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ífunih / ifuniha- hair
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lexicon ID #1500 | revised Oct 31 2014
ífunih / ifuniha- • N • hair
Literally: 'growing down'
Derivation: | if-unih-a |
grow-down-DEVERB |
Derivatives (2)
ifunihataxishxíshar "hairbrush"
ifuniheehyákurih "hairpin"
Source: WB 400.7, p.335; Shivshaneen, 1996, (2.2); JPH mat 07:284L
Note: Equiv. to ir(a).
- yáxa páy ifunihaxára paniníxuunak. Look, this long hair is in my acorn soup! [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 030]
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xas yítha pamuxuunak ífuni umah then one in.the.his.acorn.mush hair he.saw.it Then one of the boys found a hair in his mush. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textxas upíip "pihnîich ifunihaxarah'íshara pami'ífunih then he.said old.man extremely.long.hair the.your.hair And he said, "Old man! What long hair you have!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textmi'ífunih ipxátihi your.hair comb.it! Comb your hair. Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Playtaahkúnish pamu'ífunih white her.hair Her hair is white. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | PlayVina mu'ífuni uum taahkúnish Vina her.hair 3.SG white Vina has white hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playpanani'ífunih tóo fiipha my.hair it.has be.all.gone My hair is gone. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playmu'ífunih káru uum ipshûunkinich her.hair also 3.SG low Her hair is short. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playipshûunkinach pamu'ífunih low her.hair She has short hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvâaram pamu'ífunih long her.hair She has long hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playipshûunkinach pamu'ífunih low her.hair She has short hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpúfaat mu'ífunih nothing her.hair She has no hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpuptaxátiihtihara pami'ífunih you.did.not.comb.your.hair your.hair You didn't comb your hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra puyávhara panani'ífunih Intensive no.good my.hair My hair is not good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra úum táay pamu'ífunih papúsihich Intensive 3.SG much her.hair the.cat The cat has lots of hair. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpapúsihich úum púfaat pamu'ífunih payêem the.cat 3.SG nothing her.hair now The cat doesn't have any hair now. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáxa páy ifunihaxára paniníxuunak look! this long.hair in.my.acorn.soup Look, this long hair is in my acorn soup!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textxás pa'ávansa uthyúruripaa pa'ífuni pamu'ásipak then the.man he.pulled.it.out the.hair from.his.basket And the man pulled the hair from his basket. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textxás upiip hôoy páy tu'aramsîip pa'ifunihaxára then he.said where this it.had.come.from.there the.long.hair And he said, "Where did this long hair come from?" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textkáruma uum pa'ifápiit áxak pamu'ífuni upaathrámni papátaravak in.fact 3.SG the.young.woman two her.hair she.threw.it.into.it in.the.soup.basket The fact was, the young women had thrown two of their hairs into the soup-baskets. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textpáy uum pumi'ífunihara this 3.SG not.your.hair This isn't your hair." Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textxás kunpiip nuu vaa nanu'ífunih then they.said we that our.hair And they said, "It's our hair. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textvíri pamu'ífuni fúrax kích utávahitih so his.hair woodpecker.head only it.was.decorated His hair was decorated on the ends with nothing but woodpecker heads. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textvíri pakunpûusur fúrax kích utávahiti pamu'ifunih'ípan so when.they.took.it.off woodpecker.head only it.was.decorated the.ends.of.its.hair When they took it off, the ends of (the dog's) hair were decorated with nothing but woodpecker scalps. Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full textpúyava vúra vaa uthiináti papáthraam xás kôokinay vúra u'ápiv akâay áta mu'ífunih you.see Intensive so he.had.it the.hair-club then everywhere Intensive he.looked.for.her who maybe her.hair So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was. Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full textkári xás upíip yánava púfaat mu'ífunih ápap pamuxváah then then he.said visible nothing her.hair one.side her.head And he said, "I see you have no hair on one side of your head." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full textkári xás upéer páy húm mi'ífunih then then he.told.her this or your.hair And he said, "Is this your hair?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | 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 textifunihaxárahsas long.hair She is long-haired. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text