Ararahih'urípih
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êeh to give (something) to (someone); to pay

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1227 | revised Nov 07 2014

êeh • V • to give (something) to (someone); to pay

Derivatives (2)
êehar "to go give (something) to (somebody)"
êehkoo "to offer (something) to (somebody)"

Source: WB 327, p.332

  • tâak, na'êehi. Here, give it to me! [Reference: KV]
  • itroopámahich ník kana'êeh. They only paid me five (dollars). [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 052]

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  1. itnoopámahich ník kana'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa'íshpuk púvaxay kana'êehap káruma chímiheesh ithakûusrah véenik mit paniykáranaat.
    They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. xás púraan tá kun'êe pa'áhup, kuníkshaahtih: "if yâamachich pa'áhup!"
    They handed the wood to each other, they were laughing: "What nice wood!"
    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. ta'ítam u'êeheen pamuyáfus.
    Then she gave him her dress.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  4. kári xas u'êe paxuun.
    And she gave him the acorn soup.
    Source: Abner's mother, "Crow Woman and her Neglectful Husband" (JPH_KT-08) | read full text

  5. pasíkih na'êehi.
    Hand me a spoon.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  6. tá ni'aachíchha patá na'êe pamipákurih.
    I'm glad that you gave me your song.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text

  7. xás patóo kfuuyshur xás kári payítha u'êe pá'aah.
    And when he got tired, then he gave the fire to the (next) one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  8. xás kári uum patóo kfuuyshur yítha kúna tu'éeh.
    And when he got tired, he gave it to another one.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  9. xás pa'asáxvuh kun'êe pá'aah.
    And they gave the fire to Turtle.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text

  10. kári xás upêer pamú'aramah, " chími pami'áka êehi paxuun."
    And she told her child, "Give your father his acorn soup!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  11. kári xás upiip, " tâak, naa ni'êeh."
    And she said, "Here, I'm giving it to him."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  12. kári peeshpúk tá kin'éeh.
    Then (the whites) gave them money (i.e., coins).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full text

  13. xás u'êe pá'aan.
    And he gave him the rope.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text