Ararahih'urípih
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ish to drink

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2936 | revised Dec 19 2014

ish • V • to drink

Derivatives (37; show derivatives)

Source: WB 689, p.349

  • axichatunvêech kun'íishti pamusmus'úchish. Children drink milk. [Reference: KV]
  • xás uxus, kíri páy kári vaa ni'ish. And he thought, "I wish I could drink that." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 046]

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  1. íshaha    húm    xâatik    kíri    ni'ish   
    water    or    it's.better    I.wish    I.drink   
    Did you want to drink water?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. íshaha    xaat    íim    kíri    ni'ish   
    water    may    2sg.    I.wish    I.drink   
    Do you want water?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  3. kári    xás    vúra    taay    panu'íishtih    káru    áamtih   
    then    then    Intensive    much    that.we.drank    also    eating   
    We ate and drank a lot.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. xáyfaat    i'ish    panani'íshaha   
    don't!    you.drink    my.water   
    Don't take my water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  5. fâat    kuma'ish   
    what    kind.of.drink   
    What kind of drink (do you like)?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  6. íshaha    tá    ni'ish   
    water    PERF    I.drink.it   
    I am drinking water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  7. pa'íshah    ni'ísheesh   
    the.water    I.drink.it   
    I am going to drink water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  8. pa'íshaha    húm    i'ísheesh   
    the.water    or    you.drink.it   
    Do you want to drink water?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  9. íshaha    húm    i'ísheesh   
    water    or    you.will.drink.it   
    Would you like some water?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  10. úchish    húm    i'isheesh   
    milk    or    you.will.drink.it   
    Are you going to drink milk?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  11. pajuice    húm    í'isheesh   
    the.juice    or    you.will.drink.it   
    Are you going to drink the juice?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  12. vúra    puna'ísheeshara   
    Intensive    I.will.not.drink   
    "I won't drink."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  13. xás    kári    too    xus    puna'ísheeshara   
    then    then    he.had    think    I.will.not.drink   
    And he thought, "I won't drink."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  14. vúra    vaa    too    xus    puna'ísheeshara    naa    ishpúk    nikyâantih   
    Intensive    so    he.had    think    I.will.not.drink    1sg.    dentalium.shells    I'm.going.to.get.it   
    He thought like that, "I won't drink, I'm going to get money."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  15. kári    xás    uxus    payêem    vúra    ni'ísheesh    pasaamvároo    nimahaak   
    then    then    he.thought    now    Intensive    I.will.drink    when.a.creek    I.see   
    And he thought, "Now I'll drink when I see a creek.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  16. too    xus    ni'ísheesh    pakáan    ni'uumáhaak   
    he.had    think    I.will.drink    when.there    I.arrive.there   
    He thought, "I'll drink when I get there."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  17. xás    uxus    kíri    páy    kári    vaa    ni'ish   
    then    he.thought    I.wish    this    then    so    I.drink   
    And he thought, "I wish I could drink that."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  18. ii    xás    uxus    chími    vaa    kan'îishi    peeshkéesh   
    oh!    then    he.thought    soon    so    let.me.drink!    the.river   
    Oh, he thought, "Let me drink from the river!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  19. xás    uxus    púya    íf    kâarim    tá    nikúupha    pachími    ísheesh   
    then    he.thought    and.so    truly    bad    PERF    I.do    being.soon    about.to.drink   
    And he thought, "How bad I do, being about to drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  20. xás    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 text

  21. vúra    uum    xára    pookúkuri    pa'íshaha    tu'ísh    taay   
    Intensive    3.SG    long.time    that.he.stooped.down.to.the.water    the.water    he.had.drunk    much   
    He stooped down to the water for a long time, he drank a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  22. kári    xás    poopvôonsip    taay    tu'ish   
    then    then    when.he.got.up.again    much    he.had.drunk   
    And when he got up, he had drunk a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  23. aas    tá    kun'íishvunaa   
    water    PERF    they.ate   
    They ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  24. xás    uxúti    vúra    puna'ísheeshara    ishkéesh'aas   
    then    he.was.thinking    Intensive    I.will.not.drink.it    river.water   
    And he thought, "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  25. vúra    puna'ísheeshara    ishkéesh'aas   
    Intensive    I.will.not.drink.it    river.water   
    "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  26. xás    uxúti    xâatik    vúra    ni'ish    peeshkéesh'aas   
    then    he.was.thinking    it's.better    Intensive    I.drink    the.river.water   
    And he thought, "Let me drink the river water.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  27. kúna    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 text

  28. vúra    ishkéesh'aachip    xasík    ni'ísheesh   
    Intensive    middle.of.the.river    then.(future)    I.will.drink.it   
    I'll drink in the middle of the river.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  29. kári    xás    uxús    vaa    pay'ôok    xasík    íshaha    ni'ísheesh   
    then    then    he.thought    so    right.here    then.(future)    water    I.will.drink.it   
    And he thought, "Here I will drink water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  30. xás    upíip    yôotva    nâachish    mu'íshaha    chí    ni'ísheesh   
    then    he.said    hurray!    little.nephew    his.juice    soon    I.will.drink.it   
    And he said, "Hurray, I'll drink nephew's juice!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  31. xás    kúkuum    vúra    xâatik    vúra    kumatêeshich    kan'îishi   
    then    again    Intensive    it's.better    Intensive    still.more    let.me.drink.it!   
    And again (he said), "Let me drink a little more."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  32. xás    uxús    chí    kan'îishi   
    then    he.thought    soon    let.me.drink!   
    And he thought, "Let me drink!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  33. xás    vúra    puxích    tóo    xrah    xás    chími    íshaha    kan'îishi   
    then    Intensive    very.much    he.had    thirst.for    then    soon    water    let.me.drink.it!   
    Then he got very thirsty, and (he thought) "Let me drink water!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  34. miník    ni'ísheesh    kâam   
    of.course    I.will.drink    little.upriver   
    I'll drink upriver a ways."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  35. xás    u'ísh   
    then    he.drank   
    And he drank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  36. xás    pooptáchvaayship    xás    kúkuum    vúra    u'ish   
    then    after.he.raised.himself.up.again    then    again    Intensive    he.drank   
    After he raised up, he drank again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  37. kári    xás    u'ish   
    then    then    he.drank   
    And he drank.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  38. xás    aas    kun'íishvunaa   
    then    water    they.drank.it   
    Then they ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text

  39. káru    hâari    tu'ísh    káakum    pa'ánav   
    also    sometime    he.drank    some    the.medicine   
    And sometimes (the patient) drank some of the medicine.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  40. káru    pu'íshaha    kín'iishtihara   
    also    no.water    we.weren't.drinking.it   
    And we didn't drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text