Ararahih'urípih
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árihish / árihishrih- to become; to be transformed into

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #560 | revised Oct 31 2014

árihish / árihishrih- • V • to become; to be transformed into

Derivation:  árih-ish
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Source: WB 138.1, p.321

  • kínikini uum vúra vaa fâat u'árihish. May he become worth something. [Reference: KS 11. Osprey 046]
  • kári xás upiip, sah'ahupyâamach kanpárihish. And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!" [Reference: WB 01: Coyote's Journey 087]
  • sáruk niyvúrunih xás áavkam ni'árihish, xás máruk upikvíripraa. I chased it downhill and ran ahead of it, and it ran back uphill. [Reference: DF 06: The Coyote Pups 006]

Sentence examples (14)


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  1. itha'ithvákaam u'árihish
    It made a big load.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full text

  2. unuhyâachhiruva kúma u'árihishrih pananí'iithva víri natakníihshurootih.
    My pack was becoming too round, so it kept rolling off me.
    Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

  3. koovúra yuxmúrax u'árihishriheesh.
    It will turn into nothing but sand.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play

  4. hãã, I couldn't do that, ayu'âach vúra vaa yuxmúrax u'árihishriheesh.
    Yes, I couldn't do that because it would turn into nothing but sand.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  5. xás upíip: "ahúpyaamach vúra kan'árihish.
    Then he said: "I will be a nice-looking piece of wood.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full text

  6. kumâam tá ni'árihishrih.
    I made it to the top of the hill.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
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  7. xás yurúkthuuf pookvíripma xás " nani'ífuth thúfkaam kam'árihish."
    And when he ran to Bluff Creek, then (he said) "Let it become a big creek behind me!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  8. xás upíip " amtápar vúra kan'árihish, xás paniníyuup ámtaap kamixyan.
    And he said, "Let me become covered with ashes, and let my eyes become full of ashes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  9. xás vúra pihnîich kan'árihish."
    And let me become an old man."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  10. kíri naa káru íshkiit na'árihish."
    Let me become lucky too!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  11. púyava pasárum ánav tu'árihish.
    The pine-roots had become medicine.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  12. xás kári vúra nîinamich tu'árihish.
    Then it became small.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text

  13. púyava yáaf tu'árihish.
    So it became acorn dough.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-73) | read full text

  14. mâa vúra vóokxiipshiprin pakachakâach tu'árihishrih.
    She flew away, she turned into Bluejay.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text
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