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ápsiih leg
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lexicon ID #444 | revised Nov 07 2014
ápsiih • N • leg
Derivatives (8)
apap'apsîich "on one leg"
apsihihikiniyâachas "a plant, golden inside-out flower, Siskiyou inside-out flower"
apsihikxánah "gold fern"
apsihikxánahich "California lace fern"
apsihikxánamkunishichas "gold fern, goldback fern"
apsihikxánavanach "Goldenback Fern"
apsihíthyurar "leg-dragger; this is what the meadowlark calls."
apsihthákurar "bowlegged"
Source: WB 115, p.318
Note: Locative is apsiik.
- apsíik nitápichrishuk. I twisted him (a trapped animal) out by the leg. [Reference: WB files]
- paninípshiih áthiik tu'ívahaak, vaa kári ník puna'áhootihara. When my legs get cold, then I can't walk. [Reference: WB T93. Violet cooking 022]
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xás xára chavúra apsíi-k ni-tápuchrishuk then long finally leg-Locative 1s(>3)-twist.out After poking around a good while, I caught one by the leg and twisted him out of the hole. I put him in the sack. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textápsiih leg leg Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textsan-pírish mú-psiih leaf-plant 3sPOSS-leg maple leaf stem Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textsan-ápsiih leaf-leg maple leaf stem Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpa-mu-pírish vúra p-u-'ivrárasuru-tih-ara sákriiv-sha pa-mú-psii ípam kunish pa-mu-pirish-'ápsii xákaan u-'if-shúr-oo-tih-irak sákriiv-sha the-3sPOSS-plant Intensive NEG-3s(>3)-fall.off.(pl.)-DUR-NEG hard-PL the-3sPOSS-leg sinew sort.of the-3sPOSS-plant-leg both 3s(>3)-grow-off-PL.ACT-DUR-where hard-PL The leaves do not fall off, they are tough leaf-stemmed, thier leaves are like sinew, where the leaves grow off [from the stem] is tough. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpa-mu-'ápsiih xâapk-i the-3sPOSS-leg kick-IMPER Kick his leg! Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-nani-'ápsiih t-óo kúha the-1sPOSS-leg PERF-3s(>3) be.sick My leg hurts. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playhûut t-u-'íin pa-mi-'ápsiih how PERF-3s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant the-2sPOSS-leg What's wrong with your leg? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkuyráak pa-mu-'ápsiih three the-3sPOSS-leg It (the cat) has three legs. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-púsihich uum kuyráak pa-mu-'ápsiih the-cat.(dimin.) 3.SG three the-3sPOSS-leg The cat has three legs. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpúfaat pa-mu-'ápsiih nothing the-3sPOSS-leg It has no legs. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-niní-pshiih áthiik t-u-'ív-ahaak vaa kári vúra pu-na-'áhoo-tih-ara the-1sPOSS-leg cold PERF-3s(>3)-die-when so then Intensive NEG-1s(>3)-go-DUR-NEG When my legs get cold, then I can’t walk. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playpûuhara xáy ápsii née-shpat no let.not leg 1s-be.broken No, I might get a leg broken. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textii yánava u-hyá-rishuk-va pa-mú-taat mú-psiih oh! visible 3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)-out.of-PL.ACT the-3sPOSS-mother 3sPOSS-leg Oh, he saw his mother's leg sticking out! Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás kári u-píip pa-naní-pshii ithyáruk ni-piivkár-eesh then then 3s(>3)-say the-1sPOSS-leg across 1s(>3)-step.out.over.(water)-FUT And he said, "I'll just put my leg out across-river. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás paa-psíh-'aachip t-u-'uum then the-leg-middle PERF-3s(>3)-arrive And she got to the middle of the leg. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás pa-t-óo p-íishrav xás pa-mú-pxaan u-mchanáknak páa-psiih then NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) ITER-drink.from then the-3sPOSS-cap 3s(>3)-knock the-leg And when she had drunk from it, she knocked her hat on his leg (to shake the water out). Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás u-p-ithyúrukiv pa-mú-psiih then 3s(>3)-ITER-pull.in the-3sPOSS-leg And he pulled in his leg. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás p-oo-tharámpuk ta'ítam mú-psii ú-kpaatrav-aheen then then NOMZ-3s(>3)-cook.acorn.soup so 3sPOSS-leg 3s(>3)-break.in.two-ANT So when she made acorn soup, then (Doe) broke open her leg. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás ú-kpaatrav pa-mú-psiih aax kúna u-'ínihnamnih-ach then then 3s(>3)-break.in.two the-3sPOSS-leg blood in.addition 3s(>3)-drip.into-DIM.(verbs) And she broke her leg, but (only) blood dribbled in. 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 text