Ararahih'urípih
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ish to drink

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2936 | revised Dec 19 2014

ish • V • to drink

Derivatives (37; show derivatives)

Source: WB 689, p.349

  • axichatunvêech kun'íishti pamusmus'úchish. Children drink milk. [Reference: KV]
  • xás uxus, kíri páy kári vaa ni'ish. And he thought, "I wish I could drink that." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 046]

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  1. " íshaha" húm xâatik " kíri ni'ish"?
    Did you want to drink water?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. " íshaha" xaat íim " kíri ni'ish"?
    Do you want water?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  3. kári xás vúra taay panu'íishtih káru áamtih.
    We ate and drank a lot.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. xáyfaat i'ish panani'íshaha.
    Don't take my water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  5. fâat kuma'ish?
    What kind of drink (do you like)?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  6. íshaha tá ni'ish.
    I am drinking water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  7. pa'íshah ni'ísheesh.
    I am going to drink water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  8. pa'íshaha húm i'ísheesh?
    Do you want to drink water?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  9. íshaha húm i'ísheesh?
    Would you like some water?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  10. úchish húm i'isheesh?
    Are you going to drink milk?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  11. pajuice húm í'isheesh?
    Are you going to drink the juice?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  12. " vúra puna'ísheeshara."
    "I won't drink."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  13. xás kári too xus, " puna'ísheeshara."
    And he thought, "I won't drink."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  14. vúra vaa too xus, " puna'ísheeshara, naa ishpúk nikyâantih."
    He thought like that, "I won't drink, I'm going to get money."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  15. kári xás uxus, " payêem vúra ni'ísheesh pasaamvároo nimahaak."
    And he thought, "Now I'll drink when I see a creek.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  16. too xus, " ni'ísheesh pakáan ni'uumáhaak."
    He thought, "I'll drink when I get there."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  17. xás uxus, " kíri páy kári vaa ni'ish."
    And he thought, "I wish I could drink that."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  18. ii! xás uxus, " chími vaa kan'îishi peeshkéesh."
    Oh, he thought, "Let me drink from the river!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  19. xás uxus, " púya íf kâarim tá nikúupha, pachími ísheesh.
    And he thought, "How bad I do, being about to drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  20. xás uxus, " vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich."
    And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  21. vúra uum xára pookúkuri pa'íshaha, tu'ísh taay.
    He stooped down to the water for a long time, he drank a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  22. kári xás poopvôonsip taay tu'ish.
    And when he got up, he had drunk a lot.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  23. aas tá kun'íishvunaa.
    They ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  24. xás uxúti " vúra puna'ísheeshara ishkéesh'aas."
    And he thought, "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  25. " vúra puna'ísheeshara ishkéesh'aas."
    "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  26. xás uxúti " xâatik vúra ni'ish, peeshkéesh'aas.
    And he thought, "Let me drink the river water.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  27. kúna vúra pu'astíipich na'ísheeshara.
    But I won't drink by the bank.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  28. vúra ishkéesh'aachip xasík ni'ísheesh."
    I'll drink in the middle of the river.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  29. kári xás uxús " vaa pay'ôok xasík íshaha ni'ísheesh."
    And he thought, "Here I will drink water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  30. 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

  31. xás kúkuum vúra " xâatik vúra kumatêeshich kan'îishi."
    And again (he said), "Let me drink a little more."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

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

  33. xás vúra puxích tóo xrah, xás " chími íshaha kan'îishi."
    Then he got very thirsty, and (he thought) "Let me drink water!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  34. miník ni'ísheesh kâam."
    I'll drink upriver a ways."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  35. xás u'ísh.
    And he drank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  36. xás pooptáchvaayship xás kúkuum vúra u'ish.
    After he raised up, he drank again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  37. kári xás u'ish.
    And he drank.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  38. xás aas kun'íishvunaa.
    Then they ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text

  39. káru hâari tu'ísh káakum pa'ánav.
    And sometimes (the patient) drank some of the medicine.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  40. káru pu'íshaha kín'iishtihara.
    And we didn't drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text