Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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aha- / ahi- to burn

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #171 | revised Oct 31 2014

aha- / ahi- • V • to burn

Derivatives (4)
ahíram "fireplace, specifically for ceremonial purpose"
tuyvukmâam_va'ahíram "name of a fireplace near Orleans"
vitkirivâaram_mu'ahíram "name of a fireplace near Orleans"
a'ithram'ahíram "name of a fire place near Orleans"

Source: WB 39, p.315

Note: Bound stem, only occurring with derivational suffixes; rare; largely replaced by íinka (a/u).

See áah 'fire'

Sentence examples (2)

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  1. xás   vúra   tá   pu-'ah-ára  
    then   Intensive   PERF   NEG-burn-NEG  
    And it wouldn't burn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. xasík   p-aaxvahara-xárah-sas   ku-vêehkurih-eesh   yúux-ak   u-'ahí-tih-eesh  
    then.(future)   the-ptich-wood-long-PL   2pl(>3)-stick.into-FUT   dirt-Locative   3s(>3)-burn-DUR-FUT  
    You will stick the long pieces of pitch-wood in the sand, they will burn.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text