K - k
-k afx. dual. Morph: occurs in the genitive case and in the locative case with first person exclusive pronoun and with the second person pronoun.
kačʰiy v. will mix with. yow tʰawnaw šutʼaʔhanʼa šutʼun sistiʔin ʔamaʔ tʰa·ŋi tʰihinʼ ha·ʔatʰaw kačʰiy Also in the morning it is boiled, it will be boiled and when cooked it will be mixed with whatever they have. underlying form: #kačʰa·y -0. Morph: future.
kačʰyat v. mix with. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ kačʰyat tʼepʰna yowwe·ʔi ha·ʔatʰaw Then they mix it with acorn mush or whatever the have. underlying form: #kačʰa·y -at. Morph: durative present.
kamiše·taʔ n. undershirt. From: Spanish camiseta.
kapi n. grass, plant species.
kapʰaṭʰyin v. will be lazy. underlying form: kapʰa·ṭʰiy/ -in. Morph: future.
kapʰa·ṭʰiy/ v-theme. lazy. durative aorist: ka·pʰaṭʰyaš. future: kapʰaṭʰyin. durative present: ka·pʰaṭʰiy. Note: Related language Yawelmani kapa·tʰiy/
kato·wayʼhi n. cats. underlying form: kato·wayʼi/ -h- -i. Morph: accusative case.
kato·wayʼhin n. cats'. kato·wayʼhin wutʰoŋ cats' foot. kato·wayʼhin wutʰoŋhat The cats' feet. underlying form: kato·wayʼi/ -h- -in. Morph: genitive case.
kato·wayʼhinitʰ n. away from the cats. underlying form: kato·wayʼi/ -h- -nitʰ. Morph: ablative case.
kato·wayʼhiw n. to the cats. underlying form: kato·wayʼi/ -w. Morph: locative case.
kato·wayʼi n. cats. kato·wayʼi pohuṭʼšiw The cats are growing up. underlying form: kato·wayʼi/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kato·wayʼi/ n-theme. cats. nominative: kato·wayʼi. accusative: kato·wayʼhi. genitive: kato·wayʼhin. ablative: kato·wayʼhinitʰ. locative: kato·wayʼhiw.
katʔuyun n. one who likes cats, one who lots of cats. underlying form: ka·tu/ -iyin. Morph: intensive possessor.
kaṭʰuʔ n. worm. Variant: kʰaṭʰu.
kawaywa·yʼu n. horses. hiyam tʰa kawawa·yu piyši nim kʼɨmayʼaʔ Those horses have already finished my nuts (almonds). underlying form: kawa·yu/ -wayʼ -u. Morph: plural accusative case.
kawa·yu/ n-theme. horse. nominative: kawa·yuʔ. Pl: kawaywa·yʼu. Note: Related language Chukchansi kawa·yuʔ Chukchansi kawa·yuʔ NAS From: Spanish caballo.
kawa·yuʔ n. horse. tʰaw ʔanikʼ kʼaṭʰu kawa·yuʔ If they have no horse. underlying form: kawa·yu/ -ʔ. Morph: absolutive nominative case.
kaweah n. Kaweah.
kaxo·naʔ n. box. From: Spanish cajon.
ka·pʰaṭʰiy v. is being lazy. underlying form: kapʰa·ṭʰiy/ -0. Morph: durative present.
ka·pʰaṭʰyaš v. was lazy. underlying form: kapʰa·ṭʰiy/ -aš. Morph: durative aorist.
ka·to n. cat. yakʰawaŋ naʔ ka·to ṭʰokʰši I hit the cat with a rock. underlying form: ka·tu/ -o. Morph: accusative case.
ka·tu/ n. cat. nominative: ka·tuʔ. accusative: ka·to. genitive: ka·tun. dative: ka·tuŋ. ablative: ka·tunutʰ. locative: ka·tuw. Pl: kato·wayʼi. intensive possessor: katʔuyun. From: Spanish gato.
ka·tun n. cat's. ka·tun wutʰoŋ The cat's foot. underlying form: ka·tu/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
ka·tunutʰ n. away from the cat. underlying form: ka·tu/ -nutʰ. Morph: ablative case.
ka·tuŋ n. cat. underlying form: ka·tu/ -ŋ. Morph: dative case.
ka·tuw n. on the cat. underlying form: ka·tu/ -w. Morph: locative case.
ka·tuʔ n. cat. underlying form: ka·tu/ -ʔ. Morph: nominative case.
ka·ʔičʰi n. young girls. ʔamaʔ wɨxi tʰaw ka·ʔičʰi xo·ʔoxiʔ And there were many young girls there. Note: Related languages Yawelmani ka·ʔitʰa Chukchansi ka·ʔita Chukchansi kaʔičʰaʔ (NAS)
keṭʼnaš v. was carrying. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -aš. Morph: durative aorist.
keṭʼnat v. is carrying. hiya·mʼu tʰaŋ hiyamxay keṭʼnat ʔinšiš tumukʰnaw kʼamona·tʰa kʼawkʼawṭʰiʔin hitew tʰanši Long ago the old people put it under their arm for sweating, it takes away the smell. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -at. Morph: durative present.
kəwatawšit n. meeting each other. underlying form: #kəwət -awšit. Morph: reflexive-reciprocal consequent adjunctive nominative case.
kəwɨtšɨ v. met. underlying form: #kəwət -ši. Morph: aorist.
kəwtat v. are meeting. ʔamaʔ čʰə·šaš tʰašti poyʼumʼhay kəwtat čaʔaʔpa tʰaŋ to·xoxintʰa Then all the pretty dogs meet them -- some of them get scared. underlying form: #kəwət -at. Morph: durative present.
kəwtɨn v. will meet. underlying form: #kəwət -in. Morph: future.
kismis n. Christmas.
kiṭʼančʰinat v. wants to carry. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -čʰin -at. Morph: desiderative durative present.
kiṭʼenši v. carried. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -ši. Morph: aorist.
kiṭʼenšitʰin v. will carry for x. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -šitʰ -in. Morph: indirective future.
kiṭʼenšitʰši v. carried for x. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -šitʰ -ši. Morph: indirective aorist.
kiṭʼenta v. make x carry. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -ta. See: kiṭʼeʔni. Note: causative imperative
kiṭʼenwišši v. carried for each other. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -wiš -ši. Morph: reflexive-reciprocal aorist.
kiṭʼeʔni v. make x carry! underlying form: kiṭʼe·n -i -0. See: kiṭʼenta. Morph: causative imperative.
kiṭʼe·na n. carrying under the arm. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -a. Morph: nuetral verbal noun accusative case.
kiṭʼe·nat v. might carry. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -at. Morph: dubitative.
kiṭʼe·nin v. will carry. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -in. Morph: future.
kiṭʼe·nit n. armpit. See: #kiṭʼe·n.
kiṭʼin v. carry under the arm! underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -0. Morph: imperative.
kiṭʼinʔiy n. 1 • something to be carried under the arm.
