Ararahih'urípih
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tâaraha / tâarahi- to have, to own (several things)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5526 | revised Dec 20 2015

tâaraha / tâarahi- • V • to have, to own (several things)

Derivation:  -tâar-ha  (= táay-ar-ha)
-owner-DENOM  (= much-having-DENOM)

Source: WB 1317.1, p.383

  • peeshpúk uum vúra utâarahiti. He has the money. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (3)


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  1. hûut   ata   vaa   pa-sárip   i-tâarahi-va  
    how   maybe   so   the-hazel.twigs   2s(>3)-have-PL.ACT  
    You've gotta have the sticks.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play

  2. xás   u-kyâa-hi-ti   pa-káan   kun-iváxraahmath-ti   pa-'áama   káru   vúra   fâat   vúra   pa-kun-tâarahi-tih  
    then   3s(>3)-make-ESS-DUR   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-dry.(something)-DUR   the-salmon   also   Intensive   what   Intensive   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-have-DUR  
    And they were made so that they dried fish there and whatever (else) they had.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  3. xás   âapun   vúra   uum   p-oo-tâayhi-ti   pa-mukun-'ásip   káru   vúra   fâat   vúra   pa-kun-tâarahi-ti   pa-kun-imnísh-eesh  
    then   on.the.ground   Intensive   3.SG   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.many-DUR   the-3plPOSS-bowl   also   Intensive   what   Intensive   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-have-DUR   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-cook-FUT  
    And on the floor were their cooking baskets and whatever else they had when they were going to cook.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text