| ma– |
"the" — article or noun marker
with nouns that are initial in the phrase |
| |
ex. ma  eneq
hi  expe
"the woman is singing" versus ka
expe
ha eneq
"the woman is singing" |
| ma |
jackrabbit – |
| makak |
gopher |
| makak |
to stammer, stutter |
| makal |
bat (the animal) |
| makina |
machine, auto (from Spanish maquina
"machine") |
| mal– |
verb prefix having to do with (a) birth and
pregnancy, (b) inheritance, and (c) sometimes of uncertain meaning |
malc wkn |
 |
to be tired; mal–
+ =cwkn
"to be oppressed" |
| maliwil |
|
afterbirth (–alien) |
| malk |
|
first-born child (–alien) |
| malwaq |
|
to emerge (said of infant being born); mal–
+ waq "to burst" |
| maniwo |
|
to be in mourning; mal–
+ niwon/
"to leave, lose" |
| masisin |
|
to be born deformed; mal–
+ sisin "to do badly" |
| masln |
|
to be born feet first; mal–
+ l
"foot, leg" + – n
"verb marker" |
| matiyk |
|
to mix badly, said of meat and blood within
the body of a menstruating woman; mal–
"of birth and pregnancy" + tiyk
"to be inside" |
| meleqpey |
|
to inherit; mal–
+ eqpey "to stick to" |
| melpeqewa |
|
last-born child; mal–
+ peqe(n)
"to end" + -wa
"past tense" |
| melple |
|
to get no share of inheritance; mal–
+ ple
"to perish" |
| sumalkuy |
|
womb; su–
"causative" + mal– + kuy
"to hold, contain" |
| malak |
soft tar |
| malawa |
eight |
| malcwkn |
to be tired; mal–
+ =cwkn
"to be oppressed" |
| maliwil |
afterbirth (–alien); mal–
"of birth" + wil "to be, exist"? |
| malk |
first-born child (–alien); — includes
mal– "of birth and pregnancy"? |
| malka |
palate, roof of the mouth (–alien) |
| malk |
to be neat, tidy |
| maltipama |
some species of reptile (perhaps a Purisimeño
term) |
| malwaq |
to emerge (said of infant being born); mal–
+ waq "to burst" |
| mam |
house; not the common term, which is ap |
| mamu |
|
to be hollow, open inside |
| mam |
|
inside (of); with hi
when non-initial in the phrase |
| |
|
ex. mam
awil "it's inside"; lit. "it's something that's inside" |
| |
|
ex. samsuwoqo
hi mam "they
smear it with tar inside" |
| mama |
paternal grandmother, father's mother (–alien) |
| mananan |
to be restless; mal–
+ (na)nan
"to go" |
| maniwo |
to be in mourning; mal–
"of birth" + niwon/
"to leave, lose" |
| manix |
to snuff s. up the nose; see nox
"nose" |
| manixmu |
|
snuff, that which is snuffed up the nose;
manix
+ –mu
"that which" |
| manp |
great-grandfather (–alien) |
| man |
to be lost; to be gone, missing |
| aqpalaman |
|
to be frightening; see aqpala–
as a verb prefix with uncertain meaning |
| axtaman
–us |
|
to be from memory; from axta–
"uncertain verb prefix" + man |
| |
|
ex. saxtamansus
"it is from memory" |
| uman |
|
to miss an absent person or thing; perhaps
an idiomatic use of su– "causative" with
man
"to be lost; to be gone, missing" |
| maq– / max– |
a verb prefix sometimes having to do (a) with
spreading/extending, (b) with a line or rope/cord, (c) with soft object
like cloth and leather |
| maqsumes |
|
to throw a line/rope across; maq/x–
+ su– "causative" + mes
"to cross" |
| maqsunapay |
|
to string a bow; maq–
+ su– "causative" + ni–apay
"to go up" |
| maqtap |
|
to put on a garment or ornament; from maq–
+ tap "to go in" |
| maqtun |
|
to be two-ply (said of cord); maq–
+ =tun "to be double" |
maxk t
–us |
|
to be intense, to do s. hard, do with extra
force or vigor; maq/x– + =kt
"to come near" |
| |
|
ex. smaxktus
ha swp "he
hits it very hard," lit. "he does it hard, he hits [it]" |
| |
|
ex. smaxktus
ha syuwil "it is very hot," lit. "it does it hard, it is hot" |
| maxluken
–us |
|
to pull entirely out, pull up by the root;
includes max– + luken? |
| maxmiup |
|
to come down, fall down (said of a cloth object);
[sun] to get low in the sky in the afternoon; maq/x–
"of a line, cord" + mi–up
"to go down" |
| umaxmiup |
|
|
to lower a line/rope); su–
"causative" + max– "of a line" + mi–up
"to go down" |
| maxnan |
|
to stretch, extend (intrans); max–
"of line, cord, cloth" + nan
"to go" |
| maxnowon |
|
to be bunched up, clumped together; maq/x–
+ nowon "to stand" |
| maxsoqotin |
|
to take s. down, lower (a line, cloth object);
maq/x– + su–
"causative" + qotin
"to come down" |
| maxsukitwon |
|
to pull s. out on a line (e.g. a fish); max–
"of line, cord, cloth" + su– "causative"
