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𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐒼𐒰adjective1rough2prickly3rough, as the tongue4forked or pronged, as antlers5branching out, as the separate claws on a foot6bristling7rough in appearance
𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒷
𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒷𐓐𐒰̄𐒼𐒷́intransitive verb1cry2cry or weep3sing dancing songs𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒰
π“π’°π“ˆπ’°π“„π’·
π“π’°π“ˆπ’°π“„π’·π“π’°Μπ“‰π’°π“„π’·noun1dry grass2dried grass
𐓐𐒰𐓍𐒰
𐓐𐒰𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐓍𐒰adverb1back2backward3in reverse4retrograde
𐓐𐒰𐓏𐒰
𐓐𐒰𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐓏𐒰verb1pulled back, as a sleeve2made bare, uncovered
𐓐𐒰𐓐𐒰
𐓐𐒰𐓐𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐓐𐒰adjective1ruffled2ruffly3having leaves or leaflike layersπ“π’°Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜
π“π’°Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜
π“π’°Ν˜π“π’°Ν˜π“π’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°Ν˜adjective1shiny
𐓐𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐒰𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒰́𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒰adjective1rough (e.g., chapped hands or any rough surface)
𐓐𐒷
𐓐𐒷𐓐𐒷transitive verb1bury2inter
𐓐𐒷
𐓐𐒷𐓐𐒷̋verb1roar2roar, as running water3patter4patter, as rain
𐓐𐒷𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷́𐒼𐒰adjective1dead, as vegetation2dead (from drying up; e.g., a vegetable)3dried4dry
π“π’·π“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“π’·π“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’·Μπ“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·noun1frost (on the ground)2frost3dew
𐓐𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐓐𐒷𐓄𐒷𐓐𐒷́𐓄𐒷adjective1shallow
𐓐𐒷𐓐𐒷
𐓐𐒷𐓐𐒷𐓐𐒷́𐓐𐒷verb1roar or patter frequently2rustle repeatedly𐓐𐒷This 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."
*𐓐𐒻
*𐓐𐒻𐓐𐒻verb1wake2awaken3become awakeThis term is a bound root which means that while this root has an idea attached to it, it cannot be used alone. It must have something else attached to it, often an instrumental prefix.
π“π’»Ν˜
π“π’»Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜adjective1light in color
𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰
𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒻́𐓍𐒰intransitive verb1fall2stumble3fall down4stumble and fall5euphemism for 'die'6die7perish8pass away9topple (as a tree topples)
𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰
𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰́transitive verb1lack of confidence
𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒰
𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒰𐓐𐒻́𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒰noun1breechcloth2loincloth3diaper𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐒹𐒰
𐓐𐒻𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰
𐓐𐒻𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓐𐒻́𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰intransitive verb1stumble repeatedly2go stumbling along𐓐𐒻𐓍𐒰This 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“π“‚Ν˜
π“π“‚Ν˜π“π“‚ΜΝ˜adjective1broken2break3broke, without money or penniless (a loan translation)π“π“ŽΝ˜π’Ώπ’·π’Όπ’·
𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓂́𐒽𐒰1sing dancing songsintransitive verb2singers and drummersnoun𐓐𐓂́𐒽𐒰 π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ“π’°ΜΝ˜π“‡π’·all you singers3all singers of dancing songsnoun𐓐𐒰𐒼𐒷
𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓂̋𐒼𐒰noun1badger
𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒷
𐓐𐓂𐓄𐒷𐓐𐓂́𐓄𐒷1sacredadjective2consecratedadjective3holyadjective4supernatural powernoun5sanctitynounπ“Šπ’·π“π’»
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π“‚Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜adjective1small2little3fine (e.g., fine raindrops)π““π’»Ν˜π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π“π“‚π“Šπ’·
π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“π“‚Μπ“Šπ’·adjective1gray2dull (color or finish)3faded4grayish like ashes5smokyπ“π“‚π’·π“π“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·noun1cedarπ“π’°π’½π“‚ΜΝ˜π“ˆπ’° π’»π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’· π’»Μ„π’Ήπ“‚ΜΝ˜ π“…π’°π“π’»Μ‹Ν˜ π’»Ν˜π’Όπ“‡π’· π“π“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π’»Μπ’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒻 𐒰𐓄𐒱they're making the cedar like Mary's hair
