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íikiv to wear a necklace
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lexicon ID #1651 | revised Oct 31 2014
íikiv • V • to wear a necklace
Derivatives (5)
íikiv "necklace"
ipá'iikiv "juniper seed necklace"
ishpukatunvéech'iikiv "necklace made of small dentalia shells"
piikívmath "to put necklaces on (someone)"
piikívship "to put necklaces up on"
Source: WB 458, p.338
- kástaan u'íikivti. She's wearing a mourning necklace. [Reference: KV]
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xás kári iv'ávahkam u-vôoruraa t-óo piikívshipriv p-éemyah then then roof 3s(>3)-crawl.up PERF-3s(>3) put.necklaces.up.on the-breath And he crawled up on the roof, he wore the heart as a necklace. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás u-xús pa-pirishkâarim púya íf yâamach p-oo-'iikív-tih then then 3s(>3)-think the-grizzly and.so truly pretty NOMZ-3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR And Grizzly thought, "My, he's really wearing a pretty necklace! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textxás u-píip pa-pirishkâarim íf yâamach p-ee-'iikív-tih then 3s(>3)-say the-grizzly truly pretty NOMZ-2s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR And Grizzly said, "You're really wearing a pretty necklace!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás yuuxmachmahánach u-piip man vúra naa nin-ímya pa-ni-'iikív-tih then then lizard.sp. 3s(>3)-say why... Intensive 1sg. 1sPOSS-breath NOMZ-1s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR And Lizard said, "Why, I wear my heart as a necklace." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkáruma u-'iikív-tih yiipahvuf-'ímyah in.fact 3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR rotten.roots-breath The fact was, he was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textpa-pirishkâarim mú-mya t-óo thyúruripaa t-u-fúhish pa-yuuxmachmahánnach u-píkshaayvu-tih uum áhup u-'iikív-tih yiipahvuf-'ímyah the-grizzly 3sPOSS-breath PERF-3s(>3) pull.out PERF-3s(>3)-believe NOMZ-lizard.sp. 3s(>3)-tell.lie-DUR 3.SG wood 3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR rotten.roots-breath He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás chémi kiik-piikívmath-ap then then all.right 1/3>2pl-put.necklaces.on-INV And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textta'ítam kun-píikivshiiprin-aheen so 3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.up.on-ANT So they put necklaces on. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textxás chími áxvaay nú-piikivmath-i then soon crane 1pl(>3)-put.necklaces.on-IMPER And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam kun-píikivmath-aheen then then so 3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.on-ANT So they put necklaces on him. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textvúra uum táay pa-t-óo piikívshiip thíin axyár vúra Intensive 3.SG much NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) put.necklaces.up.on glands.in.throat full Intensive He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textkári xás áxvaay chémi xás tá koo tá kun-piikívshiip koovúra then then crane all.right then PERF all PERF 3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.up.on all And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textkári xás chîimich sáruk ník u-'ákichnim-ach pa-mú-'iikiv then then little.bit downhill a.little 3s(>3)-lie.coiled-DIM.(verbs) the-3sPOSS-necklace And his necklaces were just a little dab down at the bottom (of his neck) Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text