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sírih shiny
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5429 | revised Dec 03 2015
sírih • ADJ • shiny
Derivatives (13; show derivatives)
Source: WB 1235, p.380
Note: Equiv. to sírihkunish. Plural sírihsha.
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pi'êep kun-ipí-tih pa-yupsírihar-as uum vaa xás mukun-fikríp-ar-as long.ago 3pl(>3s)-say-DUR the-blind-PL 3.SG so then 3plPOSS-pick.out-INST-PL Long ago, they say, the blind people were their sorters. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playvíri man ayu'âach uum u-yupsírihi-ti so why... it.was.because 3.SG 3s(>3)-be.blind-DUR Well of course, because she's blind. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat i-mshîinaa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither upriver. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúr ishyâat i-mshîinaa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat i-mshîinaa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat i-mshîinaa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúr ishyâat i-mshîinnaa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat i-mshíinaa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Shine upriver soon, Spring Salmon. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat i-mshírihraa-vish quickly must Intensive king.salmon 2s(>3)-shine.this.way.upriver-FUT Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkupánakanakana chêech ík vúra ishyâat imshírihraa-vish the.end quickly must Intensive king.salmon shine.this.way.upriver-FUT kupánakanakana. Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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