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wachi
1
v.I.intr
to fight
4.8.2
Fight
2
v.I.tr
to fight, to fight with
4.8.2
Fight
wachu
v.I.tr
to pull out
7.3.2.7
Take something out of something
waha
v.I.intr
1
to cry
3.5.6.5
Cry, tear
2
to bawl
3.5.6.5
Cry, tear
3
to weep
3.5.6.5
Cry, tear
2.6.6.4
Mourn
4
to yelp
1.6.4.3
Animal sounds
5
to honk (of geese)
1.6.4.3
Animal sounds
6
to neigh
1.6.4.3
Animal sounds
7
to utter its characteristic sound
1.6.4.3
Animal sounds
wahka
1
v.T.intr
to break, crack
7.8.1
Break
7.8.2
Crack
2
v.I.intr
to crack, break
7.8.1
Break
7.8.2
Crack
3
v.I.tr
to break off, to break something
7.8.1
Break
5.2.1.2
Steps in food preparation
wahkat'ɛ
-t'ɛ
n
loggerhead turtle
1.6.1.3.3
Turtle
big wahka
waka
1
v.I.intr
to command
4.5.3.2
Command
2
v.I.intr
to give orders
4.5.3.2
Command
3
adj
a linguistic term for imperative verb forms
abbreviated w
9.4.3.1
Imperative
waka
1
v.II.tr
to fell (of a tree)
6.6.3.1
Lumbering
2
adj
fallen (of a tree)
6.6.3.1
Lumbering
waka
1
v.I.intr
to topple over (of its own accord)
7.2.2.5.1
Fall
2
v.II.tr
to topple it over
7.3.1.4
Knock over
7.3.2.9
Push
3
v.II.tr
to throw it down
7.3.2.9
Push
wala
1
v.I.intr
to split (itself)
This verb can also be Class II, but Class I is preferred.
7.8.2
Crack
2
v.II.tr
to split something
7.8
Divide into pieces
3
v.II.tr
to cleave
7.8
Divide into pieces
wala
unspec. var. of
wara
to split lengthwise (causative)
7.8
Divide into pieces
wali
1
to call
3.5.1.4.1
Call
2
adj
so-called
9.7.3
Name of a thing
-wan
sfx
in order to
-wan ya
v
sfx
1
to try
"ya" is a verb that takes a subject
2
to start to
wana
1
v.T.intr
to burn
5.5.4
Burn
2
v.II.tr
to burn, to burn up
5.5.4
Burn
3
v.T.tr
to have a fever
2.5.6.2
Fever
*wana
v.st
1
to want, desire
3.2.7.1
Hope
3.3
Want
2
to be willing
3.3.2.4
Willing
3
to want to ___, supplied by the preceeding verb
3.3
Want
-wana
sfx
wanani
1
n
fever
2.5.6.2
Fever
2
adj
feverish
2.5.6.2
Fever
wantaha
adv
1
in ancient times
8.4.6.5.4
Old, not new
8.4.5.2
Before
2
formerly
8.4.5.2
Before
3
long ago
8.4.6.2
Past
8.4.5.2
Before
wara
v.II.tr
to split
7.8
Divide into pieces
waroro
n
mile
8.2.2
Long
8.2.6.1
Far
waru
1
v.II.tr
to pull up
7.3.2.8
Pull
7.3.2.4
Lift
2
v.I.intr
to pull oneself up
7.3.2.8
Pull
wasa
n
garfish species (medium size)
1.6.1.5
Fish
washa
adj
1
plain
8.3.8.1
Simple, plain
2
smooth
8.3.2.1
Smooth
3
unmarked
8.3.8.1
Simple, plain
washa
v.II.tr
to smooth
8.3.2.1
Smooth
washashe
interj
the shout of a captive
4.8.3.5
Prisoner of war
3.5.1.1.1
Shout
2.3.2.3
Types of sounds
May mean dauntless, courageous, brave in Osage,
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