Ararahih'urípih
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pathrih to rain

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4644 | revised Aug 23 2005

pathrih • V • to rain

Source: WB 1094, p.372

  • upathríheesh hum. Is it going to rain? [Reference: Richardson 1993:5]
  • puxích poopáthriihti. It's raining hard. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (15)


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  1. upáthriihtih.
    It's raining.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  2. ipít upathríhat.
    It rained yesterday.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  3. chí upathríheesh hum?
    Is it going to rain?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  4. kúnish chí upathríheesh.
    It's just about to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  5. imáan kúnish upathríheesh.
    It looks like it's going to rain tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  6. kúnish upathríheesh.
    It looks like it's going to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  7. hãã, hâari upáthriihti káru.
    Yes, sometimes it was even raining.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  8. upathríheesh hum?
    Is it going to rain?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  9. chí upathríheesh.
    It's going to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  10. tupáthrih.
    It's raining.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  11. upáthriihtih.
    It's been raining, it's raining.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  12. kári xás upáthrih, xás vúra upáthrih.
    But then it rained and it rained.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  13. xás ithâan kuméeshyaav vúra puxích tupáthrih, pa'íshaha tu'uh.
    And one winter it rained hard, the water rose.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text

  14. puxích kúnish upáthriihtih, víri puxútihap " kíri nupêer paaxíitichas ' ôok kóova nu'am.'"
    It's sort of raining hard, so they don't want to ask the (neighbor's) children to eat here with them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text