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1. úum   pa-pihnîichich   vúra   kich   itíhaan   iinâak   ú-krii   áah   u-kyâa-tih   3.SG   the-old.man   Intensive   only   always   indoors   3s(>3)-live   fire   3s(>3)-make-DUR

   Their old man always sat inside, tending the fire. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

2. pa-hûutva   kóo   yaas'ára   u-'íin-ahaak   vaa   vúra   kóo   itíhan   kum-éekxaram   nani-túnviiv   vaa   pay'ôok   kun-'írunaa-tih-eesh   NOMZ-somehow   as.much.as   rich.person   3s(>3)-exist-when   so   Intensive   as.much.as   always   3sPOSS-night   1sPOSS-children   so   right.here   3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-DUR-FUT

   As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

3. naa   vúra   itíhaan   máh'iitnihich   ní-kfuuksipriv   1sg.   Intensive   always   early.morning   1s(>3)-get.up.(from.lying)

   I always get up early. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

4. kâarim   ni-pmahóonkoona-ti   pa-tá   ní-kviit-hi-tih   itíhaan   bad   1s(>3)-feel-DUR   NOMZ-PERF   1s(>3)-sleep-DUR   always

   I feel bad when I am always sleeping. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

5. naa   vúra   itíhaan   pa-ni-hêera-tih   1sg.   Intensive   always   NOMZ-1s(>3)-smoke-DUR

   I always smoke. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

6. naa   vúra   itíhaan   ni-hêera-tih   1sg.   Intensive   always   1s(>3)-smoke-DUR

   I am always smoking. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

7. vaa   vúra   vaa   itíhaan   vúra   vaa   u'-ákunvu-ti   káru   that   Intensive   that   always   Intensive   that   3s(>3)-hunt-DUR   also

   He was always doing that, he was always hunting. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

8. manâa   vaa   pa-'ávansa   vúra   vaa   puxích   mít   vúra   itíhaan   vúra   ikpíhan   maybe   that   the-man   Intensive   that   very.much   near.past   Intensive   always   Intensive   strong

   Maybe (you can say) that the man was always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

9. pa-púsihich   vúra   itíhaan   u-kvíit-hi-tih   PERF-cat.(dimin.)   Intensive   always   3s(>3)-sleep-DUR

   The cat is always sleeping. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about a cat (VS-34b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

10. pa-ni-pihnîich-haak   vúra   itíhaan   ni-kvíit-hi-tih-eesh   NOMZ-1s(>3)-become.old.(man)-when   Intensive   always   1s(>3)-sleep-DUR-FUT

    When I get to be an old man, I'll be sleeping all the time. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

11. uum   vura   itíhaan   nee-psháravriik-tih   3.SG   Intensive   always   2s/3s>1s-help-DUR

    She always helps me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

12. uum   vúra   itíhaan   îin   nee-psháravriik-tih   3.SG   Intensive   always   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-help-DUR

    She always helps me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

13. itíhaan   îin   nee-psháravrik   always   TOPIC   2s/3s>1s-help

    She always helps me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

14. xás   vúra   uum   itíhaan   táay   nanu-'áhup   then   Intensive   3.SG   always   much   1plPOSS-wood

    We always had a lot of wood. Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

15. xás   u-píip   pa-'íshaha   i-tárivramni-haak   vaa   kári   vúra   i-tasámsaam-tih-eesh   itíhaan   p-ee-kóo-haak   uum   vaa   get   lumpy   then   3s(>3)-say   NOMZ-water   2s(>3)-pour.into-when   that   then   Intensive   2s(>3)-stir-DUR-FUT   always   NOMZ-2s(>3)-stop-when   3.SG   so   get   lumpy

    And she said, “Pour the water in, and keep stirring it all the time, if you stop, it will get lumpy.” Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

16. xás   káruk   vúra   itíhaan   vúra   ithéekxaram   xúus   ni-'éeth-ti   then   upriver   Intensive   always   Intensive   all.night   thought   1s(>3)-carry-DUR

    And upriver ... I was taking care of him all night. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

17. manâa   naa   mít   káru   nîinamich   itíhaan   áhup   nu-kyâa-ti   pa-nani-típa   xákaan   áhup   nú-kpaak-ti   maybe   1sg.   near.past   also   little   always   wood   1pl(>3)-go.gather-DUR   the-1sPOSS-brother   both   wood   1pl(>3)-chop-DUR

    Well, also when I was little, we were always gathering wood, my brother and I, we were chopping wood. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

18. kúkuum   vúra   ta-nu-p-ipêer   itíhaan   vaa   vúra   áhup   nu-kyâa-ti   again   Intensive   PERF-1pl(>3)-ITER-say.to   always   that   Intensive   wood   1pl(>3)-make-DUR

    Again we told each other, “We’re always gathering wood.” Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

19. víri   vaa   kumá'ii   pa-'itíhaan   nuu   xás   nu-kyáviichvu-ti   aa   íshaha   káru   nú-ktaam-ti   so   that   because.of   NOMZ-always   we   then   1pl(>3)-work-DUR      water   also   1pl(>3)-hold.in.hand-DUR

    That’s why we always had to work then ah–we also carried water. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

20. vúra   itíhaan   pa-nu-kyáviichvu-ti   Intensive   always   NOMZ-1pl(>3)-work-DUR

    We were always working. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

21. 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 Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

22. kusrípan   uum   vúra   itíhaan   u-vunayvîichvu-tih   madrone.tree   3.SG   Intensive   always   3s(>3)-wander.idly-DUR

    Madrone was always wandering around idly. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

23. víri   vaa   vúra   kuma-kári   ku-máh-eesh   kusrípan   itíhaan   kuma-hárinay   t-u-'ur   so   so   Intensive   3sPOSS-then   2pl(>3)-see-FUT   madrone.tree   always   3sPOSS-year   PERF-3s(>3)-peel

    You will see him that way still, every year he peels. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

24. uum   vúra   itíhaan   kuma-máh'iit   t-óo   kvátar   itukuk-'afishríhan   3.SG   Intensive   always   3sPOSS-morning   PERF-3s(>3)   go.get.sweathouse.wood   placename-young.man

    The young man of itúkuk went gathering sweathouse wood every morning. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text