Ararahih'urípih
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ihmar / ihmára- (plural) to run (used of salmon, as well as of creatures with legs)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1551 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihmar / ihmára- • V • (plural) to run (used of salmon, as well as of creatures with legs)

Derivatives (17; show derivatives)

Note: Cf. ikvip '(sg.) to run', ithvip '(two) to run'.

  • chími nukôohi panuhmárati. Let's stop running! [Reference: KV]

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  1. îikam   pa-axíit-ich-as   kun-ihmára-thuna-naa-tih   xás   vúra   vaa   káan   kun-iksháah-tih  
    outdoors   the-child-DIM-PL   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR   then   Intensive   that   there   3pl(>3s)-laugh-DUR  
    The kids are all running around outside, they are happy out there.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  2. îikam   pa-axíit-ich-as   kun-ihmára-thunu-naa-tih   xas   vúra   koovúra   yáv   kun-ipmahóonkoona-tih  
    outdoors   the-child-DIM-PL   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR   then   Intensive   all   good   3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR  
    The kids are running around outside, they are all feeling happy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  3. pûuhara   naa   ni-xú-ti   îikam   vúra   káan   kun-ihmára-thunu-naa-tih   xás   koovúra   vaa   vúra   yáv   kun-ipmahóonkoona-tih  
    no   1sg.   1s(>3)-think-DUR   outdoors   Intensive   there   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)-around-PL-DUR   then   all   that   Intensive   good   3pl(>3s)-feel-DUR  
    No, I think they are running around there outside, they are all feeling happy.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way (VS-32) | read full text
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  4. kári   xás   pa-mukun-táyiith   kun-ipsháansiip   kun-p-íhmar  
    then   then   the-3plPOSS-Brodiaea   3pl(>3s)-pick.up.(things)   3pl(>3s)-ITER-run.(pl.)  
    Then they carried off their brodiaeas, they ran home.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Skunk" (WB_KL-46) | read full text

  5. káan   ník   kun-p-ihmár-iroopith-va   páy nanu'ávahkam  
    there   a.little   3pl(>3s)-ITER-run.(pl.)-around-PL.ACT   sky  
    They ran around there in the sky.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Deer-hunting Medicine" (WB_KL-53) | read full text

  6. pa-'ápsuun   ithyáruk   kun-íshkaakara-anik   xás   p-aaxíich   tá   kun-'áathva   xás   kun-íhmar  
    the-snake   across   3pl(>3s)-jump.into.water-ANC   then   the-child   PERF   3pl(>3s)-be.afraid   then   3pl(>3s)-run.(pl.)  
    The snakes have jumped across, and the children are afraid, and they ran.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text