Ararahih'urípih
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ikyéeh / ikyéehi- to make for, gather for, bring to (a person)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2358 | revised Dec 07 2014

ikyéeh / ikyéehi- • V • to make for, gather for, bring to (a person)

Derivation:  ikyav-ih
make-Benefactive

Source: WB 557.7, p.343

  • upva'amáyav kích u'íithvutih, pamúchaas upikyéehiti. He packs soap-plant roots, he does it for his younger brother. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 119]
  • hínupa pihnêefich áxak vúra axíich tookyéehinaa. Coyote made two babies for them. [Reference: KT 147.8]

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  1. hínupa    pihnêefich    áxak    vúra    axiich    tóo    kyéehinaa   
    surprise    coyote    two    Intensive    child    he.had    made   
    The Coyote had made two babies for them.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  2. xákaan    vúra    kuníkyeehiti    poo'áveesh    áxak    vúra    upátati    paxuun   
    both    Intensive    they.were.making.it.for.him    what.he.will.eat    two    Intensive    he.was.eating.it    the.acorn.soup   
    They both made for him what he was to eat, he ate two (servings of) acorn soup.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. xás    kári    áv    tá    kuníkyee   
    then    then    food    PERF    they.make.for   
    And they gave her food.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text