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kaná- marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)
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lexicon ID #3738 | revised Aug 12 2014
kaná- • PREF • marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)
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chímiva púxay vúraxay kaneekvárishap soon not.yet really.not they.buy.from.me But it turned out that I couldn't. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textkári xás pamukunaxvâa kich kaneekvárish then then the.their.heads only they.buy.from.me Then they bought just the heads from me. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textitnoopámahich ník kana'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa'íshpuk púvaxay kana'êehap káruma chímiheesh ithakûusrah véenik mit paniykáranaat five.each a.little they.gve.me then so also Intensive the.money not.yet they.give.me in.fact soon.will one.month ago near.past that.I.killed.them They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textkíri kanaxusêer puthitíimtihara I.wish they.think.about.me he.does.not.hear "I wish they would think about me that I can not understand." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textvaa uum hôoy vúrava kanéeptaatripaavish so 3.SG where just they.will.hook.me.out.of.water That way they will hook me out somewhere. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkáruma uum pihnêefich uxúti xáy kanátaatripaa in.fact 3.SG coyote he.was.thinking let.not they.hook.me.out.of.water Coyote was thinking, "Let them not hook me out." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvaa uum kana'êethripaavish so 3.SG they.will.take.me.out Then they'll hook me out." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás upíip oo tá kanéepshaamkir then he.said oh! PERF they.have.left.me And he said, "Oh, they've left me! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textpavúra ixusáhaak kúnish chí kaneeykáreesh vúra ikpêehveesh ík when you.think sort.of soon they.are.going.to.kill.me Intensive you.will.shout must Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textkári xás pa'ûumukich u'uum kári xás uxús hûut kúth papukana'aachichhîivriktihara then then when.close.by he.arrived then then he.thought how because.of that.they.are.not.happy.to.see.me Then when he got near, then he thought, "Why aren't they happy to see me?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkóova kíri kanéepshaamkir so I.wish they.left.me.behind They wanted so much to leave me behind. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textayu'âach kanaxúseenti kâanimich it.was.because they.were.thinking.that.about.me poor It was because they thought, 'She's poor. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textpahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan however as.much.as rich.person when.it.exists so 1sg. Intensive only they.will.eat.me in.fact poor.cap my.cap However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textíp kanéepeerat xáyfaat ôok inaa PAST they.told.me don't! here you.go.upriver They told me, 'Don't go up there.'" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textupíip naa nixútih tá kanapápivaruk he.said 1sg. I.think PERF they.are.coming.here.to.search.for.me He said, "I think they're coming to look for me." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textxás pa'avansáxiich uxús fâat áta kúth pávaa kanéepeentih then the.boy he.thought what maybe because.of that they.were.telling.me And the boy thought, "I wonder why I was told that?" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textpúya mâam kanéepeentih axicha'êechkeepuhich níkrii and.so uphill they.were.telling.me kidnapped.child I.am "Say, I'm told uphill, I'm a kidnapped child!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textayu'âach kanéepeentih axicha'êechkeepuhich níkrii it.was.because they.were.telling.me kidnapped.child I.am It was because it was told to me, I'm a kidnapped child." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text