Ararahih'urípih
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-a deverbative

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lexicon ID #1 | revised Jan 27 2014

-a • SUFF • deverbative

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Note: Alternates with zero, as in pathrih(a) 'rain', from pathrih 'to rain'.

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  1. karu   kâakum   kuma-tupichas--h-á-yaach-as   xakinivki'itráhyar   chávura   ni-mma   koovura  
    also   some   3sPOSS-small.ones-DENOM-DEVERB-Intensive-PL   seventy   finally   1s(>3)-see   all  
    Then there were a lot of smaller ones, so that in the end I had seventy dollars in all.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. p-eheeraha-'íppa   uum   vúra   iváxr-a   kúnish   koovúra   pu-'ássar-hara   sákriiv  
    the-tobacco-tree   3.SG   Intensive   be.dry-DEVERB   sort.of   all   NEG-juicy-NEG   hard  
    The tobacco plant is all dryish, it is not juicy, it is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  3. xás   yánava   éeruun   vúra   impuk-á-ch-nih-ich  
    then   visible   vacant   Intensive   be.warm-DEVERB-DIM-place-DIM  
    And he saw it was vacant, it was a nice warm place.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  4. t-u-yáavha   pa-vá-'iipm-a  
    PERF-3s(>3)-hurry   the-3sPOSS-return-DEVERB  
    He was in a hurry to get back (home).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  5. imustih-a-yêepsha   káru   akúnvaan-sa  
    look.at-DEVERB-good.(pl.)   also   hunter-PL  
    They were good-looking and (good) hunters.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   t-u-pikyaan-á-yaach-ha  
    then   then   PERF-3s(>3)-finish-DEVERB-Intensive-DENOM  
    And he finished it good.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text

  7. p-eekxúrar   púva-xay   thivrúhish   koovúra   axupa-'ithvu-tih-ar-a-múrax  
    the-evening   not.yet-not   float.ashore   all   dressed.deermeat-pack-DUR-INST-DEVERB-nothing.but  
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

  8. xás   vúra   uum   vik-a-kêemich  
    then   Intensive   3.SG   weave-DEVERB-bad.(dimin.)  
    And she was a poor weaver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  9. púyava   p-oo-táyiithh-ara-ti   yíiv   vúra   tá   kun-'aramsípriin   kún-ikvárish-tih   xáat   káru   vik-a-kêemich  
    you.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-lash-INST-DUR   far   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-start.out   3pl(>3s)-buy-DUR   may   also   weave-DEVERB-bad.(dimin.)  
    So when she lashed the base of a basket with them, people came from far away, they bought from her, (though) she might be a poor weaver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  10. u-peechkanvichv-á-ra-hi-tih  
    3s(>3)-gamble-DEVERB-having-DENOM-DUR  
    There was gambling.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text