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yav good; well
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lexicon ID #7049 | revised Feb 09 2016
yav • ADJ • good; well
Derivatives (88; show derivatives)
Source: WB 1665, p.400; TK xxxiv.28
Note: The irregular plural is yêepsha(s) 'good ones'.
- púya íf yáv tani'asiktávaanhiti. What a good wife I have married! [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 031]
- puyáahirurav kupeekyáahitihara. It doesn't work too well. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 330]
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yav good Good. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playpa-'ishkêesh yáv u-músahi-tih the-river good 3s(>3)-look-DUR The river looks good. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playyáv pa-'ikxáram good the-night Good night. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playkoovúra yáv all good Everything was good. Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
Spoken by Charlie Thom, Sr. | Download | Playxas u-píip "pihnîich tharampuka-yaa-'íshara i-kyâa-heen then 3s(>3)-say "old.man acorn.soup-good-extremely 2s(>3)-make-ANT (One of the boys) said, "Old man, that's awfully good mush you fixed today!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textxas kun-'ipêer "pa-pihníich íp nik nu-xus-at tharampuka-yaa-'íshara then 3pl(>3s)-say.to "the-old.man PAST a.little 1pl(>3)-think-PAST acorn.soup-good-extremely Then one of them said, "Old man, we have been thinking about what a good cook you are!" Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full textvíri manâa vaa yav pa-vaa i-víik-ti-haak so maybe so good NOMZ-so 2s(>3)-weave-DUR-when Well, it's good that you weave that. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playvúra uum yav it comes out nice Intensive 3.SG good it comes out nice It's just fine, it comes out nice. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Playvaa yáv ni-pmahóonkoona-ti vúra pa-máh'iit so good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR Intensive the-morning I feel good in the morning. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás vúra áv kúnish vaa pu-yáv-hara p-ee-pihnîichha then Intensive food sort.of so NEG-good-NEG NOMZ-2s(>3)-become.old.(man) Lots of food it's not good if you become an old man. Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkári xas sápxiit ú-paanik "pa-yáv îin ná-'aam-tih-eesh then then steelhead 3s(>3)-say.(ancient) "NOMZ-good TOPIC 2s/3s>1s-eat-DUR-FUT Then Steelhead said: “A good person will eat me.” Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full textvaa tá kun-pîip pa-'amtáp-yuux ník yav that PERF 3pl(>3s)-say the-dust-dirt a.little good They thought the ashy earth is good enough. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvaa vúra ník kun-'áapunmu-tih-anik káru vaa uum yáv pa-pírish ávahkam kun-ithyúru-thuna-tih-aak pa-tá kun-p-úhthaam-pi-mara-haak so Intensive a.little 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC also so 3.SG good the-plant over 3pl(>3s)-drag-around-DUR-when NOMZ-PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-garden--finish.doing-when They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textvaa vúra ník káru kun-áapunmu-tih-anik vaa uum yáv pa-pírish kun-vítrip-tih-aak so Intensive a.little also 3pl(>3s)-know-DUR-ANC so 3.SG good the-plant 3pl(>3s)-pull.up.(weeds)-DUR-when And they also knew that it was good to pull out weeds. Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full textmi-súpaah yav 2sPOSS-day good Happy birthday! Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
Spoken by Lucille Albers | Download | Playpuxích íp nee-kvúrishrih-at máh’iit payêem uum yáv ni-pmahóonkoona-tih. very.much PAST 1s-be.tired-PAST morning now 3.SG good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR. I was tired this morning, but now I am feeling good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpayêem uum yáv ni-pmahóonkoona-tih. now 3.SG good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR. Now I am feeling good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpú-yav ni-pmahoonkoona-tih-ara NEG-good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR-NEG There is something wrong with me. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpú-yav pa-née-pmahoonkoona-tih-ara NEG-good NOMZ-1s(>3)-feel-DUR-NEG I am not feeling well. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpu-yáv ni-pmahóonkoona-tih pa-púsihich îikam t-u-vâaram NEG-good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR NOMZ-cat.(dimin.) outdoors PERF-3s(>3)-go I am sad because the cat has gone outside. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvaa yáv pa-ní-kpuuh-tih that good NOMZ-1s(>3)-swim-DUR I am swimming well. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'ápsuun káru pa-'áan xákaan vúra yav the-snake also the-string both Intensive good The snake is as long as the rope. (The snake and the rope are both good) Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | PlayT-u-'áapunma uumkun yav PERF-3s(>3)-know they good He knows they're good. Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | PlayYáv t-óo mah good PERF-3s(>3) see He sees that they're good. Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | PlayXás vúra uum pa-xanchíifich vúra uum yav pa-t-óo pmahóonkoon then Intensive 3.SG the-frog Intensive 3.SG good NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) feel And the frog, he's feeling really good. Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra yav 1sg. Intensive good I'm just fine. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra yav Intensive good I'm just fine. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv u-músahi-ti pa-'ishkéesh good 3s(>3)-look-DUR the-river The river looks good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playp-eeshkêesh yáv u-músahi-tih the-river good 3s(>3)-look-DUR The river looks good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playp-eeshkêesh vúra yáv u-músahi-tih the-river Intensive good 3s(>3)-look-DUR The river looks good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv uum imnísh-aan um good 3.SG cook-Agentive or Is he a good cook? Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvaa vúra yav that Intensive good That's good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyav good Good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv pa-mí-fyiiv good the-2sPOSS-friend Your friend is good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra pu-yáv-hara pa-nani-'ífunih Intensive NEG-good-NEG the-1sPOSS-hair My hair is not good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra puxích yáv kun-ikyâa-tih Intensive very.much good 3pl(>3s)-make-DUR They really do good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playuum vúra yáv vaa kumá'ii 3.SG Intensive good that because.of She is really good, that's why. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playuum vúra-va yáv vaa kumá'ii 3.SG Intensive-so good that because.of That's why she is good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra uum yáv Intensive 3.SG good It's good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playuum vaa páykuuk vúra uum vaa yav 3.SG that over.there Intensive 3.SG that good The one over there, she's good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra uum yav Intensive 3.SG good It is good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'ípaha vúra yáv t-óo kyívish the-tree Intensive good PERF-3s(>3) fall.down The tree fell down good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra uum kúnish pu-yáv imúsaha-tih-ara Intensive 3.SG sort.of NEG-good look-DUR-NEG You don't look so good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpu-yáv imúsaha-tih-ara NEG-good look-DUR-NEG You don't look good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv vúra yâamach pa-yupsítanach xás vúra uum pa-kêech ú-kyav xás vúra uum imusakêem good Intensive pretty the-baby then Intensive 3.SG after.while NOMZ-big 3s(>3)-make then Intensive 3.SG ugly She was pretty as a baby, but after a while, when she got bigger, she looked ugly. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíp u-'áasishri-heen kúnish vaa pu-yáv ipmahóonkoona-tih-ara PAST 3s(>3)-lie.down-ANT sort.of that NEG-good feel-DUR-NEG She laid down, she wasn't feeling good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás vúra uum yáv nee-pmahóonkoona-tih then Intensive 3.SG good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR I am feeling better. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playíim yáv i-pmahóonkoona-tih 2sg. good 2s(>3)-feel-DUR You are feeling better. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv i-kyáa-ti pa-púsihich good 2s(>3)-make-DUR the-cat.(dimin.) You treat the cat good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playuum káru p-oo-vôonfuruk-a-ti pu-yáv ipmahóonkoona-tih-ara 3.SG also NOMZ-3s(>3)-enter.a.house--DUR NEG-good feel-DUR-NEG And when she came in she was not feeling good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playîikam pa-axíit-ich-as kun-ihmára-thunu-naa-tih xas vúra koovúra yáv kun-ipmahóonkoona-tih outdoors the-child-DIM-PL 3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR then Intensive all good 3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR The kids are running around outside, they are all feeling happy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpûuhara naa ni-xú-ti îikam vúra káan kun-ihmára-thunu-naa-tih xás koovúra vaa vúra yáv kun-ipmahóonkoona-tih no 1sg. 1s(>3)-think-DUR outdoors Intensive there 3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR then all that Intensive good 3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR No, I think they are running around there outside, they are all feeling happy. