Ararahih'urípih
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iin (the world, the human race) to exist

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1666 | revised Nov 03 2005

iin • V • (the world, the human race) to exist

Derivative (1)
íinish "to come into existence"

Source: WB 623, p.347

  • kúna uum pahootahyâaak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara. But if (the salmon) come back at the wrong time, the world would come to an end. [Reference: KT 148.33]
  • víri hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen u'iináhaak, vaa vúra kóo kuníhruuvtiheesh pasímsiim. As long as the world exists, they will always use that knife. [Reference: WB T17.59]

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  1. pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kuméekxaram nanitúnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun'írunaatiheesh.
    As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. kúna úum pahôotah yâak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara.
    If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  3. áfeer tá kunvítrip, vaa uum pukúkuum píiftihara, pávaa kun'îinishtihaak, payúux uxéetchichhitih.
    Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  4. xás hínupa páy ára tu'íinish.
    And there Mankind came into existence.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  5. yakún yíth áraar u'iiníshriheesh."
    A different people is going to come into existence."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  6. yakún yíth ára tu'íinish.
    A different people was coming into existence.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  7. víri hûutva kóo ithívthaaneen u'iináhaak, vaa vúra kóo kuníhruuvtiheesh pasímsiim.
    However long the world exists, so long will they use (her) knife.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  8. víri payaas'ára hûutva tu'íinahaak, víri payaas'ára kâarim tukúphaak, vaa kári xás ík ichuuphítiheesh.
    However (long) Mankind exists, when Mankind does bad, then you will have to speak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  9. hûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak, víri yaas'araréethvaaykam nivúrayvutiheesh.
    As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  10. xás yaas'ara'îin kunipêer " iim kumá'ii pa'ára u'íinahaak i'áamtiheeshap, vaa kúth puharíxay xúrihitiheesh.
    Then Man told her, "For your sake, when people exist, they will eat you, because of that they will never hunger.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  11. yaas'ára u'iiníshriheesh.
    Mankind was about to come into existence.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  12. kári xás upíip" payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh.
    And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  13. pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh, káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan."
    However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  14. kári xás apsunmúnukich upiip, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri pa'asiktávaan vaa ukupítihaak, ukitaxríharahitihaak, xáat káru uxúti ' vúra pu'aapúnmeeshap,' víri vaa vúra kun'áapunmeesh."
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  15. payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri vaa pakunkupítiheesh.
    When Mankind comes into existence, they will do like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  16. kári xás upíip pa'asiktávaan " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri xáat káru tá kun'íitshur, víriva vúra upmáheesh paninipákuriha mûuk.
    And the woman said, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) may also become abandoned, (but) she will find (her sweetheart) again by means of my song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  17. kári xás uxus, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri uum káru vúra vaa ukupheesh, xáat kâanimich.
    And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text