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An elementary Nawat vocabulary
(based on the work of Werner Hernández)
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Ages
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kunet
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child,
baby
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siwapiltzin
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little
girl
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lamat
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old
woman
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siwat
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woman
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nantzin
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lady
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takapiltzin
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young
man, youth
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piltzin
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little
boy
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tajtzin
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gentleman
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shulet
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old man
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takat
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man
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siwapil
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girl
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Kinship
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eltiw
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younger
sister
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pilawan
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children
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ikaw
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younger
brother
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piltzin
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son
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iknew
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relative,
friend
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pipi
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older
sister
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ishwiu
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grandchild
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shulejyu
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husband
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kunpa
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friend,
compañero
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siwapiltzin
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daughter
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manu
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older
brother
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siwaw
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wife
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nan
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mother
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tatanoy
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grandfather
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noya
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grandmother
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teku
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father
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Places [see also Natural Environment]
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kal
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house
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tal
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land,
country
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mil
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corn
field, milpa
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techan
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village,
town
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né
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there
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tenkal
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yard
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nikan
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here
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tiupan
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church
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nujme
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anywhere,
everywhere
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ujti
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road,
path
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shajkal
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small
farm, ranch, hut
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apan
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river
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shuchit
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flower
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ashal
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sand
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tal
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land,
earth
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at
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water
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talpetat
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hill
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jaral
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grass,
undergrowth
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tepet
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mountain
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kojtan
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untilled
land, forest
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tet
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stone
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kwawit
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tree
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tit
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fire
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chakalin
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shrimp
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mistun
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cat
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chapulin
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locust
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muyut
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fly
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kalat
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toad
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papalut
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butterfly
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kanawti
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duck
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pelu
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dog
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kimichin
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mouse
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shikut
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beetle
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kuat
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snake
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tekwani
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wild
animal
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kuke
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iguana
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tekwisij
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crab
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kulut
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scorpion
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tijlan
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hen
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kuyamet
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pig
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tuchti
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rabbit
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kuyut
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coyote
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tukat
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spider
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kwilin
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worm
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tutut
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bird
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masat
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deer
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tzikat
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ant
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michin
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fish
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tzinakan
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bat
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Weather
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ejekat
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wind
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tanesi, tatwi
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dawn (v.)
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metzti
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moon
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tayua
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night
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mishti
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cloud
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tunal
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sun,
day
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sesek
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cold
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tunalku
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dry
season
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shalnaj ejekat
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light
wind, breeze
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tutunik
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hot
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shupan
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rainy
season
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wetzi at
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rain (v.)
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sital
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star
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Time
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-a, -ya
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already
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shiwit
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year
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achtu
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first
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shupan
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rainy
season
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ashan
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now,
today
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tajkutunal
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midday
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katka
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before,
in the past
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tapuyawa
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morning
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metzti
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month
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tayua
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night
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musta
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tomorrow
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te keman
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never
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nemanha
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then,
afterwards
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tiutak
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afternoon
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ora
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hour
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tunal
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day
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peyna
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early
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tunalku
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dry
season
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senpa
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again,
always
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-uk, -yuk
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still,
yet
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Colour
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chiltik
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red
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susul
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blue
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istak
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white
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tiltik
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black
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shushuknaj
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green
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tultik
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yellow
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Size
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chapachin
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short
(of stature)
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pitzawak
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thin
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chikitik
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small,
little
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tumawak
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fat
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kojtik
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high,
tall
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wey
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large
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kutu
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short
(of length)
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weyak
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long
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patawak
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wide
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Adjectives [see
also Colour, Size]
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ajwiak
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tasty
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tzupelek
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sweet
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chichik
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bitter
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waktuk
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dry
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ijyak
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stinky
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yankwik
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new
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inteyek
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bad
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yek
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good
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kunyua
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dark
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yektzin
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pretty
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sesek
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cold
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yultuk
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alive
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tutunik
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hot
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Body
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chichiwal
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nipple
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nakas
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ear
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esti
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blood
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tzinkamak
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buttock
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ijti
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belly
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tzunkal
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hair
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ikshi
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foot
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tzuntekun
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head
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ish
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eye
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tzupi
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anus
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ishkaliu
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face
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tan
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tooth
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itztit
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nail
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ten
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mouth
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kechkuyu
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neck
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umit
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bone
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majkul
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arm
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weyka
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body
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mapipil
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finger
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yak
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nose
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metzkuyu
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leg
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yulu
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heart
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mey
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hand
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States of health,
body and mind
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amiki
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feel
thirsty
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mayana
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be
hungry
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chuka
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cry
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miki
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die
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isa
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wake up
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nesi
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be born
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kuchi
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sleep
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paki
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be/become
happy
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kukua
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hurt,
ache
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sekmiki
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feel
cold
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kukuya
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be/become
ill
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sutawa
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be/get
tired
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kwalani
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be/get
angry
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tata
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burn oneself
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majmawi
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be/become
afraid
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wetzka
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laugh
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