Ararahih'urípih
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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'


Sentence examples (4)


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  1. 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 text
  2. kári   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 text
  3. xás   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 text
  4. kári   xás   u-xus   máva   aaníhich      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