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îin new topic; a postposition, indicating that the subject of a sentence is a new topic

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lexicon ID #1670 | revised Oct 31 2014

îin POSTP • new topic; a postposition, indicating that the subject of a sentence is a new topic

Note: See article by Macaulay 2000, correcting the description of WB. Subject pronoun prefix with this is always kun- or kin-.


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    1. nu-ykár-eesh   pa-'îin   púufich   i-'êethiipvu-tih-at  
      1pl(>3)-beat-FUT   NOMZ-TOPIC   deer   2s(>3)-take.away.from-DUR-PAST  
      We will kill the one who has been taking the deer from you."
      Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text
    2. yaas'ára   îin   kin-máah-tih-eesh  
      rich.person   TOPIC   3pl>3pl-see-DUR-FUT  
      And the people who live will see them."
      Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
    3. xás   yítha   îin   kun-ipêer      nu-paratánmaahpa  
      then   one   TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to   PERF   1pl(>3)-turn.back  
      Then one of them told him: "We have turned back."
      Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
    4. iim   vúra   îin   pu-n-êekyár-eesh-ara   atipimámvaan   achvúun   ú-peer-anik  
      2sg.   Intensive   TOPIC   NEG-2s/3s>1s-beat-FUT-NEG   buzzard   hookbill.salmon   3s(>3)-say.to-ANC  
      "You are not going to kill me?" said Buzzard to Hookbill.
      Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text
    5. xás   achvúun   u-ppiip   naa   îin   pu-kin-îikyár-eesh-ara   vaa   vúra   páy   kyôomahich   nu-níshsh-eesh  
      then   hookbill.salmon   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   TOPIC   NEG-1>2s-beat-FUT-NEG   so   Intensive   this   little.bit   1pl(>3)-do-FUT  
      Then Hookbill said: "I am not going to kill you, this is all that I'm going to do to you."
      Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text
    6. xás   ú-ppeer-anik   achvúun   îin   kun-íppeer-anik   xáy faat   ík   vúra   ôok   i-páfyuk   iim   vúra   pu-'ôok   vúrayvu-tih-eesh-ara  
      then   3s(>3)-say.to-ANC   hookbill.salmon   TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to-ANC   don't!   must   Intensive   here   2s(>3)-come.around.again   2sg.   Intensive   NEG-here   go.around-DUR-FUT-NEG  
      And Hookbill told him: "You must never come around here again, you are not going to come around here."
      Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text
    7. vaa   uum   ifápiit-ich   îin   na-tâatripaa-vish  
      so   3.SG   young.unmarried.woman-DIM   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-hook.toward.land-FUT  
      Then a young girl can hook me out.
      Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
    8. ikrívkihaan   xásik   arara   îin   -'aam-tih-eesh  
      sixth.month   then.(future)   human   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-eat-DUR-FUT  
      In the sixth month (April), Human will eat me.
      Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
    9. kári   xas   sápxiit   ú-paanik   "pa-yáv   îin   -'aam-tih-eesh  
      then   then   steelhead   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   "NOMZ-good   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-eat-DUR-FUT  
      Then Steelhead said: “A good person will eat me.”
      Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
    10. xás   pimaníh'aama   ú-paanik   "naa   vúra   pishîich   yaas'ára   îin   -'aam-tih-eesh  
      then   summer.salmon   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   "1sg.   Intensive   first   rich.person   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-eat-DUR-FUT  
      Then Summer Salmon said: “Human will eat me the first thing (when I get there).”
      Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
    11. káru   uum   achvúun   ú-paanik   "naa   vúra   pishîich   yaas'ára   îin   -'aam-tih-eesh   pa-ni-'îipma-haak  
      also   3.SG   hookbill.salmon   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   "1sg.   Intensive   first   rich.person   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-eat-DUR-FUT   NOMZ-1s(>3)-return-when  
      And Hookbill said: “Human will eat me the first thing, when I get there.”
      Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
    12. kári   xás   u-piip   uum   vúra   vaa   páy   arara-'îin   kun-xúseen-tih   kíri   âapun   ú-yruuhriv  
      then   then   3s(>3)-say   3.SG   Intensive   so   this   human-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-think.about-DUR   I.wish   on.the.ground   3s(>3)-(sg.).lie  
      Then she said: "Someone is causing her sickness.
      Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text
    13. xás   kúkuum   vúra   v-oo-piip   uum   vúra   arara-'îin   kun-xúseen-tih  
      then   again   Intensive   so-3s(>3)-say   3.SG   Intensive   human-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-think.about-DUR  
      Then she said: "Somebody is making it."
      Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text
    14. pa-koovúra   pa-nanu-ppírish   puyíththaxay   vúra   kúnish   vaa   kum-eekyâa-hara   p-eheeraha-'íppa   vúra   chishihpurith-'íppa   kích   vaa   kúnish   kum-éekyav   pa-'apxantîich   îin      kin-ippêer  
      NOMZ-all   the-1plPOSS-plant   not.a.single.one   Intensive   sort.of   that   3sPOSS-making-NEG   the-tobacco-tree   Intensive   nightshade.sp.-tree   only   that   sort.of   3sPOSS-making   the-white.man   TOPIC   PERF   3>1pl-say.to  
      Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us
      Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text
    15. púffaat   vúra   îin   áam-tih-ap  
      nothing   Intensive   TOPIC   eat-DUR-INV  
      Nothing eats them.
      Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text
    16. chanáakat   îin   -par  
      mosquito   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-bite  
      The mosquitos bit me.
      Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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    17. chanáakat   îin   t-ee   pár-ap  
      mosquito   TOPIC   PERF-2s(>3)   bite-INV  
      The mosquito bit you.
      Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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    18. pa-púsihich   îin      -mah  
      the-cat.(dimin.)   TOPIC   PERF   2s/3s>1s-see  
      The cat sees me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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    19. pa-'ávansa   Orleans   ú-krii   îin   íp   na-máh-at  
      the-man   Orleans   3s(>3)-live   TOPIC   PAST   2s/3s>1s-see-PAST  
      The man who lives in Orleans saw me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    20. pa-'ávansa   Orleans   ú-krii   íp   îin   na-máh-at  
      the-man   Orleans   3s(>3)-live   PAST   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-see-PAST  
      The man who lives in Orleans saw me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    21. pa-'ávansa   îin   née-mus-ti   Orleans   aramsîiprin-tih  
      the-man   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-look.at-DUR   Orleans   start.out-DUR  
      The man who came from Orleans saw me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    22. pa-'ávansa   Orleans   aramsîiprin-ti   iim   îin   née-mus-tih  
      the-man   Orleans   start.out-DUR   2sg.   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-look.at-DUR  
      The man who came from Orleans saw me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    23. pa-'ávansa   îin   ni-pítap-tih  
      the-man   TOPIC   1s(>3)-know-DUR  
      The man knows me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    24.    nu-mah   îin  
      PERF   1pl(>3)-see   TOPIC  
      I see you.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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    25. Xás   uum   pa-xanchíifich   îin   kin-ímuustih  
      then   3.SG   the-frog   TOPIC   3pl>3pl-look.at  
      And the frog is looking at them.
      Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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    26. Pa-'avansáxiich   îin      kun-chuphuníshkoo  
      the-boy   TOPIC   PERF   3pl(>3s)-talk.to  
      The boy is talking (to the dog).
      Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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    27. Xás   pa-xanchíifich   îin      kun-ímuusti   pa-kun-páatvu-tih  
      then   the-frog   TOPIC   PERF   3pl(>3s)-look.at   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-bathe-DUR  
      And the frog is looking at them while they're taking a bath.
      Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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    28. koovúra   îin   kin-imúustih-eesh  
      all   TOPIC   2>1pl-look.at-FUT  
      You (one person) are going to look at us.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    29. pa-nani-kîit   îin   nee-psháravrik-eesh  
      the-1sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-help-FUT  
      My grandmother will help me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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    30. naa   iim   îin   nee-psháravriik  
      1sg.   2sg.   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-help  
      Will you help me?
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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    31. uum   vúra   itíhaan   îin   nee-psháravriik-tih  
      3.SG   Intensive   always   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-help-DUR  
      She always helps me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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    32. itíhaan   îin   nee-psháravrik  
      always   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-help  
      She always helps me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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    33. káru   hôoy   akâayva   'îin   kun   kêemish   kun-'áki-hanik   kéemish   u-'áv-anik  
      also   where   anyone   TOPIC   3pl(>3s)   something.dangerous   3pl(>3s)-give.(things).to-ANC   something.dangerous   3s(>3)-eat-ANC  
      "And somewhere, someone, they ... they fed him poison, he ate poison."
      Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text
    34. kári   xás   pâanpay   pishpishih-'îin      kun-'av  
      then   then   after.while   yellowjacket-TOPIC   PERF   3pl(>3s)-eat  
      And after a while the yellowjackets ate him.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
    35. chufniivkach-'îin   káru   vúra   pa-   kun-'av  
      fly-TOPIC   also   Intensive   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-eat  
      Flies ate him too.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
    36. chími   vúra   p-aasvut-'îin   káru   pa-   kun-'av  
      soon   Intensive   the-ant-TOPIC   also   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-eat  
      Soon the ants ate him too.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
    37. xás   ú-peen-ti   îim   ôok   keemisha-'îin   i-'áv-eesh-ap  
      then   3s(>3)-say.to-DUR   outdoors   here   something.dangerous-TOPIC   2s(>3)-eat-FUT-INV  
      And he told (the person sweating), "A monster outside here is going to eat you."
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
    38. chiimuuch-'îin   kun-xúseer-anik   kíri   vaa   u-kúupha   pufáat   vúra   yáv-heesh-ara  
      lizard-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-think.about-ANC   I.wish   so   3s(>3)-do   nothing   Intensive   good-FUT-NEG  
      Lizard thought about him, "Let him do that, nothing will be any good."
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
    39. xás   u-píip   yáxa   áta   uum   pa-pihneefich-'îin      na-sítviik  
      then   3s(>3)-say   look!   maybe   3.SG   the-coyote-TOPIC   PERF   2s/3s>1s-steal.from  
      And he said, "Look, I'll bet Coyote stole it from me.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
    40. kári   xás   kun-'iruveehíshriih-va   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-tih   kun-ímuus-tih   kun-piip   fâatkook  
      then   then   3pl(>3s)-stand.still.(pl.)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR   3pl(>3s)-say   what's.that?  
      And those who were chasing him stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
    41. kári   xás   kun-ihmáravarak   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-tih  
      then   then   3pl(>3s)-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR  
      And the ones chasing him ran down from upriver.
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
    42. kári   xás   kun-píip   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-tih   naa   ni-p-êesh   vaa   pa-'ípa   ikmaháchraam   -kree-n-hat  
      then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   1sg.   1s(>3)-say-FUT   that   NOMZ-PAST   sweathouse   PTCL-live-Participial-PAST  
      Then the ones chasing him said, "I'll bet that was him who was in the sweathouse."
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
    43. xás   pu'akara-'îin   kín-maah-tih-ap  
      then   nobody-TOPIC   3pl>3pl-see-DUR-NEG  
      And nobody had seen them.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
    44. xás   vúra   koovura-'îin   kun-síinva   vúra   akárayva-va   kuma-yaas'árah   vúra   kumee-mshúpap  
      then   Intensive   all-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-fail.to.recognize   Intensive   anyone-INDEF   3sPOSS-rich.person   Intensive   3sPOSS-attractive  
      And they all failed to recognize anyone so rich, so attractive.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
    45. xás   koovura-'îin   kun-ímuus-tih  
      then   all-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR  
      And everybody was looking at him.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
    46. xás   pa-tishanih-yûum   u-kvíriprup   víri   kúna   kâam   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-ti      kun-ihmáravarak  
      then   NOMZ-placename-uphill.downriver   3s(>3)-run.off..downriver   so   in.addition   little.upriver   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)  
      And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
    47. xás   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-ti   xára   xás   kun-ithyárukha   ayu'âach   ishahá-kaam  
      then   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   long.time   then   3pl(>3s)-cross.(water)   it.was.because   water-large  
      And those following him were a long time crossing, because there was a lot of water.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
    48. xás   p-aaxich-'îin   kun-ímuus-tih  
      then   the-child-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-look.at-DUR  
      And the children looked at him.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
    49. xás   ta'ítam   kun-ihmárasipree-heen      kun-'áharam   pa-'áraar   îin      kin-ip-shítviik  
      then   so   3pl(>3s)-start.to.run.(pl.)-ANT   PERF   3pl(>3s)-follow   NOMZ-human   TOPIC   PERF   3pl>3pl-ITER-steal.from  
      And so they started to run, they chased the people who had stolen it from them.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
    50. hôoy   íf   akáray   îin   xuus   i-'éeth-tih-eesh-ap  
      where   truly   who   TOPIC   thought   2s(>3)-carry-DUR-FUT-INV  
      Nobody will take care of you.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
    51. víri   iim   xás   îin      née-ykar  
      so   2sg.   then   TOPIC   PERF   2s/3s>1s-beat  
      Then you killed me.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
    52. kári   xás   apsunxarah-'îin   kun-'av  
      then   then   long.snake-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-eat  
      But she was eaten by a long snake
      Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
    53. pa-'asiktavan-'îin   kun-ipêer   xáyfaat   xáyfaat   i-vâaram  
      the-woman-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to   don't!   don't!   2s(>3)-go  
      The women told him, "Don't, don't go."
      Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
    54. pa-'arákaas   íp   îin   kin-ípeer-at   kiik-'íchunv-i  
      the-old.man   PAST   TOPIC   3>1pl-say.to-PAST   2pl(>3)-hide.oneself-IMPER  
      The old man told us to hide.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
    55. xás   p-oo-páhariith-vunaa   pa-mu-hrooha-'îin   kun-ipêer   yaxéek   iim   vaa   kích   i-kupí-tih-eesh  
      then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-catch.up.with-PL   the-3sPOSS-wife-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to   you'll.see   2sg.   so   only   2s(>3)-do-DUR-FUT  
      And when he caught up with them, his wife told him, "You're going to be doing nothing but this.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
    56. hûutva   kóo   -myaahti   pa-t-i-'ív-ahaak   púra fâat   vúra   îin   aam-tíh-eesh-ara  
      somehow   as.much.as   2sPOSS-life   NOMZ-PERF-2s(>3)-die-when   nothing   Intensive   TOPIC   eat-DUR-FUT-NEG  
      All your life, when you die, nothing will eat (you).
      Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
    57. kíri   naa   vúra   kích   yaas'arara-'îin   na-'áam-ti   káru   tápas   nee-kyâa-vish  
      I.wish   1sg.   Intensive   only   humankind-TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-eat-DUR   also   real   2s/3s>1s-make-FUT  
      May Mankind eat me alone and take care of me!"
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
    58. hôoy   íf   yaxéek   yaas'ara-'îin   kun-xús-eesh   húut  
      where   truly   you'll.see   rich.person-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-think-FUT   how  
      Mankind won't think (about her) in any way.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
    59. xás   yaas'ara-'îin   kun-ipêer   iim   kumá'ii   pa-'ára   u-'íin-ahaak   i-'áam-tih-eesh-ap   vaa   kúth   pu-haríxay   xúrihi-tih-eesh  
      then   rich.person-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to   2sg.   because.of   NOMZ-person   3s(>3)-exist-when   2s(>3)-eat-DUR-FUT-INV   so   because.of   NEG-sometimes   be.hungry-DUR-FUT  
      Then Man told her, "For your sake, when people exist, they will eat you, because of that they will never hunger.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
    60. káruma   ník   apxan-yâamach-as      kun-p-ithxuná-tiih-va   yaas'arara-'îin   pu-'ithváaf-tih-eesh-ap  
      in.fact   a.little   cap-pretty-PL   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-put.over.head-DUR-PL.ACT   humankind-TOPIC   NEG-think.well.of-DUR-FUT-NEG  
      The fact is, (the others) wear pretty caps, (but) Mankind won't have much use for them.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
    61. víri   vaa   îin   pa-kín-'aax-tih  
      so   that   TOPIC   NOMZ-3pl>3pl-bite-DUR  
      It was that one that was killing them.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
    62. pa-mu-'akah-'îin   kun-pápivar  
      the-3sPOSS-father-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-go.search.for  
      His father went to look for him.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
    63. chavúra   uum   koovúra      kun-chífich   akráa   chamuxich-'îin  
      finally   3.SG   all   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beat   eel   sucker-TOPIC  
      Finally Sucker won everything from Eel.
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text
    64. hínupa   chantirih-'îin   sú'   pa-   kun-vôonkurih   vaa   kúth   p-oo-kpaksúr-oo-ti   pa--siish  
      surprise   tick-TOPIC   inside   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-crawl.in   so   because.of   NOMZ-3s(>3)-cut.off-PL.ACT-DUR   the-3sPOSS-penis  
      There it was Tick that crawled into him, that's why he cut off his penis.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text
    65. aah   uum   ú-paanik   púra fâat   vúra   îin   na-'íship-tih-eesh-ara  
      fire   3.SG   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   nothing   Intensive   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-extinguish.fire-DUR-FUT-NEG  
      Fire once said, "Nothing can put me out."
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
    66. kári   xás   pirishkâarim   u-piip   naa   îin   nu-'íship-tih-eesh  
      then   then   grizzly   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   TOPIC   1pl(>3)-extinguish.fire-DUR-FUT  
      Then Grizzly Bear said, "I can put you out."
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
    67. chavúra   púra kára   îin   ishkáxishrihmath-ap   -'aah  
      finally   nobody   TOPIC   stop.from.doing-NEG   the-fire  
      Finally nothing stopped Fire.
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
    68. kári   xás   u-piip   naa   îin   ni-shkáxishrihmath-eesh  
      then   then   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   TOPIC   1s(>3)-stop.from.doing-FUT  
      And he said, "I'll stop him."
