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thitiv / thitim- to hear
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5954 | revised Jan 29 2016
thitiv / thitim- • V • to hear
Derivatives (5)
thitíima "to listen in a direction"
thitíimship "to begin to hear"
thítimfak "to hear downhill"
thitivakêem "hard of hearing"
thitivxúrar "heedless"
Source: WB 1452, p.389
- tithítiv hum. Do you hear? [Reference: Richardson 1993:27]
- âanxus uthitívanik, káruk keechxâach úkrii. Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 001]
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koovúra úm i-thítiim-tih all or 2s(>3)-hear-DUR Do you hear everything? Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playnaa vúra pu-na-thitív-eesh-ara xâat xára kaan kú-'uuhyana-ti naa vúra vaa pu-na-tákir-ara fâat vúra pa-ku-chuphúruthuna-tih 1sg. Intensive NEG-1s(>3)-hear-FUT-NEG may long.time there 2pl(>3)-speak-DUR 1sg. Intensive so NEG-1s(>3)-leach.(acorn.meal)-NEG what Intensive NOMZ-2pl(>3)-talk.about-DUR I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Playxás vúra púxay thitív-ara then Intensive not.yet hear-NEG Then he made believe he could not understand. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textkíri kana-xusêer p-u-thitíim-tih-ara I.wish 3pl>1s-think.about NEG-3s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG "I wish they would think about me that I can not understand." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textkári xás ú-paanik p-oo-pítithun-anik xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa ni-thítiim-ti pa-mikun-pákurih náa pú-vaa naní-vaa-hara pa-mikun-pákurih then then 3s(>3)-say.(ancient) NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.back-ANC don't! must Intensive so 1sg. 1s(>3)-hear-DUR the-2plPOSS-song 1sg. NEG-so 1sPOSS-so-NEG the-2plPOSS-song Then he said looking back: "I must never hear your song any more; your song will not do for me." Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textpirishkâarim váa ú-paanik xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa ni-thítiim-ti pa-mikun-pákurih grizzly so 3s(>3)-say.(ancient) don't! must Intensive so 1sg. 1s(>3)-hear-DUR the-2plPOSS-song Grizzly Bear said it: "I must never hear your song any more. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full texttá ni-thítiv PERF 1s(>3)-hear I heard it. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv PERF 1s(>3)-hear I heard it. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playtá nu-thítiv PERF 1pl(>3)-hear We all heard it. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv pa-púsihich PERF 1s(>3)-hear the-cat.(dimin.) I heard the cat. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playni-thítiim-tih pa-púsihich uum 1s(>3)-hear-DUR the-cat.(dimin.) 3.SG I hear the cat Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playpa-púsihich ni-thítiim-ti u-pakurîihvu-tih the-cat.(dimin.) 1s(>3)-hear-DUR 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR I hear the cat purring. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv pa-púsihich u-pakurîihvu-tih PERF 1s(>3)-hear the-cat.(dimin.) 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR I hear the cat purring. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv pa-púsihich u-pakurîihvu-tih PERF 1s(>3)-hear the-cat.(dimin.) 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR I hear the cat purring. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv pa-yupsítanach u-xrára-tih PERF 1s(>3)-hear the-baby 3s(>3)-weep-DUR I hear the baby crying. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv pa-púsihich îikam PERF 1s(>3)-hear the-cat.(dimin.) outdoors I hear the cat outside. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá ni-thítiv pa-púsihich îikam u-vathíiv-tih PERF 1s(>3)-hear the-cat.(dimin.) outdoors 3s(>3)-fight-DUR I hear the cats fighting outside. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playtá kúnish ni-thítiv pa-chishíi p-oo-hyíiv-tih PERF sort.of 1s(>3)-hear the-dog NOMZ-3s(>3)-shout-DUR I heard the dog barking. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playnu ni-'áasish ni-kvíit-ha xás vúra fâatva ni-thítiv 1s(>3)-lie.down 1s(>3)-sleep then Intensive something 1s(>3)-hear When I was sleeping I heard something. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playfâatva îikam tá ni-thítiv. something outdoors PERF 1s(>3)-hear. I heard something outside. