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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and paiute in English
- A'waggoo Dukadu Bridgeport Paiute people
- Koodza Duka'a Mono Lake Paiute people
- Kooyooe Dukadu Pyramid Lake Paiute people
- numu person, Indian person, Paiute
- Ona Dukadu Coleville Paiute people
- Pogi Dukadu Bridgeport Paiute people
- Taboosse Dukadu Yerington Paiute people
- Toe Dukadu Fallon Paiute people
- Way Dukadu Bridgeport Paiute people
- Wea Dukadu Yosemite Paiute People
yadooa, v.
speak, talk
Examples
- numu yadooa "speak Paiute" (Spoken by Morris Jack)
- yadooa "talk" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
- yadooa "talk" (Spoken by Morris Jack)
- yadooa "talk" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- yadooa "speak" (Spoken by Morris Jack)
- yadooanno "talk on the telephone" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
- yadooatape "talk all the time" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Yadooakwu.I'm going to talk.(Spoken by Grace Dick)
- Nuu ddadooanno yadooakwu.I'm going to talk on the phone.(Spoken by Grace Dick)
- Tamme yadooadu edze'eggway.We talked yesterday.(Spoken by Grace Dick)
- Nuu numu yadooadu.I talk Paiute.(Spoken by Grace Dick)
- Nuu numu ddadooanna sonamedu.I understand Paiute.(Spoken by Grace Dick)
Related words
durative yadoo'a
Examples
- ki pesa yadoo'a "mumble (durative)" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- kawe yadoo'a "talk a lot (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- yadoo'a "talk (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Eka nanaana nuu yadoo'a.I talk to these men.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Nuu yadoo'a'yoo.I am talking.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Nuu yadoo'a.I am talking.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Oe'yoopaana numme yadoo'a.A lot of us are talking.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Numme oe'yoopaana yadoo'a'yoo.A lot of us are talking.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
plural abbega
Other pronunciations
apeja (Burns)
Examples
- Nanesobbedaggudu yise onona abbeka yise soo poenabe buno'o Marlen Thompson buno'o ka sawabe namadzaggwadu.They would introduce themselves there, and then the chief Marlin Thompson would grab a handful of sagebrush.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Esoo nana ka ewaggoo numu abbegaggute.This man is talking for many people.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
plural durative abbeka
Other pronunciations
apeca (Burns)
Examples
- Numme abbeka.We all are talking.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Ewa'yoo naana abbeka.A lot of men are talking.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Ewa'yoo momoko'ne ka nana abbekaggute.A lot of women are talking for the man.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Soo mogo'ne ewaggoo naana abbekaggute.The woman is talking for a lot of men.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
Derivative words and phrases
- ki pesa yadooa "mumble"
- kawe yadooa "talk a lot"
- yadooadu "speaker"
- yadooanno "telephone, tape recorder"