Ararahih'urípih
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ixrah to thirst for

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3517 | revised May 23 2005

ixrah • V • to thirst for

Source: WB 806, p.356

Note: Occurring only in the idiom íshaha tóoxrah or áas tóoxrah 's/he's thirsty'.

  • xás pihnêefich uxus, íshaha tanéexrah. And Coyote thought, "I'm thirsty." [Reference: KT 136b.38]

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  1. íshaha   húm   t-ée   xrah  
    water   or   PERF-2s(>3)   thirst.for  
    Are you thirsty?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. xás   u-xus   "vúra   pu-na-'áv-eesh-ara   xáy   áas   née-xrah  
    then   3s(>3)-think   "Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-eat-FUT-NEG   let.not   water   1s-thirst.for  
    Then he thought: "I am not going to eat it, I shouldn't get thirsty for water."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. xás   u-xus   "íshaha   tá   née-xra  
    then   3s(>3)-think   "water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    Then he thought: "I am thirsty for water."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  4. uum   puxích   íshaha   tá   née-xra  
    3.SG   very.much   water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    I am very thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  5. iim   íshaha   t-ée-xra  
    2sg.   water   PERF-2s(>3)-thirst.for  
    Are you thirsty?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  6. naa   pu-née-xra-tih-ara  
    1sg.   NEG-1s-thirst.for-DUR-NEG  
    I am not thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  7. íshaha   tá   née-xrah  
    water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    I am thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  8. iim   t-ée   xrah  
    2sg.   PERF-2s(>3)   thirst.for  
    Are you thirsty?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  9. iimkun   tá   kú-xrah  
    2pl.   PERF   2s(>3)-thirst.for  
    Are you all thirsty?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  10. íshaha   tá   kú-xrah  
    water   PERF   2pl(>3)-thirst.for  
    Are you guys thirsty?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  11. íshaha   húm   t-ée   xrah  
    water   or   PERF-2s(>3)   thirst.for  
    Are you thirsty?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  12. hãã   vúra   kúnish   tá   née-xrah  
    yes   Intensive   sort.of   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    I'm sort of thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  13. hãã   vúra   puxich   tá   née-xrah  
    yes   Intensive   very.much   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    I'm really thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  14. hãã   vúra   uum   púxich   tá   née-xrah  
    yes   Intensive   3.SG   very.much   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    Yes, I'm very thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  15. xás   íshaha   t-óo   xrah  
    then   water   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for  
    And he got thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  16. vúra   t-óo   xra   pa-'íshaha  
    Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   the-water  
    He really got thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  17. kári   xás   chavúra   t-óo   xrah   vúra   t-óo   xra   pa-'íshaha  
    then   then   finally   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   the-water  
    And finally he got thirsty, he really got thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  18. vúra   tá   kâarim   t-óo   xra   íshaha  
    Intensive   PERF   bad   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   water  
    He was really bad off, he was thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  19. kári   xás   ii   púya   íf   íshaha   tá   née-xrah  
    then   then   oh!   and.so   truly   water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    "Oh, how thirsty I am!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  20. t-óo   xra   pa-'íshaha   vúra   t-u-váxrah  
    PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   the-water   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry  
    He was thirsty, he was so dry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  21. kári   xás   u-xus   púya   íf   tá   née-xrah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   and.so   truly   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    And he thought, "How thirsty I am!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  22. kóova   íshaha   t-óo   xrah  
    so   water   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for  
    He was so thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  23. kári   xás   u-xus   ii   vúra   tá   pu-ná-'uum-ara   vúra   íshaha   tá   née-xrah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   oh!   Intensive   PERF   NEG-1s(>3)-arrive-NEG   Intensive   water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    And he thought, "Oh, I can't reach it, I'm really thirsty."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  24. kíri   íshaha   ú-xrah  
    I.wish   water   3s(>3)-thirst.for  
    May he get thirsty!"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  25. chímiva   vaa   kúna   u-kúupha   íshaha   ú-xrah  
    soon   so   in.addition   3s(>3)-do   water   3s(>3)-thirst.for  
    Soon he did this also, he got thirsty.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  26. pa-'íshaha   t-óo   xrah  
    the-water   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for  
    He was thirsty.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  27. vúra   íshaha   t-óo   xrah  
    Intensive   water   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for  
    He was really thirsty.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  28. xás   vúra   íshaha   t-óo   xra   puxich  
    then   Intensive   water   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   very.much  
    And he got very thirsty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  29. xás   íshaha   t-óo   xrah  
    then   water   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for  
    And he got thirsty.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  30. xás   vúra   puxích   t-óo   xrah   xás   chími   íshaha   kan-'îish-i  
    then   Intensive   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   then   soon   water   1s(>3)-drink-IMPER  
    Then he got very thirsty, and (he thought) "Let me drink water!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  31. kíri   chími   áas   u-xráh-eesh  
    I.wish   soon   water   3s(>3)-thirst.for-FUT  
    Let him get thirsty!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  32. kári   xás   u-xus   íshaha   tá   née-xrah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   water   PERF   1s-thirst.for  
    And he thought, "I'm thirsty."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  33. kári   xás   u-'ípahoo   vúra   t-óo   xrah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-go.back   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for  
    So he went on, he was really thirsty.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text