Ararahih'urípih
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-ih / -ihi- Benefactive

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1526 | revised Oct 31 2014

-ih / -ihi- SUFF • Benefactive

Derivatives (7)
axaktíkih "ring finger"
ikshúpih "to teach, to show"
iktávih "to hand (something) to (someone)"
ikxurikeekshupíhraam "school"
ikyéeh "to make for, gather for, bring to (a person)"
ithxúpih "to face toward"
iyúrih "to hand (something) to (someone)"

  • pakurîihvih(i) to sing to (someone) [Reference: WB notes]


Sentence examples (11)

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  1. nanikîit    neekshúpiheet   
    my.grandmother    she.taught.me   
    My grandmother taught me.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
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  2. hínupa    pihnêefich    áxak    vúra    axiich    tóo    kyéehinaa   
    surprise    coyote    two    Intensive    child    he.had    made   
    The Coyote had made two babies for them.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  3.     néekshupih   
    PERF    he.taught.me   
    He made me understand.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  4. neektávihi   
    let.one.go.get.it.for.me   
    Someone go get it for me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  5. kári    xás    upíip    púya    kanapikshúpihi    pamikunpákurih   
    then    then    he.said    and.so    you.guys.teach.it.to.me.again!    your.song   
    And he said, "Hey, teach me your song again!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  6. cháas    neepchívchaaksurih        ni'íinka   
    younger.brother    open.back.up.the.door.for.me    PERF    I'm.burning   
    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  7. xás    kúkuum    vúra    tóo    kpêehva    neepchívchaaksurih        ni'íinka   
    then    again    Intensive    he.did    shout    open.back.up.the.door.for.me    PERF    I'm.burning   
    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  8. xákaan    vúra    kuníkyeehiti    poo'áveesh    áxak    vúra    upátati    paxuun   
    both    Intensive    they.were.making.it.for.him    what.he.will.eat    two    Intensive    he.was.eating.it    the.acorn.soup   
    They both made for him what he was to eat, he ate two (servings of) acorn soup.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  9. víriva    uksúpi    múkuut   
    so    she.taught.him    her.grandchild   
    She taught her grandchild (how to hold the world-renewal).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text
  10. xás    kári    áv        kuníkyee   
    then    then    food    PERF    they.make.for   
    And they gave her food.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text
  11. xás    upiip    púxay    vura    chími    xuus    kíik'uumih   
    then    he.said    not.yet    Intensive    soon    thought    you.guys.go.to.it.for.her   
    And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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