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yakun you see
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lexicon ID #7035 | revised Nov 14 2014
yakun • PCL • you see Variant: yukun.
Derivation: | yána kun |
visible meaning.unknown |
Derivative (1)
yakúnva "so that"
Source: WB 1657.1, p.400; JPH ethno :240
- víri vaa kuthítiimtiheesh, ... yakún naa vaa peeshvírip. You will hear it, ... because I am Pine, you see. [Reference: WB T24.45]
- yakún vaa túuyship upákihtiheesh pamuhêeraha. You see, he will be feeding tobacco to the mountains. [Reference: TK 75.29]
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ishyâat ú-paanik yaas'ára vúra u-'aapúnmu-tih-eesh yakun pa-'îin yíth u-kupee-xák-ahi-tih-eesh pa-tá ni-p-ikrêe-haak nani-'îin king.salmon 3s(>3)-say.(ancient) rich.person Intensive 3s(>3)-know-DUR-FUT you.see the-falls other 3s(>3)-MODAL-make.noise-Modal-DUR-FUT NOMZ-PERF 1s(>3)-ITER-live-when 1sPOSS-falls Salmon said: “Human will know the water will sound different in the falls when I am in there, in my falls. Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full textyakún uumkun yúruk ithivthaneen-'ípan kun-'íh-m-oo-tih káru káruk ithivthaneen-'ípan kun-'íh-m-oo-tih you.see they downriver land-end 3pl(>3s)-dance-to-PL.ACT-DUR also upriver land-end 3pl(>3s)-dance-to-PL.ACT-DUR They dance to the downriver end of the world, and they dance to the upriver end of the world." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textyakún nuu tá nu-'ífikar xuntápan you.see we PERF 1pl(>3)-go.gather acorn We're going to pick acorns." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textyakún yíth áraar u-'iiníshrih-eesh you.see other human 3s(>3)-come.into.existence-FUT A different people is going to come into existence." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textyakún yíth ára t-u-'íinish you.see other person PERF-3s(>3)-come.into.existence A different people was coming into existence. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textyakún tá ní-xraam pa-naní-'aramah you.see PERF 1s(>3)-bet the-1sPOSS-child I'll bet my child. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full textvíri vaa ku-thítiim-tih-eesh pá-naa kâarim tá ni-xus p-eeshvirip-shúruk p-oo-fyúku-tih-at yakún na vaa pee-shvírip so so 2pl(>3)-hear-DUR-FUT NOMZ-1sg. bad PERF 1s(>3)-think the-Jeffrey.pine-under NOMZ-3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-PAST you.see 1sg. so the-Jeffrey.pine You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textyakún sôomvaan chími u-'ípasuk-eesh you.see woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage soon 3s(>3)-bring.person.back-FUT He's going to bring home a new wife." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás mahnûuvanach u-piip akáray yakún mu-véeniichva then chipmunk 3s(>3)-say who you.see 3sPOSS-mischief Then Chipmunk said, "You see, it's someone's mischief. Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full textyakún táay vúra íp ú-mkaanv-at you.see much Intensive PAST 3s(>3)-gather-PAST You see, she gathered a lot. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textyakún tá ni-'aapúnma you.see PERF 1s(>3)-know You see, I found out. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textyakún tá kun-'ay fâat kóok you.see PERF 3pl(>3s)-fear what kind You see, they were afraid, (they wondered), "What is it?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full textxás kári yítha u-piip yakún húm vaa áraar uum vaa vírusur then then one 3s(>3)-say you.see or that human 3.SG that bear Then one said, "You see, that's no person, that's a bear!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full textyakún puxáy vúra mít ishkáxishrihmath-at you.see not.yet Intensive near.past stop.from.doing-PAST You see, they couldn't stop it. Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full textyakún vaa yumaar-áachviiv you.see that dead.person-bird You see, that is the bird of the dead." Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textyakún u-pimtáv-eesh you.see 3s(>3)-revive-FUT You see, he will come back to life." Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textpa-'arareekrívraam uum pu-'á'hinva-hara yakún pa-'íivhar ipshûunkinich-as the-family.house 3.SG NEG-high-NEG you.see the-board low-PL The Indian house was not high; you see, the boards were short. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text