Ararahih'urípih
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kin- marker used for 'we' (subject) without an object, or for 'we' (subject) acting on 'him/her/it/them' (object). Used with negated verb.

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3844 | revised Aug 12 2014

kin- PREF • marker used for 'we' (subject) without an object, or for 'we' (subject) acting on 'him/her/it/them' (object). Used with negated verb.

Note: Used with pu- ... -hara 'not'.


Sentence examples (12)


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  1. kúnish    kíri    sákriiv    kúnish    paníktaamsipreehaak    paxuun   
    sort.of    want    hard    sort.of    when.I.pick.it.up    the.acorn.soup   
    So that it's kind of solid when I pick it up, the acorn soup.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play
  2. nuu    vúra    púvaa    kinkuphêesh   
    we    Intensive    not.that    we.do   
    We can't do that.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play
  3. manâa    uum    pukoovúra    kin'ítaptihara    pukoovúra    kin'áapunmutihara    pakúupha   
    maybe    3.SG    not.everything    we.learned    not.everything    we.know    way.of.doing.things   
    We didn't learn everything, we don't know all the customs.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play
  4. pûuhara    papufích'iish    pukinimnísheeshara   
    no    the.deer.meat    we.will.not.cook.it   
    No, we are not going to cook deer meat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  5. xás    pukári    kín'aapunmutihara    pahári    patóo    mtup   
    then    not.then    we.don't.know    when    that.it.is    be.ripe   
    And we didn’t know when (the food) was done.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Cooking (VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play
  6. kúna    peeyuuphâak    pukinpávyiihmeeshara   
    in.addition    if.you.open.your.eyes    we.will.not.go.back.there   
    But if you open your eyes (before), we won't get there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  7. vúra    hôoy    u'aramsîiprivtih        pukin'aapúnmara   
    Intensive    where    he.is.coming.from.there    PERF    we.do.not.know   
    "Where does he come from? We don't know.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  8. ta'ítam    chími    nuykan        kinpiksháyvuunish   
    so    soon    let.us.kill.him!    PERF    he.is.deceiving.us   
    So let's kill him, he's deceiving us!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  9. xás    kunpiip    pukíntaapxuveeshara   
    then    they.said    we.will.not.capsize   
    And they said, "We won't capsize."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  10. xás    vaa    kích    kunipítih    pukíntaapxuveeshara   
    then    so    only    they.were.saying    we.will.not.capsize   
    And they said only that, "We won't capsize."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  11. 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
  12. payêem    uum    tá    koo    tá    púvaa    kinkupítihara   
    now    3.SG    PERF    all    PERF    not.that    we.aren't.doing.it   
    Now that's all over, we can't do that.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text