Appendix:Comecrudo word list
Appearance
Swanton (1940)
[edit]English gloss | Comecrudo |
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about to | inyús |
from above | lét (apparently on the Rio Grande) |
to below | lét |
above | apél, ya-unák |
ache | kayaú |
after | semí, yák |
afternoon | etelám(le) |
against | somí, ya-amám |
agave | kai, pitaí |
agile | yekeréna |
agility, feats of | yekeréna |
alewife | atuís |
alive | met, nawasól, yowén |
all | mahuél, yawét |
all about | senowéya |
alligator | selaú |
alone | nawís, somí |
angry | pakwasél |
animal | klám |
anoint, to | apekataí(le) |
another | apehél, xóp |
ant | kiomét |
antelope | icnakó |
anthill | é-u, kiomét, yawét |
anything | tom |
apple | manzana |
arise, to | akék |
arm | lót mapí |
armadillo | mowén |
armpit | guahiák |
around | glekál, wam |
around itself | senowéya |
arrive, to | kio, painák |
arrow | kuák (cf. reed) |
ashamed | te |
ashes | len, semél |
at home | elpaú |
at once | ya |
auger | xaí, palakuáp |
aunt | kém, ken |
ax | apakét(le) |
baby | pekiót |
back | swahuél |
back of chair | paptak |
backsides | alél |
backward | pesnák |
bad | ápal, eliáwa-ite, piliép |
bagre (a fish) | pakmát |
bald | pekél |
ball, a | bala, kemióp |
band | wam |
baptize, to | áx, pepolam, va-utisára |
barber | te |
bark | xaí, pakétle, pamoxmám |
basket | pawapél |
bat | wessí |
bathe, to | pawapél |
baths, hot | aussoles |
be, to | alpá, aluáx, aneluem, nati, ser, ya-unó, yát |
beam | pahuaí(l) |
beans | patolíto |
bear | klám, yataú |
beard | xál |
beat, to | aneluák(le), payiwák |
bed | eluáx |
bedbug | wisnép |
bed covering | mepél |
bee | sepiaú |
beef, jerked | aikiet |
beetle | wisnép |
before | yák, yap |
begin, to | payowátni |
behind | pesnák, wamák |
belch, to | aikatuák |
bell, a | xalmát |
belly | wáx |
below | lét |
belt | wam |
bend | pawapél |
bend, to | payawaí(le) |
bent | pakatí, mapeméma, pawapél |
berry | áu |
big | pakmát, paknáx, poskám |
bird | xám |
bison | wakaté |
bite, to | kuam |
bitter | pa-isiáu |
black | pál, yataú |
blackish | pamól |
blade | xayepó |
blanket, a | meklai, mepél |
blind | papís, u-i, moyák |
blood | kiál |
blot | é-u, panatél, yapél |
blow, to | pasekiaú, po(t) |
blower, a | po(t) |
blue | payasúi |
body | met |
boil, to | pakiáp, pamakuá |
bone | ehûei, klemí, xí |
book | kiaú, xaí |
bore, to | epé-u |
born | kekláxpapau |
bottom | alél, el |
bow | xaí, tap |
bowstring | apakuén(le), apatuet(le) |
box | alpekuetén |
boy, a | kicáx̣, pelawís, nawasól, pekiót |
branch | xaí |
brandy | afisiaú |
brave | papí, patuám, payauyáp |
brazil wood | xaí, pamsól, pawaí |
bread | kai, pasé |
break, to | apták |
break wind, to | papét, pel |
bream | sea, atuís |
breast, female | kném |
breath | po(t) |
breathe, to | po(t) |
breechclout | papé-ula |
bridle | kuam, xál |
bridle, to | yenámle |
bring over, to | paketetuák |
broom | apakamsap(le), xaí, yalú-i |
brother | kanosá, kós |
brown | pamsól |
buffalo | wakaté |
bull | wakaté |
burdock (lampazo) | akleló, pamuaí |
burn, to | met, pamakuá |
bush | yalú-i |
butterfly | yalú-i |
buttocks | alél, kepél |
button | botón (Spanish word) |
buy, to | huám |
buzzard | paketiapó |
caccaccio (a little plant) | ás áx |
cactus-fig, fruit of | áu |
calabash | áx, guapók, kai |
call, to | ité |
cane | kuák |
canoe | xaí, pakwatatap |
capitan | katawán |
