Ararahih'urípih
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Karuk Dictionary

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-math Causative

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lexicon ID #4227 | revised Aug 22 2005

-math SUFF • Causative

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  1. xás hâari tá kunipíthvuuymath míta pakêemish múthvuy.
    Sometimes they name someone again with the name of the deceased.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  2. vúra vaa kun'íhmaathtih.
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  3. xás vúra vaa kun'íhmaathtih.
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  4. xás vúra vaa kun'íhmaathtih.
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  5. vúra vaa kun'íhmaathtih.
    They just kept making him dance.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  6. kári xás tu'asimáchishrihvunaa páaxiich.
    So she put the children to bed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  7. kári xás " chémi, kiikpiikívmathap."
    And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text
  8. xás " chími áxvaay núpiikivmathi."
    And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text
  9. kári xás ta'ítam kunpíikivmathaheen.
    So they put necklaces on him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full text
  10. chavúra púra kára îin ishkáxishrihmathap pá'aah.
    Finally nothing stopped Fire.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  11. kári xás upiip, " naa îin nishkáxishrihmatheesh."
    And he said, "I'll stop him."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  12. kári xás upiip aah, " naa vúra púra fâat îin neeshkáxishrihmatheesh."
    And Fire said, "Nothing can stop me."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  13. yakún puxáy vúra mít ishkáxishrihmathat.
    You see, they couldn't stop it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text
  14. xás vaa vúra upíthvuuymath rúup.
    So they named him Rube.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text
  15. xás ukyâahiti pakáan kuniváxraahmathti pa'áama káru vúra fâat vúra pakuntâarahitih.
    And they were made so that they dried fish there and whatever (else) they had.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text