Ararahih'urípih
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-riik place

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5180 | revised Nov 14 2014

-riik SUFF • place

Derivation -rii-k
-place-LOC

Derivatives (31; show derivatives)

Source: G614.7

  • pahípriik 'pepperwood place', a village name [Reference: G614.7]


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  1. saamvároo   ithyárukirukam   súva   as   ú-xaak-ti   itharípriik   vúra   hôoyvarihva  
    creek   on.other.side.of.river   listen!   rock   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR   fir.forest   Intensive   somewhere.or.other  
    On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  2. sáruk   áta   vúra   asá-riik   húm   fâat  
    downhill   maybe   Intensive   rock-place   or   what  
    By the river, in the rocks, or what?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play
  3. kári   xás   tishaníh-'uuth   u-píytuuykar  
    then   then   placename-out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river  
    And he kicked it out from tishániik.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  4. tishaníh-'uuth   úuth   u-piytúykaan-va  
    placename-out.to.water   out.to.water   3s(>3)-kick.into.river-PL.ACT  
    He kicked it out from tishánii
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play
  5. xás   ivaxrahá-riik   t-óo   skákish  
    then   dry-place   PERF-3s(>3)   jump.and.land  
    But he landed on dry ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  6. xás   pa-tishanih-yûum   u-kvíriprup   víri   kúna   kâam   pa-'îin   kun-'áharamu-ti      kun-ihmáravarak  
    then   NOMZ-placename-uphill.downriver   3s(>3)-run.off..downriver   so   in.addition   little.upriver   NOMZ-TOPIC   3pl(>3s)-follow-DUR   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.downstream.from.here.(pl.)  
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  7. xás   p-eethyáruk   kun-itkára-ti   axmáy   ú-mkuufha   kufípriik  
    then   NOMZ-across   3pl(>3s)-look.into.river-DUR   suddenly   3s(>3)-give.off.smoke   willow.grove  
    And when they looked across-river, suddenly there was smoke in the willow-grove.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  8. xás   pa--paa   u-p-íkvaatsip   kufípn-iich   xás   u-thárish  
    then   the-3sPOSS-boat   3s(>3)-ITER-put.on.shoulder   willow.grove-DIM   then   3s(>3)-put.down  
    And he picked up his boat, and put it down in a willow grove.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  9. kári   xás   hâari   vúra   pirísh-riik   pa-   kun-'áhoo   pa-mukun-yáfus   t-u-tatitítit  
    then   then   sometime   Intensive   plant-place   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-go   the-3plPOSS-dress   PERF-3s(>3)-be.tattered  
    And sometimes it was a brushy place where they traveled, their dresses got torn.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  10. kári   xás   kun-piip   uum   mâasuum   u-víik-tih   pahíp-riik  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say   3.SG   up.creek   3s(>3)-weave-DUR   pepperwood.tree-place  
    And people said, "She's weaving in the pepperwood grove, up the creek.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  11. xás   vaa   imfiráriik      kun-íkyav   vúra  
    then   so   hot.place   PERF   3pl(>3s)-make   Intensive  
    And they made it a hot place.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text
  12. víri-va   uum   tishrám-niik   pa-kun-íxtiivhi-tih  
    and.so-so   3.SG   valley-place   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-play.(athletic.games)-DUR  
    They played it on a level place.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  13. pa-kúnish   itharípriik   vaa   uum   káan   sarip-yêepshas  
    NOMZ-like   fir.forest   so   3.SG   there   hazel.twigs-good.(pl.)  
    The best hazel twigs are those where it is sort of a fir forest.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text
  14. vaa   kumá'ii   pa-yêepshas   pa-sárip   itharípriik   aayâach   vaa   uum   vâaram-sas   káru   xúnutich  
    so   because.of   NOMZ-good.(pl.)   the-hazel.twigs   fir.forest   it.was.because   so   3.SG   long-PL   also   flexible.(dimin.)  
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text
  15. xás   yuh'ará-riik   -vyiih-ship  
    then   Indian.from.downriver-place   1pl(>3)-go.(pl.)-up  
    Then we went to Crescent City.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text