Ararahih'urípih
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-va / -vu Essive

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6378 | revised Oct 31 2014

-va / -vu • SUFF • Essive

Derivatives (4)
axvaahápiithva "(people) lie with their heads in different directions"
ikxurikeexyáramnihva "wastebasket"
itatkúrihva "to be inlaid"
tákararihva "to be hanging"

Source: WB G755

Note: Alternant of -aha (a/i), used following stems ending in -ih.

Sentence examples (10)

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  1. koovúra   pa-xuun   ávahkam   pa-'imváram   mûuk   tá   kun-p-ithxup-va  
    all   the-acorn.soup   over   the-plate   with.(by.means.of)   PERF   3pl(>3s)-ITER-cover-ESS  
    And each bowl was covered with its plate.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  2. xás   u-thítiv   pá-thuuf   u-vúrunih-va  
    then   3s(>3)-hear   NOMZ-creek   3s(>3)-flow.downhill.from.here-ESS  
    And he heard a creek flowing down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  3. 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

  4. vúra   hâari   t-óo-síinvar   hâari   tá   pu-p-itnúprih-v-ara  
    Intensive   sometime   PERF-3s(>3)-drown   sometime   PERF   NEG-ITER-look.through-ESS-NEG  
    Sometimes he drowns, sometimes he doesn’t come back up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  5. itha-hárinay   xás   t-óo   p-thívruuhruprih-va  
    one-year   then   PERF-3s(>3)   ITER-float.in.through-ESS  
    Then in a year he comes back up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  6. ishkêesh-ak   kun-vêehkurih-vu-ti   pa-táaskar  
    river-Locative   3pl(>3s)-stick.into-ESS-DUR   the-pole  
    The poles were stuck into the river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  7. xás   sákriv   vúra   tá   kun-vêehkurih-va  
    then   hard   Intensive   PERF   3pl(>3s)-stick.into-ESS  
    And they were stuck in tight.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  8. púyava   pá-'aas   u-kríkurih-va   púyava   pa-'áama   tá   kun-ívyiihraa   xás   urípih-ak   tá   kun-ihmáravar  
    you.see   NOMZ-water   3s(>3)-set.net-ESS   you.see   NOMZ-salmon   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.here.(pl.)   then   net-Locative   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.in.through.(pl.)  
    So when they set it into the water, when the salmon came up, then they ran into the net.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text

  9. ásip-ak   u-snap-ráamnih-va  
    bowl-Locative   3s(>3)-put.on-into-ESS  
    They put it in a cooking basket.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text

  10. xás   sú'   u-'íripkurih-va  
    then   inside   3s(>3)-dig.hole-ESS  
    And it was dug down into the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text