Ararahih'urípih
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kitáxrih wing

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3876 | revised Jun 30 2005

kitáxrih • N • wing

Derivatives (5)
kitáxriha "to have wings"
kitaxríhak "placename, near Orelans"
kitaxríhar "a kind of dangerous spirit"
kitaxríharaha "to be unfaithful to one's spouse"
kitaxriharáriik "dangerous place, full of evil spirits"

Source: WB 891, p.361; JPH ani 06:555

  • kitaxríh'iithka wing feather [Reference: JPH ethno 280]

Sentence examples (7)

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  1. kári   xás   asvúut   kun-ívyiihrishuk   kun-kitaxríh-ahi-tih  
    then   then   ant   3pl(>3s)-come.out.(pl.)   3pl(>3s)-have.wings-ESS-DUR  
    And ants came out, they had wings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. apsunmúnukich   u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    racer.snake   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    Western Yellow-Bellied Racer (a snake) was being unfaithful to his wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  3. káruma   uum   u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    in.fact   3.SG   3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    (But) the fact was, she was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   ii   xás   u-piip   vúra   ník   pu-kín-'aapunm-eesh-ap   pa-nu-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    then   then   oh!   then   3s(>3)-say   Intensive   a.little   NEG-3>1pl-know-FUT-NEG   NOMZ-1pl(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    Then (hearing someone coming) he said, "Oh, they mustn't know that we're being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  5. xás   kári   ee   kári   xás   kun-piip   uum   apsunmúnukich   t-u-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    then   then   oh!   then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   racer.snake   PERF-3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    And (people) said, "Oh, Racer is being unfaithful!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  6. tá   kun-'áapunma   p-oo-kitaxríharahi-tih  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-know   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.unfaithful-DUR  
    They found out that he was being unfaithful.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  7. 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-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 text