Ararahih'urípih
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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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  1. 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 text
  2. îifiti    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 text
  3. kári    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 text
  4. xás    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 text
  5. kári    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