Ararahih'urípih
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yíchaach together; as one

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7072 | revised Feb 12 2016

yíchaach • ADV • together; as one

Derivation:  yítha-ach
one-DIM

Derivative (1)
yíchaachha "to get together"

  • pa'arará'uup vúra yíchaach ukyaafipáyaachha. He gathered together all Indian treasures (things) (became a rich man). [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 035]
  • káru uum vúra puhâari ikrêera, payíchaach ukyâati. And she herself was never home, she was fetching in food all the time. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 297]

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  1. xás   kári   koovúra   p-eeshnanich-'íshiip-sha   kuma-'áraar   yíchaach   ú-kyav  
    then   then   all   the-light-most-PL   3sPOSS-human   together   3s(>3)-make  
    So he gathered together all the swiftest people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. kachakâach   ípat   yíchaach   mukun-'ávan-hanik  
    bluejay   doe   together   3plPOSS-husband-ANC  
    Bluejay and Doe had a single husband.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. koovúra   pa-keemisha-tunvêech-as   kun-piip   xâatik   yíchaach   nu-'êerahi-ti  
    all   the-something.dangerous-small.(pl.)-PL   3pl(>3s)-say   it's.better   together   1pl(>3)-store.food-DUR  
    All the little wild animals said, "Let's store our food together."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  4. kári   xás   koovúra   kuma-'ávaha   yíchaach   kun-íkyav  
    then   then   all   3sPOSS-food   together   3pl(>3s)-make  
    So they gathered all kinds of food.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  5. kári   xás   yíchaach   kun-tharíshriih-va  
    then   then   together   3pl(>3s)-put.down-PL.ACT  
    And they put it all down together.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  6. púyava   vúra   uum   yíchaach   t-óo   kyâafip   pá-'uup  
    you.see   Intensive   3.SG   together   PERF-3s(>3)   make.completely   the-possession  
    And he won all their possessions.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text