Ararahih'urípih
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akárayva anyone, someone, whoever

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #240 | revised Mar 03 2014

akárayva • PRON • anyone, someone, whoever Variant: akâayva.

Derivation:  akáray-va
who-INDEF

Source: WB 52.1, p.316

  • xás vúra koovura'îin kunsíinva akárayvava kumayaas'ára. And they all failed to recognize anyone so rich. [Reference: WB T6.24]

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  1. 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