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ch'idiwingxits' he fell, dropped (off of something)

k'e'wingxits' he fell

te:se:xits' I fell, tripped

teh-

tehk'ixis kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher)

xowa:ningxits' it went through him

ya:ngxits' it flew up into the air

Dictionary Entry [entry ID #3359] (related entries)

teh- • into the water • verb prefix • Semantic domain: water

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text: Verdena's grandmother's job as a nanny, line 44 (full story)
it's been soaked in starch and then they hang it up

text: Creation of animals, line 61 (full story)
haya:ł q'ut hay yima:nek'iwingxoya:n 'a:yaxoł-ch'ide:ne' hay-de:di wun-na:ya'dił-teh
and so then, the creator's helper told them what to do (how to work in order to live)

text: Creation of animals, line 92 (full story)
"it's really nice, that's the one," he thought