Ararahih'urípih
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êeh to give (something) to (someone); to pay

Dictionary Entry
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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  1. 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 text
  2. xás   púraan      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 text
  3. ta'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 text
  4. kári   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 text
  5. pa-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
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  6.    ni-'aachíchha   pa-   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 text
  7. xás   pa-t-óo   kfuuyshur   xás   kári   pa-yítha   u-'êe   -'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 text
  8. xás   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 text
  9. xás   pa-'asáxvuh   kun-'êe   -'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 text
  10. kári   xás   u-pêer   pa--'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 text
  11. kári   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 text
  12. kári   p-eeshpúk      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 text
  13. xás   u-'êe   -'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