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as / asa- rock; stone; pit of fruit; in some compounds, earth, dirt
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lexicon ID #583 | revised Nov 07 2014
as / asa- • N • rock; stone; pit of fruit; in some compounds, earth, dirt
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Source: WB 145, p.321; TK 58.30
Note: Locative is ásak 'on a rock' (TK 95.9).
- xás ta'ítam ás kunipárishaheen. Then they put rocks to heat in the fire. [Reference: KT 143.36]
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saamvároo ithyárukirukam súva as ú-xaak-ti itharípriik vúra hôoyvarihva creek on.other.side.of.river listen! rock 3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR fir.forest Intensive somewhere.or.other On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textsáruk áta vúra asá-riik húm fâat downhill maybe Intensive rock-place or what By the river, in the rocks, or what? Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playée if ôok asa-yâamach u-tháaniv oh! truly here rock-pretty 3s(>3)-sit "Oh, what a nice looking rock lying here." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textxas u-'êechip pa-'as pa-'asa-yâamach then 3s(>3)-pick.up the-rock the-rock-pretty Then he picked it up, that rock, that pretty rock. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textxas xára vura u-'êeth-ithun pa-'as then long.time Intensive 3s(>3)-carry-around the-rock Then he packed that rock around. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textxas u-xus tîi matêe kan-pútyiinkach-i páy pa-'asa-yâamach-ak vúra uum yâamach pa-'as then 3s(>3)-think let... later 1s(>3)-defecate.on-IMPER this the-rock-pretty-Locative Intensive 3.SG pretty the-rock Then he thought: "Let me do just a little bit of job on this nice rock, it looks so nice." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textas rock stone; also used to refer to the pits of fruit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textpún-'as cherry-rock wild cherry pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textpuráf-'as oso.berry-rock blue-colored berry pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textaxthay-pún-'as ground.squirrel-cherry-rock ground squirrel's wild cherry pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textfáth-'as manzanita.berry-rock manzanita pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textapun-fáth-'as on.the.ground-manzanita.berry-rock ground manzanita pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textfath'uruhsá-'as green.manzanita-rock green manzanita pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textpaháv-'as manzanita.sp.-rock black manzanita pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textpichas-'as peaches-rock peach pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textaprikots-'as -rock apricot pit Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full textpa-'as paathkúrih-i pa-'íshah-ak the-rock throw.into-IMPER the-water-Locative Throw the rock into the water. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'as tá ni-thárishrih xás p-ahup'ásip the-rock PERF 1s(>3)-put.down then the-box I put the rock in the box. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playni-páath-eesh pa-'as 1s(>3)-throw-FUT the-rock I am going to throw the rock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'as káan ni-paath-kúrih-eesh the-rock there 1s(>3)-throw-into.water-FUT I will throw the rock into it (a vessel). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-pûuvish vaa káan pa-'as ni-paath-kúrih-eesh the-bag that there the-rock 1s(>3)-throw-into.water-FUT I will throw the rock into the bag. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'as uum ahup'ásip-ak súrukam the-rock 3.SG box-Locative under The rock is underneath the box. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playasá-kaam-sa kaan xás vaa á' tá nu-kfukúraa rock-large-PL there then that above PERF 1pl(>3)-climb.uphill.(plural) We used to climb those big rocks out there. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'ás mûuk vúra t-óo ktir pa-'ávansa the-rock with.(by.means.of) Intensive PERF-3s(>3) hit.by.throwing the-man She hit the man with rocks. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum púfaat pa-'ás here 3.SG nothing the-rock There's no rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playîikam púfaat pa-'ás outdoors nothing the-rock There's no rocks outside. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra púfaat pa-taay pa-'ás here 3.SG Intensive nothing the-much the-rock There aren't very many rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra taay pa-'ás púfaat páy uum pa-'ípaha here 3.SG Intensive much the-rock nothing this 3.SG the-tree There are many rocks, but no trees. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra taay pa-'ás here 3.SG Intensive much the-rock There's lots of rocks. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra pa-'ás kích púfaat uum pa-'ípaha here 3.SG Intensive the-rock only nothing 3.SG the-tree There are only rocks here, no trees. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum púfaat pa-'ípaha 'as kich here 3.SG nothing the-tree rock only There are no trees here, only rocks. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtaay vúra pa-'ás pay'ôok pi'êep much Intensive the-rock right.here long.ago There were lots of rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkáru payêem vúra uum taay pa-'ás also now Intensive 3.SG much the-rock There are already lots of rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra uum payêem vúra uum taay pa-'ás Intensive 3.SG now Intensive 3.SG much the-rock There are already lots of rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra uum taay pa-'ás here 3.SG Intensive 3.SG much the-rock There are lots of rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra taay pa-'ás payêem here 3.SG Intensive much the-rock now There are lots of rocks here now. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playimáan vúra uum taay pá-'ás pay'ôok tomorrow Intensive 3.SG much the-rock right.here Tomorrow there's going to be lots of rocks here. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playipít káru taay pá-'ás ôok yesterday also much the-rock here There were lots of rocks here yesterday. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpayêem káru vúra uum taay pá-'ás ôok now also Intensive 3.SG much the-rock here There are lots of rocks here now. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playôok uum vúra taay pa-xuntápan púfaat pa-'ás here 3.SG Intensive much the-acorn nothing the-rock There are only acorns here, no rocks. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpayêem vúra uum ôok taay pa-xuntápan vúra uum púfaat pa-'ás now Intensive 3.SG here much the-acorn Intensive 3.SG nothing the-rock There are only acorns here now, no rocks. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpúfaat pa-'ás ôok xuntápan kich nothing the-rock here acorn only There are no rocks here, just acorns. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'ávansa káan ú-krii u-kûuntakoo pa-'ás the-man there 3s(>3)-live 3s(>3)-sit.(on) the-rock The man is over there, sitting on the rock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playu-kûuntakoo pa-'ás 3s(>3)-sit.(on) the-rock He is sitting on the rock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'ápsuun káan u-tháantak-oo pa-'ás the-snake there 3s(>3)-lay.(things).on-PL.ACT the-rock The snake is lying there on the rock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnani-'asímnaam ás káan t-u-tháaniv 1sPOSS-bed rock there PERF-3s(>3)-sit There is a rock in my bed. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpûuhara naa ás-ak ni-hyárih 2sg. 1sg. rock-Locative 1s(>3)-stand No, I'm standing on a rock. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkári xás pa-'âapun t-u-túraayva yee asa-yaamach-'íshara ôok páy u-tháaniv then then NOMZ-on.the.ground PERF-3s(>3)-look.around well rock-pretty-extremely here this 3s(>3)-sit And when he looked around on the ground, he thought "Well, a pretty rock is lying here!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textpa-'ás u-'êechip asa-yâamach the-rock 3s(>3)-pick.up rock-pretty He picked up the rock, the pretty rock. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textkári xás pa-'ás u-thárish âapun then then the-rock 3s(>3)-put.down on.the.ground And he put the rock down on the ground. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textpa-'ás kúnish t-u-vurúniih-va tiim the-rock sort.of PERF-3s(>3)-flow.downhill.from.here-ESS edge It was sort of running over the edge of the rock. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textâapun ás-ak u-pathakhíish on.the.ground rock-Locative 3s(>3)-kneel.down He kneeled down on a rock. Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full textasa-súruk kúuk tá kun-ihmárava rock-under to PERF 3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.) They ran underneath a rock. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textxás káan ás u-tháaniv kéech then there rock 3s(>3)-sit big And a rock lay there, a big one. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textxás kári pa-pirishkâarim ú-kfuukiraa pa-'as then then the-grizzly 3s(>3)-grab the-rock And Grizzly grabbed the rock. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full texthûut chími u-nísh-eesh pa-'as sú' ú-krii pa-yuuxmachmahánach how soon 3s(>3)-do-FUT the-rock inside 3s(>3)-live the-lizard.sp. What was she to do with the rock? Lizard was inside. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás tá pu-'ax-hára ás-ak sú' ú-krii asapatxáxak then then PERF NEG-bite-NEG rock-live inside 3s(>3)-live crack.in.a.rock So she couldn't kill him, he was inside the rock, the crack in the rock. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textkári xás kun-ipêer mí-myaahti hûutva kóo mí-myaahti vúra iim fátaak asa-súruk vaa káan i-'ifchíkinku-tih-eesh then then 3pl(>3s)-say.to 2sPOSS-life somehow as.much.as 2sPOSS-life Intensive 2sg. somewhere rock-under so there 2s(>3)-be.stuck.onto-DUR-FUT And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textvíri vaa p-ee-píkyaar-ahaak víri vaa i-máh-eesh vaa káan asa-'ípan ú-krii atipimáamvaan so so NOMZ-2s(>3)-finish-when so so 2s(>3)-see-FUT so there rock-end 3s(>3)-live buzzard When you finish, you will see a buzzard sit there on top of a rock. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textkun-xú-ti as 3pl(>3s)-think-DUR rock (The Indians) thought they were rocks. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textpa-xúrish t-óo krav páykuuk ása múuk the-shelled.acorn PERF-3s(>3) grind over.there rock with.(by.means.of) They ground the shelled acorns with that stone over there (pointing to a pestle). Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full textpa-'ás t-óo párish the-rock PERF-3s(>3) heat.cooking.stones They heated stones (for cooking). Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full textxás pa-'ás tá kun-ipárish then the-rock PERF 3pl(>3s)-heat.(cooking.stones) And they heated the rocks. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full textxás pa-'as-éemfir tá kun-turúraamnih-va then the-rock-hot PERF 3pl(>3s)-put.(hot.stones).into-PL.ACT Then they put the hot rocks in. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full textkári ás tá kun-turúkurih-va then rock PERF 3pl(>3s)-put.into-PL.ACT Then they put (hot) rocks in. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full textpa-t-óo mpúk-ahaak pa-'ás tá kun-turúriip-va NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) be.ripe-when the-rock PERF 3pl(>3s)-take.(hot.stones).out-PL.ACT When (the acorns) were cooked, they took the rocks out. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full texttée p ás u-párish-at PERF PAST rock 3s(>3)-heat.(cooking.stones)-PAST They had already heated rocks. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full textpa-'ás u-tururáamnih-va the-rock 3s(>3)-put.(hot.stones).into-PL.ACT They put the rocks in. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full textxás asá-kaam-sa mûuk tá kun-iyáakoo then rock-large-PL with.(by.means.of) PERF 3pl(>3s)-put.(pl.).on And they put them on with big rocks. Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full textxás iinâak pa-mu-'îirish uum ás u-pathrív-ahi-tih then indoors the-3sPOSS-floor 3.SG rock 3s(>3)-spread.on-ESS-DUR And inside, their floor was covered with rocks. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full textxás ás u-thíiv-ahi-ti ivíthvaaykam then rock 3s(>3)-lie.(of.one.thing)-ESS-DUR front.of.house And rocks were laid in front of the house. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full textxás kári as-éemfir t-u-turu-ráamnih-va then then rock-hot PERF-3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-into-PL.ACT Then he put in hot stones. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full textxás asa-yátha mûuk pa-kun-ikxúrik-tih then rock-sharp with.(by.means.of) NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-mark-DUR And they made the design with a sharp stone. Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text