Ararahih'urípih
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ikxaréeyav spirit person; a god, such as inhabited the earth before the coming of humans

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2252 | revised Feb 03 2015

ikxaréeyav • N • spirit person; a god, such as inhabited the earth before the coming of humans

Derivation:  ikxarée yav
ikxarée good

Derivatives (9)
ikxaniyákuunich "sacred stones used in the ameekyaaraam salmon ceremony and in the Orleans world renewal (Kroeber & Gifford, 7, 37)"
ikxaréeya mukinínaasich "deer (word used in deer-hunting formulas)"
ikxaréeyav mukinínaasich "deer (word used in deer-hunting formulas)"
ikxariyâahiv "time of the gods or spirit-people"
ikxariyáhaam "a woman's name, Phoebe Maddux"
ikxariyákaam "firewood carrier, i.e. a cord for tying up a bundle of wood"
ikxariyátuuyship "Offield Mountain"
ikxariyeekmaháchraam "sacred sweathouse at Orleans"
ikxariya'áraar ""medicine man", the priest who officiates at the world-renewal ceremony (Kroeber and Gifford, p.7)"

Source: WB 540, p.342; TK 85.8-9, 85.22

Note: The plural is ikxaréeyavsa (TK 74.3). The alternant ikxariya- sometimes occurs in compounds.

  • xás uxus, naa káru ikxaréeyav. Then he thought, "I too am an ikxareeyav." [Reference: How Fish Were Made 010]

Sentence examples (32)

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  1. xás    vúra    uumkun    hitíhaan    pakaan    kunivyíihmutihanik    peekxaréeyav    váa    kumá'ii    pakun'úuhyanatihanik    hûut    áta    pakunkupítiheesh    yaas'ára   
    then    Intensive    they    always    there    they.went.    the.First.People    so    because.of    they.were.talking.    how    maybe    they.will.do    rich.person   
    The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

  2. víri    vaa    mu'íffuth    pirishkyâarim    ta    'íp    uum    máruk    kúkkuum    kári    vaa    kunkúpha'anik    peekxaréeyav    atipimámvaan    achvúun    xákkaan    kunváththêen'nik   
    so    so    after.it    grizzly    PERF    PAST    3.SG    uphill    again    then    so    they.did.that.way    the.First.People    buzzard    hookbill.salmon    both    they.fought   
    Then after Grizzly Bear was already up the hill, again the Ikxareyavs did it, Buzzard and Hookbill had a fight.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text

  3. peekxaréeyav    yíchakanach    koovúra    kunpamfipishniháyaacha   
    the.god    all.in.one.place    all    they.come.together   
    The gods all gathered together.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
    Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Play

  4. peekxaréeyav    vúra    ixráam    upikyafipáyaachha   
    the.god    Intensive    bet    he.wins.back   
    He won back the stakes from the gods.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Gambling Song" (WB_KL-13) | read full text
    Spoken by Chester Pepper | Download | Play

