Ararahih'urípih
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sáhyuux sand

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5256 | revised Aug 23 2005

sáhyuux • N • sand

Literally: 'river dirt'

Source: WB 1192.8, p.377

  • sáhyuux kích ukrítuvish She just piled up sand. [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 032]
  • xás kunipéer, sáhyuux iktávan. And they told him, "Go get sand!" [Reference: WB T57.112]

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  1. xás    mupírish    úkyav    pasáhyuux   
    then    his.medicine    he.made.it    the.sand   
    And he made his 'medicine,' it was (composed of) sand.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  2. xás    pamupírish    umûutish    sáhyuux   
    then    his.medicine    he.put.it.down    sand   
    Then he put his medicine down, the sand.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  3. xás    kunipéer    sáhyuux    iktávan   
    then    they.told.him    sand    go.get.(in.hand)   
    And (the women) told him, "Go get sand!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. xás    uktávar    pasáhyuux   
    then    he.went.to.get.it    the.sand   
    So he went and got sand.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  5. xás    kunipéer    háriva    peemáhaak    pasáhyuux    aas    kích    ixúseesh    tá    kunpiyâaramaheen   
    then    they.told.him    whenever    when.you.see.it    the.sand    water    like    you.will.think    PERF    they.went.back   
    And they told him, "Whenever you see that the sand is wet, you will know that we've gone again."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  6. sáhyuux    tá    kuniktávar   
    sand    PERF    they.went.and.got.it   
    They went and got sand.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text