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Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon

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59 search results found for '' in English.

ʔa: ho ba:ma
	ʔa:	ho	ba:ma
	I	fire	build
I build a fire
AL

selka neman
	selka	ne	-ma	-n
	fence	put	-cont.	-ing
putting up a fence building a fence
ES

bisheyajuʔ selka neman
	bishe	-yajuʔ	selka	ne	-ma	-n
	deer	-obl.	fence	put	-cont.	-ing
putting up a deer fence building a fence (to trap) deer
ES

selka kolay neman
	selka	kol	-ay	ne	-ma	-n
	fence	tall	-plural	put	-cont.	-ing
putting up tall fences building long fences
ES

ja xawe:ya
	ja	xawe:	-ya
	house	build	-passive
a house was built
ES

ja xawe:
	ja	xawe:
	house	build
build a house
EC

ja kii xawe:t̪aji
	ja	kii	xawe:	-t̪a	-ji
	house	lots	build	-mev.	-semelf.
build a lot of houses
ES

ja xawe:jade
	ja	xawe:	-j	-ade
	house	build	-semelf.	-present
going to build a house
ES

kʰila: mo:w ja xawe:
	kʰila:	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	alone	he	house	build
he alone built a house he builds a house alone
EC

k'aye kʰila: mo:w ja xawe:
	k'aye	kʰila:	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	self	alone	he	house	build
he alone built himself a house he builds himself a house alone
EC

t̪iʔ k'aye kʰe mo:w ja xawe:
	t̪iʔ	k'aye	kʰe	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	him.logo.	self	from	he	house	build
he built a house for himself
EC

t̪iʔ k'aye mo:w ja xawe:
	t̪iʔ	k'aye	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	him.logo.	selfl	he	house	build
he built a house for himself (2)
EC

k'ayeʔi mo:w ja xawe:
	k'aye	-ʔi	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	self	-adv.	he	house	build
he built a house himself
EC

ʔul mo:w ja xawe: ch'a: semaanu
	ʔul	mo:w	ja	xawe:	ch'a:	semaanu
	already	he	house	build	one	week
he already built a house in one week
ES

mo:w ja xawe: ch'a: semaanu ʔul
	mo:w	ja	xawe:	ch'a:	semaanu	ʔul
	he	house	build	one	week	already
he already built a house in one week (2)
ES

ch'a: semaanu ʔul mo:w ja xawe:
	ch'a:	semaanu	ʔul	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	one	week	already	he	house	build
he already built a house in one week (3)
ES

k'aye kʰeʔ mo:w ja xawe:
	k'aye	kʰeʔ	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	self	from	he	house	build
he built himself a house
EC

mu:l mo:w ja xawe:
	mu:l	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	that	he	house	build
he built that house
ES

mo:w ch'a: semaanu ʔul ja xawe:n k'o dik'alinha
	mo:w	ch'a:	semaanu	ʔul	ja	xawe:	-n	k'o	dik'ali	-nha
	he	one	week	already	house	build	-ing	not	finish	-not
he has been building a house for a week already (but) has not finished
ES

mo:w na:maʔ ja xawe:t̪aji
	mo:w	na:maʔ	ja	xawe:	-t̪a	-ji
	he	always	house	build	-mev.	-semelf.
he always builds houses
ES

na:maʔ mo:w ja xawe:ji
	na:maʔ	mo:w	ja	xawe:	-ji
	always	he	house	build	-semelf.
he always builds houses (2)
ES

mo:w ja xawe:
	mo:w	ja	xawe:
	he	house	build
he builds a house he built a house (just now)
ES

mo:w ja xawe:jade
	mo:w	ja	xawe:	-j	-ade
	he	house	build	-semelf.	-present
he is going to build a house
ES

mo:w ja xawe:kʰemna
	mo:w	ja	xawe:	-kʰemna
	he	house	build	-future
he will build a house
ES

t̪iʔ ma:n ja xawe: hin mo:w hikʰemna
	t̪iʔ	ma:n	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	mo:w	hi	-kʰemna
	him.logo.	she	house	build	say	-ing	he	say	-future
he will say that she built him a house he will say she built a house for him
EC

ʔa: ja xawe:t̪ʰin mu:l na
	ʔa:	ja	xawe:	-t̪ʰin	mu:l	na
	I	house	build	-not	that	be
I do not build houses I am not a house builder
ES

ʔa: ja xawe:ʔt̪ʰin na
	ʔa:	ja	xawe:	-ʔ	-t̪ʰin	na
	I	house	build	-semelf.	-not	be
I do not build houses (2) I am not a house builder (2)
ES

ma:n mo:waʔ ja xawe:kʰe t̪o: t̪'a
	ma:n	mo:waʔ	ja	xawe:	-kʰe	t̪o:	t̪'a
	she	his	house	build	-future	me	think
I thought she would build him a house
EC

ʔa: mo:wal ja xawe: bayoka
	ʔa:	mo:wal	ja	xawe:	bayoka
	I	him	house	build	tell
I told him to build a house
ES

mo:wal ʔa: ja xawe:ka daʔade
	mo:wal	ʔa:	ja	xawe:	-ka	daʔa	-de
	him	I	house	build	-cause	want	-present
I want him to build a house
ES

ʔa: mu:l ja xawe:ʔkʰena
	ʔa:	mu:l	ja	xawe:	-ʔ	-kʰena
	I	that	house	build	-semelf.	-future
I will build that house
ES

