Ararahih'urípih
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tíiv ear

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lexicon ID #6058 | revised Nov 03 2015

tíiv • N • ear

Derivatives (4)
akvatîiv "placename above Teneyck Creek"
tivtunvêech "horse"
tivxárahar "mule"
tivxárahsa "mule"

Source: WB 1394, p.387

Note: Cf. thitiv 'to hear'.

  • pamútiiv káru vúra aaxkúnishichas, vaa vúra pánaa neemúsahiti pananítiiv. His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 015]

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  1. chavúra    tá    pâanpay    pamutiiv    kúnish    tatûupichas    too    mxurukúvraan    pamutiiv    tóo    mtaránkoo   
    finally    PERF    after.while    the.his.ear    sort.of    little.ones    it    become.melted.down    the.his.ear    he    swelter   
    Then after a while his ears seemed to be small, his ears melted down, he was sweltering.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. tá    pu'imtaranáamhitihara    pamutiiv    poopvôonsip   
    PERF    they.were.not.visible    the.his.ear    when.he.got.up.again   
    His ears were invisible when he got up again.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. vúra    tatûupichas    pamutiiv    too    mxurukúvraan    peemfíramuuk   
    Intensive    little.ones    the.his.ear    it    become.melted.down    with.the.heat   
    They were little, his ears, they were melted with the heat.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  4. pamítiiv    aaxkúnish   
    the    red   
    Your ears are red."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. pamutiiv    káru    vúra    aaxkúnishichas    vaa    vúra    pánaa    neemúsahiti    pananítiiv   
    his.ear    also    Intensive    reddish    that    Intensive    as.I    it.looks.like.me    my.ear   
    His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text