Ararahih'urípih
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tíiv ear

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lexicon ID #6058 | revised Nov 03 2015

tíiv • N • ear

Derivatives (4)
akvatîiv "placename above Teneyck Creek"
tivtunvêech "horse"
tivxárahar "mule"
tivxárahsa "mule"

Source: WB 1394, p.387

Note: Cf. thitiv 'to hear'.

  • pamútiiv káru vúra aaxkúnishichas, vaa vúra pánaa neemúsahiti pananítiiv. His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 015]

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  1. chavúra tá pâanpay pamutiiv kúnish tatûupichas, too mxurukúvraan pamutiiv, tóo mtaránkoo.
    Then after a while his ears seemed to be small, his ears melted down, he was sweltering.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. tá pu'imtaranáamhitihara pamutiiv poopvôonsip.
    His ears were invisible when he got up again.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. vúra tatûupichas pamutiiv, too mxurukúvraan peemfíramuuk.
    They were little, his ears, they were melted with the heat.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

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

  5. pamutiiv káru vúra aaxkúnishichas, vaa vúra pánaa neemúsahiti pananítiiv.
    His ears are reddish too, just like my ears look.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text