Ararahih'urípih
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ikréemyah (wind) to blow

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1948 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikréemyah • V • (wind) to blow

Derivatives (13; show derivatives)

Source: WB 482, p.338

  • uknéemyaahtihach. The wind is blowing just a little. [Reference: KV]
  • pookreemyáhaak uthivtífuniheesh. When the wind blows, it will blow him down. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 035]

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  1. xás   u-kréemyah  
    then   3s(>3)-blow  
    Then the wind blew.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  2. vúra   t-óo   kréemyah  
    Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)   blow  
    The wind just blew.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  3. vúrava   t-óo   kréemyah   tapas-'ikréemyah  
    just   PERF-3s(>3)   blow   real-wind  
    There was a real wind blowing.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  4. hínu páy   ikreemyaha'úru   p-óo-peen-ti   iktûunih-i  
    surprise   eggs.of.wind   NOMZ-3s(>3)-say.to-DUR   carry.down-IMPER  
    There it was eggs of the wind that she told him to take down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  5. pa-kéevniikich   u-xú-ti   p-oo-kreemyáh-ahaak   u-thivtífunih-eesh  
    the-old.woman.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-think-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-blow-when   3s(>3)-blow.down-FUT  
    The old woman thought, "When the wind blows, it will blow him down.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

  6. xás   axmáy   u-kréemyah   u-kréemyah  
    then   suddenly   3s(>3)-blow   3s(>3)-blow  
    And suddenly the wind blew and blew.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

  7. xás   p-oo-kréemya   pa-'áptiik   koovúra   u-vrárasur  
    then   NOMZ-3s(>3)-blow   the-branch   all   3s(>3)-fall.off.(pl.)  
    And when it blew, the branches all fell off.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text