Ararahih'urípih
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pihnîichha / pihnîichhi- (man) to become old

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lexicon ID #4793 | revised Oct 31 2014

pihnîichha / pihnîichhi- • V • (man) to become old

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    1. xás   vúra   áv   kúnish   vaa   pu-yáv-hara   p-ee-pihnîichha  
      then   Intensive   food   sort.of   so   NEG-good-NEG   NOMZ-2s(>3)-become.old.(man)  
      Lots of food it's not good if you become an old man.
      Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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    2. náa   vúra   púxich   tá   na-pihnîichha  
      1sg.   Intensive   very.much   PERF   1s-become.old.(man)  
      I am a very old man.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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    3. tá   na-pihnîichha  
      PERF   1s-become.old.(man)  
      I am an old man.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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    4. naa   tá   na-pihnîichha  
      1sg.   PERF   1s-become.old.(man)  
      I am an old man.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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    5. pa-ni-pihnîich-haak   vúra   itíhaan   ni-kvíit-hi-tih-eesh  
      NOMZ-1s(>3)-become.old.(man)-when   Intensive   always   1s(>3)-sleep-DUR-FUT  
      When I get to be an old man, I'll be sleeping all the time.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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    6. pa-ni-pihnîich-haak   vúra   vaa   ni-'uufíthv-eesh  
      NOMZ-1s(>3)-become.old.(man)-when   Intensive   so   1s(>3)-swim-FUT  
      When I am an old man, I will be swimming.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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    7. káru   naa   tá   ni-pihnîichha  
      also   1sg.   PERF   1s(>3)-become.old.(man)  
      And I've gotten old.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

    8. naa   tá   ni-pihnîichha  
      1sg.   PERF   1s(>3)-become.old.(man)  
      I've gotten old."
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text