Ararahih'urípih
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sayríihva to be lonesome, homesick

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5355 | revised Dec 03 2015

sayríihva V • to be lonesome, homesick

Derivative (1)
sayníihvach "name of a woman from Amekyaram, living at Orleans"

Source: WB 1222, p.377

  • iiii ayukîi nanikrívraam, tanasáyriihva. Oh, hello (I'd like to see you), my home, I'm homesick. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 359]


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  1. xás vúra tusáyriihva, xás uváxiprishuk, xás âapun ukrivrúhuthun.
    Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  2. ii! vúra tusáyriihva.
    Oh, she was lonesome.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  3. " ii! tá nasáyriihva" tóo xus.
    "Oh, I'm lonesome!" she thought.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  4. ii! ninikeechíkyav, tá nasáyriihva.
    Oh, my sweetheart, I am lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text
  5. patupíkyaar poochiihvîichvuti kári xás peekxuraráhaan uxús " ii! tá nasáyriihva.
    When she finished singing her love song, then Evening Star thought, "Oh, I'm lonesome!
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine for the Return of a Sweetheart" (WB_KL-49) | read full text