Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúraraha / ikxúrarahi- to become evening

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2298 | revised Dec 11 2014

ikxúraraha / ikxúrarahi- • V • to become evening

Derivation:  ikxúrar-ha
evening-DENOM

Derivatives (2)
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
ikxuraráhaan "evening star"

Note: Cf. -ha (a/i) 'denom.' (G622).

  • púyava pateekxúrarahaak, yiimúsic vúra tookpêehva patu'ípak. So when it became evening, he would shout from a ways off when he came home. [Reference: WB T24.4]

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  1. yáan vúra úkxurarahitih.
    It was just evening.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  2. púyava uum kúmateech patóo kxuraraha púyava kári vírusur tuvâaram , tóo mkaanvar ikxáram .
    Then later, when it was evening, Bear went off, she went to gather food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  3. ikxunanáhaanich kun'íin mukeechíkyav xákaan.
    Evening Star lived with his sweetheart.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  4. kári xás upvâaram peekxuraráhaan.
    And Evening Star left.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  5. patupíkyaar poochiihvîichvuti kári xás peekxuraráhaan uxús " ii! tá nasáyriihva.
    When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  6. peekxuraráhaan pamukeechíkyav puráan tá kuníkfuukiraa.
    Evening Star and his sweetheart (finally) clasped one another.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  7. xás ikxuraráhaan poopkêevish páy nanu'ávahkam atayrámkaam
    Then Evening Star was transformed into a big star in the sky.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text

  8. xás uxus, " hôoy áta kuniyaarámootih, patóo kxurarahaak."
    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