Aptunakana

aamook

bees

acquahique

woman

ah!whap-pawn-top

eagle

ahas (pl. ahasak)

crow

ahikta

yes (formal, affirmative)

ahkwiyan (pl. ahkwiyana)

blanket

ahol-

to love

aholtëwakàn

love; love that flows between people

ahpòn

bread

ahskaahtuckquia

green

alúm

dog

aptunakana

words

aquechque

sun; in Moabe, also one year, the sun's full circle

ash-quoke

snake

àskàskwe

it is green

attque

deer

atupquonihanque

moon

awauntet

child

ayewash

air

bwema

mother

chahkol (pl. chahkolak)

frog

clacqu-iss

frog

d'

of, for

echsup

raccoon

gahès

my mother

gata

I want

gata lapèmkwësi

I want to be useful: the vow of those who are useful

gwis

my son

hàch, hèch

question marker

hè

hello

hèmpës (pl. hèmpsa)

shirt, dress

hilùsës

old man

hinutët

wren

hìtukw

tree

hmukw

blood

hmuwìnkwës

blackberry

hòkès

tree bark

hòpënis

potato

hus

bucket

hwìkat

leg

ikwe

woman

isla

peace

këkhit-

greatly, very much

Këkhitaholtëwakàn

unconditional love; love without measure; the peak of love each moon, the moon in harmony with the sun, root of the three fruits Isla, Pèthakhòn, and Xàskwim

kënaxala

you watch over her or him; you take care of her or him

kìjig

day

kikeh-

to heal

Kikehwakàn

healing

kilùna

we, including you

kishku

day

kishux

moon; sun

kìzis

sun

kulhatènamihëna

we all are happy

kweti

one

Kweti Aquechque

Year One

Lapèmkwës

the useful one: facilitator of the second degree

lapi òk lapi

again and again

lekhikàn

book; that which is written

lekhikànikaon

library; house of books

lixsuwakàn

language, tongue

malàxkwsit (pl. malàxkwsita)

bean

malikitewa

father

mamèthakemu

dove

manitu

to make, to build

matchkatquot

cloud

màxk; màxke

red; it is red

màxkw

bear

mayày ta

indeed, truly, very much so

mèchi

now, ready

mehëmìchink

food

mëlingwèm

green corn (corn in the milk stage)

mëne-

to drink

mënùkòn

rainbow

Mikumwakàn

remembrance; the sacred name of the church

from mikum-, to remind (L), with -wakàn

mikwën

feather

mìli

give me

milinèn

give us

mìmëns; mimëntët

child; baby

min

currant

mitkòk

corn cob

mitsi; mitsitàm

eat; let's eat

mpëntàm

I hear, I understand

mpi

water

mpisum

medicine

mushhakòt

the sky is clear

mwìmim

wild cherry

naamm

see

nahsu

brother

nàmès

fish

naxa

three

Naxa Kishku

the Day of Three: the full moon gathering

naxans

my older brother

naxisëmës

my younger sibling

naxk

my hand

nëmis

my older sister

nëmuxumës

my grandfather

nèwa

four

nëwikwihëla

I am tired

nibì

water

nichan

my daughter, my child

nilùna

we, not including you

nip

water

nìpën

summer

nìsha

two

nìshash

seven

nishkàhëna

we dance together; perfect harmony

niskëlan

it is drizzling rain

nooantum

hear

nteluwensi

I am called

nuckundoh

sing

nucotucquon

day

nuhàm

my grandmother

Nuhàm Uwatuwakàn

the knowing of the grandmothers; ancestral wisdom

nulamàlsi

I am well

nulelìntàm

I am glad

nulhatènami

I am happy

nunakàn

milk; a mother's breast

nutëm-

to guard

Nutëmit

the one who guards: keeper of the Record

from nutëm-, to guard (L), with -it, as in Pìlsit

Nutëmwakàn

protection

nuwatun

I know it

nuwi

come here

nux

my father

nuxwis

my grandchild

oaskagu

black

òhshixay

nest

òhundàm

great horned owl

òk

and

òkhatim

mulberry

òl (pl. òla)

egg

òngùndëwakàn

an empowering intention spoken over the people; power called down from the Creator

òp; òpe

white; it is white

òpalanie

bald eagle

òpàskw

corn husk

òtaès

flower

owiyalahsu

whirlwind

òxe

it is light (daylight)

pahsùkwi

stand up

Pahsùkwi Kishku

the days of rising, between Day One and the first new moon

pàkim

cranberry

palènàxk

five

pèshkunk

nine

pèthakhòn

it is thundering; in Moabe, the peak of power

pèthakhùwe

Thunder Being

pil-; npìlsi

to be clean in body or ceremony; I am clean

pilaechëch

boy

pìlët

it is clean; whole in body and ceremony

pìlkësh

peach

Pìlsit

the clean one: facilitator of the first degree

pisim

sweet corn

piss-seeques

bird

pitùkëna

milkweed (edible)

psquaiu

red

puhënikàn

drum

puhsquailoau

blue

puhwèm

white flour corn

quà-hâw-quunt

goose

quesuppost

dew

samp-oo-somow

darkness; the fertile dark of the new moon

sëk; sëke

black; it is black

sikhay

salt

teh

heart (always possessed)

tibik-kìzis

moon ("night sun")

tixamwi

to bathe

Tuhwepia Kikehwakàn

healing of the body; cellular healing

tun

mouth (always possessed)

ungue-lack

death

Uwatuwakàn

knowing

waaks

fox

waappayu

white

wanishi

thank you

wawpaney

daybreak, dawn

wee-saw-panu

autumn

weensquaaquah

cedar

weesawayu

yellow

welamalsin

to feel well

wëlamàlsuhe

she or he makes people well; a healer

weli

good

Welteh

the good heart: facilitator of the third degree

wil

head

winquipim

bear

wisaw

yellow

wohacki

man

xàm-; xàmi

to feed; feed me

xash

eight

xàskwim

corn; in Moabe, the peak of prosperity

xàxakw

sycamore

ximin

persimmon

Xìnkwi Uwatuwakàn

the Great Knowing; the infinite intelligence

xkàn (pl. xkàna)

bone

xkànësàk

lamb's quarters (edible plant)

xkwe (pl. xkweyok)

woman

xkwechëch

girl

xkwithakamìka

on the earth

xu

will (future marker)

yuh

okay; you're welcome

yùkwe

now

yushè

here

zhis

my uncle (mother's brother)