Shoshoni/English Dictionary:

H


                      

 

ha   (question particle
haa’ yes 
ha[’]bi- 

     habikwai’nna

     hapí 

to lie, be (in a supine position); lie down, go to bed 

usually go/goes to bed (iterative aspect)

am/is/are lying (in a supine position) (durative aspect)

haga’  where? 
haga’ahti? where at? 
hagadeN

     hagaadeN

who? 

(pausal form)

hagadeN

   which...? (+ noun
hagai’ how? what? 
hagai’ enne? what do you mean? 
hagaiti how? what?
   (transitive verbs of motion, 
   or movement within specified area) 
   (object of nominalized postpositional phrase) 
haganai’ (from) where?  
haganaite (from) where? (a specific place- name) 
hagani

     hagani naakwa?

how? in what way? what? (non-material)

what happened?

haganihatu how? in what way? what? (non-material)
(intransitive verb of motion)
(movement towards or into specified area)  
hagani’yunde why? how come? 
hagapundu (to) where?
haga’aku where?
haga’a[’]nna

     haga’aa’nna 

where?

(pausal form)

 hainji (-ha) (male) friend 
ha[’]niibe (-ha)  (Indian) corn, maize 
hanni- 

     hanni’yu

     hannii’yu

to do (INTR/TR)

 am/are/is doing (progressive)

(pausal form)

hapí  m/is/are lying (in a supine position) (durative aspect
(refer to: ha[’]bi-)
ha[’]yangenaa’  first, first (thing)
hibi-

     hibi’nna

to drink

that ... is/are drinking (subordinating suffix)

himbai’   when?
himbaigaN

      gai himbaigaN 

how much?

not much

himbaigande how much? 
himbaigandee’ (himbaigandei’) how many? 
himbaigandengahtu

     himbai’gaandengahtu

for how much (money)? 

(pausal form)

hinga dabai  what time (of day)?
hinga dabai naha’yu? what time (of day) is it? 
hi[’]nni (hi[’]nna)  what? 
hiwange-

     hiwangekuandu’i

to pick up (things) with the hands; select (from a pile)

 will go and pick (things) up  with the hands (future)

hukuneaiH-

     hukuneaife’nni

to blow dust (intransitive verb)

it is blowing dust (continuative aspect

hutsi’ (-a)

(paternal) grandmother;
 grandchild(ren) (by one’s son) (female speech)