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Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon

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65 search results found for '' in English.

t̪amt̪o maʔa da:ʔ
	t̪a	mit̪o	maʔa	da:	-ʔ
	Q	you	eat	want	-Q
Do you want to eat?
ES

t̪o: ʔi:hol maʔa da:
	t̪o:	ʔi:hol	maʔa	da:
	me	beans	eat	want
I want to eat beans
EC

t̪o: xa k'o da:
	t̪o:	xa	k'o	da:
	me	water	drink	want
I want to drink water
EC

t̪o: ʔadowsa maʔa da:
	t̪o:	ʔadowsa	maʔa	da:
	me	rice	eat	want
I want to eat rice
EC

saha t̪a mit̪o da:ʔ
	saha	t̪a	mit̪o	da:	-ʔ
	cigarette	Q	you	want	-Q
do you want a cigarette?
EC

mu:l ʔa: halaʔ miyi daʔade
	mu:l	ʔa:	halaʔ	miyi	daʔa	-de
	that	I	again	read	want	-present
I want to read that again
ES

tʰoʔo: maʔa da:
	tʰoʔo:	maʔa	da:
	acorn mush	eat	want
want to eat acorn mush
EC

beʔ yemal t̪o: jalil tʰoʔo: maʔa da: nat̪e kʰe maʔa shon

beʔ

yemal

t̪o:

jalil

tʰoʔo:

maʔa

da:

nat̪e

kʰe

maʔa

sho

-n

this

year

me

just

acorn mush

eat

want

but

my

acorn

lack

-ing

I just want to eat acorn mush this year but I have no acorns

EC

bot̪eyadaxaʔ xa t̪o: da:
	bot̪eya	-da	-xaʔ	xa	t̪o:	da:
	bottle	-at	-towards	water	me	want
I want bottled water
ES

bot̪eyadakʰe xa t̪o: da:
	bot̪eya	-da	-kʰe	xa	t̪o:	da:
	bottle	-at	-from	water	me	want
I want bottled water (2)
ES

t̪o: jini: maʔa da:
	t̪o:	jini:	maʔa	da:
	me	bread	eat	want
I want to eat bread
EC

mu:l ʔa: bila: daʔade
	mu:l	ʔa:	bila:	daʔa	-de
	that	I	buy	want	-present
I want to buy that
ES

mo:wal t̪a ma baʔol daʔadeʔ
	mo:wal	t̪a	ma	baʔol	daʔa	-de	-ʔ
	him	Q	you	call	want	-present	-Q
do you want to call him?
ES

mu:l kayinaʔna:m t̪o: kʰu jats'a: da:
	mu:l	kayinaʔ	-na:m	t̪o:	kʰu	jats'a:	da:
	that	chicken	-the	me	neck	break	want
I want to break that chicken's neck
ES

kapʰe t̪o: da:
	kapʰe	t̪o:	da:
	coffee	me	want
I want coffee
EC

t̪o: xaʔanji da:
	t̪o:	xaʔanji	da:
	me	dream	want
I want to dream
EC

ʔa: xaʔanji daʔade
	ʔa:	xaʔanji	daʔa	-de
	I	dream	want	-present
I want to dream (2)
EC

t̪o: kowpi k'o da:
	t̪o:	kowpi	k'o	da:
	me	coffee	drink	want
I want to drink coffee
EC

pʰow maʔamaʔa da:ʔ
	pʰow	maʔa	-maʔa	da:ʔ
	they	food	-eat	want
they want to eat food
EC

ʔa: maʔamaʔa daʔade
	ʔa:	maʔa	-maʔa	daʔa	-de
	I	food	-eat	want	-present
I want to eat food
ES

t̪o: sha maʔa da:
	t̪o:	sha	maʔa	da:
	me	fish	eat	want
I want to eat fish
EC

t̪o: bishe maʔa da:
	t̪o:	bishe	maʔa	da:
	me	meat	eat	want
I want to eat meat
EC

k'o t̪a ma maʔa daʔadeʔ
	k'o	t̪a	ma	maʔa	daʔa	-de	-ʔ
	what	Q	you	eat	want	-present	-Q
what do you want to eat?
EC

beʔ t̪a mit̪o maʔa da:ʔ
	beʔ	t̪a	mit̪o	maʔa	da:	-ʔ
	this	Q	you	eat	want	-Q
do you want to eat right now?
ES

maʔa da:kʰemna
	maʔa	da:	-kʰemna
	food	want	-future
will want food will be hungry
EC

