Ararahih'urípih
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ûumukich near, close by

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6312 | revised Nov 11 2005

ûumukich • ADJ • near, close by

Derivative (1)
umukíchmahich "every little way"

Source: WB 1485, p.391

  • kári xás ûumukich tu'uum. And he got close. [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 035]
  • kúna vúra púvaa mít ihrúuvtihapha, pa'ûumukich veehêeraha. But they never used that, the tobacco near the houses. [Reference: TK 78.9]

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  1. kári xás ûumukich tu'uum.
    And he got close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  2. vúra ûumukich vúra tu'uum
    He got real close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. xás úmuustih, vúra uum táay pa'íshaha, vúra ûumukich.
    And he looked; there was a lot of water, just close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  4. ûumukich vúra tóo muustih pakuntákiritih.
    Nearby he looked at them leaching.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. vúra vaa uthítiimti poopakurîihvutih vúra tá ûumukich, " kitâana kitâana íiyaa."
    He heard the singing that way just close by, "kitâana kitâana îyaa."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  6. xás upíip " yee! vúra ník kúnish ûumukich.
    And he said, "Say, it's kind of close!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  7. yukún peethívthaaneen vúra thúkinkunish xás kúnish ûumukich.
    The earth is so green and kind of close.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  8. páanpay vúra tá ûumukich.
    Finally he was close.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  9. kári xás pa'ûumukich u'uum, kári xás uxús " hûut kúth papukana'aachichhîivriktihara."
    Then when he got near, then he thought, "Why aren't they happy to see me?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  10. vúra ûumukich tu'uum.
    She was getting near.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  11. kári xás chavúra ûumukich tu'uum.
    And finally she came close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  12. chátik vúra tá ûumukich.
    Finally he was close by.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  13. xás púyava vúra tu'íhuni tá ûumukich.
    And so he danced down close.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  14. kári xás unhíshriihva koovúra pa'ûumukich pa'áthiith, impaak unhíshriihva.
    And she tied all the hazel branches nearby, she tied them across the path.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  15. víriva vúra ûumukich tóo máh papúufich.
    He would see the deer close by.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Deer Hunting" (WB_KL-70) | read full text