Ararahih'urípih
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aayâach it was because

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #80 | revised Sep 22 2014

aayâach PCL • it was because Variant: aayâach, eeyâach.

Source: WB 260 & 261, p.329

Note: Contraction of aayu'âach.

  • aayâach papihnîich tóopiip,... It was because the old man had said,... [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 037]


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  1. aayâach papihníich tóo píip, "kúkuum mah'íitnihach ku'íchunveesh pachími kunpávyiihfurukheeshhaak."
    Because the old man had said, "You must hide again tomorrow morning before they come into the house."
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. aayâach kun'ixviphûunishti íp pa'úthvoonhitihat va'íhuk, tá kun'ithyúruvarak, pamútraax kich kun'áaphutih.
    That was because they were mad at him because he had wanted to dance. They they dragged him down, they were just carrying him (by) the arms".
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  3. ta'ítam u'arankúriheen, ayâach pásiit tá kunthárupriin.
    But they sank, because the mice had gnawed holes in them.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  4. kári xás úpthaaniv kachakâach, aayâach ápsii tóo spat.
    Then Blue Jay was laid up, it was because her leg was broken.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  5. púyava kári xás koovúra kumakeemishatunvêechas tá kunxúrihinaa, aayâach púfaat papúufich ôok kumeethívthaaneen.
    So then all the little wild animals were hungry, it was because there was no deer meat in this world.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  6. vaa kumá'ii payêepshas pasárip itharípriik, aayâach vaa uum vâaramsas káru xúnutich.
    The hazel twigs are good in the fir forest for this reason, it is because they are long and flexible.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full text