Ararahih'urípih
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chi soon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1109 | revised Nov 07 2014

chi PCL • soon Variant: chími.

Derivative (1)
chíshkih "quickly"

Note: Equivalent to chími; used with future and imperative forms.

  • yáxa chí papihnîich nupêen tanupiyâaram. Look, let's tell the old man we're going home. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 053]
  • pavúra ixusáhaak, kúnish chí kaneeykáreesh vúra, ikpêehveesh ik. Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout. [Reference: WB 20: The Perils of Weasel 3: 062]


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  1. chi    váa    kúuk    kiik'uumi    kíri    váa    káan    ku'iin    kíri    vaa    mikun'ávan    íf    pufich'iykáraansas   
    soon    that    to.there    you.guys.go.there    I.wish    that    there    you.guys.live    I.wish    that    your.husband    truly    deer-slayers   
    "Go over there to live! That's where we want you to live! You had better marry those boys, they are such good hunters!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. chí    'axmay    u'árihrishuk    nixúti    vinusuná'anamahich   
    soon    suddenly    he.jumps.out    I.am.thinking    bear.cub   
    Suddenly something ran out. At first I thought it was a little bear cub.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  3. ooh    chí    pay    kanípthiithtih   
    ooh    soon    this    I.am.going.to.finish.it   
    “Oh, I'm going to finish it.”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. chí    nu'uufíthvar   
    soon    we.are.going.swimming   
    Let's go swimming.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about fear and going places (LA-01) | read full text
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  5. paxuntápan    chí    nikitnákeesh   
    the.acorns    soon    I.am.going.to.crack.(acorns)   
    I am going to crack acorns.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  6. chí    nikráveesh   
    soon    I'm.going.to.grind.(acorns)   
    I'm gonna grind (acorns) soon.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  7. chí    nitákireesh   
    soon    I'm.gonna.leach.those.(acorns)   
    I'm gonna leach those (acorns).
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  8. chí    nu'uufíthvan   
    soon    lets.go.swimming   
    Lets go swimming.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  9. chí    upathríheesh    hum   
    soon    it.is.going.to.rain    or   
    Is it going to rain?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  10. kúnish    chí    upathríheesh   
    sort.of    soon    it.is.going.to.rain   
    It's just about to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  11. chí    nivâarameesh   
    soon    I.am.going.to.leave   
    I am going to leave.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  12. chí    núpuunvi   
    soon    let's.rest!   
    Let's (you and I) rest!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  13. chí    upathríheesh   
    soon    it.is.going.to.rain   
    It's going to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  14. xás    néepeenti    chí    payôok    ihyárihish    payôok    áxak    padonkeys   
    then    he.told.me    soon    right.here    stand.still    right.here    two    the.donkey   
    And he told me, "Stand right here, right here by the two donkeys."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  15. chí    á'    pákathuneesh   
    soon    above    you.should.cook   
    You should cook.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  16. chí    pimnîish   
    soon    cook!   
    Cook!
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  17. chí    nipimnísheesh   
    soon    I.will.cook   
    I'm going to cook.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  18. xás    upíip    yôotva    nâachish    mu'íshaha    chí    ni'ísheesh   
    then    he.said    hurray!    little.nephew    his.juice    soon    I.will.drink.it   
    And he said, "Hurray, I'll drink nephew's juice!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  19. xás    uxús    chí    kan'îishi   
    then    he.thought    soon    let.me.drink!   
    And he thought, "Let me drink!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  20. chíva    koovúra    kunímuutarahinaa    pa'ifápiitichas   
    soon.thusly    all    they.were.pregnant    the.young.women   
    Soon all the young girls were pregnant.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  21. xás    kunpíip    payêem    xasík    chí    kinmáheesh   
    then    they.said    now    then.(future)    soon    they.will.see.us   
    And they said, "Now we are going to see them."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  22. chí    kan'árihroovi   
    soon    let.me.go.upriver   
    Let me go upriver!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  23. pavúra    ixusáhaak    kúnish    chí    kaneeykáreesh    vúra    ikpêehveesh    ík   
    when    you.think    sort.of    soon    they.are.going.to.kill.me    Intensive    you.will.shout    must   
    Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  24. ayu'âach    páy    pasaamnúpahitihan    chí    kun'íihrupaavish   
    it.was.because    this    the.one.which.is.flowing.downstream    soon    they.were.going.to.dance.from.the.lake.mouth   
    It was because they were going to dance downriver that way the stream flows.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text
  25. víri        kári    pachí    kun'íihrupaavish    xás    asaxvuhpihnîich    tóo    thvoonha   
    so    PERF    then    SUB-soon    they.were.going.to.dance.down    then    Old.Man.Turtle    PERF-he    be.eager.(to.do)   
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text
  26. chu'áveesh   
    soon.he.was.going.to.eat.it   
    He was about to eat it.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  27. koovúra    kunvíikvunaa    yíthuk    chí    kunívyiihmeesh   
    all    they.weave    elsewhere    soon    they.will.go   
    They were all weaving, they were about to go to a different place.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  28. xás    upiip    pûuhara    vúra    kanathárihi    chí    kiipáhariithuneeshap   
    then    he.said    no    Intensive    pass.her.to.me    soon    they.will.catch.up.with.you   
    And he said, "No, pass her to me, they're about to catch up with you."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  29. hínu páy    chí    kunchúphiichveesh   
    surprise    soon    they.will.chat   
    There they were going to chat.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
  30. chí    kunívyiihshipreevish    uknamxánahich    káan    chí    kun'íhukvunaavish   
    soon    they.were.going.to.leave    placename    there    soon    they.were.going.to.have.a.flower.dance   
    They were going to leave for 'uknamxánahich, they were going to have a flower dance there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text
  31. kári    xás    kúkuum    vúra    vaa    chí    kunímthaatvunaavish   
    then    then    again    Intensive    so    soon    they.were.going.to.play.shinny   
    Again they were going to play shinny.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text
  32. kári    xás    púyava    kúkuum    peekxariya'áraar    chí    kamikrîish   
    then    then    you.see    again    the.priest    soon    let.him.sit.down!   
    And so (the gods thought) "Let the priest take office (lit., sit down) again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text
  33. hûut    chí    kuninísheesh   
    how    soon    they.will.do.it.with.them   
    What were they to do with (the girls)?
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  34. koovura'îin    patá    kun'áakup    chí    nuthtîiti   
    everybody    that    they.challenged.him    soon    let's.gamble   
    Everybody challenged him, "Let’s gamble!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  35. xás    máh'iit    chí    nupiyâarameesh    xás    táhpuus    nupáthraamutih   
    then    morning    soon    we.(two).will.return    then    young.fir.tree    we.were.wrapping.our.hair.with.it   
    Then in the morning we were going to leave, and we wore our hair bound with fir boughs.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text