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

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ikrûunti to wait for

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2067 | revised Dec 02 2014

ikrûunti • V • to wait for

Derivatives (2)
ikrûuntihar "to go to meet"
ikrûuntihivrik "to go to meet"

Source: WB 501, p.340; TK 87.28

  • pananitípah îin neekrûunti. My brother's waiting for me. [Reference: KV]

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  1. xás    vúra    vaa    ukrii    ukrûuntih   
    then    Intensive    so    she.stays    she.waits.for.him   
    She was staying waiting for him.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  2. chími    iim    ôok    neekrûuntih   
    soon    2sg.    here    you.wait.for.me   
    You wait here!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

  3. xás    xanahíchyav    tóo    krûuntih   
    then    for.a.good.while    he.had    wait.for   
    So he waited a good while.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    ithâan    ávansa    uxus    tîi    kanikrûuntih   
    then    then    once    man    he.thought    let...    let.me.wait!   
    And once a man thought, "Let me wait (for her)!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    impáak    ukrûuntih   
    then    then    at.a.path    he.waited   
    So he waited by a path.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Discovered" (WB_KL-62) | read full text

  6. chími    iim    ôok    vúra    ikrii    ikrûuntihi    paxúrish   
    soon    2sg.    here    Intensive    you.stay    you.wait.for    the.shelled.acorns   
    You stay here, wait for the (rest of the) shelled acorns!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text