatapêyk-it i:sk-atí:-s...like a deer, he went down to the water and drank. (H)fromhvtvpketv
rakkēɬákk-i:🔊adjectivebig, large, great, muchhvcce rakkēhácci ɬákk-i:a big riverestemerkv rakkēistimíɬ-ka ɬákk-i:great sufferinghotoskv rakkē vpvkēnhotós-ka ɬákk-i: apák-i:-nwith much wearinessvrakkueckv rakke-ma̜hēnaɬakkóyc-ka ɬakk-i-mǎ:ⁿh-i:-nutmost respectantonymcutkēseerakrvkēenrakkēin-ɬákk-i:🔊adjectivebig for (someone), baggy’sērakketv(i)s-i:-ɬakk-itá🔊nounstubbornnessenrakkēin-ɬakk-í:nounthe size of, its sizeMv vrkvcuce enrakkē tat vhopakuce ostat mahetis omēs.The little tom-tom was about four inches around. (H)esrakkēis-ɬákk-i:adjectivebigger...eto-essen ’svyokkohfet, esrakkēn hahyet......he wrapped it in leaves to make it look bigger... (H)synonymresrakkē’senrakkē(i)s-in-ɬákk-i:adjectivebigger thanPokko tat estenke hvmkusē ’sesvkē tayan ’senrakkusēt omvtēs.The ball was a little too big to catch with just one hand. (H)
rakketvɬakk-itáverbto get big, grow bigger...hvccet enrvkiken estepapv hvccen ra tikeko mahvtēt ont...hácci-t in-ɬakâyk-in isti-pá:p-a hácci-n ɬa:-teyk-iko-:-má:h-ati:-t ôn-t...the river became very large and the lion could never cross back over... (H)
rakko(’co)ɬakko, (i)ci-🔊nounhorse{D}orcorakkoorcerakkoecerakkoThe shorter form rakko is common in Oklahoma.
rakko-ɬákko🔊adjectivegreat, big (used in compounds)
rakko em enockvɬákko (i)m-inó:c-ka🔊nounhorse collar