Ararahih'urípih
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êeh to give (something) to (someone); to pay

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1227 | revised Nov 07 2014

êeh V • to give (something) to (someone); to pay

Derivatives (2)
êehar "to go give (something) to (somebody)"
êehkoo "to offer (something) to (somebody)"

Source: WB 327, p.332

  • tâak, na'êehi. Here, give it to me! [Reference: KV]
  • itroopámahich ník kana'êeh. They only paid me five (dollars). [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 052]


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  1. itnoopámahich    ník    kana'êeh    xás    váa    káru    vúra    pa'íshpuk    púvaxay    kana'êehap    káruma    chímiheesh    ithakûusrah    véenik    mit    paniykáranaat   
    five.each    a.little    they.gve.me    then    so    also    Intensive    the.money    not.yet    they.give.me    in.fact    soon.will    one.month    ago    near.past    that.I.killed.them   
    They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. xás    púraan        kun'êe    pa'áhup    kuníkshaahtih    "if    yâamachich    pa'áhup   
    then    each.other    PERF    they.give.to    the.wood    they.were.laughing    truly    pretty.(dimin.)    the.wood   
    They handed the wood to each other, they were laughing: "What nice wood!"
    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. ta'ítam    u'êeheen    pamuyáfus   
    so    she.gaveit.to..him    her.dress   
    Then she gave him her dress.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text
  4. kári    xas    u'êe    paxuun   
    then    then    she.gives.it.to.him    the.acorn.soup   
    And she gave him the acorn soup.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text
  5. pasíkih    na'êehi   
    the.spoon    you.give.it.to.me   
    Hand me a spoon.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  6.     ni'aachíchha    patá    na'êe    pamipákurih   
    PERF    I.am.happy    that.PERF    you.give.me    your.song   
    I'm glad that you gave me your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  7. xás    patóo    kfuuyshur    xás    kári    payítha    u'êe    pá'aah   
    then    when.he.had    be.tired    then    then    the.one    he.gives.it.to.him    the.fire   
    And when he got tired, then he gave the fire to the (next) one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  8. xás    kári    uum    patóo    kfuuyshur    yítha    kúna    tu'éeh   
    then    then    3.SG    when.he.had    be.tired    one    in.addition    he.had.given.it.to.him   
    And when he got tired, he gave it to another one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  9. xás    pa'asáxvuh    kun'êe    pá'aah   
    then    Turtle    they.gave.him    the.fire   
    And they gave the fire to Turtle.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  10. kári    xás    upêer    pamú'aramah    chími    pami'áka    êehi    paxuun   
    then    then    she.told.her    her.child    soon    your.father    give.it.to.him    the.acorn.soup   
    And she told her child, "Give your father his acorn soup!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  11. kári    xás    upiip    tâak    naa    ni'êeh   
    then    then    she.said    give.me!    1sg.    I.give.it.to.him   
    And she said, "Here, I'm giving it to him."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  12. kári    peeshpúk        kin'éeh   
    then    the.money    PERF    they.gave.them   
    Then (the whites) gave them money (i.e., coins).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text
  13. xás    u'êe    pá'aan   
    then    he.gives    the.rope   
    And he gave him the rope.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text