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if to grow; (person) to grow up; (water) to boil; (bread) to rise
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1453 | revised Nov 07 2014
if • V • 1 to grow; (person) to grow up • 2 (water) to boil (lexicon ID #1454) • 3 (bread) to rise (lexicon ID #1455)
Derivatives (19; show derivatives)
Source: WB 400, p.335
- panámniik u'ífanik. He grew up at Orleans. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 002]
- pa'ípaha u'íifti. The trees are growing. [Reference: KV]
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kôokaninay vúr u-'íif-tih everywhere Intensive 3s(>3)-grow-DUR They grow all over. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full textpayêem vúra vaa káan taay u-'íif-ti pa-káan píins kun-'úhthaamhi-tih-irak now Intensive so there much 3s(>3)-grow-DUR NOMZ-there beans 3pl(>3s)-plant-DUR-where They grow more now where beans are planted. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full textastíip vúr u-'íif-ti yúxnaam shore Intensive 3s(>3)-grow-DUR sand It grows by the river in the sand. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full textá'yaach vúr u-vêehrím-va p-oo-'íif-ti p-eehêeraha straight.up Intensive 3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR the-tobacco The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textá'yaach vúra u-vêehrim-va p-oo-'íif-ti p-eheeraha-'íppa straight.up Intensive 3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR the-tobacco-tree The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textkáakum vúra a'vári p-oo-'íif-ti káru káakum vúra âapunich some Intensive high NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR also some Intensive low Some [tobacco plants] grow low, some high. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textvaa vúra a'vari-ttâapas u-'íif-ti pa-'avansa-'ávahkamvari t-u-'íff-ahaak so Intensive high-most 3s(>3)-grow-DUR the-man-towards.the.top PERF-3s(>3)-grow-when The highest that they grow is higher than man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textvaa vúr u-p-if-yîi-mmu-ti pa-'avansa-'ávahkamvari t-u-'íff-ahaak so Intensive 3s(>3)-ITER-grow-far-to-DUR the-man-towards.the.top PERF-3s(>3)-grow-when The highest it ever grows is higher than man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpa-yáan vúr u-'íif-ti-haak puxxích thúkkinkunish p-eheeraha-'íppa pa-chím u-imtúpp-eesh-ahaak vaa kári taváttavkunish NOMZ-recently Intensive 3s(>3)-grow-DUR-when very.much blue-green the-tobacco-tree NOMZ-soon 3s(>3)-be.ripe-FUT-when so then light-colored When it is just growing, the tobacco plant is real green, when it is already going to get ripe, it is then light-colored. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full textp-eehêeraha u-'íif-tih-irak the-tobacco 3s(>3)-grow-DUR-where place where tobacco grows Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full textpa-mu-pírish vúra p-u-'ivrárasuru-tih-ara sákriiv-sha pa-mú-psii ípam kunish pa-mu-pirish-'ápsii xákaan u-'if-shúr-oo-tih-irak sákriiv-sha the-3sPOSS-plant Intensive NEG-3s(>3)-fall.off.(pl.)-DUR-NEG hard-PL the-3sPOSS-leg sinew sort.of the-3sPOSS-plant-leg both 3s(>3)-grow-off-PL.ACT-DUR-where hard-PL The leaves do not fall off, they are tough leaf-stemmed, thier leaves are like sinew, where the leaves grow off [from the stem] is tough. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textvúra ník mít vaa kun-'aapúnmu-tih-at pa-'úhish u-'íf-eesh Intensive a.little near.past so 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-PAST NOMZ-pipe.(dimin.) 3s(>3)-grow-FUT They Knew That Seeds Will Grow Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textkúna vúra vaa kun-'aapúnmu-tih-anik pa-'áraar hôoy vúrava pa-'úhish p-oo-kyívishrih-aak vaa vúra íkiich u-'íf-eesh kun-'aapúnmu-tih-anik vúra vaa in.addition Intensive so 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC the-human where just the-seed NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-FUT so Intensive maybe 3s(>3)-grow-FUT 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC Intensive that But the people knew, that if a seed drops any place, it will maybe grow up; they knew that way. