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ikrívkir / ikrivkiri- to sit on
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lexicon ID #2030 | revised Nov 12 2014
ikrívkir / ikrivkiri- • V • to sit on
Derivation: | ikrii-kir |
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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]
Sentence examples (18)
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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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playvaa 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playikrívkir 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpúsihich 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playáxak 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playkoovúra 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-'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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playpa-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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxáyfaat 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
Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Playxás 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 textxás 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 textxás 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 textyítha 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 textxás 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 textasipárax 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 textkúmateech 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 textvíri-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