English to Tonkawa Dictionary
W
 
White
maslak
[mush-luck]
   
Water
a•x
[ach or akh]
 
Ocean
(big water)
a•x-kw-a•low
[akh-que-low]
Cider & Wine
(red water)
a•x--samox
Whiskey
(Mexican water)
a•x-ka-nos
Water Bucket
a•x-yakwan
[akh-yak-one]

Shore, Beach

(near water)

a•x-a•cin
To be thirsty
(to need water)
a•x-?eye-
 
To die of thirst
(need of water kills one)
a•x-?ey-nacaka-
To be thirsty
(to want water)
a•x-tice-
Pond
a•x-enca'n
Shell
a•x-oxolo•ko
Cider
(sweet water)
a•x-pix
[akh-pikh]
Kingfisher
a•x-yaycan
[akh-yai-chun]
Name of Amber Nicole Combrink.
Beer
(foaming water)
a•x-yo•cwan
Syrup
(liquid sweetness)
pix-a•x
[pikh-akh]
 
(Variation)  yako-   to dip up water, to fetch water.
 
Water Rises, Floods yako-na-
Dipper
(that by means of which one
dips water and drinks)
yakot-xanan
Waters come up yako-taycota
 

(Variation)  yakw-

 
Water runs down yakw-aklana-
Waterfall yakw-toswan
One goes to get water yakw-a.na-
To dam a river yakw-alana-
Bucket, container, dish yakwan
To bring up water in a bucket. yakwakwxona-
   

Wheat

?ale•ne•wil

 

Wheat Field

?ale•na-yawey

Seed Wheat

?ale•na-xe•l
Barley
(Small Wheat)
?ale•ne•s?aw
   
When
?a?a
?a?a
   

Wasp

?a•cna•?axol

   

Work

?e?eyo•n
 
To Work
?e?eyawa-
To work for Someone
?e?eyaw-ke-
Sunday
(No Work)
?e?eyo•n-kapay
[eh-ehyoon-ca-pie]
Finish Working
?e?eyaw-to•xa-
   
Wichita Indian House
(horse tipi)
?ekwanesxaw-yacox?an
 

 

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