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ka'tim'îin Ishi Pishi Falls; also the adjacent rancheria, Katimin
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4130 | revised Jun 30 2014
ka'tim'îin • N • Ishi Pishi Falls; also the adjacent rancheria, Katimin
Literally: 'upriver edge falls'
Source: WB 835.13, p.358; JPH ethno
Note: Long vowel stays unchanged in compounds. Cf. ká'tiim kuma'îin 'upper dam' (JPH ethno ?:190).
- pa'asaxús'as ka'tim'iin'ástiip vás. The soft soapstone rock by the river at Katimin. [Reference: TK xxii.37]
- chavúra pâanpay ka'tim'îin yítha úkrii peekxaréeyav. Finally after a while one of the Spirit People was living at Katimin. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 007]
Sentence examples (4)
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ithâan mít káru naa kári nîinamich,
nanítaat upiip, "
sáruk nivâarameesh,
ka'tim'íin.
Once, I was also still little, my mother said, "I'm going downhill, to Katimin.Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play -
ka'tim'îin kun'iin.
They lived in Katimin.Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text -
pirishkâarim tupaatíraa ka'tim'iinkároom.
Grizzly Bear was carrying (her belongings) uphill from Katimin.Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text -
Mister Gifford pishíich mít ka'tim'îin u'úumat.
Mr. Gifford went first to Katimin.Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text