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chahiadj1barred transverselyPattern, designHorizontalVertical2cross-shapedPattern, designHorizontalVertical3crossedPattern, designHorizontalVertical
chahka1v.I.trto pierceMake hole, openingSteps in food preparation2v.I.trto plant (a post in the ground)Set uprightVertical3v.I.intrto prickSense of touchPainPoking tool4v.T.trto get scratched (by briars)Sense of touchPainInjure5v.I.intrto stick (as a thorn)Sense of touchPainInjure6v.I.trto stick (in the ground)Set uprightVertical7v.T.trto get stuck, pricked (by a thorn)Sense of touchPainInjure
chahkaadjplanted (of a post)Set uprightVertical
chahkarihkurihkuchahkainterestingly the morphemes appear in both orders. Figure out which to use and get rid of the othernpostWoodVerticalplanted stick
chahkinflying squirrelRodent
chahtanpropChoctawTribal names
chahtanuhchichahtanuhchinChoctaw womanTribal namesWoman
chahtashichahta-shinChoctaw manManTribal names
*chahuru
chakinthicket of briarsPlantGrass, herb, vine
chakit'ɛchaki-t'ɛnbig thicket of briarsPlantForest, grassland, desert
ChalakinpropCherokee (language)(borrowed from Cherokee autonym Tsalagi, LCRP 2023)
chali1v.I.trto break lengthwiseBreak2v.I.trto split (rails)Break3adjsplit lengthwise(extended by Yoroni Nisa group 2023)
chapuv.I.trto remove jewelry or glassesImmersion 2017 creation, consonatal metathesisJewelryRemove, take apartSomething used to see
charachiracholuv.I.intr(water) to dripDrip
charaadjdistendedSwell
chariv.I.intr1to cryCry, tear2to mewCry, tearAnimal sounds3to whimperCry, tearAnimal sounds
charinanbelted kingfisherBird
chasav.II.intrto rattleAnimal sounds
chɔhan1chiefGovernmentRuler2governorGovernmentPolitics3kingRuler4presidentRulerOccupationPolitics
chɔhakuwatohkuchɔhakuwatohkunkingbirdBird
chɔhanuhchichɔhanuhchinqueen(Created by members of Elders Council and American Indian Center of Houston, January 2024)chief lady
chɔhat'ɛchɔha-t'ɛn1governorPerson in authorityGovernmentPolitics2big chiefPerson in authorityGovernmentRulerPolitics
chɔhayawachɔhayawandictator(Yoroni Nisa group 2022)evil chief
chɔhɔkanuhchichɔhaɔkanuhchinprincess(generated by modern Tunica speakers, 2024)chief girl