Ararahih'urípih
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-yárar / -yarara- married woman

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7042 | revised Feb 11 2016

-yárar / -yarara- • N • married woman

Derivatives (2)
xakanyárar "co-sister-in-law, sister-in-law of one's brother"
yáraraha "(woman) to get married"

Source: WB 1658, p.400

Note: Used only in combinations such as yararápiit 'newly married woman' (with píit 'new') xakanyárar 'co-sister-in-law' (with xákaan 'together').

  • vúra uum yararápiit vúra kámtuunti. Let the new married woman be carrying it. [Reference: WB 15: Coyote As Lawmaker 016]

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  1. vúra   uum   yarará-piit   vúra   kám-tuun-tih  
    Intensive   3.SG   married.woman-new   Intensive   3s(>3)-carry.in.wood-basket-DUR  
    Let the new married woman be carrying it."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote As Lawmaker" (WB_KL-15) | read full text

  2. xás   u-xús   xâatik   ni-pêer   chími   yárarah-i  
    then   3s(>3)-think   it's.better   1s(>3)-say.to   soon   (woman).marry-IMPER  
    And he thought, "Let me tell her, 'Get married!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  3. xâatik   vúra   yárarah-i   iim   t-ée   kêechha  
    it's.better   Intensive   (woman).marry-IMPER   2sg.   PERF-2s(>3)   be.big  
    You should get married, you've gotten big.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text