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-an Participial
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lexicon ID #369 | revised Aug 19 2014
-an • SUFF • Participial
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xas u-píip "vup-'áfiv tákurukriv-an hitíhaan íp na-páknitsurun-at then 3s(>3)-say "neck-bottom be.in.coil-Participial always PAST 2s/3s>1s-pluck.off-PAST And the old man answered, "I pulled if off out of the back of my neck where the hair is so curly, you know." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textfâat vaa vúra vaa pá-vaa kupí-tih-an man'áta axraas what that Intensive that NOMZ-that do-DUR-Participial maybe gopher It is something that is doing that, maybe a gopher. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textvúra fâatva vaa vúra pá-vaa kupí-tih-an sú' ithivthaneen-súruk u-sanpîithvu-tih Intensive something so Intensive NOMZ-that do-DUR-Participial inside land-under 3s(>3)-carry.(things).around-DUR Something is doing that, is packing it around down under the ground. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textnaa vúra pu na-xú-tih-an, kíri kun-ikviit-hívath 1sg. Intensive NEG 1s(>3)-think-DUR-Participial, I.wish 3pl(>3s)-put.to.sleep I just didn't want them to put him to sleep. 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 textxás payêem uum vúra t-u-'aráriihkanha pu-húun vúra íina-tih-an then now 3.SG Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-get.well NEG-harmful Intensive experience.something.unpleasant-DUR-Participial And now he's well, there's nothing wrong with him. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textpayêem pu-húun íina-tih-an now NEG-harmful experience.something.unpleasant-DUR-Participial Now there’s nothing wrong with him. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full textvaa pá-vaa tá kupavêenah-an koovúra t-u-tháfip pa-nunu-patúmkir that NOMZ-so PERF do-Participial all PERF-3s(>3)-devour the-1plPOSS-head-rest That's who did that, he ate up all our pillows." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkári xás kun-'áharam kun-piip vaa pá-vaa kupavêenah-an then then 3pl(>3s)-follow 3pl(>3s)-say that NOMZ-so do-Participial Then they chased him, they said, "That's the one who did that mischief." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás kun-píip pa-'îin kun-'áharamu-tih naa ni-p-êesh vaa pa-'ípa ikmaháchraam kú-kree-n-hat then then 3pl(>3s)-say NOMZ-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR 1sg. 1s(>3)-say-FUT that NOMZ-PAST sweathouse PTCL-live-Participial-PAST Then the ones chasing him said, "I'll bet that was him who was in the sweathouse." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás kun-píip uum pihnêefich pa-thivtaap-tíh-an pu-'uum-hára p-eekriihvú-tih-an then 3pl(>3s)-say 3.SG coyote NOMZ-do.war.dance-DUR-Participial NEG-3.SG-NEG NOMZ-fish.with.set-net-DUR-Participial And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textayu'âach páy pa-saamnúp-ahi-tih-an chí kun-'íihrupaa-vish it.was.because this NOMZ-flow.downstream.from.here-ESS-DUR-Participial soon 3pl(>3s)-dance.from.the.lake-mouth-FUT It was because they were going to dance downriver that way the stream flows. Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full textkári xás u-piip akâay kích vúra ip-shan-sîipree-vish-an pa-mu-'ípih then then 3s(>3)-say who only Intensive ITER-carry.(things)-up.(pl.action)-FUT-Participial the-3sPOSS-bone And he said, "Who is going to carry away her bones?" Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás kun-piip akâay uum pá-xuus êeth-tih-eesh-an then then 3pl(>3s)-say who 3.SG the-thought carry-DUR-FUT-Participial And they said, "Who will take care of it?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textkári xás u-thítiim-tih pa-vuraakira-súruk ikrêe-n pa-niinamichtâapas then then 3s(>3)-hear-DUR the-ladder-under live-Participial the-smallest And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textôok uum pu-'áhoo-tih-ara pa-'ípi-hi-tih-an here 3.SG NEG-go-DUR-NEG the-bone-DENOM-DUR-Participial People with bones (i.e., live people) don't come here. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textpa-'ára papivan-kôo-tih-an kéevniikich the-person go.search.for-to-DUR-Participial old.woman.(dimin.) The person who was going to look for him was an old woman. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textuum pa-'áraar pápim-tih-an itha-hárinay vúra pu-maah-tíh-ap 3.SG the-human look.for-DUR-Participial one-year Intensive NEG-see-DUR-NEG She, the person looking for him, didn’t see him for a year. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textpúyava pa-'îim ikrêe-n púyava t-óo ykar pa-vírusar you.see NOMZ-outdoors live-Participial you.see PERF-3s(>3) beat the-bear And the one who stayed outside killed the bear. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full textvaa uum pa-paaxkív-tih-an uum p-eekpihan-'íshiip káru p-eeshnanich-'íshiip so 3.SG NOMZ-win.(game)-DUR-Participial 3.SG the-strong-most also the-light-most The winners were the strongest and the swiftest. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full textpayêem asiktávaan p-eehyárih-an ú-ksuupku-tih pa-'ípaha now woman NOMZ-stand-Participial 3s(>3)-point.at-DUR the-tree Now a woman is the one standing, she is pointing at the tree. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full textpayêem asiktávaan p-eehyárih-an now woman NOMZ-stand-Participial Now a woman is the one standing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text