Ararahih'urípih
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íikiv to wear a necklace

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. kári   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 text
  3. xás   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 text
  4. kári   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 text
  5. káruma   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 text
  6. pa-pirishkâarim   -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 text
  7. kári   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 text
  8. ta'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 text
  9. xás   chími   áxvaay   -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 text
  10. kári   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 text
  11. vúra   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 text
  12. kári   xás   áxvaay   chémi   xás      koo      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 text
  13. kári   xás   chîimich   sáruk   ník   u-'ákichnim-ach   pa--'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