Ararahih'urípih
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ishávaas child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2949 | revised Aug 16 2015

ishávaas • N • child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)

Derivation:  yíish-vaas
nephew-with.connecting.relative.dead

Source: WB 1677.1, p.401

Note: Initial vowel is lost after a prefixal vowel. Plural is ishavásiivsha(s), formed with -iivshas 'PLUR' . Used as form of address by Coyote; 'nephew' (JPH 015:837). says used to mean 'stepfather', esp. one related to one's father.

  • chavúra káan xára tóokrii, poo'oonváthunati pamusavásiivsha. Finally he stayed there a long time, he took his nephews all around. [Reference: KT 147.25]
  • ishávaas, nanishavásiivsha, nipthivkêevish. Nephew, my nephews, I'll go along! [Reference: WB T3.145]

Sentence examples (24)


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  1. ee    ishávaas    ôok    tá    ni'áhoo   
    oh!    child.of.deceased.sibling    here    PERF    I.have.come   
    "Ee, nephew, I have come.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text

  2. ishávaas    ishávaas   
    child.of.deceased.sibling    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    "Nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. ta'ítam    uyupastáranheen    "ishávaas    ishávaas   
    so    he.wept    child.of.deceased.sibling    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    Then Coyote cried (for his brother): "Nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  4. poo'oonváthunati    pamusavásiivsha   
    he.took.(two.or.more.people).around    the.his.nephews   
    Coyote took his nephews through mourning around all the time.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  5. uum    pihnêefich    koovúra    musavásiivsha   
    3.SG    coyote    all    his.nephews   
    Coyote was nephew through mourning to everybody.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  6. kári    xás    axmáy    vúra    upíip    ishávaas    ishávaas    ishávaas   
    then    then    suddenly    Intensive    he.said    child.of.deceased.sibling    child.of.deceased.sibling    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    And suddenly (Coyote) said, "Nephew, nephew, nephew!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  7. yee    chémi    yôotva    yôotva    ishávaas   
    well    all.right    hurray!    hurray!    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    "Well, all right, hurray, hurray, nephew!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  8. xás    upíip    ishávaas    kúmateech    vúra    nipthivkéevish   
    then    he.said    child.of.deceased.sibling    later.in.day    Intensive    I.will.go.along   
    And he said, "Nephew, this evening I'll go along."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  9. kári    xás    axmáy    vúra    upiip    ishávaas    nipthivkéevish    ishávaas    nipthivkéevish   
    then    then    suddenly    Intensive    he.says    child.of.deceased.sibling    I'll.go.along    child.of.deceased.sibling    I'll.go.along   
    And suddenly (Coyote) said, "Nephew, I'll go along, nephew, I'll go along."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play

  10. kári    xás    kúkuum    vúra    pihnêefich    upiip    nipthivkéevish    ishávaas   
    then    then    again    Intensive    coyote    he.said    I.go.along.again    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    And again Coyote said, "I'll go along, nephew."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  11. chémi    ník    ishávaas    punáyuupheeshara   
    all.right    a.little    child.of.deceased.sibling    I.won't.open.my.eyes   
    "All right, nephew, I won't open my eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  12. ishávaas    nanishavásiivsha    nipthivkéevish   
    child.of.deceased.sibling    my.nephews    I.will.go.along   
    "Nephew, my nephew, I'll go along."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  13. xás    pihnêefich    upíip    payêem    ník    vúra    ishávaas    vaa    puneepkuphêeshara   
    then    coyote    he.said    now    a.little    Intensive    child.of.deceased.sibling    so    I.will.not.do.it.again   
    And Coyote said, "I won't do it again this time, nephew."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  14. nípeereesh    chími    ishávaas    nupíraanvi   
    I.will.say    soon    child.of.deceased.sibling    let's.trade   
    I'll say to him, 'Nephew, let's trade!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  15. xás    pihnêefich    upiip    ishávaas    tá    nitápkuup    pamipákurih   
    then    coyote    he.said    child.of.deceased.sibling    PERF    I.like    your.song   
    Then Coyote said, "Nephew, I like your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  16. xás    upiip    yôotva    ishávaas   
    then    he.said    hurray!    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    And (Coyote) said, "Hurray, nephew!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  17. yôotva    ishávaas   
    hurray!    child.of.deceased.sibling   
    Hurray, nephew!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  18. kári    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 text