Ararahih'urípih
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asímchak to close one's eyes

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #662 | revised May 07 2014

asímchak • V • to close one's eyes

Derivation:  ásiv-chak
go.to.bed-closing.up

Derivative (1)
asimchákchakveenach "wren"

Source: WB 157.2, p.323; JPH ani 06:836

  • tani'asímchak xás tánihyiv. I shut my eyes and then I holler. [Reference: FS 27. Coyote Hollers for Bread. 012]
  • chími asimchâaki. Shut your eyes! [Reference: KT 138b.16]

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  1. kári xás kunipêer papihnêefich " i'asímchaaktiheesh ik.
    And they told Coyote, "You must keep your eyes closed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. púyava chavúra tá yíiv vúrava u'asímchaaktih.
    So finally he kept his eyes closed like that for a long ways.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  3. vaa ík vúra i'asímchaaktiheesh."
    You will have to keep your eyes closed like that."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  4. ta'ítam kúkuum u'asimchákaheen.
    Then (Coyote) closed his eyes again.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  5. kúna vúra i'asimchákeesh ík, xáyfaat ík itxâarihva.
    But you must close your eyes, you mustn't open them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  6. xás pihnêefich uum úyruuhriv, u'asímchaaktih.
    Coyote lay (there), he kept his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  7. xás vúra tu'ûuri póoyruuhriv, poo'asímchaaktih.
    And he got tired lying (there), keeping his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. kári xás kunipêer " vúra ík i'asímchaaktiheesh.
    And they told him, "You must keep your eyes closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  9. payêem ík vúra i'asímchaaktiheesh.
    This time you must keep your eyes closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  10. kári xás uxús " chími vúra kan'asimchâaki."
    Then he thought, "Let me just close my eyes!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  11. púyava patá ni'iik, xás tá ni'asímchak.
    When I struck, I closed my eyes.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  12. nu'asímchaaktih.
    We kept our eyes closed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text