Shoshoni/English Dictionary:

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gaH in, at (postposition
-gati in (postposition)
(transitive verbs of motion)
(or movement within a specified area)
(object case of nominalized postpositional phrase
gade-

     gaté

to sit

am/are/is sitting (durative aspect)

gadenoo’ (gadenoo’a)  chair 
gagu’ (-a) (maternal) grandmother;
grand child(ren) (by one’s daughter) (female speech
gahniN (gahniN) house 
gahte at (used with static verbs that indicate no notion) 
gahtei’ at; people at (a specific location) (plural form
gahtu  

     gaahtu

to (postposition)

(pausal form

gahyunde at
gai  not 
gai no
gai himbaigaN not much 
gaiháiwa'i  it’s not there; there’s nothing there 
(EXPR) 
gaisheN  not yet 
gaisheseN not yet (very informal version of: gaisheN
gaiyu’uN late 
gande  to have 
gapai (gapai) bed
gapii’ (-a) coffee 
gebedande (gebedandi) long 
gedii’ (-a)  cat
-ge’nna (repetitive aspect) (verbal suffix
genduN yesterday (adverb)
gendum beaichehku  yesterday morning (adverb of time)
gendu yeika yesterday evening (adverb of time
gendu yeitabai’yi  yesterday afternoon (adverb of time)
genga (gengai onion 
genu’ (-a)  (paternal) grandfather
grandchild(ren) (by one’s son) (masculine speech)
gesunga-

     deche gesunga-

to like (by tasting with the mouth); to taste

to not like (by tasting with the mouth)

getaaN  very; really; extremely (adverb)  
gewaga next to, beside (postposition
gewagahku next to (transitive verbs of motion
(or movement towards) (postposition)
gia’  maybe, perhaps 
gia’ se[’]ba maybe, perhaps 
gizhaa  not good (also: gai tsaa’
gooni-  to go and come back;
to make a round trip (intransitive verb)
gooni- to mark a circle; cycle (intransitive verb)
goonipe  cycled; gone (around) in a circle (perfect) 
gotoo’ (-a)  fire 
gotoonoo’ (-a)  stove 
gozho[’]hai- to wash (something) (transitive verb)
go’aiH- to return, go back, come back 
go’aihki-  to come home (from perspective of speaker)
go’aihkimi’i-  to usually come home (on a habitual basis) 
-gu while, when (subordinator)
guchuN (guchuna) cow 
guhnaiki-

     guhnáikingu

to run (of a motor) (intransitive verb)

is running (of a motor) (intransitive verb)
(momentaneous aspect)

gu[’]na (gu[’]na)  wood 
gunawaimungu (gunawaimungi)  train; box-car; railroad 
gupa  in; within (POSTPOS) 
gupangu in; within (transitive verbs of motion
(or movement towards)
(postposition)
gusa (gusai) pants 
gutseniH- to heat up, get hot 
gutsénihka it heats up, it gets hot; it heated up; it got hot
 (resultative aspect
gutsenihka’ai-

     gutsenihka’ai’yu

to be continuously hot (of the weather) (intransitive verb

it is continuously hot (progressive) 

guyungwi’yaa’ (-a) turkey
guyungwi’yaa’an duku (duki)  turkey (meat) 
-gwa- (indicates direction away from the speaker)
 (auxiliary verb
gwasu’uN (-na)  dress, skirt; shirt, blouse 
gwee’ (gwehi) wife 
gwehe (gwehi) wife (ALTERNATIVE)
gwiipusiaH-

     gwiipusiahka

to be smoky (of the environment)

it is smoky, it was smoky (resultative aspect)