Ararahih'urípih
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ípararah reliable

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2706 | revised Nov 07 2005

ípararah • ADJ • reliable

Derivative (1)
ípananahich "likable"

Source: WB 646, p.348

  • ípararahum, atafâat naa vaa. He's not reliable, maybe that's him. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 112]

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  1. vaa   kíp   pu-'ípararah-ara   taay   kíp   u-kupavêenahi-tih  
    that   just   NEG-reliable-NEG   much   just   3s(>3)-do-DUR  
    That one is just not reliable, he just does lots of tricks."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  2. ípararah-um   atafâat naa   vaa  
    reliable-or   maybe   that  
    He's not reliable, maybe that's him."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text