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Swanton] LINGUISTIC MATERIAL, FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS 91<br />
peki's, clean, and flat(?) (see paki's).<br />
a'x pekgwe'k, low water {mar bajo)<br />
(50).<br />
somi' peki's, flat, a field (llano) (23).<br />
pe'kla, to suck {chupar) (112).<br />
a'x pe'kla, to suck tobacco (chwpar<br />
tobaco) (47).<br />
a'x pe'kle, cigarette {cigarito), to suck<br />
tobacco (65).<br />
peklai', turtle (tortuga) (34) (see glai').<br />
pekota'mle, to win, "they have won<br />
it"? {lo han ganado) (37).<br />
pekue'l,<br />
set sepiau' pekue'l, the wasps (bees?)<br />
make honey (las avispas hacen<br />
miel) (39).<br />
pe'x, forehead (frente) (31).<br />
pel, to break wind (form denied by 2d<br />
informant)<br />
ampela'm pape't, the act of breaking<br />
wind (rumbadorl) (27).<br />
pelai(le),<br />
alekueten torn pele'x apelai'le, seams<br />
(71).<br />
alekuete'n tom pele'x apelai'le, two<br />
seams (71).<br />
apelai'le, to sew (coser) (and deriva-<br />
tion) (114).<br />
ke'm to'm pelai'le, seamstress (cosi-<br />
dor).<br />
to'm (a)pelai'le, (1) needle (aguja),<br />
(2) thread (hilo), (3) one who sews<br />
(cosidor) (71).<br />
pelawi's, boy (see pekio't).<br />
pelawi's pa'kie, he (the boy) came<br />
there (vino a^d) (47).<br />
pelawi's pakieke't, the boy is running<br />
(el muchacho es corriendo) (24).<br />
pelawi's pakio', boy, go there! (mu-<br />
chachito, va alia) (47).<br />
pelawi's yakie', boy, come here!<br />
(muchachito, vien aqui (?)) (47).<br />
pele'x, pele', good, it is good, it is new<br />
(bueno, santo, nuevo) (77) (cf.<br />
pese'x, poxla'p).<br />
alekuete'n tom pele'x apelai'le, two<br />
seams (71).<br />
am pele', good liver (higado bueno)<br />
(9).<br />
pakue' pele', a good singer (un buen<br />
caniador) (120).<br />
pele'he, it is good,<br />
pele'x nati, it is good (estd bueno) (95).<br />
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pele' pakai', (sapota-tree?) (chapote<br />
said to be same as zapote) (44).<br />
somi' pele'xhi, somi' pele'hhi, a<br />
plain, a prairie, a savanna (llanura)<br />
(somi' = afuera) (23, 50).<br />
wama'kpele', church (iglesia), "sacred<br />
house" (61), "good house" (66).<br />
wama'k pele'he, wama'k pele'x, the<br />
house is good (la casa estd buena)<br />
(66).<br />
pelkua'm, to return to (tr. verb with<br />
sing, obj.) (112).<br />
pella'p(le),<br />
apela'pla, I wash (yo lava) (22).<br />
xai' pella'ple, xai' perra'ple, the tree<br />
fell (el palo se cayo), the wood was<br />
cleared (limpiado el palo) (41) (cf.<br />
elua'x)<br />
pela'pla, to wash (lavar, limpiar) (113).<br />
kale't (a) pela'pla, to clean the pot for<br />
faeces (limpiar el cagador) (66).<br />
kem apela'pla, a washerwoman (22).<br />
xai', apela'ple, a long hollow washing<br />
trough made of wood (artesa) (71).<br />
xai' tom apela'pl, lignum vitae, "one<br />
wishes to wash with it" (quiere<br />
lavar con el) (43).<br />
to'm apela'pla, soap (jabon) (71).<br />
ya'x (a)pela'pla, to wipe the nose, to<br />
wash the nose (limpiar el nariz)<br />
(10, 36).<br />
peniai', see wai.<br />
pepeki'sen, right (derecho) (79).<br />
lo't pepeki'sgn, right arm (brazo<br />
derecho) (9).<br />
pepo'k, pepu'k, white (bianco), a white,<br />
a native of Spain (gachupin) (21),<br />
tin ("white" ware) (estafio) (73, 76).<br />
a'x pepo'k, or a'x pakwu', foam (50).<br />
kem ale'l pepo'k, a woman with white<br />
legs (muger a las piernas blancas)<br />
(27).<br />
klai' pepo'k, glai' pepo'k, white turtle<br />
(tortuga blanca) (34).<br />
xai' pepo'k, white stick (palo bianco)<br />
(41).<br />
xa'm pepo'k, pigeon, dove (30).<br />
pawiau' pepu'k, white sugar (azucar<br />
bianco!) (69).<br />
payatau' pepu'k, mestizo.<br />
pepo'k gatcupino, a white, a native of<br />
Spain.
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