Ararahih'urípih
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púva not yet

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5151 | revised Aug 23 2005

púva • ADV • not yet

Source: WB 1171.5, p.375

Note: Occurs with zero subject prefix in verb form, e.g. púva páthrih 'It hasn't rained yet'.

  • kári xás vúra púva yiiv uum. And they hadn't yet gone very far (uum 'arrive'). [Reference: WB T9.30]
  • píshiip yúfivkam toomsúsurishuk, kári púva taxrar. (The smoke) comes out of his nose before he opens his mouth. [Reference: TK 193.31]

Sentence examples (9)


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  1. 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

  2. yúxnaam vaa káan... púva, néehruuvtihara payúxnaam.
    Never there in the fine sand, I didn't use the fine sand.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  3. páramvuram kári púva kunsárukanik.
    They hadn't brought in cookpots yet.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  4. púva uum pakáan upachnuteesh.
    He did not get there yet where he was going to suck (dentalia).
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  5. púva xay vúr úruha.
    It has not budded yet.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Phases of Flowering (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.j.a1') | read full text

  6. xás uum pihnêefich káru vúra púva haríxay maahvúnaa.
    And Coyote had never yet seen them either.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  7. kári xás vúra púva yiiv uum.
    They hadn't yet gone very far.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  8. peekxúrar púvaxay thivrúhish, koovúra axupa'ithvutiharamúrax.
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

  9. puvéek vúra uchvánihich tóo krii, tá kunpavyíhish.
    (The sun) was not yet well out, (when) they got back.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text