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textkúna vúra mít pu-hári úhish ipshâanmu-tih-ap-hat pa-'úhish u-'íf-eesh in.addition Intensive near.past NEG-sometime seed take.back.(things)-DUR-NEG-PAST NOMZ-pipe.(dimin.) 3s(>3)-grow-FUT But They Never Packed Seeds Home Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full textkúna vaa vúra ník kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik pa-mukun-vôoh muuk vaa káan taay u-'íif-ti pa-káan hitíhaan kun-'ûupvu-tih-aak pa-tá yíth vaa káan yáanchiip taay u-'íif-ti yíth pa-káan kun-'uupvu-tih-aak there so Intensive a.little 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC the-3plPOSS-digging.stick with.(by.means.of) that there much 3s(>3)-grow-DUR the-there always 3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-DUR-when NOMZ-PERF other so there next.year much 3s(>3)-grow-DUR other the-there 3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-DUR-when But they knew indeed that where they dig cacomites all the time, with their digging sticks many of them grow up, the following year many grow up where they dig them. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvaa kun-ipí-ti pa-kun-'ûupvu-tih-aak pa-tayîith vaa yâanchiip kúkuum taay u-'íif-tih so 3pl(>3s)-say-DUR the-3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-DUR-when the-Brodiaea so next.year again much 3s(>3)-grow-DUR They claim that by digging Indian potatoes, more grow up the next year again. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full texttaay tûupichas u-'íif-ti sú' vaa mu-pîimachich pa-tayîith much small.ones 3s(>3)-grow-DUR inside that 3sPOSS-next.to the-Brodiaea There are tiny ones growing under the ground, close to the Indian potatoes. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textáfee-r tá kun-vítrip vaa uum pu-kúkuum p-íif-tih-ara pá-vaa kun-'îinish-tih-aak pa-yúux u-xéetchich-hi-tih bottom-having PERF 3pl(>3s)-pull.up.(weeds) so 3.SG NEG-again ITER-grow-DUR-NEG the-that 3pl(>3s)-come.into.existence-DUR-when the-dirt 3s(>3)-soft-DENOM-DUR Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvúra xára xás vúra t-u-'íf Intensive long.time then Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-grow And after a long time it raised. máh'iit t-u-'íf xás vúra t-óo kyav saraxútnahich morning PERF-3s(>3)-grow then Intensive PERF-3s(>3) make pancake In the morning it raised, and she made pancakes. itíhaan vúra vaa ikpíhan káru xás vúra vaa p-oo-'if vúra vaa itíhaan vúra ikpíhan strong Intensive that strong also then Intensive that NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow Intensive that strong Intensive strong He is always strong, and when he grew up he was just always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíp p-oo-'íf xás vúra vaa ikpíhan PAST NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow then Intensive that strong Growing up he was strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playp-oo-'íif-ti xás vúra vaa kâarim vúra púfaat pu-'ûum táay vúra púfaat NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR then Intensive that bad Intensive nothing NEG-barely much Intensive nothing When he was growing up he was poor, he didn't have hardly anything, he didn't have much. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás vúra vaa t-u-'if then Intensive that PERF-3s(>3)-grow He grew up that way. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra púfaat uum vúra mu-'ám mu-'uup xás vúra vaa kâarim xás vúra vaa p-oo-'íif-tih Intensive nothing 3.SG Intensive 3sPOSS-food 3sPOSS-possession then Intensive that bad then Intensive that NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR He didn't have any food or possessions, he was poor, that is how he grew up. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvâaram t-i-'íf long PERF-2s(>3)-grow You grew tall. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpanámniik u-'íf-anik Orleans 3s(>3)-grow-ANC He grew up at Orleans. