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Northern Pomo Online Phrasicon

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58 search results found for '' in English.

shina: jaxan
	shina:	ja-	-xa	-n
	head	with knife-	-cut	-ing
(he/she) cut (his/her) head
ES

ʔe: jaxan
	ʔe:	ja-	-xa	-n
	hair	with knife-	-cut	-ing
cut hair (2)
ES

ʔe: jak'olin
	ʔe:	ja-	-k'ol	-in
	hair	with knife-	-cut	-ing
cut hair
ES
EC

mo:w na:maʔ xale jaxama
	mo:w	na:maʔ	xale	ja-	-xa	-ma
	he	always	tree	with knife-	-cut	-cont.
he always cuts trees
ES

mo:w ʔe: jak'olin
	mo:w	ʔe:	ja-	-k'ol	-in
	he	hair	with knife-	-cut	-ing
he cuts hair
ES

mo:w ʔe: jak'olade
	mo:w	ʔe:	ja-	-k'ol	-ade
	he	hair	with knife-	-cut	-present
he is going to cut hair
ES

mo:wal shima jaxan
	mo:wal	shima	ja-	-xa	-n
	him	ear	with knife-	-cut	-ing
cutting his ear
ES

mo:wal xama jaxa:
	mo:wal	xama	ja-	-xa:
	him	foot	with knife-	-cut
cut his foot
ES

mo:wal hasike jaxan
	mo:wal	hasike	ja-	-xa	-n
	him	jaw	with knife-	-cut	-ing
cut his jaw
ES

mo:wal haba: jaxan
	mo:wal	haba:	ja-	-xa	-n
	him	tongue	with knife-	-cut	-ing
cutting his tongue
ES

ʔa: t̪ʰin mu:l jaxaʔa ma:n mu:l k'aye jaxaʔa

ʔa:

t̪ʰin

mu:l

ja-

-xa

-ʔa

ma:n

mu:l

k'aye

ja-

-xa

-ʔa

I

not

that

with knife-

-cut

-reflex.

she

that

self

with knife-

-cut

-reflex.

I'm not the one who cut myself, she's the one who cut herself

EC

k'aye jaxaʔan mo:w mina
	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔa	-n	mo:w	mina
	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	-ing	he	cry
(he) cut himself (so) he cried
EC

k'aye jaxaʔhe ma:n minaji
	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔ	-he	ma:n	mina	-ji
	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	-having	she	cry	-semelf.
having cut herself, she started to cry
EC

kujiya tʰuʔulwi k'o shamen k'aye jaxaʔa
	kujiya	tʰuʔul	-wi	k'o	shame	-n	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔa
	knife	old	-with	thing	cut	-ing	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.
cutting something with an old knife, (he) cut himself (when he was) cutting something with an old knife (he) cut himself
EC

mo:w k'o ma:dal jaxanha k'aye mo:w jaxaʔye

mo:w

k'o

ma:dal

ja-

-xa

-nha

k'aye

mo:w

ja-

-xa

-ʔ

-ye

he

not

her

with knife-

-cut

-not

self

he

with knife-

-cut

-reflex.

-past

he did not cut her, he cut himself

EC

mo:w k'o ma:dal jaxanha
	mo:w	k'o	ma:dal	ja-	-xa	-nha
	he	not	her	with knife-	-cut	-not
he did not cut her
EC

k'uhum ma jaxa: mu:l diyem
	k'uhum	ma	ja-	-xa:	mu:l	diye	-m
	white sedge root	you	with knife-	-cut	that	stop	-command
stop cutting those roots! (imperative)
EC

mo:w k'aye jaxaʔa
	mo:w	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔa
	he	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.
he cut himself
EC

ma jaxaʔa mu:l diyem
	ma	ja-	-xa	-ʔa	mu:l	diye	-m
	you	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	that	stop	-command
stop cutting yourself! (imperative)
EC

pʰow k'aye jaxaʔmuʔu
	pʰow	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔ	-muʔu
	they	self	with knife-	-cut	-semelf.	-recip.
they cut themselves
EC

bich'uʔ jaxaʔant̪e mo:wal balay banema
	bich'uʔ	ja-	-xa	-ʔa	-nt̪e	mo:wal	balay	bane	-ma
	small	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	-but	him	blood	flow	-cont.
even though he cut himself a little, he bled he cut himself a little but he (still) bled
EC

chiba: ma:dal k'o t̪ʰana jaxanha
	chiba:	ma:dal	k'o	t̪ʰana	ja-	-xa	-nha
	who	her	not	hand	with knife-	-cut	-not
nobody cut her hand
ES

mo:wal jaxa:ya
	mo:wal	ja-	-xa:	-ya
	him	with knife-	-cut	-passive
he was cut he got cut
EC

