Ararahih'urípih
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ishávaas child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2949 | revised Aug 16 2015

ishávaas • N • child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)

Derivation:  yíish-vaas
nephew-with.connecting.relative.dead

Source: WB 1677.1, p.401

Note: Initial vowel is lost after a prefixal vowel. Plural is ishavásiivsha(s), formed with -iivshas 'PLUR' . Used as form of address by Coyote; 'nephew' (JPH 015:837). says used to mean 'stepfather', esp. one related to one's father.

  • chavúra káan xára tóokrii, poo'oonváthunati pamusavásiivsha. Finally he stayed there a long time, he took his nephews all around. [Reference: KT 147.25]
  • ishávaas, nanishavásiivsha, nipthivkêevish. Nephew, my nephews, I'll go along! [Reference: WB T3.145]

Sentence examples (24)


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  1. ee   ishávaas   ôok   tá   ni-'áhoo  
    oh!   child.of.deceased.sibling   here   PERF   1s(>3)-go  
    "Ee, nephew, I have come.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. ishávaas   ishávaas  
    child.of.deceased.sibling   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    "Nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam   u-yupastáran-heen   "ishávaas   ishávaas  
    so   3s(>3)-weep-ANT   "child.of.deceased.sibling   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    Then Coyote cried (for his brother): "Nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  4. p-oo-'oonvá-thuna-ti   pa-mu-savás-iivsha  
    NOMZ-3s(>3)-take.(people)-around-DUR   the-3sPOSS-child.of.deceased.sibling-PLUR  
    Coyote took his nephews through mourning around all the time.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  5. uum   pihnêefich   koovúra   mu-savás-iivsha  
    3.SG   coyote   all   3sPOSS-child.of.deceased.sibling-PLUR  
    Coyote was nephew through mourning to everybody.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   axmáy   vúra   u-píip   ishávaas   ishávaas   ishávaas  
    then   then   suddenly   Intensive   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling   child.of.deceased.sibling   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    And suddenly (Coyote) said, "Nephew, nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  7. yee   chémi   yôotva   yôotva   ishávaas  
    well   all.right   hurray!   hurray!   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    "Well, all right, hurray, hurray, nephew!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  8. xás   u-píip   ishávaas   kúmateech   vúra   ni-p-thivkée-vish  
    then   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling   later.in.day   Intensive   1s(>3)-ITER-go.along-FUT  
    And he said, "Nephew, this evening I'll go along."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  9. kári   xás   axmáy   vúra   u-piip   ishávaas   ni-p-thivkée-vish   ishávaas   ni-p-thivkée-vish  
    then   then   suddenly   Intensive   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling   1s(>3)-ITER-go.along-FUT   child.of.deceased.sibling   1s(>3)-ITER-go.along-FUT  
    And suddenly (Coyote) said, "Nephew, I'll go along, nephew, I'll go along."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  10. kári   xás   kúkuum   vúra   pihnêefich   u-piip   ni-p-thivkée-vish   ishávaas  
    then   then   again   Intensive   coyote   coyote-say   1s(>3)-ITER-go.along-FUT   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    And again Coyote said, "I'll go along, nephew."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  11. chémi   ník   ishávaas   pu-ná-yuuph-eesh-ara  
    all.right   a.little   child.of.deceased.sibling   NEG-1s(>3)-open.eyes-FUT-NEG  
    "All right, nephew, I won't open my eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  12. ishávaas   nani-shavás-iivsha   ni-p-thivkée-vish  
    child.of.deceased.sibling   1sPOSS-child.of.deceased.sibling-PLUR   1s(>3)-ITER-go.along-FUT  
    "Nephew, my nephew, I'll go along."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  13. xás   pihnêefich   u-píip   payêem   ník   vúra   ishávaas   vaa   pu-nee-p-kuph-êesh-ara  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   now   a.little   Intensive   child.of.deceased.sibling   so   NEG-1s(>3)-ITER-do-FUT-NEG  
    And Coyote said, "I won't do it again this time, nephew."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  14. ní-peer-eesh   chími   ishávaas   nu-píraanv-i  
    1s(>3)-say.to-FUT   soon   child.of.deceased.sibling   1pl(>3)-trade-IMPER  
    I'll say to him, 'Nephew, let's trade!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  15. xás   pihnêefich   u-piip   ishávaas   tá   ni-tápkuup   pa-mi-pákurih  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling   PERF   1s(>3)-like   the-2sPOSS-song  
    Then Coyote said, "Nephew, I like your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  16. xás   u-piip   yôotva   ishávaas  
    then   3s(>3)-say   hurray!   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    And (Coyote) said, "Hurray, nephew!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  17. yôotva   ishávaas  
    hurray!   child.of.deceased.sibling  
    Hurray, nephew!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  18. kári   xás   u-piip   ishávaas-ich   hôoy   áta   u-vâaram-aheen  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling-DIM   where   maybe   3s(>3)-go-ANT  
    And he said, "I wonder where little niece has gone?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text