Ararahih'urípih
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xúus thought, mind, sense

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6971 | revised Feb 08 2016

xúus • N • thought, mind, sense

Derivatives (20; show derivatives)

Source: WB 1638.1, p.399

Note: Cf. xus 'think ; feel'

Sentence examples (19)

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  1. kári xás xúus u'úum.
    So he was treating him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  2. kári xás xúus kun'úum.
    Then Bluejay and Hummingbird were treating him together.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  3. kunpíip, " miník xúus tá nu'uum."
    They said "We treated him quite hard."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  4. kári xás kúkuum xúus u'úum.
    Again he treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  5. kári xás xúus u'úum.
    So he treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  6. kári xás xúus u'úum.
    He treated him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text

  7. xás káruk vúra... itíhaan vúra ithéekxaram xúus ni'éethti.
    And upriver ... I was taking care of him all night.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  8. xakáaniich iinâak páxuus u'uumútih.
    Just the two of them were indoors when he doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  9. hôoy íf akáray îin xuus i'éethtiheeshap.
    Nobody will take care of you.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  10. kári xás ta'ítam xúus u'uumáheen.
    Then they doctored her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text

  11. kári xás kunpiip, " akâay uum páxuus êethtiheeshan."
    And they said, "Who will take care of it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  12. kári xás upíip êeth, " naa ník xuus ni'êethtiheesh."
    And Slug said, "I'll take care of it."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  13. chavúra itaharéekxaram tá pu'ikviit-hítihara páxuus u'íruvooti pamuhrôohas.
    Finally he didn't sleep for ten nights, as he thought about his wives.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  14. vúra kích ukupitih, xuus u'íruvooti.
    He did only (this), he thought about them.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  15. íi, kári xás kunxus, " púya íf puxích too kúha, kíri xuus kun'uum."
    And they were thinking that she's really sick, that she needs to get doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  16. ta'ítam xás xúus u'uumáheen.
    Then she doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  17. ta'ítam xúus u'uumáheen.
    Then she (Bullhead) doctored her.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  18. xás upiip, " púxay vura, chími xuus kíik'uumih."
    And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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  19. úmpaan xúus u'uum.
    Then she doctored.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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