2 • mountain balm. Note: picture from en.hortipedia.com Mountain Balm (Sticky Laurel, Tobacco Brush, Snowbrush, Buckbush) Ceanothus velutinus. underlying form: #kiṭʼe·n -ʔiy. Morph: consequent adjunctive. Note: leaves were used as a deodorant and steeped in water to make a tea used as a medicine for stomach ailments and colds. In strong concentrations it is a diuretic. Here is Cecile's discussion of Mountain Balm: 1. kiṭʼinʔiy ʔinšiš tʰaŋ tʼoyox 2. ho·pʰut ʔan tʰaʔan ʔinšiš hə·piʔin 3. ʔamaʔ ʔan tʼapʼtʼapʼ tʰiʔanʔin tʰaʔan ʔohoyo 4. hiya·mʼu hiyamxay keṭʼnat ʔinšiš tumukʰnaw kʼamona·tʰa kʼawkʼawṭʰiʔin hitew tʰanši 5. ʔamaʔ witʔin hoyotʰ kiṭʼinʔiy 1. Mountain Balm is good medicine 2. Its roots are good for the blood 3. and its leaves make tea for colds 4. Long ago, old people put it under their arm for sweating, it takes away the armpit smell 5. and that is why they call it kiṭʼinʔiy now.
kɨšɨŋ v. wrap! underlying form: #kɨšɨŋ -0. Morph: imperative.
kɨšɨŋšɨ v. wrapped. underlying form: #kɨšɨŋ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kɨšŋat v. wrapping. underlying form: #kɨšɨŋ -at. Morph: durative present.
kɨšŋɨn v. will wrap. underlying form: #kɨšɨŋ -in. Morph: future.
kɨʔɨy n. enemy, face washer. ʔamaʔ ʔanikʼ kɨʔɨy tʰašti čʼomtat And their face washer washes them. underlying form: kɨʔɨy/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kɨʔɨy/ n. 1 • enemy, opponent.
2 • one who does face washing. nominative: kɨʔɨy. accusative: kɨʔya. Note: Related language Yawelmani kiʔiy
kɨʔya n. enemy, face washer. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ kɨʔya ʔanikʼ kʼə·xaŋ wakʼyat Then they give their face washer money. underlying form: kɨʔɨy/ -a. Morph: accusative case.
kočʼ n. small beads.
koltaṭʰ n. geese. Variant: kʰaltac.
kon v. will drop. underlying form: #kono -0. Morph: future.
konšiw v. when x falls. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ konšiw ʔan kʼumuy ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ nopo·ʔot When they all fall, then they pick them up. underlying form: #kono -šiw. Morph: non-directive gerundial.
konšu v. dropped. ʔamaʔ ʔan kʼumuy šiymiʔin konšu Then all of its dried {seeds} dropped. underlying form: #kono -šu. Morph: aorist.
kontaš v. made x fall. kontaš naʔ tʰa nim šitʰet kʼaw ho·pʰutaw I dropped my stich there in the roots. underlying form: #kono -ta -aš. Morph: causative durative aorist.
košŋat v. wrapping. košŋat naʔ I am wrapping it. underlying form: #kušuŋ -at. Morph: durative present.
koyoč n. wood.
koyo·mi n. girl. Variant: koyo·tu.
koyo·tu n. girl. Variant: koyo·mi.
koyuma n. girls. ʔamaʔ hačʼum koyuma pʰata·tatʰ yow humʼut yow tumʼtʰinʼin humʼut ʔamaʔ yow tumʼo·tumʼučʼ There were young girls, woodpecker and quail, also mountain quail and also woodrat.
ko·loŋkil n. kingsnake.
ko·ṭi n. pig. ko·ṭi nim my pig. ko·ṭi ʔan wɨxɨ wɨxnat Her pig was very beautiful. Morph: nominative case. From: Spanish cochino. Note: Related language Yawelmani ko·ṭiʔ
ko·ṭʰikʼ n. Sycamore.
kumṭʰuṭʰun n. hunchback. See: kumumwiti 'to bend over'.
kumumwite·na v. will bend over. underlying form: kumumwiti/ -i·na. Morph: future.
kumumwiti/ v-theme. bend over. aorist: kumumwitši. future: kumumwite·na. Morph: A {-witi} verb.
kumumwitši v. bent over. underlying form: kumumwiti/ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kune·ʔaš v. dropped. underlying form: #kono -aš. Morph: durative aorist.
kune·ʔat v. drops, falls. hawtaw pʰutʰus se·sasis ʔamaʔ kune·ʔat ṭʼatʼa·nitʰ When the acorn ripens and falls from the tree. yow mukʼiš ʔaxitʔin ponxat hawtaw čʼutʰo·šuy kune·ʔat ʔan ʔaxtin When a woman has a baby she fasts until the umbilical cord falls off her baby. underlying form: #kono -at. Morph: durative present.
kusŋun v. will wrap. kušŋun nihiʔ I will wrap it. underlying form: #kušuŋ -in. Morph: future.
kušaš n. domestic goose. From: English goose.
kušŋuštʰuš v. wrapped for x. underlying form: #kušuŋ -šitʰ -iš. Morph: indirective durative aorist.
kuštʰala n. sack. Variant: kʼuštʰala. Note: Related language Chukchansi kustalʼ (NAS)
kušuŋ v. wrap! underlying form: kušuŋ -0. Morph: imperative.
kušuŋatʰ v. was wrapped by x. underlying form: #kušuŋ -atʰ. Morph: passive aorist.
kušuŋšu v. wrapped. kušuŋšu naʔ tʰaŋ I wrapped it. underlying form: #kušuŋ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kušuŋučʼ v. one who wraps. underlying form: #kušuŋ -ičʼ. Morph: neutral agentive nominative case.
kutʰwiničʼ n. sister-in-law.
kuyat/ n-theme. diaper. nominative: kuyat. accusative: kuyta.
kuyha n. paternal aunt.
kuyo·tut n. good looking woman.
kuyta n. diaper. underlying form: kuyat/ -a. Morph: accusative case.
kuyuwuš v. gamble.
ku·lika n. sheep. From: Spanish borrega.
-kʰ afx. dual.
kʰačahanʼa n. zigzag.
kʰače·čaywo n. small lizard species. Variant: kʼačʼe·čʼayʼwʼo.
kʰačʼučʼuʔ n. acorn cap. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ šutʼo·mat ʔan kʰačʼučʼuʔ And they take off its acorn cap.
kʰafiʔ n. coffee. From: English coffee. Variant: kʰapʰiʔ.
kʰaltac n. geese. Variant: koltaṭʰ.
kʰalʼšuwis n. trousers, pants. From: Spanish calzones.
kʰamɨya n. valley oak.
kʰamʼ v. dance! underlying form: #kʰamʼa -0. Morph: imperative.
kʰamʼ n. dancing. hiytʼiwit kʰamʼ dancing is fun. underlying form: kʰamʼa -0. Morph: neutral verbal noun nominative case.
kʰamʼ/ n-theme. dance. nominative: kʰamʼ. accusative: kʰamʼa. genitive: kʰamʼin. dative: kʰamʼa·ŋi. ablative: kʰamʼa·nitʰ. locative: kʰamʼaw. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -0. Morph: neutral verbal noun.
kʰamʼa n. dance. ʔə·kʼaš naʔ ʔanikʼ kʰamʼa I saw them dancing. kʰamʼa naʼ ʔoʔčatʰa·ši I was watching the dance. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -0 -a. Morph: neutral verbal noun accusative case.
kʰamʼačʰinat v. want to dance. kʰamʼačʰinat naʔ I want to dance. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -čʰin -at. Morph: desiderative durative present.
kʰamʼat v. might dance. underlying form: kʰamʼa -at. Morph: dubitative.
kʰamʼatʰ v. was danced by. kʰamʼatʰ ʔanikʼ It was danced by them. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -atʰ. Morph: passive aorist.
kʰamʼaw n. to the dance. tʰanši tʰihinʼ kʰamʼaw They went to the dance. underlying form: kʰamʼa/ -aw. Morph: locative case.
kʰamʼaʔa n. one who dances. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ʔ...a. Morph: consequent agentive.
kʰamʼaʔčʼi n. dancer. ʔɨkʼa·ʔaš naʔ kʰamʼaʔčʼi I saw the dancer. underlying form: kʰamʼa·ʔačʼ/ -i. Morph: accusative case.
