Ararahih'urípih
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íish meat, flesh, body

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lexicon ID #1696 | revised Aug 07 2015

íish N • meat, flesh, body

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Source: WB 690, p.350

  • vaa vúra koovúra toopmahóonkoon ithá'iish vúra. He feels good all over his body. [Reference: TK 195.5]


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  1. pa-'íish   ôokmas   páy   yítha   u-tháaniv  
    the-flesh   here.and.there   this   one   3s(>3)-sit  
    The meat was lying all around.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  2. Kári   iish   u-páatvu-tih   pa-'axiich  
    then   flesh   3s(>3)-bathe-DUR   the-child  
    And the child is taking a bath.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  3. Xás   iish      kun-páatva  
    then   flesh   PERF   3pl(>3s)-bathe  
    And they're taking a bath.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  4. Xás   payêem   iish      kun-páatva  
    then   now   flesh   PERF   3pl(>3s)-bathe  
    And now they're taking a bath.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  5. fâat   i-víshtaan-tih   musmús-'iish   káru   nakísh-'iish  
    what   2s(>3)-like.(food)-DUR   cow-flesh   also   pig-flesh  
    What do you want, beef or pork?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  6. naa   musmús-'iish   ni-víshtáan-tih  
    1sg.   cow-flesh   1s(>3)-like.(food)-DUR  
    I like beef.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  7. xás   kári   vaa   vúra   kích   káan   u-'iish--ti   vuutrava'áfiv  
    then   then   so   Intensive   only   there   3s(>3)-flesh-DENOM-DUR   testicles  
    And there was still meat there in his testicles.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  8. kári   xás   vaa   u-'áv   káan   -'iish  
    then   then   so   3s(>3)-eat   there   the-flesh  
    And so he ate the meat there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  9. xás   u-mnishkírihva   -'iish  
    then   3s(>3)-cook.meat   the-flesh  
    And she cooked the (deer's) meat.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  10. xás   u-hyûunish   pa--'arama   chéemyaach   árihrupuk-i   t-óo   mtup   pa--'iish   chimi   nu-'am  
    then   3s(>3)-shout.to   the-3sPOSS-child   quickly   rush.outdoors-IMPER   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe   the-3sPOSS-flesh   soon   1pl(>3)-eat  
    And she shouted to her child, "Jump out quickly, her meat is cooked, let's eat!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  11. xás   ú-muusti   pa-mu-'iish  
    then   3s(>3)-look.at   the-3sPOSS-flesh  
    Then he looked at his body.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
  12. xás   u--ti   ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav   u-xús   naa   vúra   naní-'iish   pu-'axvíthin-heesh-ara  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit   3s(>3)-think   1sg.   Intensive   1sPOSS-flesh   NEG-unclean-FUT-NEG  
    And Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, he thought, "My body will not become unclean."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  13. pa--'iish   uum      púfaat   u-theekvárahi-tih  
    the-3sPOSS-flesh   3.SG   PERF   nothing   3s(>3)-be.very.thin-DUR  
    His flesh was all gone by now, he was like a skeleton.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  14. vaa   u-'íif-ti   pa--'iish  
    so   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-3sPOSS-flesh  
    Thus his flesh grew.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text