Ararahih'urípih
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yâaha / yâahi- to be good; to fit (into)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6997 | revised Feb 09 2016

yâaha / yâahi- • V • to be good; to fit (into)

Derivation:  yav-ha
good-DENOM

Source: WB 1665.1, p.400

  • tiik mûuk utaxyáthunati pooxútihaak kíri fâat uyâaha. He motions with his hands whenever he wants something done. [Reference: TK 248.27]
  • víri pootúraayva, purafátaak vúra yâahitihara. When she looked around, she couldn't fit in anywhere. [Reference: WB T50.10]

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  1. víri    pootúraayva    púra fátaak    vúra    yâahitihara    pakun'ûupvunaatih    peekxariya'ifápiitsha   
    so    when.she.looked.around    nowhere    Intensive    she.didn't.fit.in    where.they.were.digging.roots    the.spirit.girls   
    When she looked around, she couldn't fit in anyplace where the spirit girls were digging roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text

  2. xás    upiip    pûu    naa    vúra    pananípaa    nîinamich    hôoy    íf    nuyâaheesh   
    then    he.said    no    1sg.    Intensive    my.boat    little    where    truly    we.will.fit   
    And he said, "No, my boat is little, we won't fit.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text