Ararahih'urípih
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thárih / thárihi- to pass to (someone), to transfer to (someone); to pay to (someone)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5885 | revised Dec 29 2015

thárih / thárihi- • V • to pass to (someone), to transfer to (someone); to pay to (someone)

Derivation:  thar-ihi
put-Benefactive

Source: WB 1426.2, p.388

  • pithváva kunthárihti ápxaan'axyar peehêeraha. They pay him a pithváva dentalium for a hatful of tobacco. [Reference: TK 133.22]
  • xás yithéek kúna toothárih peeshnanichtâapas. Then he passed her on to the fastest person. [Reference: WB T33.74]

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  1. xás   yitheekúna   t-óo   thári   p-eeshnanich-tâapas  
    then   next.one   PERF-3s(>3)   pass.to   the-light-most  
    Then he passed her to the next fastest one.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  2. xás   u-piip   tâak   naa   kana-thárih-i  
    then   3s(>3)-say   give.me!   1sg.   2pl>1s-pass.to-IMPER  
    And he said, "Here, pass her to me!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. xás   u-piip   pûuhara   vúra   kana-thárih-i   chí   kii-páhariithun-eesh-ap  
    then   3s(>3)-say   no   Intensive   2pl>1s-pass.to-IMPER   soon   1/3>2pl-catch.up.with.(someone)-FUT-INV  
    And he said, "No, pass her to me, they're about to catch up with you."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   kun-thárih  
    then   then   3pl(>3s)-pass.to  
    So they passed her to him.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  5. kári   xás   u-piip   chími   nee-p-thárih-i   pa-nani-'ápuroon  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   soon   2s/3s>1s-ITER-pass.to-IMPER   the-1sPOSS-magic.charm  
    And he said, "Give me back my charms!
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text