Ararahih'urípih
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chímiva soon ; unexpectedly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1147 | revised Mar 19 2014

chímiva • ADV • soon ; unexpectedly

Derivation:  chími-va
soon-INDEF

Source: WB 294.2, p.330

  • chímiva vaa kúna ukúupha, íshaha úxrah. Soon he did this way, he got thirsty. [Reference: WB T3.59]
  • víri pookúkurih chímiva úuth úkyiimkar. When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 089]

Sentence examples (6)


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  1. chímiva   púxay   vúra-xay   kanee-kvárish-ap  
    soon   not.yet   Intensive-not   3pl>1s-buy-INV  
    But it turned out that I couldn't.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. chímiva   piríshriik   su'   ni-p-thíramkaa  
    soon   brush.pile   inside   1s(>3)-ITER-trail.to  
    As it happened, I tracked him into a patch of brush.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam   kúkuum   ni-'aaksúr-aheen   chímiva   súrukam   kúna   ni-pásip   tama   u-skákavraa  
    so   again   1s(>3)-release..(arrow)-ANT   soon   under   in.addition   1s(>3)-shoot   then   3s(>3)-jump.over.ridge  
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  4. koova   tá   nee-kvúrish   chavúra   kúkuum   ni-'iyruhunih   chímiva   ípaha   ú-kuyva  
    so   PERF   1s(>3)-be.tired   finally   again   1s(>3)-roll.(something).downhill.from.here   soon   tree   3s(>3)-strike  
    I was so tired finally I rolled it down again, but it hit a tree.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  5. chímiva   vaa   kúna   u-kúupha   íshaha   ú-xrah  
    soon   so   in.addition   3s(>3)-do   water   3s(>3)-thirst.for  
    Soon he did this also, he got thirsty.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. víri   p-oo-kúkurih   chímiva   úuth   ú-kyiimkar  
    so   NOMZ-3s(>3)-stoop.down   soon   out.to.water   3s(>3)-fall.into.river  
    When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text