Ararahih'urípih
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ishriv / ishrim- to shoot at targets, to shoot mark

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3102 | revised Oct 31 2014

ishriv / ishrim- • V • to shoot at targets, to shoot mark

Derivatives (11; show derivatives)

Source: WB 724, p.351

Note: The stem seems to mean basically 'to pull a string', and occurs with that sense in some derivatives.

  • itráhyar pachirixuspûuvish vaa víri vaa axyárava kunikyâati pa'uhípih, ka'tim'îin pakuníshriimtihaak. They fill ten tobacco bags with tobacco stems, when they shoot mark at Katimin. [Reference: TK 236.19]
  • ôok uum uhkirípux pu'ishríimtihara. A person with no woodpecker-scalp cannot target-shoot here. [Reference: KM 13.34]

Sentence examples (9)

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  1. xás   pa-'ávans-as   kun-íshriim-vanaa-tih  
    then   the-man-PL   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-PL-DUR  
    And the men were target-shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   tá   nu-'av   pa-tá   nu-p-íshri-ish  
    then   then   PERF   1pl(>3)-eat   NOMZ-PERF   1pl(>3)-ITER-target-shooting-down  
    And we ate when we came back from target-shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  3. vúra   pa-'ávans-as   uumkun   máruk   kun-íshriim-tih  
    Intensive   the-man-PL   they   uphill   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-DUR  
    The men were uphill target shooting.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  4. fátaak   kúna   t-óo   sriv  
    somewhere   in.addition   PERF-3s(>3)   target-shooting  
    They did target-shooting someplace.
    Source: Emily Donahue, "The Pikiawish at Katimin" (WB_KL-82) | read full text

  5. surukúnvuunup   vaa   káan   aah   kun-ikyâa-tih   kun-íshriim-tih  
    Sing-Ho.Bar   so   there   fire   3pl(>3s)-make-DUR   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-DUR  
    They made a fire there at surukúnvuunup (Sing-Ho Bar), they shot at targets.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  6. pishiich-tâapas   kun-íshriim-tih  
    first-most   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-DUR  
    They shot at targets first of all.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  7. imáankam   xumvaroov-yúrukam   kúna   kun-ishrív-eesh  
    next.day   placename-uphill.downriver   in.addition   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-FUT  
    The next day they shot at targets on a height downriver from xumvároov.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  8. imáankam   tasáxaak   kú-maam   kun-íshriim-tih  
    next.day   placename   3sPOSS-behind   3pl(>3s)-shoot.at.targets-DUR  
    The next day they shot at targets behind tasáxaak.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text

  9. ishrív-aan-sas   tá   kun-xúrihi-naa   yáas   kun-'áam-tih  
    target-shooting-Agentive-PL   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.hungry-PL   then   3pl(>3s)-eat-DUR  
    The target-shooters got hungry, then they ate.
    Source: Maggie Charley, "The Pikiawish at Clear Creek" (WB_KL-84) | read full text