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π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“†π’»Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π“†π’»ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’·transitive verb1close, slam, close suddenly or by striking𐒼𐒰-
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒷́𐓄𐒷transitive verb1shave a person𐒼𐒰-𐓄𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒻
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐒼𐒻𐒼𐒰̄𐓆𐒼𐒻́transitive verb1compress, gather up or wad together with a sudden movement, pinch off (as in making balls out of cornmeal for cornmeal dumplings), grab𐒼𐒰-𐓍𐒻𐓆𐒼𐒻
π’Όπ’°π“†π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’»
π’Όπ’°π“†π“‚Ν˜π“Šπ’»π’Όπ’°π“†π“‚ΜΝ˜π“Šπ’»transitive verb1test someone2try someone out𐒼𐒰-
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓄𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓅𐒷́𐒼𐒰́𐓆𐓄𐒷adjective1clear, as clear water, free from mud𐓁𐒻 𐒼𐓇𐒷 𐒼𐒰𐓆𐓄𐒷The water is clear.2limpid
π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°π“†π“‹π’·Μπ’Όπ’·transitive verb1gash the skin by hitting with a knife, sharp stone, etc., or by falling on some sharp and prominent object2make a deep gash in the skin by hitting with a knife or stick, or by falling on some prominent or sharp object𐒼𐒰-π“„π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“„π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°π“†π“‹π’·Μπ“†π“‹π’·π’Όπ’·transitive verb1gash the skin repeatedly by hitting with a knife, or by falling on some sharp object2tear clothing, etc., into shreds by blowing at it (said of the wind)𐒼𐒰-π“„π’°π“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·π“π“Žπ“†π“Šπ’·π“†π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’·This 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“†π“Šπ“Ž
π’Όπ’°π“†π“Šπ“Žπ’Όπ’°Μ„π“†π“Šπ“ŽΜtransitive verb1slice, slit, punch through
π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“‡π’·π“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π’·Μπ“π’°Ν˜1ended, finished, that's all, something (e.g., soup, coffee) is finished (i.e., ready)intransitive verb2closing of a prayer, amennoun𐒼𐒰-
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻𐒼𐒰̋𐓇𐒻1a long time𐒼𐒰̋𐓇𐒻 π’Ώπ’»Μ‹Ν˜π“„π’·he sat a long timeπ“π’·Μπ’Ήπ’»π“Šπ’· 𐒹𐒻́ 𐒰̋𐓄𐒷 𐓋𐒻́ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓑𐒷 𐒼𐒰̋𐓇𐒻 𐓍𐒻́ 𐒰̋𐓄𐒷she went a long way and took a long time to build her nest [they said]𐒼𐒰̋𐓇𐒻 𐓏𐒰́𐒿𐒻 π’°Ν˜π“π’°Μ‹π“Œπ’»π“„π’·, π’°Ν˜π“π’»Μ‹π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜ 𐓉𐒱́we've danced a long time, let's stop2long ago3be longintransitive verbπ’Ήπ“‚Ν˜π“„π’° 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒰 𐒼𐒰̋𐓇𐒻 𐒰𐒼𐓐𐒱́the days are longer now4for a long timeadverb5a long time (which has passed)noun𐒼𐒰̋𐓇𐒻 π“π’°π“Œπ’»Μπ’·here you are already!lit:so long a time has passed!π’Όπ’°π’Ήπ“Žπ““π’°
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻 π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻 π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°Μπ“‡π’» π““π’»ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°1a short time2a little while3a little while ago4after some timeπ’Όπ’°π“‡π’»π““π’»Ν˜π’Όπ’°
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻𐓁𐒻
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻𐓁𐒻𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒻́𐓁𐒻noun1shinny (a team ballgame played on a field with a buckskin ball, sticks, and goals at the opposite ends of the field)
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒷́transitive verb1tie up or together (e.g., shoelaces)𐒼𐒰-
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜1enough2sufficient3enough (of some activity)4final point, end (e.g., of one's earthly existence)π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ŽΝ˜
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜ π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜ 𐒼𐒰̋𐓐𐒷transitive verb1cease, stop2reach a point of sufficiency, produce enough of something3stop work4stop what one is about, and depart5bring his visit to an endmake it the final pointπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“ŽΝ˜ π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’·This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π’·adverb1always
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’· π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’· π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π’· π“Œπ’·verb1leave it alone, let it alone, just let it sit, let it be (standing singular item or construct)
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°interj1sufficient, basta, enough
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’·transitive verb1break very fine2make crumble into pieces3crush into dustπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“ŽΝ˜π’Όπ’·π’Όπ’°-π’Όπ’°π“π“Žπ“π’·π“„π’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π’Όπ’·Dorsey notes that this term "Refers to an act subsequent to that denoted by π’Όπ’°π“π“Žπ“π“Žπ’·."
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Μπ“Šπ’·transitive verb1raise a dust by blowing, as the wind does, or by strikingπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“Žπ“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°-π“‡π“‚π“Šπ’·π“π’°π“‡π“‚π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’°
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’°transitive verb1knock against a vessel, causing some of its liquid contents to be spilt, without upsetting the vesselπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“ŽΝ˜π“π’°π’Όπ’°-*π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’°π“„π’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’°
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚ΜΝ˜π“π’·transitive verb1stop workπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“ŽΝ˜π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜-π“π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜ 𐒼𐒰𐓐𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓃𐒼𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓃𐒼𐒷𐒼𐒰̄𐓇𐓃́𐒼𐒷interj1good-bye, the end, the final event, nothing moreπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“‚Ν˜
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷́noun1bit, portion (of any item)2twelve and a half cents𐒹𐒷𐓄𐒷
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷 π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°
𐒼𐒰𐓇𐓄𐒷 π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Όπ’°π“‡π“„π’·Μ π“π“‚Μ„Ν˜π“„π’°Μnoun1quarter (25-cent coin)two bitsπ’Όπ’°π“‡π“„π’·π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°π’Όπ’°π“‡π“„π’·π“π“‚Ν˜π“„π’°While this is the full and/or main version of this term, its variant (usually contracted) is used more often.
