Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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máhavrik to see (someone) coming

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4161 | revised Nov 05 2004

máhavrik • V • to see (someone) coming

Derivative (1)
atmahavníkaanich "baby-blue-eyes"

Source: WB 956.1, p.366

  • tanimáhavrik I see him coming far off. [Reference: JPH pla 06:567]

Sentence examples (3)

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  1. víri    uum    vúra    u'íhivrik    yuhih    mûuk    iiv    umahavriktih   
    so    3.SG    Intensive    he.answers    Yurok.language    with.(by.means.of)    meaning.unknown    he.is.unable.to.endure.(it)   
    He answered in Yurok, he was groaning.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    uxus    vúra    tá    íiv    nimáhavrik   
    then    then    he.thought    Intensive    PERF    meaning.unknown    I.see.it.coming   
    And he thought, "I can't stand it."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  3. xás    poomáhavrik    úkpuuhrin   
    then    when.she.saw.him.coming    she.swam.across   
    And when she saw him coming, she swam across.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text