n. one who dwells below
1. pake’et sa’at̓apmitsqanaqan, 'one Ventureño [person].'
2. losiy’iy’at̓apmitsqanaqan, 'the people of Ventura.'
3. ts̓ił sinunašǝš siy’at̓ap simuwu, tsaqni’onyoko, ’an xaxa’ax, ’an yǝla’a he’isis’amamǝ ’an tšišošoy, kahe ts̓ił ’isisa, 'there is a sea animal which resembles a shark, it is big, all its body is black, and it has teeth.'
4. tsamyikus sus’at̓ap latšǝ he’isma’am hemišup, 'they gave him permission to live always below the earth.'
5. lo’katšumàš ’an tšiyuštewè šu’uxpa’àš, kilo’ka’i’at̓ap miluk kał’isǝpuswu ’isiwǝł tsisunuwus ’išukowowonǝ’ǝ̀š, 'the Chumash (islanders) used to harpoon the otter, but the mainland Indians taught them to shoot them with arrows.'
Morph.: [<’al̓- (nz) + ’ap (living place; house)>]
Cross References: Ref: Harrington 1986: 3.89.459.3-460.1; Texts - WeirA11

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