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yáraraha / yárarahi- (woman) to get married
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7043 | revised Feb 11 2016
yáraraha / yárarahi- • V • (woman) to get married
| Derivation: | yárar-ha |
| married.woman-DENOM |
Source: WB 1658.1, p.400; TK 4.34
- xás uxús xâatik nipêer chími yárarahi. And he thought, "Let me tell her to get married!" [Reference: WB 16: Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 004]
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xás uxús "
xâatik nipêer '
chími yárarahi.
And he thought, "Let me tell her, 'Get married!Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text -
xâatik vúra yárarahi,
iim tée kêechha.
You should get married, you've gotten big.Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text