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ákih to give things, or a mass of something, to someone ; to feed
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #249 | revised Aug 19 2005
ákih • V • to give things, or a mass of something, to someone ; to feed
Source: WB 57, p.316
- pamúspuk pamutúnviiv u'ákihvunaati. He's giving his money to his children. [Reference: KV]
- páy kích na'ákihi Feed me more! [Reference: Richardson 1993:21]
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payêem uum xúrish kana-'ákih-i now 3.SG shelled.acorn 2pl>1s-give.(things).to-IMPER Give me acorns." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textxúrish kun-'ákih itha-'átiv shelled.acorn 3pl(>3s)-give.(things).to one-burden.basket:load They gave her a whole packbasket full of acorns. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textxás payêem uum athithxuntápan kana-'ákih-i then now 3.SG hazelnut 2pl>1s-give.(things).to-IMPER "Give me hazel nuts this time." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textxás kun-'ákih then 3pl(>3s)-give.(things).to Then they gave them to her. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full texttaay vúra na-'ákih-i much Intensive 2s/3s>1s-give.(things).to-IMPER Feed me a lot! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkúkuum taay vúra na-'ákih-i again much Intensive 2s/3s>1s-give.(things).to-IMPER Feed me a lot again! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnáa pa-nani-púsihich axákyaan ni-'ákih-tih 1sg. the-1sPOSS-cat.(dimin.) twice 1s(>3)-give.(things).to-DUR I feed my cat twice (a day). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá-ní-kfuuksip tá-ni-'áki aas tá ni-'akih PERF-1s(>3)-get.up.(from.lying) PERF-1s(>3)-give.(things).to water PERF 1s(>3)-give.(things).to I'd get up, I'd feed him, I'd give him water. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textkáru 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 textkáruma káru taay u-'ôorahi-ti pa-'ánav pa-tá ní-kvar pa-ni-'ákih-ti in.fact also much 3s(>3)-cost-DUR the-medicine NOMZ-PERF 1s(>3)-buy NOMZ-1s(>3)-give.(things).to-DUR And in fact it cost a lot, the medicine that I bought, that I was giving him. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textkári xás u-piip miník kiik-p-ákih-eesh pa-mikun-patúmkir chími kan-ip-thívkee then then 3s(>3)-say of.course 1/3>2pl-ITER-give.(things).to-FUT the-2plPOSS-head-rest soon 1s(>3)-ITER-go.along And he said, "I'll give you back your pillows, let me go along!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam u-'ákih-vunaa-heen pa-mu-túnviiv then then so 3s(>3)-give.(things).to-PL-ANT the-3sPOSS-children Then she gave it to her children. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás kin-'ákih amveeváxrah then then 3pl>3pl-give.(things).to dried.salmon And they were given dried salmon. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textminík koovúra nu-'ákih-eesh pa-nini-'arará-'uup of.course all 1pl(>3)-give.(things).to-FUT the-1sPOSS-human-possession I'll give you all my Indian treasure." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full textmímik koovúra pa-nani-'arará-'uup nu-'ákih-eesh of.course all the-1sPOSS-human-possession 1pl(>3)-give.(things).to-FUT I'll give you my Indian treasure. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textkári xás u-p-ákih xás káru vúra ú-hruuthvah then then 3s(>3)-ITER-give.(things).to then also Intensive 3s(>3)-make.slave.of So she gave them back to him, and she took him as her slave. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textxás p-eempúr kin-'ákih then the-flour 3pl>3pl-give.(things).to And (the whites) gave them flour. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textkári xás vaa kúna tá kin-'ákih ipchimákananach then then so in.addition PERF 3pl>3pl-give.(things).to handkerchief Then in addition they gave them handkerchiefs. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textxás kun-ipêer fâat pa-nu-'ákih-eesh then 3pl(>3s)-say.to what NOMZ-1pl(>3)-give.(things).to-FUT And they said to him, "What can we give you?" Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full textpa-'ávansa káan u-hyárih u-'ákih-ti pá-chishiih the-man there 3s(>3)-stand 3s(>3)-give.(things).to-DUR the-dog The man is standing there, he is feeding the dog. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text