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá nu-thítiv PERF 1pl(>3)-hear I hear you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playiim pu-tá na-thítiv-ara 2sg. NEG-PERF 2s/3s>1s-hear-NEG I do not hear you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playiim pu-nu-thítiim-tih-ara 2sg. NEG-1pl(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG I do not hear you. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | PlayXás pa-xanchíifich u-thítiv then the-frog 3s(>3)-hear And the frog hears them. Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playt-i-thítiv um PERF-2s(>3)-hear or Do you understand? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playi-thítiv hum 2s(>3)-hear or Did you hear it? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | PlayArch uum t-u-thítiv Arch 3.SG PERF-3s(>3)-hear Arch is listening. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkári xás u-thítiv ú-xaak-tih pa-'íshaha ú-xaak-tih then then 3s(>3)-hear 3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR the-water 3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR Then he heard it, it was sounding, the water was sounding. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textvúra vaa u-thítiim-tih ú-xaak-tih pa-'íshaha pa-t-u-chunvákir Intensive so 3s(>3)-hear-DUR 3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR the-water NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-sneak.up.on He heard it that way, the water was sounding as he sneaked up. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textu-thítiim-ti pa-kun-ípeen-ti t-u-'áhoo-heen 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-say.to-DUR PERF-3s(>3)-go-ANT He heard them telling (each other), "He has come." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textt-u-thítiv p-oo-thivnúru-tih PERF-3s(>3)-hear NOMZ-3s(>3)-roar-DUR He heard it thundering. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvaa u-kupa-thitív-ahi-tih kúnish u-pí-ti huhuhuhuhuhu so 3s(>3)-MODAL-hear-Modal-DUR sort.of 3s(>3)-say-DUR roaring.sound He heard that, it sort of said, "Huhuhuhuhuhu." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvaa kích p-oo-thítiv pá-huhuhuhuhuhu that only NOMZ-3s(>3)-hear the-roaring.sound He just heard that "Huhuhuhuhuhu." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás axmáy fâat kúnish u-thítiv then suddenly what sort.of 3s(>3)-hear And suddenly he sort of heard something. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvúra vaa u-tháaniv u-thítiim-ti pa-kun-chuphúruthuna-tih Intensive so 3s(>3)-sit 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-talk.about-DUR (Coyote) lay like that, he heard them talking about him. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás axmáy vúra u-thítiv ishnur then suddenly Intensive 3s(>3)-hear thunder And suddenly he heard thundering. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás u-thítiv pá-thuuf u-vúrunih-va then 3s(>3)-hear NOMZ-creek 3s(>3)-flow.downhill.from.here-ESS And he heard a creek flowing down. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás kúkuum u-thítiv pá-thuuf then again 3s(>3)-hear the-creek So he heard a creek again. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás axmáy vúra u-thítiv asámyiith ú-xak then suddenly Intensive 3s(>3)-hear gravel 3s(>3)-make.noise And suddenly he heard it, the gravel sounded. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textkári xás u-thítiv áas u-vúun-tih then then 3s(>3)-hear water 3s(>3)-flow-DUR And he heard it, water flowing. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás áas u-thítiv then then water 3s(>3)-hear And he heard water. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás pá-'aas u-thítiv then then the-water 3s(>3)-hear Then he heard the water. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás tée kxurar kári xás u-thítiv kun-chúuphi-tih then then PERF evening then then 3s(>3)-hear 3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás t-u-thítiv chími u-thivtap-ára-h-eesh then PERF-3s(>3)-hear soon 3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-FUT And he heard it, there was going to be a war dance. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás u-thítiv akâayva u-pakurîihvu-tih then 3s(>3)-hear anyone 3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR And he heard it, someone was singing. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvúra vaa u-thítiim-ti p-oo-pakurîihvu-tih Intensive so 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR He heard (someone) singing like that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvúra vaa u-thítiim-ti p-oo-pakurîihvu-tih vúra tá ûumukich kitâana kitâana íiyaa Intensive so 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR Intensive PERF near kitâana kitâana íiyaa He heard the singing that way just close by, "kitâana kitâana îyaa." