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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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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 textitnoopámahich 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 textpúxay vúra-xay na-xú-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 textkári 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 textkári 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 textpúva 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 textyánava púra kará-xay vúra visible nobody-not Intensive He saw nobody. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás 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 textpúyava 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 textpúxay 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 textpúxay 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 textpúxay 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 textp-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 textyee 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 | Playpúxay 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
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