Ararahih'urípih
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chi soon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1109 | revised Nov 07 2014

chi • PCL • soon Variant: chími.

Derivative (1)
chíshkih "quickly"

Note: Equivalent to chími; used with future and imperative forms.

  • yáxa chí papihnîich nupêen tanupiyâaram. Look, let's tell the old man we're going home. [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 053]
  • pavúra ixusáhaak, kúnish chí kaneeykáreesh vúra, ikpêehveesh ik. Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout. [Reference: WB 20: The Perils of Weasel 3: 062]

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  1. " chi váa kúuk kiik'uumi, kíri váa káan ku'iin, kíri vaa mikun'ávan íf pufich'iykáraansas."
    "Go over there to live! That's where we want you to live! You had better marry those boys, they are such good hunters!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. chí 'axmay u'árihrishuk nixúti " vinusuná'anamahich."
    Suddenly something ran out. At first I thought it was a little bear cub.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  3. ooh, chí pay kanípthiithtih.
    “Oh, I'm going to finish it.”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. chí nu'uufíthvar.
    Let's go swimming.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about fear and going places (LA-01) | read full text
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  5. paxuntápan chí nikitnákeesh.
    I am going to crack acorns.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  6. chí nikráveesh.
    I'm gonna grind (acorns) soon.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  7. chí nitákireesh.
    I'm gonna leach those (acorns).
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  8. chí nu'uufíthvan.
    Lets go swimming.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about animals, insects, and going places (LA-04) | read full text
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  9. chí upathríheesh hum?
    Is it going to rain?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  10. kúnish chí upathríheesh.
    It's just about to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  11. chí nivâarameesh.
    I am going to leave.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  12. chí núpuunvi!
    Let's (you and I) rest!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  13. chí upathríheesh.
    It's going to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  14. xás néepeenti, " chí payôok ihyárihish, payôok áxak padonkeys."
    And he told me, "Stand right here, right here by the two donkeys."
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  15. chí á' pákathuneesh.
    You should cook.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  16. chí pimnîish!
    Cook!
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  17. chí nipimnísheesh.
    I'm going to cook.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  18. xás upíip " yôotva, nâachish mu'íshaha chí ni'ísheesh.
    And he said, "Hurray, I'll drink nephew's juice!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  19. xás uxús " chí kan'îishi."
    And he thought, "Let me drink!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  20. chíva koovúra kunímuutarahinaa pa'ifápiitichas.
    Soon all the young girls were pregnant.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  21. xás kunpíip " payêem xasík chí kinmáheesh."
    And they said, "Now we are going to see them."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  22. chí kan'árihroovi."
    Let me go upriver!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  23. pavúra ixusáhaak, ' kúnish chí kaneeykáreesh vúra,' ikpêehveesh ík.
    Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  24. ayu'âach páy pasaamnúpahitihan chí kun'íihrupaavish.
    It was because they were going to dance downriver that way the stream flows.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  25. víri tá kári pachí kun'íihrupaavish, xás asaxvuhpihnîich tóo thvoonha.
    It was time for them to dance down, and then Old Man Turtle wanted to.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  26. chu'áveesh.
    He was about to eat it.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  27. koovúra kunvíikvunaa, yíthuk chí kunívyiihmeesh.
    They were all weaving, they were about to go to a different place.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text

  28. xás upiip, " pûuhara, vúra kanathárihi, chí kiipáhariithuneeshap."
    And he said, "No, pass her to me, they're about to catch up with you."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  29. hínu páy chí kunchúphiichveesh.
    There they were going to chat.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  30. chí kunívyiihshipreevish uknamxánahich, káan chí kun'íhukvunaavish.
    They were going to leave for 'uknamxánahich, they were going to have a flower dance there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text

  31. kári xás kúkuum vúra vaa chí kunímthaatvunaavish.
    Again they were going to play shinny.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Why Lightning Strikes Trees" (WB_KL-44) | read full text

  32. kári xás púyava " kúkuum peekxariya'áraar chí kamikrîish."
    And so (the gods thought) "Let the priest take office (lit., sit down) again!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  33. hûut chí kuninísheesh.
    What were they to do with (the girls)?
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  34. koovura'îin patá kun'áakup, " chí nuthtîiti!"
    Everybody challenged him, "Let’s gamble!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  35. xás máh'iit chí nupiyâarameesh, xás táhpuus nupáthraamutih.
    Then in the morning we were going to leave, and we wore our hair bound with fir boughs.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text