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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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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 -
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 -
(. . .)
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 -
"
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 -
"
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