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ífunih / ifuniha- hair
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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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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 textxas 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 textmi-'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
Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Playtaahkúnish 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
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | PlayVina 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
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playpa-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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playmu-'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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playipshûunkinach 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvâaram 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playipshûunkinach 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpúfaat mu-'ífunih nothing 3sPOSS-hair She has no hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpu-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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáxa 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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textkáruma 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 textpáy 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 textxás 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 textvíri 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 textvíri 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 textpúyava 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 textkári 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 textkári 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 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 textifuniha-xárah-sas hair-long-PL She is long-haired. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text