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1. vúra   nîinamich   pa-'ásip   Intensive   little   the-bowl

   The cup is little. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

2. xás   u-xu-ti   kunish   yíim   nîinamich   pa-púufich   xás   p-óo-'uum   xás   vúra   uum   pufích-kaam   then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   sort.of   far   little   the-deer   then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-arrive   then   Intensive   3.SG   deer-large

   And he thought the deer was small, but when he got there, it was a big deer. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

3. u-xú-ti   nîinamich   pa-púufich   káru   uum   vúra   yíiv   sáruk   xás   3s(>3)-think-DUR   little   the-deer   also   3.SG   Intensive   far   downhill   then

   He thought the deer was small because it was way down the hill. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

4. pi'êep-vari   kári   naa   nîinamich   kun-ípeen-ti   chími   p-imnîish-i   long.ago-toward   then   1sg.   little   3pl(>3s)-say.to-DUR   soon   ITER-cook-IMPER

   Long ago, I was little, (people) used to say, “Start cooking!” Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

5. naa   vúra   nîinamich   víri   ûum   vúra   ni-'áfishrih   pa-stove-top   1sg.   Intensive   little   so   barely   Intensive   1s(>3)-touch   the-stove-top

   I was just little, I could barely reach the stove top. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

6. kóova   nîinamich   so   little

   I was so little. (chuckle) Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

7. kári   vúra   naa   nîinamich   víri   vaa   kumá'ii   payêem   naa   uum   púfaat   nee-kyâa-tih-ara   then   Intensive   1sg.   little   so   so   because.of   now   1sg.   3.SG   nothing   1s(>3)-make-DUR-NEG

   I was little then (chuckle), but now I can’t do anything. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

8. ithâan   mít   káru   naa   kári   nîinamich   naní-taat   u-piip   sáruk   ni-vâaram-eesh   ka'tim'íin   once   near.past   also   1sg.   then   little   1sPOSS-mother   3s(>3)-say   downhill   1s(>3)-go-FUT   Ishi.Pishi.Falls

   Once, I was also still little, my mother said, "I'm going downhill, to Katimin. Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

9. manâa   naa   mít   káru   nîinamich   itíhaan   áhup   nu-kyâa-ti   pa-nani-típa   xákaan   áhup   nú-kpaak-ti   maybe   1sg.   near.past   also   little   always   wood   1pl(>3)-go.gather-DUR   the-1sPOSS-brother   both   wood   1pl(>3)-chop-DUR

   Well, also when I was little, we were always gathering wood, my brother and I, we were chopping wood. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text

10. kári   xás   u-piip   ip-nîinamich-p-i   ip-nîinamich-p-i   then   then   3s(>3)-say   ITER-little-DENOM-IMPER   ITER-little-DENOM-IMPER

    And he said, "Get little, get little!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

11. kári   xás   kun-'áv   pa-púufich   niinamích-mah-ich   kun-'av   ipa   u-'áxup-furuk-at   then   then   3pl(>3s)-eat   the-deer   little-Distributive-DIM   3pl(>3s)-eat   PAST   3s(>3)-put.dressed.deermeat-indoors-PAST

    Then they ate the deer, they ate a little bit of each, which he had brought in dressed. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

12. xás   vúra   nîinamich   p-oo-yrúh-ahi-ti   pa-mú-'aan   then   Intensive   little   NOMZ-3s(>3)-coil.(something)-ESS-DUR   the-3sPOSS-string

    And his string was coiled just small. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

13. ta'ítam   u-ksáh-een   pa-maruk'áraar   u-xus   íf   nîinamich   pa-xákaan   nu-vúunv-eesh   so   3s(>3)-laugh-ANT   the-uphill.person   3s(>3)-think   truly   little   NOMZ-both   1pl(>3)-wrestle-FUT

    And the giant laughed, he thought, "He's really small for us to wrestle together!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text

14. xás   vúra   uum   nîinamich   pa-mú-paah   then   Intensive   3.SG   little   the-3sPOSS-boat

    His boat was just small. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

15. vúra   uum   nîinamich   pa-mú-paah   Intensive   3.SG   little   the-3sPOSS-boat

    His boat was just little. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

16. xás   u-piip   pûu   naa   vúra   pa-naní-paa   nîinamich   hôoy   íf   nu-yâah-eesh   then   3s(>3)-say   no   1sg.   Intensive   the-1sPOSS-boat   little   where   truly   1pl(>3)-be.good-FUT

    And he said, "No, my boat is little, we won't fit. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

17. xás   kári   vúra   nîinamich   t-u-'árihish   then   then   Intensive   little   PERF-3s(>3)-become

    Then it became small. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text