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if to grow; (person) to grow up; (water) to boil; (bread) to rise
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1453 | revised Nov 07 2014
if • V • 1 to grow; (person) to grow up • 2 (water) to boil (lexicon ID #1454) • 3 (bread) to rise (lexicon ID #1455)
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Source: WB 400, p.335
- panámniik u'ífanik. He grew up at Orleans. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 002]
- pa'ípaha u'íifti. The trees are growing. [Reference: KV]
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kôokaninay vúr u'íiftih everywhere Intensive it.is.growing They grow all over. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full textpayêem vúra vaa káan taay u'íifti pakáan píins kun'úhthaamhitihirak now Intensive so there much it.is.growing that.there beans where.the.beans.are.planted They grow more now where beans are planted. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full textastíip vúr u'íifti yúxnaam shore Intensive it.is.growing sand It grows by the river in the sand. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full textá'yaach vúr uvêehrímva poo'íifti peehêeraha straight.up Intensive it.stands when.it.is.growing the.tobacco The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textá'yaach vúra uvêehrimva poo'íifti peheeraha'íppa straight.up Intensive it.stands when.it.is.growing the.tobacco.plant The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textkáakum vúra a'vári poo'íifti káru káakum vúra âapunich some Intensive high when.plants.are.growing also some Intensive low Some [tobacco plants] grow low, some high. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textvaa vúra a'varittâapas u'íifti pa'avansa'ávahkamvari tu'íffahaak so Intensive extremely.high it.is.growing towards.the.top.of.the.man when.it.has.grown The highest that they grow is higher than man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textvaa vúr upifyîimmuti pa'avansa'ávahkamvari tu'íffahaak so Intensive it.is.growing.far.toward.(something) towards.the.top.of.the.man when.it.has.grown The highest it ever grows is higher than man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textpayáan vúr u'íiftihaak puxxích thúkkinkunish peheeraha'íppa pachím uimtúppeeshahaak vaa kári taváttavkunish that.recently Intensive when.it.is.growing very.much blue-green the.tobacco.plant that.already when.will.be.ripe so then light-colored When it is just growing, the tobacco plant is real green, when it is already going to get ripe, it is then light-colored. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full textpeehêeraha u'íiftihirak the.tobacco where.it.grows place where tobacco grows Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full textpamupírish vúra pu'ivrárasurutihara sákriivsha pamúpsii ípam kunish pamupirish'ápsii xákaan u'ifshúrootihirak sákriivsha its.leaves Intensive it.is.not.falling.off hard.ones its.stem sinew sort.of its.leaf-stem both where.the.leaves.grow.off hard.ones The leaves do not fall off, they are tough leaf-stemmed, thier leaves are like sinew, where the leaves grow off [from the stem] is tough. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full textvúra ník mít vaa kun'aapúnmutihat pa'úhish u'ífeesh Intensive a.little near.past so they.knew.it that.seed it.will.grow They Knew That Seeds Will Grow Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textkúna vúra vaa kun'aapúnmutihanik pa'áraar hôoy vúrava pa'úhish pookyívishrihaak vaa vúra íkiich u'ífeesh kun'aapúnmutihanik vúra vaa in.addition Intensive so they.had.been.knowing.it.long.ago the.people where just the.seed if.it.falls.down so Intensive maybe it.will.grow they.had.been.knowing.it.long.ago Intensive that But the people knew, that if a seed drops any place, it will maybe grow up; they knew that way. Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full textkúna vúra mít puhári úhish ipshâanmutihaphat pa'úhish u'ífeesh in.addition Intensive near.past never seed they.took.them.back that.seed it.will.grow But They Never Packed Seeds Home Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full textkúna vaa vúra ník kun'áapunmutihanik pamukunvôoh muuk vaa káan taay u'íifti pakáan hitíhaan kun'ûupvutihaak patá yíth vaa káan yáanchiip taay u'íifti yíth pakáan kun'uupvutihaak there so Intensive a.little they.knew.it.long.ago with.their.digging.sticks with.(by.means.of) that there much it.is.growing there always when.they.are.digging.it that.has other so there next.year much it.is.growing other there when.they.are.digging.it But they knew indeed that where they dig cacomites all the time, with their digging sticks many of them grow up, the following year many grow up where they dig them. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvaa kunipíti pakun'ûupvutihaak patayîith vaa yâanchiip kúkuum taay u'íiftih so they.are.saying when.they.dig.it the.Indian.potato so next.year again much it.is.growing They claim that by digging Indian potatoes, more grow up the next year again. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full texttaay tûupichas u'íifti sú' vaa mupîimachich patayîith much small.ones it.is.growing inside that next.to.it the.Indian.potato There are tiny ones growing under the ground, close to the Indian potatoes. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textáfeer tá kunvítrip vaa uum pukúkuum píiftihara pávaa kun'îinishtihaak payúux uxéetchichhitih resembling.the.base.of.