Ararahih'urípih
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íshavsip / íshavsipriv- to pay as a fee to (a doctor)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2953 | revised Dec 19 2014

íshavsip / íshavsipriv- • V • to pay as a fee to (a doctor)

Derivation:  íshav-sip
íshav-up

Derivative (1)
íshavsip "doctor's fee"

Source: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 003

  • sunyíthih kun'íshavsip. They paid his fee with chinquapin nuts. [Reference: WB file]
  • pa'apxantínihich vêetak kunivyíhuk vaa káru itráhyar ishpuk vúra takun'íshavsip. After the whites came, they started to pay him a $10 fee. [Reference: TK 231.21]

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  1. sunyíthih   kun-'íshavsiprim-tih  
    chinquapin.nut   3pl(>3s)-pay.as.fee-DUR  
    They always paid him with chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. sunyíthih   kun-'íshavsiprim-ti   sunyithih'ásar  
    chinquapin.nut   3pl(>3s)-pay.as.fee-DUR   chinquapin.nut.juicy  
    They paid him with chestnuts, a panful of chestnuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. uum   táay   mu-sunyithih'ásar   u-shavsiprin-ahi  
    3.SG   much   3sPOSS-chinquapin.nut.juicy   3s(>3)-pay.as.fee-ESS  
    He was paid much chestnut mush for treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kúkuum   tá   kun-p-íshavsip   xúrish   athithxuntápan   úus   koovúra   kuma-'ávaha  
    again   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-pay.as.fee   shelled.acorn   hazelnut   pine.nut   all   3sPOSS-food  
    They would pay her fee repeatedly with shelled acorns, hazel nuts, pine nuts, all kinds of food.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  5. púyava   pa-t-óo   xus   miník   kóo ník   pa-tá   kana-'íshavsip   púyava   kári   xás   t-u-'aráriihkanha  
    you.see   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   think   of.course   enough   NOMZ-PERF   2pl>1s-pay.as.fee   you.see   then   then   PERF-3s(>3)-get.well  
    Then when she thought they had paid her enough in fees, then (the patient) would get well.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  6. xás   u-piip   áchpuus   kana-p-íshavsiiprin-i  
    then   3s(>3)-say   part.of.salmon   2pl>1s-ITER-pay.as.fee-IMPER  
    And she said, "Pay my fee with 'áchpuus."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  7. sunyíthi   tá   kun-'íshavsip   kachakâach  
    chinquapin.nut   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pay.as.fee   bluejay  
    They paid Blue Jay her fee with chinquapin nuts.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  8. áchpuus   kana-p-íshaavsiprin-ih  
    part.of.salmon   2pl>1s-ITER-pay.as.fee-IMPER  
    Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  9. áchpuus   kana-p-íshaavsiprin-ih  
    part.of.salmon   2pl>1s-ITER-pay.as.fee-IMPER  
    Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  10. áchpuus   kana-p-íshaavsiprin-ih  
    part.of.salmon   2pl>1s-ITER-pay.as.fee-IMPER  
    Pay me my fee with áchpuus.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play