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yiiv / yivu- far
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7085 | revised Feb 12 2016
yiiv / yivu- • ADV • far
Derivatives (7)
eethayîihva "to carry away"
yiimúsich "a little ways off"
yiivánihich "a little farther off"
yiivánihichha "to be careful"
yiivárih "rather far; away"
yíivha "to be far"
yiivthaanêen "a placename"
Source: WB 1680, p.401
- xás pihnêefich uum táyiiv. By then Coyote was a long way off. [Reference: WB T5.83]
- miník kúnish puyívuhara. It's not so far! [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 046]
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xas upákurih "yíiv vúra nuthyuruveesh then he.sang far Intensive we.will.drag.her And he sang, "We will drag her a long ways." Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textyíiv vúra nuthyuruveesh chími âapun tá nimyáhumar chími âapun tá nichnahirúvuukva chími âapun tá nithurirúvuukva chími âapun far Intensive we.will.drag.you soon on.the.ground PERF I'm.tired soon on.the.ground PERF I'm.defecating.all.over.myself soon on.the.ground PERF I'm.urinating.all.over.myself soon on.the.ground "We will drag you far away. Let me down, I am tired! Let me down, I am defecating all over myself, let me down, please! I am urinating all over myself, let me down!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textkári xás sâam upishkáakfak káruma vúra yiiv then then little.downhill he.jumps.down.from.uphill in.fact Intensive far Then he gave a jump down, but it was very far away. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full textchavúra tá yiiv tóo pthívruhvarak finally PERF far he floated.down.from.upriver. He floated a long ways down. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textvaa vúr upifyîimmuti pa'avansa'ávahkamvari tu'íffahaak so Intensive it.is.growing.far.toward.(something) towards.the.top.of.the.man when.it.has.grown The highest it ever grows is higher than man. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full textxás vúra yíiv sáruk then Intensive far downhill It was way down there. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás uxuti kunish yíim nîinamich papúufich xás póo'uum xás vúra uum pufíchkaam then he.thought sort.of far little the.deer then when.he.got.there then Intensive 3.SG big.deer And he thought the deer was small, but when he got there, it was a big deer. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playuxúti nîinamich papúufich káru uum vúra yíiv sáruk xás he.thought little the.deer also 3.SG Intensive far downhill then He thought the deer was small because it was way down the hill. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playváa vúra uum yíiv xas vaa vúra uxúti íkiich punakúniihkeeshara xás vúra vaa ukúniihka that Intensive 3.SG far then that Intensive he.thought maybe I.won't.shoot.it then Intensive that he.shot.it And it was so far away, he thought, maybe I won't get it, but he did shoot it. Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playchavúra yíiv káruk tu'áhoo finally far upriver he.had.traveled Finally he walked a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textxás chavúra yíiv káruk tu'áhoo then finally far upriver he.had.traveled And finally he traveled a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás púyava chavúra yíiv tu'áhoo then then you.see finally far he.had.traveled And so finally he traveled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textvúra vaa u'áhootih vúra tá yíiv káruk Intensive so he.was.traveling Intensive PERF far upriver He was walking that way, a long ways upriver by this time. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás yánava yíiv káruk tu'áhoo then then visible far upriver he.had.traveled He saw he was a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textchavúra tá yíiv tóo pthívruuhvarak finally PERF far he.had floated.back.down.from.upriver Finally he floated a long ways downriver back to here. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textkári xás chavúra yíiv tá kunvíitma then then finally far PERF they.paddled.to So finally they paddled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textpúyava chavúra tá yíiv vúrava u'asímchaaktih you.see finally PERF far just he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed So finally he kept his eyes closed like that for a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textchavúra yíiv tá kunpávyiihma finally far PERF they.went.back.to Finally they went a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Playyíiv tuthívruuhma far he.had.floated.to He floated a long ways. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás vúra yíiv káruk tu'árihroov then Intensive far upriver he.had.gone.upriver And he went a long ways upriver. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textkári xás tá yíiv u'uum then then PERF far he.arrived And he went a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textkári xás tá yíiv u'uum then then PERF far he.arrived Then he went a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textxás pihnêefich uum ta yiiv then coyote 3.SG PERF far And by this time Coyote was a long ways off. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full textnaa vúra yíiv ni'aramsîiprivti páy nanuxákararih 1sg. Intensive far I.am.coming.from.there country.outside "I come from far away, from the outside." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textvúra yíiv tu'áhoo Intensive far he.traveled He traveled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textyíiv káruk tu'árihroov far upriver he.went.upriver He went far upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textkáruk vúra yîiv tu'uum upriver Intensive far he.arrived He got a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás yíiv tu'uum then far he.arrived And he got a long ways off. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvúrava yíiv tu'uum just far he.arrived He got a long way off. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás vúra yíiv káruk tu'uum then Intensive far upriver he.arrived And he got a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textvúra yíiv tu'árihroov Intensive far he.went.upriver He went upriver a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textkári xás yíiv tu'ípahoo papihnêefich then then far he.went.on Coyote And Coyote went on a long ways. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textkári xás vúra púva yiiv uum then then Intensive not.yet far arrive They hadn't yet gone very far. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textminík kúnish puyívuhara of.course sort.of not.far "It's not so far! Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full textxás chavúra yiiv káruk tu'árihroov then finally far upriver he.went.upriver And finally he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full textvaa káan ávansa úkrii páykuuk yíiv úkrii patuyshipriha'ápapkam that there man he.lives over.there far he.lives on.the.other.side.of.the.mountain A man lives there, he lives far off there, on the other side of the mountain. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textkúna vúra páykuuk yíiv áhoon payôok xáyfaat i'áhoo peempaheepshûunkinich kâarim ikupheesh in.addition Intensive over.there far go.travel right.here don't! you.go the.short.road bad you.will.do But go by the far way yonder, don't travel (by the way) right here, on the short road, you'll do badly. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textxás upíti tá na'ûuri páykuuk pani'ahoonkôoti yiiv then she.is.saying PERF I.am.tired over.there that.I.go.travel far And she said, "I'm tired of going by the far way yonder." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textyukún yíiv á' utásunihtihanik pa'íin you.see far above was.like.a.vertical.barrier the.falls You see, the falls were (like) a barrier (reaching) a long ways up. Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full textxás kári chavúra yíiv káruk tu'árihroov then then finally far upriver he.had.gone.upriver And finally he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textchavúra yíiv kúkuma tóo hyiv finally far again she.had shout Finally, a long ways on, there was a shout again. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textchavúra tá yíiv káruk u'árihroov finally PERF far upriver he.went.upriver Finally, he went a long ways upriver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full textyíiv vúra tu'íipma far Intensive he.arrived.again He went far away. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full textyíiv vúra tá kun'uum far Intensive PERF they.went They went a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textxás vúra yíiv tuvíitma then Intensive far they.had.paddled.to.there And he rowed a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textvúrava uvíitrup yíiv vúra tuvíitma just he.paddled.downriver far Intensive he.had.paddled.to.there He paddled downriver like that, he paddled a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textyíiv tá kunípviitma far PERF they.paddled.back.to.there They paddled back a long ways. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textpúyava pootáyiithharati yíiv vúra tá kun'aramsípriin kúnikvárishtih xáat káru vikakêemich you.see when.she.lashed.the.base.of.a.basket far Intensive PERF they.came.from they.buy.from.her may also bad.weaver So when she lashed the base of a basket with them, people came from far away, they bought from her, (though) she might be a poor weaver. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textithâan kumamáh'iit umá pachánchaaf yíiv á' vúra úkrii once once.morning she.saw the.foam far above Intensive it.sits One morning she saw the foam was up high. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textyíiv yúruk xás pamítaat úkrii far downriver then your.mother she.lives And your mother lives far downriver. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textxás vaa yíiv yúruk xumvaroomáruk áhkaam tóo kyav then so far downriver uphill.from.xumvároov big.fire he.had make And he made a big fire far downriver, uphill from xumvároov. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textkáruk yíiv ikhurôok tu'árihroov upriver far on.an.upriver-pointing.ridge he.had.gone.upriver He walked far upriver on an upriver-pointing ridge. Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full textpáy uum tishrámkaam xás utuyshíiprinahiti yiiv this 3.SG a.big.valley then it.is.a.mountain.rising far This is a big valley, and there are mountains rising far away. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text