Ararahih'urípih
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ish to drink

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2936 | revised Dec 19 2014

ish • V • to drink

Derivatives (37; show derivatives)

Source: WB 689, p.349

  • axichatunvêech kun'íishti pamusmus'úchish. Children drink milk. [Reference: KV]
  • xás uxus, kíri páy kári vaa ni'ish. And he thought, "I wish I could drink that." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 046]

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  1. íshaha   húm   xâatik   kíri   ni-'ish  
    water   or   it's.better   I.wish   1s(>3)-drink  
    Did you want to drink water?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. íshaha   xaat   íim   kíri   ni-'ish  
    water   may   2sg.   I.wish   1s(>3)-drink  
    Do you want water?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  3. kári   xás   vúra   taay   pa-nu-'íish-tih   káru   áam-tih  
    then   then   Intensive   much   NOMZ-1pl(>3)-drink-DUR   also   eat-DUR  
    We ate and drank a lot.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. xáyfaat   i-'ish   pa-nani-'íshaha  
    don't!   2s(>3)-drink   the-1sPOSS-water  
    Don't take my water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  5. fâat   kuma-'ish  
    what   3sPOSS-drink  
    What kind of drink (do you like)?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  6. íshaha   tá   ni-'ish  
    water   PERF   1s(>3)-drink  
    I am drinking water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  7. pa-'íshah   ni-'ísh-eesh  
    the-water   1s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    I am going to drink water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  8. pa-'íshaha   húm   i-'ísh-eesh  
    the-water   or   2s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    Do you want to drink water?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  9. íshaha   húm   i-'ísh-eesh  
    water   or   2s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    Would you like some water?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  10. úchish   húm   i-'ish-eesh  
    milk   or   2s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    Are you going to drink milk?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  11. pa-juice   húm   í-'ish-eesh  
    the-juice   or   2s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    Are you going to drink the juice?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  12. vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara  
    Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG  
    "I won't drink."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  13. xás   kári   t-oo   xus   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara  
    then   then   PERF-3s(>3)   think   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG  
    And he thought, "I won't drink."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  14. vúra   vaa   t-oo   xus   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   naa   ishpúk   ni-kyâan-tih  
    Intensive   so   PERF-3s(>3)   think   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   1sg.   dentalium.shells   1s(>3)-go.gather-DUR  
    He thought like that, "I won't drink, I'm going to get money."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  15. kári   xás   u-xus   payêem   vúra   ni-'ísh-eesh   pa-saamvároo   ni-mah-aak  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   now   Intensive   1s(>3)-drink-FUT   NOMZ-creek   1s(>3)-see-when  
    And he thought, "Now I'll drink when I see a creek.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  16. t-oo   xus   ni-'ísh-eesh   pa-káan   ni-'uum-áhaak  
    PERF-3s(>3)   think   1s(>3)-drink-FUT   NOMZ-there   1s(>3)-arrive-when  
    He thought, "I'll drink when I get there."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  17. xás   u-xus   kíri   páy   kári   vaa   ni-'ish  
    then   3s(>3)-think   I.wish   this   then   so   1s(>3)-drink  
    And he thought, "I wish I could drink that."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  18. ii   xás   u-xus   chími   vaa   kan-'îish-i   p-eeshkéesh  
    oh!   then   3s(>3)-think   soon   so   1s(>3)-drink-IMPER   the-river  
    Oh, he thought, "Let me drink from the river!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  19. xás   u-xus   púya   íf   kâarim   tá   ni-kúupha   pa-chími   ísh-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-think   and.so   truly   bad   PERF   1s(>3)-do   NOMZ-soon   drink-FUT  
    And he thought, "How bad I do, being about to drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  20. xás   u-xus   vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   astíip-ich  
    then   3s(>3)-think   Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   shore-DIM  
    And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  21. vúra   uum   xára   p-oo-kúkuri   pa-'íshaha   t-u-'ísh   taay  
    Intensive   3.SG   long.time   NOMZ-3s(>3)-stoop.down   the-water   PERF-3s(>3)-drink   much  
    He stooped down to the water for a long time, he drank a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  22. kári   xás   p-oo-p-vôonsip   taay   t-u-'ish  
    then   then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-get.up   much   PERF-3s(>3)-drink  
    And when he got up, he had drunk a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  23. aas   tá   kun-'íish-vunaa  
    water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-drink-PL  
    They ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  24. xás   u-xú-ti   vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   ishkéesh-'aas  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   river-water  
    And he thought, "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  25. vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   ishkéesh-'aas  
    Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   river-water  
    "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  26. xás   u-xú-ti   xâatik   vúra   ni-'ish   p-eeshkéesh-'aas  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   it's.better   Intensive   1s(>3)-drink   the-river-water  
    And he thought, "Let me drink the river water.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  27. kúna   vúra   pu-'astíip-ich   na-'ísh-eesh-ara  
    in.addition   Intensive   NEG-shore-DIM   1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG  
    But I won't drink by the bank.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  28. vúra   ishkéesh-'aachip   xasík   ni-'ísh-eesh  
    Intensive   river-middle   then.(future)   1s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    I'll drink in the middle of the river.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  29. kári   xás   u-xús   vaa   pay'ôok   xasík   íshaha   ni-'ísh-eesh  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   so   right.here   then.(future)   water   1s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    And he thought, "Here I will drink water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  30. xás   u-píip   yôotva   nâach-ish   mu-'íshaha   chí   ni-'ísh-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-say   hurray!   man's.sister's.son-DIM   3sPOSS-water   soon   1s(>3)-drink-FUT  
    And he said, "Hurray, I'll drink nephew's juice!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  31. xás   kúkuum   vúra   xâatik   vúra   kumatêeshich   kan-'îish-i  
    then   again   Intensive   it's.better   Intensive   still.more   1s(>3)-drink-IMPER  
    And again (he said), "Let me drink a little more."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  32. xás   u-xús   chí   kan-'îish-i  
    then   3s(>3)-think   soon   1s(>3)-drink-IMPER  
    And he thought, "Let me drink!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  33. xás   vúra   puxích   t-óo   xrah   xás   chími   íshaha   kan-'îish-i  
    then   Intensive   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   then   soon   water   1s(>3)-drink-IMPER  
    Then he got very thirsty, and (he thought) "Let me drink water!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  34. miník   ni-'ísh-eesh   kâam  
    of.course   1s(>3)-drink-FUT   little.upriver  
    I'll drink upriver a ways."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  35. xás   u-'ísh  
    then   3s(>3)-drink  
    And he drank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  36. xás   p-oo-ptáchvaayship   xás   kúkuum   vúra   u-'ish  
    then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-raise.oneself.again   then   again   Intensive   3s(>3)-drink  
    After he raised up, he drank again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  37. kári   xás   u-'ish  
    then   then   3s(>3)-drink  
    And he drank.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  38. xás   aas   kun-'íish-vunaa  
    then   water   3pl(>3s)-drink-PL  
    Then they ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text

  39. káru   hâari   t-u-'ísh   káakum   pa-'ánav  
    also   sometime   PERF-3s(>3)-drink   some   the-medicine  
    And sometimes (the patient) drank some of the medicine.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  40. káru   pu-'íshaha   kín-'iish-tih-ara  
    also   NEG-water   1pl(>3)-drink-DUR-NEG  
    And we didn't drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text