kʰamʼaʔčʼin n. dancer's. ʔɨkʼa·ʔaš naʔ kʰamʼaʔčʼin kʰamʼa I saw the dancer's dance. kʰamʼaʔčʰin wutʰoŋ hiyam mo·yinši The dancer's foot is tired. underlying form: #kʰamʼaʔačʼ/ -in. Morph: neutral agentive genitive case.
kʰamʼaʔčʼinitʰ n. from the dancer. underlying form: #kʰamʼa ʔačʼ/ -initʰ. Morph: ablative case.
kʰamʼaʔčʼiŋ n. dancer. underlying form: kʰamʼaʔačʼ/ -iŋ. Morph: dative case.
kʰamʼa·hiy n. dance place. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -hiy. Morph: consequent adjunctive.
kʰamʼa·nitʰ n. from the dance. kʰamʼa·nitʰ tihinʼ tʰaxinši They came from the dance. underlying form: kʰamʼa/ -nitʰ. Morph: ablative case.
kʰamʼa·ŋi n. dance. wakʰiy nan kʰamʼa·ŋi Give me the dance! kʰamʼa·ŋi naʔ yuʔut wakʼayčʰinat I am thinking about wanting to give a dance. underlying form: kʰamʼa/ -ŋi. Morph: dative case.
kʰamʼa·šitʰ v. will dance for x. underlying form: kʰamʼa -šitʰ -0. Morph: indirective future.
kʰamʼa·ʔačʼ n. dancer. kʰamʼa·ʔačʼ xošošit ŋeʔwaw teyaw ʔan kʰamʼa ʔɨtkʰačʼi ʔan tʰaŋ xo·šoxiš The dancer painted at evening before his dancing, singers did the painting. underlying form: #kʰamʼa·ʔačʼ/ -0. Morph: neutral agenitve nominative case.
kʰamʼa·ʔačʼ/ n-theme. dancer. nominative: kʰamʼa·ʔačʼ. accusative: kʰamʼaʔčʼi. genitive: kʰamʼaʔčʼin. ablative: kʰamʼaʔčʼinitʰ. dative: kʰamʼaʔčʼiŋ. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ʔačʼ. Morph: neutral agentive.
kʰamʼe·na v. will dance. kʰamʼə·na nihiʔ I will dance. hičʰa naʔ yow kʰamʼe·na I might dance. kaʰamʼe·na makʼ You and I will dance. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -i·na. Morph: future.
kʰamʼhan v. being danced. ʔə·kʼaš naʔ ʔan kʰamʼhan I saw it being danced. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -han. Morph: passive.
kʰamʼin n. dance's. underlying form: kʰamʼa -in. kʰamʼin ṭʰiʔ dance house.
kʰamʼištʰiwšaš v. danced for each other. kʰamʼištʰiwšaš tʰihinʼ They danced for each other. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ištʰ -iwš -aš. Morph: indirective reflexive-reciprocal durative aorist.
kʰamʼkʰamʼ/ v-theme. dance repeatedly. aorist: kʰamʼkʰamʼši. underlying form: kʰamʼa -0. Morph: reduplication marking repeated action.
kʰamʼkʰamʼši v. danced repeatedly. underlying form: kʰamʼkʰamʼ/ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰamʼŋiṭʰ v. will be danced by. kʰamʼŋiṭʰ hiʔ tʰoyonʼow It will be danced tonight. (They will have a dance tonight.) underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ŋiṭʰ. Morph: passive future.
kʰamʼši v. danced. kʰamʼši tʰihinʼ They danced. kʰamʼši tʰihin tʰaŋ They danced it. yičʼŋa naʔ kʰamʼši I danced alone. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰamʼšitʰši v. danced for x. kʰamʼšitʰši mayʼwa They danced for all of us. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -šitʰ -ši. Morph: indirective durative aorist.
kʰamʼta v. make x dance. kʰamʼta tʰaŋ Make him dance. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ta -0. Morph: causative imperative.
kʰamʼta·tʰa v. making x dance. ʔamaʔ ṭʰaʔaṭʰi maxa·ʔat ʔoʔče·ʔičʼa kʰamʼta·tʰa tʰašti wakʼyaŋiṭʰ kʰə·xaŋ The people get the watchers to dance by giving them money. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ta· -tʰa. Morph: causative durative present.
kʰamʼtʰin v. danced. kʰamʼtʰin ʔan It was danced. underlying form: kʰamʼa -tʰin. Morph: passive gerundial.
kʰamʼʔaš v. let x dance. kʰamʼʔaš ʔan Let him dance. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ʔaš. Morph: precative gerundial.
kʰamʼʔin v. when danced. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -ʔin. Morph: resultative gerundial.
kʰanawʼat v. lie.
kʰapʰatʰ n. wing. Note: Related languges Yawelmani xa·pʰal Chukchansi xa·pʰalʼ
kʰapʰiʔ n. coffee. From: Spanish cafe. Variant: kʰafiʔ.
kʰapʰo·tʰaʔ n. coat. From: from Spanish capote.
kʰapʰṭʰi n. lazy.
kʰapʰunaʔ n. soap. From: Spanish jabon. Note: Related language Chukchansi hawo·na (NAS)
kʰas v. whisper! underlying form: #kʰasa -0. Morph: imperative.
kʰasawšit v. whispering to each other. underlying form: #kʰasa -wiš -it. Morph: reflexive-reciprocal durative present.
kʰase·na v. will whisper. underlying form: #kʰasa -i·na. Morph: future.
kʰasši v. whispered. underlying form: #kʰasa -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰatasša n. leg. Note: Related language Yawelmani kʼalassaʔ
kʰatatimčʰa n. Kadadimcha. Morph: nominative case. Note: character in story
kʰaṭʰu n. worm. Variant: kaṭʰuʔ.
kʰawayeš n. fathers'sister. Variant: kʼawayiš.
kʰaweyiy n. Kawia tribe name.
kʰaye·tʰaʔ n. cracker. From: Spanish galleta.
kʰayo·tʰu v. sifting. See: kʰayʼo·ṭʰu/.
kʰayʼiw n. coyote. ʔamaʔ tʰašti kʰayʼiw ʔə·kʼaš to·yatiy tʰihinʼ tiŋta And coyote saw them eating dirt. underlying form: kʰayʼiw/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʰayʼiw/ n-theme. coyote. Canis latrans. nominative: kʰayʼiw. genitive: kʰayʼwin. accusative: kʰayʼwa. Pl: kʰayʼiwhat. Note: Related language Yawelmani kʰayʼiw Chukchansi kʰaʔyuʔ
kʰayʼiwhat n. coyotes. underlying form: kʰayʼiw/ -hat. Morph: plural.
kʰayʼo·ṭʰu/ n-theme. sifting basket, dice game tray. nominative: kʰayʼo·ṭʰuʔ. Pl: kʰayʼoṭhat. See: tʼaywan/.
kʰayʼo·ṭʰuʔ n. sifting basket. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ xoʔ ʔanikʼ kʼačʼaw tɨʔasanʼa tuʔo·huy ʔanikʼ hoyo·ʔoš ʔan kʰayʼo·ṭʰuʔ And they have their playing basket made, it is called kayowtu. underlying form: kʰayʼo·ṭʰu/ -ʔ. Morph: nominative case.
kʰayʼuṭʰhat n. sifting baskets. underlying form: kʰayʼo·ṭʰu/ -hat. Morph: plural.
kʰayʼwa n. coyote. tʰa·nitʰ tʰaŋ kʰayʼiwa halʼwaštʰit From there he was laughing at coyote. underlying form: kʰayʼiw/ -a. Morph: accusative case.
kʰayʼwin n. coyote's. ʔam tʰaŋ wastʰuš kʰayʼwin pʰičʰiw The coyote couldn't catch him. underlying form: kʰayʼiw/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
kʰaʔama prt. until. ʔamaʔ tʰa tʰašti tʰanaštʰat waʔ kʰaʔama ʔanikʼ hiwe·tʰaw And that lasts them until they are walking.
