Ararahih'urípih
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astiip shore; river-bank

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #708 | revised Nov 07 2014

astiip N • shore; river-bank

Derivatives (2)
ithyarukiráastiip "the opposite shore"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"

Source: WB 168, p.323

Note: Dimin. is astíipich 'right on the bank'.

  • xás uxus, vúra puna'ísheeshara astíipich. And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank." [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 072]
  • yánava yúruk ifápiitsha kuntákiriti astiip. He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver. [Reference: WB 1.86]


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  1. xás   sáruk   t-óo   thyúru-fak   ástiip  
    then   downhill   PERF-3s(>3)   drag-from.uphill   shore  
    Then he dragged it downhill to the riverbank.
    Source: Mrs. Bennett, "Screech Owl and Coyote" (ALK_14-35) | read full text
  2. Jean used to watch her   sáruk   astiip      kun-tákir-ar  
    Jean used to watch her   downhill   shore   PERF   3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-go.to  
    Jean used to watch her, they went to soak acorns by the riverbank.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. xás   áxak   ifápiit-ich-as   sah'áhup   kun-turar   astiip  
    then   two   young.unmarried.woman-DIM-PL   driftwood   3pl(>3s)-go.gather.wood   shore  
    Then two girls went to the river to get driftwood."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  4. kári   xás   pihnêefich   yúras   u-thívruuhramnih-anik   kúkuum   yuras-'ástiip   xás   u-thivrúuhripaa-nik  
    then   then   coyote   ocean   3s(>3)-float.into-ANC   again   ocean-shore   then   3s(>3)-float.toward.shore-ANC  
    Then Coyote floated down river again, he floated down out by the ocean.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  5. yánava   káan   áxak   avansáxiich-as   kun-'íipithvu-tih   yúras-'astiip  
    visible   there   two   boy-PL   3pl(>3s)-walk.around.(two)-DUR   ocean-shore  
    Behold two boys were walking around, by the shore.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  6. astíip   vúr   u-'íif-ti   yúxnaam  
    shore   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR   sand  
    It grows by the river in the sand.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  7. xás   astíip   u-vîish  
    then   shore   3s(>3)-come.down  
    So he went down to the bank.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  8. xás   u-xus   vúra   pu-na-'ísh-eesh-ara   astíip-ich  
    then   3s(>3)-think   Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG   shore-DIM  
    And he thought, "I won't drink right by the bank."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  9. yánava   yúruk   ifápiit-sha   kun-tákiri-ti   astiip  
    visible   downriver   young.unmarried.woman-PL   3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-DUR   shore  
    He saw young women leaching on the bank downriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  10. xás   u-piip   astíip-ich   vúra   kan-thivrúh-i   astíip-ich   vúra   kan-thivrúh-i  
    then   3s(>3)-say   shore-DIM   Intensive   1s(>3)-float-IMPER   shore-DIM   Intensive   1s(>3)-float-IMPER  
    And he said, "Let me float to the bank, let me float to the bank.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  11. xás   vúra-va   káan   u-tháaniv   astiip  
    then   Intensive-so   there   3s(>3)-sit   shore  
    And he lay there on the bank.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  12. kúna   vúra   pu-'astíip-ich   na-'ísh-eesh-ara  
    in.addition   Intensive   NEG-shore-DIM   1s(>3)-drink-FUT-NEG  
    But I won't drink by the bank.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  13. chavúra   kúkuum   vaa   káan   u-máh   asiktávaan-sa   astiip   áhup   kun-ikyáa-vanaa-tih  
    finally   again   so   there   3s(>3)-see   woman-PL   shore   wood   3pl(>3s)-make-PL-DUR  
    Finally he saw women there on the bank again, they were gathering wood.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  14. xás   t-oo   mah   astíip   sah'áhup   kun-ikyáa-vunaa-tih  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)   see   shore   driftwood   3pl(>3s)-make-PL-DUR  
    And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  15. xás   xanchíifich   píshiip   astíip   u-krîish  
    then   frog   first   shore   3s(>3)-sit.down  
    And Frog sat down in first place, on the river bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  16. xás   u-pêer   pa-'avansáxiich   imáankam   sáruk   astíip   pa--chaas   xákaan   ík   ku-yâaram-eesh   ikxúrar  
    then   3s(>3)-say.to   the-boy   next.day   downhill   shore   the-2sPOSS-younger.brother   with.(one.person)   must   2pl(>3)-(two.people).go-FUT   evening  
    And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  17. xás   sáruk   astíip   kúuk   u-kvíripma  
    then   downhill   shore   to   3s(>3)-run.to  
    And she ran down to the river-bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  18. púyava   sáruk   astíip      kun-ivyíhish  
    you.see   downhill   shore   PERF   3pl(>3s)-get.there.(pl.)  
    So they went down to the river bank.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text
  19. xás   sáruk   t-u-tákir   astiip  
    then   downhill   PERF-3s(>3)-leach.(acorn.meal)   shore  
    And they leached them, downhill on the river bank.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "Indian Food" (WB_KL-68) | read full text