Ararahih'urípih
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yúup eye

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7239 | revised Feb 17 2016

yúup • N • eye

Derivatives (32; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1698, p.403; JPH ani 06:505

  • asmáax yúp'aaxkunish. Towhee has red eyes. [Reference: WB T36.1]
  • hínupa yúpyaach tu'ákithtir. There she threw it smack in his eye. [Reference: WB T63.12]

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  1. apap-íich-yuup  
    one.side-DIM-eye  
    (I'll just open) one little eye."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   kári   u-xus   tîi   kán-yuuphi   apap-íich-yuup-ich  
    then   then   then   3s(>3)-think   let...   1s(>3)-open.eyes   one.side-DIM-eye-DIM  
    And (Coyote) thought, "Let me open my eyes, just one little eye."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  3. xás   u-píip   amtáp-ar   vúra   kan-'árihish   xás   pa-niní-yuup   ámtaap   kam-ixyan  
    then   3s(>3)-say   dust-having   Intensive   1s(>3)-become   then   the-1sPOSS-eye   dust   3s(>3)-fill  
    And he said, "Let me become covered with ashes, and let my eyes become full of ashes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  4. p-aasmáax   yúp-'aaxkunish  
    the-towhee   eye-red  
    Towhee has red eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text

  5. púya-va   kumá'ii   pa-mú-yuup   aaxkúnish   p-oo-mchaaxrípaa-nik  
    and.so-so   because.of   the-3sPOSS-eye   red   NOMZ-3s(>3)-heat-ANC  
    So for that reason his eyes are red from the heat that came out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Towhee Has Red Eyes" (WB_KL-36) | read full text

  6. káru   i-máh-eesh   áxak   yuup   ú-thyiimvarayv-eesh  
    also   2s(>3)-see-FUT   two   eye   3s(>3)-float.around.(two)-FUT  
    And you will see two eyes float around.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  7. yáxa   chími   pa-mí-yuup  
    look!   soon   the-2sPOSS-eye  
    "Look, let me (fix) your eyes."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

  8. kóova   u-thvuyxâaha   pa-mú-yuup   axváha   mûuk   kun-ip-táxvah  
    so   3s(>3)-care   the-3sPOSS-eye   pitch   with.(by.means.of)   3pl(>3s)-ITER-seal.shut  
    She grieved so for him, she sealed up her eyes with pitch.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  9. xás   u-píip   chími   pa-naní-yuup   nu-píkyav  
    then   3s(>3)-say   soon   the-1sPOSS-eye   1pl(>3)-repair  
    And she said, "Let's fix my eyes!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  10. ta'ítam   kun-pikyâa-heen   pa-mú-yuup  
    so   3pl(>3s)-repair-ANT   the-3sPOSS-eye  
    So they fixed her eyes.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  11. hínupa   yúp-yaach   t-u-'ákithtir  
    surprise   eye-Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-hit.with.soft.mass  
    There she threw it smack in his eye.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text