kʰaʔaṭʰu n. crawling thing. See: kʰaṭʰu 'worm'.
kʰa·letʰa n. wagon. From: Spanish carreta. Note: Related language Chukchansi kale·taw (NAS)
kʰa·mʼakʰimʼ v. is dancing. čʰawpʰaw kʰa·mʼakʰimʼ dancing continuously. kʰayʼiw kʰa·mʼakʰimʼ tʰanʔin Coyote is dancing while he goes. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -0. Morph: durative present.
kʰa·mʼakʰmʼaš v. were dancing. kʰa·mʼakʰmʼaš tʰihinʼ They were dancing. underlying form: #kʰamʼa -0 -aš. Morph: durative aorist.
kʰa·pʰi n. plant species. Note: Grows along rivers. It is green, tall and tube shaped
kʰa·sakʰis v. whispering. underlying form: #kʰasa -0. Morph: durative present.
kʰemiš v. hugged. underlying form: #kʰemi -iš. Morph: durative aorist.
kʰemit v. hugging. underlying form: #kʰemi -it. Morph: durative present.
kʰenkʰin n. porcupine, grave robber. Note: Related languages Yawelmani kʰenkʰin Chukchansi kʰinkʰin (NAS)
kʰeso n. cheese. From: Spanish queso.
kʰe·šikʰ n. fingernail, claw. ʔamaʔ hiyam tʰa·waṭʰčʰinat ʔamaʔ hawʼečʰeyʼ ʔan kʰe·šikʰ tʰaw wa·kʼaš ʔakayčʼi And he wanted to die and he barely got his portion under his fingernails by pulling it from a deep place. underlying form: kʰe·šikʰ/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʰe·šikʰ/ n-theme. fingernails. nominative: kʰe·šikʰ. locative: kʰe·šikʰaw. Note: Related language Yawelmani xe·six
kʰe·šikʰaw n. under the fingernail. ʔamaʔ kʰayʼiw ʔə·kʼaš ʔan kʰe·šikʰaw tʰaw wakʼtʰin ʔamaʔ pukʼši tʰaw wa·kʼaš And Coyote looked at all his fingernails to get something there and got a grain of dirt there. underlying form: kʰe·ikʰ/ -aw. Morph: locative case.
kʰət v. wipe! underlying form: #kʰətɨ -0. Morph: imperative.
kʰətšɨ v. wiped. underlying form: #kʰətɨ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰəṭʼɨt v. will tear. underlying form: #kʰə·ṭʼɨ -t. Morph: future.
kʰə·pʰəčʰ n. clam.
kʰə·tɨn v. will wipe. underlying form: #kʰətɨ -in. Morph: future.
kʰə·ṭʼɨ v. tear! underlying form: #kʰə·ṭʼɨ -0. Morph: imperative.
kʰə·ṭʼɨt v. will tear. underlying form: #kʰə·ṭʼɨ -t. Morph: future.
kʰə·xa n. money. Morph: accusative case. Variant: kʼə·xa.
kʰine·pʰi n. dresses. underlying form: kʰinipʰ -i. Morph: plural.
kʰinipʰ n. dress, skirt. underlying form: kʰinipʰ/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʰinipʰ/ n. dress. nominative: kʰinipʰ. accusative: kʰinpʰa. Pl: kʰine·pʰi. See: #kʰinipʰ 'to dress'.
kʰinipʰši v. dressed. underlying form: #kʰinipʰ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰinpʰa n. dress. underlying form: kʰinipʰ/ -a. Morph: accusative case.
kʰinpʰat v. dressing. underlying form: #kʰinipʰ -at. Morph: durative present.
kʰiweš n. soapstone. Note: Possibly means 'soapstone bowl'
kʰɨnɨw v. will lie flat. Morph: future.
kʰomotsam n. deceased father's brother. underlying form: kʰomo·tis/ -am. Morph: decedent.
kʰomo·tis n. father's brother. underlying form: kʰomo·tis/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʰomo·tis/ n-theme. father's brother. nominative: kʰomo·tis. accusative: kʰomtisa. decendent: kʰomotsam. Pl: kʰomtisha. Note: Related language Yawelmani kʰomʼo·yis 'father's brother or stepfather'
kʰomtisa n. father's.brother. underlying form: kʰomo·tis/ -a. Morph: accusative case.
kʰomtisha n. father's brothers. underlying form: kʰomo·tis -h -a. Morph: plural oblique accusative case.
kʰonhiʔ v. will alight. underlying form: #kʰono -hiʔ. Morph: future.
kʰonši v. landed. underlying form: #kʰono -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰontaš v. dropped. kʰontaš naʔ tʰa nim šitʰet kʼaw ho·pʰutaw I dropped my stick there in the roots. underlying form: #kʰono -ta -aš. Morph: causative durative aorist. Variant: kʰontoš.
kʰontat v. will drop. underlying form: #kʰono -ta -t. Morph: causative future. Variant: kʰontut.
kʰontoš v. dropped. underlying form: #kʰono -ta -aš. Variant: kʰontaš.
kʰontotʰo v. dropping. underlying form: #kʰono -ta -tʰa. Morph: causative durative presnet.
kʰontut v. will drop. underlying form: #kʰono -ta -t. Morph: causative future. Variant: kʰontat.
kʰotoyičʼ n. little frog (possibly tree frog).
kʰoṭʼ n. flat tule. Variant: kʼoṭʰ.
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kʰoxo·mikʼ n. potato-like plant, Arrowroot. Note: picture from en.wikipedia.org Sagittaria latifolia. Note: Cecile talks about another potato-like food. The tubers from this plant were also cooked and eaten: 1. yetʼ yow xo·ʔoxiʔ tʰaʔan ʔanikʼ wɨxnat ʔinšin 2. hoyo·ši ʔan kʰoxo·mikʼ 3. pa·pas nay ʔan xo·ʔoxiy ʔam čʰanʼiʔ meṭʰnay puninhat tʰaŋ tʰihinʼ tʰaʔan ʔotʰtat 4. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ witʔin yukʼonon 5. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ šo·tʼašitʼ 6. šutʼun tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ tʰaʔan ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ šičʰe·niʔin to·yatiy hokʰyat ʔanik tuya 1. There is one other of their plants that is also good. 2. It was called kohomik. 3. It is potato like and not very big, small things that they also dig. 4. And they will wash it right away. 5. Then they boil it. 6. They will also boil it and when it is cool they eat it mixed with their other food.
kʰoyši v. butted. underlying form: #kʰoyo -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʰoyuma n. Pleiades star cluster. Note: Cecile often tells a story of the seven stars that make up the star constellation.
kʰoywoš n. portable mortar, portable pounding rock. Variant: kʼoyowoš.
kʰo·pʰi n. coffee. From: English coffee.
kʰo·ṭʰikʰ n. tree species. Morph: nominative case.
kʰučni· v. slow. Morph: Appears to be in retardative aspect with the final vowel lengthened.
kʰuhṭʼun n. man's. xi kʰuhṭʼun ṭʼowʼoʔona mʼamʼnʼa This man has a berry. ʔamaʔ tʰaw tʰaʔan teʔisšu mayʼa ʔamaʔ čʼutipʰiy kʰuhṭʼun ʔamaʔ čʼutipʰiy mukʼešhin And he also turned some of that there into people, six men and six women. underlying form: kʰuhuṭʼ/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
kʰuhuṭʼ n. man. underlying form: kʰuhuṭʼ/ -0. Morph: nominative case. Variant: kʼuhuṭ.
