Ararahih'urípih
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as / asa- rock; stone; pit of fruit; in some compounds, earth, dirt

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #583 | revised Nov 07 2014

as / asa- N • rock; stone; pit of fruit; in some compounds, earth, dirt

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Source: WB 145, p.321; TK 58.30

Note: Locative is ásak 'on a rock' (TK 95.9).

  • xás ta'ítam ás kunipárishaheen. Then they put rocks to heat in the fire. [Reference: KT 143.36]


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  1. saamvároo   ithyárukirukam   súva   as   ú-xaak-ti   itharípriik   vúra   hôoyvarihva  
    creek   on.other.side.of.river   listen!   rock   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR   fir.forest   Intensive   somewhere.or.other  
    On the other side of the creek I could hear the noise of rocks somewhere in a fir thicket.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  2. sáruk   áta   vúra   asá-riik   húm   fâat  
    downhill   maybe   Intensive   rock-place   or   what  
    By the river, in the rocks, or what?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. ée   if   ôok   asa-yâamach   u-tháaniv  
    oh!   truly   here   rock-pretty   3s(>3)-sit  
    "Oh, what a nice looking rock lying here."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text
  4. xas   u-'êechip   pa-'as   pa-'asa-yâamach  
    then   3s(>3)-pick.up   the-rock   the-rock-pretty  
    Then he picked it up, that rock, that pretty rock.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text
  5. xas   xára   vura   u-'êeth-ithun   pa-'as  
    then   long.time   Intensive   3s(>3)-carry-around   the-rock  
    Then he packed that rock around.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text
  6. xas   u-xus   tîi   matêe   kan-pútyiinkach-i   páy   pa-'asa-yâamach-ak   vúra   uum   yâamach   pa-'as  
    then   3s(>3)-think   let...   later   1s(>3)-defecate.on-IMPER   this   the-rock-pretty-Locative   Intensive   3.SG   pretty   the-rock  
    Then he thought: "Let me do just a little bit of job on this nice rock, it looks so nice."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text
  7. as  
    rock  
    stone; also used to refer to the pits of fruit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  8. pún-'as  
    cherry-rock  
    wild cherry pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  9. puráf-'as  
    oso.berry-rock  
    blue-colored berry pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  10. axthay-pún-'as  
    ground.squirrel-cherry-rock  
    ground squirrel's wild cherry pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  11. fáth-'as  
    manzanita.berry-rock  
    manzanita pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  12. apun-fáth-'as  
    on.the.ground-manzanita.berry-rock  
    ground manzanita pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  13. fath'uruhsá-'as  
    green.manzanita-rock  
    green manzanita pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  14. paháv-'as  
    manzanita.sp.-rock  
    black manzanita pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  15. pichas-'as  
    peaches-rock  
    peach pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  16. aprikots-'as  
    -rock  
    apricot pit
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  17. pa-'as   paathkúrih-i   pa-'íshah-ak  
    the-rock   throw.into-IMPER   the-water-Locative  
    Throw the rock into the water.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  18. pa-'as      ni-thárishrih   xás   p-ahup'ásip  
    the-rock   PERF   1s(>3)-put.down   then   the-box  
    I put the rock in the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  19. ni-páath-eesh   pa-'as  
    1s(>3)-throw-FUT   the-rock  
    I am going to throw the rock.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  20. pa-'as   káan   ni-paath-kúrih-eesh  
    the-rock   there   1s(>3)-throw-into.water-FUT  
    I will throw the rock into it (a vessel).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  21. pa-pûuvish   vaa   káan   pa-'as   ni-paath-kúrih-eesh  
    the-bag   that   there   the-rock   1s(>3)-throw-into.water-FUT  
    I will throw the rock into the bag.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  22. pa-'as   uum   ahup'ásip-ak   súrukam  
    the-rock   3.SG   box-Locative   under  
    The rock is underneath the box.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-13) | read full text
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  23. asá-kaam-sa   kaan   xás   vaa   á'      nu-kfukúraa  
    rock-large-PL   there   then   that   above   PERF   1pl(>3)-climb.uphill.(plural)  
    We used to climb those big rocks out there.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  24. pa-'ás   mûuk   vúra   t-óo   ktir   pa-'ávansa  
    the-rock   with.(by.means.of)   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   hit.by.throwing   the-man  
    She hit the man with rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  25. ôok   uum   púfaat   pa-'ás  
    here   3.SG   nothing   the-rock  
    There's no rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  26. îikam   púfaat   pa-'ás  
    outdoors   nothing   the-rock  
