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sípnuuk storage basket (O'Neale, pp. 38-40)
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lexicon ID #5422 | revised Dec 03 2015
sípnuuk • N • storage basket (O'Neale, pp. 38-40)
Derivatives (6)
iheerahasípnuuk "tobacco basket (O'Neale, p. 40)"
sipnúukan "in a storage basket"
sipnúukith "money basket"
sipnúk'anamahach "trinket basket"
sipnuk'átimnam "type of basket used for carrying light loads"
uhsípnuuk "tobacco basket (O'Neale, p. 40) "
Source: WB 1233, p.379
Note: The locative is sipnúukan or sipnúukak 'in a storage basket.'
- tîi naa yúrasak kanvâaram, sipnúukan su'. Let me go down to the ocean inside the basket! [Reference: KS Crane 074]
- chími kiik'íchunvi, sipnúukan kiik'iruváramnihi. You two come hide, get into the storage baskets! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 018]
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uh-sípnuuk tobacco-storage.basket tobacco basket Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full textiheeraha-sípnuuk tobacco-storage.basket tobacco basket Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full textsípnuuk storage.basket storage basket Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full textxás sípnuuk káruk u-'êethroov then storage.basket upriver 3s(>3)-carry.upriverward.from.here So he took a storage basket upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás u-pêer pa-sípnuuk naa ík vúra nee-músahi-tih-eesh p-ee-kûuntakoo then 3s(>3)-say.to the-storage.basket 1sg. must Intensive 2s/3s>1s-look-DUR-FUT NOMZ-2s(>3)-sit.(on) And he said to the storage basket, "You must look like me as you sit. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás kári pa-mú-vaas u-yxôorariv pa-sípnuuk then then the-3sPOSS-blanket 3s(>3)-bend.together the-storage.basket Then he covered the storage basket with his blanket. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás ta'ítam ú-kriihv-aheen pa-sípnuuk u-pakurîihvu-tih then so 3s(>3)-fish.with.set-net-ANT the-storage.basket 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR Then the storage basket fished, it was singing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textyánava káan kích sípnuuk ú-krii u-pakurîihvu-tih visible there only storage.basket 3s(>3)-live 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR They saw it was just a storage basket sitting there, it was singing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textsípnuuk kích káan u-kûuntakoo storage.basket only there 3s(>3)-sit.(on) Just a storage basket is sitting there. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pihnêefich vúra uum sípnu-kaam t-óo thárish pa-káan u-máhyaan-eesh then coyote Intensive 3.SG storage.basket-large PERF-3s(>3) put.down NOMZ-there 3s(>3)-put.in-FUT And Coyote put a big storage basket down where they were to put it in. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pa-mu-sípnuuk uum ipshûunkinich kúna vúra tinihyâach káan u-'uuchnímach then the-3sPOSS-storage.basket 3.SG low in.addition Intensive quite.wide there 3s(>3)-sit.(short.round.object) And his storage basket was short, but it was sort of wide, it was squatting there. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textkári xás asiktâan kin-ipéer chími shipnúk-aam kiik-vîik-i then then woman 3pl>3pl-say.to soon storage.basket-large 2pl(>3)-weave-IMPER And the women were told, "Weave a big storage basket." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full textkáru pa-mu-krívraam u-pikchákiroopithva pa-sípnuuk axyará-va also the-3sPOSS-house 3s(>3)-be.lined.up the-storage.basket full-Distributive And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textpufíchtaahkoo ípmiif káru pa-kóo kumá-'uup p-oo-tháthriinaa pa-sipnúuk-ak white.deer black.deer also NOMZ-all 3sPOSS-possession NOMZ-3s(>3)-sit.(two.things) the-storage.basket-Locative White deerskins, black deerskins, and every kind of treasure sat in the storage baskets. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textitaharatápas pa-mu-sípnuuk p-oo-pikchákiroopithva whole.lot the-3sPOSS-storage.basket NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.lined.up There were a whole lot of storage baskets lined up around. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás u-xus tîi kan-'ixupsúr-oo pa-sípnuuk then 3s(>3)-think let... 1s(>3)-uncover-PL.ACT the-storage.basket And he thought, "Let me uncover the storage baskets!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text