Ararahih'urípih
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pishîich first (of several); for the first time

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lexicon ID #4976 | revised Nov 08 2005

pishîich • ADJ • first (of several); for the first time Variant: píshiich.

Source: WB 1151.1, p.375

Note: Vowel is not shortened in compounds.

  • pishîich vúra pakunpiruvôonfuruk, yánava tooptharámpuukmaraheen. When they first come back in, behold she has already finished making acorn soup. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 069]
  • pishiich'ikrívraam the first house [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 159]

Sentence examples (14)


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  1. xás pimaníh'aama úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh."
    Then Summer Salmon said: “Human will eat me the first thing (when I get there).”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  2. káru uum achvúun úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh, pani'îipmahaak."
    And Hookbill said: “Human will eat me the first thing, when I get there.”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  3. káru akraah uum úpaanik "naa káru pishîich ni'ípaktiheesh xátikrupma."
    And the Eel said: “I will also get there first in the spring.”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  4. pi'êep, paniyáan'iiftihanhaak, pa'ôok káruk veethívthaaneen pishîich ni'úumhaak, papanámniik pishîich ni'úumhaak, naa vúra xakitrahyar káru yítha hárinay kích tá níkrii.
    Long ago, when I was young, when I first came to Karuk country, when I first came to Orleans, I was only 21 years old.
    Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
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  5. kári xás pihnêefich mú'aan píshiich kunkuníhuraa.
    And they shot Coyote's string up first.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  6. kári xás akvíishich upiip, " naa píshiich.
    And Wildcat said, "Me first.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  7. takús upiip, " naa píshiich niikrîishriheesh."
    Pelican said, "I'll sit down first."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  8. xás vúra mah'íitnihach pishíich u'imkatáxrahvarak.
    And (when she looked) the light was first coming down from upriver, early in the morning.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  9. píshiich pakun'áraarahiti pa'asiktávaansas ápkaas kun'íshumtih.
    As they lived at first, the women scraped iris leaves.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text

  10. pishiichtâapas kuníshriimtih.
    They shot at targets first of all.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  11. píshiich tá nu'ahíshriihvanva.
    First we went and set fires.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  12. aah píshiich tá kuníkyav.
    First they built a fire.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text

  13. 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