mkedewa VII black it is
ptak wshka run into
manedon a lot of it
manek a lot of people
namma VTA accuse s.o./blame
wijewe acommpany
datsuknan add a room
pabwe VAI add s.t. to a pot
dgosek VII added/put with s.t.
wesha adopt him/her
gwesa VTA afraid of him/her
kwe’taje afraid(meek for no reason)
bmadze alive he is
nshikewze alone
nkwetan VTI answer it
Nkwetwa answer s.o.
gke’wa appoint s.o.
kkandwe VAI argue start Simmeral and Rhodes
mzhengazo arrested
dgweshen arrive
bgumboze arrive by car
bgumse arrive by foot
bgum bto arrive running
me’nshema ashamed make s.o.(by word
menshe ze ashamed/embarrassed
ndedmo ask for s.o.
natage ask questions
natowa ask s.o.
ninda an asks him/her to bring
kwabnoje babysitting
gzhadawso babysitting (N)
myanek VII bad
myane’ndem bad feeling
dasbdon bandaging
mgo/ mgowak barking
gzhibigzhe bath he is taking
bgeze bath/swim
bigshka be broken/wore out
dkaboya be cold a liquid
bige’btot VAI Be exhausted from running
gzhadze VAI be glad/lively
ye be in a place animate
te be in a place inanimate
yawe be s.o.
bdegde’k VII be somewhere
mdomneske bead
dadokmebe behave
gishde’ewa belief from the heart
debwetan believe it
debwetwa believe s.o.
mgugno VAI big he is
mshamget VII big it is
zgubwe bite
tekwa bite s.o. simmeral
wisken bitter it is
mkedewze VAI black he/she is
namedtwa VTA blame
shwendagze blessing
bashktene blew up/exploded it did
gibingwe blind
zan boil
skugmeze boiling out water from pot
dbeshka born literally dropped out
muhznemowa VTA borrow from s.o.
nizgikwa bother s.o.
nizgikwa bother s.o.
kadenge braiding(hair)
wedase brave he/she is
pkwesgen ke bread making
bokshka broke
bokjanegnama VTA broke his/her nose
bokjaneshen broke my nose
gziyabdeo brush teeth
zhege build a home
jagakte burned all up
jagakso burned up he is
jagzan burning it
webakwne burning starting
jagde burnt it is
jagzo burnt it is animate
mengji burp
ngowa bury s.o.
Ngo’wa bury s.o.
ggengowa bury s.o. with something
moshtobot bushy
mishte’be bushy head
dmze busy ndotmes- I am busy
gishpnedon buy it
gishpnetwa VTA buy it for him/her
shegnona call on phone
zhenkaso VTI called he/she is
nedma VTA calls him/her
bgesh camp
bye-wiwzhet carry a pack
bmowdon carry it
gwdemodon Catch it(fish??)
notkwewe catting around
mjenwa VTA Challenge s.o.
atkezne change shoes
askonye changing clothes
dajton changing it
bumnashkowa chase s.o.
zhnashkowa VTA chase/send
zagdenashka chased outside
wyeshma VTA cheat him/her/ make a fool
dbabma VTA check on him/her
dbabdan VTI Check on it
shashagwe chew
gishkme chewing snuff
penojewi child to be
gke’wa choose s.o.
binchege VAI clean
dwakweya VII clear, clearing
kwedazi climb a tree
gbakwne close it
kapike coffee make
bige’je cold he is
wigbishke’ collect bark
nazo color he is
nade color it is
nsekwewa VTA comb his/her hair
na an kwe we combing/fixing hair
mone’wa come after to do harm
bye’gwashek VAI come ashore,nbye’gwashen-I
wje bya come from
bye’ comes
neshnade’ndem confused I am
jibakwe cook
wjanda VAI cook
gbaton VTI cook it
kisan cook it (PBP)
gbashma VTA cook it animate
kiswa cook it animate(PBP)
tkeze cool he is
tkeyamget II cool it is
negde cost it
negzo cost it does animate
sostem cough
dbaknege’t VAI council hold it
gedaso count
shagetaa coward simmerall
tkenagneke cradle board making
dapka debso cramp in leg
bmode crawl
giwnadze crazy/insane
yakwatze crazy/insane
mo crying
gishkwe o cut off head
gishgzhan cut the (meat)
Nimedi VAI dance
gish kpo’kwnyamget II dark it is
gipshe’ deaf
nakwnege decide
penmotwa VTA depend on s.o.