mo:w shana:m maʔaʔkan ma:dal maʔa da:kʰemna
	mo:w	sha	-na:m	maʔa	-ʔ	-ka	-n	ma:dal	maʔa	da:	-kʰemna
	he	fish	-the	eat	-semelf.	-cause	-ing	her	food	want	-future
because he ate the fish, she will be hungry he ate the fish so she will want food
EC

nan mu:l t̪it̪i kawiya ma-maʔakt̪ana:m pʰowal pʰik'a k'edina:m ʔa: maal diley dayoyka daʔade

nan

mu:l

t̪it̪i

kawi

-ya

ma-maʔakt̪a

-na:m

pʰowal

pʰik'a

k'edi

-na:m

ʔa:

maal

diley

da-

-yoy

-ka

daʔa

-de

and

that

her.logo.

child

-plural

grandchildren (son's children)

-the

them

basket

good

-the

I

you.plural

all

hand-

-gather

-cause

want

-present

and she said to her grandchildren, "I want you to gather all of the good baskets"

EC

mu:l t̪o: k'o da:nha
	mu:l	t̪o:	k'o	da:	-nha
	that	me	not	want	-not
I do not like that I do not want that
EC

shana:m mo:w k'o jaban daʔadinha
	sha	-na:m	mo:w	k'o	jaban	daʔa	-di	-nha
	fish	-the	he	not	kill	want	-present	-not
he does not want to kill the fish
EC

k'o mu:l ba k'ediʔka da:nha
	k'o	mu:l	ba	k'ediʔka	da:	-nha
	not	that	person	fix	want	-not
(I) don't want anyone to fix that
ES

t̪amt̪o maʔa da:ʔ
	t̪a	mit̪o	maʔa	da:	-ʔ
	Q	you	food	want	-Q
are you hungry? do you want food?
ES

t̪o: maʔa da:
	t̪o:	maʔa	da:
	me	food	want
I am hungry I want food
AL
EC

t̪o: ʔoʔ maʔa da:
	t̪o:	ʔoʔ	maʔa	da:
	me	still	food	want
I am still hungry I still want food
EC

mit̪o t̪o: t̪ʰana jadi da:
	mit̪o	t̪o:	t̪ʰana	jadi	da:
	you	me	hand	see	want
I want to see your hands
EC

chiba:l t̪a ma:n mo:wal sip'u:nka daʔadeʔ
	chiba:	-l	t̪a	ma:n	mo:wal	sip'u:n	-ka	daʔa	-de	-ʔ
	who	-acc.	Q	she	him	kiss	-cause	want	-present	-Q
who does she want him to kiss? who does she want to have kiss him?
EC

ʔal kʰe ja t̪iyishna:mu:l ʔa: k'o k'a: daʔanhan

ʔal

kʰe

ja

t̪iyish

-na:m

-mu:l

ʔa:

k'o

k'a:

daʔa

-nha

-n

this

my

house

ugly

-the

-that

I

not

leave behind

want

-not

-ing

I do not want to leave this ugly house of mine

EC

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

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

ʔa: mit̪o kanemaʔ jo: daʔade
	ʔa:	mit̪o	kanemaʔ	jo:	daʔa	-de
	I	you	relative	become	want	-present
I want to adopt you as my relative
ES

ʔa: dishiy pʰiʔel daʔade
	ʔa:	dishiy	pʰiʔel	daʔa	-de
	I	black oak acorn	look for	want	-present
I want to look for black oak acorns
ES

ʔa: mo:wal ma:dal peysu dikaka daʔade
	ʔa:	mo:wal	ma:dal	peysu	dika	-ka	daʔa	-de
	I	him	her	money	give	-cause	want	-present
I want him to give her money
EC

mo:wal ʔa: kayinaʔna:m kʰu shiyinjika daʔade
	mo:wal	ʔa:	kayinaʔ	-na:m	kʰu	shiyin	-ji	-ka	daʔa	-de
	him	I	chicken	-the	neck	wring	-semelf.	-cause	want	-present
I want him to wring the chicken's neck
ES

t̪o: k'o hundred years old na da:nha
	t̪o:	k'o	hundred	years	old	na	da:	-nha
	me	not	hundred	years	old	be	want	-not
I do not want to be a hundred years old
EC

