Ararahih'urípih
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mi- your (singular, possessive)

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lexicon ID #4238 | revised Aug 12 2014

mi- • PREF • your (singular, possessive)

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  1. akâay uum mi'áraar?
    Who are your relations?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. xas kunpavyíihfuruk, xas kun'ipêer, "chu pihnîich pay miváfish."
    And then (the ten young men) came in, and they said, "Here, old man, here is your liver!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  3. xas upíip, "pihnîich ifunihaxarah'íshara pami'ífunih."
    And he said, "Old man! What long hair you have!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  4. iim káru vúra vaa míkyav.
    That's your way of doing it.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. naa káru vúra vaa naníkuupha naa, káru vúra iim vaa míkuupha vaa peepáathkuri káru.
    That's my way of doing it, and that's your way of doing it, when you throw it in the water.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  6. vúra puharíxay pikyáareesh pamívik.
    You'll never finish your weaving.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  7. xas pamúkîit upeer: " tâak pamiyáfus níxraam."
    And he told his grandmother: “Give me your dress. Let me bet it.”
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  8. íp nimáhat pamiheerahappírish.
    I saw your good for nothing tobacco weeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  9. misúpaah yav!
    Happy birthday!
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  10. mívu pithxáhi.
    Clean your teeth.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  11. mívaas pishnákarishuk.
    Take your clothes off.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  12. mívaas pásasip.
    Put your clothes on.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  13. mi'ífunih ipxátihi.
    Comb your hair.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  14. áv mi'ávaha, pa'ávaha.
    Eat the food, your food.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  15. áv pami'ávaha.
    Eat your food.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  16. mítiik pákxuuyvi.
    Wash your hands.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about morning activities (LA-03) | read full text
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  17. pamikáfih chími ni'imfíreesh.
    I'm going to heat up your coffee.
    Source: Sonny Davis, Sentences about body parts, etc. (SD-01) | read full text
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  18. hôoy pamí'aramah?
    Where is your child?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers (VS-01) | read full text
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  19. hôoy pamítaat?
    Where is your mother?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers (VS-01) | read full text
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  20. hûut úthvuuyti pamihrôoha?
    What is your wife's name?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  21. pamíthvuy uum Vina.
    Your name is Vina.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  22. hôoy pamipôor?
    Where are your pants?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  23. hôoy pami'áan?
    Where is your rope?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  24. hôoy pamichíshiih?
    Where's your dog?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  25. hôoy pamipûuvish?
    Where's your bag?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  26. hôoy pamipúsihich?
    Where is your cat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  27. hôoy pamiputíruh?
    Where is your potato?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  28. fâat uthivtákoo pamíxvaah?
    What is on your head (inanimate object)?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  29. yâamach míxvaah.
    Your head is pretty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  30. iim tee tákav pamífyiiv.
    You are making fun of your friend.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  31. îikam pa'ipít nimah mí'aramah.
    I saw your child outside yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  32. ipyukúkuh pamiyukúkuh.
    Put on your shoes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
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  33. ipyukúkuhsuru miyukúkuh.
    Take your shoes off.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
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  34. mikrívraam ni'úumeesh.
    I am going to your house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
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  35. nikvíripeesh pamikrívraam.
    I am going to run to your house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
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  36. nikpúuhmeesh pamikrívraam.
    I am going to swim to your house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about putting and motion (VS-12) | read full text
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  37. naa iinâak níkxipmeesh mikrívraam.
    I am going to fly into your house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  38. hûut uum pamípaah ikyâatih?
    How did you make your boat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions (VS-16) | read full text
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  39. pamitípa ipêen ôok naa.
    Go get your brother.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  40. mitípa ipêen ôok naa.
    Go get your brother.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  41. hûut míthvuy?
    What's your name?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  42. akâay iim mi'áraaras?
    Who are your relatives?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  43. akâay mi'áraaras?
    Who are your relatives?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  44. hûut kích pamítaat?
    How's your mother?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  45. hûut kích pami'ákah?
    How's your father?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  46. hûut iim míthvuy?
    What's your name?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  47. koovúra vúra miputíruh nitháfipeesh.
    I am going to eat all of your potatoes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  48. pamívu pithxáhi!
    Brush your teeth!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  49. ipyukúkuhi pamiyukúkuh!
    Put on your shoes!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  50. kiipyukúkuhi pamiyukúkuh, Andrew káru Line!
    Andrew and Line, put on your shoes!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  51. hôoy pamiishxâar?
    Where is your fishing pole?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  52. iim púfaat mitikakvánaach.
    You don't have a ring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  53. púfaat uum mi'ávan.
    You don't have a husband.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  54. yáv pamífyiiv.
    Your friend is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  55. miyukúkuh uum vaa.
    Those are your shoes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  56. puptaxátiihtihara pami'ífunih.
    You didn't comb your hair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  57. hûut pamíthvuy?
    What's your name?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  58. akâay pami'áraaras?
    Who are your relatives?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  59. hôoy pamíchnaat?
    Where is your rat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  60. hûut tu'íin pami'ápsiih?
    What's wrong with your leg?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  61. púfaat mikáfih.
    You haven't had your coffee.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  62. íkiich pami'ávansa teexviphûunish.
    Maybe you got mad at your man.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  63. íkiich ápapkam vaa mi'asímnaam itxâariheen.
    Maybe you woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  64. hôoy pamisíkih?
    Where is your spoon?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  65. akâay uum pami'ávan?
    Who is your husband?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  66. hûut kích pamitúnviiv?
    How are your children?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  67. hûut kích pamí'aramah?
    How is your child?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  68. xás kanéepeenti, " pamichíshiih mít uum êen úkuuyvanik.
    And they were telling me, "A board fell on your dog.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  69. tá nitápkuup pamipákurih.
    I like your song.'"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  70. xás pihnêefich upiip, " ishávaas, tá nitápkuup pamipákurih.
    Then Coyote said, "Nephew, I like your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  71. chími árihish pamipákurih, kíri ni'ítap."
    Sing your song, let me learn it!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  72. tá ni'aachíchha patá na'êe pamipákurih.
    I'm glad that you gave me your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  73. pamítiiv aaxkúnish."
    Your ears are red."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  74. xás upíti " chími pami'áka pimúsan."
    Then (her husband) said, "Go see your father again."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  75. upêer " pamí'arama nikvárakuktih."
    He said, "I am coming to buy your child."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  76. xás âanxus upíip " pamí'arama nihrôohaheesh."
    And Weasel said, "I'm going to marry your child."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  77. âanxus uhyívchak " sâam utháaniv pamí'aama.
    Weasel interrupted, shouting, "Your salmon is lying just down hill.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  78. kári xás upêer " mâa páy pamikinínaasich."
    And he said, "Here's your pets."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

