Ararahih'urípih
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ihrôoha (variant ihrôova) wife

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1576 | revised Oct 22 2014

ihrôoha N • wife

Variant ihrôova (lexicon ID #7591): Used in optional plural form ihrôovas.

Derivation ihruv-aha-a
use-ESS-DEVERB

Derivatives (4)
ihnooháhiich "common-law wife"
ihrôohaha "(man) to marry (a woman)"
ihrooháhaan "ex-wife"
ihroohéeshiip "best married woman (in a family)"

Source: WB 425.1, p.336; TK 66.24

Note: The plural is ihrôohas or ihrôovas.

  • áxvaay uum ithâan muhrôohanik itkaar. Crane had a wife once, Merganser. [Reference: KS 4. Crane and Merganser 002]


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  1. hûut úthvuuyti pamihrôoha?
    What is your wife's name?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about asking name, adjectives (VS-02) | read full text
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  2. áxak pananífyiivshas káru ávansa káru muhrôoha.
    I had a couple of pals, a man and his wife.
    Source: Vina Smith, I'll Never Forget Those Days (VS-22) | read full text
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  3. káan pihnêefich úkrii, muyeeripáxvu xákaan kun'iin, muhrôoha támit u'ívat.
    Coyote lived there, he and his daughter lived, his wife had died.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  4. xás pee'ípakahaak xáat pananí'aramah ihrôoha."
    And when you come back, let my child be (your) wife."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  5. xás âanxus upêer " papu'imáan ívahaak xáat paniní'arama ihrôoha."
    And she told Weasel, "If you do not die tomorrow, let my child be (your) wife."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  6. pamâaka nápaathripaahaak xáat vaa kári naní'aramah ihrôoha."
    If you throw me into (the corner) uphill, let my child be (your) wife."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  7. xáat pananí'arama ihrôoha."
    Let my daughter be (your) wife."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  8. âanxus muhrôoha upípasip.
    Weasel took her away (as) his wife.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  9. xás pamuhrôoha úhyiv " káan pátha áamtih.
    And his wife shouted, "Eat alone there!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  10. xás poopáhariithvunaa pamuhrooha'îin kunipêer " yaxéek iim vaa kích ikupítiheesh.
    And when he caught up with them, his wife told him, "You're going to be doing nothing but this.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  11. pamuhrôoha kúna úkfuukiraa.
    He grabbed his wife in turn.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  12. pamuhrôoha káru pamutúnviiv patuvuhvúhinaahaak yaas'arará'uuthkam kunchivítahitih.
    (But) his wife and his children, when there is a deerskin dance, are lined up in front of rich people.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  13. pathufkírik muhrôoha xákaan kun'íinanik.
    Owl and his wife lived together.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  14. kári xás úyuunka pamuhrôoha.
    And he poked his wife (with it).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  15. á 'iknêechhan pirishkâarim muhrôoha.
    Duck Hawk's wife was Grizzly Bear.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  16. ôok pamuhrôoha úkrii.
    His wife lived here.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  17. yítha mú'arama úkrii káru muhrôoha.
    His one child and his wife lived there.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  18. xás ta'ítam ukúniihka pamuhrôoha.
    And he shot his wife.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-26) | read full text
  19. á'iknêechhan muhrôoha pirishkâarim.
    Duck Hawk's wife was Grizzly Bear.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  20. víri tá mihrôoha pirishkâarim tutáayvaar pami'íin."
    Your wife, Grizzly Bear, spoiled your falls."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  21. ta'ítam upiykáraheen pamuhrôoha.
    So (Duck Hawk) killed his wife.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  22. áxak muhrôovas.
    He had two wives.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  23. pamupiship'ihrôoha uum yítha mu'avansáxiich.
    His first wife had one boy.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  24. xás papíshiip veehrôoha uum itníivka.
    And the first wife was cruel.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | 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. ith'aranihrôoha xákaan kun'ásimtih.
    He was sleeping with another's wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text
  27. xás uxúti " húuk áta tá kun'uum, paninihrôohas."
    And he thought, "I wonder where my wives have gone?"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  28. chavúra itaharéekxaram tá pu'ikviit-hítihara páxuus u'íruvooti pamuhrôohas.
    Finally he didn't sleep for ten nights, as he thought about his wives.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  29. yukún nanihrôohas húukava tá kun'uum."
    You see, my wives have gone somewhere."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  30. kári xás upiip, " naa ni'aapúnmuti ' pamihrôovas hôoy kun'iin.'"
    And he said, "I know where your wives are."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  31. yúruk ithyáruk víri káan kun'íin pamihrôohas.
    Your wives are there on the other side of the ocean.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  32. víriva káan ípmaahvunaavish pamihrôohas."
    There you will find your wives again."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  33. víri chími uptaxáraapsipreevish, táma takráav xákarari kunpíkuuyva pamuhrôohas.
    He was about to stride back, (when) his wives landed on his shoulders on either side.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  34. ta'ítam iinâak upoonváfuruk pamuhrôohas ikmahachram'íshiip.
    So he took his wives back into the sacred sweathouse.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text
  35. kári xás uhravrikûunish pamuhrôoha.
    So he copulated with his wife.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  36. xás vúra tá muhrôohas.
    So they were his wives now.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  37. yícheech vúra kích kári muhrôoha xákaan.
    Only one man and his wife were still (there).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil Who Died Laughing" (WB_KL-63) | read full text
  38. 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
  39. papreacher muhrôoha uthaxustâanik pa'éem.
    The preacher's wife suspected the doctor.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  40. xás kúuk u'úumanik papreacher muhrôoha.
    So the preacher's wife went there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  41. xás kári papreacher muhrôoha umáh " fâat tu'úrishuk sichakvutvarasúruk."
    And the preacher's wife saw her take something out of the belt.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Quack Doctor" (WB_KL-67) | read full text
  42. 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
  43. pa'ávansa muhrôo xákaan káan kun'iruvêehriv.
    The man and his wife are standing there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text