Bixwá

Bixwá Vocabulary

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Compounds are listed under the head (final) element.

Abbreviations:

• v.in. intransitive verb
• v.tr. transitive verb (indifferent to animacy)
• v.tr.an transitive verb, animate object
• v.tr.inan transitive verb, inanimate object

Some stems loose final consonants when used in compounds or when taking derivational suffixes. A note like "koháa- in compounds" covers all derivational situations.

A A A A A

a

interj. yes

a'é

phrase-initial question particle

áá

(pausal áán) v.in. go, come;

• áábid n. journey, travelled path, trip

áabe

adv. at last, finally

aal

preverb, willingly

áar

n. skin; bark (of a tree)

aaxwa

n. blood;

• (chu-)aaxwa'óó v.in. bleed (very bad news if chu- is used)
• aaxwaviith n. mosquito

ábii

v.in. be white

ágwí

v.tr. sanction, punish

aja

v.in. be wet

áka

n. book

amá

n. day

amááka

n. diary, journal

atáá

n. father

áti

v.tr. trust, consider reliable (of things or people)

avo

v.tr.inan. put, place

awá

interj., ow! ouch!

azí

v.in. crumple, collapse; hunch

B B B B B

báá

n. anger;

• báá'azhe v.tr.anim. anger, make someone angry
• báá'óó v.in. be angry (in general)
• báácho v.tr. be angry at something/someone
• báákwe v.tr. make someone angry, with an implication of doing so intentionally

baa'

v.tr. long for, wish

báákw

v.tr. hunt

bache

preverb, vertical motion, vertically

badi

n. luck, chance

-báji

part., warning marker

bák

n. web, net

bal

n. mouth

balár

n. medicine

baro

n.anim. forest

baxwi

n. fur, hair (on the body, not the head)

báya

n. honey

bayí

v.tr. endure, put up with, tolerate;

• kwí-bayí v.tr. handle, endure an idea or intellectual experience specifically
• zu-bayí v.tr. subjugate, oppress

be

prn. he, she (animate); short genitive bo

bé

preverb back, again, re-; exchanging

béé

v.tr. exchange, swap

bées

v.tr. inhale, suck;

• lii-bées v.tr. download

beex

v.in. shine, glow; be bright

bém

v.in. to thunder

bér

postposition, near, close (to); with gen. concerning, about

bét

v.in. copulate

beth

v.in. be narrow

-béx

verb suffix, un-, reversion

bezi

n. cloud

-bid

class noun suffix, long, floppy, rope-like

biiri

n. finger/toe nail, claw

bíkw

v.tr. restrain, check, hold back

birá

v.tr. destroy

bo

pron., short gentitive of be

boo'éé

n. fool, idiot

• uboo'éécho v.tr. to be the victim of stupidity, usually through some oversight of one's own
• uboo'éékwe v.tr. to do something unusually stupid (for someone)

borí

preverb in secret, on the sly

bózá

n. face; front (side)

• bózábaxwi n. beard
• kwí-bózá v.tr. plan, intend

bozh

v.tr. arrive (at), reach

bur

n. bone

búu

n. neck; see also shikw

Ch Ch Ch Ch Ch

cháa

preverb, horizontal motion, out horizontally

chaák

v.in. be hot (of things)

chaash

preverb, out in the rain or snow

chan

v.tr.inan. touch

cházh

v.in. be hostile, hold emnity

che

n. house, home

• che'óó v.in. dwell, live

chék

n. foot;

• chékoxá n. leg

cheet

v.in. be thirsty

chi'aar

n. pack (of animals); social circle; political party

chiin

v.tr. select, judge

• kwí-chiin v.tr decide

-chinú

degree marker, too, excessively; after a consonant, it's just -inú

chis

v.in. be weak, be ill

chít

n. fire

chóóz

n. hazelnut; the default term for nut in compounds;

• víchóóz n. almond

chos

n. leaf; page

churáa

n. trick, joke;

