A
a
some, any, a, the alleged, the supposed: -ma.
letter `A': eyka.
abandon
abandoned house: iisafaykatoha.
to leave, abandon (physically), divorce: maalichi.
to be thrown away, divorced, abandoned (of one): maakachi.
abdomen
belly, outer part of abdomen: ikfi.
abide
to abide by, hold to: istittihállatka.
ability
to be almost even, nearly equal in size or mental ability: áhhòoba.
to be capable, skilled, have ability: imakostini.
able
to be able: iliiyimmi.
aboard
All aboard!: aɬoka.
to be aboard a vehicle, on board: alpitta.
to be on board, ride in (a vehicle) (of more than one): aɬka.
abortion
to have an abortion: poskòosin nakaɬaachi.
about
sort of, kind of, like that, as if, just about, mainly: -káhmi.
above
above, up: abahli.
top side: páana.
to be higher up, above some reference point: maapáanàasi.
to fall down from above, fall off: iltammi.
abrade
to scrape, abrade, rub off (one object): miɬoffichi.
abrasion sokafka.
to be bruised, scraped, have an abrasion (of a body part): miɬoffi.
to have a bruise, scrape, or abrasion (on a body part): immiɬoffi.
to have a scrape or abrasion in a certain place: iⁿsokafka.
to have scrapes or abrasions in places, have multiple contusions: iⁿsokka.
to be bruised, scraped, have abrasions: miɬɬi.
abscess
to have a festering sore or pus-filled abscess: imaniichi, istimaniichi.
absent
to be gone, absent: nákkàaɬa.
to not be, not have, be absent, be empty: íkso.
absorb
any food such as rice or grits that absorbs water as it is cooked: asolotka.
to absorb, soak up, cause to evaporate: ilaksoopka1.
abstain
to abstain, make oneself stop (as from voting): iliinokchoba.
to deny oneself, abstain from doing: hollochi.
to observe the custom of abstaining from certain activities for reasons such as a death in the family: hóllochi.
abuse
abused victimized person, a person one is mean to and uncaring about: sikoopali.
to be mean to, abuse, beat up just to be mean, treat as a slave: sikoopali.
abut
to abut, meet (as two fence lines): ittibáttatli.
accept
to accept (as someone's word or decision), obey (the word of): imisi.
to take, catch, get, accept, get credit for (one object): isi.
accident
to have a car accident, car wreck, run into (in a vehicle): istabatapka.
to have a two-car accident: istittabatapka.
to be turned over inside a vehicle, flip a vehicle in an accident, roll (a car) by accident (of one): istafilinka.
accompany
to accompany: ittàasa.
to go with, accompany, date: achakki.
accomplish
to accomplish: talbóolit anooli.
accordion olaatilka halailka.
account
to charge to an account, charge someone for, extend credit to: ahachàalichi.
account of
because, so, on account of: -táska.
accuse
to blame (something) on, lay blame, accuse (one): ispaapiɬka.
to tell a lie about, falsely accuse: aloska, onaloska.
ache
toothache: natiholpa.
to ache, throb, hurt all over (as with the flu): komohlichi.
to give (someone) a headache: isbakko iⁿhoopachi.
to have a lame back, have a backache: paahoopa.
to have an ache or pain in a part of the body: inkomoolichi.
to have a stomach ache: ikfi iⁿhoopa.
to hurt, have a pain (in a part of the body), be injured, crippled: iⁿhoopa.
Achilles tendon
Achilles tendon, back of the heel: iyyikonìiɬa, iyyassikchi.
acorn bayaɬi.
acorn squash choksitáyyi.
acquaint
to get acquainted with: imayokpa.
acquaintance iⁿsobàyka.
acre ihaani alpisa.
across
to be crossing, across (of one): abánnatli.
to be lying across each other (e.g. logs in a log cabin): ittabankachi.
to be placed across two objects so as to span a gap (of one): abanàaka.
to cross over, go across: abanatli.
to lay across a gap (e.g. a beam), span with, cross a gap with, bridge a gap with (one object): afitàali.
to lay (things) across each other: ittabannichi.
to put across, lay (plural objects) across (esp. in a container or on horseback): istabannichi.
