Ararahih'urípih
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áharam / áharamu- to follow, to chase (game)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #180 | revised Oct 31 2014

áharam / áharamu- V • to follow, to chase (game)

Derivation áha-rav
drive.(animals)-in

Source: WB30.1, p.315

  • pachishíih u'áharamuti. The dog is following him. [Reference: KS44. Grizzly and hazelnuts 047]
  • chéemyaach kana'áharamuti. Hurry, they're following me! [Reference: KV]

See áha- 'to herd' See -rav 'in'


Sentence examples (27)


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  1. ta'ítam ni’áharamaheen.
    I started after him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  2. ta'ítam ni'áharamaheen.
    I ran after him.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text
  3. xás kun'áharamanik.
    Then they followed him.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  4. Xás vúra káan tú'uum váa káan u'áharamuraatih.
    And then he (the frog) gets there, he follows them there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  5. xás u'áharam.
    So he chased it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  6. kári xás kun'áharam, kunpiip, " vaa pávaa kupavêenahan."
    Then they chased him, they said, "That's the one who did that mischief."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  7. kári xás kun'iruveehíshriihva pa'îin kun'áharamutih, kunímuustih, kunpiip, " fâatkook."
    And those who were chasing him stopped, they looked, they said, "What is it?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  8. kári xás kunihmáravarak pa'îin kun'áharamutih.
    And the ones chasing him ran down from upriver.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  9. kári xás kunpíip pa'îin kun'áharamutih, " naa nipêesh ' vaa pa'ípa ikmaháchraam kúkreenhat.'"
    Then the ones chasing him said, "I'll bet that was him who was in the sweathouse."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  10. xás patishanihyûum ukvíriprup víri kúna kâam pa'îin kun'áharamuti tá kunihmáravarak.
    And when he ran downriver from tishániik, the ones following him were running down just upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  11. xás pa'îin kun'áharamuti xára xás kunithyárukha, ayu'âach ishahákaam.
    And those following him were a long time crossing, because there was a lot of water.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  12. kári xás u'áharamunaa, ífuthkam kúuk ukpêehva.
    So he chased them, he shouted after them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  13. vúra vaa u'áharamunaatih.
    He was following them like that.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Trades Songs and Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-09) | read full text
  14. xás ta'ítam kunihmárasipreeheen, tá kun'áharam pa'áraar îin tá kinipshítviik.
    And so they started to run, they chased the people who had stolen it from them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  15. xás kun'áharam.
    And they followed him.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text
  16. xás ta'ítam u'áharamaheen.
    And so she chased him.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  17. tá ni'áharam.
    I'm following him.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  18. hínupa ník tu'áharamunaa.
    He was following them.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  19. kun'áharamutih.
    They were chasing him.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  20. vúrava kun'áharamutih.
    They were chasing him that way.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  21. vúrava u'áharamunaatih.
    He was following them that way.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  22. " xasík ni'áharamunaavish."
    "Then I'll follow them."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text
  23. víri vaa ík i'áharameesh.
    You must follow it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  24. ta'ítam kun'áharamaheen.
    So they followed it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  25. vúra vaa kun'áharamuti pa'atipimáamvaan.
    They were following the buzzard that way.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text
  26. kári xás u'áharam.
    And he chased her.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text
  27. pachishíi u'áharamuti sahíshyuuxach.
    The dog is chasing a rabbit.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text