Ararahih'urípih
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ára person

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lexicon ID #505 | revised Oct 31 2014

ára N • person Variant: árah.

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Source: WB 127, p.320

  • pu'ikpíhanhara pasahihêeraha, xâat vaa ára uhêer. The downslope tobacco is not strong, if a person smokes it. [Reference: TK 47.11]

See áraar1 'person'


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  1. pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak vaa vúra kóo itíhan kuméekxaram nanitúnviiv vaa pay'ôok kun'írunaatiheesh.
    As long as people live, every night my children will pass right here.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. yaas'ára îin kinmáahtiheesh."
    And the people who live will see them."
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. kári xás kachakâach upíip, " ããx fatamakêesh kich ára upêereesh!"
    Then Bluejay said, "Indeed! Maybe he will say something!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bluejay, Medicine-Man" (DAF_KT_03) | read full text
  4. chími axmay ára utnûupni.
    Then all at once some one looked in.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  5. xás vúra uumkun hitíhaan pakaan kunivyíihmutihanik peekxaréeyav, váa kumá'ii pakun'úuhyanatihanik, hûut áta pakunkupítiheesh, yaas'ára.
    The First People went in there all the time, since they were talking over what humans were going to do.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  6. kúna úum pahôotah yâak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara.
    If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
  7. ishyâat úpaanik: " yaas'ára vúra u'aapúnmutiheesh yakun pa'îin yíth ukupeexákahitiheesh, patá nipikrêehaak nani'îin."
    Salmon said: “Human will know the water will sound different in the falls when I am in there, in my falls.
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
  8. xás pimaníh'aama úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh."
    Then Summer Salmon said: “Human will eat me the first thing (when I get there).”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
  9. káru uum achvúun úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh, pani'îipmahaak."
    And Hookbill said: “Human will eat me the first thing, when I get there.”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text
  10. pu'ikpíhanhara pasahihêeraha, xáat vaa ár uhêer.
    That river tobacco is not strong, if a person smokes it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  11. kúna vúra patapasihêeraha uum kúnish axváhahar, tíikyan ár uxváhahiti patu'áffishahaak patapasihêeraha.
    But the real tobacco is pithy, it makes a person's hands sticky when one touches it, the real tobacco does.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  12. xúus kúnish ár u'iftakankôotti patu'áffishahaak.
    Tobacco is smooth and sticky when one feels it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  13. peehêeraha apmáan ukrixyúpxupti ára, úux, xára vúr apmáan u'ákkatih.
    Tobacco burns a person's mouth, it tastes bad.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  14. ipansúnukich vaa káan payêepsha, ikpíhan peehêeraha, kunish ár u'iftakankôoti, vaa peheerahayêepsha káanvári.
    Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  15. káruk tá nivâaram káruk va'áraas tá nímuustiheesh.
    I'm going upriver and I'll see someone (an Indian person) upriver.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  16. xás hâari vúra ára puxútihara, víri vúra tóo piip peethvuy.
    Sometimes a person just wasn't thinking, so he said the name.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  17. xás hâari vúra uum pa'áraar pahúuntahaak ára vúra tupitaxyárih.
    Sometimes when a person was peculiar, he "swore" (on purpose).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  18. xás patá kunípeerahaak " fâat iyúrish" xás patu'ûurihaak púyava uum hâari ára vaa kúth tóo tháaniv.
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  19. káan pihnêefich umáahtih, tóo mah poopathuvrîinati ára kaan.
    Coyote saw him there, he saw the person there measuring strings of money.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  20. xás yanava káan ára upíkniihvutih, upakurîihvutih.
    And he saw a person was sweating himself there, he was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  21. xás yánava káan ára kun'áraarahitih.
    And he saw people were living there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  22. yaas'arah'ávansa kanpárihish.
    Let me turn into a rich man!
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  23. xás vúra koovura'îin kunsíinva vúra akárayvava kumayaas'árah, vúra kumeemshúpap.
    And they all failed to recognize anyone so rich, so attractive.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  24. xás kunpíip " hôoy kích ára kumáheen, tóo kvíriprup."
    And they said, "Where have you seen a person? He ran downriver."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  25. xás pakah'árahsas kunivyíhuk.
    And the upriver people came.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  26. xás víri kúna kumâam kunihmárafak pakah'árahsas.
    And the upriver people were running down from uphill just upslope from them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  27. xás hínupa páy ára tu'íinish.
    And there Mankind came into existence.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  28. kári xás káan yánava ára kun'áraarahitih.
    And there he saw people were living.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  29. yakún yíth ára tu'íinish.
    A different people was coming into existence.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  30. 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
  31. hûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak, víri yaas'araréethvaaykam nivúrayvutiheesh.
    As long as Mankind exists, we will be around in front of rich people.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  32. víri vaa yaas'araréethvaaykam uvúrayvutiheesh.
    They will be around in front of rich people.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  33. ansáfriik va'árah.
    She was a Weitchpec person.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  34. " chími kiikpíkaan ansáfriik va'árah."
    "Go summon Weitchpec person!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  35. kári xás ansáfriik va'ára upíip " ããx!
    And Weitchpec person said, "ããx!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  36. fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh."
    She'll tell a person just anything."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay As Doctor" (WB_KL-29) | read full text
