Ararahih'urípih
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kúmateech later in the day; in the evening

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3972 | revised Jun 26 2015

kúmateech ADV • later in the day; in the evening

Derivation kuma-teech
3sPOSS--teech

Derivative (1)
kúmateechvanihich "a little later in the day"

Source: WB 916, p.358

  • kúmateech tu'ípak ithá'iithva ík pa'ararasára. In the evening he would come home just loaded down with Indian bread. [Reference: KS 22. Maruk'áraar Gives Man Bread 004]
  • xás upiip, ishávaas, kúmateech vúra nipthivkéevish. And (Coyote) said, "Nephew, this evening I'll go along." [Reference: WB T2.52]


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  1. kúmateech   uum   kúnish   u-mcháx-eesh  
    later.in.day   3.SG   sort.of   3s(>3)-get.hot-FUT  
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  2. kúmateech   uum   u-mcháx-eesh  
    later.in.day   3.SG   3s(>3)-get.hot-FUT  
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  3. xás   u-píip   ishávaas   kúmateech   vúra   ni-p-thivkée-vish  
    then   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling   later.in.day   Intensive   1s(>3)-ITER-go.along-FUT  
    And he said, "Nephew, this evening I'll go along."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  4. púyava   kúkuum   vúra   kúmateech   p-oo-kxáramh-eesh   kúkuum   vúra   vaa   kári   kun-pávyiihshipree-vish  
    you.see   again   Intensive   later.in.day   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.night-FUT   again   Intensive   so   then   3pl(>3s)-go.away.again.(pl.)-FUT  
    Again in the evening when it was about to get dark, again they were about to leave.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  5. kúmateech   kun-ívyiihshipree-vish  
    later.in.day   3pl(>3s)-go.away.(pl.)-FUT  
    Later on they were going to leave.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  6. kári   xás   kúmateech   kun-pavyíhivrath  
    then   then   later.in.day   3pl(>3s)-go.back.into.sweathouse.(pl.)  
    And later on they went back in the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  7. xás   kúmateech   ikxúrar   vúra   xára   xás   vúra   u-'ípak  
    then   later.in.day   evening   Intensive   long.time   then   Intensive   3s(>3)-come.back  
    And later on, in the evening, she came back late.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  8. pa--taat   kúmateech   xasík   u-'ípak-eesh  
    the-2sPOSS-mother   later.in.day   then.(future)   3s(>3)-come.back-FUT  
    "Your mother will come back later today."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  9. púyava   kúkuum   vúra   kúmateech      kun-pavyíhuk   pa-'asiktávaan-sa  
    you.see   again   Intensive   later.in.day   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.back.(pl.)   the-woman-PL  
    Again later in the day the women came back.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  10. púyava   uum   kúmateech   pa-t-óo   kxuraraha   púyava   kári   vírusur   t-u-vâaram   t-óo   mkaanv-ar   ikxáram  
    you.see   3.SG   later.in.day   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   become.evening   you.see   then   bear   PERF-3s(>3)-go   PERF-3s(>3)   gather-go.to   night  
    Then later, when it was evening, Bear went off, she went to gather food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  11. pa-kúmateech   nu-tákir-eesh  
    NOMZ-later.in.day   1pl(>3)-leach.(acorn.meal)-FUT  
    We were going to leach (acorn meal) soon.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  12. kúmateech   p-oo-'ípak-ahaak   pee-kxariya'áraar   vaa   u-krivkír-eesh  
    later.in.day   NOMZ-3s(>3)-come.back-when   the-medicine.man   that   3s(>3)-sit.on-FUT  
    Later on, when the priest came back, he was going to sit on that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  13. kúmateech   xasík   pa-kun-'áv-eesh   pa-mu-kéeks  
    later.in.day   then.(future)   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-eat-FUT   the-3sPOSS-cake  
    Later today they will eat her cake.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text