Achumawi - English


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álíllámc̓úciptcpdawningálíllámc̓úci wáté slhúh̓páácí.At daybreak, we were swimming.
álíllaykacíptcpalmost daylightpálm̓as álíllaykací w̓áté k̓ut tykúw.Just before dawn, she fell asleep.
alíllaykiptcpday breaking
áliptaal̓íptcpground up dried fishbraid (related via strips of fish hung to dry?)
áliptaal̓ítnamefish flour place
áliptál̓N1salmon flour2fish flour
alip̓óóhanameBurney Mountain
alissúúwacíptcpwealthy
aliyám̓N1frog2bullfrog3toad
álláátiN1bone bead2boneDB only has JC tááláátiwí "(string of) long bone beads"
állátNbutton bead
álléq̓ta1Nflat2ptcpdraw3ptcpspinney4ptcpcluster of treesin q̓óssi álláq̓ta (name of a band)
allíícanN1fishes2fishCurtin is the sole source for -can as plural
állísNsalmondial. var.áálúwí
állistiN1rock2stoneʔálisdí·ja mal̉a·b·ásduma h̉am̉ís·ádé" sisí·ní.I'll put one rock on top of another.
alluadjhungryl̉ihú·say má l̉ihám, al·u duji ɡú luhuw̉á.Let's dig and eat, we're going to get hungry.
allúúyakN1June2summer seasonálluy "summer" + -ak, but the dark l obscures pronunciation, so [állʊwiʽ] possibly ál fish -wi belonging to.
álluyNsummerThe dark l obscures pronunciation, so [állʊwiʽ] possibly = ál fish + -wi belonging to, but cp. allúúyak = álluy + -ak "season".
almóóq̓aNsandals
altʰúúlasloanAlturas
álúpw̓áámínamelake-dweller
álúpw̓amNlake
alúpw̓ámak̓aNlittle pond
alússaN1creek2stream3creek bed, arroyoApparently in arid upriver territory4brook trout
alússatánmíptcpgulch