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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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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 textkúna 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 textáfeer tá 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 textxás 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 textyakún 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 textyakún 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 textvíri 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 textvíri 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 texthûutva 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 textxás 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 textyaas'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 textkári 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 textpahûutva 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 textkári 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 textpayaas'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 textkári xás upíip pa'asiktávaan payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri xáat káru tá 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 textkári 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