Ararahih'urípih
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îin "falls" in a river, waterfall, rapids, dam

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1668 | revised Jun 26 2014

îin • N • "falls" in a river, waterfall, rapids, dam

Derivatives (6)
îinha "to make a dam"
íinpiit "a placename at Sandy Bar"
inkánsuun "peppernut"
inpítthuuf "Sandy Bar Creek"
in'ípan "placename near Amekyaram"
yu'tim'îin "Ike's Falls, a rapids at ameekyáaraam rancheria"

Source: WB 624, p.347; JPH mat 15:776

Note: Long vowel is never shortened.

  • kíri naa káru nani'îinak áama nikyâati. I want to catch salmon in my falls too. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 062]
  • xás a'ikrêen upiip, naa vúra nani'iin'ávahkam nipkêevishriheesh. Then Peregrine Falcon says, I am going to be transformed above my dam. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 274]

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  1. ishyâat   ú-paanik   yaas'ára   vúra   u-'aapúnmu-tih-eesh   yakun   pa-'îin   yíth   u-kupee-xák-ahi-tih-eesh   pa-tá   ni-p-ikrêe-haak   nani-'îin  
    king.salmon   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   rich.person   Intensive   3s(>3)-know-DUR-FUT   you.see   the-falls   other   3s(>3)-MODAL-make.noise-Modal-DUR-FUT   NOMZ-PERF   1s(>3)-ITER-live-when   1sPOSS-falls  
    Salmon said: “Human will know the water will sound different in the falls when I am in there, in my falls.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  2. á 'iknêechhan   pa-mu-'îin   u-kyâa-nik  
    falcon   the-3sPOSS-falls   3s(>3)-make-ANC  
    Duck Hawk made his falls (there).
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  3. xás   pa-'áraar   p-oo-'îin-hi-ti   víri-va   mu-súrukam   kun-'írunaa-tih  
    then   the-human   NOMZ-3s(>3)-falls-DENOM-DUR   so-so   3sPOSS-under   3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-DUR  
    And the people traveled behind where the falls were.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  4. xás   kóova   ú-xviipha   pa-'îin   u-páktaapsip  
    then   so   3s(>3)-be.angry   the-falls   3s(>3)-turn.on.end  
    And she was so mad, she tipped the falls up on one end.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  5. pa-mu-'îin   hôoy   ník   ú-xaak-tih  
    the-3sPOSS-falls   where   a.little   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR  
    There was no sound of his falls.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  6. yáh naa   pa-nani-'îin   tá   kun-páktaapsipree-heen  
    surprise   the-1sPOSS-falls   PERF   3pl(>3s)-turn.on.end-ANT  
    "yáh naa, my falls have been tipped up on end."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  7. tishravará'iivreer   yanéekva   pa-mu-'îin   u-thivnúru-tih  
    Etna.Mountain   visible   the-3sPOSS-falls   3s(>3)-roar-DUR  
    On Etna Mountain he heard his falls thundering (at Katimin).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

  8. pu-thivnúru-tih-ara   pa-mu-'íin  
    NEG-roar-DUR-NEG   the-3sPOSS-falls  
    His falls weren't thundering.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

  9. xás   u-xú-tih   tá   na-tayvárarimka   pa-nani-'íin  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   PERF   2s/3s>1s-spoil.(for)   the-1sPOSS-falls  
    And he thought, "She's spoiled my falls."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text

  10. kári   xás   pirishkâarim   pa-'îin   ta'ítam   u-'akxáraprup-aheen  
    then   then   grizzly   the-falls   so   3s(>3)-scratch.away.downriver-ANT  
    Then Grizzly Bear scratched the falls (away) downriverward.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  11. yukún   yíiv   á'   u-tásunih-tih-anik   pa-'íin  
    you.see   far   above   3s(>3)-be.vertical.barrier-DUR-ANC   the-falls  
    You see, the falls were (like) a barrier (reaching) a long ways up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  12. púyava   p-óo-p-vaavruk   á'iknêechhan   tishravará'iivreen   u-xus   hûut   áta   u-'íina-ti   pa-nani-'íin  
    you.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-go.down.over   falcon   Etna.Mountain   3s(>3)-think   how   maybe   3s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant-DUR   the-1sPOSS-falls  
    So when Duck Hawk looked down over Etna Mountain, he thought, "I wonder what's wrong with my falls?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  13. púyava   p-oo-'ípak   yánava   pa-nani-'îin   t-óo   p-vuunup  
    you.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-come.back   visible   the-1sPOSS-falls   PERF-3s(>3)   ITER-flow.downstream.from.here  
    So when he got back, he saw it, "My falls have flowed downriver."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  14. kári   xás   u-piip   akâay   t-u-táayvaar   pa-nani-'íin  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   who   PERF-3s(>3)-spoil   the-1sPOSS-falls  
    And he said, "Who spoiled my falls?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  15. víri   tá   mi-hrôoha   pirishkâarim   t-u-táayvaar   pa-mi-'íin  
    so   PERF   2sPOSS-wife   grizzly   PERF-3s(>3)-spoil   the-2sPOSS-falls  
    Your wife, Grizzly Bear, spoiled your falls."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text