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astiip shore; river-bank
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #708 | revised Nov 07 2014
astiip • N • shore; river-bank
Derivatives (2)
ithyarukiráastiip "the opposite shore"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"
Source: WB 168, p.323
Note: Dimin. is astíipich 'right on the bank'.
- xás uxus, vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich. And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 072]
- yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 1.86]
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xás sáruk tóo thyúrufak ástiip then downhill he dragged.downhill shore Then he dragged it downhill to the riverbank. Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full textJean used to watch her sáruk astiip tá kuntákirar Jean used to watch her downhill shore PERF they.went.to.soak.acorns Jean used to watch her, they went to soak acorns by the riverbank. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playxás áxak ifápiitichas sah'áhup kunturar astiip then two young.women driftwood they.went.to.gather.wood shore Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textkári xás pihnêefich yúras uthívruuhramnihanik kúkuum yuras'ástiip xás uthivrúuhripaanik then then coyote ocean he.floated.into again ocean.shore then he.floated.toward.shore Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textyánava káan áxak avansáxiichas kun'íipithvutih yúras'astiip visible there two boys they.were.walking.around ocean.shore Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textastíip vúr u'íifti yúxnaam shore Intensive it.is.growing sand It grows by the river in the sand. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full textxás astíip uvîish then shore he.came.down So he went down to the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás uxus vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich then he.thought Intensive I.will.not.drink right.at.the.bank And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textyánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip visible downriver young.women they.were.leaching.(acorn.meal) shore He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás upiip astíipich vúra kanthivrúhi astíipich vúra kanthivrúhi then he.said right.at.the.bank Intensive let.me.float! right.at.the.bank Intensive let.me.float! And he said, "Let me float to the bank, let me float to the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás vúrava káan utháaniv astiip then just there he.lay shore And he lay there on the bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkúna vúra pu'astíipich na'ísheeshara in.addition Intensive not.by.the.bank I.will.not.drink.it But I won't drink by the bank. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchavúra kúkuum vaa káan umáh asiktávaansa astiip áhup kunikyáavanaatih finally again so there he.saw.it women shore wood they.were.gathering.it Finally he saw women there on the bank again, they were gathering wood. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás too mah astíip sah'áhup kunikyáavunaatih then he.had see shore driftwood they.were.gathering.it And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás xanchíifich píshiip astíip ukrîish then frog first shore he.sat.down And Frog sat down in first place, on the river bank. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás upêer pa'avansáxiich imáankam sáruk astíip pamíchaas xákaan ík kuyâarameesh ikxúrar then she.told.him the.boy next.day downhill shore your.younger.brother with.(one.person) must you.two.will.go evening And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textxás sáruk astíip kúuk ukvíripma then downhill shore to she.ran.to And she ran down to the river-bank. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textpúyava sáruk astíip tá kunivyíhish you.see downhill shore PERF they.went So they went down to the river bank. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textxás sáruk tutákir astiip then downhill he.leached.it shore And they leached them, downhill on the river bank. Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text