| waʾókta-icʾila |
? -see example |
Reflexive verb |
| tʿokáta ... kį (hehą́l) |
... (quant. of time) from now |
Adverb |
| icázopi sʾe |
"as one might draw a line", a simile to show directness and speed as once |
Adverb |
| sįté kipákšiža |
"bent tail," to stay home a while. |
idiom |
| wanáǧitʿaǧoša |
"ghost spittle," a type of sap that exudes from a wild plant and looks like spittle |
Noun |
| wakáȟniȟniȟ cʿįké |
"how particular, how picky, "choosy," he is!" |
Interjection |
| akawa |
"I'll bet", "I'm willing to wager" |
Interjection |
| anágwake |
"kicker," on who complains about things, usually about government policy |
Noun |
| sįté hą́ska |
"long tail," to go around all the time. |
idiom |
| aǧúyapi tʿacʿáǧu |
"lung bread", i.e., raised bread |
Noun |
| kʾéya |
"not so, rather it is like this" is implied |
Conjunction |
| ųkcéla yútapi |
"peyote eaters;" i.e. members of the Native American Church. |
n. |
| ho he niye |
"thank you," acknowledging someone who gave you something i.e. like a bottle of water. (MUA, VTA, WOF, 2022) |
hokahe |
| mniyaṡp̄uya |
"the water makes him/her/them itch," euphemism for someone being impatient, (VTA, 2022) intonation: mniYAṡp̄uya, term from Margaret Brings Horses/Taken Alive calling her son that |
hokahe |
| mní kte |
(1st sing. pot. of yÁ) |
Intransitive verb |