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𐓍𐒻𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷
𐓍𐒻𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷𐓍𐒻̄𐓐𐓂́𐓏𐒷transitive verb1drag along, as the raccoon does his tailπ“π’»π“π“‚π“π’»π“π“‚π’·π“π’»π“π“Žπ“π’·π“π’»-𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷
𐓍𐒻𐓐𐓂𐓐𐓂
𐓍𐒻𐓐𐓂𐓐𐓂𐓍𐒻̄𐓐𐓂́𐓐𐓂transitive verb1keep dragging𐓍𐒻𐓐𐓂𐓐𐓂𐒷𐓍𐒻-𐓐𐓂𐓏𐒷This 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’»π“π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π’»π“π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’»π“π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜transitive verb1draw water or run water (e.g., into a bathtub)2pour𐓍𐒻-
𐓍𐒻𐓒𐒻𐓍𐒷
𐓍𐒻𐓒𐒻𐓍𐒷𐓍𐒻̄𐓒𐒻́𐓍𐒷transitive verb1stretch2stretch, as distend3distend𐓍𐒻-
𐓍𐒻𐓒𐓂
𐓍𐒻𐓒𐓂𐓍𐒻̄𐓒𐓂́transitive verb1make bend (e.g., bend a tree branch over with the hands)𐓍𐒻𐓒𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓍𐒻-
𐓍𐒻𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒰
𐓍𐒻𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓍𐒻𐓓𐒰́𐓓𐒰transitive verb1shake (a person, an object, or one's own body part, such as shaking the head; human agent only, not nonhuman agents such as wind)2arouse a person from a sound sleep by roughly shaking himπ“π’»π““π’°Ν˜π““π’°Ν˜π“π’»-
π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜
π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“π’»π““π’»ΜΝ˜transitive verb1stretch an open skin by pulling𐓍𐒻-
π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’»π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’·noun1son (your)2nephew (brother's son, of a male) (your)3nephew (sister's son, of a female) (your)𐓍𐒻-*π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“π’»π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π’»π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’»π““π’»Μπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜1you too, or for your partFemaleπ“π’»π““π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π’»π“‡π’Όπ’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π’»π““π’»π“Šπ’·
π“π’»π““π’»π“Šπ’·π“π’»π““π’»Μπ“Šπ’·intransitive verb1break wind2fart (with a small noise, by letting the air out slowly)𐓍𐒻-π“π’»π’΄π’»Ν˜π“π’°π“π’»π“„π’»π“π’°Ν˜
π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·
π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·π“π’»π““π’»ΜΝ˜π“π’·noun1brother (older, of a male) (your)π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’·π“π’»-*π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·π“π’»π““π’»Ν˜π“π’·
π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜
π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜π“π’»π““π“‚ΜΝ˜π’°Ν˜noun1sister (older, of a female) (your)π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’°π“π’»-*π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜π“π’»π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’°Ν˜
π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’»π““π“‚ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’·noun1daughter (your)2niece (brother's daughter, of a male) (your)3niece (sister's daughter, of a female) (your)𐓍𐒻-*π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π“π’»π““π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·
𐓍𐒻𐓓𐓂𐓓𐒻
𐓍𐒻𐓓𐓂𐓓𐒻𐓍𐒻̄𐓓𐓂́𐓓𐒻𐓍𐒻𐓓𐓂́𐓓𐒻transitive verb1hurt or harm another physically2mistreat3trouble or mistreat someone4harm another mentally, emotionally (e.g., by humiliating another or by dying)5cause another to suffer (purposely on the part of the agent)π“π“Žπ““π“‚π““π’»π“π’»-𐒰𐓓𐒻𐓍𐒰𐓓𐓂𐓓𐒻
𐓍𐓂𐒹𐒰
𐓍𐓂𐒹𐒰𐓍𐓂́𐒹𐒰adverb1almost2nearly3about (to) (implies that the event is likely to occur)π“π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’°π“π“‚Ν˜π’Ήπ’°Ν˜π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π’°π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°π“‚π“π“‚π’Ήπ’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“„π’°Μ1twoadjective𐓏𐒰̄𐓁𐒰́𐓇𐒷 𐒷́[𐓍]π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“„π’° π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μπ’Ώπ’· 𐓉𐒰 π’°Ν˜π“π’·ΜWaanΓ‘Ε‘e and I are going home [the two of us]𐒽𐒰́𐓏𐒰 π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“„π’°Μtwo horses2the two of themadjective3both of themadjective4twiceadverbπ’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’±Μ π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“„π’°Μ π’°π“π’°Μπ“π“‚Ν˜π’΄π’·I ate twice todayπ“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’±π“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°π“π’°π’Όπ“ƒ
