Ararahih'urípih
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thiin / thiina- to have, to own, to own (one thing)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5916 | revised Jan 06 2016

thiin / thiina- • V • to have, to own, to own (one thing)

Source: WB 1448, p.389

Note: Cf. tâaraha (a/i) 'to own (several things)', e.g. axiichúm itâarati 'Do you have children?'

  • kíri asiktávaan nithíinati. I want to have a wife. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 005]
  • axiichúm ithiináti. Do you have a child? [Reference: KV]
  • vúra vaa kunthîinati pa'apxán'anamahach papihnîichichas pakunsuprávarati peehêeraha. The old men keep a small hat for measuring tobacco. [Reference: ??]

Sentence examples (16)


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  1. taay úm papúsihich úm ithiinátih um?
    Do you have lots of cats?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  2. Sally uum taay papúsihich uthiinátih.
    Sally has lots of cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  3. naa púsihich nithiinátih.
    I have a cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. naa áxak papúsihich nithiinátih.
    I have two cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  5. naa áxak púsihich nithiinátih.
    I have two cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  6. naa áxak papúsihich nithiinátih.
    I have two cats.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  7. panákish nithiinátih.
    I have a pig.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-15) | read full text
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  8. chishíih nithiinátih.
    I have a dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-15) | read full text
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  9. papúsihich húm ithiinátih?
    Do you have a cat?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  10. hãã papúsihich nithiinátih.
    Yes, I have a cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  11. âanxus uum káru pákuri uthiinátih.
    Weasel had a song.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  12. víriva vúra ávan uthiinátiheesh.
    She will have a husband.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  13. paninipákuri u'aapúnmahaak, víriva vúra ávan uthiinátiheesh, xáat asiktavankéem."
    If she knows my song, she will have a husband, (though) she may be a homely woman."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  14. axíich tóo thiinátih.
    She had a child.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  15. vúra tá pura fâat thiinátihara, vúra tá kunchifíchfip.
    He didn’t have anything, they beat him completely.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  16. púyava vúra vaa uthiináti papáthraam, xás kôokinay vúra u'ápiv, akâay áta mu'ífunih.
    So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text