Ararahih'urípih
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sayríihva to be lonesome, homesick

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5355 | revised Dec 03 2015

sayríihva V • to be lonesome, homesick

Derivative (1)
sayníihvach "name of a woman from Amekyaram, living at Orleans"

Source: WB 1222, p.377

  • iiii ayukîi nanikrívraam, tanasáyriihva. Oh, hello (I'd like to see you), my home, I'm homesick. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 359]


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  1. xás    vúra    tusáyriihva    xás    uváxiprishuk    xás    âapun    ukrivrúhuthun   
    then    Intensive    he.was.homesick    then    he.flopped.out    then    on.the.ground    he.rolled.around   
    Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  2. ii    vúra    tusáyriihva   
    oh!    Intensive    she.was.lonesome   
    Oh, she was lonesome.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  3. ii        nasáyriihva    tóo    xus   
    oh!    PERF    I.am.lonesome    she.had    think   
    "Oh, I'm lonesome!" she thought.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  4. ii    ninikeechíkyav        nasáyriihva   
    oh!    my.sweetheart    PERF    I.am.lonesome   
    Oh, my sweetheart, I am lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  5. patupíkyaar    poochiihvîichvuti    kári    xás    peekxuraráhaan    uxús    ii        nasáyriihva   
    when.she.finished    when.she.was.singing.a.love.song    then    then    Evening.Star    he.thought    oh!    PERF    I.am.lonesome   
    When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text