to put across, serve over the net (one object): abanatlichi.
to put (one object) across or over two objects, span the gap in between with (e.g. a wood frame): abanàali.
to walk over, walk across a span: paaboyya.
across from
to be on opposite sides, across from: ittimpokta.
to be opposite, across from, on the other side of: intáɬɬa.
to be directly opposite, straight across from (a point of reference): imaltókkòoka.
act
to act a certain way in regards to, pretend with respect to: istilahoobachi.
to pretend, act as though, make out like: iláhhobàachi, ilahoobachi.
active
to be jittery, nervous, hyperactive, fidgety: yawoota.
act like
to act like: istilitobaachi.
to act like, behave in a certain manner (e.g. like a father): istiliitómbàachi.
to act like this, be the same as something else: yálmàami.
to imitate, act like: holbachi.
to pretend, act like, behave as though: tómbàachi.
act mean
to act mean, act tough, act bad: álpìisa.
actor
actor, actress: aathompàani.
Adam's apple nokkopòoli, noopoksi, nookopòoli.
add
to add on to: maatasaachi.
to add on to (plural objects): ittibachaslichi.
to add to, increase, multiply: maapaahòkfayok lawahchi.
to add to the top: ibaychasàali.
to be with, be mixed with, be added to, be plus: àasa.
to build on, extend, add on (more than one, e.g. attachments): ibachaslichi.
to exaggerate, add to, overdo something: istimayyachi.
to extend, add on to: ibachasàali.
to have extended in some respect, have added on: ibachasàaka.
to join one to another, put next to, add on to, expand (one object): apotòoli, apotòolichi.
to mix together, add numbers: ittasaachi.
to mix with, include, add on to, put with: asaachi.
to sew on, add on to something already made: istonoofa.
adder
gopher snake, `spreading adder': chinto isbakpàtha.
addict
to be addicted to, be crazy about, be a fan of: istiⁿsokcha.
add wood
to stoke a fire, add wood to a fire: maatonaati.
adept
to have knowledge of, be skilled at, to know how to do something, adept at: imponna.
adhere
to stick on, hang on a vertical surface, adhere: lapahli, lapaffi, islapaffi.
adjourn
to be over with (e.g. of a movie or an event), finished, through, to have ended, adjourned: istanooka.
admire
to look up to, respect, admire: innàaschóoba.
adopt
to choose, pick, adopt (a child): isi.
adrift
to pick up and float away, set adrift (logs, a boat, etc.) (as a rising river): oktayli.
adult aatichóhba.
adultery
to commit adultery with someone's spouse: impatnahòoba.
advance
to advance or set forward (a timepiece): pàlkichi.
adze ittissahkachi, istaɬiilka.
affection
to love, treasure, have affection for: ayyihoochi.
affectionate
to play with, cuddle, act affectionately with, love, be friendly to: ayokpali, ayokpáalòssi.
afire
to have been lit, set afire, burned (of one): atikìika.
to set afire, light, kindle, burn, ignite (one object): atikìili.
afraid
to be afraid, startled: nokɬikiicha.
to be scared: maɬatli.
to be scared of, afraid of, frightened by: immaɬatli.
to experience vertigo, feel afraid of falling from a height: imayohka.
African-American
black person, African-American: aatlocha, loocha, patna.
African violet fayolitka.
after
later, after, following: koɬaama.
to follow along after, be behind: átchakki.
to track, go after, seek, stalk: ayosli.
afternoon
this afternoon: himáaka pontókkòolit ɬopotliyyon, himáaka pontókkot táɬɬoffi.
tomorrow after noon, tomorrow after dinner: nìhtapontókkòot ɬopotli, nìhtapontókkòot taɬoffi.
again
again, also: ɬóoka.
again, a second time, again and again: atokláali.
to be again, a second time, again and again: hitòkla.
to be twice, be two times, again, next time: atòkla.
against
to be against each other, oppose each other: ittachaapa.
to be leaning against (of one): achánnàaka2.
to stay ahead of, compete against: istimayya.
to lay the head against: imalbakcho, albakcho.
to lean against (of one): achanàaka.
to lean (one object) against: achanàali.
to oppose, argue against: achaapa.
