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

waaku, v.

work

Examples

  • a waakutunu "hire someone" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • waaku "work" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • O sabbu unu waakudu.
    That's right, it's a lot of work.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • [Yayah] unutse unudude nawaakudu.
    Yeah, it's a lot of work.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • Nuu waakukwu.
    I am going to work.
    (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • Numme mabetse'a buno'o waakudu numu dukaggunna, too'e hemma tumuggunna.
    To take care of us, they worked, they fed us and bought stuff for us.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Wayll, e naa'a buno'o ono waaku'yoo.
    Well, my father worked there.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)

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