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

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-pa / -pu- Denominative

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4409 | revised Dec 17 2014

-pa / -pu- SUFF • Denominative

Derivatives (10)
ip'ávanpa "(woman) to take a second husband"
ipkîihpa "to lock a door"
ipkîihpar "key"
ipkookpíchvaan "man's name"
ipkúuhpa "to be sick again"
ipshúpaahpa "to be the ...th day of the week"
iptáatpa "to take as stepmother"
iptûupichaspa "to be small ones"
ipxákaanpa "to go with (one person), to go together, to accompany"
ipxátunpa "to be very anxious (to do something)"

Note: Alternant of -ha (a/i).


Sentence examples (5)

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  1. kári xás upiip, " ipnîinamichpi, ipnîinamichpi."
    And he said, "Get little, get little!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  2. chôora nupxákaanpi payêem."
    Let's go back together now."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  3. ta'ítam kunpáxtiivpunaa, aachíchhar vúra kunpihmarápiithva.
    So they played again, they ran around again happily.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  4. púyava pakachakâach tóo pyávpa.
    Blue Jay was well again by now.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text