Ararahih'urípih
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achviiv bird

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #119 | revised Nov 07 2014

achviiv • N • bird

Derivatives (6)
achvíivhirak "placename"
achviv'ápkaas "iris sp., Rope Iris"
achvívkaam "California condor"
achvivthúkinha "woodpecker tattoo, i.e. one which is red like the woodpecker scalp"
achvivyáas'ara "great gray owl, "hoot owl""
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"

Source: WB 15, p.314; JPH ani 06:615, 752

  • yánava vúra uum táay paachvíiv áak. He saw there were lots of birds in the fire. [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 037]

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  1. uum   mú-chviiv  
    3.SG   3sPOSS-bird  
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. uum   vaa   mú-chviiv  
    3.SG   that   3sPOSS-bird  
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  3. uum   vaa   mú-'achviiv  
    3.SG   that   3sPOSS-bird  
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  4. achviiv   vaa   káan   u-kûuntakoo  
    bird   that   there   3s(>3)-sit.(on)  
    There is a bird sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  5. achviiv   vaa   káan   ú-krii  
    bird   that   there   3s(>3)-live  
    A bird is sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  6. iinâak   t-óo   kxip-ma   pa-'achviiv  
    indoors   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-to   the-bird  
    The bird is flying into the house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  7. pa-'achviiv   t-óo   ikxíipship  
    the-bird   PERF-3s(>3)   fly.away  
    The bird flew away.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  8. pa-'achvíiv   máruk   t-óo   kxípuraa   ipít  
    the-bird   uphill   PERF-3s(>3)   fly.up   yesterday  
    The bird flew uphill yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  9. achviiv   tá   ni-mah  
    bird   PERF   1s(>3)-see  
    I see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  10. achviiv   t-ee   mah  
    bird   PERF-2s(>3)   see  
    You see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  11. achviiv   tá   nu-mah  
    bird   PERF   1pl(>3)-see  
    We see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  12. hûuka   t-óo   kxip-ma   pa-'achviiv  
    to.where   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-to   the-bird  
    To where did the bird fly?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  13. t-ée   mah   húm   pa-'achviiv  
    PERF-2s(>3)   see   or   the-bird  
    Do you see the bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  14. í-muus-ti   pa-'achviiv  
    2s(>3)-look.at-DUR   the-bird  
    You are looking at the bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  15. yáxa   pa-'achvíiv  
    look!   the-bird  
    Look, the bird!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  16. yáxa   pa-'achviiv   káan   t-óo   kxíp-ish  
    look!   the-bird   there   PERF-3s(>3)   fly-down  
    Look the bird landed there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  17. kári   xás   kun-ívyiihrishuk   kun-ixipríshuk-va   p-áachviiv  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-come.out.(pl.)   3pl(>3s)-fly.out.(pl.)-PL.ACT   the-bird  
    And they came out, birds flew out.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  18. t-óo   ykar   p-áachviiv  
    PERF-3s(>3)   beat   the-bird  
    He killed the bird.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  19. t-u-'ápur   pa-achviv-tunvêech-as  
    PERF-3s(>3)-bewitch   the-bird-small.(pl.)-PL  
    She bewitched the little birds.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  20. koovúra   tá   kun-másmaahvu-naa   pa-achviv-tunvêech-as  
    all   PERF   3pl(>3s)-dance.for.curing-PL   the-bird-small.(pl.)-PL  
    All the little birds were doing doctor's dances.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  21. kári   xás   p-aachvíiv   kúna   kun-ikyâavarihva  
    then   then   the-bird   in.addition   3pl(>3s)-try  
    And the birds tried in turn.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  22. yakún   vaa   yumaar-áachviiv  
    you.see   that   dead.person-bird  
    You see, that is the bird of the dead."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  23. xás   p-aachvíiv   káan   ú-kxiip-tih   kúnish   t-u-'áy   pá-chishiih  
    then   the-bird   there   3s(>3)-fly-DUR   sort.of   PERF-3s(>3)-fear   the-dog  
    The bird is flying there, it is sort of afraid of the dog.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text