    There's no rocks outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  27. ôok   uum   vúra   púfaat   pa-taay   pa-'ás  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   nothing   the-much   the-rock  
    There aren't very many rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  28. ôok   uum   vúra   taay   pa-'ás   púfaat   páy   uum   pa-'ípaha  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   much   the-rock   nothing   this   3.SG   the-tree  
    There are many rocks, but no trees.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  29. ôok   uum   vúra   taay   pa-'ás  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   much   the-rock  
    There's lots of rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  30. ôok   uum   vúra   pa-'ás   kích   púfaat   uum   pa-'ípaha  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   the-rock   only   nothing   3.SG   the-tree  
    There are only rocks here, no trees.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  31. ôok   uum   púfaat   pa-'ípaha   'as   kich  
    here   3.SG   nothing   the-tree   rock   only  
    There are no trees here, only rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  32. taay   vúra   pa-'ás   pay'ôok   pi'êep  
    much   Intensive   the-rock   right.here   long.ago  
    There were lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  33. káru   payêem   vúra   uum   taay   pa-'ás  
    also   now   Intensive   3.SG   much   the-rock  
    There are already lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  34. vúra   uum   payêem   vúra   uum   taay   pa-'ás  
    Intensive   3.SG   now   Intensive   3.SG   much   the-rock  
    There are already lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  35. ôok   uum   vúra   uum   taay   pa-'ás  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   3.SG   much   the-rock  
    There are lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  36. ôok   uum   vúra   taay   pa-'ás   payêem  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   much   the-rock   now  
    There are lots of rocks here now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  37. imáan   vúra   uum   taay   -'ás   pay'ôok  
    tomorrow   Intensive   3.SG   much   the-rock   right.here  
    Tomorrow there's going to be lots of rocks here.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  38. ipít   káru   taay   -'ás   ôok  
    yesterday   also   much   the-rock   here  
    There were lots of rocks here yesterday.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  39. payêem   káru   vúra   uum   taay   -'ás   ôok  
    now   also   Intensive   3.SG   much   the-rock   here  
    There are lots of rocks here now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  40. ôok   uum   vúra   taay   pa-xuntápan   púfaat   pa-'ás  
    here   3.SG   Intensive   much   the-acorn   nothing   the-rock  
    There are only acorns here, no rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  41. payêem   vúra   uum   ôok   taay   pa-xuntápan   vúra   uum   púfaat   pa-'ás  
    now   Intensive   3.SG   here   much   the-acorn   Intensive   3.SG   nothing   the-rock  
    There are only acorns here now, no rocks.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  42. púfaat   pa-'ás   ôok   xuntápan   kich  
    nothing   the-rock   here   acorn   only  
    There are no rocks here, just acorns.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  43. pa-'ávansa   káan   ú-krii   u-kûuntakoo   pa-'ás  
    the-man   there   3s(>3)-live   3s(>3)-sit.(on)   the-rock  
    The man is over there, sitting on the rock.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  44. u-kûuntakoo   pa-'ás  
    3s(>3)-sit.(on)   the-rock  
    He is sitting on the rock.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  45. pa-'ápsuun   káan   u-tháantak-oo   pa-'ás  
    the-snake   there   3s(>3)-lay.(things).on-PL.ACT   the-rock  
    The snake is lying there on the rock.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  46. nani-'asímnaam    ás    káan    t-u-tháaniv  
    1sPOSS-bed   rock   there   PERF-3s(>3)-sit  
    There is a rock in my bed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  47. pûuhara   naa   ás-ak   ni-hyárih  
    2sg.   1sg.   rock-Locative   1s(>3)-stand  
    No, I'm standing on a rock.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  48. kári   xás   pa-'âapun   t-u-túraayva   yee   asa-yaamach-'íshara   ôok   páy   u-tháaniv  
    then   then   NOMZ-on.the.ground   PERF-3s(>3)-look.around   well   rock-pretty-extremely   here   this   3s(>3)-sit  
    And when he looked around on the ground, he thought "Well, a pretty rock is lying here!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text
  49. pa-'ás   u-'êechip   asa-yâamach  
    the-rock   3s(>3)-pick.up   rock-pretty  
    He picked up the rock, the pretty rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text
  50. kári   xás   pa-'ás   u-thárish   âapun  
    then   then   the-rock   3s(>3)-put.down   on.the.ground  
    And he put the rock down on the ground.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text
  51. pa-'ás   kúnish   t-u-vurúniih-va   tiim  
    the-rock   sort.of   PERF-3s(>3)-flow.downhill.from.here-ESS   edge  
    It was sort of running over the edge of the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Eats His Own Excrement" (WB_KL-14) | read full text
