Ararahih'urípih
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yakun you see

Dictionary Entry
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]


Sentence examples (17)

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  1. ishyâat   ú-paanik   yaas'ára   vúra   u-'aapúnmu-tih-eesh   yakun   pa-'îin   yíth   u-kupee-xák-ahi-tih-eesh   pa-   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 text
  2. yakún   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 text
  3. yakún   nuu      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 text
  4. yakún   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 text
  5. yakún   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 text
  6. yakún      -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 text
  7. víri   vaa   ku-thítiim-tih-eesh   -naa   kâarim      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 text
  8. yakún   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 text
  9. xás   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 text
  10. yakún   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 text
  11. yakún      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 text
  12. yakún      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 text
  13. xás   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 text
  14. yakún   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 text
  15. yakún   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 text
  16. yakún   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 text
  17. pa-'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