Ararahih'urípih
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xákarari / xakarará- on both sides, at both ends

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lexicon ID #6767 | revised Feb 02 2016

xákarari / xakarará- • ADV • on both sides, at both ends

Derivation:  xákaan-arih  (= áxak-aan-arih)
both--arih  (= two-Agentive--arih)

Derivatives (7)
páy_nanuxákararih "country outside Karuk territory"
xakanana'apmanaxvúhanach "having whiskers on both sides; name of a white man called Browning"
xakararáastiip "on both shores"
xakararástiim "on both sides"
xakararátiik "both hands"
xakararáyuup "both eyes"
xakarara'âar "a type of snake, the rubber boa, "double-ender""

Source: WB 1586.7, p.396; JPH ani 06:569

  • chími kunvuhvúhinaavish, víri xákarari ík ku'iruvêehishriheesh. They will do the deerskin dance, and you must stand at each end. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 049]
  • itráhyar takunpíktaakrihva xákarari itnoopámahich tóosaam. Ten divided by two is five. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 402]

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  1. xás yánava pa'ifápiitsha xákarari kun'íin poothivtapárahitihirak.
    And he saw the girls sitting on each side where people were war-dancing.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

  2. xákarari u'áaktak.
    He put his hands on each side (of the door).
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  3. xás takráav xákarari kun'íxupkiish.
    And they lay against his shoulder.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text

  4. víri chími uptaxáraapsipreevish, táma takráav xákarari kunpíkuuyva pamuhrôohas.
    He was about to stride back, (when) his wives landed on his shoulders on either side.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text

  5. kári xás paniinamichtâapas iknûumin veekxaréeyav pamú'arama vaa vúra ukupa'ífaha, pamútiik u'ákchaaktih, xákarari pamútiik u'ákchaaktih.
    And Burrill Peak Spirit's littlest child grew up this way, his hands were closed, both his hands were closed.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text

  6. xákarari áxak pa'ávansas káru áachip áxak.
    There were two men at each end and two in the middle.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Shinny Game" (WB_KL-78) | read full text

  7. kuyráak usasipúniihva yítha achipyâach xás xákararih.
    There were three stripes running down, one right in the middle and (two) on each side.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Tattoos" (WB_KL-87) | read full text

  8. ishkêeshak xákarari áxak ávansa kun'iruvêehriv.
    Two men are standing on each side of a river.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text