Ararahih'urípih
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pítithun / pítithuna- to look back

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lexicon ID #5031 | revised Oct 31 2014

pítithun / pítithuna- V • to look back

  • kári xás úpaanik, poopítithunanik, xáyfaat ík vúra naa vaa nithítiimti pamikunpákurih. And he said, as he looked around, "I must never listen to them, your songs." [Reference: KT 123.34]
  • víri poopítithun yánava pamukústaan asaxyípit toopárihish. When she looked around, she saw her sister had turned to quartz. [Reference: WB 17: Coyote Gives Salmon 054]


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  1. kári    xás    úpaanik    poopítithunanik    xáyfaat    ík    vúra    váa    náa    nithítiimti    pamikunpákurih    náa    púvaa    nanívaahara    pamikunpákurih   
    then    then    he.said    when.he.looked.back    don't!    must    Intensive    so    1sg.    I.hear    the.your.song    1sg.    not.thus    not.for.me    the.your.song   
    Then he said looking back: "I must never hear your song any more; your song will not do for me."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  2. víri    poopítithun    yánava    pamukústaan    asaxyípit    tóo    párihish   
    so    when.she.looks.around    visible    her.sister    quartz    PERF    be.transformed   
    When she looked around, she saw her sister had turned to quartz.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text