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yiiv / yivu- far
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lexicon ID #7085 | revised Feb 12 2016
yiiv / yivu- • ADV • far
Derivatives (7)
eethayîihva "to carry away"
yiimúsich "a little ways off"
yiivánihich "a little farther off"
yiivánihichha "to be careful"
yiivárih "rather far; away"
yíivha "to be far"
yiivthaanêen "a placename"
Source: WB 1680, p.401
- xás pihnêefich uum táyiiv. By then Coyote was a long way off. [Reference: WB T5.83]
- miník kúnish puyívuhara. It's not so far! [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 046]
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xas u-pákurih "yíiv vúra nu-thyuruv-eesh then 3s(>3)-sing "far Intensive 1pl(>3)-drag.to-FUT And he sang, "We will drag her a long ways." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textyíiv vúra nu-thyuruv-eesh chími âapun tá ni-myáhumar chími âapun tá ni-chnahirúvuukva chími âapun tá ni-thurirúvuukva chími âapun far Intensive 1pl(>3)-drag.to-FUT soon on.the.ground PERF 1s(>3)-be.exhausted soon on.the.ground PERF 1s(>3)-shit.all.over.self soon on.the.ground PERF 1s(>3)-urinate.all.over.self soon on.the.ground "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textkári xás sâam u-p-ishkáakfak káruma vúra yiiv then then little.downhill 3s(>3)-ITER-jump.down.from.uphill in.fact Intensive far Then he gave a jump down, but it was very far away. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textchavúra tá yiiv t-óo p-thívruhvarak finally PERF far PERF-3s(>3) ITER-float.down.from.upriver He floated a long ways down. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textvaa vúr u-p-if-yîi-mmu-ti pa-'avansa-'ávahkamvari t-u-'íff-ahaak so Intensive 3s(>3)-ITER-grow-far-to-DUR the-man-towards.the.top PERF-3s(>3)-grow-when The highest it ever grows is higher than man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textxás vúra yíiv sáruk then Intensive far downhill It was way down there. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás u-xu-ti kunish yíim nîinamich pa-púufich xás p-óo-'uum xás vúra uum pufích-kaam then 3s(>3)-think-DUR sort.of far little the-deer then NOMZ-3s(>3)-arrive then Intensive 3.SG deer-large And he thought the deer was small, but when he got there, it was a big deer. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playu-xú-ti nîinamich pa-púufich káru uum vúra yíiv sáruk xás 3s(>3)-think-DUR little the-deer also 3.SG Intensive far downhill then He thought the deer was small because it was way down the hill. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playváa vúra uum yíiv xas vaa vúra u-xú-ti íkiich pu-na-kúniihk-eesh-ara xás vúra vaa u-kúniihka that Intensive 3.SG far then that Intensive 3s(>3)-think-DUR maybe NEG-1s(>3)-shoot.at-FUT-NEG then Intensive that 3s(>3)-shoot.at And it was so far away, he thought, maybe I won't get it, but he did shoot it. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playchavúra yíiv káruk t-u-'áhoo finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go Finally he walked a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás chavúra yíiv káruk t-u-'áhoo then finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go And finally he traveled a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás púyava chavúra yíiv t-u-'áhoo then then you.see finally far PERF-3s(>3)-go And so finally he traveled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textvúra vaa u-'áhoo-tih vúra tá yíiv káruk Intensive so 3s(>3)-go-DUR Intensive PERF far upriver He was walking that way, a long ways upriver by this time. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás yánava yíiv káruk t-u-'áhoo then then visible far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go He saw he was a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textchavúra tá yíiv t-óo p-thívruuhvarak finally PERF far PERF-3s(>3) ITER-float.down.from.upriver Finally he floated a long ways downriver back to here. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás chavúra yíiv tá kun-víitma then then finally far PERF 3pl(>3s)-paddle.to So finally they paddled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textpúyava chavúra tá yíiv vúrava u-'asímchaak-tih you.see finally PERF far just 3s(>3)-close.eyes-DUR So finally he kept his eyes closed like that for a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textchavúra yíiv tá kun-pávyiihma finally far PERF 3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.) Finally they went a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playyíiv t-u-thívruuhma far PERF-3s(>3)-float.to He floated a long ways. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás vúra yíiv káruk t-u-'árihroov then Intensive far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver And he went a long ways upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textkári xás tá yíiv u-'uum then then PERF far 3s(>3)-arrive And he went a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás tá yíiv u-'uum then then PERF far 3s(>3)-arrive Then he went a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás pihnêefich uum ta yiiv then coyote 3.SG PERF far And by this time Coyote was a long ways off. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textnaa vúra yíiv ni-'aramsîipriv-ti páy nanuxákararih 1sg. Intensive far 1s(>3)-start.out-DUR country.outside "I come from far away, from the outside." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textvúra yíiv t-u-'áhoo Intensive far PERF-3s(>3)-go He traveled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textyíiv káruk t-u-'árihroov far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver He went far upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textkáruk vúra yîiv t-u-'uum upriver Intensive far PERF-3s(>3)-arrive He got a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás yíiv t-u-'uum then far PERF-3s(>3)-arrive And he got a long ways off. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvúrava yíiv t-u-'uum just far PERF-3s(>3)-arrive He got a long way off. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás vúra yíiv káruk t-u-'uum then Intensive far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-arrive And he got a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvúra yíiv t-u-'árihroov Intensive far PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver He went upriver a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textkári xás yíiv t-u-'ípahoo pa-pihnêefich then then far PERF-3s(>3)-go.back the-coyote And Coyote went on a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás vúra púva yiiv uum then then Intensive not.yet far arrive They hadn't yet gone very far. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textminík kúnish pu-yívu-hara of.course sort.of NEG-far-NEG "It's not so far! Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textxás chavúra yiiv káruk t-u-'árihroov then finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver And finally he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textvaa káan ávansa ú-krii páykuuk yíiv ú-krii pa-tuyshipriha-'ápap-kam that there man 3s(>3)-live over.there far 3s(>3)-live the-mountain-one.side-side A man lives there, he lives far off there, on the other side of the mountain. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textkúna vúra páykuuk yíiv áhoo-n payôok xáyfaat i-'áhoo p-eempahee-pshûunkinich kâarim i-kupheesh in.addition Intensive over.there far go-go.to right.here don't! 2s(>3)-go the-trail-low bad 2s(>3)-will.do But go by the far way yonder, don't travel (by the way) right here, on the short road, you'll do badly. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textxás u-pí-ti tá na-'ûuri páykuuk pa-ni-'ahoo-n-kôo-ti yiiv then 3s(>3)-say-DUR PERF 1s-be.unwilling over.there NOMZ-1s(>3)-go-go.to-to-DUR far And she said, "I'm tired of going by the far way yonder." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textyukún yíiv á' u-tásunih-tih-anik pa-'íin you.see far above 3s(>3)-be.vertical.barrier-DUR-ANC the-falls You see, the falls were (like) a barrier (reaching) a long ways up. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás kári chavúra yíiv káruk t-u-'árihroov then then finally far upriver PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver And finally he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textchavúra yíiv kúkuma t-óo hyiv finally far again PERF-3s(>3) shout Finally, a long ways on, there was a shout again. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textchavúra tá yíiv káruk u-'árihroov finally PERF far upriver 3s(>3)-go.upriver Finally, he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textyíiv vúra t-u-'íipma far Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-return He went far away. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textyíiv vúra tá kun-'uum far Intensive PERF 3pl(>3s)-arrive They went a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás vúra yíiv t-u-víitma then Intensive far PERF-3s(>3)-paddle.to And he rowed a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textvúrava u-víitrup yíiv vúra t-u-víitma just 3s(>3)-paddle.downstream.from.here far Intensive PERF-3s(>3)-paddle.to He paddled downriver like that, he paddled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textyíiv tá kun-íp-viitma far PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-paddle.to They paddled back a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textpúyava p-oo-táyiithh-ara-ti yíiv vúra tá kun-'aramsípriin kún-ikvárish-tih xáat káru vik-a-kêemich you.see NOMZ-3s(>3)-lash-INST-DUR far Intensive PERF 3pl(>3s)-start.out 3pl(>3s)-buy-DUR may also weave-DEVERB-bad.(dimin.) So when she lashed the base of a basket with them, people came from far away, they bought from her, (though) she might be a poor weaver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textithâan kuma-máh'iit u-má pa-chánchaaf yíiv á' vúra ú-krii once 3sPOSS-morning 3s(>3)-see the-foam far above Intensive 3s(>3)-live One morning she saw the foam was up high. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textyíiv yúruk xás pa-mí-taat ú-krii far downriver then the-2sPOSS-mother 3s(>3)-live And your mother lives far downriver. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textxás vaa yíiv yúruk xumvaroo-máruk áh-kaam t-óo kyav then so far downriver placename-uphill fire-large PERF-3s(>3) make And he made a big fire far downriver, uphill from xumvároov. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textkáruk yíiv ikhurôo-k t-u-'árihroov upriver far ridge.running.upriver-LOC PERF-3s(>3)-go.upriver He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textpáy uum tishrám-kaam xás u-tuy-shíiprin-ahi-ti yiiv this 3.SG valley-large then 3s(>3)-mound-up.(pl.action)-ESS-DUR far This is a big valley, and there are mountains rising far away. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text