age
old age, age: silihno.
aged
to be old, elderly, ancient (of people): síhno.
agent
real estate agent: iisischòopa.
agile
to be light, lightweight, agile (as a gymnast): sokpa.
agitate
to be fretful, fidgety, agitated, irritated, uncomfortable, impatient (esp. from pain): nokhamohkachi.
to irritate, agitate, rub the wrong way, make impatient: nokhamohlichi.
ago
long ago, in the old days: óohchàako.
recently, not too long ago: okíichòosiiko.
to be a long time ago: ohóocha.
to be a while ago, some time ago: óhhòochàasiiko.
to be very long ago: óochafíhnaama.
agree
to agree about: achahli.
to agree with: imachahli.
to come to an agreement with each other: ittimachahli.
agriculture nàasiyalchiya.
acre: ihaani alpisa.
arable land, good land: ihaanikàano.
fertilizer: ihaaniskano.
field: ihto, aayachihka.
field of corn: chassachihka.
grower: waayàachi.
hay, fodder: chichobimilpa.
livestock: nàasalpooba.
partitioned land: ihaanitipkachi.
place to which plants are transplanted: aatosooya.
plow, tiller: isbinafkachi.
rice cutter: onosikoloffi.
scarecrow: foosismaɬatkachi, nàasismaɬatkachi.
seeds (for planting), winter seed: pooɬi.
to be (a few) planted in rows: ischíkkìika.
to be planted, cultivated (of land): alchiiya.
to be planted together with another crop: istibaalchíiya.
to be plowed, tilled: binafkachi.
to chop at, hoe (once), hack: chakaffi.
to cover up with dirt, bury with dirt: onkaffichi.
to cover with dirt using a tool: istonkaffichi.
to cover with dirt using the feet (of one): istonkayapka.
to cover with dirt using the feet once: onkayapka.
to dig holes for planting with a hoe: isbiɬka.
to gather (a planted crop), harvest, pick (a crop): ittanahli.
to go along covering with dirt (of more than one): maastonkaffichi.
to have (a crop) planted, have a crop in the field: átchìili.
to help each other with planting: ittimachihli.
to make little mounds (for planting): bonnichi.
to pick (e.g. cotton), harvest (a crop): imo.
to pick (e.g. cotton) for, harvest (someone's crop): imiimo.
to plant (especially seeds): achihli.
to plow, till, turn soil, cultivate the ground: binaffichi.
to plow for: imbinaffichi.
to poke a hole in the ground to plant a seed: biɬiika.
to raise, domesticate (an animal), cultivate (a houseplant): apooba.
to roll (one object) into a mound as for planting, mound: bonotli.
to sow, broadcast seeds: fihka.
to stake to a pole, plant by staking to a pole, set up a pole (esp. for beans): abiɬka.
to thin out, clear, hoe (a field, usually for planting), knock down (e.g. weeds, apples): baɬɬichi.
ahead
to be ahead of (in scoring or a race): ímmayyàachi.
to be behind, have someone ahead of one: bíkno.
to be in front of, ahead of in time or space, be before, previous: bíkno.
to be more than, superior to, surpass, be ahead of, taller than: ímmàyya.
to do harder than, expend more effort than, pass, dominate, stay ahead of: istimayya.
ahem
to clear the throat, ahem: ilinookanòochi.
aid
help, support, welfare: apilka, istapilka.
to bring aid to, come with help: maatimapiila.
to give help to someone, aid with, donate to: imapiila.
aim
to aim for and miss (a target), try for and miss (a step): ɬakoffichi.
to aim for and miss (one object): taɬoffichi.
to point at with something, aim something at: isbiɬìili.
air hifóosilka, hifosilka.
to blow air on using an instrument: istapofka.
to blow up with air, inflate: pofkat chobachi.
to bring air to, give air to: amahlichi, amahlichi.
air out
to air out, hang out to dry: iⁿhofka.
to be aired out: iⁿhofilka.
airplane piɬɬawakáyka.
to take off (as an airplane), go up: abahlichi.
to fly (an airplane): waliilichi.
to fly in an airplane (of one): iswakayka.
airport imaatanàaka.
airport landing strip: imaatanatka.