cardinal bird | kuis, xám, pamsól |
careless | patetám |
carriage | pakwatatap |
Carrizo Indian, a | estók |
carry, to | apakam(le) |
cast, to | tap |
cat | mús |
cat, spotted | epapúl |
catamount | xuepét |
catch by, to | awagat |
caterpillar | epé-u |
cat’s claw tree | xaí, pakassáp, wixnép |
cattle | wakaté |
cauldron | ko-omét |
cause, to | ité |
cave | é-u, somí |
cavern | é-u, somí |
centipede | kayaú, lemí, wamí, yawét |
chair | elpaú |
chair-back | paptak |
chamberpot | kalét, pawetiáp |
chameleon | kelenkuís |
channel, water | kié |
chapote-tree | glepó, kai, peléx |
charcoal | pál |
Charco Escondido (Sp.) | Amos, pál |
cheat | kol |
cheek | weló |
cheese | pakeptág(le) |
chest | kené |
chew, to | kai |
chief | kwamlal, katawán |
chigoe | nekét |
child | pekiót |
chile (Sp.) | ta-ú |
china | payawáp(le) |
chinquapin | emptá-u |
chuparosa (a bird) | kicáx̣ |
church | ewayéhhi, peléx, wamák |
cigar | áx, poskám |
cigarette | áx, pékla |
city | wamák, yawét |
clasp-knife | wen |
clean | papís, pekís |
clean, to | pelláp(le) |
clear | xí, payesúi |
clear, to | pelláp(le) |
close, to | walaí |
cloth | meklai |
cloud | áx̣, apél, mapél, yohuél |
coach, a | met |
coal | pál |
cochineal | mapén, pamsól |
cock | ulamaí |
cockroach | wisnép |
cocoanut | axkuapó |
coffee | afisiaú |
cohabit, to | pataitám |
colariu (a weed) | xaí, pamsól |
cold | paklí, pasekiaú |
colima (Sp.) | pakwám (?), sahuetí |
colt, a | kicáx̣, poyák |
coma (fruit) | kemó |
Comanche | Selakampóm |
comb | apakiasám(la) |
comb, to | apakiasám(la) |
come, to | kié, léxo, na, paskuél |
come down, to | elpa |
Comecrudo | estók, kai, peyáp |
come out, to | kio, pe-a-unáma |
come up, to | waták |
command, to | kwamlal |
commander | kwamlal |
companion | estók |
confess, to | ité |
conjurer | tewalisél |
continue, to | kiapaíne |
contract, to | payawaíle |
contrarywise | wam |
conversation | ekna |
cook, to | pákiáp, pamakuá |
cool, to | paklí |
cord | kabristó (probably a Mexican word), patetuák(le) |
cork, a | é-u, gatlám(la), mawene |
com | taweló |
corncob | pakenhá(le), taweló |
corral | paikuésne |
Cotoname Indians | estók, somí, selakampóm |
cotton | é-u, mepél |
countryman | paulapét |
cover, to | xál, meklai, mepél, walaí |
cow | wakaté |
coyote | klám |
coyotillo | koyotíyo |
cradle | aweknát(le) |
crane | kól |
crippled | xí |
crooked | pakatí |
crop | lavor |
cross-eyed | u-i |
crow | pál |
crowbar | kayepó, xayepó |
crust of sugar | pa-uyaú |
cry, to | selá-i, ulamaí |
cub of a fox | pús |
cup | pamakuá |
cup, chocolate | ko-omét, epét(le), pakuapét(le) |
cure, to | aináp, mapeméma |
cut, to | kawi, te, wē |
cut off, to | kawi, te |
damage | xowamté |
dance, a | kuamák |
dance, to | kuamák |
dancer, a | máwayo |
dark | pál, patotiaú, yataú |
darkened | painatél |
dart, a | sepiauyám |
daughter | eklá |
dawn, to | ma-uté |
day | ál, glol, maptamák |
daybreak | ma-uté |
day following, the | maptamak |
dead | kamaú, plau |
deaf | papuál |
death | plaú |
deep | é-u |
deer | ewé |
deerskin | ewé, ehûém |
defecate, to | pawetiáp |
desire, to | mek |
desire, not to | pes |
devil | pahuel, yamél |
die, to | kamaú, plau, pokuét |
dig, to | ewapétlem |
dirty | papeláple |
discourse, to | ekna |
distant | xóp, meskám |
divided | paptak |
do, to | ainéme, ité |
docked | papól |
dog | ketuaú, klám |
door | walaí |
dot | é-u, yapél |
dove | xám |
down | el |