nshonajdot VTI destroy s.t.
nshonajdage’ VAI destroy things
Mbo die
giwne die in the throws of
zne’get difficult it is
wanke dig
wankadan dig it
win zhe dirty body(dirty skin)
win kwuhnye dirty clothes s.o. has on
wini ngwe dirty face
win zede dirty foot
winenji dirty hand
winze VAI dirty he/she is
win dbe dirty head
winagwet dirty it is
nkabawe’k VII dissolve
gogi dive
dodan VTI do s.t.
zhech ke do s.t.
dodma VTA do s.t. to s.o.
gishde mget done cooking it is
mzenbyean drawing
yabwe’ dream
yapwadan dream of it
yabwana dream of s.o.
biskonye dressed
mnopso VAI dressed up
Paso dried, creek bed
mnekwe drink
sakge drive deer
zgabyebge driving
Wenbisa VII drizzle/light rain
webna VTA Dropp him/her
mizajo drsssing up fancy
dewege drum, pound on things
be’gwede dry it is
gizhagde’ VII dry to be
wisne eat
wmenashknot VAI eat a feast
mijen eat it
mwa VTA eat it animate
widopma VTA eat with s.o.
mensheze embarrassed/ashamed
mokshka emerges
bidge’ VAI enter
pe’at VTA escape from s.o.
bige’yekwze VAI exhausted be
meskedemget expensive it is
meskezo expensive it is animate
zammeskedemget expensive too it is
wapsegamget faded it is
nisat VAI to go down as in lower oneself
pukshen fall down
bbamgwak VAI fall out of bed sleeping
nshiwboze fast driving
gzhye’ka fast he/she is
nshiwbode fast it is going
gzhe’kat VAI fast,running
gizhgamo fat/large he is
mgabewze fat/large he is
wik’kwge feast invite to
wik’ma feast invite to
shema VTA feed s.o.
Mosha VTI feel him/her
moshton VTI feel it
menshegojen fell and were embarrassed
tkobise fell in the water
naden fetch/get it
migadi VAI fight
migadwa VTA fight with one another
mosh ke na a fill it up animate
mkan find it
mkowa VTA Find s.o.
zhabshkan finsh accomplish s.t.
bodwe’ fire build
nakezhege fire stoking
gwedemojge fish also gigoke
gigo ke fish also gwedemojge
na I kan fix it
wawnesek VII fixed wrong
na an kwe we fixing hair/combin
psakwne mget II flaming/burning it is
nsewa’ket VAI fletch arrows
bmese’ VAI fly
bmise flyby
bmashi fly/soar on wind
nagdon VTI follow it
nagna follow s.o
kyebadze foolish
agwadze foolish even more
zhewenma VTA forgive s.o., have pity on
zaskokwe VAI fry
zaskokwa fry s.o. animate
depsenye full
mojkane VAI Full
moshkene full it is
tadi gamble
mawdon gathers it
widokwa get along,
nana get him/her
bose get in
wdenan get it
koga get out
wdetmek VTI get s.t.
debna gets it
debnege gets it
mina VTA Give s.o.
migwe’ VTI give things away
zhya VAI go
bme-zhya VAI go by
giwe goes home
wenek VII good,be (wenet)
skebgeze VAI green/blue he/she is
skebgya VII green/blue it is
majigen growing it is
nikmo growl
bgwe jina gut animate
mozho haircut
dew nenji hand hurts
nemowa VTA hand to him
gnengadek handheld s.t.
godon hanging it
gojege hanging it
godemget hanging it is
gojgade hanging it is (by someone)
mankago hangover or ill from food
bdeknan hangs over fire/puts
bye’-nomgek VII happen
nchiwenmo happy/excited
wizhgyak VII hard it is
zhiptem hardheaded
zhigenma VTA hate/doesn’t like s.o.
awdon haul it
ggeshkek VTI have s.t.
sa have s.t. animate
dewkwe headache ndewkwe-I have
nodan VTI hear it
notage hear it
gzhavgezwa VTA heat s.t. (animate)
gzhabosek VTI heat s.t. liquid
gze ze’kwe heating up food
gzhagmezan heating water
bze’gwen heavy it is
nishokmowa VTA help him/her
wjitemowa VTA help him/her
kanan hide
kazo VAI hide
katon hide it
gnonat VTA hide something(animate)
seke hide work on
na zhi ke ge hide work on soften/scrape
shpeyaze VAI high he/she is
shpya VII high it is
nisake hill go down
kwedake hill go up
nokazhwe’ VAI hire people
nokana VTA hire s.o.