Alabama
Alabama Indian: Albaamo.
the Alabama Indians: Albaamaha.
the Alabama language: Albaamo innaaɬiilka.
alarm clock hasissobayka ischókkòoli.
alcohol
alcohol, alcoholic beverage: isyammitilka.
alcoholic
to be an alcoholic, crave drink: isilka istiⁿsokcha.
alfafa hassi chichobimilpa.
algae okiyyilihkachi.
alibi
to stand up for, take up for, help with something, alibi, witness for: istapiila, istimapiila.
alight
to perch on, sit on top of, alight on (of a few): paachikìika, paayisa, paachokòoli.
align
to align, even up, even out: ittahoobachi.
to align (the edges) for, even up (something) for: imittahoobachi.
alive
being alive: okchalíiyya.
life, living: okchaliiya.
creature, living thing, being, human being: aatihifòoska, nàasi okchàaya, nàasi okchàayaaha.
to be alive: hátchàali.
to come alive: okchaaya.
to be alive, be conscious, be awake: falánka.
to be still alive, (barely) living: okcháaya.
to be still alive, have another day: inníhta.
to be still around, still alive (of one or two): áaya.
to be still sitting, still living: chokóoli.
all
all, every, all of: óyha.
everything, all, everyone: nàasóyha, nàasóyhàasi, óyhàasi.
all of something, everything: onáami.
all of us together: ittolilha.
all day: nihtóyha.
just, merely, all and only: báana.
amen, that's all: yàamòostík moolo.
that's all, that's enough: yáamòostík.
this is all: yáamòosi.
all aboard! aɬoka.
alleged
some, any, a, the alleged, the supposed: -ma.
Allegheny chinkapin hachiⁿfakto.
allergy
to make sick, cause an allergic reaction, hurt: hoopachi.
alley hiniɬibaata.
alligator hachonchoba.
all over
anywhere, everywhere, all over: nàksisáhtika, náksóyhan.
to have all over: báana.
to scatter around all over (on the floor or ground): itayisaachi, itayìisa.
to get all over, cover (one): aawihka.
allow
to allow to do, give (someone) leave: iⁿfayli.
all right
all right, okay: inna, inta.
are you all right now?!: oow! chikáano?!.
to be good for someone, all right for: inkano.
to be well, all right, feel better: kàano.
all together
to be all together: ittóyha.
alone -áɬɬi.
his or hers alone: ibisnàasáɬɬi.
to be alone and experience the quietness of a location: inchokkilissa.
along
to be sticking on the side of, bypass, go along by the side of (of one): islapàali.
to take along with: ilapihli.
alongside
to be next to, beside but not touching, alongside, side by side (of one): apóttòoka.
already -báana.
to be completed (of more than one action), already done: anoska.
alright
ready? alright? enough?: mòoli.
also
again, also: ɬóoka.
also, too: mók.
to do or be as well, also, too: máaloolo.
alter
to make smaller, take up or alter (a garment): sawwachi.
although
but, even though, although, even: -tika2.
anyhow, nevertheless, yet, although, despite: sáhtík.
aluminum
any light metal, esp. aluminum foil: ochanasokpa.
aluminum foil pan: ochanaayàmpo sokpa.
always
always, only, ever: -yáɬɬi.
ever, always, whenever: -máɬɬi.
always, every time: báana.
always a certain way, as from birth: istimmánkasi.
always like that, always a certain way, ever, forever: istimmáami.
ambulance aathoopa iswihka, aatistàaya.
amen
amen, that's all: yàamòostík moolo.
enough!, amen!, that's it, okay!, ready!: mòoli, mooli.
