Ararahih'urípih
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áta maybe; I suppose; I wonder.

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #739 | revised Nov 07 2014

áta PCL • maybe; I suppose; I wonder.

Derivatives (5)
atafâat "maybe"
atahárish "always"
atahári "always, all the time, for some time, anytime"
manâa "maybe, perhaps, I don't know"
man'áta "maybe, perhaps, I don't know"

Source: WB 178, p.324

Note: No lengthening of -t-.

  • húuka áta tu'uum. Where, I wonder, has he gone? [Reference: WB G836.1, p.131]
  • hôoy áta toomah, pa'áama. I wonder where he finds it, the salmon? [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 027]


Sentence examples (39)

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  1. hûut   ata   vaa   pa-sárip   i-tâarahi-va  
    how   maybe   so   the-hazel.twigs   2s(>3)-have-PL.ACT  
    You've gotta have the sticks.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play
  2. ni-xu-ti   áta   i-shán-aa-vish  
    1s(>3)-think-DUR   maybe   2s(>3)-carry.(things)-PL-FUT  
    I thought you might bring some [sticks] up.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. víri   manâa   hôoy if   áta   i-shêey-ti   kumá'ii   p-ee-víik-ti  
    so   maybe   no.way   maybe   2s(>3)-not.know-DUR   because.of   NOMZ-2s(>3)-weave-DUR  
    Well, it's not true that you don't know how, because you're weaving.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. sáruk   áta   vúra   asá-riik   húm   fâat  
    downhill   maybe   Intensive   rock-place   or   what  
    By the river, in the rocks, or what?
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. xás   vúra   uumkun   hitíhaan   pa-kaan   kun-ivyíihmu-tih-anik   p-eekxaréeyav   váa   kumá'ii   pa-kun-'úuhyana-tih-anik   hûut   áta   pa-kun-kupí-tih-eesh   yaas'ára  
    then   Intensive   they   always   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)-DUR-ANC   the-spirit.person   so   because.of   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR-ANC   how   maybe   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-FUT   rich.person  
    The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  6. ata   hári   vaa   kun-'áraarahi-tih-anik  
    maybe   sometime   so   3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR-ANC  
    They were living there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Bluejay Myth" (JPH_PHM-24-343a) | read full text
  7. chishíih   áta   ník   uum   vúr   u-'áam-ti   íkkiich   áta   v-óo-thvuuy-ti   chishihpúrith  
    dog   maybe   a.little   3.SG   Intensive   3s(>3)-eat-DUR   maybe   maybe   so-3s(>3)-be.named-DUR   nightshade.sp.  
    I guess maybe dogs eat them, they are called dog huckleberries.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text
  8. húun   áta  
    harmful   maybe  
    It doesn't matter.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  9. áta   vaa   káan   u-krêe-nik   pa-pihníich  
    maybe   so   there   3s(>3)-live-ANC   the-old.man  
    I guess that's where the old man lived.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  10. kári   xás   u--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
  11. xás   u-píip   yáxa   áta   uum   pa-pihneefich-'îin      na-sítviik  
    then   3s(>3)-say   look!   maybe   3.SG   the-coyote-TOPIC   PERF   2s/3s>1s-steal.from  
    And he said, "Look, I'll bet Coyote stole it from me.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  12. vishváan   áta   vishkitâana   áta  
    vishváan   maybe   vishkitâana   maybe  
    Maybe it's vishváan, maybe it's vishkitâana!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  13. kári   xás   u-xús   hûut   áta   ni-kupee-p-vûunih-ah-eesh  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   how   maybe   1s(>3)-MODAL-ITER-get.down.from.uphill-Modal-FUT  
    Then he thought, "How ever am I to get back down (to earth)?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  14. kári   xás   u-xús   pa-mukún-taat   hûut   áta   kúth   pa-'ípun   vúra   kích   t-u-'avíkvu-ti   pa-t-u-'ípak-ahaak  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   the-3plPOSS-mother   how   maybe   because.of   the-salmon.tail   Intensive   only   PERF-3s(>3)-take.(one.object)-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-come.back-when  
    And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  15. kári   xás   u-xús   áta   ú-kviit-hi-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   maybe   3s(>3)-sleep-DUR  
    And he thought, "I guess she's asleep."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  16. kári   xás   u-xús   miník   áta   t-óo   kviit-ha  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   of.course   maybe   PERF-3s(>3)   sleep  
    So he thought, "I guess she's asleep, all right."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  17. púyava   p-óo-p-vaavruk   á'iknêechhan   tishravará'iivreen   u-xus   hûut   áta   u-'íina-ti   pa-nani-'íin  
    you.see   NOMZ-3s(>3)-ITER-go.down.over   falcon   Etna.Mountain   3s(>3)-think   how   maybe   3s(>3)-experience.something.unpleasant-DUR   the-1sPOSS-falls  
