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aaníhich my older brother
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lexicon ID #35 | revised Feb 12 2014
aaníhich • N • my older brother
| Derivation: | árih-ich |
| older.brother-DIM |
Source: WB 137, p.321
- aaníhich mutúnviiv chími u'óonvuukeesh. My older brother is going to bring his children over. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 174]
- aaníhich uum chími u'ípakeesh. Big brother is going to come back. [Reference: WB 27: Peregrine Falcon 3: 007]
See árih 'older brother' See -ich 'diminuitive'
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kári xás upíip aaníhich uum chími u'ípakeesh then then he.said my.older.brother 3.SG soon he.will.come.back And he said, "Big brother is going to come back. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textkári xás siit upiip aaníhich chími u'ípakeesh sôomvaan u'ípasukeesh then then mouse he.said my.older.brother soon he.will.come.back woman.who.offers.self.in.marriage he.will.bring.back Then Mouse said, "Big brother is going to come back, he's going to bring home a new wife." Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás pamu'aaníhich upêer chôora nupíkniihvan ikmaháchraam then his.older.brother he.told.him let's.go let's.go.sweat.ourselves sweathouse And he told his older brother (i.e., the Bear's son), "Let's go sweat ourselves in the sweathouse!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textkári xás uxus máva aaníhich tá kunchífich then then he.thought here! my.older.brother PERF they.are.beating.him And he thought, "Look, big brother's getting beaten." Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text