miɬayt

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Chinook Jargon

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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miɬayt

  1. to sit
    ɬush mayka miɬayt yakwa
    you can sit here
  2. to stay
    alta ixt yaka miɬayt kʰapuk yaka haws
    Now one (of them) is staying at her house
  3. to live in, be in or at
    qʰa alta msayka miɬayt?
    Where do y'all live now?
  4. to have/possess
    na miɬayt makwst tənás
    I have two children
  5. to wear (clothes)

References

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  • Chinuk Wawa: Kakwa Nsayka Ulman-Tilixam Laska Munk-Kemteks Nsayka As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 2012., page 159