Ararahih'urípih
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púya and so; my!

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5160 | revised Nov 09 2005

púya PCL • and so; my!

Derivative (1)
púyava "you see, ..."

Source: WB 1190, p. 376

  • púya vaa vúra kich. So that's all. (end of story) [Reference: WB 13: Coyote's Gambling Song 020]


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  1. xás   pihnêefich   u-píip   púya   pay   uum   váah  
    then   coyote   3s(>3)-say   and.so   this   3.SG   so  
    Then Coyote said, "So this is all right!"
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text
  2. púya   uum   v-oo-kúpha-anik   pihnêefich  
    and.so   3.SG   so-3s(>3)-do-ANC   coyote  
    That's the way Coyote did.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  3. púya   uum   v-oo-kúpha-anik   pihnêefich  
    and.so   3.SG   so-3s(>3)-do-ANC   coyote  
    Coyote did thus.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  4. púya   uum   v-oo-kuph-aanik   pihnêeffich  
    and.so   3.SG   that-3s(>3)-do-ANC   coyote  
    Coyote did this.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text
  5. púya-va   u-'íipma  
    and.so-so   3s(>3)-go.back  
    Behold she got home.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text
  6. púya-va   uum   u-kúpha-anik   kachakâachich  
    and.so-so   3.SG   3s(>3)-do-ANC   bluejay.(dim.)  
    Behold Bluejay did this way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text
  7. púya-va      kun-ixvíphuunish   xás      kun-váasan-ha  
    and.so-so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-get.angry.at   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-enemy-DENOM  
    Then they got angry at him and became his enemies.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  8. púya-va   uum   fâat   t-u-'ûukar  
    and.so-so   3.SG   what   PERF-3s(>3)-put.out.(boat)  
    Then he paid something.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  9. xás   pa-   kun-ípeer-ahaak   fâat   iyúrish   xás   pa-t-u-'ûuri-haak   púya-va   uum   hâari   ára   vaa   kúth   t-óo   tháaniv  
    then   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-say.to-when   what   pay   then   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling-when   and.so-so   3.SG   sometime   person   so   because.of   PERF-3s(>3)   sit  
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  10. kári   xás   ii   púya   íf   íshaha      née-xrah  
    then   then   oh!   and.so   truly   water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    "Oh, how thirsty I am!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  11. kári   xás   u-xus   púya   íf      née-xrah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   and.so   truly   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    And he thought, "How thirsty I am!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  12. xás   u-xus   púya   íf   kâarim      ni-kúupha   pa-chími   ísh-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-think   and.so   truly   bad   PERF   1s(>3)-do   NOMZ-soon   drink-FUT  
    And he thought, "How bad I do, being about to drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  13. oo   púya   íf   yâamachich   pa-sah'áhup      kun-tápkuup  
    oh!   and.so   truly   pretty.(dimin.)   the-driftwood   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like  
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  14. xás   u-xús   púya   páy   uum   payêem   uum   na-yâavah-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-think   and.so   this   3.SG   now   3.SG   1s-get.enough-FUT  
    And he thought, "There, now I'll get full.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  15. púya   vaa   u-kúph-aanik   pihnêefich  
    and.so   so   3s(>3)-do-ANC   coyote  
    So that's what Coyote did.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  16. kári   xás   u-píip   púya   kana-p-ikshúpih-i   pa-mikun-pákurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   and.so   2pl>1s-ITER-teach-IMPER   the-2plPOSS-song  
    And he said, "Hey, teach me your song again!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  17. púya   vaa   vúra   kich  
    and.so   that   Intensive   only  
    So that's all.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  18. púya-va      kun-íthtit  
    and.so-so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-gamble  
    So they gambled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  19. púya-va   pa--o   xus      kana-chífich   kári   pa-mu-têenva   -o   syuunkiv  
    and.so-so   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   think   PERF   2pl>1s-beat   then   the-3sPOSS-earring   PERF-3s(>3)   pull.out  
    And when she thought, "I've been beaten," then she pulled off her earrings.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  20. púya-va   kúkuum   yítha   t-u'-uum   kúkuum   vúra   vaa   -o   pêer   íkamish   chími   nu-thtîi-ti  
    and.so-so   again   one   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive   again   Intensive   so   PERF-3s(>3)   say.to   son-in-law.(dimin.)   soon   1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR  
