domingo

Borrowed from Spanish domingo, from a shortening of Late Latin diēs Dominicus (“Sunday”, literally “day of the Lord”).


kish

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ki. Cognate with Northern Tepehuan kií.


hul

húl (canonical)
húl (nominative singular)
hú'li (objective singular)


chah

Uncertain. The Cahuilla are known to have had contact with English and Spanish, which mostly use tea and té, respectively, though both have cha as a rarer variant.


taxliswet

táxliswet (canonical)
táxliswetem (plural)

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *taka + ? + -wet.


chawish

A type of sandal formerly worn by the Cahuilla


chawa'al

head

cháwa'al (absolute singular cháwa'al, plural cháwa'am, possessed singular cháw'a)

cháwa'al (canonical)
cháwa'al (absolute singular)
cháwa'am (plural)


tamakeñish

támal (“mouth”) + kéñish (“good-tasting, sweet”)


hikusal

A soft spot on a baby's head, a fontanel


'ikat

A net with a loop around the forehead that was used to carry heavy loads on the back


'ill

The honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana


'asill

An annual plant with edible, peppery seeds, tansy mustard, Descurainia pinnata.


kuspill

Kúspi petuk (petuk: (adv) inside); inside of her/his throat

(synonym) paxwáyva'al; inside of her/his throat


kuspill

-qélla- (canonical)
kúspill (nominative singular)
kúspillem (nominative plural)
kúspi'lli (objective singular)
kúspillmi (objective plural)
kúspi (genitive singular)
kúspim (genitive plural)
kúspiy (genitive objective singular)
kúspimi (genitive objective plural)

kúspi qéllaka (future inceptive -ka); her/his throat is beginning to feel sore, i.e. she/he has a sore throat


laqachill

hide, leather, something made from leather


qwiñill

A California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), the California oak species with the best acorns for eating.


ninill

The fruit of the yucca, especially the banana yucca, Yucca baccata, which was sweet and edible after roasting.


pakpish

A flat paddle used in traditional pottery-making.


pasal

An annual native sage with nutritious seeds, chia, Salvia columbariae


patavniva'al

A stone with a groove in it, formerly used to straighten arrows


saqapish

(Mountain Cahuilla dialect) kind of edible mushroom that grows on cottonwood stumps


tallki

mariposa lily, or Indian potato, plants in the genus Calochortus with showy flowers and edible bulbs.


taxmingkik

taxmíngkik (canonical)
taxmíngkiktem (plural)


tevat

pinyon (either the pine or the nuts)
single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla)

pinyon (either the pine or the nuts)
Parry pinyon (Pinus quadrifolia)


tevinmall

tévinmall (canonical)
tévinmallem (plural)


ting'ayvash

tíng'ayvash (canonical)
tíng'ayvachem (plural)


weevu'

Borrowed from Spanish huevo, from Latin ōvum.


wiirupish

Borrowed from Spanish güiro, from Taíno [Term?].


xuull

Probably from Spanish frijol, from Latin phaseolus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).


chipatmal

head

chípatmal (absolute singular chípatmal, possessed singular chípatma, plural chípatmalem)

chípatmal (canonical)
chípatmal (absolute singular)
chípatmalem (plural)

a type of basket used for sifting or winnowing


'amiwoki

Borrowed from Spanish amigo, from Latin amīcus, from amō (“I love”).