Ararahih'urípih
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ûurih to be unwilling, lazy, tired

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6328 | revised Jul 10 2024

ûurih • V • to be unwilling, lazy, tired

Derivatives (2)
unih'ûunihich "woman's name"
urihíkish "man's name"

Source: WB 1495, p.91

  • u'ûurihti pakúriihva. He's not willing to sing. [Reference: KV]
  • chavúra tu'ûurih pihnêefich póothxuupramnih. Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 160]
  • ûurih taníkyav. I've tired him out. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 343]

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  1. íp   vúra   nik   ni-xú-tih-at   kíri   ni-vik   ítam   pâanpay   tá   na-'ûuriha  
    PAST   Intensive   a.little   1s(>3)-think-DUR-PAST   I.wish   1s(>3)-weave   earlier.today   after.while   PERF   1s(>3)-be.unwilling  
    I'm always thinking I'll weave, then I get lazy.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. xás   pa-tá   kun-ípeer-ahaak   fâat   iyúrish   xás   pa-t-u-'ûuri-haak   púya-va   uum   hâari   ára   vaa   kúth   t-óo   tháaniv  
    then   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-say.to-when   what   pay   then   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling-when   and.so-so   3.SG   sometime   person   so   because.of   PERF-3s(>3)   sit  
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  3. chavúra   t-u-'ûuri   pihnêefich   p-óo-thxuupramnih  
    finally   PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling   coyote   NOMZ-3s(>3)-lie.face.down  
    Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. xás   vúra   t-u-'ûuri   p-óo-yruuhriv   p-oo-'asímchaak-tih  
    then   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling   NOMZ-3s(>3)-(sg.).lie   NOMZ-3s(>3)-close.eyes-DUR  
    And he got tired lying (there), keeping his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  5. u-xus   íf   tá   na-'ûuri   pa-ni-pakurîihvu-tih  
    3s(>3)-think   truly   PERF   1s-be.unwilling   NOMZ-1s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    He thought, "I'm really tired of singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  6. kári   xás   u-píip   chími   man   kúna   vúra   xáyfaat   ík   i-'ûurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   soon   why...   in.addition   Intensive   don't!   must   2s(>3)-be.unwilling  
    And they said, "All right, but you mustn't get tired."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  7. xás   u-pí-ti   tá   na-'ûuri   páykuuk   pa-ni-'ahoo-n-kôo-ti   yiiv  
    then   3s(>3)-say-DUR   PERF   1s-be.unwilling   over.there   NOMZ-1s(>3)-go-go.to-to-DUR   far  
    And she said, "I'm tired of going by the far way yonder."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text