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·adjective1sloppy2slouchy3unkempt4messed up
π“π“‚π“Šπ’· 𐓇𐒰𐓄𐒷
π“π“‚π“Šπ’· π“‡π’°π“„π’·π“π“‚Μπ“Šπ’· 𐓇𐒰́𐓄𐒷adjective1dark grayπ“π“Žπ“Šπ’· π“‡π’°π“„π’·π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“‡π’°π“„π’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Ž
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Žπ“π“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Žπ“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·Μπ’Ήπ“Žnoun1cedar treeπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Žπ“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Ž
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Ž 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷 π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Ž 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷 π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“Šπ’·Μπ’Ήπ“Ž 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷 π’Ήπ“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“„π’°noun1Christmascedar tree preparation dayπ“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ“Žπ’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π’°π’Όπ“‚Ν˜π“ˆπ’° π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’· π’»π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»π“π“‚Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·Μπ“π’»Μ„noun1cedar teaπ“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ“‚π“π’»π’΄π’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ“‚π“π’»π’΄π’°π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“Šπ“‚Μπ“π’»π’΄π’°verb1smoke cedar (cause cedar to smoke), smell cedar, smoke a house with cedar or use in a peyote meeting to smoke a personπ“π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‚π“π’»π’΄π’°Ν˜
𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷
𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷́𐓐𐓂́𐓏𐒷1roar, as the waves or a waterfallOnomatope2roar, as the wind or the waterfallOnomatope3the roar of falling waterOnomatope4roarOnomatope5the noise made by sand in an hourglass, or that of grain poured from a bagOnomatope6sighOnomatope7sough, as the wind in the treesOnomatope8rumbleOnomatope9growlOnomatope10resoundOnomatope11the sound made in tearing calicoOnomatope12the sound heard in sawing or in scraping wood by pushingOnomatope13the whizzing of a whirled stickOnomatope14noisenounπ“π“‚π’·π“π“‚π“π’»π“π“Žπ“π’·
𐓐𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓐𐓄𐒷́𐒼𐒰adjective1dull, not shiny2languid or "blah" feeling one gets in winter𐓇𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰
𐓐𐓄𐒻
𐓐𐓄𐒻𐓐𐓄𐒻1flatulence, fartnoun2expel gas from the bodyintransitive verb
π“π“ˆπ“‚π’·
π“π“ˆπ“‚π’·π“π“ˆπ“‚Μπ’·adjective1snotty, filled with mucus
π“π“Šπ’»
π“π“Šπ’»π“π“Šπ’»1real𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒷 π“π“Šπ’» π’΄π’»ΜΝ˜π’·I'm a real Osage2reallyπ““π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“π’·π““π’»Ν˜ π“π“ŽΜ„π“’π’±Μ π“Š'𐒷́𐓍𐒰 π“π“Šπ’»take a stick and really kill someone3exactly4very5fully6indeed7precisely-π“π“Šπ’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“π“ŽΜπ’Ήπ’°Μ„noun1skin of a person or animal2skin3hide4bark𐒹𐒰
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°Μ‹π“†π’Όπ’°noun1white person2Caucasianπ“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“†π’Όπ’°π’»Ν˜π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“π’°
π“π“Žπ“π’°π“π“ŽΜπ“π’°noun1eagleπ“π’»π“π’°π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’° 𐒿𐒷𐓓𐒷
π“π“Žπ“π’°
π“π“Žπ“π’°π“π“ŽΜ‹π“π’°adjective1wrinkled2ragged
π“π“Žπ“π’° 𐓄𐒰 π“†π’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“π’° 𐓄𐒰 π“†π’°Ν˜π“π“Žπ“π’°Μ 𐓅𐒰 π“†π’°Ν˜noun1bald eagleeagle with the whitish headπ“π“Žπ“π’°π“„π’°π“†π’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ“π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ“π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ“π“‚Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·noun1headdress made of entire eaglesπ“π“Žπ“π“Žπ’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ“π’°π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“ˆπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ“π’·
π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π“ŽΜπ“π’·adjective1broken in, as any hollow object
π“π“Žπ“π“Žπ“π’·
π“π“Žπ“π“Žπ“π’·π“π“ŽΜπ“π“Žπ“π’·1that cracks or crumbles