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kaná- marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)
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lexicon ID #3738 | revised Aug 12 2014
kaná- • PREF • marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)
Sentence examples (19)
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chímiva púxay vúraxay kaneekvárishap.
But it turned out that I couldn't.Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text -
kári xás pamukunaxvâa kich kaneekvárish.
Then they bought just the heads from me.Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text -
itnoopámahich ník kana'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa'íshpuk púvaxay kana'êehap káruma chímiheesh ithakûusrah véenik mit paniykáranaat.
They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text -
" kíri kanaxusêer puthitíimtihara."
"I wish they would think about me that I can not understand."Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text -
vaa uum hôoy vúrava kanéeptaatripaavish."
That way they will hook me out somewhere.Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text -
káruma uum pihnêefich uxúti "
xáy kanátaatripaa."
Coyote was thinking, "Let them not hook me out."Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text -
vaa uum kana'êethripaavish."
Then they'll hook me out."Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text -
xás upíip
" oo!
tá kanéepshaamkir.
And he said, "Oh, they've left me!Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text -
pavúra ixusáhaak, '
kúnish chí kaneeykáreesh vúra,'
ikpêehveesh ík.
Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout.Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text -
kári xás pa'ûumukich u'uum,
kári xás uxús
" hûut kúth papukana'aachichhîivriktihara."
Then when he got near, then he thought, "Why aren't they happy to see me?"Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
kóova kíri kanéepshaamkir.
They wanted so much to leave me behind.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text -
ayu'âach kanaxúseenti '
kâanimich.
It was because they thought, 'She's poor.Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text -
pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh,
káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan."
However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text -
íp kanéepeerat
' xáyfaat ôok inaa'."
They told me, 'Don't go up there.'"Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text -
upíip
" naa nixútih tá kanapápivaruk.
He said, "I think they're coming to look for me."Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text -
xás pa'avansáxiich uxús
" fâat áta kúth pávaa kanéepeentih."
And the boy thought, "I wonder why I was told that?"Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text -
" púya mâam kanéepeentih,
axicha'êechkeepuhich níkrii."
"Say, I'm told uphill, I'm a kidnapped child!"Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text -
ayu'âach kanéepeentih,
axicha'êechkeepuhich níkrii."
It was because it was told to me, I'm a kidnapped child."Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text