Ararahih'urípih
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táayha / táayhi- to be many

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5542 | revised Dec 20 2015

táayha / táayhi- • V • to be many

Derivation:  táay-ha
much-DENOM

Derivatives (2)
asarakávriik_táayhitihan "a plant, sweet fennel"
asiptayhitíhraam "dish cupboard"

Source: WB 1361.2, p.385

  • pukúnish táayhara paxuntápan. There aren't many acorns. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 418]
  • máruk patíshraam utáayhitihan, kôokininay poo'ámkiinvutihanik. Uphill where there are many flats, he was eating all over. [Reference: KS05 KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 152]

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  1. purafâat vúra káru kuma'úhish iinâak táayhitihanik, vúra ihêeraha kích, iheeraha'úhish vúra kich.
    And they never had any kind of seeds stored in the houses, only the tobacco, the tobacco seeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text

  2. ithríhar káru vúra pu'ínâak táayhítihanik.
    And they had no flowers in the houses either.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text

  3. " kúna vúra pamukrívraam vaa vúra umúsahiti panunukrívraam, koovúra pootâayhiti iinâak vaa vúra umúsahiti ôok iinâak pootâayhitih.
    "But his house looks just like our house, everything that is inside looks just like what is inside here.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  4. xás âapun vúra uum pootâayhiti pamukun'ásip káru vúra fâat vúra pakuntâarahiti pakunimnísheesh.
    And on the floor were their cooking baskets and whatever else they had when they were going to cook.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text

  5. xás pa'ávansa vúra kích mukun'ikrívkir utâayhiti.
    And only the men's seats were there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text