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yiivárih rather far; away
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7088 | revised Feb 12 2016
yiivárih • ADJ • rather far; away
| Derivation: | yiiv-varih |
| far-toward |
Derivatives (2)
yiivánihich "a little farther off"
yiivánihichha "to be careful"
Source: WB 1680.2, p.401
Note: Used as an exclamation in the meaning 'Go away!'
- kári xás pa'ávansas yiivárih kun'íipma. And then the men went a ways off. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 117]
- púyava paaxíich yiivárih tu'íipma xás toopviraxsîip. So when the child went away, she licked (the acorn soup) up. (pl.action) [Reference: WB T33.18]
Sentence examples (5)
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xás pihnêefich tóo piip
" yée naa,
yiivárih.
And Coyote said, "Hey, go away!Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text -
kári xás yiivári kúuk u'íipma,
kúkuum upítkaanvar.
Then he went away again, he went to spear fish again.Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text -
púyava paaxíich yiivári tu'íipma xás tóo pviraxsîip.
Then when the child went away, she licked it up.Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text -
pa'asiktávaan yiivári kúuk tu'íipma, tóo ktaamsip pa'ásip.
The woman goes away again, she carries off the bowl.Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text -
xás tu'ûusip pa'ípaha, xás yiivári kúuk tu'íipma.
He picks up the tree, and goes away again.Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text