+ kitwon "to come out" |
| maxsumay |
|
to harrow ground; from maq/x–
+ su– "causative" + =may
"to overwhelm" |
| maxuli |
|
to play a rope out through the hands; max–
"of a line/rope" + uli
"to grasp" |
| mexkeken |
|
to stretch, measure, spread; max–
"of line, cord, cloth" + keken "to spread" |
| maqsumes |
|
to throw a line/rope across; maq/x–
"of a line"+ su– "causative" + mes
"to cross" |
| maqsunapay |
|
to string a bow; maq–
"of line, cord" + su– "causative"
+ ni–apay "to go up" |
| maqtu |
|
to play a certain children's game, with several
children laying their hands in a pile over one anothers' |
| ilimaqtu |
|
|
place name: a village at the mouth of Espada Creek,north
of Point Conception |
| maqtap |
to put on a garment or ornament; from maq–
"of line, cord, cloth" + tap "to go in" |
| maqtuk |
to lead by the hand; perhaps with maq–
as a verb prefix? |
| maqtun |
to be two-ply (said of cord); maq–
"of line, cord, cloth" + =tun "to be double" |
| maqutaqan |
to die suddenly"; maq–uti–
"quickly" + aqan
"to die" |
| maquti–
/ maxuti– |
verb prefix with sometimes uncertain meaning,
but it may include the prefix uti–
"quickly," which is part of meaning (a) "quickly"; (b) it can also mean
"all around, all over the place" |
| maqutaqan |
|
to die suddenly"; maquti–
+ aqan
"to die" |
| maqutikok |
|
pileated woodpecker; maquti–
+ kok
"to peck |
| maqutinan |
|
to run around; see nan
"to go" |
| maqutinanan |
|
to wander all around, go around; maquti–
"around" + (na)nan
"to go" |
| maqutippn |
|
to play a certain childrens
circle game; maquti– + =ppn?
|
| maqutiwee |
|
to be spread wide open; maquti–
+ wee
"to be forked, V-shaped" |
| maqutiw |
|
to be with, accompany; maquti–
+ iw
"to accompany" |
| maxutitap |
|
to be tangled, snarled (said of line/cord);
from maxuti– + tap
"to enter" + –
"intransitive" |
| maqutikok |
pileated woodpecker; maquti–
"quickly" + kok
"to peck" |
| maqutinan |
to run around; maquti–
"quickly" + nan
"to go" |
| maqutinanan |
|
to wander all around, go around; maquti–
"around" + (na)nan
"to go" |
| maqutippn |
to play a certain childrens
circle game; maquti– + =ppn?
|
| maqutiwee |
to be spread wide open; maquti–
"quickly" + wee
"to be forked, V-shaped" |
| maqutiw |
to be with, accompany; maquti–
"quickly" + iw
"to accompany" |
| masln |
to be born feet first: mal–
"of birth" + l
"foot, leg" + –n
"verb marker" |
| masa |
dough; from Spanish masa "dough" |
| masisin |
to be born deformed; mal–
"of birth" + =sisin "to do badly" |
| masx |
three |
| alimasx |
[three] to be together, to be a trio; ali–
"ongoing action" + masx,
same as max |
| aqulumasx |
to have or hold three long objects together;
e.g. to hold up three fingers |
| maqmasx |
to be triple-ply, said of line or cord; maq–
"of cord" + masx |
| sumaqmasx |
|
to make triple-ply cord; su–
"causative" + maq-masx |
| max |
[three] to be together, to be a trio; masx
+ –i
"characterized by" |
| lumax |
|
to grow as three together or grow into three; lu–
"of growth" + max |
| |
|
|
ex. ilumax
ha ionu
– "they are triplets," lit. "the twins are three" |
| nimasx |
to divide s. into three parts; ni–
"transitive" + masx,
same as supanamasx |
| supanamasx |
to divide s. into three parts; su–
"causative" + pana– "uncertain meaning"
+ masx,
same as nimasx |
| talmasx |
to grasp three, hold three together; tal–
"with the hand" + masx |
| walmasx |
[three] to be in a line, go in file; wal–
"uncertain meaning" + masx |
| yitimasx |
seven; yiti–
is the common element in the numerals yitipakas
"five," yitikom
"six" and seven |
| matak |
clay, adobe |
| mataki |
to be clayey, muddy; matak
+ –i
"characertized by" |
| matakun |
to be clayey, muddy; matak
+ –un "verb marker" |
| ismatakun |
to be clayey, muddy; is–
as verb marker |
| susismatakun |
to make s. clayey, muddy; from sus
"causative" |
| kamatak |
place namer: the mouth of a canyon west
of Santa Ynez; from ka
+ matak |
| mati– |
verb prefix usually indicating a feeble/weakened
condition or action |
| matihkwn |
to be tired from carrying a load; from mati–
+ hkwn
"to put a load down" |
| matikala |
to sigh, take a deep breath; from mati–
+ kala
"to breathe" |
| matikuta |
|
to get from a prone position; mati–
+ kuta
"to get up, stand up" |
| matinan |
|
