Dictionary - E

eagle	wo-ha'-li
ear (my)	tsi-le:-na
early, first, as soon as possible	i-gv-yi-i
earth, world	e-ho-li
east	ka-lv-gv
eat (something)	ts-gi?-a, I am eating ( a single thing); hi-gi?-a, You are eating ( a single thing)
eat (have a meal)	ga-l(i)-s-ta-yv-hv'-s-ga (I am having a meal), ha-l-(i)-s-ta-yv-hv'-s-ga (You are having a meal)
egg, eggs	u-we:-tsi, tsu-we:-tsi
eighteen	ne-la-du-(i)
eighth	tsu-ne'-li-ne'-(i)
eighty	ne'-l'-s-go
eleven	sa-du-(i)
elm	da-wa-tsi:-l(a)
elsewhere	u-ts-ti'-n(i)(a)
emit, leak, burst out with	ga-ta-s-gi-(a)
evening	sv-hi:-ye
excellent, best, of the best kind	wo:-sv, singular; wi-do:-sv plural. Both can mean either things, animals, or people
eye (my)	tsi-k'-to'-li

Dictionary - F

fabric, cloth	a-hnu-wo, di-hnu-wo; clothes, di-hnu-wo
famous, honored, high, prominent	ga-lv-la-di
far off, a long way from here in time	ge?-i:'
farm	ga-lo-ge:-sv
fever	a-gwa-di-tle-hv-s-ga
fine, good or well	o:-s-da
finger (my)	tsi-ye'-sa-dv
firecracker	a-s-ta-yo'-s-toh-di
fish as a verb	a-su?-di
fish as a noun	a-tsa-di
flower, blossom	a-tsi-lv'-s-gi
forest, wood, woods	a-doh
fork	yv'-gi
fox	tsu'-(t)la
French (people)	A-ni-ga-lv'-tsi
friend (my)	o-gi-na-li-i
Friday (for them to wash)	tsu'-n'-gi-lo:-s-di
fruit	u-da-ta-nv a-gi:-s-di

Dictionary - G 

Germans	A-ni-da'-tsi
gift	a-da-hne'-d(i)
girl	a-ge-(h)yu-tsa
give (as a gift)	gv-ne-ha
glad, rejoice, happy, grateful, delighted	(g)a-li-e:-li-ga
glass (drinking glass)	u-lv'-sa-di
glove	a-li-ye'-su-lo
go (verb)	ge:-ga
goat	u-na-k(a)-so?-tsa-ne-dv
good (better)	wo:-sv-na
good-bye	do-na-da'-go-hv-(i)
goods, merchandise, price, wager	tsu-gv-hwa-hl'-di
goose, swan	sa:-sa
grain, seed, pit	u'-g'-ta
Grandfather (my)	a-gi-du'-da
Grandmother (my)	a-gi-li'-si
grape	te-lv'-la-di
gravy	a-su:-s-di
grease or oil	go?-i'
green	i'-tse-yu'-s-di
groundhog	o'-ga-na'
grow fatter	ga-l'-tso?-v'-s-ga
grow taller	ga-tv'-s-ga

Dictionary - H 

hair (a single hair)	u-gi:-tli
hair (my)	a-g'-s-ti-gv-i
hand (my)	a?-wo-ye:-n(a)
hand or pass me	de-s-kv'-si
half, middle, fifty cents	a-ye:-tli

Dictionary - I

ice	u-ne:-s-ta-lv
immature, childish, uncompleted, scanty	ga-yo'-tli
inch	i-ya si?-ta-dv
in-law (my)	a-gi-lo:-si(yv)
Indian, American Indian	tsi-yv'-wi-ya, I am an Indian, I originate truly, of the real people

Dictionary - J

January	u-no-lv'-ta-n(v)(i)
job, workers	tsu-ni-lv:-w(i)-s-ta'-nti
join	de-ga-ti-tlv-s-ga, I am joining them
joint	a-gw'-ti'-tlv
July	Gu-ye-quo:-ni
jump	de-ga-l'-ta-de:-(ga), I am jumping, de-ha'-hl'-ta-de:-(ga)
June	De-ha-lu'-yi
jurors, a jury	a-ni-su-li
just, already	ki-lo-wu

Dictionary - K

knife	a-ye'-l-s-di
know (how to)	a-qua'-n(i)-ta
know (as in understand)	go'-li:-g(a)(i)

Dictionary - L

love, I love you	gv-he-yu-i
lamp, light bulb	a-tsv'-s-di
last	o:-hni
later, later on, soon	tlv-tlv-yv
lawyer	di'-ti-yo'-hi-hi'

Dictionary - M

man	a-s-ga-ya
many, much, very many, very much	s-qui:-s-di
marine (member of the Marines)	a-ma'-yi-ha-wi'-ni'-e-do'-hi
meal	a-l'-s-ta-i-d(i)
medicine	nv-wo-ti

Dictionary - N

near, close	na?-i
nestling (baby animal in a litter)	a:-da-(ge)
new	i'-tse
now (right now)	hna-quu
number	a-se:-s-di

Dictionary - O

Osage	A?-sa:-s(i)(a)
out of doors	do'-yi
owl	u-gu'-ku

Dictionary - P

panther	tlv-da-tsi'
peach	qua-na
pear	di-ga-dv:-d(i)
plant	tsi-wi-sv:-s-ga
possum	si-quu:-tse-ts'

Dictionary - Q

quail	gu'-que
quarter (twenty-five cents)	gi-nu?-di
quit	tsi-su-la-go:-ga

Dictionary - R

raven	go-la-nv'
river	e-quo-ni
road	nv-no-hi
rock	nv-ya
round	ga-so'-qua-lv

Dictionary - S

salt	a:-m(a')
Saturday (they go out)	(u-na)-do-da-wi-de:-na
shoot	di-s-da-yo:-s-di
skunk	di?-li
star	no'-qui-si

Dictionary - T

this, that	hi?-a
thread, yarn, string	a'-s-di
today	go-hi
tree	tlu'-kv
truth	du-yu'-k'-dv

Dictionary - U

unconscious	na-qua-n'-ta
understand, know	go'-li:-g(a)(i)
unripe, raw	a-go:-s-di

Dictionary - V

veer off, turn in a new direction	ga-tle:-ya
velvet, slick cloth	da-wi'-s-ka-ge a-hnu-wo
very, certainly, truely	do:-yu

Dictionary - W

west (where it is hidden)	u-de-li-gv
what (as in did you say)	hv?- (pronounced huh)
who?	ka:-ga
why?	do'-hv?
wolf	wah-ya

Dictionary - Y

yard	su-tli-lo-dv (can also mean a mile or a gallon)
year	u-de:ti-yv-da
yes	v:-v
your (plural form)	i-tsa-tse-li

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