Ararahih'urípih
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ikrívkir / ikrivkiri- to sit on

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2030 | revised Nov 12 2014

ikrívkir / ikrivkiri- V • to sit on

Derivation ikrii-kir
live-Instrumental

Derivative (1)
ikrívkir "disk-seat (in old time); chair, seat, stool (in modern times)"

  • pa'ávansas uumkun vúra nik ikrívkir kunikrivkirítiihvanik. The men used to sit on disk-seats (pl. action). [Reference: TK 96.15]
  • taprára vúra kích kunikrivkíritihanik pa'asiktávaansa. The tule mat was all that women used to sit on. [Reference: TK 97.20]


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  1. akâay   vaa   káan   ú-krii   pa-'ikrívkir  
    who   that   there   3s(>3)-live   the-disk-seat  
    There is someone sitting there in the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  2. pa-'ávansa   t-óo   path   pa-'unúhxiitich   xas   ikrivkír-ak  
    the-man   PERF-3s(>3)   throw   the-baseball   then   disk-seat-Locative  
    The man threw the ball on the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing (VS-31) | read full text
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  3. vaa   káan   ú-krii   ikrívkir   vasíhkam  
    that   there   3s(>3)-live   disk-seat   behind  
    He's at the back of the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  4. ikrívkir   vasíhkam   káan   ú-krii  
    disk-seat   behind   there   3s(>3)-live  
    He's at the back of the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about spatial relations (VS-33) | read full text
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  5. púsihich   ikrívkir   u-kûuntakoo  
    cat.(dimin.)   disk-seat   3s(>3)-sit.(on)  
    The cat is sitting on the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  6. áxak    pa-púsihich    ikrívkir   kun-kûuntakoo  
    two   the-cat.(dimin.)   disk-seat   3pl(>3s)-sit.(on)  
    Two cats are sitting on the chair (there).
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  7. koovúra   taay    pa-púsihich    p-eekrívkir    kun-kûuntakoo  
    all   much   the-cat.(dimin.)   the-disk-seat   3pl(>3s)-sit.(on)  
    All the cats are sitting on the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  8. pa-'ávansa    u-kûuntakoo    pa-'ikrívkir  
    the-man   3s(>3)-sit.(on)   the-disk-seat  
    The man is sitting on the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  9. pa-púsihich   vaa   káan   ú-kriv   pa-'ikrívkir  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   that   there   3s(>3)-live   the-disk-seat  
    The cat is sitting over there in the chair.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  10. xáyfaat   nani-krívkir   i-kûuntakoo  
    don't!   1sPOSS-disk-seat   2s(>3)-sit.(on)  
    Don't sit on my chair!
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about sitting, standing and lying (VS-35a) | read full text
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  11. xás   sú'   p-óo-'uum   p-oo-tvárayva   pa-mukun-'ikrívkir   koovúra   athkurit-múrax   vúra  
    then   inside   NOMZ-3s(>3)-arrive   NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.around   the-3plPOSS-disk-seat   all   fat-nothing.but   Intensive  
    And when he got inside and looked around, (the people's) seats were all of nothing but fat.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  12. xás   káan   yánava   pa-mukun-patúmkir   káru   pa-mukun-'ikrívkir   athkúrit   u-kyâar-ahi-tih  
    then   there   visible   the-3plPOSS-head-rest   also   the-3plPOSS-disk-seat   fat   3s(>3)-make.with-ESS-DUR  
    And he saw there that their pillows and their chairs were made of fat.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  13. xás   ta'ítam   u-'áv-aheen   pa-mukun-'ikrívkir   káru   pa-mukun-patúmkir  
    then   so   3s(>3)-eat-ANT   the-3plPOSS-disk-seat   also   the-3plPOSS-head-rest  
    So he ate their chairs and their pillows.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  14. yítha   u-píip   yahé   hôoy   pa-naní-krivkir  
    one   3s(>3)-say   exclamation.of.surprise   where   the-1sPOSS-disk-seat  
    And one said, "Well, where's my chair?
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  15. xás   pa-'ávansa   vúra   kích   mukun-'ikrívkir   u-tâayhi-ti  
    then   the-man   Intensive   only   3plPOSS-disk-seat   3s(>3)-be.many-DUR  
    And only the men's seats were there.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Living-house" (WB_KL-77) | read full text
  16. asipárax   nu-'átivu-ti   káru   múruk   káru   tásvaan   káru   tarípaan   káru   ikrívkir   nu-'êeth-tih  
    cooking.basket   1pl(>3)-carry.in.a.burden.basket-DUR   also   mealing-tray   also   spatula   also   dipper.basket   also   disk-seat   1pl(>3)-carry-DUR  
    In burden baskets we carried cooking baskets and tray baskets and soup stirrers and dippers, and we carried a stool.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  17. kúmateech   p-oo-'ípak-ahaak   pee-kxariya'áraar   vaa   u-krivkír-eesh  
    later.in.day   NOMZ-3s(>3)-come.back-when   the-medicine.man   that   3s(>3)-sit.on-FUT  
    Later on, when the priest came back, he was going to sit on that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text
  18. víri-va   pa-t-óo   thárish   pee-krívkir   sákriiv   u-kyâa-ti   pee-thívthaaneen  
    so-INDEF   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)   put.down   the-disk-seat   hard   3s(>3)-make-DUR   the-land  
    When he put the stool down on the ground, he was making the world firm.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-83) | read full text