Ararahih'urípih
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yiivárih rather far; away

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7088 | revised Feb 12 2016

yiivárih • ADJ • rather far; away

Derivation:  yiiv-varih
far-toward

Derivatives (2)
yiivánihich "a little farther off"
yiivánihichha "to be careful"

Source: WB 1680.2, p.401

Note: Used as an exclamation in the meaning 'Go away!'

  • kári xás pa'ávansas yiivárih kun'íipma. And then the men went a ways off. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 117]
  • púyava paaxíich yiivárih tu'íipma xás toopviraxsîip. So when the child went away, she licked (the acorn soup) up. (pl.action) [Reference: WB T33.18]

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  1. xás    pihnêefich    tóo    piip    yée naa    yiivárih   
    then    coyote    he    say    well    rather.far   
    And Coyote said, "Hey, go away!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    yiivári    kúuk    u'íipma    kúkuum    upítkaanvar   
    then    then    rather.far    to.there    he.went.away.again    again    he.speared.fish.again   
    Then he went away again, he went to spear fish again.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  3. púyava    paaxíich    yiivári    tu'íipma    xás    tóo    pviraxsîip   
    you.see    when.the.child    rather.far    she.went.back    then    she.did    lick.it.back.up   
    Then when the child went away, she licked it up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  4. pa'asiktávaan    yiivári    kúuk    tu'íipma    tóo    ktaamsip    pa'ásip   
    the.woman    rather.far    to    she.goes.back    she.has    pick.up.(bowl)    the.bowl   
    The woman goes away again, she carries off the bowl.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  5. xás    tu'ûusip    pa'ípaha    xás    yiivári    kúuk    tu'íipma   
    then    he.picks.it.up    the.tree    then    rather.far    to    he.goes.back   
    He picks up the tree, and goes away again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text