Karuk Dictionary
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axyar / axyan- (contents) to fill (a container)
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lexicon ID #1009 | revised Oct 31 2014
axyar / axyan- • V • (contents) to fill (a container)
Derivatives (2)
axyanípaa "to overflow"
axyar "full"
Source: WB 254, p.329
Note: Initial /a/ is lost after a prefixal vowel.
- xás víri vúra úxyar pa'áama. And so the salmon overflowed (from a container). [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 045]
Sentence examples (12)
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t-óo xyar PERF-3s(>3) fill It is full. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvúra t-óo xyar pa-'átimnam Intensive PERF-3s(>3) fill the-pack-basket She packed the basket full. Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playmama had three tubs ta-nu axyár ta-nú-kyav p-oo-pithxáh-eesh PERF-1pl(>3) full PERF-1pl(>3)-make NOMZ-3s(>3)-wash-FUT Mama had three tubs, we- we filled them, when she was going to do the wash. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full textxás u-píip amtáp-ar vúra kan-'árihish xás pa-niní-yuup ámtaap kam-ixyan then 3s(>3)-say dust-having Intensive 1s(>3)-become then the-1sPOSS-eye dust 3s(>3)-fill And he said, "Let me become covered with ashes, and let my eyes become full of ashes. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full textxás pa-mu-'átimnam uum vúra axyár atahári then the-3sPOSS-pack-basket 3.SG Intensive full always And her burden basket was always full. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full textvúra uum táay pa-t-óo piikívshiip thíin axyár vúra Intensive 3.SG much NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3) put.necklaces.up.on glands.in.throat full Intensive He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Crane" (WB_KL-42) | read full textpa-'áama káan vúra kun-p-axyanípa-n-eesh p-eeshkêesh p-oo-saamvárak the-salmon there Intensive 3pl(>3s)-ITER-overflow-PL.ACT-FUT the-river NOMZ-3s(>3)-flow.down.from.upriver The salmon will overflow the river there as it flows down from upstream. Source: Chester Pepper, "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (WB_KL-47) | read full textpa-mukun-'átimnam tá axyará-va the-3plPOSS-pack-basket PERF full-Distributive Their burden baskets were all full. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textkáru pa-mu-krívraam u-pikchákiroopithva pa-sípnuuk axyará-va also the-3sPOSS-house 3s(>3)-be.lined.up the-storage.basket full-Distributive And they were lined up around (the inside of) his house, the storage baskets were all full. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textvíri kún axyará-va pa-kóo kuma-'arará-'uup so meaning.unknown full-Distributive the-all 3sPOSS-human-possession There they were all full, there was all kinds of Indian treasure. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Boy from Itúkuk" (WB_KL-57) | read full textvíri chavúra pu-'áraar iim-tih-ara chavúra p-eethívthaaneen u-p-áxyar pa-'áraar so finally NEG-human die-DUR-NEG finally the-land 3s(>3)-ITER-fill the-human Finally no person died, finally the people filled up the earth. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full textaxyará-va tá kun-'ífik átimnam full-Distributive PERF 3pl(>3s)-pick.up pack-basket They picked the burden baskets full. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Work Contests" (WB_KL-79) | read full text