ʔa: kadewʔka daʔade
	ʔa:	kade	-w	-ʔ	-ka	daʔa	-de
	I	pry	-dir.	-semelf.	-cause	want	-present
I want to pry (it) up
EC

kadewʔka daʔade
	kade	-w	-ʔ	-ka	daʔa	-de
	pry	-dir.	-semelf.	-cause	want	-present
want to pry up want to pry (it) up
EC

ma:dal ʔa: katana:m dida:lka daʔade
	ma:dal	ʔa:	kata	-na:m	di-	-da:l	-ka	daʔa	-de
	her	I	shell	-the	with fingers-	-break	-cause	want	-present
I want her to break the shell
EC

t̪o: meʔ tʰonuk' da:
	t̪o:	meʔ	tʰonuk'	da:
	me	char.	seaweed	want
I like seaweed I want seaweed
EC

ʔa: mo:wal jimaʔka daʔade
	ʔa:	mo:wal	jima	-ʔ	-ka	daʔa	-de
	I	him	sit	-semelf.	-cause	want	-present
I want him to sit down I want him to stay
ES

muu ʔa: mo:wal jimaka daʔade
	muu	ʔa:	mo:wal	jima	-ka	daʔa	-de
	there	I	him	sit	-cause	want	-present
I want him to sit there I want him to stay there I want him to live there
ES

ʔa: sima mitiʔ daʔade
	ʔa:	sima	miti	-ʔ	daʔa	-de
	I	sleep	lie	-semelf.	want	-present
I want to sleep I want to go to bed
ES

pʰow pʰika:yam da:kamuʔu
	pʰow	pʰika:yam	da:kamuʔu
	they	laugh (plural)	want (plural)
they want to laugh
ES

pʰow mits'elkoʔka da:kamuʔu
	pʰow	mits'elkoʔka	da:kamuʔu
	they	laugh (plural)	want (plural)
they want to laugh (2)
ES

k'o t̪a ma sha: daʔadeʔ
	k'o	t̪a	ma	sha:	daʔa	-de	-ʔ
	what	Q	you	know	want	-present	-Q
what do you want to know? what do you want to learn?
EC

k'o beʔ t̪a ma sha: daʔadeʔ
	k'o	beʔ	t̪a	ma	sha:	daʔa	-de	-ʔ
	what	dir.	Q	you	know	want	-present	-Q
what do you want to know? (2) what do you want to learn? (2)
EC

t̪ent̪ada duhu daʔadin t̪o: hohoji
	t̪ent̪a	-da	duhu	daʔa	-di	-n	t̪o:	hohoji
	town	-at	go	want	-present	-ing	me	hurry
I am in a rush to go to town I want to go to the store so I am in a hurry I want to go to town so I am anxious (to get going)
EC

t̪o: xa da:
	t̪o:	xa	da:
	me	water	want
I am thirsty I want water
EC

bot̪eyayajuʔ xa t̪o: da:
	bot̪eya	-yajuʔ	xa	t̪o:	da:
	bottle	-obl.	water	me	want
I like bottled water (3) I want bottled water (3)
ES

bot̪eyana:myajuʔ xa t̪o: da:
	bot̪eya	-na:m	-yajuʔ	xa	t̪o:	da:
	bottle	-the	-obl.	water	me	want
I like bottled water (4) I want bottled water (4)
ES

bot̪eyayajuʔ xa t̪o: k'o da:
	bot̪eya	-yajuʔ	xa	t̪o:	k'o	da:
	bottle	-obl.	water	me	drink	want
I like to drink bottled water I want to drink bottled water
ES

ʔa: soupna:m pʰidut̪ daʔade
	ʔa:	soup	-na:m	pʰidu	-t̪	daʔa	-de
	I	soup	-the	blow	-mev.	want	-present
I want to blow on the soup
ES

ʔa: mo:wal mishekka daʔade
	ʔa:	mo:wal	mishe	-k	-ka	daʔa	-de
	I	him	sweat	-cause	-cause	want	-present
I want him to sweat
ES

t̪o: pʰowal mishet̪akka da:
	t̪o:	pʰowal	mishe	-t̪a	-k	-ka	da:
	me	them	sweat	-mev.	-cause	-cause	want
I want them to sweat
ES

muu ʔa: mo:wal t̪omka daʔade
	muu	ʔa:	mo:wal	t̪o	-m	-ka	daʔa	-de
	there	I	him	stand	-cont.	-cause	want	-present
I want him to stand there
ES

ʔa: mo:wal t̪o:ʔka daʔade
	ʔa:	mo:wal	t̪o:	-ʔ	-ka	daʔa	-de
	I	him	stand	-semelf.	-cause	want	-present
I want him to stand up
ES