Ararahih'urípih
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ihmáravar / ihmáravara- (pl.) to run in through

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1563 | revised Oct 31 2014

ihmáravar / ihmáravara- V • (pl.) to run in through

Derivation ihmar-vara
run.(pl.)-in.through

  • takunihmáravar. They ran into the net. [Reference: WB files]


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  1. púyava   -'aas   u-kríkurih-va   púyava   pa-'áama      kun-ívyiihraa   xás   urípih-ak      kun-ihmáravar  
    you.see   NOMZ-water   3s(>3)-set.net-ESS   you.see   NOMZ-salmon   PERF   3pl(>3s)-come.here.(pl.)   then   net-Locative   PERF   3pl(>3s)-run.in.through.(pl.)  
    So when they set it into the water, when the salmon came up, then they ran into the net.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Salmon Fishing" (WB_KL-69) | read full text