Ararahih'urípih
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-ih / -ihi- Benefactive

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1526 | revised Oct 31 2014

-ih / -ihi- • SUFF • Benefactive

Derivatives (7)
axaktíkih "ring finger"
ikshúpih "to teach, to show"
iktávih "to hand (something) to (someone)"
ikxurikeekshupíhraam "school"
ikyéeh "to make for, gather for, bring to (a person)"
ithxúpih "to face toward"
iyúrih "to hand (something) to (someone)"

  • pakurîihvih(i) to sing to (someone) [Reference: WB notes]

Sentence examples (11)

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  1. nanikîit neekshúpiheet.
    My grandmother taught me.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
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  2. hínupa pihnêefich áxak vúra axiich tóo kyéehinaa.
    The Coyote had made two babies for them.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  3. tá néekshupih.
    He made me understand.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-10) | read full text
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  4. neektávihi.
    Someone go get it for me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  5. kári xás upíip " púya, kanapikshúpihi pamikunpákurih.
    And he said, "Hey, teach me your song again!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text

  6. " cháas, neepchívchaaksurih, tá ni'íinka."
    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  7. xás kúkuum vúra tóo kpêehva " neepchívchaaksurih, tá ni'íinka."
    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  8. xákaan vúra kuníkyeehiti poo'áveesh, áxak vúra upátati paxuun
    They both made for him what he was to eat, he ate two (servings of) acorn soup.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  9. víriva uksúpi múkuut.
    She taught her grandchild (how to hold the world-renewal).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full text

  10. xás kári áv tá kuníkyee.
    And they gave her food.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text

  11. xás upiip, " púxay vura, chími xuus kíik'uumih."
    And he said, "Go on ahead and doctor her."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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