nokana hire s.o.
wepodago hit I was
gbes gwe hoarse
gnenowso hold a baby
gnenan hold it
tekwenawse holding a baby
gbegwe’zet VAI hollow be
nchiwnagwze homely/ugly
bgosenjege hope for
bodewze horney
gzhate’k VII hot be (weather)
gshatemget II hot it is
gzhabote hot liquid
gzhede’k VII hot to the touch
gzhezot VAI hot to the touch
Waone howl also whipperwhill
bkede hungry
giwse hunts
wiskebna VTA hurt by pinching or grapping
dew nenji hurt hand
wishkeshen hurt I was
gzhibi ichy
gzhibzede ichy foot
gzhibedbe ichy head
mankago ill from food or hangover
bidek VII Inside
wik’ma invite to feast
zhoshkwegan ironing it
zhewebze it happed
yawen it is
gzhawenjge jealous
gzhawenma VTA jealous of s.o.
yayengajmo joke, tell funng story
gwashkseo jumps
dgeshkan kick
dekshkowa kick s.o.
nsa VTA kill
ntawe kill usually deer
tbuhgnandan knock it through s.t.
kkenma VTA know him/her
me’shenma VTA know him/her well
kkendan VTI know it
pegze laid out, passed out
metseshen late really
wikayo late, nwi wi kayo- I will be
yayeno laugh also bapi
bapi VAI laugh also yayeno
yabyetse lazy
niganit VAI lead,go first
tkobiso leap water
kkendaso learn it
bone’nma leave him/her alone
wjektan leave it behind
wjekna leave s.o. behind
maji leaves
bgejwe’bna VTA let go of s.o.
noskwa VTA Lick s.o.
gwijek VAI lie in the water
zhgeshek VAI lie somewher
sekeswa light up
megwendan like it
menwendan like it
menwenma like s.o.
bzendage listen in
bsedon listen to it
dat live he does
boztase load it on a vehicle
bozton load it/ mail it
shkapke en lock
ntagze lonely/sad
gnwa long it is
ggan’gadat VAI long legged
nedwabma looking for him
nedwabdan looking for it
meskwabdan looks good
mno wabmenagwze looks good
zhenagwze looks like/ comparision
bbekwe’sek VII loose it is
ngeton lose it
nike’ lose s.t.
nge’at VTA lose s.t. animate
giwani lost
ngeshen lost
gigiwze lost both parents
geso lost s.t. he did
debana love him/her/treasure
debadan love/treasure it
dbesze VAI low he/she is
dbesya VII low it is
kenweske lying he/she is
shkadze mad
zhabwi made it through
bozton mail it
wshton make it, ndo shton-I make it
gizhendem makes up mind h/s
gkebye’at VTA mark s.t. animate
wichewe married
widege married
mawjeshno meet
nkweshkwadwa VAI meet on another
nkweshkwa VTA meet s.o.
nkebye’shek VAI melt away nkebye’shen
nge demget II melting it is
yabjede’ma VTA mind on s.o.
niskadendem mixed up thoughts
mkezne’ke moccasin making
gwagnesek VII moldy it is
gziskege mop
wawina VTA name him/her
nshotatse’ naughty
menezo needs he does
waswa night shining/hunting
newe’we’gek VII noise make it
newe’we’gze VAI noise make it
nonawso nursing
babamitawa VTA obey
pitse old am so many years
doskaba open eyes his/hers
bakwne open it
sakwne open it
dawni?? VAI Open mouth Martin W
mneschege order put things
wzamgwak VAI oversleep
dbendan own it
wzhobyege paint
mawnjiwe party
dbe an pay for it
dbuhge pay he
zhikwa pays back/squares up
bumwa VTA pays him/her
egwanze peaceful
shishig pee
inendagze permited
bmenat VTA pet have one,nbemna
dapna pick it up animate
pkuhb’jige pick s.t.
minke’ picking blueberries
kwa gwdze?? pile wood
bebgeshek VAI pitch and fall nbebgeshen
mawdonge pitch in
ton place it somewhere
Gtege plant
dnekmegze play (N)
bakjege play ball
pekwakwto’we play ball
widokwa play nice
zheno point at s.t.
