Ararahih'urípih
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asímchak to close one's eyes

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #662 | revised May 07 2014

asímchak • V • to close one's eyes

Derivation:  ásiv-chak
go.to.bed-closing.up

Derivative (1)
asimchákchakveenach "wren"

Source: WB 157.2, p.323; JPH ani 06:836

  • tani'asímchak xás tánihyiv. I shut my eyes and then I holler. [Reference: FS 27. Coyote Hollers for Bread. 012]
  • chími asimchâaki. Shut your eyes! [Reference: KT 138b.16]

Sentence examples (12)

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  1. kári    xás    kunipêer    papihnêefich    i'asímchaaktiheesh    ik   
    then    then    they.told.him    Coyote    you.will.keep.your.eyes.closed    must   
    And they told Coyote, "You must keep your eyes closed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. púyava    chavúra    tá    yíiv    vúrava    u'asímchaaktih   
    you.see    finally    PERF    far    just    he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed   
    So finally he kept his eyes closed like that for a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. vaa    ík    vúra    i'asímchaaktiheesh   
    that    must    Intensive    you.will.be.closing.your.eyes   
    You will have to keep your eyes closed like that."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  4. ta'ítam    kúkuum    u'asimchákaheen   
    so    again    he.closed.his.eyes   
    Then (Coyote) closed his eyes again.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. kúna    vúra    i'asimchákeesh    ík    xáyfaat    ík    itxâarihva   
    in.addition    Intensive    you.will.close.your.eyes    must    don't!    must    you.open.your.eyes   
    But you must close your eyes, you mustn't open them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  6. xás    pihnêefich    uum    úyruuhriv    u'asímchaaktih   
    then    coyote    3.SG    he.lay    he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed   
    Coyote lay (there), he kept his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  7. xás    vúra    tu'ûuri    póoyruuhriv    poo'asímchaaktih   
    then    Intensive    he.became.unwilling    that.he.lay    that.he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed   
    And he got tired lying (there), keeping his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    kunipêer    vúra    ík    i'asímchaaktiheesh   
    then    then    they.told.him    Intensive    must    you.will.be.closing.your.eyes   
    And they told him, "You must keep your eyes closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  9. payêem    ík    vúra    i'asímchaaktiheesh   
    now    must    Intensive    you.will.be.closing.your.eyes   
    This time you must keep your eyes closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  10. kári    xás    uxús    chími    vúra    kan'asimchâaki   
    then    then    he.thought    soon    Intensive    let.me.close.my.eyes!   
    Then he thought, "Let me just close my eyes!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  11. púyava    patá    ni'iik    xás    tá    ni'asímchak   
    you.see    when    I.struck    then    PERF    I.closed.my.eyes   
    When I struck, I closed my eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  12. nu'asímchaaktih   
    we.were.keeping.our.eyes.closed   
    We kept our eyes closed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text