American
American Indian, Native American: aati, aati aapihchi hómma, aatihòmma, nipihómma.
ammunition ɬaki.
bullet, ammunition shell, gun cartridge: bihinɬaki.
amorous
to need sex, be amorous: polooma.
amount
how much, what amount: sáhmòosi.
to act like this, be the same as something else, be the same amount, be as much as this, be just like this: yálmàami.
amphibians
bullfrog, frog: hanono.
congo snake, congo eel, amphiuma: koⁿhko.
frog: chòoto.
salamander: hanaabiya ɬìnko.
tadpole: yalba.
toad, frog: okwaala.
toad, tadpole: okwaalasi.
tree frog: okiyyowwa.
type of spotted frog: chòotochokchoki.
amphitheater aahompanka.
amphiuma koⁿhko.
amputate
to amputate: imisi.
ancestor awochòoba.
grandmother, greataunt, female ancestor: áapochòoba.
relative, kin, ancestor: imalahka1.
ancient
to be old, elderly, ancient: ohóocha.
to be elderly (of people): síhno.
and
now, and: mooton.
andirons aasoboolifa imitalokòoli.
and the like
for instance, for example, such as, and the like, in the manner of (a), like (a): -káhmi.
and then
then, next, and then, so: máamòosi.
anesthetic isnochiitilka.
smelling salts, anesthetic gas, decongestant inhalant, etc.: ilahifosilka.
to deaden, give a local anesthetic to: imillichi.
anesthetize
to put to sleep (e.g. with medicine, by rocking or a lullaby), anesthetize: nochiichi.
angel aatiwakàyka.
angina chikpihoopa.
angler ɬaɬo imokwàyli, ɬaɬokwàyli.
Anglo
Anglo child, white child: aatatkasi.
to be a white (person), Anglo, Caucasian: háatka, aatatka.
angry
anger: likitilka, hasaliiha, nokhammitilka.
to be angry: noksiipa, ilaapalàali, nokhammi.
to be angry at: imilaapalàali, innoksiipa.
to be angry at someone, hold a grudge against, be provoked by: iⁿhasaaya.
to be in a rage at, angry at, mad at: innokhammi.
to be mad at over, angry at about: istimilaapalàali.
to be slightly angry, unhappy: ayokíkpo.
to fuss with, quarrel with, talk angrily, argue with: ittimakayiha.
to get angry at, have angry words with someone: illikitka.
to get mad, angry: istimpaahomma.
to make angry, anger: ilaapalàalichi.
to make someone mad at one, to anger, provoke: hasaayachi.
to sulk, pout, be angry, be mad, hot-tempered: hasaaya.
animal
animals, creatures, four-footed beings: nàasi iyyi óstàaka.
wild animal: nàasistalaami, náasmaɬátli.
to tame (an animal), break (a horse): pakaamachi.
animal call holba.
animal fat nàasistalaami inniya.
ankle iyyipoksi, iyyipakofka.
to cross, cross the legs at the knee or ankle: ittafinapli.
to have a sprained or turned ankle: panayka.
ankle cuffs ittabistalsiha.
announce
announcer who tells people to come to the yearly Christmas óolanwi party: tahpala.
to announce publically: maafatli.
to post (one memo or announcement): islapaalichi.
annoy
to annoy: palatlichi.
to be a bother to, keep bothering, be annoying, keep pestering, be irritating to: píllàachi.
anoint
to anoint (the hair), grease (hair), pomade: aksoopka.
anole hanaabiya okchàkko, hanaabiya.
another
another, other, else, different one, another one: mìnta.
different place, another place, different direction: tòkpa.
other, the other one, another one: cháffàakaya.
to be different (from before), be otherwise, be another: mìnta.
answer
to answer (the telephone): imootamatlichi, maatinnaaɬiika.
ant
ant, esp. fire ant, termite ant: iskanniyòosa.
black ant: iskanniyòosa locha.
fire ant: iskanniyòosa hoyòopa.
flying ant: iskaniyòosa waayóhka.
queen ant: iskaniyòosa immikko.
small red ant that stinks when squashed: iskaniyòosa kosòoma.
town ant, large red ant: iskaniyòossoba.
winged ant, termite?: choklahpa.
antenna istimpaahachàali.
television antenna: nàasóyha maaholbachi.
anthill iskaniyòosa imiisa.
hills, mounds, a bunch of ant hills: bokboki.
antler ichillapihchi.
limb, branch (of tree or creek), antlers: wassalakchi.
to butt heads, lock antlers (of horned animals): ittibiska.
to molt (of birds), shed (horns or antlers): chillichi.
anus chommi, chommi ɬobafka.
any
some, any, a, the alleged, the supposed: -ma.
