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Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon

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52 search results found for '' in English.

t̪o: xa jo: k'ala:
	t̪o:	xa	jo:	k'ala:
	me	water	for	die
I'm dying for water.
ES

xa jo: k'ala:n
	xa	jo:	k'ala:	-n
	water	for	die	-ing
dying for water
ES

ma:n k'ala: haw
	ma:n	k'ala:	haw
	she	die	before
before she died
ES

so jo: t̪o: k'ala:jade
	so	jo:	t̪o:	k'ala:	-j	-ade
	clover	for	me	die	-semelf.	-present
I'm dying for clover
ES

kʰe maji kohuda ʔa: k'ala:
	kʰe	maji	kohu	-da	ʔa:	k'ala:
	my	day	come	-when	I	die
when my day comes I (will) die when my time comes I (will) die
ES

chiba: t̪a k'ala:ʔ
	chiba:	t̪a	k'ala:	-ʔ
	who	Q	die	-Q
who died?
EC

ʔul k'ala:
	ʔul	k'ala:
	now	die
already died
ES

mu:l ja:ʔna:m k'ala: hin hiyada jalil ʔa: xa k'edi k'oʔye

mu:l

ja:ʔ

-na:m

k'ala:

hi

-n

hi

-ya

-da

jalil

ʔa:

xa

k'edi

k'o

-ʔ

-ye

that

person

-the

die

say

-ing

say

-passive

-when

just

I

water

good

drink

-semelf.

-past

when I heard that person died, I just took a good drink of water

EC

mu:l ja:ʔna:m k'ala: hin hiyada ʔa: jalil xa k'edi k'oʔye

mu:l

ja:ʔ

-na:m

k'ala:

hi

-n

hi

-ya

-da

ʔa:

jalil

xa

k'edi

k'o

-ʔ

-ye

that

person

-the

die

say

-ing

say

-passive

-when

I

just

water

good

drink

-semelf.

-past

when I heard that person died, I just took a good drink of water (2)

EC

k'aye jokaʔan mo:w k'ala:
	k'aye	joka	-ʔa	-n	mo:w	k'ala:
	self	shoot	-reflex.	-ing	he	die
he died from shooting himself shooting himself, he died
EC

kaweyona:m k'ala:da ma:n mo:wal bana:ji
	kaweyo	-na:m	k'ala:	-da	ma:n	mo:wal	bana:ji
	horse	-the	die	-at	she	him	blame
when the horse died she blamed him
EC

kaweyona:m k'ala:kan ma:n mo:wal bana:ji
	kaweyo	-na:m	k'ala:	-ka	-n	ma:n	mo:wal	bana:	-ji
	horse	-the	die	-cause	-ing	she	him	blame	-semelf.
because the horse died she blamed him
EC

mo:w k'ala:
	mo:w	k'ala:
	he	die
he died
ES

Frankt̪u ma-tsaʔak kawiya ma:t̪ana:m k'ala:
	Frank	-t̪u	ma-tsaʔak	kawiya ma:t̪a	-na:m	k'ala:
	Frank	-acc.	grandchild (daughter's child)	girl	-the	die
Frank's granddaughter died
ES

kasi: k'ala:
	kasi:	k'ala:
	cold	die
die (from the) cold die (of the) cold
ES

k'o ba:tʰe maʔaʔhe t̪a ʔal mo:w k'ala:ʔ
	k'o	ba:tʰe	maʔa	-ʔ	-he	t̪a	ʔal	mo:w	k'ala:	-ʔ
	what	lots	eat	-semelf.	-having	Q	this	he	die	-Q
what did he die from having eating a lot of?
EC

maʔa jo: k'alan
	maʔa	jo:	k'ala	-n
	eat	for	die	-ing
dying for food
ES

ma-tsaʔakna:m k'ala:
	ma-tsaʔak	-na:m	k'ala:
	grandchild (daughter's child)	-the	die
his grandchild died
ES

misaxalana:mya:ʔ k'alay
	misaxala	-na:m	-ya:ʔ	k'ala	-y
	snake	-the	-nom.	die	-past
the snake died
EC

ma:n k'ala:
	ma:n	k'ala:
	she	die
she died
ES

mi: t̪ʰint̪a xamuuyow k'alayʔ
	mi:	t̪ʰin	-t̪a	xa	-muu	-yow	k'ala	-y	-ʔ
	there	not	-Q	water	-there	-below	die	-past	-Q
didn't (it) die under the water there?
ES

mi: t̪ʰint̪a k'alayʔ
	mi:	t̪ʰin	-t̪a	k'ala	-y	-ʔ
	there	not	-Q	die	-past	-Q
didn't (it) die there?
ES

kasi: k'ala:jadin
	kasi:	k'ala:	-j	-adi	-n
	cold	die	-semelf.	-present	-ing
going to die (from the) cold
ES

ho k'alan
	ho	k'ala	-n
	hot	die	-ing
dying (of the) heat dying (from the) heat
ES

minʔi k'ala:kam
	min	-ʔi	k'ala:	-ka	-m
	thus	-adv.	die	-cause	-command
let him die that way! (imperative)
EC

kawina:m k'ala:
	kawi	-na:m	k'ala:
	child	-the	die
the child died
ES

nan pʰowaʔ kaweyo yemna:mu:l k'ala:
	nan	pʰowaʔ	kaweyo	yem	-na:m	-mu:l	k'ala:
	and	their	horse	old	-the	-that	die
and their old horse died
EC

xa jo: k'ala:jade
	xa	jo:	k'ala:	-j	-ade
	water	for	die	-semelf.	-present
going to die for water going to die of thirst
ES

xamuuyow t̪a k'ala:ʔ
	xa	-muu	-yow	t̪a	k'ala:	-ʔ
	water	-there	-below	Q	die	-Q
did (it) die under the water there?
ES

mo:w k'ala:jade
	mo:w	k'ala:	-j	-ade
	he	die	-semelf.	-present
he is going to die
ES