  5. peekxaréeyav    vaa    ukúphaanik   
    the.god    so    he.did.it   
    The gods did this.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  6. peekxaréeyav    vúra    uum    kunikyâanik   
    the.gods    Intensive    3.SG    they.made.it   
    The gods made it.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  7. panamníhmaam    koovúra    tá    kunimfipíshriihva    peekxariya'ifápiitshas   
    behind.Orleans    all    PERF    they.gathered.together    the.spirit.girls   
    All the spirit girls gathered back of Orleans.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  8. víri    kôokinay    kahyúras    tá    kun'aramsípriin    peekxariya'ifápiitshas   
    so    everywhere    Klamath.Lakes    PERF    they.came.from    the.spirit.girls   
    They came from Klamath Lakes and everywhere, the spirit girls.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  9. víri    pootúraayva    púra fátaak    vúra    yâahitihara    pakun'ûupvunaatih    peekxariya'ifápiitsha   
    so    when.she.looked.around    nowhere    Intensive    she.didn't.fit.in    where.they.were.digging.roots    the.spirit.girls   
    When she looked around, she couldn't fit in anyplace where the spirit girls were digging roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  10. víri    peekxariya'ifápiitsha    tá    kunpiip    íf    uxútih    nitâatrupraveesh   
    so    the.spirit.girls    PERF    they.said    truly    she.thinks    I.will.dig.it.out   
    The spirit girls said, "She really thinks she's going to dig up something!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  11. víri    chavúra    tapipshítaani    kári    xás    kunpiip    peekxariya'ifápiitshas    yáxa    hûut    upítih   
    so    finally    after.a.while    then    then    they.said    the.spirit.girls    look!    how    she.is.saying   
    Finally after a while the spirit girls said, "Look, what is she saying?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  12. kári    xás    vaa    kunkúupha    peekxariya'ifápiitsha   
    then    then    so    they.did    the.spirit.girls   
    Then the spirit girls did this.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  13. pootúraayva    yánava    koovúra    tá    púfaat    peekxariya'ifápiitsha   
    when.she.looked.around    visible    all    PERF    nothing    the.spirit.girls   
    When (the poor one) looked around, she saw they were all gone, the spirit girls.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  14. ôok    kun'ífanik    ithivthanéen'aachip    áxak    ikxareeyav'ifápiitichas   
    here    they.grew.up    center.of.world    two    spirit.girls   
    Two spirit girls grew up here at the middle of the world.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  15. víri    peekxaréeyav    tá    kunimfipishniháyavha   
    so    the.spirits    PERF    they.assembled.from.all.over   
    The spirits gathered together.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  16. uxús    naa    káru    ikxaréeyav   
    he.thought    1sg.    also    spirit.person   
    He thought, "I'm a spirit too."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  17. axmáy    kunithvíripvarak    peekxareeyav'ifápiitichas   
    suddenly    they.ran.down.from.upriver    the.spirit.girls   
    Suddenly the spirit girls ran down from upriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  18. axmáy    yúruk    kunithvíripraa    peekxareeyav'ifápiitichas   
    suddenly    downriver    they.ran.up.from.downriver    the.spirit.girls   
    Suddenly the spirit girls ran up from downriver.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  19. teepshítaanivanihich    axmáy    kuníthyiimfuruk    peekxareeyav'ifápiitichas   
    after.a.while    suddenly    they.fell.inside    the.spirit.girls   
    In a little while, suddenly the spirit girls fell into the house.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  20. kunmáahti    peekxaréeyav    tu'íifship   
    they.were.seeing    where.a.spirit    he.had.grown.up   
    They would see where a spirit had grown up (i.e., was living).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  21. kúkuum    fátaak    tá    kunmáh    ikxaréeyav    tu'íifship   
    again    somewhere    PERF    they.saw    spirit.person    he.had.grown.up   
    Again somewhere they would see that a spirit had grown up.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  22. yánava    ikxaréeyav    tu'íifship   
    visible    spirit.person    he.had.grown.up   
    They saw a spirit had grown up.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  23. xás    uxúti    ikxaréeyav    u'árihraa   
    then    he.was.thinking    spirit.person    he.comes.up   
    And he thought, "A spirit is coming up."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  24. víri    kôokaninay    ni'aapúnmuti    peekxaréeyav    tu'íifship   
    so    everywhere    I.know.it    where.a.spirit    he.had.grown.up   
    I know everyplace that a spirit has grown up.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  25. peekxaréeyav    kunpiykáranaa    ikxaréeyav mukinínaasich   
    the.spirits    they.killed.them    deer   
    The (other) spirits were killing the deer.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

  26. kári    xás    kunpiip    asaxêevar    veekxaréeyav    xákaan    chími    kunímthaatveesh   
    then    then    they.said    mossy    its.spirit    both    soon    they.will.play.shinny   
    And they said, Baldy Peak Spirit (said), "Let's play shinny together!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  27. yukún    uum    káru    ishímfir    asaxêevar    veekxaréeyav   
    you.see    3.SG    also    brave    mossy    its.spirit   
    You see, Baldy Peak Spirit was tough too.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  28. asaxêevar    veekxaréeyam    mú'arama    xákaan    tá    kun'îimasar   
    mossy    its.spirit    his.child    both    PERF    they.grabbed.each.other.(preparatory.to.play)   
    He and Baldy Peak Spirit's child grabbed each other (preparatory to play).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  29. ta'ítam    u'îimasaraheen    asaxêevar    veekxaréeyav    xákaan   
    so    he.grappled.with    mossy    its.spirit    with.(one.person)   
    So he grappled with Baldy Peak Spirit.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  30. yukún    uum    ikxareeyaatâapas    u'iifshípreenik    iknûumin veekxaréeyav   
    you.see    3.SG    real.spirit.person    he.had.grown.up    Burrill.Peak.spirit   
    You see, Burrill Peak Spirit had grown up into a real ikxaréeyav.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  31. xás    pa'aneekyávaan    vúra    kúnish    ikxaréeyav   
    then    the.sweating.doctor    Intensive    sort.of    spirit.person   
    And the doctor was kind of (like) an ikxaréeyav.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweating Doctor" (WB_KL-81) | read full text

  32. ikxaréeyav   
    spirit.person   
    It's an ikxaréeyav (a divine person, a god).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text