Ararahih'urípih
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xánahishich a little while

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6781 | revised Feb 02 2016

xánahishich • ADV • a little while

Derivation:  xánahich-ich  (= xára-ich-ich)
after.while-DIM  (= long.time-DIM-DIM)

  • taxánahishich upíkrii. He was there a little while in the house. [Reference: KS 9. Lizard and Grizzly 035]
  • xás vaa pakunsáanva, púva xánahishich vaa káan áraar u'ív mukunpîimach. And as for what they brought, not long after, a person was dying there near them. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 139]

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  1. îifiti tá xánahishich chími axmay urikirikiha.
    A while afterwards all at once there was a sound of people walking.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. chavúra tá xánahishich chími axmáy u'áasish patáprihak, vúra tóo mchax tá pukunish kêenatihara.
    Then after a while all at once he lay down on the pavement, he was hot, it was like he couldn't move.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. viri ta xánnahishich koovúra kuníkmuum achvúun, atipimámvaan kunkoohímmach'va.
    Then they all pitched on to Hookbill, they felt sorry for Buzzard.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

  4. chavúra tá xánahishich tíik mûuk vúra tumutváraatih.
    Then a little while after he was just feeding it into his mouth by the handful.
    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. cháva tá xánahishich yánava xákaan vúra tá kunímuutaraha.
    Sure enough, in a little while they saw they were both pregnant.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. púyava vúra xánahishich káan tá kun'iin.
    So they stayed there for a little while.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text