Ararahih'urípih
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arákaas old man

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #509 | revised Nov 02 2005

arákaas • N • old man

Derivatives (3)
akviinakichkaru'arákaas "size of dentalium shell, a little larger or older than akviinakichkaru"
axakiichkaru'arákaas "a size of dentalium, larger than axákiichkaru"
itharip'arákaas "old fir tree"

Source: WB 128, p.320

Note: Equiv. to pihnîich.

  • kúna vúra kúnish ta'arákaas. But he's sort of old. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 006]
  • arákaas, mâa páy pamiváfish. Old man, here's your liver! [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 019]

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  1. kúna    vúra    kúnish    tá    arákaas   
    in.addition    Intensive    sort.of    PERF    old.man   
    But he's sort of old.'"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  2. xás    kunpiip    arákaas    mâa    páy    pamiváfish   
    then    they.said    old.man    look!    this    your.liver   
    And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  3. xás    tá    kunipêer    pamukun'ákah    yee    arákaas    hûut    ti'iin   
    then    PERF    they.told.him    their.father    well    old.man    how    you.have.something.wrong.with.you   
    And they said to their father, "Hey, old man, what's wrong with you?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  4. xás    kári    kunipêer    pa'arákaas    hûut    ti'iin   
    then    then    they.told.him    the.old.man    how    you.have.something.wrong.with.you   
    Then (the sons) said to the old man, "What's wrong with you?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

  5. pa'arákaas    íp    îin    kinípeerat    kiik'íchunvi   
    the.old.man    PAST    TOPIC    he.told.us    you.guys.hide.yourselves!   
    The old man told us to hide.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text