draw, to | xíkwap, tap |
draw out, to | aináp, xét, moyák |
dress | meklai |
drink, to | kam |
drum | patapták, tambór |
dry | pehuét, ptau |
dumb | ekna, somí |
dung | ahuí, pawetiáp |
dwell, to | eluáx |
dying | pokuét |
each day | kuitín |
each other | kuitín |
eagle | xám, pa-utáp |
ear | alí |
ear of corn | taweló |
earth | kamlá |
earwax | wá-u |
east | lét |
eat | to, kai |
eatable | kai |
ebony | wá-u |
edge | kōn |
eel | poskám |
egg (bird’s) | yaú |
eggshell | sepél, yaú |
eight | xomenank, matáhe, yíy |
elbow | pawapél, mapí |
elder brother | see brother |
elder sister | see sister |
empty | alpá |
end, at the | yasén |
end, to | itakuák |
enter, to | epé-u, ité, mekáreyo |
envelop, to | wam |
evening | lesum |
evening star | ketekuí, lesum |
evergreen | oak, payauyáp |
every day | kuitín |
ewe, a | kesewuyó |
examine, to | kuayomane |
excrement | ahuí |
exhausted | papiewí |
explosion | miop |
extinguished | ekuetén |
eye | u-i |
eyebrow | u-i |
eyelash | u-i |
eyesore | kayaú, u-i |
eye water | w-au |
face | apél |
faeces | kalét |
fall, to | mél, pamesaí, ehap |
far | xóp, meskám |
far, very | somí |
farther off | napet |
fast, to | ikwaluák, pasám, wáx |
fat | pák, wewuí |
father | mawís |
fear, to | payawelá-u |
feather | xám |
feeble | pokuét, telom |
fell, to | ehap |
female | kém |
female breasts | see breast, female |
fence | kayepó, payahuaí |
fever | eleá |
few | sekua |
field | somí |
fife | papa-usámle |
fight, to | wak |
fighter | wak |
file, a | yap |
finger | mapi |
fingernail | emí |
finger-ring | mapí |
finish, to | itakuák |
fire | klewém, len |
firewood | pamakuá |
first | kuitín |
fish | atuís, selaú |
fisher-boat | áx̣, pakatí |
fisherman | pakatí |
fish-hook | awagat |
fish-pole | xaí, xōm |
fist | apták, mapí |
fit, to | eknát(la) |
five | makuél |
flash of lightning, a | met |
flat | paméle, papól, pekís, poskám |
flea | nahuelíz |
flee, to | watáp |
flesh | ewé |
flexible | payayél |
flint | woyekuél |
flood tide | kio |
flower | awaí, exnó, xaí, pawaí |
fly | keswahuí |
fly, to | kio, kolmás |
foam | áx̣, pakwú, pepók |
fog | milio |
foggy | meyo, milio |
follow, to | yap |
food | kai, pamakuá, pámuapl, payawáp(le) |
foot | emí, lemí |
footprint | malaí |
forcibly | pa-utáp |
forehead | pex |
foreign | aluáx, somí |
forest | kiapaíne, xaí, somí, waí, yawét |
forget, to | hala |
fornication | pataitám |
four | nawuí |
fox | mús |
friend | pakwasél |
frighten, to | pewaptaíne |
frisk, to | pa-iwé-uni |
frixolillo (Sp.) | patolíto |
frog | paká-u |
from | lét, wam |
fruit | áu, pé-iwás |
full moon | pehepolám |
full of | pakám(lĕ) |
fun of, to make | enét, paká(le) |
furious | pakwasél, pa-u táp |
future time | pai-, yawét |
gander | pakmát |
garment | meklai |
gate | walaí |
get up, to | akék |
gimlet | palakuáp |
girl | kém, kicáx̣ |
give, to | ayemá |
glue, to | walaí |
goat | kapél |
goat, he | pahuel |
God | kio |
gold | oro, pa-utáp |
good | peléx, peséx, poxláp |
good day! | etayuap(le) |
goose | xám, pús |
go out, to | kerenami |
go there, to | aiwamám |
go, to | aneluem, kiapaíne, kié, kio, léxo |
gourd | kai |
governor | katawán, pakmát |
grandson | ta-i |
granjeno (a shrub) | glakén, kuás |
grass | gloxkuél, kaisét, xaí |
gray | yataú |
great | pakmát, poskám, yawét |
green | yalú-i |
grind, to | epiú, pakuapél |
grow, to | kuaskám, papewét(le) |
growl, to | pamawaú |
