Ararahih'urípih
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arákaas old man

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #509 | revised Nov 02 2005

arákaas • N • old man

Derivatives (3)
akviinakichkaru'arákaas "size of dentalium shell, a little larger or older than akviinakichkaru"
axakiichkaru'arákaas "a size of dentalium, larger than axákiichkaru"
itharip'arákaas "old fir tree"

Source: WB 128, p.320

Note: Equiv. to pihnîich.

  • kúna vúra kúnish ta'arákaas. But he's sort of old. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 006]
  • arákaas, mâa páy pamiváfish. Old man, here's your liver! [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 019]

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  1. kúna   vúra   kúnish   tá   arákaas  
    in.addition   Intensive   sort.of   PERF   old.man  
    But he's sort of old.'"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  2. xás   kun-piip   arákaas   mâa   páy   pa-mi-váfish  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say   old.man   look!   this   the-2sPOSS-liver  
    And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  3. xás   tá   kun-ipêer   pa-mukun-'ákah   yee   arákaas   hûut   t-i-'iin  
    then   PERF   3pl(>3s)-say.to   the-3plPOSS-father   well   old.man   how   PERF-2s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant  
    And they said to their father, "Hey, old man, what's wrong with you?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  4. xás   kári   kun-ipêer   pa-'arákaas   hûut   t-i-'iin  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   the-old.man   how   PERF-2s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant  
    Then (the sons) said to the old man, "What's wrong with you?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  5. pa-'arákaas   íp   îin   kin-ípeer-at   kiik-'íchunv-i  
    the-old.man   PAST   TOPIC   3>1pl-say.to-PAST   2pl(>3)-hide.oneself-IMPER  
    The old man told us to hide.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text