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°Μπ’Ήπ’°adverb1in two places2apartπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’° 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’° π’Όπ’°π“π’·π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“„π’°Μπ’Ήπ’° 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷transitive verb1divide in two2halvemake into twoπ“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Ήπ’°π’Όπ’°π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜1two at a timeπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“„π’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“„π’·π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°Μπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’»Μπ“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“„π’·noun1twinsπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“„π’·π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’»π“ˆπ’°π“π’·-𐓄𐒷
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’»Ν˜
π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’»Ν˜π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’»ΜΝ˜1twiceπ“π“ŽΝ˜π“„π’»Ν˜π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°-π’»Ν˜
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π“π“‚Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜adjective1straightπ“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’»π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’»π“π’·
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’»π“π’·π“π“‚Μπ“ˆπ’°π’½π’»π“π’·intransitive verb1become acquainted with each other2make friends with each other3regard each other as friends4hold each other dear5take or regard each other as relatives, be relatedπ“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’»π’·π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π“π’·π’Όπ’»π’Ό-
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π“π’·
π“π“‚π“ˆπ’°π“π’·π“π“‚Μπ“ˆπ’°π“π’·transitive verb1be friendly with2dwell in friendship with instead of trying to kill3regard as a friendπ“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“π’·
𐓍𐓂𐓍𐓂
𐓍𐓂𐓍𐓂𐓍𐓂́𐓍𐓂1greasyadjective2stainnoun
𐓍𐓂𐓐𐒷
𐓍𐓂𐓐𐒷𐓍𐓂́𐓐𐒷noun1buffalo2a kind of bison, or buffalo with reddish-yellow hair, and long legs (the other buffaloes are dark)3Buffalo clanπ“π“Žπ“π’·π“Šπ’·
π“π“‚Ν˜π“π“Ž
π“π“‚Ν˜π“π“Žπ“π“‚ΜΝ˜π“π“Žnoun1lung2lungs
π“π“Ž-
π“π“Ž-π“π“Žπ“π“ŽΜ„verbpfx1action by hand2cause, make (not necessarily by hand)𐓍𐒻-𐒼𐒰-π“π’°Ν˜-𐓄𐒰-𐓄𐒰-𐓄𐓂-π“„π“Ž-π“ˆπ’°-𐓍𐒰-This is an affix that cannot be used by itself. It is attached to other words or roots.
π“π“Žπ’°π“π’·
π“π“Žπ’°π“π’·π“π“Žπ’°Μπ“π’·transitive verb1pull up, as a blanket, and uncover what is beneathπ“π“Ž-π“π“Žπ’°π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ’°π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ’°π“’π’·π“π“ŽΜ„π’°Μπ“’π’·transitive verb1open (e.g., a door, a window, the lid on a box)π“π“Ž-π“π“Žπ’°π“π’·
π“π“Žπ’΄π’°π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ’΄π’°π“’π’·π“π“Žπ’΄π’°Μπ“’π’·transitive verb1tear, as clothing, by pulling2tear or break open by haulingπ“π“Žπ“„π“π’°π“’π’·π“π“Ž-𐒴𐒰𐓒𐒷
π“π“Žπ’΄π’·π“’π’°Ν˜π“π’°
π“π“Žπ’΄π’·π“’π’°Ν˜π“π’°π“π“Žπ’΄π’·Μπ“’π’°Ν˜π“π’°transitive verb1make wither, and droop, past recovery, as vegetation, by pulling or holdingπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ’΄π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’΄π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ’΄π’»ΜΝ˜transitive verb1turn around in a circle, as an augerπ“π“Žπ“„π“π’»Ν˜π“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°Μπ“‡π’»Ν˜transitive verb1turn an object inside outπ“π“Ž-π’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π’·π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π’·
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π’·
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π’·π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°Μ‹π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π’·transitive verb1make inside out2turn wrong side outπ“π“Ž-π’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜π“π’·π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“‡π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“Šπ’»
