Ararahih'urípih
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chímiva soon ; unexpectedly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1147 | revised Mar 19 2014

chímiva • ADV • soon ; unexpectedly

Derivation:  chími-va
soon-INDEF

Source: WB 294.2, p.330

  • chímiva vaa kúna ukúupha, íshaha úxrah. Soon he did this way, he got thirsty. [Reference: WB T3.59]
  • víri pookúkurih chímiva úuth úkyiimkar. When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 089]

Sentence examples (6)


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  1. chímiva    púxay    vúraxay    kaneekvárishap   
    soon    not.yet    really.not    they.buy.from.me   
    But it turned out that I couldn't.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. chímiva    piríshriik    su'    nipthíramkaa   
    soon    brush.pile    inside    I.trail.him.into.it   
    As it happened, I tracked him into a patch of brush.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam    kúkuum    ni'aaksúraheen    chímiva    súrukam    kúna    nipásip    tama    uskákavraa   
    so    again    I.shot.at.him    soon    under    in.addition    I.shoot.    then    he.jumps.over.the.ridge   
    I shot under, and he jumped over the ridge.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  4. koova    tá    neekvúrish    chavúra    kúkuum    ni'iyruhunih    chímiva    ípaha    úkuyva   
    so    PERF    I.am.tired    finally    again    I.roll.it.downhill    soon    tree    it.strikes   
    I was so tired finally I rolled it down again, but it hit a tree.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  5. chímiva    vaa    kúna    ukúupha    íshaha    úxrah   
    soon    so    in.addition    he.did.it    water    he.thirsted.for.it   
    Soon he did this also, he got thirsty.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  6. víri    pookúkurih    chímiva    úuth    úkyiimkar   
    so    when.he.stooped.down    soon    out.to.water    he.fell.into.the.water   
    When he stooped down, he suddenly fell in.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text