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uknîi once upon a time (used to begin stories)
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lexicon ID #6221 | revised Aug 03 2005
uknîi • INTERJ • once upon a time (used to begin stories)
Source: WB files
Note: Pronounced with falling-rising pitch.
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uknîi kaan kun'áraarahiti itráhyar mu'túnviiv avansamúrax once.upon.a.time there they.were.living ten his.children nothing.but.men Uknii. They lived there. His ten children were just boys. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textuknîi ataháreesh vúra uyíkihiti uum vúra mahnûuvanach once.upon.a.time always Intensive he.was.sick 3.SG Intensive chipmunk uknîi. Chipmunk was sick all the time. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time Uknîi. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time Uknîi. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time Uknîi. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time Uknîi. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time uknîi. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time uknîi. Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full textuknii once.upon.a.time Ukni. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time Uknîi. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full textuknîi púyava káruk kahyúras kun'áraarahiti paastaah once.upon.a.time you.see upriver Klamath.Lakes they.were.living the.ducks Once upon a time... The ducks lived upriver at Klamath Lakes. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textuknîi pihnêefich kahyúras uxus tîi kanvâarami once.upon.a.time coyote Klamath.Lakes he.thought let... let.me.go uknîi. Coyote thought, "Let me go to Klamath Lakes!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textuknîi once.upon.a.time Once upon a time-- Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text