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°π“Šπ’»π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’°Μπ“‹π’»transitive verb1remove with his family to a short distanceπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’·π“„π’·
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ’·π“„π’·π“π“ŽΜ„π’Ήπ’·Μπ“„π’·transitive verb1lighten2make lighter or smallerπ“π“Ž-𐒹𐒷𐓄𐒷
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ’Ήπ“Žπ“Šπ’·π“π“ŽΜ„π’Ήπ“ŽΜ‹π“Šπ’·π“π“Žπ’Ήπ“ŽΜ‹π“Šπ’·π“π“ŽΜπ’Ήπ“ŽΜ„π“Šπ’·π“π“Žπ’Ήπ“ŽΜπ“Šπ’·transitive verb1pull down2lower by pulling (e.g., a window shade)3take down, remove (from a high place such as a shelf or from the wall, such as pictures)π“π’»π’Ήπ“Žπ“Šπ’·π“π“Ž-π’Ήπ“Žπ“Šπ’·
π“π“Žπ’Όπ’°
π“π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“π“Žπ’Όπ’°Μtransitive verb1husk corn2pull the husk from an ear of cornπ“π“Ž-
π“π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Όπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“π“ŽΜ„π’½π’°Μ‹π“€π’°Ν˜transitive verb1ring2ring the bell3press the doorbell4ring, as a bell, by pulling a ropeπ“π“Žπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“€π’°Ν˜π“π“Ž-π’Όπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Όπ’»π’Όπ’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Όπ’»π’Όπ’»Ν˜π“π“ŽΜ„π’½π’»Μπ’½π’»Ν˜transitive verb1curl (as a person's hair)2make curlyπ“π“Žπ’Όπ’»Ν˜π’Όπ’»π“π“Ž-π’Όπ’»π’Όπ’»Ν˜π“π’»Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ’Όπ“‚π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ’½π“‚Μπ’Όπ’·adjective1be cramped2cramp3drawn up, cramped, as the muscles of the hand, foot, leg, or stomachπ“π’»π’Όπ“Žπ’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ’Όπ“Žπ’Όπ’·π“π“Ž-To refer to a specific body part being cramped, say the body part first, followed by the appropriate conjugation of this term.
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π“ŽΜ‹π’Ώπ’°Ν˜transitive verb1make angryπ“π“Ž-π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1uncoil or straighten what is coiled2undo a string by pulling3undo a string by pulling it4unravel or unbraid with the hand5unbraid or unravel with the handπ“π“Žπ’Όπ“π’°π“π’°π“π“Ž-𐒿𐒰𐓍𐒰
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°ΜΝ˜π“π’°transitive verb1miss, as in trying to grasp any object2fail to grasp an object because it is too large3fail to grasp any object, because it is too large4drop an object because he has but a slight hold on itπ“π“Žπ’Όπ“π’°Ν˜π“π’°π“π“Ž-*π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“„π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“„π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“„π’»π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°π“„π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π“π’°
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’°π“π’°π“π“ŽΜ„π’Ώπ’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1spread, spread out (e.g., a tarpaulin, a blanket, corn to be dried)π“π“Ž-𐓍𐒻𐒴𐒰
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’·π’Όπ’·
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π“ŽΜ„π’Ώπ’·Μπ’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’·Μπ’Όπ’·transitive verb1cause to break, cause to shatter2break or shatter with the hands (e.g., a dish, an egg, a lightbulb, a window)π“π“Ž-𐒿𐒷𐒼𐒷
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’·π“’π’·
π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’·π“’π’·π“π“Žπ’Ώπ’·Μπ“’π’·transitive verb1make striped by drawing something over or across an object2draw stripesπ“π’»π’Όπ“π’·π“’π’·π“π“Žπ’Όπ“π’·π“’π’·π“π“Ž-𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷
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π“π“Žπ“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π“π“ŽΜ„π“€π’°ΜΝ˜π“‡π’»transitive verb1pull up2hold up3raise4liftπ“π“Žπ“€π’°π“‡π’»π“π“Ž-π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»π“„π’°π“€π’°Ν˜π“‡π’»
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π“π“Žπ“€π’°π“π’°π“π“Žπ“€π’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1lift, hold high, raise up, turn upπ“π“Ž-