Ararahih'urípih
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yaas'áraar / yaas'arara- humankind; rich person, sometimes translated 'chief'

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7023 | revised Feb 11 2016

yaas'áraar / yaas'arara- • N • humankind; rich person, sometimes translated 'chief' Variant: yaas'ára.

Derivation:  yaas áraar
yaas human

Derivative (1)
yaas'aráaraha "to be rich"

Source: WB 1661, p.400

Note: Vowel of yaas- is never shortened. Equiv. to yaas'ára.

  • hûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak, víri yaas'araréethvaaykam nivúrayvutiheesh. As long as humans live, I'll be around in front of rich people. [Reference: WB T24.44]

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  1. kúna    nuu    yaas'arará'uuthkam    kích    nu'irukúunpiithvutiheesh   
    in.addition    we    in.front.of.rich.people    only    we.will.sit.around   
    But we will be sitting around only in front of rich people."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. pamuhrôoha    káru    pamutúnviiv    patuvuhvúhinaahaak    yaas'arará'uuthkam    kunchivítahitih   
    his.wife    also    her.children    when.there.is.a.deerskin.dance    in.front.of.rich.people    they.are.lined.up   
    (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. kíri    naa    vúra    kích    yaas'arara'îin    na'áamti    káru    tápas    neekyâavish   
    I.wish    1sg.    Intensive    only    Humankind    they.eat.me    also    real    they.will.make.me   
    May Mankind eat me alone and take care of me!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text

  4. káruma    ník    apxanyâamachas    tá    kunpithxunátiihva    yaas'arara'îin    pu'ithváaftiheeshap   
    in.fact    a.little    pretty.caps    PERF    they.wear.them.on.their.heads    Humankind    it.will.not.think.well.of.them   
    The fact is, (the others) wear pretty caps, (but) Mankind won't have much use for them.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text