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𐒼𐒰𐒼𐒰̋𐒼𐒰́1that2that: refers to what is remote, at one side, or out of sight3these, this, this one (animate or inanimate [may apply to abstract entities], emphatic or expressing certainty or immediacy)π’Ήπ“ŽΜπ’Ήπ’·π’Όπ’° 𐓇𐒼𐒻 π“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’· 𐒰𐓄𐒱, 𐒼𐒰̋ 𐓄𐒰 𐓇𐒼𐒻 π’»Ν˜π“‰π’°Μπ“Šπ’», 𐓁𐒰 π’»Μπ“‡π“„π’°π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜ π’Ήπ’°Μ‹π’Όπ“‚Ν˜ π“π’°Μ‹π’Ώπ’»Ν˜ π“Œπ’·there are also the sick, these ones too, father, only you know how to heal them𐓏𐒷̋𐓏𐒻𐓁𐒱 𐒼𐒰̋ π“Œπ’· π’»Ν˜π“‰π’°Μπ“Šπ’»I am grateful for this, father𐒼𐒰̋ π“Œπ’·here it is; this is it (e.g., referring to a cup of coffee or a pile of blankets)𐒼𐒰̋ π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·Μthis person [sitting]4here, in this place𐓇𐒷𐓇𐒷𐓍𐒷
𐒼𐒰-𐒼𐒰̄𐒼𐒰verbpfx1by striking2by sudden application of force or sudden movement3shows that the action expressed by the verb is performed by striking, as with an axe, hoe, or club, or by the object's falling and striking against the ground, etc.4shows the effect of the wind or waterπ“π’°Ν˜-𐓄𐒰-𐓄𐒰-𐓄𐓂-π“„π“Ž-π“ˆπ’°-𐓍𐒰-π“π“Ž-This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’½π’°ΜΝ˜noun1vein2artery3blood vessel4roots of trees or plants5vein or blood vessel𐒼'π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π’Ώπ“Žπ“‡π“Žπ“„π’·
𐒼𐒰 π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·π’Όπ’°Μ‹ π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·Μpronoun1this one (sitting)2these (lying down or horizontal things gathered into a bundle or a sack that sits)π’Όπ’°π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’·
𐒼𐒰 π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°Μ‹ π“Œπ’·pronoun1this (standing; a default combination of demonstrative and positional article used for both concrete and abstract items)𐒼𐒰̋ π“Œπ’· π“π’°Μ„π“Œπ’°Μeat this𐒼𐒰̋ π“Œπ’· π’°π“π’»ΜΝ˜π“€π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜take away this thing here2those inanimate sitting/round things in the surrounding area (referring to a group of sitting items that would be considered 'standing' when gathered together)π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
𐒼𐒰 π“Šπ’· 𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒰̄ π“Œπ’·Μ 𐓍𐒷pronoun1group of inanimate items sitting there𐒼𐒰 π“Šπ’·π“π’·
π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π““π’·π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°π““π’·adverb1for several days
𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒻́𐒼𐒷noun1chief2chief (especially a keeper of a sacred pipe)3great oneπ’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’Όπ’°π“π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°
𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒷 π“‚π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»Μπ’Όπ’· π“‚π“ˆπ“π’°ΜΝ˜noun1assistant chief𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒷 π“‚π’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’Όπ’· π“‚π“ˆπ’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’»π’Όπ’· 𐓂𐒼'π’°Ν˜
𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒻𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒻́𐓍𐒰transitive verb1said when the wind blows or wafts an odor, etc., towards a person - refers to any light object𐒼𐒰-
𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒿𐒻𐒼𐒰𐒹𐒿𐒻́transitive verb1stun or kill, as a person or tree, by a blow2the killing of an enemy by a war party3the striking of an enemy by a warrior, an act which entitles him to a military honor𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓍𐒻𐒼𐒰-π’Όπ’°π’΄π’°π“’π’·π’Όπ’°π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’°π’Όπ’»
π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚ΜΝ˜noun1hunting party composed of all or a large part of a tribeπ’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π“π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜ π’Ώπ’»π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚ΜΝ˜ 𐒿𐒻intransitive verb1return of people from a huntπ’Όπ’°π“π“π“‚Ν˜ π’Όπ“π’»π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π’°π’Ώπ’»π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜ 𐓍𐒷This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜ π“π’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚ΜΝ˜ 𐓍𐒷intransitive verb1migrate2travel3go on a hunting expedition4go on a hunting expedition with many or all of the tribe5go with a large party, each man taking his householdπ’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜ π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“π“π“‚Ν˜ π“π’·π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π’°π“π’·π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ“‚Ν˜ π’Ώπ’»π“π’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“Žπ““π’°π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Ήπ“ŽΜ‹π““π’°π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“ŽΜπ““π’°π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“ŽΜ‹π““π’°1for a long time2for quite a while3a long time ago4long agoπ’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“Žπ““π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“‡π’»
π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’½π’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1fan or fan off someone
𐒼'𐒰𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐒼'𐒰́𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷adjective1serrated, having teeth like a saw or the edge of an elm leaf2notched in many places𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
π’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°Μ‹π’Όπ“‚Ν˜adverb1that way2thus with certainty3in that manner4in this manner5thusπ’Όπ’°π’Όπ“ŽΝ˜π’Όπ’°π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“π’·π’Όπ“‚Ν˜
𐒼𐒰𐒼𐓂𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒽𐓂́𐒼𐒷1a thud or heavy sound caused by dropping a stick𐒼𐒰-𐒼𐓂𐒼𐒷
π’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’°Μ„Ν˜noun1plenty2sufficient3enough4end of an activity5final part of somethingonly like thisπ’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜ π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π’Όπ“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷verb1make no more (of)2do no more3stop there4cease an unnamed activityπ’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ‹π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜adverb1while thus2when thus3when at last4when at that time5at that time6when this was done, or being done7therefore8so9then10and thenπ’Όπ’°π’Όπ“ŽΝ˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
𐒼𐒰𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒿𐒷́𐒼𐒷1shatter or break (e.g., glass)transitive verb2shatter by striking or by sudden movementtransitive verb3fracture (e.g., one's skull)transitive verb4break in, as a stove, skull, window pane, etc.transitive verb5shatter, fracture, crack, breakintransitive verb6brokenintransitive verb𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰-π’Ώπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π’°Ν˜π’Ώπ’·π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π’Ώπ’·π’Όπ’·For this term, Dorsey notes that it "Refers to hard objects, requiring much force."