grunt, to | pakám(lĕ) |
gun | miop |
gunpowder | aka, kemióp |
hail, to | pamesaí |
hair | eláx, emól |
hairless | pekél |
hammer | awakuī́l, epó, pakuí |
hand | mapí |
handle | awagat, mapí |
handle, to | klap |
handsaw, a | apaket(le) |
hang (until dead), to | ahuáp |
hard | pa-utáp |
hare | guatí |
harvest | ayawét, nahakmém, taweló |
haste, with | sap |
hat | pakuapét(le) |
hatchet | see axe |
have, to | pat |
hawk | xám, pa-utáp |
hay | gloxkuél |
he | naní |
head | eláx |
headache | eláx, kayaú |
hear, to | yé |
heart | kayasél |
heart, in his | met |
heat, the | mahapél, sowetiaú |
heaven | apél |
heavy | maketiaú |
hen | xám, ulamaí |
here | ya |
heron | kól |
hidden | kamát |
high | paknáx, ya-unák |
high water | kio |
hill | waí, yahuén |
hips | kepél, wáx |
his | eké, men |
hog | mók |
hole | é-u, pawapták |
hollow | alpá, é-u |
honey | panál, pekuél, sepiaú |
honeycomb | sepiaú |
hoof | emí |
horn | yĕmó |
horse | poyák |
horsehair | eláx poyák |
horseman | elpaú |
horseshoe | eknát(la), emí, meklai, poyák |
hot | sowetiaú |
house | wák, wamák |
how | tete |
hunger | ikwaluák |
hungry | ikwaluák |
hunt, to | lenaíkwená |
husband | tkuaú |
I | na, ye-inán, yén |
ice | kem |
icicle | kem (cf. snow) |
impostor, an | kol |
in | hak |
in a little while | icikuén |
in front of | wamák |
in the act of | inyús |
Indian | estók, somná-u, gnáx, nawa-sól |
Indian, wild | selakampóm |
indolent | patetám |
inform oneself, to | anwalom |
in front of | alpaí(la) |
inhabit, to | eluáx |
inhabitant | eluáx |
injury | xowamté |
insect | wisnép |
inside | hak |
interrogation, sign of | é |
intestines | wáxh |
intoxicated | afisiaú, pamesuák |
island | áx̣, te |
itself | nawís |
jerked beef | aikiet, tet |
joints (in cane) | pawapták |
judge | pa-utáp |
jump, to | paká-u |
just now | pús |
kernels of corn | pakenhá(le) |
kettle | ko-omét |
key | xayapó, yĕmó |
kill, to | kamaú |
kiss, to | ahuáp, xál |
knee | i-apó |
kneel, to | elkapét(le), elpaú |
kneepan | i-apó |
knife | kawi, xayepó |
knot in wood | xaí, pawapél |
know, to | hala, yanam |
labor | lavor |
lack, not to | waya |
lagoon | áx, pakmát |
lake | pakmát |
lamb | kesewuyó |
lame | kayaú, xí |
lance, the | payá-u |
land | kamlá, somí |
language | hala, xát, tete |
large | pakmát, poskám, yawét |
Las Cuevas | kiót, wamák |
Las Prietas | pál, wamák |
last | kuitín, pesnák |
late | lesum |
laugh, to | maleaú, paikomlá |
lead | kamaú |
leaf | sel |
leap, to | paká-u |
leave, to | ahuáp |
leave, not to | pe-a-unáma |
left | pakwetís, wemén |
leg | alél |
let, to | ahuáp |
letter | xaí |
level | paméle |
lie, to | kol |
lie, to wish to | eluáx |
life | payasél |
ligaments | apakuen(le) |
light | klewém |
light, to | ahanék(la), pamakuá |
lighten, to | met |
light-green | yalú-i |
lightning | met |
lignum vitae | xaí, pák, pelláp(le) |
line | wemén |
lion | xuepét |
lip | xál |
little | anawéwayi, kicáx̣, petawís, sekua |
little by little | akmát, sen |
live, to | eluáx |
liver | ām |
lizard | kuakaú |
load | ahuáp, pét |
load, to | pét |
locomotive | xaí, met |
locust | xám pakuís |
log | xaí |
long | woskám |
look, to | kuayomane, max |
lose (at play), to | eliáwa-ite |
louse, a blackish | ak |
louse, white | patí |
love, to | kwau |
love, to fall in | pataitám |
lover | kwau |
low | é-u, pús |
low water | pekís |
lower | é-u |
lower, to | paketetuák |
