Ararahih'urípih
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áas water; juice

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #50 | revised Nov 07 2014

áas N • water; juice

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Source: WB 145, p.321

Note: Equiv. to íshaha. Idiom: áas u'íishti 'he's eating a meal', lit. 'he's drinking water'.

  • táni'ákih, aas tani'ákih. I'd feed him, I'd give him water. [Reference: WB T93. Violet's dog. 008]


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  1. xás   áas   u-páathkurih   xás   koovúra   u-píktit   pa-sárip  
    then   water   3s(>3)-throw.into   then   all   3s(>3)-tear.up   the-hazel.twigs  
    And she threw it in the water, and she unwove all the sticks.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play
  2. vaa   káan   aas   u-vúun-tih  
    that   there   water   3s(>3)-flow-DUR  
    There was a spring flowing there.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play
  3. aas   koo   a little bit, and then they put it in a little pot  
    water   as.much.as   a little bit, and then they put it in a little pot  
    As much as water and then they put it in a little pot.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play
  4. 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
  5. pa-'áas   áthiik  
    the-water   cold  
    The water is cold.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  6. naa   áas   kich  
    1sg.   water   like  
    I am wet.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-28) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play
  7. --kfuuksip   -ni-'áki   aas      ni-'akih  
    PERF-1s(>3)-get.up.(from.lying)   PERF-1s(>3)-give.(things).to   water   PERF   1s(>3)-give.(things).to  
    I'd get up, I'd feed him, I'd give him water.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text
  8. kári   xás   ifuchtîimich   iinâak      kun-pávyiihfuruk   áas      kun-píshan-va  
    then   then   last.time   indoors   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.back.indoors.(pl.)   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.drink.again-PL.ACT  
    And they went into the living house for the last time, they went to eat a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  9. kári   xás   -'aas   kun-píshmaar   yee   chúvaarap  
    then   then   NOMZ-water   3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking   well   let's.go  
    And when they finished eating, (they said) "Well, let's go!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  10. aas      kun-'íish-vunaa  
    water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-drink-PL  
    They ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play
  11.    iinâak   áas      kun-píshar  
    PERF   indoors   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.to.drink.again  
    By now they went inside to eat a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play
  12. xás   u--ti   vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   ishkéesh-'aas  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   river-water  
    And he thought, "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  13. vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   ishkéesh-'aas  
    Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   river-water  
    "I won't drink river water."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  14. xás   u--ti   xâatik   vúra   ni-'ish   p-eeshkéesh-'aas  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   it's.better   Intensive   1s(>3)-drink   the-river-water  
    And he thought, "Let me drink the river water.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  15. xás   yánava   káan   axak-'ásip   axrát-'aas   u-tháthriin  
    then   visible   there   two-bowl   gooseberry-water   3s(>3)-sit.(two.things)  
    And he saw two baskets of berry juice sitting there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  16. xás   áas   ú-skaakurih  
    then   water   3s(>3)-jump.into.water  
    So he jumped into water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  17. 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
  18. kári   xás   u-thítiv   áas   u-vúun-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear   water   3s(>3)-flow-DUR  
    And he heard it, water flowing.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  19. kári   xás   áas   u-thítiv  
    then   then   water   3s(>3)-hear  
    And he heard water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  20. kári   xás   -'aas   u-thítiv  
    then   then   the-water   3s(>3)-hear  
    Then he heard the water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  21. xás   aas   ú-yvaayramnih  
    then   water   3s(>3)-pour.in  
    And he poured water in (a basket).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  22. kári   xás   u-thítiv   y-óo   chrívchav   -'aas   pa-'úkraam   pa-kun-páathkuri   pa-mu-típah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear   visible-3s(>3)   splash   the-water   the-lake   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-throw.into   the-3sPOSS-brother  
    Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  23. pe-ethívthaaneen   aas   u-p-iithr-ánik  
    the-land   water   3s(>3)-ITER-lie.(liquid)-ANC  
    Water collected on the earth.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text
  24. púyava   -'aas   u-p-iithr-ánik  
    you.see   the-water   3s(>3)-ITER-lie.(liquid)-ANC  
    So the water collected.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Flood" (WB_KL-56) | read full text
  25. pa-mukún-tiik   ishvít   kóo   aas   kun-'áak-kurih-tih   pa-kun-'axaychákishrih-tih  
    the-3plPOSS-hand   piece   as.much.as   water   3pl(>3s)-do.with.hands-into.water-DUR   the-3pl(>3s)-grab-DUR  
    They put their hands halfway into the water, when they took hold of (the gunwales).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  26. xás   kun-ipéer   hári-va   p-ee-máh-aak   pa-sáhyuux   aas   kích   i-xús-eesh      kun-piyâaram-aheen  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   sometime-INDEF   NOMZ-2s(>3)-see-when   the-sand   water   like   2s(>3)-think-FUT   PERF   3pl(>3s)-go.back.(two.people)-ANT  
    And they told him, "Whenever you see that the sand is wet, you will know that we've gone again."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  27. púyava   xás   mukun-'urípi   aas      kun-ikríkurih  
    you.see   then   3plPOSS-net   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-set.net  
    And they set their net into the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text
  28. púyava   -'aas   u-kríkurih-va   púyava   pa-'áama      kun-ívyiihraa   xás   urípih-ak      kun-ihmáravar  
    you.see   NOMZ-water   3s(>3)-set.net-ESS   you.see   NOMZ-salmon   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.here.(pl.)   then   net-Locative   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.in.through.(pl.)  
    So when they set it into the water, when the salmon came up, then they ran into the net.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text
  29. xás   aas   kun-'íish-vunaa  
    then   water   3pl(>3s)-drink-PL  
    Then they ate a meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
  30. púya-va   aas      kun-píshmara-naa  
    and.so-so   water   PERF   3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking-PL  
    Then they finished eating.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Elk Hunting" (WB_KL-72) | read full text
  31. xás   aas   kich  
    then   water   like  
    They are wet.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text