Ararahih'urípih
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yíkiha / yíkihi- to get (seriously) sick

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7091 | revised Feb 13 2016

yíkiha / yíkihi- • V • to get (seriously) sick

Derivation:  yiki-ha
yiki-DENOM

Derivatives (4)
yíkiha "sickness"
yikíhaan "sickly person"
yíkihar "sick"
yikiheekrívraam "hospital"

Source: WB 1675, p.400

  • niyíkihat íp káru. I got sick too. [Reference: KV]
  • vaa káan pananítaat utháaniv, uyíkihiti. My mother was lying there, she was sick. [Reference: WB T93. Violet cooking 004]

Sentence examples (16)

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  1. uknîi   ataháreesh   vúra   u-yíkihi-ti   uum   vúra   mahnûuvanach  
    once.upon.a.time   always   Intensive   3s(>3)-get.sick-DUR   3.SG   Intensive   chipmunk  
    uknîi. Chipmunk was sick all the time.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. tá   ni-yíkih-eesh  
    PERF   1s(>3)-get.sick-FUT  
    I'm going to get sick.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  3. tá   ni-yíkiha  
    PERF   1s(>3)-get.sick  
    I'm sick.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  4. ipít   kúnish   ni-yíki-heen  
    yesterday   sort.of   1s(>3)-get.sick-ANT  
    Yesterday I was sick.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  5. ipít   kúnish   ni-yíkiha-tih  
    yesterday   sort.of   1s(>3)-get.sick-DUR  
    Yesterday I was sick.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  6. naa   vúra   na-yíkihi-tih  
    1sg.   Intensive   1s-get.sick-DUR  
    I am sick.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  7. iim   húm   i-yíkihi-tih  
    2sg.   or   2s(>3)-get.sick-DUR  
    Are you sick?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  8. naa   na-yíkihi-tih  
    1sg.   1s-get.sick-DUR  
    I am sick.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  9. tá   na-yíkiha  
    PERF   1s-get.sick  
    I am sick.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  10. vúra   uum   púxich   tá   na-yíkiha  
    Intensive   3.SG   very.much   PERF   1s-get.sick  
    I got really sick.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  11. mâaka   kúuk   tá   nú-ktaama   vaa   káan   pa-naní-taat   u-tháaniv   u-yíkihi-tih  
    in.other.room   to   PERF   1pl(>3)-carry.to.(in.hand)   so   there   the-1sPOSS-mother   3s(>3)-sit   3s(>3)-get.sick-DUR  
    We took it in the other room, my mother was lying there, she was sick.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
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  12. pa-kun-xú-tih   kíri   nu-'áapunma   hûut   kumá’ii   pa-kun-yíkihi-ti   púyava   kári   xás   kun-píkav   xánkiit  
    NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   I.wish   1pl(>3)-know   how   because.of   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-get.sick-DUR   you.see   then   then   3pl(>3s)-get.(person)   bullhead  
    When they thought, "Let's find out why they are sick," then they summoned Bullhead.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  13. mahnûuvanach   t-u-yíkiha  
    chipmunk   PERF-3s(>3)-get.sick  
    Chipmunk was sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  14. púyava   kúkuum   axmáy   t-u-yíkiha   mahnûuvanach  
    you.see   again   suddenly   PERF-3s(>3)-get.sick   chipmunk  
    Then Chipmunk suddenly got sick again.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  15. mahnûuvanach   uum   vúra   káan   t-u-yíkiha  
    chipmunk   3.SG   Intensive   there   PERF-3s(>3)-get.sick  
    Chipmunk was really sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  16. yee   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
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