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-piithva around, here and there (plural action)
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lexicon ID #4834 | revised Nov 14 2014
-piithva • SUFF • around, here and there (plural action)
Derivation: | -pith-va |
-here.and.there?-PL.ACT |
Derivatives (37; show derivatives)
Note: Corresponds to -thun(a) (sg. action).
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káan ni-'uum ta'ítam ni-p-ifikpiithv-aheen there 1s(>3)-arrive so 1s(>3)-ITER-pick.up.here.and.there-ANT When I got there, I had to pick up the pieces. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textYou can't tell, xâat xára i-shanpíithva pa-sárip You can't tell, may long.time 2s(>3)-carry.(things).around the-hazel.twigs You can't tell, no matter how long you handle the sticks. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playyánava káan áxak avansáxiich-as kun-'íipithvu-tih yúras-'astiip visible there two boy-PL 3pl(>3s)-walk.around.(two)-DUR ocean-shore Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textkun-'aapúnmu-tih-anik vúra ník pa-'úhish ník vúra kun-sánpiithvu-tih-anik pa-kook-âach-as 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC Intensive a.little NOMZ-seed a.little Intensive 3pl(>3s)-carry.(things).around-DUR-ANC the-kind--PL They knew that seeds were packed around in various ways. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textvúra fâatva vaa vúra pá-vaa kupí-tih-an sú' ithivthaneen-súruk u-sanpîithvu-tih Intensive something so Intensive NOMZ-that do-DUR-Participial inside land-under 3s(>3)-carry.(things).around-DUR Something is doing that, is packing it around down under the ground. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textpeepithváram tá ni-vâaram store PERF 1s(>3)-go I'm going to the store. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about fear and going places (LA-01) | read full text
Download | Playxás pa-'ávans-as uumkun yúruk ník tá kun-ithvirípiithva xás pu-vúra fâat tá máh-ap then the-man-PL they downriver a.little PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.around.(pl.) then NEG-Intensive what PERF see-INV And the men ran around downriver, and they didn't see anything. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textkúna nuu yaas'arará-'uuthkam kích nu-'iru-kúunpiithvu-tih-eesh in.addition we humankind-seaward only 1pl(>3)-PL-sit.around-DUR-FUT But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textta'ítam kun-pá-xtiiv-pu-naa aachíchhar vúra kun-p-ihmarápiithva so 3pl(>3s)-ITER-(athletic).game-DENOM-PL happy Intensive 3pl(>3s)-ITER-run.around.(pl.) So they played again, they ran around again happily. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textvíri káan ník mâam kun-'iruveehrím-piithva so there a.little uphill 3pl(>3s)-stand.(long.objects)-around They stood around uphill there. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full textxás p-aapxantínihich u-píip chími kâam vâaram-i peevapithváram then the-white.man 3s(>3)-say soon little.upriver go-IMPER store And the white man said, "Go upriver to the store! Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full textxás u-'uum pa-peevapithváram then 3s(>3)-arrive the-store Then he arrived at the store. Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full textxás pa-peevapíthvaan u-píip fâat kúna then the-storekeeper 3s(>3)-say what in.addition And the storekeeper said, "What else?" Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full textpúyava máruk pa-chishíi pa-púufich tá kun-iyvúnpiithva you.see uphill the-dog NOMZ-deer PERF 3pl(>3s)-chase.around The dogs chased the deer around uphill. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full textxás pa-t-u-kôo-haak xás pa-'arátaanva t-u-fumyíhpiithva then NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-stop-when then the-disease PERF-3s(>3)-blow.away And when she finished, then she blew the pain away. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full textkoovúra tá kun-'ikákpiithva all PERF 3pl(>3s)-jump.around.(pl.) Everyone jumped around. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text