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lexicon ID #5475 | revised Oct 31 2014
-sur / -suru- • SUFF • off
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pa-mu-pírish vúra p-u-'ivrárasuru-tih-ara sákriiv-sha pa-mú-psii ípam kunish pa-mu-pirish-'ápsii xákaan u-'if-shúr-oo-tih-irak sákriiv-sha the-3sPOSS-plant Intensive NEG-3s(>3)-fall.off.(pl.)-DUR-NEG hard-PL the-3sPOSS-leg sinew sort.of the-3sPOSS-plant-leg both 3s(>3)-grow-off-PL.ACT-DUR-where hard-PL The leaves do not fall off, they are tough leaf-stemmed, thier leaves are like sinew, where the leaves grow off [from the stem] is tough. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textipan-sún-uk-ich vaa káan pa-yêepsha ikpíhan p-eehêeraha kunish ár u-'iftakankôo-ti vaa p-eheeraha-yêepsha káan-vári end-off-to.here-DIM so there the-good.(pl.) strong the-tobacco sort.of person 3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR so the-tobacco-good.(pl.) there-toward Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textítam pa-nani-brother t-óo tôon-sur earlier.today the-1sPOSS-brother PERF-3s(>3) -off Then my brother turned it off. Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playnu-vuxich-shúr-oo nu-vuxich-shiipriv vuxich[ar] bucksaw muuk nu-vuxich-vúxich 1pl(>3)-saw-off-PL.ACT 1pl(>3)-saw-up saw with.(by.means.of) 1pl(>3)-saw-saw We sawed it down– [correction] sawed it up, we sawed it up with a saw– with a bucksaw. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full textkáruma uum pa-'áraar t-óo par xás pa-mú-'aax t-óo pûux-sur in.fact 3.SG the-human PERF-3s(>3) bite then the-3sPOSS-blood PERF-3s(>3) hold.in.mouth-off The fact was, (Horsefly) had bit human beings, and taken out a mouthful of their blood. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full textkári xás áhup mûuk u-tâat-sur then then wood with.(by.means.of) 3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-off And he poked it off with a stick. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full textxás tá kun-iyvaxávax xás pá-maan tá kun-ívyiih-shur then PERF 3pl(>3s)-rub.shelled.acorns then the-skin PERF 3pl(>3s)-go.(pl.)-off Then they rubbed them, and the skins came off. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full textt-óo thxah pá-yuux t-óo vyiih-shur PERF-3s(>3) wash.acorn.dough the-dirt PERF-3s(>3) go.(pl.)-off They washed it, the sand came off. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full texthâari aax t-óo sáan-sur pa-yíkihar káru hâari thúkin sometime blood PERF-3s(>3) carry.(things)-off the-sick also sometime bile Sometimes she took blood off of the sick person, and sometimes bile. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text