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kuníihka / kuníihku- to shoot at (a person or animal)

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lexicon ID #3995 | revised Aug 02 2015

kuníihka / kuníihku- • V • to shoot at (a person or animal)

Derivation:  kunih-ka
shoot-to

Source: WB 922.2, p.363

  • íp ník nikúniihkat xás nikfíripreet papúufich. I shot at a deer but missed. [Reference: KV]
  • kuntátapvutihanik, kári xás takunkúniihka. They used to trap (deer), and then shoot them. [Reference: TK 175.28]

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  1. ta'ítam    ni'akuníihkaheen   
    so    I.shot.at.him   
    So I shot at him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  2. papúufich    tukuníihka   
    the.deer    he.has.shot.it   
    He shot the deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  3. imáan    papúufich    ukúniihkeesh   
    tomorrow    the.deer    he.will.shoot.it   
    He is going to shoot the deer tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  4. imáan    papúufich    nikúniihkeesh   
    tomorrow    the.deer    I.will.shoot.it   
    Tomorrow I am going to shoot the deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  5. xás    vaa    pa'ávansa    ukúniihka    papúufich   
    then    that    the.man    he.shot.at    the.deer   
    And the man shot at the deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  6. váa    vúra    uum    yíiv    xas    vaa    vúra    uxúti    íkiich    punakúniihkeeshara    xás    vúra    vaa    ukúniihka   
    that    Intensive    3.SG    far    then    that    Intensive    he.thought    maybe    I.won't.shoot.it    then    Intensive    that    he.shot.it   
    And it was so far away, he thought, maybe I won't get it, but he did shoot it.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  7. xás    vaa    ukúniihkat    papúufich   
    then    that    he.shot.it    the.deer   
    And he shot that deer.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  8. xás    kári    ta'ítam    chími    kankúniihki    hínupa    páy    tóo    kfíripriv   
    then    then    so    soon    let.me.shoot.at.it!    surprise    this    he.had    miss.(in.shooting)   
    And then (he said), "Let me shoot (one)," but he missed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  9. xás    kúkuum    vúra    yíth    ukúniihka   
    then    again    Intensive    other    he.shot.at.it   
    And he shot at another one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  10. kári    xás    ukúniihka    píshiip    yítha   
    then    then    he.shot.at.it    first    one   
    And he shot at the first one.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  11. kúkuum    vúra    yíth    ukúniihka   
    again    Intensive    other    he.shot.at.it   
    Again he shot at another.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  12. xás    upiip    chími    kúniihki    pa'áxruuh   
    then    he.said    soon    shoot.at.them!    the.gray.squirrels   
    And he said, "Shoot the gray squirrels."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  13. xás    ukúniihka    ukyívunih   
    then    he.shot.at.them    it.fell.down   
    Then they shot (a squirrel), (and) it fell down.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  14. xás    kunipêer    vaa    káan    kúniihki    mufithíhkaam    mupîimich    vaa    káan    pamúthvaay    utháaniv   
    then    they.told.him    so    there    shoot.at.him!    his.big.toe    next.to.it    so    there    his.heart    it.lies   
    And they told him, "Shoot him there by his big toe, his heart lies there."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  15. xás    vaa    káan    ukúniihka    xás    ukyívishriheen   
    then    so    there    he.shot.at.him    then    it.fell.down   
    So he shot him there, and (the monster) fall down.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  16. xás    uxús    chími    kankúniihki   
    then    he.thought    soon    let.me.shoot.her   
    And he thought, "Let me shoot her!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text

  17. xás    ta'ítam    ukúniihka    pamuhrôoha   
    then    so    he.shot.her    his.wife   
    And he shot his wife.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text