Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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táayha / táayhi- to be many

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5542 | revised Dec 20 2015

táayha / táayhi- • V • to be many

Derivation:  táay-ha
much-DENOM

Derivatives (2)
asarakávriik_táayhitihan "a plant, sweet fennel"
asiptayhitíhraam "dish cupboard"

Source: WB 1361.2, p.385

  • pukúnish táayhara paxuntápan. There aren't many acorns. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 418]
  • máruk patíshraam utáayhitihan, kôokininay poo'ámkiinvutihanik. Uphill where there are many flats, he was eating all over. [Reference: KS05 KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 152]

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  1. purafâat   vúra   káru   kuma-'úhish   iinâak   táayhi-tih-anik   vúra   ihêeraha   kích   iheeraha-'úhish   vúra   kich  
    nothing   Intensive   also   3sPOSS-seed   indoors   be.many-DUR-ANC   Intensive   tobacco   only   tobacco-seed   Intensive   only  
    And they never had any kind of seeds stored in the houses, only the tobacco, the tobacco seeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text

  2. ithríhar   káru   vúra   pu-'ínâak   táayhí-tih-anik  
    flower   also   Intensive   NEG-indoors   be.many-DUR-ANC  
    And they had no flowers in the houses either.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text

  3. kúna   vúra   pa-mu-krívraam   vaa   vúra   u-músahi-ti   pa-nunu-krívraam   koovúra   p-oo-tâayhi-ti   iinâak   vaa   vúra   u-músahi-ti   ôok   iinâak   p-oo-tâayhi-tih  
    in.addition   Intensive   the-3sPOSS-house   that   Intensive   3s(>3)-look-DUR   the-1plPOSS-house   all   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.many-DUR   indoors   that   Intensive   3s(>3)-look-DUR   here   indoors   NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.many-DUR  
    "But his house looks just like our house, everything that is inside looks just like what is inside here.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  4. 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

  5. xás   pa-'ávansa   vúra   kích   mukun-'ikrívkir   u-tâayhi-ti  
    then   the-man   Intensive   only   3plPOSS-disk-seat   3s(>3)-be.many-DUR  
    And only the men's seats were there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text