Ararahih'urípih
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yíchaach together; as one

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7072 | revised Feb 12 2016

yíchaach • ADV • together; as one

Derivation:  yítha-ach
one-DIM

Derivative (1)
yíchaachha "to get together"

  • pa'arará'uup vúra yíchaach ukyaafipáyaachha. He gathered together all Indian treasures (things) (became a rich man). [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 035]
  • káru uum vúra puhâari ikrêera, payíchaach ukyâati. And she herself was never home, she was fetching in food all the time. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 297]

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  1. xás    kári    koovúra    peeshnanich'íshiipsha    kuma'áraar    yíchaach    úkyav   
    then    then    all    the.swiftest.ones    kind.of.people    together    he.gathered.them   
    So he gathered together all the swiftest people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  2. kachakâach    ípat    yíchaach    mukun'ávanhanik   
    bluejay    doe    together    their.husband.once   
    Bluejay and Doe had a single husband.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  3. koovúra    pakeemishatunvêechas    kunpiip    xâatik    yíchaach    nu'êerahiti   
    all    the.little.wild.animals    they.say    it's.better    together    we.store.food   
    All the little wild animals said, "Let's store our food together."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    koovúra    kuma'ávaha    yíchaach    kuníkyav   
    then    then    all    kind.of.food    together    they.gather   
    So they gathered all kinds of food.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  5. kári    xás    yíchaach    kuntharíshriihva   
    then    then    together    they.put.down   
    And they put it all down together.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text

  6. púyava    vúra    uum    yíchaach    tóo    kyâafip    pá'uup   
    you.see    Intensive    3.SG    together    he.had    make.completely    the.possessions   
    And he won all their possessions.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text