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êeh to give (something) to (someone); to pay
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lexicon ID #1227 | revised Nov 07 2014
êeh • V • to give (something) to (someone); to pay
Derivatives (2)
êehar "to go give (something) to (somebody)"
êehkoo "to offer (something) to (somebody)"
Source: WB 327, p.332
- tâak, na'êehi. Here, give it to me! [Reference: KV]
- itroopámahich ník kana'êeh. They only paid me five (dollars). [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 052]
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itnoopámahich ník kana-'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa-'íshpuk púva-xay kana-'êeh-ap káruma chími-heesh itha-kûusrah véenik mit pa-ni-ykára-naa-t five.each a.little 3pl>1s-give then so also Intensive the-dentalium.shells not.yet-not 3pl>1s-give-INV in.fact soon-FUT one-sun ago near.past NOMZ-1s(>3)-beat-PL-PAST They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textxás púraan tá kun-'êe pa-'áhup kun-íkshaah-tih "if yâamachich pa-'áhup then each.other PERF 3pl(>3s)-give the-wood 3pl(>3s)-laugh-DUR "truly pretty.(dimin.) the-wood They handed the wood to each other, they were laughing: "What nice wood!" Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textta'ítam u-'êeh-een pa-mu-yáfus so 3s(>3)-give-ANT the-3sPOSS-wear.dress Then she gave him her dress. Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full textkári xas u-'êe pa-xuun then then 3s(>3)-give the-acorn.soup And she gave him the acorn soup. Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full textpa-síkih na-'êeh-i the-spoon 2s/3s>1s-give-IMPER Hand me a spoon. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá ni-'aachíchha pa-tá na-'êe pa-mi-pákurih PERF 1s(>3)-be.happy NOMZ-PERF 2s/3s>1s-give the-2sPOSS-song I'm glad that you gave me your song. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full textxás pa-t-óo kfuuyshur xás kári pa-yítha u-'êe pá-'aah then NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) be.tired then then the-one 3s(>3)-give the-fire And when he got tired, then he gave the fire to the (next) one. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás kári uum pa-t-óo kfuuyshur yítha kúna t-u-'éeh then then 3.SG NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) be.tired one in.addition PERF-3s(>3)-give And when he got tired, he gave it to another one. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textxás pa-'asáxvuh kun-'êe pá-'aah then the-turtle 3pl(>3s)-give the-fire And they gave the fire to Turtle. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full textkári xás u-pêer pa-mú-'aramah chími pa-mi-'áka êeh-i pa-xuun then then 3s(>3)-say.to the-3sPOSS-child soon the-2sPOSS-father give-IMPER the-acorn.soup And she told her child, "Give your father his acorn soup!" Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári xás u-piip tâak naa ni-'êeh then then 3s(>3)-say give.me! 1sg. 1s(>3)-give And she said, "Here, I'm giving it to him." Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textkári p-eeshpúk tá kin-'éeh then the-dentalium.shells PERF 3pl>3pl-give Then (the whites) gave them money (i.e., coins). Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textxás u-'êe pá-'aan then 3s(>3)-give the-string And he gave him the rope. Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text