Ararahih'urípih
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iin (the world, the human race) to exist

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. kúna   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 text
  3. áfee-r      kun-vítrip   vaa   uum   pu-kúkuum   p-íif-tih-ara   -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 text
  4. xás   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 text
  5. yakún   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 text
  6. yakún   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 text
  7. víri   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 text
  8. víri   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 text
  9. hûutva   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 text
  10. xás   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 text
  11. yaas'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 text
  12. kári   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 text
  13. pa-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 text
  14. kári   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--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 text
  15. pa-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 text
  16. kári   xás   u-píip   pa-'asiktávaan   pa-yaas'ára   u-'iiníshrih-aak   víri   xáat   káru      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 text
  17. kári   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