NUMBERS |
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| yawá | count | |
| kiadóba | eight | |
| àlikiadóba | eighteen | |
| wékiadòba | eighth | |
| lébla~ kiadóba | eighty | |
| àlimí~xci | eleven | |
| tóba | few | |
| àlisáta | fifteen | |
| wésata~ | fifth | |
| lébla~ sáta~ | fifty | |
| pahá~le(xci) | first | |
| sáta~ | five | |
| lébla~ tóba | forty | |
| tóba | four | |
| wédoba | fourth | |
| àlitóba | fourteen | |
| hána~ | how many/how much? | |
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| lébla~ hucúsa | hundred | |
| huwáli | many, much | |
| shánka | nine | |
| àlishánka | nineteen | |
| lébla~ shánka | ninety | |
| wayáwa | number | |
| mí~xci | one | |
| wénombà | second | |
| péyomba | seven | |
| àlipéyomba | seventeen | |
| wépeyomba | seventh | |
| lébla~ péyomba | seventy | |
| shápe | six | |
| àlishápe | sixteen | |
| wéshape | sixth | |
| lébla~ shápe | sixty | |
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| lébla~ | ten | |
| wélebla~ | tenth | |
| àliyábli | thirteen | |
| lébla~ yábli~ | thirty | |
| wéyabli~ | third | |
| lébla~ hútanga | thousand | |
| yábli~ | three | |
| àlinombá | twelve | |
| lébla~ nombá | twenty | |
| nombá | two | |
***THE NUMBER SONG***Sung to the tune of You Are My Sunshine |
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[You are my sunshine][my only sunshine]
{Mí~xci, nombá} {yábli~, tóba} (One, two) (three, four) |
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[You make me happy][when skies are gray]
{Sáta~, shápe} {péyomba} (Five, six) (seven) |
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[You'll never know, dear][how much I love you]
{Kiadóba} {shánka, lébla~} (Eight) (nine, ten) |
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[Please don't][take my] [sunshine away]
{Shié} {wabló~} {ta minkhé!} (I'll be singing it again!) |
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OUTSIDE |
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| mozhó~ | country | |
| gaxá | creek | |
| ma~yínka | earth | |
| ábata | fence | |
| moshóje | hole | |
| je | lake | |
| badó | mountain | |
| jétanga | ocean | |
| nízhuje | river | |
| puzá | sand | |
| gatá | shade | |
| i~ | stone | |
| zhá~xu | tree trunk | |
PERSON |
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| zhingáhìnga | baby | |
| shídohìnga | boy | |
| mingá | female | |
| kóya | friend | |
| shími~hìnga | girl | |
| dogá | male | |
| níka | man | |
| zházhe | name | |
| níkashinga | person/people | |
| ho | voice | |
| wak'ó | woman | |
PLANT |
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| zhá~xuha | bark | |
| ehú | elm | |
| ma~hi~ wahóda | flower | |
| ma~hí~ | grass | |
| sálo hu | hickory | |
| zhá~yabe | leaf | |
| stá~yinge hu | persimmon | |
| báza~hu | pine | |
| ma~hí~ pizhi | poison ivy | |
| wakhá~ | pumpkin | |
| zhánka~ | root/stick | |
| zhá~ | tree | |
| pá~tànga hu | walnut | |
TIME |
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| páze | afternoon | |
| hánampaze | dark(ness) | |
| hómba | day | |
| páze | evening | |
| miómba táma~zhinga | hour | |
| gasíxchi | in the morning | |
| óbaha~ | late | |
| dáka~ | light | |
| há~i~da miomba | moon | |
| gasíxchi | morning | |
| háni~ | night | |
| mi~yota~ | noon | |
| yegóji | now | |
| oxléxci | soon | |
| mikák'e | star | |
| hámbaye | today | |
| gasída~ | tomorrow | |
| há~i~da | tonight | |
| hómba waká~dagi | week / Sunday | |
| sidóji | yesterday | |
TOWN |
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| kiká~ze ci | church | |
| tá~ma~ | city, town, camp | |
| oínge ci | police station | |
| ozhónge | road | |
| wayúmi(~) ci | store | |
| Tá~ma~ yinkhéji ble ta minkhé. | I will be going to town. | |
TRAVEL |
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| báje | boat | |
| zha~ áphe tánga | bridge | |
| mi~ húyinkhè | east | |
| níogágighe | island | |
| yáta | left | |
| nízhuje | river, Arkansas River | |
| wékoje | mile | |
| mi~ciyázhi | north | |
| ishtónga | right | |
| nishóje | Missouri River | |
| míciye | south | |
| howá (+ positional) | where | |
| mí~hiye | west | |
VERBS / ACTIONS |
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| wáspe | <S> | behave, be still |
| baxló~zhe | <B?> | break |
| oyínge | o-<R> | catch |
| khíye | <A> | cause |
| yuézhi | <R> | change/alter |
| ágaspa~ | <A> | cover, cover completely |
| gaxlége | <A> | crack, smash, break something solid by striking |
| babláze | <B> | cut, tear, puncture |
| ts'e | <A> | die |
| dagé | <A> | fight |
| bekhá~ | <A?> | fold |
| yuzé | <R> | get |
| k'u | <A> | give |
| ok'ék'e | o-<A?> | hang/dangle |
| ayí~ | <R> | have |
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| nonk'ó~ | <A> | hear |
| no~xlá~ | <A?> | hide/conceal |
| ágazo | á-<A> | hit a target |
| áno~sta | á-<A> | kick |
| ts'éye | <A>-ye | kill |
| yashtábe | <R> | lick |
| yuha~ | <R> | lift |
| óxtaye | <A>-ye | like |
| ni,ni~ | <A> | live |
| dómbe | <D> | look at, see |
| gáxe | <G> | make |
| ákikipa | <A> | meet |
| yuwága | <R> | open, pull open |
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| ábazo | á-<B> | point at with a finger |
| íha iyábazo | iyá-<B> | point at with the lips |
| badá~ | <B> | push, push away/off |
| yukúlasha~ | <R> | roll over, turn upside down |
| bamá~ | <B> | rub |
| égihe | gi-<H> | say it, say so, say that |
| íye | í-<A> | see/discover/find |
| yuwáza | <R> | separate, turn book pages |
| yéye | <A>-ye | set on fire |
| ábace | <B> | sew |
| zha~ | <A> | sleep |
| oyúbla~ | o-<R> | smell something |
| íe | í-<A> | speak |
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| yushtá~ | <R> | stop |
| babláshka | <B> | stretch |
| yuzé | <R> | take |
| azhí~ | <Ø> | think |
| áyusta | <R> | tie |
| yutá~ | <R> | touch |
| yublí~ | <R> | turn |
| ígoskaye | <A> | try |
| 'o~ | <Ø> | use |
| Yegákha~! | Wait a minute! | |
| gó~ya | <G><R> | want |