kʰuhuṭʼ/ n-theme. man. nominative: kʰuhuṭʼ. genitive: kʰuhṭʼun. Pl: kʰuhuṭʼhay. Pl: kʰuhuṭʼhat.
kʰuhuṭʼhat n. men. ʔamaʔ kʰa·mʼakʰimʼ mukʼe·ši yow kʰuhuṭʼhat kʰa·mʼakʰimʼ tʰoyonʼow waʔ kʰamʼa wɨxnat šalʼalʼwita Then the women and men make a dance, dancing at night long until early morning. underlying form: kʰuhuṭʼ/ -hat. Morph: plural. Variant: kʰuhuṭʼhay.
kʰuhuṭʼhay n. men. underlying form: kʰuhuṭʼ/ -hay. Morph: plural.
kʰuhuṭʼhay/ n-theme. men. nominative: kʰuhuṭʼhay. genitive: kʰuhuṭʼha·yin. underlying form: kʰuhuṭʼ/ -hay. Morph: plural.
kʰuhuṭʼha·yin n. men's. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ mukʼešhin niwti ʔočoy yow kʰuhuṭʼha·yin tʰaʔin tʰaŋ niwti ʔočoy And they had a different women's design and a different mensʼ design. underlying form: kʰuhuṭʼ/ -hay -in. Morph: plural genitive case.
kʰulša n. cross. underlying form: kʰuluš -a. Morph: accusative case.
kʰuluš n. cross, cross design on baskets. Note: image from Gamble underlying form: kʰuluš/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʰuluš/ n-theme. cross,, star pattern in baskets. nominative: kʰuluš. accusative: kʰulša. From: Spanish cruz.
kʰumo·tis n. uncle. Morph: nominative case.
kʰumo·tis/ n-theme. father's brother. nominative: kʰumo·tis. Pl: kʰumtisa. decendent: kʰomotsam. Note: Related language Yawelmani komʼo·yis
kʰumtisa n. uncles. Morph: plural.
kʰumwitaʔaʔ n. thunder.
kʰunčʼe·čʼaʔ n. lizard species. Variant: kʼunče·čaʔ.
kʰušna·lotʰa v. cooking. underlying form: kʰušne·low/ -tʰa. Morph: durative present.
kʰušnelwit v. will cook. wiša tʰaŋ hiʔ kʰušnelwit še·šat She will cook the meat soon. underlying form: kʰušne·low/ -t. Morph: future.
kʰušne·low/ v-theme. cook. durative: kʰušna·lowtʰa. durative aorist: kʰušne·lowaš. future: kʰušnelwit. See: Chuk kosne·notʰ (NAS).
kʰušne·lowaš v. was cooking. kʰušne·lowaš tʰaŋ se·sat She cooked the meat. underlying form: kʰušne·low/ -aš. Morph: durative aorist.
kʰutʼotun v. will be late. underlying form: #kʰutʼut -un. Morph: future.
kʰutʼutšu v. was late. underlying form: #kʰutʼut -šu. Morph: aorist.
kʰuy v. salt! kʰuy min tuya Salt your food. underlying form: kʰuyu/ -0. Morph: imperative.
kʰuyeʔnʼa n. salty ones; salty. kʰuyeʔnʼa xi se·satʰ This meat is salty. xi se·sat xununnay tʰaw kʰuyeʔnʼa This meat is saltier than that meat. xi xununnay tʰaw se·sat kʰuyeʔnʼa This meat is the saltiest of all. underlying form: kʰuyu/ -ʔ...anʼa. Morph: passive verbal noun.
kʰuyoŋ n. with salt. kʰuyoŋ tuyšutʰ Eat salt with it. xoʔo·ši nimikʼ ʔašukiŋ ʔamaʔ naʔan hukuyʔin tʰaŋ ʔašukaŋ to·yatiy yow čaʔaʔpa tʰaŋ kʰuyoŋ hokʰyat When we have some sugar then we mix it with that and eat it or mix it with some salt. underlying form: kʰuyu/ -oŋ. Morph: dative case.
kʰuyo·šutʰ n. elbow, knee.
kʰuyu n. wrist, ankle.
kʰuyu/ n-theme. salt. nominative: kʰuyuʔ. dative: kʰuyoŋ. imperative: kʰuy. acquisitive: kʰuyeʔnʼa. See: Yaw kʰuyuʔ Chuk kʰuyuʔ.
kʰuyuʔ n. salt. underlying form: kʰuyu/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
-kʼ afx. dual. Morph: Dual number marker.
kʼačnʼayʼtʰa v. fishing. See: kʼačnʼayʼay. Morph: durative present.
kʼačʰnʼayʼay v. fishing. yow hawtaw haya·tiw natʰetʰ nimikʼ ʔam čʼowʼhiy kʼačʰnʼayʼay ṭʰukʰo·ʔat topʰṭʰu Also in summer when our father wasn't working, we would be fishing, catching fish.
kʼačʼaw n. basket. ʔamaʔ ʔačʼew tʰaŋ yakʼaw xo·ʔoxʔoš pu·čʼičʼ kʼačʼaw And near the rock there was a small basket. underlying form: kʼačʼaw/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʼačʼaw/ n-theme. basket. nominative: kʼačʼaw. accusative: kʼačʼawo. genitive: kʼačʼawin. dative: kʼačʼawaŋ. locative: kʼačʼawiw. Pl: kʼačʼiwhat/. Variant: kʼačʰaw.
kʼačʼawaŋ n. basket. ʔamaʔ ʔan yiwʼna kʼačʼawaŋ ṭʰumši Then he covered his wife with a basket. mari wakʼiyši jan tʰa·ŋi tixaʔtanʼaŋ kʼačʼawaŋ Mary gave John the basket which was woven. underlying form: kʼačʼaw/ -ŋ. Morph: dative case.
kʼačʼawin n. basket's. underlying form: kʼačʼaw/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
kʼačʼawiw n. in the basket. wɨxi ʔanikʼ tʰaŋ čʼowʼhiy kʼačʼawiw tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ ʔotʼyit They work a lot putting it into the basket. underlying form: kʼačʼaw/ -iw. Morph: locative case.
kʼačʼawo n. basket. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʔ kʼačʼawo ʔotʼo·yin ṭʰe·ʔiw Then they put the basket in the house. underlying form: kʼačʼaw/ -o. Morph: accusative case. Note: In rapid speach the final syllable of kʼačʼawo becomes voiceless [kʼačʼaw̥o̥] təʔsat naʔ kʼačʼawo I am making a basket.
kʼačʼe·čʼayʼwʼo n. lizard. ʔamaʔ kʼačʼe·čʼayʼwʼo (xa·xiy) nim pʰuṭʰo·ŋa tʰašti wakʼiy And lizard said: (Give) them my hands. See: kʼunče·čaʔ. Variant: kʰače·čaywo. Note: small, gray lizard species---said to have given people our hands
kʼačʼiwhat n. baskets. kʼumuy kʼačʼiwhat tʰantaš ṭʰew She took all the baskets to her house. ʔoče·yitʰa tʰihinʼ ha·ŋi tʰaw ʔanikʼ kʼačʼiwhat They use other decorations for their baskets. underlying form: kʼačʼiwhat/ -0. Morph: accusative case.
kʼačʼiwhat/ n. baskets. nominative: kʼa·čʼiwhat. accusative: kʼačʼiwhat. Note: image from Gamble Note: Cecile and her baskets underlying form: kʼačʼaw/ -hat. Morph: plural.
kʼakʼaw n. large red ant. Note: used in medicine--swallowed alive--it is reported to come out under the arms
kʼalʼwittʰa v. say "kal". ʔamaʔ tʰaŋ wuṭʰši ʔan šitʰitčiŋ ʔan mononhay kʼalʼwittʰa And he hit his cane on his clothes making the sound of kal. underlying form: kʼalʼ -witi -tʰa. Morph: -witi durative present.
