Ararahih'urípih
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xákarari / xakarará- on both sides, at both ends

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6767 | revised Feb 02 2016

xákarari / xakarará- • ADV • on both sides, at both ends

Derivation:  xákaan-arih  (= áxak-aan-arih)
both--arih  (= two-Agentive--arih)

Derivatives (7)
páy_nanuxákararih "country outside Karuk territory"
xakanana'apmanaxvúhanach "having whiskers on both sides; name of a white man called Browning"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"
xakararástiim "on both sides"
xakararátiik "both hands"
xakararáyuup "both eyes"
xakarara'âar "a type of snake, the rubber boa, "double-ender""

Source: WB 1586.7, p.396; JPH ani 06:569

  • chími kunvuhvúhinaavish, víri xákarari ík ku'iruvêehishriheesh. They will do the deerskin dance, and you must stand at each end. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 049]
  • itráhyar takunpíktaakrihva xákarari itnoopámahich tóosaam. Ten divided by two is five. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 402]

Sentence examples (8)

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  1. xás    yánava    pa'ifápiitsha    xákarari    kun'íin    poothivtapárahitihirak   
    then    visible    the.girls    on.both.sides    they.sat    where.there.was.a.war.dance   
    And he saw the girls sitting on each side where people were war-dancing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. xákarari    u'áaktak   
    on.both.sides    he.put.his.hands.on.top.of.it   
    He put his hands on each side (of the door).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  3. xás    takráav    xákarari    kun'íxupkiish   
    then    shoulder    on.both.sides    they.lay.against.it   
    And they lay against his shoulder.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  4. víri    chími    uptaxáraapsipreevish    táma    takráav    xákarari    kunpíkuuyva    pamuhrôohas   
    so    soon    he.was.about.to.stride.back    then    shoulder    on.both.sides    they.landed.back.on.him    his.wives   
    He was about to stride back, (when) his wives landed on his shoulders on either side.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    paniinamichtâapas    iknûumin veekxaréeyav    pamú'arama    vaa    vúra    ukupa'ífaha    pamútiik    u'ákchaaktih    xákarari    pamútiik    u'ákchaaktih   
    then    then    the.smallest    Burrill.Peak.spirit    his.child    so    Intensive    he.grew.up.this.way    his.hands    it.was.closed    on.both.sides    his.hands    it.was.closed   
    And Burrill Peak Spirit's littlest child grew up this way, his hands were closed, both his hands were closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  6. xákarari    áxak    pa'ávansas    káru    áachip    áxak   
    on.both.sides    two    the.men    also    middle    two   
    There were two men at each end and two in the middle.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  7. kuyráak    usasipúniihva    yítha    achipyâach    xás    xákararih   
    three    it.runs.down.in.lines    one    very.center    then    on.both.sides   
    There were three stripes running down, one right in the middle and (two) on each side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  8. ishkêeshak    xákarari    áxak    ávansa    kun'iruvêehriv   
    at.a.river    on.both.sides    two    man    they.are.standing   
    Two men are standing on each side of a river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text