to do however, be however, happen however, be whatever, be any, be some: sáhmi.
to not be, not have, be absent, be empty, be none, have any, not be here, be lacking: íkso.
anyhow sáhmisáⁿhtik, sáhtík.
anyone aatisáhtík.
anything
anything whatsoever, whatever: nàasisáhtika.
thing, something, anything, someone: nàasi.
anywhere nàksisáhtika.
apart
to be broken apart: kotafka.
to be divorced from each other, be apart from each other, be separated from each other (of two): ittiⁿfilkohka.
to break once (a long solid object), snap apart: kotaffi.
to pull apart, take apart (one object): ittasokaffi.
to rip apart, tear (as clothing): istintipli.
to separate (into parts), come apart: ittinkanatli.
to split (one object), cut off a slice, pull two things apart: chaɬaffi.
to tear apart, rend in two: binaffi.
ape sawaati.
aphasic
to be unable to talk plainly (as after a stroke), aphasic: káanon naaɬiíkko.
apologetic
to be sad about, be apologetic, have regrets about, feel grief: imachiiba.
appaloosa catfish lipti.
apparently máffìina.
appear
to appear, be out and visible (of a rainbow): maahátchàali.
to appear in the sky, come out (of a heavenly body): maachokòoli.
to be different in some respect, appear different in some way: imaɬahka.
to be seen, appear: ilhicha.
to go, leave, disappear, be gone (of two): wasatka.
to go, leave, disappear (of one): nakaaɬa.
to show oneself, appear to: ilihichaachi.
appearance
appearance, looks: ilhicha.
appendicitis
to have appendicitis: inchaabichoba ibíttòosi iⁿhoopa.
appendix inchaabichoba ibíttòosi.
applaud
to applaud, clap for: imittapoklichi.
apple takkólchoba.
apple core: takkólchoba iⁿhókkìita.
apple pie: takkólchoba istimpaalapàali.
crab-apple tree: takkólchobasi.
cider, apple juice: takkólchoba okchi.
applique
to applique: paalapaalichi.
apply
to apply lipstick: ilichoohommachi.
to apply nail polish: ilbaksihommachi.
appoint
to appoint to (a position): biɬiilichi.
to be appointed: biɬiikachi.
appointment
to make an appointment for (someone): imbiɬiilichi.
appreciate
to appreciate, be excited about something, be happy about: istayokpa.
apprehensive
to be uneasy, nervous, apprehensive: yowaapa.
approach
to come right up to, approach: paayoɬa.
to have a state, situation, or period of time (esp. a person's life) be approaching the end for one: ostintíkkìili.
April Eyprilka, hasiholtina istonóostàaka.
apron bíknilatakàaka, bíkno atakàaka.
arable land aayachihka kano, ihaanikàano.
arbor ittohissi apahcha, ittohissistíisa, ittoissi apahcha.
arch
arch of the foot: iyyinota hókkìita, iyyistiⁿhachàali.
arc welder istonaɬatofka.
argue
to argue with each other: istittachaapa.
to fuss with, quarrel with, talk angrily, argue with: ittimakayiha.
to object to openly, disagree, oppose, argue against: achaapa.
arid land
cleared, bare, or arid land: oktaali.
arise
to wake up, awaken, get out of bed, arise, get up (from a fall) (of one): falanka2.
arithmetic holtina.
arm sakba.
arm (uppermost part), top of the shoulder, upper arm: sakbapáana.
shoulder, upper arm: sakbakonìiɬa.
arm bone: sakbachofkoni.
armpit: haktambi.
chair arm, armrest: paachokòoka ilbipaabalàaka.
to be folded up, be pleated, be crossed (of the arms): pakohkachi.
to cross the arms at the elbow with the arms lowered: issakban sòoli.
to cross (the arms), bend (the knees), close (the hands): pakohlichi.
to hold in the arms, carry (as a baby), cradle in the arms: sòoli.
armadillo paasatta.
armband sakba istalsiya.
armor aapihchi istilatonka.
armpit intakba, haktambi.
armrest paachokòoka ilbipaabalàaka.
around
to be around, be surrounding, circle (of one inanimate): atánnatli.
