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

wahabu, n.

grass

Derived from: -bu "absolutive suffix"

Examples

  • pudu naadu wahabu "new grass" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • wahabu "grass" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • wahabu "grass" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • wahabu "grass" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • wahabu kata "mow grass" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • wahabu teepu "hayfield" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Soo wahabu pudu bbooedoo'a.
    The grass is starting to get green.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Soo wahabu pudu nna'a.
    The grass is just growing.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yise soo tabboo'oo ka pamahabuwaytu wahabu dukanna, oo watenna dukanna, yise ka wuyoopooe dooazoo a bbassanna ggisoo how a dukasoo.
    The cottontail is eating grass and buckberries in the meadow, and whatever hasn't dried up.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)

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