mizi poop
gdemagze poor,pitiful
zignen pour it
madmo pray
madmo pray
ndodaske pray in beseeching way
nijanse pregnant/ going to have
peshkweji pregnant/fat
wenze VAI pretty he/she is
Wikbdon Pull it
neshkwebzo pulling off/ turning off car
posmwendik Pure Love
nbegdena put down
bitakojge put down an offerering sema
bidapkowebna put in the pot
gwidot VTI put in water ngwidon
ge’zbnan put it away
bitogwshe’ put on a another cover
gwabge put on s.t. ladle s.t.
bitkezne put on shoes
tot VTI put s.t. somewhere, ton
gmowek VII raining it is
ptak wshka ge ran into s.o.
pkebze?? ran off the road
jibna reach around for s.o.
wawichge read
wawijge VAI read he/she does
wshitan ready
wzhita ready
mskoze VAI red he/she is
mskwa VII red it is
nangoma VTA related to s.o.
nwema o related to s.o.
mikwendan VTI remember it
mikwenma VTA remember s.o.
nweshmo resting
ggagze VAI rich to be
boze ride
bmomgo ride a horse
giwta’omgot VAI ride around horseback
pamboze riding around
gziyabawdon rinse dishes
gziyabawjege rinse s.t.
bitobinan rinsing it
ddek VII ripe it is
dde’k also VII ripe it is
neshke rise from bed
bjizhge roast food
bidge’je’ek VTI roll inside s.t.
dedbeje’we’bna VTA roll s.t. animate
dedbeje’we’bnek VTI roll s.t. inanimate
pukwe roofing
wawyeya mget VII round it is
bnachton ruins it
bbambetot VAI run around s.t.
giwtabtot VAI run around s.t.
gwabtot VAI run ashore
webiwe run away
we’biwe VAI run away
we’bi at VTA run away from s.o.
giwe’btot VAI run back/home
gwe’bmebtot VAI run by
gzhe kat VAI run fast
pe we t VAI run somewhere
gadzekmi run, take off
bonpeto VAI Running quit
majibede running/working it is
bmepto runs by
giwadze sad
ntagze sad/lonely
z geknan saves it
gishkpodze?? saw wood
kedo VAI Say s.t.
zhewe t VAI say s.t./ tell s.t.
na VTA say to s.o. nde na
ginmagdenen?? saying to you I am
yajdan saying/telling s.t.
gakashkewa scale
ze gze scared
bdegwnuk scared in dream
gwesa VTA scared/afraid of him
kwe taje VTA scared/afraid/meek
skono school go to
gzhibekne nat VTA scratch s.o. back
wabma VTA see him/her
wabdan VTI see it
nap see it/look
dawe VAI sell
dama VTA sell s.t. to s.o.
nita we VAI send for people
nita at VTA send for s.o.
nadastot VTI send for s.t.
zhnashkowa VTA send/chase
shkwegwaso sewing(by hand)
wjegwaso sewing(by maching)
wiwdiywa VAI sex with one another
wasot VAI shine nwases
pastemget VII Shinning/Sunny (PBP)
baskswa VTA Shoot him/her lit:explosion
pta pken mowa shoot wild
tko ze short he is
dkwa short it is
dkwa VII short it is
jigbegwe ge shovel snow
yakwnoge sick
ngemo VAI sing
wawiswa singe him animal
jiptebe sit
pbedyebe sit on s.t. (N)
jajiptebe VAI sitting continue
pshin ge skinning
gachabewze skinny
psedetegenama slapped him/her
zhoshko sledding
Mbe’ sleep
Wipema Sleep with/by slang for sex
bbamgwak VAI sleepwalk or fall out of
zhoshkze VAI slick to be
zhoshkwamget II slippery
gajbeze slow drive slow
bej bozo slow going
bej bede slow it is going
gachiye VAI small he is
gachiye small he/she is
gach nwa small it is
gachinwa VII small it is
mbwaka smart
mno magwze smell good he does
mno magwe smell good it does
bijmama VTA smell him/her
bijmandan smell it
shomigwe smile
wdema smoke
bkwenemget smokey it is
jachamo sneeze
mdwejane ngwam snoring
agmose’ snow shoe
pamponget VII snow, flurring
bindawbawdon soak s.t. to clean
bijdase socks putting on
nokya soft it is
zhemagneshiwe soldier he is
kikijwze sore all over/achey
kikijpekwen sore back
gikidze sore he is
kikijndebe sore head
kikijdamken sore jaw
kikij jane sore nose
notagze sound
ziwek VII sour to be
majmo speak in a spiritual way
zigme’ge’t VAI spear things
bnachton spends it
bimskwe webnan spin
mnedoke spirtiual doing
skowe spit
biskean splitting it
bzegwe stand
nibwe stand stay standing
webta start
dneze stay/live/hang around
Gmochke steal
kwansegze stingy
nkewena stop pick him/her up
ngashmiye stopped being
ngashka stopping
ngabzo stopping in a car
yatsoke story telling sacred stories
mignagwze strange he/she looks
myagze stranger he/she is
mishkweze strength/fortitude/spiritual
gzhe’wa VTA strike s.t. lightly
pozaboya VII Strong drink
wizhgeze VAI strong to be
mjemoshek VAI struck to be
na bin gade strung
zhiptem stuborn
kbakde’be stupid
mamkadendem surprised
gwdan swallow it
mzewegwdon swallow it whole
bwe’zo sweating
jemozo sweating he/she is
mdodo sweating in a sweatlodge?
