Ararahih'urípih
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kuníihka / kuníihku- to shoot at (a person or animal)

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lexicon ID #3995 | revised Aug 02 2015

kuníihka / kuníihku- V • to shoot at (a person or animal)

Derivation kunih-ka
shoot-to

Source: WB 922.2, p.363

  • íp ník nikúniihkat xás nikfíripreet papúufich. I shot at a deer but missed. [Reference: KV]
  • kuntátapvutihanik, kári xás takunkúniihka. They used to trap (deer), and then shoot them. [Reference: TK 175.28]


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  1. ta'ítam   ni-'akuníihka-heen  
    so   1s(>3)-shoot.at-ANT  
    So I shot at him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  2. pa-púufich   t-u-kuníihka  
    the-deer   PERF-3s(>3)-shoot.at  
    He shot the deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  3. imáan   pa-púufich   u-kúniihk-eesh  
    tomorrow   the-deer   3s(>3)-shoot.at-FUT  
    He is going to shoot the deer tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  4. imáan   pa-púufich   ni-kúniihk-eesh  
    tomorrow   the-deer   1s(>3)-shoot.at-FUT  
    Tomorrow I am going to shoot the deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  5. xás   vaa   pa-'ávansa   u-kúniihka   pa-púufich  
    then   that   the-man   3s(>3)-shoot.at   the-deer  
    And the man shot at the deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  6. váa   vúra   uum   yíiv   xas   vaa   vúra   u--ti   íkiich   pu-na-kúniihk-eesh-ara   xás   vúra   vaa   u-kúniihka  
    that   Intensive   3.SG   far   then   that   Intensive   3s(>3)-think-DUR   maybe   NEG-1s(>3)-shoot.at-FUT-NEG   then   Intensive   that   3s(>3)-shoot.at  
    And it was so far away, he thought, maybe I won't get it, but he did shoot it.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  7. xás   vaa   u-kúniihk-at   pa-púufich  
    then   that   3s(>3)-shoot.at-PAST   the-deer  
    And he shot that deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  8. xás   kári   ta'ítam   chími   kan-kúniihk-i   hínupa   páy   t-óo   kfíripriv  
    then   then   so   soon   1s(>3)-shoot.at-IMPER   surprise   this   PERF-3s(>3)   miss.(in.shooting)  
    And then (he said), "Let me shoot (one)," but he missed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  9. xás   kúkuum   vúra   yíth   u-kúniihka  
    then   again   Intensive   other   3s(>3)-shoot.at  
    And he shot at another one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  10. kári   xás   u-kúniihka   píshiip   yítha  
    then   then   3s(>3)-shoot.at   first   one  
    And he shot at the first one.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  11. kúkuum   vúra   yíth   u-kúniihka  
    again   Intensive   other   3s(>3)-shoot.at  
    Again he shot at another.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  12. xás   u-piip   chími   kúniihk-i   pa-'áxruuh  
    then   3s(>3)-say   soon   shoot.at-IMPER   the-gray.squirrel  
    And he said, "Shoot the gray squirrels."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  13. xás   u-kúniihka   u-kyívunih  
    then   3s(>3)-shoot.at   3s(>3)-fall.downward  
    Then they shot (a squirrel), (and) it fell down.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  14. xás   kun-ipêer   vaa   káan   kúniihk-i   mu-fithíhkaam   mu-pîimich   vaa   káan   pa--thvaay   u-tháaniv  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   so   there   shoot.at-IMPER   3sPOSS-big.toe   3sPOSS-next.to   so   there   the-3sPOSS-chest   3s(>3)-sit  
    And they told him, "Shoot him there by his big toe, his heart lies there."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  15. xás   vaa   káan   u-kúniihka   xás   u-kyívishrih-een  
    then   so   there   3s(>3)-shoot.at   then   3s(>3)-fall.down-ANT  
    So he shot him there, and (the monster) fall down.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  16. xás   u-xús   chími   kan-kúniihk-i  
    then   3s(>3)-think   soon   1s(>3)-shoot.at-IMPER  
    And he thought, "Let me shoot her!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  17. xás   ta'ítam   u-kúniihka   pa-mu-hrôoha  
    then   so   3s(>3)-shoot.at   the-3sPOSS-wife  
    And he shot his wife.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text