Ararahih'urípih
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úmpaan he/she/it (emphatic)

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lexicon ID #6235 | revised Apr 23 2024

úmpaan • PRON • he/she/it (emphatic)

Derivation:  úum-mpaan
3.SG-Emphatic

  • púyava kúkuum úmpaan túus tupikmárihivrik vaa kaan. So again she herself met Mockingbird there. [Reference: KS39. Mockingbird and Swamp-Robin 011]
  • xás úmpaan ukrukúruk, xás víri vúra úxyar pa'áama. And he himself poked around, and so the salmon overflowed. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 045]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kári   xás   pa-mu-chíshii   ta'ítam   úmpaan   u-'iipkúrih-een  
    then   then   the-3sPOSS-dog   so   3sg..emphatic   3s(>3)-dive-ANT  
    So then his dog dived into the water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  2. úmpaan   xúus   u-'uum  
    3sg..emphatic   thought   3s(>3)-arrive  
    Then she doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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