Ararahih'urípih
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hôotah late

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1394 | revised Nov 03 2005

hôotah • ADJ • late

Derivative (1)
hôotaha "to be late; to be offended"

Source: WB 384, p.344

  • kúna uum pahootahyâaak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára îinara. But if (the salmon) come back at the wrong time, the world would come to an end. [Reference: KT 148.33]

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  1. taay   vúra   hôotah   pa-nú-kviit-ih-at   ipít   ikxáram  
    much   Intensive   late   NOMZ-1pl(>3)-sleep-DUR-PAST   yesterday   night  
    It was really late when we went to bed last night.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Julian Lang | Download | Play

  2. kúna   úum   pa-hôotah   yâak   nu-'ípak-ahaak   hínupa   ta-pu-'ára   íin-ara  
    in.addition   3.SG   NOMZ-late   good.place   1pl(>3)-come.back-when   surprise   PERF-NEG-person   exist-NEG  
    If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text