  37. hôoy íf yaxéek yaas'ara'îin kunxúseesh húut.'"
    Mankind won't think (about her) in any way.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  38. xás yaas'ara'îin kunipêer " iim kumá'ii pa'ára u'íinahaak i'áamtiheeshap, vaa kúth puharíxay xúrihitiheesh.
    Then Man told her, "For your sake, when people exist, they will eat you, because of that they will never hunger.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full text
  39. yaas'ára u'iiníshriheesh.
    Mankind was about to come into existence.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  40. kári xás upíip" payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri naa pa'avanihichtâapasheesh.
    And she said "When Mankind comes into existence, I will be the most important (lit. the highest).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  41. pahûutva kóo yaas'ára u'íinahaak víri naa vúra kích kaná'aamtiheesh, káruma apxankêemich paninípxaan."
    However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full text
  42. yánava káan ára úkriihvutih.
    They saw a man fishing there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  43. xás kári axmáy káruk ára u'árihvarak.
    And suddenly a person came down from upriver.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Lizard and Grizzly Bear" (WB_KL-34) | read full text
  44. ararayaas'ára mu'afishríhan.
    He was a rich man's son.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text
  45. kári xás apsunmúnukich upiip, " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak, víri pa'asiktávaan vaa ukupítihaak, ukitaxríharahitihaak, xáat káru uxúti ' vúra pu'aapúnmeeshap,' víri vaa vúra kun'áapunmeesh."
    Then Racer said, "When Mankind comes into existence, when a woman does this, when she is unfaithful, even though she thinks they won't find out, they will find out like this."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  46. axmáy ík máruk ára u'íhuniheesh.
    Suddenly a person was about to dance down.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text
  47. payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri vaa pakunkupítiheesh.
    When Mankind comes into existence, they will do like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text
  48. púxay vúraxay yaas'ára axvahkánxayheeshara."
    Mankind will not be sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text
  49. kári xás upíip pa'asiktávaan " payaas'ára u'iiníshrihaak víri xáat káru tá kun'íitshur, víriva vúra upmáheesh paninipákuriha mûuk.
    And the woman said, "When Mankind comes into existence, (a woman) may also become abandoned, (but) she will find (her sweetheart) again by means of my song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  50. 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
  51. kári xás uxúsaanik kahyuras'afishríhan " yaas'ára nanipírish tu'aapúnmahaak, yaas'ára káru vúra vaa ukupheesh."
    And Klamath Lakes Young Man thought, "If Mankind knows my medicine, Mankind will do this way also."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  52. axmáy ára u'árihraa.
    Suddenly a person came up.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  53. kári xás uxúsaanik ikmahachram'íshiip veekxaréeyav, " yaas'ara'îin tana'apúnmiikahaak, yaas'ára káru vaa ukupheesh."
    And Sacred Sweathouse Spirit thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do so too."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  54. kári xás uxúsaanik, " yaas'ara'îin tá na'apúnmiikahaak, víri yaas'ára káru vúra vaa ukupheesh."
    Then (the father) thought, "If Mankind has learned it from me, Mankind will do this way too."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  55. yakún vaa yumaaráachviiv."
    You see, that is the bird of the dead."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  56. yukún vaa kunípeenti yumaará'aama achvuun.
    You see, they call dog salmon "dead-man's salmon."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  57. pa'ára papivankôotihan kéevniikich.
    The person who was going to look for him was an old woman.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text
  58. kári xás vaa vúra uum tá kunxúusunish " yaas'ára."
    Then people thought they were rich.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text
  59. káruk yítha va'êem kun'êetheepanik mu'arátaanva papreacher muhrooha'íin.
    The preacher's wife took the 'pain' (disease object) away from a certain doctor upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  60. xás úmuustihanik pa'êem pa'ára upatumkôotih.
    And she watched as the doctor sucked a person.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  61. xás kári poo'íshupish pa'arátaanva xás papreacher muhrooha'íin kunáveep pa'arátaanva.
    So when (the doctor) displaying the 'pain,' then the preacher's wife took the pain away from her.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  62. káruma itráhyar káru itrôop úthvuuyti pakúth ára upatumkôotih.
    The fact was, she charged fifteen (dollars) for sucking a person.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  63. púyava payu'kúkam tá kuntâativrukahaak púyava kári tá kunkôokha payúruk va'áras.
    If the ones on the downriver end toss it over (the goal line), then the downriver people won.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text
  64. pa'arara'êem uum ára upatumkôotih.
    The Indian Doctor sucked people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text
  65. xás vaa káan tupátum pakáan pa'arátaanva ukêenatih.
    She put her mouth there where the 'pain' (i.e. disease object) was quivering.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text
  66. xás tíikan uyuuhrámnih, xás pa'arataanva'úpas úktaamti tíikan.
    And she spat into her hands, and she held the pain-saliva in her hands.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text
  67. púyava xás arátaanva tupíhruv.
    Then she used the pain (i.e. danced and sang with it).
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text
  68. xás patukôohaak xás pa'arátaanva tufumyíhpiithva.
    And when she finished, then she blew the pain away.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sucking Doctor" (WB_KL-80) | read full text
  69. xás yuh'aráriik núvyiihship.
    Then we went to Crescent City.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Professor Gifford's Visit" (WB_KL-88) | read full text
  70. káan ára áxak, yítha uum fâatva âapun ukyâatih.
    Two people are there, one is doing something on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text
  71. kári xás kachakâach upiip, " ããx, naa fatamakêesh kích ára úpeereesh.
    Bluejay said, "Ããx, she would just say anything to anybody.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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