Ararahih'urípih
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iin (the world, the human race) to exist

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lexicon ID #1666 | revised Nov 03 2005

iin V • (the world, the human race) to exist

Derivative (1)
íinish "to come into existence"

Source: WB 623, p.347

  • kúna uum pahootahyâaak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara. But if (the salmon) come back at the wrong time, the world would come to an end. [Reference: KT 148.33]
  • víri hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen u'iináhaak, vaa vúra kóo kuníhruuvtiheesh pasímsiim. As long as the world exists, they will always use that knife. [Reference: WB T17.59]


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  1. pahûutva    kóo    yaas'ára    u'íinahaak    vaa    vúra    kóo    itíhan    kuméekxaram    nanitúnviiv    vaa    pay'ôok    kun'írunaatiheesh   
    however    as.much.as    rich.person    when.it.exists    so    Intensive    as.much.as    always    its.night    my.children    so    right.here    they.will.pass   
    As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. kúna    úum    pahôotah    yâak    nu'ípakahaak    hínupa    tapu'ára    íinara   
    in.addition    3.SG    if.late    good.place    we.come.back    surprise    has.not.people    not.exist   
    If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
  3. áfeer        kunvítrip    vaa    uum    pukúkuum    píiftihara    pávaa    kun'îinishtihaak    payúux    uxéetchichhitih   
    resembling.the.base.of.[it]    PERF    they.pull.it.up    so    3.SG    not.again    it.was.not.growing.up    that    when.they.finished.doing.it    the.dirt    it.is.softer   
    Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text
  4. xás    hínupa    páy    ára    tu'íinish   
    then    surprise    this    person    it.had.come.into.existence   
    And there Mankind came into existence.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  5. yakún    yíth    áraar    u'iiníshriheesh   
    you.see    other    human    it.will.come.into.existence   
    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
  6. yakún    yíth    ára    tu'íinish   
    you.see    other    person    it.was.coming.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
  7. víri    hûutva    kóo    ithívthaaneen    u'iináhaak    vaa    vúra    kóo    kuníhruuvtiheesh    pasímsiim   
    so    somehow    as.much.as    land    when.it.exists    that    Intensive    as.much.as    they.will.be.using    the.knife   
    However long the world exists, so long will they use (her) knife.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  8. víri    payaas'ára    hûutva    tu'íinahaak    víri    payaas'ára    kâarim    tukúphaak    vaa    kári    xás    ík    ichuuphítiheesh   
    so    the.Humankind    somehow    when.it.exists    so    the.Humankind    bad    when.it.has.done.it    so    then    then    must    you.will.be.speaking   
    However (long) Mankind exists, when Mankind does bad, then you will have to speak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  9. hûutva    kóo    yaas'ára    u'íinahaak    víri    yaas'araréethvaaykam    nivúrayvutiheesh   
    somehow    as.much.as    rich.person    when.it.exists    so    in.front.of.rich.people    I.will.be.going.around   
    As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  10. xás    yaas'ara'îin    kunipêer    iim    kumá'ii    pa'ára    u'íinahaak    i'áamtiheeshap    vaa    kúth    puharíxay    xúrihitiheesh   
    then    Humankind    they.told.her    2sg.    because.of    when.humanity    it.exists    it.will.eat.you    so    because.of    never    it.will.be.hungry   
    Then Man told her, "For your sake, when people exist, they will eat you, because of that they will never hunger.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  11. yaas'ára    u'iiníshriheesh   
    rich.person    it.will.come.to.be   
    Mankind was about to come into existence.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  12. kári    xás    upíip    payaas'ára    u'iiníshrihaak    víri    naa    pa'avanihichtâapasheesh   
    then    then    she.said    mankind    when.it.comes.to.be    so    1sg.    will.be.the.highest   
    And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  13. pahûutva    kóo    yaas'ára    u'íinahaak    víri    naa    vúra    kích    kaná'aamtiheesh    káruma    apxankêemich    paninípxaan   
    however    as.much.as    rich.person    when.it.exists    so    1sg.    Intensive    only    they.will.eat.me    in.fact    poor.cap    my.cap   
    However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  14. kári    xás    apsunmúnukich    upiip    payaas'ára    u'iiníshrihaak    víri    pa'asiktávaan    vaa    ukupítihaak    ukitaxríharahitihaak    xáat    káru    uxúti    vúra    pu'aapúnmeeshap    víri    vaa    vúra    kun'áapunmeesh   
    then    then    racer.snake    he.said    when.humankind    it.comes.into.existence    so    when.a.woman    so    she.does    when.she.is.unfaithful    may    also    she.thinks    Intensive    they.won't.know    so    so    Intensive    they.will.find.out   
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  15. payaas'ára    u'iiníshrihaak    víri    vaa    pakunkupítiheesh   
    when.Humankind    it.comes.into.existence    so    so    how.they.will.do.it   
    When Mankind comes into existence, they will do like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text
  16. kári    xás    upíip    pa'asiktávaan    payaas'ára    u'iiníshrihaak    víri    xáat    káru        kun'íitshur    víriva    vúra    upmáheesh    paninipákuriha    mûuk   
    then    then    she.said    the.woman    when.Humankind    it.comes.into.existence    so    may    also    PERF    they.abandon.them    so    Intensive    she.will.see.him.again    my.song    with.(by.means.of)   
    And the woman said, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) may also become abandoned, (but) she will find (her sweetheart) again by means of my song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  17. kári    xás    uxus    payaas'ára    u'iiníshrihaak    víri    uum    káru    vúra    vaa    ukupheesh    xáat    kâanimich   
    then    then    she.thought    when.Humankind    it.comes.into.existence    so    3.SG    also    Intensive    so    she.will.do    may    poor   
    And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text