Achumawi - English


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h̓atac̓unnúy̓alóoNwild rose
h̓atéét̓aay̓ámakNNovember
h̓at̓óq̓onomhoist
h̓awRcclight (weight)ih̓waay̓íʼ. light weight.ih̓waay̓íʼ. agile, light-footed.sácah̓wáy̓c̓úcí. I lift heavy object (chair) as though it were light.ih̓h̓aanákciheʼ. light-weight kind.síntʰah̓w̓áI don't understand (and don't want to)winílláátiwí wítʰah̓wí twiy̓í, pámmé twiy̓í qa tílíísuuc̓i. The white man doesn't understand, he is ignorant about bad luck.witʰah̓w̓í yályú, amittʰéw̓can, yályúúcan, múútʰaaq̓álcandeaf man, woman, boy, girlitʰah̓w̓íʼ tsiy̓í. I'm a bit deaf. (LR 5/21/73.36)stwínáh̓w̓aI couldn't see it. twínáh̓wahe (evidently) didn't see itma tstuwiy̓í tiyóh̓wi qá it tyisííní. But I can't see, he saidh̓aw h̓aw sis̓í, h̓aw h̓aw kis̓í, h̓aw h̓aw tis̓s̓aI whispered; you whispered; whisper!h̓awasú, h̓awasúbreathsíntʰah̓w̓áI don't understand (and don't want to)winílláátiwí wítʰah̓wí twiy̓í, pámmé twiy̓í qa tílíísuuc̓i. The white man doesn't understand, he is ignorant about bad luck.witʰah̓w̓í yályú, amittʰéw̓can, yályúúcan, múútʰaaq̓álcandeaf man, woman, boy, girlitʰah̓w̓íʼ tsiy̓í. I'm a bit deaf. (LR 5/21/73.36)síntʰah̓w̓áI don't understand (and don't want to)winílláátiwí wítʰah̓wí twiy̓í, pámmé twiy̓í qa tílíísuuc̓i. The white man doesn't understand, he is ignorant about bad luck.witʰah̓w̓í yályú, amittʰéw̓can, yályúúcan, múútʰaaq̓álcandeaf man, woman, boy, girlitʰah̓w̓íʼ tsiy̓í. I'm a bit deaf. (LR 5/21/73.36)stwínáh̓w̓aI couldn't see it. twínáh̓wahe (evidently) didn't see itma tstuwiy̓í tiyóh̓wi qá it tyisííní. But I can't see, he said
h̓awaat̓ok̓Nsalmon air bladder
h̓awasúNbreath
h̓áw̓Rccconstrain
h̓aw̓átNcottontail rabbit
h̓aw̓ay̓onom1sneaking, going quietlyh̓aw̓ay tyiiq̓aatíní ilúqoq̓q̓áté qá as ú ticúmow̓oy wáté.And then he sneaked up to where water cut a ditch.2quietly
h̓ay̓Nthoughts, memoryc̓é sm̓ítuwíumá h̓ay̓ tinúúci. I guess he didn't think about me.lóqmi lóqmi, hay̓ skinúúci, páálá qa páálá hay̓ skínúúcitomorrow you'll think of me, today you'll think of me.t̓as t̓as tucóo tykwapsíw h̓ay̓ tucci la. "Stretch!" he thought, by thinking.h̓ay̓ sínúuwí, h̓ay̓ l̓ínúwI remember, I'll remember!h̓ay̓ suwí tupte wa síuwí McArthurI was planning to go to McArthurh̓ay̓ suwí itʰú tupte kúciI was planning to go (alone; to go myself).h̓ay̓ suwí mí w̓al tupte kúciI was planning to go with you.
h̓ay̓ánáNskunk
h̓áy̓uuqááliNclover
h̓c̓Rcctangletítámáh̓c̓i. tangle. (LR 5/24/73:18)síntámáh̓c̓ááyíI tangled (threads) upnam̓ y̓uwí tinóh̓c̓ili qá ittʰú h̓ímmál. my brain is not wrinkled/shrivelled yet. (LR 5/21/73.31)ticuh̓c̓áápákétangledʼiníh̓c̓il̓i, ʼiníh̓c̓il̓i. wrinkling, getting wrinkledI have no CVC form of this CC root.unspec. comp. forminíh̓c̓il̓iwrinkling, getting wrinkled
h̓écc̓ikiN1gooseberryílluuyíʼ h̓écc̓ikismooth (thorn free) Sierra gooseberryh̓écc̓ikílóo. gooseberry bush. (LR 28.5)2Sierra gooseberry
h̓ééwíísíadjhigh-dwelling
h̓ééwís1adjhighmá ánca tykwámmáky̓i, h̓ééwís tykwámmáky̓i. Then he looked up high.2advon toph̓éw wanááci pʰúúl̓ip; aapúúlé h̓ééwísupper lip; on top of the house
h̓ééwís wanúúci pʰúúl̓ipadjupper lipCurtin
h̓ééwíssátééwi1namehighland people2NGoose Lake people
h̓ééwíssáy̓tuwíname1Goose Lake people2people from the high place
h̓ént̓aapókNcat-ear
h̓etonomdry throat
h̓ew̓Nforgetmánja we h̉ew̉ cú·jí·ní.And he forgot about it.h̉ew̉ suwí díliq̉a·dáɡ(í).I forget its name.
h̓iRcv1use headsah̓iiq̓íísiI break it with headTih̓iisaymóo láh̓ h̓a.Push it with your head.tilah̓ímcóostick your head down, bow your headtilah̓ístamput your head downckwaat̓íísasw̓ací qa kwán tóólol qa isl̓í tóólol ikuuh̓ókh̓ítáké. Fox was weeping and had pitch smeared all over his face (in mourning).tih̓isáál̓ampush it in! (with head)káh̓iph̓itcí. you knocked something off with your head (e.g. lost cap in sleep). (LR 5/24/73:22)kacʰú láh̓ h̓a wah̓iit̓ééq̓ihe hit (surface) with his headsah̓iiq̓íísiI break it with headkacʰú láh̓ h̓a wah̓iit̓ééq̓ihe hits with his head2head towardtih̓úúc̓ayki tántan amqʰá tyílááh̓iimíní má tyúptééní. She headed down south and she went.inéh̓y̓áté ; inéh̓y̓íplacename, spawning placeilaah̓íícukí [c̓ul]December; [sun] heading across hitheramqʰááwáté ih̓iikáálí am̓á tyalilˑáq̓tíní qá ittʰúúni íssíílóo. And so our people liked the dancing.áliih̓úkw̓ací w̓áté tyktiy̓í qa cilááh̓iimí, áliih̓úq̓w̓acíw̓áté. That's a bad place where you're going, a bad place.c̓ulla wamásl̓ih̓í lááq̓ac̓the ice melts by the sun3leadtyaah̓íícínítook the lead4put head ontéh̓i, sóóh̓i, l̓éh̓make arrow, I make arrow, I'll make arrows!unspec. comp. formilaah̓íícukíDecember
h̓ickééleNphlegm
h̓iikʰááy̓iNpants