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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and water in English
- haakenoobbu water hemlock
- paa'a water
- paa'a oha'a waterbaby
- paa'a sawabe water rose
- paa'awaytu tonegapu water lily
- paddoose American dipper (water ouzel)
- padzo'o fresh water spring
- pamaka give water
- pasegoku watersnake
- paydda get water
- pehabe paa'a Sweetwater
- waadukudadze watercress
tugguyay, v.
get thin
Derived from: tuggebbu "thin", -yay "debilitative"
Examples
- Soo a ddugguyaynna gi tuka.The thin people wouldn't eat any food.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Nuu tugguyaypu.I'm a skinny person.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Soo tugguyaynna nana ki tuka.The skinny man won't eat.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Tuggeyaydu ki tuka.The thin one getting thin doesn't eat.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Soo a ddugeyaynna ki tuka.The one who is already thin doesn't eat.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
Related words
durative tuggeya'ay
Examples
- Soo nana tuggeya'ay.The man is getting thin.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
bare stem tuggu
Examples
- Soo nana tugguya'aypu.The man is skinny.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)