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playnaa vúra ni-xú-ti yáv pa-ni-víik-tih 1sg. Intensive 1s(>3)-think-DUR good NOMZ-1s(>3)-weave-DUR I hope I weave well. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-yáv ni-pmahóonkoona-tih vaa vúra viká-yav NOMZ-good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR so Intensive weaving.work-good When I am happy, I weave well (the weaving is good). Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv ni-pmahóonkoona-tih xas vúra vaa viká-yav káru good 1s(>3)-feel-DUR then Intensive so weaving.work-good also I am happy and the weaving is good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxas kúkuum yáv tá ni-píkyav then again good PERF 1s(>3)-repair Then I did it well again. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv tá ni-pikyâar good PERF 1s(>3)-finish I finished it well. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'axíich-as vúra yav the-child-PL Intensive good The kids are good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkoovúra pa-'axíit-ich-as vúra yav all the-child-DIM-PL Intensive good All the kids are good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playyáv kun-'ipmahóonkoona-tih good 3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR They're feeling good. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpihnêefich y-óo kpuuhrup kuyûum xás u-kpúhish coyote good-3s(>3) swim.away.downstream just.downriver then 3s(>3)-swim.ashore Coyote floated downriver, he swam ashore downriver from them then. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full textpúra fâat vúra yáv-hanik nothing Intensive good-ANC Nothing was any good. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textchiimuuch-'îin kun-xúseer-anik kíri vaa u-kúupha pufáat vúra yáv-heesh-ara lizard-TOPIC 3pl(>3s)-think.about-ANC I.wish so 3s(>3)-do nothing Intensive good-FUT-NEG Lizard thought about him, "Let him do that, nothing will be any good." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textxás pa-kéevniikich u-piip oo! pu-yáv-hara pa-pihnêefich táay u-kupavêenahi-ti pa-pihnêefich then the-old.woman.(dimin.) 3s(>3)-say oh! NEG-good-NEG the-coyote much 3s(>3)-do-DUR the-coyote And the old woman said, "Oh, Coyote's no good, he does lots of mischief!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full textxás ú-peen-ti pa-mú-'aramah kúna vúra yáv p-ee-kup-eekrêe-hi-tih-eesh then 3s(>3)-say.to-DUR the-3sPOSS-child in.addition Intensive good NOMZ-2s(>3)-MODAL-live-Modal-DUR-FUT And he told his child, "But you will live well. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textaxmáy ík vúra yav suddenly must Intensive good At one moment it would be good. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textxás pihnîich u-piip yôotva íf yáv tá née-kyav then old.man 3s(>3)-say hurray! truly good PERF 2s/3s>1s-make And the old man said, "Hurray, I'm really doing well. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textnaa vúra kóo yáv pa-'akâayva kuma-yáan'iiftihan 1sg. Intensive as.much.as good the-anyone 3sPOSS-young.person "I'm just as good as any young man." Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full textpúyava pa-kachakâach t-óo p-yáv-pa you.see the-bluejay PERF-3s(>3) ITER-good-DENOM Blue Jay was well again by now. Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full textvúra uum pu-haríxay yav kupa-'áraarahi-tih-ap Intensive 3.SG NEG-sometimes good MODAL-live.(pl.)-DUR-NEG They never lived well. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textvúra yáv pa-'asiktávaan Intensive good the-woman She was a good woman. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full textpúyava koovúra uum púxay vúra yítha-xay kuhí-tih-ara pa-'áraar-as koovúra vúra yav púxay axvahkán-xay you.see all 3.SG not.yet Intensive one-not be.sick-DUR-NEG the-human-PL all Intensive good not.yet sick-not And none of all the people was sick, they were all well, they weren't sick. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full textpúyava itha-hárinay xás tá yav you.see one-year then PERF good So in a year he was all right. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full textxás u-piip pu-yáv-hara páykuuk then 3s(>3)-say NEG-good-NEG over.there And she said, "That (woman) over there is no good. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full textáraar t-óo hvaníchviichva páykuuk pu-yáv-hara human PERF-3s(>3) tease over.there NEG-good-NEG That one teases (euphemistic for "bites") people, she's no good. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full textvúra fátaak xás yáv u-'íihya Intensive somewhere then good 3s(>3)-stand.(long.object) Some places (the trees) are good Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text