Ararahih'urípih
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ay to fear, be afraid of (something)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1019 | revised Nov 07 2014

ay • V • to fear, be afraid of (something)

Source: WB 256, p.329

  • íiii táni'ay. Oh, I'm afraid. [Reference: WB files]
  • mít ni'áaytihat pavírusur. I used to be afraid of bears. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (19)


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  1. vúra    tá    kun'ay   
    Intensive    PERF    they.feared.him   
    It was that they feared him.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. kárivarih    vúra    váa    u'áayti    papákurih   
    still    Intensive    so    he.fears    the.song   
    He still fears those songs.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  3. tá    ni'ay   
    PERF    I.fear   
    I'm scared.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about fear and going places (LA-01) | read full text
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  4. tá    ni'áy    pa'apxantínihich   
    PERF    I.am.scared    the.white.man   
    I am afraid of the white man.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  5. ní'aayti    pamu'ápsuun   
    I.am.afraid.of.it    his.snake   
    I am scared of his snake.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  6. ní'aaytih   
    it.am.afraid.of.it   
    I am afraid of it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  7. Clare    uum    tu'ay    pa'aháknak   
    Clare    3.SG    she.is.afraid.of.it    my.goose   
    Clare is afraid of geese.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  8. naa    vúra    puna'áytihara   
    1sg.    Intensive    I.am.not.afraid   
    I am not afraid.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  9. naa    vúra    ni'áyti    payêem   
    1sg.    Intensive    I.am.afraid    now   
    I am afraid right now.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  10. Tu'ay   
    he.is.scared   
    He (the frog) is scared.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  11. tá    ni'ay   
    PERF    I.fear   
    I am afraid.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  12. ipít    ip    vírusur    nimáhat    kúnish    tá    ni'ay   
    yesterday    PAST    bear    I.saw.it    sort.of    PERF    I.was.afraid   
    Yesterday I saw a bear, I was sort of afraid.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  13. ipít    ip    pavírusur    nimáhat    vúra    púxich    tá    ni'ay   
    yesterday    PAST    the.bear    I.saw.it    Intensive    very.much    PERF    I.was.afraid   
    Yesterday I saw the bear, I was really afraid.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old (VS-35b) | read full text
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  14. xás    naa    tá    ni'ay    ta    néemuusti   
    then    1sg.    PERF    I.was.scared    PERF    they.were.looking.(at.me)   
    And I was scared, they were looking at me.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Picture (VSu-02) | read full text
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  15. yakún    tá    kun'ay    fâat    kóok   
    you.see    PERF    they.are.afraid    what    kind   
    You see, they were afraid, (they wondered), "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  16. káru    vaa    kumá'ii    koovúra    kumakeemishatunvêechas    kun'áayti    aah   
    also    that    because.of    all    kinds.of.little.wild.animals    they.are.afraid    fire   
    And that's why all the little wild animals are afraid of fire.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  17. xáyfaat    ík    ná'ay   
    don't!    must    you.fear.me   
    You mustn't be afraid of me.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

  18. xás    ufáathkar    xás    vúra    kúnish    tu'ay    pa'íshaha   
    then    he.wades.in    then    Intensive    sort.of    he.fears    the.water   
    Then he waded in, but he was sort of afraid of the water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text

  19. xás    paachvíiv    káan    úkxiiptih    kúnish    tu'áy    páchishiih   
    then    the.bird    there    it.is.flying    sort.of    it.is.afraid.of    the.dog   
    The bird is flying there, it is sort of afraid of the dog.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text