Ararahih'urípih
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áhariithun / áhariithuna- to catch up with

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #181 | revised Oct 31 2014

áhariithun / áhariithuna- V • to catch up with

Derivation áhariv-thun
hold-around

Derivative (1)
ipáhariithun "to catch up with"

  • xás yurúkthuuf xás u'áharithunanik. Then he caught up with her at Bluff Creek. [Reference: JPH/JF]
  • xáyva nipáhariithun. By luck, I overtook it. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 007]

See áha- 'to herd' See -thun 'here and there'


Sentence examples (3)

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  1. xáyva nipáhariithun.
    I was lucky enough to catch up with him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. chími kunipáhariithuneesh.
    They were about to catch up with him.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  3. kári xás kúkuum chími kunipáhariithuneesh.
    Then they were about to catch up with him again.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text