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PSB*əntutflatulenceantutflatulenceABəntutflatulenceWS.1CSJMNBuntutflatulenceSSəntuʔflatulenceIB
PSB*əŋgaʔi1unspec. var.gaʔino; not (negates a proposition)gaʔi ~gaʔganaʔnothingABganaʔno, notgaʔi ~geyno, notYKmaŋgaʔithose who do notYKəŋgaʔeno, notZB.1əŋgaʔi ~əŋgaʔ ~iŋgaʔi ~iŋgano, notNSəŋgaʔino, notCSəŋgeiof no concernSSəŋgono; notNBəŋgaʔi ~əŋgaiʔ ~əŋgai ~ŋgaeʔnggaknotMlyJav
PSB*əŋgaʔi2unspec. var.əŋgaʔi kanot so (contradicts an assertion or assumption)aŋgaʔ-koI cannot do soABəŋgaʔi kanot soWSCSəŋgaʔi kadenies commitmentSSəŋgai koʔ ~əŋgaʔ ko ~əŋgai ~əŋgaʔainot soNBəŋgaʔi da kanot soIBəŋga danot soCS.8
PSL*əŋgetoctopus sp, smalləŋgetoctopus sp, smallCSSSJM
əŋgəhwhich one?; where'iŋgə
PSL*əŋgoʔmotherəŋgoʔmother; dam of an animalWSəŋgoʔmotherCSəŋgoʔfictive motherSSəŋgoʔ-əmmaʔparentsWS
PSL(*)əŋgoʔ + HANDfr. var.FOOT2thumb; big toeəŋgoʔan taŋanthumbCSəŋgoʔ tapeʔbig toeSSinduʔ + HANDthumb
PSL*əŋkahilaceiŋkahilaceYKCSaŋkahilaceSSiŋgkahilaceTsg
PSB*əŋkeŋ2digit, hand or footmeŋkeŋ tapeʔtoeNSəŋkeh ~iŋke ~taliŋkehfinger, toeIB
PSL*əŋkɤnonlyəŋkɤnupper limitWS.1əŋkonextent of something; no more thanCSəŋkanfact isJMəŋkanonly; that's whykononly; that's whySShaŋkanwherefore
PSL*əŋŋɤŋlow vibrant soundŋeŋŋeŋwhine of mosquitoYKəŋŋoŋmoo or humCSkoŋŋoŋdroning noiseSS
PSB*əŋŋiksharp involuntary noise; squeak, as a mouseeŋŋeʔstutterYKaŋəŋŋikemits a squeakCSkiŋŋiksniggerSSŋaŋekscreamWSŋeŋoksnortNB
PSB*əppakfrog sp.əppakfrog sp.CSappakfrog sp.SSpakfrog sp.NB
PSL*əppulacare for someone's needsepulacare for someone's needsYKappulacare for someone's needsCS
PSB*əssa1unspec. var.issaone as a counting numeralissaʔone (when counting)YKissaone (when counting)CSSSJMIBəssaone, in compounds after tensCSəsaone, in compounds after tensNBəseone, in compounds after tensIB.8əddaone
PSB*əssa2fr. var.əssədrive away chickensissa ~ssadrive away chickensYKssashoo! (to chickens)SSəssodrive away chickensIB
əssaʔ2existential negative; none, noənsaʔ
PSL*əssɤbabsorb; soak intoessebrememberYKassobrememberNSossob ~əssobabsorbSSossob ~əssobsoak in; saturateJMsobsobsoak into
PSB*əssɤpsuck in or seepessepabsorb or seepYKŋisop, ŋisapsucksNBŋisəʔ ~ŋisaʔsucksIBsəssɤpsuck inisap 'inhale, suck in; hisapsmoke a cigaret; suction or absorptionMly
PSB*əssoʔsew togetherəssoʔ ~ossoʔsew togetherSSəssoʔsew leaves together for roofingJMəssuʔsewIB
əssuk1skinnyusuk 2
PSB*əssurmove en masseəssulmove en masseCSŋussur ~ŋusurflow; riverIBloŋsorslide down
PSL*əttapfr. var.kəttap1smack lips togetherettap-ettapsmack lipsYKəttap-əttap ~kəssapsmack lipsCSkettapsmack lipsNSetapcraving for food someone else is eatingSSəssap-əssapwhisperWS
PSB*əttiŋstand on endittiŋwalk on tiptoeABəttiŋstand on end (as hair on skin)CS
PSB*əttus1disease which pocks the skinutuspoxABettuspoxYKuttussmallpoxNSSSləttuschickenpoxWStustus baliuchickenpoxWSJMəttus-əttuschickenpoxCSutus ~uttusdisease which pocks the skinTsg