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kachakâach bluejay, Steller's jay
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lexicon ID #3690 | revised Aug 22 2005
kachakâach • N • bluejay, Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri.
Derivatives (2)
kachakâachich "dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'"
kachakach'ápuroon "cocoon, cocoon-rattle"
Source: WB 838, p.358; JPH ani 06:815
Note: Dimin. is kachakâachich.
- kachakâach uum vúra apurúvaanhanik. Bluejay used to be a sorcerer. [Reference: KM 19.11]
- kári xás kachakâach âapun upikrîish. And then Bluejay sat down on the ground. [Reference: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 021]
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kári xás kachakâach kun-p-ikyâar-at then then bluejay 3pl(>3s)-ITER-go.get-PAST So they went to fetch Bluejay. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textkári xás kun-píip chími kúkuum kiik-píkaan kachakâach then then 3pl(>3s)-say soon again 2pl(>3)-go.get bluejay So they said, "You had better go and fetch Bluejay again." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textkári xás kachakâach âapun u-p-ikrîish then then bluejay on.the.ground 3s(>3)-ITER-sit.down Then Bluejay sat down. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textkári xás kachakâach âapun u'piiri uum t-u-p-ikrîish then then bluejay on.the.ground 3.SG PERF-3s(>3)-ITER-sit.down But Bluejay was still sitting there. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textkári xás kachakâach u-píip ããx fatamakêesh kich ára u-pêer-eesh then then bluejay 3s(>3)-say ugh! anything only person 3s(>3)-say.to-FUT Then Bluejay said, "Indeed! Maybe he will say something!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textxás xanpuchíniishveenach u-píip kachakâach mu-'ápuroon ú-p-siinvu-tih then hummingbird 3s(>3)-say bluejay 3sPOSS-magic.charm 3s(>3)-ITER-fail.to.recognize-DUR Then Hummingbird said, "Bluejay does not know his medicine!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textkári xás u-piip kachakâach naa ník ni-p-shan-sîipree-vish then then 3s(>3)-say bluejay 1sg. a.little 1s(>3)-ITER-carry.(things)-up.(pl.action)-FUT Then Blue Jay said, "I'll carry them away." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkachakâach u-'eemhîichva bluejay 3s(>3)-pretend.to.be.a.doctor Blue Jay pretended to be a 'doctor.' Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full texthínupa vúra uum u-'apunkôo-naa-tih kachakâach uum u-'apunkôo-naa-tih surprise Intensive 3.SG 3s(>3)-cast.spell.on-PL-DUR bluejay 3.SG 3s(>3)-cast.spell.on-PL-DUR There she was bewitching them, Blue Jay herself was bewitching them. Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full textkári xás kachakâach káan u-krîish then then bluejay there 3s(>3)-sit.down And Blue Jay sat down there. Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full textmán kachakâach mu-véeniichva why... bluejay 3sPOSS-mischief Why, it's Blue Jay's mischief." Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full texthínupa uum kachakáach u-'apunkôo-naa-tih surprise 3.SG bluejay 3s(>3)-cast.spell.on-PL-DUR There Blue Jay herself was bewitching them. Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full textkachakâach mu-'ápuroon ku-máh-eesh hôoyva ípaha-k u-tákararihva sú' vákay ú-krii bluejay 3sPOSS-magic.charm 2pl(>3)-see-FUT somewhere tree-LOC 3s(>3)-be.hanging inside worm 3s(>3)-live You can see Blue Jay's 'devil machine' somewhere, it is hanging on a tree, there's a worm inside. Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full textsunyíthi tá kun-'íshavsip kachakâach chinquapin.nut PERF 3pl(>3s)-pay.as.fee bluejay They paid Blue Jay her fee with chinquapin nuts. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full textkachakâach mu-véeniichva bluejay 3sPOSS-mischief It's Blue Jay's mischief." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full textu-kachakâach-hi-ti 3s(>3)-bluejay-DENOM-DUR She made a noise like a blue jay. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full textkachakâach ípat yíchaach mukun-'ávan-hanik bluejay doe together 3plPOSS-husband-ANC Bluejay and Doe had a single husband. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás u-xú-ti pa-kachakâach hûut áta kumá'ii pa-'ípat mú-xuun kích kúnish p-oo-páta-tih then then 3s(>3)-think-DUR the-bluejay how maybe because.of the-doe 3sPOSS-acorn.soup only sort.of NOMZ-3s(>3)-eat.(acorn.soup)-DUR And Blue Jay thought, "I wonder why he sort of eats only Doe's acorn soup?" Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás u-xús kachakâach tîi kan-tharampûuk-i then then 3s(>3)-think bluejay let... 1s(>3)-cook.acorn.soup-IMPER Then Blue Jay thought, "Let me make acorn soup!" Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás ú-pthaaniv kachakâach aayâach ápsii t-óo spat then then 3s(>3)-lie.around bluejay it.was.because leg PERF-3s(>3) be.broken Then Blue Jay was laid up, it was because her leg was broken. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textpúyava pa-kachakâach t-óo p-yáv-pa you.see the-bluejay PERF-3s(>3) ITER-good-DENOM Blue Jay was well again by now. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textpúyava xás p-aaxíich u-pêer pa-mú-taat úma kachakâach vaa u-kupí-tih kachakáach u-yveeshrîih-vu-ti pa-xuun you.see then the-child 3s(>3)-say.to the-3sPOSS-mother emphatic(?) bluejay that 3s(>3)-do-DUR bluejay 3s(>3)-pour.out-PL.ACT-DUR the-acorn.soup So the child told its mother, "Blue Jay is doing that, Blue Jay is pouring the acorn soup down." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás ta'ítam chími kiik-píkaan kachakáach then then so soon 2pl(>3)-go.get bluejay Then they said to go get Bluejay. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkachakâach káan vúra ú-krii bluejay there Intensive 3s(>3)-live And Bluejay was just sitting there. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkári xás kachakâach u-piip ããx naa fatamakêesh kích ára ú-peer-eesh then then bluejay 3s(>3)-say ugh! 1sg. anything only person 3s(>3)-say.to-FUT Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkachakâach mu-véeniichva bluejay 3sPOSS-mischief It's Bluejay's doings. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkachakâach mu-véeniichva bluejay 3sPOSS-mischief It's Bluejay's doings. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkári xás u-'árihshipriv kachakâach chanchaksúr-ak u-'árihrupuk kchkchkchkchkch then then 3s(>3)-jump.up bluejay roof-hatch-Locative 3s(>3)-rush.outdoors kchkchkchkchkch Now Bluejay jumped up and she went out the door, "kchkchkchkchkch". Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playmâa vúra v-óo-kxiipshiprin pa-kachakâach t-u-'árihishrih look! Intensive so-3s(>3)-fly.away the-bluejay PERF-3s(>3)-become She flew away, she turned into Bluejay. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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