Ararahih'urípih
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kéevniikich old woman (dimin.)

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lexicon ID #3804 | revised Mar 19 2015

kéevniikich • N • old woman (dimin.)

Derivation:  kéevriik-ich
old.woman-DIM

Derivative (1)
kéevniikichha "(woman) to become old "

Source: WB 871, p.360

Note: Dimin. of kéevriik.

  • xás vaa koovúra papihnîichichas káru pakéevniikichas xára xás kun'ávanik. But all the old men and the old women, they used to eat late. [Reference: TK 74.30]
  • xás pakéevniikich upiip, oo! puyávhara papihnêefich, táay ukupavêenahiti papihnêefich. And the old woman said, "Oh, Coyote's no good, he does lots of mischief!" [Reference: WB 11: Coyote as Doctor 030]

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  1. pa-kéevniik-as   kun-fíkriip-tih   xás   pu-kun-maah-tih  
    the-old.woman.(dimin.)-PL   3pl(>3s)-pick.out-DUR   then   NEG-3pl(>3s)-see-DUR  
    The old women sorted, they couldn't see.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. man'áta   pa-kéevniikich   uum   pufâat   mú-kyav  
    maybe   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3.SG   nothing   3sPOSS-making  
    Maybe an old woman, she had nothing to do.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. pa-naní-taat   káru   t-u-kéevniikich-ha  
    the-1sPOSS-mother   also   PERF-3s(>3)-old.woman.(dimin.)-DENOM  
    My mother is old too.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  4. náa   vúra   kúnish   kéevniikich  
    1sg.   Intensive   sort.of   old.woman.(dimin.)  
    I am sort of an old woman.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  5. xás   pa-kéevniikich   u-piip   oo!   pu-yáv-hara   pa-pihnêefich   táay   u-kupavêenahi-ti   pa-pihnêefich  
    then   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-say   oh!   NEG-good-NEG   the-coyote   much   3s(>3)-do-DUR   the-coyote  
    And the old woman said, "Oh, Coyote's no good, he does lots of mischief!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  6. xás   u-'uum   pa-kéevniikich   mu-krívraam  
    then   3s(>3)-arrive   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3sPOSS-house  
    So he arrived at the old woman's house.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  7. xás   pa-kéevniikich   u-píip   víri   naa   chími   vôonfuruk-i  
    then   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-say   so   1sg.   soon   enter.a.house-IMPER  
    And the old woman said, "Well, come in.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  8. vaa   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 text

  9. pa-kéevniikich   u-xú-ti   p-oo-kreemyáh-ahaak   u-thivtífunih-eesh  
    the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-think-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-blow-when   3s(>3)-blow.down-FUT  
    The old woman thought, "When the wind blows, it will blow him down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  10. xás   pa-kéevniikich   u-píip   sáruk   áama   ú-kuroovu-ti  
    then   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-say   downhill   salmon   3s(>3)-be.headed.upriver-DUR  
    And the old woman said, "Downhill a salmon is lying, head upstream.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  11. vaa   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 text

  12. pa-kéevniikich   u-'árihrupuk  
    the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-rush.outdoors  
    The old woman jumped out.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  13. yáan   vúra   u-súpaahi-tih   pa-kéevniikich   ú-hyiv  
    recently   Intensive   3s(>3)-become.day-DUR   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-shout  
    It was just dawn, (and) the old woman shouted.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  14. xás   u-'árihish   pa-kéevniikich  
    then   3s(>3)-sing   the-old.woman.(dimin.)  
    And the old woman sang.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  15. kéevniikich   vúra   uum   u-tapkûupu-ti   p-óo-thtii-tih  
    old.woman.(dimin.)   Intensive   3.SG   3s(>3)-like-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    An old woman liked to gamble.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  16. kári   xás   pa-kéevniikich   t-u'-árihish   t-u-pakúriihva   âanaxus   itvaratvárah  
    then   then   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   PERF-3s(>3)-sing   PERF-3s(>3)-sing.songs   weasel   itvaratvárah  
    Then the old woman sang, she sang "âanaxus itvaratvárah."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  17. kári   xás   âanaxus   uum   káru   t-u-pakúriihva   kéevniikich   tiiptíip'aahrishuk   
    then   then   weasel   3.SG   also   PERF-3s(>3)-sing.songs   old.woman.(dimin.)   tiiptíip'aahrishuk   
    And Weasel sang, too, "kéevniikich tiiptíip'aahrishuk."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  18. púya-va   pa-kéevniikich   tá   kun-chífich  
    and.so-so   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beat  
    Then the old woman was beaten.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  19. kári   xás   u-píip   pa-kéevniikich   chôora   nani-kinínaasich   iktûunih-i  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   let's.go   1sPOSS-pet   carry.down-IMPER  
    Then the old woman said, "Let's go, bring down my pet.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  20. kári   xás   ú-kvip   pa-kéevniikich  
    then   then   3s(>3)-run   the-old.woman.(dimin.)  
    And then the old woman ran.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  21. víri   pa-kéevniikich   ú-muus-ti   pa-mu-píkvas  
    so   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-look.at-DUR   the-3sPOSS-plume  
    The old woman (his grandmother) was looking at his headdress-feather.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  22. víri-va   yítha   u-sáam   kéevniikich   káru   axiich  
    so-so   one   3s(>3)-remain   old.woman.(dimin.)   also   child  
    (Finally) one old woman and a child were left.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  23. víri   kún   pa-kéevniikich   ú-krii   káru   patapriha-'ifápiit  
    so   meaning.unknown   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-live   also   placename-young.unmarried.woman  
    There lived the old woman, and the young woman of patapríhak.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  24. xás   vúra   tá   kun-vîiha   pa-keevnikich-'íin  
    then   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-hate   the-old.woman.(dimin.)-TOPIC  
    But the old woman disliked him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  25. vúra   tá   kun-vîiha   pa-keevnikich-'íin  
    Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-hate   the-old.woman.(dimin.)-TOPIC  
    The old woman disliked him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  26. yee   víri   kún   káan   xás   kun-'iin   pa-kéevniikich   káru   pa-'ifápiit  
    well   so   meaning.unknown   there   then   3pl(>3s)-(two).be   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   also   the-young.unmarried.woman  
    Well, there they were, the old woman and the girl.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  27. xás   pa-kéevniikich   u-piip   kóku   yáxa   hûut   t-u-'iin   pa-nunu-krívraam  
    then   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-say   oh-oh!   look!   how   PERF-3s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant   the-1plPOSS-house  
    And the old woman said, "Oh-oh, look, what's wrong with our house?
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  28. xás   p-óo-muus-tih   pa-kéevniikich   vúra   t-u-píkshar   káru   pa-'ifápiit   vúra   t-u-píkshar  
    then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.at-DUR   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-melt   also   the-young.unmarried.woman   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-melt  
    And as he watched, the old woman just melted, and the girl just melted.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  29. kári   xás   yánava   áxak   kaan   kéevniikich-as  
    then   then   visible   two   there   old.woman.(dimin.)-PL  
    And they saw two old women there.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  30. pa-'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 text