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'a:dina:taw-'a:'udyaw he did it unawares
'a:k'idyaw what has happened
'a:t'e:n it is doing it
'awhdiyaw I did it
'awhne:l I'm doing so (right along)
'awhniw I am doing it, acting thus
da'a:ch'idyaw he ran away, fled
duxo:-'a:ch'idiyaw he died (commonest euphemism)
hayiheh-'awhdiyaw
na:milah-'a:ch'idyaw he does things in a contrary way, breaks rules
nahdiyaw money (general term)
whikyulah-'a:k'idyah I got angry, mad
xo:'a:'udyaw corpse (polite term)
xwe:di-q' 'a:'udyaw how did he do it?
Dictionary Entry [entry ID #1014] (related entries)
-heh • despite, even if • conditional particle
Phrases and expressions
- ch'iwiłkidi-heh even though they got hold of me
- k'ehniwh-heh even if it thunders, despite the thunder
- hayi-heh despite it, anyway, even so
- hayiheh-'awhdiyaw I did it anyway, even so
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text: The first ones, line 70 (full story)
And then, even then they said:
text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 25 (full story)
in spite of that, I went
text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 72 (full story)
even then, "no" [said grandma]
text: Learning to Ride a Motorcycle, line 20 (full story)
Then in spite of that it was OK.