kʼamona·tʰa v. take away. hiya·mʼu tʰaŋ hiyamxay keṭʼnat ʔinšiš tumukʰnaw kʼamona·tʰa kʼawkʼawṭʰiʔin hitew tʰanši Long ago the old people put it under their arm for sweating, it takes away the smell. underlying form: kʼamo·na/ -tʰa. Morph: durative present.
kʼamowittʰa v. say "no". ʔamaʔ ʔan yiwʼin kʼamowittʰa yow tʰašti hoyoʔ But his wife said no, call them again! underlying form: kʼamu -witi -tʰa. Morph: durative present of a-witi verb form.
kʼamoʔotʰa prt. all gone. ʔamaʔ xuyiwši kʼumuy ʔə·kʼatʰin yow pʼaʔanʼ kʼamoʔotʰa Then he returned and all the dirt he had seen was gone. See: kʼamu.
kʼamo· prt. no. Morph: negative interjection used with-witi verb and in contracted form on other verbs.
kʼamo·/ v-theme. make negative, disappear. durative aorist: kʼamo·ʔoš. medio-passive: kʼamo·na/.
kʼamo·na/ v-theme. make vanish. durative present: kʼamona·tʰa. passive aorist: kʼamo·nutʰ. underlying form: kʼamo·/ -n. Morph: medio-passive.
kʼamo·nutʰ v. disappeared. tuyutʰ nim tuy kʼumuy kʼamo·nutʰ My food being all eaten disappeared. underlying form: kʼamo·n/ -itʰ. Morph: medio passive aorist.
kʼamo·ʔoš v. vanished. kʼamoʔoš mayʼin tuy Our food has vanished. See: Compare to piyinši mayʼin tuy 'our food's gone'. underlying form: kʼamo·/ -oš. Morph: durative aorist.
kʼamu prt. no, nothing, without. kʼamu hoŋhoŋ kawa·yu automobile. Lit: horse without a heart Morph: quantity particle.
kʼamʼa·yaʔ n. Mariposa Lily. Note: Pictures by Beatrice F. Howitt, California Academy of Sciences (1999) and sustainablelivingproject.blogspot.com Calochortus venustus. Note: The bulbs of the Mariposa Lily were a favorite food. Here is Cecile's account of collecting and preparing them: 1. kʼamʼa·yaʔ 2. hiya·mʼu tʰihinʼ kʼumuy ha·ʔatʰaw maxa·ʔat ʔinya·niʔin tuya 3. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ kʼamʼa·yaʔ ʔotʰtat 4. ʔutʰit tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ ʔanikʼ šitʰitčiŋ 5. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ ʔotʰitʔin wɨxi 6. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ ṭʰe·ʔiw tʰantiʔin ʔotʼyit tʰihinʼ ʔanikʼ ʔapa·tiw 7. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʔ tʰaŋ xuša·ʔat kʼumuy ʔan tʰišta·tʰa tiŋta yow ʔan ṭʼəʔčʰa 8. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ witʔin šo·tʼašitʼ 9. tʰaw tʰihinʼ hičʰa tʰumatanʼa ʔoho·ʔot ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ ʔam ṭʼotʔin tʰaŋ 10. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ hapasaw yow tokʼtat 11. ʔamaʔ tʰa·nitʰ se·sasis haptunutʰ 12. ʔamaʔ hawtaw se·sasis ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ ʔan tʰištiʔin tʰaʔan kʼumuy ʔan wayʼkʰat tiŋta yow ʔan hapas 13. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ witʔin šiʔčʰe·niʔin ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ to·yatiy 14. yow tʰawnaw šutʼaʔhanʼa šutʼun sistiʔin ʔamaʔ tʰa·ŋi tʰihinʼ ha·ʔatʰaw kačʰiy 15. wɨxnat ʔinšiš tuytʰun ha·pʰuy 1. Mariposa Lily 2. Long ago they gathered almost everything for Indian food. 3. And they would dig the Mariposa Lily. 4. They would dig it with their digging stick. 5. When they dig a lot. 6. Then they will take it into the house putting it in their seive. 7. They rub it all to get off its dirt and skin, 8. And they boil it right away. 9. If they want it roasted then they don't peel it. 10. And they bury it in ashes. 11. And take it from the ashes when it's done. 12. And when it is done they take it out and clean off all the dirt and ashes. 13. And when it cools they eat it right away. 14. Also in the morning it is boiled, it will be boiled and when cooked it will be mixed with whatever they have. 15. It is good being eaten sweet.
kʼamʼun prt. without. See: kʼamu.
kʼapʰšaʔ n. carp. From: English.
kʼata v. wipe.
kʼata·nat v. chilled. kʼata·nat maʔ Are you cold? underlying form: #kʼatan -at. Morph: durative present.
kʼatkʼit n. bamboo.
kʼaṭʰu v. have no. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ šoŋo·tot tʰaw ʔanikʼ kʼaṭʰu kawa·yuʔ And they carry it on their back if they have no horse. kʼaṭʰu ʔanikʼ tʰa ʔašukaʔ hiya·mʼu They didn't have sugar long ago.
kʼaṭʰutʰa v. is gone. kʰayʼiw xuyiwši ʔamaʔ xa·xiy ʔam tʰihinʼ ʔinišiyin xo·ʔoxiʔ to·yatiy tʰihinʼ tiŋta min hin čuʔupanʼa tiŋit kʼaṭʰutʰa Coyote returned and said they are not doing well, why are they are eating your dirt, half of the dirt is gone. underlying form: kʼaṭʰu -tʰa. Morph: durative present.
kʼaṭʼa·natʼ n. gila monster. Morph: nominative case.
kʼaw prt. next. ye·tʼaw kʼaw next. ma·xin naʔ kʼaw ho·pʰut I am going to get some white root next. ʔamaʔ ye·tʼaw kʼaw ʔopʰoʔtoʔ tʰaxinši And he came to the group the next day.
kʼawayiš n. father's sister. underlying form: kʼawayiš/ -0. Morph: nominative case. Variant: kʰawayeš.
kʼawayiš/ n-theme. father's sister. nominative: kʼawayiš. decendent: kʼawiyšam.
kʼawiyšam n. deseased father's sister. underlying form: kʼawayiš/ -am. Morph: decedent.
kʼawkʼawṭʰi n. smelly, stinky. underlying form: kʼawkʼawṭʰi/ -o. Morph: nominative case.
kʼawkʼawṭʰi/ n. smelly, stinky. nominative: kʼawkʼawṭʰi. genitive: kʼawkʼawṭʰiʔin.
kʼawkʼawṭʰiʔin n. smelly. hiya·mʼu tʰaŋ hiyamxay keṭʼnat ʔinšiš tumukʰnaw kʼamona·tʰa kʼawkʼawṭʰiʔin hitew tʰanši Long ago the old people put it under their arm for sweating, it takes away the smell. underlying form: kʼawkʼawṭʰi/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
kʼawyiha n. father's sister. See: kʼawayiš.
kʼa·čuču n. cap of acorn.
kʼa·čʼiʔ n. figs.
kʼa·pʰi n. plant species. Note: grows in damp areas
kʼa·tanšu v. chills, have chills. underlying form: #ka·tan -šu. Morph: aorist.
kʼe·mʼi v. hug! underlying form: kʼe·mʼi/ -0. Morph: imperative.
kʼe·mʼi/ v. hug. imperative: kʼe·mʼi. aorist: kʼe·mʼiš. future: kʼe·mʼit.
kʼe·mʼiš v. hugged. underlying form: kʼe·mʼi/ -iš. Morph: durative aorist.
kʼe·mʼit v. will hug. underlying form: kʼe·mʼi -it. Morph: future.
