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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
tsekaa, v.
cut with long object
Derived from: tse- "with sharp object (instrumental prefix)", -kaa "cut"
Examples
- tsuka'yoo "cut" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
- wunudu tseka "cut tree" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Nuu tonega'a tsuka'yookwu.I'm going to cut the flower.(Spoken by Grace Dick)
- Soo nana ka mogo'ne ggwo tsekahoo.The man is cutting the woman's hair.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Soo mogo'ne ggwo natsekahoo.The woman's hair is being cut.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Ki nuu o nakahoo ka e naa'a ooka wunudu tseka'aggwunayse.I didn't hear my father cut down the tree.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Nuu tuggwesoo uwenna, yise soo pabatse'yoo nana ka suube tsekawunnu.I was sleeping when the big man cut down the tree.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
Related words
durative tseka'a
Examples
- kukubetaaggoo oo tseka'amea "cut up small" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- pooeggaggoo tseka'a "chop veggies (plants) (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- tseka'a "cut with sharp object (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- tu ggwo tseka'a "cut one's hair (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- tudukutse'yoo tseka'a "cut up small" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- tudukutse'yoo tseka'amea "cut up small" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- tuutse'yoo tseka'amea kukubeta'a "cut up small" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Naggwewa'nesoo yise oo ddzeka'a.You cut it like deer hide.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Naggwewa'nesoo oo ddzeka'a yise o suse'wenna, saa'a o mamggwuhoogganna yise o tsekayta.You cut it like a deer hide, making fringes, and later when you've finished it, you cut it.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Togge kahena ggisoo tseka'a mee.She said to cut it straight.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Mogo'ne puusoo natseka'a.The woman cut herself.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Soo nana e wo tseka'a.The man cut my hair.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
plural tsekayta
Examples
- Naggwewa'nesoo oo ddzeka'a yise o suse'wenna, saa'a o mamggwuhoogganna yise o tsekayta.You cut it like a deer hide, making fringes, and later when you've finished it, you cut it.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
Derivative words and phrases
- numu ggwo tseka'adu "barber"
- tuddzekananna "noose"