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ûumukich near, close by
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lexicon ID #6312 | revised Nov 11 2005
ûumukich • ADJ • near, close by
Derivative (1)
umukíchmahich "every little way"
Source: WB 1485, p.391
- kári xás ûumukich tu'uum. And he got close. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 035]
- kúna vúra púvaa mít ihrúuvtihapha, pa'ûumukich veehêeraha. But they never used that, the tobacco near the houses. [Reference: TK 78.9]
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kári xás ûumukich t-u-'uum then then near PERF-3s(>3)-arrive And he got close. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textvúra ûumukich vúra t-u-'uum Intensive near Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-arrive He got real close. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás ú-muus-tih vúra uum táay pa-'íshaha vúra ûumukich then 3s(>3)-look.at-DUR Intensive 3.SG much the-water Intensive near And he looked; there was a lot of water, just close. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textûumukich vúra t-óo muus-tih pa-kun-tákiri-tih near Intensive PERF-3s(>3) look.at-DUR NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-DUR Nearby he looked at them leaching. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textvúra vaa u-thítiim-ti p-oo-pakurîihvu-tih vúra tá ûumukich kitâana kitâana íiyaa Intensive so 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR Intensive PERF near kitâana kitâana íiyaa He heard the singing that way just close by, "kitâana kitâana îyaa." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás u-píip yee vúra ník kúnish ûumukich then 3s(>3)-say well Intensive a.little sort.of near And he said, "Say, it's kind of close! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textyukún p-eethívthaaneen vúra thúkinkunish xás kúnish ûumukich you.see the-land Intensive blue-green then sort.of near The earth is so green and kind of close. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textpáanpay vúra tá ûumukich after.while Intensive PERF near Finally he was close. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textkári xás pa-'ûumukich u-'uum kári xás u-xús hûut kúth pa-pu-kana-'aachichhîivrik-tih-ara then then NOMZ-near 3s(>3)-arrive then then 3s(>3)-think how because.of NOMZ-NEG-3pl>1s-be.glad.to.see-DUR-NEG Then when he got near, then he thought, "Why aren't they happy to see me?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textvúra ûumukich t-u-'uum Intensive near PERF-3s(>3)-arrive She was getting near. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás chavúra ûumukich t-u-'uum then then finally near PERF-3s(>3)-arrive And finally she came close. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textchátik vúra tá ûumukich finally Intensive PERF near Finally he was close by. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full textxás púyava vúra t-u-'íhuni tá ûumukich then you.see Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-dance.down.from.uphill PERF near And so he danced down close. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full textkári xás u-nhíshriih-va koovúra pa-'ûumukich pa-'áthiith impaa-k u-nhíshriih-va then then 3s(>3)-tie.down-PL.ACT all NOMZ-near the-hazel.withe trail-LOC 3s(>3)-tie.down-PL.ACT And she tied all the hazel branches nearby, she tied them across the path. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textvíri-va vúra ûumukich t-óo máh pa-púufich so-so Intensive near PERF-3s(>3) see the-deer He would see the deer close by. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text