ma:n ka:y ʔe: jak'olt̪a
	ma:n	ka:y	ʔe:	ja-	-k'ol	-t̪a
	she	too	hair	with knife-	-cut	-mev.
she also cuts hair
ES

ma:n t̪ʰana jaxaʔa
	ma:n	t̪ʰana	ja-	-xa	-ʔa
	she	hand	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.
she cut her (own) hand
ES

mo:w ma:dal t̪ʰana jaxa:
	mo:w	ma:dal	t̪ʰana	ja-	-xa:
	he	her	hand	with knife-	-cut
he cut her hand
ES

t̪it̪i t̪ʰana he:ch' ma:n jaxama
	t̪it̪i	t̪ʰana he:ch'	ma:n	ja-	-xa	-ma
	her.logo.	fingernail	she	with knife-	-cut	-cont.
she cut her fingernails
EC

John Samt̪u k'aye jaxaʔkaʔa
	John	Sam	-t̪u	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔ	-ka	-ʔa
	John	Sam	-acc.	self	with knife-	-cut	-semelf.	-cause	-reflex.
John made Sam cut himself
EC

ʔa:mi-ʔe k'aye jaxaʔa
	ʔa:mi-ʔe	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔa
	my father	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.
my father cut himself
EC

ʔa: pʰowal k'aye jaxaʔmuʔkay
	ʔa:	pʰowal	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔ	-muʔ	-ka	-y
	I	them	self	with knife-	-cut	-semelf.	-recip.	-cause	-past
I made them cut themselves
EC

chibal t̪a mo:w t̪ʰana jaxa:ʔ
	chiba:	-l	t̪a	mo:w	t̪ʰana	ja-	-xa:	-ʔ
	who	-acc.	Q	he	hand	with knife-	-cut	-Q
whose hand did he cut?
ES

ma:n mo:wal jaxa:
	ma:n	mo:wal	ja-	-xa:
	she	him	with knife-	-cut
she cut him
EC

mu:l ʔe:na:m jaxam
	mu:l	ʔe:	-na:m	ja-	-xa	-m
	that	hair	-the	with knife-	-cut	-command
cut that hair! (imperative)
EC

k'on jaxan
	k'on	ja-	-xa	-n
	throat	with knife-	-cut	-ing
cutting (the) throat cutting (the) neck
ES

ma:n k'aye jaxaʔa
	ma:n	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔa
	she	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.
she cut herself
EC

chiba: k'o ma:dal t̪ʰana jaxanha
	chiba:	k'o	ma:dal	t̪ʰana	ja-	-xa	-nha
	who	not	her	hand	with knife-	-cut	-not
nobody cut her hand (3)
ES

muu pʰowal k'aye jaxaʔmuʔkaya
	muu	pʰowal	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔ	-muʔ	-ka	-ya
	there	them	self	with knife-	-cut	-semelf.	-recip.	-cause	-passive
there they were made to cut themselves (they) made them cut themselves there
EC

mo:w k'o ma:dal t̪ʰana jaxanha
	mo:w	k'o	ma:dal	t̪ʰana	ja-	-xa	-nha
	he	not	her	hand	with knife-	-cut	-not
he did not cut her hand (2)
ES

t̪ʰana he:ch' t̪ak' ma:n jaxama
	t̪ʰana he:ch'	t̪ak'	ma:n	ja-	-xa	-ma
	fingernail	four	she	with knife-	-cut	-cont.
she cut four of her fingernails
EC

ma mu:l kapelna:m jaxa:
	ma	mu:l	kapel	-na:m	ja-	-xa:
	you	that	paper	-the	with knife-	-cut
you cut the paper
EC

t̪a mu:l ma jaxayʔ
	t̪a	mu:l	ma	ja-	-xa	-y	-ʔ
	Q	that	you	with knife-	-cut	-past	-Q
did you cut those?
EC

mu:l ma jaxam k'edi na
	mu:l	ma	ja-	-xa	-m	k'edi	na
	that	you	with knife-	-cut	-cont.	good	be
you better cut them! (your fingernails) it'd be good if you cut them
EC

t̪iʔ kawil ʔe: jak'olin ma:n mu:l jo:diʔi
	t̪iʔ	kawi	-l	ʔe:	ja-	-k'oli	-n	ma:n	mu:l	jo:diʔi
	her.logo.	child	-acc.	hair	with knife-	-cut	-ing	she	that	keep
cutting her child's hair, she kept it she cut her child's hair and kept it
EC

t̪iʔ kawil ʔe: jak'olin nan mu:l ma:n jo:diʔi
	t̪iʔ	kawi	-l	ʔe:	ja-	-k'oli	-n	nan	mu:l	ma:n	jo:diʔi
	her.logo.	child	-acc.	hair	with knife-	-cut	-ing	and	that	she	keep
she cut her child's hair and kept it
EC