jigedege sweep
bmatga swim
bbamadgat VAI swim around
wishgadga swim strong
bgeze swim/bath
we’bakwit VAI swing an axe
wewebso swing, sway
gnewanwe tail long
zhona VTA take him/her somewhere
majidon VTI Take it away
gitkezne take off shoes
majidage’ VAI take things
kikto VAI talk
neshnabemo talk indian
genona VTA talk to him/her
gnoze tall he is
bichbdan VTI taste it
gwjeptan taste it
bichbwa VTA Taste s.t. animate
ti ke tea make it
kenomage teaching
widmowa VTA tell s.o.
widmo tell s.t.
debwe tell truth
gweje a VTA test s.o.
gjitwa VTA test s.o. animate
gibade’ndem thining foolishly
nendem think
zhede a think
gashknabegwe thirsty
pegdon Throw it
Zagjewebna throw it out
pegdok VTI throw it pegdon
niswe’bnemwa VTA throw s.t. down to s.o.
we’bakwit VAI throw s.t. or swing an axe
dkobjege’t VAI tie things
dkobde’k VII tied be
bapsabinen tighten it up
yekwze tired
zhgekshen tired of lying down
menepwa tobacco fix
se’make VAI tobacco make
dagna VTA touch him/her
dagnan VTI touch it
odanke town go to
bmekashek VAI tracks make
yashtonmatwa VTI trade with some another
ashtonge trade,exchange
nagna trail s.o.
pamadze travel
debana treasure/love him/her
debadan treasure/love it
gshketon try it
gshkton try it
gwekpo’we turn and run
gwe’knewi turn around
gwekbezo turn around driving
myanek VII ugly
nchiwnagwze ugly/homely
wjeshek VAI underneath to be
nestotwa understand him/her
nestetan understand it
dab’an untying it
abumwa untying it for s.o.???
abjeton use it
minwe’wze useful he/she is
nbwachewe visit
nbwacha VTA visit him/her
babwichge wait
doki wake up
mejwebna wake up (by shaking)
pitse’t VAI walk a certain amount of time
bmose walks by
giwne’t VAI wallow around
nedwendan VTI Want it
nedwabma VTA want it animate
mnowadke’t VAI war dance hold one
gezhezo warm he is
gnemowa VTA warn s.o.
gzibinan wash it
gzibinge VAI washing
gzi ngwe washing face
gzinji washing hands
gzibi gdbe washing head
gzibinan washing it
gzibina washing s.o.
gwijek VAI water lie it it
biskan wear it
monshkwe weed
gwzekoze weighed
pitnuhgwze weighs
gishktuwayo whip Lorenzo
gasknezo whisper
bodajge whistle,blow
wabshkeze VAI white he/she is
wabshkya VII white it is
pkenage win
ngedzhewe’t VAI win a race,nnegdezhwe’-I won
nodek VII windy it is
wishtkanmet VII windy very
mikchewi work
mikchewitage’t VAI work for people
mikchewitwa VTA work for someone
dzhikan work on it
nki?? working on s.t.
myannowa VTA wound s.o.
myan na ge wounded s.t.
nebyege write
majibitmo an write to him
yanzo yawning he/she is ?? Lorenzo
weshkowa yell loud
wzawze VAI yellow he/she is
wzawa VII yellow it is
bapton VTI laugh at it
bapa VTA laugh at s.o.
nana VTA pick up s.o.
majishke’ start it/growing
dbema VTA pay s.o.
Neaseno 