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ikpíhan strong
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lexicon ID #1905 | revised Nov 12 2014
ikpíhan • ADJ • strong
Derivative (1)
ikpihánishich "stronger"
Source: WB 474, p.338; TK 9.19
Note: Cf. ikpíhansa (JPH "Grammar" 86).
- avanseekpíhan a strong man [Reference: WB files]
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pu-'ikpíhan-hara pa-sah-ihêeraha xáat vaa ár u-hêer NEG-strong-NEG the-downhill-tobacco may that person 3s(>3)-smoke That river tobacco is not strong, if a person smokes it. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full texttírih-sha pa-mu-pírish ikpíhan imxathakkêem wide-PL the-3sPOSS-plant strong bad-smelling It has widish leaves, it is strong, it stinks. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full textipan-sún-uk-ich vaa káan pa-yêepsha ikpíhan p-eehêeraha kunish ár u-'iftakankôo-ti vaa p-eheeraha-yêepsha káan-vári end-off-to.here-DIM so there the-good.(pl.) strong the-tobacco sort.of person 3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR so the-tobacco-good.(pl.) there-toward Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textvaa kun-ippí-tti imxathakkêem ikpíhan p-eheerah-áaxvaha so 3pl(>3s)-say-DUR bad-smelling strong the-tobacco-pitch They say: "It stinks, it is strong, the tobacco gum." Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full textnaa vúra ikpíhan 1sg. Intensive strong I am strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíim káru ikpíhan 2sg. also strong You are strong, too. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playmanâa vaa pa-'ávansa vúra vaa puxích mít vúra itíhaan vúra ikpíhan maybe that the-man Intensive that very.much near.past Intensive always Intensive strong Maybe (you can say) that the man was always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playitíhaan vúra vaa ikpíhan káru xás vúra vaa p-oo-'if vúra vaa itíhaan vúra ikpíhan strong Intensive that strong also then Intensive that NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow Intensive that strong Intensive strong He is always strong, and when he grew up he was just always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíp p-oo-'íf xás vúra vaa ikpíhan PAST NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow then Intensive that strong Growing up he was strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás vúra itíhaan vúra vaa ikpíhan then Intensive strong Intensive that strong He was always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playitíhaan vúra vaa ikpíhan strong Intensive that strong He was always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkári xás p-eekpihan-tâapas ta'ítam u-vâaram-aheen then then the-strong-most so 3s(>3)-go-ANT So then the strongest one went off (to play). Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textta'ítam u-xús-anik p-eekpihan-tâapas tîi xákaan nú-vuunv-i so 3s(>3)-think-ANC the-strong-most let... with.(one.person) 1pl(>3)-wrestle-IMPER So the strongest one thought, "Let me wrestle with him!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textvaa uum pa-paaxkív-tih-an uum p-eekpihan-'íshiip káru p-eeshnanich-'íshiip so 3.SG NOMZ-win.(game)-DUR-Participial 3.SG the-strong-most also the-light-most The winners were the strongest and the swiftest. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text