Ararahih'urípih
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kâarim bad, poor, sickly

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lexicon ID #3678 | revised Nov 17 2014

kâarim ADJ • bad, poor, sickly

Derivatives (4)
kâanimich "poor; ugly; pitiable; impoverished"
kaarimchúphaan "a man's name, Charley Johnson"
kâarimha "to become bad, poor, unable"
tapaskâarim "very sick"

Source: WB 851, p.359

Note: Vowel remains long in compounds, e.g. pakaarimtâapas 'the worst one' (JPH "Grammar" 146). Corresponds to bound form -kêem. Plural is kâarimsha. The dimin. is kâanimich.

  • vúra uum kâarim uxúti poo'áhooti ithyarukpíhriiv. Across-the-Water Widower felt bad when he was traveling. [Reference: TK 69.2]
  • axíitchap uumkun vúra kâarimshahirurav. Children feel it worse. [Why axíichap?] [Reference: KT 151.4]


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  1. kâarim nipmahóonkoonati patá níkviit-hitih itíhaan.
    I feel bad when I am always sleeping.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  2. xás váa káan kâarim ukupavêenahanik.
    Then he did not do right there.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  3. kâarim nipmahóonkoonatih.
    I am sad.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  4. kâarim nipmahóonkoonatih naa.
    I am sad.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  5. naa vúra puxích kâarim tá nipmahóonkoon.
    I am really sad.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  6. Púya if vúra uum kâarim xás pamuchíshiih xás tuxaychákish.
    Oh my, its really bad, he's caught his dog.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  7. pananiyukúku vúra uum kâarim umúsahitih.
    My shoes are ugly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  8. poo'íifti xás vúra vaa kâarim, vúra púfaat pu'ûum, táay vúra púfaat.
    When he was growing up he was poor, he didn't have hardly anything, he didn't have much.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  9. vúra púfaat uum vúra mu'ám mu'uup, xás vúra vaa kâarim, xás vúra vaa poo'íiftih.
    He didn't have any food or possessions, he was poor, that is how he grew up.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  10. vúra uum kâanimich pa'asiktávaan.
    The lady is poor.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  11. xáyfaat íkyav vaa, kâarim ikyáatih.
    Don't treat her [the cat] that way, you are treating her badly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  12. puxích kâarim kun'ipmahóonkoonatih.
    They're feeling bad.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  13. pananitípah vúra uum kâarim upmahóonkoonatih.
    My brother is not feeling so good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  14. vúra tá kâarim, tóo xra íshaha.
    He was really bad off, he was thirsty.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  15. vúra tá kâarim.
    He was really bad off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  16. kári xás ee! vúra vaa u'áhootih, vúra tá kâarim.
    And oh! he was walking that way, he was really bad off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  17. xás uxus, " púya íf kâarim tá nikúupha, pachími ísheesh.
    And he thought, "How bad I do, being about to drink water.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  18. ii! íf kâarim nikupheen, paniyuuphéen."
    Oh, I really did bad, when I opened my eyes!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  19. xás vúra kâarim tóo pmahóonkoon.
    Then he felt bad.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  20. kúna vúra páykuuk yíiv áhoon, payôok xáyfaat i'áhoo, peempaheepshûunkinich, kâarim ikupheesh.
    But go by the far way yonder, don't travel (by the way) right here, on the short road, you'll do badly.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  21. víri payaas'ára hûutva tu'íinahaak, víri payaas'ára kâarim tukúphaak, vaa kári xás ík ichuuphítiheesh.
    However (long) Mankind exists, when Mankind does bad, then you will have to speak.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  22. víri vaa kuthítiimtiheesh, pánaa kâarim tá nixus, peeshviripshúruk poofyúkutihat, yakún na vaa peeshvírip."
    You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  23. vúra kumakâarim payíkihar.
    The sick person just got worse.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-28) | read full text
  24. ayu'âach kanaxúseenti ' kâanimich.
    It was because they thought, 'She's poor.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  25. kâarim ukyáati peehnohá'anamahach.
    She treated the little wife badly.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  26. xás vúra kâarim ukyáatih.
    And she treated her badly.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  27. xás kâanimich kunkupa'áraarahitih.
    But they lived poorly.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
  28. uum vúra kâanimich.
    She was poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  29. vaa vúra ukupa'iifshípreenik, pakâanimich u'iifshípreenik.
    She had grown up that way, since she had grown up poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  30. víri pooksahárahitih, kuntákaamtih, pa'asiktávaan, pakâanimich, poo'ûupvutih.
    So they laughed, they ridiculed her, the woman, the poor one, as she dug roots.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  31. yánava upakurîihvutih, pakâanimich.
    They saw the poor one was singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  32. kári xás uxus, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri uum káru vúra vaa ukupheesh, xáat kâanimich.
    And she thought, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) will do this way also, (though) she may be poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  33. xás upiip, " vúra kâarim panixútih.
    And he said, "I'm feeling bad.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  34. xás upiip, " pûu, naa vúra kâanimich.
    And he said, "No, I'm poor.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  35. mahnûuvanach vaas kích uthiv, vúra tá kâarim.
    Chipmunk, it's just the blanket lying there, she's bad off.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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