| mi– |
prefix indicating "place where,"
used with both nouns and verbs |
micqanaqa n |
 |
place name: village at the site of Buenaventura
Mission; from mi– + c–
/s– "possessive" + xanaxan
"jaw" with consonantal shift |
mi  uma |
|
place name: Santa Cruz Island, place of the
umas |
| mikiwin |
|
place name: Dos Pueblos, two adjacent coastal
villages north of Santa Barbara, said to mean "place of the mussel,"
from kiw in B. and P. |
| miup |
|
down; on(to) the ground; ground, floor; from
mi– + up
"earth" |
| mikoy
|
|
outside (of); see mipolkoy
"in back of - glottal new: mikoy
- glottal-5: mik oy
|
| mipolkoy |
|
in back (of), behind; see mikoy
"outside (of)" |
| =mi |
bound verb root with uncertain meaning |
| aqimi |
|
to want to be with s.; from aqi–
"uncertain meaning" + =mi
"bound verb root with uncertain meaning" |
| aximi |
|
to overload, make a load too heavy";
from axi– "uncertain meaning" + =mi |
| axumi |
|
to want some of what another is eating; from
axu–
"of eating" + =mi |
| micqanaqan |
|
place name: village at the site of Buenaventura
Mission; from mi– "place" +
c– /s– "possessive" +
xanaxan
"jaw" |
| micqolo |
plant species, used to make very flexible
arrow shafts |
| micuquc |
smokehole; including mi–
"place where"? |
| miuma |
place name: Santa Cruz Island, place of the
uma |
| mikiwin |
place name: Dos Pueblos, two adjacent coastal
villages north of Santa Barbara, said to mean "place of the mussel,"
from kiw in B. and P. |
| mikoy |
outside (of); see mipolkoy
"in back of" |
| |
ex. mikoy
ha siyiwon — "they [the dogs] are barking outside" |
| |
ex. noksuyuwil
hi mikoy
— "I'll build a fire outside" |
| |
ex. nowon
hi mikoy
ha sap —
"he's standing outside his house" |
| milimol |
north; see "lomol
"having to do with mountains" |
| milimoli |
|
to be from the north, northern; from is–
+ milimol + –i
"having to do with" |
| milimoli |
Tejoneño or Yokuts people: one who is from the
north; from s– "he/she/it" +
milimol–i |
| imilimoli |
to head/face north, to be from the north; from is–
+ milimol + –i
"having to do with" |
| miluk |
inside corner |
| |
ex. salpulali
hi miluk — "he skirts the inside corner (of the house)" |
| mim |
cactus species; fruit is called stoyoc
"amole"" |
| mimi |
finger, toe (–alien) |
| minawan |
a mountain in San Refugio range north of Santa
Ynez, important in ritual; may include mi–
of place names" |
| iminawanu |
|
to face or head toward minawan;
from is– + minawan
+ –V
"verb marker" |
| mipolkoy |
in back (of), behind; see mikoy
"outside (of)" |
| |
ex. mipolkoy
hi sotoyin ha o
— "the water (i.e. pond) lies in back (of the house)" |
| misa |
mass; from Spanish misa |
| mi |
to weep, cry |
| aqimi |
|
to cry for an absent person; from aqi–
"uncertain meaning" + mi |
| aquumi |
|
to make a person cry; from aqu–
"uncertain meaning" + su– "causative"
+ mi |
| unumi |
|
to go back on a promise; from u–nu–mi |
| mitoyo |
rainbow |
| miup |
down; on(to) the ground; under; ground, floor;
from mi– "place where" + up
"earth"; used as a noun, verb stem, and particle |
| |
ex. spilkwey hi
miup — "it
pours onto the ground" |
| |
ex. syepeyepen
hi miup —
"the ground is shaking" |
| |
ex. miup
ha x p —
"under the rock" |
| umiup |
|
to lower s. to the ground; to be sad, depressed;
from su– "causative" + mi–up |
| tanimiup |
|
to go down a little more, down a little bit;
from tani– "a little" + mi–up |
| xilimiup |
|
to look down; to settle down (e.g. sediment
in water); from qil– /xil– "of
seeing" + mi–up |
| maxmiup |
|
to come down, fall down (said of a cloth object);
maq/x– + mi–up |
| mitpn |
door (the opening itself) |
| |
ex. masiqip
ha mitpn
— "door leaf, mat covering the door," lit. "the closure
of the door" |
| miy |
to twist string (done on the thigh) |
| miya |
|
string, cord; from miy
+ –V
"result of action" |
| aqulusmiy |
|
to twist string loosely; from aqulu–
"of a long, thin object" + miy |
| walmiy |
|
to make a cord with several strands; from
wal– "uncertain meaning" + miy |
| mk |
far, far away; to be coarse (said of weave) |
| |
ex. mk
xiwalkli
ha tomol — "the (capsized) boat came to the surface far
away" |
| mkn |
to go far, go far away; from mk
+ –Vn "verb marker" |
| aqtamkn |
|
[arrow, projectile] to go far; from aqta–
"of motion through the air" + mk–n |
| ilmkn |
|
[water] to spread far; from il–
/ili– "of an expanse of water" + mk–n |
| itaxmkn |
|
[sound] to carry; to be heard far away; from
itax– "of hearing" + mk–n
|
| kupamkn |
|
to go far through the air (=
qaxamkn);
from kupal– "around, about"
+ mk–n |
| nmkn |
|
to carry far, take far away; from nu–
"of taking, carrying" + mk–n |
| suxuwalimkn |
to see far, see well at a distance; from su–
"causative" + qil– /xul– "of
vision" + wali– "uncertain meaning"
+ mk–n |
| uxtimkn |
|
to go far (when thrown); from uqti–
/uxti– "of
throwing" + mk–n |
| xamkn |
|
to go far through the air (= kupamkn);
from xal– "in, through the air"
+ mk–n |
| ximkn |
|
[water] to be deep; from xil–
"of water" + mk–n |
| mliml |
gums (–alien) |
| mmw |
to crawl like an inch-worm |
| alimmw |
kind of caterpilar with a burning touch;
from al–
"agent" + is–
"verb marker" + mmw |
| ms |
mother-in-law, father-in-law (–alien) |
| ms |
scrub oak |
| mt |
back (body part); shell (of turtle) (–alien) |
| |
ex. ciwis
ha mtiwa
ha aq
— "a turtle-shell rattle," lit. a rattle of its former shell,
a turtle" |
| mxn |
to be hungry |
| mxxn |
to be hungry (reduplicated form is more common) |
| smxxn |
|
to make someone hungry: from su– "causative"
+ mxxn |
| mxxn |
to be hungry; reduplicated form of mxn
"to be hungry" |
| my |
wolf |
| myi |
to be generous |
| amyi |
|
to be generous, lit. "to be one who is
generous" (reduplicated form is more common); from my
+ –i
"characterized by" |
| |
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