Ararahih'urípih
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xúus thought, mind, sense

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6971 | revised Feb 08 2016

xúus • N • thought, mind, sense

Derivatives (20; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1638.1, p.399

Note: Cf. xus 'think ; feel'

Sentence examples (19)

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  1. kári   xás   xúus   u-'úum  
    then   then   thought   3s(>3)-arrive  
    So he was treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   xúus   kun-'úum  
    then   then   thought   3pl(>3s)-arrive  
    Then Bluejay and Hummingbird were treating him together.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. kun-píip   miník   xúus   tá   nu-'uum  
    3pl(>3s)-say   of.course   thought   PERF   1pl(>3)-arrive  
    They said "We treated him quite hard."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   kúkuum   xúus   u-'úum  
    then   then   again   thought   3s(>3)-arrive  
    Again he treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  5. kári   xás   xúus   u-'úum  
    then   then   thought   3s(>3)-arrive  
    So he treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   xúus   u-'úum  
    then   then   thought   3s(>3)-arrive  
    He treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  7. xás   káruk   vúra   itíhaan   vúra   ithéekxaram   xúus   ni-'éeth-ti  
    then   upriver   Intensive   always   Intensive   all.night   thought   1s(>3)-carry-DUR  
    And upriver ... I was taking care of him all night.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  8. xakáaniich   iinâak   pá-xuus   u-'uumú-tih  
    just.the.pair   indoors   NOMZ-thought   3s(>3)-arrive-DUR  
    Just the two of them were indoors when he doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  9. hôoy   íf   akáray   îin   xuus   i-'éeth-tih-eesh-ap  
    where   truly   who   TOPIC   thought   2s(>3)-carry-DUR-FUT-INV  
    Nobody will take care of you.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  10. kári   xás   ta'ítam   xúus   u-'uum-áheen  
    then   then   so   thought   3s(>3)-arrive-ANT  
    Then they doctored her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  11. kári   xás   kun-piip   akâay   uum   pá-xuus   êeth-tih-eesh-an  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   who   3.SG   the-thought   carry-DUR-FUT-Participial  
    And they said, "Who will take care of it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  12. kári   xás   u-píip   êeth   naa   ník   xuus   ni-'êeth-tih-eesh  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   slug   1sg.   a.little   thought   1s(>3)-carry-DUR-FUT  
    And Slug said, "I'll take care of it."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  13. chavúra   itahar-éekxaram   tá   pu-'ikviit-hí-tih-ara   pá-xuus   u-'íruvoo-ti   pa-mu-hrôoh-as  
    finally   ten-night   PERF   NEG-sleep-DUR-NEG   NOMZ-thought   3s(>3)-turn.to-DUR   the-3sPOSS-wife-PL  
    Finally he didn't sleep for ten nights, as he thought about his wives.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  14. vúra   kích   u-kupi-tih   xuus   u-'íruvoo-ti  
    Intensive   only   3s(>3)-do-DUR   thought   3s(>3)-turn.to-DUR  
    He did only (this), he thought about them.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  15. íi   kári   xás   kun-xus   púya   íf   puxích   t-oo   kúha   kíri   xuus   kun-'uum  
    oh!   then   then   3pl(>3s)-think   and.so   true   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)   be.sick   I.wish   thought   3pl(>3s)-arrive  
    And they were thinking that she's really sick, that she needs to get doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  16. ta'ítam   xás   xúus   u-'uum-áheen  
    so   then   thought   3s(>3)-arrive-ANT  
    Then she doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  17. ta'ítam   xúus   u-'uum-áheen  
    so   thought   3s(>3)-arrive-ANT  
    Then she (Bullhead) doctored her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  18. xás   u-piip   púxay   vura   chími   xuus   kíik-'uum-ih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   not.yet   Intensive   soon   thought   2pl(>3)-arrive-Benefactive  
    And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  19. 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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