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itníshuk to peek; to look out
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3397 | revised Feb 17 2015
itníshuk • V • to peek; to look out
| Derivation: | it-rishuk |
| look-out.of |
Source: WB 747.3, p.353
- víri pootníshuk víri uumyâach kunipthivrúhish úuth yurástiim. When he looked out, they had barely floated ashore at the ocean, on the beach. [Reference: WB T3.162]
- xás uxus, tîi kanitníshukvi, kári xás vaa káan xás utníshukva, téep u'aramsîiprihvarak. And (Coyote) thought, "Let me peek out!", and when he peeked out there, he had already come down from upriver. [Reference: WB T5.134]
Sentence examples (6)
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xás uxús pihnêefich "
tîi kanitníshuk."
And Coyote thought, "Let me look out!"Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text -
víri pootníshuk víri uumyâach kunipthivrúhish úuth yúrastiim.
When he barely looked out, they floated ashore out at the ocean, at the seashore.Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text -
xás uxus, "
tîi kanitníshukvi."
And (Coyote) thought, "Let me look out!"Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text -
kári xás vaa káan xás utníshukva tée p u'aramsîiprihvarak.
And when he looked out there, he had already come down from upriver.Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text -
xás kári upitníshukva.
And he looked out.Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text -
xás pa'avansaxichákaam utníshuk vasasúruk.
And the big boy was peeking out from under the blanket.Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text