Where Mine Is

♦ In talking about one that is mine, or where mine is it is often necessary to specify the position of the object, whether sitting or standing, or for large objects like a piece of land that it is passing by in a line. In Arikara it is common for a phrase like my house, or my village to be said as a single word that means where my x is or the x that is mine. Here are several examples of such words and the meanings of their various parts. ♦

where mine is (sitting)

niinatⁱnihkUx

where yours is (sitting)

niiNAxinihkUx

where his is (sitting)

niinanuhkUx

where my house is

niinatⁱniinakaaWI

where your house is

niiNAxiniinakaaWI

where his house is

niinanuunakaaWI

where my village is

niinatⁱniinitAt

where your village is

niiNAxiniinitAt

where his village is

niinanuunitAt

where my door is

niinatⁱniineekaWI

where your door is

niiNAxiniineekaWI

where his door is

niinanuuneekaWI

where my bed is

niinatⁱnihkUxaaNU

where your bed is

niiNAxinihkUxaaNU

where his bed is

niinanuhkUxaaNU

where my land passes by

niinatⁱnihnunaanuhAt

where your land passes by

niiNAxinihnunaanuhAt

where his land passes by

niinanuhnunaanuhAt

where my bed is (sitting)

niinatⁱnihkUxaahkUx

where your bed is (sitting)

niiNAxinihkUxaahkUx

where his bed is (sitting)

niinanuhkUxaahkUx

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