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textithyáruk p-oo-tkára-tih yánava pa-vuhvúha t-u-'íship-va u-thítiim-ti pa-kun-íhyiiv-tih across NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.into.river-DUR visible the-deerskin.dance PERF-3s(>3)-be.in.line-PL.ACT 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-shout-DUR When she looked across-river, she saw the jump dance lining up, she heard them shouting. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textâanxus u-thitív-anik káruk keechxâach ú-krii weasel 3s(>3)-hear-ANC upriver widow.(old) 3s(>3)-live Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textiinâak vaa kích u-thítiim-ti p-oo-pakurîihvu-ti yôotva t-u-'iiv'íiv íkamish t-u-'iiv'íiv indoors so only 3s(>3)-hear-DUR NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR hurray! PERF-3s(>3)-die son-in-law.(dimin.) PERF-3s(>3)-die Inside he just heard her singing, "Hurray, he's dead, son-in-law is dead!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full textâanaxus u-thítiim-ti táay tá kin-íykar áraar-as weasel 3s(>3)-hear-DUR much PERF 3pl>3pl-beat human-PL Weasel heard that they were killing a lot of people. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás kun-thítiv sáruk ú-hyiiv-tih chú páy axíich pipúniich táay íp imafúnvaan-sa then 3pl(>3s)-hear downhill 3s(>3)-shout-DUR here! this child salmon.tail much PAST salmon.beggar-PL Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full textvíri vaa ku-thítiim-tih-eesh pá-naa kâarim tá ni-xus p-eeshvirip-shúruk p-oo-fyúku-tih-at yakún na vaa pee-shvírip so so 2pl(>3)-hear-DUR-FUT NOMZ-1sg. bad PERF 1s(>3)-think the-Jeffrey.pine-under NOMZ-3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-PAST you.see 1sg. so the-Jeffrey.pine You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textpâanpay pirishkâarim t-u-thítiv káan t-u-'iimníhva after.while grizzly PERF-3s(>3)-hear there PERF-3s(>3)-have.love.affair Finally Grizzly Bear heard he was having a love affair there. Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full textôok íp ni-thítiim-tih-at p-óo-xaak-tih here PAST 1s(>3)-hear-DUR-PAST NOMZ-3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR Formerly I heard them sounding from here. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textvúra pu-na-thítiim-tih-ara Intensive NEG-1s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG I can't hear them." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás káruk t-u-thítiim-noov p-óo-xruunhi-tih then upriver PERF-3s(>3)-hear-upriverward.from.here NOMZ-3s(>3)-growl-DUR Then he heard her growling from upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás pa-kúuk kun-pávyiihma axmáy vúra fâatva kun-thítiv then then NOMZ-to.there 3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.) suddenly Intensive something 3pl(>3s)-hear And when they came back there, suddenly they heard something. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textkun-thítiim-ti vaa káan kun-'ûupvu-naa-tih tayiith 3pl(>3s)-hear-DUR so there 3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-PL-DUR Brodiaea They heard that (people) were digging brodiaea roots there. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full textvíri teepshítaanivanihich axmáy kúnish fâat u-thítiv so after.a.while suddenly sort.of what 3s(>3)-hear After a while suddenly he sort of heard something. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textteepshítaanivanihich axmáy kúnish fâat u-thítiv after.a.while suddenly sort.of what 3s(>3)-hear In a little while, suddenly he sort of heard something. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textkári xás u-thítiim-tih pa-vuraakira-súruk ikrêe-n pa-niinamichtâapas then then 3s(>3)-hear-DUR the-ladder-under live-Participial the-smallest And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textkári xás u-thítiv y-óo chrívchav pá-'aas pa-'úkraam pa-kun-páathkuri pa-mu-típah then then 3s(>3)-hear visible-3s(>3) splash the-water the-lake NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-throw.into the-3sPOSS-brother Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in. Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textkári xás ikxáram axmáy u-thítiv axmáy u-vôonfuruk pa-'apurúvaan then then night suddenly 3s(>3)-hear suddenly 3s(>3)-enter.a.house the-sorcerer Then in the night suddenly she heard it, suddenly the devil came in. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text