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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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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 textpa-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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playimáan 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playimáan 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playváa vúra uum yíiv xas vaa vúra u-xú-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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás 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 textxás 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 textkári 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 textkúkuum 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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textxás kun-ipêer vaa káan kúniihk-i mu-fithíhkaam mu-pîimich vaa káan pa-mú-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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textxás 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