Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon
English Word Lookup
Northern Pomo Word Lookup
17 search results found for '' in English.
| be: | juhula | t̪o: ma-kaʔak | dakosaʔ | -na:m | -mo:w | ma-cha:mad | -el | haw | saawalum | -da | jade | |
| dir. | north | my grandchild (daughter's child) | young man | -the | -he | his niece | -acc. | before | Saturday | -at | bring | |
| ma:dal | pʰow | maʔa | mako | -ma | |
| her | they | food | find | -cont. | |
they brought her food | |||||
| ja:ʔ | ho | ne | -n | |
| person | fire | put | -ing | |
Cultural note: When someone was really sick, a pit was dug and filled with wood, over which a rack with pepperwood and bay leaves were placed with a blanket (or hide in the old days.) Over that, the sick person was lain. The fire was burned to coals and water was thrown on so steam would come up through the leaves. The person stayed there for a whole afternoon. Medicine men would do this for a lot of different diseases. This process was called ja:ʔ ho nen | ||||
| ma:dal | pʰow | maʔa | mako | -ma | |
| her | they | food | find | -cont. | |
they brought her food | |||||
| kalaawa | -t̪u | t̪o: | ma- | -t̪ʰole | |
| nail | -from | me | foot- | -puncture | |
a nail stuck through my foot | |||||
| t̪it̪i | ja | -w | de | -ya | -kʰe | ma:n | tʰiya | -ʔa | |
| her.logo. | in | -dir. | bring | -passive | -future | she | fear | -reflex. | |
she fears that she will be brought in | |||||||||
| nakan | mil | mo:wal | ja | -w | de | -ya | -n | |
| because | for.that | him | in | -dir. | bring | -passive | -ing | |
he is being brought in because of that | ||||||||
| nakan | mil | ja | -w | de | -ya | -n | |
| because | for.that | in | -dir. | bring | -passive | -ing | |
(he) is being brought in because of that | |||||||
| mo:wal | ja | -w | de | -ya | -n | |
| him | in | -dir. | bring | -passive | -ing | |
he was brought in | ||||||
| ma:dal | ja | -w | de | -ya | |
| her | in | -dir. | bring | -passive | |
she was brought in | |||||
| pʰow | mo:wal | pelesuʔ | ja | -w | de | |
| they | him | jail | in | -dir. | bring | |
they brought him in to jail they arrested him (and) brought him in to prison | ||||||
| pʰow | mo:wal | ja | -w | de | |
| they | him | in | -dir. | bring | |
they brought him in | |||||
| Sam | -t̪u | t̪ʰin | -t̪a | ʔal | pelesuʔ | ja | -w | de | -ya | -ʔ | |
| Sam | -acc. | not | -Q | this | jail | in | -dir. | bring | -passive | -Q | |
Sam was brought in to this jail, right? Sam was arrested (and) brought in to this prison, wasn't he? | |||||||||||
| sot' | -sot' | na | |
| rough | -redup. | be | |
it is pimply | |||
| jano | basha | -basha | -m | |
| word | show off | -redup. | -cont. | |
trying to impress with words showing off through talking | ||||
| ʔul | ʔa: | miʔ | xa | japʰi | |
| now | I | your | water | bring | |
I am bringing your water now | |||||
| masa:n | ma:t̪a | subu | jade | -mi | |
| white person | woman | three | bring | -emph. | |