Ararahih'urípih
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if to grow; (person) to grow up; (water) to boil; (bread) to rise

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1453 | revised Nov 07 2014

if V 1 to grow; (person) to grow up • 2 (water) to boil (lexicon ID #1454)3 (bread) to rise (lexicon ID #1455)

Derivatives (19; show derivatives)

Source: WB 400, p.335

  • panámniik u'ífanik. He grew up at Orleans. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 002]
  • pa'ípaha u'íifti. The trees are growing. [Reference: KV]


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  1. kôokaninay   vúr   u-'íif-tih  
    everywhere   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    They grow all over.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text
  2. payêem   vúra   vaa   káan   taay   u-'íif-ti   pa-káan   píins   kun-'úhthaamhi-tih-irak  
    now   Intensive   so   there   much   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   NOMZ-there   beans   3pl(>3s)-plant-DUR-where  
    They grow more now where beans are planted.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text
  3. astíip   vúr   u-'íif-ti   yúxnaam  
    shore   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   sand  
    It grows by the river in the sand.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  4. á'yaach   vúr   u-vêehrím-va   p-oo-'íif-ti   p-eehêeraha  
    straight.up   Intensive   3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-tobacco  
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  5. á'yaach   vúra   u-vêehrim-va   p-oo-'íif-ti   p-eheeraha-'íppa  
    straight.up   Intensive   3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-tobacco-tree  
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  6. káakum   vúra   a'vári   p-oo-'íif-ti   káru   káakum   vúra   âapunich  
    some   Intensive   high   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR   also   some   Intensive   low  
    Some [tobacco plants] grow low, some high.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  7. vaa   vúra   a'vari-ttâapas   u-'íif-ti   pa-'avansa-'ávahkamvari   t-u-'íff-ahaak  
    so   Intensive   high-most   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-man-towards.the.top   PERF-3s(>3)-grow-when  
    The highest that they grow is higher than man.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  8. vaa   vúr   u-p-if-yîi-mmu-ti   pa-'avansa-'ávahkamvari   t-u-'íff-ahaak  
    so   Intensive   3s(>3)-ITER-grow-far-to-DUR   the-man-towards.the.top   PERF-3s(>3)-grow-when  
    The highest it ever grows is higher than man.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  9. pa-yáan   vúr   u-'íif-ti-haak   puxxích   thúkkinkunish   p-eheeraha-'íppa   pa-chím   u-imtúpp-eesh-ahaak   vaa   kári   taváttavkunish  
    NOMZ-recently   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR-when   very.much   blue-green   the-tobacco-tree   NOMZ-soon   3s(>3)-be.ripe-FUT-when   so   then   light-colored  
    When it is just growing, the tobacco plant is real green, when it is already going to get ripe, it is then light-colored.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  10. p-eehêeraha   u-'íif-tih-irak  
    the-tobacco   3s(>3)-grow-DUR-where  
    place where tobacco grows
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  11. pa-mu-pírish   vúra   p-u-'ivrárasuru-tih-ara   sákriiv-sha   pa--psii   ípam   kunish   pa-mu-pirish-'ápsii   xákaan   u-'if-shúr-oo-tih-irak   sákriiv-sha  
    the-3sPOSS-plant   Intensive   NEG-3s(>3)-fall.off.(pl.)-DUR-NEG   hard-PL   the-3sPOSS-leg   sinew   sort.of   the-3sPOSS-plant-leg   both   3s(>3)-grow-off-PL.ACT-DUR-where   hard-PL  
    The leaves do not fall off, they are tough leaf-stemmed, thier leaves are like sinew, where the leaves grow off [from the stem] is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  12. vúra   ník   mít   vaa   kun-'aapúnmu-tih-at   pa-'úhish   u-'íf-eesh  
    Intensive   a.little   near.past   so   3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-PAST   NOMZ-pipe.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-grow-FUT  
    They Knew That Seeds Will Grow
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text
  13. kúna   vúra   vaa   kun-'aapúnmu-tih-anik   pa-'áraar   hôoy   vúrava   pa-'úhish   p-oo-kyívishrih-aak   vaa   vúra   íkiich   u-'íf-eesh   kun-'aapúnmu-tih-anik   vúra   vaa  
    in.addition   Intensive   so   3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC   the-human   where   just   the-seed   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-FUT   so   Intensive   maybe   3s(>3)-grow-FUT   3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC   Intensive   that  
    But the people knew, that if a seed drops any place, it will maybe grow up; they knew that way.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, They Knew That Seeds Will Grow (JPH_TKIC-IV.3) | read full text
