Ararahih'urípih
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tah already, by now, now

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5562 | revised Dec 20 2015

tah ADV • already, by now, now

Derivative (1)
támit "already in the past"

Source: WB 1272, p.381

Note: Generally used at end of a clause; cf. proclitic ta- 'perfective'.

  • chavúra pâanpay tah, axmáy vúra húukava. Finally after a while, he went somewhere. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 044]


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  1. chavúra   pâanpay   vúra   vaa   kóo   tah   pa-vaa   káan   n-ithyúrurupuk-eesh  
    finally   after.while   Intensive   so   as.much.as   already   NOMZ-so   there   1s(>3)-drag.out-FUT  
    After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. támit   u-'ív-at  
    already.in.the.past   3s(>3)-die-PAST  
    "He died."
    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. ayu’âach   púfaat   pa-'ávansa   iináak   pa-nini-'ákah   uum   támit   u-'ív-at  
    it.was.because   nothing   the-man   placename   the-1sPOSS-father   3.SG   already.in.the.past   3s(>3)-die-PAST  
    It was because there was no man in the house, my father had died.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full text
  4. nini-vási   vúra   vitkini-yâach   tah  
    1sPOSS-back   Intensive   ridge-Intensive   already  
    My back is a regular ridge by now.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  5. chavúra   xára   tah   axmáy   asámyiith   ú-xak  
    finally   long.time   already   suddenly   gravel   3s(>3)-make.noise  
    Finally it was a long time, (when) suddenly gravel sounded.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  6. káan   pihnêefich   ú-krii   mu-yeeripáxvu   xákaan   kun-'iin   mu-hrôoha   támit   u-'ív-at  
    there   coyote   3s(>3)-live   3sPOSS-adolescent.girl   both   3pl(>3s)-(two).be   3sPOSS-wife   already.in.the.past   3s(>3)-die-PAST  
    Coyote lived there, he and his daughter lived, his wife had died.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  7. kári   xás   víri-va      kun-kuupha   pa-'írahiv   tah      kun-pifkutíshiiprin  
    then   then   so-so   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do   the-world-renewal.ceremony   already   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.on  
    Then (the Indians) made the world-renewal ceremony, they put (the handkerchiefs) on.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text
  8. payêem   uum   tá   kóo   pa-tur   chishíi   mûuk   uum   tah  
    now   3.SG   PERF   all   the-carry.in.wood-basket   dog   with.(by.means.of)   3.SG   already  
    Now the use of burden baskets is all gone, it is with horses now.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text
  9. víri   payêem   kuyraak   tah   pa-'ávansa  
    so   now   three   already   the-man  
    Now by this time there are three men.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text