Ararahih'urípih
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íikiv to wear a necklace

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1651 | revised Oct 31 2014

íikiv • V • to wear a necklace

Derivatives (5)
íikiv "necklace"
ipá'iikiv "juniper seed necklace"
ishpukatunvéech'iikiv "necklace made of small dentalia shells"
piikívmath "to put necklaces on (someone)"
piikívship "to put necklaces up on"

Source: WB 458, p.338

  • kástaan u'íikivti. She's wearing a mourning necklace. [Reference: KV]

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  1. kári   xás   u-xús   pa-pirishkâarim   púya   íf   yâamach   p-oo-'iikív-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   the-grizzly   and.so   truly   pretty   NOMZ-3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR  
    And Grizzly thought, "My, he's really wearing a pretty necklace!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  2. xás   u-píip   pa-pirishkâarim   íf   yâamach   p-ee-'iikív-tih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   the-grizzly   truly   pretty   NOMZ-2s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR  
    And Grizzly said, "You're really wearing a pretty necklace!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  3. kári   xás   yuuxmachmahánach   u-piip   man   vúra   naa   nin-ímya   pa-ni-'iikív-tih  
    then   then   lizard.sp.   3s(>3)-say   why...   Intensive   1sg.   1sPOSS-breath   NOMZ-1s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR  
    And Lizard said, "Why, I wear my heart as a necklace."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  4. káruma   u-'iikív-tih   yiipahvuf-'ímyah  
    in.fact   3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR   rotten.roots-breath  
    The fact was, he was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  5. pa-pirishkâarim   mú-mya   t-óo   thyúruripaa   t-u-fúhish   pa-yuuxmachmahánnach   u-píkshaayvu-tih   uum   áhup   u-'iikív-tih   yiipahvuf-'ímyah  
    the-grizzly   3sPOSS-breath   PERF-3s(>3)   pull.out   PERF-3s(>3)-believe   NOMZ-lizard.sp.   3s(>3)-tell.lie-DUR   3.SG   wood   3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR   rotten.roots-breath  
    He pulled out Grizzly's heart, (Grizzly) believed it when Lizard lied, (Lizard) was wearing a necklace of wood, a heart of rotten fir roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text