  14. kúna   vúra   mít   pu-hári   úhish   ipshâanmu-tih-ap-hat   pa-'úhish   u-'íf-eesh  
    in.addition   Intensive   near.past   NEG-sometime   seed   take.back.(things)-DUR-NEG-PAST   NOMZ-pipe.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-grow-FUT  
    But They Never Packed Seeds Home
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text
  15. kúna   vaa   vúra   ník   kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik   pa-mukun-vôoh   muuk   vaa   káan   taay   u-'íif-ti   pa-káan   hitíhaan   kun-'ûupvu-tih-aak   pa-   yíth   vaa   káan   yáanchiip   taay   u-'íif-ti   yíth   pa-káan   kun-'uupvu-tih-aak  
    there   so   Intensive   a.little   3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC   the-3plPOSS-digging.stick   with.(by.means.of)   that   there   much   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-there   always   3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-DUR-when   NOMZ-PERF   other   so   there   next.year   much   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   other   the-there   3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-DUR-when  
    But they knew indeed that where they dig cacomites all the time, with their digging sticks many of them grow up, the following year many grow up where they dig them.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text
  16. vaa   kun-ipí-ti   pa-kun-'ûupvu-tih-aak   pa-tayîith   vaa   yâanchiip   kúkuum   taay   u-'íif-tih  
    so   3pl(>3s)-say-DUR   the-3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-DUR-when   the-Brodiaea   so   next.year   again   much   3s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    They claim that by digging Indian potatoes, more grow up the next year again.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text
  17. taay   tûupichas   u-'íif-ti   sú'   vaa   mu-pîimachich   pa-tayîith  
    much   small.ones   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   inside   that   3sPOSS-next.to   the-Brodiaea  
    There are tiny ones growing under the ground, close to the Indian potatoes.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text
  18. áfee-r      kun-vítrip   vaa   uum   pu-kúkuum   p-íif-tih-ara   -vaa   kun-'îinish-tih-aak   pa-yúux   u-xéetchich-hi-tih  
    bottom-having   PERF   3pl(>3s)-pull.up.(weeds)   so   3.SG   NEG-again   ITER-grow-DUR-NEG   the-that   3pl(>3s)-come.into.existence-DUR-when   the-dirt   3s(>3)-soft-DENOM-DUR  
    Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text
  19. vúra   xára   xás   vúra   t-u-'íf  
    Intensive   long.time   then   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-grow  
    And after a long time it raised.
    Source: Vina Smith, Biscuits (VS-23) | read full text
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  20. máh'iit   t-u-'íf   xás   vúra   t-óo   kyav   saraxútnahich  
    morning   PERF-3s(>3)-grow   then   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   make   pancake  
    In the morning it raised, and she made pancakes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Biscuits (VS-23) | read full text
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  21. itíhaan   vúra   vaa   ikpíhan   káru   xás   vúra   vaa   p-oo-'if   vúra   vaa   itíhaan   vúra   ikpíhan  
    strong   Intensive   that   strong   also   then   Intensive   that   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow   Intensive   that   strong   Intensive   strong  
    He is always strong, and when he grew up he was just always strong.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  22. íp   p-oo-'íf   xás   vúra   vaa   ikpíhan  
    PAST   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow   then   Intensive   that   strong  
    Growing up he was strong.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  23. p-oo-'íif-ti   xás   vúra   vaa   kâarim   vúra   púfaat   pu-'ûum   táay   vúra   púfaat  
    NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR   then   Intensive   that   bad   Intensive   nothing   NEG-barely   much   Intensive   nothing  
    When he was growing up he was poor, he didn't have hardly anything, he didn't have much.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  24. xás   vúra   vaa   t-u-'if  
    then   Intensive   that   PERF-3s(>3)-grow  
    He grew up that way.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  25. vúra   púfaat   uum   vúra   mu-'ám   mu-'uup   xás   vúra   vaa   kâarim   xás   vúra   vaa   p-oo-'íif-tih  
    Intensive   nothing   3.SG   Intensive   3sPOSS-food   3sPOSS-possession   then   Intensive   that   bad   then   Intensive   that   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    He didn't have any food or possessions, he was poor, that is how he grew up.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  26. vâaram   t-i-'íf  