• churáacho v.tr. get tricked, walk into a trick/joke

chuti

n. thorn

chuu

v.tr. find

D D D D D

da'ák

v.tr. defend; with the postposition yul against, as in be nén boo'ééyoo yul hoda'ák he defended me from an idiot

da'id

v.tr. to challenge or test a newcommer for position or status

dáadik

ideophone, for dripping sounds or motions

daámí

adv. not yet

dáas

v.in. die

dake

n. bee

dal

v.tr. throw, toss

dan

adv. not

dár

v.in. goof off; play around

dawú

v.in. urinate

-dáyé

question focus particle

-dée

positive focus particle

déji

v.in. be dried out; droop, be flaccid, be floppy; opposite of reém

-dée

focus particle

deezh

v.tr.an. see

delé

v.tr. wait, wait (for)

di

postp. in, into; becomes i following allative -th

dí'a

n. plant (terrestrial or quatic); also used as a classifier suffix

díha

v.in. be flat, be smooth

diik

v.in. be clouded, be murky, be disorderly; of people and organizations, refers to a threat to reputation and status; of food or water, dirty or polluted

dís

commentary particle, causing impatience

dix

conj., and so, therefore

diwáa

preverb, on reaching a destination

dó'a

n. rule, custom, tradition

• dó'arén n. (a particular) society
• zhaa-dó'a v.tr. promulgate a worldview; propagandize
• zu-dó'a v.tr. impose a political or social regime on people

doje

v.in. lie (be in a lying position)

dók

v.tr. push, press, shove

doxw

v.tr. sew

dush

v.tr. hold an opinion, believe; but see xwá

E E E E E

e'ar

preverb, leaving a detectable path, trace

e'ikw

n. dirt, dust

éé

postp. before, in front of

eéchi

n. subsurface or hidden current; metaph., political trends/concerns not (yet) clear to the speaker

eene'

n. feather; pen

ééz

v.tr. to burn

ejo

postpos. on, upon

éke

n. head;

• olo-'éke v.tr. bore someone to tears

ékexwi

hair (in the head)

ékwó

n. mushroom

emáá

n. mother

eyad

n. tale, story

G G G G G

gá-

prenoun just, only; may also be used with pronouns

gáa

preverb, imperative

gáagáxi

ideophone (from gáxi, for something shattering or falling to pieces noisily).

gááz

v.tr. urge, impel, move forward;

• gáázirén n. instinct; motivation; taken as a whole across a life, not a single instance

gam

n. belly

gáxi

preverb, scattered, "to pieces"

gedé

n. penis

geé

v.tr.inan. understand

géegwé

adv. occasionally, from time to time; follows syntax of a -wé clause

gél

v.in. happen, occur

gemi

v.in. be hungry

gi

v.tr. cause pain, hurt

gín

n. (a particular) time; often used in compounds

gísa

v.in. be silent;

• zu-gísa'óó v.in. self-censor

gith

commentary particle, conveying a message, intended to convey significance

giti

n. ice

go'e

phrase-initial request particle, please

gobé

v.tr. fear, be afraid of

góochí

v.in. jump, leap

gul

v.in. be long, be tall;

• anée-gul v.tr. stretch, pull out

Gw Gw Gw Gw Gw

gwá'ii

n. a prerogative that follows from being part of a particular social or economic class, often gwá'iisiin for such prerogatives taken together,

• gwá'iirén n. social or economic class
• olo-gwá'ii'óó v.in. enjoy privileges without recognizing them to be privileges
• zu-gwá'ii v.tr. impose or assert prerogatives over someone else

gwaa

v.tr. wash

gwáagwóogwil

ideophone, for any hopping motion

gwal

n. manner, way, method, often used in deictic adverb phrases of manner, hee' gwal how, in what way?

gwedi

adv. long ago, in the far past

gwee

v.in. hang

gwex

v.in. move

• gwexazh v.tr.inan. move (cf. shéél)

gwís

n. snake

gwiz

preverb suddenly

gwógwi(l)

n. rabbit;

• gwówgilóó v.in. be frozen, stand without moving, chuhogwógwilóó freeze up, stop suddenly
• kwí-gwógwilóó v.in. be frozen up mentally, generally in response to unexpected news; inchoative chu-kwí-ho-gwógwilóó

gwori

v.tr.anim. understand

H H H H H

haaz

preverb "in vain", to no effect, didn't really happen; with the perfective indicates a thwarted expectation or failure

haxw

v.tr. cook

hee'

question word, comes before noun

• hee' gwal adv. how?
• hee'á pron. who?
• hee'o pron. what?
• heegín adv. when?
• heerí adv. why?
• heese adv. where?