    So again one would arrive, again she would say, "Son in law, let's gamble!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  21. púya-va   pa-kéevniikich      kun-chífich  
    and.so-so   the-old.woman.(dimin.)   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beat  
    Then the old woman was beaten.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text
  22. púya   u-p-atishîip  
    and.so   3s(>3)-ITER-raise.up.with.basket.on.back  
    So she loaded up a burden-basket.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  23. víri   îifuti      kun-ívyiihma   pa-káan   kun-íf-eesh   vúra   vaa   u-thivkêe-tih  
    and.so   sure.enough   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-grow-FUT   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-go.along-DUR  
    So sure enough, they arrived where they were going to grow, she accompanied them like that.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  24. kári   xás   u-xús   pa-pirishkâarim   púya   íf   yâamach   p-oo-'iikív-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   the-grizzly   and.so   truly   pretty   NOMZ-3s(>3)-wear.necklace-DUR  
    And Grizzly thought, "My, he's really wearing a pretty necklace!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  25. púya   íf      ni-tápkuup  
    and.so   truly   PERF   1s(>3)-like  
    My, I really like it!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  26. púya-va   kumá'ii   pa--yuup   aaxkúnish   p-oo-mchaaxrípaa-nik  
    and.so-so   because.of   the-3sPOSS-eye   red   NOMZ-3s(>3)-heat-ANC  
    So for that reason his eyes are red from the heat that came out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text
  27. púya-va   pa-t-óo   kxáramha   pa-'asiktávaan   t-u-'ípak  
    and.so-so   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   be.night   the-woman   PERF-3s(>3)-come.back  
    And when it got dark, the woman returned home.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  28. púya-va   imáan   t-u-vôonupuk   pa-'asiktávaan  
    and.so-so   tomorrow   PERF-3s(>3)-leave.house   the-woman  
    So the next day the woman went out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  29. xás   kun-ipí-ti   pa-'asiktávaan-sa   púya   hûut   kumá'ii   pee-kxáram   xás   u-vaaram-ôo-tih  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say-DUR   the-woman-PL   and.so   how   because.of   NOMZ-night   then   3s(>3)-go-PL.ACT-DUR  
    And the women said, "Say, why does she always go off in the evening?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  30. xás   kun-piip   púya   hûut   kúth   pe-ekxáram   u-vaaram-ôo-tih  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   and.so   how   because.of   NOMZ-night   3s(>3)-go-PL.ACT-DUR  
    And (the women) said, "Say, why does she always go off in the evening?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  31. xás   kun-ipéer   púya   íf   yâamach   p-ee-p-âanvu-tih  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   and.so   truly   pretty   NOMZ-2s(>3)-ITER-paint.one's.(own).face-DUR  
    And they said to (Horsefly), "My, your face is painted pretty!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text
  32. púya   xás   káan   u-'uum   pathriha-pihníich  
    and.so   then   there   3s(>3)-arrive   rain-old.man  
    So Old Man Rain arrived there.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  33. kári   xás   u-piip   púya   payêem   ík   vôohara   mûuk   i-vúr-eesh   pa-pay'ôok   t-u-'íhithuna-haak   nunú-thvaaykam  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   and.so   now   must   digging.stick   with.(by.means.of)   2s(>3)-jab-FUT   NOMZ-right.here   PERF-3s(>3)-dance.around-when   1plPOSS-front  
    And (one) said, "Say, this time we must jab him with a digging stick when he dances around here in front of us."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text
  34. kári   xás   u-xus   ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav   púya   chími   ikxáramh-i  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   Sacred.Sweathouse.Spirit   and.so   soon   be.night-IMPER  
    Then Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, "Well, let it get dark!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  35. púya   mâam   kanée-peen-tih   axicha-'êechkee-puh-ich   -krii  
    and.so   uphill   3pl>1s-say.to-DUR   child-kidnap-having.been.-ed-DIM   1s(>3)-live  
    "Say, I'm told uphill, I'm a kidnapped child!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
  36. púya-va   pa-t-u-súpaah-aak   púya-va   ukráam   kúuk      kun-ihmárava      kun-páatvu-naa   pa-'ávans-as  
    and.so-so   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-become.day-when   and.so-so   lake   to.there   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.)   PERF   3pl(>3s)-bathe-PL   the-man-PL  
    When day came, they went to a pond, the men bathed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
  37. púya-va   aas      kun-píshmara-naa  
    and.so-so   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking-PL  
    Then they finished eating.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
  38. púya-va   vúra   kich  
    and.so-that   Intensive   only  
    So that's all.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
