Ararahih'urípih
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sayríihva to be lonesome, homesick

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5355 | revised Dec 03 2015

sayríihva V • to be lonesome, homesick

Derivative (1)
sayníihvach "name of a woman from Amekyaram, living at Orleans"

Source: WB 1222, p.377

  • iiii ayukîi nanikrívraam, tanasáyriihva. Oh, hello (I'd like to see you), my home, I'm homesick. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 359]


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  1. xás   vúra   t-u-sáyriihva   xás   u-váxiprishuk   xás   âapun   u-krivrúhuthun  
    then   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.lonesome   then   3s(>3)-flop.out   then   on.the.ground   3s(>3)-roll.here.and.there  
    Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  2. ii   vúra   t-u-sáyriihva  
    oh!   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.lonesome  
    Oh, she was lonesome.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  3. ii      na-sáyriihva   t-óo   xus  
    oh!   PERF   1s-be.lonesome   PERF-3s(>3)   think  
    "Oh, I'm lonesome!" she thought.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  4. ii   nini-keechíkyav      na-sáyriihva  
    oh!   1sPOSS-sweetheart   PERF   1s-be.lonesome  
    Oh, my sweetheart, I am lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  5. pa-t-u-píkyaar   p-oo-chiihvîichvu-ti   kári   xás   p-eekxuraráhaan   u-xús   ii      na-sáyriihva  
    NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-finish   NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.love.songs-DUR   then   then   the-evening.star   3s(>3)-think   oh!   PERF   1s-be.lonesome  
    When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text