Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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chímiha / chímihi- to agree, to consent

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1145 | revised Oct 31 2014

chímiha / chímihi- • V • to agree, to consent

Derivation:  chími-ha
soon-DENOM

Source: WB 294.1, p.330

  • naa vúra vaa xasík nichímiheesh. I'll agree to that. [Reference: KS Crane 039]
  • pâanpay vúra takunchímiha. Finally they agreed. [Reference: WB 22: Old Man Turtle 009]

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  1. pâanpay    vúra    tá    kunchímiha   
    after.while    Intensive    PERF    they.agree   
    Finally, they agreed.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  2. xás    uchímiha   
    then    he.agreed   
    So he agreed.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text