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-ich Diminutive; little
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lexicon ID #1420 | revised Aug 20 2005
-ich • SUFF • Diminutive; little
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káru pa'axíitichas uum ataynamtunvêech kunpárihish also the.children 3.SG Pleiades they.transformed.into.it And the children turned into the Pleiades. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textxás mâamvanihich tá kun'írunaa then a.little.uphill. PERF they.traveled Then they traveled up slope a little ways. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textvaa uum ifápiitich îin natâatripaavish so 3.SG young.woman TOPIC she.will.hook.me.out.of.the.water Then a young girl can hook me out. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textxás áxak ifápiitichas sah'áhup kunturar astiip then two young.women driftwood they.went.to.gather.wood shore Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textxás puráan kunpímuustih pa'ifápiitichas then each.other they.looked.at. the.young.women Then they looked at each other, those young girls did. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textafiv'ávahkam a'vánihich vaa poopírishhiti pamu'iheerahásaan áfiv uum vúra piríshiipux above.the.base a.little.above that that.it.is.putting.forth.leaves its.leaves bottom 3.SG Intensive without.leaves Somewhat up the stem the leaves commence; the base is without leaves. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textipansúnukich vaa káan payêepsha ikpíhan peehêeraha kunish ár u'iftakankôoti vaa peheerahayêepsha káanvári toward.the.top so there the.good.ones strong the.tobacco sort.of person it.is.sticking.to.it so the.good.tobacco toward.there Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textpaxiitíchas kich uumkun vúra táv kun'ikyâatihanik kunvíiktihanik peethríhar aanmûuk aksanváhich kár axpaheekníkinach káru tiv'axnukuxnúkuhich xás vaa yúpin tá kunpúuhkhin the.little.children only they Intensive visor they.were.making.it.long.ago they.were.weaving.it.long.ago the.flower with.string flower.sp. also plant.sp. also bluebell.(dimin.) then that forehead PERF they.put.on.a.headband Only the children used to make a vizor, weaving the flowers with string, shooting stars, and white lilies, and bluebells, and they put it around their foreheads. Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full textîikam paaxíitichas kunihmárathunanaatih xás vúra vaa káan kuniksháahtih outdoors the.kids they.are.running.around then Intensive that there they.are.laughing The kids are all running around outside, they are happy out there. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playîikam paaxíitichas kunihmárathununaatih xas vúra koovúra yáv kunipmahóonkoonatih outdoors the.kids they.are.running.around then Intensive all good they.are.feeling The kids are running around outside, they are all feeling happy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkoovúra pa'axíitichas vúra yav all the.kids Intensive good All the kids are good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás uxus vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich then he.thought Intensive I.will.not.drink right.at.the.bank And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás upiip astíipich vúra kanthivrúhi astíipich vúra kanthivrúhi then he.said right.at.the.bank Intensive let.me.float! right.at.the.bank Intensive let.me.float! And he said, "Let me float to the bank, let me float to the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textmukunsá'kukamich xasík nipthivrúhrooneesh just.downhill.from.them then.(future) I.will.keep.floating.back.upriver I will keep floating back upriver just downhill from them. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textapapíichyuup one.little.eye (I'll just open) one little eye." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás kári uxus tîi kányuuphi apapíichyuupich then then then he.thinks let... I.open.my.eyes little.eye.on.one.side And (Coyote) thought, "Let me open my eyes, just one little eye." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkúna vúra pu'astíipich na'ísheeshara in.addition Intensive not.by.the.bank I.will.not.drink.it But I won't drink by the bank. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás yánava éeruun vúra impukáchnihich then visible vacant Intensive nice.warm.place And he saw it was vacant, it was a nice warm place. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textkári xás tá kuntaxvukrípan pa'áhup pa'ifápiitichas then then PERF they.were.hooking.them.out the.wood the.young.women And the young girls were hooking out the wood. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textchíva 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 textpamutiiv káru vúra aaxkúnishichas vaa vúra pánaa neemúsahiti pananítiiv his.ear also Intensive reddish that Intensive as.I it.looks.like.me my.ear His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textxás sâamvanihich pamukunchíshii vaa káru asaxyípit tóo párihish then a.little.downhill their.dog that also quartz PERF be.transformed And a little downhill, their dog had turned to quartz. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textvíriva kumá'ii kunípeenti xúux mukrivruhvánamich so because.of they.are.saying placename her.little.rolling-place For that reason they call it "xuux's little rolling-place." Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full textkári xás upíip payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh then then she.said mankind when.it.comes.to.be so 1sg. will.be.the.highest And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest). Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textkári xás akvíishich ukvit-hayâaha then then wildcat he.had.a.good.dream Then Wildcat had a good dream. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textxás vúra húukava u'uum akvíishich then Intensive to.somewhere he.went wildcat Then Wildcat went somewhere. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full texthínupa akvíishich hôoyva pufích'anamahach tóo pêethuk surprise wildcat somewhere a.little.deer he.had brought.back There Wildcat had brought a little deer from somewhere. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás kun'áv papúufich niinamíchmahich kun'av ipa u'áxupfurukat then then they.ate the.deer a.little.bit.of.each they.ate PAST he.brought.dressed.deermeat.inside Then they ate the deer, they ate a little bit of each, which he had brought in dressed. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás akvíishich upiip naa píshiich then then wildcat he.said 1sg. first And Wildcat said, "Me first. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textôok kun'ífanik ithivthanéen'aachip áxak ikxareeyav'ifápiitichas here they.grew.up center.of.world two spirit.girls Two spirit girls grew up here at the middle of the world. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textaxmáy kunithvíripvarak peekxareeyav'ifápiitichas suddenly they.ran.down.from.upriver the.spirit.girls Suddenly the spirit girls ran down from upriver. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textaxmáy yúruk kunithvíripraa peekxareeyav'ifápiitichas suddenly downriver they.ran.up.from.downriver the.spirit.girls Suddenly the spirit girls ran up from downriver. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textteepshítaanivanihich axmáy kuníthyiimfuruk peekxareeyav'ifápiitichas after.a.while suddenly they.fell.inside the.spirit.girls In a little while, suddenly the spirit girls fell into the house. Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full textkári xás poovâaram mâamvanihich tóo kfuukra then then when.he.went towards.uphill.a.little he.had climb.up.from.downhill So when he went, he climbed a little ways uphill. Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textxás pamúpaa upíkvaatsip kufípniich xás uthárish then his.boat he.put.it.back.on.his.shoulder little.willow.grove then he.put.it.down And he picked up his boat, and put it down in a willow grove. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textkunípeenti axicha'êechkeepuhich yáxa íkrii they.were.telling.him kidnapped.child look! you.are He was told, "Look, you are a kidnapped child!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textpúya mâam kanéepeentih axicha'êechkeepuhich níkrii and.so uphill they.were.telling.me kidnapped.child I.am "Say, I'm told uphill, I'm a kidnapped child!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textayu'âach kanéepeentih axicha'êechkeepuhich níkrii it.was.because they.were.telling.me kidnapped.child I.am It was because it was told to me, I'm a kidnapped child." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textkári xás upiip ishávaasich hôoy áta uvâaramaheen then then he.said little.niece where maybe she.went And he said, "I wonder where little niece has gone? Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full textithéekxurar vúra kunvuhvúhiichvanaatih all.evening Intensive they.do.the.imitation.deerskin.dance The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening. Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text