kʼe·ničʼ n. ant, ant design on baskets. kʼe·ničʼ čʰawayša ant trail. Note: image from Gamble Note: ant trail design on basket See: Yaw kʼe·nicʼ; Chuk kʼe·ničʼ.
kʼənə·wiš n. bed. See: kʼɨnɨw.
kʼənwaš v. was lying down. kʼənwaš naʔ I was lying down. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -aš. Morph: durative aorist.
kʼənwat v. is lying down, sleeping, put down row of basket stitching. kʼənwat naʔ nim kʼiwe·tʼaŋ I am lying flat on my back. tʰaŋ tʰaw witaʔaw kʼənwat That is where they could be sleeping at anytime. ʔamaʔ naʔ ŋa·waw ʔopʰoʔtow kʼənwat nahni yitʼan yow we·ʔi puŋyʼit And I sometimes put down one or two rows a day. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -at. Morph: durative present.
kʼənwɨššɨw v. from laying down. we·ʔi konšiw ʔanikʼ čʼuto·šuyin tʰihinʼ xo·ʔoxiʔ tʰa ʔanikʼ kʼənwɨššɨw When the umbilcal cord comes off they get up from their laying on the (hot herb). underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -wiš -šiw. Morph: reflexive-reciprocal non-directive gerundial durative present.
kʼə·mɨyəx n. White Oak, Valley Oak. Variant: kʼəmɨyəx. See: Chuk kʼe·mixiʔ.
kʼə·tɨn v. will smear. underlying form: #kʼə·tɨ -in. Morph: future.
kʼə·xa n. money. ʔamaʔ tʰaŋ ʔə·kʼaš hutšu tʰa·ŋi hitew xoʔ tʰa kʼə·xa And he saw or knew there the money was hidden. underlying form: kʼə·xa/ -0. Morph: accusative case. Variant: kʰə·xa.
kʼə·xa/ n-theme. money. nominative: kʼə·xaʔ. accusative: kʼə·xa. dative: kʼə·xaŋ. genitive: kʼə·xaʔin. ablative: kʼə·xanitʰ. locative: kʼə·xaw. Pl: kʼɨxə·wayʼi. intensive possessor: kʼə·xiyin. See: Yaw kʼe·xaʔ Chuk kʼe·xa.
kʼə·xanitʰ n. away from the money. underlying form: kʼə·xa -nitʰ. Morph: ablative case.
kʼə·xaŋ n. money. kʼe·xaŋ naʼ kʰamʼaʔči wakʼiyši I gave the money to the dancer. kʼə·xaŋ tʰihinʼ wakʼyat yow kɨʔya ʔanikʼ they give their face washer money again. underlying form: kʼə·xa -ŋ. Morph: dative case.
kʼə·xaw n. at the money. underlying form: kʼə·xa/ w. Morph: locative case.
kʼə·xaʔ n. money. underlying form: kʼə·xa/ -ʔ. Morph: absolutive nominative case.
kʼə·xaʔin n. money's. ʔamaʔ tʰaŋ tʰašti xa·yaxiy kʼə·xaʔin hite·tʰaw ʔotʼoy woŋ And they were all saying "Hide, put your money wherever." underlying form: kʼə·xa/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
kʼə·xɨyɨn n. lots of money, money goes too fast. underlying form: kʼə·xa/ -iyin. Morph: intensive possessor.
kʼičʼe·hiy n. stick to pick up hot rocks. Morph: consequent adjunctive nominative case.
kʼinawʼiš n. bed. Note: most likely kʼɨnə·wiš 'made you lie flat'
kʼipʼewʼ n. strap used to tie infant to cradle. ʔamaʔ ʔanikʼ kʼipʼewʼ tɨʔasanʼa pʰo·taŋi And they make the cradle strap from beads.
kʼišyʼin n. redbells. Calandrinia ciliata. Note: picture from Wikipedia Note: The seeds from this plant were used as a food and here is Cecile's account of collecting and preparing it: 0. kʼišyʼin 1. hawtaw kʼišyʼin čʰo·ŋačʰiŋ ʔan ʔitwʼa 2. ʔamaʔ šimiyaʔ ʔan xo·ʔoxiʔ 3. ʔamaʔ maxa·ʔat tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ hutʰo·mat tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ 4. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ ʔotʼyit hawaw tʰa ṭʼatʼa hawšun tʰaw ʔopʰoʔtʰoʔ šiymanutʰa 5. šiyamunšu ʔan ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ wo·ṭʰowiṭʰ wičʼe·tʰaŋ 6. ʔamaʔ ʔan kʼumuy šiymiʔin konšu 7. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ wayʼkʰat ʔan-nim tʼapʼtʼapʼ woyit ʔan 8. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ witʔin tʼaywaniw ʔotʼo·yin 9. kʼumuy ʔan wayʼkʰat ha·ʔa 10. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ witʔin mitʼačʼ pʰəwsat 11. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ ʔan pʰɨwɨsʔɨn ṭʼatʔin ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ witčʼʔiŋ ʔitkʼaŋ ʔotʼo·yin 12. təʔsat ye·tʼaw tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ tʰaw tʼo·matʼim 13. ʔamaʔ nay ha·ʔa təʔsat 14. ʔamaʔ hawtaw tʰihinʼ tuyhačʰinat ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ watʼa·xat hawit nay tʰihinʼ to·yatiy 15. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ kačʰyat tʼepʰna yowwe·ʔi ha·ʔatʰaw 0. Redbells 1. When redbuds have finished their flowering. 2. And it has its seeds. 3. And they get it pulling it up. 4. Then they put it somewhere under a tree for however long it takes to dry. 5. When it's dried then they beat it with a stick. 6. Then all its dried {seeds} drop. 7. Then they take out its-my leaves and its whole plant. 8. Then right away they put it in the sifting basket. 9. All of its cleaned stuff. 10. Then right away they pound a little. 11. And they will put the {flour} resulting from the splitting and pounding in a small amount of water. 12. Making it gather together (like a cake). 13. And like making whatever. 14. And when they want to eat, then they break off however much they are eating. 15. Then they mix it with acorn mush or whatever they have. Morph: nominative case. Note: Although referred to as "redbells" by consultant, this plant is also known in California as "red maids"
kʼiwetʼ n. spine, back. kʼiwetʼ tʰaw witʔin If your back is already (broken). underlying form: kʼiwetʼ/ -0. Morph: nominative case. See: Chuk kʼiwetʼ.
kʼiwetʼ/ n-theme. spine. nominative: kʼiwetʼ. dative: kʼiwe·tʼaŋ. locative: kʼiwe·tʼaw.
kʼiwe·tʼaŋ n. spine. kʼənwat naʔ nim kʼiwe·tʼaŋ I am lying flat on my back. underlying form: kʼiwetʼ/ -aŋ. Morph: dative case.
kʼiwe·tʼaw n. on the spine. kʼiwe·tʼaw tʰa naʔ nim kʼənwat I'm laying flat on my back. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ toʔṭʼow ʔanikʼ ʔotʼoy kʼiwe·tʰaw ʔan Then they put the baby on their head on it's back. underlying form: kʼiwetʼ/ -aw. Morph: locative case.
kʼiwʼiš n. hard. ʔamaʔ hičʰa hiyam kʼiwʼiš And it might already be hard. underlying form: kʼiwʼiš/ -0. Morph: nominative case. Phon: final [š] here sounds more like [s]
kʼiwʼiš/ n-theme. strong, hard. nominative: kʼiwʼiš. accusative: kʼiwʼša. dative: kʼiwʼšaŋ. causative: kʼiwʼišta·tʰa. See: Yaw tʰiwʼas.
