Ararahih'urípih
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yíchaach together; as one

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7072 | revised Feb 12 2016

yíchaach ADV • together; as one

Derivation yítha-ach
one-DIM

Derivative (1)
yíchaachha "to get together"

  • pa'arará'uup vúra yíchaach ukyaafipáyaachha. He gathered together all Indian treasures (things) (became a rich man). [Reference: KS7. Chenach person 035]
  • káru uum vúra puhâari ikrêera, payíchaach ukyâati. And she herself was never home, she was fetching in food all the time. [Reference: KS 05 Peregrine Falcon 297]


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  1. xás kári koovúra peeshnanich'íshiipsha kuma'áraar yíchaach úkyav.
    So he gathered together all the swiftest people.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  2. kachakâach ípat yíchaach mukun'ávanhanik.
    Bluejay and Doe had a single husband.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  3. koovúra pakeemishatunvêechas kunpiip, " xâatik yíchaach nu'êerahiti."
    All the little wild animals said, "Let's store our food together."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  4. kári xás koovúra kuma'ávaha yíchaach kuníkyav.
    So they gathered all kinds of food.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  5. kári xás yíchaach kuntharíshriihva.
    And they put it all down together.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  6. púyava vúra uum yíchaach tóo kyâafip pá'uup.
    And he won all their possessions.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pool in Big Rock" (WB_KL-59) | read full text