machete | epó, pakmát |
mad | pā́tni, powi |
magpie | yataú |
maguey | epié-u |
maize | taweló |
make, to | ité, pekuél |
male | pamuál |
man | estók gnáx |
mano | apakí(le) |
manure | pawetiáp |
many | sekua, yawét |
mare | kém, poyák |
marry, to | kwau |
mass, the | ité, misa |
masticate, to | kai |
mat | gloxkuél, pawéle |
match, a | ahanék(la) |
me | yén |
means, it | hala |
measuring worm | wekatí |
meat | ewé, kai |
medicine | kam |
mescal | afisiaú, epié-u |
mesquite | tán |
mestizo | pepók, piliép, yataú |
metal | wahuén |
metate | apakí(lĕ) |
meteor | ketekuí |
Mexico | kiaú |
midday | aluáx, ya-unák |
middle, in the | imák |
midnight | glól, hexlaíle, ma-uté |
midst of, in the | ya-unák |
milk | kené, wakaté |
mine | yén |
mission, a | i-en, yawét |
moccasins | meklai, póso, té-u |
mock, to | paká(le) |
mockingbird | xám, pekám |
molar teeth | pakuapél |
money | pasiñopét |
money, hard | pa-utáp |
Monterey | meskám, wamák |
month, one | kuitín, mes |
moon | kán |
morass, a | kamlá, pák |
morning | ma-uté |
morning star | ketekuí, ma-uté |
mortar | é-u |
mosquito | keswahuí |
moss | piós |
mother | mát, te |
mountain | waí |
mouth | xál |
move, to | kié |
much | yawét |
mud | kamlá, pák, petíy |
mulatto | pál |
mule | kasmét |
mushroom | waí |
mustache | xál |
mutilated | papól |
my | yén |
myself | nawís, yén |
nacahuita (Sp.) | pawapél, waí |
nail | xayepó |
nails (finger and toe) | emí, esók |
naked | pekél |
name, the | lekaú |
name, to | hala, tete |
native of, a | kam |
navel | kiemú |
near (adj.) | glekál, pahuaí(l) |
neck | amó |
necklace | papolámla |
negro | gnáx, yataú |
negress | kém, yataú |
needle | pelai(le) |
neighboring | glekál |
nerves, the | gnák |
nest | aluáx, xám |
net | man |
new | peléx, sawalpá |
newt | kuakaú |
night | glól, hexlaíle, patotiaú |
nine | yiná-u |
nit | wessí |
no | kám |
noise | mióp |
noon | ál |
north | homblét, lét, pasekiaú |
norther (blows) | emlaktám |
northward | emlaktám |
nose | yáx̣ |
nostrils | paptak |
not | kám |
nothing | alpá, kám, pessuá, somí, tokóm |
now | maptamák |
nuphar | akleló, pá-i |
nurse, to | kené, yesó |
nut | kai |
oak | xaí |
obscured | panatél |
odor | pamatáp |
oil | tcaú |
old | akna, gnáx, pat, piliép |
one | kuitín |
one another | yawét |
one-eyed | u-i |
one’s self | nawís |
onward | napét |
open, to | ahatai, apták, ekók(le) |
orphan | pakwessóm |
other part | iyopém |
others | apehél |
other side, on the | wapnák |
otter | áx, aluáx |
our | ment |
out | ekuetén |
out of | hak |
outside | moyák |
owl | xám, pakmát, u-i |
own, to | kam |
ox | wakaté |
ox-yoke | apakam(le), wakaté |
paint, to | pakahuaí |
Pakawa Indian | pakahuaí |
pantaloons | wam |
panther | xuepét |
paper | kiaú, xaí, pakahuaí |
parakeet (?) | ketuaú, xám, pa-ulapét |
parasite, a | giahúis |
parasol | ál, makuák |
parents | ta-i |
parrot, a | xám, pa-ulapét, yalui |
(passive suffix) | -nata |
past time | maptamák |
paste, to | walaí |
path | al, kicáx |
pathway | ál, kicáx |
pecan | glepó |
peccary | mók |
peck, to | palakuáp |
pelican | xám, poskám, yáx, yataú |
penis | gluk |
people | nawasól, somná-u |
pepper, red | ta-ú |
perform, to | ité |
person | estók |
peyote | kóp |
peyote, dance of the | kai |
pigeon | xám, pepók |
pillow | pakwetaíle |
pinch, to | klap |
Pinto Indian, a | pakahuaí |
pipe | áx, kahuél |
pistol | kemióp, pús |
place, to | ahuáp |
