Ararahih'urípih
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îin "falls" in a river, waterfall, rapids, dam

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1668 | revised Jun 26 2014

îin N • "falls" in a river, waterfall, rapids, dam

Derivatives (6)
îinha "to make a dam"
íinpiit "a placename at Sandy Bar"
inkánsuun "peppernut"
inpítthuuf "Sandy Bar Creek"
in'ípan "placename near Amekyaram"
yu'tim'îin "Ike's Falls, a rapids at ameekyáaraam rancheria"

Source: WB 624, p.347; JPH mat 15:776

Note: Long vowel is never shortened.

  • kíri naa káru nani'îinak áama nikyâati. I want to catch salmon in my falls too. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 062]
  • xás a'ikrêen upiip, naa vúra nani'iin'ávahkam nipkêevishriheesh. Then Peregrine Falcon says, I am going to be transformed above my dam. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 274]


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  1. ishyâat úpaanik: " yaas'ára vúra u'aapúnmutiheesh yakun pa'îin yíth ukupeexákahitiheesh, patá nipikrêehaak nani'îin."
    Salmon said: “Human will know the water will sound different in the falls when I am in there, in my falls.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
  2. á 'iknêechhan pamu'îin ukyâanik.
    Duck Hawk made his falls (there).
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  3. xás pa'áraar poo'îinhiti víriva musúrukam kun'írunaatih.
    And the people traveled behind where the falls were.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  4. xás kóova úxviipha, pa'îin upáktaapsip.
    And she was so mad, she tipped the falls up on one end.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  5. pamu'îin hôoy ník úxaaktih.
    There was no sound of his falls.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  6. " yáh naa, panani'îin tá kunpáktaapsipreeheen."
    "yáh naa, my falls have been tipped up on end."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  7. tishravará'iivreer yanéekva pamu'îin uthivnúrutih.
    On Etna Mountain he heard his falls thundering (at Katimin).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  8. puthivnúrutihara pamu'íin.
    His falls weren't thundering.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  9. xás uxútih, " tá natayvárarimka panani'íin."
    And he thought, "She's spoiled my falls."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  10. kári xás pirishkâarim, pa'îin ta'ítam u'akxáraprupaheen.
    Then Grizzly Bear scratched the falls (away) downriverward.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  11. yukún yíiv á' utásunihtihanik pa'íin.
    You see, the falls were (like) a barrier (reaching) a long ways up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  12. púyava póopvaavruk á'iknêechhan tishravará'iivreen uxus, " hûut áta u'íinati panani'íin.
    So when Duck Hawk looked down over Etna Mountain, he thought, "I wonder what's wrong with my falls?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  13. púyava poo'ípak yánava " panani'îin tóo pvuunup."
    So when he got back, he saw it, "My falls have flowed downriver."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  14. kári xás upiip, " akâay tutáayvaar panani'íin."
    And he said, "Who spoiled my falls?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  15. víri tá mihrôoha pirishkâarim tutáayvaar pami'íin."
    Your wife, Grizzly Bear, spoiled your falls."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text