Ararahih'urípih
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-ih / -ihi- Benefactive

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1526 | revised Oct 31 2014

-ih / -ihi- • SUFF • Benefactive

Derivatives (7)
axaktíkih "ring finger"
ikshúpih "to teach, to show"
iktávih "to hand (something) to (someone)"
ikxurikeekshupíhraam "school"
ikyéeh "to make for, gather for, bring to (a person)"
ithxúpih "to face toward"
iyúrih "to hand (something) to (someone)"

  • pakurîihvih(i) to sing to (someone) [Reference: WB notes]

Sentence examples (11)

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  1. nani-kîit   nee-kshúpih-eet  
    1sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman   2s/3s>1s-teach-PAST  
    My grandmother taught me.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
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  2. hínupa   pihnêefich   áxak   vúra   axiich   t-óo   kyéehi-naa  
    surprise   coyote   two   Intensive   child   PERF-3s(>3)   make.for-PL  
    The Coyote had made two babies for them.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. tá   née-kshupih  
    PERF   2s/3s>1s-teach  
    He made me understand.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  4. nee-ktávih-i  
    2s/3s>1s-hand.to-IMPER  
    Someone go get it for me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  5. kári   xás   u-píip   púya   kana-p-ikshúpih-i   pa-mikun-pákurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   and.so   2pl>1s-ITER-teach-IMPER   the-2plPOSS-song  
    And he said, "Hey, teach me your song again!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  6. cháas   nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih   tá   ni-'íinka  
    younger.brother   2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive   PERF   1s(>3)-be.on.fire  
    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  7. xás   kúkuum   vúra   t-óo   kpêehva   nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih   tá   ni-'íinka  
    then   again   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   shout   2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive   PERF   1s(>3)-be.on.fire  
    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  8. xákaan   vúra   kun-íkyeehi-ti   p-oo'-áv-eesh   áxak   vúra   u-páta-ti   pa-xuun  
    both   Intensive   3pl(>3s)-make.for-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-eat-FUT   two   Intensive   3s(>3)-eat.(acorn.soup)-DUR   the-acorn.soup  
    They both made for him what he was to eat, he ate two (servings of) acorn soup.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  9. víri-va   u-ksúpi   mú-kuut  
    so-so   3s(>3)-teach   3sPOSS-male.grandfather.through.woman  
    She taught her grandchild (how to hold the world-renewal).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  10. xás   kári   áv   tá   kun-íkyee  
    then   then   food   PERF   3pl(>3s)-make.for  
    And they gave her food.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text

  11. xás   u-piip   púxay   vura   chími   xuus   kíik-'uum-ih  
    then   3s(>3)-say   not.yet   Intensive   soon   thought   2pl(>3)-arrive-Benefactive  
    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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