Ararahih'urípih
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achviiv bird

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #119 | revised Nov 07 2014

achviiv • N • bird

Derivatives (6)
achvíivhirak "placename"
achviv'ápkaas "iris sp., Rope Iris"
achvívkaam "California condor"
achvivthúkinha "woodpecker tattoo, i.e. one which is red like the woodpecker scalp"
achvivyáas'ara "great gray owl, "hoot owl""
yuraskan'áchviiv "seagull, or ocean bird in general"

Source: WB 15, p.314; JPH ani 06:615, 752

  • yánava vúra uum táay paachvíiv áak. He saw there were lots of birds in the fire. [Reference: KS31. Coyote Calls Birds 037]

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  1. uum múchviiv?
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. uum vaa múchviiv?
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  3. uum vaa mú'achviiv?
    Is that his bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  4. achviiv vaa káan ukûuntakoo.
    There is a bird sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  5. achviiv vaa káan úkrii.
    A bird is sitting there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  6. iinâak tóo kxipma pa'achviiv.
    The bird is flying into the house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  7. pa'achviiv tóo ikxíipship.
    The bird flew away.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  8. pa'achvíiv máruk tóo kxípuraa ipít.
    The bird flew uphill yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  9. achviiv tá nimah.
    I see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  10. achviiv tee mah.
    You see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  11. achviiv tá numah.
    We see a bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  12. hûuka tóo kxipma pa'achviiv?
    To where did the bird fly?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  13. tée mah húm pa'achviiv?
    Do you see the bird?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  14. ímuusti pa'achviiv.
    You are looking at the bird.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  15. yáxa pa'achvíiv!
    Look, the bird!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  16. yáxa pa'achviiv káan tóo kxípish.
    Look the bird landed there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  17. kári xás kunívyiihrishuk, kunixipríshukva páachviiv.
    And they came out, birds flew out.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  18. tóo ykar páachviiv.
    He killed the bird.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  19. tu'ápur paachvivtunvêechas.
    She bewitched the little birds.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  20. koovúra tá kunmásmaahvunaa paachvivtunvêechas.
    All the little birds were doing doctor's dances.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text

  21. kári xás paachvíiv kúna kunikyâavarihva.
    And the birds tried in turn.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  22. yakún vaa yumaaráachviiv."
    You see, that is the bird of the dead."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  23. xás paachvíiv káan úkxiiptih, kúnish tu'áy páchishiih.
    The bird is flying there, it is sort of afraid of the dog.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text