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aaníhich my older brother
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #35 | revised Feb 12 2014
aaníhich • N • my older brother
Derivation: | árih-ich |
older.brother-DIM |
Source: WB 137, p.321
- aaníhich mutúnviiv chími u'óonvuukeesh. My older brother is going to bring his children over. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 174]
- aaníhich uum chími u'ípakeesh. Big brother is going to come back. [Reference: WB 27: Peregrine Falcon 3: 007]
See árih 'older brother' See -ich 'diminuitive'
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kári xás u-píip aaníhich uum chími u-'ípak-eesh then then 3s(>3)-say my.older.brother 3.SG soon 3s(>3)-come.back-FUT And he said, "Big brother is going to come back. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás siit u-piip aaníhich chími u-'ípak-eesh sôomvaan u-'ípasuk-eesh then then mouse 3s(>3)-say my.older.brother soon 3s(>3)-come.back-FUT woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage 3s(>3)-bring.person.back-FUT Then Mouse said, "Big brother is going to come back, he's going to bring home a new wife." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás pa-mu-'aaníhich u-pêer chôora nu-píkniihv-an ikmaháchraam then the-3sPOSS-my.older.brother 3s(>3)-say.to let's.go 1pl(>3)-sweat.self-go.to sweathouse And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás u-xus máva aaníhich tá kun-chífich then then 3s(>3)-think here! my.older.brother PERF 3pl(>3s)-beat And he thought, "Look, big brother's getting beaten." Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text