Ararahih'urípih
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kip just, only; as if

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3849 | revised Nov 07 2005

kip • PCL • just, only; as if

  • vaa kíp pu'ípararahara, taay kíp ukupavêenahiti. He (Coyote) is just not reliable, he just does lots of tricks. [Reference: WB T2.27]
  • páy kúnish kupîimach kip, poothivnurukúrihti kip. It's as though that were so close to here, as it used to be roaring. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 235]

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  1. xás    nixúti    vaa    páy    kip    Violet    ukupíti    the whole thing    vaa    too    sáankuri    púxay    vúra    fikríiptihara   
    then    I.thought    so    this    just    Violet    she.is.doing.it    the whole thing    so    she.does    put.them.into.water    not.yet    Intensive    she.doesn't.sort.them.out   
    And I thought, "This is the way Violet does it, the whole thing, she puts it in, she doesn't sort them out."
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. vaa    kíp    pu'ípararahara    taay    kíp    ukupavêenahitih   
    that    just    not.reliable    much    just    he.makes.mischief   
    That one is just not reliable, he just does lots of tricks."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. xás    uxúti    vaa    kíp    kôok    uvíshvaanti    xathímtas   
    then    he.was.thinking    that    just    kind    he.likes.it    roasted.grasshoppers   
    And he thought, "He just likes that kind, roasted grasshoppers."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    uxus    tá    ná'aathva    kip    nusúmahtih   
    then    then    she.thought    PERF    I'm.afraid    just    we.are.detecting.a.sound   
    And (the one who remained) thought, "I'm afraid; we've been hearing some noise."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text