Mûtsipsa'/Lexical addendum
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Mûtsipsa' | Class | Meaning | Etymology |
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'a | n.III | splinter | < Tak. â'i |
'ah | v. | cough, choke | qahqah |
'fo'ens | n.I | bard, orator | qupawyans "storyteller" |
'ha'ûsû | adj. | captive, trapped | qayqayuys-quy "in the net" |
'sih | v.infix.irr (1. -ha-, 2. -uuhû-) | form, mold, put together (imperfectives: use the first infix when molding from a single piece, the second if several pieces) |
qatih and quytih |
ampuudimi | n.III | sacred thing | < Tak. amùpu:timí |
dihti | adj. | subordinate, dependant | dihtiq |
dnah | n.I | tree branch, wooden beam | dánah |
duhmahy' | adj. | at sea, seaward; underway, ongoing | duhma-qiwq "from the island" |
duhni'as | adj. | ashore, on land; landward, in port | duhnim-qas "to the island" |
dunju | n.III | damage, impact | < Tak. tunjû "be affected" |
duu'uunsa | n.VII | wave | dúy-wunsaw "sea flow" |
duukuha | n.III | hole | dúguha |
dwe' | v.infix (-iiti-) | weave | diwayq |
ewuhuu | n.VI | storm | yamu-húy "forceful wind" |
gehsa | adj. | blue | gáhsay |
gejmin | n.I | bread | gáyminh |
gejnajo | n.III | compliment, respect | < Tak. kajnálu |
giisah | n.I | opinion, school of thought | gítah "side" |
gim | v. | watch | gimq |
gnuh | n.I | supplies, stores | giwnuh |
guutsa | adj. | brown, gray, tan | gútzaw |
gwexufi | n.II | sling, cradle (used for raised storage and as baby beds) | gawmaykupim |
gyy' | adj. | rotten, foul | gíwq |
hajama | n.III | weather; the condition of the sky | < Tak. halláŋa "the sky" |
hama | n.II | announcement, proclamation | < Tak. hamáw "to proclaim" |
hanu | adj. | skillfully made, high quality | < Tak. hanú "skill, talent" |
hanumanita | n.III | fishing net | < Tak. hanhanúmanita |
hatihati | adj. | distant, far away | < Tak. hatiháti |
hefatsfi | n.III | horizon | hápa-tziwpi "sun-edge" |
hiikamiti | n.III | memory | < Tak. hi:kaŋiti "to remember" |
hiimwija | n.III | womb | < Tak. hihijmwila |
hiita | adj. | clean, simple | < Tak. hijta |
hnasti | n.III | millstone; burden | huynasti |
hosa | n.VI | coast | hawsay |
huspa | n.V | philosopher, such as Sútapaj | huspaw |
huusifosi | n.III | sail | húy-sipawti "wind curtain" |
hw | v.infix.them (-uuhu-,i) | smile | humiw |
iihmi | n.III | rogue, outlaw | yihmi |
isehi | adj. | dry | < Tak. ísihi |
iyta | n.III | oar | yáwda |
iytanam | n.I | mayor, headman | yáwdanam "sailor" |
jahu | n.III | order, command | < Tak. ìahú "to request" |
jewa | n.VI | hook | yámay |
jofi' | v. | receive (passively) | yawpiq |
juumana | n.III | madman, idiot | < Tak. lu:mána |
juunawima | n.III | artist | < Tak. lu:ánalwiŋà |
juunmun | n.I | spoon | yúnmun |
ka'on | v. | wander, stray from course | kawanq |
kan | n.I | beach | kanh |
kfaneh | v.infix (-uuxu-) | build, erect (land buildings only) | kupanayh |
kfas | n.I | skeleton, structure | kupas |
kfim | n.I | bed | kupim |
kfis | n.I | flock (of birds) | kápis |
ksu' | v.infix (-uuxu-) | trade, exchange | kutuq |
ksupa'om | n.I | merchandise | kutuqpawamh |
ktsa | n.III | gourd | kawdza |
kuuhe | n.III | animal trail | < Tak. kuuhi "path, track" |
kuumahmali | n.III | leftover bits, junk, trivial things (foreign [l] retained for affect) |
< Tak. ku:mahiŋa:lli: "toenails" |
kxamma | n.V | captain (of a boat) | kákammaw |
