Pick It Up

Single Item

New expressions:

Pick it up!

šuxkuxIt.

He picked it up.

tikuxIt.

Pick up the bag.

šuxkuxIt kAxiitš.

The boy picked up the ball.

wiinaxtš tikuxIt xawos.

Pick up the cup.

šuxkuxIt koosarikA.

The woman picked up the baby.

sapat tikuxIt piira’u’.

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

rock

kanitš

bone

čiišu’

pot of cooking meat

čiraahaanu’

liquid

čiraanu’

meat

tsastš

Pattern:

He picked up a _____.

ti‐____‐kuxIt.

He picked up a rock.

tikaNItkuxIt.

He picked up a bone.

tičiškuxIt.

He picked up a pot of meat.

tičiraahAhkuxIt.

He picked up the water.

tičiRAhkuxIt.

He picked up the meat.

titsaskuxIt.

Multiple Items

New expressions:

Pick them up!

šuxtoosit.

He picked them up.

tiroosit.

Pick up the wood.

šuxtoosit natš.

Pick up the little puppies.

šuxtoosit saats.

He picked up the arrows.

tiroosit niišu’.

He picked up the dried meat.

tiroosit tapahtu’.

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

rock

kanitš

meat

tsastš

gun

tⁱnaaku’

bow

tⁱnaatš

Pattern:

He picked up _____.

ti‐____‐r˟oosit.

⇒ ˟ This letter may change depending on the sound that comes before it.

He picked up the rocks.

tikaNIhnoosit

He picked up the meat.

titsastoosit

He picked up the bow (and arrows).

titⁱnaahnoosit
Horses