Ararahih'urípih
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-'íshiip most; best

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2960 | revised Nov 17 2014

-'íshiip • ADJ • most; best

Derivatives (12; show derivatives)

Note: Occurs added to nouns.

  • uum vúra mahnûuhvanach pafateekyavan'íshiiphanik. Chipmunk always was the best worker (for making the food). [Reference: Chipmunk & Hummingbird 003]
  • xás kári koovúra peeshnanich'íshiipsha kuma'áraar yíchaach úkyav. And he gathered together all the fastest kinds of people. [Reference: WB 10 Coyote Steals Fire 015]

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  1. naa   yéeshiip  
    1sg.   best  
    I'm very good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  2. xás   kári   koovúra   p-eeshnanich-'íshiip-sha   kuma-'áraar   yíchaach   ú-kyav  
    then   then   all   the-light-most-PL   3sPOSS-human   together   3s(>3)-make  
    So he gathered together all the swiftest people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  3. iim   pa-'avah-éeshiip-heesh  
    2sg.   the-food-best-FUT  
    You will be the best food.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  4. ta'ítam   iinâak   u-p-oonvá-furuk   pa-mu-hrôoh-as   ikmahachram'íshiip  
    so   indoors   3s(>3)-ITER-take.(people)-indoors   the-3sPOSS-wife-PL   Katimin.sweathouse  
    So he took his wives back into the sacred sweathouse.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  5. vaa   uum   pa-paaxkív-tih-an   uum   p-eekpihan-'íshiip   káru   p-eeshnanich-'íshiip  
    so   3.SG   NOMZ-win.(game)-DUR-Participial   3.SG   the-strong-most   also   the-light-most  
    The winners were the strongest and the swiftest.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  6. ikmahachram'íshiip   kúuk   tá   nu-'íipma  
    Katimin.sweathouse   to   PERF   1pl(>3)-return  
    We went back to the sacred sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text