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eat all food*bise·lmaducbiselmadúʔdir. of*bise·lclear by eating-maducarrivevclean one's plate by eating all the food(mul) maʔa miʔkʰe ṭʼi bíselmadu·ci clean your plate!; eat all your food!5.2.2Eat5.6Cleaning
eat and be bloated*qaṭi·šqaṭiš´pl.*qaṭihšipref. ofqa-between two strongly opposed forces*ṭi·š2stretched tightvbe bloated, stretched tight, from eating; clothes stretch tight due to body being bloatedqaṭi·šiʔbloat by eatingkʼaṭa qaṭi·šíʔ šatʰqacʼbina qaṭišciwhe must have put on tight clothes; he is in tight clothes5.2.2Eat8.3.1.9Stretch
eat and clean or clear*bise·lbiselʔ´pref. ofbi-by encircling softly*se·lcleanvclear (plate or mouth) by eating5.2.2Eat5.6Cleaningrefl.*bise·licʼdir.*bise·lmaduc
eat and forget*qaleqaleqaleqálewpl.*qaleqalewadfreq. of*qalev-redforget while eating; exclude by eatingmaʔa wi qaleqáleyicʼbina ʔa· ʔama· ci·cʼínʔkʰe ʔyowal to šuʔumqʰby eating food I must have forgotten what I was going to do5.2.2Eat3.2.6.1Forgetsmlf.*qaleqalec
eat and mix*qahyolqahyólʔpl.*qayolaqpref. ofqa-between two strongly opposed forces*hyol1mixvmix by eating; eat multiple foods together; combine foods in order to eat them; chew several things togetherkayé·ta qʼo molokko qʼo qahcawa·du ʔe· qʼoʔdi ~ qahyole· qʼoʔdicrackers and milk go together wellmul qahyola·du to ʔe· qʼoʔdi qaʔtʼawthat (food) tastes good eaten with something elsesyn*hcaw*qahcawadqahcec 1cf*qawoṭ5.2.1Food preparation7.5.3Mixsmlf.*qahyo·c
eat and peel*qaṭʰoqaṭʰówpl.*qaṭʰowa·taqpref. ofqa-between two strongly opposed forces*ṭʰoremove outer layer in piecesvpeel in pieces with the teeth (oranges, apples, or tomatoes; spitting out peelings)mul caṭʰowaʔ qahca wí tʼo qan ʔṭʼo duwení qan ʔṭʼo hoʔo wí ʔdo· qaṭʰowaʔ. nowadays they peel them with a knife but in the old days they peeled with their teethsyn*qaṭʼo·5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin*biṭʰobiṭʰówpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ṭʰoremove outer layer in piecesvpeel or remove outer layer in pieces with teeth, by encircling (e.g. with the arms) or sewing, eating (esp. with a spoon)šamsʼu ʔá biṭʰowelaI’ve been peeling (those) hazel twigs with my teeth (hold in teeth and pull stick away)cf*biṭʼo·5.2.2.1Bite, chew7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
eat and smear*balu1balúwpl.*balutpref. ofba-with mouth*lu2coatvsmeared around mouth from eatingbaluʔsmear it around mouth or lips (e.g., while eating corn or berries)
eat and stretch tightly*qaṭi·šqaṭiš´pl.*qaṭihšipref. ofqa-between two strongly opposed forces*ṭi·š2stretched tightvbe bloated, stretched tight, from eating; clothes stretch tight due to body being bloatedqaṭi·šiʔbloat by eatingkʼaṭa qaṭi·šíʔ šatʰqacʼbina qaṭišciwhe must have put on tight clothes; he is in tight clothes5.2.2Eat8.3.1.9Stretch
eat by licking quickly*siʔlasiʔlasiʔlasíʔlawfreq. of*siʔlawʔv-redlick repeatedly and quickly; stick tongue in and out (like a snake)hóyhmucʼin siʔlasíʔlawe· muhe's licking it fast (ice cream cone) because he's hogging itʔaná· hayu siʔlasíʔla·cʼthe dog is sticking its tongue out a lot5.2.2Eat1.6.4Animal actions
eat by picking with fingers*biṭʼa·cbiṭʼaʔ´pl.*biṭʼaṭpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ṭʼa·c1break open seriallyvpick and eatmaka·ka yaʔ ʔahci šáʔa·cʼin, biṭʼaṭʰthe monkey picks lice off itself and eats them5.2.2Eat
eat down to roots*bihkelhbihkélhʔpl.*bihkela·tadpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*hkelhremove projecting partvremove down to roots by eatingšiʔbaši yaʔ miʔkʰe qaʔdi ṭʼi bíhkelhciythe animals ate your grass all up5.2.2Eat1.6.4.2Animal eating
