Ararahih'urípih
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imúsar / imúsan- to go to see; to visit

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2575 | revised Nov 16 2014

imúsar / imúsan- V • to go to see; to visit

Derivation imus-ar
look.at-go.to

Derivatives (2)
imusánkoo "to come to visit"
imúsaruk "to visit, to come to see"

Source: WB 609.5, p.346

Note: Initial /i/ is lost after vowels of prefixes.

  • asánaamkarak nivâarameesh, Emily nimúsareesh. I'm going to Rocky Flats to see Emily. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás uxus, chími kanimúsan. And he thought, "Let me go see." [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 004]


Sentence examples (22)

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  1.    kun-imúsar   p-oo-p-thivrúh-roona-tih  
    PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-float-upriverward.from.here.(pl.action)-DUR  
    They went to look at it floating back upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  2. kâam   kii-músan   p-óo-kriihvu-tih-irak  
    little.upriver   2pl(>3)-go.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-DUR-where  
    Go look upriver where he's fishing."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  3. chíshki   kúkuum   kâam   kiik-p-imúsan  
    quickly   again   little.upriver   2pl(>3)-ITER-go.see  
    Go look upriver again quick!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  4. xás   kúkuum   kun-p-imúsar   xás   ikríhak   vúra   úuth   kun-'uum  
    then   again   3pl(>3s)-ITER-go.see   then   on.fishing.platform   Intensive   out.to.water   3pl(>3s)-arrive  
    So they went and looked again, and they went out on the fishery.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  5. xás   u--ti   chími   pa-mi-'áka   pi-músan  
    then   3s(>3)-say-DUR   soon   the-2sPOSS-father   ITER-go.see  
    Then (her husband) said, "Go see your father again."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  6. víri   payêem   pa-ni-pi-músar-ahaak   víri   vaa   ník   kári   ni-máh-eesh   p-eekrívraam   káan   vúra   u-'iikrá-haak  
    so   now   NOMZ-1s(>3)-ITER-go.see-when   so   that   a.little   then   1s(>3)-see-FUT   NOMZ-house   there   Intensive   3s(>3)-stand.(house)-when  
    Now when I go back to see (my father), then I'll see if the house is standing there."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  7. kári   xás   u-xús   chími   kan-imúsan  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   soon   1s(>3)-go.see  
    And he thought, "Let me go see."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  8. xás   áxak   ifápiit-sha   kun-piip   chími   nu-músan-v-i   pa-yáan'iiftihan-sa  
    then   two   young.unmarried.woman-PL   3pl(>3s)-say   soon   1pl(>3)-go.see-PL.ACT-IMPER   the-young.person-PL  
    And two young women said, "Let's go see the young men."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  9. tîi   kan-imúsan  
    let...   1s(>3)-go.see  
    Let me go look at it!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  10. xás   kúkuum   vúra   imáan   t-u-músar  
    then   again   Intensive   tomorrow   PERF-3s(>3)-go.see  
    So again the next day he went to see her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  11. chími   kan-p-imúsan  
    soon   1s(>3)-ITER-go.see  
    Let me go see her again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  12. ta'ítam   u-músan-vunaa-heen  
    so   3s(>3)-go.see-PL-ANT  
    So he went to see them.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  13. xás   u-xus   tîi   kan-p-imúsan-vunaa  
    then   3s(>3)-think   let...   1s(>3)-ITER-go.see-PL  
    And he thought, "Let me go to see them again!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  14. patapriha-'asiktávaan   kan-imúsan  
    placename-woman   1s(>3)-go.see  
    Let me go see the woman at patapríhak (a part of Weitchpec?)!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  15. xás   u-xus   tîi   ithyáruk   kan-p-imúsan   pa-'ifápiit  
    then   3s(>3)-think   let...   across   1s(>3)-ITER-go.see   the-young.unmarried.woman  
    He thought, "Let me go across to see the girl again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  16. xás   u-xus   tîi   kan-imúsan  
    then   3s(>3)-think   let...   1s(>3)-go.see  
    And he thought, "Let me go see!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  17. xás   u-xus   tîi   ithyáruk   patapríha-'ifápiit   kan-imúsan  
    then   3s(>3)-think   let...   across   placename-young.unmarried.woman   1s(>3)-go.see  
    And he thought, "Let me go across river to see the patapríhak girl!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  18. káru   mit   kun-vîihi-tih-at   -mit   u-musan-kôo-tih-at  
    also   near.past   3pl(>3s)-hate-DUR-PAST   NOMZ-near.past   3s(>3)-go.see-to-DUR-PAST  
    And they had disliked him, when he had gone to see her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  19. kári   xás   u-músar  
    then   then   3s(>3)-go.see  
    So he went to see her.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  20. axak-súpaa   t-u-p-músan   pa-mu-tátapva  
    two-day   PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-go.see   the-3sPOSS-trap  
    Every two days they would go look at their traps.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text
  21. kári   xás      kun-píip   chími   nanu-'eeráriiv   nu-p-imúsan  
    then   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-say   soon   1plPOSS-den   1pl(>3)-ITER-go.see  
    Then people used to say, "Let’s go look at our dens!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text
  22. koovúra   pa-'áraar   kun-ivyíhuk-tih   kun-imúsan-va  
    all   the-human   3pl(>3s)-come.(pl.)-DUR   3pl(>3s)-go.see-PL.ACT  
    All the people came, they came to watch.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text