Ararahih'urípih
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hãã yes

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1357 | revised Nov 07 2014

hãã INTERJ • yes

Source: WB 372, p. 334

Note: Nasalized vowel, falling pitch.


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  1. hãã   
    yes   
    Yes.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. hãã    víri    vaa    hûutva    kípa    hûutva    kupakupháheesh        naséey   
    yes    so    so    somehow    like    somehow    how.to.do.it    PERF    I.do.not.know   
    How would I do that? I don't know.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. hãã    I couldn't do that    ayu'âach    vúra    vaa    yuxmúrax    u'árihishriheesh   
    yes    I couldn't do that    it.was.because    Intensive    so    nothing.but.sand    it.will.turn.into   
    Yes, I couldn't do that because it would turn into nothing but sand.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  4. hãã    vúrava    ishimfirákuupha    vaa   
    yes    just    big.happening    so   
    Yes, (it was) a big happening.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  5. hãã    papúsihich    nithiinátih   
    yes    the.cat    I.have.it   
    Yes, I have a cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  6. hãã        nimah    papúsihich   
    yes    PERF    I.see.it    the.cat   
    Yes, I do see the cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  7. hãã    áama    ni'áveesh   
    yes    salmon    I.will.eat.it   
    Yes, I am going to eat salmon.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  8. hãã    áama    nivíshtaantih   
    yes    salmon    I.like.it   
    Yes, I like salmon.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  9. hãã    naa    áama    karu    nivíshtaantih   
    yes    1sg.    salmon    also    I.like.it   
    Yes, I also like salmon.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  10. hãã    koovúra    numnísheesh    papufích'iish   
    yes    all    we.will.cook.it    the.deer.meat   
    Yes, we are all going to cook deer meat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses (VS-17) | read full text
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  11. hãã   
    yes   
    Yes.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  12. hãã    hâari    upáthriihti    káru   
    yes    sometime    it.was.raining    also   
    Yes, sometimes it was even raining.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  13. hãã    vaa    vúra    kich    i'aapúnmuti    vaa    kuméekrii   
    yes    so    Intensive    only    you.know.it    so    kind.of.life   
    Yes, you only knew that kind of living.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  14. hãã    vaa    amáyav    patáay    ni'ávat   
    yes    that    good-tasting    the.lots    I.ate   
    Yes, what I ate was good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  15. hãã    vaa    káan    nikrîishriheesh   
    yes    that    there    I.will.sit.down   
    Yes, I'll sit down there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  16. hãã    vúra    puxich        naxúriha   
    yes    Intensive    very.much    PERF    I.am.hungry   
    Yes, I am really hungry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  17. hãã    vúra    kúnish        néexrah   
    yes    Intensive    sort.of    PERF    I.thirst   
    I'm sort of thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  18. hãã    vúra    puxich        néexrah   
    yes    Intensive    very.much    PERF    I.thirst   
    I'm really thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  19. hãã    vúra    uum    púxich        néexrah   
    yes    Intensive    3.SG    very.much    PERF    I.thirst   
    Yes, I'm very thirsty.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about food and drink (VS-39) | read full text
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  20. kári    xás    upiip    hãã    naa    araraxus'úmaan   
    then    then    he.says    yes    1sg.    doctor   
    And he said, "Yes, I'm a doctor."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  21. xás    yuuxmachmahánach    upiip    hãã   
    then    lizard.sp.    he.said    yes   
    And Lizard said, "Yes!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  22. xás    upiip    hãã   
    then    he.said    yes   
    And he said, "Yes."
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text
  23. xás    kunipêer    hãã   
    then    they.told.him    yes   
    And he was told (by his kidnappers), "Yes.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text