to be scattered around all over (on the floor or ground): itayìisa.
to be still around, still alive (of one or two): áaya.
to be there, be around, be located at a place, to go around (of two): ayàachi.
to circle around, go around once: atanatka2.
to circle around, go around (repeatedly), spin, twirl: atanàakachi.
to circle, make a circle around, surround: boloktachi.
to come around from behind something, go around behind something (of one): imatanatka.
to encircle, be around, go around (once or of one): apakfotli.
to encircle with (something), go around with: istapakfotka.
to go around, be there, be around, be located at a place (of one or two): àaya.
to go around once, circle around once, encircle, surround: maatatanatka.
to have been put around: istimapakfòotka.
to live somewhere, be located, hang around (of one): wìika.
to put around, go around with (one object) repeatedly: atanatlichi.
to put around the neck, put on (a tie), wear (a harness): wataali.
to put (more than one) around, put around more than once, weave around the outside of a basket: atanahlichi.
to put (something) around: istimapakfotlichi.
to spin, wheel (in flight), revolve, rotate, be winding: haatanahli.
to turn around once, make a 180-360 degree turn, rotate: haatanatli.
to turn around repeatedly (of one), spin, twirl: haatánnatli.
to turn (something) around once, rotate: haatanatlichi.
to twist or wind around something (e.g. a spool): onapànnichi.
to weave around (the sides of a basket): atanatlichi.
to wind on a stick, wind around a spool or reel: apànnichi.
arouse
to be sexually aroused: ikba, polooma.
to fondle or pet to sexually arouse: apoloomachi.
to have been sexually aroused: apolooma.
arrest
to arrest, come get (one object): iltisi.
to be arrested (of several people): pihka.
to be taken, picked up or arrested by the police (of one): iska.
arrive
to get here, arrive, come: ila.
to come, arrive (at a place), visit a place: oɬa.
to come, arrive together, be around (of more than one): ittanowwa.
arrow ɬaki, achosòoka1.
bow-and-arrow: istiⁿholitcha.
arrowhead ɬakiⁿhalokpa.
arrowwood viburnum ittobitìima.
art holba.
artery ɬakhani assikchi, assikchi.
artillery shell ɬakichoba.
artist holbàachi.
as
sort of, kind of, like that, as if, just about, mainly: -káhmi.
to do or be as well, also, too: máaloolo.
ascend
to ascend, rise, take off (as an airplane), go up: abahlichi.
ash
any ash tree, esp. white ash: sinapo.
ashes: histo, tikbillayki.
ash shovel: histo istitapafkachi.
a tree similar to ash, poss. slippery elm?: silhoba.
a tree similar to ash, used in making horse medicine: sinaphoba.
prickly ash: ittohalokpa.
ashamed
something that one is ashamed of, that one keeps secret, embarrassment: istoofaliiya.
to be ashamed of, embarrassed about: istoofaaya.
to be shy, timid, ashamed: oofaaya.
ashtray hakchommasòⁿilka istaalpitta.
aside
to leave, set aside, lay (something) down, put aside (one object): piɬka.
to put aside for, keep (one object) for: impiɬka.
ask
to ask (a question), ask for, request: ahaalo.
to ask (a question) of: imahaalochi.
to ask for (something) from, beg of, request of: imahaalo.
to ask (someone) to bring (something) (e.g. mail order or deliver): maatimahaalo.
to be asked for: ahalka.
to come and ask for (something) for (someone): ostimahaalo.
to say, ask: manka.
to tell, say, ask: onka1.
askance
to give someone a funny look, look askance at: maatimmisli.
askew
to be a little lopsided, twisted, slightly askew: kawáknàasi.
asleep
to be asleep, unable to get up: falaíⁿkko.
to be numb in a body part, have a limb of the body fall asleep: simohka.
to have a numb spot, have the circulation cut off, have a body part be asleep: iⁿsimohka.
as much as
to act like this, be the same as something else, be the same amount, be as much as this, be just like this: yálmàami.
to be even, the same size, equal, as much as: ittíllawwi.
asphalt
asphalt material: paapatàaka.
asphalt pavement: talilocha.
asphalt road: hinilocha.
assemble
to assemble (e.g. build a log cabin): ittihokfi.
to meet at a certain place, gather together, assemble: ittanahka.
assembly ittanahkat lokòolihchi.