het

commentary particle, faddish, hype(d), current but likely transient

hiizh

v.tr.inan. harm, damage

hil

n. garlic

I I I I I

íi

be correct

iíd

v.in. be bitter (taste only)

iim

v.tr.an. touch

ikad

v.tr. fight, oppose

• nó-ikad
  v.tr. argue; dispute

ivi

future tense preverb

iyé

commentary particle, amorous; often paired with pronouns

ízh

v.tr. look for, seek

J J J J J

já

vi.in. be nice, "sweet," "cool;" of people this has a distinctly sexual overtone

jaa

v.in. be able, can, usually modal suffix

-jááth

verbal suffix, return from doing X

jaazh

v.tr.inan. (jaazhe animate D.O.) misuse, fail to appreciate;

• chu-jaazh(e) v.tr. waste, fail to put to good use

-jan

class suffix, surface or wide, flat, stiff object

ját

v.tr. to sign, to signify, to mean;

• nóó-ját v.tr. to write

jed

v.in. be cold

jeek

v.in. to do what; ko' wil hojeek? what did you do then? See also thii

jééx

preverb up and out; emerging; also used with transitive verbs with an inceptive or inchoative sense

jiil

preverb sufficient(ly), suitable, suitably

jím

n. voice of humans or other animals

jó-

plural prefix

jomi

n. hill; mound

jóó

n. seed

joo'i

v.in. laugh

joókw

v.tr. take revenge on, force restitution from

-joz

class noun suffix, mushy or powdered matter

júl

postpos. than, forms comparative construction for adjectives

juura

v.tr. study, investigate

K K K K K

káá

conj. and, usually only joining noun phrases or enumerations

kaa'á

conj. and, for verb phrases

káakokééz

ideophone, for sounds like fire crackling, or dried leaves or paper, etc.

kaax

n. earth, land, terra firma

kad

v.tr. drink

kája

commentary particle, boorish, selfish, rude, causing an imposition

kaji

n. cave;

• kajidó'a, kajidó'arén n. a world-view that is kept deliberately cut off from outside ideas
• kwí-kaji'óó v.in. avoid exposure to different ideas

káth

v.tr. strike, hit

kawu

v.tr. attend to, pay attention (to)

kaya

n. hand;

• kayaxá n. arm

keech

v.in. function correctly, succeed

kékw

v.tr. vex, irritate, harass

ket

number, one

kí

v.in. sit

kichí

preverb back into shape, back the way it should be, organize

kii'

n. regime, world(view), school (of art, philosophy, etc.)

-kiish

class noun suffix, mineral or metal object.

kíla

n. ear

kivii

v.in. be dry

kixw

class verb related to mental activities; frequently a suffix to indicate preoccupation or disposition

ko

prn. you, neutral

ko'

prn. you, -control in speaker

koháam

(koháa- in compounds) n. a hack, something you must make do with because there is nothing better at hand

kóó

n. source, origin, wellspring

koor

v.tr.inan. know (not of people)

kora

canid, wolf, dog

kóyí

v.tr. don, put on (of clothing or other adornment)

kozhíí

v.tr.an. know, be acquainted with

kut

adv. later, in a while

Kw Kw Kw Kw Kw

kwaas

v.in. bloom, blossom

• ukwaas n. flower, blossom

kwá

adv. now

kwe

n. sun;

• idíikwe n. and adv. tomorrow
• kwe'un n. humidity; kwe'unote v.in. be humid

kwee

preverb apart, separating, differently

kwés

v.in. to exercise virtuosity/virtue; often used adverbialized, kwésewé

kwít

n. light, daylight;

• kwítomée n. window
• kwítoxá n. candle; flashlight

kwoli

n. city (from Gk. πόλις).

kwo

v.tr. sing

L L L L L

laa'im

v.tr. to consult (with), to visit an expert in any field (a doctor, an architect, etc.)

láál

v.tr. to grumble, grouse, complain about something

laar

n. body

láási

n. branch (of a tree)

láhu

n. person, human

lam

preverb, down, downward

lati

v.tr. consent to, agree to, yield to; often a modal suffix, though it can take noun objects (animate or inanimate), too

lé'é

adv. (very) much, a lot,

léch

v.tr. remember, recall

lemi

v.in. stay, remain;

lit

v.tr. ask (a question), question

lo

v.in. be beautiful

looví

n. fish

losh

n. tool, machine, contrivance, mostly used to derive new vocabulary

lox

n. milk

lú

(pausal lún) v.tr. want, usually suffixed modal;

