Ararahih'urípih
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ikvêesh / ikvêeshrih- to spend the night; to camp

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2186 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikvêesh / ikvêeshrih- • V • to spend the night; to camp

Derivation:  ikvay-ish
rest.on-down

Derivative (1)
ikveeshríhraam "campground"

Source: WB 531.3, p.341

  • káan íp ukvêeshrihat. She stayed there all night. [Reference: KV]
  • kúna vúra áxakiich ík vúra kukvêeshriheesh. But you must stay only two nights. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 083]

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  1. xas   pishyávpiish   vaa   kaan   ni-kvêeshrih-ar  
    then   autumn   so   there   1s(>3)-spend.night-go.to  
    The next autumn I went back and camped there.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "How I Found Gold" (DAF_KT-05b) | read full text

  2. xás   masúruk   saamváru-k   ni-kvêesh  
    then   up.a.creek   creek-Locative   1s(>3)-spend.night  
    I made camp up the creek.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  3. vaa   káan   íp   ni-kvêeshrih-at   p-eekrívraam-ak  
    that   there   PAST   1s(>3)-spend.night-PAST   the-house-Locative  
    I stayed the night at that house.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  4. chími   man   xâatik   fúum   ôok   nu-p-ikvêesh  
    soon   why...   it's.better   don't   here   1pl(>3)-ITER-spend.night  
    Well, let's not camp here."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  5. kári   xás   kun-íthvuy   pa-'úkraam   yítha   káru   uum   u-pí-tih   vaa   kuma-'úkraam   ni-p-ikvêeshrih-eesh  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-be.named   the-lake   one   also   3.SG   3s(>3)-say-DUR   that   3sPOSS-lake   1s(>3)-ITER-spend.night-FUT  
    And they named the ponds, and (each) one said, "I will camp at that pond."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   yítha   u-piip   naa   uknamxánahich   ni-p-ikvêeshrih-eesh  
    then   then   one   3s(>3)-say   1sg.   placename   1s(>3)-ITER-spend.night-FUT  
    Then one said, "I will camp at uknamxánahich."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  7. xás   u-píip   pa-kéevriik   uum   vúra   má'   t-óo   kvéesh  
    then   3s(>3)-say   the-old.woman   3.SG   Intensive   uphill   PERF-3s(>3)   spend.night  
    And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  8. ithéekxaram   vúra   hôoyva   kun-ikvéesh  
    all.night   Intensive   somewhere   3pl(>3s)-spend.night  
    They spent the whole night somewhere.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  9. ayu'âach   pa-'ifápiit   tée   p   xákaan   kun-ikvéeshrih-at  
    it.was.because   the-young.unmarried.woman   PERF   PAST   both   3pl(>3s)-spend.night-PAST  
    It is because he spent the night with the girl.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  10. kun-ikvêeshri   pa-'apxantínihich  
    3pl(>3s)-spend.night   the-white.man  
    The white men were camped.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  11. yuhsahním'anamahach   yítha   tá   kun-ikvêesh  
    placename   one   PERF   3pl(>3s)-spend.night  
    They spent one night at yuhsahním'anamahach.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text