Giving

New expressions:

Give it to me.

škuuxu.

Give it (liquid) to me.

škuxčiraanu.

I’ll give it to you.

koxtee’u.

I’ll give it (liquid) to you.

koxteečiraanu.

Give me the medicine.

škuuxu kunaa’u’.

I’ll give you the pencil.

koxtee’u nanihkarookUx.

Give me water.

škuxčiraanu tstooxu’.

I’ll give you the coffee.

koxteečiraanu tskaatit.

Give me the coffee pot.

škuuxu kosčiinookUx.

♦ Often when talking about giving an item, the word for the item is incorporated, or inserted, into the word for giving. The final –u’ or –tš of the item is deleted in incorporation. ♦

story/song

naa’iituxu’

food

naakaanuunu’

meat, cooked food

anaxu’

rib

NIšaatu’

arrow

niišu’

bow

tⁱnaatš

gun

tⁱnaaku’

liquid

čiraanu’

Pattern:

He gives it to him.

ti’u.

He gives him a _____.

ti‐_____‐u.

He gave him a story/song.

tiraa’iitUxu.

He gave him songs/stories.

tiraa’iitUxtaanu.

He gave him food.

tiraakaanuunu.

He gave him the meat.

teeNAxu.

He gave him a rib.

tiRIšaatu.

He gave him an arrow.

tiriišu.

He gave him arrows.

tirištaanu.

He gave him a bow/gun.

titⁱnaaku.

He gave him liquid.

tičiraanu.

To give a way

New Expressions:

Give it (a way) to me.

škuxtaa’u.

I’ll give it (a way) to you.

koxteeraa’u.

I’ll give you the power.

koxteeraa’u waaRUxtii’u’.

Give me something good.

škuxtaa’u čiku’ niinakuunaaheeRA.

I’ll give you something good.

koxteeraa’u čiku’ niinakuunaaheeRA.

I’ll give you the songs.

koxteeraa’u naa’iituxu’.

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