Ararahih'urípih
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itxâarihva / itxâarihvu- to wake up; to open one's eyes

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3439 | revised Aug 18 2015

itxâarihva / itxâarihvu- • V • to wake up; to open one's eyes

Derivation:  it-xaarih
look xaarih

Derivative (1)
itxâarihvavath "to wake (someone) up"

Source: WB 760, p.353

Note: Always pronounced with initial glottal stop.

  • itxâarihva kári. Time to wake up! [Reference: Richardson 1993:18]
  • koovúra takun'itxâarihvunaa. They all woke up. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (13)

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  1. tá ni'itxâarihvutih mah'íitnihach.
    I woke up in the early morning.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  2. mah'íitnihach ni'itxâarihva.
    I woke up early.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  3. tá ni'itxâarihvutih.
    I woke up.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  4. titxâarihva hum?
    Are you waking up?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20d) | read full text
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  5. íkiich ápapkam vaa mi'asímnaam itxâariheen.
    Maybe you woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  6. naa nitxâarih.
    I woke up.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  7. kúna vúra i'asimchákeesh ík, xáyfaat ík itxâarihva.
    But you must close your eyes, you mustn't open them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. yúkun pee'itxâarihvahaak ôok ipishkákishriheesh."
    If you open your eyes, you will land back here again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  9. kíri vúra yunâamich ni'itxâarihva."
    Let me open my eyes just a little!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  10. xás vúra yunâamich u'itxâarihva.
    So he opened his eyes just a little.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  11. xás upíip " payêem vúra puna'itxâarihveesh."
    And (Coyote) said, "Now I won't open my eyes."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  12. kári xás vúra pu'itxâarihvara.
    And she didn't wake up.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text

  13. máh'iit kúkuum tá kunitxâarihva
    In the morning they woke up again.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text