• ulún n. desire, want

M M M M M

ma

prn. cataphoric pronoun, used in relative clauses and as a prop for adverbial uses of postpositions

má

v.tr.inan. see

• ró-má read

maa

adj. this, these

• umaa prn. this (thing), inanimate.
• maahu prn. this (person, being), animate.

mááji

n. "face," reputation, honor; in certain idioms this noun is counted as animate;

• ómáájin iim it touches, relates to, his honor

mas

v.in. rotating, back-and-forth or cyclical motion, usually a verb suffix

me'a

v.tr. eat

-mée

class noun suffix, hole, gap, opening

méer

n. music, esp. instrumental

mééte

n. mons veneris

mi

pronoun, indefinite 3rd person, one;

miin

v.tr.an. put, place

míír

n. shadow, shade;

• olo-míír v.tr. cast a shadow, shade something

mik

number, nine

mix

preverb, reluctantly

mo'í

v.in. wander, move about randomly

mómuun

ideophone, for drooping motion or stance

mor

conj. for, because

móori

v.tr. "work" someone, manipulate someone (psychologically);

• anée-móori v.tr. manipulate an entire organization though a small number of people

móth

v.tr. ask (for something), request

muur

v.in. be warm, be hot (of weather); south, umuuroth to the south

N N N N N

náá

v.in. live, be alive;

• náásovu n. life(style), course of one's life

naad

n. butt, rear end

naléru

n. fan (person, not appliance)

náwax, jónáwax

pron. we (incl., -control)

nawe

pron. I (-control)

nawu

adv. again

náx, jónáx

pron. we (incl.)

né

pron. I (neutral control)

• jóné pron. we (excl.)

ni

present tense preverb

nich

v.in. be ready, be prepared

• nichazhe v.tr. to make ready, to prepare

niix

n. chest, breast

nííz

v.in. be bad

nírí

n. root(s); ancestry;

• níríbid n. a single root strand

nim

conj. but;

• nim kaa'á however

nisa

postpos. except

nó'ó

v.tr. break off, remove a part of something;

• ró-nó'ó v.tr. interrupt someone speaking
• thahe-nó'ó v.tr. burn off part of something
• xaa-nó'ó v.tr. cut off

noo

v.tr. give; allow

nox

v.in. become nothing, disappear; in perfective, honox not exist, "there is not"

núur

v.in. stop, end, cease (to); may also be used as an aspectual verb suffix, róhománúur (I) stopped reading;

• núurobid n. border, boundary, edge

nuuz

v.in. be tired

O O O O O

o'éé

v.in. work, labor (usu. for someone else)

odim

v.in. be blue (the color, not emotion)

ógan

n. matter, affair, business, "thing"

okwí

v.tr. please, be pleasing, pleasant to; Eng. idiom "I like this" is usí nén okwí. Often used with the preverb jiil.

omí

v.tr. associate with, hang out with

omó

v.in. be large

óósi

preverb just so, exactly so, in just this way, just this much

óowéé

interj. wow! holy crap!

ová'

preverb together, in accord(ance), in agreement, similarly;

• ová' wil preverb chain, in other words, in summary

R R R R R

raa

v.tr. suspect, doubt, have reservations about

ráab

v.in. be similar, be like; with postposition so like, as for comparand.

rááx

v.tr. divide, separate, sort;

• urááx n. divison, part, portion

rad

v.tr. bring, bear, carry; wear

rash

n. joy, delight

reém

v.in. be ripe; be full, be rounded;

• reém or reémóó v.in. to swell
• xávi reémik n. chipmunk ("it's cheeks are full")

resh

v.tr.suffer, be on the receiving end of some action, Gk. πάσχω;

• ró-resh v.tr. gossip, slander

révi

v.tr. leave (behind)

ri'ú

n. cat

-ríí

class suffix, round or spherical objects

ris

v.in. dance

róó

n. word; reputation

ros

adposition apart from, distant from

rid

v.tr. perceive, feel;

