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iin (the world, the human race) to exist
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lexicon ID #1666 | revised Nov 03 2005
iin • V • (the world, the human race) to exist
Derivative (1)
íinish "to come into existence"
Source: WB 623, p.347
- kúna uum pahootahyâaak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara. But if (the salmon) come back at the wrong time, the world would come to an end. [Reference: KT 148.33]
- víri hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen u'iináhaak, vaa vúra kóo kuníhruuvtiheesh pasímsiim. As long as the world exists, they will always use that knife. [Reference: WB T17.59]
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pa-hûutva kóo yaas'ára u-'íin-ahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kum-éekxaram nani-túnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun-'írunaa-tih-eesh NOMZ-somehow as.much.as rich.person 3s(>3)-exist-when so Intensive as.much.as always 3sPOSS-night 1sPOSS-children so right.here 3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-DUR-FUT As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textkúna úum pa-hôotah yâak nu-'ípak-ahaak hínupa ta-pu-'ára íin-ara in.addition 3.SG NOMZ-late good.place 1pl(>3)-come.back-when surprise PERF-NEG-person exist-NEG If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist. Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full textáfee-r tá kun-vítrip vaa uum pu-kúkuum p-íif-tih-ara pá-vaa kun-'îinish-tih-aak pa-yúux u-xéetchich-hi-tih bottom-having PERF 3pl(>3s)-pull.up.(weeds) so 3.SG NEG-again ITER-grow-DUR-NEG the-that 3pl(>3s)-come.into.existence-DUR-when the-dirt 3s(>3)-soft-DENOM-DUR Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textxás hínupa páy ára t-u-'íinish then surprise this person PERF-3s(>3)-come.into.existence And there Mankind came into existence. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textyakún yíth áraar u-'iiníshrih-eesh you.see other human 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-FUT A different people is going to come into existence." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textyakún yíth ára t-u-'íinish you.see other person PERF-3s(>3)-come.into.existence A different people was coming into existence. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textvíri hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen u-'iiná-haak vaa vúra kóo kun-íhruuv-tih-eesh pa-símsiim so somehow as.much.as land 3s(>3)-exist-when that Intensive as.much.as 3pl(>3s)-use-DUR-FUT the-knife However long the world exists, so long will they use (her) knife. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textvíri pa-yaas'ára hûutva t-u-'íin-ahaak víri pa-yaas'ára kâarim t-u-kúph-aak vaa kári xás ík i-chuuphí-tih-eesh so the-rich.person somehow PERF-3s(>3)-exist-when so the-rich.person bad PERF-3s(>3)-do-when so then then must 2s(>3)-speak-DUR-FUT However (long) Mankind exists, when Mankind does bad, then you will have to speak. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full texthûutva kóo yaas'ára u-'íin-ahaak víri yaas'ararée-thvaaykam ni-vúrayvu-tih-eesh somehow as.much.as rich.person 3s(>3)-exist-when so rich.person-front 1s(>3)-go.around-DUR-FUT As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textxás yaas'ara-'îin kun-ipêer iim kumá'ii pa-'ára u-'íin-ahaak i-'áam-tih-eesh-ap vaa kúth pu-haríxay xúrihi-tih-eesh then rich.person-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-say.to 2sg. because.of NOMZ-person 3s(>3)-exist-when 2s(>3)-eat-DUR-FUT-INV so because.of NEG-sometimes be.hungry-DUR-FUT Then Man told her, "For your sake, when people exist, they will eat you, because of that they will never hunger. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textyaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-eesh rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-FUT Mankind was about to come into existence. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textkári xás u-píip pa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-aak víri naa pa-'avanih-ich-tâapas-heesh then then 3s(>3)-say NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so 1sg. the-high-DIM-most-FUT And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest). Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textpa-hûutva kóo yaas'ára u-'íina-haak víri naa vúra kích kaná-'aam-tih-eesh káruma apxan-kêemich pa-niní-pxaan NOMZ-somehow as.much.as rich.person 3s(>3)-exist-when so 1sg. Intensive only 3pl>1s-eat-DUR-FUT in.fact cap-poor the-1sPOSS-cap However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textkári xás apsunmúnukich u-piip pa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshri-haak víri pa-'asiktávaan vaa u-kupí-ti-haak u-kitaxríharahi-ti-haak xáat káru u-xú-ti vúra pu-'aapúnm-eesh-ap víri vaa vúra kun-'áapunm-eesh then then racer.snake 3s(>3)-say NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so NOMZ-woman so 3s(>3)-do-DUR-when 3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR-when may also 3s(>3)-think-DUR Intensive NEG-know-FUT-NEG so so Intensive 3pl(>3s)-know-FUT Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full textpa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-aak víri vaa pa-kun-kupí-tih-eesh NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so so NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-FUT When Mankind comes into existence, they will do like that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full textkári xás u-píip pa-'asiktávaan pa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-aak víri xáat káru tá kun-'íitshur víri-va vúra u-pmáh-eesh pa-nini-pákuriha mûuk then then 3s(>3)-say the-woman NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so may also PERF 3pl(>3s)-leave so-so Intensive 3s(>3)-see.again-FUT the-1sPOSS-song with.(by.means.of) And the woman said, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) may also become abandoned, (but) she will find (her sweetheart) again by means of my song. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textkári xás u-xus pa-yaas'ára u-'iiníshrih-aak víri uum káru vúra vaa u-kuph-eesh xáat kâanimich then then 3s(>3)-think NOMZ-rich.person 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when so 3.SG also Intensive so 3s(>3)-do-FUT may poor And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text