Ararahih'urípih
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xúus thought, mind, sense

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6971 | revised Feb 08 2016

xúus N • thought, mind, sense

Derivatives (20; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1638.1, p.399

Note: Cf. xus 'think ; feel'


Sentence examples (27)

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  1. kári xás xuskáamhara mûuk nitátararish.
    I held him down with my gun.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. kári xás xúus u'úum.
    So he was treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  3. kári xás xúus kun'úum.
    Then Bluejay and Hummingbird were treating him together.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  4. kunpíip, " miník xúus tá nu'uum."
    They said "We treated him quite hard."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  5. kári xás kúkuum xúus u'úum.
    Again he treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  6. kári xás xúus u'úum.
    So he treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  7. kári xás xúus u'úum.
    He treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  8. xás káruk vúra... itíhaan vúra ithéekxaram xúus ni'éethti.
    And upriver ... I was taking care of him all night.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text
  9. xás kunipêer " atafâat íim araraxus'úmaan."
    And they said to him, "Maybe you're a doctor."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  10. kári xás upiip " hãã naa araraxus'úmaan."
    And he said, "Yes, I'm a doctor."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  11. xakáaniich iinâak páxuus u'uumútih.
    Just the two of them were indoors when he doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  12. hínu páy uum upíkshaayvutih, putáktahara, pu'araraxus'úmaanhara.
    There he was lying, he wasn't a doctor, he wasn't a shaman.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  13. hôoy íf akáray îin xuus i'éethtiheeshap.
    Nobody will take care of you.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  14. xás uxus, " chími kanikyav, xuskáamhar."
    And he thought, "Let me make a bow."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  15. víri póo'av, hínupa vúra tutháfip, xás ífuth xás úpxuuspa.
    When he ate it, he devoured it (all), and (only) afterwards did he realize it.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  16. kári xás ta'ítam xúus u'uumáheen.
    Then they doctored her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  17. kári xás kunpiip, " akâay uum páxuus êethtiheeshan."
    And they said, "Who will take care of it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  18. kári xás upíip êeth, " naa ník xuus ni'êethtiheesh."
    And Slug said, "I'll take care of it."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  19. chavúra itaharéekxaram tá pu'ikviit-hítihara páxuus u'íruvooti pamuhrôohas.
    Finally he didn't sleep for ten nights, as he thought about his wives.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  20. vúra kích ukupitih, xuus u'íruvooti.
    He did only (this), he thought about them.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  21. 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
  22. kári xás víri pamukunxúskaamhar víriva áak tá kunsímku ánam múuk.
    Then they heated their bows by the fire, with medicine.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
  23. íi, kári xás kunxus, " púya íf puxích too kúha, kíri xuus kun'uum."
    And they were thinking that she's really sick, that she needs to get doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  24. ta'ítam xás xúus u'uumáheen.
    Then she doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  25. ta'ítam xúus u'uumáheen.
    Then she (Bullhead) doctored her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  26. xás upiip, " púxay vura, chími xuus kíik'uumih."
    And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  27. úmpaan xúus u'uum.
    Then she doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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