Ararahih'urípih
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ishvit / ishvita- piece, part, half

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3156 | revised Feb 10 2015

ishvit / ishvita- • N • piece, part, half

Derivation:  ishvit-a
detach-DEVERB

Derivatives (7)
apsun'íshvit "placename, where the whirlpool is at the mouth of the Salmon River"
araréeshvit "halfbreed"
axakyaníshvit "one half"
ikxanam'íshviitach "a little piece of the night"
ishvíitach "small woodpecker scalp, in which the red comes only halfway to the bill"
ishvit'áraar "halfbreed"
ishvit'ishrávar "half Scott Valley Indian"

Source: WB 739.1, p.352; JPH mat 07:498

  • ishvít iváxrah kuníkyav. They dried half of it. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 083]
  • tâak ishvit! 'Give me half! Give me a piece!' [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 403]

Sentence examples (5)

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  1. ishvitáva aaxkúnish.
    Part of it was red colored.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. peheeraha'íppa pakóo uthvúyttiihva pamushvitáva
    "Morphology of the Tobacco Plant"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  3. pamushvitáva
    its various parts or pieces
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  4. ishvít kóo tu'uum.
    He arrived as far as half-way (up the tree).
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  5. pamukúntiik ishvít kóo aas kun'áakkurihtih, pakun'axaychákishrihtih.
    They put their hands halfway into the water, when they took hold of (the gunwales).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text