place against, to | ya-amám |
place upon, to | apakam(le) |
plain, a | peléx |
plane, a | map |
plane, to | axpaklék |
plate | ayenwáp(la), kai, plato |
play, the | eliáwa-ite, xaí, pehau |
play, to | pehau |
playing card | pehau |
Pleiades, the | kwamó |
emté, léxo, meklai, te | |
point | lemí |
pointer (a dog) | klám, pamól |
poison, a | kuák, pa-uple, pekataí, sel |
pool, a | áx̣, kōn |
poor | nahakmém |
porcelain | payawáp(le) |
possess, to | kam |
post | xaí |
pot | kalét, ko-omét |
potato | pakmát |
potato, sweet | pakmát |
pour out, to | pepolam |
power | ahuáp |
prairie | peléx, somí |
pregnant | pakís |
prepare, to | nelpók, yap |
pretty | peséx, poxláp |
prick, to | amkiet, kamaú, payá-u |
prickly pear | mapén |
priest | ewayéhhi |
provisions | payawáp(le), yawét |
pug-nose | papnán |
pull, to | xíkwap, nawís |
pull up, to | anawén, pawéle, payenuí, tap |
pumpkin | kai |
purchase, to | huám |
purge, a | áx̣, pepolam |
purge, to | pawetiáp |
purple | panatél |
put, to | ahuáp, ayapa |
put down, to | ahuáp, paketetuák |
quick | sap, ya |
rabbit | kiexuén |
raccoon | pakwá-ule |
rafter | wamák, pahuaí(l) |
rage | powí |
railroad | kié, pakwatatáp(le) |
rain | áx̣, mapél |
rain, to | mél, pamesaí |
rainbow | ál, maikók |
raise, to | ko-érewe |
rash | kuam |
rat | kuam |
rattle | axkuapó, paktel, pasél |
rattlesnake | panatél, pasél, wemúk |
raven | xám, pal |
raw | peyáp |
ray of light, a | laú |
razor | kawí, xál, wē, wen |
read, to | waxlaú |
reciprocal, the | -enta, klap |
recognize, to | hala |
red | kuis, pamsól |
reed | kuák (cf. arrow) |
reflexive, the | -enta |
reimprisoned | patetám |
remain, to | ayapa |
resplendent | paptopét |
rest, to | iwakuet, pohokuét |
return, to | payenuí |
return to, to | pelkuám |
ribs | wáx |
rich | nahakmém |
rider | elpaú |
rifle | miop |
right | pepekísen |
right arm | see arm, right |
ring | apakam(le), eknát(la) |
Rio Grande, the | atmahaú, pakmát |
ripe | pé-iwás |
rise, to | akék, kio, maptamák, waták |
rising ground | yahuén |
river | atmahaú |
road | ál |
robe, a woman’s | meklai |
rock | pakmát, woyekuél |
roof | pahuaí(l), wamák |
root | yĕmó |
rope, a | kabristó |
rose | xaí, pawaí |
rough | wa-utáp |
round | pawapél |
row, a | yap |
row, to | wen |
rub, to | axpaklék, pét |
rubbing stone | apakí(le) |
run, to | kié |
sack, a | meklai |
saddle | patatám(le) |
saliva | xatetís |
salt | sepén |
salted | payesiaú |
Saltillo | somí, wamák |
same, the | nawís |
sand | wahuén |
sandals | meklai, wamí |
sapsucker | xám |
savanna | peléx |
saw, a | apaket(le) |
saw off, to | wē |
say, to | ekna, kiwa |
scantlings | pahuaí(l), xaí |
scissors | wē |
scorpion | eskán |
scrape, to | kawi |
scraper, a | kawi |
scratch, to | pahalaí(la) |
scrotum | emól, lok |
scuffle, to | wák |
sea | atanawaí |
seahorse (a fish called in Mexican matalote) | gnáx |
seam | pelai(le) |
seamstress | pelaí(le) |
seat | patatám(le) |
sediment | pa-uyau |
see, to | max |
seed (?) | hekél |
seek, to | pamā́p |
self | i, nawís |
separate, to | apták |
serape, a | meklai, mepél |
set, to (as the sun) | emét |
seven | makuél |
sew, to | pelai(le) |
sewer (one who sews) | pelai(le) |
sexual organ, female | melkuaí |
shadow | patotiaú |
shark | paknáx, wemúk |
sharp | ikám |
shave, to | kawi, wen |
she | naní |
shirt | meklai |
shoes | meklai |
shoot, to | kemióp, payá-u, payehepí |
shoot the bow, to | payá-u |
