Ararahih'urípih
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súva nik so long!

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5500 | revised Dec 19 2015

súva nik • MWU • so long!

Derivation:  súva nik
listen! a.little

Source: WB 1261.1, p 381

Usage: Used when speaker expects to see the other person again in the near future. chími_kuyâapkuh 'goodbye' is used to express a more final farewell..

See nik 'a little bit'

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  1. súva nik  
    so.long!  
    See you later!
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. súva nik   tá   ni-mah  
    so.long!   PERF   1s(>3)-see  
    I see it later on (?)
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play

  3. súva nik   nu-máh-eesh  
    so.long!   1pl(>3)-see-FUT  
    I will see you later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. súva ník   imáan  
    so.long!   tomorrow  
    See you tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play