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
    69. kári   xás   u-piip   aah   naa   vúra   púra fâat   îin   nee-shkáxishrihmath-eesh  
      then   then   3s(>3)-say   fire   1sg.   Intensive   nothing   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-stop.from.doing-FUT  
      And Fire said, "Nothing can stop me."
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
    70. víri   naa   kích   îin      nu-'apúnmiik  
      so   1sg.   only   TOPIC   PERF   1pl(>3)-learn.from  
      I alone have learned it from you.
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
    71. kári   xás   u-xús-aanik   ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav   yaas'ara-'îin   ta-na-'apúnmiik-ahaak   yaas'ára   káru   vaa   u-kuph-eesh  
      then   then   3s(>3)-think-ANC   Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit   rich.person-TOPIC   PERF-2s/3s>1s-learn.from-when   rich.person   also   so   3s(>3)-do-FUT  
      And Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do so too."
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
    72. kári   xás   u-xús-aanik   yaas'ara-'îin      na-'apúnmiik-ahaak   víri   yaas'ára   káru   vúra   vaa   u-kuph-eesh  
      then   then   3s(>3)-think-ANC   rich.person-TOPIC   PERF   2s/3s>1s-learn.from-when   so   rich.person   also   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-do-FUT  
      Then (the father) thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do this way too."
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
    73. naa   kích   îin      nu-'apúnmiik  
      1sg.   only   TOPIC   PERF   1pl(>3)-learn.from  
      I alone have learned it from you.
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
    74. xás   vúra      kun-vîiha   pa-keevnikich-'íin  
      then   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-hate   the-old.woman.(dimin.)-TOPIC  
      But the old woman disliked him.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
    75. vúra      kun-vîiha   pa-keevnikich-'íin  
      Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-hate   the-old.woman.(dimin.)-TOPIC  
      The old woman disliked him.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
    76. vaa   vúra   pa-'atipimaamvan-'îin   kin-p-ôonvuuk  
      so   Intensive   the-buzzard-TOPIC   3pl>3pl-ITER-bring.(people)  
      The buzzard brought them back.
      Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
    77. koovura-'îin   pa-   kun-'áakup   chí   nu-thtîi-ti  
      all-TOPIC   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-challenge   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR  
      Everybody challenged him, "Let’s gamble!"
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
    78. xás   u-péer   chími   ôok   vúra   íkrii      kun-tápkuup   pa-'arara-'íin  
      then   3s(>3)-say.to   soon   here   Intensive   live   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like   the-human-TOPIC  
      And she told him, "Live here!"; the people liked him.
      Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text
    79. xás   pa-mu-tat-'îin   kun-ipêer   îikam   kúuk   uum-i  
      then   the-3sPOSS-mother-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-say.to   outdoors   to.there   arrive-IMPER  
      And his mother told him, "Go outdoors!
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
    80. xás   -mita   îin   kun-síitv-at   ú-peen-ti   xáyfaat   mâam   kúuk   i-kuníhivraa  
      then   NOMZ-near.past   TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-steal-PAST   3s(>3)-say.to-DUR   don't!   uphill   to.there   2s(>3)-shoot.over  
      And the one who stole him told him, "Don't shoot up over the hill!"
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
    81. káruk   yítha   va-'êem   kun-'êetheep-anik   mu-'arátaanva   pa-preacher   mu-hrooha-'íin  
      upriver   one   3sPOSS-doctor   3pl(>3s)-take.away.from-ANC   3sPOSS-disease   the-preacher   3sPOSS-wife-TOPIC  
      The preacher's wife took the 'pain' (disease object) away from a certain doctor upriver.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
    82. xás   kári   p-oo-'íshupish   pa-'arátaanva   xás   pa-preacher   mu-hrooha-'íin   kun-áveep   pa-'arátaanva  
      then   then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-show.(of.shaman)   the-disease   then   the-preacher   3sPOSS-wife-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-take.away.from   the-disease  
      So when (the doctor) displaying the 'pain,' then the preacher's wife took the pain away from her.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
    83. íshyuux   kun-iyvúnkurih-vu-ti   pa-chishih-'íin  
      elk   3pl(>3s)-chase.into-to-DUR   the-dog-TOPIC  
      The dogs used to herd elk in (to ravines).
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
    84. xás   kun-íshtaak-ti   hâari   pa-mu-kit-'íin  
      then   3pl(>3s)-hold.(person)-DUR   sometime   the-3sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman-TOPIC  
      And sometimes it was held by its grandmother.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text
    85. koovúra-'îin   kin-ímuus-tih  
      all-TOPIC   3>1pl-look.at-DUR  
      Everyone looked at us.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text