kxanmeh | n.I | catamaran | kakanmayh "outrigger canoe" |
kûûh | n.I | food, meal | kúyh |
mahu | n.III | window | mahu |
majakaju | n.III | contract, agreement | < Tak. halimala:kaju "discuss, trade" |
masijuu | n.IV | feast, celebration | matiq-yúq "large meat" |
meh | n.I | boat, canoe | mayh |
mejke | adj. | offensive, taboo | < Tak. majkáj "faux pas" |
miduh | n.I | rocky islet | mi-duh "small island" |
mints | v.them (i) | have, possess | mintziw |
mitsas | n.I | pin | midzas "awl" |
mjume | n.III | courage, perseverence | < Tak. mjumáj "be brave" |
mutsfi | n.III | eyelid | muq-tziwpi "eye-rim" |
myfu | n.IV | chair | máwpuq |
nafi | n.III | bowl | napi |
nasa | n.IV | wall | nataq |
neh | v.irr | make, create (this verb has no imperfective form) |
nayh |
nihamma | v. | cover, hide | nihammaw |
nuujuma | n.II | the "other person", in an extramarital tryst | < Tak. nu:lumáw "lover" |
nwa | n.III | nail; harpoon | nayma "spear" |
nûtan | n.I | bow | nuydan |
o'eh | v. | dispute, argue | wayah |
ontah | v. | fish | wantah |
pa'om | n.I | thing, item | pawamh |
pakamkin | v. | till (soil) | pagamkin |
pej | n.IV | town, village | páyq |
pejtsifu | n.III | land property | páyqdzipu "yard" |
peka | n.II | plow | págam "hoe" |
pf | n.VII | ruckus, commotion | páwpaw |
pha | n.VI | tool, means, way | piqay |
po'y | n.irr | needle (forms: po'y, po'yyw, po'ywûs, po'yyn, po'yytsa, plurals regular) |
pawwiw |
ptsoka | n.IV | farmer | pidzawgaq |
pxim | n.I | roof | pikimh |
pximpitih | n.I | upper floor (of a building) | pikimpidih "attic" |
pxina | v.infix (-iifi-) | take (actively) | pikinaw |
pxuta | n.IV | circle, ring | pukudaq |
sapumakim | v. | navigate by sky: watching clouds, birds | saqpuqma gimq |
sifosi | n.III | blanket | sipawti |
sin | n.I | milk | sinq |
sinja | v. | feed, nurture | sinyaw |
su | n.III | twine, string | < Tak. sû "vine, strand" |
suhsa | adj. | young | suhsaw |
swa | n.IV | route, path, road | simaq |
swu'os | n.I | sanctuary | sumuqaws |
tahasu | n.III | octopus | < Tak. tâhasu: |
tahnin | n.I | floor, platform | tahnin |
tammuh | n.I | place, location | tammuh |
tannaja | n.III | language, dialect | < Tak. tanala "tongue" |
tejta | n.V | hammer | táytaw |
tfams | n.I | corner, edge | tupams |
tiimtammuh | n.I | hour; spot, mark | tímtammuh |
tiiskûh | adj. | blue | tískuyh |
tjetit | adj. | important | ta-yádida "big and important" |
tn | v.infix.them (-sa-,i) | belong to | tani |
tsfiwahas | adj. | almost, on the verge | tziwpima-qas "at the edge" |
tsifoh | n.I | color | dzipawh "dye" |
tsnuh | v.infix (-uutsû-) | keep | tzuynuh |
tssin | n.I | doorway | tzatin |
tsuuha | n.III | knife | dzúha |
tswa | n.III | time | dzawma "ocean current" |
tswakim | v.infix (-etso-) | navigate by sea: watching currents, waves | dzawmama gimq |
tsxah | n.I | saw | tzikah |
tsxahman | v.infix.them (-iitsi-,i) | take apart, destroy (solid things) | tzikahmani |
ttaxa | adj. | powerful | t-daxa "big and strong" |
tuuta | n.VI | table | túqtay |
tw | v.infix.them (-iisi-,u) | pierce, penetrate; "have sex with" (vulgar) | timu |
txetsi' | v.infix (-esa-) | mend, repair | takaytziq |
uheke | n.III | condition of the sea (whether calm, rough, etc.) | < Tak. uhikaj "the sea" |
uun | v.them (i) | cook | wunhi |
xixema' | adj. | pale, unhealthy | hikaymaq |
ysa' | v. | beat, hack (with a tool) | witaq |
ûtsam | n.I | square | yuytzamh |