  39. púya-va   íshaha      kun-'íthar   ithá-kuusrah  
    and.so-so   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-soak.mildewed.acorns.in   all-sun  
    They soaked them in water for a month.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text
  40. víri-va   uum   tishrám-niik   pa-kun-íxtiivhi-tih  
    and.so-so   3.SG   valley-place   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-play.(athletic.games)-DUR  
    They played it on a level place.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  41. púya-va   xás   kári      kun-ikyâasip  
    and.so-so   then   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-begin  
    Then they began.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  42. púya-va   xákaan   vúra   pa-   kun-xús   kíri   nu-tâat-sip  
    and.so-so   with.(one.person)   Intensive   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-think   I.wish   1pl(>3)-handle.with.implement-up  
    Both (men) thought, "Let's toss it!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  43. púya-va   yítha   uum   t-óo   tâat-sip  
    and.so-so   one   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)   handle.with.implement-up  
    And one tossed it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  44. púya-va   xás   puráan      kun-'ífukiraa   xás      kun-vúunva  
    and.so-so   then   each.other   PERF   3pl(>3s)-grab.(pl.)   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-wrestle  
    Then they grabbed each other, and they wrestled.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  45. púya-va   xás   hâari   xákaan   vúra      kun-ithyívish  
    and.so-so   then   sometime   with.(one.person)   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-fall.down.(two)  
    Sometimes both of them fell down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  46. púya-va   xás   uumkun   yu'-kúkam-kam   pa-'ávans-as      kun-ithvíripraa  
    and.so-so   then   they   downriver-side-side   the-man-PL   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.up.from.downriver.(two)  
    Then the men on the downriver end ran up.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  47. púya-va   pa-yítha   p-eeshnaaních-haak   uum   píshiip   t-u-'úum   pa-tákasar   u-phíriv-irak  
    and.so-so   the-one   NOMZ-light-when   3.SG   first   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive   NOMZ-shinny.tossel   3s(>3)-lie.(two)-where  
    If one was swift, he arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  48. púya-va   xás   uum   píshiip   t-óo   tâat-sip  
    and.so-so   then   3.SG   first   PERF-3s(>3)   handle.with.implement-up  
    So he tossed it first.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  49. púya-va   pa-tákasar   t-óo   kyívishri-haak   púya-va   t-óo   tâat-sip  
    and.so-so   NOMZ-shinny.tossel   PERF-3s(>3)   fall.down-when   and.so-so   PERF-3s(>3)   handle.with.implement-up  
    When the tossel fell, (one of them) tossed it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  50. púya-va   hâari   vúra   pu-'ikyívivrath-tih-ara  
    and.so-so   sometime   Intensive   NEG-fall.into.sweathouse-DUR-NEG  
    Sometimes (the tossel) didn't fall over (the goal line).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  51. púya-va   hâari   uum   pa-yu'-kúkam   pa-'ávans-as   píshiip   t-u-'úum   pa-tákasar   u-phíriv-irak  
    and.so-so   sometime   3.SG   the-downriver-side   the-man-PL   first   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive   NOMZ-shinny.tossel   3s(>3)-lie.(two)-where  
    Sometimes the men on the downriver end arrived first where the tossel lay.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  52. púya-va   yúruk   t-óo   tâat-rupuk  
    and.so-so   downriver   PERF-3s(>3)   handle.with.implement-outdoors  
    So (one of them) tossed it downriver
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  53. púya-va   pa-yu'-kúkam      kun-tâat-ivruk-ahaak   púya-va   kári      kun-kôokha   pa-yúruk   va-'ár-as  
    and.so-so   NOMZ-downriver-side   PERF   3pl(>3s)-handle.with.implement-down.over-when   and.so-so   then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-win.at.gambling   the-downriver   3sPOSS-person-PL  
    If the ones on the downriver end toss it over (the goal line), then the downriver people won.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  54. púya-va      kun-pavyíhuk   kári   xás   chími   nu-vûuksahi-naa  
    and.so-so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.back.(pl.)   then   then   soon   1pl(>3)-have.work.contest-PL  
    So they came home and then (they said), "Let's have a contest!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text
  55. íi   kári   xás   kun-xus   púya   íf   puxích   t-oo   kúha   kíri   xuus   kun-'uum  
    oh!   then   then   3pl(>3s)-think   and.so   true   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)   be.sick   I.wish   thought   3pl(>3s)-arrive  
    And they were thinking that she's really sick, that she needs to get doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  56. púya   vaa   pay  
    and.so   so   this  
    And that's the end of it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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