Ararahih'urípih
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kúmateech later in the day; in the evening

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3972 | revised Jun 26 2015

kúmateech • ADV • later in the day; in the evening

Derivation:  kuma-teech
3sPOSS--teech

Derivative (1)
kúmateechvanihich "a little later in the day"

Source: WB 916, p.358

  • kúmateech tu'ípak ithá'iithva ík pa'ararasára. In the evening he would come home just loaded down with Indian bread. [Reference: KS 22. Maruk'áraar Gives Man Bread 004]
  • xás upiip, ishávaas, kúmateech vúra nipthivkéevish. And (Coyote) said, "Nephew, this evening I'll go along." [Reference: WB T2.52]

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  1. kúmateech uum kúnish umcháxeesh.
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. kúmateech uum umcháxeesh.
    It's going to be hot later.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  3. xás upíip " ishávaas kúmateech vúra nipthivkéevish."
    And he said, "Nephew, this evening I'll go along."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text

  4. púyava kúkuum vúra kúmateech pookxáramheesh, kúkuum vúra vaa kári kunpávyiihshipreevish.
    Again in the evening when it was about to get dark, again they were about to leave.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  5. kúmateech kunívyiihshipreevish.
    Later on they were going to leave.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  6. kári xás kúmateech kunpavyíhivrath.
    And later on they went back in the sweathouse.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (second telling) (WB_KL-02a) | read full text
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  7. 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

  8. " pamítaat kúmateech xasík u'ípakeesh."
    "Your mother will come back later today."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  9. púyava kúkuum vúra kúmateech tá kunpavyíhuk pa'asiktávaansa.
    Again later in the day the women came back.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  10. púyava uum kúmateech patóo kxuraraha púyava kári vírusur tuvâaram , tóo mkaanvar ikxáram .
    Then later, when it was evening, Bear went off, she went to gather food in the evening.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Bear" (WB_KL-40) | read full text

  11. pakúmateech nutákireesh.
    We were going to leach (acorn meal) soon.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  12. kúmateech poo'ípakahaak peekxariya'áraar, vaa ukrivkíreesh.
    Later on, when the priest came back, he was going to sit on that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text

  13. kúmateech xasík pakun'áveesh pamukéeks.
    Later today they will eat her cake.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text