[it] PERF they.pull.it.up so 3.SG not.again it.was.not.growing.up that when.they.finished.doing.it the.dirt it.is.softer Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvúra xára xás vúra tu'íf Intensive long.time then Intensive it.raised And after a long time it raised. máh'iit tu'íf xás vúra tóo kyav saraxútnahich morning it.raised then Intensive PERF.she make pancake In the morning it raised, and she made pancakes. itíhaan vúra vaa ikpíhan káru xás vúra vaa poo'if vúra vaa itíhaan vúra ikpíhan strong Intensive that strong also then Intensive that when.he.grew.up Intensive that strong Intensive strong He is always strong, and when he grew up he was just always strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíp poo'íf xás vúra vaa ikpíhan PAST when.he.grew.up? then Intensive that strong Growing up he was strong. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpoo'íifti xás vúra vaa kâarim vúra púfaat pu'ûum táay vúra púfaat when.he.was.growing.up then Intensive that bad Intensive nothing not.barely much Intensive nothing When he was growing up he was poor, he didn't have hardly anything, he didn't have much. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás vúra vaa tu'if then Intensive that he.grew.up He grew up that way. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra púfaat uum vúra mu'ám mu'uup xás vúra vaa kâarim xás vúra vaa poo'íiftih Intensive nothing 3.SG Intensive his.food his.possessions then Intensive that bad then Intensive that how.he.grew.up He didn't have any food or possessions, he was poor, that is how he grew up. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvâaram ti'íf long you.have.grown You grew tall. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpanámniik u'ífanik Orleans he.grew.up He grew up at Orleans. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri vaa kúth payêem paxuntápan kôokaninay vúra u'íiftih so that because.of now the.acorn everywhere Intensive it.is.growing That's why the acorns grow everywhere now. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári ithívthaaneen tóo thárish xás paxuntápan tá kunífar then land they.had put.down then the.acorns PERF they.came.to.grow They were creating (lit., laying down) the world, and the acorns came to grow. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textyaxéek vúra nik kunxúseesh xuntápan tu'ífar you'll.see Intensive a.little they.will.think acorn she.has.come.to.grow They'll know (lit., think) that Tan Oak Acorn has come to grow. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textvíri îifuti tá kunívyiihma pakáan kunífeesh vúra vaa uthivkêetih and.so sure.enough PERF they.arrived where they.will.grow Intensive so she.went.along So sure enough, they arrived where they were going to grow, she accompanied them like that. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textitáharavan kun'ífanik tipahêeras ten.(animate) they.once.grew.up brothers Ten brothers grew up. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full textyáanchiip táay u'ífeesh xuntápan next.year much it.will.grow acorn The next year many acorns will grow. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textkári xás yítha uum káan u'ífanik then then one 3.SG there she.had.grown.up And one (girl) had grown up there (at Orleans). Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | 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 textkári xás paniinamichtâapas iknûumin veekxaréeyav pamú'arama vaa vúra ukupa'ífaha pamútiik u'ákchaaktih xákarari pamútiik u'ákchaaktih then then the.smallest Burrill.Peak.spirit his.child so Intensive he.grew.up.this.way his.hands it.was.closed on.both.sides his.hands it.was.closed And Burrill Peak Spirit's littlest child grew up this way, his hands were closed, both his hands were closed. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textkári xás vaa upiip iimkun úm kúth ni'íiftih iimkun úm kumá'ii ni'íiftih then then so he.thought 2pl. or because.of I.am.growing.up 2pl. or because.of I.am.growing.up And he said, "Am I growing up for you people, am I growing up for your sake? Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textnaa káru vúra káan ni'íiftih 1sg. also Intensive there I.am.growing.up I am growing up here too!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textkoovúra vaa upítih iimkun úm kúth ni'íiftih all so he.was.saying 2pl. or because.of I.am.growing.up Every time, (kunâach'aa) said, "Am I growing up for you people? Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textnaa káru vúra káan ni'íiftih kunâach'aa 1sg. also Intensive there I.am.growing.up bird.sp. I am growing up here too, (I,) kunâach'aa!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full textvaa u'íifti pamú'iish so it.grew his.flesh Thus his flesh grew. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textpaxuntápan uum kun'ífiktih ípahak kun'íiftih the.acorns 3.SG they.were.picking.them on.trees they.were.growing They picked the acorns, they grew on trees. Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full textxás panunu'ífunih vúra xávish mûuk nupákootih kíri vâaramas u'if panunu'ífunih then our.hair Intensive mock.orange with.(by.means.of) we.were.whipping.our.hair I.wish long it.grows our.hair And we whipped our hair with syringa, (thinking), "Let our hair grow long!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text