Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúraraha / ikxúrarahi- to become evening

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2298 | revised Dec 11 2014

ikxúraraha / ikxúrarahi- • V • to become evening

Derivation:  ikxúrar-ha
evening-DENOM

Derivatives (2)
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
ikxuraráhaan "evening star"

Note: Cf. -ha (a/i) 'denom.' (G622).

  • púyava pateekxúrarahaak, yiimúsic vúra tookpêehva patu'ípak. So when it became evening, he would shout from a ways off when he came home. [Reference: WB T24.4]

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  1. yáan    vúra    úkxurarahitih   
    recently    Intensive    it.was.becoming.evening   
    It was just evening.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  2. púyava    uum    kúmateech    patóo    kxuraraha    púyava    kári    vírusur    tuvâaram    tóo    mkaanvar    ikxáram   
    you.see    3.SG    later.in.day    when.it    become.evening    you.see    then    bear    she.went.away    she    went.to.gather.from.plants    night   
    Then later, when it was evening, Bear went off, she went to gather food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  3. xás    uxus    hôoy    áta    kuniyaarámootih    patóo    kxurarahaak   
    then    he.thought    where    maybe    they.are.always.going    when.it.had    become.evening   
    And he thought, "I wonder where they always go when evening comes?"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text