Ararahih'urípih
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yâavaha / yâavahi- to get enough

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7015 | revised Feb 09 2016

yâavaha / yâavahi- • V • to get enough

Derivation:  yâav-aha
yâav-ESS

Source: WB 1666, p.400

Usage: This form is not to be used with deermeat..

Note: First person sg. can take ni- or na-.

  • tanayâavaha. I've had enough. [Reference: KV]
  • hûut áta kúth panpunayâavahitihara. I wonder why I'm not getting full? [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 036]

Sentence examples (8)


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  1. naa   vúra   tá   na-yâavaha  
    1sg.   Intensive   PERF   1s-get.enough  
    I am full.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  2. kári   xás   u-xú-ti   hûut   áta   kúth   pa-pu-na-yâavahi-tih-ara  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   how   maybe   because.of   NOMZ-NEG-1s-get.enough-DUR-NEG  
    And (after he had eaten them), he thought "I wonder why I'm not getting full?"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  3. xás   u-xús   púya   páy   uum   payêem   uum   na-yâavah-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-think   and.so   this   3.SG   now   3.SG   1s-get.enough-FUT  
    And he thought, "There, now I'll get full.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. xás   vúra   hûutva   t-u-'iin   púxay   ta'ítam   yâavahi-tih-ara  
    then   Intensive   somehow   PERF-3s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant   not.yet   so   get.enough-DUR-NEG  
    But what was the matter with him? he wasn't getting full.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  5. xás   vúra   chéemyaach   u-yâavaha  
    then   Intensive   quickly   3s(>3)-get.enough  
    And he quickly got full.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  6. vúra   pu-yâavahi-tih  
    Intensive   NEG-get.enough-DUR  
    He couldn't get full.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  7. xás   u-xus   hûut   kumá'ii   pa-pu-na-yâavahi-tih-ara  
    then   3s(>3)-think   how   because.of   NOMZ-NEG-1s(>3)-get.enough-DUR-NEG  
    And he thought, "Why am I not getting full?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  8. kári   xás   u-yâavaha  
    then   then   3s(>3)-get.enough  
    Then he got full.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text