  52. âapun   ás-ak   u-pathakhíish  
    on.the.ground   rock-Locative   3s(>3)-kneel.down  
    He kneeled down on a rock.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  53. asa-súruk   kúuk      kun-ihmárava  
    rock-under   to   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.)  
    They ran underneath a rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  54. xás   káan   ás   u-tháaniv   kéech  
    then   there   rock   3s(>3)-sit   big  
    And a rock lay there, a big one.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  55. xás   kári   pa-pirishkâarim   ú-kfuukiraa   pa-'as  
    then   then   the-grizzly   3s(>3)-grab   the-rock  
    And Grizzly grabbed the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  56. hûut   chími   u-nísh-eesh   pa-'as   sú'   ú-krii   pa-yuuxmachmahánach  
    how   soon   3s(>3)-do-FUT   the-rock   inside   3s(>3)-live   the-lizard.sp.  
    What was she to do with the rock? Lizard was inside.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  57. kári   xás      pu-'ax-hára   ás-ak   sú'   ú-krii   asapatxáxak  
    then   then   PERF   NEG-bite-NEG   rock-live   inside   3s(>3)-live   crack.in.a.rock  
    So she couldn't kill him, he was inside the rock, the crack in the rock.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  58. kári   xás   kun-ipêer   -myaahti   hûutva   kóo   -myaahti   vúra   iim   fátaak   asa-súruk   vaa   káan   i-'ifchíkinku-tih-eesh  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   2sPOSS-life   somehow   as.much.as   2sPOSS-life   Intensive   2sg.   somewhere   rock-under   so   there   2s(>3)-be.stuck.onto-DUR-FUT  
    And they told him, "In your life, in your whole life you will be sticking to the bottom of a rock there someplace.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  59. víri   vaa   p-ee-píkyaar-ahaak   víri   vaa   i-máh-eesh   vaa   káan   asa-'ípan   ú-krii   atipimáamvaan  
    so   so   NOMZ-2s(>3)-finish-when   so   so   2s(>3)-see-FUT   so   there   rock-end   3s(>3)-live   buzzard  
    When you finish, you will see a buzzard sit there on top of a rock.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  60. kun--ti   as  
    3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   rock  
    (The Indians) thought they were rocks.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text
  61. pa-xúrish   t-óo   krav   páykuuk   ása   múuk  
    the-shelled.acorn   PERF-3s(>3)   grind   over.there   rock   with.(by.means.of)  
    They ground the shelled acorns with that stone over there (pointing to a pestle).
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text
  62. pa-'ás   t-óo   párish  
    the-rock   PERF-3s(>3)   heat.cooking.stones  
    They heated stones (for cooking).
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text
  63. xás   pa-'ás      kun-ipárish  
    then   the-rock   PERF   3pl(>3s)-heat.(cooking.stones)  
    And they heated the rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text
  64. xás   pa-'as-éemfir      kun-turúraamnih-va  
    then   the-rock-hot   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.(hot.stones).into-PL.ACT  
    Then they put the hot rocks in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text
  65. kári   ás      kun-turúkurih-va  
    then   rock   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.into-PL.ACT  
    Then they put (hot) rocks in.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text
  66. pa-t-óo   mpúk-ahaak   pa-'ás      kun-turúriip-va  
    NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe-when   the-rock   PERF   3pl(>3s)-take.(hot.stones).out-PL.ACT  
    When (the acorns) were cooked, they took the rocks out.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text
  67. tée   p   ás   u-párish-at  
    PERF   PAST   rock   3s(>3)-heat.(cooking.stones)-PAST  
    They had already heated rocks.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text
  68. pa-'ás   u-tururáamnih-va  
    the-rock   3s(>3)-put.(hot.stones).into-PL.ACT  
    They put the rocks in.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text
  69. xás   asá-kaam-sa   mûuk      kun-iyáakoo  
    then   rock-large-PL   with.(by.means.of)   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.(pl.).on  
    And they put them on with big rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Soaking Acorns" (WB_KL-75) | read full text
  70. xás   iinâak   pa-mu-'îirish   uum   ás   u-pathrív-ahi-tih  
    then   indoors   the-3sPOSS-floor   3.SG   rock   3s(>3)-spread.on-ESS-DUR  
    And inside, their floor was covered with rocks.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text
  71. xás   ás   u-thíiv-ahi-ti   ivíthvaaykam  
    then   rock   3s(>3)-lie.(of.one.thing)-ESS-DUR   front.of.house  
    And rocks were laid in front of the house.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text
  72. xás   kári   as-éemfir   t-u-turu-ráamnih-va  
    then   then   rock-hot   PERF-3s(>3)-handle.with.implement-into-PL.ACT  
    Then he put in hot stones.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text
  73. xás   asa-yátha   mûuk   pa-kun-ikxúrik-tih  
    then   rock-sharp   with.(by.means.of)   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-mark-DUR  
    And they made the design with a sharp stone.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text