Ararahih'urípih
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tâak give me . . ! Used as a complete sentence in the meaning, 'Give it here!'

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5512 | revised Aug 23 2005

tâak INTERJ • give me . . ! Used as a complete sentence in the meaning, 'Give it here!'

Derivative (1)
taaksíkih "man's name, Sandy Bar Tom"

Source: WB 1276, p.382

  • tâak payúfish. Give me the salt. [Reference: Richardson 1993:14]
  • tâak paniinamichtâapas. Give me the smallest one. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 328]


Sentence examples (6)

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  1. xas pamúkîit upeer: " tâak pamiyáfus níxraam."
    And he told his grandmother: “Give me your dress. Let me bet it.”
    Source: Fritz Hansen, "Mourning Dove Young Man Gambles away his Doodle Bug Grandmother's Dress" (JPH_KT-06) | read full text
  2. tâak payúfish.
    Hand me (some) salt.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  3. tâak pasíkih.
    Hand me a spoon.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20c) | read full text
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  4. tâak payúfish.
    Hand me the salt.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about making sandwiches (VS-38) | read full text
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  5. kári xás upiip, " tâak, naa ni'êeh."
    And she said, "Here, I'm giving it to him."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  6. xás upiip, " tâak, naa kanathárihi."
    And he said, "Here, pass her to me!"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text