Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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ithvuyxâaha / ithvuyxâahi- to care, to be sorry, to grieve, to mourn

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3326 | revised Apr 14 2015

ithvuyxâaha / ithvuyxâahi- • V • to care, to be sorry, to grieve, to mourn

Derivation:  ithvuy-xay-ha  (= ithvuy-a-xay-ha)
name-not-DENOM  (= be.named-DEVERB-not-DENOM)

Source: WB 779, p.355

  • vúra puneethvuyxâahitihara. I don't care. [Reference: KV]
  • xás vúra puxích kunithvuyxâaha. And (the women) grieved for them very much. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 004]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. kóova uthvuyxâahanik pamuyáfus.
    She felt so sad about her dress.
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text

  2. kóova uthvuyxâaha, pamúyuup axváha mûuk kuniptáxvah.
    She grieved so for him, she sealed up her eyes with pitch.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text