Ararahih'urípih
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ithtit to gamble; to play 'Indian cards' (with small sticks held in the hand)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3288 | revised Jul 01 2010

ithtit • V • to gamble; to play 'Indian cards' (with small sticks held in the hand)

Derivative (1)
ithtítaan "gambler"

Source: WB 771, p.354

  • kéevniikich vúra uum utapkûuputi póothtiiti. An old woman liked to gamble. [Reference: WB 19: The Perils of Weasel 2:001]
  • pámitva taxaravêetak veethtítaansa púmit ihêeratihaphat pakuníthtiitvanaahanik. In the old days, the gamblers never smoked when they were gambling. [Reference: TK 254.12]

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  1. xas    uum    vúra    váa    kich    ukupítihanik    póothtiitihanik   
    then    3.SG    Intensive    so    only    he.was.doing.long.ago    that.he.was.gambling   
    And all that he used to do was to gamble.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  2. akráa    itíhaan    vúra    kuníthtiitih   
    eel    always    Intensive    they're.gambling   
    They were always gambling (with) Eel.
    Source: Violet Super, Why the eel has no bones (VSu-06) | read full text
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  3. chavúra    tá    xára    kuníthtiit   
    finally    PERF    long.time    they.gambled   
    In the end they gambled for a long time.
    Source: Violet Super, Why the eel has no bones (VSu-06) | read full text
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  4. xás    ta'ítam    kuníthtiitvunaaheen   
    then    so    they.had.gambled   
    And so they gambled.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    kunxútih    chími    núthtiitvunaa   
    then    then    they.think    soon    we.gamble   
    And they thought, "Let's gamble."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  6. ta'ítam    kuníthtiitvunaa   
    so    they.gamble   
    So they gambled.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
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  7. kéevniikich    vúra    uum    utapkûuputi    póothtiitih   
    old.woman.(dimin.)    Intensive    3.SG    she.liked    that.she.gamble   
    An old woman liked to gamble.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  8. pa'ávansa    káan    tu'uumáhaak    tóo    piip    íkamish    chími    nuthtîiti   
    a.man    there    when.he.arrived    she.did    say    son-in-law.(dimin.)    soon    let's.gamble   
    When a man arrived there, she said "Son-in-law, let's gamble!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  9. púyava    tá    kuníthtit   
    you.see    PERF    they.gamble   
    So they gambled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  10. púyava    kúkuum    yítha    tu'uum    kúkuum    vúra    vaa    tóo    pêer    íkamish    chími    nuthtîiti   
    you.see    again    one    one.would.arrive    again    Intensive    so    she.would    say.to    son-in-law.(dimin.)    soon    let's.gamble   
    So again one would arrive, again she would say, "Son in law, let's gamble!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  11. kári    xás    upiip    íkamish    chími    nuthtîiti   
    then    then    she.said    son-in-law.(dimin.)    soon    let's.gamble   
    And she said, "Son-in-law, let's gamble."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  12. ta'ítam    kunithtítaheen   
    so    they.gambled   
    So they gambled.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  13. kúkuum    kunpíthtit   
    again    they.gambled   
    They gambled again.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  14. akráa    chámuxich    xákaan    kuníthtit   
    eel    sucker    both    they.gambled   
    Eel and Sucker gambled together.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Eel and Sucker" (WB_KL-37) | read full text

  15. koovura'îin    patá    kun'áakup    chí    nuthtîiti   
    everybody    that    they.challenged.him    soon    let's.gamble   
    Everybody challenged him, "Let’s gamble!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  16. ithasúpaa    vúra    araréethtit    tá    kuníthtiitvanaa   
    all.day    Intensive    Indian.cards    PERF    they.gamble   
    The people played "Indian cards" all day.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  17. imáankam    kúkuum    tá    kunpíthtiitvanaa   
    the.next.day    again    PERF    they.gamble   
    The next day they gambled again.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  18. hâari    vúra    xára    kuníthtiitvanaatih    pahûutva    kóo    ararátaayhaak   
    sometime    Intensive    long.time    they.gamble    how.long    as.much.as    many.people   
    Sometimes they gambled for a long time, however long there were a lot of people.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text