kâmv'iri Lexicon
Movement

General Movement

řâns'a-  VI.  shake; move.   řâns'oa-; řâns'avoa-  [řânsa-V]   [PrAr. *ra˜j-a- 'moves to and fro'   T. 10566 (+)]

c'üa-  VI.  move, wiggle (archaic, supplanted by řâns'a- except when referring to walnuts in a walnut-rolling game; cf. c'ücü bu-).   [cüa-V]

c'ü cü bu-  VI.  wiggle, move.   [cüaVcüaV bu-V]

c'ü cü pře-  VI.  wiggle [esp., a child in the womb]; stir [intrans.; from sleep].   [cüaVcüaV pře-V]

trap'a trapa ksa-  VI.  flap or flop around.   trap'a trapa ksoa-  [trapaN trapaN ksa-V]
^bâ·sano ^dâmu to ^trapa trapa ksanta. 'The clothes are flapping in the wind.'
^kâkok ^âlol kti ^âTlea to ^trapa trapa ksi. 'When the chicken was slaughtered and thrown aside, it flopped around.'

-pilTa-  VI.  [with bidirectional pointer] flap (e.g. up and down); be shuffled; be folded over.   [Dpa-i8-lTa-V]

lâ·p'a-  VI.  shake up and down; flap.   lâp'oa-; lâp'avoa-  [lâpa-V]   [PIA *lappa- 'sudden movement'   T. 10939.1 (+)]

lâpl'apa tia-  VI.  toss and turn.   [lâpaVlâpaV tia-V]

âc'ala-  VI.  jerk; shake or jump suddenly.   âc'aloa-; âc'alavoa-  [âDcol-a-V]

Tiŋ'a-  VI.  roll.   Tiŋ'oa-; Tiŋ'avoa-  [Tiŋa-V]

Seizing and Letting Go

vřâk'â-  VT.  take, get; want (something).   vřâk'uta- past; vřâk'avoa-  [optionally with directional pointer].  [va-řDgâa-V]   [PIA upa-gRbh-a-ay-a-ti 'seizes from below'   T. 2156 (rather < *'apa-...)]

ŋ'â-  VT.  take, pick up; acquire; buy; capture; heed.   ŋut'a- past; ŋuv'oa-  [nDgâa-V]   [PIA anu-gRbh-a-ay-a-ti 'follows in taking'   T. 313.1 (past < T. 313.2 *anu ghRp-ta-)]

vř'☠ŋâ-  VT.  grab.   [va-ňa> n-gâa-V]

v'ânma-  VT.  seize, grasp; take; grab; hold.   v'ânmoa-; v'ânmavoa-  [vaDnâma-V]

m'ânma-  VT.  grasp (archaic).   [1Nnâma-V]

nâc'a˜ ŋâ-  VT.  pinch.   [nâce˜N˜> n-gâa-V]


ut'e-  VT.  leave alone; let fallow [field]; allow to come or go.   ut'ařa- past; ut'avoa-  [optionally with directional pointer].  [uDte-V]

ut'e-  VT.  [with directional pointer] allow to go or come (in or from the specified direction).   ut'ařa- past; ut'avoa-  [uDte-V]
^âmkioa˜ ^břâkom `nâ utařom. 'They didn't let me into town.'

p'e ute-  VT.  let go, release [from oneself]; leave alone.   p'e utavoa-  [pa-eD u-te-V]

Hitting

v'ia-  VT.  hit, beat.   vin'a- past; vi·'oa-; vi·'avoa-  [via-V]   [PIA vedh-a-ti 'pierces'   T. 12109]

'e por via-  VT.  punch; hit.   [evN pa-oar> via-V]

mř'üšta˜ via-  VT.  punch, hit with one's fist.   [mřüštNa-˜> via-V]

câp'oa-  VT.  slap.   câp'avoa-  [optionally with directional pointer].  [câpaVov-D]

'e por câpoa-  VT.  slap.   [evN pa-oar> câpa-ov-V]

buŋ'oa-  VT.  beat soundly or noisily.   buŋ'avoa-  [bukN˜>ov-D]

Jumping

'oaźa-  VI.  jump; copulate [male animal].   'oaźoa-; 'oaźavoa-  [optionally with directional pointer].  [oaźa-V]

Ski'âŋi e-  VI.  hop on one foot.   Ski'âŋi nâma-  [SkiâkNa-˜> ie-V]

Ski'âŋi oaźa-  VI.  hop on one foot.   [SkiâkNa-˜> oaźa-V]

Ski'âŋi utia-  VI.  hop on one foot.   [SkiâkNa-˜> u-tia-V]


(Phonemic transcription updated 23 October 2007)