Ararahih'urípih
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minik of course; all right; sure (reassuring)

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lexicon ID #4246 | revised Apr 08 2008

minik • PCL • of course; all right; sure (reassuring) Variant: manik.

Source: WB 975, p.367

Note: Other examples: T4.83, T9.26, T28.8, T35.46, T52.32, T64.37

  • miník nupíkyeeheesh. Of course I'll bring you some. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás kunpiip, pûuhara, hôoy íf vaa ikupheesh, itaharâan ipíhiroopithveesh, kári xás upiip, miník vúra vaa nikupheesh. And they said, "No, you can't do that, you have to dance around (the world) ten times," and (Coyote) said, "Sure, I can do that!" [Reference: WB T6.8–9]

Sentence examples (16)


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  1. xas    upíip    "minik    naa    ni'ítaptih   
    then    he.said    of.course    1sg.    I.know.it   
    And he said, "I know it!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. kunpíip    miník    xúus    tá    nu'uum   
    they.said    of.course    thought    PERF    we.went.to.it   
    They said "We treated him quite hard."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    tóo    pvúrayva    miník    tu'aráriihkanha   
    then    then    he    be.back.on.feet    of.course    he.got.well   
    Now he was up and around, he was getting well nicely.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. miník    ni'ísheesh    kâam   
    of.course    I.will.drink    little.upriver   
    I'll drink upriver a ways."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    upiip    miník    kiikpákiheesh    pamikunpatúmkir    chími    kanipthívkee   
    then    then    he.said    of.course    I.will.give.it.back.to.you.guys    your.pillows    soon    let.me.go.back.with!   
    And he said, "I'll give you back your pillows, let me go along!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  6. miník    kiikxúrikeeshap    yâamach    kiikyâavishap   
    of.course    I.will.mark.you.guys    pretty    I.will.make.you.guys   
    I'll paint you, I'll make you pretty!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  7. xás    upíip    miník    nikyâavunaa   
    then    he.said    of.course    I.fix.them   
    And he said, "I'll fix them!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  8. kári    xás    upíip    miník    vúra    vaa    nikupheesh   
    then    then    he.said    of.course    Intensive    so    I.will.do.it   
    And he said, "Sure, I can do that!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  9. miník    kúnish    puyívuhara   
    of.course    sort.of    not.far   
    "It's not so far!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  10. miník    nithâavish   
    of.course    I.will.knock.them.down   
    I'll knock the acorns down."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  11. kári    xás    uxús    miník    áta    tóo    kviit-ha   
    then    then    he.thought    of.course    maybe    she.has    sleep   
    So he thought, "I guess she's asleep, all right."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  12. púyava    patóo    xus    miník    kóo ník    patá    kana'íshavsip    púyava    kári    xás    tu'aráriihkanha   
    you.see    when.she    think    of.course    enough    when    they.pay.me    you.see    then    then    he.recovers   
    Then when she thought they had paid her enough in fees, then (the patient) would get well.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  13. miník    ni'ípakeesh   
    of.course    I.will.return   
    I'll return, all right."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  14. xás    uxús    miník    ni'aapúnmeesh    húuk    áta    patá    kun'uum   
    then    he.thought    of.course    I.will.know    to.where    maybe    where    they.went   
    And he thought, "I'll find out where they've gone, all right."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  15. miník    koovúra    nu'ákiheesh    panini'arará'uup   
    of.course    all    I.will.give.you    my.Indian.treasure   
    I'll give you all my Indian treasure."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  16. mímik    koovúra    panani'arará'uup    nu'ákiheesh   
    of.course    all    my.indian.treasure    I.will.give.you   
    I'll give you my Indian treasure.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text