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pihnêefich / pihneef- coyote
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lexicon ID #4782 | revised Oct 31 2014
pihnêefich / pihneef- • N • coyote
Source: WB 1116, p.372; JPH ani 06:650
Note: When compounded with a following element, the form pihneef- is often used, e.g. pihneeftúnviivshas 'little coyotes'.
- pihnêefich vaa ukúphaanik, panámniik u'ífanik. Coyote did that way, he grew up at Orleans. [Reference: WB T3.1]
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kári xás pihnêefich akôor úkyav imshaxvuh'ákoor then then coyote axe he.made gum.axe Then Coyote made an axe, a (pine) gum axe. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textxás pihnêefich u'áamva paathkúrit then coyote he.ate the.fat Then Coyote ate the fat. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich axvâak u'áaka pa'akôora mûuk then then coyote on.the.head he.chopped.him the.axe with.(by.means.of) Then Coyote struck him on the head with the axe. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip púya pay uum váah then coyote he.said and.so this 3.SG so Then Coyote said, "So this is all right!" Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textyánava kári vúra sú kári xas vaa kúna nithyúrurupuk táma ikrívki papihnêefichtunvêechas visible then Intensive inside then then so in.addition I.drag.it.out then six the.little.coyotes And there was one more still inside. Then I pulled out that one too. There they were, six little coyotes! Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textxás pihnêefich panámniik u'íhukaranik uum masuh'árahanik pihnêefich then coyote Orleans he.went.to.a.flower.dance 3.SG was.a.Salmon.River.person coyote Then Coyote went to attend a flower dance at Orleans, he was a Salmon River person, Coyote was. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textpihnêefich ukúphaanik amtaap upâatvanik coyote he.did dust he.bathed Coyote did that, he bathed with ashes. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textxás uvâaram pihnêefich kahyúras uvâaram then he.went coyote Klamath.Lakes he.went Then Coyote went. Coyote went to Klamath Lakes. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textxás kúkuum tá kunipêer "hôoy tivâaram pihnêefich then again PERF they.asked.him where you.are.going coyote Then they asked him again: "Where are you going, Coyote?" Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textxás axmáy vúra kúnish ukéen xás yíth upíip atafâat pihnêefich ããx atafâat pihnêefich then suddenly Intensive sort.of it.moved then other she.said maybe coyote ugh! maybe coyote Then all at once it kind of moved, and one said: "Maybe it's Coyote. Oh, maybe it's Coyote." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full texthínupa pihnêefich áxak vúra axiich tóo kyéehinaa surprise coyote two Intensive child he.had made The Coyote had made two babies for them. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich yúras uthívruuhramnihanik kúkuum yuras'ástiip xás uthivrúuhripaanik then then coyote ocean he.floated.into again ocean.shore then he.floated.toward.shore Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip tá kunchúuphinaa pa'avansáxiichas kóova tá kunchúuphinaa kóova pa'avansáxiichas xás upíip "hôoy mikun'ákah then coyote he.said PERF they.talked. the.boys so PERF they.talked. so the.boys then he.said where your.father Then Coyote said, the boys talked with him, they talked to him, the boys talked with him, and he said: "Where is your father?" Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textchavúra tá pâanpay axmáy pihnêefich upvôonfuruk finally PERF after.while suddenly coyote he.came.back.inside Then after a while once Coyote came back into the house. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textpúya uum vookúphaanik pihnêefich and.so 3.SG he.did.it.that.way coyote That's the way Coyote did. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textuum pihnêefich koovúra musavásiivsha 3.SG coyote all his.nephews Coyote was nephew through mourning to everybody. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textpúya uum vookúphaanik pihnêefich and.so 3.SG he.did.it.that.way coyote Coyote did thus. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textpihnêeffich vookúphaan'nik ôok ithivthanéen'aachip coyote this.he.did here center.of.world Coyote did this, here at the world center. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textxás úxrar pihnêeffich then he.cried coyote Then Coyote cried. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textta'íttam pihnêeffich úkyiimnupriheen chanchaaksúrak so coyote he.fell.in.through.it at.the.roof.hatch Then Coyote fell through the living-house roof hole. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textpúya uum vookuphaanik pihnêeffich and.so 3.SG he.did.this coyote Coyote did this. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textpi'êep pihnêefich vaa káan úkrii long.ago coyote that there it.(animate).sits Long ago Coyote lived there. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkáan pihnêefich umáahtih tóo mah poopathuvrîinati ára kaan there coyote he.was.watching.him he.had see that.he.was.measuring.dentalia.strings person there Coyote saw him there, he saw the person there measuring strings of money. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich xás upvâaram then then coyote then he.went.back So Coyote went home then. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás yítha upíip pa'ifápiit ããx upiip ããx atafâat pihnêefich then then one she.said the.young.woman ugh! she.said ugh! maybe coyote Then one girl said, "Ugh!" she said, "ugh! maybe it's Coyote. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpihnêefich yóo kpuuhrup kuyûum xás ukpúhish coyote well.he swim.away.downstream just.downriver then he.swam.ashore Coyote floated downriver, he swam ashore downriver from them then. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpúyava páy pihnêefich ukúphaanik you.see this coyote he.did.it So Coyote did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpihnêefich ukúphaanik coyote he.did.it Coyote did it. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás póopar kári xás u'árihship pihnêefich then then when.he.bit.it then then he.jumped.up coyote And when he bit it, then Coyote jumped up. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpúyava vaa ukúphaanik pihnêefich you.see so he.did.it coyote So Coyote did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás upíip yéehe pihnêefich tu'áhooheen then then he.said interjection coyote he.has.arrived And he said, "Hey, Coyote has come." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás upíip yéehe pihnêefich tu'áhooheen then then he.said interjection coyote he.has.arrived And (each) said, "Hey, Coyote has come. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textvásihkam utháaniv papihnêefich behind he.lay Coyote There lay Coyote in back of it. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textyeee káruma íp nípaat tu'áhooheen pihnêefich well in.fact PAST I.said he.has.arrived coyote Well! I said Coyote had come! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás kunipêer papihnêefich i'asímchaaktiheesh ik then then they.told.him Coyote you.will.keep.your.eyes.closed must And they told Coyote, "You must keep your eyes closed. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás uxús papihnêefich tîi kányuuphi then then he.thought Coyote let... let.me.open.my.eyes! And Coyote thought, "Let me open my eyes. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textyánava pihnêefich kaan visible coyote there They saw Coyote there. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich ta'ítam kúkuum tuthívkee then then coyote so again he.had.gone.along And Coyote went along again. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textkári xás u'árihship papihnêefich then then he.jumped.up Coyote And Coyote jumped up. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textpihnêefich kóova tu'aachíchha patu'ípak pamushívshaaneen coyote so he.had.been.happy when.he.returned his.country Coyote was so happy, when he came back to his country. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textxás upiip yée naa pihnêefich tuvôoruvrathaheen then he.says well 1sg. coyote he.has.come.into.the.sweathouse And he said, "Well, Coyote has come into the sweathouse. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playkári xás kúkuum vúra pihnêefich upiip nipthivkéevish ishávaas then then again Intensive coyote he.said I.go.along.again child.of.deceased.sibling And again Coyote said, "I'll go along, nephew." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playpihnêefich ta'ítam upthivkéeheen coyote so he.went.along.again Then Coyote went along. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playpihnêefich vaa ukúphaanik coyote so he.did.it Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás uxúti eee naa nipêesh pihnêefich ôok uvúrayvutiheen then he.was.thinking oh! 1sg. I.will.say coyote here he.went.around And he thought, "Ah, I'll bet Coyote has been around here! Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás pihnêefich uxús chími ahupyâamach kanpárihish then coyote he.thought soon a.pretty.stick let.me.be.transformed! And Coyote thought, "Let me become a pretty stick! Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás pihnêefich tutápkuup pa'asiktávaansa then coyote he.had.taken.a.liking.to.them the.women And Coyote took a liking to the women. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíriva káan ta'ítam pihnêefich káan uthívruuhma so there so coyote there he.floated.to So then Coyote floated to there. 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 textxás yíth upíip atafâat naa pihnêefich then other she.said maybe coyote And another said, "Maybe it's Coyote. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full texteee xás uxúti pihnêefich yáas naa nixúti tá nishíinvar oh! then he.was.thinking coyote then 1sg. I.am.thinking PERF I.drowned "Ah," Coyote thought then, "now I think I've drowned." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás vúra tóo sir pihnêefich then Intensive he.had disappear coyote Coyote was just lost. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás uvôoruvrath pihnêefich then he.crawled.into.the.sweathouse coyote So Coyote crawled in. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás vúra tóo xúriha pihnêefich then Intensive he.had be.hungry coyote And Coyote was hungry. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkári xás kunpíip naa nixúti pihnêefich ôokninay uvúrayvutih then then they.said 1sg. I.am.thinking coyote around.here he.is.wandering And they said, "I think Coyote is wandering around here. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkári xás uxúti pihnêefich nanithívthaaneen tá kunchuphúruthun then then he.was.thinking coyote my.country PERF they.talk.about.it And Coyote thought, "They're talking about my country." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textpihnêefich páahak kunipêer sú' ithxuuprámnihi coyote in.the.boat they.told.him inside lie.face.down! They told Coyote, "Lie face down in the boat." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textta'ítam pihnêefich úthxuupramnih so coyote he.lay.face.down So Coyote lay face down in it. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchavúra tu'ûuri pihnêefich póothxuupramnih finally he.had.become.unwilling coyote that.he.lay.face.down Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás uxús pihnêefich tîi kanitníshuk then he.thought coyote let... let.me.look.out! And Coyote thought, "Let me look out!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás kunípeenti pihnêefich payêem pukinípkookanpeeshara then they.were.telling.him coyote now we.will.not.go.along.with.you.again Then they told Coyote, "Now you won't go with us again." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip payêem ník vúra ishávaas vaa puneepkuphêeshara then coyote he.said now a.little Intensive child.of.deceased.sibling so I.will.not.do.it.again And Coyote said, "I won't do it again this time, nephew." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkári xás kunipêer pihnêefich chími váripi páahak then then they.told.him coyote soon get.out! at.the.boat And they told Coyote, "Get out of the boat!" Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textpúya vaa ukúphaanik pihnêefich and.so so he.did.it coyote So that's what Coyote did. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvíri vaa ukúphaanik pihnêefich so so he.did.it coyote That's what Coyote did. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textpihnêefich uum ishpukéekyav tóo thvoonha coyote 3.SG money-making he.had be.eager.(to.do) Coyote wanted to make money. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás upíip yáxa áta uum papihneefich'îin tá nasítviik then he.said look! maybe 3.SG Coyote PERF he.stole.it.from.me And he said, "Look, I'll bet Coyote stole it from me. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás pihnêefich u'árihroov then coyote he.went.upriver And Coyote traveled upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás tá kunpíip eee naa nipêesh pihnêefich then PERF they.said oh! 1sg. I.will.say coyote And they said, "Ah, I'll bet it's Coyote! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás kunpíip naa nipêesh pihnêefich then they.said 1sg. I.will.say coyote And they said, "I'll bet it's Coyote. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textpihnêefich vúra káan úyruuhriv púxay vúra kêenatihara coyote Intensive there he.lay not.yet Intensive he.was.not.moving Coyote lay there, he didn't stir. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás kunpíip pihnêefich uum then they.said coyote 3.SG And they said, "It's Coyote! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip chími kanipthívkee then coyote he.said soon let.me.go.back.with! And Coyote said, "Let me go along!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás pihnêefich uum úyruuhriv u'asímchaaktih then coyote 3.SG he.lay he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed Coyote lay (there), he kept his eyes closed. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás kunipêer pihnêefich ôok uum panámniik then they.told.him coyote here 3.SG Orleans And they told Coyote, "Here's Orleans." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textpúyava páy uum pihnêefich ukúphaanik you.see this 3.SG coyote he.did.it This is what Coyote did. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textpihnêefich uxus tîi kahyúras kanvâarami ishpúk kanikyáan coyote he.thought let... Klamath.Lakes let.me.go! dentalium.shells let.me.go.gather.it! Coyote thought, "Let me go to Klamath Lakes, let me go get money." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás vúra vaa u'áhoo pihnêefich then then Intensive so he.traveled coyote And so Coyote traveled. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás u'ípahoo pihnêefich then then he.went.again coyote So Coyote went on. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás úkvip pihnêefich then then he.ran coyote Then Coyote ran (away). Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás pihnêefich uum ta yiiv then coyote 3.SG PERF far And by this time Coyote was a long ways off. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás upíip pihnêefich élekw' then then he.said coyote ? And Coyote said, "élekw'." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich u'árihrupuk then then coyote he.jumped.out Then Coyote jumped out. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich ikrívraam umah yána u'íikra then then coyote house he.saw.it visible it.stood Then Coyote saw a house, he saw it standing. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textpúyava kári xás u'árihrishuk pihnêefich you.see then then he.jumped.out coyote Then Coyote jumped out. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkóova pihnêefich u'aachíchhanik patu'ípak kupánakanakana so coyote he.was.happy when.he.had.come.back the.end Coyote was so happy when he got back. kupánakanakana. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textpihnêefich vaa káan mukríhraam pihneefthuf'ípan coyote so there his.fishery end.of.Wilder.Gulch Coyote's fishery was there at the end of Wilder Gulch. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás uum pihnêefich káru vúra púva haríxay maahvúnaa then 3.SG coyote also Intensive not.yet sometimes he.saw.them And Coyote had never yet seen them either. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pihnêefich yúruk upikvíriprup then coyote downriver he.ran.back.downriver And Coyote ran downriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás kâakum tá kunpiip atafâat uum pihnêefich then some PERF they.said maybe 3.SG coyote And some of them said, "Maybe he's Coyote. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás yúruk pakunpávyiihma tá kunpiip uum vúra pihnêefich kâam úkriihvutih upakurîihvutih then downriver when.they.went.back PERF they.said 3.SG Intensive coyote little.upriver he.is.fishing.with.a.set-net he.was.singing And when they got back downriver, they said, "It's Coyote upriver fishing, he's singing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textatafâat ník vúra pihnêefich maybe a.little Intensive coyote Maybe it is Coyote." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textta'ítam yée naa hínupa páy uum vúra pihnêefich payûum uthívtaaptih so well 1sg. surprise this 3.SG Intensive coyote who.downriver he.is.dancing So (they said), "Well, that's Coyote who is dancing downriver! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás kunpíip uum pihnêefich pathivtaaptíhan pu'uumhára peekriihvútihan then they.said 3.SG coyote who.is.dancing not.him who.is.fishing And they said, "It's Coyote who's dancing, it's not him that's fishing. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pihnêefich sú' uhyívkaanva ararátaay kiihmárarishuki xás kâam kiihmáraroov then coyote inside he.shouted.into.it lots.of.people you.guys.run.out! then little.upriver you.guys.run.upriver! And Coyote shouted in through it, "Lots of people, come out, and run upriver!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip thúfkaam vúra vúrunihi nani'ífuth then coyote he.said big.creek Intensive flow.downhill! behind.me So Coyote said, "Let a big creek flow down behind me!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pihnêefich úskaakrupuk then coyote he.jumped.outside Then Coyote jumped out. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás axmáy ithyáruk má' pihnêefich ukpêehva shúuuuuhuuuuu then suddenly across uphill coyote he.shouted coyote.howl And suddenly across river in the mountains, Coyote hollered "shúuuuuhuuuuu." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás vaa vúra pihnêefich ukúphaanik then so Intensive coyote he.did.it And Coyote did that. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textuknîi pihnêefich kahyúras uxus tîi kanvâarami once.upon.a.time coyote Klamath.Lakes he.thought let... let.me.go uknîi. Coyote thought, "Let me go to Klamath Lakes!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich upiip chími ikrîishrih then coyote he.said soon sit.down And Coyote said, "Sit down! Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich upiip ishávaas tá nitápkuup pamipákurih then coyote he.said child.of.deceased.sibling PERF I.like your.song Then Coyote said, "Nephew, I like your song. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich kúna u'árihish haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa then coyote in.addition he.sang haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa So Coyote sang, "haninuvêe naa hanuvêe naa. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich káruk u'árihroov kahyúras tuvâaram then coyote upriver he.went.upriver Klamath.Lakes he.went So Coyote went upriver, he was going to Klamath Lakes. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvaa páy pihnêefich ukúphaanik pakáruk kahyúras uvâaramutih kupánakanakana so this coyote he.did when.upriver Klamath.Lakes he.was.going the.end Coyote did that, when he went upriver to Klamath Lakes. kupánakanakana. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip chími aan nuparíshriihvunaa then coyote he.said soon string let's.twine.them Then Coyote said, "Let's twine string!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich vúra uum sípnukaam tóo thárish pakáan umáhyaaneesh then coyote Intensive 3.SG big.storage.basket it.is put.down there they.will.put.it.in And Coyote put a big storage basket down where they were to put it in. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich tóo piip yée naa yiivárih then coyote he say well rather.far And Coyote said, "Hey, go away! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textpihnêefich upíip naa píshiip paniní'aan á' kiikuníhuraa coyote he.said 1sg. first my.string above shoot.it.up Coyote said, "Shoot my string up first!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip oo vúra iim pufaat-hára then coyote he.said oh! Intensive 2sg. nothing And Coyote said, "Aw, you're just nothing! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich u'aachíchha xás upíip kúnish íp nípaat pamú'aan uum káan úkyiimeesh then coyote he.was.happy then he.said sort.of PAST I.said his.string 3.SG there it.will.go.through.the.air And Coyote was glad, and he said, "I sort of said his string would reach there!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip chími naa kan'íhi then coyote he.said soon 1sg. dance And Coyote said, "Let me dance!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíip naa vúra vaa nikupheesh then coyote he.said 1sg. Intensive that I.will.do And Coyote said, "I can do that! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich axmáy hôoyva ukpêehva shúuuuuhuuuuu then coyote suddenly somewhere he.shouted coyote.howl And suddenly Coyote hollered somewhere, "Shuuuuuhuuuuu." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textpúra fátaak pihnêefich nowhere coyote Coyote was nowhere (to be seen). Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás pihnêefich u'íipma poosúruruprinahitihirak then coyote he.got.back where.the.hole.was.through Then Coyote got back to where the hole was. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textxás vaa páy uum pihnêefich ukúphaanik then so this 3.SG coyote he.did.it And Coyote did that. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich u'áhootih upakurîihvutih then then coyote he.was.traveling he.was.singing So Coyote was traveling, he was singing. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás papihnêefich u'ípahoo upakurîihvuti pamukunpákurih then then Coyote he.went.on he.was.singing their.song And Coyote went on, he was singing their song. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás yíiv tu'ípahoo papihnêefich then then far he.went.on Coyote And Coyote went on a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás upíip papihnêefich pishíip ni'árihishrih then then he.said Coyote first I.sing And Coyote said, "I sing first." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textpihnêefich vaa káan poopikyívishrihanik coyote so there where.he.fell.back.down That's where Coyote landed. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textxás kári pihnêefich upiip naa xâatik nivâaram pá'aah nipêethkiv then then coyote he.said 1sg. it's.better I.go the.fire I.take.it.back So Coyote said, "Let me go, I'll take the fire away again." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pihnêefich uum tá íp káruk u'árihroovat then coyote 3.SG PERF PAST upriver he.went.upriver And Coyote went upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás uum pihnêefich ithivthaneen'ípan u'uum then 3.SG coyote at.end.of.world he.arrived Coyote reached the end of the world. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás papihnêefich u'úum yánava axíich kích kun'áraarahitih then when.Coyote he.arrived visible child only they.were.living And when Coyote got there, he saw there were nothing but children. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pihnêefich úpeenvunaa paaxíich chími pamikún'aav kiik'âanvathap then coyote he.told.them the.children soon your.faces let.me.paint.your.faces And Coyote told the children, "Let me paint you on your faces! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás kunpiip atafâat iim pihnêefich then they.said maybe 2sg. coyote And they said, "Maybe you're Coyote. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textpûuhara naa pupihnêefichhara no 1sg. not.Coyote "No, I'm not Coyote. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textnaa vúra puna'aapúnmutihara hôoy uum papihnêefich úkrii 1sg. Intensive I.do.not.know where 3.SG that.Coyote he.stays I don't know where Coyote is." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pihnêefich u'áasish naa tá níkviit-ha then coyote he.lay.down 1sg. PERF I.sleep Then Coyote lay down, (he said), "I'm going to sleep." