wood, firehohayhoháycomp. ofʔoho 1fireʔahaywood, stick, pole forty (in compounds)nfirewood; wood good for fires, like hard wood5.5.6Fuelcinhaycínhaycomp. of*cin?ʔahaywood, stick, pole forty (in compounds)nbonfire wood, dry hardwood suitable for making a good fire6.6.3.2Wood
wood, gather*himahimáwpl.*himatpref. ofhi-with body*ma2put shapeless substancevgather shapeless substance (e.g. water); gather substance with undefined shape (e.g. wood pile)tʼoqayʔ ʔahá· himago after some wood in a while!7.5.1Gather
words be mixed or put together*bahyo·c 1bahyoʔ´smlf. of*bahyolmix with mouth smear with mouth-c2SMLFvput words together; mix, attach words; use words to a songbahyo·cimix words! attach one word to another!maʔu ʔém mu qʼoʔo ˉ bahyoʔ qʼo ʔém mu maʔu muʔnati ʔa bahyocʼkʰe tʰin ˉ. this is the song – it’s got words but I can’t put them together3.5.3.1Word4.2.3.3Sing7.5.3Mix
work drill*dawi 2dawíwpl.*dawitpref. ofda-with hand*witwirlvdrill; operate or work a drillʔa· ṭʰilel el doʔqʼoʔdiwánʔpʰila, dawi· maI will fix the abalone ornaments, and you drill them (serially)mensʼi·li ʔul miyá·me ˉ ʔoho maci·bícʰqati ˇ ʔul ʔoho dawiw ˇthen their father, in order to start the fire, drilledcf*daṭo·l*moko·l*moṭo·l*muwi5.5.1Light a fireinstr.dawiʔli
work slowly*duṭʼemduṭʼémʔpref. ofdu-with finger*ṭʼem2be tired of doingvdo action slowly (restricted to actions done with fingers or expressed with the du- prefix, such as working)ʔamadútʼaʔ ʔa ʔkʰe bimáci duʔkʼutʰéla; duṭʼémwiye· toI am not finishing my work today; it’s going too slow for me (even though I’m trying – doesn’t mean boring)7.3.4.5Actions of the hand8.4.8.2Slowdir.*duṭʼemaq
work, call to*bayotʰmabayótʰmawessive of*bayotcause group to move by speaking-m1ESS SPRTvkeep a group busy by talking to them; call to workkalikákʰ ninetanʔqa· yaʔ tiʔkʰe naṭa yya bayótʰmawthe school teacher is keeping her children (pupils) busy (their attention) by talking to them6.1Work3.5.1.4Speak with others
workerdutʼat yacdutʼáʔ yaʔpl.dutʼat yacʰmader. of*dutʼat2work=yacAGT RSPTnworkermayal maʔa dutʼaʔ yacʰma yá·col haʔdí maya lamé·sa ʔe· macéʔkʰeyou food workers over there, watch over the tables6.1.1Worker