shooting star | ketekuí |
shore | kōn |
short | pús |
shorten to | pús |
shoulder | pesén |
shout, to | ulamaí |
shrub, a | glakén |
sick | kayaú |
sick to the stomach | yehau |
side (of mountain) | iyû̃́si |
side of | ayapa, glekál |
side of the body | temét |
sierra | yahuén |
silent | ekna, mekayēna, somí |
silver | emtaí |
sing, to | kuampak |
singer, a | kuampak, máwayo |
sink down, to | elpaú |
sister | ken, kós |
sit, to | elpaú |
six | panawuyi |
skiff | pakwatatap |
skin | ehûém, emól |
skip, to | pa-iwé-uni |
skirt | meklai |
sky | apél |
sleep, to | (?) paité, emét |
sleepy head | eikahuák, telom |
slide, to | mél |
slip, to | mél |
slope | waí |
small | kicáx̣ |
smear, to | pekataí |
smell, to | exno, wekā́payo |
smoke | kayém |
smoke, to | kóm |
smooth, to | axpaklék |
snail, a | gníss, pakmát |
snake | wemúk |
snarl, to | pamawaú |
sniff, to | exnó |
snort, to | ehio |
snow | kem |
snuff, to | exnó |
snuif-box | ahatai |
so | ya-unó |
soap | pelláp(le), pák |
soft | wahuén |
soil | kamlá |
soldier | pakwál |
sole of foot | wamí |
some | apehél |
someone | gnáx, tom |
something | tokóm, tom |
son (said by father) | kót |
sore | kayaú |
sorry | ekohuák |
soul | met |
south | kiaú |
Spaniard | pepók, u-i |
sparrow-hawk | xám, pa-utáp |
speak, to | ekna |
speech | xát |
spider | wisnép |
spider’s web | espén |
spine | swahuél, te |
spit, to | pakokláp |
spittle | áx̣, kié, powui |
split | pawapták |
spot | panatél |
sprinkle, to | ehap |
squall | wam |
squint, to | temét |
squirrel | ismá-u |
squirrel, a kind of | kiomsí |
squirrel, flying | urión (Mexican word) |
stamp, to | malaí |
stand, to | maptákle, nelpók |
star | ketekuí |
star, falling | emí, ketekuí |
starch | é-u |
stay, to | ayapa |
steal, to | welkuám |
steam | klewém, ya-unák |
steamboat | atmahaú, kié |
steam engine | exnó |
stench | pamaláp |
stick | xaí, sepiauyám |
stick, a little | wixnép |
stickleback | swahuél |
sting, to | kamaú |
stink, to | pamaláp |
stockings | xí, media (Spanish word), wam |
stomach | ām, kiemú |
stone | woyekuél |
stop, to | alpá, ehap malaí, nelpók |
stop (rain), to | elpa |
stop short, to | te |
straight | paklapén, wemén |
straighten, to | wemén |
strap, a | guapí |
straw | gloxkuél, pawéle, sel |
stretch, to | wemén |
strong | pa-utáp, sewetiaú |
stump | papól |
sturgeon | glám |
suck, to | aináp, kené, pékla |
sudden | kié, ya |
sugar | wiaú |
sugarcane | kuák, wiaú |
summer | mahapél |
sun | ál |
swallow | xám, petawí |
sweat baths | aussoles |
sweet | pakomlayaú, wiaú |
sweetmeats | wiaú |
swim, to | akikéte |
swordfish (?) | selaú |
tail (of animal) | ép, imawē |
take, to | awagat, patopétne |
tall | paknáx, paptewét |
Tamaulipas | Mesmét (?) |
tame | somí |
Tampakua | yawét |
Tampico city | glapén |
taper | apaket(le) |
tarantula | paká-u |
tasajito (a shrub) | kuás |
tattoo, to | pakahuaí |
teats of a cow | kene, wakaté |
tecolote | xám, móelpá, u-i |
Tejon Indian, a | estók, Tejón |
tell, to | kiwa, mesmatí |
temple, the | u-i |
temple bone, the | u-i |
ten | dieináwi, xomenank, yíy |
testicles | kiwetét |
tetter | kuam |
Texan, a | somí |
Texas | somí |
that | tom |
their | in |
themselves | nawís |
they | nawís |
thief, a | welkuám |
thighs | alél |
thin legged | petón |
thin shanked | petón |
thing | tokom, tom |
think, to | max, yé |
this | tokóm |
thorn | te |
thou | nánã |
