Ararahih'urípih
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kéevriik old woman; old female (animal)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3805 | revised Jun 30 2005

kéevriik • N • old woman; old female (animal)

Derivatives (5)
ifapitkéevriik "old maid"
ipatakéevriik "old doe"
kéevniikich "old woman (dimin.)"
kéevriikha "to become old (not only of a woman)"
kéevniikichha "(woman) to become old "

Source: WB 871, p.360

Note: The plural is kéevriiksha(s); the dimin. is kéevniikich.

  • yíiv vúra kunthítiimship poopakurîihvuti ipatakéevriik. From far off they began to hear her sing, the Old Doe. [Reference: KT 74.30]

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  1. kúna    vúra    pa'ararakéevriikshas    pa'ararapihnîichas    pananikáruk    va'araréefyiivshas    koovúra    neepsháravrik   
    in.addition    Intensive    the.old.Indian.women    the.old.Indian.men    my.upriver    its.Indian.friends    all    they.helped.me   
    But the Karuk old women, the Karuk old men, my Karuk friends, they all helped me.
    Source: William Bright, "Speech to Karuk Tribal Council" (WB-01) | read full text
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  2. xás    itháan    u'ípak    pakéevriik   
    then    once    she.came.back    the.old.woman   
    And once the old woman (i.e., Bear) came back.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  3. xás    upíip    pakéevriik    uum    vúra    má'    tóo    kvéesh   
    then    she.said    the.old.woman    3.SG    Intensive    uphill    she.is    spend.night   
    And the old woman said, "She's spending the night in the mountains.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  4. xás    pakéevriik    ukpêehva    navítivrik   
    then    the.old.woman    she.shouted    you.row.to.meet.me   
    And the old woman shouted, "Row to meet me!".
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  5. xás    uvátarin    pakéevriik   
    then    she.crossed    the.old.woman   
    Then the old woman walked across.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text