Ararahih'urípih
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chémi all right

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1107 | revised Nov 07 2014

chémi • INTERJ • all right

Derivatives (2)
chéemyaach "quickly, fast; hurry!"
cheemyáchva "every now and then"

Source: WB 286, p.330

Note: Perhaps related to chími 'anticipative'. Sometimes abbreviated to chem'.

Sentence examples (56)

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  1. xas kunpíip, "chémi."
    So they said, "All right!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. chéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish.
    Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither upriver.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  3. chéemyaach ík vúra atáychukinach i'úunupraveesh.
    Grow early, Spring Cacomite.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

  4. chéemyaach ík vúr ishyâat imshîinaavish.
    Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river.
    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. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    Grow up early, Spring Cacomite.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  6. chéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish.
    Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  7. chéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshîinaavish.
    Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  8. chéemyaach ík vúr ishyâat imshîinnaavish.
    Shine early, Spring Salmon, hither up river.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Coyote Falls through the Living-House Roof Hole" (JPH_KT-12) | read full text

  9. chéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshíinaavish.
    Shine upriver soon, Spring Salmon.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  10. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    Grow up soon, young Blue Dicks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text

  11. chéemyaach.
    Hurry up.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  12. vaa, xas vúra vaa uum vúra uum chéemyaach, káru uum vúra vaa pu'aapúnmutihara fâat uum pawashing machine.
    And she was quick, and she didn't even know what a washing machine was.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  13. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  14. kári xás kunpíip " chémi.
    And they said, "All right.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  15. " yee! chémi, yôotva, yôotva, ishávaas."
    "Well, all right, hurray, hurray, nephew!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  16. kári xás kunpíip " chémi.
    And they said, "All right.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  17. kupánakanakana. chéemyaach ík vúra ataychúkinach i'uunúpraveesh.
    kupánakanakana. Young brodiaea plant, you must come up quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  18. chéemyaach ík vúra ishyâat imshírihraavish.
    Spring salmon, you must shine upriver quickly.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  19. kári xás " chémi, chúvaarap."
    And (they said), "All right, let's go."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  20. xás kunipiip " chémi.
    And they said, "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  21. xás kunipêer " chémi."
    And they told him, "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  22. " chémi, ník ishávaas, punáyuupheeshara."
    "All right, nephew, I won't open my eyes."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  23. xás kunpíip " chémi.
    And they said, "All right.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  24. " chémi, vaa ník nikupheesh.
    "All right, I'll do that.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  25. " chémi, vaa ník nikupheesh."
    "All right, I'll do that."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  26. " chémi, chôora."
    "All right, let's go."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  27. xás vúra chéemyaach uyâavaha.
    And he quickly got full.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  28. xás kunpíip " chémi."
    And they said, "All right."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  29. xás upiip, " chémi, naa káru yúruk kan'árihrupi."
    And (the other) said, "All right, and let me go downriver."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  30. xás ta'ítam " chémi."
    So (they said), "All right."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  31. xás upiip " chémi."
    And he said, "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  32. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  33. xás " chémi."
    And (they said) "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  34. " chémi, kúkuum tîi kan'am."
    "All right, let me eat it again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text

  35. kári xás " chémi."
    Then (they said), "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  36. xás upíti " chémi."
    And she said, "All right."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  37. xás upíti " chémi.
    And she said, "All right.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  38. víri chôora, chémi.
    All right, let's go.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  39. xás upiip, " chémi, imáan ník niykáreesh."
    And (Weasel) said, "All right, I'll kill it tomorrow."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  40. xás upiip, " chémi, tá níykar pa'áama."
    And he said, "All right, I've killed the salmon."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  41. xás upiip, " chémi, tá nivâaram."
    And he said, "All right, I'm going."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  42. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  43. kári xás kunpíip" chími chêemyaach nutákukvunaa."
    And they said, "Let’s clean out our baskets quickly."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  44. kári xás kunpíip" chémi, chúvaarap."
    And they said, "All right, let’s go!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  45. " chémi, chôora."
    "All right, let's go!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  46. xás upíip " chéemyaach nupíkpuuhkari.
    And he said, "Let's swim across from them quickly!
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  47. kári xás " chémi, kiikpiikívmathap."
    And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  48. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  49. kári xás áxvaay " chémi," xás tá koo, tá kunpiikívshiip koovúra.
    And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  50. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  51. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  52. kári xás " chôora, chémi.
    Then (he said), "All right, let's go!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  53. kári xás upiip, " chôora, chémi."
    Then he said, "All right, let's go!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  54. " chémi."
    "All right."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

  55. víri vaa kích ta'ítam xánkiit, " chémi."
    Then Bullhead said, "Okay."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  56. kári xás " chémi."
    [Hummingbird said], "Okay."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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