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seda nąngesay-DAH NAHⁿNG-aythat distant curvilinear object yonderthat distant piece of land in sightunspec. comp. form ofsedaunspec. comp. form ofse'e1idanąnge1
seda nąnge 1that distant curvilinear object yonder
seda nąnge 1.1that distant cv. obj. yonder
seda nąnge 2that distant piece of land in sight
seðiSAY-ðeeapple - yelloworange (fruit)noununspec. comp. form ofse1ðiComparewathgu ði xąnjeunspec. comp. form ofwaxguðixąnje
segiSEH-geehereright therein that place by or near youat that place in sight of youthere where you areComparejegiunspec. comp. form ofje'e1igiFemale Who Comes To You In the Water
seheSAY-hayI said thatverbI say thatverbI think thatverbunspec. comp. form ofse'e1iheFirst-Person Singular (I/me)e2
sehe 2I say that
sehe 3I think that
sehedąsay-HAH-dahⁿthat far (and no farther)that long (and no longer)the endunspec. comp. form ofidąComparegahedąunspec. comp. form ofidąjehedą
sehedą 1that far (and no farther)
sehedą 2that long (and no longer)
sehedą 3the end
senąSAY-nahⁿdisappearverbusedverbuse upverbused upverbspent all of itverbdevastateverbdestroyverbFree VariantshenaSHAY-nahblow awaydisappear from firestop reading, because there is no more to be readtell all the news, leaving none to be told by otherstell all the news, leaving none to be toldsay all that can be saidsuck a piece of candy until all is gonesuck a stick of candy, etc., until all is gonekill offcause to be used up
senąhiSAY-nahⁿ-heekill offtransitive verbcause to be used uptransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofseną-hi
senyi1SAY-nyeeunspec. comp. form ofse1nifree variant ofnyi3free variant ofsenyi2unspec. comp. form ofse1nyi3
senyi2SAY-nyeeapple cidernouncidernoununspec. comp. form ofse1nyi3Free Variantsenyi1SAY-nyeeshenishenyi
seseSAY'-sayyou say thatverbunspec. comp. form ofse'e1ise1Second-Person Singular (you)e2
sethgesay-THGAYbe like thatadjective-verbunspec. comp. form ofse'e1ithgeIt is the "thge" (ithge) portion of this term that gets conjugated.
sewaSAY-wahgenerally denoting motion to the one addressedunspec. comp. form ofse3iwago hence towards one's home, taking something that is not one's own: said if seen at the time, and pointed out to the person addressedgo to you
sewagenerally denoting motion to the one addressed
sewa reSAY-wah raygo to youverbunspec. comp. form ofsewaunspec. comp. form ofse3iware2
sewa rego to you
sewa rego to you
sewaradaseh-WAH-rah-dahround about thereunspec. comp. form ofse'e1ida
sexąnjesay-XAHⁿN-jayapple (commerical)noununspec. comp. formsexąnje worok'įapple (cultivated)nounapplenounpearnouncomposed ofse1xąnje
sexąnje worok'įsay-XAHⁿN-jay WOH-rohk'-eeⁿapple pienoununspec. comp. form ofsexąnje 1apple (commerical)composed ofse1xąnjeworok'įunspec. comp. form ofwa-1u-rok'į
sgąsgahⁿmoveverbmove aboutverbstirverbThis term refers to moving around rather than stiring something like soup (IE "People begin to stir in the morning.").actverbdoverbactiveverbdiligentverbFree VariantsgųsgooⁿComparex'ąattackmake one move by pushing - said of one who has been long silent or inattentive
sgąhiSGAHⁿ-heemake moveattacktransitive verbunspec. comp. form ofsgą-hi
*sgesgayuntiedverbThis term refers to the idea of being untied.untie a knot of a cord in the mouthuntieuntie or loosenuntie a knotdisentangle with the handsuntangleunbraid or unravel with the handundo a string by pulling it
-sgesgehifverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxresgeif he goesjisgeif he arrivesgrisgeif he comesyąsgeif he is sleepingurik'ųsgeif he gave youpisgeif it is goodAresge gasų ke.If it be so, all right.if (subject) _______-sverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxmayverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxperhapsverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxthoughverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxwhenverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxwhen (subject) _______-sverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxwhileverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxwhile (subject) _______-sverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxwhile (subject) is _______-ingverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxasverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxought toverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxFree Variant-shge-thgethgayAside from the senses listed with this term, Hamilton and Irvin (1848) also note, "It is used in a passive sense or to express an action as having taken place while some other action or event occured." They also note, "It is used for the imperfect or pluperfect of the indicative when followed by another verb in the indicative mood."if (subject) had _______-edwhen (subject) had _______-edif it be soif (subject) has _______-edif (subject) was _______-ingif (subject) were going towhen (subject) was about toif (subject) willwhen (subject) shallif (subject) _______-edwhile (subject) _______-edwhile (subject) was _______-ingif it ishope for or desire any thing to occurought toa sign of present obligation or possibility; may, oughtought toa sign of present obligation or possibility; may, oughtwhenin that eventought not
-sge 1if
-sge 6when
-sge 12ought to
sge iresgay ee-RAYhope for or desire any thing to occurŲnrak'ųsge ihare ke.I hope that you will give it to me.unspec. comp. form of-sgeire1The "sge" in this term is a suffix that would be attached to the verb in the sentence. The term "ire" follows the standard conjugation rules, NOT the R-verb rules.Comparee'e.....-sge
-sge pi nų'aresgay pee noo'-AH-rayought tosfxHapagaxesge pi nų'are.I ought to write.a sign of present obligation or possibility; may, oughtsfxunspec. comp. form of-sgepi nų'areunspec. comp. form ofpi1nų'areCompare-sge pi nų'asgųunspec. comp. form of-sgepi1nų'asgų
-sge pi nų'are 1ought to
-sge pi nų'are 1ought to
-sge pi nų'are 2a sign of present obligation or possibility; may, ought
-sge pi nų'asgųsgay PEE nooⁿ'-AH-sgooⁿought toverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxa sign of present obligation or possibility; may, oughtverbSubjunctive (if, may, might, perhaps, when)sfxunspec. comp. form of-sgepi1nų'asgųunspec. comp. form ofnų'aasgųWhile this term means "ought to," it does not carry as much certainty as "sge pi nų'are."Compare-sge pi nų'areunspec. comp. form of-sgepi nų'are
-sge pi nų'asgų 1ought to
-sge pi nų'asgų 2a sign of present obligation or possibility; may, ought
sgedaSGAY-dahwhenin that eventunspec. comp. form of-sge-da2contracted variant oftąheda
sgeda 2in that event
sgigeSGEE-gaywring outverbtwistwring out (by hand)wrappound clothing, as in washingcut a notch with a sawbear down on clothing, in washing itbear down on clothing in washing it, pressing it into groovesrub it along a washboard that has ridges on it