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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and water in English

essayay, v.

lie, tell a lie

Derived from: essa "wolf", -yay "debilitative"

Examples

  • essayayggute "tell a lie to" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • essayayggute "tell a lie to" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • How uu ka essayaywunnu?
    Why are you lying?
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Soo mogo'ne ka tu ggooma essayayggute.
    The woman lied to her husband.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Esoo nana ka mogo'ne essayayggute.
    The man lied to the woman.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Esoo mogo'ne ka nana essayaygguwunnu.
    The woman is lying to the man.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Esoo nana ka momoko'ne essayayggute.
    The man lied to many women.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

Related words

durative  essaya'ay

Examples

  • essaya'ay "lie (durative)" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • esseya'ay "lie (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • Sudadu nuu e booenna essaya'ay.
    I'm saying bad things.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Naessaya'ay.
    Someone is lying.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)