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'a'niwehst'e'

'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 sucking doctor, Indian doctor (general term)

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 #4438] (related entries)

'a'niwehst'e' • he came to be, became (such and such) • verb (theme: 'a:=nin-(wehs)-t'e') [perfective, animate subject]

Examples from texts
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text: Verdena's grandmother's job as a nanny, line 15 (full story)
the sound became scary to her (came to be in a scary way to her)

text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 123 (full story)
The surgery already done! right now it's all finished, everything looks good

text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 151 (full story)
so that's what I did, and then after a while they came in