| eyaṡ akhe |
(aaṡ akhe-how it is said) t̄uwa owak̇aƞk̇aƞ, they're bs'ing you (VTA) |
hokahe |
| na |
(an entreaty spoken by a woman; can often be translated as "please") |
Participle |
| ši |
(appended to another verb) to order, command, request another to act |
Auxiliary verb |
| weló |
(assertion, male speaking; replaces yeló when preceding word ends in u, ų, or o) |
Participle |
| yeló |
(assertion, male speaking) |
Participle |
| kištó |
(assertion; used by women) |
Participle |
| kštó; kšt |
(assertion; used by women) |
None |
| wakį́yąʾagli |
(be a) thunderstorm (lit. "the thunder birds have come home") |
Intransitive verb |
| okáluzA |
(be) breeze, draft |
vs |
| hį́hana |
(be) morning, this morning |
vs |
| hį́hąna |
(be) morning, this morning |
None |
| piȟyÁ |
(cause to) boil |
Transitive verb |
| héci |
(deferential suggestion) |
Participle |
| la |
(diminutive, indicating that speaker has a feeling of affection for the person or thing referred to; may also indicate small size or endearing characteristics of personality or appearance; used after nouns and verbs) |
Participle |
| hïhï |
(exclamation of surprise or disapproval used by women) |
Interjection |