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tawatani
ta-
wata
n
concealer
Hide
tawatoruwishipɛta
watoruwishipɛta
ta-
watoruhki
wishipɛta
nprop
Coulée des Grues
Names of rivers
tawɛhani
ta-
wɛha
n
light (noun)
Light source
illuminator
tawɛhani mili
n
traffic light
TPL creation, 2020 adult immersion
red light
tawɛhani yuru
tawɛhani
yuru
n
laser
2017 Summer Camp TLP creation
Light source
long light
tawɛhaniyunka
n
string lights
TLP creation, 2020 adult immersion (Andrew, Rebecca, Tyler)
tawichi
n
ladder
dictionary example sentence group neologism, Dec 2020
tawihu
ta-
wihu
n
fan
Blow air
gentle blower
tawiralepini
ta-
wiralepi
n
question, inquiry
using wiralepi to distinguish from wira "to count"
Ask
tawishimeli
ta-
wishi
meli
nprop
Black River
Names of rivers
the black water
tawishimili
ta-
wishi
mili
nprop
Red River
Names of rivers
the red water
tawishit'ɛ
ta-
wishi
-t'ɛ
nprop
Mississippi River
Names of rivers
the Big Water
tawista
tawistat'ɛ
ta-
wista
n
candy, sweets, dessert
(generated by modern Tunica speakers)
Prepared food
tawistahahka
tawista
hahka
n
candy corn
(Yoroni Nisa group 2022)
Prepared food
candy corn
tawistat'ɛ
n
dessert
(created by Yoroni Nisa group 2024)
Food
the big sweet
var. of
tawista
comp. of
ta-
wista
tawohku
ta-
wohku
n
1
hat
Clothing
2
lid
Cover
Parts of things
coverer
tawohku
ta-
wohku
n
fisher
Fishing
tawohkuchɛra
tawohku
*chɛra
n
hat (of straw or palmetto)
Clothing
fringed hat
taworu
ta-
woru
n
1
student
Learn
Study
2
learner
Learn
learner
taworuni
ta-
woru
n
teacher
Make speech
School
Teach
Expert
tawulini
ta-
wuli
n
1
sharpener
Sharp
Pointed
Working with wood
2
pencil sharpener
Sharp
Pointed
Tool
Write
taya
ta-
ya
n
verb
Grammar
Part of speech
maker, doer
taya halani
taya
halani
n
adverb
abbreviated tyh
TLP creation for dictionary labeling
Grammar
Part of speech
taya oni sahku
taya
oni
sahku
n
intransitive verb
TLP creation for dictionary labeling
Grammar
one person verb
tayahku
ta-
yahku
n
poisoner
Poison
Do evil to
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