Ararahih'urípih
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yav good; well

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7049 | revised Feb 09 2016

yav • ADJ • good; well

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Source: WB 1665, p.400; TK xxxiv.28

Note: The irregular plural is yêepsha(s) 'good ones'.

  • púya íf yáv tani'asiktávaanhiti. What a good wife I have married! [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 031]
  • puyáahirurav kupeekyáahitihara. It doesn't work too well. [Reference: JPH "Grammar" 330]

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  1. yav.
    Good.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. pa'ishkêesh yáv umúsahitih.
    The river looks good.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  3. yáv pa'ikxáram.
    Good night.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  4. koovúra yáv.
    Everything was good.
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., How Charlie Grew Up (CT-02) | read full text
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  5. xas upíip, "pihnîich tharampukayaa'íshara ikyâaheen."
    (One of the boys) said, "Old man, that's awfully good mush you fixed today!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  6. xas kun'ipêer, "papihníich íp nik nuxusat tharampukayaa'íshara."
    Then one of them said, "Old man, we have been thinking about what a good cook you are!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

  7. víri manâa vaa yav, pavaa ivíiktihaak.
    Well, it's good that you weave that.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  8. vúra uum yav, it comes out nice.
    It's just fine, it comes out nice.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  9. vaa yáv nipmahóonkoonati vúra pamáh'iit.
    I feel good in the morning.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  10. xás vúra áv kúnish vaa puyávhara peepihnîichha.
    Lots of food it's not good if you become an old man.
    Source: Julian Lang, Vina Smith, Conversation: Julian's Day (JL-VS-01) | read full text
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  11. kári xas sápxiit úpaanik "payáv îin ná'aamtiheesh."
    Then Steelhead said: “A good person will eat me.”
    Source: Yaas, "How Fish were Transformed" (JPH_KT-07) | read full text

  12. vaa tá kunpîip: pa'amtápyuux ník yav.
    They thought the ashy earth is good enough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  13. vaa vúra ník kun'áapunmutihanik káru, vaa uum yáv papírish ávahkam kunithyúruthunatihaak patá kunpúhthaampimarahaak.
    They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  14. vaa vúra ník káru kunáapunmutihanik, vaa uum yáv papírish kunvítriptihaak.
    And they also knew that it was good to pull out weeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Practices Bordering on a Knowledge of Tillage (JPH_TKIC-IV.5) | read full text