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri vaa kúth payêem pa-xuntápan kôokaninay vúra u-'íif-tih so that because.of now the-acorn everywhere Intensive 3s(>3)-grow-DUR That's why the acorns grow everywhere now. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári ithívthaaneen t-óo thárish xás pa-xuntápan tá kun-íf-ar then land PERF-3s(>3) put.down then the-acorn PERF 3pl(>3s)-grow-go.to They were creating (lit., laying down) the world, and the acorns came to grow. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textyaxéek vúra nik kun-xús-eesh xuntápan t-u-'íf-ar you'll.see Intensive a.little 3pl(>3s)-think-FUT acorn PERF-3s(>3)-grow-go.to They'll know (lit., think) that Tan Oak Acorn has come to grow. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textvíri îifuti tá kun-ívyiihma pa-káan kun-íf-eesh vúra vaa u-thivkêe-tih and.so sure.enough PERF 3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.) NOMZ-there 3pl(>3s)-grow-FUT Intensive so 3s(>3)-go.along-DUR So sure enough, they arrived where they were going to grow, she accompanied them like that. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textitáharavan kun-'íf-anik tipahêer-as ten.(animate) 3pl(>3s)-grow-ANC brother-PL Ten brothers grew up. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textyáanchiip táay u-'íf-eesh xuntápan next.year much 3s(>3)-grow-FUT acorn The next year many acorns will grow. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textkári xás yítha uum káan u-'íf-anik then then one 3.SG there 3s(>3)-grow-ANC And one (girl) had grown up there (at Orleans). Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full textôok kun-'íf-anik ithivthanéen'aachip áxak ikxareeyav-'ifápiit-ich-as here 3pl(>3s)-grow-ANC center.of.world two spirit.person-young.unmarried.woman-DIM-PL Two spirit girls grew up here at the middle of the world. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textkári xás pa-niinamichtâapas iknûumin veekxaréeyav pa-mú-'arama vaa vúra u-kupa-'íf-aha pa-mú-tiik u-'ákchaak-tih xákarari pa-mú-tiik u-'ákchaak-tih then then the-smallest Burrill.Peak.spirit the-3sPOSS-child so Intensive 3s(>3)-MODAL-grow-Modal the-3sPOSS-hand 3s(>3)-close.hands-DUR on.both.sides the-3sPOSS-hand 3s(>3)-close.hands-DUR And Burrill Peak Spirit's littlest child grew up this way, his hands were closed, both his hands were closed. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textkári xás vaa u-piip iimkun úm kúth ni-'íif-tih iimkun úm kumá'ii ni-'íif-tih then then so 3s(>3)-say 2pl. or because.of 1s(>3)-grow-DUR 2pl. or because.of 1s(>3)-grow-DUR And he said, "Am I growing up for you people, am I growing up for your sake? Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textnaa káru vúra káan ni-'íif-tih 1sg. also Intensive there 1s(>3)-grow-DUR I am growing up here too!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textkoovúra vaa u-pí-tih iimkun úm kúth ni-'íif-tih all so 3s(>3)-say-DUR 2pl. or because.of 1s(>3)-grow-DUR Every time, (kunâach'aa) said, "Am I growing up for you people? Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textnaa káru vúra káan ni-'íif-tih kunâach'aa 1sg. also Intensive there 1s(>3)-grow-DUR bird.sp. I am growing up here too, (I,) kunâach'aa!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textvaa u-'íif-ti pa-mú-'iish so 3s(>3)-grow-DUR the-3sPOSS-flesh Thus his flesh grew. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textpa-xuntápan uum kun-'ífik-tih ípaha-k kun-'íif-tih the-acorn 3.SG 3pl(>3s)-pick.up-DUR tree-Locative 3pl(>3s)-grow-DUR They picked the acorns, they grew on trees. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full textxás pa-nunu-'ífunih vúra xávish mûuk nu-pákoo-tih kíri vâaram-as u-'if pa-nunu-'ífunih then the-1plPOSS-hair Intensive mock.orange with.(by.means.of) 1pl(>3)-whip.hair-DUR I.wish long-PL 3s(>3)-grow the-1plPOSS-hair And we whipped our hair with syringa, (thinking), "Let our hair grow long!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text