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sírih shiny
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5429 | revised Dec 03 2015
sírih • ADJ • shiny
Derivatives (13; show derivatives)
Source: WB 1235, p.380
Note: Equiv. to sírihkunish. Plural sírihsha.
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pi'êep kunipítih payupsíriharas uum vaa xás mukunfikríparas long.ago they.are.saying blind.people 3.SG so then their.sorters Long ago, they say, the blind people were their sorters. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playvíri man ayu'âach uum uyupsírihiti so why... it.was.because 3.SG she's.blind Well of course, because she's blind. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.will.shine.upriver Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither upriver. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúr ishyâat imshîinaavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.shine.this.way.upriver Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.shine.this.way.upriver Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.will.shine.this.way.upriver Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúr ishyâat imshîinnaavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.shine.this.way.upriver Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshíinaavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon may.you.shine.upriver Shine upriver soon, Spring Salmon. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textchéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshírihraavish quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.will.shine.upriver Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkupánakanakana chêech ík vúra ishyâat imshírihraavish the.end quickly must Intensive king.salmon you.will.shine.upriver kupánakanakana. Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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