Ararahih'urípih
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árihish / árihishrih- to become; to be transformed into

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #560 | revised Oct 31 2014

árihish / árihishrih- V • to become; to be transformed into

Derivation árih-ish
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Source: WB 138.1, p.321

  • kínikini uum vúra vaa fâat u'árihish. May he become worth something. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 046]
  • kári xás upiip, sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish. And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!" [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 087]
  • sáruk niyvúrunih xás áavkam ni'árihish, xás máruk upikvíripraa. I chased it downhill and ran ahead of it, and it ran back uphill. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 006]


Sentence examples (14)


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  1. itha'ithvákaam    u'árihish   
    one.large.load    it.becomes   
    It made a big load.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. unuhyâachhiruva    kúma    u'árihishrih    pananí'iithva    víri    natakníihshurootih   
    too.round    3sPOSS    it.becomes    the.my.pack    so    it.keeps.rolling.off.me   
    My pack was becoming too round, so it kept rolling off me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  3. koovúra     yuxmúrax    u'árihishriheesh   
    all    nothing.but.sand    it.will.turn.into   
    It will turn into nothing but sand.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play
  4. hãã    I couldn't do that    ayu'âach    vúra    vaa    yuxmúrax    u'árihishriheesh   
    yes    I couldn't do that    it.was.because    Intensive    so    nothing.but.sand    it.will.turn.into   
    Yes, I couldn't do that because it would turn into nothing but sand.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. xás    upíip    "ahúpyaamach    vúra    kan'árihish   
    then    he.said    pretty.wood    Intensive    let.me.become   
    Then he said: "I will be a nice-looking piece of wood.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text
  6. kumâam        ni'árihishrih   
    up.the.hill    PERF    I.got   
    I made it to the top of the hill.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  7. xás    yurúkthuuf    pookvíripma    xás    nani'ífuth    thúfkaam    kam'árihish   
    then    Bluff.Creek    when.he.ran.to.there    then    behind.me    big.creek    let.it.become.it!   
    And when he ran to Bluff Creek, then (he said) "Let it become a big creek behind me!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  8. xás    upíip    amtápar    vúra    kan'árihish    xás    paniníyuup    ámtaap    kamixyan   
    then    he.said    ashy    Intensive    let.me.become.it!    then    my.eyes    dust    let.it.become.full.of.it!   
    And he said, "Let me become covered with ashes, and let my eyes become full of ashes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  9. xás    vúra    pihnîich    kan'árihish   
    then    Intensive    old.man    let.me.become.it!   
    And let me become an old man."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  10. kíri    naa    káru    íshkiit    na'árihish   
    I.wish    1sg.    also    lucky    I.become   
    Let me become lucky too!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  11. púyava    pasárum    ánav    tu'árihish   
    you.see    the.pine-roots    medicine    they.became   
    The pine-roots had become medicine.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  12. xás    kári    vúra    nîinamich    tu'árihish   
    then    then    Intensive    little    it.became   
    Then it became small.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text
  13. púyava    yáaf    tu'árihish   
    you.see    acorn.dough    it.had.become   
    So it became acorn dough.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text
  14. mâa    vúra    vóokxiipshiprin    pakachakâach    tu'árihishrih   
    look!    Intensive    so.she.flew.away    the.bluejay    she.became   
    She flew away, she turned into Bluejay.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
    Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play