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xathímtas roasted grasshoppers
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6850 | revised Feb 02 2016
xathímtas • N • roasted grasshoppers
| Derivation: | xáath imtas |
| grasshopper imtas |
- yánava vúra uum taay, paxathímtas. He saw there were lots of roasted grasshoppers. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 027]
- vaa kíp kôok uvíshtaanti xathímtas. He just likes that kind, roasted grasshoppers. [Reference: WB T3.27]
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xás u-xú-ti vaa kíp kôok u-víshvaan-ti xathímtas then 3s(>3)-think-DUR that just kind 3s(>3)-like.(food)-DUR roasted.grasshoppers And he thought, "He just likes that kind, roasted grasshoppers." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás t-u-túraayva vúra uum táay pa-xathímtas then PERF-3s(>3)-look.around Intensive 3.SG much the-roasted.grasshoppers And he looked around, there were lots of grasshoppers. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás u-xú-ti tîi matée kóomahich kan-'ífapv-i pa-xathímtas then 3s(>3)-think-DUR let... later little.bit 1s(>3)-pick.up-IMPER the-roasted.grasshoppers And he thought, "Let me pick up a few roasted grasshoppers for a moment!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textpúyava u-xús payêem vúra pu-na-'ípav-eesh-ara pa-xathímtas you.see 3s(>3)-think now Intensive NEG-1s(>3)-eat.again-FUT-NEG the-roasted.grasshoppers So he thought, "Now I won't eat roasted grasshoppers again. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text