Action Phrases
Phrases that involve a wide variety of actions
Verbs
| Term | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| cooking | vaka’ahch’uu | |
| crying | tree | |
| drinking | dinii | |
| eating | a’aa | |
| fishing | łuk kadi’ii | |
| hunting | naazrii | |
| laughing | adlaa | |
| resting | naazhii | |
| singing | edlii | |
| sitting | dhidii | |
| sleeping | dhichii | |
| you (singular) see | nyah’ii | |
| you (plural) see | noh’ii |
Phrases
| Term | Translation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| he is able to walk by himself | adanthan’ hahaii geenjit gàdhan nilii | |
| he is able to walk up the hill | iidàk ahaa geenjit gàdhan nilii. | |
| he is coughing | ahkoh | |
| he is dancing | aadzòo | |
| he is jumping around | ne’tr’oodahthak | |
| he is running | aagal | |
| he is running in one place | khehłak aagal | |
| he is running over there | zhik uu’àn aagal | |
| he is sitting | dhidii | |
| he is sitting down below | iichuu danh dhidii | |
| he is sitting just down here | zhik uuchı̀t dhidii | |
| he is sitting off to the side | zhik ii’àn dhidii | |
| he is sitting right over there | zhik uu’àn dhidii | |
| he is sitting up high | dadhidii | |
| he is snoring | ahkhok | |
| he is snoring loudly | gwiintł’oh ahkhok | |
| he is snoring softly | gwiyeezhàk ahkhòk | |
| he is talking | giinkhii | |
| he is walking | ahaa | |
| he is walking towards the house | zheh ts’at ahaa. | |
| he is walking towards the wind | ahtr’aih ts’at ahaa. | |
| he is walking upright | dak ts’at ahaa. | |
| he just ran over there | zhik uu’àt chı̀lgı̀k | |
| I am cooking | vaka’ałch’uu | |
| I am drinking | shinı̀i | |
| I am eating | ih’àa | |
| I am fishing | łuk kashi’ii | |
| I am hunting | nalzrı̀i | |
| I am playing | tsı̀it’ishi’ii | |
| I am resting | nalzhı̀i | |
| I am sleeping | dhiichı̀i | |
| I am working | gwitr’it t’agwił’ii | |
| something is swimming towards us | zhik nakhwets’àt tivii | |
| what are you doing? | danidi’ii? |
