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eeráriiv den of an animal
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lexicon ID #1256 | revised Oct 16 2014
eeráriiv • N • den of an animal
| Derivation: | eerar iiv |
| eerar house |
Derivatives (3)
chimuch'eeráriiv "placename"
virusura'eeráriiv "bear's den"
xaha'eeráriiv "spider's nest"
Source: WB 340, p.332; JPH ani 06:511
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pa-vírusar íshyaav kusrah-kêem kári koovúra eeráriiv-ak kúuk tá kun-pá-vyiihma the-bear winter sun-bad then all den-Locative to PERF 3pl(>3s)-ITER-go.to.(pl.) In the winter, in December (the bad month), the bears all go into dens. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full textkári xás tá kun-píip chími nanu-'eeráriiv nu-p-imúsan then then PERF 3pl(>3s)-say soon 1plPOSS-den 1pl(>3)-ITER-go.see Then people used to say, "Let’s go look at our dens!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full textpúyava tá kun-piykáravar eeráriiv-ak kun-ithyúrurupuk you.see PERF 3pl(>3s)-finish.slaughtering den-Locative 3pl(>3s)-drag.out They finished killing it, they dragged it out of the den. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Bear Hunting" (WB_KL-71) | read full text