Ararahih'urípih
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súva listen!; indicates that an action is audible, often translated 'he heard that . . .'

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5497 | revised Nov 10 2005

súva • INTERJ • listen!; indicates that an action is audible, often translated 'he heard that . . .'

Derivative (1)
súva_nik "so long!"

Source: WB 1261, p 381

  • ôok súva. I can hear it here. [Reference: Harrington "Grammar" 178]
  • súva ník asámyiith uxákeesh, ixusêesh tanupávyiihma. You will hear gravel sound, you will know we have arrived. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 151]

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  1. súva nik  
    so.long!  
    See you later!
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. súva   su’   kun-íxruunhi-tih  
    listen!   inside   3pl(>3s)-growl-DUR  
    I could hear them growling.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  3. 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

  4. mâa   vúrava   sâam   súva   vúrava   pa-pírish   ú-xaak-tih  
    look!   just   little.downhill   listen!   just   the-plant   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR  
    A little downhill I heard a noise in the brush.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  5. súva nik   tá   ni-mah  
    so.long!   PERF   1s(>3)-see  
    I see it later on (?)
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  6. súva nik   nu-máh-eesh  
    so.long!   1pl(>3)-see-FUT  
    I will see you later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  7. súva   nik   nu-pmáh-eesh  
    listen!   a.little   1pl(>3)-see.again-FUT  
    I'll see you again.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  8. súva ník   imáan  
    so.long!   tomorrow  
    See you tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  9. súva   ník   vúra   tá   nú-vyiihma   nú-p-eesh  
    listen!   a.little   Intensive   PERF   1pl(>3)-go.to.(pl.)   1pl(>3)-say-FUT  
    You will hear us arrive, we will say so.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  10. súva   ník   asámyiith   u-xák-eesh   i-xus-êesh   tá   nu-pávyiihma  
    listen!   a.little   gravel   3s(>3)-make.noise-FUT   2s(>3)-think-FUT   PERF   1pl(>3)-go.back.to.(pl.)  
    You will hear gravel sound, you will know we have arrived.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  11. ta'ítam   súva   t-u-pakúriihva  
    so   listen!   PERF-3s(>3)-sing.songs  
    So he heard them singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text