Ararahih'urípih
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xánahishich a little while

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6781 | revised Feb 02 2016

xánahishich • ADV • a little while

Derivation:  xánahich-ich  (= xára-ich-ich)
after.while-DIM  (= long.time-DIM-DIM)

  • taxánahishich upíkrii. He was there a little while in the house. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 035]
  • xás vaa pakunsáanva, púva xánahishich vaa káan áraar u'ív mukunpîimach. And as for what they brought, not long after, a person was dying there near them. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 139]

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  1. îifiti    tá    xánahishich    chími    axmay    urikirikiha   
    sure.enough    PERF    little.while    soon    suddenly    sound.of.their.footsteps   
    A while afterwards all at once there was a sound of people walking.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. chavúra    tá    xánahishich    chími    axmáy    u'áasish    patáprihak    vúra    tóo    mchax    tá    pukunish    kêenatihara   
    finally    PERF    little.while    soon    suddenly    he.lay.down    on.the.pavement    Intensive    he    get.hot    PERF    not.sort.of.    he.was.not.moving   
    Then after a while all at once he lay down on the pavement, he was hot, it was like he couldn't move.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. viri    ta    xánnahishich    koovúra    kuníkmuum    achvúun    atipimámvaan    kunkoohímmach'va   
    so    PERF    little.while    all    they.pitched.on.him    hookbill.salmon    buzzard    they.felt.sorry.for.him   
    Then they all pitched on to Hookbill, they felt sorry for Buzzard.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

  4. chavúra    tá    xánahishich    tíik    mûuk    vúra    tumutváraatih   
    finally    PERF    little.while    hand    with.(by.means.of)    Intensive    he.was.putting.it.into.his.mouth.by.handfuls   
    Then a little while after he was just feeding it into his mouth by the handful.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  5. cháva    tá    xánahishich    yánava    xákaan    vúra    tá    kunímuutaraha   
    sure.enough    PERF    little.while    visible    both    Intensive    PERF    they.were.pregnant   
    Sure enough, in a little while they saw they were both pregnant.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. púyava    vúra    xánahishich    káan    tá    kun'iin   
    you.see    Intensive    little.while    there    PERF    they.stayed   
    So they stayed there for a little while.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text