kʼiwʼišta·tʰa v. making x hard. puyuŋšiw ʔan tʰa tʰaŋ kʼiwʼišta·tʰa After it frosts it makes it (redbud) hard. underlying form: kʼiwʼiš/ -ta -tʰa. Morph: causative durative present.
kʼiwʼša n. strong, hard. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ kʼiwʼši tuyhačʰinat And when they want to eat hard [food]. See: kʼiwʼiš/ -a. Morph: accusative case.
kʼiwʼšaŋ n. hard. tʰihin tʰaŋ ma·pʼamipʼ ša·xalŋi yow we·ʔi ha·ŋitʰaw kʼiwʼšaŋ They fill it with tar or whatever hard thing they have. underlying form: kʼiwʼiš/ -aŋ. Morph: dative case.
kʼɨmayɨx n. oak tree. See: kʼə·mɨyəx.
kʼɨmayʼaʔ n. nut. ʔamaʔ tʰihinʼ tʰaŋ kʼumuy wayʼkʰat ʔan-nim kʼɨmayʼaʔ And they clean out all of its-my nut.
kʼɨnawčʰinat v. want to lie down. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -čʰin -at. Morph: desiderative durative present.
kʼɨnəwšat v. lie themselves down. yow čaʔaʔpa tʰanaʔat yetʼ ʔopʰšiw tʰaw ʔanikʼ ʔam ʔinšiš ʔupʰištuŋiṭʰ kʼɨnəwšat tʰihinʼ mawṭʰiŋyan And if someone goes for a month without not having a good monthly then they lie down on (hot) mullein. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -wši -at. Morph: reflexive-reciprocal durative present.
kʼɨnə·wɨš v. made x lie flat. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -0 -iš. Morph: causative durative aorist.
kʼɨnɨw v. lie down! underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw. Morph: imperative.
kʼɨnɨw v. will lie down. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -0. Morph: future.
kʼɨnɨwšɨ v. lay down. underlying form: #kʼɨnɨw -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʼɨta·ʔat v. is smearing. underlying form: #kʼə·tɨ -ʔat. Morph: durative present.
kʼɨtčʼa n. racoon. kʼɨtčʼa čʼutipʰiy naʔ ʔan ʔə·kʼaš I saw six racoon. Note: also given for wildcat
kʼɨtɨš n. soaprock used as heating stones for cooking. accusative: kʼɨtšɨ.
kʼɨtši n. soaprock. underlying form: kʼɨtɨš -i. Morph: accusative case.
kʼɨtšɨ v. smeared. underlying form: #kʼə·tɨ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʼɨtšɨw v. smearing. underlying form: #kʼə·tɨ -šiw. Morph: non-directive gerundial.
kʼɨxə·wayʼhi n. moneys. underlying form: kʼɨxə·wayʼi/-h -i. Morph: plural accusative case.
kʼɨxə·wayʼi n. moneys. underlying form: kʼɨxə·wayʼi/ -0. Morph: plural nominative case.
kʼɨxə·wayʼi/ n. moneys. nominative: kʼɨxə·wayʼi. accusative: kʼɨxə·wayʼhi. underlying form: kʼə·xa/ -wayʼ -i. Morph: plural.
kʼɨyɨṭʰ n. bitterness. underlying form: kʼɨyɨṭʰ/ -0. Morph: nominative case.
kʼɨyɨṭʰ/ n-theme. bitterness. nominative: kʼɨyɨṭʰ. genitive: kʼɨyɨṭʰɨn.
kʼɨyɨṭʰɨn n. (it's) bitterness. ʔamaʔ yow xapʰtu kʼumuy ʔan kʼɨyɨṭʰɨn tʰiššiw And again with hot water all of the bitterness comes out. underlying form: kʼɨyɨṭʰ/ -in. Morph: genitive case.
kʼo- prt. no, not. ʔamaʔ ye·tʼaw kʼaw yow kʼote·yit tʰaw tʰan And on the next day he did not wait to go there again. underlying form: kʼamo·/ te·yit. Morph: a contracted form of kʼamo·/ used with the verb "wait" meaning 'did not wait'.
kʼonče·čaʔ n. big lizard. Variant: kʰunčʼe·čʼaʔ. Morph: nominative case.
kʼoṭʼ n. flat tule. Note: Related language Yawelmani kʼoṭʼ Variant: kʰoṭʰ.
kʼoykʼat v. scratch. yow tʰihinʼ ʔam ʔanikʼ toʔṭʼow kʼoykʼat They don't scratch their head. underlying form: #kʼuyukʼ -at. Morph: durative present. Variant: kʼuyukʼyat.
kʼoyowoš n. portable mortar. underlying form: kʼoyowoš/ -0. Morph: nominative case. Variant: kʰoywoš.
kʼoyowoš/ n-theme. portable mortar. nominative: kʼoyowoš. locative: kʼoyowošiw.
kʼoyowošiw n. in the portable mortar. underlying form: koyowoš/ -iw. Morph: locative case.
kʼoyowṭʰiw n. basket seive. Morph: nominative case.
kʼoʔutʰšu v. hit. bill tʰaŋ kʼoʔutʰšu Bill hit him. underlying form: #kʼu·ʔutʰ -šu. Morph: aorist.
kʼo·pʼaʔ n. perch. Note: fish species possibly from the English word 'carp'
kʼučʰala n. spoon. From: Spanish cuchara. Note: Related langauge kusalʼ (NAS)
kʼučʰu v. scratch.
kʼuhis n. hip. Note: Related languages Yawelmani kʼohis Chukchansi poʔis (hip bone)
kʼuhuṭ n. man. Variant: kʰuhuṭʼ.
kʼumuy prt. all, all around. kʼumuy nim pʰo·šuʔ All my power. kʼumuy mayʼ tʰahan All of us will go. kʼumuy kʼačʼiwhat tʰantaš ṭʰew She took all the baskets to her house. kʼumuy ʔə·kʼa Look all around!
kʼunče·čaʔ n. lizard, generic and big species. ṭʼimʼat kʼunče·čaʔ green/blue lizard. See: kʼačʼe·čʼayʼwʼo. Variant: kʰunčʼe·čʼaʔ. Note: Related language Yawelmani kʼoncʼo·cʼiʔ
kʼunim v. surround! underlying form: #kʼunim -0. Morph: imperative.
kʼunim v. will surround. underlying form: #kʼunim -0. Morph: future.
kʼunimši v. surrounded. underlying form: #kʼunim -ši. Morph: aorist tense.
kʼunimʔin v. being surrounded. ʔamaʔ ʔɨtkʰačʼi ʔan tʰaštin ʔan ʔɨtkʰat ʔo·mo ʔan ʔuyyu ʔɨtkʰat ʔan ʔɨtkʰa wɨxi ṭʰaʔaṭʰi ʔoʔčiʔičʼ kʼunimʔin ʔoštʰo xo·ʔoxiʔ Then the singers sing their song, when the starter starts the singing a lot of people sit around the bonfire and watch. underlying form: #kʼunim -ʔin. Morph: resultative gerundial.
kʼuštʰala n. sack. Variant: kuštʰala.
kʼutʼ n. tail. Note: Related language kʼutʼ Chankchansi (NAS)
kʼutʼos n. tail.
kʼuxuta n. hawk, red-tailed. See: kʼuxwita.
kʼuxwita n. hawk species. See: kʼuxuta.
kʼuyha n. father's sisters.
kʼuyo·šut n. knee. Note: Related language Yawelmani kʼuyuṭʼ
kʼuyukʼ v. scratch! underlying form: #kʼuyukʼ -0. Morph: imperative.
kʼuyukʼšu v. scratched. underlying form: #kʼuyukʼ -ši. Morph: aorist.
kʼuyukʼyat v. scratching. Morph: durative present. Variant: kʼoykʼat.