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pihnîichich old man (diminutive)
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lexicon ID #4794 | revised Nov 08 2005
pihnîichich • N • old man (diminutive)
Source: WB 1117.1, p.373
- papihnîichich uum vúra kích hitíhaan iinâak úkrii. The old man just stayed inside all the time. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 007]
- xás upíip papihnîichich, chími kiik'íchunvi. And the old man said, "Hide!" [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 013]
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úum papihnîichich vúra kich itíhaan iinâak úkrii áah ukyâatih 3.SG the.little.old.man. Intensive only always indoors he.sat fire he.was.making.it Their old man always sat inside, tending the fire. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textîifiti kunxusêer pihnîichich sure.enough they.think.about old.man Then they thought it was an old man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textkári xas kunpiip chími nu'írunaa pay uum vúra pihnîichich then then they.say soon we.go this 3.SG Intensive old.man Then they said: "Let's travel; it is some old man." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textxás upíip papihnîichich chími kiik'íchunvi then he.said the.little.old.man soon you.guys.hide.yourselves! And the old man said, "Hide! Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full textkári xás pihnîichich uvôonsip pamukun'ákah then then old.man he.got.up their.father Then the old man got up, their father. Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text