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You entered the Burns dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute)

a one, one's
aha yes
akwi shoot
amamu'a morning
ata'yu different
beno'o discourse particle
dewazu also
ija enter
ina here, over here
isu this
iwa'yu many
habi lie down, fall
hamma older sister
hani do
hanno where
hayu how
hibi drink
hii what, something, whatchamacallit
hima pick up
himma what
hoawai hunt
hudziba bird
hau how
hauga somehow
ja thus
ka object determiner
ka evidential, modal particle
kaa edge
kadu'u nothing, zero
kade sit down
kida carry water
kide groundhog
kai not
kaisu not yet
kobina front
kuna wood
kutsu cow, meat
koso whistle
kosso fire
kaupa leg, upper leg, thigh
kenna bind, make tight
kwaya'a far
kwiba hit
ma'i do, make
ma'na'wi do
mago'o bag
mamua play a trick
mani do, become
masu this, that
maye find
mazea grow, spread
mia go
mii quotative particle
mimiketsi'yu short
mino'o now
mu'a maternal grandmother
me you, them
me plural determiner
me'na'wi for a long time
naa grow
naade plant
nabo'a dislike
nadakwinai jump
nagedze indeed
naka hear
nakwa side
nano together
nie call
nicoda awaken, wake up
nikwigia answer
nitama say
noo carry on back
no'o around
noo'yu every
nobia camp, go camping, pack up
notena cover
nauma middle
nemmi walk, travel, visit
nemmi we, us, our (exclusive)
neme person, Indian person, Paiute
nee I
neemma hurt, feel, be sick
oono distal temporal demonstrative
ume you, your, them, their
uuni that kind
usu that
oosu that
owi there
pa'a up, above
paa'a water
paana however, but
paba'yu big
padu'i water
panitanai dump
passa dry
pazagwa mud
pia mother
piabe female
pida make fire
pide arrive (singular)
pidzabi fix
pigi gelatinous, mucus material
piko waist
pinakwa next
pisa'yu good, happy
pitogo trade
pitsa'a pieces
pai beckon
poo road
podo digging stick
pongica skunk
pongosa arrow
puni see
puya climb
pea'a friend
pedu play
pehe raw hide, fur
pee emphatic pronoun
saa'a then, later
sakwa must, could
sapa modal particle
sawabi sagebrush
su subject determiner
su'nami think
sue laugh
suhani plan
supica think, wonder
supidakwadu know, realize, find out
se'a'i get scared, be afraid
se'me only
seme'yu one
sesema sometimes
seebi willow
taa we, us
tabi day
tabi hillside
tabi be laying down
tabu'u cottontail rabbit
tabea look like
tammi we, us, our
tanoho run
tapisui break
taya send
tia'a thus
tiipe earth, soil
tiwau again
taibo white
taiwano all day, during daytime
togaba night
togo'o maternal grandfather
tooge dog
tu'i free choice indefinite
tu'i nearly, try to
tua son, child
tuhu'u bobcat
tuhuggwiddaade black
tuka trail
tuta wrap
tsagi'i near, close by
tsahani remove
tsakenna tie
tsama twitch
tsanuida remove
-tsia chip, break
tsibui rise, emerge, climb
tsida plate
tsuga biscuitroot
tsopigi head
te reflexive possessive pronoun
tebidzi very, indeed
tebinga ask
tebongo downhill
tebuni wake up
tedeketsi'yu small, tiny
tege put, bet
tehani butcher
tehona dig roots
teka eat
tekaba flour, bread
teni speak
tenicui teach, learn
tenikwehe sing
tenimayu quiet down
tenna antelope
tepi rock
teekwi tell
teetsi'yu little, small
ena'wi speak
eni say
ene very
esododo snore
ee you, your
eezizi desert sparrow
ewi sleep
wa'ni be like
wadzi hide
wahabe grass
watsi lose
wi'i fall, descend
wo'yo line up
wogo'yu thick, heavy
wogopi ponderosa pine
wohi holler, bark
wede'yu long, tall, deep
wene stand
wepotsita get stuck
ya'a this
ya'i die
yaa this
yadua speak, talk
yadui talk to
yaga cry, holler, yell
yapa sweet potato
yawi grab
yaisi discourse particle
yodzi fly off
yongo evening
yotsi get up
yegwi do, happen
yetsenga shake

tenna, n.

antelope

Examples

Oo'nosu hii unau su tenna una inakwa wenebodoti.

And at that time those things out there, the antelope out there nearby were just standing around here and there.

(Spoken by Nepa Kennedy)
Oo ka unaku tuamega, su tenna.

And (they) had fawns out there, that antelope.

(Spoken by Nepa Kennedy)