Ararahih'urípih
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chivchak / chivchaka- door

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1185 | revised Oct 31 2014

chivchak / chivchaka- N • door

Derivation chiv-chak
peek-closing.up

Derivatives (7)
chivcháaksur "to open a door"
chivcháaksur "door"
chivchak "to close a door"
chivchákar "door (of living house); doorknob"
chivchaksurúraam "door"
ikxurikachivchaksurúraam "post office"
tasachivchaksurúraam "gate"

Source: WB 308.1, p.331


Sentence examples (14)

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  1. kîiha   pa-chivchákar  
    lock.a.door   the-door  
    Lock the door!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: actions and instrumentals (VS-21) | read full text
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  2. chivchakara-pîimich  
    door-next.to  
    It is by the door.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes (VS-25) | read full text
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  3. pee-krívraam   áxak   pa-mu-chivchákar  
    the-house   two   the-3sPOSS-door  
    The house has two doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  4. áxak   pa-mu-chivchákar  
    two   the-3sPOSS-door  
    It has two doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  5. pee-krívraam   uum   taay   pa-chivchákar  
    the-house   3.SG   much   the-door  
    The house has lots of doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  6. pee-krívraam   uum   púfaat   pa-chivchákar  
    the-house   3.SG   nothing   the-door  
    The house has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  7. uum   púfaat   pa-chivchákar  
    3.SG   nothing   the-door  
    It has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  8. pee-krívraam   púfaat   chivchákar  
    the-house   nothing   door  
    The house has no doors.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about rocks and trees. (VS-34a) | read full text
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  9. xás   pa-'avansáxiich   u-p-íshkaakrupuk   sákriiv   vúra   ú-kyav   -chivchak  
    then   the-boy   3s(>3)-ITER-jump.outdoors   hard   Intensive   3s(>3)-make   the-door  
    Then the boy jumped out again, he made the door tight.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  10. cháas   nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih      ni-'íinka  
    younger.brother   2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive   PERF   1s(>3)-be.on.fire  
    "Younger brother, open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  11. xás   kúkuum   vúra   t-óo   kpêehva   nee-p-chívchaaksur-ih      ni-'íinka  
    then   again   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   shout   2s/3s>1s-ITER-open.door-Benefactive   PERF   1s(>3)-be.on.fire  
    And again he shouted, "Open the door for me, I'm burning!"
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  12. yánava   u-chívchaaksur-ahi-tih  
    visible   3s(>3)-open.door-ESS-DUR  
    He saw the door was open.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  13. xás   ithváaykam   pa-chivchaksurúraam   vúra   ipshûunkinich   pa-káan   kun-vóonkurih-vu-tih  
    then   front   the-door   Intensive   low   NOMZ-there   3pl(>3s)-crawl.in-PL.ACT-DUR  
    And in front, there was a low door, where they went in.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text
  14. xás   pa-mu-chivchákar   káru   uum   ipshûunkinich  
    then   the-3sPOSS-door   also   3.SG   low  
    And their door was low too.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text