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Part of speech
Phrases
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kiya
to speak
(Vintr irreg)
3
- intransitive irregular verb
kiyawety
this way, hither
(ADV)
1
Kiyawety-mayowety
Hither and thither
(Phrase)
0
kiyern
immoral woman, term of abuse
(N)
0
Kolety
name of the Edward River (N)
(N)
1
(CC image by Daryll...
kuka
grandmother, grandchild,
(N)
3
- both maternal and...
kukal
caterpillar, sawfly larvae in clusters on tree
(N)
0
Kukal or sawfly larvae in...
kukitya, kukityala
to cook
(Vtr) (Vtr cont)
0
- borrowing from English,...
*kul-wil
musk duck
(N)
0
kulaya
to be wet
(Vstat)
0
kulayatang, kulətang
wet
(Pres P)
0
kuli
people, crowd
(N)
2
*kuli-wutyup
savage, fierce
(N)
0
this compound literally...
kulingula, kulingulaya
to feel shy
(Vstat)
0
kulingulang
shy person
(Pres P)
0
kulinya
to hate, to dislike strongly
(Vtr)
1
*kulk
large drag net
(N)
0
kulkən
youth, teenager (up to about 15 years)
(N)
0
kuma
raw food
(N)
0
kumba
to lie down, to sleep
(Vintr)
2
(photo - to sleep - flickr...
*kumbi-purrp
sleepy person 'sleepy-head'
(N)
0
kunakal, kunyikal
underneath
(Prep)
0
preposition followed by the...
*kunaty
marshmallow
(N)
0
*kunatyila-wil
dark, dark-coloured
(Nom)
0
(nominal formed with...
kunawar
swan
(N)
0
*kunert
cottonweed, ground cudweed
(N)
0
(Editor: The photo used to...
*Kunert-kunert
name of Round Lake near Kerang, 'lot of cottonweed'