    So when Duck Hawk looked down over Etna Mountain, he thought, "I wonder what's wrong with my falls?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  18. kári   xás   u--ti   pa-kachakâach   hûut   áta   kumá'ii   pa-'ípat   -xuun   kích   kúnish   p-oo-páta-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   the-bluejay   how   maybe   because.of   the-doe   3sPOSS-acorn.soup   only   sort.of   NOMZ-3s(>3)-eat.(acorn.soup)-DUR  
    And Blue Jay thought, "I wonder why he sort of eats only Doe's acorn soup?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  19. kári   xás   u-xus   tîi   kan-máh-i   hûut   áta   p-oo-kup-eekyâa-hi-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   let...   1s(>3)-see-IMPER   how   maybe   NOMZ-3s(>3)-MODAL-make-Modal-DUR  
    And she thought, "Let me see how she makes it!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  20. xás   u-pakúriihva   áta   naa   kûufayu   áta   naa   kêeshisha  
    then   3s(>3)-sing.songs   maybe   1sg.   kûufayu   maybe   1sg.   kêeshisha  
    And he sang, "áta naa kûufayu, áta naa kêeshisha."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  21. xás   u-xus   hûut   áta   -ni-kuph-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-think   how   maybe   NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT  
    And he thought, "How ever shall I do?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  22. kári   xás   u-xus   hûut   áta   pa-ni-nísh-eesh  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   how   maybe   NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT  
    And he thought, "How shall I do with it, I wonder?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  23. yee!   xás   u--tih   hûut   áta   -ni-kuph-eesh  
    well   then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   how   maybe   NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT  
    Well, then he thought, "How ever shall I do?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  24. kári   xás   hûut   áta      -'iin  
    then   then   how   maybe   PERF   1s-experience.something.unpleasant  
    And (he thought), "I wonder what's wrong with me?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Creation of Eels" (WB_KL-41) | read full text
  25. hûut   áta   -ni-kuph-eesh  
    how   maybe   NOMZ-1s(>3)-do-FUT  
    "How ever shall I do?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  26. xás   u-xús   hûut   áta   ni-kuph-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-think   how   maybe   1s(>3)-do-FUT  
    And he thought, "How shall I do, I wonder?"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  27. kári   xás   u-xús   kahyuras'afishríhan   hûut   áta   ník   -niish-vunaa  
    then   then   3s(>3)-think   Klamath.Lakes.Young.Man   how   maybe   a.little   1s(>3)-do-PL  
    And Klamath Lakes Young Man thought, "How ever shall I do with them?"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  28. xás   u--ti   hûut   áta      kun-kúupha  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   how   maybe   PERF   3pl(>3s)-do  
    And he thought, "I wonder what they're doing?"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  29. xás   u--ti   húuk   áta      kun-'uum   pa-nini-hrôoh-as  
    then   3s(>3)-think-DUR   to.where   maybe   PERF   3pl(>3s)-arrive   the-1sPOSS-wife-PL  
    And he thought, "I wonder where my wives have gone?"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  30. xás   u-xús   miník   ni-'aapúnm-eesh   húuk   áta   pa-   kun-'uum  
    then   3s(>3)-think   of.course   1s(>3)-know-FUT   to.where   maybe   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-arrive  
    And he thought, "I'll find out where they've gone, all right."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  31. xás   u-xus   hôoy   áta   kun-iyaarám-oo-tih   pa-t-óo   kxurarah-aak  
    then   3s(>3)-think   where   maybe   3pl(>3s)-(two.people).go-HAB-DUR   the-PERF-3s(>3)   become.evening-when  
    And he thought, "I wonder where they always go when evening comes?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  32. hûut   áta   -kun-kuph-eesh  
    how   maybe   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-FUT  
    "I wonder what they're going to do?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  33. xás   u-xús   húuka   áta   t-u-'uum  
    then   3s(>3)-think   to.where   maybe   PERF-3s(>3)-arrive  
    And (the mother) thought, "I wonder where he's gone?"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
  34. xás   pa-'avansáxiich   u-xús   fâat   áta   kúth   -vaa   kanée-peen-tih  
    then   the-boy   3s(>3)-think   what   maybe   because.of   NOMZ-so   3pl>1s-say.to-DUR  
    And the boy thought, "I wonder why I was told that?"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text
  35. púyava   vúra   vaa   u-thiiná-ti   pa-páthraam   xás   kôokinay   vúra   u-'ápiv   akâay   áta   mu-'ífunih  
    you.see   Intensive   so   3s(>3)-have-DUR   the-hair-wrapping   then   everywhere   Intensive   3s(>3)-look.for   who   maybe   3sPOSS-hair  
    So he kept the hair-club, and he looked for her everywhere, (he wondered) whose hair it was.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text
  36. kári   xás   u-piip   ishávaas-ich   hôoy   áta   u-vâaram-aheen  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say   child.of.deceased.sibling-DIM   where   maybe   3s(>3)-go-ANT  
    And he said, "I wonder where little niece has gone?
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text