Ararahih'urípih
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ithtit to gamble; to play 'Indian cards' (with small sticks held in the hand)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3288 | revised Jul 01 2010

ithtit • V • to gamble; to play 'Indian cards' (with small sticks held in the hand)

Derivative (1)
ithtítaan "gambler"

Source: WB 771, p.354

  • kéevniikich vúra uum utapkûuputi póothtiiti. An old woman liked to gamble. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:001]
  • pámitva taxaravêetak veethtítaansa púmit ihêeratihaphat pakuníthtiitvanaahanik. In the old days, the gamblers never smoked when they were gambling. [Reference: TK 254.12]

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  1. xas   uum   vúra   váa   kich   u-kupí-tih-anik   p-óo-thtii-tih-anik  
    then   3.SG   Intensive   so   only   3s(>3)-do-DUR-ANC   NOMZ-3s(>3)-gamble-DUR-ANC  
    And all that he used to do was to gamble.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  2. akráa   itíhaan   vúra   kun-íthtii-tih  
    eel   always   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-gamble-DUR  
    They were always gambling (with) Eel.
    Source: Violet Super, Why the eel has no bones (VSu-06) | read full text
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  3. chavúra   tá   xára   kun-íthtiit  
    finally   PERF   long.time   3pl(>3s)-gamble  
    In the end they gambled for a long time.
    Source: Violet Super, Why the eel has no bones (VSu-06) | read full text
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  4. xás   ta'ítam   kun-íthtiit-vunaa-heen  
    then   so   3pl(>3s)-gamble-PL-ANT  
    And so they gambled.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. kári   xás   kun-xú-tih   chími   nú-thtiit-vunaa  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-PL  
    And they thought, "Let's gamble."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  6. ta'ítam   kun-íthtiit-vunaa  
    so   3pl(>3s)-gamble-PL  
    So they gambled.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  7. kéevniikich   vúra   uum   u-tapkûupu-ti   p-óo-thtii-tih  
    old.woman.(dimin.)   Intensive   3.SG   3s(>3)-like-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    An old woman liked to gamble.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  8. pa'-ávansa   káan   t-u-'uum-áhaak   tó-o   piip   íkamish   chími   nu-thtîi-ti  
    the-man   there   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive-when   PERF-3s(>3)   say   son-in-law.(dimin.)   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    When a man arrived there, she said "Son-in-law, let's gamble!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  9. púya-va   tá   kun-íthtit  
    and.so-so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-gamble  
    So they gambled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  10. púya-va   kúkuum   yítha   t-u'-uum   kúkuum   vúra   vaa   tó-o   pêer   íkamish   chími   nu-thtîi-ti  
    and.so-so   again   one   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive   again   Intensive   so   PERF-3s(>3)   say.to   son-in-law.(dimin.)   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    So again one would arrive, again she would say, "Son in law, let's gamble!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  11. kári   xás   u-piip   íkamish   chími   nu-thtîi-ti  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   son-in-law.(dimin.)   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    And she said, "Son-in-law, let's gamble."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  12. ta'ítam   kun-ithtít-aheen  
    so   3pl(>3s)-gamble-ANT  
    So they gambled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  13. kúkuum   kun-p-íthtit  
    again   3pl(>3s)-ITER-gamble  
    They gambled again.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  14. akráa   chámuxich   xákaan   kun-íthtit  
    eel   sucker   both   3pl(>3s)-gamble  
    Eel and Sucker gambled together.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text

  15. koovura-'îin   pa-tá   kun-'áakup   chí   nu-thtîi-ti  
    all-TOPIC   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-challenge   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    Everybody challenged him, "Let’s gamble!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  16. ithasúpaa   vúra   arar-éethtit   tá   kun-íthtiit-vanaa  
    all.day   Intensive   human-gamble   PERF   3pl(>3s)-gamble-PL  
    The people played "Indian cards" all day.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  17. imáan-kam   kúkuum   tá   kun-p-íthtiit-vanaa  
    tomorrow-side   again   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-gamble-PL  
    The next day they gambled again.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  18. hâari   vúra   xára   kun-íthtiit-vanaa-tih   pa-hûutva   kóo   arará-taay-haak  
    sometime   Intensive   long.time   3pl(>3s)-gamble-PL-DUR   NOMZ-somehow   as.much.as   human-much-when  
    Sometimes they gambled for a long time, however long there were a lot of people.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text