t̪ʰana he:ch' subu ma:n jaxaʔa
	t̪ʰana he:ch'	subu	ma:n	ja-	-xa	-ʔa
	fingernail	three	she	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.
she cut off three of her fingernails
EC

mit̪o ʔa: ʔe: jaxa:kʰemna ma sima mitida
	mit̪o	ʔa:	ʔe:	ja-	-xa:	-kʰemna	ma	sima	miti	-da
	you	I	hair	with knife-	-cut	-future	you	sleep	lie	-when
I will cut your hair while you're sleeping
EC

ma sima mitida ʔa: mit̪o ʔe: jaxa:kʰemna
	ma	sima	miti	-da	ʔa:	mit̪o	ʔe:	ja-	-xa:	-kʰemna
	you	sleep	lie	-when	I	you	hair	with knife-	-cut	-future
while you are sleeping I will cut your hair I will cut your hair while you're sleeping (2)
EC

ma sima mitida ʔa: mit̪o ʔe: jak'olkʰemna
	ma	sima	miti	-da	ʔa:	mit̪o	ʔe:	ja-	-k'ol	-kʰemna
	you	sleep	lie	-when	I	you	hair	with knife-	-cut	-future
while you are sleeping I will cut your hair (2) I will cut your hair while you're sleeping (3)
EC

miʔ t̪ʰana he:ch'na:m ma jaxam k'edi na mu:l k'o k'edi pʰit̪'anha

miʔ

t̪ʰana he:ch'

-na:m

ma

ja-

-xa

-m

k'edi

na

mu:l

k'o

k'edi

pʰi-

-t̪'a

-nha

your

fingernail

-the

you

with knife-

-cut

-cont.

good

be

that

not

good

with eyes-

-seem

-not

it would be good if you cut your fingernails, those don't look good

EC

ʔa:mi-ʔe k'aye jaxaʔa nan ʔa:mi-t'iy ka:y
	ʔa:mi-ʔe	k'aye	ja-	-xa	-ʔa	nan	ʔa:mi-t'iy	ka:y
	my father	self	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	and	my younger brother	also
my father cut himself, and my younger brother (did), too
EC

ba-shutʰi ma:dal t̪ʰana ts'u: jaxa: muu ma:dal k'o t̪ʰana he:ch' bade:dinha

ba-shutʰi

ma:dal

t̪ʰana ts'u:

ja-

-xa:

muu

ma:dal

k'o

t̪ʰana he:ch'

bade:

-di

-nha

her sister-in-law

her

finger

with knife-

-cut

there

her

not

fingernail

grow

-present

-not

(because) her sister-in-law cut her finger, her fingernail does not grow there her sister-in-law cut her finger (so) her fingernail doesn't grow there

EC

ba-shutʰi ma:dal t̪ʰana ts'u: jaxa: muu mu:l ma:dal k'o t̪ʰana he:ch' bade:dinha

ba-shutʰi

ma:dal

t̪ʰana ts'u:

ja-

-xa:

muu

mu:l

ma:dal

k'o

t̪ʰana he:ch'

bade:

-di

-nha

her sister-in-law

her

finger

with knife-

-cut

there

that

her

not

fingernail

grow

-present

-not

(because) her sister-in-law cut her finger, her fingernail does not grow there (2) her sister-in-law cut her finger (so) her fingernail doesn't grow there (2)

EC

mo:wal xama jaxay mu:l dibuya
	mo:wal	xama	ja-	-xa	-y	mu:l	dibu	-ya
	him	foot	with knife-	-cut	-past	that	bury	-passive
his cut off foot was buried his foot that was cut off was buried
EC

mo:wal xama jaxayay dibuya
	mo:wal	xama	ja-	-xa	-y	-ay	dibu	-ya
	him	foot	with knife-	-cut	-past	-plural	bury	-passive
his cut off feet were buried his feet that were cut off were buried
EC

chibaʔ t̪ʰana t̪a mo:w jaxaʔ
	chibaʔ	t̪ʰana	t̪a	mo:w	ja-	-xa	-ʔ
	whose	hand	Q	he	with knife-	-cut	-Q
whose hand did he cut?
ES

shina: jaxan
	shina:	ja-	-xa	-n
	head	with knife-	-cut	-ing
beheading cutting off (the) head
ES

mo:wal mu:l ya: jaxa:yanay nan mo:w ya: ch'a: nan

mo:wal

mu:l

ya:

ja-

-xa:

-ya

-na

-y

nan

mo:w

ya:

ch'a:

na

-n

him

that

leg

with knife-

-cut

-passive

-evid.

-past

and

he

leg

one

be

-ing

that leg of his was cut off and he is one-legged

EC

mo:w k'uhum jaxa:y
	mo:w	k'uhum	ja-	-xa:	-y
	he	white sedge root	with knife-	-cut	-past
he cut white sedge roots
EC