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textpihnêefich káan u'árihroovutih coyote there he.is.going.upriver Coyote was going upriver there. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textyánava papihnêefich ávahkam tóo thxuuptakiish visible Coyote over he.was lie.down.on.top.of They saw Coyote was lying on top (of the girl). Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textkári xás u'áak pihnêefich u'áak áfup then then he.hits coyote he.hits buttocks And he hit him, he hit Coyote on the buttocks. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich upiip chánhaayfur then then coyote he.says INTERJ And Coyote said, "chánhaayfur!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textxás pakéevniikich upiip oo! puyávhara papihnêefich táay ukupavêenahiti papihnêefich then the.old.woman she.says oh! he.is.no.good Coyote much he.does.mischief Coyote And the old woman said, "Oh, Coyote's no good, he does lots of mischief!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textpúyava pihnêefich ukúphaanik kupánakanakana you.see coyote he.did.it the.end Coyote did it. kupánakanakana. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textvaa ukúphaanik pihnêefich uum so he.did coyote 3.SG Coyote did this way. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote Tries to Reach the Sun" (WB_KL-12) | read full textvíriva pihnêefich ukúphaanik thus coyote he.did Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote Tries to Reach the Sun" (WB_KL-12) | read full textxánahichvari axmáy u'áhoo pihnêefich in.a.little.while suddenly he.arrives coyote In a little while, suddenly Coyote came. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Playpihnêefich káruk u'árihroovutih coyote upriver he.is.going.upriver Coyote was going upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textkári xás púyava páy pihnêefich ukúphaanik then then you.see this coyote he.did.that So Coyote did that. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich upiip pûuhara then then coyote he.says no Then Coyote said, "No. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich upiip xáyfaat pûuhara then then coyote he.says don't! no Then Coyote said, "No, don't. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full textkáan pihnêefich úkrii muyeeripáxvu xákaan kun'iin muhrôoha támit u'ívat there coyote he.lives his.daughter both they.lived his.wife already.in.the.past she.died Coyote lived there, he and his daughter lived, his wife had died. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textxás pihnêefich upíti vaa vúra káru vúra pa'áraar uumkun kunkúpheesh pánaa tá nikuupha then coyote he.is.saying that Intensive also Intensive the.human they they.will.do as.I PERF I.do And Coyote said, "The people will do just like that too, like I did." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich uxús púxay vúra vaa kupítiheeshara then then coyote he.thinks not.yet Intensive that won't.be.doing And Coyote thought, "They can't do that." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textpihnêefich vúra vaa úmuustih coyote Intensive that he.watches Coyote was watching this. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári xás upiip pihnêefich xâatik nithívkee then then he.says coyote it's.better I.go.along And Coyote said, "Let me go along!" Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich u'ífik then then coyote he.picks.up And Coyote picked up a stick. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári xás kunpiip tá hínupa utáayvaar papihnêefich then then they.say PERF surprise he.spoils.it Coyote And they said, "There Coyote has spoiled it. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full textkári xás upíip pihnêefich hûut ti'iin then then he.said coyote how it.is.the.matter.with.you And Coyote said, "What's the matter with you? Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich vúra uum táay tá pamú'aan then then coyote Intensive 3.SG much PERF his.string And Coyote had a lot of string. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich mú'aan píshiich kunkuníhuraa then then coyote his.string first they.shot.it.up And they shot Coyote's string up first. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás upíip pihnêefich yee hûut inísheesh pamí'aan húuk paathmi then then he.said coyote well how you.will.do.with.it your.string to.where throw.it.to And Coyote said, "Hey, what are you going to do with your string, throw it (away) some place! Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textxás pihnêefich ukúphaanik then coyote he.did.it Coyote did this. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textpihnêefich uum vookúphaanik coyote 3.SG he.did.that Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote and the Sun" (WB_LA78.1-016b) | read full text
Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Playvíriva pihnêefich ukúphaanik so coyote he.did.it Coyote did that. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote and the Sun" (WB_LA78.1-016b) | read full text
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