Ararahih'urípih
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ûurih to be unwilling, lazy, tired

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6328 | revised Jul 10 2024

ûurih • V • to be unwilling, lazy, tired

Derivatives (2)
unih'ûunihich "woman's name"
urihíkish "man's name"

Source: WB 1495, p.91

  • u'ûurihti pakúriihva. He's not willing to sing. [Reference: KV]
  • chavúra tu'ûurih pihnêefich póothxuupramnih. Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down. [Reference: WB 3: Coyote's Journey 160]
  • ûurih taníkyav. I've tired him out. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 343]

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  1. íp    vúra    nik    nixútihat    kíri    nivik    ítam    pâanpay    tá    na'ûuriha   
    PAST    Intensive    a.little    I.thought    I.wish    I.weave    earlier.today    after.while    PERF    I.get.lazy   
    I'm always thinking I'll weave, then I get lazy.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

  2. xás    patá    kunípeerahaak    fâat    iyúrish    xás    patu'ûurihaak    púyava    uum    hâari    ára    vaa    kúth    tóo    tháaniv   
    then    when    when.they.tell.him    what    pay    then    when.he.refuses    so    3.SG    sometime    person    so    because.of    PERF    sit   
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text

  3. chavúra    tu'ûuri    pihnêefich    póothxuupramnih   
    finally    he.had.become.unwilling    coyote    that.he.lay.face.down   
    Finally Coyote got tired of lying face down.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  4. xás    vúra    tu'ûuri    póoyruuhriv    poo'asímchaaktih   
    then    Intensive    he.became.unwilling    that.he.lay    that.he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed   
    And he got tired lying (there), keeping his eyes closed.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  5. uxus    íf    tá    na'ûuri    panipakurîihvutih   
    he.thought    truly    PERF    I.am.tired    I.am.singing   
    He thought, "I'm really tired of singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  6. kári    xás    upíip    chími    man    kúna    vúra    xáyfaat    ík    i'ûurih   
    then    then    she.said    soon    why...    in.addition    Intensive    don't!    must    you.get.tired   
    And they said, "All right, but you mustn't get tired."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  7. xás    upíti    tá    na'ûuri    páykuuk    pani'ahoonkôoti    yiiv   
    then    she.is.saying    PERF    I.am.tired    over.there    that.I.go.travel    far   
    And she said, "I'm tired of going by the far way yonder."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text