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êeh to give (something) to (someone); to pay
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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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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 textxás púraan tá 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 textta'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 textkári 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 textpasíkih 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playtá 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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textkári 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 textkári 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 textkári peeshpúk tá 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 textxás 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