Ararahih'urípih
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iyvôoraa to put (acorns) up (on racks)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3638 | revised Apr 20 2015

iyvôoraa • V • to put (acorns) up (on racks)

Literally: 'to pour up'

Derivation:  iyvay-uraa
pour-up

Derivative (1)
iyvôoruraa "woodpile"

Source: WB 830.3, p.357

  • xuntápan takunkítnak, xás yáas paxúrish takuniyvôoraa. They cracked acorns, and then they put them up to dry. [Reference: WB T74.2]

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  1. kári   xás   á'   u-vôoruraa   iyvôoruraa-k  
    then   then   above   3s(>3)-crawl.up   woodpile-Locative  
    Then he crawled up on the woodpile.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

  2. kári   xás   a'   u-vôoruraa   iyvôoruraa  
    then   then   above   3s(>3)-crawl.up   woodpile  
    Then she crawled up onto the woodpile.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text

  3. xás   yáas   pa-xúrish   tá   kun-iyvôoraa  
    then   then   the-shelled.acorn   PERF   3pl(>3s)-put.acorns.up  
    Then they put the acorn meats up (to dry).
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text