• urid n. sense perception

ruul

v.tr.anim. hurt, harm

rúwe

adv. still, yet

S S S S S

sa'

preverb, here, there, at that time, thus

saa

n. man

savu

n. tongue

sayá

v.in. to garden, tend to plants

-se

derivational suffix indicating place

sé'a

v.in. be light; be easy

sébu

v.tr. give birth (to)

seeka

commentary particle, marking speaker's dislike or disapproval

séexáá

commentary particle, extreme disparagement

séni

n. mind, νοῦς, intellect (as distinct from urid sense perception)

sí

adj. this

• usí prn. this (inan.)
• síhu prn. this (an.)

siim

v.in. be black

síis

v.in. rain

síítham

n. cloak, coat, any large article of clothing worn over other clothing for warmth

sík

v.in. be short

six

n. beer, mead, anything fermented from grain or honey

so

postposition, like, as

sovu

n. path, way, road

sovuun

n. stream, river

sú

v.in. be free (in the political and social sense)

surí-

pre-noun much, many (distributive)

suu'i

n. social or political power

Sh Sh Sh Sh Sh

sháa

v.in. must, have to, usually a modal suffix.

sháashik

ideophone, for slick, slipery or unusually quick and easy motion

sháx(á)

v.in. must not, usually a modal suffix; note distinction ko áásháx "you must not go" vs. ko dan áásháa "you don't have to go"

shéél

v.tr.an. move

shet

v.tr. to divide and distribute

shí

v.tr. hear

shikw

n. back/nape of the neck

shob

v.in. to make smoke;

• ushob n. smoke

shóól

v.tr. take apart in a set order, thus, disassemble, butcher, take down;

• kwí-shóól v.tr. analyze

shur

n. wood grain, pattern in stone; character, (inner) nature

T T T T T

ta'ii

preverb through to completion, to exhaustion

táá'i

n. sibling

táachitoch

ideophone, small things flying around in a cloud

taaxw

v.tr. order, arrange, lay out

tar

n. tree

te

particle, comes before foreign terms

tib

v.in. be yellow

tíí

n. child

tíi'ee

interj., feh!, meh!, bah! and similar noises of dismissal

tíis

v.tr. (often tíith) bite; sting;

• veton tíisikás n. wasp

tíith

variant of tíis

tik

n.in. fall

• chos tiko'ovaa n. autumn, fall, "when leaves fall"

tím

v.tr. win, capture

tiyáati

ideophone, sound of or like falling rain

toolu

v.in. sleep

toozh

v.in. be complete, be whole, be finished

tor

n. building, room, often used to form new words

towa

v.tr. bind, tie

tuu

n. apple

Th Th Th Th Th

tha

v.in. be good

tháá

v.tr. smell, sniff

thii

v.tr. make, do. See also jeek

thón

pron. I +control (no plural used)

thoru

v.tr. to bury

thu

n. tooth, teeth

thubeex

v.in. be threatening, aggressive

U U U U U

úd

v.tr.an. wake someone up, awaken;

• (chu-)údóó v.in. wake up; (cho-)ho'údóó be awake

ular

commentary particle, marking disinterest or putting something at a distance

-un

noun class suffix, liquid

urá

v.tr. to excite desire (in someone)

uu'iz

learn

uum

v.in. dark (low light); north;

• chaash uum v.in. be dark from clouds, be dark from weather
• u'uumoth to the north

uúri

n. lake

V V V V V

vaa

n. time; also a derivational suffix

vaach

v.in. stand; stand upright;

• ová' vaach hold together, make sense

váarad

n. free room, space to act; choice, options

-vak

class suffix, container

vál

n. nose

vamá

adv. today

var

v.in. be clear; be obvious

vátha

preverb, merely, only, and nothing else

váwe

n. sky, the heavens

váx

v.in. be permitted, be allowed, usually modal suffix

vayaan

preverb, areal extent

vé'a

adv. soon

veer

n. bread

verí

adv. thus, in this way

vese

adv. here, in/at this place

vet

n. spider

ví

n. eye

vích

v.in. take flight, enter the air, get thrown into the air;

• bii-vích v.tr. spit something a distance
• dú-vích v.tr. flick something with the finger
• thahe-víchóó v.in. rise in the air from heat

víír

preverb, nearly, almost

-viith

class noun suffix, flying critter

vitá

v.in. to lightening

viyak

v.in. be dangerous

vok

v.tr. guide, lead; drive, govern

-vol

class suffix, air or gas

vón

number, two

voori

n. friend

vosí

v.tr. hide, conceal

voxw

n. wind

vu'

n. weed; can also be used (rudely) to refer to people

vuu

(pausal vuun) v.in. be heavy; be difficult

W W W W W

wá

postpos. out (of)

waál

n. star

waáya

v.in. to storm

wan

n. woman

wáni

v.in. be blue

we

vocative particle, precedes noun

-wé

phrase adverbializer

wédi

conj. instead, but rather

wí

v.tr. take, grab;

