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

katu, v.

sit down (durative)

Examples

  • katu "sit down (durative)" (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • katu "sit down (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • katu "sit down (durative)" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • katu "sit down (durative)" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • katu "sit down (durative)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • katu "sit down (durative)" (Spoken by Elaine Lundy)
  • Seadumu sonamedu ya'a katu.
    She's a young-thinking woman.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Hoodzeba wunuduggway katu.
    A bird is sitting in the tree.
    (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • Nuu katudu.
    I am sitting.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Oosoo nana pooggoo katu.
    That man is riding the horse.
    (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • Nuu eka nana'a suddobbooedu eka pooggoo katudu.
    I know the man who is riding the horse.
    (Spoken by Morris Jack)

Related words

dual  -yakwe

Examples

  • And so togga yise yaa eka trayayggooba katusoo nanosoo ka naatse'enno yaa tupooneddakweggwadde.
    The dog and the boy were sitting next to each other on the tree, both looking at something.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • Heeggway o wannaddakweggwaddenna, a bbooneddakweggwadde, kisoo tooaykanna tu habe nobeggway.
    The two of them were looking at something before they went to sleep in their bedroom.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • [Oosoo...] meehoo sabbu soo naatse'e buno'o yaa mu tudzu'uddakweggwadde.
    That's all he said while they were studying something.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Tu mokoyiyakwekwuggwadde.
    They were sitting there putting on their shoes together.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yise suda nuummagwaddenna yaa tu habennooggway o bbooneddakweggwadde.
    They were sitting there feeling bad in their bed, looking at it.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

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