Ararahih'urípih
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arákaas old man

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #509 | revised Nov 02 2005

arákaas N • old man

Derivatives (3)
akviinakichkaru'arákaas "size of dentalium shell, a little larger or older than akviinakichkaru"
axakiichkaru'arákaas "a size of dentalium, larger than axákiichkaru"
itharip'arákaas "old fir tree"

Source: WB 128, p.320

Note: Equiv. to pihnîich.

  • kúna vúra kúnish ta'arákaas. But he's sort of old. [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 006]
  • arákaas, mâa páy pamiváfish. Old man, here's your liver! [Reference: WB 21: Hair In The Soup 019]


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  1. kúna vúra kúnish tá arákaas.'"
    But he's sort of old.'"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text
  2. xás kunpiip, " arákaas, mâa páy pamiváfish."
    And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  3. xás tá kunipêer pamukun'ákah, " yee! arákaas, hûut ti'iin.
    And they said to their father, "Hey, old man, what's wrong with you?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  4. xás kári kunipêer pa'arákaas, " hûut ti'iin.
    Then (the sons) said to the old man, "What's wrong with you?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text
  5. pa'arákaas íp îin kinípeerat, ' kiik'íchunvi.'
    The old man told us to hide.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text