Ararahih'urípih
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ikxúrar / ikxurara- evening; in the evening

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lexicon ID #2294 | revised Oct 31 2014

ikxúrar / ikxurara- N • evening; in the evening

Derivatives (9)
ikxaram'ikxuraráxara "late at night"
ikxunanáhaanich "evening star (dimin.)"
ikxurará'av "supper"
ikxúraraha "to become evening"
ikxuraráhaan "evening star"
ikxurarahíram "campsite, place to stay the night"
ikxurarakámxara "late night; late at night"
ikxurarapáamvaar "after supper"
ikxuraraxatímniim "moth"

Source: WB 553, p.343

Note: Cf. ikxáram 'night'.

  • ikxúrar púxay vúra ípakara. That evening he never came back. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 045]
  • xás patéekxurar axmáy áhkaam kuníkyav îikam. And when it became evening, suddenly they made a big fire outdoors. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 046]


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  1. ikxúrar tá kunpavyíhuk koovúra ichámahich pamukunpúufich.
    In the evening they all return one by one with their deer.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas tá ikxúrar axmay mâaka úxak.
    And when evening came suddenly there was a noise at the back of the house.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. kári xás kúkuum tá ikxúrar kun'imníshaheen.
    And then again in the afternoon they cooked.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  4. xas ikxúrar kunpavyíhuk pa'avansa.
    Then in the evening the boys came home.
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  5. tée kxúrar xas ni'ípak.
    It was late evening when I got back.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text
  6. kári xás púyava ikxúrar tá kunpíishar iinâak.
    In the evenings they went in the living house to eat their meal.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  7. ikxúrar tóo kxánamhach, púyava tá kunvítvarakva, páahak sú' tá kun'írunaa.
    It was just getting dark in the evening, then they paddled down from upriver, they traveled in boats.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  8. xás ikxúrar pakunpavyíhivrath.
    And in the evening (the people) came back in the sweathouse"
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  9. kári xás tée kxurar, kári xás uthítiv, kunchúuphitih.
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  10. xás ikxúrar tá kunímnish.
    And in the evening (the women) cooked.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  11. xás kári pa'ávansas patá kun'ípak ikxúrar yánava papihnîich upakurîihvutih.
    And when the men returned in the evening, they saw the old man was singing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  12. púyava patée kxurárahaak yiimúsich vúra tóo kpêehva patu'ípak.
    When it was evening, he would shout a little ways off as he returned.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  13. xás kúmateech ikxúrar vúra xára xás vúra u'ípak.
    And later on, in the evening, she came back late.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  14. xás kúkuum vúra xára xás u'ípak ikxúrar.
    And again (Bear) came back late in the evening.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  15. xás upêer pa'avansáxiich " imáankam sáruk astíip pamíchaas xákaan ík kuyâarameesh ikxúrar.
    And she told the boy, "Tomorrow evening you and your younger brother must go down to the river-bank.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  16. púyava vírusur uum ikxúrar xás tuvôonupuk.
    Then Bear went out in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text
  17. púyava kúkuum vúra imáan ikxúrar tupikrîish.
    So again the next day she sat down outdoors in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  18. xás péekxurar uthivrúhish.
    And in the evening he floated to shore.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  19. kúkuum vúra imáan péekxurar uthivrúhish.
    Again the next day he floated to shore in the evening.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  20. peekxúrar púvaxay thivrúhish, koovúra axupa'ithvutiharamúrax.
    When evening hadn't (even) floated down yet, they were all doing nothing but carrying dressed deer meat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text
  21. ikxúrarvari tá kunpavyíhish .
    They came back home towards the evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  22. ithéekxurar vúra kunvuhvúhiichvanaatih.
    The people did the imitation deerskin dance all evening.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  23. xás ikxúrar xás káh'ir tuvárak.
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text
  24. ikxúrar nupâatvuti ukrámkaam.
    In the evening we bathed in (the pond called) ukrámkaam.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  25. pafatavéenaan poo'ípakahaak ikxúrar tóo pvíishrih, xás vúra pa'áraar tá kun'íranva.
    When the priest returned, evening was falling, and the people were coming to celebrate the world renewal.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  26. xás ikxúrar tá kunthívtaapvunaa.
    And in the evening they did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  27. kári xás ikxúrar tá kun'av.
    And in the evening they ate.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  28. pafatavéenaan yáas u'ípak ikxúrar.
    Then in the evening the priest returned.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text
  29. xás ikxúrar tá kunthívtaapvunaa.
    And in the evening people did the war dance.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text