  15. misúpaah yav!
    Happy birthday!
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  16. puxích íp neekvúrishrihat máh’iit payêem uum yáv nipmahóonkoonatih.
    I was tired this morning, but now I am feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
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  17. payêem uum yáv nipmahóonkoonatih.
    Now I am feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-04) | read full text
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  18. púyav nipmahoonkoonatihara.
    There is something wrong with me.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
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  19. púyav panéepmahoonkoonatihara.
    I am not feeling well.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-05) | read full text
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  20. puyáv nipmahóonkoonatih papúsihich îikam tuvâaram.
    I am sad because the cat has gone outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about personal states (VS-06) | read full text
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  21. vaa yáv paníkpuuhtih.
    I am swimming well.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about animals, questions (VS-14) | read full text
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  22. pa'ápsuun káru pa'áan xákaan vúra yav.
    The snake is as long as the rope. (The snake and the rope are both good)
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  23. Tu'áapunma uumkun yav.
    He knows they're good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  24. Yáv tóo mah.
    He sees that they're good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  25. Xás vúra uum paxanchíifich vúra uum yav patóo pmahóonkoon.
    And the frog, he's feeling really good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  26. naa vúra yav.
    I'm just fine.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  27. vúra yav.
    I'm just fine.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  28. yáv umúsahiti pa'ishkéesh.
    The river looks good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  29. peeshkêesh yáv umúsahitih.
    The river looks good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  30. peeshkêesh vúra yáv umúsahitih.
    The river looks good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  31. yáv uum imníshaan um?
    Is he a good cook?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  32. vaa vúra yav.
    That's good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  33. yav.
    Good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  34. yáv pamífyiiv.
    Your friend is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  35. vúra puyávhara panani'ífunih.
    My hair is not good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  36. vúra puxích yáv kunikyâatih.
    They really do good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  37. uum vúra yáv, vaa kumá'ii.
    She is really good, that's why.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  38. uum vúrava yáv vaa kumá'ii.
    That's why she is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: adjectives (VS-27) | read full text
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  39. vúra uum yáv.
    It's good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  40. uum vaa páykuuk vúra uum vaa yav.
    The one over there, she's good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  41. vúra uum yav.
    It is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  42. pa'ípaha vúra yáv tóo kyívish.
    The tree fell down good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  43. vúra uum kúnish puyáv imúsahatihara.
    You don't look so good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  44. puyáv imúsahatihara.
    You don't look good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  45. yáv vúra yâamach payupsítanach, xás vúra uum pakêech úkyav, xás vúra uum imusakêem.
    She was pretty as a baby, but after a while, when she got bigger, she looked ugly.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  46. íp u'áasishriheen kúnish vaa puyáv ipmahóonkoonatihara.
    She laid down, she wasn't feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  47. xás vúra uum yáv neepmahóonkoonatih.
    I am feeling better.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  48. íim yáv ipmahóonkoonatih.
    You are feeling better.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  49. yáv ikyáati papúsihich.
    You treat the cat good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  50. uum káru poovôonfurukati puyáv ipmahóonkoonatihara.
    And when she came in she was not feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  51. îikam paaxíitichas kunihmárathununaatih, xas vúra koovúra yáv kunipmahóonkoonatih.
    The kids are running around outside, they are all feeling happy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  52. pûuhara, naa nixúti îikam vúra káan kunihmárathununaatih, xás koovúra vaa vúra yáv kunipmahóonkoonatih.
    No, I think they are running around there outside, they are all feeling happy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  53. naa vúra nixúti yáv panivíiktih.
    I hope I weave well.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  54. payáv nipmahóonkoonatih, vaa vúra vikáyav.
    When I am happy, I weave well (the weaving is good).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  55. yáv nipmahóonkoonatih xas vúra vaa vikáyav káru.
    I am happy and the weaving is good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  56. xas kúkuum yáv tá nipíkyav.
    Then I did it well again.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  57. yáv tá nipikyâar.
    I finished it well.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about weaving a hat (VS-37) | read full text
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  58. pa'axíichas vúra yav.
    The kids are good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  59. koovúra pa'axíitichas vúra yav.
    All the kids are good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  60. yáv kun'ipmahóonkoonatih.
    They're feeling good.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about family (VS-41) | read full text
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  61. pihnêefich yóo kpuuhrup, kuyûum xás ukpúhish.
    Coyote floated downriver, he swam ashore downriver from them then.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  62. púra fâat vúra yávhanik.
    Nothing was any good.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  63. chiimuuch'îin kunxúseeranik " kíri vaa ukúupha, pufáat vúra yávheeshara."
    Lizard thought about him, "Let him do that, nothing will be any good."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

  64. xás pakéevniikich upiip " oo! puyávhara papihnêefich, táay ukupavêenahiti papihnêefich."
    And the old woman said, "Oh, Coyote's no good, he does lots of mischief!"
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote as Doctor" (WB_KL-11) | read full text

  65. xás úpeenti pamú'aramah, " kúna vúra yáv peekupeekrêehitiheesh.
    And he told his child, "But you will live well.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full text

  66. axmáy ík vúra yav.
    At one moment it would be good.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  67. xás pihnîich upiip, " yôotva, íf yáv tá néekyav.
    And the old man said, "Hurray, I'm really doing well.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  68. '' naa vúra kóo yáv pa'akâayva kumayáan'iiftihan.''
    "I'm just as good as any young man."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  69. púyava pakachakâach tóo pyávpa.
    Blue Jay was well again by now.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text

  70. vúra uum puharíxay yav kupa'áraarahitihap.
    They never lived well.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text

  71. vúra yáv pa'asiktávaan.
    She was a good woman.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text

  72. púyava koovúra uum púxay vúra yíthaxay kuhítihara pa'áraaras, koovúra vúra yav, púxay axvahkánxay.
    And none of all the people was sick, they were all well, they weren't sick.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-48) | read full text

  73. púyava ithahárinay xás tá yav.
    So in a year he was all right.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text

  74. xás upiip, " puyávhara páykuuk.
    And she said, "That (woman) over there is no good.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

  75. áraar tóo hvaníchviichva páykuuk, puyávhara.
    That one teases (euphemistic for "bites") people, she's no good.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Snake People" (WB_KL-60) | read full text

  76. vúra fátaak xás yáv u'íihya.
    Some places (the trees) are good
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text