[one] gnaws on [it] like a dog [gnaws] a bone purūb nemē pi’ņ lūdõ
The dog is gnawing on a bone. Pi’ņ purūb lūdõ.
Why are you hounding me? Mis sa mīnda purūd?
That is bread, which [one] can chew on [~chew with [one's] teeth], [one] chews it bit by bit. Se u’m lēba, mis ambõdõks võib pu’rrõ, tǟnda pa rǭziņ purūb.
The little one is crying so. Piški ne’i bēkõb.
Well, what are you crying for now? No mis sa sǟ’l ni buļīkšõd?
He is yelling like [his] throat is coming apart. Ta ōŗõb ne’iku kurk ke’ržõb.
He is yelling at the top of his voice. Ta ōŗõb amāl kurkõl.
[One] is yelling like a brute. Ōŗõb kui mõtsāli.
[S/he] is crying like a piglet stuck in a fence. Ōŗõb ne’iku pūoraz tarā va’is.
What are you yelling for? Mis sa ōŗõd?
Who is yelling over there? Kis sǟ’l ōŗõb?
The men are yelling. Mī’ed ouŗõbõd.
Don't shout! Alā ouŗ!
to start crying irgõ itkõ
the child is crying läpš itkūb
I am crying for him, [I] feel sorry for him. Ma itkūb tǟnda, u’m zǟl i’ļ tä’m.
The bird is crying. Lind lägāstõb.
The hen is crying, clucking. Kanā lägāstõb, kǭkštõb.
to cry out in response vastõ ū’kšõ
The herder is calling. Kǭŗapaint ūiņtõb.
[One] is crying out in the forest. Ū’kšõbõd mõtsās.
to plough, to till, to cultivate kīskõ i’lzõ
The fallow land was ploughed. Sīe atmatā kīskiz i’lzõ.
The milk curdles, [it] comes together. Sēmḑa kupūb, lǟ’b ku’bbõ.
The doctors treated me for a long time. Āŗštõd mīnda kōgiņ āŗštizt.
He cured his son of scarlet fever. Ta āŗštiz eņtš pūoga šärlakstõ tierrõks.
He cured him of stealing. Ta āŗštiz tǟnda salāndõmõst jarā.
to smoke fish ka’ļdi kūjastõ
to cure meat vȯ’zzõ kūjastõ
Flounder are used [when] dried. Liestād sǭbõd kȭlbatõd kūjastõd.
He dries flounder with smoke, in smoke or the sun. Ta kūjastõb lešti so’vkõks, so’v sizāl või pǟva kä’dsõ.
Don't swear! Alā van!
He is swearing. Ta vǭnõb.
He is swearing when he says: "Oh, you devil!" Ta vǭnõb siz, ku ta kītõb: „Ah sa kuŗē!”.
[One] curses another person, or another person curses you: you thief, you beast, you blockhead. Šīmpõb tūoizta, agā tuoi sīnda šīmpõb: sa burlak, sa zvē’r, sa mops.
Is he cursing at you? Või ta sīnda lamūb?
He curses at another person with bad words, rails against [him]. Ta sūoimõb tūoizta äbjõvād sõnādõks, lamūb.
to circumcise immõr ī’edõ
to cut in two kațki ī’edõ
to cut open, to cut lengthwise lǭ’igi ī’edõ
to cut to pieces narmõks ī’edõ
to cut (into), to make an incision si’zzõl ī’edõ
to cut hair ibūkši ī’edõ
to slice bread leibõ ī’edõ
to operate on the appendix [~ to cut the appendix] pi’mdõsūolt ī’edõ
I am slicing bread for you with a knife. Ma ī’edõb si’nnõn leibõ veisõks.
to cut hair ibūkši kerīkšõ
to shear a sheep lāmbazt kerīkšõ
to cut hay ainõ nītõ
to reap grain viļļõ nītõ
to chop trees pūḑi ra’dļõ
to hack into a tree pū’zõ ra’dļõ
to reply sharply vastõ ra’dļõ
[One] cuts a hole in the ice. Ra’dļõb ouk jeiõ.
He chops down the tree. Ta ra’dļõb pū mǭ’zõ.
Those were already chopped down. Nänt jo ra’ḑliz jarā.
[One] hews a log with an axe. Baļkõ tovūb kirrõks.
One side was hewed flat. Ikš kaņț vȯ’ļ to’vdõd la’iglimizõks.
[One] carves with a dagger. Duņtšõks ūolõb.
The sharp peg is whittled so that it is sharp. Spitš pūlka u’m ūoldõd ne’i, ku ta u’m spitš.
[One] carves that sort of a thing with a dagger. Duņtšõks ūoļikšõb seļļizt a’žžõ.
[You] shred [it], [you] cut the meat, the food with a knife into small pieces, small bits. Gra’izõb, duņtšõks ī’edõb vȯ’zzõ, sīemna’igõ piškiz kabāļiz, piškiz sumāriz.
[One] is cutting [with a blunt knife], if [one] cuts with a knife and the knife does not work, [it] is dull. Ru’inõb, ku veisõks ī’edõb ja duņtš ä’b ak, u’m tȭlza.
The beavers had dammed up the river there. Bä’bbõrd vȯļtõ dämmõnd sǟ’l siedā jo’ugõ vi’zzõ.
You are ruining him, you are spoiling him. Māitõd tǟnda, sa rikūd tä’m jarā.
[One] ruins meat, the meat gets shredded, cut up with holes. Ni’ggõrtõb vȯzā jarā, vȯzā īeb šnärbõlõks, ī’edtõd ouklimi.
to ruin [one's] life jelāmizt rikkõ
to harm [one's] health tīeratõ rikkõ
He damaged the car. Ta rikīz mašīn jarā.
The tailor damaged the fabric. Skrūodõr rikīz ǭ’rõn jarā.
[One] breaks, damages [it]. Toņņõb, rikūb jarā.
