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sayríihva to be lonesome, homesick
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lexicon ID #5355 | revised Dec 03 2015
sayríihva • V • to be lonesome, homesick
Derivative (1)
sayníihvach "name of a woman from Amekyaram, living at Orleans"
Source: WB 1222, p.377
- iiii ayukîi nanikrívraam, tanasáyriihva. Oh, hello (I'd like to see you), my home, I'm homesick. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 359]
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xás vúra t-u-sáyriihva xás u-váxiprishuk xás âapun u-krivrúhuthun then Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-be.lonesome then 3s(>3)-flop.out then on.the.ground 3s(>3)-roll.here.and.there Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textii vúra t-u-sáyriihva oh! Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-be.lonesome Oh, she was lonesome. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textii tá na-sáyriihva t-óo xus oh! PERF 1s-be.lonesome PERF-3s(>3) think "Oh, I'm lonesome!" she thought. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textii nini-keechíkyav tá na-sáyriihva oh! 1sPOSS-sweetheart PERF 1s-be.lonesome Oh, my sweetheart, I am lonesome! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textpa-t-u-píkyaar p-oo-chiihvîichvu-ti kári xás p-eekxuraráhaan u-xús ii tá na-sáyriihva NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-finish NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.love.songs-DUR then then the-evening.star 3s(>3)-think oh! PERF 1s-be.lonesome When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text