Ararahih'urípih
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thitiv / thitim- to hear

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5954 | revised Jan 29 2016

thitiv / thitim- V • to hear

Derivatives (5)
thitíima "to listen in a direction"
thitíimship "to begin to hear"
thítimfak "to hear downhill"
thitivakêem "hard of hearing"
thitivxúrar "heedless"

Source: WB 1452, p.389

  • tithítiv hum. Do you hear? [Reference: Richardson 1993:27]
  • âanxus uthitívanik, káruk keechxâach úkrii. Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 001]


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  1. koovúra úm ithítiimtih?
    Do you hear everything?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. naa vúra punathitíveeshara, xâat xára kaan kú'uuhyanati, naa vúra vaa punatákirara fâat vúra pakuchuphúruthunatih.
    I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. xás vúra púxay thitívara.
    Then he made believe he could not understand.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  4. " kíri kanaxusêer puthitíimtihara."
    "I wish they would think about me that I can not understand."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  5. kári xás úpaanik poopítithunanik: " xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa nithítiimti pamikunpákurih; náa púvaa nanívaahara pamikunpákurih."
    Then he said looking back: "I must never hear your song any more; your song will not do for me."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  6. pirishkâarim váa úpaanik: " xáyfaat ík vúra váa náa nithítiimti pamikunpákurih."
    Grizzly Bear said it: "I must never hear your song any more.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  7. tá nithítiv.
    I heard it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  8. tá nithítiv.
    I heard it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  9. tá nuthítiv.
    We all heard it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  10. tá nithítiv papúsihich.
    I heard the cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  11. nithítiimtih papúsihich uum.
    I hear the cat
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  12. papúsihich nithítiimti upakurîihvutih.
    I hear the cat purring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  13. tá nithítiv papúsihich upakurîihvutih.
    I hear the cat purring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  14. tá nithítiv papúsihich upakurîihvutih.
    I hear the cat purring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  15. tá nithítiv payupsítanach uxráratih.
    I hear the baby crying.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  16. tá nithítiv papúsihich îikam.
    I hear the cat outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  17. tá nithítiv papúsihich îikam uvathíivtih.
    I hear the cats fighting outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  18. tá kúnish nithítiv pachishíi poohyíivtih.
    I heard the dog barking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  19. nu ni'áasish, nikvíit-ha, xás vúra fâatva nithítiv.
    When I was sleeping I heard something.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  20. fâatva îikam tá nithítiv.
    I heard something outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  21. tá nuthítiv.
    I hear you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  22. iim putá nathítivara.
    I do not hear you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  23. iim punuthítiimtihara.
    I do not hear you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  24. Xás paxanchíifich uthítiv.
    And the frog hears them.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  25. tithítiv um?
    Do you understand?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  26. ithítiv hum?
    Did you hear it?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  27. Arch uum tuthítiv.
    Arch is listening.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  28. kári xás uthítiv, úxaaktih, pa'íshaha úxaaktih.
    Then he heard it, it was sounding, the water was sounding.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  29. vúra vaa uthítiimtih, úxaaktih pa'íshaha patuchunvákir.
    He heard it that way, the water was sounding as he sneaked up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  30. uthítiimti pakunípeenti " tu'áhooheen."
    He heard them telling (each other), "He has come."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  31. tuthítiv poothivnúrutih.
    He heard it thundering.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  32. vaa ukupathitívahitih, kúnish upíti " huhuhuhuhuhu."
    He heard that, it sort of said, "Huhuhuhuhuhu."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  33. vaa kích poothítiv páhuhuhuhuhuhu.
    He just heard that "Huhuhuhuhuhu."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  34. xás axmáy fâat kúnish uthítiv.
    And suddenly he sort of heard something.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  35. vúra vaa utháaniv, uthítiimti pakunchuphúruthunatih.
    (Coyote) lay like that, he heard them talking about him.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  36. xás axmáy vúra uthítiv ishnur.
    And suddenly he heard thundering.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  37. xás uthítiv páthuuf uvúrunihva.
    And he heard a creek flowing down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  38. xás kúkuum uthítiv páthuuf.
    So he heard a creek again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  39. xás axmáy vúra uthítiv, asámyiith úxak.
    And suddenly he heard it, the gravel sounded.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  40. kári xás uthítiv, áas uvúuntih.
    And he heard it, water flowing.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  41. kári xás áas uthítiv.
    And he heard water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  42. kári xás pá'aas uthítiv.
    Then he heard the water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  43. kári xás tée kxurar, kári xás uthítiv, kunchúuphitih.
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  44. xás tuthítiv, chími uthivtapáraheesh.
    And he heard it, there was going to be a war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  45. xás uthítiv, akâayva upakurîihvutih.
    And he heard it, someone was singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  46. vúra vaa uthítiimti poopakurîihvutih.
    He heard (someone) singing like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  47. vúra vaa uthítiimti poopakurîihvutih vúra tá ûumukich, " kitâana kitâana íiyaa."
    He heard the singing that way just close by, "kitâana kitâana îyaa."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  48. ithyáruk pootkáratih yánava pavuhvúha tu'íshipva, uthítiimti pakuníhyiivtih.
    When she looked across-river, she saw the jump dance lining up, she heard them shouting.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  49. âanxus uthitívanik " káruk keechxâach úkrii."
    Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  50. iinâak vaa kích uthítiimti poopakurîihvuti " yôotva tu'iiv'íiv, íkamish tu'iiv'íiv."
    Inside he just heard her singing, "Hurray, he's dead, son-in-law is dead!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  51. âanaxus uthítiimti " táay tá kiníykar áraaras."
    Weasel heard that they were killing a lot of people.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  52. xás kunthítiv, sáruk úhyiivtih " chú páy axíich pipúniich, táay íp imafúnvaansa."
    Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  53. víri vaa kuthítiimtiheesh, pánaa kâarim tá nixus, peeshviripshúruk poofyúkutihat, yakún na vaa peeshvírip."
    You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  54. pâanpay pirishkâarim tuthítiv " káan tu'iimníhva."
    Finally Grizzly Bear heard he was having a love affair there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  55. ôok íp nithítiimtihat póoxaaktih.
    Formerly I heard them sounding from here.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  56. vúra punathítiimtihara."
    I can't hear them."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  57. xás káruk tuthítiimnoov póoxruunhitih.
    Then he heard her growling from upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  58. kári xás pakúuk kunpávyiihma axmáy vúra fâatva kunthítiv.
    And when they came back there, suddenly they heard something.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  59. kunthítiimti " vaa káan kun'ûupvunaatih, tayiith."
    They heard that (people) were digging brodiaea roots there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  60. víri teepshítaanivanihich axmáy kúnish fâat uthítiv.
    After a while suddenly he sort of heard something.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  61. teepshítaanivanihich axmáy kúnish fâat uthítiv.
    In a little while, suddenly he sort of heard something.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  62. kári xás uthítiimtih, pavuraakirasúruk ikrêen paniinamichtâapas.
    And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  63. kári xás uthítiv, yóo chrívchav pá'aas, pa'úkraam, pakunpáathkuri pamutípah.
    Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  64. kári xás ikxáram axmáy uthítiv, axmáy uvôonfuruk pa'apurúvaan.
    Then in the night suddenly she heard it, suddenly the devil came in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text