to crawl, slink, go on all fours; from mati–
+ nan
"to go" |
| matinowon |
|
to get up by holding onto support; from mati–
+ nowon "to stand" |
| matixoyin |
to climb over s. slowly/painfully; from mati–
+ xoyin
"to go over" |
| matuli |
|
to grasp a support when weak or feeble; from
mati– + uli
"to grasp" |
| matihkwn |
to be tired from carrying a load; from mati–
+ hkwn
"to put a load down? |
| matikala |
to sigh, take a deep breath; from mati–
+ kala
"to breathe" |
| matikuta |
to get from a prone position; mati–
"feebly" + kuta
"to get up, stand up" |
| |
ex. smatikuta
epep
"it [a horse] stands up gray" (from being covered with dust) |
| matinan |
to crawl, slink, go on all fours; from mati–
+ nan
"to go" |
| matinowon |
to get up by holding onto support; from mati–
+ nowon "to stand" |
| matixoyin |
to climb over s. slowly/painfully; from mati–
+ xoyin
"to go over" |
| matiyk |
to mix badly, said of meat and blood within
the body of a menstruating woman; mal– "of birth and pregnancy"
+ tiyk
"to be inside" |
| matuli |
to grasp a support when weak or feeble; from
mati– + uli
"to grasp" |
| max– |
alternative form of the verb prefix maq–
; see maq– for discussion and
examples |
| maxa |
to be blind |
| |
idiom: maxa
ha away
"there is no moon [tonight]," lit. "the moon is blind" |
| maxak |
cloth, see V. maxak
"to strip bark from a tree," + –
"result of action" |
| maxalam |
to hold a festival, throw a party |
| maxalam |
festival, fiesta; maxalam
+ –
"result of action" |
| amaxalam |
place name:village at Los Cigarros, north of Santa Ynez |
| maxuyuy |
to slide down a bank (in play); perhaps includes
maq–? |
| maxiwo |
bald eagle |
| maxkt
–us |
to be intense, to do s. hard, do with extra
force or vigor; maq/x– +=kt
"to come near" |
| |
ex. smaxktus
ha swp "he
hits it very hard," lit. "he does it hard, he hits [it]" |
| |
ex. smaxktus
ha syuwil "it is very hot," lit. "it does it hard, it is hot" |
| maxluken
–us |
to pull entirely out, pull up by the root;
includes max– + luken? |
| maxmax |
nerve, sinew, gristle (–alien) |
| maxmiup |
to come down, fall down (said of a cloth object);
[sun] to get low in the sky in the afternoon; maq/x– "of a line, cord"
+ mi–up
"to go down" |
| umaxmiup |
to lower a line/rope);
su– "causative" + max–
"of a line" + mi–up
"to go down" |
| maxnowon |
to be bunched up, clumped together; maq/x–
+ nowon "to stand" |
| maxsoqotin |
to take s. down, lower (a line, cloth object);
maq/x– + su–
"causative" + qotin
"to come down" |
| maxsukitwon |
to pull s. out on a line (e.g. a fish); max–
"of line, cord, cloth" + su–
"causative" + kitwon "to come out" |
| maxsumay |
to harrow ground; from maq/x–
+ su "causative" + =may
"to overwhelm" |
| maxuli |
to play a rope out through the hands; max–
"of a line/rope" + uli
"to grasp" |
| maxulu– |
alternative form of the verb prefix maqulu–
; see maqulu– for discussion and
examples |
| maxulumes |
to cross over, go across (said of a line,
rope); from maqulu– /maxulu– "of
a line, rope" + mes "to cross over? |
| maxuti– |
alternative form of the verb prefix maquti–
; see it for discussion and examples |
| maxutiksil |
web (of spider); perhaps includes maquti–? |
| |
|
ex .smaxutiksil
ha ktut "spider's web" |
| maxutitap |
to be tangled, snarled (said of line/cord);
maxuti– + tap
"to enter" + –
"intransitive" |
| maxwala |
to be thin or gauzy (e.g. netting); max–
+ wal, see wali
"to be thin, weak" |
| =may / =may |
bound verb root often indicating a sense of
being overwhelmed or overshadowed |
| aptimay |
|
to crush; from apti–
"of crushing, grinding" + =may |
| aqiwalmay |
|
to overshadow; from aqi– +
wal– (uncertain meaning) + =may |
| iqmay |
|
to cover; from iq–
"unknown meaning" + =may? |
| itaxmay |
|
to be surprised, astonished; from itax–
"of hearing" (see itaq "to
hear") + =may |
| uitaxma |
to show off, be proud, lit. to cause to be astonished;
from sus– "causative" + itax–
+ =may
+ –
"intense, multiple objects" |
| maxsumay |
to harrow ground; from maq/x–
+ su– "causative" + =may
"to overwhelm" |
| utimay |
|
to bury; from uti–
"of a fall, blow" + =may
blah blah blah may– |
| mayamay |
to be multicolored |
| mayawi |
to be dizzy |
| mays |
corn; from Spanish mais |
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