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Taste 



Tfq^ 'to taste,' intransitive. Thus: hqn nqtfQ, 'how does it taste?' 

 (Aa//, how; nq, it; tfq^ to taste); hiivqn nqtfq, 'it tastes good' 

 {hiwoy^ good; nq^ it; tfq^ to taste); hqyvs^ho''^ vnnqtfqpi^ 'it 

 has no taste' {hqijws^l)o''°^ nothing; wi^ negative; nq^ it; tfq^ to 

 taste; j?/, negative). 



'4, 'to be sweet', 'sweet', 'sweetness.' Thus: wd'^, 'it is sweet' 

 {nq, it; '4, to be sweet); Jca ''q'i'O, 'sweet leaf {ha., 'leaf; '(/, 

 sweet); ^qhikinqifq, 'it tastes insipid' ('4, sweet; ^■jH, like; nq, 

 it; tfq, to taste). 



Tsiy, 'to be sticky.' This is also said of taste. Thus: nqtsiy, 'it is 

 sticky' {7iq, it; tsiy, to be sticky). 



'' Ojohe, 'to be sour,' 'sour,' 'sourness.' Thus: n^ojohe, 'it is sour' 

 {nq, it; ''ojohe, to be sour); he ^ojohe'iij, 'sour apple' {be, apple; 

 ^ojohe, sour). 



^ Oje, 'to be sour,' 'sour,' 'sourness.' Thus: nq'oje, 'it is sour' {nq, 

 it; ''oje, to be sour); he ^oje'^iy, 'sour apple' {he, apple; ^oje, sour). 



P^ahqy, 'to be burnt.' This is also said of taste. Thus: nqp^ahay, 

 'it is burnt,' 'it has a burnt taste' {ml, it; p'ahay, to be burnt; 

 Ger. angebrannt sein). 



Tse, 'to be bitter,' 'bitter,' 'l)itterness.' Thus: nq'Vs^, 'it is bitter' 

 {ml, it; ''i'8^, to be bitter); ka ''i's^^iy, 'bitter leaf {ka, leaf; '^i'^, 

 bitter). 



Ss^, 'to be hot or burning to the taste, like chile pepper,' 'hot or 

 burning to the taste,' ' hot or burning taste,' ' substance which has a 

 hot or burning taste.' Thus: nqt^x, 'it tastes burning, like chile, 

 {nq, it; ss^, to be hot or burning to the taste); Jca sse'iy, 'leaf with 

 hot or burning taste' {ka, leaf; s^, hot or burning to the taste). 



Suwa, 'to be warm,' 'warm,' warmth.' Thus: nqsuwa, 'it is warm,' 

 'it has a warm taste' {7iq, it; suwa, to be warm); ka suwcDiy, 

 'warm leaf {Jca, leaf; suwa, warm). 



Tsqyicse, 'to be hot,' 'hot,' 'heat' Thus: nqfsqyws^, 'it is hot,' 'it 

 has a hot taste' {nq, it; fsqyw^, hot); ka fsdyws^^iy, 'hot leaf {ka, 

 leaf; tsqyws^, hot). 



^ OkoAil, 'to be cool,' 'cool,' 'coolness,' 'to be cold,' 'cold,' 'coldness.' 

 Thus: ncCokojJh, 'it is cool or cold,' 'it tastes cool or cold' {iiq, it; 

 "'okoAii, to be cool or cold); ka ''oka^iViy, 'cool or cold leaf (ka, 

 leaf; ''okaAi, cool or cold). This word is never applied to the 

 weather. 



