Ararahih'urípih
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sah'áhup driftwood

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5234 | revised Nov 09 2005

sah'áhup • N • driftwood

Literally: 'river wood'

Source: WB 1192.1, p.377

  • yánava káan utháaniv sah'ahúpnihich. He saw him lying there among the driftwood. [Reference: KM 14.25]
  • kári xás upiip, sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish. And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!" [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 087]

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  1. íshaha   uh-i   kíri   u-sah'áhup-ha  
    water   rise.(water)-IMPER   I.wish   3s(>3)-driftwood-DENOM  
    May the river rise, so there will be lots of driftwood."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xás   áxak   ifápiit-ich-as   sah'áhup   kun-turar   astiip  
    then   two   young.unmarried.woman-DIM-PL   driftwood   3pl(>3s)-go.gather.wood   shore  
    Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood."
    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. kári   xás   u-piip   sah'ahup-yâamach   kan-párihish  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   driftwood-pretty   1s(>3)-be.transformed  
    And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   sah'ahup-yâamach   vaa   u-párihish  
    then   then   driftwood-pretty   so   3s(>3)-be.transformed  
    And he turned into a pretty piece of driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  5. oo   yáxa   kóo   yâamach   sâam   pa-sah'áhup  
    oh!   look!   so.much   pretty   little.downhill   the-driftwood  
    Oh, look at what a pretty piece of driftwood downhill!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  6. xás   u-piip   oo   êev   chími   nú-taatripaa   pa-sah'áhup  
    then   3s(>3)-say   oh!   greeting.to.women   soon   1pl(>3)-hook.toward.land   the-driftwood  
    And (the other) said, "Oh, dear, let's hook the driftwood out!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. oo   púya   íf   yâamachich   pa-sah'áhup   tá   kun-tápkuup  
    oh!   and.so   truly   pretty.(dimin.)   the-driftwood   PERF   3pl(>3s)-like  
    Oh, how pretty the driftwood was, they took a liking to it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  8. kári   xás   kúuk   u-páathma   yítha   tá   kun-íxtiivhar   vaa   pa-sah'áhup  
    then   then   to.there   3s(>3)-throw.toward   one   PERF   3pl(>3s)-play.with   that   the-driftwood  
    And one threw it to (another), they played with that driftwood.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  9. kári   xás   úuth   kun-pí-paathkar   pa-sah'áhup  
    then   then   out.to.water   3pl(>3s)-ITER-throw.into.river   the-driftwood  
    And they threw the driftwood back in the river.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  10. xás   t-oo   mah   astíip   sah'áhup   kun-ikyáa-vunaa-tih  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)   see   shore   driftwood   3pl(>3s)-make-PL-DUR  
    And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text