Glossary

ábixe — to boil

ágaxade — to cover

agthíⁿ sátʰoⁿ — fifteen

agthóⁿ — I put, place

akipáxe — I make for myself

aóⁿskaxji — I suppose

ásni — cool

átakithóⁿthoⁿ — alternately

átashoⁿ — really, excessively

atʰóⁿshtethoⁿthoⁿ — occasionally

báshoⁿtha — to pour off

béthoⁿ — I fold

bíbthaska — to flatten by pressing, to press flat

bímoⁿ — I knead

bimóⁿthishtoⁿ — dough

btháska — flat

bthéⁿgon — may, maybe, I think

bthéⁿka — thin

bthípe — powder; powdered

bthíshtoⁿ — I finish

bthisóⁿtha — I turn it over

bthítube — I pinch

bthitúbe — I chop

bthíxoⁿ — I break (bread)

bthíze — I take

búta — circular

dóⁿ — and, or

dóⁿshte — maybe, perhaps

dúba — some

é — he, she, it, that thing that was just referenced

édi — there, at that place; thereto, in addition

égaxe — around, around the edges

égida — medium, middle-sized, just right

égoⁿ — like that

éshetʰoⁿ — as far as I go

éthoⁿska — the size of, as big as

gahá — on, upon

gasé — to chop, cut with an instrument

gashíbe — (coming) out of

gashpáshpa — chopped up (vegetables)

gáxe — to make

gaxthíxthi — ground up (meat)

gé — the (scattered)

góⁿ — and, thus

góⁿki — next, and then

góⁿtha — to want, to need

gtháshoⁿ — to flip over

gthébóⁿ — ten

gthébóⁿ thábthiⁿ ki édi shápe — thirty six, three dozen

hébe — a piece

hébethoⁿthoⁿ — piece by piece

híde — the bottom

hídeatáthishoⁿ — toward the bottom

íbasóⁿsoⁿtha — I stir it

íbikʰa — rub

íbimoⁿ — I mix, knead with it

ibthíze — I take by means of it

ídoⁿbe — center

ígahi — mix; to mix

ígaskoⁿthe — to try, attempt, taste

ináthe — I put, I place

ipáxe — I make with it

ípibthaska — I press flat with it

itʰeátha — I put (away, to the side)

itʰéthe — I put, I stand the object; I put it away (e.g., a present)

ithágahi — I mix with it

íthagaxáde — lid; to cover with it

íthatʰoⁿ — cup; to drink with it

íwathishi — I feed them (with it)

kʰé — the (linear)

kí — and; when

kíshte — if, supposing

kóⁿbtha — I want, I need

mázhi — I don't

mí — sun

míídoⁿbe — hour

míídoⁿbe wasékoⁿ — minute

míídoⁿbe widétʰoⁿ — half an hour

moⁿn — I use

moⁿshíatʰa — on top of

moⁿshóⁿde — well, depression in the dough

móⁿtʰe — inside

moⁿzhóⁿxe — onion

nágthuze — thick

nákade — hot

náshta — warm

náshtoⁿga — soften by heating

náskoⁿtha — melts down

náxude — scorch

názi — browned (by heat)

náziathe — I brown it

názithe — to brown (food, by heating it)

néxeti — skillet

néxetishúga — thick skillet, a serious skillet

néxewéohoⁿ — large kettle, soup kettle

ní — water

nídeathe — I cook till done

nídethe — cook till done

níkashiⁿga — person

nískíthe — salt

noⁿbá — two

noⁿbé — hand, handful

noⁿzhíⁿ — stand there

óⁿ — to use

óⁿma — the other one

óⁿmatathishoⁿ — on the other side

óⁿtha uáhoⁿ — I simmer food

óⁿtha uhóⁿ — to simmer (food)

óⁿthexji — slowly

paháshiata — over, above

páxe — I make

péde — fire

pézhitu — green

píbthaska — I flatten

píputa — ball (round)

píze — dry

sábe — black

sátʰoⁿ — five

skáskabazhi — not sticky

skáskabe —sticky

shéna — enough

shénoⁿ — that's it, no more

shápe — six

shápe nóⁿba thábthiⁿ — three dozen

shiⁿ — also, too, again, next

shóⁿ — done, ready

shúga — thick

sí — foot (of a person or animal)

síthíze — step, trail

tabé — ball

tak(a) — take (so much time). This is a loanword from English.

takabthégoⁿ — about, approximately

támiⁿkʰe — I will do it

tanúka — meat

tanúkagaxthíxthi — ground meat, hamburger

tanúkaígahi — meat tenderizer

tanúkathitúbe — chopped meat

té — bison

téhe — spoon

téska — cow, domestic cattle

téskamoⁿseni — cow's milk

téskamoⁿsenibthipe — powdered milk

tʰé — the (upright or orderly set)

tʰédi — when, at that time

thábthiⁿ — three

thaskábe — stuck to, sticky

thatʰé — to eat

thé — this

théde — bottom; lid

thékʰe — these

thénoⁿ — next

théthoⁿ — to fold

thiáki — and then, like this

thishtóⁿ — to finish; finished

thitúbe — to pinch off a piece; chopped

thíxoⁿ — to break (bread)

thíze — to take

thizíbe — a pinch. Used here as a measurement, as in a pinch of salt.

thiⁿgé — there is none, lacking

thóⁿ — the (rounded or globular)

tídi — (conjunction), enough to

tóⁿga — large

tubáthe — crumbs

uágthoⁿ — I put

uázhi — I put in, I pour in (alternate spelling, uwzhi)

úbimoⁿ — bowl

úbithoⁿ — the ingredients (things)

údoⁿ — good, good enough for a purpose

uáhoⁿ — to cook

uhóⁿ — to cook

uhóⁿge — border

ukéthin — common

unábixoⁿ — bloat, rise (bread)

únashte — food left on plate

unáxpoⁿ — to dissolve, disappear (cabbage, or chalk, in water)

unáxtʰoⁿ — to melt (ice)

unéthe — hearth

unéthenaxthí — grill

úshpuⁿ — soft

ushté — remainder

úthashte — food left over for people to take home

uthíski — something tightened

uthúagahi — I stir

uthúgahi — to stir

uxpáthe — to fall, to fall out

úxpe — bowl

úzhiha — bag

wamóske — bread, dough

wamóskebimóⁿthishtoⁿ — dough

wamóskebthúga — dumplings

wamóskebúta hébe — a handful of dough

wamóskeígahi — yeast (bread mix)

wamóskeshúga — cowboy bread

wamóskexude — flour

waníde — gravy

washíⁿzhegthoⁿ — frybread

wáthatʰe — table

wathátʰe — food

wáthe — let's do it

wawégahi — baking powder

waxthá — cabbage

waxthá ígahi — cabbage mix

wazhíⁿga — bird, chicken

wáʔku — fork

wébasoⁿtha — tongs

wébetʰoⁿ — package

wégthi — oil, grease

weókihoⁿsabe — black pepper

wétabthípe — powdered egg

wéthihoⁿ — a weight measurement, as in pounds

wí — I, with emphasis

widé — half

widénoⁿ — half

widétʰoⁿ — half

widéthoⁿska — in half (bread)

wíⁿ — one, a

wiⁿóxji — one, only one

wóⁿgithe — all, everybody

xtiégoⁿ — about, approximately

zhíⁿga — small

zhóⁿ — wood

zhoⁿní — sugar, candy, maple syrup

zhóⁿtehe — wooden spoon