Ararahih'urípih
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tíiv ear

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lexicon ID #6058 | revised Nov 03 2015

tíiv • N • ear

Derivatives (4)
akvatîiv "placename above Teneyck Creek"
tivtunvêech "horse"
tivxárahar "mule"
tivxárahsa "mule"

Source: WB 1394, p.387

Note: Cf. thitiv 'to hear'.

  • pamútiiv káru vúra aaxkúnishichas, vaa vúra pánaa neemúsahiti pananítiiv. His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 015]

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  1. chavúra   tá   pâanpay   pa-mu-tiiv   kúnish   ta-tûupichas   t-oo   mxurukúvraan   pa-mu-tiiv   t-óo   mtaránkoo  
    finally   PERF   after.while   the-3sPOSS-ear   sort.of   PERF-small.ones   PERF-3s(>3)   become.melted.down   the-3sPOSS-ear   PERF-3s(>3)   swelter  
    Then after a while his ears seemed to be small, his ears melted down, he was sweltering.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. tá   pu-'imtaranáamhi-tih-ara   pa-mu-tiiv   p-oo-p-vôonsip  
    PERF   NEG-be.visible-DUR-NEG   the-3sPOSS-ear   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-get.up  
    His ears were invisible when he got up again.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. vúra   ta-tûupichas   pa-mu-tiiv   t-oo   mxurukúvraan   p-eemfíra-muuk  
    Intensive   PERF-small.ones   the-3sPOSS-ear   PERF-3s(>3)   become.melted.down   the-heat-with.(by.means.of)  
    They were little, his ears, they were melted with the heat.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  4. pa-mí-tiiv   aaxkúnish  
    the-2sPOSS-ear   red  
    Your ears are red."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. pa-mu-tiiv   káru   vúra   aaxkúnish-ich-as   vaa   vúra   pá-naa   nee-músahi-ti   pa-naní-tiiv  
    the-3sPOSS-ear   also   Intensive   red-DIM-PL   that   Intensive   NOMZ-1sg.   1s-look-DUR   the-1sPOSS-ear  
    His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text