Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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xanahíchyav for a good while

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6780 | revised Feb 02 2016

xanahíchyav • ADV • for a good while

Derivation:  xánahich yav  (= xára-ich yav)
after.while good  (= long.time-DIM good)

  • xás xanahíchyav tookrûunti. And he waited a good while. [Reference: WB T57.56]

Sentence examples (2)


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  1. xanahíchyav vúra tóo kríi.
    She stayed quite a long time.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  2. xás xanahíchyav tóo krûuntih.
    So he waited a good while.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full text