𐒼𐒰𐒿𐒷𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰𐒿𐒷́𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷transitive verb1break an object into pieces𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓍𐒷𐓐𐓍𐒷𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰-𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
π’Όπ’°π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π’·π““π’·π’Όπ’°π’Ώπ“‚ΜΝ˜π’·π““π’·noun1horned toad
π’Όπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°Μπ“€π’°Ν˜intransitive verb1ring2ring, as a bell3the sound produced by the striking of a bellπ“ˆπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜This term does not refer to the act of ringing a bell, but rather the actual ring of a bell.
π’Όπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π“‡π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π’·intransitive verb1bounce up, be bouncy (as in a rough ride in a car or wagon)𐒼𐒰𐓀𐒰𐓇𐒻𐒼𐒰𐓀𐒰𐓇𐒻𐓇𐒻
π’Όπ’°π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ‹π“π’°Ν˜1only that2this much3just right4just the right amount5only this muchπ’Όπ’°π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“π’°Ν˜
𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒰́𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷transitive verb1break a rope in pieces or shreds by frequent blows with a stick or axe𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒰𐓐𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐒼'𐒰𐓄𐒷𐒼'𐒰́𐓄𐒷1notched (in one place)adjective2serraturenoun𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓄𐓇𐒷𐒼𐒰̋𐓄𐓇𐒷𐒼𐒰̄𐓄𐓇𐒷́transitive verb1brush or comb (one's hair)2curry (an animal's coat)π’Όπ’°π“π“Ž
π’Όπ’°π“„π“Žπ“’π’·π’Όπ’°π“„π“ŽΜπ“’π’·transitive verb1dry an object by blowing on it, as the wind does2sweep dryπ’Όπ’°π“„π“Žπ“’π’·
𐒼𐒰𐓄𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰̄𐓄𐓐𐓂́𐒽𐒷transitive verb1burst2explode3pop (e.g., a balloon)4hit someone on the back, knocking the wind out5make a thud or dull sound by striking a soft object, or the ground6clap the hands7burst, as a leaf on the forehead, by striking it with the hands8stun, crashπ’Όπ’°π“„π“π“Žπ’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°-π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π“π’°Ν˜π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·π“π’°π“„π“π“‚π’Όπ’·
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒰̋𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒰́𐒼𐒻transitive verb1knock out2knock down3hit hard4hit with a stunning blow5give a stunning blow6stun7thrash or kill𐒼𐒰-π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π’Όπ’°π’΄π’°π“’π’·π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ’Ώπ’»π’Όπ’°π’Ώπ“‚Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜
𐒼'π’°Ν˜π“†π’°π’Όπ’»π’Ό'π’°ΜΝ˜π“†π’°Μ„π’Όπ’»1fast in movementadjective2fleet (as a runner)adjective3quicklyadverb4fastadverb5rapidlyadverb6swiftlyadverb
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒷𐒼𐒰̄𐓆𐒷́𐒼𐒰̋𐓆𐒷transitive verb1chop or cut with a striking blow (e.g., from a blade, such as an axe or knife)2cut with a lawnmower3chop up (e.g., long, thin sticks of wood for a fire)4chop down (not by sawing)5cut with an ax or hatchet, as a tree into firewood𐒼𐒰-*π“†π’·π“„π’°π“†π’·π“„π’°π“†π’·π“„π“‚π“†π’·π“π“Žπ“†π’·
π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“†π’»ΜΝ˜noun1tomorrow2on the morrow𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒲
π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’·π“π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°Μ„π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π’·π“π“Šπ’»1morningnoun2this morningnoun3in the early morningadverbπ’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π’·π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“π“Šπ’»