Lexember 25th: okkochál, "scorpion"

Today's word, okkochál /ʔok.ˈko.t͡ʃaːl/ scorpion, is made up of kochál tail and a much reduced form of ochuko bend, fold.

Ëmpin okkochál në kor si mokat harno.
this.kind scorpion TOP person ACC kill.INF be.able.PFV
This kind of scorpion can kill a person.

The word can also be used for someone who is adept at especially vicious office politics.

Okkochál nen tiëtë tui mítëmai, núkkiëlësto so.
okkochál nen tiëtë tui mít-ëmai núkkiël-ëst-o so
scorpion LOC near thus say-PFV.COND.CVB be.in.trouble-INCH-PFV ASSEV
If you talk that way in front of a scorpion you'll get into trouble.

Lexember 24th: lonta, "image, representation"

Today's word, lonta /ˈlon.ta/ image, representation, is derived from yesterday's launo copy, imitate.

Ën tátiën lës vë lonta chëtu-chëtin no.

this dog as ATTR image RED-bad be.PFV

This representation of a dog is poor.

The ADJ-u ADJ-in reduplication is used with adjectives to attenuate the sense.

Lonta së në ha ríncho.

image even TOP 1SG fear.PFV

I feared even the image.

Lexember 23rd: launo, "copy, imitate, represent"

Another word I thought I already had, launo /ˈlaʊ̯.no/ is copy, imitate, represent.

Eman në mél si launo so.
child TOP parent ACC copy.PFV ASSEV
The child imitates the parent.

Ha në ël vë vahwa si launat harno më.
1SG TOP 3SG ATTR manner ACC copy.INF be.able.PFV NEG
I can't copy her manner (or style).

Ën në kiva si mitui launo.
this TOP tree ACC good.ADV copy.PFV
This represents a tree well.

All of this is leading up to tomorrow's word.

Lexember 22nd: laucho, "weave"

Today's verb is laucho /ˈlaʊ̯.t͡ʃo/ weave.

Tëkímës si lauchirë.
hat ACC weave.IPFV
I'm weaving a hat.

I've not focused on this much in the Lexember examples, but Kílta can be aggressively PRO-drop, as here.

Mácha në sain si laucho.
spider TOP web ACC weave.PFV
The spider wove its web.

The word laucho can also be used to mean enchant, cast a spell on, with both people and things available as the object.

Inin kíkún aukka si laucho.
and.then coyote wolf ACC enspell.PFV
And then the coyote cast a spell on the wolf.

Lexember 21st: chauha, "rabbit"

Today's word, chauha /ˈtʃaʊ̯.xa/ rabbit, is underived or related to any other words (for now).

Raila në chauha si akkalo.
fox TOP rabbit ACC capture.PFV
The fox caught a rabbit.

Chauhur në nihwa vë manur kwatu së si sano.
chauh-ur në nihwa vë man-ur kwat-u së si san-o
rabbit-PL TOP ISG ATTR vegetable-PL all-PL also ACC eat-PFV
The rabbits ate all of my vegetables.

I'm using the low-control first person pronoun (nihwa) here for obvious reasons. The construction of N + Quantifier + së is a partitive quantifier construction, here "all of my Ns."

Lexember 20th: orol, "cactus"

Orol /ˈʔo.rol/ is cactus. The word orus thorn is related.

Ha në ën orol nós huna talichirë.

1SG TOP this cactus due.to blood seep.IPFV

I'm bleeding because of this cactus.

Ëmpin orol rëtin mata si relo.

this.kind cactus much water ACC bear.PFV

This kind of cactus has a lot of water.

Lexember 19th: tirchoma, "desert"

Tirchoma /tiɾ.ˈtʃo.ma/ desert is very creatively derived from tirchin dry and om land, earth.

Aunur tirchoma si erëtichat no.
aunur tirchoma si er-ëtich-at no
1PL desert ACC TRANS-visit-INF be.PFV
We're going to go to the desert.

The pronoun aunur is specialized to refer to people in a romantic relationship.

Tirchoma vë kinta në chël óhin no.
desert ATTR night TOP very cold be.PFV
The desert night is very cold.