Ararahih'urípih
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-xay not

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6880 | revised Aug 19 2014

-xay SUFF • not

Derivatives (2)
ithvuyxâaha "to care, to be sorry, to grieve, to mourn"
púxay "not yet, still not, not at all"

Note: Reinforces a preceding pu- 'negative'.


Sentence examples (19)

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  1. chímiva   púxay   vúra-xay   kanee-kvárish-ap  
    soon   not.yet   Intensive-not   3pl>1s-buy-INV  
    But it turned out that I couldn't.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. itnoopámahich   ník   kana-'êeh   xás   váa   káru   vúra   pa-'íshpuk   púva-xay   kana-'êeh-ap   káruma   chími-heesh   itha-kûusrah   véenik   mit   pa-ni-ykára-naa-t  
    five.each   a.little   3pl>1s-give   then   so   also   Intensive   the-dentalium.shells   not.yet-not   3pl>1s-give-INV   in.fact   soon-FUT   one-sun   ago   near.past   NOMZ-1s(>3)-beat-PL-PAST  
    They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  3. púxay   vúra-xay   na--tih-ara   káan   u-kyíim-eesh  
    not.yet   Intensive-not   1s(>3)-think-DUR-NEG   there   3s(>3)-reach.(distance)-down  
    I didn't think it (my shot) reached him there.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  4. kári   xás   u-píip   púxay   vúra   na-'aráriihkanhivath-eesh-ara   púxay   vúra   húun-xay-heesh-ara  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   not.yet   Intensive   1s(>3)-cure-FUT-NEG   not.yet   Intensive   harmful-not-FUT-NEG  
    Then he said, "I cannot cure him! I can't do any more for him!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  5. kári   xás   u-píip   púxay   vúra   húun-xay-heesh-ara   chími   akâay   kích   kiik-píkaan  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   not.yet   Intensive   harmful-not-FUT-NEG   soon   who   only   2pl(>3)-go.get  
    Then he said, "I cannot do any more for him, you better fetch someone else!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  6. púva   xay   vúr   ú-ruha  
    not.yet   not   Intensive   3s(>3)-lay.eggs  
    It has not budded yet.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Phases of Flowering (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.j.a1') | read full text
  7. yánava   púra kará-xay   vúra  
    visible   nobody-not   Intensive  
    He saw nobody.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  8. xás   chavúra   pu-yítha-xay   sakriiv-hára  
    then   finally   NEG-one-not   hard-NEG  
    And finally not one (stuck) fast.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text
  9. púyava   koovúra   uum   púxay   vúra   yítha-xay   kuhí-tih-ara   pa-'áraar-as   koovúra   vúra   yav   púxay   axvahkán-xay  
    you.see   all   3.SG   not.yet   Intensive   one-not   be.sick-DUR-NEG   the-human-PL   all   Intensive   good   not.yet   sick-not  
    And none of all the people was sick, they were all well, they weren't sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text
  10. púxay   vúra-xay   yaas'ára   axvahkán-xay-heesh-ara  
    not.yet   Intensive-not   rich.person   sick-not-FUT-NEG  
    Mankind will not be sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text
  11. púxay   vúra-xay   amkúuf-xay  
    not.yet   Intensive-not   smoke-not  
    There was no smoke.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  12. púxay   vúra-xay   aapúnmu-tih-ara  
    not.yet   Intensive-not   know-DUR-NEG  
    (But) it didn't know.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  13. p-eekxúrar   púva-xay   thivrúhish   koovúra   axupa-'ithvu-tih-ar-a-múrax  
    the-evening   not.yet-not   float.ashore   all   dressed.deermeat-pack-DUR-INST-DEVERB-nothing.but  
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  14. yee   kári   xás   vúra   púxay   vúra-xay   xay   vura   hûut--heesh   vúra   puxích   t-u-yíkiha  
    well   then   then   Intensive   not.yet   Intensive-not   not   Intensive   how--FUT   Intensive   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)-get.sick  
    Oh, nothing can be done, she's really sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play
  15. púxay   vúra-xay   vúra   uum   t-oo   kúha  
    not.yet   Intensive-not   Intensive   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)   be.sick  
    She's really hurting.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play