Ararahih'urípih
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iyur- / iyun- to put or stick (a long object)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3609 | revised Nov 17 2014

iyur- / iyun- V • to put or stick (a long object)

Derivatives (13; show derivatives)

Source: WB 828, p.357

Note: Bound stem; used with directional suffixes.


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  1. xás   áhup   kun-íyuunkir   ikmahachram'áhup  
    then   wood   3pl(>3s)-put.(long.object).in.fire   sweathouse.wood  
    They they put wood on the fire, sweathouse-wood.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  2. xás   u-'êechip   xás   ahíram-ak   ú-yuunkuri   pa-mu-xváa   achvúun   atipimámvaan   mu-xvâa   u-kimfíruraa-nik  
    then   3s(>3)-pick.up   then   fireplace-Locative   3s(>3)-put.(long.object).in.fire   the-3sPOSS-head   hookbill.salmon   buzzard   3sPOSS-head   3s(>3)-burn.off.(hair)-ANC  
    And he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace, Hookbill burnt Buzzard's hair off.
    Source: Yaas, "How Buzzard Became Bald" (JPH_KT-01b) | read full text
  3. pa-'ikxúrikar   i-yúun-kurih-eesh   pay'ôok  
    the-pen   2s(>3)-put.(long.object)-into.water-FUT   right.here  
    You are gonna put the pencil there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about possession, locatives; words for consonants and accent (VS-08) | read full text
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  4. xás   pa-   kun-ípeer-ahaak   fâat   iyúrish   xás   pa-t-u-'ûuri-haak   púya-va   uum   hâari   ára   vaa   kúth   t-óo   tháaniv  
    then   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-say.to-when   what   pay   then   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-be.unwilling-when   and.so-so   3.SG   sometime   person   so   because.of   PERF-3s(>3)   sit  
    When they told him to pay something and he refused, then sometimes a person was killed because of it.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Swearing" (WB_KL-0) | read full text
  5. káruma   íp   uum   t-óo   yuunk-at   ahtúun   pa-mu-fithih-'ípan  
    in.fact   PAST   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)   poke.with.long.object-PAST   oak.bark   the-3sPOSS-foot-end  
    He had put oak bark in his toes.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Steals Fire" (WB_KL-10) | read full text
  6. kári   xás   ú-yuunka   pa-mu-hrôoha  
    then   then   3s(>3)-poke.with.long.object   the-3sPOSS-wife  
    And he poked his wife (with it).
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  7. kári   xás   apmáan   ú-yuunvar  
    then   then   mouth   3s(>3)-put.(long.object).inside  
    Then he put her in his mouth.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "How Deer Meat Was Lost and Regained" (WB_KL-33) | read full text
  8. xás   iv'ávahkam   vúra   ivhara-tírih-shas   mûuk   u-yururâa-na-hi-tih  
    then   roof   Intensive   board-wide-PL   with.(by.means.of)   3s(>3)-raise.(long.object).up-PL.ACT-ESS-DUR  
    And the roof was put up with wide boards.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Sweathouse" (WB_KL-76) | read full text