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

no, v.

carry on back

Examples

  • a nokwu "carry something on the back (irrealis)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • nokwu "carry on the back (irrealis)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • paa'a nokatudu "the Big Dipper" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • u nodu "carry you on the back" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Nuu adu nodu.
    I'm carrying a gun.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Nuu adu nokwu.
    I will carry a gun.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Yise naatse'e buno'o yaa [hemma ggisoo] tubbeggena peduhoo ggisoo manonna ka moohoo'oo tooe wadzeggwunnu.
    The boy gets behind the rock, trying to hide from the owl there.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Tu ddogga yise [tu ddogga] nonna buno'o mahoo katu.
    He is sitting there, packing his dog on his back.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Baskayt nodu ki numme o gge'a hanno dudooe.
    I don't know the one with the baskets is giong to give it to us or not.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

Related words

durative  no'o

Examples

  • Ki oo soopesape mu ka pabaggoo pa'mogo manenna.
    They don't like what the big frog is doing.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Edze'e togano ne tukanna e naa'a tunedooebbu ne dduukwe'e.
    While we were eating last night, my father told a story.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • E aatse tuutseggoo boosgganna, oosoo ne nohookahayggwe.
    My uncle had a small bus, and he drove us.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick, Edith McCann, and Madeline Stevens)
  • Ewa'yoo numme sukoo'oo ewa'yoo no'o.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick, Edith McCann, and Madeline Stevens)
  • Yise umu ka tu ddunonna yise suka meedduka oekoosabbu o ddzeka'a. Tsekaase yise suka yise ka a oho sumu no'o onana wukadugguhooka.
    They cut up all the meat that they were carrying. All that was left was the bones, and they stacked them there.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

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