Ararahih'urípih
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achviiv bird

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #119 | revised Nov 07 2014

achviiv • N • bird

Derivatives (6)
achvíivhirak "placename"
achviv'ápkaas "iris sp., Rope Iris"
achvívkaam "California condor"
achvivthúkinha "woodpecker tattoo, i.e. one which is red like the woodpecker scalp"
achvivyáas'ara "great gray owl, "hoot owl""
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"

Source: WB 15, p.314; JPH ani 06:615, 752

  • yánava vúra uum táay paachvíiv áak. He saw there were lots of birds in the fire. [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 037]

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  1. uum    múchviiv   
    3.SG    his.bird   
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. uum    vaa    múchviiv   
    3.SG    that    his.bird   
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  3. uum    vaa    mú'achviiv   
    3.SG    that    his.bird   
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  4. achviiv    vaa    káan    ukûuntakoo   
    bird    that    there    it.is.sitting.on   
    There is a bird sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  5. achviiv    vaa    káan    úkrii   
    bird    that    there    it.(animate).is.sitting   
    A bird is sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  6. iinâak    tóo    kxipma    pa'achviiv   
    indoors    he.has    flies.toward    the.bird   
    The bird is flying into the house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  7. pa'achviiv    tóo    ikxíipship   
    the.bird    he.has    fly.away   
    The bird flew away.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  8. pa'achvíiv    máruk    tóo    kxípuraa    ipít   
    the.bird    uphill    it.has    fly.up    yesterday   
    The bird flew uphill yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  9. achviiv    tá    nimah   
    bird    PERF    I.see.it   
    I see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  10. achviiv    tee    mah   
    bird    you.have    see   
    You see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  11. achviiv    tá    numah   
    bird    PERF    we.see.it   
    We see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  12. hûuka    tóo    kxipma    pa'achviiv   
    to.where    it.has    fly.towards    the.bird   
    To where did the bird fly?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  13. tée    mah    húm    pa'achviiv   
    you.have    see    or    the.bird   
    Do you see the bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  14. ímuusti    pa'achviiv   
    you.are.looking.at.it    the.bird   
    You are looking at the bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  15. yáxa    pa'achvíiv   
    look!    the.bird   
    Look, the bird!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  16. yáxa    pa'achviiv    káan    tóo    kxípish   
    look!    the.bird    there    it.has    fly.down   
    Look the bird landed there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  17. kári    xás    kunívyiihrishuk    kunixipríshukva    páachviiv   
    then    then    they.came.out    they.flew.out    the.birds   
    And they came out, birds flew out.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  18. tóo    ykar    páachviiv   
    he.had    beat    the.bird   
    He killed the bird.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  19. tu'ápur    paachvivtunvêechas   
    she.bewitches    the.little.birds   
    She bewitched the little birds.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  20. koovúra    tá    kunmásmaahvunaa    paachvivtunvêechas   
    all    PERF    they.do.a.doctor's.dance    the.little.birds   
    All the little birds were doing doctor's dances.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  21. kári    xás    paachvíiv    kúna    kunikyâavarihva   
    then    then    the.fire    in.addition    the.try   
    And the birds tried in turn.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  22. yakún    vaa    yumaaráachviiv   
    you.see    that    dead.person.bird   
    You see, that is the bird of the dead."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  23. xás    paachvíiv    káan    úkxiiptih    kúnish    tu'áy    páchishiih   
    then    the.bird    there    it.is.flying    sort.of    it.is.afraid.of    the.dog   
    The bird is flying there, it is sort of afraid of the dog.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text