ʔawe: ma:n kʰe ja xawe:hala hin John he
	ʔawe:	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:	-hala	hi	-n	John	he
	hopefully	she	my	house	build	-hope	say	-ing	John	say
"I hope she builds my house," John said John said, "I wish she would build me a house"
EC

ʔawe: ma:n kʰe ja xawe:hala
	ʔawe:	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:	-hala
	hopefully	she	my	house	build	-hope
I hope she builds my house I wish she would build me a house
EC

t̪iʔ ma:n ja xawe: hin John k'o hinha
	t̪iʔ	ma:n	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	John	k'o	hi	-nha
	his.logo.	she	house	build	say	-ing	John	not	say	-not
John did not say she built a house for him
EC

ma:n kʰe ja xawe: hin John k'o hinha
	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	John	k'o	hi	-nha
	she	my	house	build	say	-ing	John	not	say	-not
John did not say, "she built me a house" John did not say, "she built my house"
EC

Mary t̪iʔ ja xawe: John sha:
	Mary	t̪iʔ	ja	xawe:	John	sha:
	Mary	his.logo.	house	build	John	know
John knows Mary built his house John knows that Mary built him a house
EC

tʰeday ʔawe: ma:n t̪iʔ ja xawe:hala hin John he
	tʰeday	ʔawe:	ma:n	t̪iʔ	ja	xawe:	-hala	hi	-n	John	he
	mother! (vocative)	hopefully	she	his.logo.	house	build	-hope	say	-ing	John	say
John said, "hey mom, I hope she builds my house" "I wish she would build me a house, mom," John said
EC

ma:n t̪iʔ ja xawe: hin John he
	ma:n	t̪iʔ	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	John	he
	she	his.logo.	house	build	say	-ing	John	say
John said she built his house she built him a house, John said
EC

k'ayeʔi t̪iyi ja xawe: hin Kelly he
	k'aye	-ʔi	t̪iyi	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	Kelly	he
	self	-reflex.	she.logo.	house	build	say	-ing	Kelly	say
Kelly said she built herself a house
EC

ja kii xawe:ya
	ja	kii	xawe:	-ya
	house	lots	build	-passive
lots of houses were built
ES

ch'a: semaanu ʔul kʰe ja xawe:ya
	ch'a:	semaanu	ʔul	kʰe	ja	xawe:	-ya
	one	week	now	my	house	build	-passive
my house was built in one week
ES

ma:n kʰe ja xawe:mi
	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:	-mi
	she	my	house	build	-emph.
she built me a house she did build my house
EC

ma:n kʰe ja xawe:
	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:
	she	my	house	build
she built me a house she builds my house
EC

ma:n kʰe ja xawe: hin John he
	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	John	he
	she	my	house	build	say	-ing	John	say
"she built my house," John said John said, "she built a house for me"
EC

k'aye t̪iyi ja xawe: hin ma:n he
	k'aye	t̪iyi	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	ma:n	he
	self	she.logo.	house	build	say	-ing	she	say
she built her own house, she said she said she built her house herself
EC

t̪iyi k'aye ja xawe: hin ma:n he
	t̪iyi	k'aye	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	ma:n	he
	she.logo.	self	house	build	say	-ing	she	say
she built her own house, she said (2) she said she built her house herself (2)
EC

k'aye kʰeʔ t̪iyi ja xawe: hin ma:n he
	k'aye	kʰeʔ	t̪iyi	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	ma:n	he
	self	from	she.logo.	house	build	say	-ing	she	say
she built her own house, she said (3) she said she built her house herself (3)
EC

t̪iʔ t̪iyi ja xawe: hin ma:n he
	t̪iʔ	t̪iyi	ja	xawe:	hi	-n	ma:n	he
	her.logo.	she.logo.	house	build	say	-ing	she	say
she built her house, she said
EC

k'aye kʰeʔ ma:n ja xawe:
	k'aye	kʰeʔ	ma:n	ja	xawe:
	self	from	she	house	build
she built herself a house
EC

t̪iʔ ma:n ja xawe:
	t̪iʔ	ma:n	ja	xawe:
	her.logo.	she	house	build
she built herself a house (2)
EC

ma:n kʰe ja xawe:mi hin John he
	ma:n	kʰe	ja	xawe:	-mi	hi	-n	John	he
	she	my	house	build	-emph.	say	-ing	John	say
John said, "she built my house" "she did build a house for me," John said
EC

ʔul ja xawe:ya
	ʔul	ja	xawe:	-ya
	already	house	build	-passive
a house was already built
ES

t̪iyaʔ k'aye kʰe mu:l pʰow ja xawe:
	t̪iyaʔ	k'aye	kʰe	mu:l	pʰow	ja	xawe:
	their.logo.	self	from	that	they	house	build
they built a house for themselves
EC

k'aye kʰeʔ pʰow ja xawe:
	k'aye	kʰeʔ	pʰow	ja	xawe:
	self	from	they	house	build
they built a house for themselves (2)
EC

mu:l ja xawe:ya
	mu:l	ja	xawe:	-ya
	that	house	build	-passive
that house was built
ES

mu:l ja xawe:ya
	mu:l	ja	xawe:	-ya
	that	house	build	-let's
let's build that house!
ES

ja xawe:yakʰemna
	ja	xawe:	-ya	-kʰemna
	house	build	-passive	-future
a house will be built
ES

ja xawe:jin
	ja	xawe:	-ji	-n
	house	build	-semelf.	-ing
building a house
ES

ja xawe:n
	ja	xawe:	-n
	house	build	-ing
building a house
ES