Dictionary
Lexicon and word definitions
| Lemma | Gloss |
|---|---|
| ‘āh• | to handle a solid, roundish object |
| -tte• | quotative particle |
| a'e• | motion upward and potentially in a back-and-forth fashion |
| abini• | morning |
| adrè• | side of a mountain that is sunnier or on the more lush side of the rainshadow, better for agriculture; by extension: the East Mountains |
| aku• | motion away from the speaker |
| alasa• | hunt, try |
| apeya• | shame, guilt |
| astsān• | woman |
| astsāni• | girl |
| aven• | continuous aspect marker |
| axīh• | salt |
| azē• | medicine, medicinal herbs and substances, healing |
| bloè• | blueberry |
| calciuītl• | turquoise |
| da• | give |
| dził• | mountain, especially one that is magnificent and stately |
| dō ... V da• | negative particles, always together |
| dōtlix• | blue-green |
| en• | and |
| esun• | trade, exchange, market, commerce |
| flèv• | river, a large one that flows into the ocean |
| fëx (fx)• | perfective aspect marker |
| fīlon• | friend |
| hastīn• | man |
| hilāl• | crescent moon, moonlight |
| ibak• | side of a mountain that is shadier or in the rainshadow, less suitable for agriculture; by extension: the Albuquerque side of the Sandías |
| iho• | down(ward), next |
| ilo• | tool, instrument, device |
| itstagnīn• | astrologer |
| jāh• | handle plural, nonseparable objects (such a handful of seeds or rice) |
| jōł• | handle non-compact matter (such as a blanket) |
| kama; kama-• | become; causative prefix |
| kaniada• | valley with a river running through it; a glen, gully, or ravine |
| kaniōn• | canyon, a very large valley cut through by a river that runs year-round |
| kei• | family, relatives, kinfolk |
| ken• | can |
| kerīda• | lover, specifically female lover |
| kin• | too, also, as well |
| kāh• | to handle an open container |
| kēros• | weather; time period, era, season |
| kīon• | dog |
| kōn• | here |
| laguna• | lake, not a huge one |
| lai• | motion towards the speaker |
| lanpan• | get, receive |
| le• | handle a slender, flexible object (such as a rope) |
| len• | cloth(ing), fabric, coverings, privacy, hide |
| linlu'ī• | network, internet, virtual, web, connect |
| loma• | hill, more elongated and part of an overall hilly/mountainous landscape |
| lu(k)• | look |
| lupa• | hole, window, pit |
| lī • | copula particle |
| maringuin• | mosquito |
| moku• | eat |
| muosi• | cat |
| mēnē• | moon |
| najëm• | star |
| namako• | spice, embellishment; (v) zhush |
| nampa• | number |
| nasin• | way, road, custom, style |
| natu• | cross(roads), knots, intersect(ion), overlap |
| nisin• | want |
| ntliz• | hard goods, jewelry, precious stones; by extension: money |
| nāltsōs• | book, document |
| nāxcān• | painting, drawing, design; art |
| nīł• | handle plural, seperable objects (such as a few eggs or some coins) |
| oho• | natural spring |
| open• | inchoative aspect marker |
| pikaco• | a hill or mountain that rises to an abrupt summit or peak |
| pēpa• | paper |
| rito• | creek, a tributary of a larger river |
| rēn• | rain |
| selo• | outer layer, skin, bark, peel, boundary |
| serro• | hill or mountain with a rounded peak, rather than an abrupt one, usually rising somewhat singularly in landscape |
| sienega• | swamp, especially the spongy freshwater swamps of New Mexico |
| sierra• | mountains, as in a group of related peaks taken altogether (such as the Sandías) |
| sitelen• | write; script, writing system |
| skīla• | puppy |
| sol• | sun |
| sona• | know |
| supa• | horizontal surfaces that you rest things on, table, most other furniture |
| tanjīm• | astrology |
| tlēh• | handle mushy matter (such as a handful of mud) |
| tse• | stone |
| tsōs• | handle a flat, flexible object (like a piece of paper) |
| tuo• | water |
| tēh• | handle an animate thing (such as a child) |
| tīn• | handle a slender, stiff object (such as a pencil) |
| viki• | move or happen quickly |
| vī• | freeze |
| xaui• | racoon |
| xem• | name |
| yano• | plain, steppe; flat, even |
| yodi• | "soft goods" such as buckskins, clothing, and blankets; by extension: valuable property |
| yēh• | handle a load/pack/burden (such as a full backpack) |
| zman• | time in general, as in the passage of time and events, time in terms of a clock |
| ëya (iya)• | motion back and forth |
| łiba• | gray |
| łicī• | red |
| łigai• | white |
| łitso• | yellow |
| łixin• | black |