• ka'a-wí v.tr. take (hold of), far more common than the simple verb

wid

v.in. be sweet (flavor)

wiis

v.tr. forget

wil

continuative preverb, "then, and then, next"

wot

postpos. between, among

X X X X X

-xá

class noun suffix, long stiff, stick, pole, etc.

xa'í

commentary particle, arousing interest (good or bad)

xaa

n. tear;

• xaakwe v.tr cry (for)
• xaakwe'óó v.in cry

xáaxes

ideophone, describing sudden silence

xana

postpos. because of, due to

xávi

n. cheek

xé

n. name

xem

n. ground

xeti

v.tr. err (in), make a mistake, mess up; sovun xeti lose one's way

xeyo

pron. reflexive possessive pronoun, "one's own"

xi

n. oil, fat, grease

xííl

v.in. be empty; with ablative of material for specific lack

xiti

v.in. to spread out

xod

v.tr. say, speak

xóm

adv. perhaps, maybe

xoo

n. debt, obligation;

• mee-xoo v.tr. forgive a debt, refuse to accept a social obligation from someone else; e'ar mee-xoo do so ostentatiously

Xw Xw Xw Xw Xw

xwá

v.in. be true;

• xwáxwiya v.tr. consider true, believe; this verb is used for specifics and single items, dush for abstractions

xwaa

v.tr. blow, exhale, most often xashi-xwaa rather than the stem alone;

• lii-xwaa v.tr. upload

xwee

v.tr.anim. thwart, frustrate (a plan/goal); generally takes animate D.O. rather than the plans themselves;

• olo-xwee cause someone's plans to fail by inaction
• kwí-xwee'óó overthink yourself into failure

-xwéet

particle, negative focus

xwíisa

v.in. snow

xwúutixwáa

ideophone, of blowing wind

Y Y Y Y Y

yá'ich

v.in. shout, yell

ya'íí

phrase final particle, marking wishes, if only

ya'ot

v.in. breathe

yáa

demonstrative adj. other

yaák

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yaan

v.tr. and modal try, attempt, often a modal suffix

yabáá

n. swamp, marsh

yách

v.in. be spoiled, rotten

yakwi

v.tr. kiss

yázh

v.tr. change, alter

ye

v.in. exist; "there is"; see nox for negated form

ye'ée

placeholder apposisitional noun, thingie, whatchamacallit

yeyáa

demonstrative pron each other

yiira

n. hawk, eagle, generic term for raptor

yóge

n. flavor, taste

• mee-yóge v.tr. steep, brew (something)
• mee'uyóge n. a brew, generic term for a steeped drink
• yógecho v.tr. to (take a) taste

yok

v.in be full, instrumental for material

yozhá

v.in. be rough, be shaggy

yúbo

n. boat

yul

postposition against

yúx

v.tr. help, aid

Z Z Z Z Z

zá

past tense preverb

zádi

v.in. be elaborded, be detailed, be fussy (of things); be "high-maintenance" (of people)

zéevi

contrafactual preverb

zér

commentary particle, enlightenment, realization, "ah!, I get it!"

zeyor

n. joint (of a limb)

zíí

v.in. be false, be untrue

zil

n. weather; status, condition

zír

v.tr. whisper

zóomá

adv. yesterday

zót

preverb away, out of sight

zuk

n. egg

zuux

v.in. refuse, usually modal suffix

Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh

zha'o

preverb, unwillingly

zhakw

v.tr.anim. interest, be a concern to; sí ógan nén zhakw this matter interests me; dan zhakw it doesn't matter;

• zhakwote v.in. be interesting

-zhás

noun class suffix, non-flying insect

-zhee

noun class suffix, wide floppy, fabric, cloth-like

zhi

v.tr. use, make use of

zho

n. back (of the body)

zhon

(zhoo- in compounds) n. night

• zhookwe n. moon

zhór

v.in. strong, powerful

zhuúl

v.tr. set up, put together; found, institute, install