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'a'niwehst'e' he came to be, became (such and such)

'a:wht'e I am (such and such)

'aht'ing-q'a-'unt'e all kinds of things, everything, every which thing, any old thing

'unt'eh clearly

k'ite:t'aw

k'itise:xwo-'a:wht'e I am smart

me:k'int'e it is the length of it, it is as long as it

na'siłwa:-'a:'unt'e he is a butcher

nichwing'xw-'a:wht'e I'm unwell, not feeling good

niwhongxw-'a:wht'e I'm well, I'm feeling good

wint'e it always happens, it is always so

xo'a:'unt'e honest, goodnatured

xuxa:nt'e it is light (in weight), not heavy

xwe:di-whung 'a:nt'e how are you? how are you doing?

Dictionary Entry [entry ID #2988] (related entries)

k'ite:t'aw • sucking doctor, Indian doctor (general term) • noun [thematic object]Semantic domain: people

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mine:jixomił 'a:ya'de:ne' k'ite:t'aw ya'ne:ł'e'n 'a:ya'de:ne: yo:w yima:n gyun' ninis'a:n ye:
after a while the Indian doctors had a vision and said: "Hey, there's land way over there!"