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°Μtransitive verb1cut off all the grass, etc., making the surface of the ground smooth or even2hammer, hit or beat (e.g., a drum)3flatten by striking𐒼𐒰-π“‡π“ˆπ’°π“π’°Ν˜π“†π“ˆπ’°π“„π“Žπ“‡π“ˆπ’°π’Ήπ’°
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‡π“ˆπ’°ΜΝ˜1end, stop an activitytransitive verb2put an end to somethingtransitive verb3ceasetransitive verb4stop, that's the end, there is no moreinterj*π“‡π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“Žπ“„π’·
π’Όπ’°π“‡π“Žπ“„π’·π’Όπ’°π“‡π“ŽΜπ“„π’·transitive verb1pay (a debt)2pay for (a purchase)𐒼𐒰-
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μπ“‰π’°Ν˜1that far2that (is) far enoughπ’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“‰π’°Μ‹π“€π’°Ν˜transitive verb1ring2make a ringing noise3ring like a bellπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“€π’°π’Όπ’°-π“ˆπ’°π“€π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’°
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“‰π’°Μπ“‰π’°π“π’°transitive verb1wear a plaited whip into shreds by long usage2break up coals on fire into small pieces by frequent blowsπ’Όπ’°π“ˆ'π’°π“ˆ'𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒰-π“ˆπ’°π“π’°This 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“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Μπ“Šπ’·1deep mud, such as cattle get mired innoun2sloughnoun3mire: said of horses and oxenverb4miry5boggy6marsh mirenoun
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’°
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π’Όπ’°π“‰π’°Μπ“π’°transitive verb1make a rope come unplaited by striking or blowing it (the latter being done by the wind)2knock and object to pieces, to make it fall apartπ’Όπ’°π“ˆ'𐒰𐓍𐒰𐒼𐒰-π“ˆπ’°π“π’°π“π“Žπ“ˆπ’°π“π’°
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°Μ„π“ˆπ“π’°ΜΝ˜π’Όπ’°Μπ“ˆπ“π’°Ν˜1that far2while3meanwhile4awhile5for a while6after a while7a little while8that (is) far enoughπ’Όπ’°π“ˆπ“π’°π’Όπ’°π’Όπ’°π“ˆπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°Μπ“‹π’·1that remote or unseen standing inanimate object or collection of inanimate objects2that subject or matterπ’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·π’Όπ’°π“‹π’·Μtransitive verb1skim off the grease from the surface of the water in a kettle𐒼𐒰-π’Όπ’°π“Š'π’·π“Š'𐒷
*π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·
*π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·π’½π’°Μπ“Šπ’·verb1heat, hot*π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’»This 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’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·πŸ”Šnoun1apple2fruit3plumπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π’΅π’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π“Šπ’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π’Ήπ’»Μ‹Ν˜π“‡π“Šπ’·noun1peachπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π’΅π’·π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π’Ήπ’»Ν˜π“‡π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“‚Μ„π’Ώπ’°ΜΝ˜πŸ”Šnoun1pie of any sort (fruit, cream, etc.)place fruit into itπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“‚π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓄𐒰 π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓄𐒰 π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓅𐒰́ π’°Μπ’Ώπ’°Ν˜noun1pearapple with a nose placed upon itπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“„π’°π’°π’Ώπ’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“„π“Žπ“’π’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“„π“Žπ“’π’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“„π“ŽΜπ“’π’·noun1dried fruitπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“„π“Žπ“’π’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓆𐒰𐓄𐒷
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“†π’°π“„π’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓆𐒰́𐓄𐒷noun1pruneπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“†π’°π“„π’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“π“‚π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“π“‚Μπ“Šπ’·noun1plumπ’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π“π“‚π“Šπ’· 𐒰𐓄𐒰 π“Šπ“ŽΜ„π“ˆπ’° 𐓄𐒷the plum is ripeπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π“‚π“Šπ’·π“π’»π““π“Žπ“Šπ’· π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒻 π“Š'𐒰𐓍𐒷
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒻 π“Š'π’°π“π’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒻 π“Š'π’°Μ‹π“π’·πŸ”Šnoun1lemonπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“’π’»π“Š'𐒰𐓍𐒷
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒻 π““π’»Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒻 π““π’»Ν˜π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· 𐓒𐒻 π““π’»ΜΝ˜noun1apricotπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“’π’»π““π’»Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π’°Ν˜π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π’°Μ„Ν˜noun1burial stick, red stick put into coffin at head or foot, made of special woodπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π““π’°Ν˜
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π“Žπ“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π“Žπ“Šπ’·π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π“ŽΜ‹π“Šπ’·noun1tomatored fruitπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’· π““π“Žπ’·π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π““π“Žπ“Šπ’·
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»
π’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»π’½π’°Μ‹Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»Μ„noun1fruit juicefruit waterπ’Όπ’°Ν˜π“Šπ’·π“π’»
π’Όπ’°π“Š'π’·π“Š'𐒷
π’Όπ’°π“Š'π’·π“Š'π’·π’Όπ’°π“Š'π’·Μπ“Š'𐒷transitive verb1skim off the particles of grease from the surface of the water in a kettle𐒼𐒰-π“Š'π’·π“Š'π’·π’Όπ’°π“Šπ’·This 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."