eat food by picking at it*bisubisúwpl.*bisuwacʼpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*suscratch off part of surfacevpick at (food); scratch several pieces of food deeply enough to remove some of the surfacema qa maʔal ʔihya· bisu ~ qahqaliyou should pick on this bone too (offering to let someone do it)bisu·cipick at your food! cf*basu*qahqalh5.2.2.4Manner of eating7.9.1Damagesmlf.*bisu·c
eat hole in*biṭo·lbiṭolʔ´pref. ofbi-by encircling softly*ṭo·lbe making depressionvmake a hole with/in the mouth, beak, or snout; insects to eat holes in somethingkʼaṭáʔ yacʰma qʰale tol ʔimo bíṭo·lacʼqʰwoodpeckers have drilled a hole in the treecf*baṭo·l 17.8.5Make hole, opening1.6.4Animal actionsn.p.hoʔo biṭolʔ
eat mush*bilibilíwpl.*bilita*bilitadpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*li2move circularlyveat (mush); take mouthful; put something in mouth with spoonṭʰoʔo bílieat the mush!ʔul maʔa hitʼéʔli ʔul ˆ tiyá·coʔkʰe ló·ška ˉ noʔqʼóʔqʼaṭa ʔúl ʔqan ʔṭʼo ˉ milu· bílitaʔ mul ṭʰóʔo ˆ. When the food was ready, they took their spoons – in the early days mussel shells – and ate the mush with that.5.2.2Eatsmlf.*bilic
eat quickly*qaʔlawʔciqaʔláwʔciwsmlf. of*qaʔlawʔ-c2SMLFvgrab quickly between opposing forces, such as with the teeth or mouth (of cat, dog); eat quickly, such as without chewingqaʔlawʔciwto grab quickly (of cat, dog)qaʔlawʔciʔeat fast, maybe without chewing [?]syn*cuʔlawʔci5.2.2Eat7.2.6.1Catch, capture
eat together*qahyo·cqahyoʔ´smlf. of*qahyolmix by eatingvmix by eating; mix foods together in order to eat; eat several foods togethermulídom buṭaqá ʔem ˉ ma·dúcʼbina mil ʔbakʰe bihše homʔ ˆ bahša qáhyo·tiyihe ˆ. a while after the bear had returned, she roasted some of the meat to eat along with the buckeyesmensʼi·li ṭʼí· kulu tó· neyal ˉ mul máʔyul hómʔba mul maʔaw ˇ ṭʰoʔo qáhyoʔ. everything that he had brought from the wilderness, that and only that he baked and ate mixed with acorn mushmensʼin mu pʰala ʔahšá hla· ˉ mul ʔahša sʼúwahcihqawa·du ˉ qahyóʔ bakʰe ˉ. and fish too – they dried the fish to eat along with acorn mush5.2.1Food preparation7.5.3Mix
eat up*bisabisáwpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*sa1split off severalvfinish liquid food (or mush) with spoonbisaeat it up!mulido ˉ men biliw ˉ ʔul ṭʼí· bisawhe ate it all cleansyn*bihkʰuy*maʔa5.2.2Eat
eat with spoon*bilibilíwpl.*bilita*bilitadpref. ofbi-by encircling softly*li2move circularlyveat (mush); take mouthful; put something in mouth with spoonṭʰoʔo bílieat the mush!ʔul maʔa hitʼéʔli ʔul ˆ tiyá·coʔkʰe ló·ška ˉ noʔqʼóʔqʼaṭa ʔúl ʔqan ʔṭʼo ˉ milu· bílitaʔ mul ṭʰóʔo ˆ. When the food was ready, they took their spoons – in the early days mussel shells – and ate the mush with that.5.2.2Eatsmlf.*bilic
eavesdroppingdiʔboʔtowdiʔbóʔ towder. of*diʔboqhide=ltowfromadvsecretly, from hiding, behind someone's back, unknown to someone elseph. v.diʔboʔto· šoc
ebb tide, largeʔahqʰa bahṭʰe 2ʔahqʰa báhṭʰecomp. ofʔahqʰawaterbahṭʰe 1bignlarge ebb tide; a low tide when a large amount of water goes out (with a verb that refers to the ebbing of the tide)ʔahqʰa bahṭʰe cʰúliwe· biʔámaduweit’s a very low tide this morningcf*cʰuli 1
eccentricpaya·mapaya·ma´adjindividualistic, eccentriccfpayapišunʔ
eddyʔahqʰa culitʰmawʔahqʰa cúlitʰmawin n.p.ʔahqʰawater*culi·twater move circularlyneddy, whirlpool1.3.2Movement of water
edgepušu·pušu·´nedge of planar object (e.g., table); end; topcfpuʔšulsisa·tow 18.6.7End, pointverb.*pušutcomp.ʔahqʰa pušu·
edge, sharp ... of knifeqahca siʔtʼa ltowqahca siʔtʼá ltowin n.p.qahcaknife missile clitorissiʔtʼasharp=ltowfromnsharp edge of a knife6.7.8Parts of tools
edible matter cast up on beach*mahcul 1mahcúlʔnedible matter cast up on a beach (fish, shellfish, etc.)5.2Food1.3.1.5Island, shore