ʔa: k'ala:jade
	ʔa:	k'ala:	-j	-ade
	I	die	-semelf.	-present
I am going to die
EC

xa jo: t̪o: k'ala:jade
	xa	jo:	t̪o:	k'ala:	-j	-ade
	water	for	me	die	-semelf.	-present
I am going to die for water I am going to die of thirst
EC
ES

ʔa:mi-t'iyna:m wayʔe k'ala:
	ʔa:mi-t'iy	-na:m	wayʔe	k'ala:
	my younger brother	-the	early	die
my younger brother died long ago
ES

ʔa:mi-t'iyna:m wayʔe k'ala:
	ʔa:mi-t'iy	-na:m	wayʔe	k'ala:
	my younger sister	-the	early	die
my younger sister died long ago
ES

xamuuyow k'ala: tilna
	xa	-muu	-yow	k'ala:	tilna
	water	-there	-below	die	I guess
I guess (it) died under the water there
ES

ba-kaʔ sho:w wayʔe ma:n k'alay
	ba-kaʔ	sho:w	wayʔe	ma:n	k'ala	-y
	his maternal grandmother	lack	earlier	she	die	-past
(he) does not have a grandmother, she died long ago
EC

xa jo: t̪o: k'ala:
	xa	jo:	t̪o:	k'ala:
	water	for	me	die
I am dying for water (2) I am dying of thirst
ES

ʔa:mi-t'iy pʰow wayʔe jaw pʰiliji nakan kʰila: ʔa: na
	ʔa:mi-t'iy	pʰow	wayʔe	ja	-w	pʰili	-ji	nakan	kʰila:	ʔa:	na
	my younger brother	they	early	house	-dir.	go.plural	-semelf.	because	alone	I	be
my younger siblings went home earlier so I am alone "went home" in this instance is another way of saying "died".
EC

pʰow ka:y ley nay
	pʰow	ka:y	ley	na	-y
	they	also	die	be	-past
they also died
EC

muu showmalt̪u pʰom pʰow ka:y leyaʔ nay

muu

show

-mal

-t̪u

pʰo

-m

pʰow

ka:y

leya

-ʔ

na

-y

there

east

-dir.

-from

live

-cont.

they

also

die

-semelf.

be

-past

the ones who live across to the east also died the ones who live on the east side died, too

EC

muu showmal pʰom pʰow ka:y ley nay
	muu	show	-mal	pʰo	-m	pʰow	ka:y	ley	na	-y
	there	east	-dir.	live	-cont.	they	also	die	be	-past
the ones who live across to the east also died (2) the ones who live on the east side died, too (2)
EC

t̪o: maʔa jo: k'ala:
	t̪o:	maʔa	jo:	k'ala:
	me	food	for	die
I am starving I am dying for food
AL

ma k'ala sili: maʔa bow nakʰemna
	ma	k'ala	sili:	maʔa	bow	na	-kʰemna
	you	die	after	food	here	be	-future
there will be food here after you die after you are dead there will be food here
EC

sikʰitakan ma:n k'ala:
	sikʰita	-ka	-n	ma:n	k'ala:
	choke	-cause	-ing	she	die
because she choked, she died she died because she gasped/sputtered
EC

sikʰitjihi ma:n k'ala:
	sikʰit	-ji	-hi	ma:n	k'ala:
	choke	-semelf.	-having	she	die
having choked, she died having gasped/sputtered, she died
EC

kawi k'ala: baʔade
	kawi	k'ala:	baʔade
	child	die	birth
stillborn child give birth to a baby that passed in the womb
ES

du: jano janon daʔadin meʔ ma mu:l haba: t̪'oxale na

du:

jano

jano

-n

daʔa

-di

-n

meʔ

ma

mu:l

haba:

t̪'o

-xale

na

other

language

speak

-ing

want

-present

-ing

char.

you

that

tongue

suck

-should

be

if you want to speak another language, you have to suck tongues Edna said, “Old Indian women would say that to us all the time. We’d make a remark about not being able to understand another dialect and we’d laugh at the old ladies when they’d say that to us. I never was able to tell if it was a joke or not, whether we should or whether it was done or not!”

EC

du: janon daʔadin meʔ ma mu:l haba: t̪'oxale nanway

du:

jano

-n

daʔa

-di

-n

meʔ

ma

mu:l

haba:

t̪'o

-xale

nanway

other

speak

-ing

want

-present

-ing

char.

you

that

tongue

suck

-should

disc.mrkr.

if you want to speak another (language), you have to suck tongues Edna said, “Old Indian women would say that to us all the time. We’d make a remark about not being able to understand another dialect and we’d laugh at the old ladies when they’d say that to us. I never was able to tell if it was a joke or not, whether we should or whether it was done or not!”

EC

sha: k'alan
	sha:	k'ala	-n
	arm	die	-ing
getting paralyzed (in the arms) arms are paralyzed
AL

shiba k'alan
	shiba	k'ala	-n
	body	die	-ing
getting paralyzed (whole body) whole body is paralyzed
AL

sino: k'alan
	sino:	k'ala	-n
	leg	die	-ing
getting paralyzed (in the legs) legs are paralyzed
AL

shaku k'alan
	shaku	k'ala	-n
	leg	die	-ing
getting paralyzed (in the legs) legs are paralyzed
AL