Ararahih'urípih
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thiin / thiina- to have, to own, to own (one thing)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5916 | revised Jan 06 2016

thiin / thiina- • V • to have, to own, to own (one thing)

Source: WB 1448, p.389

Note: Cf. tâaraha (a/i) 'to own (several things)', e.g. axiichúm itâarati 'Do you have children?'

  • kíri asiktávaan nithíinati. I want to have a wife. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 005]
  • axiichúm ithiináti. Do you have a child? [Reference: KV]
  • vúra vaa kunthîinati pa'apxán'anamahach papihnîichichas pakunsuprávarati peehêeraha. The old men keep a small hat for measuring tobacco. [Reference: ??]

Sentence examples (16)


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  1. taay   úm   pa-púsihich   úm   i-thiiná-tih   um  
    much   or   the-cat.(dimin.)   or   2s(>3)-have-DUR   or  
    Do you have lots of cats?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  2. Sally   uum   taay   pa-púsihich   u-thiiná-tih  
    Sally   3.SG   much   the-cat.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-have-DUR  
    Sally has lots of cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  3. naa   púsihich   ni-thiiná-tih  
    1sg.   cat.(dimin.)   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    I have a cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. naa   áxak   pa-púsihich   ni-thiiná-tih  
    1sg.   two   the-cat.(dimin.)   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    I have two cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  5. naa   áxak   púsihich   ni-thiiná-tih  
    1sg.   two   cat.(dimin.)   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    I have two cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  6. naa   áxak   pa-púsihich   ni-thiiná-tih  
    1sg.   two   the-cat.(dimin.)   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    I have two cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  7. pa-nákish   ni-thiiná-tih  
    the-pig   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    I have a pig.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-15) | read full text
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  8. chishíih   ni-thiiná-tih  
    dog   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    I have a dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-15) | read full text
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  9. pa-púsihich   húm   i-thiiná-tih  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   or   2s(>3)-have-DUR  
    Do you have a cat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  10. hãã   pa-púsihich   ni-thiiná-tih  
    yes   the-cat.(dimin.)   1s(>3)-have-DUR  
    Yes, I have a cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  11. âanxus   uum   káru   pákuri   u-thiiná-tih  
    weasel   3.SG   also   song   3s(>3)-have-DUR  
    Weasel had a song.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  12. víri-va   vúra   ávan   u-thiiná-tih-eesh  
    so-so   Intensive   husband   3s(>3)-have-DUR-FUT  
    She will have a husband.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  13. pa-nini-pákuri   u-'aapúnm-ahaak   víri-va   vúra   ávan   u-thiiná-tih-eesh   xáat   asiktavan-kéem  
    NOMZ-1sPOSS-song   3s(>3)-know-when   so-so   Intensive   husband   3s(>3)-have-DUR-FUT   may   woman-bad  
    If she knows my song, she will have a husband, (though) she may be a homely woman."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  14. axíich   t-óo   thiiná-tih  
    child   PERF-3s(>3)   have-DUR  
    She had a child.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  15. vúra   tá   pura fâat   thiiná-tih-ara   vúra   tá   kun-chifíchfip  
    Intensive   PERF   nothing   have-DUR-NEG   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-beat.completely  
    He didn’t have anything, they beat him completely.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  16. púyava   vúra   vaa   u-thiiná-ti   pa-páthraam   xás   kôokinay   vúra   u-'ápiv   akâay   áta   mu-'ífunih  
    you.see   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-have-DUR   the-hair-wrapping   then   everywhere   Intensive   3s(>3)-look.for   who   maybe   3sPOSS-hair  
    So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text