Ararahih'urípih
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ífunih / ifuniha- hair

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1500 | revised Oct 31 2014

ífunih / ifuniha- N • hair

Literally: 'growing down'

Derivation if-unih-a
grow-down-DEVERB

Derivatives (2)
ifunihataxishxíshar "hairbrush"
ifuniheehyákurih "hairpin"

Source: WB 400.7, p.335; Shivshaneen, 1996, (2.2); JPH mat 07:284L

Note: Equiv. to ir(a).

  • yáxa páy ifunihaxára paniníxuunak. Look, this long hair is in my acorn soup! [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 030]


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  1. xas   yítha   pa-mu-xuun-ak   ífuni   u-mah  
    then   one   do-3sPOSS-acorn.soup-Locative   hair   3s(>3)-see  
    Then one of the boys found a hair in his mush.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas   u-píip   "pihnîich   ifuniha-xarah-'íshara   pa-mi-'ífunih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   "old.man   hair-long-extremely   the-2sPOSS-hair  
    And he said, "Old man! What long hair you have!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. mi-'ífunih   ipxátih-i  
    2sPOSS-hair   comb.one's.hair-IMPER  
    Comb your hair.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  4. taahkúnish   pa-mu-'ífunih  
    white   the-3sPOSS-hair  
    Her hair is white.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  5. Vina   mu-'ífuni   uum   taahkúnish  
    Vina   3sPOSS-hair   3.SG   white  
    Vina has white hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  6. pa-nani-'ífunih   t-óo   fiipha  
    the-1sPOSS-hair   PERF-3s(>3)   be.all.gone  
    My hair is gone.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  7. mu-'ífunih   káru   uum   ipshûunkinich  
    3sPOSS-hair   also   3.SG   low  
    Her hair is short.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  8. ipshûunkinach   pa-mu-'ífunih  
    low   the-3sPOSS-hair  
    She has short hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  9. vâaram   pa-mu-'ífunih  
    long   the-3sPOSS-hair  
    She has long hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  10. ipshûunkinach   pa-mu-'ífunih  
    low   the-3sPOSS-hair  
    She has short hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  11. púfaat   mu-'ífunih  
    nothing   3sPOSS-hair  
    She has no hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  12. pu-ptaxátiih-tih-ara   pa-mi-'ífunih  
    NEG-comb.one's.hair-DUR-NEG   the-2sPOSS-hair  
    You didn't comb your hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  13. vúra   pu-yáv-hara   pa-nani-'ífunih  
    Intensive   NEG-good-NEG   the-1sPOSS-hair  
    My hair is not good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  14. vúra   úum   táay   pa-mu-'ífunih   pa-púsihich  
    Intensive   3.SG   much   the-3sPOSS-hair   the-cat.(dimin.)  
    The cat has lots of hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  15. pa-púsihich   úum   púfaat   pa-mu-'ífunih   payêem  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   3.SG   nothing   the-3sPOSS-hair   now  
    The cat doesn't have any hair now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  16. yáxa   páy   ifuniha-xára   pa-niní-xuun-ak  
    look!   this   hair-long   the-1sPOSS-acorn.soup-Locative  
    Look, this long hair is in my acorn soup!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  17. xás   pa-'ávansa   u-thyúruripaa   pa-'ífuni   pa-mu-'ásip-ak  
    then   the-man   3s(>3)-pull.out   the-hair   the-3sPOSS-bowl-Locative  
    And the man pulled the hair from his basket.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  18. xás   u-piip   hôoy   páy   t-u-'aramsîip   pa-'ifuniha-xára  
    then   3s(>3)-say   where   this   PERF-3s(>3)-start.out   the-hair-long  
    And he said, "Where did this long hair come from?"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  19. káruma   uum   pa-'ifápiit   áxak   pa-mu-'ífuni   u-paathrámni   pa-pátarav-ak  
    in.fact   3.SG   the-young.unmarried.woman   two   the-3sPOSS-hair   3s(>3)-throw.into   the-soup.basket-Locative  
    The fact was, the young women had thrown two of their hairs into the soup-baskets.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  20. páy   uum   pu-mi-'ífunih-ara  
    this   3.SG   NEG-2sPOSS-hair-NEG  
    This isn't your hair."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  21. xás   kun-piip   nuu   vaa   nanu-'ífunih  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   we   that   1plPOSS-hair  
    And they said, "It's our hair.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  22. víri   pa-mu-'ífuni   fúrax   kích   u-távahi-tih  
    so   the-3sPOSS-hair   woodpecker.head   only   3s(>3)-be.decorated.(hair)-DUR  
    His hair was decorated on the ends with nothing but woodpecker heads.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  23. víri   pa-kun-p-ûusur   fúrax   kích   u-távahi-ti   pa-mu-'ifunih-'ípan  
    so   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-ITER-take.off   woodpecker.head   only   3s(>3)-be.decorated.(hair)-DUR   the-3sPOSS-hair-end  
    When they took it off, the ends of (the dog's) hair were decorated with nothing but woodpecker scalps.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  24. púyava   vúra   vaa   u-thiiná-ti   pa-páthraam   xás   kôokinay   vúra   u-'ápiv   akâay   áta   mu-'ífunih  
    you.see   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-have-DUR   the-hair-wrapping   then   everywhere   Intensive   3s(>3)-look.for   who   maybe   3sPOSS-hair  
    So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  25. kári   xás   u-píip   yánava   púfaat   mu-'ífunih   ápap   pa-mu-xváah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   visible   nothing   3sPOSS-hair   one.side   the-3sPOSS-head  
    And he said, "I see you have no hair on one side of your head."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  26. kári   xás   u-péer   páy   húm   mi-'ífunih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say.to   this   or   2sPOSS-hair  
    And he said, "Is this your hair?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  27. xás   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
  28. ifuniha-xárah-sas  
    hair-long-PL  
    She is long-haired.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text