thought, the | met |
thread | pelai(le) |
three | yíy |
throw, to | aka, náyowē, pepolam |
throw down, to | ahuáp |
thrush | xám, yatá |
thumb | amhán(lĕ) |
thunder | mák |
thunder, to | klewém, pakuatiwak |
thunderclap | mak |
tick | kók |
tied | yenámle |
tiger | xuepét |
times (in counting) | sekua |
tin | pepók |
tip | lemí |
tired | pohokuét |
to | (see above) hak |
toad | axklepé-u |
tobacco | áx |
today | ál, maptamak |
toenail | emí, esók |
toes | emí, mapí |
tomcat | kiwetét, mús, pakmát |
tomorrow | maptamák, ma-uté |
tongue | expén |
tooth | í |
top, on the | ayapa |
torch | apaket(le) |
tornado | wam, po(t) |
tortilla | pamaplaíle |
tortoise | glá |
touch, to | klap |
town | amát, wamák, yawét |
track | huéya |
travel, to | emí |
tread, to | malaí |
tree | xaí |
trousers | wam |
trunk of a tree | papól |
tuna, fruit of | áu |
turbid | petíy |
turkey | esmakuét |
turtle | glaí, peklai |
twins | kekláxpapau, kuitín |
twist, to | temét |
two | kuitín |
unable | pessuá |
uncle | kiám |
uncovered | pekél |
under | é-u, kamát |
understand, to | hala |
understand, not to | pa-ukám |
uninhabited | nawís |
unripe | yalú-i |
up | ya-unák |
upon | ya-unák |
upper | ya-unák |
upward | ya-unák |
urinate, to | iwéhe |
useless | piliép |
utter, to | ekna |
valiant | patuám, wak |
vein | kemén |
velduque | see knife |
venison | ewé |
very | eikahuák |
village | amát, wamák |
violet | panatél |
violin | kuampak |
vomit, to | yehau |
walk, to | kiapaíni, kié, kio, yenhel |
walnut | glepó |
wander, to | kiapaíni |
wane of the moon | emét |
want, to | mek, eikahuák |
war | kamaú |
warm | sowetiaú |
warrior | patuám |
wash, to | pelláp(le), pák |
washerwoman | pelláp(le), kém |
wasp | set |
water | áx̣ |
water hen | pús |
watermelon (sandía (Sp.)) | kam |
waxing moon | kán |
we | ye-inán |
weak | papiewí |
weakness | papiewí |
web, spider’s | espén |
weep, to | selái |
well | é-u, pepolám |
west | kiót |
wet | pák |
what | inan, tete, tokóm |
wheels | pakwatatap |
whelp of a fox | pús |
where | xat |
whet, to | epiú |
while, in a little | icikuén |
whip | kuapí |
whirl, to | wam |
whistle, to | papusamaí |
white | pepók |
white man, a | pepók |
who? | tán, wa-uták |
whose | men, táhikam |
why | tete |
wide | poskám |
wife | kém |
wild | papí, payauyáp, somí |
wildcat | xuepét |
will | aneluem |
willow | sepiauyám |
win, to | pekotám(le) |
wind | po(t) |
wine | afisiaú |
wing | xám, mapí |
winter | pasekiaú |
wipe, to | pelláp(le) |
wish, to | mek |
wish, not to | pes |
witch | tewalisél |
witchcraft | kamaú, xowamté, tewalisél |
with | yenhel, yentkám |
within | hak |
without | kám, pessuá, somí |
wizard | tewalisél |
wolf | klám, payauyáp, payawiaú |
woman | kém (e short) |
wood | xaí |
wooden | xaí |
woodpecker | xaí, xám, te |
wool | emól, wuyá |
worm | selaú |
worm, a wood | epé-u |
worm, measuring | wekatí |
wound, a | piliép |
wound, to | kamaú, wē |
wrap up, to | wam |
wrath | powi |
wrinkle | payaíla |
wrist | mapí |
write, to | pakahuaí, patíssi, sulpapél |
yellow | yalu-i |
yes! | ya-unó |
yesterday | ál, lesum, ma-ute, somí |
yoke | apakam(le) |
yoke, to | apakamle |
you (Usted, Sp.) | emnã́, nánã, ye-inán |
young | kicáx̣ |
younger | petawís |
younger sister | ken, kós |
your | emnã́ |
yucca | é-u |
References
[edit]- ^ Swanton, John. 1940. Linguistic material from the tribes of southern Texas and northern Mexico.