Ararahih'urípih
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aayu'âach it was because

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #82 | revised Aug 18 2005

aayu'âach • PCL • it was because Variant: aayâach, eeyâach.

Source: WB 260 & 261, p.329

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

Sentence examples (5)


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  1. chími fâat ayu'âach vúra uum vúra vaa táni'áfish, mâa vaa pay vaahyâach.
    It's because I feel it, [I think] “That's the right one!”
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  2. víri man that's true ... aayu'âach.
    Well, that's true, of course.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
    Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

  3. ayu'âach páy pasaamnúpahitihan chí kun'íihrupaavish.
    It was because they were going to dance downriver that way the stream flows.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  4. ayu'âach pa'asiktávaan uum yáan'iiftihansa.''
    It's because the women are young."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Old Man Turtle Dances" (WB_KL-22) | read full text

  5. ayu'âach pa'ifápiit tée p xákaan kunikvéeshrihat.
    It is because he spent the night with the girl.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full text