Tohono O'odham Semantics

Tohono O'odham Semantics

Sergio DemaraAIS/LING 210

Pronouns

From "Grammatical Sketch of the Tohono O'odham Language" by Cheyenne Wing

Mamasdagi - Colors

1. S-cuk - black

8. S-wegima - pink

2. S-toha - white

9. S-cedagi - green

3. S-komagi - gray

10. S-nalasmagi - orange

4. S-kubjuwi - brown

5. S-'uam - yellow

6. S-'ani:Imagi - blue

7. S-'i:bhaimagi - purple

Numbers

1. Hema - one

8. Gigi'ik - eight

2. Gohk - two

9. Humukt - nine

3. Waik - three

10. Wehstmahm - ten

4. Gi'ik - four

5. Hetasp - five

6. Chuhthp - six

7. Wewa'ak - seven

Nouns

1. Cheoj - man

2. Oks - woman

3. Tash - sun

4. Mashath - moon

5. Shuhthagi - water

6. I'itoi - Creator/God

Source: https://www.native-languages.org/papago_words.htm

Cultural

1. U:walig Maṣad (February or Deer Mating Moon)

8. Ha:l - Squash

2. Gakimdag Maṣad (January or Animals Lose Their Fat Moon)

9. Wako - Bottle Gourd

10. Tianda - store

3. Ha’icu A:ga (storytelling)

11. Chuk-son - "Spring at the Base of Black Mountain" or Tucson

4. Ha:sań Bak Masad (Saguaro fruit gathering month)

5. U'us Wihogdag Masad (Mesquite Bean Harvest Moon)

6. C-cemait - tortilla

7. Ku'ipad - tool used to take down baithag fruit from a cactus

Source: http://www.waknet.org/Newsletters/2023-02-NL.pdfhttp://www.waknet.org/Newsletters/2023-05-NL.pdf