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iv / im- to die
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lexicon ID #3441 | revised Nov 17 2014
iv / im- • V • to die
Derivatives (8)
íimkar "to drown"
ívapuh "dead person"
íviruv "to be completely exhausted"
ivíthvaaykam "(in) front of the house"
ivkúkam "entrance way to a house"
ivmá'kukamich "back of the house"
ivpîimach "near the house"
ivshá'kukamich "just downhill from the house"
Source: WB 788, p.355
Note: Cf. táanva '(du.) to die', péeruunpa '(pl.) to die.' Note the idiom áthiik tu'iv 'he's cold' with áthiik 'cold'.
- támit u'ívat panani'ákah. My father is dead. [Reference: KV]
- paáraar uum pu'ipítihara pamú'arama múthvuy patu'ívahaak. The Indian doesn't say his child's name when it dies. [Reference: WB G143.6]
Sentence examples (27)
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támit u-'ív-at already.in.the.past 3s(>3)-die-PAST "He died." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textpa-niní-pshiih áthiik t-u-'ív-ahaak vaa kári vúra pu-na-'áhoo-tih-ara the-1sPOSS-leg cold PERF-3s(>3)-die-when so then Intensive NEG-1s(>3)-go-DUR-NEG When my legs get cold, then I can’t walk. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playxâatik vúra uum vúra hárivari u-'ív-ahaak it's.better Intensive 3.SG Intensive when 3s(>3)-die-when "Just let him be, whenever he may die. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textvaa kumá'ii pa-xáas t-u-'iv pu-'uum vúra fâat kuma-kêemish áam-tih-an so because.of NOMZ-almost PERF-3s(>3)-die NEG-3.SG Intensive what 3sPOSS-something.dangerous eat-DUR-Participial "That's why he almost died, he didn’t eat any kind of poison." Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textayu’âach púfaat pa-'ávansa iináak pa-nini-'ákah uum támit u-'ív-at it.was.because nothing the-man placename the-1sPOSS-father 3.SG already.in.the.past 3s(>3)-die-PAST It was because there was no man in the house, my father had died. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full textpa-'áraar uum pu-pí-tih-ara pa-mú-'arama mú-thvuy pa-t-u-'ív-ahaak the-human 3.SG NEG-say-DUR-NEG the-3sPOSS-child 3sPOSS-name NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-die-when The Indian did not say his child's name when it died. Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full textkáru vúra koovúra pa-mu-'áraar-as tá kun-'ív-ahaak pu-pí-tih-ara mukun-'íthvuy also Intensive all NOMZ-3sPOSS-relative-PL PERF 3pl(>3s)-die-when NEG-say-DUR-NEG 3plPOSS-name And when any of his relatives died, he did not say their names. Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full textxás vúra chími u-'ív-eesh kóova t-u-vaxráhchak then Intensive soon 3s(>3)-die-FUT so PERF-3s(>3)-have.throat.close.up And he was about to die, he was so thirsty. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textkáan pihnêefich ú-krii mu-yeeripáxvu xákaan kun-'iin mu-hrôoha támit u-'ív-at there coyote 3s(>3)-live 3sPOSS-adolescent.girl both 3pl(>3s)-(two).be 3sPOSS-wife already.in.the.past 3s(>3)-die-PAST Coyote lived there, he and his daughter lived, his wife had died. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textvaa kích u-pí-ti pa-kéevniikich yôotva t-u-'iv pa-nani-'íkam so only 3s(>3)-say-DUR the-old.woman.(dimin.) hurray! PERF-3s(>3)-die the-1sPOSS-son-in-law The old woman was just saying, "Hurray, he's dead, my son-in-law." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textvaa kích u-pí-tih pa-kéevniikich yôotva t-u-'ív pa-nani-'íkam so only 3s(>3)-say-DUR the-old.woman.(dimin.) hurray! PERF-3s(>3)-die the-1sPOSS-son-in-law The old woman was just saying, "Hurray, my son-in-law is dead!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textiinâak vaa kích u-thítiim-ti p-oo-pakurîihvu-ti yôotva t-u-'iiv'íiv íkamish t-u-'iiv'íiv indoors so only 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR hurray! PERF-3s(>3)-die son-in-law.(dimin.) PERF-3s(>3)-die Inside he just heard her singing, "Hurray, he's dead, son-in-law is dead!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás âanxus u-pêer pa-pu-'imáan ív-ahaak xáat pa-niní-'arama ihrôoha then weasel 3s(>3)-say.to NOMZ-NEG-tomorrow die-when may the-1sPOSS-child wife And she told Weasel, "If you do not die tomorrow, let my child be (your) wife." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás pa-keechxâach u-'iv then the-widow.(old) 3s(>3)-die So the widow died. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textxás u-pêer pa-mu-kîit p-ee-máh-aak nani-píkvas t-óo kyívunih tá ni-'iv then 3s(>3)-say.to the-3sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman the-2s(>3)-see-when 1sPOSS-plume PERF-3s(>3) fall.downward PERF 1s(>3)-die And he told his grandmother, "When you see my headdress-feather fall down, I'm dead." Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás vúra ii xáas vúra u-kyívuni pa-mu-píkvas t-óo xus ii t-u-'iv then Intensive oh! almost Intensive 3s(>3)-fall.downward the-3sPOSS-plume PERF-3s(>3) think oh! PERF-3s(>3)-die Then alas! his headdress-feather would almost fall, she would think, "Alas, he's dead!" Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás u-piip yôotva u-'iv yôotva u-'iv yôotva u-'iv then 3s(>3)-say hurray! 3s(>3)-die hurray! 3s(>3)-die hurray! 3s(>3)-die And he said, "Hurray, he's dead, hurray, he's dead, hurray, he's dead!" Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás u-xus chími ni-'ív-eesh then 3s(>3)-think soon 1s(>3)-die-FUT (Weasel was again sent by an old man to fight a monster. The monster was getting the better of Weasel.) And he thought, "I'm going to die." Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full texthûutva kóo mí-myaahti pa-t-i-'ív-ahaak púra fâat vúra îin aam-tíh-eesh-ara somehow as.much.as 2sPOSS-life NOMZ-PERF-2s(>3)-die-when nothing Intensive TOPIC eat-DUR-FUT-NEG All your life, when you die, nothing will eat (you). Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkári xás kin-ipéer pa-'áraar t-u-'ív-ahaak vaa ík apmántiim ku-yvúruk-tih-eesh then then 3pl>3pl-say.to NOMZ-human PERF-3s(>3)-die-when that must lip 2pl(>3)-rub-DUR-FUT And they were told, "When a person dies, you must rub this on his lips. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textvíri chavúra pu-'áraar iim-tih-ara chavúra p-eethívthaaneen u-p-áxyar pa-'áraar so finally NEG-human die-DUR-NEG finally the-land 3s(>3)-ITER-fill the-human Finally no person died, finally the people filled up the earth. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textvaa kári xás vúra kun-'íim-ti p-oo-fíipha pa-'áama so then then Intensive 3pl(>3s)-die-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.all.gone the-salmon Then when the salmon was all gone, they died. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textt-u-'iipkúrih-ar xáat káru ni-'iv PERF-3s(>3)-dive-go.to may also 1s(>3)-die He went to dive in, (thinking), "I may even die." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textimáan u-máh u-tháaniv vúra kári ú-ksaah-tih káruma t-u-'ív-aheen tomorrow 3s(>3)-see 3s(>3)-sit Intensive then 3s(>3)-laugh-DUR in.fact PERF-3s(>3)-die-ANT The next day (the first devil) saw him, he was lying (there), he was still laughing; the fact was, he had died. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text