    long   PERF-2s(>3)-grow  
    You grew tall.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  27. panámniik   u-'íf-anik  
    Orleans   3s(>3)-grow-ANC  
    He grew up at Orleans.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  28. víri   vaa   kúth   payêem   pa-xuntápan   kôokaninay   vúra   u-'íif-tih  
    so   that   because.of   now   the-acorn   everywhere   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    That's why the acorns grow everywhere now.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  29. kári   ithívthaaneen   t-óo   thárish   xás   pa-xuntápan      kun-íf-ar  
    then   land   PERF-3s(>3)   put.down   then   the-acorn   PERF   3pl(>3s)-grow-go.to  
    They were creating (lit., laying down) the world, and the acorns came to grow.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  30. yaxéek   vúra   nik   kun-xús-eesh   xuntápan   t-u-'íf-ar  
    you'll.see   Intensive   a.little   3pl(>3s)-think-FUT   acorn   PERF-3s(>3)-grow-go.to  
    They'll know (lit., think) that Tan Oak Acorn has come to grow.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  31. víri   îifuti      kun-ívyiihma   pa-káan   kun-íf-eesh   vúra   vaa   u-thivkêe-tih  
    and.so   sure.enough   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-grow-FUT   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-go.along-DUR  
    So sure enough, they arrived where they were going to grow, she accompanied them like that.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  32. itáharavan   kun-'íf-anik   tipahêer-as  
    ten.(animate)   3pl(>3s)-grow-ANC   brother-PL  
    Ten brothers grew up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  33. yáanchiip   táay   u-'íf-eesh   xuntápan  
    next.year   much   3s(>3)-grow-FUT   acorn  
    The next year many acorns will grow.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text
  34. kári   xás   yítha   uum   káan   u-'íf-anik  
    then   then   one   3.SG   there   3s(>3)-grow-ANC  
    And one (girl) had grown up there (at Orleans).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  35. ôok   kun-'íf-anik   ithivthanéen'aachip   áxak   ikxareeyav-'ifápiit-ich-as  
    here   3pl(>3s)-grow-ANC   center.of.world   two   spirit.person-young.unmarried.woman-DIM-PL  
    Two spirit girls grew up here at the middle of the world.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  36. kári   xás   pa-niinamichtâapas   iknûumin veekxaréeyav   pa--'arama   vaa   vúra   u-kupa-'íf-aha   pa--tiik   u-'ákchaak-tih   xákarari   pa--tiik   u-'ákchaak-tih  
    then   then   the-smallest   Burrill.Peak.spirit   the-3sPOSS-child   so   Intensive   3s(>3)-MODAL-grow-Modal   the-3sPOSS-hand   3s(>3)-close.hands-DUR   on.both.sides   the-3sPOSS-hand   3s(>3)-close.hands-DUR  
    And Burrill Peak Spirit's littlest child grew up this way, his hands were closed, both his hands were closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  37. kári   xás   vaa   u-piip   iimkun   úm   kúth   ni-'íif-tih   iimkun   úm   kumá'ii   ni-'íif-tih  
    then   then   so   3s(>3)-say   2pl.   or   because.of   1s(>3)-grow-DUR   2pl.   or   because.of   1s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    And he said, "Am I growing up for you people, am I growing up for your sake?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  38. naa   káru   vúra   káan   ni-'íif-tih  
    1sg.   also   Intensive   there   1s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    I am growing up here too!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  39. koovúra   vaa   u--tih   iimkun   úm   kúth   ni-'íif-tih  
    all   so   3s(>3)-say-DUR   2pl.   or   because.of   1s(>3)-grow-DUR  
    Every time, (kunâach'aa) said, "Am I growing up for you people?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  40. naa   káru   vúra   káan   ni-'íif-tih   kunâach'aa  
    1sg.   also   Intensive   there   1s(>3)-grow-DUR   bird.sp.  
    I am growing up here too, (I,) kunâach'aa!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  41. vaa   u-'íif-ti   pa--'iish  
    so   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-3sPOSS-flesh  
    Thus his flesh grew.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  42. pa-xuntápan   uum   kun-'ífik-tih   ípaha-k   kun-'íif-tih  
    the-acorn   3.SG   3pl(>3s)-pick.up-DUR   tree-Locative   3pl(>3s)-grow-DUR  
    They picked the acorns, they grew on trees.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text
  43. xás   pa-nunu-'ífunih   vúra   xávish   mûuk   nu-pákoo-tih   kíri   vâaram-as   u-'if   pa-nunu-'ífunih  
    then   the-1plPOSS-hair   Intensive   mock.orange   with.(by.means.of)   1pl(>3)-whip.hair-DUR   I.wish   long-PL   3s(>3)-grow   the-1plPOSS-hair  
    And we whipped our hair with syringa, (thinking), "Let our hair grow long!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text