Assembly of God Church pastàali.
assistance istapilka.
assistant imapìila.
as soon as
as soon as, quickly: náasíkson.
assume
to be elected to office, assume an office, take on a position (of one): hachàali.
as though
to pretend, act like, behave as though, keep a certain way: tómbàachi.
astride
to straddle, be astride: awakchaɬàali.
asylum
insane asylum, mental hospital: aatikostìnko imìistilka, aatkostìnko imìistilka.
at
at, to: aa-, -fa.
on, at, to: ona-.
atheist iyyìnko.
athletic coach kòchka.
attach
to be tangled, attached: ittihalatka.
to go stick or put (one object) on, go attach to, take and put: oslapaalichi.
to stick on, attach (more than one object) to: lapaffichi.
attack
to attack and take something from someone, run off with (someone's spouse): istayapka.
to jump on, attack (one): paachootli.
attend
to attend (e.g. school or church): hachàali.
attention
to make listen, make mind, make pay attention: haalóochi.
attenuate
to be faded, attenuated: hakbi.
attractive
to be good-looking, attractive: ilhicha kano.
audible
to make an audible noise at a distance, be audible: mottákkìichi.
auger
to make a hole through (as with an auger), drill a hole, pierce through once: ɬobaffi.
augment
to exaggerate, embellish, augment, add to, overdo something: istimayyachi.
August Awkoska, hasiholtina istontótchìina.
aunt
father's sister: chíppo, áaposi.
mother's sister: kóosi.
grandmother, greataunt, forebear, female ancestor: áapochòoba.
greataunt, greatgrandmother, oldest sister of one's mother: kóossòoba.
author hossòochi.
automobile mobìlka, ibisnáaliwalíika.
automobile race track: mobìlka aayittimayya.
automobile engine mobìlka waliilichi.
automobile inspection sticker mobìlkimistika.
automobile race mobìlkittimayya.
autumn kasatkataɬɬa, kasatkat áɬɬìina, ittoissi ɬáakafòoka.
avalanche binafka.
avoid
a way around something to avoid it (e.g. a path around a pasture to avoid a mean bull), detour: atanatilka.
to avoid coming to terms with (a situation): sobàykohchi ilahoobachi.
to avoid, keep out of the way of (of one): inkánnatli.
to avoid, run off a ways from: iwwállìika.
to be avoided, skirted, gone around (by someone in a vehicle) (of one): istatánnatka.
to be avoided, skirted, gone around (of one): atánnatka.
to dodge, avoid, miss, outflank (of one): atanatka2.
await
to watch for, hunt for, wait for: imapiɬka.
awake
to be alive, be conscious, be awake: falánka.
to be conscious, awake: okcháaya.
to be awakened: falanka1.
to awaken (of one): falanka2.
aware
to be aware, knowing: kostini.
to not be in one's right mind, unaware: hakti.
away
far away: pínha.
a little bit past, little ways away: kóoɬàasi.
a little ways away: tókpàasi.
a little far away, farther: pínhàasi.
to be gone, away: nákkàaɬa.
to be still gone, away: nakáaɬa.
to get away from, pull away from: ayapka.
to give away to: aatinka.
to go farther away (from somewhere): iⁿhopáhki.
to move away from each other (of more than one): ittinkanahli.
to move away from (someone), dodge, move out of the way of: inkanatli.
to move away (of one): kanatli.
to run away with: iswaliika.
to slip off, slip away: taɬoffi.
to stay away somewhere (of more than one): ostìisa.
to stay or live away (from one's place of origin) (of one): oswìika.
to take (more than one) away from, subtract from, remove from, divide from: iⁿfilohli.
to take (one object) away from: imisi.
awl istiⁿɬopoilka.
awning imapahchafa imatakka, patafa imatakka.
ax chaafi.
double-bit ax: chaaftóklo.
flat ax: chafpàtha.
ax handle: chaafapihchi.
axle imokhawitàaka.
azalea
wild azalea: apatìlli.
bush sp., wild azalea?, wax myrtle?: ittoniyaachi.