Ararahih'urípih
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íkam son-in-law

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1743 | revised Nov 07 2014

íkam N • son-in-law

Derivative (1)
ikámhiich "common-law husband of one's daughter"

Source: WB 440, p.337

Note: The diminutive is íkamish.

  • vaa kích upíti pakéevniikich, yôotva tu'iv, panani'íkam. The old woman was just saying, "Hurray, he's dead, my son-in-law." [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 018]


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  1. vaa kích upíti pakéevniikich " yôotva tu'iv, panani'íkam."
    The old woman was just saying, "Hurray, he's dead, my son-in-law."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  2. vaa kích upítih pakéevniikich " yôotva tu'ív panani'íkam."
    The old woman was just saying, "Hurray, my son-in-law is dead!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  3. (. . .) papihnîich upiip, " yôotva, nini'íkam.
    (He went upriver and met an old man living with his family.) The old man said, "Hurray, my son-in-law.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  4. " oo! yôotva, nini'íkam, yôotva.
    (The old man said), "Oh, hurray, my son-in-law, hurray!
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  5. " nipíti ' kêemachkoo nini'íkam.'"
    "I'm saying, 'My poor son-in-law!'"
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text