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árihish / árihishrih- to become; to be transformed into
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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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itha'ithvákaam u'árihish one.large.load it.becomes It made a big load. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textunuhyâachhiruva 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 textkoovúra 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 | Playhãã 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
Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Playxás 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 textkumâam tá 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
Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Playxás 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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textkíri 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 textpúyava 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 textxás 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 textpúyava 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 textmâa 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
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