Ararahih'urípih
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sípnuuk storage basket (O'Neale, pp. 38-40)

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. uh-sípnuuk  
    tobacco-storage.basket  
    tobacco basket
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  2. iheeraha-sípnuuk  
    tobacco-storage.basket  
    tobacco basket
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  3. sípnuuk  
    storage.basket  
    storage basket
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  4. xás   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 text
  5. xás   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 text
  6. xás   kári   pa--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 text
  7. xás   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 text
  8. yánava   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 text
  9. sípnuuk   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 text
  10. xás   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 text
  11. xás   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 text
  12. kári   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 text
  13. káru   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 text
  14. pufíchtaahkoo   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 text
  15. itaharatápas   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 text
  16. xás   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