Ararahih'urípih
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xánahishich a little while

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lexicon ID #6781 | revised Feb 02 2016

xánahishich • ADV • a little while

Derivation:  xánahich-ich  (= xára-ich-ich)
after.while-DIM  (= long.time-DIM-DIM)

  • taxánahishich upíkrii. He was there a little while in the house. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 035]
  • xás vaa pakunsáanva, púva xánahishich vaa káan áraar u'ív mukunpîimach. And as for what they brought, not long after, a person was dying there near them. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 139]

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  1. îifiti   tá   xánahishich   chími   axmay   u-rikirikiha  
    sure.enough   PERF   little.while   soon   suddenly   3s(>3)-be.sound.of.footsteps  
    A while afterwards all at once there was a sound of people walking.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. chavúra   tá   xánahishich   chími   axmáy   u-'áasish   patápriha-k   vúra   t-óo   mchax   tá   pu-kunish   kêena-tih-ara  
    finally   PERF   little.while   soon   suddenly   3s(>3)-lie.down   paved.floor-Locative   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   get.hot   PERF   NEG-sort.of   move-DUR-NEG  
    Then after a while all at once he lay down on the pavement, he was hot, it was like he couldn't move.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. viri   ta   xánnahishich   koovúra   kun-íkmuum   achvúun   atipimámvaan   kun-koohímmach'va  
    so   PERF   little.while   all   3pl(>3s)-pitch.onto   hookbill.salmon   buzzard   3pl(>3s)-pity  
    Then they all pitched on to Hookbill, they felt sorry for Buzzard.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

  4. chavúra   tá   xánahishich   tíik   mûuk   vúra   t-u-mutváraa-tih  
    finally   PERF   little.while   hand   with.(by.means.of)   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-put.in.mouth.by.handfuls-DUR  
    Then a little while after he was just feeding it into his mouth by the handful.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  5. cháva   tá   xánahishich   yánava   xákaan   vúra   tá   kun-ímuutara-ha  
    sure.enough   PERF   little.while   visible   both   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pregnant-DENOM  
    Sure enough, in a little while they saw they were both pregnant.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. púyava   vúra   xánahishich   káan   tá   kun-'iin  
    you.see   Intensive   little.while   there   PERF   3pl(>3s)-(two).be  
    So they stayed there for a little while.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text