Ararahih'urípih
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-unish / -ûunish to, at, about

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lexicon ID #6242 | revised Oct 31 2014

-unish / -ûunish SUFF • to, at, about

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Source: WB G754.18


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    1. aayâach kun'ixviphûunishti íp pa'úthvoonhitihat va'íhuk, tá kun'ithyúruvarak, pamútraax kich kun'áaphutih.
      That was because they were mad at him because he had wanted to dance. They they dragged him down, they were just carrying him (by) the arms".
      Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
    2. vaa íp nichuphûunishti pa'ávansa.
      I talked to that man.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    3. nichuphûunish pa'ávansa paOrleans úkrii.
      I talked to the man who lives in Orleans.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands (VS-09) | read full text
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    4. Avansáxiich uchuphuníshkooti pachishiih.
      The boy is talking to the dog.
      Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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    5. Pa'avansáxiich îin tá kunchuphuníshkoo.
      The boy is talking (to the dog).
      Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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    6. hárivari nachuphûunisheesh?
      When are you going to call me?
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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    7. vaa apxantínihichas panuchuphuníshkoonaatih.
      We are talking to those white people.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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    8. íkiich pami'ávansa teexviphûunish.
      Maybe you got mad at your man.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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    9. nachuphûunish naa!
      Talk to me!
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    10. páykuuk uum chuphûunish!
      Talk to him over there!
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    11. xáyfaat vaa ichuphûunish!
      Don't talk to him!
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    12. uum naa nachuphuníshkoovish.
      He's going to talk to me.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    13. iim nuchuphuníshkoovish.
      We're going to talk to you (one person).
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    14. xáyfaat kinchuphuníshkoo!
      Don't talk to us.
      Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and talking to people (VS-36) | read full text
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    15. púyava tá kunixvíphuunish, xás tá kunváasanha.
      Then they got angry at him and became his enemies.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
    16. xás tá kunipchúphuunish.
      Then they spoke to him again.
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
    17. xás upíip " náachish, xáyfaat ík vúra neexviphûunish."
      Then he said, "Nephew, you mustn't get angry at me!"
      Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
    18. xás uhyûunish pamú'arama " chéemyaach árihrupuki tóo mtup pamú'iish, chimi nu'am."
      And she shouted to her child, "Jump out quickly, her meat is cooked, let's eat!"
      Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
    19. xás ukfuyvûunish.
      And she whistled at him.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
    20. ithyarukpíhriiv kunihyûunishtih, upêentih, " nakûushi."
      Across-the-Water Widower was shouted at, (the person) said to him, "Copulate with me!"
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text
    21. fâat kumá'ii paneehyûunishtih."
      Why is she shouting at me?"
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text
    22. kári xás uhravrikûunish pamuhrôoha.
      So he copulated with his wife.
      Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
    23. kári xás koovúra papinishtunvêechas káru koovúra pa'ípaha kunihyûunishtih, " kunâach'aa, puxîichi."
      And all the little plants and all the trees shouted to him, "Go to it, kunâach'aa!"
      Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
    24. xás uchuphuníshkoo, pa'ifápiit.
      Then he talked to the young woman.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
    25. xás kúkuum vúra uchuphuníshkoo.
      And he talked to her again.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
    26. kári xás vaa póokviit-ha xás ukvit-hûunish.
      Then when she slept, she dreamed about him.
      Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
    27. kâam kunikfúyvuunish.
      He was whistled at, a little ways upriver.
      Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
    28. kári xás vaa vúra uum tá kunxúusunish " yaas'ára."
      Then people thought they were rich.
      Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text