v. to recognize; to distinguish; to observe
Var.: (xili’wasǝ̀, xiliwasǝn-, xiliwašǝ)
1. mukxiliwasǝ, 'I have slightly poor eyesight' ; 'I did not recognize it well.'
2. kuši’ik hesiktǝq kaypi kimukxiliwasǝ, 'my eyes are aching and therefore I do not distinguish.'
3. tsxiliwasǝ nełtsalinehet, 'I look well to see how something comes to me.'
4. kasqitǝwǝtsus kinupan tsxiliwasǝ, 'and he was watching carefully, and he soon recognized [her].'
5. mukxiliwasǝnwu lokalaxǝwǝł kasimǝy kinawa kʰqisǝnwu lo’išupšup, 'I could not distinguish coyotes from wolves when I saw them in the hills.'
Morph.: [<qili- (instr.looking) + wasǝ (be good in form, manner, or action)>]
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Var.: (xili’wasǝ̀, xiliwasǝn-, xiliwašǝ)
1. mukxiliwasǝ, 'I have slightly poor eyesight' ; 'I did not recognize it well.'
2. kuši’ik hesiktǝq kaypi kimukxiliwasǝ, 'my eyes are aching and therefore I do not distinguish.'
3. tsxiliwasǝ nełtsalinehet, 'I look well to see how something comes to me.'
4. kasqitǝwǝtsus kinupan tsxiliwasǝ, 'and he was watching carefully, and he soon recognized [her].'
5. mukxiliwasǝnwu lokalaxǝwǝł kasimǝy kinawa kʰqisǝnwu lo’išupšup, 'I could not distinguish coyotes from wolves when I saw them in the hills.'
Morph.: [<qili- (instr.looking) + wasǝ (be good in form, manner, or action)>]
Cross References:
- suyaxiliwasǝ to want to look intently at