  79. xás kunpiip, " arákaas, mâa páy pamiváfish."
    And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  80. mâa páy pamiváfish."
    Here, this is your liver!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  81. páy uum pumi'ífunihara."
    This isn't your hair."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  82. kári xás upíip " hári ti'áhachakunaa pamitúnviiv.
    Then (his wife) said, "You held out on your children at various times.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  83. koovúra mímyaahti vaa ikupítiheesh, fátaak á' ikûuntakoovish.
    All your life you will be doing that, you will sit on something above.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  84. hûutva kóo mímyaahti pati'ívahaak púra fâat vúra îin aamtíheeshara.
    All your life, when you die, nothing will eat (you).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  85. víri tá mihrôoha pirishkâarim tutáayvaar pami'íin."
    Your wife, Grizzly Bear, spoiled your falls."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text

  86. xás xuntápan kunipêer " hûut iim u'íinati kúth papu'ipthíthaheen pamípxaan."
    And they said to Tan Oak Acorn, "What's the matter with you that you didn't finish weaving your cap?"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  87. " pamítaat kúmateech xasík u'ípakeesh."
    "Your mother will come back later today."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  88. xás upêer pa'avansáxiich " imáankam sáruk astíip pamíchaas xákaan ík kuyâarameesh ikxúrar.
    And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  89. kári xás upêer pamú'aramah, " chími pami'áka êehi paxuun."
    And she told her child, "Give your father his acorn soup!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  90. kári xás upíip pihnêefich, " yee! hûut inísheesh pamí'aan, húuk paathmi.
    And Coyote said, "Hey, what are you going to do with your string, throw it (away) some place!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  91. xás upiip " víri hûut ikupa'eethríshukvahiti pamímyah."
    And she said, "How do you take out your heart?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  92. kári xás kunipêer, " mímyaahti, hûutva kóo mímyaahti vúra iim fátaak asasúruk vaa káan i'ifchíkinkutiheesh.
    And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  93. xás áchkuun kunipéer, túus upiip, " pamipakuhíram tu'ífikaraha paxuntápan."
    And Swamp Robin was told, Mockingbird said, "They're picking the acorns at your acorn-picking grounds."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text

  94. xás kári áchkuun upiip, " úma pamímvir, ikriróov, tóo páx pa'áama."
    And Swamp Robin said, "They've caught the salmon at your fishery, Ikrirôov."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Mockingbird and Swamp Robin" (WB_KL-43) | read full text

  95. kári xás upiip, " naa ni'aapúnmuti ' pamihrôovas hôoy kun'iin.'"
    And he said, "I know where your wives are."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  96. yúruk ithyáruk víri káan kun'íin pamihrôohas.
    Your wives are there on the other side of the ocean.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  97. víriva káan ípmaahvunaavish pamihrôohas."
    There you will find your wives again."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  98. " yáxa chími pamíyuup."
    "Look, let me (fix) your eyes."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

  99. yíiv yúruk xás pamítaat úkrii.
    And your mother lives far downriver.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  100. vaa káan pamítaat úkrii."
    That's where your mother lives."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text

  101. kári xás upéer, " páy húm mi'ífunih."
    And he said, "Is this your hair?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text